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On Saturday, July 11, Argentina and Switzerland will go head to head in the final quarterfinal matchup, culminating the 2026 FIFA World Cup‘s third knockout stage. Broadcast live at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on Fox, the game can also be livestreamed on any streaming service that carries the network, namely DirecTV (with a five-day free trial), Fubo (with a one-day free trial), Sling and Hulu + Live TV.
As with every game in this year’s tournament, the Argentina vs. Switzerland match will also stream live on Fox One, the official 2026 World Cup streamer. Following the service’s three-day free trial, a Fox One subscription costs $19.99 per month. For Spanish-language coverage, Peacock is the official World Cup streamer.
At a Glance: How to Watch Argentina vs. Switzerland World Cup Quarterfinal Soccer Match
Where to Watch Argentina vs. Switzerland World Cup Match: Air Date, Time
The Switzerland vs. Argentina quarterfinal match will be broadcast live from Kansas City Stadium on July 11, at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET, on Fox. It will also air live on Telemundo in Spanish.
Where to Stream Argentina vs. Switzerland World Cup Match Online Free
All matches will also stream live on Fox One, the official World Cup streamer. Following Fox One’s three-day free trial, the service costs $19.99 per month. For Spanish-language coverage, Peacock is the official World Cup streamer.
CNN confirmed Friday that Egyptian authorities did not allow Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady to enter its waters. Rich Campbell, the president and CEO of Atlantis Events, told the outlet, “We had full approval and they denied us clearance at the 11th hour.”
The news comes after LuPone took to Instagram on July 2 to reveal the ship had been turned away from Turkey. The Tony Award winner wrote, “I am shocked. The Atlantis cruise I am performing on next week has been banned from entering Turkey. A ship — a magnificent ship — full of gay men. And me. Denied entry to Turkey simply because of who is on board.”
She continued, “I am furious, but I am sailing, as the ship will make other ports of call. I am ready to perform for all the wonderful men on this Atlantis cruise, who deserve so much better than this.”
Per Atlantis’ website, the Egypt stop on the cruise was added to the itinerary after the ship was not allowed to dock in Turkey.
Egyptian officials have not shared why the cruise ship was blocked, though the Aydin government shared a post on X, which read, “The organization, planned by groups known for behaviors that do not align with the structure of our society and our moral values and which has come to the agenda in the press and broadcast organs and social media platforms, to dock a cruise ship rented by these groups at Aydın Kuşadası Port on July 7, 2026, and which has caused great discomfort in various segments of our society, has been canceled.” The organization in reference is Atlantis, an LGBTQ+ cruise line.
Of the ship being turned away by Turkey and Egypt, passenger Greg Morley told CNN, “My mind went to the LGBTQ communities in Egypt and Turkey where LGBTQ individuals don’t have the opportunities to just sail away.” Morley added, “Discrimination and the lack of opportunities that come with the shortsighted marginalization of LGBTQ people and other minorities damages far beyond a cruise ship rescheduling.”
The Agatha All Along actress shared a photo on Instagram Friday of herself and the cruise ship passengers, though she did not mention the ship being turned away from Egypt in the caption.
“A ship — a magnificent ship — full of gay men,” she wrote. “And me.”
The Hollywood Reporter reached out to LuPone’s rep for comment.
Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady set sail on July 5 and will finish its voyage in Italy on July 15. The cruise was described as “an epic all-gay voyage from Athens to Venice to the Mediterranean’s most iconic destinations — Mykonos, Santorini, Istanbul, Dubrovnik, and more. We’ll dazzle 2,500 guys with stellar entertainment, the world’s best parties, and awesome experiences aboard Virgin’s Scarlet Lady” in a May Instagram post made by Atlantis.
In a recent interview with The Telegraph, the Oscar-winning filmmaker responded to criticism surrounding his adaptation of Homer’s epic, which has sparked online debate over some of its casting choices and the use of American accents and modern dialogue in its trailers.
“Comes with the territory,” Nolan told the publication. “But look, these conversations that happen before people see the film — they’re always irrelevant, because no one having them knows what the film actually is yet.”
The director went on to compare the early reaction to The Odyssey with his experience of the beloved Dark Knight trilogy.
