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Academy Award winning composer Kris Bowers is set to score the music for the upcoming Disney animated feature “Hexed.” The film stars Hailee Steinfeld, Rashida Jones, Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins in a magical coming-of-age saga. “Hexed” follows an unconventional teenage girl who discovers secret magical abilities which, once unleashed, hurtle her into a spectacle-filled […]
Fox Corp. said Adam Ciongoli, chief legal and policy officer, will not renew his contract — and that he will step down from the role effective Dec. 1. Ciongoli will serve as a special adviser to Fox through June 2028. Nicholas Trutanich, currently Fox Corp.’s executive vice president, principal deputy general counsel, will become general […]
Eight years after its publication, John Carreyrou’s “Bad Blood” is getting another moment in the spotlight — this time courtesy of Nathan Fielder. The Wall Street Journal reporter’s bestselling exposé of Elizabeth Holmes and her fraudulent blood-testing startup Theranos has climbed back up Amazon’s book charts following the release of “You Can See Everything,” Fielder […]
Two years before a frame of “Michael” was shot, Jaafar Jackson wrote down a list of goals. One was to beat “Bohemian Rhapsody” and cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. He did both. Antoine Fuqua’s film, which opened April 24, became the first biopic in history to surpass $1 billion worldwide and Lionsgate’s […]
Michael Douglas reached his limit playing Hank Pym (the original Ant-Man) after two Marvel movies, but the studio refused to grant him his wish when he asked for the character to be killed off. The Oscar winner was asked during a recent “Happy Sad Confused” interview if the stories were true about him wanting to […]
Without stretching the metaphor too far, Chuck Timely’s hourglass was closer to running out than he might have thought: While the second of two Los Angeles dates of Role Model’s “Chuck on Tour” jaunt in support of his third studio album — titled (naturally enough) “Chuck Timely & the Hourglass” — was scheduled to be […]
Just two months after Dolly Parton’s death, fans will have another opportunity to celebrate the country music legend’s extraordinary catalog. Fever’s popular Candlelight concert series is bringing a tribute to Parton to the Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey on Oct. 30, featuring classical arrangements of some of her best-known songs performed by a live string […]
HBO’s “Rooster” has added five guest stars to its Season 2 cast: Sutton Foster, Lamorne Morris, Michael Urie, O-T Fagbenle and Zavior Phillips. Foster (“Younger,” “The Music Man”) will play Marti. She is repped by CAA, Range Media Partners, and Wolf Kasteler Public Relations. Morris (“New Girl,” “Fargo,” “Spider-Noir”) will play Caleb. He is repped […]
Mindy Kaling, writer, executive producer and co-creator of “Running Point,” has picked up one more title on the Netflix show: star. Kaling is stepping in front of the cameras for Season 3 in the recurring role of Divya, an outspoken, confident CEO of a popular gambling app. Per the character description, “Much like Isla (Kate […]
Billionaire and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs paid $250 million to acquire a stake in Skydance, the David Ellison-led company formed by the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. Powell Jobs, founder and president of Emerson Collective, was named to the board of Skydance on Oct. 5 alongside former Activision chief Bobby Kotick, which […]
Ron Koslow, producer and creator of the CBS television series “Beauty and the Beast” died on Oct. 7 at his Brentwood, California home, his family confirmed. He was 81. Koslow was born on April 9, 1945 and was raised between St. Louis and Los Angeles. He attended the University of California, Berkeley and UCLA film […]
Jon Stewart will continue to lead “The Daily Show” through 2028. The host has extended his contract with the Comedy Central series for another two years and will continue to man the desk through the next presidential election. Stewart’s contract was set to end at the end of 2026 after signing a one-year renewal in […]
Paloma Negra, one of Mexico’s most prominent production companies, founded by producer Cristina Velasco and distinguished directors Rigoberto Perezcano (“Carmin Tropical”) and Jorge Hernandez Aldana (“The Night Buffalo”), has boarded Michael Rowe’s “Last Weekend,” a topical cross-border child custody battle drama shot in Southern California and Mexico. “Last Weekend” just wrapped filming on Oct. 15, […]
Gwyneth Paltrow has taken her first-ever lead television role in an upcoming A24 drama series titled “The Apology,” which has landed a two-season order at Netflix. The Oscar winner will play Evelyn Amspoker, whose son was murdered 18 years ago in a cold case that gripped the nation. “When a stranger suddenly appears and confesses, […]
Richard Riehle, known for playing Tom Smykowski in “Office Space” and many other character actor roles, died of natural causes Oct. 15 in Los Angeles, Variety has confirmed. He was 78. Riehle was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, on May 12, 1948. He attended the University of Notre Dame before receiving a masters from University […]
Diana Reid has more to say about “Sense and Sensibility.” The screenwriter for Georgia Oakley’s 2026 adaptation starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles grew up watching the 1995 version, from screenwriter and star Emma Thompson. When she was initially pitched the idea to create her own interpretation, she wasn’t sure it could be done because […]
Rosie O’Donnell and Kristin Chenoweth have joined the cast for a reading of “The Pyramid: An Unauthorized ‘Dance Moms’ Musical.” O’Donnell is said to be playing embattled instructor and series star Abby Lee Miller while Tony winner Chenoweth will take on the role of Cathy Nesbitt-Stein, a fellow instructor who quit the reality show after […]
Hannah Waddingham will receive the Crystal Award for Advocacy in TV at this year’s WIF Honors. The Emmy-winning “Ted Lasso” star will be presented with the honor at the organization’s 2026 gala on Nov. 5 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. “Hannah Waddingham’s career reflects the spirit of the Crystal Award for Advocacy in […]
The 9th edition of El Gouna Film Festival (Oct. 15-23) may be celebrating Mona Zaki’s past, but the Egyptian film star is far more interested in what she’s yet to do. Honored with the festival’s Career Achievement Award at the opening ceremony, Zaki, who has already built a career spanning more than three decades, hasn’t […]
Bot attacks have plagued Ticketmaster for years, so to combat it, the ticketing service is shaking up its executive ranks and going all-in on AI. Ticketmaster has hired Jim Freeman as its chief technology officer, filling a slot left vacant since February after its London-based chief technology officer, Carlos Alvarez-Coch, departed ahead of a deposition […]
