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‘The Odyssey’ Breaks Records With Massive Debut at U.K. and Ireland Box Office

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Jon Stewart Criticizes Trump for Tainting Spain’s World Cup Victory With His ‘Overinflated Ego’

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A.R. Rahman Launches ARR Immersive App for Apple Vision Pro (EXCLUSIVE)

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Chloe Fineman on ‘Bittersweet’ Decision to Exit ‘SNL’: ‘I’ve Been Crying Sweet Tears’

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Chloe Fineman Says ‘SNL’ Boss Lorne Michaels Was at World Cup Match When She Called to Say She Was Leaving the Show

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Olivia Wilde Details Meeting Elon Musk ‘Before He Turned Into This Creature’

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Jon Stewart Says the World Cup Final Was the ‘Reverse Super Bowl’: ‘The Players Spoke Spanish and the Halftime Show Was in English’

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‘Sherlock’ Creator Steven Moffat Set as International Guest of Serielizados – Barcelona Series Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

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Ed Harris Felt ‘Misled’ by ‘Dutton Ranch’ About ‘Inconsequential’ Role: ‘Get Me the F— Out of Here’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Adam Driver Has Passed on So Many Marvel Roles That It’s Become a “Tradition,” Kevin Feige Says

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Matt Damon Reveals Why He Had Female Stunt Double for ‘Odyssey’ Scene: “Greatest Arms I’ve Ever Seen”

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Peter Lassally, Legendary Late Night Producer for Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Craig Ferguson, Dies at 93

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Ryan Reynolds Confirms Another ‘Deadpool’ Movie

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Sharon Stone on Quitting Weed and Stopping a Stroke Medication Despite Doctors’ Orders: ‘It Was Like Going Off of F—ing Heroin’

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LISTEN: Christopher Nolan Gets Moviegoers Out in Force for the Trojan Horse

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The Emmys ‘F—ed This Up’: Streamers and Networks Are Outraged as Five Categories Get Cut From the Telecast

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‘I’ve Been Scammed Left and Right’: Demand for ‘Odyssey’ Tickets Gives Rise to Sketchy Scalpers

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Adam Driver Turns Down So Many Marvel Movie Offers That It’s ‘Become a Tradition’ at the Studio to ‘Zoom With Him and Then He Passes’

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Brie Larson-Led Horror Movie ‘Skeletons’ From JT Mollner Lands Summer 2027 Release at Sony

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Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning Paramount+ Series ‘Discretion’ Casts Josh Lucas

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‘Scrubs’ Revival Ups Ava Bunn to Series Regular, X Mayo and Joel Kim Booster Exit

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John Kirby, Celebrity Acting Coach, Dies at 75

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Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium Shows: How the Music Came Together, From Meticulous Arrangements to Last-Minute Tweaks

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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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‘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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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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