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Anna Kendrick doesn't seem too enthusiastic about her costar Blake Lively ... 'cause while Blake said working with Anna was "the best," Anna's response came off much more lukewarm.

The two stars pulled up to the popular film and music festival South by Southwest Friday to promote their new movie "Another Simple Favor" -- the sequel to the hit 2018 flick "A Simple Favor."

Fans and reporters lined the street to get selfies and autographs ... and, while Blake had nothing but compliments for her costar, Anna didn't have the same for Blake.

Gene Hackman died a full week after his wife Betsy Arakawa died and lived in the house as her body lay in the bathroom ... this according to New Mexico officials.

New Mexico officials concluded Betsy likely died February 11, and the cause of death was Hantavirus ... a serious and rare disease which can be fatal.

Gene died February 18. An autopsy revealed the 95-year-old had a history of cardiovascular disease, along with advanced Alzheimer's. He had a history of heart attacks and high blood pressure. Although the medical investigators did not use the words "heart attack," it seemed they were going in that direction, although the medical investigator said she could not squarely say that was the cause. They did say heart disease was the cause of death, and Alzheimer's was a significant contributing factor.

The Sheriff says it appears Betsy's body was in the house for a week while Gene lived in the same house until his death a week later. Investigators made it clear ... Gene was in poor health and the Alzheimer's may have created confusion, which could explain why he never called authorities.

The 2025 South by Southwest film festival, AKA SXSW, kicks off this weekend in Austin, Texas ... and we have your first look at the star-studded weekend ahead!

The Shutterstock Portrait Studio was filled to the brim Friday with stars such as Kevin Bacon, Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Lili Reinhart, and Kate Mara, who were all in the building to promote their upcoming projects.

Of course, like many folks, we are eagerly anticipating the premiere of "Another Simple Favor," starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, which will be shown tonight at the festival.

Movie actor Grant Holmquist was only 6 months old when he played Tyler aka Carlos -- the adorable baby found by a group of bachelors -- in the 2009 Las Vegas party movie "The Hangover."

Grant was looked after by a bunch of degenerates, played by Bradley Cooper as the sexy school teacher, Phil, Zach Galifianakis as the immature yet highly intelligent Blackjack player, Alan and Ed Helms as the wimpy member of the Wolfpack, Stu.

Fun fact: Grant was used in more than half of the baby Tyler scenes, with his twin sister and eight other babies playing the remainder.

"We're the three best friends that anyone could have!"

3/6 -- 10:56 AM PT -- Quinton Aaron tells TMZ Sports he was released from the hospital on Wednesday and is now back home resting.

Quinton Aaron -- the actor who played Michael Oher in "The Blind Side" -- has been hospitalized, TMZ Sports has learned, after he woke up last week with a bad illness.

The 40-year-old tells us ... he was rushed to a Southern California medical facility on Feb. 27 -- after coming down with a fever and a blood-soaked cough.

Aaron says doctors administered a bunch of tests ... and the early indications are he's dealing with Type A flu as well as pneumonia.

"Spider-Man: Far From Home" star Jacob Batalon just swung in and stole the spotlight from his costars Tom Holland and Zendaya -- 'cause he’s officially engaged to his longtime GF, Veronica Leahov!

The proposal went down in the heart of NYC and was fully documented in a series of IG Stories on both their pages Wednesday, with Jacob captioning his pics "The beginning of the rest of our lives together ❤️‍🔥♾️🔐👸🏼👩🏼‍❤️‍👨🏽🤞🏽🌎."

Jacob got down on one knee as Veronica stood with her hand over her mouth in complete surprise -- NYC’s stunning skyline serving as the perfect backdrop.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and a bevy of other A-listers pulled up to the Lakers game Tuesday night and were treated to history ... as LeBron James became the first-ever NBA player to score 50,000 points right before their eyes!!

The milestone was reached in the first quarter of the Lakers' 136-115 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at Crypto.com Arena ... when James hit a 3-pointer off a pass from Luka Doncic.

DiCaprio, Maguire, Orlando Bloom and Floyd Mayweather were all just feet away from the shot ... glued to the action in their courtside seats.

Former child actress Toni Ann Gisondi was just 6 years old when she was cast to play Molly -- the youngest foster child and Annie's energetic best friend -- in the 1982 film version of the musical "Annie."

