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Octavia Spencer

  1. spirited away
    Will Ferrell Is Back on His ‘Warming Cold Hearts’ GrindRyan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer co-star in Spirited for Apple TV+.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. stand ups and streamers
    Mo’Nique Is Filming a Comedy Special for Netflix Post-Settlement“Can y’all believe this?”
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. movie review
    Melissa McCarthy Can’t Save the Day, or the Studio Comedy, in Thunder ForceThe Netflix spoof, which co-stars Octavia Spencer and Jason Bateman, doesn’t make its superhero buddy antics work.
    By Alison Willmore
  4. onward and upward
    Hollywood’s Six Pathways from Supporting Parts to StardomHow some of the most beloved character actors became some of the most beloved leads.
    By Joe Reid
  5. trailer mix
    Get Super-Stoked for Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy Thunder Force Trailer’Jason Bateman is a crab-person’ celebrity conspiracy theory CONFIRMED.
    By Rebecca Alter
  6. icons
    Tate Taylor’s Ma Sequel Idea Is A-Ma-zing“I know Octavia would do it,” said the director.
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. movie review
    The Witches Contains the Most Extra Anne Hathaway Performance of All TimeI wouldn’t say it’s good, but it’s definitely big.
    By Alison Willmore
  8. trailer mix
    The Witches Trailer: Something Wicked This Way Comes Straight to HBO MaxStreaming on October 22.
    By Jackson McHenry
  9. truth be told
    Truth Be Told’s Creator Wanted to Show True Crime’s ‘Ripple Effect’With the new Apple TV+ series starring Octavia Spencer, creator and showrunner Nichelle Tramble Spellman set out to explore true crime’s gray areas.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  10. tv review
    Truth Be Told Tells an Underwhelming Crime TaleThe Apple TV+ series starring Octavia Spencer as a true-crime podcaster sounds great on paper, but is a classic case of prestige-TV overreach.
    By Jen Chaney
  11. trailer mix
    Truth Be Told Trailer: Octavia Spencer Is a Crime Podcaster Named Poppy ParnellPoppy Parnell is going to set the record straight.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  12. trailer mix
    Onward Trailer: Pixar’s Tale of Blue Brotherly LoveSee it in theaters March 6.
    By Hunter Harris
  13. movie review
    Luce Review: Doubt Everything and AnythingJ.C. Lee’s eerie story demands to be discussed, debated, embraced, or (perhaps) rejected.
    By David Edelstein
  14. unsolved mysteries
    Luke Evans Knows You’re Wondering If That’s His Actual Dick in MaThe actor took to Twitter to remind us that he goes full-frontal in the horror film.
    By Rachel Handler
  15. trailer mix
    The Luce Trailer Stars Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, and Suburban Psycho-WarfareSomeone’s lying.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  16. movie review
    Ma Is Too Muddled a Slasher Flick to WorkThe Octavia Spencer–led slasher flick places the mammy archetype in a horror context, to mixed results.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  17. superheroes
    Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy Powers Combine for Netflix’s Thunder ForceMcCarthy’s husband Life of the Party director Ben Falcone will write and direct the original film.
    By Halle Kiefer
  18. trailer mix
    Ma Trailer: Octavia Spencer Terrorizes TeensDon’t accept an invitation to a stranger’s basement!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  19. sundance 2019
    Octavia Spencer Does Not Want to Host the Oscars, But We Tried“Oh, Jesus.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  20. vulture lists
    Every Apple TV Show in Development Right NowReese Witherspoon is basically the queen of Apple.
    By Devon Ivie
  21. casting
    New Pixar Movie Snags Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, and Julia Louis-DreyfusA pair of teen elves set out to find magic.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  22. the industry
    Octavia Spencer Headed to Netflix As Black Beauty Mogul Madam C. J. WalkerThe eight-part limited series follows the life of America’s first self-made female millionaire.
    By Halle Kiefer
  23. tv
    Hidden Figures Is Coming to TelevisionHow many John Glenns can we send into space? Let’s find out.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  24. Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro, Tom Segura, and Iliza Shlesinger Join the […]An upcoming comedy starring Mark Wahlberg is rounding out its cast, which includes several standups. According to The Hollywood Reporter, […]
    By Megh Wright
  25. Octavia Spencer Is Blessing the Horror Genre With the New Thriller MaThe psychological thriller will reunite her with the director of The Help.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  26. power moves
    Jessica Chastain Went Full Miss Sloane to Get Octavia Spencer Huge Salary BoostChastain isn’t a hard-boiled Washington lobbyist, but she did learn to negotiate like one for a movie.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  27. Octavia Spencer Was Mistaken for Mo’NiqueBy a grandma.
