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LISTEN: ‘Disclosure Day’ Adds to Summer Box Office Momentum; Why Fox is Buying Roku

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David Boreanaz on Taking On Iconic Role of Jim Rockford in ‘The Rockford Files’: ‘My Attitude Is “How Can I Make James Garner Proud?”’

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Hulu Legal Drama ‘Conviction’ Casts Linda Emond, Zainab Jah, Ashley Zukerman, Jose Zuniga (EXCLUSIVE)

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MiniMax Launches All-in-One AI Video Generator Hub at Shanghai Film Festival: ‘Creative Direction and Aesthetic Judgment Must Ultimately Be Left to Humans’

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Spain’s Animayo Gran Canaria Awards Top Prizes to Family-Themed ’18 Months’ and ‘Because Today is Saturday’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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BTS Sets Slate of Book Releases, Including Korean Cookbook and Lyric Breakdown Collection

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CMX Cinemas Acquires iPic Locations in Texas, Georgia, Florida, Maryland and New Jersey

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Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum’ as an Elf

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Cash Money and No Limit Records Team Up for Arena Tour: Master P, Birdman, Juvenile and More (EXCLUSIVE)

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Derek Yee on Mentoring Young Hong Kong Directors at Shanghai Forum: ‘Stay Positive’

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Adam McKay on Producing the Climate Documentary ‘Just Look Up’ and Why the Democrats Are ‘Corrupt From Head to Toe’

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Why All FX Series Are Now Simultaneously Premiering on Linear Network and Streaming on Hulu – Just in Time for Emmys Noms (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sheridan Smith, Alison Steadman and ‘SNL U.K.’s’ Hammed Animashaun Lend Voices to ‘The Baddies’ Adaptation

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Toy Story 5’ Song ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ Bows at No. 1, Becoming Her 15th Hot 100 Topper

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‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Hits $676 Million Globally, Propels Franchise Past $1 Billion Mark

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AEW Partners With ‘The Last Match: A Pro-Wrestling Rock Experience,’ Show to Debut in West End This Fall

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Guillermo del Toro, Kris Bowers and More Elected to Expanded 60-Member Film Academy Board of Governors

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From Watch Parties With USWNT Players to Los Angeles Food Tours, Airbnb Hosts World Cup Community Events Across the Country

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Horror Podcast ‘Creepy’ Acquired by Be Afraid Media; Host Jon Grilz Set to Lead Be Afraid Podcast Network (EXCLUSIVE)

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Lesley Manville Always Reads Reviews: ‘If You Don’t Like Me Then You Don’t Like Me. I’m Not Gonna Give Up’

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Cecilia Yip, Rebecca Li Manxuan Tackle Female Roles, Career Pivots at Shanghai’s Kering Women in Motion Forum

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New AI Content Coalition from Netflix Alum Victoria Furniss Launches With Disney, New York Times and Adobe on Board

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Writes New Song for Live-Action ‘Moana,’ Titled ‘Along the Way,’ Featuring Both ‘Moana’ Actresses

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Noah Hawley’s 26 Keys Names Mia Ammer as EVP of Marketing and Public Relations (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘The Four Seasons’ Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix

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‘Stranger Things’ Creators Matt and Ross Duffer Set New Movie for 2028 at Paramount

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‘Game Changer’ Season 8 Adds Ron Perlman in Guest Star Role (EXCLUSIVE)

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Variety to Honor Matthew McConaughey With the Legend & Groundbreaker Award at Filmland

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Substack Unveils Sponsorship Program Teaming Advertisers With Newsletter Authors

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‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Peter Serafinowicz as Peeves the Poltergeist (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Icebreaker’ Series Greenlit at Netflix, ‘Gossip Girl’ Alum Amanda Lasher Set as Showrunner With Alex Cooper Producing (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Love Island USA’ Executive Producer James Barker Dies in Fiji During Season 8 Production

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UFC Boss Dana White Condemns Fighter Josh Hokit for Saying ‘Michelle Obama Is a Man’: ‘I Hate That Kind of Nonsense’

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‘Vikings’ Star Clive Standen Signs With Range (EXCLUSIVE)

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Extraordinary Sites, Highly Skilled Local Crews and Filmmaking Community Make Jordan Ideal Location

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Bruce Miller to Produce Series Version of ‘RetroActive’ Graphic Novels at Hulu From Writer Bobak Esfarjani (EXCLUSIVE)

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As ‘The Shop’ Returns Next Week, New Hosts Travis Bennett and Steelo Brim to Take Over for LeBron James and Maverick Carter

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How ‘Ted’ VFX Team Used AI to Transform Seth MacFarlane Into Bill Clinton, and Why Animating the Bear Is Still Challenging (EXCLUSIVE)

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Laverne Cox Has Lost 90% of Her Income and Blames Trump’s ‘Regime’ for Attacking ‘Gender Ideology and DEI’

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Jordan’s Beefed Up Incentives, Studio Partnership With U.S. Group Shadowbox Set to Scale Up International Productions

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How ‘Scary Movie’ Conquered the International Box Office: ‘Let’s Cross Every Line, and Let’s Cross It Locally in Each Territory’

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Netflix Inks Exclusive Deals for Video Podcasts From Martha Stewart, Lele Pons, Kate and Oliver Hudson

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‘House of the Dragon’ Cranks Up the Action in a Less Sleepy Season 3: TV Review

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Will the Oscars Be Obsessed With ‘Obsession’?

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Michael J. Fox to Voice Lead Character in Animated Feature Film ‘Dragoons’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Ghostforce Evolution’ From ‘Miraculous’ Creator Lands at Netflix, TF1 and Super RTL (EXCLUSIVE)

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Hiam Abbass Set for Timely Dark Comedy ‘Occupational Hazards,’ About a Palestinian Family in Jerusalem (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 6 Adds David Tennant, Nicola Coughlan, Jodie Whittaker, Jim Broadbent, and More

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Will Fox’s Roku Buy Help Lachlan Murdoch Leapfrog Rivals in Streaming Wars?

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‘ALF’ Star Anne Schedeen Dies at 77; Family Remembers Her ‘Burning Hatred for Trump’

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