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‘Harry Potter’ Star Miriam Margolyes Calls on Jews to “Scream for A Ceasefire” in Gaza: “To Me, It Seems as if Hitler Has Won”
Miriam Margolyes has called on all Jews “to shout, beg, scream for a ceasefire” in Gaza as the Palestinian territory continues to deal with rising death tolls and, according to aid agency UNRWA USA, is facing a “man-made famine.” The veteran British-Australian actress and activist, who is best known for starring as Professor Sprout in […]
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‘Tokyo Vice’: Fan-Favorite Star Unpacks Season 2 Finale Fate and Future
[This story contains spoilers from the season two finale of Tokyo Vice.] Many heroes brought down ruthless yakuza crime lord Shinzo Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida) in the season two finale of Tokyo Vice. But for many faithful fans of the Japan-set and American-produced crime drama on Max, watching Akiro Sato (played by Show Kasamatsu), the young […]
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Jackie Chan Responds to Fans Concerned Over His Health: “Don’t Worry!”
Jackie Chan reassured fans he is healthy as can be in a recent Instagram post, explaining that he currently looks much older than he is because of his role in an upcoming movie. “Not so long ago, a lot of friends saw some recent photos of me on the internet, and they were all concerned […]
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George Miller on ‘Furiosa’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy: “There’s Something Mystical About Her”
Before Focus Features released Edgar Wright’s neo-noir thriller Last Night in Soho in October 2021, the filmmaker showed a cut to pal George Miller. The Australian director was so struck by star Anya Taylor-Joy’s performance that he went back to Wright with an idea. “I said, ‘Gee, she’d be good for…,’” detailed Miller, who then […]
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‘Loki’ Actress Wunmi Mosaku Joins Michael B. Jordan in Ryan Coogler’s Untitled Supernatural Thriller (Exclusive)
Wunmi Mosaku, best known for her work in Marvel Studios’ Loki and HBO’s Lovecraft Country, has joined Michael B. Jordan in the untitled supernatural horror thriller that Ryan Coogler is directing for Warner Bros. The buzzy project, the object of a high-profile bidding war in January, heads before cameras later this month in New Orleans and […]
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Adrian Schiller, Star of ‘The Last Kingdom,’ Dies at 60
Adrian Schiller, the British actor who starred as Lord Aethelhelm in the Netflix drama series The Last Kingdom, has died. He was 60. Schiller died on April 3 of unspecified causes, his agent, Amanda Evans at Scott Marshall Partners in the U.K., confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. “It is with the heaviest and saddest hearts […]
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International Industry Says Goodbye to MIPTV, Canneseries Promises to Return
The banner outside the Majestic Hotel said it all. “The Last Dance” read the message on the banner from Turkish-based television sales group Global Agency, a farewell gesture to the international TV market MIPTV, a fixture on the industry calendar since its launch in 1965, which will wrap its final edition this Wednesday. The billboard […]
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‘Chernobyl’ Director, ‘Slow Horses’ Writer to Adapt ‘Caledonian Road’ for TV (Exclusive)
Chernobyl director Johan Renck and production partner Michael Parets will adapt Andrew O’Hagan’s new epic British novel Caledonian Road for TV. Recently published by Faber to rave reviews, Caledonian Road is a Dickensian tale of the rise and fall of Campbell Flynn, an art historian and celebrity intellectual, told against the backdrop of modern-day Britain […]
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China Box Office: Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and The Heron’ Soars to $73M Over Holiday Weekend
Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki is revered in China as much as he is anywhere. The 83-year-old filmmaker’s Oscar-winning swan song The Boy and the Heron opened last Wednesday in China to take advantage of the country’s Qingming public holiday and by Sunday it had earned $73 million — more than its totals in both […]
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Director of Tom Holland-Led ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Responds to “Deplorable Racial Abuse” of Castmember
Jamie Lloyd, director of the Tom Holland-led West End revival of Romeo & Juliet, released a statement Friday condemning an incident of “deplorable racial abuse” against an unnamed castmember. “Following the announcement of our Romeo & Juliet cast, there has been a barrage of deplorable racial abuse online directed towards a member of our company,” Lloyd’s theater […]
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2024 Global Box Office Forecast Up Slightly, Still Below Last Year
Things are looking slightly better than expected. Timed to this year’s CinemaCon, analytics firm Gower Street released an updated forecast for the global box office that predicts revenues will be stronger than originally expected for 2024. Gower Street is projecting theatrical revenues this year will hit $32.3 billion, up from the $31.5 billion they originally […]
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Dawn Porter on How She’s Pivoted During the TV Downturn to Keep Telling Stories That Matter
“I bring you news from America, where commissions are plentiful and they all come within two weeks,” joked Dawn Porter, playing to the industry crowd at the international television market MIPTV on Sunday. It got a big laugh. Everyone in the audience knows the reality: That the era of peak TV is past and that […]
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