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Nicole Scherzinger is the latest star to join the cast of the upcoming Disney animated flick Moana.

The 38-year-old singer will voice Moana’s mother Sina, while other castmembers announced are Temuera Morrison as Moana’s father Chief Tui, Rachel House as Gramma Tala, Jemaine Clement as Tamatoa, and Alan Tudyk as Heihei.

They join already-announced Auli’i Cravalho as the title character, and Dwayne Johnson as Maui�”half god, half mortal, all awesome.

Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, Moana is the life-changing journey of a tenacious 16-year-old who teams up with the mighty demigod Maui to fulfill an ancient quest.

“Our assembled voice cast for this film is beyond our wildest dreams,” John said in a statement. “We are so fortunate to have this group of talented actors, many from Oceania, breathing life into their characters.”

Ron added, “We are so thankful to have found such extraordinary people who not only capture the voices of these characters, they elevate them in every way.”

Mark your calendars – Moana hits theaters on November 23!

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The Death Star rises on the new teaser poster for the upcoming movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is set to hit theaters on December 16.

The poster was unveiled alongside a behind-the-scenes sizzle reel during the Star Wars celebration held on Friday (July 15) in London, England.

The cast of the movie – Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, and John Knoll – along with director Gareth Edwards and producer Kathleen Kennedy chatted with fans about the highly anticipated movie.

“Jyn is not a character who’s asking, ‘Where am I and where do I come from?’” Felicity said about her character. “We know where she comes from and that fact is what propels the story.”

She added that Jyn’s journey is “to find her reason and her cause.”

The Force Awakens star Gwendoline Christie was on hand to moderate the panel!

Vanessa Hudgens’ new series Powerless is officially coming to NBC!

The 27-year-old actress stars in the new DC Comics workplace comedy, which has just been picked up by the network.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa joins Alan Tudyk and Danny Pudi in the series about an insurance company dealing with the mayhem caused by superheroes and villains.

The story begins when Vanessa’s character Emily stands up to two super figures when an epic battle interrupts her morning commute.

Check out the first pictures of the series inside!

Zach Braff and Donald Faison hit the red carpet together at the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Monday (December 14) in Hollywood.

The former Scrubs co-stars looked ecstatic to be at the star-studded event and they were even seen holding hands along the carpet.

Other stars in attendance included future Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, Selma‘s David Oyelowo and his family, Grey’s Anatomy‘s Kevin McKidd, X-Men‘s Shawn Ashmore, Bloodline‘s Ben Mendelsohn, Concussion‘s Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Trumbo‘s Alan Tudyk.

Andy Serkis, who has a role in the new Star Wars movie, was also seen on the carpet!

Felicity Jones is front and center in the first look image at the upcoming movie Rogue One, a Star Wars story.

The film takes place before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope and tells the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star. It will hit theaters on December 16, 2016.

Also starring in the movie are Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, and Riz Ahmed.

“Rogue One takes place before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope and will be a departure from the saga films but have elements that are familiar to the Star Wars universe,” producer Kathleen Kennedy said in a statement. “It goes into new territory, exploring the galactic struggle from a ground-war perspective while maintaining that essential Star Wars feel that fans have come to know. [Director] Gareth [Edwards] is such an innovative director and I’m so excited to be working with him and the extraordinary ensemble cast he’s selected for Rogue One.”

Summer Glau, Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, and Alan Tudyk are all smiles as they reunite for a Firefly panel at Comic-Con 2012 held at the San Diego Convention Center on Friday (July 13) in San Diego, Calif.

The short-lived sci-fi show’s creator Joss Whedon also participated in the panel, as did Sean Maher.

When asked about how the series would have ended had it not been cut short, Joss revealed, “I don’t think I would have killed anybody…We would have learned about the Blue Sun conspiracy, Inara (Morena Baccarin) and Shepherd Book (Ron Glass).”

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