The Harry Potter television series has officially found its headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. John Lithgow, 79, recently confirmed to ScreenRant that he said “yes” to playing Albus Dumbledore in HBO‘s upcoming small screen adaptation of J. K. Rowling’s hit books. The Hollywood Reporter reported earlier this month that Lithgow was in talks for the role. …
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Scott Stuber and Amazon MGM are in talks to turn the story of Evan Gershkovich — the Wall Street Journal reporter who was imprisoned for over a year in Russia on false charges of espionage — into a feature. The studio and Stuber’s United Artist banner are in negotiation to acquire the rights to Gershkovich’s forthcoming memoir, with Oscar nominee …
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[This story contains major spoilers from the seventh episode of Paradise, “The Day.”] Paradise viewers have been imagining how the show’s world ended ever since they began watching the Sterling K. Brown-starring Hulu series. But nothing could have prepared them for the episode that actually showed how it happened. The seventh episode in Dan Fogelman‘s drama, “The Day,” written by …
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Turning toward the radio industry, the Federal Communications Commission is looking into whether iHeartMedia is compelling artists perform at its upcoming country music festival for free or reduced pay in exchange for more favorable airplay. FCC chairman Brendan Carr, in a letter to iHeartMedia CEO Robert Pittman on Monday, said that the inquiry relates to possible violations of government rules …
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Fumi Kitahara, the animation publicist who guided award-winning campaigns for DreamWorks, Aardman, Laika, Netflix, Disney and independent studios during her distinguished 30-plus years in the industry, has died. She was 56. Kitahara died Monday in Los Angeles of complications related to her long battle with a rare blood cancer, a spokesperson for Walt Disney Animation announced. Among the many acclaimed …
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The White Lotus season three apparently drew some inspiration from the reality show Southern Charm. Sam Nivola, who plays the youngest sibling of the Ratliff family, recently told People that the show’s creator, Mike White, told him to watch the popular reality TV series. “Mike told us to go watch Southern Charm,” Nivola said. He continued to explain how actors’ changed …
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At the premiere of their new film The Electric State on Monday, Joe and Anthony Russo gave a few hints at the two films occupying their schedules for the next few years — Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. After previously helming the Avengers: Infinity Game and Avengers: Endgame, the Russo Brothers are returning to the MCU for the next …
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Warner Bros. Discovery is restructuring its video game division and shutting down three of its studios as it refocuses its efforts on some core intellectual property. In connection with the restructuring, the company also said that it is ending development of its Wonder Woman game, which it first announced back in 2021. Instead, the company will focus on “building the …
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Într-o lume în care tradițiile și ambițiile se ciocnesc, Mireasa ne aduce povestea emoționantă a lui Hançer și Cihan, doi tineri prinși într-un joc periculos de putere și sacrificiu. Cihan Develioğlu, moștenitorul unei familii nobile, se află sub presiunea de a asigura continuitatea neamului său, dar soția sa, Beyza, nu îi poate dărui un copil. Mama lui, autoritara Mukadder Develioğlu, …
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New musical Buena Vista Social Club played its first three preview performances at the Schoenfeld Theatre last week and played to 100 percent capacity. The musical brought in a strong $447,171 across the three previews, with an average ticket price of $142.09. The show, which is inspired by the true story of a group of aging musicians in Cuba recording …
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