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Anna Faris Says ‘It Hurts’ After ‘Mom’ Creator Chuck Lorre Admits His ‘Reluctance to Hire’ Her Was Proven ‘Correct’ After She Exited the Show

“Mom” star Anna Faris acknowledged that “of course it hurts” how show creator Chuck Lorre wrote about her in his recent memoir, in which he said he was “in fact, correct” about his initial reluctance ...

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Omar Sy on Taking Creative Control of Netflix’s ‘Lupin’ and Why ‘Black Dumas’ Will Spark Political Debate in France

Netflix’s smash hit heist series “Lupin” is back bigger and bolder after three years, and its French star Omar Sy, who plays French gentleman thief Assane Diop, has something to do with it. Sy, who se...

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‘Toy Story 5’ Co-Director Kenna Harris on Going From Jessie Superfan to Pixar Filmmaker — and the Two-Week Rewrite That Reshaped the Sequel

Long before co-directing Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” Kenna Harris spent childhood afternoons drawing Jessie, painstakingly reproducing details from “Toy Story 2” and even imagining Woody offering the cowgi...

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Boo Junfeng’s ‘Trinity,’ Sidharta Tata’s ‘Slaughterground’ Among JAFF Market 2026 Selections

Boo Junfeng’s “Trinity” and Sidharta Tata’s “Slaughterground” are among 11 feature projects picked for JAFF Future Project (JFP), the film development strand of Indonesia’s JAFF Market, which has also...

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‘The Big Boom!,’ Documentary About Weapons Factory Workers, Picked Up by Lightdox Ahead of IDFA Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Lightdox has acquired world sales rights to “The Big Boom!,” the latest documentary from Swiss filmmaker Gabriel Tejedor, ahead of its world premiere in IDFA’s Frontlight program. The film explores th...

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Sundance Winners Blerta Basholli and Myrsini Aristidou Compete in Thessaloniki’s Meet the Neighbors+ Competition (EXCLUSIVE)

The 67th Thessaloniki Intl. Film Festival, which runs from Nov. 5 to 15, has revealed the lineups of its Meet the Neighbors+ and >>Film Forward competition sections. Among the films in the Meet ...

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‘On the Line: The World Burger Games’: Full Day Productions Brings Five Guys Competition to Life in Prime Video Docuseries

Connor Schell’s Full Day Productions and Lost Tribe Creative just launched a new docuseries, “On The Line: The World Burger Games,” on Prime Video. The five-episode doc follows Five Guys’ global compe...

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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ VFX Veteran Hal Hickel on Rotta’s Redesign, Phil Tippett and Jon Favreau’s ‘Less James Bond, More Jackass’ Approach

Industrial Light & Magic animation supervisor Hal Hickel approached Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu” with a deceptively simple question: “What would Phil do?” The Phil in question was sto...

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Singapore Media Festival Launches Creator Summit as Asia TV Forum Adds AI Zone, Microdrama Focus

The Singapore Media Festival will add a dedicated creator economy event to its lineup this year, launching the Asia Creator Summit alongside the long-running Asia TV Forum & Market when its next e...

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Busan Takeaways: Record Crowds Meet a Political Storm as Asia’s Producers Close Ranks

The Busan International Film Festival drew its largest film audience in more than a decade at its 31st edition, which ran Oct. 6–15, while a political firestorm over a Korean box office hit and an Ira...

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‘Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald’: Five Biggest Takeaways, From the SNL Firing to Concealing His Cancer Diagnosis

Norm Macdonald wasn’t for everyone. Armed with a deadpan delivery, devil-may-care attitude and cracker-barrel charm, the Canadian comic got his start writing for “Roseanne” before earning acclaim as t...

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Serielizados Program: Steven Moffat, Ferran Adrià, and Rodrigo Sorogoyen Bring Star Creator Power to Barcelona

Carmen Machi, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Hagai Levi, Steven Moffat, Sue Vertue, Victoria Martín, Ferran Adrià. All will bring star power to Barcelona’s leading series festival Serielizados which is set to kic...

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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Composer and More Speak Out About AI at Ghent’s WSA Film Music Days: ‘We Must Continue to Defend Our Art’

At a recent World Soundtrack Awards industry panel, composer Simon Franglen struck a common chord when talking about his work on “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” “We had hundreds of musicians in a room, pourin...

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui to Star as Delhi Street Detective in ‘Kabootar’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Indian thespian Nawazuddin Siddiqui is attached to lead “Kabootar,” the debut feature from writer-director Ishan Sharma, produced by Nikhil Chaudhary of MDC Filmworks. The film is structured as a co-p...

