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‘Joker’ Composer Hildur Gudnadottir Confirms She’s Scoring Sarah Polley’s ‘The Bell Jar,’ Starring Billie Eilish

Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, who won an Oscar with “Joker,” is already deep into “The Bell Jar.” Sarah Polley’s Sylvia Plath adaptation, which recently wrapped, will give pop icon Billie Eilish her fi...

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HBO Gives Two-Season Order to Animated Comedy ‘Merrick & Treves’ From ‘Archer’ Alums

HBO has given a two-season order to the new half-hour animated comedy “Merrick & Treves,” which comes from three alums from FX’s long-running “Archer”: Adam Reed, Casey Willis and Lucky Yates. Her...

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‘Baywatch’ Trailer: Reboot Has Hot People, Big Stunts and Lots of Slow-Motion Running on the Beach

There’s sex, sand and swimsuits in the trailer for Fox’s “Baywatch” reboot, which premieres on the network in January. The three-minute clip opens with series star Stephen Amell leading a rescue missi...

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Skoop Media Launches New Crime Label Dutch Noir: ‘Range, Scale and Attitude’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Dutch international distributor Skoop Media has launched a new crime label Dutch Noir. Bowing at Mipcom, it’s a new international label for premium Dutch crime content spanning organized-crime drama, ...

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‘Moana’ Live-Action Remake Sets Disney+ Streaming Release Date

Moana of Motunui is coming to Disney+ soon. The live-action “Moana” remake will begin streaming on Disney+ on Oct. 21. Catherine Laga’aia makes her film debut as Moana in Disney’s latest live-action r...

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Rosé to Perform at LACMA’s Art+Film Gala

Rosé is set to perform at this year’s LACMA Art+Film Gala. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art event takes place Nov. 7. The evening, as previously announced, will honor “Dune” filmmaker Denis Villen...

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How AI is Used by Netflix at Its VFX Eyeline Studios, Revealed by VP Mohsen Mousavi at View Conference

Netflix-owned Eyeline Studios is using generative AI to replace locations, rebuild crowds and change lighting after filming, while developing tools that could even let directors reposition the camera ...

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Netflix Scores Exclusive 2030 FIFA World Cup Rights in Spain and Andorra in Landmark Deal

Netflix has secured exclusive broadcasting rights to the 2030 FIFA World Cup in Spain and Andorra, giving the streaming giant all 104 matches of the tournament as it continues to expand its live sport...

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Documentary Festival IDFA to Open With ‘White Tiger Column,’ Following Rookie Resistance Fighters in Myanmar

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the world’s leading documentary festival, has unveiled the main competition lineups for the 39th edition, which runs from Nov. 12 to 22. “White T...

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Disney Bids on Character.ai Assets as Chatbot Provider Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Disney poached the CEO of Character.ai last month for a new chief technology officer role — and now, a month later, many of the company’s assets may follow Character.ai, the controversial chatbot comp...

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‘Death in Paradise’ Gets Its First International Adaptation in Croatia, Promises ‘Murder Mystery, Humor, Warmth and a Strong Sense of Place’ (EXCLUSIV...

Crime series “Death in Paradise” will get its first international adaptation – in Croatia. The non-English crime drama will bring its mixture of whodunnit mystery and paradise location to the Croatian...

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Telly Awards Adds Microseries Competition Track, With Dozens of New Categories (EXCLUSIVE)

As the Telly Awards opens submissions for its 48th annual competition, it has added an entire track for the fast-growing microseries industry. The Telly Awards has added 56 new categories in the micro...

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BBC, ZDF Cold War Thriller ‘Honey’ Offers Sex, Lies – and Prosthetic Testicles: ‘There’s an Innate Comedy and Absurdity to Spying’

Upcoming BBC-ZDF series ‘Honey,’ which had its world premiere Monday evening at Mipcom, isn’t your usual Cold War thriller. In the show, sold by Fifth Season, a young MI6 agent Martha (Ann Skelly) bec...

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Skydance, Movistar Plus Expand Strategic Alliance In a Win-Win Move Into Co-Branded Original Series

In what looks like a coup for both parties, Skydance and Movistar Plus, the biggest Spanish pay TV/SVOD operator, are expanding their strategic alliance, strengthening Skydance’s deal in distribution ...

