Pirates of the Caribbean actor Geoffrey Rush has said he's keen to make a return to Disney's swashbuckling franchise, if only to "annoy Jack Sparrow" one last time. Rush is one of just three actors to appear in all five Pirates of the Caribbean movies, alongside Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow and Kevin McNally's loyal first mate Gibbs. And while we don't know yet which characters are set to return for Disney's long-awaited sixth blockbuster, all signs point to several classic characters being brought back.Of course, Rush's character Hector Barbossa died in the finale of 2016's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the franchise's final film to date. But even this would not necessarily stop him from returning, Rush believes. "There's been a big enough break," Rush told Entertainment Weekly, discussing his desire to return. "I said, you know, I sacrificed myself for my daughter, I don't want it to be too easy and too cheesy that I come back and go: 'give me another payday.' I respect the scale of the opera that's almost been created in that 20 year period. "I liken it to... Shakespeare," Rush continued, "and Hamlet's father coming back as a ghost. I thought, that would take good writing but just to come back and annoy Jack Sparrow for one more go. I'd even say, get the fans to write in what they'd like to see happen."Back in August, Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer said he was now talking with Depp about his own potential return to the franchise, despite previous comments by the actor that made such a return seem extremely unlikely, as Disney mulled other, alternative routes forward for the franchise. Depp's past legal issues with ex-wife Amber Heard saw Disney largely distance itself from the star, leading to some choice words from Depp in response. Long-gestating plans have placed Barbie star Margot Robbie at the forefront of Pirates 6 if and when it does ever materialize. That said, Bruckheimer has previously confirmed his intent that "some" previous Pirates of the Caribbean actors would return for the next movie, while also offering "a new take" on the franchise overall. Depp, meanwhile, appears to have retained a strong affection for his role as Jack Sparrow, which is widely seen as his most popular character among his fans. Fellow Pirates star Orlando Bloom has strongly hinted he wants to see Depp back, as well. Could Rush also follow? Get writing those letters.

Charlie Sheen is heading back to a regular sitcom lead, and his real-life father will be sharing the screen with him. Charlie and Martin Sheen will play father and son in Happy Jack, a new half-hour comedy ordered for AMC and AMC+. The six-episode first season is scheduled to begin production in Los Angeles in early 2027 ahead of a premiere later that year. PEOPLE reported that the show will film before a live studio audience at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, putting Charlie back into the multicamera format that defined much of his television career. Charlie plays Jack Chambers, a lifelong underachiever with two grown daughters who turned out well despite their father’s shortcomings. Martin plays Jack’s father, whom AMC says deserves considerably more credit for how the women were raised. “It’s no secret that it’s been a minute, and I’m thrilled to be going back on television in such a meaningful way in an equally wonderful show,” Charlie said in AMC’s announcement. He added that “the crew has reassembled,” a reference that carries extra weight because several members of the creative team previously worked with him on Two and a Half Men. Jack’s Daughter Brings Home a Boyfriend His Own Age View this post on Instagram A post shared by People Magazine (@people) The family conflict begins with Jack’s two daughters, Kate and Sam. Kate runs her father’s company and helps keep his life functioning, while AMC describes Sam as the “wild child” who takes more after Jack. The situation changes when Sam comes home with Paul, a former investment banker who has abandoned that career to become a van-life guru. Jack is stunned to discover that his daughter’s new boyfriend is the same age he is, forcing him to confront just how detached he has remained from his daughters’ adult lives. TheWrap reported that the official logline ultimately frames Jack’s dilemma as a choice between continuing to put himself first or treating the disruption as a final opportunity to become an active part of his daughters’ lives. ‘Two and a Half Men’ Veterans Are Running the Series Happy Jack reunites Charlie with writers Jim Patterson and Matt Ross, who will write, executive produce and serve as co-showrunners. Both previously worked on Two and a Half Men, and the pair later collaborated on another multicamera comedy, Netflix’s The Ranch. Charlie is also an executive producer alongside Todd Christopher, Eric and Kim Tannenbaum, Jason Wang and 20th Television. TheWrap reports that the series is produced by AMC Studios and will shoot in front of a live audience on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. The format brings Charlie back to familiar territory after more than a decade without a regular sitcom lead. PEOPLE notes that his last starring sitcom was FX’s Anger Management, which ran for 100 episodes from 2012 through 2014. Charlie and Martin Have Played Father and Son Before The fictional relationship in Happy Jack continues a screen history that stretches back nearly four decades. Martin played the father of Charlie’s ambitious stockbroker Bud Fox in Oliver Stone’s 1987 film Wall Street. They repeated that father-son setup on television years later. CBS News reported in 2012 that Martin had been cast as the father of Charlie’s character on Anger Management, with Charlie saying at the time that the characters would have a complicated relationship. CBS also noted that Wall Street had previously paired them as father and son. : Martin has also appeared with his son on Spin City and Two and a Half Men, but Happy Jack gives the two actors something different. They are being introduced together from the outset as the central father-son pairing instead of Martin entering a series that Charlie was already leading. AMC Is Moving Into Traditional Multicamera Sitcom Territory The production style also makes Happy Jack unusual for AMC. The Hollywood Reporter describes it as the network’s first multicamera comedy, a format more closely associated with broadcast sitcoms than the dramas and single-camera series that have traditionally defined AMC’s scripted lineup. AMC Studios president and AMC Global Media chief content officer Dan McDermott said the project is “definitely something new for AMC.” McDermott also has his own history with Charlie, having worked with him during the actor’s Spin City years before later moving into executive leadership. AMC plans to present Happy Jack to international buyers at MIPCOM in October before production begins in early 2027. The network has announced a 2027 debut on both AMC and AMC+, but no exact premiere date has been set.

