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Korea’s DRX Signs Strategic Partnership With Indonesia’s Nuon to Expand Gaming and Entertainment Ties (EXCLUSIVE)
Korea’s DRX Corp. and PT Nuon Digital Indonesia signed a strategic partnership in Jakarta to expand gaming and entertain...
Netflix’ Latest Marketing Mash-Up Pairs Stella Artois With ‘The Gentlemen’
Netflix has what looks to be a great show set to launch, but you can’t see the program on its flagship streaming service...
Oscars: Japan Selects ‘All of a Sudden’ for International Feature Race
Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s “All of a Sudden” has been selected as Japan’s entry in the international feature category at the 99...
Google DeepMind, Amazon Web Services, Kling AI Join Busan Market Tech Program InnoAsia
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the market of the Busan International Film Festival, will present InnoAsia ...
Motherhood Horror Film ‘Vagina Dentata,’ ‘From The Eclipse’ Director Nataša Urban, Boarded by Romanian Partner Manifest Film (EXCLUSIVE)
“Vagina Dentata,” the new film from Norwegian filmmaker Nataša Urban, whose “The Eclipse” won top honors at CPH:DOX in 2...
Vidio Teams With ReelShort for First Indonesian Short-Drama Partnership
Indonesian streaming platform Vidio has partnered with ReelShort, the microdrama platform owned by Crazy Maple Studio, m...
LevelK Boards Haugesund-Bound Norwegian Psycho Thriller ‘Anathema,’ About Repression, Denial and Collective Madness (EXCLUSIVE)
Copenhagen-based sales and aggregation outlet LevelK has boarded the Norwegian psycho-thriller “Anathema” by promising d...
Amanda Kernell Is More Interested in ‘Liberation Than a Curse’ as Her Third Feature ‘Brace Your Heart’ Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
In her upcoming third feature “Brace Your Heart,” Amanda Kernell follows a survivor, not a victim. “We’re all different...
‘Heroes’ Stars Throw Reunion to ‘Celebrate the Life’ of Hayden Panettiere: ‘So Much Love, Gratitude and Warmth’
The cast of “Heroes” got together to celebrate the life of their co-star Hayden Panettiere, who died on Aug. 16 at 36 ye...
Taylor Swift Pays Tribute to Dolly Parton: ‘She Was True Grace and True Grit, All in One Dazzling Person’
Taylor Swift shared a touching tribute to the late Dolly Parton after the iconic singer-songwriter’s death on Tuesday. “...
Jane Fonda Slams Paramount For Calling Mark Ruffalo’s Comments ‘Antisemitic’: ‘A Smear to Delegitimize Criticism of the Merger’
Jane Fonda has released a statement in support of Mark Ruffalo after Paramount slammed the four-time Oscar nominee as “a...
Iowa Attorney General Says She’s Taking California to the Supreme Court Over Paramount-Warner Bros. Lawsuit
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird wrote in an op-ed for The Daily Wire that she is suing California for leading the char...
‘Love Island USA’ Host Ariana Madix on Bringing ‘Sexiness’ and ‘Danger’ to Her Hosting Gig: ‘I Initially Scare the Crap Out of’ Islanders
Ariana Madix has had a meteoric rise as a host — one that landed her an Emmy nomination this year. After a guest-hosting...
‘Paranormal Activity’ Review: Spooky Franchise Gets a Hair-Raising Stage Experience
Taking the spirit of the “Paranormal Activity” films and turning it into a scare-‘em stage experience could have been a ...
Can Guy Fieri Unite America? Inside His Lifelong Advocacy of Global Cuisine: ‘When You Talk About Food, You Talk About Culture’
“I called Taylor Sheridan to ask him just for some meat for the event. Taylor said, ‘I’ll only give you the meat if I ca...
Luis Castro, Trish Reilly and Barry Wilkinson Named 2026 MacGuffin Award Honorees
Luis Castro, Trish Reilly and Barry Wilkinson will be honored at the third annual MacGuffin Awards. The Property Master...
Shin Mina, Ju Jihoon, Lee Jongsuk, Lee Seyoung’s ‘The Remarried Empress’ Sets November Disney+ Bow
Disney+ has set a November premiere date for “The Remarried Empress,” a 10-part Korean drama adapted from the Naver Webt...
Lee Jung-eun, Kim Moo-yul Board Netflix’s Action-Noir Series ‘The Shooter’
Netflix has confirmed production on “The Shooter” (working title), an action-noir series that pairs Lee Jung-eun with Ki...
