'Alias' Reunion! Jennifer Garner Hosts Dinner for Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk After Oscars

Will and Sydney together again! Cooper, 44, starred as Will Tippin, a journalist and friend of 46-year-old Garner‘s Sydney Bristow, in the spy show which aired from 2001 to 2006 on ABC. The two have remained close since their time together on the series. Garner sweetly wished Cooper a happy birthday earlier this year, the day before he was up for several awards at the Golden Globes forA Star Is Born.

'Alias' Star Merrin Dungey Is Engaged! See Her Ring — and Sweet Message from Costar Jennifer Garner

Merrin Dungey and Kevin Ryder.Photo: Merrin Dungey/instagram Merrin Dungeyis heading down the aisle! On Wednesday, theAliasactress announced her engagement to Los Angeles radio hostKevin Ryder, sharing a photo of her pink stone engagement ring on Instagram. “Looks like we’re gonna Ryder die,” Dungey, 51, captioned the announcement, to which Ryder responded, “WHO’S LUCKIER THAN ME?” “Congratulations, @realmerrindungey @thekevinryder!!!!” the Golden Globe winner, 50, wrote. “This makes me SO HAPPY!! Merrin, I’m so happy for your amazing girls, too.

'Alice' Star Linda Lavin Mourns Death of TV Son Philip McKeon: 'He Taught Me How to Be a Good Mom'

Aliceactress Linda Lavin is mourning the death of her former costar,Philip McKeon. In a statement to PEOPLE, Lavin, 83, reflected on the “deep” connection she shared with Philip on the set ofAlice, remembering him as a “wondrous boy.” CBS via Getty The CBS sitcom was based on Martin Scorsese’s 1974 rom-comAlice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, in which Alfred Lutter played the titular character Alice Hyatt’s son Tommy. However, Philip replaced Lutter after the pilot.

'Alice' Star Keke Palmer on Her 'Powerful' New Movie: 'It's Not Trauma Porn'

Fans loveKeke Palmerfor her electric sense of humor and knack for always using the perfect meme. But the actress-singer gets serious in hernew movieAlice, in which she stars as a woman enslaved on a plantation in 19th century Georgia. “I felt like it spoke to history in the Black slave narrative in a way that was not so victimizing,” Palmer, 28, tells PEOPLE in this week’sWomen Changing the Worldissue of why she took on the role.

'Alien' Is Getting Another Prequel: Ridley Scott Says He's Returning to Director's Chair

TheAlienuniverse isn’t going away anytime soon. In an extensive interview withVarietyto mark the 40th anniversary of the1979 original, director Ridley Scott revealed he’s set on returning to helm a third prequel in the franchise. The movie previously spun off prequels in 2012’sPrometheusand 2017’sAlien: Covenant,both of which Scott directed after stepping away from the franchise following its Oscar-winning debut. The third prequel is reportedly in the script phase. Sunset Boulevard/Corbis/Getty Scott also gave insight into why the movie is so scary — and why the titular alien continues to haunt dreams.