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‘Barbie’ Sequel Stalls as David Zaslav Won’t Approve Bigger Salaries for Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie

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Did Zendaya Just Troll the Internet With Her ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Press Tour Looks?

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Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Breaks Opening Day Record With $168 Million

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Richard L. O’Connor, Emmy-Winning Producer, Dies at 96

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Leaps to Record $168M First Day for Historic Opening Weekend

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The Leopard Takes Over Locarno Again – and It Is Different From Other Film Festival Animal Symbols

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Massive Attack Duo Banned From Singapore Over Palestinian Flag Display

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‘The Inbetweeners’ Reunion Movie in the Works at Netflix With Original Lead Cast to Return

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FIFA Chief Gianni Infantino on the Ropes as He Ditches Controversial $20 Billion Private Investment Plan

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Tiger Shroff to Star in Viccky Jain’s VJ Frames Launch Title, Directed by Remo D’Souza, With Abhishek Banerjee, Elvish Yadav Also Set (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Barbie’ Sequel Stalled as Warner Bros. Tries to Reach Deals With Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling

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Javier Bardem Politely Warned ‘Cape Fear’ Co-Star About Grabbing Her Hair During Attack Scene and Apologized in Advance: ‘I’m So Sorry, My Love’

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Leaks Online: Millions Watched Bootleg Before It Was Taken Down

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‘The Devil’s Mouth’ Director Breaks Down His Bloody, One-Location Shark Movie, Those ‘Demanding’ Stunts and Why Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor Wanted to Switch Roles

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‘Cape Fear’ Creator Nick Antosca on That Shocking Final Sequence and Making Big Changes From Scorsese’s Version

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Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman Used Pain Scale Ratings to Prep BDSM Scenes in ‘I Want Your Sex’: She ‘Hit Him Really Hard and’ It Was ‘Only a Seven or Eight’

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John Oliver Extends His HBO Contract to Continue ‘Last Week Tonight’ Through 2027

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Tom Corson Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Warner Music Group

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You Can Now Land New York’s Toughest Restaurant Reservations Through DoorDash

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Iconic British Toy ‘Action Man’ Movie in the Works From Hasbro, Working Title (Exclusive)

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Paramount Seeks Antitrust Trial in November, While States Ask for April 2027

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Stephen King Movie ‘Desperation’ in the Works From ‘Final Destination’ Duo, Sam Raimi

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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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