Modern Beauty Trends: In: Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are taking a bold step with Apple. Universal retreats from its monster movie mess.
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“There are no regrets in life, just lessons.” - Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and the Future of Television

Broadcast TV

Well, it’s official. Jennifer Aniston is returning to a regular TV gig for the first time since Friends ended in 2004, but TV has changed a lot since then and there’s nothing that underscores that more than the fact that her return vehicle was bought by Apple and that her co-star will be the Oscar-winning Reese Witherspoon, herself fresh off the Emmy-winning Big Little Lies. The pair will star in an as-yet-untitled series about morning TV news shows lightly informed by the rivalry between Today and Good Morning America. Apple, which is making its first big push into original scripted series, is so hot on the project that they’ve already ordered two full seasons. Though, there’s still no word on exactly how Apple will distribute the show. Of course, the company doesn’t do anything without trying to break some boundaries, so we’re sure whatever they have planned will be exciting. Just as long as it’s not exclusively streamable on the Apple Watch.

Angelina Jolie’s Dignity

Universal’s Monster Movie Franchise

This summer Universal, apparently a bit jealous over all that superhero movie money, tried to launch a shared universe of its own based on its classic horror movie properties with Tom Cruise at the center of all the action. The first entry in the Dark Universe franchise, The Mummy, however, was one of the summer’s most notable flops, and the second film, The Bride of Frankenstein, was put on hold even though pre-production had already started. That film didn’t actually have a star attached to it even though Angelina Jolie was hotly rumored for the role. The Hollywood Reporter writes that many of the executives behind the project have moved on, an office built as something of an HQ for the effort is now nearly empty, and the original plans are all but officially scrapped. Universal may move forward with more monster movies, but its new approach will be to try to get prestige filmmakers on board and drop the possibility of a shared universe.

Being Linked to Brad Pitt

Getting Angry About Gossip

Hmm, why is Brad Pitt suddenly on our mind? Why was he suddenly on Kate Hudson’s mind? Following his recent split from Angelina Jolie, a certain part of the less-than-reliable celebrity gossip industrial complex was swearing up and down that Pitt had struck an under-the-radar fling of sorts with Hudson. Never mind she was actually dating Danny Fujikawa. Never mind that Hudson’s family was publically poking fun at the baseless rumors. Turns out, Hudson herself kind of didn’t mind some of the gossip about her dating life. “It was kind of an awesome rumor,” she told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live. “I kind of liked it. I was like, ‘OK, fine. We’re having twins!’” She did clear up, finally, that there wasn’t anything to it. “There’s nothing true to that,” she said. “As a matter of fact. I hadn’t actually seen him in, like, four years.”

Cindy Sherman

@CindySherman

Cindy Sherman broke through in the art world with her feminist takes on conventional film stills. Now she’s choosing a much more of-the-moment medium: Overly Photoshopped Instagram selfies. Though, in our latest issue she explains why she’s not actually the queen of the selfie despite most of her work being self-portraiture.