News about Ron Howard

Henry Winkler has revealed his sweet payment after agreeing to appear in Adam Sandler's hit comedy The Waterboy at the last minute. The 78-year-old Happy Days star - who reunited with his old costar Ron Howard at the 2024 Emmy Awards -  shared on Kelly Ripa's Let's Talk Off Camera podcast that he was paid only a 'cookie' for filling in after Sandler's original actor dropped out at the last minute. The 1998 blockbuster starred Sandler as a sheltered 31-year-old with a speech impediment and an overbearing mother who works as the water boy for the University of Louisiana's football team.

The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards served up plenty of viral moments for viewers at home, including some surprise cast reunions for recent and classic shows and a new record number of wins. Several cast members of the beloved political drama The West Wing joined forces to urge viewers to get 'registered and to vote.' Ron Howard and Henry Winkler, who starred on the classic sitcom Happy Days, also reunited on stage to celebrate the series' fiftieth anniversary, while hosts Eugene and Dan Levy, who made history as the first father-son duo to emcee the program, also reunited with their Schitt's Creek costars Catherine O'Hara and Annie Murphy.

The 2024 Emmys brought together a number of casts from some legendary TV shows, including a celebration of the iconic sitcom Happy Days. Stars Ron Howard and Henry Winkler - who played Richie Cunningham and Arthur Fonzarelli on the show - reunited at the 2024 Emmy Awards. The 70-year-old Howard and 78-year-old Winkler reunited in a makeshift version of the Arnold's Drive-In diner from the show.

Ana de Armas snuck out of a friend's wedding in order to take a business call, but the actress, 36, seems to think it was the right call to make. During a question and answer session following the September 7 screening of Eden at the Toronto International Film Festival, the philanthropic star spoke about her decision to say 'I do' to director Ron Howard's call. The Ghosted star was anxious to speak to Howard, 70, about the opportunity to join the film focused on a group of people who move to a deserted location to create their own utopia. 'I never saw those people getting married because I was on the phone with Ron,' she revealed.

Hillbilly Elegy director Ron Howard said that the JD Vance running for vice president is a different man than the one he knew when he helmed the adaption of the Ohio Senator's famous memoir.

Howard, an Oscar-winning director and long-time fixture of Hollywood, directed the adaptation of Vance's bestselling book, which was released to mixed reviews on Netflix in 2020. Speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival, Howard says he's 'very surprised and disappointed by much of the rhetoric that I'm reading and hearing' and believes Vance has changed.

Far and Away (1992) had been nicknamed Cruise and Kidman's 'Honeymoon Movie' since they had married shortly before filming the drama which recounts the romance and struggles of 19th Century fictional Irish immigrants Joseph Donnelly and Shannon Christie in America. By then, Cruise, 62, was already considered one of the world's most bankable stars and a very likely shoo-in for any role of his caliber that year.

Patti Yasutake - who starred in Emmy Award winning limited series Beef - has died at 70 after a battle with cancer . The veteran actress passed away peacefully while surrounded by friends and family on August 5 after a long battle with cancer. Her longtime manager and friend Kyle Fritz confirmed the news to Deadline on Tuesday. Not only did she star in the critically-acclaimed series but she also portrayed fan favorite character Nurse Alyssa Ogawa on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Upbringings don't come much tougher than the one poor JD Vance had. One of the dispossessed in a rundown neighbourhood, violence round every corner, no father to speak of, a drunken, druggie mother who had at least five husbands and once asked her son for a cup of his urine she could submit for a drug test at work that day. And zero prospects. Vance is the first to admit that by the time he was 30, statistically the chances were: 'I'd be in jail or fathering my fourth illegitimate child.'

JD Vance's bestseller about his roots in rural Kentucky and blue-collar Ohio made him a national celebrity soon after its publication in the summer of 2016, and became a cultural talking point after Trump's stunning victory that November. Before filming on the movie even started, Netflix paid Imagine $45 million for the exclusive screening rights in January 2019. The move debuted on the streaming platform in November 2020.

Vance swept to national attention when he published his bestselling memoir 'Hillbilly Elegy,' in 2016, the year Trump was elected president. In the book - which became a Netflix movie directed by Ron Howard - Vance explains one of the questions many have asked in the wake of his nomination: what does 'JD' stand for? There are actually several answers, as the initials have stood for different monikers over the Senator's life.

Bryce Dallas Howard enjoyed a glamorous daddy-daughter night out with her famous father Ron Howard, who was being honored at The Paley Center for Media's 2024 Paley Honors, which was held at Cipriani 42nd Street in Manhattan on Thursday. The 43-year-old nepo-baby has a suspiciously slimmer 5ft7in frame than she had just a few years earlier - sparking speculation she's hopped on the trendy Ozempic train like Kelly Clarkson , Whoopi Goldberg , Rebel Wilson , and Oprah Winfrey.

Sydney Sweeney may be Hollywood's sex bomb du jour, but the 26-year-old, who first caught the eye in Euphoria and The White Lotus, is determined not to be typecast. In her new film, Eden, glamorous Sweeney will be playing a mumsy hausfrau alongside some A-List talent - including Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby - and I hear she more than holds her own. Buzz is already building about her strong performance in the picture, a thriller from director Ron Howard about a group of settlers on Floreana - a remote island in the Galapagos - in the 1930s, based on a stranger-than-fiction true story.

