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Tom Cruise Poised For Olympics Closing Ceremony Stunt

As Los Angeles prepares for the Olympic handover during the August 11 Closing Ceremony in Paris, plans are afoot for Tom Cruise to make a major appearance. Already a presence at the Opening Ceremony and at some competitions, the Mission: Impossible star will be dropping in — literally — when the…

Courtney Thorne-Smith & Stella Gregg To Lead New Lifetime Movie ‘He Slid Into Her DMs’

EXCLUSIVE: Courtney Thorne-Smith (Melrose Place, Ally McBeal) and Stella Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Trust Me) are set to lead the new Lifetime Original Movie He Slid Into Her DMs. Kane Parks also stars. Alicia Coppola (Jericho, Why Women Kill) will make her directorial debut with the project…

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Holt McCallany To Star In Kevin Williamson’s Netflix Drama Series ‘The Waterfront’

EXCLUSIVE: Holt McCallany (The Iron Claw, Mindhunter) has been tapped to star in the new Netflix family drama series The Waterfront, written and executive produced by Kevin Williamson. Inspired by true events, The Waterfront dives into the flawed Buckley family as their attempts to retain control of…

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Danny Ramirez Teams With ‘Slave Play’ Writer Jeremy O. Harris On New Movie ‘Pursuit Of Touch’

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Ramirez is set to star in the pic Pursuit of Touch, which Ramirez also wrote with Slave Play creator Jeremy O. Harris producing. Ramirez, Niv Gafny and Tom Culliver will also produce through their Pinstripes banner as will Harris’ partner Josh Godfrey. They will produce through their bb²…

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BBC Boss Tim Davie Says He’s Not Hiding Huw Edwards Evidence As Fresh Claims Emerge About Presenter’s Conduct

The BBC is not hiding evidence about the conduct of disgraced presenter Huw Edwards, according to director general Tim Davie. In an interview with BBC News, Davie said the corporation is “not sitting on anything that I think we need to share with the police, or is of a serious nature that would make…

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NBCUniversal Gives Tour Of Paris Olympics Studio As Execs Talk Biggest TV Operation Ever & Early LA28 Plans

It's a blisteringly hot afternoon in Paris and Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie are midway through an edition of NBC's Today show against the spectacular backdrop of the Eiffel Tower. Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps has just left after a live interview on their couch. In a pre-recorded…

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Keanu Reeves And Alex Winter Reuniting For Broadway Production Of ‘Waiting For Godot’ In Fall 2025

Bill & Ted are planning another excellent adventure: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter will star in a Broadway production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in fall 2025, with Jamie Lloyd directing. Reeves will play Estragon to Winter’s Vladimir in a new production that will play at an ATG theater to…

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Britney Spears Best-Seller ‘The Woman In Me’ Snapped Up By Universal, Jon M. Chu Attached To Direct

Universal Pictures has won the rights to Britney Spears' critically acclaimed #1 New York Times Bestseller The Woman in Me, a project which Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu is attached to develop to direct. Talk about a highly coveted role for any actress–established or frosh: Playing a multi-platinum…

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Star Cast Aligns Around Al Pacino & Jessica Chastain For Bernard Rose’s ‘Lear Rex’

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Emmy Award winner Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Academy Award nominee LaKeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah), Emmy Award winner Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Chris Messina (Argo), Ted Levine (The Silence of the La…

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Magnolia’s Genre Label Magnet Acquires SXSW Midnight Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Things Will Be Different’

EXCLUSIVE: Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has picked up the North American rights to the twisty sci-fi thriller Things Will Be Different which made its world premiere in the Midnight section at SXSW. An Oct. 4 theatrical day-and-date release has been set. The feature…

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Joan Chen Lands Life Rights To Dr. Qin Huilan And Wei-Lai

EXCLUSIVE: Director and actress Joan Chen has purchased the life rights of Dr. Qin Huilan and Wei-Lai. Qin Huilan is a 70-year-old, retired doctor who traveled to Shanghai in 2022 to visit her youngest son, Wei-Lai. As the weather got cold, Huilan borrowed a cashmere coat from her son who…

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John Magaro Joins Showtime’s ‘The Agency’ As Series Regular

EXCLUSIVE: John Magaro (The Bride) has joined the cast of espionage political thriller The Agency for Paramount+ with Showtime as a series regular. Currently in production in London, The Agency is based off the hit French drama series Le Bureau des Legendes. The show follows Martian, played by…