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‘Zootopia 2’ Aims for $150 Million at Thanksgiving Box Office, ‘Wicked: For Good’ to Add $100 Million Over Holiday Weekend

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Hulu’s Black Friday Deal Gets You a Starz Add-On for Just $2.99/Month

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‘Assassin’s Creed’ Netflix Series Casts Toby Wallace

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LISTEN: Laugh Factory — Owen Gleiberman and Peter Debruge on Variety’s 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time List

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‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Renewed for Season 4

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‘Roads of Fire’ Director Nathaniel Lezra on His Migrant Crisis Doc and Why Zohran Mamdani Is ‘Representative of Our Hopes’

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‘Barbershop’ TV Series Casts Punkie Johnson, Roy Wood Jr., Brett Gray, E.J. Bonilla

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‘Rush Hour 4’ Shocker: Paramount in Talks to Distribute Brett Ratner Comeback Vehicle

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Jay Shetty to Host Second Variety Faith & Spirituality in Entertainment Honors

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‘Rush Hour 4’ in the Works at Paramount at Trump’s Request

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‘NCIS: Origins’ Sets Shea Buckner to Play Young Dwayne Pride

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‘Star Search’: Show That Launched Beyoncé, Britney Spears Back With Host Anthony Anderson

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50 Cent’s Diddy Netflix Series ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ Sets December Release Date

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‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Sets Paramount+ Streaming Date

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Lesley Manville-Starring Cold War Thriller ‘Winter of the Crow’ Sells to Cohen for U.S. as HanWay Closes Multiple Deals (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Zootopia 2’ Review: Where Disney’s Critter-Driven Cartoon Favored Mammals, Its Reptile-Inclusive Sequel Tips the Scales

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Nicole Kidman Suits Up as ‘Scarpetta’ in First Look at Amazon’s Crime Thriller Series

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Gijón Film Festival Gives Major Awards to Ben Whishaw, Argentina’s Lisandro Alonso and Cuba’s David Bim

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‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Gets a Criterion Collection Release: Here’s Where to Buy the Stanley Kubrick Film Online

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Could Be Winning a ‘Golden’ Oscar Soon

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‘Wednesday’ Casts Eva Green as Aunt Ophelia

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Simu Liu and Fala Chen to Co-Chair Unforgettable Awards Ceremony

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The Rainbow Project Launches Archive to Chronicle LGBTQ Representation in Children’s Television and Film (EXCLUSIVE)

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It’s About Time Spotify Raised Subscription Prices in the U.S. (Opinion)

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‘Riverdale’ Star Madelaine Petsch, ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’s’ Gavin Casalegno to Lead Wattpad Adaptation ‘Chasing Red’

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Madelaine Petsch, Gavin Casalegno to Star in YA Romance ‘Chasing Red’

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Elton John Is Still Standing: The Legend on Performing Plans, Loving Chappell Roan and His Legacy of Raising $650 Million for HIV/AIDS

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‘Star Search’ Netflix Reboot Taps Anthony Anderson to Host, Sets January Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)

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Macaulay Culkin Legally Changed His Name After 2018 Poll

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‘Wicked’ Sequels Being Figured Out at Universal Pictures: ‘Things Are Underway’ to See How ‘We Can Continue in This Universe’

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‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Trailer: Volunteers Fight to Save a Young Girl Trapped in Gaza

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Fantasy Drama Series ‘All Heroes Are Bastards’ Acquired by Global Constellation (EXCLUSIVE)

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Dhafer L’Abidine on ‘Palestine 36’ and Upcoming Directorial Effort ‘Sophia’: ‘I Wanted Something That Anyone Could Relate to, Whether They’re Western or Middle Eastern’

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Oscilloscope Buys ‘John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office,’ Doc About Scientist Who Explored LSD, Aliens and Dolphins (EXCLUSIVE)

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NBC Sports Network Launches on Comcast’s Xfinity TV

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Glen Powell Goes to Extremes to Secure His Inheritance in A24’s ‘How to Make a Killing’ Trailer

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Lucha Libre Promotion AAA to Air on Fox in Mexico Starting in 2026 (EXCLUSIVE)

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Red Sea Unveils Industry Program With Executives From Netflix, Amazon and Disney Among Speakers

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‘The Best Mother in the World’ Wins Top Prize at Spain’s Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival

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Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions Makes a Bigger Play for Advertisers

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Marrakech Film Festival Steps Onto Awards Circuit With Focus on Industry Connection

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‘Hamnet,’ ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Star Emily Watson to Receive BIFA’s Richard Harris Award

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Emily Watson to Receive Richard Harris Award at British Independent Film Awards

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Indian Animation Film ‘Neelu’ Secures Spain-France-Belgium Co-Production Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

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India’s Platoon One Films Boards Pramati Anand’s ‘A Late Autumn Dream’ as Lead Producer (EXCLUSIVE)

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Diego Maradona Animated Series in the Works at India’s Reliance Animation (EXCLUSIVE)

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Shekhar Kapur Warns Studios Face Collapse as AI Democratizes Filmmaking at WAVES Film Bazaar

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‘3 Idiots,’ ‘Munna Bhai’ Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani Breaks Down Writing and Editing at International Film Festival of India Masterclass

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Anshul Chauhan Launches Kowatanda Films India, Partners With Shweta Tripathi on Horror Feature ‘Nava’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million for Public Broadcasting, Including New Record for a Bob Ross Painting

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