Daren DeFrank is a News Editor at The Wrap. She has been covering film, television and all things entertainment in Los Angeles for nearly a decade. She joined TheWrap in 2025 after seven years at Ranker, where she served as Managing Editor and built out their film and television vertical.
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Christina Ricci Lost ‘Leon The Professional’ Role to Natalie Portman for Looking Too ‘Common’ and ‘Healthy’ | Video
“What a time to be 12,” the “Yellowjackets” actress jokes to co-star Melanie Lynskey on “Hot Ones Versus”
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Jack Quaid Gets Increasingly Injured, Sent to the Hospital to Promote ‘Novocaine’ at LA Clippers Game
“The Boys” actor appeared courtside at the NBA game on Sunday with co-star Amber Midthunder
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Max Launches ‘The Official Big Bang Theory’ Rewatch Podcast
Bestselling author Jessica Radloff will host weekly deep dives featuring the cast, crew and creators
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James Cameron Teases ‘Avatar 3’ Will Be Even Longer Than ‘The Way Of Water’
“In a nutshell, we had too many great ideas,” the director says of his choice to break up the films
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‘Morning Joe’ Fact Checks Trump’s Congressional Address: ‘Can’t Happen. Won’t Happen’
Economic analyst Steve Rattner breaks down the real numbers behind the president’s “impossible” claims
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‘In the Lost Lands’ Review: Paul W.S. Anderson + George R.R. Martin = Meh
Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista hunt a post-apocalyptic werewolf, and somehow that’s boring
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Faster Pussycat Singer’s Fiancée Kimberly Burch Dies After Going Overboard on ’80s-Themed Cruise
The cause of the tragedy remains unclear
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Rachel Weisz to Star in Netflix Limited Series ‘Vladimir’
The Academy Award winner will executive produce the adaptation of Julia May Jonas’ novel alongside showrunner Kate Robin
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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Defy Gravity in ‘Wizard of Oz’-Themed Oscars Opening | Video
The “Wicked” stars opened the 97th Academy Awards to a standing ovation from the audience
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Golden Globes Puts an Abrupt End to $75,000 Salaries for HFPA Voters
The move cancels a five year deal struck in 2023 and affects some 50 members
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‘The Hunger Games’ Stage Adaptation Sets Fall Premiere in London
A new adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ landmark book series will debut in the custom-built Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre
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Cynthia Nixon Thought Another Very Famous ‘Kristin’ Was Playing Charlotte on ‘Sex and the City’
“I didn’t know who you were,” the actress tells Kristin Davis on her “Are You a Charlotte?” podcast
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Liam Payne Death: Manslaughter Charges Dropped for Singer’s Friend and 2 Argentinian Hotel Workers
The two men accused of selling the One Direction singer drugs remain incarcerated
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Billy Eichner Secretly Hated Finding Success With ‘Billy on the Street’: ‘It Did Not Come Naturally for Me’ | Video
“I thought, ‘Oh, f–k. I’m going to have to keep doing this,’” the actor says on the “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast
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Jim Acosta Says AP Should Sue Trump Over White House Ban | Video
“I don’t think it’s something that should be tolerated” the former CNN anchor adds
