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Netflix Execs: No, We Don’t Tell Filmmakers to Repeat the Plot

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James Ransone’s ‘Sinister’ and ‘Black Phone’ Director Says the ‘Oscars In Memoriam Ignored Him but I Cannot’ After Late Actor Excluded: ‘He Is Dearly Missed’

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Netflix Execs ‘Laughed’ at Claim the Streamer Demands Movies and TV Shows Restate Plot Points for Viewers: ‘There’s No Such Principle’

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Lorde Reveals She’s Now an Independent Artist After Her Contract With Universal Expired Last Year

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‘Rockford Files’ NBC Reboot Pilot Casts Felix Solis

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Universal Music Chief Lucian Grainge Explains His Excitement for AI at Nvidia Conference: ‘I Love Disruption’

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Variety Launches Inaugural ‘TV Week,’ a Curated Series of Invite-Only Emmy Season Events

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Kid Rock Says Conan O’Brien’s Oscars Diss Mocking Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Was ‘Not a Very Good’ Joke

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Senator Raises Questions About Reported $10 Billion Payment to Trump Administration for TikTok U.S. Deal, Including Whether President Requested Any Compensation for Himself

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Mary Shalaby Joins Jake Johnson and Keith David in NBC Comedy Pilot From Dan Goor, Luke Del Tredici (EXCLUSIVE)

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Choreographer Lorin Latarro on Modernizing ‘Chess,’ Empowering Her Female Ensemble During ‘One Night in Bangkok’ and the Dance Move that Took Six Hours of Prep

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Jay-Z to Celebrate ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and ‘The Blueprint’ Anniversaries With Back-to-Back Yankee Stadium Concerts

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Skyfire Environmental Film Fest Sets Inaugural Lineup With Docs Backed by Woody Harrelson, Nick Offerman (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sienna Spiro Charts Her Path to Becoming Pop’s Buzziest New Star: ‘Music Is the Only Thing That Makes Sense to Me’

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‘SNL’ Launches Short-Form Series ‘The Rundown’; Colin Jost Picks a Favorite Cold Open in First Episode

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Sky Unveil New Dramas, Acquisitions at Preview Event

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An AI Val Kilmer Is Starring in a New Movie

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‘Scary Movie’ Star Jon Abrahams, Horror Mainstays Felissa Rose and Lew Temple to Headline Psychological Thriller ‘Fractured’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jason Bateman Directing Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson in Netflix’s ‘The Cackling of the Dodos’

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Jason Bateman to Direct Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell in ‘The Cackling of the Dodos’

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‘Emily in Paris’ Creator Darren Star, David Schulner Set Netflix Rom-Com Series ‘Uncorked’

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Martin Scorsese to Host Special Easter Episode of ‘The Saints’ on the Virgin Mary

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Dakota Mortensen Wants ‘Decent Relationship’ With Taylor Frankie Paul Amid Domestic-Violence Probe

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‘Scooby-Doo’ Live-Action Netflix Series Casts Maxwell Jenkins as Fred, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy

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Inside Wagner: The Documentary That Chased the World’s Most Feared Mercenary Army

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Sarah Pidgeon in Talks for ‘Honeymoon With Harry’ at Amazon MGM Studios

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Toyota Takes Starring Role in Fox’s ‘Baywatch’ Via Ad Pact That Revs Car Cameos on Broadcast TV (EXCLUSIVE)

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Gabriel Iglesias and Jo Koy on Why They Teamed Up for a SoFi Stadium Stand-Up Mega-Show

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LISTEN: Zendaya Dresses to Impress; Tim Heidecker’s ‘On Cinema at the Cinema’ Hits the Road

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CPH:DOX Debates Funding Cuts, Politics and Group Therapy

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Disney CEO Changeover: Josh D’Amaro Says Disney+ Will Be ‘Digital Centerpiece’ for Growth as Bob Iger Delivers Farewell Address: ‘It Has Meant More to Me Than I Can Say’

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‘Lilo & Stitch 2,’ ‘Incredibles 3’ Set High-Profile Summer 2028 Release Dates

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‘Incredibles 3,’ ‘Lilo & Stitch 2’ Set 2028 Release Dates

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Global Record Revenues Grow to $31.7 Billion in Eleventh Year of Gains

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Zendaya Watched All of the ‘Twilight’ Movies For the First Time Before Working With Robert Pattinson on ‘The Drama’: “I Enjoyed Myself”

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Inside Chloé Zhao’s Failed ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Reboot — and Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Shockingly Small Screen Time (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘American Gladiators’ Sets Prime Video Release Date, Drops Key Art

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Why Are ‘Dune: Part Three’ and ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Opening in Theaters on the Same Day?

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‘Life Is Strange’ TV Series Taps Karyn Kusama to Direct First Two Episodes (EXCLUSIVE)

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Takeaways From Variety’s True Crime Summit at SXSW 2026 With Natalie Morales, MrBallen and More

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Netflix’s ‘Million Dollar Secret’ Sets Season 2 Premiere Date (EXCLUSIVE)

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A Hairy Monster Threatens The Flock in Trailer for New ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Movie

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Rebecca Ferguson Only Has One Scene in ‘Dune 3,’ Admits to Having “a Lot of FOMO”

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Jane Fonda-Starring ‘The Correspondent’ Movie Adaptation Lands at Lionsgate

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‘Impractical Jokers’ Renewed for Season 13 at TBS as Ratings Continue to Soar (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Amazomania’ Review: A Provocative Look at the Colonial Gaze in the Amazon

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Daniel Brühl Signs With CAA and United Agents (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘They Will Kill You’ Review: A Fiery Revenge Farce Crashes and Burns

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Hayley Williams, Geese, Clipse Lead 2026 Libera Indie Awards Nominees

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Disney and Marc Jacobs Team Up on ‘Mickey & Friends’ Tennis Collection

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