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Aug
28
2021
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By Troy Warren
Box Office: ‘Candyman’ to Scare Up $20M-Plus Debut, ‘Free Guy’ Looks at No. 2 Spot

Box Office: ‘Candyman’ to Scare Up $20M-Plus Debut, ‘Free Guy’ Looks at No. 2 Spot

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BY MIA GALUPPO | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The horror film from director Nia DaCosta and writer-producer Jordan Peele earned $9.1 million in Friday night ticket sales. As the delta variant continues to surge across much of the country — and after theNational Association of Theater Owners descended on Las Vegas for CinemaCon— the box office enters another weekend in uncertain times, but with a big debut. The only new wide release, R-rated horror Candyman, opens on roughly 3,400 screens in North America after it was delayed three times over the course of the COVID-19 shutdown. The movie, which was produced by…
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Aug
27
2021
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By Troy Warren
THR Icon: Ed Asner Looks Back on His Career, the Golden Age of TV and His Date With Mary Tyler Moore

THR Icon: Ed Asner Looks Back on His Career, the Golden Age of TV and His Date With Mary Tyler Moore

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BY SCOTT FEINBERG | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Celebrity #Entertainment Known for portraying Lou Grant, the beloved actor shares his take on ex-nephew-in-law Gavin Newsom and what fans most adore about him: "My primary source of mail deals with one-syllable titles: 'Up' and 'Elf.'" Ed Asner is 91 but still as crotchety and lovable as he was playing Lou Grant — described by The New York Times as “one of the most endearing characters on television” — on The Mary Tyler Moore Show(1970-77) and Lou Grant (1977-82) a half-century ago. (He also popped up as the character on Rhodaand Roseanne.) A seven-time Emmy winner, he is one of only…
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Aug
26
2021
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By Troy Warren
How the ‘Black Widow’ Battle Could Break the Mold on Hollywood Dealmaking

How the ‘Black Widow’ Battle Could Break the Mold on Hollywood Dealmaking

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BY ERIQ GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business #Entertainment In the past, a little ambiguity in entertainment contracts wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but Disney's reaction to Scarlett Johansson has lawyers less willing to leave things between the lines. When Scarlett Johansson sued Disney on July 29 over her Black Widow pay, one community in Hollywood took the development especially personally: the ranks of transactional attorneys who negotiate deals for top talent. For many of them, the suit over the film’s concurrent release in theaters and on Disney+ not only highlights the complexity of compensation in the streaming era, it’s also evidence of…
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Aug
25
2021
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By Troy Warren
Warner Bros. Unveils First ‘Matrix 4’ Trailer, New Look at ‘The Batman’ at CinemaCon

Warner Bros. Unveils First ‘Matrix 4’ Trailer, New Look at ‘The Batman’ at CinemaCon

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BY AARON COUCH, CAROLINA GIARDINA | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The studio teased its upcoming slate, also including 'Dune,' 'Malignant,' 'King Richard,' 'The Many Saints of Newark' and 'Cry Macho.' Eight months after Warner Bros. shook Hollywood with the announcement that its 2021 slate would debut day-and-date in theaters and on HBO Max, the studio used CinemaCon to reassure theater owners it was still very much in the theatrical movie business. Warners showed off clips from its upcoming slate, including the first trailer from the newly titled The Matrix Resurrections (Dec. 22) and closer looks at The Batman (March 4, 2022) and Dune (Oct. 22), as well as footage from…
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Aug
24
2021
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By Troy Warren
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Trailer Arrives at CinemaCon 24 Hours After Leak

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Trailer Arrives at CinemaCon 24 Hours After Leak

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BY AARON COUCH, CAROLYN GIARDINA | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Spider-Man helped kick off this year’s pared-down CinemaCon Monday night, with Sony unveiling the first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home to a crowd of theater owners in Las Vegas. This year’s convention, visually lighter in attendance and featuring a subdued tone, comes amid unprecedented challenges for theaters. The Spider-Man trailer also arrives under unusual circumstances, as a day earlier, a version of the No Way Home trailer leaked online, leading to Sony issuing take-down notices. Sony film boss Tom Rothman, in town from vacation on the East Coast and sporting facial hair, acknowledged the leak while introducing the trailer,…
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Aug
23
2021
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By Troy Warren
Sony Moves Quickly to Block Alleged ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Trailer Leak on Social Media

