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Oprah Winfrey's abrupt departure from a documentary examining sexual assault allegations against Russell Simmons is back in the spotlight, and newly surfaced court documents suggest there may have been more behind her decision than previously disclosed. via: Page Six Oprah Winfrey pulled out as executive producer of a documentary about sex abuse claims against Russell Simmons just weeks before its Sundance premiere in 2020 — casting a pall of doubt over the women in it. At th

Hilary Duff was ‘f---ing done’ with Lizzie McGuire by the time she shot the beloved 2003 film. via: Page Six This is what dreams are made of — or are they? Hilary Duff revealed she was “f–king done” with playing her beloved Lizzie McGuire character after filming “The Lizzie McGuire Movie” in 2003, adding that she was “exhausted” by all the fanfare. “I was pretty done with Lizzie at that time. I had filmed 30 episodes one year and 35 episodes the next. I turned into a huge sta

Say goodbye to Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster. Say hello to Blumhouse Atomic. Two years after merging the two horror studios, Jason Blum's Blumhouse and James Wan's Atomic Monster have officially revealed the merged company's new identity as Blumhouse Atomic. via: THR Blumhouse and Atomic Monster will sit as separate labels underneath the larger company, with their respective teams developing movies and TV shows. “When we merged our companies, we believed the whole

'La bola negra', directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, has become the third most successful Spanish film of all time, with €36.7 million euros ($41.0 million) taken and 5.4 million cinema-goers up to 1 November. via: Variety Only Emilio Martínez-Lázaro’s blockbuster comedy “Ocho apellidos vascos” (“Spanish Affair,” $61.8 million) and J.A. Bayona’s disaster survival drama “Lo imposible” (“The Impossible,” $47.3 million) have generated more theatrical revenue among Spa

How to Train Your Dragon star Mason Thames has been cast as Dick Grayson/Robin in DC's upcoming Dynamic Duo movie. via: Collider The Boy Wonder is headed to the big screen in the new DC Studios movie Dynamic Duo, which will bring its characters to life with an innovative new type of puppetry. And now, after much speculation, we finally have official word on who will be voicing Dick Grayson. Collider's Steve Weintraub caught up with DC Studios co-chairman Peter Safran for Clay

According to a new rumor, Ben Wang's Iceman will reportedly be among the first mutants Jean Grey meets when she arrives at Xavier's School, suggesting the X-Men may already be assembled. via: CBM Yesterday afternoon, the trades broke the news that Karate Kid: Legends star Ben Wang has been cast as Bobby Drake/Iceman in Marvel Studios' upcoming X-Men reboot. The decision to cast an Asian actor as a character who is portrayed as white on the page has generated the expected onli

Is the “fix” in? Word on the street is that Callum Turner is the next James Bond. via: CBM Has the new James Bond finally been found? Over the past 24 hours or so, all signs have started pointing to One Night Only star Callum Turner donning 007's iconic tuxedo in Denis Villeneuve's take on the iconic Ian Fleming creation. That's largely based on social media chatter about Turner stepping down as a director of Twentytwo Films, a production company he launched with his wife Dua

Michigan hip-hop icon Eminem has granted Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed permission to use his 2010 hit single “Not Afraid” as a official campaign anthem in the high-stakes Michigan U.S. Senate race. via: Consequence of Sound It’s election day here in America, and Eminem seems to have granted use of his music to Abdul El-Sayed for the US Senate candidate’s final get-out-the-vote message to Michigan. This comes just weeks after Em collaborated with one of El-Say

Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan gave an enthusiastic shout-out to Callum Turner in his quest to become the next 007. via: Variety The Irish actor — who played 007 across four films from 1995 to 2002 — told Vanity Fair in a new interview that he is “eagerly” awaiting the announcement of the next Bond like the rest of us, and could see Turner taking the role. Brosnan previously shared the screen with Turner in 2017’s “The Only Living Boy in New York.” “Oh, I’m just an aud

Sony is partnering with Lionsgate for the co-financing and international distribution of "Naruto," Destin Daniel Cretton's live-action adaptation of Masashi Kishimoto's manga series. via: THR The deal, which came after competitive, multi-studio bidding, will see Sony co-finance the movie and take on international distribution of the live-action feature film that is based on the manga by Masashi Kishimoto that grew into a global entertainment brand. Lionsgate has now officiall