“I spent 10 years of my life dealing with Batman,” the 55-year-old said. “When I came on to Batman Begins, writers and artists had been working on this beloved character for almost 65 years, and a lot of freighted thoughts were out there about what he represents. And what I learnt over my time on that trilogy is you can’t worry about any of that at all. What you have to do is honour the original text by interpreting it in the strongest way you personally can.”
Nolan recalled facing similar skepticism before The Dark Knight, particularly after the late Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker. At the time, Ledger was known for rom-com films such as 10 Things I Hate About You and A Knight’s Tale, and some fans questioned the casting. Ledger ultimately won a posthumous Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance.
“In the end, fans of the property — even when we were doing something that was not what they would have done — enjoyed the sincerity of the attempt to put as good a version of it on screen as we could,” Nolan added.
“So, when it comes to The Odyssey, all I can do is make the best film I possibly can in the most sincere way. It’s very different from how anyone else would do it, but that’s what adaptation is.”
Nolan has also addressed The Odyssey’s use of modern dialogue.
Speaking to Channel 4 News, the filmmaker said the decision was intended to make Homer’s story feel more fresh to modern audiences.
“When you look at the ancient world, people tend to view the ancient world in weird ways and there’s a lot of cultural prejudice — elevating it just because it’s old,” he said. “When you go to the poem, what you find is something that’s really earthy, grounded and accessible. So, for me, in building the world of the film, what I talk to all the actors about is, I want to center it on that and make it feel very fresh for modern audiences and do away with some of those assumptions.”
Following the film’s casting announcement, conservative commentator Matt Walsh criticized Lupita Nyong’o’s casting as Helen of Troy in posts on X, with Elon Musk replied to one of Walsh’s posts, agreeing. Musk also interacted with posts mocking Elliot Page’s casting as Sinon.
The epic stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, whose long journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War reunites him with his wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), and son, Telemachus (Tom Holland). The cast also includes Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Jon Bernthal, Travis Scott, Charlize Theron and more.
“I couldn’t ask for anything better,” Hilary Duff said just hours before her second sold-out Los Angeles show.
The 38-year-old singer and actress is in the midst of The Lucky Me tour, her first major tour in over a decade. She waded back into the touring water last year with her intimate Small Rooms, Big Nerves tour. Hordes of young millennials and older Gen Z fans flocked to Inglewood’s Kia Forum on Wednesday. The crowd, many of whom were dressed in bright pink, green and orange, looked like they wandered off the set of Duff’s teen star-making show Lizzie McGuire.
Duff got emotional about playing in L.A., noting that her family was in attendance. “I’m home,” she shouted to Wednesday’s gathered crowd, telling them that she’s been to so many shows at the Forum over the year.
“Honestly, [the tour’s] just been joyful and fun and extremely rewarding. That’s not to say not a ton of work,” she told The Hollywood Reporter ahead of her second L.A. show. “But what a summer.”
Duff’s promoting her latest album, Luck… or Something, her first in a decade. The singer’s prolific career as a teen and young star was a bit of a balancing act, juggling acting and an earnest pop career, and balance seems to be a theme of the new tour as well. The singer has been made to thread the tough but necessary needle of fitting her aughts hits and her new music into a single setlist. She also has to make sure it’s engaging for both new and old fans.
She started the show with her 2005 song “Wake Up” and her early-career hit single “So Yesterday.” Starting with songs any fans in the audience would know felt like Duff was easing the crowd back into seeing her live.
“The first new song that I sing is ‘Roommates,’ and I feel like that one really goes off,” Duff said. “It’s exciting to me when they’re scream-singing the new stuff back to me as much as they do the old stuff.”
Duff during Wednesday’s sold out show at the Kia Forum.
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The singer’s right. She has no reason to be concerned about the ratio of old to new music — the crowd was equally as passionate about her older offerings as they were about her songs off of Luck… or Something. They were hanging on her every word.
“It’s just a dance, honestly. Everything’s been very intentional on my part, and I don’t quite know how to explain what the formula for the balance is for me,” she explained. “I think it’s more intuitive.”
Throughout the show, while Duff changes, she’s played video packages that acted as a buffer in between acts of the show. Some of those videos were Duff now but some were of the singer in her younger Lizzie McGuire days.
