Jennifer Aniston has a special delivery on the way.
EW can exclusively reveal that the actress is on board to play amother in Storks, Warner Bros. upcoming animated comedy about a workaholic bird and a spirited teenage girl who team up to transport a newborn baby to its rightful home.
Aniston joins an ensemble cast including Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Ty Burrell, and Katie Crown.
PHOTOS: Meet the cast and characters of Storks
Co-directed by Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Doug Sweetland (a veteran animator whose credits include Toy Story and Cars), Storks is set in a world where the titular avians long ago switched from delivering babies to delivering packages for an Amazon-like internet retailer called Cornerstore.
Stoller, who also wrote the script, told EW the film is in part a love letter to parenthood, one that was inspired by his own experiences as a father of two girls.
Its about the kind of blessing that kids are, which I didnt really understand when we had our first child because it was so easy, Stoller said. And then the second one was so hard to have that, like, literally every single thing she does is amazing to me. So thats kind of [the inspiration]. I mean, there arent scenes in fertility clinics, but the germ of the idea came from that.
While Stoller is perhaps best known for his work on adult comedies he wrote s*x Tape and directed both Neighbors movies Storks represented a different sort of challenge. The goal was to deliver a family film with a sophisticated emotional center thats also hard funny, he said. Something that parents will find as fun as their kids.
For more on the movie, check out our gallery of character posters, and come back Thursday for the debut of the first full trailer. Storks opens Sept. 23.
Clinton meets with Sanders after winning DC primary
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser suffered a significant loss of influence on the City Council Tuesday night after two candidates she had backed fell to fresh faces who garnered support from their previous boss city Attorney General Karl Racine.
Trayon White defeated Council member LaRuby May (a member of the so-called Bowser Green Team) for the Ward 8 seat, and Robert White unseated at-large incumbent Vincent Orange (a frequent Bowser supporter) in the D.C. Democratic primary on Tuesday.
Both Trayon White and Robert White (no relation) are former Racine staffers, giving the attorney general two solid allies on the D.C. Council and more voting influence than Miss Bowser, whose only reliable legislative support will come from Council member Brandon Todd, who barely beat back a challenge by Leon Andrews in Ward 4.
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Though both Democrats, Miss Bowser and Mr. Racine have not seen eye-to-eye on all issues. The mayor has sought to curtail the attorney generals authority in approving city development deals, and he fueled criticism of her super PAC, which was forced to disband. They have disagreed over the legality of the citys budget autonomy law and a provision in the mayors anti-crime proposal to allow warrantless searches of the homes of violent offenders who have been released from prison.
The shift of influence in the D.C. Council could affect the efficacy of the mayors and attorney generals offices, as well as the relationship between the two city leaders.
Robert Whites performance was the most surprising, since pundits surmised that challenger David Garber would split the anti-Orange vote and allow the longtime incumbent to eke out a victory. Mr. White won about 1,200 more votes than Mr. Orange, and a close look at the ward-by-ward tallies in the at-large contest reveals a divide in the city.
SEE ALSO: Former Mayor Vincent Gray wins primary fight for old D.C. Council seat
As expected, Mr. Orange won east of the Anacostia River in Wards 7 and 8, as well as his home jurisdiction Ward 5. But only about 14 percent of registered voters cast ballots in Wards 5 and 7, and about 18 percent in Ward 8.
Mr. White trounced Mr. Orange in Wards 1 and 3 each seeing 22 percent voter participation. Mr. Oranges tallies in those wards totaled about half of those for Mr. White.
Still, Mr. Orange barely edged out the challenger in Mr. Whites home jurisdiction of Ward 4, a Bowser stronghold.
Trayon Whites victory in Ward 8 was less surprising but still a blow to the mayor, who enjoyed a reliable vote from Ms. May on the council.
The Ward 8 primary was a rematch and vindication for Mr. White, who lost to Ms. May by 79 votes in the special election to fill the seat left vacant by Marion Barry when he died in 2014. This time, Mr. White defeated Ms. May by 51 percent to 42 percent, a gap of more than 700 votes.
Backed by Miss Bowser and her funding network, Ms. May outspent Mr. White by $106,000 during the campaign. But Mr. White overcame the financing deficit by applying retail politics: He frequently stopped to shake hands, hug and talk to passers-by about crime and jobs in Ward 8. By comparison, Ms. May, who did not attend a high-profile straw poll in the ward, was viewed as being more standoffish among some constituents.
