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As Paramount Skydance’s deal to take over Warner Bros. Discovery is still pending, WBD CEO David Zaslav is continuing to cash out his stock in the company he is set to depart in the coming months. Zaslav filed to sell about 2.18 million shares of Warner Bros. Discovery stock, val

“My So-Called Life” creator and “Wicked” writer Winnie Holzman has been tapped to receive Humanitas’s Kieser Award, while writer/comedian Ashley Nicole Black has been named host of this year’s Humanitas Prizes Award Show & Toast, the org announced Monday. Also on Monday, Humanita

NowThis, the digital-first and social news outlet that targets Gen Z audiences, has hired producer Georgie Guinane as head of studio, L.A. In the new role, Guinane will lead NowThis’ Los Angeles studio, in charge of the company’s slate of original digital series. She reports dire

Jimmy Kimmel is currently on summer break from hosting his ABC late night talk show, but that’s not stopping him from continuing to take aim at the Republican party. Kimmel’s latest target is Sen. Mitch McConnell, who posted a photo of himself on social media as proof of life ami

Freddy Krueger is ready for another close up. Paramount has closed a deal for the U.S. rights to adapt the original screenplay for “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” under its new genre label Paramount Primal. Domestic rights are being licensed from the Wes Craven estate, which include

Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers on Monday evening start several weeks of late-night broadcasts aimed at reaching summer audiences, one of TV’s smallest pools of viewership. And yet, the two hosts have a giant opportunity ahead of them. Fallon will launch NBC’s “Tonight Show” on Mond

A fifth “Hotel Transylvania” film, titled “The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania”, is coming to theaters on Oct. 8. Sony Pictures is set to distribute the film in North America, while Amazon MGM Studios will oversee international distribution. Jennifer Kluska and Alan Hawkins are on

As Paramount Skydance’s deal to take over Warner Bros. Discovery is still pending, WBD CEO David Zaslav is continuing to cash out his stock in the company he is set to depart in the coming months. Zaslav filed to sell about 2.18 million shares of Warner Bros. Discovery stock, val

“The Last of Us” voice actor Ashley Johnson got her start in Hollywood as a child actor, playing the role of Chrissy Seaver on the final two seasons of ABC’s sitcom “Growing Pains” from 1990 to 1992. On a recent episode of her “Weird Kids” podcast, Johnson revealed she was once n

“My So-Called Life” creator and “Wicked” writer Winnie Holzman has been tapped to receive Humanitas’s Kieser Award, while writer/comedian Ashley Nicole Black has been named host of this year’s Humanitas Prizes Award Show & Toast, the org announced Monday. Also on Monday, Humanita

Mattel has launched a wave of new “Kpop Demon Hunters” merch after being announced as the franchise’s official toy licensee, alongside Hasbro, earlier this year. The new launch includes seven collectible figures of the the film’s Huntr/x members, including singing dolls of Mira,

Christopher Nolan does not agree with his “The Odyssey” leading man Matt Damon when it comes to their new epic being the last of its kind in Hollywood. Damon has stated repeatedly during the movie’s press tour that filming “The Odyssey” felt like his “last chance” to make an old

Shi Nansun, the Hong Kong producer and executive who co-founded Film Workshop and helped establish international distribution networks for Chinese-language cinema, died Monday at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. She was 75. In a statement, Film Workshop said Shi had been in decli

Based on the 2024 podcast of the same name, Prime Video’s new docuseries “Murder 101” is a crime show that looks beyond the transgressions, facts and clues to give a real voice to victims and survivors. The series also highlights the importance of fostering autonomy and determina