Naturally, those nostalgia-heavy videos got major applause. Duff took the time to thank the fans, many of whom have been with her since her younger days. “I’m so glad that girl was there for you,” she told the crowd. The singer described this tour as not only a “healing experience” for the audience members but for her as well.
“I’m a Libra, so I feel like naturally balance is something that I gravitate towards,” she told THR. “The show for me feels like a very big celebration that’s representative of my present self and celebrating an important part of my life, which is my past. When I first met everyone.”
She added, “And that naturally is the nostalgic element that feels emotional for people.”
Duff, now in her 30s and more heavily involved in creating music, is certainly singing about different things than she did in her youth. When she and her collaborator (and husband) Matthew Koma work on music these days, she has a very specific process. “When Matt and I were tackling Luck or Something, it was about the storytelling first,” she said.
“It’s more a feeling of what I want to get across first and what I want to talk about,” she continued. She doesn’t create the music, but she’s particular about what she likes.
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Some of those new lyrics have landed her a new partnership. “Was it a sip of wine or Aperol?” Duff sang in her Luck or Something… song “Adult Size Medium.” The callout landed the singer a sponsor on the tour through a partnership with Aperol, whom she also called out mid-concert when explaining the wine fridge she keeps on stage. “I feel like I summoned them,” she joked.
“It was really sweet when this came up, and I obviously love being partners with a brand that genuinely resonates with me and that I use,” she said. Duff explained that the messaging of their partnership, “share the moment,” has been particularly relevant to her current state.
Duff added, “In my life right now where I feel like I’m just pedaling as fast as I can to keep up. It’s important to slow down and realize all the little victories or the goals that I’m meeting.”
Duff’s iconic 2003 hit, “What Dreams Are Made Of,” from the Lizzie McGuire Movie, served as the perfect finale to her set, clocking just shy of two hours long. The singer leaned all the way into the feel-good and joyful song, dropping pink, white and orange balloons from the ceiling as confetti shot in the air.
“’Dreams’ is always such a fun one,” she said of the finale. “I get to relax and let all the tricks do the job and just enjoy with everybody.”
Director Thomas Kail‘s new feature leads the weekend in scooping up roughly $18 million domestically Friday, including Thursday previews. Moana is eyeing an opening around $45 million from 3,900 North American screens, which would put it well short of its targeted $60 million-plus figure, after initial tracking suggested the film could even reach $75 million. Earning an A- CinemaScore from audiences, Moana carries a $250 million production budget and will need to draw family audiences in the coming summer stretch as Christopher Nolan’s R-rated The Odyssey joins the fray next weekend from Universal.
This start is reminiscent of the $42 million opening in March 2025 for Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot’s Snow White, a box office disappointment that earned a B+ CinemaScore and had a production budget of $270 million. Weeks after the subdued debut, Disney paused development on its planned live-action Tangled. The feature went back into development in the fall following the success of Lilo & Stitch, which opened in May 2025 to $146 million in North America, en route to hitting $1 billion globally. Tangled is currently in production in Spain, while a live-action sequel to Lilo & Stitch is on its way.
The original Moana becomes the most recent Disney animated property to be given the live-action treatment, with the first film having hit theaters less than a decade ago when it scored an $82 million five-day domestic opening over Thanksgiving in 2016, leading to a $643 million global cume. That 2016 film introduced Johnson as demigod Maui alongside Auli’i Cravalho as the titular girl with exceptional navigation skills, with the pair teaming up to stop a curse from targeting her island.
An even bigger hit when it debuted theatrically less than two years ago was Moana 2, the animated 2024 sequel that saw Johnson and Cravalho reprise their roles. Originally conceived as a Disney+ series, Moana 2 opened to $225 million domestically over the five-day Thanksgiving frame and ultimately surpassed $1 billion globally for its run. However, moving it to a theatrical release created a tricky timing situation for the live-action Moana, which began production in mid-2024.
Disney’s live-action remakes of its popular animated properties have included such photorealistic versions as Alice in Wonderland (2010), Beauty and the Beast (2017) and The Lion King (2019), all of which opened to more than $100 million domestically. Those three had the benefit of a higher Rotten Tomatoes score than the live-action Moana’s current 34 percent critics rating, although The Hollywood Reporter’s review from chief film critic David Rooney noted that “this charming new iteration stands confidently on its own.”