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on September 28, 2026. —Kevin Dietsch—Getty ImagesEven though transgender people represent only an estimated 1% of the United States population, we are increasingly the target of restrictive government policies and election-year fear-mongering. This has been especially true under President Donald Trump, who, since day one of his second administration, has targeted transgender people across all areas of life—from education to employment to military service to identification to health care—and used trans people as political pawns to mobilize his perceived base. This week’s announcement that the administration is rescinding Biden-era regulations enumerating protections for LGBTQ students is yet another example of the federal government’s unrelenting effort to bully transgender young people, particularly as elections approach. But while this latest attack is gratuitous and cruel, the rescission does not actually change the law; schools can and should continue to include transgender students equally in all educational programs. Title IX, the landmark 1972 law prohibiting sex discrimination in schools, is often associated with efforts to even the playing field in sports, but the statute addresses all sex discrimination in education from the classroom to the teacher’s lounge to the basketball court. In 2024, the Biden Administration took important steps to ensure that LGBTQ students were fully protected. While I would argue that the Biden Title IX rule fell short in some respects, it also included comprehensive regulations prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status. Those regulations were blocked in court, however, and never took effect; instead, the government reverted to a 2020 rule issued under then-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The Trump administration’s action this week to formally reinstate the DeVos rule does not change the standards currently being enforced or reduce existing legal protections for LGBTQ students. Rather, it is a cruel and unnecessary gesture that demeans the importance of legal protections for LGBTQ students and the dignity of trans youth. As much as President Trump may suggest that he can rewrite Title IX, that is not within the power of the executive. Title IX itself still prohibits sex discrimination in education, and the Supreme Court has held that it is impossible to discriminate against someone for being gay or transgender without discriminating on the basis of sex. Unless and until the Supreme Court says otherwise, this general proposition still stands, which means LGBTQ students retain protections under federal civil rights law. To be sure, earlier this year the Supreme Court permitted the exclusion of transgender students in the unique, zero-sum, context of sports, where, it said, states and schools may exclude transgender women and girls from women’s and girls’ sports. But neither that decision nor the now-revived 2020 Title IX regulations says that schools must exclude transgender girls from girls’ sports. And, outside of sports, both federal and local protections for LGBTQ students remain valid and fully enforceable. With the administration's continued cruel anti-trans rhetoric, it is more important than ever that schools do not waver in their commitment to protecting LGBTQ students.Even without these latest attacks on their rights, LGBTQ students documented elevated rates of discrimination in school. A recent survey of 2,800 LGBTQ-identified students reported that 68% experienced harassment or assault based on their transgender status and 62% experienced harassment or assault based on their sexual orientation. That same survey conducted a follow-up focus group after the 2024 election. In doing so, they documented significant increases in “hostility, bullying, and harassment” following the 2024 election. A vulnerable group of young people is being made more vulnerable by the political conditions and rhetoric demonizing them. Now all eyes must turn to the state and local officials charged with protecting them.

