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Disney’s Dana Walden Receives Founders Award, Touts ‘Creative Risk Taking’ as International Emmys Reveal Full 2025 Winners’ List

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Anupam Kher on Robert De Niro, ‘Saaransh’ and Survival in Candid International Film Festival of India Masterclass

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Jon M. Chu Refused to Show Studio Execs the Final Shot of ‘Wicked: For Good’ and Has No Idea What Ariana Grande Whispered in Cynthia Erivo’s Ear

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Jabari Banks Unpacks ‘Bel Air’ Season 4 Premiere, His Last Day on Set and Saying Goodbye to Will: ‘There Were a Lot Of Tears’

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‘My Father’s Shadow’ Director Akinola Davies Jr. Among 2025 BAFTA Breakthroughs

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Moaning Myrtle Actor Shirley Henderson Was 37 When She Auditioned for 14-Year-Old ‘Harry Potter’ Character and Thought: ‘This Is Ridiculous’

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‘Far Cry’ TV Series Set at FX From Noah Hawley and Rob Mac

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‘The Rookie’ Spinoff Gets ABC Pilot Order, Jay Ellis Set for Lead Role

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‘One Piece’ Season 3 Starts Production; Mikaela Hoover, Joe Manganiello, Lera Abova, Sendhil Ramamurthy Promoted to Series Regulars

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Kristin Chenoweth’s ‘The Queen of Versailles’ to Close on Broadway in January

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Summer Walker’s ‘Finally Over It’ Lands at No. 2 With Year’s Biggest Debut for a Female R&B Artist

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Actor Awards Predictions: Timothée Chalamet Chases History as Ariana Grande Goes for SAG Gold in a Season of Populist Favorites and Indie Prestige

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‘Love Thy Nader’ Renewed for Season 2 at Hulu and Freeform

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Scarlett Johansson to Star in New ‘Exorcist’ Movie

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Lupita Nyong’o Says Oscar Win for ’12 Years a Slave’ Led to Acting Offers to Play More Slaves; One Offer Included the Pitch: ‘This Time You’re on a Slave Ship!’

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Shawn Levy on the Origins of ‘Stranger Things,’ Working With Matt and Ross Duffer and Why ‘Sticking the Landing’ Is Their ‘North Star Principle’

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8 Reasons Aliens Exist and Have Visited Earth, According to ‘The Age of Disclosure’ Documentary

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Dennis Quaid’s ‘Saving Yellowstone,’ From Osmosis Global, Lands at Discovery (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘The Morning Show’ Cast and Producers on Filming Season 4 Finale the Day After the Election and Tackling Current Events in Season 5: ‘The World Is Upside Down’

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Rebecca Yarros’ ‘Variation’ Film Adaptation Set at Amazon From ‘It Ends With Us’ Screenwriter; Obamas’ Higher Ground and Misty Copeland Producing

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As ‘Stranger Things’ Comes to an End, Its Impact on the ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Renaissance Keeps Rolling

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Ice-T Says Reduced ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Screen Time Is Due to Budget Amid Kelli Giddish’s Return: ‘Everything Was Cool With Me. I Understood’

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‘All’s Fair’ Renewed for Season 2 at Hulu

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Ray Romano and Phil Rosenthal on What Took So Long for an ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Reunion and Why There Will Never Be a Reboot

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LISTEN: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Soars to Fourth-Highest Opening of 2025; HBO Preps for Busy 2026 Amid Warner Bros. Discovery M&A Drama

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Remembering Robert Pietranton: A PR Legend With a Taste for Springsteen, Scorsese, Soccer and Steelers

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How ‘Frankenstein’ Used Color to Create Victorian-Era Edinburgh: ‘Everything Is Vintage and of the Period’

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Greg Berlanti, Bash Doran’s ‘Foster Dade’ Hulu Pilot Casts Cameron Mann (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sinclair Offers to Acquire E.W. Scripps for $7 per Share in Unsolicited Takeover Bid

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Terry Gilliam Confronts His Most Absurd Legacy: ‘I’m Responsible for QAnon’

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Will ‘Zootopia 2,’ ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ and Other Holiday Hopefuls Salvage the 2025 Box Office?

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Uruguay Sends Tribeca Winner ‘Don’t You Let Me Go’ to Oscars

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‘Y: Marshals’ Trailer: Kayce Dutton Rides Again in First Look at ‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff

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Zach Bryan Announces 2026 U.S. and International Tour Dates

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Sundance Short ‘Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting’ Boarded by Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee and Steven Schneider (EXCLUSIVE)

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Smart Home Gift Guide: The Best Blink Home Security Camera to Buy Online in 2025

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Fandango Raises $2.5 Million For Boys & Girls Clubs Through Round Up Feature, Announces Academy Museum as Seasonal Partner (EXCLUSIVE)

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Critics Choice Awards Unveil First Below-the-Line Shortlists in 11 Categories: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ and ‘F1’ Lead Craft Contenders

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Hilary Duff Reflects on Her Musical Return With New Album ‘luck … or something’ After Nearly a Decade: “I Was Really Ready to Reintroduce Myself”

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Hugh Jackman on Wolverine Return: ‘I Am Never Saying Never Again’

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‘Industry’ Season 4 Sets January Premiere Date as HBO Drops Stirring Teaser

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‘Fortnite Festival’ Sets LISA as Season 12 Icon

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Mubi Hires Publicity Veteran VJ Carbone to Oversee the Company’s U.S. Film Campaigns and Expanding Presence (EXCLUSIVE)

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Dorothy Speaks! ‘Wicked: For Good’ Actor Bethany Weaver Says Taking Over Judy Garland’s Iconic Role Was a ‘Life-Changing Experience’

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George Clooney to Receive Film at Lincoln Center’s Chaplin Award

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‘Wicked’: How Universal’s Risky Gamble to Split the Musical Into Two Movies Paid Off at the Box Office

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HBO Max Black Friday Deal: 73% Off Basic Plan With Ads for One Year

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Dorra Zarrouk on Directing Debut ‘The Life That Remains,’ Doha’s Growing Film Ecosystem, and Two Decades of Screen Stardom

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Rupert Grint Wrote Letter to New Ron Weasley Actor Before HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Started Filming: ‘It’s Quite Strange to Have the Cycle Happening Again’

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Trump Opposes FCC Raising 39% TV Ownership Cap if It Would ‘Enlarge’ ‘Fake News Networks’ Like ABC, NBC — but It Wouldn’t Do That

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