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Warner Bros. Discovery Grants CEO David Zaslav $225 Million Worth of Stock Options, Revises Employment Agreement to ‘Significantly Reduce’ His Annual Pay After Company Split

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Academy Members Cringe as ‘Star Wars’ Boss Kathleen Kennedy Lobbies for Bob Iger to Receive an Honorary Oscar (EXCLUSIVE)

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Anderson Cooper Taps CAA CEO Bryan Lourd for Representation in Tough Climate for TV Anchors

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James Gunn Says the ‘Movie Industry Is Dying’ Because Films Are Made Without Finished Scripts and Marvel Got ‘Killed’ by Output Increase: ‘That Wasn’t Fair’

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Carrie-Anne Moss ‘Never Really Imagined’ Working With Arnold Schwarzenegger, But Then She Joined ‘Fubar’ Season 2

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‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Begins Production in Los Angeles

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Jason Isaacs Says ‘White Lotus’ Equal Pay Earned Each Actor $40,000 an Episode: ‘Do I Mind That I Wasn’t Paid More Than’ Younger Co-Stars? ‘I Never Work for Money’

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Vertical Acquires U.S. Rights to Jonathan Hensleigh’s Action Thriller ‘Ice Road: Vengeance’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Materialists’ Production Designer and Set Decorator Estimate How Much Rent Each Character Pays for Their NYC Apartment

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How Charli xcx Helped ‘Overcompensating’ Music Supervisors Secure Britney Spears and Lady Gaga Song

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Emmy Predictions: Lead Actress (Comedy) — 47 Hilarious Women Eyeing a Nomination, Including Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson and More

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I Need Pedro Pascal’s Silk Bed Sheets in ‘Materialists’

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‘The Amazing Race’ Has Won 10 Reality Competition Emmys — But It’s Still Not Enough

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Teyana Taylor, Ben Marshall, Zach Cherry and Kam Patterson Join Netflix Comedy ’72 Hours’

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Amanda Seyfried: ‘It’s Not Very Brave to Do Sequels. It’s Just for Money and It’s Frustrating.’

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Neil Marshall’s ‘Compulsion’ Set to Premiere at Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE) – Film News in Brief

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Netflix’s Cannabis Drama ‘Amsterdam Empire’ Gives Famke Janssen the Role She’s Been Waiting For – and She Finally Gets to Speak in Dutch

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‘The Challenge’ Producers Define Each Era of the Past 40 Seasons — From When the Structure Changed to When Athletes Were Created

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Sabrina Carpenter Scores Her First-Ever No. 1 Debut Single With ‘Manchild’

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Post Malone Is Now a Stanley Tumbler Guy: Shop the Rapper’s Camo-Printed Stanley Collection Here

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David Lynch’s Red Director Chair Stops by Variety’s Office Ahead of Live Auction

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‘Bob’s Burgers’ Star H. Jon Benjamin Says He’s ‘Become’ Bob as the Show’s Continued: ‘I Didn’t Sound Like This at All 15 Years Ago. Now I Talk Like Bob’

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How Done+Dusted Found the Right Tone for Conan O’Brien’s Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize, as Both a Celebration and a Wake: ‘It Was So Cathartic’

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Tubi Picks Up ‘Zero Star: The Cam Ward Story’ 6-Part Docuseries About This Year’s NFL Draft No. 1 Pick (EXCLUSIVE)

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Vice Media Taps NBCU Veteran Adam Stosky as CEO; Former Chief Exec Bruce Dixon Exits

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How to Watch the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Online

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‘Bride Hard’ Review: Rebel Wilson Hijacks the Wedding Party in Middle-Grade Action-Comedy

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Colin Jost, Marcello Hernandez, Sarah Sherman and Mike Myers on ‘SNL50’ Surprises, the Pros and Cons of Dress Rehearsal and Going ‘Into a Depression’ Over Cut Sketches

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Mariska Hargitay Joined by Cher, Jamie Lee Curtis and ‘Law & Order’ Co-Stars at Tribeca Festival’s ‘My Mom Jayne’ Premiere

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Sarah Jessica Parker: Male Characters ‘Can Be Murderers and People Love Them,’ but a Woman ‘Behaves Poorly’ and She’s Condemned by Viewers

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Paramount Head of Program Acquisitions Barbara Zaneri Is Exiting, Succeeded by Virginia Lazalde-McPherson

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James Gunn Confronts Zack Snyder Fans Trying to Tank ‘Superman’ Because Gunn ‘Killed the SnyderVerse’: ‘We Will Survive’ and ‘It’s All Right to Have an Opposing Force’

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Forest Whitaker on Bumpy’s Battle With Morality in ‘Godfather of Harlem’ Season 4, Frank Lucas’ Arrival and the Crime Boss’ Legacy

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NewportFilm Outdoors Unveils 2025 Lineup, Including Kenny Loggins, Counting Crows and Climber Emily Harrington Documentaries (EXCLUSIVE)

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K-Pop Star G-Dragon Sets North American and European Dates for ‘Übermensch’ World Tour

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Fran Drescher, Jane Seymour, Luke Wilson Among Latest Hollywood Stars Set for Filming Italy Sardegna Festival

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Hyphenate Media Takes Equity Stake in iHeartMedia’s My Cultura Podcast Network

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Elyanna, Opener on Coldplay’s ‘Music of the Spheres’ Tour, Shares BTS Photos and Diary Entries (EXCLUSIVE)

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Diddy Juror Removed After ‘Inconsistent’ Answers About Where He Lives; Diddy’s Lawyers Object and Decry Racial Prejudice

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Glenn Close, Billy Porter Join ‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Is Available to Preorder on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Online

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‘The Naked Gun’ Trailer: Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson Join Forces in Crime Comedy Reboot

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Reese Witherspoon Is Launching a Weekly Podcast for Her Book Club (but She’s Not Hosting It)

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Trump Mobile: President’s Company Unveils Wireless Service Delivered via AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, Plans to Launch a U.S.-Made ‘Sleek, Gold’ Android Smartphone

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Amaya Muruzábal’s M Content, Behind Amazon Hit ‘Red Queen,’ Teams With Ireland’s Vico for Epic Series Project ‘The Patricios’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Brazil Wins Big at 40th Guadalajara Film Festival: Anna Muylaert’s ‘The Best Mother in the World,’ Gabriel Mascaro’s ‘The Blue Trail’ Take Major Honors

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Eric Dane Tears Up Discussing ALS Diagnosis, Says He Only Has ‘One Functioning Arm’: ‘My Right Side Has Completely Stopped Working’

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‘Cardo,’ ‘La Mesias’ Star Ana Rujas to Head Boxing Drama Project ‘Rosa,’ Set Up at Studio TF1’s Kubik Films (EXCLUSIVE)

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