The Moana franchise clearly has plenty of fans. Disney touts that the property has amassed more than 1.5 billion hours streamed on Disney+, along with selling more than 22 million toys and surpassing 26 billion music streams.
Also opening in wide release is Warner Bros.‘ Evil Dead Burn, which kept the No. 4 spot warm with $6.7 million, including Thursday previews. Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright and Hunter Doohan star in director Sébastien Vanicek’s movie that marks the sixth title in the Evil Dead horror franchise after it kicked off with Sam Raimi’s 1981 original.
In his review for THR, Rooney noted the latest film’s “orgiastic slaughter.” Earning a B CinemaScore, the new installment follows Evil Dead Rise, which opened to $24.5 million domestically in April 2023.
After kicking off its box office run last week, Universal’s Minions & Monsters provided family competition for Moana and heads toward a second-place finish with $6.5 million Friday for a frame of $21 million. This brings its domestic run to $108 million after notching the lowest opening weekend for a film in Illumination’s Despicable Me franchise that launched in 2010.
Taking third place is Disney’s Toy Story 5, featuring the returns of voice stars Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. The animated sequel picked up $5.6 million on Friday and is expected to come in at around $18.6 million after recently surpassing the $800 million mark in its global run.
Young Washington rounds out the top five, as the Angel Studios release looks to collect $2.1 million Friday in its sophomore frame. William Franklyn-Miller stars as a 20-something George Washington in the film that opened to $19 million domestically over the Fourth of July weekend.
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It’s the final day of quarterfinals as Norway and England match up at Hard Rock Stadium — known as Miami Stadium during the 2026 FIFA World Cup — on Saturday, July 11. Broadcast live at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET on Fox, the game can be livestreamed on any streaming service that carries said network, namely DirecTV (with a five-day free trial), Fubo (with a one-day free trial), Sling along with Hulu + Live TV.
As with every game in this year’s tournament, the England vs. Norway match will also stream live on Fox One, the official 2026 World Cup streamer. Following the service’s three-day free trial, a Fox One subscription costs $19.99 per month. For Spanish-language coverage, Peacock is the official World Cup streamer.
At a Glance: How to Watch Norway vs. England World Cup Quarterfinal Match
Where to Watch Norway vs. England World Cup Match: Air Date, Time
The soccer match will be broadcast live on Saturday, July 11, at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET on Fox. It will also air live on Telemundo in Spanish.
Where to Stream Norway vs. England World Cup Match Online Free
All matches will also stream live on Fox One, the official World Cup streamer. Following Fox One’s three-day free trial, the service costs $19.99 per month. For Spanish-language coverage, Peacock is the official World Cup streamer.
The Special Jury Prize went to Mads Mengel’s The Guest, starring Trine Dyrholm (The Girl With the Needle, Poison), Simon Bennebjerg (The Pact, Promised Land) and Josephine Park (The Nurse, Oxen).
The main competition jury lauded Fruit Gathering as “a lush and meditative portrait of work and friendship before morphing, unexpectedly and organically, into a harrowing drama of obsession and queer desire.” It also said that The Guest is “a squirmingly funny yet precisely modulated drama that subtly raises questions about motherhood, filial duty and mental illness.”
Mengel also won best director for The Guest, with the jury lauding him “for giving us a seat at the table with a superb ensemble of actors, orchestrated with great intelligence and tonal assurance.”
The Hollywood Reporter’s review of The Guest noted that “Trine Dyrholm gives a scorcher of a performance in a gutsy Danish party-gone-wrong drama,” also highlighting: “The most audacious move here may be Mengel and co-screenwriter Christian Bengtson’s choice to write something that will inevitably invite comparisons with Festen (The Celebration), arguably the most notorious Danish-language film of the last 30 years, which similarly revolved around a bougie gathering disrupted by angry revelations.
Meanwhile, the best actress honor went to Anna Schinz for her role in the Swiss social drama A Happy Familyfrom director Jan-Eric Mack. And the best actor award was bestowed upon Ghassan Saad for his role in Lebanese director Karim Kassem’s Pipes. And Bára — Diary of a Rockstar, directed by Helena Třeštíková, won the Právo Audience Award.