The Jason Statham–Guy Ritchie partnership is set to extend into a seventh film. via: THR Production on Dogfight, from Black Bear, Toff Guy Films and Punch Palace, is set to start in early 2027, with filming set to take place in the U.K. Plot details remain under wraps, but the streamer describes it as “a stylish revenge actioner set in the London criminal underworld.” Written by the celebrated British director, the movie marks the seventh collaboration between him and Statham

Ben Whishaw, who played Q in three James Bond films, believes the 007 series “needs to be reinvented completely” for its next instalment. via: Pink News In an interview with The Sunday Times, Whishaw said: “The world has changed so much since the last Bond film so you have to find what is relevant about it.” “I think it needs to be reinvented completely. But it’s not for me to say.” Whishaw, 46, played Q opposite Daniel Craig across three films, first appearing as the gadget-

Ezra Sosa has big plans for his Dancing with the Stars career. via: EW Dancing With the Stars pro Ezra Sosa would very much like to tango on camera with another member of the LGBTQ community. The DWTS regular and Julia Stiles’ current on-screen partner revealed that he’s lobbied the show’s behind-the-scenes team to cast him in a future same-sex pairing on the competition series. “I’m working my magic!” he told Out in a recent interview. “I definitely want that 100 percent to

Dave Bautista has reached a new level in his physical transformation for his role as Kratos in Prime Video‘s God of War series. via: CBM The news that Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista had taken over the role of Kratos from Ryan Hurst in Prime Video's God of War TV series was met with a largely very positive response from fans of the hit PlayStation franchise. Despite that, there were some inevitable grumblings about him playing the hulking Spartan, given that he's

Taika Waititi has some choice words (and emojis) for the critics who didn’t like his latest film, Klara and the Sun. via: CBM Based on the bestselling novel by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro and written and directed by Academy Award winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), Klara and the Sun introduces audiences to Klara (Jenna Ortega), an Artificial Friend who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home. When Klara meets Josie (Mia Tharia), each immediately senses a kindre

Zach Cregger said that he wants to remain involved in the Resident Evil franchise as his 2026 release passed the $400 million worldwide mark. via: IGN Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil adaptation was a hit at the box office, but its reception was starkly different among hardcore fans of the original games. Rather than attempting to retell stories players have already experienced, he opted for a different approach by following an average Joe as he navigates the chaos of the Raccoon

Trick or treat! In perhaps the most unexpected way imaginable, rumors about the group of villains set to be featured The Batman–Part II may have been confirmed—not by one of many social media scoopers but by Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween bash. via: Slash Film "The Batman Part II" is currently shooting, with filmmaker Steven Soderbergh filling in as on-set director while Matt Reeves reportedly deals with a family crisis. The movie's story remains shrouded in mystery — it hasn'

Marvel Studios may very well have a candidate to play Magneto in the MCU, with Morgan Spector the rumored frontrunner. via: CBM After years of wondering what Marvel Studios had in store for the Children of the Atom, the X-Men reboot is finally starting to take shape, with Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier set to helm and writers Sonny Lee Sung Jin (Beef) and Joanna Calo (The Bear) currently working on a new draft of Michael Lesslie's script. More recently, the main cast of

Ahead of the release of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, where he plays District 12 tribute Wyatt Callow, Ben Wang has entered talks to play Iceman in Marvel Studios‘ new X-Men movie. via: CBM Deadline has learned that The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping star Ben Wang is in talks to play the MCU's Iceman in Marvel Studios' upcoming X-Men reboot. There have been social media rumblings for a while about an Asian actor being cast as Bobby Drake, and Wang comes to t

Spyglass Media and Paramount’s Scream 8 doesn’t even have a director yet, but franchise star Neve Campbell made it clear that she’s returning as Sidney Prescott (now Evans). via: Bloody Disgusting When prolific horror filmmaker Wes Craven died in 2015, many of us assumed that some of his legacy projects died with him. One of the last projects he was involved with was MTV‘s Scream: The TV Series, which premiered just weeks before his passing and ultimately ran for three season