Lily Gladstone was in good spirits as she joined Ron Howard at the Variety Welcome Party at Lucia Beach on Thursday during Cannes Film Festival. The actress, 37, turned heads in a sleeveless sequin black gown, which featured colourful detailing and a plunging neckline.  The Certain Women star added inches to her frame in a pair of silver metallic heels and accessorised with an eye-catching pair of round drop earrings. 

Hidden away in the Colorado Rockies, a Sicilian resort, or a Utah ski lodge are some of the most exclusive events a billionaire can hope to attend. Attendee lists are so all-star that even the Goldman Sacks chief executive is a 'third-tier guest' and if you have to ask, you're not invited. Between discussions topics like 'can you marry a robot?' quizzes on tech trends and performances by celebrities, deals are made and executives are hired. More and more of these elite getaways are popping up as guests crave time away from the spotlight with few cameras and everything is off the record.

It was, as Warwick Davis described it in his autobiography, 'the biggest casting call for little people in movie history'. Willow, the brainchild of Star Wars creator George Lucas and Ron Howard, helped propel Davis to the status of a respected actor who could cope with leading roles. Then aged just 17, Davis portrayed sorcerer Willow Ufgood alongside Hollywood superstar Val Kilmer as mercenary swordsman Madmartigan. The resulting 1988 film, which told the story of Ufgood's battle to protect a baby princess against villainous queen Bavmorda, was a huge hit with movie goers. It was while working on the film that Davis met his future wife and 'soul mate' Samantha, who had a small role in the production. The star, who announced yesterday that his wife has died aged 53 , later recalled how they had gelled at a dinner held to mark the film's release - before they kissed for the first time when both were starring in a theatre production of Snow White.

For the second year in a row, the Made in America Festival in Jay-Z has been postponed. In a tweet on Wednesday, the Philly-based festival announced that it would not take place in 2024.' 'Since its inception, this historic festival has celebrated music and culture, from providing a platform for fans to network, to boosting local small businesses and shining a light on important causes,' the promoters explained.' 'It has strived for accessibility, eliminating barriers by inexpensive tickets and location.' The coordinators continued: 'The Made in America executive production team is reimagining a live music experience that expresses our love and dedication to music and the work we do.'

When Ron Howard went from a child actor to a revered filmmaker, he knew a thing or two about Hollywood's inner workings. Ron's experiences, which date back to the 1960s when he appeared as Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show at age six, led him and his wife's decision not to encourage their own children to enter the acting world as juveniles. Because of this difficult situation, Bryce Dallas Howard, the couple's eldest child, who is now 43, didn't get her first film appearance until she was 22 years old in Shakespeare's As You Like It (2003).

As re-surfaced scenes from the cartoon appear eerily close to those of the current global scandal, The Simpsons may have predicted future events yet more. As children were welcomed with a singular jelly bean, half a cup of lemonade, a terrifying made up villain, and absolutely no chocolate, parents slammed the city's 'Willy's Chocolate Experience' function turned into a nightmare. People took to social media to learn as much as they could about the failed Wonka warehouse, which resulted in the emergence of a slew of memes. One of them was a series of snaps from The Simpsons, which looked spookily like the scenes on display in Glasgow.

On Saturday, Jude Law and his family touched down in Sydney Airport for a brief stopover before returning to Los Angeles. The 50-year-old actor and his partner, Phillipa Coan, 38, arrived at the airport with their two children. In a black singlet and zip-up jacketie, Jude, who was recently filming for Ron Howard's film Eden, stood out. While carrying a heavy brown leather duffle bag, he paired his ensemble with navy trousers and black flip flops.

Despite critics' smuggling of Bryce Dallas Howard during an outing in New York City on Wednesday, the actress Argylle was in high spirits during an outing. As she was spotted wearing a bright yellow gown in the Big Apple, the Jurassic Park alum, 42, seemed to be a ray of sunshine. As the daughter of Hollywood icon Ron Howard added a pair of matching clogs to the mix, the cold shoulder number included a skintight silhouette.

When filming Ron Howard's survival thriller Eden, he and his family are living in Brisbane. On Saturday, Daniel Brühl was spotted spending some quality time with his wife and children as he enjoyed a well-deserved break from work. Felicitas Rombold, a 45-year-old actor, and his two teenage children were seen leaving their hotel for a sunny day of exploring.

Sydney Sweeney is back in Australia for the second time this year to film a new film. On Queensland's Gold Coast this weekend, the 26-year-old American actress was hard on the set of Ron Howard's latest survival thriller Eden. The Euphoria actress wore a pastel blue dress with a skimmed her figure and brown low heels, as part of her 1940s style ensemble.

Sydney Sweeney and her co-stars Daniel Brühl and Felix Kammerer wrapped up a day of filming on the sea in Queensland, Australia. After being on board a boat filming scenes for Eden's forthcoming survival thriller, the trio of actors were seen returning to shore on Thursday. They were taken to land by a charter boat that picked them up from their set.