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Brittin Backs Extending License Fee to Streamers
New BBC Director General Matt Brittin endorsed extending the UK's £180 license fee to streaming services like Netflix and Disney+, while acknowledging that enforcing such an expansion would be 'diffic
Ellen Burstyn to Receive Venice Golden Lion
Ellen Burstyn will receive the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, honored for her profound impact on screen through decades of transformative performances.
Horne and Page on Gavin and Stacey's 20-Year Legacy
Mathew Horne and Joanna Page reunite with the Guardian nearly 20 years after the 'Gavin & Stacey' pilot to revisit the BBC sitcom's most beloved romantic moments, their unique real-life friendship, an
Andy Serkis Responds To Question About Lack Of Diversity In ‘LOTR: The Hunt For Gollum’ Casting
Andy Serkis addresses criticism over the lack of diversity in the cast of *The Hunt for Gollum*, stating the film will reflect Tolkien’s mythological roots while acknowledging concerns—without resorti
Cinema Guild Nabs Hong Sangsoo's 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes'
Cinema Guild has acquired North American rights to Hong Sangsoo's 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes,' his 35th feature, ahead of its world premiere at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in August.
Anya Taylor-Joy Joins LOTR Film Without Reading Books
Anya Taylor-Joy, cast in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,' admits she hasn't read the books but plans to, revealing her childhood allegiance to 'Harry Potter' and newfound appreciation for
Anya Taylor-Joy Joins LOTR Film Without Reading Books
Anya Taylor-Joy, cast in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,' admits she hasn't read the books but plans to, revealing her childhood allegiance to 'Harry Potter' and newfound appreciation for
'Mr. Hero' Sets Wide International Rollout via Skyline
Vietnamese comedy-drama 'Mr. Hero' is heading to theaters across North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Myanmar through deals arranged by Skyline Media, beginning with an August 7 North America re
Ellison Backs Federal Film Tax Incentive Amid Warner Merger Suit
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is backing a bipartisan federal film tax incentive while facing a multistate antitrust lawsuit over his proposed Warner Bros. merger, even as Hollywood unions push
FX's 'The Beauty' On Pause As Cast Options Lapse
FX's "The Beauty," the Ryan Murphy and Matthew Hodgson sci-fi body horror series, is on pause with cast options having lapsed and leads Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall moving to other projects, with no c
TriStar Pre-Emptively Lands Cartoon Cat Feature Rights
TriStar Pictures acquired feature film rights to Trevor Henderson's viral creation 'Cartoon Cat' in a pre-emptive deal, the creature designer's second major Hollywood transaction in two weeks.
2026 Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced Amid Rule Overhaul
The 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations were announced, with 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' and 'Sherri' among early nominees, alongside sweeping rule changes that shift submissions to an episode-based 'p
PinkPantheress Lands Acting Debut in New Daniels Film
PinkPantheress has landed her first-ever acting role in a new untitled Universal feature directed by the Oscar-winning Daniels, joining a cast that includes Matt Damon and Sandra Oh ahead of a Novembe
Sony, Amazon MGM Team for Hotel Transylvania 5
Sony Pictures Animation and Amazon MGM Studios are co-producing a fifth 'Hotel Transylvania' film, marking the franchise's return to theaters after a streaming release, with a 2027 global rollout.
BBC Evolution: Packham crowned Attenborough's heir
A new five-part BBC nature documentary, Evolution, presented by Chris Packham, uses CGI and grounded science to trace animal evolution from a single-celled ancestor to elephants, dolphins and beyond —
Cindy Busby Cast in Great American Christmas Movie
Cindy Busby has been cast as the lead in Great American Media's upcoming holiday film "Christmas Wrapped in Love," which just began production and will premiere across the network's three platforms du
I interviewed Sam Neill in 2024. He was even more charming than I’d expected | Zoe Williams
A posthumous remembrance reproduces journalist Zoe Williams's 2024 remote interview with Sam Neill, capturing the Jurassic Park star's trademark frankness, self-deprecation and rural second life in th
Midge Ure Backs Scotland Rock Hall of Fame Bid
Major Scottish music figures including Midge Ure, Lulu, and Simple Minds' Jim Kerr are backing a bid to transform Glasgow's vacant Centre for Contemporary Arts into Scotland's first Rock and Roll Hall
Gracie Abrams Releases Daughter from Hell Album
Gracie Abrams releases her third album, *Daughter from Hell*, a lyrically intense but sonically restrained exploration of emotional turmoil, responsibility, and youth disillusionment, drawing comparis
Sam Neill's best-known roles in pictures
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor whose decades-long career spanned from The Omen III to Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders, has died at age 78.
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