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Emma Thompson to Play Celebrity-Turned-Politician in BBC, HBO’s ‘Years & Years’
Emma Thompson will play a charismatic celebrity-turned-politician in “Years & Years,” the upcoming future-set family drama from Russell T. Davies, whose extensive credits include “Doctor Who” and “Queer as Folk.”
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese to Reteam on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are officially reteaming. Imperative Entertainment has attached Scorsese to direct and DiCaprio to star in the feature adaptation of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the New York Times best-selling book by David Grann. Imperative acquired the rights to the book in 2016. DiCaprio and Scorsese quickly expressed interest in the project, and have been loosely attached since 2016. Scorsese will ...
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Oscars: 25 films officially submitted for animated feature race
Oscar organizer the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday revealed a list of 25 films that have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 91st Oscars. The Academy said several of the films on the list have not yet made their required Los Angeles qualifying run. Here’s the full list: “Ana y Bruno” “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” “Early Man” “Fireworks” ...
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Things to know about Jennifer Garner's new boyfriend
Introducing … John Miller! Us Weekly exclusively revealed that Jennifer Garner is dating the 40-year-old businessman after her divorce from Ben Affleck. Celebrity Couples and How They First Met “They’ve been together for six months,” a source says in the new issue of Us. “It’s getting serious.” Watch the video above for five things to know about Miller! Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s Divorce: Everything We Know 1. He Runs a Business Miller is...
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Ben Affleck 'just wants' ex Jennifer Garner 'to be happy' post-divorce
No hard feelings! Ben Affleck isn’t wallowing in the news that his ex-wife Jennifer Garner has moved on following their divorce. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner: The Way They Were “Ben and Jen have immense love and respect for one another,” a source told Us Weekly of the 46-year-old Batman star. “They still co-parent together and that will always come first. He will always be supportive of any decisions she makes and ultimately just wants her to...
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Rush's wife tells court the actor wept denying allegations
Actor Geoffrey Rush's wife has wept while telling a court how her husband cried and curled up in the fetal position after a newspaper alleged he'd behaved inappropriately toward a co-star. Jane Menelaus, who's also an actor, cried while giving evidence in Sydney's Federal Court, where her Oscar-winning husband is suing the publisher of the Daily Telegraph newspaper and its journalist Jonathon Moran for defamation.
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Garner dating and it's 'getting pretty serious'
Jennifer Garner has a new man in her life. The actress, who recently finalized her divorce from Ben Affleck, is dating businessman John Miller, multiple sources reveal exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly. Unlikely Celebrity Couples “They’ve been together six months — and it’s getting pretty serious,” one insider says. A second source tells Us, “Jen brings out the best in John, and he is the happiest he has probably ever been. It’s a...
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Disney talking ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ reboot with ‘Deadpool’ writers
EXCLUSIVE: Disney is exploring a reboot of its billion dollar Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The studio has met with the writing team of Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and they are in early talks to write the script. Reese & Wernick are the writers behind the first two Deadpool blockbusters, and before that wrote Zombieland and its sequel, and 6 Underground, the action film that Michael Bay is directing for Netflix with Ryan Reynolds starring. ...
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Harvey Weinstein in Early Talks to Settle Civil Lawsuits (Report)
Lawyers for Harvey Weinstein are working with insurance companies and the New York attorney general's office in negotiations that could lead to settling civil lawsuits brought against Weinstein and The Weinstein Co., according to multiple individuals who spoke with The Wall Street Journal. Weinstein's lawyers are meeting for two days in early November with women, who have accused the disgraced movie mogul of sexual misconduct, to resolve more...
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Garner quietly seeing Pitt? What's really going on
Are Brad Pitt and Jennifer Garner really dating? That’s the claim in one of this week’s tabloids. Gossip Cop, however, can exclusively debunk the romance rumors. According to NW, the stars have been secretly seeing each other for several months and enjoying “secret hook-ups” at the Beverly Hills Hotel. An alleged insider tells the magazine, […]
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Stephen King lets teens option film rights to one of his stories for $1
Horror maestro Stephen King commands monster sums for the rights to many of his works, but he’s letting a group of Welsh teens option one story for just $1. King granted the permission to students at the Blaenau Gwent Film Academy in Wales, according to Mashable. The students will pay the miniscule fee for the right to produce a film based on King’s short story “Stationary Bike,” a 2003 tale about a man who becomes so obsessed with exercise, he...
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Mark Wahlberg's 'Six Billion Dollar Man' taken off release schedule
Mark Wahlberg's "Six Billion Dollar Man" has been taken off Warner Bros.' release schedule. In May, the sci-fi action film was pushed by a year, moving from May 31, 2019 to June 5, 2020. That announcement came two weeks after director Damian Szifron exited the project. Szifron, who wrote and directed Argentina's Oscar foreign-language nominee "Wild Tales," also wrote the screenplay for the modernized update of the 1970s TV series "The Six...
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ pushed back to 2020
Warner Bros. has moved Gal Gadot’s “Wonder Woman 1984” back seven months from Nov. 1, 2019, to June 5, 2020. The sequel, which is set in 1984, replaces Mark Wahlberg’s “Six Billion Dollar Man,” which has been taken off the schedule. Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ president of domestic distribution, said, “We had tremendous success releasing the first ‘Wonder Woman’ film during the summer so when we saw an opportunity to take advantage ...
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The Rock shows off ripped body from intense movie prep: pic
No matter how cut he is, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson knows he can always improve on his muscle mass. As he captioned a shirtless pic of his ripped, six-pack abs and bulging biceps on Instagram October 21, “Dialed in & hit the mark. 260lbs of attitude & classy cuss words.” Best Celebrity Diet Tricks: Nutrition Secrets That Give Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba, More Their Hot Bodies The actor revealed that he worked on his chiseled body to shoot Hobbs...
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Guillermo del Toro sets 'Pinocchio' passion project with Netflix
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has set up his lifelong passion project, a new adaptation of "Pinocchio" at Netflix, the company announced on Monday. Del Toro is making his animated feature film directorial debut on the project which he will also write and produce as a stop-motion musical. "Pinocchio" will be del Toro's first feature film since "The Shape of Water," which won four Academy Awards, including Best Director and...
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Liam Neeson’s son changes last name for sweetest reason
A touching tribute. Liam Neeson’s son Michéal has changed his last name in honor of late mother, Natasha Richardson, Us Weekly can confirm. Famous Celebrity Families “He’s taken, officially, the name of his mother. He’s Michéal Richardson, not Michéal Neeson,” the 23-year-old’s grandmother, actress Vanessa Redgrave, told the Daily Mail in an article published on Saturday, October 20. The Letters to Juliet star told the publication that her...
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