Argentine Ambassador Mariano Caucino highlighted the growing economic relationship between Argentina and India during a summit in Mumbai. Agriculture, particularly edible oils, serves as a core area of cooperation between the two countries. Argentina is experiencing record supplies of edible oils, significantly contributing to India's food security. In 2025, exports of soybean oil and sunflower products to India are expected to increase substantially.

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The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services sought the public’s help Wednesday in identifying a patient who has been housed at Los Angeles General Medical Center since being found wandering the streets of downtown Los Angeles. The patient, a woman who appears to be in her late 60s, was found on Sept. 19 walking in the area of South Central Avenue, according to social workers. Officials said the woman is Black, stands 5-feet-1 inch tall and weighs 100 pounds. She has brown eyes and short black hair with no identifiable scars or tattoos. Anyone with information regarding the patient was urged to call Senior Clinical Social Worker Kristen Rivas at 323-409-4297 or the Department of Social Work at 323-409-5253, 323-409-6883, or 323-409-5254 during weekends.

India's SCO National Coordinator Alok A Dimri emphasized regional connectivity and trade discussions during the SCO meeting. The meeting aims to prepare for the upcoming SCO Council of Heads of State summit in August 2027. Dimri highlighted that a cultural dialogue would take place in New Delhi on November 20. He expressed his intentions to explore various cities in Pakistan as part of SCO initiatives.

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California’s economy continues to outpace the nation in economic growth despite a weak labor market, while inflation and elevated interest rates remain concerns nationally, according to a UCLA Anderson Forecast released Wednesday. The September forecast found California’s economy grew at an annual rate of 3.7% in the first quarter of 2026, compared with 2.1% nationally, with only Washington state growing faster. Over the year ending in the first quarter, California’s gross domestic product grew 3.3%, compared with 2.7% nationally, according to the forecast. But the state’s economic growth has not translated into broad employment gains. California’s unemployment rate stood at 5.1% in August, the highest of any state and one percentage point above the national rate, according to the forecast. UCLA economists said the “employment recession” they identified six months ago has continued even as California has outperformed the nation in the production of goods and services. Payroll employment increased by 138,500 jobs in California over the 12 months ending in August, while a separate household survey showed 246,700 fewer Californians employed and a decline of 351,100 people in the state’s labor force over the same period. Job growth so far this year has been concentrated largely in healthcare and social services, education and retail, sectors the forecast does not expect to provide the same level of support going forward. The forecast said stronger employment growth will increasingly depend on technology, aerospace and other durable-goods manufacturing. Tech employment continues to decline, although at a moderating pace, while aerospace is benefiting from increased commercial aircraft production, defense purchases, space exploration and satellite production. UCLA economists expect AI-related hiring and the end of contraction elsewhere in the technology sector to produce employment growth beginning in 2027 and accelerating in 2028. California’s unemployment rate is forecast to average 5.2% in 2026 before declining to 4.9% in 2027 and 4.4% in 2028. Total employment is expected to decline 0.2% this year before growing 0.6% in 2027 and 1.8% in 2028. Housing construction is expected to remain constrained. The annual pace of permits has remained around 110,000 units, with elevated mortgage rates, tariffs on imported building materials and the loss of construction workers through deportations expected to continue limiting construction. The forecast expects 116,000 residential permits this year, rising to 118,000 by the end of 2028. Nationally, UCLA economists expect economic growth to remain above 2% for the rest of 2026 and near 2% in 2027 and 2028, supported partly by continued investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and rising valuations of technology companies. The forecast estimates that high-tech investment and the wealth effect associated with AI-related equities together account for nearly one percentage point of core gross domestic product growth. Inflation is expected to increase again this winter, with headline inflation moving toward 4%. Core inflation is expected to approach 2.9% in early to mid-2027 before gradually declining toward the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. The forecast expects the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark interest rate by another quarter-point in December and make no further changes through 2027, barring another adverse supply shock.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday signed legislation by Assemblyman Mark González, D-Los Angeles, aimed at repeat and organized theft of copper and other metal from public infrastructure. Assembly Bill 1941 establishes misdemeanor and felony penalties, depending on the circumstances, for people who repeatedly steal or traffic prohibited metal materials, according to González’s office. The measure is intended to give law enforcement and prosecutors more ways to pursue groups involved in stealing and selling metal taken from streetlights, telecommunications networks and other infrastructure, his office said. “Copper wire theft is not a victimless crime, and it is not just a few bad actors looking for a quick payday,” González said. “These organized operations are leaving our streets dark, disrupting communications, and putting Californians at risk, all while costing our cities and communities millions of dollars to repair the damage.” González’s office cited the theft of more than 38,000 feet of copper wire from Los Angeles’ Sixth Street Bridge. The stolen wire was valued at about $11,000, while damage and repairs are projected to cost more than $2.5 million, according to his office. “Every dollar a city spends replacing stolen streetlight wiring and fire hydrant parts is a dollar that doesn’t go to parks, road repairs, or public safety,” said Carolyn Coleman, executive director and CEO of the League of California Cities. “We’re pleased the Governor signed our co-sponsored bill, AB 1941, giving cities a new tool to stop the organized theft that threatens essential public infrastructure our communities depend on.” The law builds on a measure González authored last year that strengthened requirements for documenting certain scrap metal transactions and restricted possession of some materials taken from public infrastructure without appropriate documentation. González represents the 54th Assembly District, which includes Los Angeles, Commerce, Montebello and Vernon.

