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How to Stream Shark Week Live Online Without Cable

Shark Week has officially returned, bringing another frenzy of great whites, makos and other underwater predators to Discovery Channel. The network’s annual programming event kicked off Sunday, July 26, and runs through Saturday, Aug. 1, with new specials airing nightly beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Cord-cutters can watch Shark Week live online through Sling TV, […]

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Sean Astin Says ‘I Had to Sell My House’ During ‘Lord of the Rings’ Era Because $250,000 Payday Was So Low: ‘I Negotiated Such a Small Amount on the Trilogy’

Sean Astin said in a new interview with The Guardian that he was forced to sell his house amid “The Lord of the Rings” fame in the early 2000s because he negotiated such a small salary to play Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson’s landmark movie trilogy. The reveal may come as a shock to fans […]

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‘Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror’ Comic-Con Panelists Predict the Four Biggest Upcoming Trends in Genre Filmmaking

Horror is red-hot at the box office, but what is up next for the genre? Ideas flowed freely at the San Diego Comic-Con panel for Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror: Tenth Anniversary Edition, which took place on July 24. Panelists included both actors and behind-the-camera talent, including Dan Stevens, star of AMC series “The Terror”; […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Shaq Debuts First True Crime Docuseries ‘Game Day Murders’: Where to Watch the Six-Parter Online

Hosted by veteran sports broadcaster Lindsay Czarniak and executive produced by Shaquille O'Neal, each episode investigates a headline-making, sports-related murder.

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‘Jay and Silent Bob’ Marijuana Farming Game in the Works

The newly launched indie company Nitrate Games is backing the project, described as an "adult cozy farm sim."

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ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for ‘Shark Tank,’ ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘DWTS’ and More

ABC has announced a slate of fall premiere dates. After some football kickoffs, “Dancing With the Stars” will return with a two-episode premiere on Sept. 15. Celebrity cast members include Ciara Miller, Maura Higgins and Jackson Olson, with more to be announced. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” will also have a two-episode premiere on Sept. 27, […]

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NBC Comedy ‘Newlyweds’ Casts Emma Meisel, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Bill O’Neill

NBC’s new multi-cam comedy “Newlyweds” has cast three new series regulars, Variety has learned. Emma Meisel, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio and Bill O’Neill have all joined the series opposite leads Téa Leoni and Tim Daly. As previously reported, series executive producer Jamie Lee Curtis will also appear in a recurring guest star role. The logline for the […]

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‘Dancing With the Stars,’ ‘911’ and ‘Scrubs’ (but Not ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’) Set Fall Debut Dates on ABC

The game show is being pushed back to 2027, with 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' taking its place.

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Canal+ Seals Landmark Pact to Invest Nearly $1.1 Billion in French and European Films

Canal+ has reached a five-year deal with French cinema organizations which will see the pay-TV powerhouse invest nearly €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in French and European films between 2028 and 2032. Canal+ Chairman and CEO Maxime Saada announced the deal in a post on X, describing the agreement as “historic,” reaffirming Canal+’s position as the […]

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Ryan Gosling Pitched His Own ‘Ghost Rider’ Movie to Marvel as Studio Slows Down Output to Restore Quality: ‘When Quantity Is So Much, You Get Spread Thin’

Marvel’s buzzy Comic-Con presentation put two huge comic book movie tentpoles on the studio’s 2028 release calendar: “Black Panther 3,” featuring the debut of David Jonnson as T’Challa II/Toussaint, and “Ghost Rider,” starring Ryan Gosling in the title role. The announcement means “Spider-Man: Brand New day,” “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” will be the only Marvel […]

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BuzzFeed Laying Off 35% of Its Employees After Byron Allen Takes Over Company

BuzzFeed is slashing its workforce on the heels of the digital media company’s deal to sell a controlling ownership stake to entrepreneur and comedian Byron Allen. The company disclosed that it is laying off about 35% of its current employees and contractors. “The reduction in workforce plan is intended to advance the Company’s path towards […]

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BuzzFeed and HuffPost to Lay Off 180 Staffers

The move marks a major restructuring at the media company.

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Panta Mosleh’s Queer Interfaith Comedy ‘Pass the Salt’ Adds to Cast (Exclusive)

Amanda Wear, Adam Fox and Nathanael Vass have boarded the Canadian indie about a sheltered Muslim-Iranian grad student falling in love with a young Jewish woman.

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Some Warner Bros. Execs Are Hoping States’ Antitrust Lawsuit Derails Paramount Deal

Privately, some top executives at Warner Bros. Discovery are rooting for the 12 states that have sued to block Paramount Skydance’s WBD takeover to win in court and get the megadeal nixed. What’s obvious, according to multiple sources, is that there’s a sizable contingent at Warner Bros. of people who don’t want the merger with […]

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CBS Sets Fall Dates for ‘Marshals,’ ‘Survivor’ and More

Most of the network's lineup will roll out in early October.

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E.J. Peaker, Actress and Singer in ‘Hello, Dolly!’ and ‘That’s Life,’ Dies at 82

She starred alongside Robert Morse on the latter, a Broadway-style musical comedy program at ABC that impressed critics but lasted just one season.

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‘The Odyssey’ by the Numbers: 6 Ways Christopher Nolan’s Epic Is Shattering Box Office Expectations

With a sensational second weekend at the box office, it’s clear “The Odyssey” will have a long — and epic — journey in theaters. Christopher Nolan’s take on Homer’s 3,000-year-old poem, starring Matt Damon as the Greek king Odysseus, has generated a remarkable $652 million worldwide, including $289 million domestically and $362 million internationally after just […]

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Prime Video Romance Drama ‘Rose Hill’ Finds Its Lead Cast

The upcoming series, from Amazon MGM Studios and production company Temple Hill, is based on the Elsie Silver’s popular small-town Canadian romance novels.

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Massive Tribeca Fest Data Leak Exposes Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and More Celebs’ Contact Info; Meet the Man Who Discovered the Files

The Tribeca Festival suffered a data leak that exposed hundreds of thousands of records, as well as the contact information for thousands of celebrities, including Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jennifer Lawrence, Angelina Jolie and festival co-founder Robert De Niro. Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler revealed the leak in an ExpressVPN blog post over the weekend, […]

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Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox to Star in ‘Women Like Us for Netflix

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are back in business with Netflix after going independent with their Higher Ground production banner.

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