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Zac Efron Would Be ‘Honoured’ To Play Matthew Perry In A Biopic

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Zac and Matthew starred in 2009’s romantic comedy, 17 Again, where Matthew’s 37 year old character becomes a teenaged version of himself, played by the former High School Musical star.

Athena Crosby, a close friend of the late actor, previously told People magazine that Perry “wanted to make a movie about his life and have a biopic made,” and that he “wanted Zac Efron, who’s played him already to play him again because he said he did such a good job”.

Promoting his new film The Iron Claw – which follows the legendary Von Erich brothers in the bitter professional wrestling world of the early 1980s – Zac has responded warmly to the suggestion.

Speaking to People, Zac told them: “I’m honoured to hear he was thinking of me to play him … I’d be honoured to do it.”

He continued by adding: “[Perry] was a mentor to me, and we made a really cool film together. I looked up to him, I learned comedic timing from that guy.

“I mean, when we were filming 17 Again, it was so surreal for me to look across and have him be there, because I’ve learned so much from him, from his whole life.”

It was recently revealed that the actor forced Friends writers to scrap a storyline in the long-running sitcom which involved Chandler (his character) cheating on his partner, Couretney Cox’s Monica.

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Usher Has Emotional Reflection On Road To Super Bowl Halftime Show

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Usher has been on quite the run lately, and that train isn’t stopping anytime soon. The eight-time Grammy-winning singer is currently wrapping up his hit Las Vegas residency after a brief pause in September for a residency in Paris, and gearing up for a new era with his forthcoming studio album “Coming Home.”

After 30 years of being a mainstay in R&B, Usher is taking this time to reflect on what’s in store for him as he enters a new era, one he calls his “magnum opus.”

“[Vegas] brought everybody together,” Usher told me on the inaugural episode of “I Know That’s Right,” HuffPost’s podcast about entertainment news and internet culture. He said his residency and these recent years have put him on a clear path to be able to tackle one thing that has been on his bucket list for a while: a Super Bowl halftime performance.

“I’m very fortunate to have gotten that call from Jay Z that it was time, and of course, I was ready, and I am ready for it,” the My Way singer said. “I can tell you that you should expect a celebration, a celebration of life for those people who are not able to be here with me for this performance. I’m going to be celebrating for them. … We’ll be celebrating for the 30 years of a career that I stand on. I’ll be celebrating because music has been this connective tissue between me and people, because for every experience that I’ve had, I put it into music and maybe that gave us something to cry to, that gave us something to be vulnerable and transparent to.”

During the interview, Usher took time out to honour the life of his friend and drummer Aaron Spears, who died last month at age 47. He also put an emphasis on cherishing the life of his children. The musician has partnered with Sanofi to encourage families to test early for type 1 diabetes with “The 1 Pledge.” His child, who he asked not to be identified, was diagnosed with the disorder at age 6. It was a shock to Usher, but he said he wants to be more vulnerable about their story to help other families.

“If I had this opportunity, I would have really felt more prepared,” he said. “The greatest preparation is the fact that I was available. I love my babies. I love my children, and I want them to live an incredible life that flourishes and allows them to do each and everything that they want to do, and gives them the tools that they need in order to do it. So this journey starts with informing yourself.”

Usher gets vulnerable about fatherhood, his residency, the 20th anniversary of Confessions and his forthcoming album (dropping on February 11, the day of the Super Bowl) in this intimate interview.

If you want more interviews, pop culture rundowns and conversations too layered for a social media thread to tackle, subscribe to I Know That’s Right. With new episodes dropping each week, this show is sure to keep you entertained, informed and shouting “I know that’s right” every now and then.

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‘Get In, Loser’: The First Trailer For The Long-Awaited Mean Girls Musical Remake Just Dropped

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It’s the moment Mean Girls fans have been waiting almost four years for: the first trailer for the musical remake of the classic teen comedy is finally here.

And while plenty of fans might have their doubts about putting a new spin on such a hallowed text, we have to be honest… the whole thing looks totally grool.

Inspired by Tina Fey’s Broadway musical of the same name (which, by the way, is coming to London’s West End in 2024), the film will reintroduce us to the Plastics in the modern era.

Released on Wednesday (were you wearing pink?), the two-minute clip features nods to plenty of moments from the 2004 classic, from Cady eating her lunch alone in the bathroom to her scary Halloween reveal, as well as that legendary Christmas pageant performance.

However, the teaser assures us this is “not your mother’s Mean Girls”. For one thing, social media clearly plays a huge part in this new interpretation of the classic, with both students and faculty passing comment on all the hot gossip on a TikTok-esque app.

Check out the full trailer for yourself below:

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Interestingly, no songs from the new film are actually included in the teaser, which is instead accompanied by the sounds of Olivia Rodrigo’s oh-so-Mean-Girls hit Get Him Back.

Spider-Man star Angourie Rice takes the lead as Cady Heron in this new take, while Renée Rapp is set to reprise her role as Regina George, a character she previously played on Broadway.

Bebe Wood and Avantika Vandanapu complete the Plastics, while Auliʻi Cravalho (otherwise known as Disney’s Moana!) portrays Janis opposite Jaquel Spivey’s Damian.

Mean Girls is set to hit cinemas in January 2024.

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