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A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is set to be unveiled Wednesday honoring Bradley Whitford for a television acting career best remembered for his portrayal of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on “The West Wing,” which brought him three Emmy nominations and one victory. “The West Wing” castmates Martin Sheen and Dulé Hill are set to join Whitford in speaking at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony at 6104 Hollywood Blvd., near Gower Street. Cast members Josh Malina, Mary McCormack, Ron Ostrow and Richard Schiff are also set to attend. The ceremony comes 15 days before the release of the fourth season of the Netflix political thriller “The Diplomat,” in which Whitford portrays the husband of President Grace Hagen Penn (Allison Janney). Whitford received an outstanding guest actor in a drama series Emmy nomination in July for what was then a recurring role. He has since been promoted to being a cast member. Whitford’s star is besides Janney’s. The two were castmates throughout the run of “The West Wing” from 1999-2006 on NBC. Fans attending the ceremony will be asked to line up on the north side of the street at Hollywood Boulevard and Gower Street. The star is the 2,858th since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars. All Walk of Fame ceremonies are streamed on walkoffame.com, and can later be seen on YouTube.com/@HwdWalkofFame. Born Oct. 10, 1959, in Madison, Wisconsin, Whitford lived in Wayne, Pennsylvania from when he was 3 to 14 years old, growing up in a Quaker household. Whitford’s family returned to Wisconsin and he graduated from Madison East High School in 1977. Whitford received a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University, majoring in English and theater, and a graduate diploma from the Juilliard School. He made his television debut in 1985 in the seventh episode of the CBS action crime drama, “The Equalizer,” playing one of three drunken, baby-faced goons who try to rape a hitch-hiker (Dana Barron) and end up killing her boyfriend (Tom Isbell) when he tries to fight them off. The episode’s guest cast also included future “Married … With Children” star Ed O’Neill as a doctor. Whitford made his film debut in the 1985 thriller “Doorman,” playing a doorman targeted by a killer who has already killed two New York City doormen. Whitford’s other film credits in the 1980s and 1990s included “Adventures in Babysitting” “Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise,” “Presumed Innocent,” “Young Guns II,” “Awakenings,” “Scent of a Woman,” “A Perfect World,” “Philadelphia,” “The Client,” ” Billy Madison” and “Bicentennial Man.” He also had a major role in the 2011 horror comedy “Cabin in the Woods.” His television appearances during this time included “NYPD Blue,” “Ellen,” “The X-Files,” “Touched by an Angel” and “ER.” Whitford earned his second Emmy nomination in 2016 for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for “Transparent” and third in 2019 for outstanding guest actor in a drama series for “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Whitford made his Broadway debut in 1990 in “A Few Good Men,” written by future “West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin. He is set to star as Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep, played in the film version by Jack Nicholson, in the first Broadway revival of “A Few Good Men,” set to open Oct. 29.

