♪ tonight -- kevin hart finally speaks out on his near-fatal car crash. >> don't take today for granted because tomorrow's not promised. >> his back brace and painful scar, why his road to recovery will be harder than he imagined. then -- ♪ working 9 to 5 >> dolly parton shocks us with major news on a "9 to 5" sequel. plus, the big secret john krasinski's keeping from wife emily blunt. >> it's bigger. it's more fun. that's what she said. and halloween week continues. >> one, two freddie's coming for you. >> with this horror movie icon. >> it's mr. krueger to you punk. what do the mother of all dragons and a crazy rich asian have in common? >> starring in a romantic movie together.

>> oh and of course co-hosting "entertainment tonight." ♪ welcome to "entertainment tonight," i know we're about to celebrate halloween, but christmas has come early. thank you for joining me. >> thank you for having us. >> it's like a dream. >> it's the christmas season and we'll talk about your holiday rom-com in a bit. >> there's big news in entertainment. >> here's tonight's top stories. dramatic new video of kevin hart as the comedian breaks his silence after his terrifying crash. >> no matter how much you think you're in control, you're not in control. at the end of the day it can all be over. >> the 40-year-old comedian posted this emotional two-minute video late last night. it's shot documentary style and shows kevin just days after the crash in his hospital bed and using a walker. >> you know, when god talks, you

gotta listen. >> kevin spine was fractured in three pieces and you can see the scar on his back. >> that scar indicates to me it was a long surgery. >> dr. bal raj says kevin is lucky to be alive. >> he has a long road to go through after surge. this is a 10 out of 10 in terms of fractures. >> kevin fred was driving his barracuda when it crashed two months ago. his fiance was in the passenger seat and kevin was in the back. and we're learning a lot more about kevin's recovery. it's grueling and includes weight training and exercising in his pool. kevin can be seen wearing a large back brace and appears to ask his doctor the timeframe for a full recovery. >> about a year, whatever it is

i'm not disrespecting the time. i'm not in a rush. >> kevin's promising his fans he'll be back with a new out look. >> don't take today for granted. tomorrow's not promised. >> such a beautiful moving message. he's going to be back in a big way. it's a picture perfect day at universal studios. it's hard to believe there's such devastation from the california wildfires. the entire l.a. area is grappling with anxiety over potential hurricane force winds that could reach up to 80 miles per hour. that would be the strongest in more than a decade and could quickly spread the wildfires already burning. as firefighters work around the clock to contain the l.a. fires, lakers star lebron james, who safely evacuated his own home in the middle of the night, is showing appreciation to the first responders. >> those guys, men and women, are unbelievable. >> "e.t." had confirmed he paid

around $3,000 to rent this taco truck. we spoke to the owner who told us they made around 600 tacos that fed approximately 150 workers battling the blaze. it. >> it definitely takes a lot of sacrifice when you're at risk of your life. it definitely doesn't go without notice and without appreciation. >> a new blaze also ignited outside l.a. in simi valley. in this dramatic aerial footage you can see how close the flames are to the reagan library. the entire building was forced to evacuate. our thoughts and prayers are with everyone dealing with the california wildfires. let's keep moving on to meg ryan and john mellencamp ending their engagement. that's up first in tonight's know and tell. ♪ sometimes love don't feel like it should ♪ >> looks like it's off for the on/off pair of eight years. the reports coming two days after meg went to the governor's awards without her engagement ring. reps wouldn't comment, but the

rocker and actress' engagement announcement last year shocked everyone since after their 2014 break-up john said, "she hates me to death." >> i'm probably not the easiest guy to get along with. next john krasinski keeping secrets from emily blunt? >> who's more nervous when you're doing stunts like that, you or emily? >> emily didn't know i was doing them. that was probably the smartest. >> john was missing his wife at the premiere for season two of "jack ryan" and he's missing a series credit as stuntman. >> our stunt crew at home is like -- not stuntman. we've seen him in action. trust me. >> he leapt over a puddle. >> yeah, and i just turned 40. so i think those stunts will be declining very quickly. i was jumping off roofs and jumping from roof to roof. that was in retrospect stupid, but it looked great. and finally blake lively spotted for the first time after baby. the new mom who gave birth to her and hubby ryan reynolds' third daughter in august was out embracing fall and her man yesterday in new york. two weeks ago ryan posted this covered up pic of their newest addition and we're still waiting to find out her name.