Beyoncé Pays Tribute to Dolly Parton: ‘You Were the Barometer’
Beyoncé has paid tribute to country icon Dolly Parton, who died on August 25, calling her “the barometer” and thanking h...
How Modern Appointment Viewing Shows Are Bringing Back ‘Watercooler’ Television
There’s nothing better than sitting on the couch to binge your favorite TV show. Or, maybe, there is. In the era of stre...
How the Muppets Were Brought Back to Life for the Disney Special
The lights were lit and the music played in the Muppet Theatre once more this year. But before the curtain opened on Ker...
Universal’s Snoop Dogg Biopic Adds Camron Jones to Play Tupac Shakur
The cast of Universal’s Snoop Dogg biopic is shaping up, with Camron Jones (“P-Valley,” “Panic”) set to play Tupac Shaku...
Sam Register to Depart as Head of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (EXCLUSIVE)
Longtime Warner Bros. animation boss Sam Register is departing the company next week as his contract expires, Warner Bro...
Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, In Appreciation: A Life of Many Colors
There’s been a lot of talk about approval ratings lately, so let’s pour one out, or a few billion, for Dolly Parton, the...
Dolly Parton Tribute Specials Set on CBS, CMT
Tributes to the late great Dolly Parton are set to air across multiple TV networks. CBS will air the CBS News special “D...
Dolly Parton’s Musical Will Still Open on Broadway ‘As Was Dolly’s Wish’
Dolly Parton’s “Dolly: A True Original Musical” will open on Broadway “as was Dolly’s wish.” The news follows the death ...
‘Bel-Air’ Spinoff ‘Hilary’ Starring Coco Jones in Development at Peacock
A “Bel-Air” spinoff is in the works at Peacock. “Hilary,” an offshoot of the Will Smith-inspired drama series starring C...
Veteran Hollywood Publicist Leonard Morpurgo Dies at 93
Leonard Morpurgo, the London-born international film publicist and communications executive who had senior posts at comp...
Shannon Wallace, Curtiss Cook, Lauren E. Banks, Liv Symone, Jason Dirden Join Starz Black Rodeo Drama
Shannon Wallace, Curtiss Cook, Lauren E. Banks, Liv Symone and Jason Dirden are set to join the cast of a Starz drama se...
Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Will Be Open Wednesday After Singer’s Death: ‘The Show Must Go On’
Dollywood, the Tennessee theme park and resort owned by legendary country singer Dolly Parton, was closed Tuesday as pre...
Meghan Markle’s ‘The Gentlemen’ Rumors May Have Overshadowed Season 2 Launch — but Her Role Isn’t Off the Table
Plans for the phased rollout of “The Gentlemen” Season 2 had been in the works for months. Netflix’s Sept. 3 launch date...
‘Outer Banks’ Season 5 Debuts With 9.4 Million Views in Four Days
“Outer Banks” returned to Netflix with its fifth and final season on Aug. 20 and reached 9.4 million views in four days....
Shonda Rhimes Renews Netflix Overall Deal for Another Five Years
Shonda Rhimes is staying put at Netflix, with the superproducer and her Shondaland production banner renewing their over...
‘Warlock’ Stars Tricia Helfer, Maggie Robertson Break Down New ‘D&D’ Video Game Characters as First Gameplay Footage Is Revealed
The first gameplay footage from upcoming “Dungeons & Dragons” action-adventure game “Warlock” was revealed during Ga...
Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80
Singer-songwriter-actress Dolly Parton, whose glittering country music stardom was matched by her pop fame and popular p...
‘Only Murders in the Building’ Reveals Season 6 Release Date, First Look at New London Setting (TV News Roundup)
“Only Murders in the Building” has set a release date for Season 6 on Hulu, but the crime-solving trio will not be in th...
USA Network Orders Rome-Set Medical Drama ‘Diplomatic Immunity,’ From Matt Corman and Chris Ord
USA Network has added a third original drama series to its lineup: The cabler has given a straight-to-series order for “...
Can Rob Bonta Make His Case Against Paramount Without the Three Largest Theater Chains?
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been on a roll. Arguing that the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger will harm theat...
From ‘Donnie Darko’ to ‘Kenan & Kel Meet Zombies,’ How Range Literary Publishing Is Facilitating the Relationship Between Hollywood and the Book Biz
Over its first year in business, Range Media Partners’ boutique publishing firm Range Literary Publishing has been quiet...
‘Donnie Darko’ Sequel Book to Release This Year From Filmmaker Richard Kelly; Cover and Teaser Revealed (EXCLUSIVE)
It’s a very, very mad world: A book sequel to the 2001 cult classic film “Donnie Darko” will be releasing later this yea...
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