35 of the Funniest Tweets from Friday, March 29, 2024
After casting a handful of rising stars, Jason Reitman’s SNL flick is adding an Oscar-nominated living legend to its ensemble cast. Deadline broke the news that Poor Things actor Willem Dafoe is set to join the Sony Pictures film as David Tebet, the Vice President of Talent Relations at NBC during Saturday Night Live’s big debut. Dafoe’s nearly five-decade career will bring a certain sense of gravitas to the set of young actors who hope to build a career with the same longevity.
After a brief jaunt in Connecticut that ended with a high body count, Courteney Cox is in talks to return to Woodsboro for the newest Scream sequel. She would reprise her role as no-holds-barred reporter Gale Weathers, alongside Neve Campbell, who agreed to return as ultimate final girl Sidney Prescott after a salary dispute resulted in her sitting out of Scream VI. Franchise creator Kevin Williamson will be at the helm after director Christopher Landon stepped down amidst controversy. Spyglass is said to have revamped the script after Jenna Ortega’s departure and Melissa Berrera’s firing, so word is still out as to whether or not newer additions to the franchise like Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding will be returning.
Meanwhile, the posters on the timeline are taking another stab at being funny, and we’re grateful for the hilarious results. Today’s funniest tweets include those about the ideal Showgirls screening, a thrift-store haul and a continental party trick.
