RJ Mitte's final film is finished ... but he sadly didn't get to see the final cut before he died, TMZ has learned.
Producer Josh Webber tells TMZ … RJ watched an earlier rough cut of his film, "Cassi," but it's heartbreaking that RJ never got the chance to see the finished product.
RJ Mitte was set to star in an upcoming movie, "Forgotten Outlaw," but now it's officially on pause following his death ... and the director tells TMZ he's determined to move forward with the project to honor the late actor's wishes.
Writer, director and producer Nik Tizekker tells TMZ ... the project was in pre-production when plans came to a halt following RJ's death Monday ... leaving the filmmaker with the difficult task of eventually finding a new leading man.
Tizekker says RJ was an ideal fit for the role, both because he had the right mindset to portray the character and because of his physical resemblance to the person he was set to play.
American actor Peter Riegert was in his mid 40s when he was cast to play Lt. Mitch Kellaway -- the police lieutenant pursuing Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask -- in the 1994 comedy/action film "The Mask."
Kelly Clarkson says she had her very own "Pretty Woman" moment while shopping in New York City ... claiming a store employee treated her like she couldn't afford the merchandise, and she wasn't having it!
The singer took to X Saturday to blast Art of Play, a Brooklyn shop specializing in puzzles, games and toys, after she says an employee apparently made some assumptions about the size of her wallet.
Kelly says she went out of her way to visit the store because she thought it looked cool and had several items she wanted to buy ... but her shopping trip quickly took a turn.
Holly Madison is throwing her support behind Jessica Biel's involvement in the upcoming Playboy movie amid controversy ... telling TMZ she couldn't be more excited for the filmmaker to bring the story to life.
Holly tells TMZ ... Lorraine Nicholson, an acquaintance of hers, is "a wonderful writer" ... and she's thrilled to see her take on the project.
The former 'Girls Next Door' star says she believes in keeping an open mind when it comes to other people sharing their experiences ... just as so many people have done when listening to her own stories about life inside the Playboy Mansion.
Danny Trejo is making it clear he does NOT back ICE after getting backlash over appearing in Ben Shapiro's controversial movie about immigration enforcement ... and he's only doing his job as a storyteller.
Danny tells TMZ ... "I am a proud Mexican who has always been and will always be a supporter of my community. I am also obviously pro immigrant. I am not pro ice."
In his first remarks about the film, "Pawn Shop," Trejo adds ... "I know where I come from and I know our struggles."
The movie -- produced by Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire -- follows a federal agent who takes shelter inside a Minneapolis pawn shop amid unrest over immigration enforcement. Shapiro has said the film is pro ICE, which has some of Trejo's fans wondering why he'd take the role.
Adam Sandler's used to busting balls with his comedy ... but now it's getting literal ... because the funny man found himself getting an eyeful of a dude's junk on the set of a new movie ... and we've got the photos!!!
The actor rolled up to a nudist beach in Sardinia, Italy on Tuesday, surrounded by nude extras while they filmed a scene for "Grown Ups 3."
Crystal Hefner is begging Jessica Biel to think twice before playing Hugh Hefner's wife in an upcoming movie ... warning her not to romanticize the Playboy founder or his world.
Here's the deal ... Variety reported earlier this week that Jessica is joining the cast of "Playmates" ... a movie set around the Playboy brand.
The film is not a Hugh Hefner biopic, and Hugh is not the main character. However, Bill Pullman is playing Hefner, while Jessica has been cast as a fictional version of his wife.
Joe Manganiello says he had an extra accessory when he was getting fitted for his Deathstroke costume ... the ostomy bag from his near-fatal health battle.
Joe mentioned the ostomy bag while recalling the stressful fitting for the since-shelved Batman movie Ben Affleck offered him a role in.
In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir, "Bloodlines," obtained by The Hollywood Reporter ... Joe says he stopped eating the afternoon before to make sure the bag was empty.
Joe wrote ... "I had to be absolutely sure nothing would come out in the bag while I wore the suit because under that degree of compression it would probably explode."
American actor Jason Beghe was in his early 30s when he played the state trooper -- who pulls over besties Thelma & Louise on their journey to Mexico, only to be threatened and locked in the trunk of his own squad car -- in the 1991 adventure/crime film "Thelma & Louise."
Actress Mary Louise Weller -- best known for her role as Mandy Pepperidge in the 1978 classic comedy film, "Animal House," is dead.
Mary died Thursday, one day before her birthday, after battling a brief illness ... her longtime boyfriend, Michael Roy Curtis, toldThe Hollywood Reporter.
The official cause of death is unclear.
Mary became famous for playing Pepperidge -- a stunningly beautiful, snobby college cheerleader -- opposite John Belushi, who played the infamous Bluto of Delta House -- a troubled fraternity at Faber College.
Josh Hartnett says a terrible bout of food poisoning made it almost impossible for him to walk ... and it struck at the most inopportune time, because he was filming "Verity."
During a press tour for the new movie, Josh's costar Anne Hathaway recalled his crappy health issue as "so much worse" than projectile vomiting.
Josh says he couldn't walk for 10 days because his muscles were so cramped from all the vomiting and dehydration ... which made filming the flick all the more difficult.
A new movie being produced by Ben Shapiro's The Daily Wire appears to be recreating the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good... and TMZ has obtained video from the set as protesters sound off nearby.
The footage, shot during filming in Livingston, Montana, shows the production working through the tense sequence.
Production sources tell TMZ ... Renee's name is never mentioned in the script ... but the scene closely mirrors her January death in Minneapolis, when she was shot 4 times in her SUV by federal immigration agents.
American actress Bianca Lawson was 21 when she shot to stardom playing Nikki -- the bossy high school girl -- in the 2001 romantic dance film "Save The Last Dance."