The fifth edition of Karlovy Vary’s Proxima competition, which focuses on bold works by young filmmakers and renowned auteurs alike, saw Slovak director Martina Buchelová’s Lover, Not a Fighter crowned the Grand Prix winner, while the Special Jury Prize was awarded to Japanese director Shuntaro Uchida’s Incinerator.
“In a world of cinema where grandiose ambitions, particularly the masculine kind, are overvalued, this beautiful film arrives tenderly, gathering the quotidian moments and relationships that make up the substance of life into a film at once thrillingly familiar and original,” the Proxima jury said about Lover, Not a Fighter. “The director understands what it’s like to be young — she pulls off the Gen Z style without making it gimmicky, a rare feat! — and that one never stops growing up, change is constant, bringing both wonder and loss.”
About Incinerator, the jury said: “Here is a film of deceptive simplicity — its subtlety and lightness belie layers of poetry and profundity. The director beautifully adopts the perspective of an unusual young girl who says little, but senses everything; like a Richter scale, her face records the unspoken tensions and tremulations of everyone around her.”
The best director honor in the Proxima competition went to Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis’ A Whole Person Almost. And a Proxima Special Mention went to Anna and Šimon Domček’s 33 Steps.
Meanwhile, the Grand Prize of the Ecumenical Jury went to Tonia Mishiali’s The Lion at My Back. The FIPRESCI prize for the best film in the Crystal Globe Competition was awarded to Ivan Ostrochovský’s Only Beautiful Things to Look at, while the FIPRESCI honor for the best film in the Proxima Competition went to Mate Ugrin’s Petty Thieves.
The double anniversary edition of the fest in the Czech spa town, which also celebrated its 80th year in existence, wrapped on Saturday with more star power. Juliette Binoche was honored with the KVIFF Crystal Globe Award for her “outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema,” while Jeffrey Wright, who had on Friday met the press, received the President’s Award.
Miranda Hope is ready for people to see more sides of herself outside of being a reality TV star.
Hope, best known for starring on Hulu‘s Emmy-nominated The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, recently released her debut single, “FU4THAT,” a fiery country-pop anthem about reclaiming your power, choosing yourself and moving forward. The track marks the beginning of her music career, with Hope teasing that “an EP or an album would probably be the direction” for what comes next.
Her latest career move comes as The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has remained in the headlines for months. In March, production on season five was halted after it was revealed that fellow cast member Taylor Frankie Paul was involved in a domestic assault investigation. Since then, MomTok has continued to generate buzz with Jessi Draper kissing Hope’s ex-husband Chase McWhorter, Whitney Leavitt announcing she’ll leave the show after season five, the announcement of a spinoff and more. Separately, Layla Taylor publicly came out as bisexual, earning support from fans and her castmates.
Amid all the “chaos,” as Hope describes it, one question has lingered: Can MomTok survive? In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hope opens up about launching her music career, where things stand with season five of SLOMW, the future of the series, her relationships with several cast members and why she’d “never say never” to joining The Bachelor franchise one day.
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How long has music been something you’ve wanted to pursue? Has it always been a dream behind the scenes, or did there come a point where you realized you wanted to take it seriously?
Ever since I was a little girl, that’s been the route that I wanted to go. It didn’t really feel that realistic. I got engaged at 19, married at 20. I felt like my life’s purpose was very, you know, wife and mother — the true Mormon way. It wasn’t until the show and having that, amongst other things, that kind of sparked more of my creativity and made me want to go back to my roots a little bit. And obviously, I have so many more connections now and doors that have opened, so we decided to full-send it, and I’m just so grateful for the opportunity.
Viewers of Mormon Wives saw you at Stagecoach in season three, so it seemed like you already were a country music fan. But for people who may not know that side of you yet, what drew you to the country genre specifically?
I’m originally from a small town in Idaho, and I think that’s a big part of it. My family, even extended family, are very much country, and so I feel like it’s a lot more just my roots. I love all different genres of music, I think my writing style and even vocals, are suited for country music. But I don’t know, we’ll see. I also love pop music. I feel like the song that I just released is very country pop. So, we’ll see what direction I go in the future, but for now, I’ve been very country focused and just taking it back to my roots. It’s been fun.
“FU4THAT” has some pretty personal lyrics. What inspired the song? And what story were you hoping to tell through it?
