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From Ken to ‘Star Wars’

Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in Shawn Levy's 'Star Wars' film.

By Adam B. Vary

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY: ÒClass PetÓ - Janine gets a budget for class pets, but Melissa is resistant to taking on the added work and responsibility for her roomÕs guinea pig. An IT rep from the school district arrives to set up new computers. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23 ( 9:30-10:02 p.m. EDT) on ABC. (Disney/Gilles Mingasson) CHRIS PERFETTI, SHERYL LEE RALPH

‘Abbott Elementary’ Renewed for Season 5 at ABC

"Abbott Elementary" has made it to the fifth grade.

By Ethan Shanfeld

Netflix Adds Nearly 19 Million Subscribers to End 2024 With More Than 300 Million Globally

Netflix revealed it has now reached 301.63 million subscribers globally when it reported its fourth-quarter 2024 earnings Tuesday. Analysts estimated the streamer would add…

By Jennifer Maas

Film

Justin Baldoni Releases ‘It Ends With Us’ Set Video to Show He Didn’t Harass Blake Lively

Justin Baldoni’s legal team released a series of video takes from “It Ends With Us” on Tuesday as they continue to push back on Blake Lively’s sexual harassment…

By Gene Maddaus

TV host Jimmy Kimmel (C) thanks crew members onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Shows Should Go On: Southern California Thrives on the Economic and Cultural Impact of Awards and Premieres

Beyond the perceived glitz and glamour of producing film and television shows lies another crucial economic engine of the entertainment industry: premieres, award shows and…

By Ted Sarandos

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Garth Hudson Dies

The last surviving member of the Band was 87.

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‘September 5’

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‘Atavista’

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