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LISTEN: Good First Steps at Box Office for ‘Fantastic Four’; ‘South Park,’ ‘Phineas & Ferb,’ ‘King of the Hill’ Sessions Animate Comic Con

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James Cameron Spoke to Disney About Expanding ‘Avatar’ Into Animation: ‘There Might Be an Animated Feature for Streaming or Theatrical’

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NBC Pushes ‘The Hunting Party’ to Midseason, As It Sets Fall Premiere Dates for NBA, ‘One Chicago’ Wednesdays and ‘Law & Order’ Thursdays

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Variety Honors 10 Comics To Watch at Just For Laughs Festival

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Eddie Murphy on Bonding with His ‘The Pickup’ Co-Star Pete Davidson and Making Action Movies at Age 64: ‘I Feel Like Me Still – Just a Little Stiffer’

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‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Director and Actor Defend That Major Death in the First Three Minutes: ‘When I Found Out I Was Killed, I Started Laughing’

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After a Desert Car Chase Where a Mystery Man Pursued Her at 100 MPH, Izabel Pakzad Turned the ‘Terrifying’ Drive Into a Ferocious Directorial Debut — Fantasia

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‘Before We Forget’ Review: Treacly Gay Coming-of-Age Tale Feels Stuck Imitating ‘Call Me by Your Name’

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Matthew Lawrence’s Questioning of the ‘Superman’ Dog-Superhero Bond Sparks Debate

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New ‘X-Men’ Director: ‘It’s Fair to Say’ Marvel’s Reboot Will Be ‘Recognizably Different’ From the Previous Franchise and ‘Explore the Scale Inherent’ to the Comics

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Dr. Dre’s SSL Mixing Console — Used on Songs by Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z and More — Sells for a Record $165,000

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‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Pilou Asbæk Joins Benedict Cumberbatch in Cary Fukunaga’s ‘Blood on Snow’ (Exclusive)

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Monica Barbaro Officially Joins Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’

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Sanford Panitch to Remain Sony Pictures President, Studio Announces Key Promotions as Josh Greenstein Departs

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‘Hamilton’ Celebrates 10 Years With Luxury Cashmere Sweaters, Handstitched With the Show’s Most Iconic Lines

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‘NCIS’ Star Cote de Pablo Rejected Intimacy Coordinator for ‘Tony & Ziva’ Because ‘We Don’t Want to Be Micromanaged’; Michael Weatherly Left Choice Up to Her

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Dan Levy’s Not a Real Production Company Hires Anne-Marie McGintee as Head of Film and TV (EXCLUSIVE)

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DeVon Franklin’s One-Man Performance ‘Be True’ To Debut On Audible (TV News Roundup)

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Wallis Annenberg, Prominent Los Angeles Philanthropist, Dies at 86

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Innovative Artists Entertainment Hires Fox Rothschild’s Brad Small to Lead Sports Representation

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‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 3 Premiere Jumps 40% From Season 2 With 25 Million Viewers, Amazon Says

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‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Doc’ and More Fox Series Get Fall Premiere Dates

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Amazon TV Boss on ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’ Spinoff Potential and Season 2 Plans for ‘We Were Liars’ and ‘Overcompensating’

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‘Abbott Elementary’ Star Quinta Brunson on Janine’s Surprising Swearing in the ‘Always Sunny’ Crossover and Season 5’s Philly Sports Cameo

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My Chemical Romance Resurrects ‘Black Parade,’ Debuts New Song at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium

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Max Eisenbud Named Head of Client Representation for WME Sports

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Sony Shake-Up: Peter Kang Elevated to Head of Columbia, Marketing Execs Upped

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‘Ick’ Director Joseph Kahn on Returning to Filmmaking, Fighting for Creed Rights and Crafting a Modern Disaster Movie: ‘When the Monster Comes, We Don’t Get Along’

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Mythos Studios Reveals Its ‘Ekos’ Movie Comic-Con Teaser (Exclusive)

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Sony’s PlayStation Sues Tencent Over Its ‘Slavish Clone’ of ‘Horizon’ Video Game Franchise

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Andrew Garfield Dropped Out of ‘Frankenstein,’ Leaving Nine Weeks to Recast and Transform Jacob Elordi: ‘You Can’t Be More Under Pressure Than That’

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The Women’s List Unveils 2025 Scripts List Finalists, Spotlighting Unproduced Screenplays

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James Cameron Heads to the Volcanic Side of Pandora in New ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Trailer

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‘Monster’ Season 4 Casts Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden, Rebecca Hall as Abby Borden, and Vicky Krieps as Bridget Sullivan

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Hayley Williams Surprise-Releases 17 New Songs on Her Website

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‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ Stormtrooper Helmet Sold for $256,000 at Auction

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‘Shrek’ Donkey Spinoff Movie Firmly Happening, Eddie Murphy Says

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Warner Bros. Discovery Announces Post-Split Company Names, Executive Leadership Teams

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Trump Cites Rupert Murdoch’s Age in Bid to Depose Him Right Away in WSJ Lawsuit

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‘Meet the Parents 4’ Officially Titled ‘Focker in Law’

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‘Eyes of Wakanda’ Trailer: Black Panther’s Ancient History Told in Animated Series From Ryan Coogler

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‘Gilded Age’ Renewed for Season 4 at HBO

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‘Minecraft Movie’ Director Jared Hess, ‘Shadowhunters’ Star Katherine McNamara and David Oyelowo Among Honorees at 21st HollyShorts Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

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Natural History Veteran and Emmy-Winning Producer Martha Holmes Stepping Down From Day-to-Day Role at Plimsoll

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Josh Greenstein to Join Paramount Following Skydance Sale

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‘Rick and Morty,’ ‘Phineas and Ferb,’ ‘Ghosts’ Casts and More Join Variety’s Comic-Con Studio

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Mon Laferte Signs With UTA (EXCLUSIVE)

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Nanjing Massacre Drama ‘Dead to Rights’ Sets North American Bow

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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Trailer: Jake Sully’s Family Fights Evil Na’vi in Stunning Footage From James Cameron’s Third Movie

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Hulk Hogan Memoir Returns to Bestseller Lists Following Wrestling Icon’s Death

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