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Variety’s 2026 Media Predictions: ‘The Odyssey’ Domination, Disney CEO Shuffle and Netflix Winning Warner Bros. Deal

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If I Had an Oscar Ballot: Brazil’s Secret, Gaza’s Voice and the Year Sin and Grief Became Cinema

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Disney World Employee Struck by 400-Pound Prop Boulder During ‘Indiana Jones’ Stunt Show Malfunction

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‘Zootopia 2’ Becomes Disney’s Highest-Grossing Animated Film Ever With $1.46 Billion, Beating ‘Frozen 2’

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10 Big Movies We Expect to See at Cannes or Venice 2026, From Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ to Tom Cruise and Iñárritu’s ‘Digger’

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Investment Banker Invasion: How Boutique Firms Dominated Hollywood’s Biggest Deals in 2025

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Dealmakers 2025: Taylor Swift and Paramount to a Rapper’s Presidential Pardon, the Power Players Behind the Year’s Seismic Showbiz Shakeups

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18 Best True Crime Documentaries of 2025, Ranked

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CNN’s Jake Tapper Calls Out Trump for ‘Attacking the Kennedy Family’ Hours After Death of JFK’s Granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg: ‘Social Media Garbage’

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Women Directors Make Up 8% of This Year’s 100 Top-Grossing Filmmakers in a Steep Drop From 2024, Study Shows

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Canal+ and Warner Bros. Discovery Strike New International Agreement, Including HBO Max Expansion

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Yash’s ‘Toxic’ Unveils First Look of Nayanthara as Ganga (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Leads U.K., Ireland Holiday Box Office as New Releases Crowd Top 10

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Warner Bros. Discovery Board Poised to Reject Paramount’s Latest Offer, Stay the Course With Netflix

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Kennedy Center Honors Ratings Plummet After Trump Takeover

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Bari Weiss Invites George Clooney to Visit Broadcast Center After He Tells Variety She Is ‘Dismantling’ CBS News

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Meyer Gottlieb, Samuel Goldwyn Films Co-Founder and Producer of ‘Master and Commander,’ Dies at 86

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Spike Lee Shares Tribute to Isiah Whitlock Jr.: ‘My Dear Beloved Brother’

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Celebrities Who Have Died in 2025

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Media Stocks 2025: Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Soared Over 170% Amid Netflix-Paramount Bidding War

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Isiah Whitlock Jr., ‘The Wire’ and ‘Veep’ Actor, Dies at 71

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Cast Named Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Convoy’ of Set Trailers ‘Downey Land,’ Says Simu Liu: ‘Chefs Had Come and Laid Out This Full Buffet’

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How Disney Entertainment Television Fosters New and Rising Talent, From ‘Camp Rock’ to ‘Percy Jackson’

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Rosetta Stone Offering $200 ‘Lifetime’ Learning Deal As New Year’s Resolutions Kick Off

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This New ‘Bridgerton’ Dove Collection Debuts Four Limited-Edition Scents Ahead of Show’s Fourth Season

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‘Stranger Things 5’ Hits 34.5 Million Views After Volume 2 Drops, Helping Netflix to Its Best Christmas Viewership Ever

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Tatiana Schlossberg, JFK’s Granddaughter, Dies at 35 After Blood Cancer Battle

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Michael Lippman, Manager and Lawyer for George Michael, David Bowie, Rob Thomas and Other Music Stars, Dies at 79

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‘Heated Rivalry’ Author on ‘Listening’ to Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams Film Their First Sex Scene, Wanting 12 Episodes for Season 2 and How the Show’s Success Is Helping Her Fight Parkinson’s

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‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest’ Kicked Off a Big Year for TV Specials

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This Year’s Top New Year’s Eve Broadcasts — and Where to Stream Them Live Online Free

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Jack White Blasts Congressman for Sharing AI Video of the Singer Calling Trump Supporters ‘Fascists’: ‘It’s Sad How Embarrassing Our Leadership Has Become’

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‘Tron: Ares’ Sets Disney+ Streaming Release Date

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‘Wicked: For Good’ Gets Digital Release, Arrives on Blu-ray and 4k Next Month

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Richard Smallwood, Grammy-Nominated Gospel Singer and Pianist, Dies at 77

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The 100 Most-Watched Telecasts of 2025: Super Bowl, ‘Tracker,’ ’60 Minutes’ and the ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season Finale

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Timothée Chalamet Got Spanked With a Real Ping Pong Paddle in ‘Marty Supreme’ and Refused a Butt Double: ‘He Didn’t Want Some Other Ass Immortalized’

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Variety’s Directors on Directors Returns With Guillermo del Toro, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Coogler, Chloe Zhao and More

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Hulu Sets ‘Tell Me Lies’ Podcast to Roll Out Weekly With Season 3 Episodes, Stassi Schroeder to Host

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Director of Explosive Corey Feldman Doc Refutes Claim He Didn’t Know About Footage With New Clip of Them Discussing Project Together (EXCLUSIVE)

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George Clooney: ‘Bari Weiss Is Dismantling CBS News as We Speak’

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Voice Actors for Rumi and Jinu Set First Joint Interview on ‘Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon’

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George Clooney on Crying While Watching Himself in ‘Jay Kelly,’ Rebooting ‘Oceans’ and Why News Networks Should Tell Trump to ‘Go F— Yourself’

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Ricky Gervais Reveals the Jason Momoa and Peter Dinklage D— Joke He Cut From the Golden Globes

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The Best Documentaries of 2025

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‘Shrinking’ Season 3 Trailer: Michael J. Fox Returns to Acting, Joking About Parkinson’s Alongside Harrison Ford

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‘Stranger Things’ Play Breaks Broadway House Record With $2.5 Million Over Christmas

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Chris Hemsworth’s Thor Stars in Second ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Teaser, Praying for Daughter’s Safety Before One More Battle

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‘Stranger Things 5’ Finale Trailer: Eleven Prepares for the Final Fight Against Venca as Netflix Series Ends With Two Hour-Plus Last Episode

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Spain’s Atresmedia Cine Unveils 2026 Releases Including Santiago Segura’s ‘Torrente Presidente’ and Los Javis’ ‘La Bola Negra’

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