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Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Bad Fairies’ Adds Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and Catherine Tate to Voice Cast

“Bad Fairies,” the Warner Bros. Picture Animation and Locksmith Animation musical comedy led by Cynthia Erivo, has added Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and Catherine Tate to its voice cast. Minogue wil...

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‘Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald’ Review: Judd Apatow’s Juicy and Haunting Portrait of a Comedy Star as Troubled as He Was Hilarious

At times, he had a streak of Andy Kaufman’s antisocial hostility in him, as if comedy was his way of testing both himself and the audience, seeing what they would accept, and seeing if he would be acc...

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Boss Unpacks Season 23 Premiere and Teases Dolly Parton Episode, Texas Spinoff and Whether This Really Could Be the Final Season

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers from “Collide,” the Season 23 premiere of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” streaming on Hulu. There’s a new sheriff in town at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital...

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Why Did Netflix Boot Bela Bajaria?

Fear and loathing are running high as Hollywood processes Thursday’s shock firing of Bela Bajaria from her post as Netflix chief content officer. Yes, the company that popularized the “keeper test” is...

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Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan Compete on Game Shows Hosted by David Byrne in the Retro Video for ‘Expectations’ Remix

Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan appear on vintage game shows in the retro music video for the “Expectations” remix, featuring appearances from musician David Byrne and producer Dan Nigro. The clip, d...

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The 27 Best ‘American Horror Story’ Characters, Ranked

“American Horror Story” has given audiences a lot to chew on over the years: wildly inventive themes, sadistic imagery, over-the-top performances and gleefully macabre mythology. But arguably its grea...

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Jenna Ortega Says She Hopes ‘Klara and the Sun’ Encourages People to ‘Put Down the Computers and Phones’ as Dystopian Film World Premieres in London

Jenna Ortega hopes that her new film, the dystopian sci-fi “Klara and the Sun,” can remind people to live in the moment in the age of AI and all-consuming technology. “I think we gotta put our focus o...

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Steven Soderbergh to Help Finish ‘The Batman 2’ Filming After Matt Reeves Stepped Away for Family Matter

Steven Soderbergh is stepping in to help complete “The Batman Part II” while director Matt Reeves is on hiatus dealing with a personal matter, Variety has confirmed. “As Matt Reeves continues to atten...

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Netflix Shocker: Bela Bajaria Leaving After 10 Years Amid Layoffs

In a major executive shakeup, Bela Bajaria is out at Netflix after 10 years at the streamer, most recently serving as its chief content officer. She will be replaced by former Disney and Fox executive...

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Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Frisco King’ Starring Samuel L. Jackson Sets Release Date (TV News Roundup)

Samuel L. Jackson is the new returning king in town in Taylor Sheridan’s “Frisco King,” where he reprises his role of Russell Lee Washington Jr.. The New Orleans gangster establishes a new kingdom in ...

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‘Fourth Wing’ TV Series Casts Emilio Sakraya as Xaden Riorson

Attention, “Fourth Wing” cadets: Amazon Prime Video’s TV adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ bestselling romantasy series has found your wing leader. Emilio Sakraya has been cast in the role of Xaden Riorso...

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Denis Villeneuve Chose to Direct New James Bond Movie After ‘Dune 3’ Because ‘I Need a Powerful Rocket to Pull Me Away From Arrakis’

Denis Villeneuve recently told Empire that he returned to “Dune” for a third and final chapter so he can be “severe with the material,” and that his upcoming James Bond movie will be the “very powerfu...

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The Most Shocking Thing About ‘You Can See Everything’: Nathan Fielder’s Sympathy for the Devil

Ever since the first trailer went up for “You Can See Everything,” if not since word of the movie got up, schadenfreude lovers have been rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of Elizabeth Holm...

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Skydance’s Market Value Is Currently Less Than Half What Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Combined Were Worth

David Ellison’s freshly formed Skydance Corp. is off to a rocky start on Wall Street. He won Warner Bros. Discovery after a yearlong battle. But investors, at this point, appear to believe he wildly o...

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‘The Mummy 4’ With Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Officially Titled ‘The Mummy: The Book of the Dead’

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz’s fourth “Mummy” adventure has a new title: “The Mummy: The Book of the Dead.” Fraser and Weisz are reprising their roles as Rick and Evie O’Connell alongside a cast th...