Sony Moves Quickly to Block Alleged ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Trailer Leak on Social Media

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BY RYAN PARKER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Fans have been chomping at the bit for the first look at the superhero installment as rumors have swirled about who may show up from previous Spider-Man films. Sony moved with lightning speed Sunday as the studio tried to shut down what appeared to be a leaked trailer for the highly anticipated Spider-Man: No WayHome. The upcoming superhero installment was trending on Twitter as some accounts shared what appeared to be the trailer while others reacted to the firestorm the alleged leaker might face. Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Star…
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Aug
22
2021
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By Troy Warren
Box Office: ‘Free Guy’ Still No. 1 Hero With $19M, ‘PAW Patrol’ Opens to Solid $13M

Box Office: ‘Free Guy’ Still No. 1 Hero With $19M, ‘PAW Patrol’ Opens to Solid $13M

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment 'Free Guy' enjoys a pandemic-era record hold as it crosses $100 million globally in its first 10-days. Elsewhere, new offerings 'The Protege' and 'Reminiscence' fall apart in their box office debuts. It’s official: 20th Century and Disney’s Free Guy is a box office hit despite the ongoing pandemic and Hurricane Henri in the Northeast. The family-friendly action-comedy, starring Ryan Reynolds and directed by Shawn Levy, fell a mere 34 percent in its second weekend to $18.8 million for a 10-day domestic total of $58.8 million. Free Guy, sporting the lowest decline of any film opening north of $10…
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Aug
21
2021
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How Hollywood Is Navigating Busy Events Season Amid Delta Variant Surge: “You’ve Got to Be Nimble”

How Hollywood Is Navigating Busy Events Season Amid Delta Variant Surge: “You’ve Got to Be Nimble”

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BY CHRIS GARDNER, KIRSTEN CHUBA Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks #COVID-19 #Entertainment From added costs of rapid COVID-19 tests to making space for the unvaccinated, insiders open up on how to plan events at this phase of the pandemic. “Safely.” That’s the word Cynthia Erivo employs in describing how she’s stepping out this awards season, one that has, once again, been dented by a still-burning pandemic. “I’m approaching it safely as I possibly can but I’m excited to see people. We haven’t had a chance to see people for such a long time in these spaces,” says the star, nominated for her turn as the…
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Aug
20
2021
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By Troy Warren
Hollywood Responds to Mike Richards Stepping Down as ‘Jeopardy!’ Host With Calls to Hire LeVar Burton

Hollywood Responds to Mike Richards Stepping Down as ‘Jeopardy!’ Host With Calls to Hire LeVar Burton

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BY ABBEY WHITE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Ryan Reynolds, Yvette Nicole Brown, Keith Olbermann and Roxane Gay were among those who reacted to the news of Richards' departure and Sony's decision to pass over Burton. Entertainment and media figures are responding to the news that Jeopardy! is once again searching for a new host following executive producer Mike Richards’ announcement that he would be stepping down from the role a week after he was selected to take over for longtime host Alex Trebek. On Friday, producer Sony Pictures Television announced Richards was stepping downfollowing a number of controversies that emerged during his…
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Aug
19
2021
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Nicole Kidman Slammed After Skipping Hong Kong Quarantine for Amazon’s ‘Expats’ Shoot

Nicole Kidman Slammed After Skipping Hong Kong Quarantine for Amazon’s ‘Expats’ Shoot

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BY ABID RAHMAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #COVID-19 The Australian actress was able to skirt the city's strict seven-day hotel quarantine for arrivals from Australia. Nicole Kidman has sparked a backlash in Hong Kong after skipping the country’s strict COVID-19 quarantine to shoot the Amazon series Expats in the city. According to local news site HK01, Kidman took a private jet from Sydney to Hong Kong on Aug. 12 and was exempted from the city’s seven-day hotel quarantine for vaccinated people arriving from Australia, despite Sydney going into lockdown following a surge in Delta variant cases. From Friday, vaccinated people arriving from…
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