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Andie MacDowell, Kevin Bacon Cast in ‘Beach Read’ Adaptation

Andie MacDowell, Kevin Bacon Cast in ‘Beach Read’ Adaptation

Andie MacDowell and Kevin Bacon are the next stars joining the Emily Henry cinematic universe. The two actors join Phoebe Dynevor and Patrick Schwarzenegger in the film adaptation of Henry’s 2020 bestseller Beach Read, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Their specific roles have not been announced. Dynevor and Schwarzenegger were previously announced as the romantic leads with Dynevor portraying January Andrews and Schwarzenegger Gus Everett. Beach Read follows romance writer January Andrews who no longer believes in love, and Augustus “Gus” Everett, a literary writer enduring severe writer’s block. When the polar opposites find themselves living in neighboring beach houses in Michigan, they eventually devise a plan to help each other get out of a creative rut. Gus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next great American novel. Though helping each other write their next books, things take a turn when they may just find love in the process. Yulin Kuang, who also co-wrote the adaptation of Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation for Netflix, is directing the feature take from her own script for 20th …

Andie MacDowell, Yvette Nicole Brown Join Ceremony

Andie MacDowell, Yvette Nicole Brown Join Ceremony

Alliance for Women in Media Foundation is adding more star power to the 51st annual Gracie Awards. The gala, set to take place at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 19, will see a Gracies Icon Award be presented to Andie MacDowell while the ceremony will feature a performance from Mickey Guyton and be hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown. Per the organization, the icon trophy is designed to honor a woman “whose impact extends far beyond entertainment” to how women are seen, what they can be and how they influence audiences. Rather than award it based on a particular role or performance, it is doled out for a body of work “defined by authenticity, resilience and an unwavering sense of self in an industry that rarely makes space easy.” MacDowell qualifies thanks to a resumé that includes Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Green Card, Groundhog Day, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Maid (in which she starred opposite her daughter Margaret Qualley), and the current series The Way Home. In 2025, she celebrated a 40th …

Meet 80s and 90s star Ellen Barkin’s two children – including actress daughter who’s starred alongside Andie MacDowell

Meet 80s and 90s star Ellen Barkin’s two children – including actress daughter who’s starred alongside Andie MacDowell

The Drop Dead Gorgeous actress seems to have passed down her creative talents to her two children as they’ve both opted for creative careers – her eldest in the music industry and her youngest on-screen. Together with then-husband Gabriel Byrne, of The Man in the Iron Mask fame, she welcomed her two kids in the ’90s, during the height of her career. Keep reading to find out more about the careers and lives of her two children, her marriage to Little Women‘s Gabriel Byrne and what the actress is up to now. © Getty Images Ellen Barkin is a Primetime Emmy winning actress known for hits like ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ Who is Ellen Barkin? Born on 16 April 1954 in the Bronx, New York, Ellen is the daughter of hospital administrator Evelyn and chemical salesman Sol Barkin.  Her first role was an uncredited role in 1978’s Up in Smoke but she soon enough reached stardom with her best-known appearances in Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Big Easy and The Fan. © Getty Images Ellen and Gabriel were married for …