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It was a special day for Octavia Spencer!

The Oscar-winning actress was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday afternoon (December 8) in Los Angeles.

Octavia was joined at the event by her Spirited co-star Will Ferrell, her Truth Be Told co-star Mekhi Phifer, and members of her The Help family, including co-stars Viola Davis (with husband Julius Tennon) and Allison Janney, plus director Tate Taylor and producer Brunson Green.

“To be forever cemented in the mythology of this city and the film industry is an amazing honor,” Octavia said at the ceremony (via CBS News). “It took me a minute to absorb the profundity of this moment, the culmination of my dreams realized, hard work rewarded after a fair but healthy amount of failure and rejection.”

Click through the gallery for photos from the event… More Here! »

Octavia Spencer‘s 2019 horror movie Ma has become a cult classic and now the film’s director, Tate Taylor, is talking about sequel ideas!

The movie ended with a cliffhanger ending in which Ma’s death was implied, but we never actually saw if she died or not.

Tate, who also directed Octavia in The Help and Get On Up, now has an idea for how to continue the story!

Click inside to check out the idea… More Here! »

The trailer for the upcoming movie Breaking News in Yuba County has been released!

The star-studded film is going to be released in select theaters and on digital on February 12.

Here is the synopsis: “After her husband goes missing, Sue Buttons (Allison Janney), an underappreciated suburban wife, gets a taste of being a local celebrity as she embarks on a search to find him. She quickly finds herself in over her head, dodging cops, criminals and local reporters all aiming to uncover the truth. After being overlooked for so long, Sue goes to exaggerated lengths to prolong her ’15 minutes of fame’ and keep the truth from coming out.”

Also starring in the movie, directed by Tate Taylor, are Mila Kunis, Awkwafina, Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes, Matthew Modine, Ellen Barkin, Juliette Lewis, Samira Wiley, Jimmi Simpson, Clifton Collins Jr., Bridget Everett, Dominic Burgess, Keong Sim, and Chris Lowell.

Watch the trailer below!

Octavia Spencer walks the red carpet at the premiere of her new movie Ma on Thursday night (May 16) at the Regal LA Live in downtown Los Angeles.

The Oscar-winning actress was joined at the event by her co-stars Allison Janney, Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers, Corey Fogelmanis, McKaley Miller, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Gianni Paolo, Dante Brown, and Tanyell Waivers.

Director Tate Taylor was there as well. He previously worked with Octavia and Allison on The Help!

“@csiriano thanks for this amazing look that only you can do so effortlessly. #MaMovie,” Octavia wrote on her Instagram account.

FYI: Octavia is wearing a Christian Siriano outfit. Allison is wearing an Antonio Berardi dress and Hearts On Fire earrings.

Jessica Chastain‘s upcoming film Eve has gotten a new director after facing backlash for their original choice.

Matthew Newton dropped out of the indie action movie after he was faced with accusations of assault and domestic violence dating back to 2007.

His decision to leave the film was spurred on by a petition asking Jessica to remove him from the project amid the accusations, which included “two unprovoked assaults” against his then-fiancee Rachael Taylor.

Matthew has been replaced by Tate Taylor, who directed Jessica‘s 2011 Oscar nominated The Help.

In addition to starring in the film, Jessica will also produce.

Octavia Spencer is set to play a completely different type of role in the upcoming horror movie Ma, which will reunite her with The Help director Tate Taylor.

The film is being described as a horror film and a psychological thriller in one.

“It’s dark material, but it’s also really fun,” Tate told Variety. “Octavia is so damn likable that we usually see her in certain roles. But she’s such a good actress and this is such a complex character that if I do my job right, people in the audience are going to want to push pause and say, ‘Can we please take you out for coffee so you don’t do what you’re about to do.’”

The movie will be filmed at Tate‘s mansion in Mississippi and production begins this Monday. Also starring are Luke Evans and Juliette Lewis.

Octavia once lived with Tate while they were both trying to make it in the business and they plan on staying together while filming!

“It’s going to be a blast,” he said. “We’ll be living in my house in Mississippi and shooting on my land during the day, and then making dinner and telling stories and breaking bread later that night.”