Joining Toni included Aileen Quinn as the friendly, caring and optimistic foster child who's making the best of her life Annie, Carol Burnett as the drunk and lazy orphanage caretaker who hates children, Miss Agatha Hannigan, and Tim Curry who chases Annie after she escapes, Daniel Francis aka "Rooster."

"It's the hard-knock life for us!"

Actor Chris Hemsworth was soaking up the last days of summer Down Under last week ... out surfing near his hometown of Byron Bay, Australia.

The Aussie clearly knows his way around the water, ripping waves on his shortboard, catching a few 4-footers on his twin-fin. Check out the vid ... He looked great laying rail on his cutbacks, even catching a little tube time.

Afterward, the Hollywood hunk shed his wetsuit top, looking shredded after he finished shredding, trotting up the sand in his little star-covered trunks.

Chelsea Handler and Ralph Fiennes are spending time together and having some fun ... giving things a trial run before possibly making their relationship official.

The comedian and the "Conclave" star sparked romance rumors this weekend after being photographed leaving the Vanity Fair Oscar Party together ... and now we know a little something about their status.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Chelsea and Ralph are testing the waters and keeping things casual for now, they're not exclusive or officially dating just having fun.

Kevin DiCicco, the man who owned Buddy -- star of the popular "Air Bud" movies -- and helped create the film series, is being treated by medical professionals as he battles a severe bout of pneumonia that landed him in the hospital ... TMZ has learned.

Kevin tells TMZ ... he contracted severe pneumonia two weeks ago and has been hospitalized in San Diego. He tells us the pneumonia is bad and he's currently being treated with an arsenal of antibiotics.

Kevin -- who found future dog-actor Buddy near his Yosemite cabin and took him in back in the day -- tells us amid his hospitalization for pneumonia ... he's still battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which he believes he got from his use of medical marijuana.

Nicolas Cage's ex, Christina Fulton, is devastated -- saying being forced to take legal action after her son Weston's alleged attack on her has left her completely heartbroken as a mother.

We spoke to Christina before she entered the courthouse Monday, and her pain was palpable -- saying she’s been left to fight this legal battle alone, abandoned by the LAPD, who she claims left her bleeding on the ground after the attack last April.

Christina also told us Nicolas has completely cut her off -- blocking her and making the deep divide between them painfully clear.

Tony Todd's family is fuming at the Academy Awards ... and it's all because the late actor's name wasn't included in an annual segment honoring those who died.

The "Candyman" star's widow, Fatima, tells TMZ ... she's angry the Oscars snubbed Tony from the In Memoriam tribute.

Tony's widow believes there's a racial element at play here too ... telling us she feels like people of color and women are often ignored as much as possible when it comes time for the Academy to honor the dead.

Michelle Trachtenberg was on the verge of closing a deal for a screenplay she had been shopping for years before her death, TMZ has learned.

Director and producer Casey Tebo tells TMZ the late actress wrote one of the best screenplays he's ever read -- "Toy Monster," based on the book of the same name -- and they had been close to landing studio support in the weeks before she died.

The biopic-drama follows the controversial life of Jack Ryan -- who left a job designing missiles for the Pentagon during the Cold War to become chief engineer for Mattel during the creation of the Barbie doll, Chatty Cathy and Hot Wheels. Apparently Ryan had a naughty side -- living a life of excess as he was making some of the most significant toys of the century.

Shannen Doherty’s death last year was a devastating loss to the industry ... so it came as an even bigger shock that she wasn’t honored in the Oscars 'In Memoriam' segment, her loved ones tell us.

A longtime rep for Shannen tells TMZ it was really disappointing not to see her included in the tribute Sunday night, especially since she had been a part of the Hollywood community for over 45 years.

Fans were shocked by the snub too, calling out the Academy for ignoring her death -- some called it "disrespectful," while others said even if she wasn’t honored, Shannen would always be in their hearts.

Paloma Diamond* -- the super famous Hollywood actress -- suffered another disappointing loss at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, marking her 20th Oscar nomination gone up in flames.

TMZ caught up with the sad-eyed Paloma outside NYC's iconic Dakota apartment building, where John Lennon was fatally shot in 1980 (yikes!), to grill the film sensation on what went wrong for the umpteenth time at the Oscars.

Well, at first, Paloma tried to stay mum on the ugly sitch, but we pressed her until she finally spilled her guts ... telling us the Academy needs to "look into itself," when it comes to voting. And, she gave the Academy even more hell, but you'll have to watch the clip to catch it all.