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A Stranger Things icon has announced their next big career move alongside Julianne Moore and a Disney princess.

A Stranger Things star has already moved on from the unforgettable Netflix sci-fi drama with a major project now in the works.

Stranger Things has officially come to an end and while fans did have some questions after the finale, Netflix subscribers couldn’t help but labelled it as the “best show ever”.

All of the characters upped their game ahead of the final battle against Vecna but someone who surprised fans with their newfound bravery was Karen Wheeler (played by Cara Buono).

Not only did Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Holly Wheeler’s (Nell Fisher) mum fight off a demogorgon with a wine bottle, she blew up three of the creatures in the hospital’s laundry room, saving some of the beloved gang.

Fans flocked to X, formerly Twitter, to hail Karen a “hero” and a “bada**”, with someone writing: “Wow. I feel like I need to write Karen Wheeler multiple apology letters. She achieved fully elevated GOAT status this season.”

Now Karen Wheeler star Cara Buono is working on a brand new project that’s worlds away from the dangers of the Upside Down.

Buono is set to play the leading role of Cassie in what’s currently being listed as “Untitled Musical Comedy Jesse Eisenberg”.

The official synopsis for the project, which is currently in post-production, reads: “A shy woman unexpectedly cast in a local musical production loses herself in the role under the spell of the strong-willed director, immersing herself in the high-stakes world of community theatre.”

But Buono is far from the only familiar face in the upcoming musical comedy as she heads up a star-studded cast.

Alongside the Karen Wheeler actress, the project will star Oscar-nominated actor Paul Giamatti, famed for The Holdovers, Billions and Black Mirror.

Another massive name in the cast is Hollywood legend Julianne Moore whose work includes Boogie Nights, The Hours and Still Alice which won her an Academy Award for Best Actress.

The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey, who also features in Grown-Ish and The Colour Purple, joins them along with Better Call Saul icon Patrick Fabian.

The musical comedy has been created by none other than Jesse Eisenberg who rose to fame in The Social Network, but has since gone on to star in the Now You See Me franchise.

He also wrote and starred in the 2024 film A Real Pain which won Kieran Culkin the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

Stranger Things is available to watch on Netflix.

With just two weeks to go until the new series of Love Island All Stars airs it has been revealed that Summer Botwe from the 2022 series is now heading to the location ahead of filming

Love Island All Stars is set to be a strong contender for being one of the best if ITV’s latest signing is anything to go by. It has been revealed that former Casa Amor bombshell Summer Botwe has signed up for the upcoming series and his heading to the villa two weeks before the show is due to air.

A source revealed that the reality TV star and influencer has already started to pack her bags and is ready to jet off to find her Mr Right. Summer appeared on the show in 2022 when she came on as one of six Casa Amor bombshells.

And during her time on the ITV2 show she made her presence known as she became part of a love triangle between Dami Hope and Indiyah Polack. Even though he had picked Summer, Dami soon changed his mind and decided to give things another go with his previous flame.

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A source told The Sun: “Summer’s packing her bags right now. She can’t wait to be on the show.” A show insider said last month: “Summer is in early talks to return to the show. She was such a huge character in series 8 and really wants to find love. All Stars has a good track record, so she’d be on the right show!”

However, ITV refused to confirm speculation at the time. Summer is no stranger to a celebrity lifestyle as her dad is the award-winning garage MC called MC CKP. Other names that have been reportedly confirmed are Belle Hassan and former winner Millie Court, following her split with Liam Reardon.

Harrison Solomon, Samie Elishi, Jess Harding and Lana Jenkins are also rumoured to be heading to the villa. The series will be held in South Africa, and host Maya Jama has previously revealed that she has already started to film segments for the show.

In a pre-recorded clip, Maya said: “So we are here on set, first bit of All Stars experience I’m having this year. Had my glam done, and the Islanders are all hidden in secret rooms. I’ve not seen any of them yet.”

She then added: “I can’t tease anything apart from the fact that you’re gonna love it, and there’ll be some familiar faces… obviously. It’s all feeling like it’s about to start happening. It’s just like Christmas, get out of the way, I’m ready to go to South Africa!”

ITV recently released a teaser video which lasted ten seconds, bringing anticipation of the upcoming series to a new level. The clip shows a series of Polaroid-style pictures which are connected with a string to notes. And the caption says: “Who’s got unfinished business?”

The teaser promises the series will have more drama than ever before, and now fans of the show are left wondering who will return to settle a few scores. The infamous narrator Ian Sterling will be returning for the latest series.

The first series of Love Island All Stars, which aired last year, saw winners Molly Smith and Tom Clare connect with each other and move in together after the show ended. Tom later popped the question while on a romantic break in Dubai

And during this year’s series Gabby Allen and Casey O’Gorman appeared to find love but their romance failed to stand the test of time on the outside world. Love Island: All Stars starts on January 12 at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.

Former Hollyoaks actor Curtis was paired with Amy Hart but he unceremoniously left her for bombshell Maura Higgins. But like many before them, they were not able to make it in the outside world and split up. There had been rumours that he cheated on her.

Others stars that have been rumoured to return this year also include Scott van-der-Sluis who was on series ten, Whitney Adebayo, Remell Ellis-Mullings, Jacques O’Neil and finally if the rumour mill is to be believed, Alima Gagigo who was on series 12.

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