    By Stacey Wilson Hunt, Granger Willson, Kenny Wassus, and Carmen Hilbert
  28. seasons greetings
    Joy to the World, Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer to Star in Holiday ComedyThe movie “follows two women fighting the elements to make it home for Christmas.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  29. apple
    Octavia Spencer to Star in Apple Series About Our True-Crime-Podcast ObsessionBased on Kathleen Barber’s novel Are You Sleeping.
    By Dee Lockett
  30. Did Octavia Spencer’s ‘SNL’ Episode Have the Best Cold Open Ever? Since Saturday Night Live’s last episode, a lot has happened – Oscar drama, Russia drama, Obama drama – so it was anyone’s guess how they’d […]
    By Samantha Pitchel
  31. last night on late night
    Octavia Spencer Ready to Profit Off People Not Telling Black Movies Apart on SNLGet ready for that moon fence.
    By Karen Brill
  32. last night on late night
    This ‘Catchphrase’ Game Makes a Case for a John Lithgow–Octavia Spencer FilmCeleb-studded Tonight Show game, or Lithgow-Spencer film pitch? You decide.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  33. roll clip!
    Watch Octavia Spencer’s Joyful Saturday Night Live PromoThis feels right.
    By Devon Ivie
  34. Octavia Spencer to Host ‘SNL’ on March 4thOver the weekend, NBC revealed the next Saturday Night Live host of the season, and it’s another first-timer. SNL revealed that Oscar nominee […]
    By Megh Wright
  35. saturday night live
    Octavia Spencer to Host Saturday Night Live in MarchNo musical guest, though.
    By Karen Brill
  36. screen actors guild awards
    Taraji P. Henson’s SAG Speech for Hidden Figures“The shoulders of the women that we stand on are three American heroes.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  37. good deeds
    Octavia Spencer Buys Up Hidden Figures ScreeningResidents of Central L.A., this is for you.
    By Halle Kiefer
  38. last night on late night
    Octavia Spencer Explains Her Obama ShockAnd the time she lost a bet over his election.
    By Jackson McHenry
  39. surprise!
    Here Is a Very Good Photo of Octavia Spencer Being Surprised by Barack ObamaDon’t leave us, Barack!
    By Jackson McHenry
  40. trailer mix
    The New Hidden Figures Trailer Is Damn InspiringIt’s the story of the unsung heroes behind John Glenn’s space mission.
    By Tolly Wright
  41. the oscar for best original song goes to…
    Pharrell Performs Hidden Figures Soundtrack “Together we’ll fly / But no more runnin.’”
    By Halle Kiefer
  42. Janelle Monáe Talks About Her New Movie Role“It is so important, that we as women, African-American women, tell our stories.”
    By Tolly Wright
  43. movies
    Movie Review: Black or White Has Big Ideas But Not Much HumanityBlack or White isn’t so much an offensive movie as it is a pointless one.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  44. chat room
    Here’s Why Octavia Spencer is Everyone’s Best FriendPure delight.
    By Denise Martin
  45. casting couch
    Octavia Spencer Joins Divergent SequelAs a nice person.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  46. these reboots were made for walking
    NBC Bails on Murder, She Wrote RebootThough the network could revisit it in the future.
    By Halle Kiefer
  47. beefs
    Angela Lansbury Is Not Okay With the New Murder, She Wrote“I wish [Octavia Spencer] well, but I wish it wasn’t in Murder, She Wrote.”
    By Margaret Lyons
  48. pilots
    Octavia Spencer Is Rebooting Murder, She Wrote NBC has given it a pilot order.
    By Jesse David Fox
  49. chat room
    Octavia Spencer on Paradise, Singing Radiohead“I had heard of Radiohead, but I’d never really heard any of their songs until this [movie].”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  50. party chat
    Octavia Spencer Has Never Seen The WireMichael B. Jordan: “I’m actually disrespected.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
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