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Heart Eyes

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Who is Michaela Watkins?

Michaela Watkins is an actress who is currently a main company member of The Groundlings in Los Angeles. Before moving to Los Angeles, she pursued a life in regional theater. She received her BFA from Boston University School For the Arts.

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5 Years Later, a Dropout Star's Breakout Thriller Is Officially Free on Streaming

It's possible that you might associate the name Josh Ruben with the streaming service Dropout, or with one of Dropout's viral videos. For the last few years, Ruben has been one of the more reliable improv performers on shows like Make Some Noise and Game Changer, with a gift for celebrity impersonations and coming up with strange characters on the fly. Dropout is just his side hustle, however. Ruben got started with the Dropout team back in its CollegeHumor days, as a writer/director for a few dozen of its short videos, like “Female Armor Sucks.” After CollegeHumor's near-closure in 2020, Ruben branched out into directing horror movies, the best-known of

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Heart Eyes 2 gets a new, earlier release date

Josh Ruben’s romantic slasher is getting a sequel and Heart Eyes 2 will be in cinemas in 2028. More on that below. Update, 21.9.2026: Five months after we learned that Heart Eyes would be getting a sequel that will hit cinemas on 11th February 2028, Paramount has moved the film up one week. We’ll now be enjoying the Heart Eyes Killer on the big screen on 4th February 2028. So far, the only other film scheduled for that date is Universal’s Murder, She Wrote. There’s still no word on cast, but we do know that Josh Ruben is still in line to return to directing duties and has co-written the script with Darcy Fowler.

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‘Crawl’ Sequel, Starring Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd, Gets July 2027 Release Date

Paramount is circling release dates for two horror sequels: the new “Crawl” movie starring Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd, and “Heart Eyes 2.” The yet-to-be-titled “Crawl” sequel is set for July 16, 2027. Alexandre Aja — who directed the 2019 horror thriller, which generated $91.5 million on a budget of less than $14 million — is back in the director’s chair for the follow-up. Aja is also producing the killer alligator movie alongside Craig Flores and Sam Raimi, with Gregory Levasseur, Kevan Van Thompson and Zainab Azizi as executive producers. The sequel is written by Jason Harry Pagan & Andrew Deutschman and Aja & Gregory Levasseur. Meanwhile, “Heart Eyes 2” will move up a week to Feb. 4, 2028. The Heart Eyes Killer, the deranged murderer who strikes on Valentine’s Day, was originally set for a big-screen return on Feb. 11. Josh Ruben is back to direct “Heart Eyes 2” and will also co-write the script with Darcy Fowler from

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HBO Max's Hacks Returns With Exciting New Release This Fall

HBO Max's Hacks is returning with an exciting new release this fall. Premiered in 2021, HBO Max's dramedy follows legendary comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her young writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) as they navigate the changing nature of their professional partnership and personal lives in the modern comedy world. The show aired its emotional series finale this past spring, and now, it's returning with an exciting new release this fall. According to Variety, all five seasons of Hacks will be released in a complete series Blu-ray box set coming this fall, just in time for the holiday season, including never-before-seen bonus features. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment promises to provide more information,

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Johnny Knoxville Joins ‘Mt. Mystic’ Comedy Series

Exclusive: Mt. Mystic, the comedy series based on a YouTube pilot, has added Johnny Knoxville to its cast. It comes as Knoxville’s Jackass: Best and Last, the final movie in the franchise’s film franchise, was released last month. Knoxville, who also hosts Fox’s Fear Factor: House of Fear, which is heading into its second season, has joined the ensemble and will also exec produce. The mockumentary comedy follows a dysfunctional team of park rangers as they face budget cuts, drama, and chaos — both natural and supernatural — in the most unpredictable state park on Earth. Each episode follows the rangers’ personal misadventures and existential distractions as they try, and mostly fail, to maintain order in the strangest place in the world: Mt. Mystic State Park. Knoxville plays Lieutenant Gibbard, a newly installed lieutenant who is eager and deeply unprepared for the sheer volume of personalities around him. Gibbard

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Michaela Watkins To Star In Jessica Sanders’ Improvised Indie Comedy ‘I Want To Feel Fun’

Exclusive: Filming has wrapped on Jessica Sanders’ I Want to Feel Fun. Michaela Watkins (Hacks) stars in the movie, which is based on Sanders’ short of the same name that premiered at Tribeca last year. Avi Rothman, Lilah Pate, Vivian Bang, Dave Merheje, Kiran Deol, Zainne Saleh, Finn Harry, Andrew Key and Gene Kang also star. The film blends professional actors with everyday people. Sanders is known for her documentary work, including After Innocence, which won the Sundance Special Jury Prize, and Sing!, for which she earned an Oscar nom. I Want To Feel Fun is her first narrative feature. She described the film as “an entirely improvised comedy weaving intersecting stories of love and connection.” The Angeleno added it is “an unexpected, emotional adventure across L.A.’s diverse neighborhoods and ultimately a love letter to the city.” Sanders also produces, alongside Patricia Seely. Executive producers include Mary Pat Bentel,

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