Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates almost crossed paths earlier in their careers — but it wasn't meant to be. "There was a ...

Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton reveal during Variety's 'Actors on Actors' that they nearly starred in 'Misery' together.

For decades, Kathy Bates has been both celebrated and underrated. When she won an Oscar for her fearsome performance in Rob Reiner’s 1990 Stephen King adaptation of “Misery,” she was greeted as a ...

Rob Reiner's Misery is a great movie with a number of fantastic behind-the-scenes tales – including the fact that a ...

Matlock' star Kathy Bates on her desert island shows, how 'Dolores Claiborne' changed a stranger's life and the movie that ...

Billy Bob Thornton revealed he was cut from the movie Misery, but it was done in a “cool” way. In an interview for Variety, ...

When CBS brought Matlock back in 2024, it wasn’t just about tapping into old memories. It was about trusting Kathy Bates to lead something new. This wasn’t a series trying to revive the past.

The Matlock star talks candidly about longevity, mental health, and the decades she spent feeling like she didn’t belong.

Kathy Bates says she lost the lead role in 1991's 'Frankie and Johnny' because director Garry Marshall "couldn’t make the leap that people would see me onscreen kissing someone." ...

Kathy Bates, IndieWire Honors Vanguard Award winner, unpacked the art of acting for CBS's hit legal show as she looked back ...

Bates wanted to star in 1991's 'Frankie and Johnny,' based on Terrence McNally's stage play, where she originated the role of ...

Six leading ladies — including Helen Mirren, Cristin Milioti and Keri Russell — talk beauty, breaking free of expectations ...