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Mahershala Ali Reveals He Has ‘Moved On’ From Playing Blade in the MCU

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‘Big Brother 28’ Contestant Jason Breaks Down That Explosive Tea Party and Not Letting Kamu ‘Bully’ Him: ‘Isn’t It Interesting How the Six People in Power Were So Threatened by a Drag Queen?’

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Dermot Mulroney Leaving ‘Chicago Fire’ in Season 15

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DC and HBO’s ‘Booster Gold’ Show ‘Won’t Be Moving Forward,’ Says Writer David Jenkins

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Paramount Primal Picks Up Erotic Thriller ‘Sweet Spot,’ Co-Written by Screenwriting Influencer (Exclusive)

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As ‘Civilization’ Turns 35, Creator Sid Meier and Firaxis President Look Ahead to a New Ages for 2K Studio’s Franchises

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Variety Promotes Matt Donnelly to Executive Editor of Film

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Jon Bernthal on His ‘Brotherly Dynamic’ With Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘The Odyssey,’ and Why Punisher Is Peter Parker’s ‘Cautionary Tale’

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Colson Whitehead’s ‘Harlem’ Trilogy TV Show in Development at Apple (EXCLUSIVE)

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Emmanuel Macron to Host Ted Sarandos, Donna Langley, Dana Walden and Pierre-Antoine Capton Among Global Film Leaders at Lumière Summit (EXCLUSIVE)

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Benny Safdie’s ‘Lizard Music’ With Dwayne Johnson Adds Newcomer Arya Parvathi (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s ‘Rein Me In’ Becomes the U.K.’s Longest-Running No. 1 Single of All Time

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Samara Weaving to Play Emma Frost in Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot

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Brent Lang Named Editor-in-Chief of IndieWire

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Mahershala Ali Calls Out Marvel for Not Making ‘Blade’: ‘You Had Me Under Contract. They Have Billions of Dollars. If They Wanted to Do It, We Would’ve Done It’

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‘Obsession’ Star Inde Navarrette Confirms Meeting With ‘X-Men’ Director Jake Schreier and Would Love to Play Mystique

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AI Studio Asteria, Co-Founded by Natasha Lyonne, Strikes Strategic Partnership with Virtual Production Studio ZeroSpace (EXCLUSIVE)

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Meghann Fahy to Lead HBO Limited Series ‘Trial of Louise Woodward’ From Matthew Barry, Susanne Bier

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Bob Yari’s Magenta Light Studios Nabs ‘Lockjaw’ Dark Comedy (Exclusive)

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Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite’ Nears $40 Million Globally, Becoming a Rare Hit Summer Comedy

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Mahershala Ali Confirms He’s Not Doing Marvel’s ‘Blade’: “They Didn’t Want to Do It”

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‘The Odyssey’ Craze Continues as New BFI Imax Screenings Sell Out in Under 30 Minutes (EXCLUSIVE)

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Tony Romo on Leave at CBS Sports After DUI Arrest

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Hard-to-Please Frank Miller Praises ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’: “Fan’s Dream Come True”

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Delivers Record $72M in Previews, Besting ‘Avengers: Endgame’

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Sets Box Office Record With $72 Million in Previews, Beating ‘Avengers: Endgame’

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Starz’s U.K.-Set Boxing Crime Drama ‘Fightland’ Is a Knockout: TV Review

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‘The Odyssey’ Is Luring Tourists to the Sicilian Island That Stands In for Ithaca — and Could Generate $500 Million in Revenue

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Suno Loses Landmark AI Lawsuit to German Performing Rights Society GEMA

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Irish Indie Film ‘Lemonade,’ Starring Barry Keoghan, Reveals First Images and Plot Details (EXCLUSIVE)

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Filmsaaz and Neozoon: Meet Filmmakers With Pseudonyms – and Political Movies – at Locarno

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LISTEN: Music Fans Shrug Off Ticket Price Hikes to Keep Summer Concert Business Humming

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Gary Oldman, Curry Barker, ‘Barbie’ Producer Robbie Brenner to Keynote Toronto Film Festival

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Gary Oldman, ‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker and ‘Barbie’ Producer Robbie Brenner Among Toronto Market Speakers

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Inside Netflix and Prime Video’s Fight to Reshape France’s Streaming Rules: ‘It’s an Unsustainable Equation’

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‘Black Zombie’ Review: An Engaging Doc on How the Flesh-Eating Hordes of Screen Fame Obscured Painful Real-Life History

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‘Los Vampires’ Review: Dueling Draculas Spar in an Alluring if Unevenly Executed Flashback to Early-Talkie Hollywood

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Oscar-Qualifying Bengaluru International Short Film Festival Expands to 10 Arenas, Adds AI and Dance Competitions (EXCLUSIVE)

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Element Pictures Names Former Sky and HBO Publicist Chris Duggan as First Head of Communications and Marketing (EXCLUSIVE)

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ITV Sees ‘Solid’ Results in First Half of 2026, Reports $26 Million Loss Due to Fast Food Advertising Regulations

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The Hollywood Left and the Blacklist: A Chat With the Curator of Locarno’s Timely Retrospective for the Age of Trump & Co.

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Sadie Sink’s Secret Role in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Finally Revealed

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‘Pachinko’ Star Kim Minha to Host Busan Film Festival’s Opening Ceremony

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Ariana Grande’s ‘Petal’ Introduces an Angry and Angular Ari: Album Review

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Sony Pictures Revenue Drops 13% in June Quarter, Music Segment Sales Jump 21%

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Credits Scene Explained: Will Tom Holland Return in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ or ‘Secret Wars’?

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‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Producers on Episode 2’s Surprise Kaley Cuoco Cameo as an Alternate Penny

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’: Sadie Sink Is [SPOILER]. How Her Role Sets Up Marvel’s Next Reboot

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Boy George Drops Out of London ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Production Following Backlash to Pro-Israel Song

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