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Helen Mirren revealed just what she was up to during quarantine in the past year – scaring away a bear!

The 75-year-old actress shared her fun story ahead of presenting at the 2021 SAG Awards on Sunday, and opened up about while she was quarantining in Nevada, she had to chase away a bear from the property she was staying at.

“I did have a bit of a meeting with a bear,” Helen said. “I was so excited to see a bear, but then, of course, you can’t allow bears to get too familiar with human beings because they are wild animals. So I chased him away.”

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Helen Mirren is going to be a villain!

The 75-year-old actress is set to star in the upcoming sequel Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Deadline reported Tuesday (March 23).

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She will play the villain Hespera, a daughter of Atlas, in the New Line and DC Films sequel to the 2019 adaptation of the comic book.

Zachary Levi is set to reprise his role of Shazam, with Rachel Zelger also part of the cast.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods “will continue the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word ‘SHAZAM!’ is struck by the Living Lightning of the gods and transformed into his adult superhero alter ego. Levi returns as the kid-at-heart superhero who is bestowed with the powers of six gods: the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury. While Shazam is a formidable champion, Billy is still just a fun-loving kid trying to navigate high school while learning how to use his powers.”

Shazam is based on the DC character, and was the No. 1 film worldwide on its opening weekend in 2019.

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The 2017 movie Wonder is getting a spin-off to grow the film’s universe.

White Bird: A Wonder Story will serve as a creative companion drawn from the universe of the film, which grossed more than $300 million at the global box office.

In the film, “kindness even has the power to save lives, as Julian Albans (Bryce Gheisar), the bully who left Beecher Prep, is visited by his Grandmère from Paris and is transformed by her remarkable story of compassion and courage. As a girl in Nazi-occupied France, the young Grandmère goes into hiding with the help of a schoolmate, a young man who risks everything to give her the chance to survive. Together, they find beauty and love in the secret world of their own creation.”

Helen Mirren will be playing Grandmère while Gillian Anderson will star as Julian’s mother. Ariella Glaser will play Sara, the young Grandmère as a child in Nazi-occupied France, and Orlando Schwerdt will play Julien, a classmate who, with his parents, hides Sara at great personal risk.

Finding Neverland and Christopher Robin director Marc Forster will be directing the project. He said, “I am deeply honored to have Helen Mirren join us on this journey. Beyond being a brilliant actress, Helen brings an immeasurable level of depth, humanity, and empathy to her roles, elevating any project she is a part of. She is a true artist and I couldn’t be more excited to have her alongside our incredibly talented cast.”

The film is based on the book “White Bird” by R.J. Palacio.

Amazon has landed a star-studded cast to lead the upcoming dramatic anthology series Solos.

The new series is being developed by executive producer and showrunner David Weil, who created the show Hunters for Amazon.

Oscar winners Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, and Helen Mirren are all part of the series, along with Uzo Aduba, Nicole Beharie, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens, and Constance Wu.

Solos is a dramatic and thought-provoking seven-part anthology series that explores the deeper meaning of human connection, as explored through the lens of the individual. Solos will tell unique character-driven stories, each from a different perspective and moment in time, that illuminate that even during our most seemingly isolated moments, in the most disparate of circumstances, we are all connected through the human experience.

Sam Taylor-Johnson, Zach Braff, Tiffany Johnson, and David Weil will direct episodes.

“I am beyond thrilled to be bringing Solos to life alongside this group of artists who I so deeply admire. I created this piece with a desire to capture stories about connection, hope and the search for that common hum of humanity that binds us all. I’m immensely grateful to Jennifer Salke and my incredible partners at Amazon for their unwavering support and collaboration on this special project,” Weil said in a statement.

Solos is expected to premiere on Amazon Prime Video later in 2021.

The LA Dodgers have a brand new, Oscar winning fan – Helen Mirren!

The 75-year-old actress shared her congratulatory message for the baseball team after they won the World Series title for the first time since 1988.

“congrats Dodgers,” Helen wrote with a selfie on Instagram. “I just watched you win World series You have made me a baseball fan. Brilliant exciting Series.”

In the picture, Helen is giving a thumbs up while wearing her hair in a half ponytail tied by a pink scrunchie, and a Dodgers tee.

If you didn’t see, the Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3 to 1, in the sixth game of the final series between the teams.

Helen isn’t the only celeb fan. See who else celebrated the team’s win on social media tonight here…

It’s been so long since we’ve reported on a major red carpet event and the biggest one just happened since the start of the pandemic!

So many celebrities were in attendance at the Monte-Carlo Gala For Planetary Health on Thursday (September 24) in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

Johnny Depp, Kate Beckinsale, Sienna Miller, Helen Mirren and her husband Taylor Hackford, Maisie Williams and boyfriend Reuben Selby, Rebel Wilson and her new boyfriend Jacob Busch, Leona Lewis, Andy Garcia, Sting, models Sofia Resing and Cindy Bruna, fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and wife Dee Ocleppo, and socialite Chloe Green were among the stars on the red carpet. Stars were all wearing masks, but many of them took them off for the photo ops.

There was a big couple debut on the red carpet at the event!

The event was dedicated to the Ocean, Earth and Humanity, highlighting this indisputable certainty: our future is dependent of healthy ecosystems.

FYI: Kate is wearing a Georges Chakra Couture gown and matching mask. Maisie is wearing Dior. Helen is wearing Dolce&Gabbana. Rebel is wearing Rene Ruiz Collection by Luis Escudero. Leona is wearing a Pamella Roland gown.

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The upcoming movie The One and Only Ivan will be released exclusively on the streaming service Disney+ instead of in theaters as originally planned!

Angelina Jolie produced the movie and she voices one of the characters in the film, which you’ll be able to watch on August 21.

Here is the synopsis: Ivan (Sam Rockwell) is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant (Jolie) and Bob the dog (Danny DeVito). He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby (Brooklynn Prince) arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

Bryan Cranston stars in the film and the movie also features the voices of Helen Mirren and Chaka Khan.

“The world has changed in a heartbeat. People all over the globe have shared important, life changing experiences in ways we have not seen for a century,” said director Thea Sharrock. “In response to this, I am so happy that we can share Katherine Applegate’s delightful and original story, The One and Only Ivan with the world this August on Disney+, bringing some joy through this unique movie of true friendship, inspired by a true story.”

Another movie that was supposed to go to theaters was just released on Disney+ today.