Bella Thorne revealed she’s been tapped to write, direct and star in “Spring Breakers 2,” sharing the offer came after producers saw a cut of her upcoming feature directorial debut.

“The producers watched ‘Color Your Hurt,’ which is the movie that I just wrapped, an early cut of it. And they asked me to write something to see if they would like it,” Thorne shared with Alex Cooper on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “And they loved it. And now I’m writing and directing ‘Spring Breakers 2.’ Spring Break forever, bitch, let’s go!”

She added: “We’re working with the original team—is back. So, we’re really excited about that. I don’t want to get in trouble. But what I can say is, it is so litty, litty McTitties. I mean, from start to finish, it’s lit as f–k.”

2013’s “Spring Breakers” is a tale of spring break plans gone awry that stars Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and James Franco. Directed by Harmony Korine and released by A24, the film grossed $31.7 million on a budget of $5 million.

When pressed if any of the cast from the original film would return for her sequel, she said: “We are having fun. If you wanted to go to the theater and have fun, you’re going to have fun with this movie. That’s for sure. Yeah, it’s balls to the wall. That’s what everyone says when they read the script, balls to the wall.”

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In his review of “Spring Breakers,” TheWrap’s Alonso Dulralde wrote, “I found myself thinking a lot about MTV in ‘Spring Breakers,’ Harmony Korine’s laceration of American youth and its annual rites. The cable network probably went further than anyone to corporatize the age-old trek to the Florida coastline, and as presented by Korine, this bacchanal has become codified, conformist and utterly repetitive. Are we having fun yet?”

Dwayne Johnson is speaking out on Disney‘s live-action Moana not exactly being a hit with critics.

Johnson, who voiced Maui in the original 2016 animated film Moana and its 2024 follow-up, recently spoke to People magazine about how the movie’s early reviews started positively before the reception shifted.

“Our first two reviews came out. I’ll never forget it… They were amazing. I was like, wow,” the actor recalled, before adding that then “it went another way — as sometimes happens. That’s just the way it goes because we’re in this business.”

The Hollywood Reporter’s chief film critic, David Rooney, did, however, give the film a favorable review, calling it “one of Disney’s better live-action remakes.” He added, “The new Moana is a captivating family entertainment that deserves to find an audience.”

The live-action Moana, released in theaters last month, earned a 31 percent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, while its audience score was significantly higher at 88 percent.

The Smashing Machine star added that he and his wife, Lauren Hashian, had many conversations about the response. “The challenge was, OK, let’s remember, though, what’s going to be beyond this opening weekend. Let’s remember what’s happening right now and the noise that’s happening right now,” he said.

“If you love it, great. If you don’t, no problem,” the Jumanji actor said. But what meant the most to him was that “the culture really stood up,” as Johnson is of Samoan heritage.

“Because of me and our kids who can now look at the big screen and go, ‘That’s us for the first time on a big screen. That’s us up there. How cool is that?’,” he said.

Catherine Laga’aia starred in the title role, taking over from Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced the character in the animated films. Johnson reprised his role as Maui in the live-action adaptation.

The film, though, didn’t make waves at the box office, grossing $264 million worldwide against a reported $250 million production budget. 

Warning: This story contains details of self-harm and suicide.

Robert Carradine’s family sued the regents of the University of California for wrongful death and elder abuse and neglect Friday, alleging that failures at UCLA’s facility contributed to the actor’s death.

“Robert walked into UCLA’s locked psychiatric unit ‘feeling relieved to be hospitalized’ and hoped that ‘additional inpatient treatment would’ reduce his anxiety,” the filing, which was obtained and viewed by TheWrap, stated. “He was happy to be in a ‘locked, structured environment’ where he could rest – one that felt ‘containing and helpful.’”

The document continued: “But Robert’s hopes for successful treatment didn’t match the reality he had stepped into. Instead of walking into a safe environment, he walked into a locked facility that broke a cardinal rule for a hospitalized psychiatric patient with active suicidal thoughts and a history of suicide attempts.”

Specifically, Carradine’s family alleged that “UCLA let him walk into a locked psychiatric unit with a belt,” which can be used to “cause self-harm or hanging.”

The suit argued that it is “standard” for psychiatric hospitals to remove belts, as well as shoelaces and drawstrings, with UCLA’s own policy listing “belts and belt buckles” as contraband.

“The belongings form that UCLA generated from Robert’s admission shows the facility failed to confiscate his belt,” the document claimed. “UCLA also left a rolling bedside table in his room, which was not a standard piece of furniture in the locked psych unit.”

Per the filing, Carradine died by suicide 19 hours later.

“None of this happened because UCLA lacked the knowledge, the policies or the means,” the document added. “It happened because UCLA took shortcuts with two safeguards that were meant to protect Robert’s life.”

Carradine’s family also alleged that the hospital failed to check in on the actor “every 15 minutes,” claiming “no one watched him or checked on him for long periods of time.”

“Robert never regained consciousness,” the filing stated. “He suffered an anoxic brain injury and spent the next five weeks in the intensive care unit. He never recovered and died on February 23, 2026.”

The lawsuit also alleged that UCLA “did not investigate reality,” instead it preserved “a version of events in the records that the surveillance video contradicted.”

Carradine’s loved ones are seeking general damages, special and economic damages, as well as wrongful damages from the defendants.

Representatives for the regents of the University of California did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.

This update comes nearly six months after word of Carradine’s death, which was confirmed by the “Revenge of the Nerds” star’s family.

“It is with profound sadness that we must share that our beloved father, grandfather, uncle and brother Robert Carradine has passed away,” the family wrote in a statement to media in February. “In a world that can feel so dark, Bobby was always a beacon on light to everyone around him. We are bereft at the loss of this beautiful soul and want to acknowledge Bobby’s valiant struggle against his nearly two-decade battle with Bipolar Disorder.”

They continued: “We hope his journey can shine a light and encourage addressing the stigma that attaches to mental illness. At this time we ask for the privacy to grieve this unfathomable loss. With gratitude for your understanding and compassion.”

He was born Robert Reed Carradine on March 24, 1954 in Los Angeles, Calif. to actress Sonia Sorel and actor John Carradine, a member of the storied Carradine acting family, which also includes his brothers, actors David Carradine, Keith Carradine and Disney Imagineer Christopher Carradine.

Carradine followed in his famous family’s footsteps, becoming best known for his work in the aforementioned “Revenge of the Nerds” films, “The Long Riders” and Disney Channel’s “Lizzie McGuire.”

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