I wrote the song with intention of it just being a story of me having this experience from going from a people pleaser stage to then coming into my own, and deciding I don’t like how I’m being treated. It was written with an intention of being about shitty men that I’ve dealt with in general. Obviously, we all know there are some pointed lines about my ex-husband, but as a whole, that was kind of the intention of writing the song. It shows the evolution of from where I used to be to now being like, “No, I’m not going to continue to be treated this way and take it from people.” So many people ask if it’s about friendships as well, and I’m like, “It wasn’t written with that in mind at all, but I’m also like, shoe fits.”
“FU4THAT” official art.
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Has Chase shared his thoughts with you about it?
Yeah, I actually sent him my demo right after recording it, and he sent me a picture back of him crying. But not because his feelings were hurt, just because he was proud. He didn’t care. He was so excited about it. If anything, he just feels flattered that he has some lines about him, whether for better or worse, positive or negative, he’ll take it.
What’s the response to “FU4THAT” been like so far? Has the feedback changed how you’re thinking about future music projects?
I feel like it’s been pretty split. Half of the people who have listened love it; half hate it. But the thing is, a stream is a stream. Just like how a view is a view, and I don’t typically operate by all press is good press. I don’t necessarily like to buy into that, at least when it comes to filming reality TV. But with music and with your creativity, it feels more fitting in that regard, where I’m like, you know what, it doesn’t have to be your cup of tea. This is very new to me as well. It’s my first song I’ve ever released, and I don’t think the song wasn’t written with the intent to be a vocal showcase. It’s a fun, lighthearted, chant with your girlfriends in the car type of song. And I wanted that, as my first song to come out, as something that I think we can also have fun with, and collectively with your girlfriends, you’ve also been betrayed, bop too. In future releases, I’ve already written and recorded some songs that are more like a ballad, softer and a lot less F words. So, in the future, there will be a little more range, and it’ll be very different.
What does the future of your music career look like? Are you hoping to release an EP or an album, or maybe any live performances?
I think right now an EP or an album would probably be the direction. I’ve had some writing sessions since, while I was recently in Nashville, I did some writing sessions. Lots of exciting things in the work. We’ll see where it goes, but that’s what’s on the radar for now.
Shifting to Secret Lives, Whitney recently mentioned on a podcast that the next season will be just five episodes. Is that accurate, or is that something you can’t really speak to yet?
Day to day, we are always learning new information. Kind of feels like the blind leading the blind here, where we are. We don’t really have any 100 percent concrete information, and people keep asking for release dates and stuff. I’m like, “Unfortunately, we don’t know any of that information.” I wish they gave it to us, but yeah, as far as now, we know very little. So there’s not a whole lot I can speak to now, but hopefully in the very near future, there will be more information on that.
Season five was halted in March because of an investigation involving Taylor. It resumed a month later. Has filming completed for you? Have you completed your confessionals and your portion yet?
Everything regarding filming, just in general, is so up in the air. We still have some aspects in the works, and some conversations are still being had, but it’s been such a whirlwind ever since we stopped — nothing I would say is wrapped or not. It’s really just a bundle of chaos. (Laughs.) This is new territory for everybody involved. So, we’re all hoping that we’ll be able to have it back to business as usual as soon as possible.
Jessi made headlines by kissing Chase. Where do things stand between you and Jessi today? Are you on speaking terms?
It’s been a little bit, so I’m not as fired up about the situation as I was. Obviously, people saw a lot of stuff online about how I felt. I think I’m still dissecting entirely how I feel about it, to be honest. As a whole, everything’s just an entire whirlwind of ups and downs, but right now I’m feeling a lot more indifferent about the situation. I still have my feelings about it, but we’ll see how things go moving forward. I’m open to having more conversations down the line, but for now I’m just trying to focus on my music, and we’ll address that when it feels like the right time.
(L-R) Jen Affleck, Taylor Frankie Paul, Jessi Draper, Whitney Leavitt, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews, Miranda Hope and Layla Taylor at The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season two reunion.
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Shortly after your song’s release, Taylor commented on a TikTok post of yours, “this is so good.” Where do you two stand now? And from what you know, how is she doing?
