The daily gossip: December 20, 2019

1. Harry Styles is apparently hiding somewhere in the new Star Wars movie

If you're seeing Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker this weekend, keep an eye out for a stormtrooper with piercing green eyes and an unusually shaggy head of hair. Star Mark Hamill has dropped a series of social media clues that indicate the singer has a secret cameo as a stormtrooper. No word, sadly, on the rest of the One Direction gang — but if a gang of stormtroopers starts singing about what makes Chewbacca beautiful, you've probably spotted them.

CNN

2. James Cameron says it's a "certainty" that Avatar 2 will be the highest-grossing movie ever

Earlier this year, Avatar's decade-long reign as the highest-grossing movie in history came to an end with the release of Avengers: Endgame. But don't feel too bad for director James Cameron: According to the man himself, it's a "certainty" that his upcoming Avatar 2 will reclaim the box-office crown. "They beat us by one quarter of a percent," said Cameron, adding that Avengers edging out Avatar amounted to a "rounding error," because that's the kind of thing you can say about tens of millions of dollars when you're a Hollywood director.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up

USA Today

3. There's a fourth Jackass movie on the way

You can always count on America's inexhaustible appetite for dudes getting hit in the groin, which is why it's so shocking that the Jackass franchise has lain dormant for nearly a decade since 2010's Jackass 3D arrived in theaters. Never fear, pranksters: A new Jackass is bound for theaters, with co-creator Johnny Knoxville likely to return. Unfortunately, the new Jackass won't be in theaters until 2021, because coming up with good new fart jokes takes time and care.

Entertainment Weekly

4. Rob Lowe is "obsessed" with pouring 7 Up into his Christmas tree

We're not quite sure what to do with this advice, so here it is: Rob Lowe says if you're only using water to keep your Christmas tree fresh, you're doing it wrong. Instead, the actor recommends using a concoction of half water, half 7 Up, which he swears will keep your Christmas tree alive longer. "I am obsessed with this. This is all I care about during the holidays," says Lowe — so let's hope he didn't draw your name for Secret Santa.

People

5. Green Eggs & Ham will be back for a second season on Netflix

Ever since season one of the TV adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic Green Eggs & Ham arrived on Netflix, binge-watchers have been clamoring for an answer to one instantly iconic cliffhanger: Does he like green eggs and ham? Does he like them, Sam-I-Am? With no news of a season two, viewers fretted they'd never get an answer — but now that the show has officially been picked up for a second season, fans can breathe a sigh of relief (and start hoping that Netflix green-lights One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish for a whole Seuss Cinematic Universe).

Deadline