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Verve Signs 10-Year Lease for Hollywood Headquarters (EXCLUSIVE)

Verve has signed a new 10-year lease for its worldwide headquarters in the Hollywood Media District, marking a significant commitment to the Los Angeles entertainment economy. Located across from Suns...

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Daniel Henney Joins Apple TV’s ‘Disavowed’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Daniel Henney has joined the cast of Apple TV’s upcoming action thriller “Disavowed.” Per the longline, “Disavowed” follows “legendary CIA case officer Brad Griffin, who is abruptly fired in the middl...

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Mike Leigh Gets Standing Ovation at London Homecoming Premiere of ‘Tender Loving Care,’ Likely His Final Film

U.K. audiences aren’t usually ones to give standing ovations, but when one of their most cherished filmmakers makes a final bow, unwritten rules are allowed to be broken. This was certainly the case f...

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Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Daniel Radcliffe and More Join NBC Comedy Panels at New York Comedy Festival

Some of the funniest names associated with NBC will appear on panels at the New York Comedy Festival. On Saturday, Nov. 14, “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” will hit the festival with an advanced...

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‘The Conners’ Boss Bruce Helford Hired to Run ‘Newlyweds’ at NBC After Gail Lerner’s Firing

After Gail Lerner’s recent announcement that she’d been fired as the showrunner of “Newlyweds,” the upcoming NBC sitcom she co-created with Jamie Lee Curtis, the network has hired Bruce Helford to tak...

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Comcast Donated $7.5 Million for Donald Trump’s Lavish New White House Ballroom

Comcast forked out $7.5 million to help fund President Donald Trump’s new 90,000-square-foot ballroom gold-plated ballroom and event space, with the company among the 57 corporate donors to the projec...

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‘Women and War,’ About Ukrainian Women Undergoing Trauma Therapy, Acquired by Rise and Shine World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Rise and Shine World Sales has secured international rights to Elwira Niewiera’s documentary “Women and War,” which follows four Ukrainian women, all survivors of war crimes, undergoing trauma therapy...

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CNN and Google Strike Multiyear Partnership to Embrace Generative AI

CNN and Google have struck a multi-year partnership to help figure out how Google’s generative AI products can help boost engagement with its journalism, becoming the latest news organization to monet...

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‘The Gilded Age’ to Take Over Historic Beverly Hills Mansion With Elaborate Floral Exhibition: Buy Tickets Online

“The Gilded Age” is headed to Beverly Hills, where a historic mansion will be transformed into a floral tribute to the hit period drama just in time for its Season 4 premiere. Running Oct. 28 through ...

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With ’Scrubs’ and ’Ted Lasso,’ Bill Lawrence Shows How Much TV Has Changed — and How Much It’s Still the Same

When “Scrubs” returned in February with new episodes after 16 years, the first season of the reboot had just nine episodes compared to the 24-episode seasons of its original run. “It might have taken ...

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FilmQuest Details New Genre-Focused Film Market, ‘Marché Du Cthulhu’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Provo, Utah-based genre festival FilmQuest is detailing its inaugural film market. Named the “Marché du Cthulhu” in tribute to H.P. Lovecraft’s famed cosmic beast, the market is described as “taking a...

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‘La Bola Negra’ Soundtrack Features New Music From Composer Raül Refree

“La Bola Negra” soundtrack, featuring music by composer Raül Refree, is set to be released on Oct. 16 by Lakeshore Records. Taking its name from an unfinished play by Lorca and drawing on his writings...

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‘Love of Your Life’ Director Rachel Morrison on Margaret Qualley’s ‘Wild Range,’ Confronting COVID-19 and Subverting Romantic Drama Expectations: ‘Fin...

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Love of Your Life,” now streaming on Prime Video. When Rachel Morrison read the script for “Love of Your Life,” it stuck with her. Penned by “Nyad” writ...

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CAA, WME and UTA Lead Coalition Pushing for Law to Force Streamers to Spend Half Their Budgets on Indie Productions

In a rare team-up of big Hollywood talent agencies, CAA, UTA and WME have joined forces as founding members of the American Entertainment Alliance — which among other things wants U.S. legislation to ...

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Amazon MGM Studios’ Albert Cheng Named HRTS Chair, While President Tim McNeal and CEO Melissa Grego Continue in Their Roles

The Hollywood Radio and Television Society has announced their newly elected officers, including Amazon MGM Studios’ Albert Cheng as chairman. Also, Tim McNeal will serve his second term as president ...

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