>> by the way this show is all over the place, all over the country. let's check in with keltie knight in tennessee and dolly parton dropped a major bombshell. >> hey kev, welcome to dollywood. we're here to celebrate dolly parton's "heart strings" series on netflix. but i also had to ask her about the "9 to 5" reboot. but we have some news -- ♪ working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living ♪ >> well, actually i think we've dropped that whole idea. >> it's over? >> i don't think we're going to do the sequel. we never could get the script where it was enough different from the first one and that one turned out so good. so we were thinking we might do a completely different thing together though. jane, lily and i. >> we are officially heard broken there won't be a sequel, but at least we're gonna get a whole new dose of dolly in "heart strings" which brings her most classic songs to life. ♪ jolene jolene jolene jolene >> could there be a "heart strings" part two? are there more soj songs you

would wanna do? >> well, actually we're hoping it does well enough. if people like it, we will continue with it and, if not, probably not. but i've got enough songs in case we do 'cause i love to write songs and we've got tons and tons of songs to pick from. over in new york, dolly's good pal jen aniston and reese witherspoon attended a sneak peek screening of "the morning show" at the paley center. >> we just loved the idea of working together. the subject, the show itself, the world, behind the scenes. >> people are noticing they want more. >> there's gonna be a season two. so which of jen's former "friends" would she like to see co-star? >> any one of them. >> have you put the ask out to them? >> not yet. >> how about reese's "big little lies" co-stars as fellow news anchors? >> i would love all of them to be on the show. i love nicole, laura dern, zoe kravitz, shailene woodley and meryl. meryl, casual. >> and we've been waiting for reese to step back into elle woods' shoes for "legally blonde three." >> it's just a development project right now. i love jennifer coolidge and luke wilson and selma blair.

so there's so many great characters that people love and, if we end up doing it, hopefully they end up all being there. back here at holiday central, henry and emilia, you actually had a festive celebration last night. >> amazing. it's been a lot of fun promoting "last christmas." >> and of course "e.t." was there at our big premiere. >> i just thought sparkles made sense for the christmas movie. >> "e.t. on the red carpet. >> tonight e.t. stands for emma thompson. >> how lovely. >> the news that broke just before the stars hit the red carpet -- the "game of thrones" prequel was cancelled and even the mother of dragons was surprised. >> maybe it will be reincarnated at some point.

>> henry's emilia's love >> i went on the internet and found all of these clips from this travel show that he hosted. that's where i was like this guy is amazing because he's so fun and energetic on camera and funny and loose and i was like that's a movie star. >> you're filming the gi joe spin off. how is that going? >> i'm being beat up on a regular basis. so i'm barely on crutches at the moment. so i cannot wait for people to actually see it. i think we're gonna finish around february. hopefully we stay on track for an october release. >> coming up later, i want to talk about your on-screen chemistry.

also ahead what geena davis is telling us about a beetlejuice reboot. >> i know! >> it makes me wanna kiss you guys. come on. and speaking of reboots -- >> i don't want to wait. >> is dawson's creek coming back to tv? >> i'm actually involved. plus pink's musical memories revealed. embarrassing stories she's only telling "e.t." >> ll cool j looked at my butt, but so did rihanna. it was a good butt. >> then -- >> i'm r announcer: 5 million kids use e-cigarettes. it's an epidemic fueled by juul with their kid-friendly flavors. san francisco voters stopped the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. but then juul, backed by big tobacco, wrote prop c to weaken e-cigarette protections. the san francisco chronicle reports prop c is an audacious overreach, threatening to overturn the ban on flavored products approved by voters. prop c means more kids vaping. that's a dangerous idea. vote no on

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try my $3 steak and parm loaded curly fries. get 'em delivered with doordash. >> the film that changed my life was "thelma and louise." >> geena davis just got an honorary oscar for her humanitarian work. did you know it's been 30 years since she made "beetlejuice." we had to ask. will there be a reboot? >> i hope it happens but -- >> would you be part of it? >> if they let me. >> michael keaton, are you listening. >> speaking of things coming back, fans of "dawson's creek" are going to love hearing this -- ♪ i don't want to wait >> how would you feel if they either wanted to do a "dawson's creek" reunion or a complete reboot? >> i would be into it. i mean, i'm actually involved in a possible situation. so we'll see. i can't talk about it, but yeah.

>> kerr says he keeps in touch with the "dawson's" cast. it's been more than 16 years since the finale. in the meantime he's got a new gig playing the new principal at riverdale high. >> now get out of my sight. >> this role is full circle for me. i remember this one day on "dawson's creek" where we got a new principal. i think we put maybe his boat in a pool. >> i should have thought of this. >> cut to 18 years later. it's just very, very strange for me. >> only "e.t." was on set for tonight's halloween episode. the first ever in four seasons and the cast is all about celebrating the holiday together. >> halloween is truly one of the only times that all of us can go out as a cast in full costume without people knowing who we are. >> lily and i dressed up as pedro and napoleon last year and that was really fun. >> we went to the costume store. everything was sold out except for these two women's cheetah leopard print. meanwhile, so many tributes pouring in on social media for the late comedian john witherspoon who passed away yesterday.