Right now, I feel like I know very little. We’ve all been so incredibly busy in MomTok. For so long, there was just so much going on, and we all have so many things going on in our own regard, and I think we’re all kind of focused on that, so we haven’t really spoken recently. But I genuinely hope that she’s doing well, and from what I know and what I hear, it seems like and sounds like she’s doing better. I truly wish nothing but the best for her. As far as our relationship goes, it’s the same as Jessi, where I’m open to having conversations down the line when it feels like the right time, but for now I’m just hoping she is in a healthy and happy spot.
As the franchise continues to grow with spinoffs and everyone is branching out into different projects, where do you see Mormon Wives going over the next few years? Do you think that some of the off-camera headlines will help or make it more challenging for the show moving forward?
I think both. Some of those headlines, that’s how the show came to be — the swinging headlines. Sometimes I think it serves us. I think other times it hurts us, especially when it comes to storylines and things that the audience would love to have reserved for TV. A lot of the time, with our cast, it spills out online, and I hope that, moving forward, there can be more of a surprise element and a more intimate component between the show and our audience. When it all spills out online, I don’t want to say it necessarily ruins it, because sometimes it adds a layer of excitement, or people be like, “Oh, I can’t wait to hopefully watch more context behind that.” So, I wouldn’t say it necessarily helps or hurts distinctly one or the other. It’s a nuanced situation where both can be true, and so it sometimes does help us to have those headlines, and then other times I do think obviously, it does hurt us, which, partially, is why we are down right now with filming. But MomTok has continued to survive this long, so I see no reason why we can’t survive past this. (Writer’s Note: Shortly after this interview, cast members posted videos on social media together, appearing to be filming.)
You have a lot of friends in the Bachelor world. Is that something that attracts you to possibly join that franchise in the future?
I don’t know that I would want to be done dirty by 20, 30 men. I wrote a song about just a select few, I don’t know if I can do a whole slew of them. A hook would be that they would all be great people, but dating on reality TV — never say never, but I feel like, especially as a single mom, that makes things a lot more complicated, and then that with music, I think I have a lot on my plate. I like to consider myself open about future possibilities, but it’s not really at the top of my list. Also, dating in general, right now, isn’t top of my list either. (Laughs.)
I know some of the girls in Mormon Wives visited Taylor when she was filming The Bachelorette. Were you a part of that group?
I wasn’t. Well, we all had a bit of back-and-forth, but hopefully people will see it all unfold. But from the sounds of it, I think that it would be a really fun and interesting component to see. But even during filming, we all have so much going on that, unfortunately, we can’t make it to everything.
Layla recently publicly shared that she is bisexual. As one of her close friends, how proud are you of her for opening up about that part of her life?
I’m so proud. When she told me, I just cried. I’m so happy for her, and you can feel the relief, and authenticity just oozing from her, even just in our conversation about it. She truly is glowing, and she’s really, really come into her own over the last few years, especially this last year. It’s been such a beautiful thing to watch as a friend, and I’m really, really proud of her.
Have you had a chance to meet the person that she’s dating?
Not yet. I am hoping to soon, but we’ll see.
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She’s sitting atop the call sheet. She’s tackling an iconic character. She’s plastered across billboards in Hollywood. Oh, did we mention she’s only 11 years old?
Alice Halsey is taking on the Laura Ingalls mantle in Netflix’s new adaptation of Little House on the Prairie, which premiered July 9. “There’s never really been a billboard of me before, so this is insane,” the 11-year-old tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s mind-blowing.”
Halsey had the Little House books in her house growing up, but she didn’t read them until she got the audition for Laura. “They’re so good,” she says. “I feel like Laura has this power to pull people in with all the details and the descriptions and everything. She definitely has a lot of power with her words.”
The actress took preparing for Laura seriously. She read the script a lot, listened to podcasts and read books related to late 19th century era in which the show is set. “I just wanted to get a sense of who the character was, how I would play her,” Halsey says. She’s impressively earnest and focused for such a young star.
Being on set and in costume helped immerse herself in the world. Halsey says was happy the whole day getting to be Laura. “The prairie can be really wild,” she says, recalling her time shooting. “It feels like it’s all alive when the breeze goes through and everything moves. It’s really magical. But it’s also really unpredictable.”
