Forget that mythical "Friends" reunion that's never going to happen — "Friends! The Musical!" is on track for an off-Broadway run.

The unauthorized parody's song titles should resonate with fans of the long-running NBC sitcom. Courtesy of the musical's co-writers, Bob and Tobly McSmith, the soundtrack includes: "The Only Coffee Shop in New York City," "45 Grove Street — How Can We Afford This Place" and "Hey Ugly Naked Guy Who Lives Across the Street!" Oh, yeah, and "How You Doing, Ladies?"

Tobly McSmith said a "Friends" parody "was the next logical step" in a sequence of almost-homages that has included send-ups of "Full House," "Saved by the Bell" and "Beverly Hills, 90210."

A range of unconventional American players — from Sofia Coppola to the Safdie brothers, Noah Baumbach to Netflix — will populate this year’s Cannes Film Festival competition lineup, which is set to kick off May 17.

Among the more indie elements at this year’s festival are Baumbach and his “The Meyerowitz Stories,” a story of adult siblings starring Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller; Coppola and her “The Beguiled,” based on the same novel as Clint Eastwood’s outre 1971 film; and Benny and Josh Safdie and their caper “Good Time.” All three movies will play in competition.

Ditto Todd Haynes’ “Wonderstruck.” With his time-spanning adaptation of Brian Selznick's children’s book, the “Carol” director will make his return to the Croisette after his 2015 appearance — which was his first in 17 years.

Josh Brolin has joined the cast of "Deadpool 2" as Nathan Summers, also known as Cable, who will next take on Ryan Reynolds' foul-mouthed mercenary.

In the comics, Cable was the son of Scott Summers (Cyclops) and Madelyne Pryor (a clone of Jean Grey). The cybernetically enhanced mutant had various dealings with Deadpool as friend and foe. His powers include telekinesis and telepathy, with technological enhancements giving him the abilities of time travel, superhuman strength and teleportation -- or "bodysliding."

News of Brolin's casting was met with surprise from comic book and film fans, who also know the Oscar-nominated actor as Thanos from Marvel's Cinematic Universe. His character will play a major role in the forthcoming "Avengers: Infinity War" installment.

Looks like the "Bachelor" franchise has something to learn from "Survivor" when it comes to "the most dramatic episode ever" — not that any show would necessarily want to repeat what happened on Wednesday night's "Survivor: Game Changers."

A contestant outed a fellow cast member as transgender, sparking widespread criticism that has rippled well beyond the show's audience.

It was an episode so unusual that the network, contestant Zeke Smith and GLAAD worked for "several months" between when it was taped and when it aired to allow Smith to speak his mind. 

One Direction fans, gird your loins: Harry Styles has unveiled splashy plans for his upcoming solo debut.

The British band's long-haired lothario is releasing his self-titled album on May 12. On Thursday, Styles tweeted accompanying album art that featured him neck-deep in a pool of water as well as the 10-song track list for "Harry Styles."

Not surprisingly, the reveal instantly racked up thousands of retweets and likes.

The blessing of having your first project be something as fantastic as ‘Girls’ is that it gave me room to be selective because I didn’t feel pressure to do other things. The curse is that my standards were really high.

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It turns out there's a mutual love affair between Los Angeles and the film that recently immortalized it on screen.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday that he will declare April 25 "La La Land" Day in honor of the Oscar-winning film. 

Open to the public, the dedication ceremony will take place on the steps of L.A. City Hall and will begin at 8:30 a.m. A jazz band will open the ceremony followed by the mayor's dedication. BANDALOOP aerial dancers will perform a dance medley inspired by the film, and then the jazz band will return to close the show.

Rapper Tyga, these days most famously known for being Kylie Jenner's ex, was detained by Los Angeles police early Wednesday morning under suspicion of possible DUI, according to media reports.

The 27-year-old was driving home from Hollywood's Avenue nightclub at about 2 a.m. when he was pulled over by police, TMZ and E! News report. He was driving a Mercedes G Wagon near 1600 N. Cherokee Ave. when police stopped him for running a stop sign and for having paper license plates, the reports said. 

Tyga voluntarily left his car but was handcuffed and, because of a growing crowd of onlookers, taken to the Hollywood police station to take a sobriety test, according to the reports. Once there, he passed a field sobriety test and was released after about 90 minutes with a traffic ticket for not having a driver's license or insurance, the reports said. 

Jude Law is ready for wizarding school.

Warner Bros. has conjured up the actor to play a young Albus Dumbledore in the next installment of the "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" franchise.

In the film, fan favorite Dumbledore will be shown before he became headmaster at Hogwarts, as he was portrayed in the eight "Harry Potter" films, initially played by Richard Harris before being replaced by Michael Gambon following Harris' death. 

Two-time Oscar nominee Law is no stranger to Warner Bros. franchises, having appeared as Dr. Watson in the studio's two "Sherlock Holmes" films, as well as the upcoming "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."

"As fans ourselves, we are thrilled to have Jude Law joining the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ cast, playing a character so universally adored," Warner Bros. president Toby Emmerich said in a press release. "Jude has been a member of the Warner Bros. family for years and we’re excited to embark on this new adventure with him." 

The film is scheduled to shoot this summer, with returning stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston and Johnny Depp, director David Yates and producer J.K. Rowling. 

The as-yet-untitled "Beasts" film will arrive in theaters Nov. 16, 2018.

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Melania Trump and the Daily Mail have settled two libel lawsuits over an article that suggested the first lady may have once worked as an escort.

The British tabloid's parent company, Mail Media, apologized to Trump and agreed to pay damages over an article titled "Racy photos and troubling questions about his wife’s past that could derail Trump," which was published in August amid her husband's heated run for the White House.

The story, which was later retracted, "questioned the nature of [Mrs. Trump’s] work as a professional model, and republished allegations that she provided services beyond simply modeling,” the publication said in a statement.