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WildBrain Acquires ‘Kid Safe’ Generative-AI Platform Personality AI in Deal Worth up to $69 Million
WildBrain, the Canadian children’s media company with the rights to titles such as “Yo Gabba Gabba!” and the “Teletubbies,” has purchased th
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John Leguizamo, Inde Navarrette and James Ortiz Among Latino and Hispanic Stars Set for Honors at Critics Choice Celebración Ceremony
Veteran actor John Leguizamo, breakouts James Ortiz and Inde Navarrette and more Latino Hollywood talents are among the Critics Choice Assoc
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ESPN to Hike Prices of Streaming Plans Next Month
ESPN is ratcheting up the price of its streaming services — just in time for the busy fall sports season. Effective Sept. 17, the Disney-own
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Rosie O’Donnell Should Host Her Own Show on Late Night TV — and Shatter Comedy’s Greatest Glass Ceiling
Late night is in the doldrums. It’s not just that the remaining hosts are taking much of the summer off. But, post-Stephen Colbert on CBS, A
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Orlando Bloom to Be Honored During Venice Film Festival With Filming Italy Award
Orlando Bloom, who will be attending the Venice Film Festival as part of the cast of Warner Herzog’s competition title “Bucking Fastard,” is
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‘The Gentlemen’ Officially Renewed for Season 3 as First Season 2 Trailer Drops: ‘I’m Looking Forward to Pushing the Boundaries Further,’ Guy Ritchie Says (EXCLUSIVE)
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‘Black Mirror’ Season 8 Starts Production as Netflix Renews ‘Being Gordon Ramsay’ and ‘Legends’ (EXCLUSIVE)
An eighth season of “Black Mirror” is officially in production, Variety can confirm. The show started shooting this summer, although no laun
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Reggie Watts’ Theme Song Axed From ‘Comedy Bang Bang’ Podcast After Report Alleging ‘Reckless’ Drug Use in Relationships
Reggie Watts’ “Comedy Bang Bang” theme song was cut from Monday’s episode of the popular podcast following a Rolling Stone report that alleg
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‘Small Things’ Review: Zvonimir Jurić’s Island-Set Chamber Drama Unfolds a Quietly Devastating Family Reunion
In the opening of “Small Things,” Zvonimir Jurić’s elegant and understated chamber drama, the giggling grandchildren of an elder patriarch (
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Guillermo del Toro, James Gunn, ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ Directors Set for Crunchyroll’s Inaugural Anime Future Forum
Anime giant Crunchyroll plans to dissect the growing business of anime with its first-ever thought leadership summit to be held as a precurs
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Roku Names Gianluca Pucacco VP, Revenue Operations, International Growth
Gianluca “GL” Pucacco has been named vice president of revenue operations and international growth at Roku, just as the streaming company is
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‘EastEnders’ Puts Out Casting Call for Character Named Meghan After Duchess’ U.K. Return: ‘Confident, Gorgeous and Ready to Cause Chaos’
Reports of Meghan Markle’s return to acting in the U.K. prompted numerous quips and memes over the weekend that the Duchess of Sussex was pl
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Toronto’s Midnight Madness Title ‘Vintage Violence’ Starring Cole Sprouse and Kiko Mizuhara Gets Boarded by Best Friend Forever (EXCLUSIVE)
Best Friend Forever has boarded international sales on Eugene Kotlyarenko’s “Vintage Violence,” starring Cole Sprouse (“Riverdale”) and Kiko
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Vietnamese Found-Footage Horror Hit ‘Lau Chu Hoa: The Deadliest Mansion’ Heads to North American Theaters (EXCLUSIVE)
Vietnamese found-footage horror film “Lầu Chú Hoả: The Deadliest Mansion” is opening in North American theaters on Sept. 4, with Mockingbird
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Brad Pitt’s ‘Heart of the Beast’ Added to San Sebastián Lineup
Paramount Pictures’ “The Heart of the Beast,” starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Ayer, has been added to San Sebastián Film Festival’s
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Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’, Hlynur Pálmason’s ‘The Love That Remains’ Among the Nominees for the Nordic Council Film Prize
Five features and one documentary have been nominated for the 2026 Nordic Council Film Prize. It’s awarded to a feature film or documentary
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California Attorney General Cancels Paramount Settlement Talks Over $111 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Deal, Says He’ll Meet When They ‘Stop Playing Games’
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has canceled planned settlement talks with Paramount over the state’s lawsuit seeking to block David E
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Venice Adds ‘Naza,’ Documentary From ‘No Other Land’ Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, to Competition
The Venice Film Festival has made a last-minute addition to its competition lineup: “Naza,” a new documentary from “No Other Land” directors
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Alia Bhatt’s Young-Adult Rom-Com ‘Don’t Be Shy’ Sets September Prime Video Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Prime Video has set a September premiere date for “Don’t Be Shy,” a young-adult romantic comedy from Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt’s Eternal
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‘An Oak Tree’ Casts Sacha Dhawan, Gemma Whelan for London Run (EXCLUSIVE)
Francesca Moody Productions has unveiled the first wave of guest performers joining Tim Crouch’s “An Oak Tree” for its run at The Other Pala
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‘Emomee,’ Indian Kids Life-Skills Series, Lands on Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
An Indian children’s entertainment company has brought its debut original animated series to Netflix. “Emomee: Big Skills for Little Ones, M
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Deauville American Film Festival Reveals Industry Lineup
The Deauville American Film Festival has revealed the lineup for the industry section of its 2026 edition. The Deauville Industry Days sideb
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‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Kristofer Hivju Turns to Rom-Com with ‘True Love’ by ‘Little Did I Know’’s Martina Haag (EXCLUSIVE)
Norwegian star actor Kristofer Hivju (“Game of Thrones,” “Red One”, “Beck”) will play opposite Friday Hallgren (from Oscar-nominated “As It
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Erik Poppe Talks Haugesund Opener ‘Beloved,’ Written by Nobel Prize Winner Jon Fosse: ‘People Long for Something Honest and Truthful’
In “Beloved,” opening the Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund, Erik Poppe takes on a script by Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse. “It
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