>> john was best known for playing pops on "the wayan brothers" tv series and as willie jones in the "friday" movies "e.t." was on the setback in 1994. >> ooooh la la. >> i have a kid that's 6 years old. i want him to get a job. >> ice cube said he's devastated, quote, life won't be as funny without him. john was 77 years old. tonight -- kevin hart still to come -- >> pink gets real about all those times she body shamed herself. >> i remember thinking how fat i was. i was so skinning. now i'm 150 pounds and i look [ bleep ] awesome. >> and it's way back wednesday for this guy. >> my name is johnny depp, d-e -- double p. >> thoughts on johnny's big screen debut straight from freddie krueger himself. >> oh, look at him. he's such a baby face. >> closed captioning provided by --

♪ pink is taking a walk down memory lane in this "e.t." exclusive. ♪ there you go >> my first video i think this is the prettiest i've ever looked and will ever look. i think i was 19 when i shot this video. i just started riding motorcycles. i almost crashed 85 times. >> the 40-year-old mom of two tells "billboard magazine" when it comes to body image she's just like the rest of us. ♪ just give me a reason >> do you know what's so funny? i remember being in the fitting and thinking i was so fat and i didn't want to wear anything

sexy or revealing and then i remember about ten years later i i was looking at the plaque on the wall and i was so thin. see, that's what women do do to ourselves and we should cut it out and now i'm 150 pounds and i look [ bleep ] awesome. >> all 150 pounds of awesomeness are being honored with the legend of live award at next week's billboard live music summit. one of her favorite memories, though, this high flying grammy moment. >> ll cool j looked at my butt, so did rihanna. i got a standing ovation. that was crazy. welcome back to "e.t." i'm with the stars of "last christmas" emilia clarke and henry golding. i like you two on screen so much. >> thanks. >> thank you very much. >> i really do, together, it's good. >> appreciate it. >> i'm busy. you're weird. good-bye. >> i wanna know why you guys think everybody else is gonna fall in love with this movie "last christmas"?

>> oh my goodness. >> how do we sell our own movie? ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ >> where are you? >> look up. >> yeah. >> it's an incredibly optimistic hopeful story. it's really christmassy. we're in it. >> exactly. >> and we're charming in it. >> winter is coming in a whole new way for this "game of thrones" star. ♪ 'tis the season to be jolly >> oh, boy. >> in the upcoming rom-com emilia plays a down on her luck worker in a year-round christmas shop. >> hey elf! >> this is my little helper. >> that's when handsome henry steps into her life and brings her a little faith in love. ♪ i've gotta have faith, faith, faith ♪ >> george michael is literally -- >> george michael. >> literally another character in the whole movie. ♪ i'll give it to someone special ♪ >> emilia covers some of the most amazing songs of his. >> yes, you did all your own singing. >> i did. ♪ last christmas i gave you my heart ♪ >> i don't do my own stunts, but i do do my singing. >> how did you feel about that 'cause you were taking on george michael? >> i know.

well, it's kind of funny. i think it was -- i was aware that that would be too much pressure for me to be, like, it's george michael. as soon as i kind of realized that the words that i were saying were so poignant for the character that -- i was telling her story. it's just that george michael was giving me the vehicle with which to do that. >> see, that's why she's an actress. that's why she's an award winning actress. >> spin that! >> listen i know this movie's gonna be a holiday classic. i just know it. it made me feel good. >> nice and it's gonna be a perfect date movie too. >> gotta get me one of those. >> now let's head back to kevin frazier at universal studios in hollywood. you know guys this studio is associated with old school horror mo slis like dracula, the wolfman and frankenstein. when you think of slasher films, you have to think of freddie

krueger. our lauren zima caught up with robert englund. >> do people call you freddie when they meet you? >> i get that a lot. i get, you know, hey freddie. yo, freddie at the stoplight a lot of that yeah. it's mr. krueger to you punk! >> super scary robert englund would play freddie krueger in seven more films after the original in 1984 turning the horror movie villain into a pop culture icon. >> it's only a dream. >> the film was also the big screen debut for one future "a" list actor. >> by the way, we got a clip of a young johnny depp here. >> give me your full name and correct spelling please. >> my name is johnny depp, d-e -- double p. >> oh, look at him. he's such a baby face. he was the most polite young actor i've ever worked with. >> would you say that his death scene was the most violent? >> it's certainly one of the classic kills in the nightmare vernacular. >> also a classic, this house

located in l.a. and the site of freddie's reign of terror. >> all right. we're walking up to the house. it looks the same. >> i know. >> i'm wary of those little girls with the jump rope singing that song. ♪ one two freddie's coming for you ♪ >> do you get transported back a little bit to those late nights of shooting? >> yeah. there was an incredible stunt we did where in one of the nightmares the girl, nancy, they had her stunt double upstairs on that side come out of the window. >> and look at this. it took englund four hours to transform into freddie. we were with him in 1985 during one of those make-up sessions. >> you know, there's so many special effects in a horror film and you've kind of got to get the jokes out because you've got tubes going up your pant leg and out the sides and there's blood

squirting and i'm wearing goat bladders under my latex make-up to make my head expand and it's kind of ridiculous. >> because it is the time of reboots, who would you choose then to play the new freddie? >> i heard that there was some discussion of kevin bacon. i've heard this rumor. i don't know how true it is, but i think that would be an interesting choice. in the spirit of the holidays i would ask for a little gift. can you do our "e.t." birthdays? >> absolutely. >> which "happy days" star has a bronze statue of himself? paris today. drop out say the reason you're doing is because you need to concentrate on the california fires and help your constituents, you know what that's the right thing for her to do 6040 she doesn't make it to iowa. 90 10 in my view that she doesn't make it to california. is a shocking poll. he doesn't start coming

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