Christopher Nolan did not make it to CinemaCon this year — the Oscar-winning auteur is deep in production on his upcoming epic The Odyssey — but his name did come up on the main stage. During Universal Pictures’ presentation inside the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the studio’s president of domestic theatrical distribution, Jim Orr, took the stage …
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M3GAN spinoff SOULM8TE revealed its steamy first footage at CinemaCon, courtesy of producers James Wan and James Blum. The Blumhouse CEO noted that the pair “share a demented sensibility.” Wan noted of the title character in M3GAN, “She kicked open a door to twisted ideas we can explore together. What if we can design a perfect partner for grown-ups?” Wan …
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Kristen Wiig and Gloria Estefan are moving into Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie. The two are confirmed to join the cast of the Ryan Crego-directed hybrid live-action and animated film, per DreamWorks Animation president Margie Cohn, who announced it from the Colosseum stage inside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas during Universal Pictures’ CinemaCon presentation. Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie finds title star …
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Mark Ronson‘s latest DJ set didn’t go as expected, landing the Oscar-winning composer-producer in the hospital this week. Ronson shared a photo on Instagram Wednesday of him lying in a hospital bed, giving the camera a thumbs up. He revealed that he’s recovering after injuring himself during a recent performance but still managed to finish the gig. “That time the …
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Social media-first TV network Mad Realities has signed with CAA. The media platform has a business model where it quickly produces and distributes short-form series on Internet platforms like TikTok and Instagram that consumer brands can tap into. That calls for turning around content in under 24 hours to keep pace with social media trending topics. “We aren’t just creating …
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Doctor Who newcomer Varada Sethu is well-adjusted to the franchise life. The British-Indian actress, who has featured in the likes of Andor and Jurassic World Dominion, steps into the shoes of Ncuti Gatwa‘s next companion in season 15 of the long-running series. She’s used to the fervid fanbases, the 32-year-old tells The Hollywood Reporter. “[But] I try not to take …
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South Park will finally return for its 27th season on Wednesday, July 9 on Comedy Central. What craziness will be parodied in Season 27? Well, the teaser includes the line, “I’m just gonna do some ketamine and fuck around with the government a little,” so, that sort of thing. The hit animated franchise has been away for a while. The …
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Ted Lasso star Juno Temple is returning to Apple TV+ — in a different series. The four-time Emmy nominee will star in a “comedic drama” called The Husbands, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Holly Gramazio. The show comes from A24, which also produced Sunny and Mr. Corman for the streamer. Temple remains in negotiations to …
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Val Kilmer died on Tuesday just before the Top Gun actor was set to walk the red carpet at the Beverly Hills Film Festival. “It was a shock to find this out. We had just confirmed Val to attend the west coast premiere of American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective this past weekend,” Nino Simone, founder and president of the Beverly Hills Film …
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In John Cheever’s expert short story “The Swimmer,” the protagonist announces his intention to swim from a small afternoon gathering to his home, exclusively using an interconnected series of suburban Westchester County swimming pools. What initially presents as a lark, as he eagerly accepts drinks and warm greetings from his friends and neighbors, becomes an ever-darkening 12-page realization on the …
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