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Paramount Global’s Near-Term Credit Outlook Is “Not Going To Change Just Because They’re Being Bought By Skydance,” S&P Analyst Says

Skydance’s $8 billion deal to merge with Paramount Global has been characterized in some corners of the industry as a rescue mission. But one Wall Street media veteran thinks it’s premature to say the worst is behind the company. “Secular trends” like cord-cutting and declining TV ratings are “not…

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Chris Evans Returning To Marvel For ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Chris Evans is coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the Joe and Anthony Russo directed, Avengers: Doomsday. At this point in time, the role isn’t entirely clear, but sources say Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson character will also return as Captain America. Evans in the Captain America…

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Faced With Big-Spending Rivals, HBO Celebrates Stand-Up Comedy Nominations In Nascent Globes Category

HBO has long been a home for some of the most-talked about comedy stand-up specials such as Eddie Murphy's Delirious! and Chris Rock's Bring The Pain as well as over a dozen from George Carlin. However, over the last few years, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned network has faced streaming competitors…

Nexstar CEO Says FCC Can’t “Unilaterally” Revoke Broadcast Licenses Despite Donald Trump Threats

News Nation and CW parent Nexstar itself hasn't drawn the ire of the incoming president, but its CEO Perry Sook says Donald Trump's threats against big broadcasters, that the FCC could pull their licenses, is not really in the cards. "I think there is some animus or frustration with some of the…

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Lucy Hale Comedy Thriller ‘F*** Marry Kill’ Appeared Briefly On PVOD, Then Vanished: What Happened

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate’s Lucy Hale comedy-mystery F*** Marry Kill hit digital store shelves and PVOD this past Friday, December 6 — then disappeared a few hours later. We heard all the noise from genre fans. What went on here? Is Lionsgate’s AI to blame? No, not at all. Apparently, the R-rated…

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How Chris Pratt, The Pope And Rotten Tomatoes Are Powering Marketing For Oscar Contender ‘Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey’

Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain's Journey is enjoying some unexpected awards season chatter, but earlier this year, the documentary couldn't even secure a slot at Sundance — or any of the usual high-profile festivals. "I think we submitted the film to 30 film festivals, and all of them said…

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Belinda Stands Up For Selena Gomez After Eugenio Derbez’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ Criticism: “We Are Billions Of People Who Love Everything You Do. You Are A Queen”

Belinda, a Mexican and Spanish popstar who appeared on Disney Channel’s The Cheetah Girls 2, stands up for Selena Gomez after Eugenio Derbez criticized her work on Emilia Pérez. In a social media post, Belinda noted that she usually refrains from commenting on other people’s lives, but after watchin…

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Billy Bob Thornton on Monday earned his seventh Golden Globe nomination for playing the title role in Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s deceptively funny but equally grim series on Paramount+ about the oil business that’s based on "Boomtown" podcast from Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly. Here…

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‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Adds Jeremy Allen White

The Star Wars Mandalorian & Grogu movie has added The Bear star Jeremy Allen White in the role of Jabba the Hutt’s son, Rotta the Hutt, Deadline has confirmed. It’s a notably sized role; no cameo here. Big fat, snake-like intergalatic crime boss Jabba doesn’t have any human sons, and if he does…

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‘Sing Sing’ Composer Bryce Dessner On Defying Expectations By “Responding To The Poetry Under The Heartbeat Of The Film”

For composer Bryce Dessner, working on a film like Sing Sing was all about defying expectations in the score. Though the film takes place in a prison, the story itself avoids the usual stereotypes of violence to focus on a tale of rehabilitation. Dessner decided to focus on a sense of freedom for the…

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Linda Cardellini Joins Jason Bateman & David Harbour In Steve Conrad’s HBO Limited Series ‘DTF St. Louis’

Dead To Me alum Linda Cardellini has signed on for a lead role in DTF St. Louis, a seven-episode limited series starring and executive produced by Jason Bateman and David Harbour from writer, director, showrunner and executive producer Steve Conrad (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Patriot). The…

Leading Japanese Talent Agency Launches Short-Form Drama App

EXCLUSIVE: One of Japan’s leading talent agencies is betting big on short-form drama. Yoshimoto Kogyo, which reps some of the nation’s biggest comedians and actors, has joined with Fany Corporation on a new vertical short drama app titled Fany D – kicking off with 15 projects and targeting 50 per…