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Judge Halts Paramount, Warner Bros. Merger After States Sue to Block $111 Billion Deal

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Variety Interview Studio Presented by Google TV Returns to San Diego

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Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze Surf Back into Theaters for ‘Point Break’s’ 35th Anniversary – Film News in Brief

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Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ties Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey’s Records on Billboard Hot 100

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Journey’s Jonathan Cain Lays Into ‘Annoying, Bitter Old Man’ Bruce Springsteen: ‘Shut Up, Bruce… You Were Born in the USA, So Act Like It’

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‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Limited Edition DC Comic Book, Experiential Space for Fans Planned for San Diego Comic-Con (EXCLUSIVE)

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Chloe Fineman Among Four Cast in ‘Myron Bolitar’ Series at Netflix

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Ben Shapiro Praises ‘The Odyssey’ as a “Masterpiece” Despite Elliot Page Casting Criticism

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Kovert Creative Hires Mallory Morehead Pritzl

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‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Marshals’ Top Final 2025-2026 TV Season Multiplatform Ratings (EXCLUSIVE)

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Judge Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

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Variety’s Faith & Media Impact Report 2026: Nominations Are Open

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Grupo Mórbido’s Pablo Guisa Boards Two Pics at Costa Rica Media Market, Launches Blood Bank Initiative (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jalen Brunson Talks Taylor Swift’s Wedding, Giving Back and Whether the Knicks Will Visit the Trump White House

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Horror-Comedy ‘Bad Karaoke’ Debuts Trailer Ahead of Tubi FrightFest Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Afterlife With Archie’ Series From ‘Riverdale’ Team Greenlit at Disney+

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Lewis Pullman Joins Julia Garner in Apple TV Thriller ‘Guilty Creatures’

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5 Reasons ‘The Odyssey’ Defied Box Office Expectations, Including Imax’s Monster $52 Million Start

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World Cup Final Ratings Skyrocket Across Europe, Despite England and France Losses

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Deon Taylor to Direct Biopic on Streetball Star Grayson ‘The Professor’ Boucher for Hidden Empire Sports (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘A Different World’ Sequel Series Drops First Look at New Generation of Hillman Students

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Bong Joon Ho’s First Animated Feature ‘Ally,’ With a Voice Cast Including Bradley Cooper and Ayo Edebiri, Sell Globally for Pathé (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘The Odyssey’ Opening Weekend Beats ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ to Break BFI Imax Records in U.K.

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Thor Battles Doctor Doom, Reunites With Steve Rogers in New ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer

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‘The Odyssey’: Ranking Every Performance in Christopher Nolan’s Film From Worst to Best

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‘Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal’ TV Series in Development; Based on Supernatural Novel by ‘Hellboy’ Creator Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski (EXCLUSIVE)

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Utopai Studios Producing AI-Assisted Animated Movie ‘The Most Serious Fart’ by ‘Not Another Teen Movie’ Writer (EXCLUSIVE)

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Michael Urie on Returning to ‘Oh, Mary!,’ His Second ‘Shrinking’ Emmy Nod and 20 Years of ‘Ugly Betty’: ‘That Show Was So Ahead of Its Time’

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Kevin Feige on Marvel’s Failed ‘Blade’ Reboot: ‘I Feel Like a Gigantic Loser and Failure That We Didn’t Get Off the Ground With Mahershala Ali’

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TIFF Announces Star-Studded Gala and Special Presentations, Led by ‘Rocky’ Biopic ‘I Play Rocky’ and Chris Rock’s ‘Misty Green’

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Hans Petter Moland’s ‘Growth of the Soil’ Picked Up by Beta Cinema Ahead of Toronto Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

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Toronto-Bound ‘Onwards and Sideways,’ With Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans as People Being Diagnosed With Parkinson’s, Gets New Images (Exclusive)

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Toronto Fest Adds Peter Farrelly, Chris Rock, Lauren Miller Rogen World Premieres

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Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton, Nell Tiger Free Set for PBS, BBC Adaptation of Henry James’ ‘The Portrait of a Lady’

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‘Camp’ Review: Guilt Is the Villain in a Transfixing, Grief-Stricken Tale of Sisterhood and Witchcraft

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‘Masters of the Universe’ Sets Prime Video Streaming Release Date

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Brunello Cucinelli Docufilm ‘The Gracious Visionary’ Sells Internationally Ahead of North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer Reveals First Look at Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer: Doctor Doom Battles the MCU, X-Men and Avengers Face Off, Captain America Returns

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Megan Rapinoe Is Launching Her Own Interview Podcast, ‘Why Are You Like This?’

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Liberty Mutual’s New Commercial Character Offers Insurance Against Ad-Avoiding Consumers

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Fox’s Red Seat Ventures, Amazon Strike Programmatic Advertising Partnership

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ESPN Plunges Back Into Shohei Ohtani Money Transfer Scandal With New Tisha Thompson Podcast

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Jerusalem Film Festival Boss Urges Palestinian Filmmakers to Take Part: ‘The Cinemas Are Filled With Diverse Crowds — Jews and Arabs, Secular and Religious Citizens’

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‘Satluj’ Review: A Moving Indian Activist Drama Pulled From Circulation

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‘The Odyssey’ Smashes ‘Star Wars’ Record Over London’s BFI Imax Opening Weekend

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Andy Burnham Becomes U.K. Prime Minister, Succeeding Keir Starmer

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Former ‘This Morning’ Host Holly Willoughby Heads to YouTube for New Lifestyle Series

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Venice Critics’ Week Unveils Political, Experimental Lineup

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Daniel Ings, Jessica Brown Findlay to Star in Olivia Grant’s Directorial Debut, ‘The Two Week Wait’ (Exclusive)

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