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‘Severance’ Star and Four-Time Oscar Nominee Jane Alexander to Lead Comedy-Drama ‘Lillian, Next Door,’ WME Independent Boards Sales

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Jeff Shell to Receive at Least $5 Million in Severance From Paramount

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The Masters 2026: Where to Watch the Golf Tournament Live Online

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Peacock Sci-Fi Comedy ‘The Miniature Wife’ Weighs Down an Amusing Marriage Metaphor With Too Much Padding: TV Review

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Action Xtreme, Studio Behind Netflix Hit ‘Son of the Soil,’ Launches Music Publishing Arm in Deal With Atlantic Screen Group (EXCLUSIVE)

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ZDF Show ‘The Flaws’ Tickles Germany’s Funny Bone: ‘Comedy Can’t Be Predictable’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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True-Crime Podcasts ‘Disgraceland’ and ‘Hollywoodland’ Join iHeartMedia Network Alongside ‘My Favorite Murder’

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Michael J. Fox Speaks Out After CNN Sparks Death Scare: ‘How Do You React When You Turn on the TV and CNN Is Reporting Your Death?’

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James Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger’ Secures French Distribution With SND (EXCLUSIVE)

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OpenAP Names Warner Sales President Ryan Gould Chairman

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Korean Auteur Na Hong-jin’s Long-Gestating Thriller ‘Hope,’ Starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, Headed to Cannes

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Anubhav Mohanty Boards ‘Bindusagar’ as Presenter Ahead of India Release (EXCLUSIVE)

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The Cheapest Way to Stream ESPN? Dish’s Sling TV Debuts $20 Monthly Package With ESPN, ESPN2 and Handful of Other TV Channels

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Simu Liu, Tramell Tillman and More to Perform in Symphony Space and Waterwell’s ‘Stories From the City of Immigrants’

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Cannes: Léa Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve to Pull Double Duty in Competition

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Did Cannes Just Confirm Hollywood Studios’ Growing Fear of Film Festivals?

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Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner ‘Cactus Pears’ Sets U.K. and Ireland Theatrical Release (EXCLUSIVE)

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Cannes: Ira Sachs, Pedro Almodóvar, Asghar Farhadi, Hirokazu Kore-eda Lead Art House-Heavy Lineup

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Cannes Film Festival 2026 Lineup: Asghar Farhadi, Pedro Almodóvar, Ira Sachs, Hirokazu Kore-eda Set for Auteur-Driven Competition

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Cannes Unveils Lineup for 79th Edition: Watch Live

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Mediawan’s Ego Productions, Korea’s Flix Oven Sign Co-Production Understanding (EXCLUSIVE)

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Banijay Entertainment Acquires Global Rights to Rusk Media’s Indian Fitness Format ‘Battleground’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Humboldt USA’ Is a Timely “Fraught Love Letter” to a Naturalist, Challenging Our Notions of Technology and Environmentalism (Exclusive Clip)

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Dan Levy’s Netflix Crime Comedy ‘Big Mistakes’ Wastes a Perfect Cast on a Lacking Plot: TV Review

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Eric Dane’s Fight Against ALS Chronicled in Posthumous Short Film

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Disney Expected to Lay Off as Many as 1,000 Employees

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Michigan Merch Selling Out Online As Fans Celebrate Wolverines’ Historic NCAA March Madness Win

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‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin ‘Honored’ to Be Working on ‘X-Men’ Reboot Script: ‘No Matter How Much You Got Going on, You Have to Say Yes’

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‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Review: Plenty of Sun but No Real Heat in a Rom-Com Outing for Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page

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George Clooney Blasts White House’s ‘Infantile Name-Calling’ Amid Trump’s Iran War Threats

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Jenna Ortega Says She Almost Quit Acting Before Landing ‘You’ Role: ‘”It Was a Good Run” Sort of Thing’

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‘The Housemaid’ Author Freida McFadden Reveals Her True Identity: ‘I’m Tired of This Being a Secret’

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Olivia Munn Says Male Co-Star Refused to Film Scene Being Saved by Woman and Stopped Production for ’45 Minutes’: ‘She Can’t Save Me. We’re Not Doing This’

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WGA West Urged by State Senator to Reach Deal With Striking Staffers

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L.A. Olympics Chief Casey Wasserman ‘Deserves Our Support,’ Says Power Lawyer Patricia L. Glaser at Variety’s Power of Law Event

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Olivia Munn Says Male Co-Star Refused to Film Scene Being Saved By Woman: “She Can’t Save Me”

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Steven Soderbergh Wants to Use “A Lot of AI” for Planned Wagner Moura Movie

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‘Scrubs’ Star John C. McGinley On Dr. Cox’s Health Crisis, How It Changes His Dynamic With J.D. and Whether He’ll Be Back for Season 2

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Ian McKellen ‘Fell in Love With’ Johnny Depp on ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ Set: ‘He’s in Spankingly Good Form’

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Sam Asghari Wraps Starring Role in Action Short Inspired by Iranian Refugee Stories (EXCLUSIVE)

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Can Adam Driver’s Axed ‘Star Wars’ Movie ‘The Hunt For Ben Solo’ Be Revived Under New Disney CEO? Soderbergh Says ‘Nope’: ‘If It Was Gonna Happen, It Would’ve’

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Vince Gilligan Submits ‘Pluribus’ Pilot for Emmys. Will He Finally Win for Writing or Directing?

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‘Superman’ Sequel: James Gunn’s Search for Maxima Narrows to Adria Arjona, Eva De Dominici, Sydney Chandler and Grace Van Patten

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‘Nobody’s Safe’: ‘The Boys’ Creator on Killing [SPOILER], Kimiko Talking and Setting Up ‘Vought Rising’ Prequel With Season 5

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What’s in the WGA Deal: $321 Million in Health Funding, Higher Premiums, Better Residuals, More AI Meetings (EXCLUSIVE)

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George Clooney Slams White House for ‘Infantile Name Calling’ After Trump Administration Calls His ‘Terrible Acting’ a ‘War Crime’

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‘Superman’ Sequel Testing Adria Arjona, Eva De Dominici, Sydney Chandler and Grace Van Patten (Exclusive)

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‘Imperfect Women’ Star Kate Mara on Nancy’s Traumatic Past, That Affair With [SPOILER] and Her Last Few Months Alive

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How a 16-Year-Old Chess Player Recruited Keanu Reeves to Executive Produce Her Documentary ‘Madwoman’s Game’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘The Testaments’ Creator on Continuing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Story, Bringing Back Elisabeth Moss as June and Casting Chase Infiniti and Stephen Colbert

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