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Jeremy Strong Texted Jessica Chastain After ‘Other Mommy’ Dominated Box Office Over ‘Social Reckoning’ Flop

“Other Mommy” may have dominated “The Social Reckoning” at the box office this past weekend, but there’s no hard feelings between longtime friends Jessica Chastain and Jeremy Strong. Chastain, who sta...

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J.K. Rowling Docuseries Set at BBC

The BBC is set to broadcast a two-part docuseries about “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling. Produced by Rogan Scotland (“Becoming Frida Kahlo”), it will trace her “dramatic rise, cultural influence an...

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Raindance to Launch U.K.’s First Major Vertical Festival and Market (EXCLUSIVE)

The U.K. may have been slower than other markets to jump onto the boom in short-form vertical media, projected to generate $150 billion in revenue in markets outside China this year, but it is now get...

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Marion Cotillard to Serve as Marrakech Film Festival Jury President

Oscar-winning French actor Marion Cotillard will preside over the competition jury at the 23rd Marrakech Film Festival in November. Alongside her to be announced jury members, the “Inception” and “Dar...

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‘IvyBears’ Hits Cannes After YouTube Breakout, Spawns Animated Feature Project (EXCLUSIVE)

A theater and film studies’ graduate, it was eventually Kaan Haylaz’s lifelong love for gummies that led him to commercial success, and the birth of the ‘IvyBears’ vitamins brand and IP. “IvyBears was...

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Horror Adaptation of Dante’s ‘The Divine Comedy,’ by ‘Invoking Yell’ Director Patricio Valladares, Gets First Look From Skincrawl Studios

Skincrawl Studios has debuted a first glimpse at Chilean filmmaker Patricio Valladares’ supernatural horror feature “The Divine Comedy,” a modern re-telling of Dante’s “Inferno.” The Irish production ...

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Whistleblowing Portal Launches in U.K. for Entertainment Industry Workers to Report Abuse, Harassment and Discrimination

Workers across the U.K.’s film, TV, music and theater sectors are now able to report whistleblowing concerns, including those relating to harassment and abuse, following the launch of a new portal by ...

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‘God of War’s’ Bruno Velazquez, ‘Mandalorian & Grogu’s’ Hal Hickel Detail Cinema-Gaming Crossover at View Conference

James Cameron’s “Avatar” technology helped shape the look of Sony Santa Monica Studio’s “God of War” games, game director Bruno Velazquez revealed at View Conference in Turin on Monday during a discus...

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Sony Pictures Imageworks’ Michelle Grady and ILM’s Janet Lewin on Bad Bosses and Changing Studio Culture: ‘Culture Is What You Tolerate’

TURIN, Italy — “Culture is what you tolerate,” said Sony Pictures Imageworks president Michelle Grady, reflecting on bad bosses and how studios build a workplace where people can thrive. “You work, yo...

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‘Bloodsuckers’ Team Reunites on ‘Body in the Closet’ on Warner Bros. Title With Comedian Axel Åhman Eyed for the Lead Role (EXCLUSIVE)

Axel Åhman is set to star in the upcoming series “Body in the Closet” produced for Warner Bros. International Television Production Finland. He’ll play Staffan, an audience services employee at a thea...

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Toni Collette’s Directorial Debut ‘The Best Of’ Among 75 Projects Backed by Screen Australia

Toni Collette will make her feature directing debut with “The Best Of,” her screen version of Graeme Simsion’s bestselling novel, which is one of 75 projects sharing more than AUD16.9 million ($11.7 m...

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Jeremy Renner Says ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Superheroes ‘Will Probably Lose’ Without Hawkeye: ‘They Didn’t Call Me, So It’s Their Fault’

The full list of MCU characters who will appear in “Avengers: Doomsday” may still be a mystery, but Jeremy Renner has made it clear he didn’t return as Hawkeye — and says The Avengers “will probably l...

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Cannes Queer Animated Comedy ‘Jim Queen’ Scores New Sales at Busan (EXCLUSIVE)

Cannes animated comedy “Jim Queen” has picked up a new batch of international sales after screening at the Busan International Film Festival, its first outing in Asia. Global Constellation, the sales ...