Halsey experienced that unpredictability while the show filmed — including the opening scene of the series, where the audience sees her character for the first time, slingshot in hand.
Halsey as Laura Ingalls in episode 101 of ‘Little House on the Prairie.’
Eric Zachanowich/Netflix
“This warm wind came in — it’s called a Chinook wind and it comes in every year,” Halsey says. “It hit us and tents were blowing and rows were flying away and everybody was freaking out. I was just cracking up because it was all the chaos. I just found it so funny.”
Halsey felt a bit of pressure working on Little House, as she is at the top of the call sheet. “It’s definitely a big responsibility,” she says. She also can’t stop raving about what a good environment the set was. She says everyone was putting their heart and soul into the project, which made them like one big family.
“That definitely helped relieve some of the weight off of my shoulders,” she says. “It’s pretty easy to act with all the people that I’m acting with. They are all such amazing actors and so good at their work.”
Halsey is aware of the legacy of Little House on the Prairie. “It’s a story that’s been beloved to so many people over generations and generations. Part of it is because of Laura’s words and Laura’s tale, but also it’s relatable in every time,” she says. “No matter what year it is, no matter what’s going on at that time, there’s always something in Little House that’s a comfort and relatable to what you’re experiencing.”
Halsey already has a few years of acting experience under belt. Her first gig was Lessons in Chemistry with Brie Larson, but where she got the most experience was on soap opera Days of Our Lives. The 11-year-old credits her time on the show as helping her become the actress she is today.
Halsey as Laura Ingalls in episode 104 of ‘Little House on the Prairie.’
Eric Zachanowich/Netflix
“There are so many amazing actors and actresses on that show that I was privileged enough to work with, and they’re all really experienced,” she says. The older actors helped her learn to find her light and to work under the show’s impressively packed schedule. “There’s one take per scene. That’s all you get,” she says. “On a regular show or movie, it’ll be like you have multiple takes, and you have to be really good on each one because you don’t know what the editor’s going to pick.”
She adds of her work on Days, “It was a great learning experience. Having a schedule that’s so fast-paced — you would shoot a couple episodes in one day — was very new to me. It kind of whipped me into shape.”
Next, she’s set to been alongside Viola Davis in Amazon MGM’s Ally Clark. “Acting with Viola is like stepping into another dimension. You look into her eyes and there’s a whole other world inside them. It’s almost surreal,” she says. “She’s also super funny and nice, and I love working with her.”
3 Weeks After, which explores peer violence and which THR recently discussed with Terzić, will now receive the support of the Europa Cinemas Network, with additional promotion and incentives for exhibitors to extend the film’s run on screen.
The jury statement about the film, which had its world premiere in the main competition program of KVIFF 2026, highlighted: “It was a unanimous decision to award the Europa Cinemas Label to 3 Weeks After by Miroslav Terzić. As a jury, we had a tough decision in front of us, because all 15 films competing for our award were good in their own way, and we are three different people, each with their own taste, yet this film captivated us right from the first shot and held our attention until the very end.”
The jury added: “The ensemble cast delivers a remarkably strong and authentic performance. The story portrays the lives of adolescents today through their own eyes, allowing their voices and perspectives to shape the narrative in a genuine and convincing way. At its core, it’s fueled by group dynamics. Miroslav Terzić’s filmmaking is stunning in every aspect of its craft. The film urges us to truly hear young people, be there for them and not look away!”
The cast of 3 Weeks After includes Jovan Ginić, Klara Hrvanović, Andjela Alavirević, Tihana Lazović and Branislav Trifunović. Written by Vladimir Arsenijević, Bojan Vuletić and Terzić, the film features cinematography by Damjan Radovanović and editing by Marko Ferković.
Being sold internationally by Bendita Film Sales, 3 Weeks After was produced by This and That Productions (Serbia), and co-produced by Invictus (Bulgaria), Nightswim (Italy), Kinorama (Croatia) and Paul Thiltges Distributions (Luxembourg).
The Europa Cinemas Label jury for Karlovy Vary consisted of Sophie Jansen (Filmhuis Den Haag in The Hague, The Netherlands), Nataša Jurčová Findrová (Kino Lumière in Bratislava, Slovak Republic) and Grégory Le Perff (DSN – Dieppe Scène Nationale in Dieppe, France).