A third Bowser-supported incumbent Yvette Alexander lost her Ward 7 council seat to former Mayor Vincent C. Gray, who returned to political life after having lost his 2014 reelection bid to Miss Bowser amid a yearslong federal probe of his 2010 campaign finances. Prosecutors decided not to charge him in the slush fund investigation, allowing his comeback Tuesday.
Speaking Wednesday on WAMU Radios Kojo Nnamdi show, Mr. Gray called the primary results a referendum on Miss Bowser. He noted the now-defunct FreshPac, the independent super PAC that had backed her and was run by some of her allies; the widespread criticism of a lack of public involvement in her homeless shelter proposal; and the $55 million cost for snow removal this year.
A longtime Bowser critic, Mr. Gray offered support for Trayon White in Ward 8, going so far as to record a robocall for the upstart candidate on Primary Election Day.
Ive known Trayon for a number of years. He knows what Ward 8 residents need and will work hard on your behalf, Mr. Gray said in the robocall, adding that Mr. White is an independent thinker and a man of integrity.
Mr. Gray also backed Robert White in his at-large contest with Mr. Orange, though not as explicitly as he did Trayon White.
Its not known if Mr. Gray and Mr. Racine are willing to work together, but they should have no problems in maintaining contact with each other: The attorney generals communications director, Robert Marus, once served as deputy communications director for Mr. Gray when he was mayor.
Chuck Thies, spokesman for the Gray camp, said Mr. Gray has had a friendly relationship with Mr. Racine and met with the attorney general several times before and after the former mayor announced his intention to run for his old Ward 7 seat on the council. Mr. Thies said the meetings were related to legal issues facing the District, not about the campaign.
During Mr. Grays victory party at Antioch Baptist Church in Northeast, the former mayor enjoyed the company of several current council members. Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh and at-large Council member David Grasso, as well as Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, came around to congratulate the primary victor.
Ms. Cheh said she hopes the new makeup of the council will lead to more agreement among members but also more voices independent of Miss Bowsers influence.
Mr. Grosso agreed, saying he hopes the incoming members vote on the issues rather than in factions.
I hope well be a more deliberative body with more independent thinking, said Mr. Grosso, who is running unopposed for his seat in November. Independent of the mayor, but also more thoughtful and engaged on the issues for the right reasons.
Ms. Cheh was careful to say she wasnt speaking out against Miss Bowser, but rather in favor of unique perspectives on the council.
It could be what the mayor is in favor of, but it really means you give an independent judgement, she said.
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Jennifer Aniston Sparks New Pregnancy Rumors in PDA Bikini Pics with Husband Justin Theroux
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Can I live?!?! Kim Kardashian West once asked in a tweet. When it comes to Jennifer Aniston being photographed wearing bikinis, much like Kim in that particular moment, no, Aniston most certainly cannot live. She cant eat. She cant sit. She cant do anything besides have washboard-flat abs. If, heaven forbid, she has even the tiniest hint of a stomach, our nations pre-eminent sad, childless woman is immediately declared as pregnant by the media.
In fact, Anistons alleged pregnancy is a top-trending topic on Facebook right now. Some outlets are hedging, with headlines that say sparks new pregnancy rumors. They have to put new in there, because by our estimates, Jennifer Aniston has been reported as pregnant for the past 20 years of her life. She can live, but only if shes gestating a fetus. Its the only way the tabloids believe our minds can be at restknowing that finally, at long last, Aniston will get the child she has spoken candidly about wanting.
InTouch is taking a more direct approach. The tabloid says they have confirmation from a source that Aniston is definitely expecting her first child with husband Justin Theroux. The cover of the latest issue features the supposed baby-bump-baring bikini photos, which again, might just be the result of a large meal or a camera angle or any number of things. Aniston and Theroux are clearly trying to enjoy a private vacation, and instead there they are, proud new parents on the cover of a magazine.
But guess what? Those large meal rumors are the real story here. Anistons rep has confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that she isnt with child. She is not pregnant. Shame on InTouch for making up the whole story, but this is not the first time they have done so. What you see is her having just enjoyed a delicious big lunch and her feeling safe on private property.
Let Jennifer Aniston eat lunch and go to the beach, everyone. Let her live.