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Danny Trejo Had ‘Never Heard’ of Ben Shapiro Before Signing On for Daily Wire’s ‘Pawn Shop,’ Says His Son: ‘It’s F—d Up. He’s Handcuffed to This Stupi...

Danny Trejo, who sparked backlash after it was revealed he’d be starring in the pro-ICE movie “Pawn Shop” from Ben Shapiro’s production company, Daily Wire, had “never heard” of the conservative polit...

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Vietnamese Franchise Sequel ‘Sister Sister 3’ Lands at 3388 Films for Americas, Europe, Australia, Taiwan and Japan (EXCLUSIVE)

Vietnamese female-led franchise entry “Sister Sister 3” has been picked up by U.S.-based specialty distributor 3388 Films for the Americas, Europe, Australia, Taiwan and Japan. The deal was closed at ...

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Bryan Cranston Mourns ‘Breaking Bad’ Son RJ Mitte: ‘I’ll Miss You, Son’

Bryan Cranston shared a tribute to RJ Mitte, who played his son Walter White Jr. in “Breaking Bad,” following the news of his death at age 34. “I’m in deep despair as I write this tonight. RJ Mitte, m...

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‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte’s Cause of Death Confirmed as Suicide

RJ Mitte died by suicide, his rep has confirmed. The actor’s rep confirmed his cause of death to People magazine Monday evening. Mitte died Monday at 34. He was best known for his role in the Vince Gi...

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Selma Blair Charged with Second-Degree Assault Following Plane Incident, Released on $20,000 Bail

Selma Blair has been charged with second-degree assault after being arrested following a violent incident on a Delta flight on Sunday, according to Queens Criminal Court. The actress posted $200,000 i...

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‘High Potential’ Lands Post-Super Bowl LXI Slot on ABC Next February

ABC will take advantage of the post-Super Bowl glow to promote the Kaitlin Olson drama “High Potential,” the network announced Monday. That means the show will air immediately following Super Bowl LXI...

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Kacey Musgraves Fires Back After Kristi Noem Disses Her: You Don’t ‘Have a Dog in This Fight, but If You Did You Would’ve Shot It’

Kristi Noem might have thought twice before initiating a war of words with Kacey Musgraves, who had a mic-drop of a comeback post after the ousted Secretary of Homeland Security went on X to pick a fi...

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Jessica Lange Says FX Was ‘Too F—ing Cheap’ to Pay for Cars Home From ‘American Horror Story’ Set, So ‘We Had to Drive Ourselves’

Jessica Lange shaded “American Horror Story” network FX during a panel at PaleyFest (via Entertainment Weekly) in which she remembered having to drive herself home from the anthology series’ set durin...

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Appetite for Agatha Christie Shows No Signs of Slowing 50 Years After Her Death: ‘She Has Such Enduring Appeal’

It’s been fifty years since Agatha Christie died (of natural causes) at the age of 85 but the passage of time has only increased the public’s appetite for the Queen of Crime. She is officially the bes...

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‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte’s Heartbreaking Performance as Walter White Jr. Was a Breakthrough for Disability Representation

Perhaps what we should remember RJ Mitte first for was his acting talent — the way that, as a young teen, he conjured the deep and complete inner life of Walter White’s son on “Breaking Bad,” helping ...

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The Muppets Turn 50 This Year But They Nearly Didn’t Get Made at All: ‘It Was a Real Study in Perseverance’

Since their series debut in 1976, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and the rest of the Muppets have attained an iconic status in pop culture, as evidenced by the four Emmys this picked up last month for Di...

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Record and Song of the Year Grammy Predictions: With Ella Langley, Taylor Swift, the Two Olivias and Other Frontrunners in the Race, Expect a Nail-Bit...

Predicting the Record of the Year race for the 2027 Grammys is both super easy and super challenging… depending on whether we’re focused on narrowing down the thousands of first-ballot contenders to e...

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Hospitalized After Suffering Head Injury in Prison

Sean “Diddy” Combs was taken from federal prison to the hospital on Saturday after suffering a reported head injury. The 56-year-old mogul, who is currently serving a 50-month sentence at Fort Dix in ...

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RJ Mitte, ‘Breaking Bad’ Star, Dies at 34

RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. on “Breaking Bad,” has died. He was 34. A representative for Mitte confirmed the news to Variety. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Mitte starred as...

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