Lollapalooza announced a stacked lineup for its upcoming 2025 festival, with Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, Twice and Luke Combs among this year’s headlining acts. Rüfüs du Sol, A$AP Rocky, Korn, Gracie Abrams and Doechii are also listed on the headline bill. Other notable acts below the headliners include Cage the Elephant, Clairo, Dominic Fike, Bleachers, Mk.Gee, Finneas, …
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On Tuesday, Disney+ embiggened its Simpsons quotient with the launch of a 24 hour, seven days a week dedicated stream of all 35 completed seasons of the iconic animated series. (The 36th season is currently airing.) The always-on stream of TV’s longest-running animated hit is a dream come true for millions of fans of the beloved show, which has been broadcast …
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Tantoo Cardinal will receive the Equity in Entertainment Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Canada gala in Toronto on May 29. The second annual event, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, will see Cardinal, who is of Cree and Métis heritage, receive the honor presented in partnership with the Indigenous Screen Office. Over a 50-year career, Cardinal has film credits …
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Sylvester Stallone will return as Oklahoma crime boss Dwight “The General” Manfredi in a third season of Tulsa King. Paramount+ announced that a new season has started production in Atlanta and Oklahoma on the streaming hit. The renewal is hardly a surprise as the show’s second season return in September was Paramount+’s most-watched global premiere in the streamer’s history, and …
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Banijay U.K. has signed a development deal with Ellie Wood, producer of Netflix‘s The Dig and ITV’s Stonehouse, and her company Clearwood Films. The deal follows on from a first-look agreement between Banijay Rights, Banijay Entertainment’s distribution arm, and Clearwood Films, which ran from 2019. Banijay Rights will continue to distribute Clearwood projects. The first development project is the acquisition …
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It certainly feels like Disney+ EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) scripted originals are in a good place. That’s according to the man in charge, Lee Mason, executive director of scripted originals, EMEA Disney+, who sat down with The Hollywood Reporter for an interview on how his team’s successes are shaping the streamer’s strategy. “I’m feeling positive,” Mason, previously the …
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When the National Geographic Society published the first issue of its namesake magazine in September of 1888, it was, in the words of the publication, “a very staid affair.” There were no photos (those didn’t arrive until 1905), and the articles were more akin to what you might find in a scientific journal than a popular magazine. Suffice it to …
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Zouk was ground zero for Los Angeles nightlife last weekend. The new nightclub, located at 643 N. La Cienega Blvd. in the space formerly occupied by Nightingale, toasted its long awaited arrival with a three-night opening weekend celebration that kicked off Thursday with notable names like Marc Anthony and Zouk insiders. Zouk Los Angeles is a joint venture between Sam …
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Taiwanese cinema has lofty global ambitions, as evidenced by the deployment of the country’s big stars and the presentation of international co-production plans at Hong Kong Filmart this week. Taiwanese talent Lee Lee-Zen, Yao Yi-Ti, and Jacob Wang brought their much-anticipated big-budgeted actioner 96 Minutes — set around a bomb crisis on a high-speed rail train running between Taipei and …
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The 29th edition of Hong Kong Filmart opened Monday and saw the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) thronging with people, in a pleasing throwback to the pre-pandemic days of the event. The Hollywood Reporter was right in the thick of things on the main exhibition floor, mingling with the crowds and scouring the seemingly endless hallways to get …
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