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Taylor-Joy will play the elf Seren in the Andy Serkis-directed 'Hunt for Gollum.'
Variety
MiniMax has launched Hub, a multimodal AI video generator that consolidates image creation, video, voiceover, music and editing into a single platform. Xu Lüyang, from the product operations department of MiniMax, introduced the tool at the Shanghai International Film Festival. “We used to open one AI tool for images, another for video, then others for […]
Variety
Animayo Gran Canaria, Spain’s foremost animation film festival, has awarded its top prizes to family-themed “18 Months” and “Because Today is Saturday.” Both features will go on to compete at the Oscars given that Animayo remains the first and only animation festival in Spain recognized by the Academy as an Oscar-qualifying festival in two categories: […]
Variety
BTS fans can soon get a deeper look inside some of the group’s most beloved songs. “BTS Lyrics Inside,” a new official book from the K-pop superstars, is set to be released Sept. 15 through Running Press Adult and is currently available to pre-order. The 184-page hardcover is designed as both a keepsake for ARMY […]
Hollywood Reporter
This was supposed to be L.A.’s time. But with events like the Knicks' title and Taylor wedding, Gotham is showing it up.
Hollywood Reporter
This was supposed to be L.A.’s time. But with events like the Knicks title and Taylor wedding, Gotham is showing it up.
Variety
CMX Cinemas has acquired select iPic theater and restaurant locations in Texas, Georgia, Florida, Maryland and New Jersey. The locations will continue to operate under the iPic name, offering dine-in cinema experiences, luxury seating and chef-driven food and beverage offerings, according to CMX. The deal adds nine iPic locations to the CMX Cinemas portfolio including […]
Variety
Anya Taylor-Joy is the latest star to join the cast of “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.” The new film is directed by and starring Andy Serkis, who returns to play Gollum, alongside Ian McKellen (as Gandalf), Elijah Wood (Frodo) and Lee Pace (King Thranduil). Taylor‑Joy joins an ensemble of new cast […]
Variety
Anya Taylor-Joy is the latest star to join the cast of “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.” The new film is directed by and starring Andy Serkis, who returns to play Gollum, alongside Ian McKellen (as Gandalf), Elijah Wood (Frodo) and Lee Pace (King Thranduil). Taylor‑Joy joins an ensemble of new cast […]
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New Orleans icons Cash Money Records and No Limit Records — two of the most legendary labels in hip-hop history — are taking their Verzuz battle last year to arenas nationwide later this year with a tour featuring Master P, Birdman, Juvenile, Silkk The Shocker, Mannie Fresh, B.G, Mia X, Choppa Style, Mac, Mercedes, Fiend […]
Variety
Hong Kong cinema stalwart Derek Yee spoke about taking responsibility for nurturing younger generations of filmmakers at Shanghai International Film Festival’s forum on Hong Kong’s “Director’s Succession Scheme.” The panel was joined by filmmakers from younger generations, including Stephen Fung, T. Keane Wong, Wong Hoi, Norris Wong and Nick Cheuk. “Afterpiece,” the opening film of […]
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Adam McKay is a big fan of Climate Defiance’s no holds barred approach to shaming fossil fuel companies and the corporations and politicians who support them. The non-profit is known for its provocative protests, which include everything from unfurling a banner stating “Eat Shit, Darren” at an event honoring Exxon CEO Darren Woods to disrupting the White House Correspondents […]
The Guardian Culture
The Crypt at St Luke’s, CorkLuke Casserly’s playful, participatory exploration of Ireland’s 10,000-year-old bogs involves touch, sound, taste – and an earthy perfumeSeated at a circular table covered in a mound of dried peat, writer and performer Luke Casserly might be presiding over an arcane ritual. When he holds a handful of peat in his hand and passes it to the small audience around the table, the initial air of solemnity dissolves into quizzical laughter.A soundscape of birdsong and wind ev
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Sheridan Smith, Alison Steadman and ‘SNL U.K.’s Hammed Animashaun are set to lend their voices to an adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s “The Baddies.” Smith will narrate the half-hour animation from multi-Oscar-nominated production company Magic Light Pictures while Steadman voices Witch and Animashaun plays Troll. They will be joined by Robyn Cara as […]
Variety
The “FX on Hulu” confusion is over — you just might have missed it if you weren’t tuning in closely across both platforms. When Season 5 of “The Bear” debuts on June 25, it will mark the first returning FX on Hulu series that will simultaneously release on linear cable channel FX and the Hulu/Disney+ […]
Hollywood Reporter
André Holland and Tom Sturridge also star in Alex Vlack's narrative feature debut about the complicated dynamics between four writers: a father, his son, the son's wife and the couple's friend.
Hollywood Reporter
Both outlets, and their respective streaming partners, set ratings records for group stage matches involving the U.S. and Mexico.
Hollywood Reporter
Swift has earned her 15th No. 1 song on the Hot 100, days before 'Toy Story 5' hits theaters this week.
Variety
Taylor Swift’s run as a true action figure on the charts continues as her “Toy Story 5” song “I Knew It, I Knew You” was announced Monday as debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s only the third time a theme song from an animated Disney film has reached the summit, following […]
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Director Louis Leterrier's sci-fi film launches this summer.