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OnePlus 3 - Is it worth buying the Hype? [MUST WATCH BEFORE BUYING]
OnePlus has had an interesting history to say the least. Yesterday the company launched itsfourthsmartphone, the OnePlus 3, and its actually really impressive. It packs powerfulspecs, great hardware, and an incredibly low price tag. The company still has some seriouswork to do, however.
First things first, lets talk the OnePlus 3sspecs. Youll have a 5.5-inch Optic AMOLED 1080p display (which is really just SuperAMOLED), a Snapdragon 820 processor, a whopping 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. It also has an all-metal design and a custom build of Android Marshmallow out of the box, all for $399. Sounds good right? Of course it does!
At first glance the OnePlus 3 looks like an amazing device, but awesome specs with a low price doesnt make it the perfect phone. Theres a lot more behind the scenes that OnePlus will need to worry about.
One thing that the company will need to handle is demand, something we honestly dont know if they can do. Every smartphone launch theyve had to date has launched with an invite system. Doing this reduced the amount of phones the company had to ship at any given time. Rather than getting 100,000 orders in a day that need to be shipped out ASAP, the invite system keptthings at a much more manageable level.
OnePlus says theyve made some major expansions to their support staff in order to cope with extra demand and assist customers. They also said that theyve learned a lot in managing inventory and they feel theyll be able to handle the demand. A day into sales the phone isnt out of stock yet, so things seem to be fine so far.
Another arguably more important obstacle theyll need to worry about is software updates. Looking back at previous devices, OnePlus has never been quick on updating to new Android versions, despite their near stock software build. The best example of this is the OnePlus 2. It launched with Android Lollipop, which was released in late 2014.
The OnePlus 2 was released on July 28th, 2015. Later that year in early December, Google released Android Marshmallow for Nexus devices and slowly but surely OEMs began updating their devices. While OEMs like LG, HTC, and even Samsung kicked off their rollouts for the new OS within a couple of months, OnePlus took over 6 months to push an official OTA back on June 5th. Even worse, OnePlusaffordable OnePlus X hasnt seen any big updates at all, and the company hasnt even mentioned that theyll be working on one. Update: As noted by a readeron this post, OnePlus has noted that they are working on an update for the OnePlus X.
To make the OnePlus 3 a phone that can really be considered a great buy, OnePlus needs to support the phone. On their Reddit AMA yesterday the company did confirm that they will be supporting the device both in terms of security updates and regular software updates, however they didnt make any promises regarding speed except that they are working hard to deliver updates as fast as possible.
At the end of the day, OnePlus has done a great job with the OnePlus 3 and learned a lot from their past smartphones, but to stick the landing they need to handle demand for the phone and support its software for a while to come. As OnePlus is known for, the OnePlus 3 packs some beastly specs for just $399, but as weve also seen with OnePlus, that doesnt always make a great phone. At least the OnePlus 3 has NFC.
Did you pick up the OnePlus 3? Are you planning to do so? Drop a comment below and let us know your thoughts!
ESPN First Take - What Do You Expect From Kevin Love In Game 6?
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has struggled mightily thus far in the NBA Finals, and LeBron James stressed the importance of him getting out of his funk Wednesday.
According to Rick Noland of theElyria Chronicle-Telegram, King James acknowledged that the three-time All-Star has been nowhere near his best:"We definitely need Kev to play better. ...We definitely need him. He"s too big of a piece to our puzzle."
The Undefeated also provided a video of LeBron"s comments:
Love is averaging just 8.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game against the Golden State Warriors in the Finals, and he is shooting a mere 37.1 percent from the field.
He missed Game 3 due to a head injury and has just 13 points in two contests since returning.
Despite playing nearly 33 minutes in Cleveland"s Game 5 win Monday, he made just one of five attempts from the field and scored two points, while LeBron and Kyrie Irving poured in 41 apiece.
Per Noland, Love suggested he ceded control on the offensive end to James and Irving on Monday due to how well they were playing: "It just felt like it was one of those nights where you just kind of roll out the ball for them and get out of the way."
Love was a big reason why the Cavs rolled through the first three rounds of the playoffs with a 12-2 record. He averaged 18.8 points per game against the Detroit Pistons, 19 against the Atlanta Hawks and 15.2 against the Toronto Raptors, but he has been nowhere near that level in the Finals.
Cleveland is one win away from forcing a decisive Game 7 after initially falling behind 2-0 in the series, and a locked-in Love could go a long way toward making that happen.
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