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‘Avatar’ and ‘Lincoln’ Production Designer Gets Oscars Replaced After Losing Them in L.A. Wildfires

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Sebastian Stan Got Marvel Role After Manager Said the Only Thing Saving His Career Was ‘$65,000 in Residuals’ From ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’

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Music Industry Moves: ASCAP Names Nicole George-Middleton Executive Vice President & Head of Creative Membership

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Karen Bass Plugs Hike in Film Tax Credit: ‘Let’s Bring Hollywood Back’

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‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Reboots Classic Thriller as Netflix Japan Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Ambitious Action Film

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‘Secrets of the Penguins’ Cinematographer on How the Birds ‘Break the Fourth Wall’

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Upgrading the Bloater: How ‘The Last of Us’ Made a New 600-Pound Monster for the Flamethrower Battle

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Michael Bay, Sydney Sweeney Jump-Start ‘OutRun’ Movie Based on Racing Video Game

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Sydney Sweeney and Michael Bay Set ‘OutRun’ Video Game Movie at Universal

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CBS Settles With White ‘SEAL Team’ Staffer Who Claimed Discrimination

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Zombie Horror Unleashed: Netflix Southeast Asia Unveils ‘The Elixir’ and ‘Ziam’

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Netflix’s Asia Pacific Film Slate Drives 20% Viewership Surge in Booming Market

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James Ivory Documentary, Manoj Bajpayee Starrer to Headline New York Indian Film Festival’s 25th Anniversary Slate

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Andrew Garfield Says Spider-Man Return Must Be ‘Very Strange’: It Would Need the ‘Creative Freedom of the Spider-Verse Movies’

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Payal Kapadia Joins South Asian Documentary Collective for Pioneering Lab Initiative (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Drag Race’ Winner Onya Nurve on Her Final Lip Sync and Dreams of Being on ‘Abbott Elementary’

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CAA Launches Global Family Office Advisory Led by Julie Zorn

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Jean Smart, Ellen Pompeo, Joel McHale and More Join Variety FYC TV Fest: Lineup

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‘Star Wars’ Series in the Works From ‘Lost’ Boss Carlton Cuse, Son Nick Cuse

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Gravitas Ventures Sets August Release for ‘What We Hide’ Thriller Starring Mckenna Grace (EXCLUSIVE)

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George Clooney Is Obviously Not Bothered by Trump Attacks: ‘I Don’t Care’

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Kaitlyn Dever’s Harrowing Turn in ‘The Last of Us’ Qualifies for Guest Acting and Supporting Categories (EXCLUSIVE)

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Teddy Swims Makes Chart History as ‘Lose Control’ Beats the Weeknd’s Record for Most Weeks in Top 10

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Coachella 2025 Report Card: The Great (Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion), the Good (Green Day) and the Ugly

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Travis Scott Gets Clobbered by Cody Rhodes but Helps John Cena Win the WWE Undisputed Championship at Wrestlemania 41

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Oscar Voters Can No Longer Vote in a Category Unless They’ve Seen All Nominees

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‘Ready or Not’ Sequel Enlists Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood

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‘Ready or Not: Here I Come’ Adds Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood and More as Searchlight Sequel Starts Production

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Academy Sets New Oscars Rules for 2025: You Need to Watch All Nominated Films to Vote in a Category

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George Clooney Says ‘I Don’t Care’ If Trump Calls Me a ‘Fake Movie Actor’ Because ‘My Job Is Not to Please the President of the United States’

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‘Weapons’ Trailer Teases Children Vanishing in Horror Film From ‘Barbarian’ Director Zach Cregger

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Deadmau5 Apologizes For Blacking Out During Drunk Coachella Set: ‘Probably My Last Coachella’

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Where to Stream Oscar-Winning Film ‘Conclave’ Online

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‘Life of Pi’ Stage Adaptation in Spotlight as IFFLA Expands Industry Days (EXCLUSIVE)

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Pedro Pascal’s ‘Last of Us’ Emmys Dilemma: Will He Compete in Lead or Supporting for Season 2?

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Martin Scorsese Says Pope Francis’ Death Is an ‘Immense’ Loss for the World: ‘I Was Lucky Enough to Know Him’ and Will Miss ‘His Presence and Warmth’

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Jonah Feingold’s Romantic Comedy ’31 Candles’ Sells to Level 33 Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

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Tribeca Festival Launches Immersive Technology Exhibit ‘In Search of Us’ – Film News in Brief

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‘Andor’ Season 2 Completes the Best ‘Star Wars’ Story of the Disney Era: TV Review

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Roblox Launches Regional Pricing for Creators Selling In-Game Items

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Mubi Snags Rooney Mara Drama ‘La Cocina’ for U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)

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GKIDS Boards Kenji Iwaisawa’s Animated Feature ‘100 Meters’ as Producing Partner and North American Distributor (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Club Shay Shay’ Host Shannon Sharpe Sued for $50 Million Over Alleged Sexual Assault

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5 Reasons Why Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Sinners’ Ruled the Box Office

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Kaitlyn Dever Started Filming ‘Last of Us’ Murder Scene Three Days After Her Mom’s Funeral; Creators Changed Shot Order and Told Her to ‘Take All the Time You Need’

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WWE Gives First-Ever Look Into Writers’ Room and ‘Calculated’ Process in Netflix Doc: ‘We’re Gonna Lift the Curtain’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Variety’s First Broadway ‘Actors on Actors’ to Feature George Clooney, Audra McDonald, Kieran Culkin

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This ‘Clueless’ Blu-ray Box Set Comes With Posters, Trading Cards, Stickers and More Limited-Edition Collectibles

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Pedro Pascal Says He’s in ‘Active Denial’ After ‘The Last of Us’ Twist

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WWE Acquires Mexican Wrestling Promotion AAA, First Joint Show Set for June in Los Angeles

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