WORD OF MOUTH

Selena Gomez

(Note: This is a compilation of trivia items about the hottest celebrities and trending topics who/that are “in the news” this week.)

100M followers for Selena

Pop star Selena Gomez has just become the most popular person on Instagram with 100 million followers. This is despite taking a break from her busy work schedule to deal with anxiety and depression brought about by having been diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body (the same condition that afflicted the late Filipino dictator, Ferdinand Marcos). Selena also holds the record for having the most-liked post, with 5.6 million.

‘Busan’ prequel, sequel

To date, the global horror hit, “Train to Busan,” has grossed over $99M worldwide, and has sparked talks of a sequel. One of its cast members, Gong Yoo, tweeted in September: “There will be a sequel [to] ’Train to Busan.’ For you all.” Details have yet to be finalized, however. The original film, about a zombie outbreak in South Korea, has an animated prequel, “Seoul Station.”

Freddie Prinze Jr. in ’Star Wars Rebels’

Freddie Prinze Jr. is back for the third season of “Star Wars Rebels” as voice actor of the Jedi survivor, Kanan Jarrus. The actor’s wife, Sarah Michelle Gellar, voiced one of Kanan’s Sith warrior foes, Seventh Sister, in the previous season. The spouses starred in “I Know What You Did Last Summer” in 1997, and two live-action “Scooby Doo” films in 2002 and 2004. —O. Pulumbarit, A. Policarpio

Gong Yoo