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Jennifer Lawrence is heading into science fiction for Zach Cregger’s next original movie. The Oscar winner will lead The Flood, a new thriller from the filmmaker behind Barbarian, Weapons and this year’s Resident Evil. Cregger wrote the screenplay from his own original idea and will direct and produce the film for New Line Cinema. Amblin Entertainment is producing alongside Roy Lee and Miri Yoon of Vertigo Entertainment, and Warner Bros. has scheduled a theatrical release for August 11, 2028. The studio has not released a synopsis or identified Lawrence’s character. Cregger has previously described The Flood as science fiction rather than a conventional horror movie, saying it has disturbing material and horror scenes but is ultimately more cerebral and structurally ambitious than a straightforward scare vehicle. “Jennifer is one of a kind, and I’m beyond excited to see her in this role,” Cregger said in the casting announcement, according to TheWrap. Lawrence Is the First Star Announced for Cregger’s New Film Lawrence is the first major cast member publicly attached to The Flood, putting her at the center of a project that Warner Bros. film chiefs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy described as Cregger’s “bold and wholly original vision.” The executives said they were eager to work with Cregger, Vertigo and Amblin again following their experience on Weapons. Entertainment Weekly independently confirmed Lawrence’s casting and the August 2028 release date. The outlet also reported that Steven Spielberg’s Amblin is producing with Lee and Yoon, while Amblin’s official site lists The Flood among its feature projects. Cregger Came Up With the Idea While Trying to Work With Spielberg Cregger has revealed more about how The Flood came together than about what actually happens in it. He told Deadline that the concept emerged during a brief window in which he was eager to create something he could make with Spielberg and gave himself roughly five days to find the right idea. According to Entertainment Weekly’s account of that interview, inspiration arrived while Cregger was watching another science-fiction movie with his wife and began thinking about what could make an abandoned-spacecraft scenario stranger and more frightening. He said the full movie suddenly seemed to appear in his mind, giving him the idea he had been searching for. Cregger has since described the finished concept in broader creative terms rather than revealing its mechanics. In interviews surrounding Resident Evil, he called The Flood “very cerebral” and “more sophisticated,” while telling TheWrap that it has his most bizarre narrative structure yet and is “a bit more of an adult movie” despite containing horror sequences. ‘The Flood’ Left Netflix After a Fight Over a Theatrical Release The film’s path to New Line began before Lawrence joined the cast. TheWrap reported in November 2025 that Cregger had written the project through Amblin’s relationship with Netflix but that development stalled because he wanted a firm theatrical commitment that the streamer had not provided. The project subsequently went into turnaround, and New Line picked it up earlier this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. By April, Warner Bros. had already placed The Flood on its theatrical calendar for August 2028, and the current casting report says principal photography is due to begin in Europe during the opening months of 2027. That move also reunites Cregger with the studio behind Weapons. Lawrence Already Has Two Other Major Movies on Her Schedule View this post on Instagram A post shared by Leonardo DiCaprio (@leonardodicaprio) The Flood joins a busy stretch for Lawrence after Die My Love. She is also starring opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s What Happens at Night, which began production in the Czech Republic earlier this year with Apple Original Films. TheWrap reported that Lawrence and DiCaprio play a married American couple traveling to a snowy European town to adopt a baby. She is also returning as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which opens November 20, 2026.

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