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Aug
19
2021
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By Troy Warren
‘Masterchef’ Serves Up 12th Season on Fox

‘Masterchef’ Serves Up 12th Season on Fox

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BY RICK PORTER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie #Entertainment The pickup comes on the heels of the broadcaster signing a big new overall deal with host and executive producer Gordon Ramsay. Fox will cook up another season of Masterchef. The broadcast network has renewed the culinary competition series for a 12th season, with Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sanchez and Joe Bastianich returning as judges. The pickup comes two weeks after Fox signed a sweeping new overall deal with Ramsay that has the two forming a new production entity, Studio Ramsay Global, to develop food and lifestyle programming for Fox. Fox also acquired all of Studio Ramsay’s…
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Aug
17
2021
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‘Star Wars: Visions’ Drops First Eye-Popping Trailer for Disney+ Anthology Anime Series

‘Star Wars: Visions’ Drops First Eye-Popping Trailer for Disney+ Anthology Anime Series

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BY RYAN PARKER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The series, told through seven Japanese anime studios, will premiere Sept. 22. The first trailer for the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars: Visionsanime anthology series dropped Tuesday — and it is a lot to take in visually. The series will tell all-new Star Wars tales through the singular style and tradition of Japanese anime. In addition to the trailer, which runs two minutes long, the Japanese and English dub cast of the series was announced, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bobby Moynihan, Temuera Morrison, Shelby Young, Karen Fukuhara, Simu Liu, Masi Oka, David Harbour, Henry Golding, Jamie…
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Aug
16
2021
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Johnny Depp Says He’s Being Boycotted by Hollywood

Johnny Depp Says He’s Being Boycotted by Hollywood

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BY SHARAREH DRURY | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #Celebrity The 58-year-old actor addressed his fall within the film industry, calling it an "absurdity of media mathematics." Johnny Depp says he feels he is being boycotted by Hollywood as his latest film, Minamata, has yet to be released in the United States, calling his fall from Hollywood graces as an “absurdity of media mathematics.” Discussing the film in a new interview with The Sunday Times, Depp discussed the “surreal five years” he has experienced during his fallout from the Hollywood community. Depp stars in the movie as W Eugene Smith, an American photojournalist who…
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Aug
15
2021
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By Troy Warren
Box Office: ‘Free Guy’ Liberated With Great $28.4M Opening

Box Office: ‘Free Guy’ Liberated With Great $28.4M Opening

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The movie did so well that star Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy received word Saturday that Disney wants a sequel. Aretha Franklin biopic 'Respect' also debuted over the weekend. Free Guy has spawned a new Hollywood studio franchise after opening well ahead of expectations despite the precarious state of the box office recovery. The action-comedy — starring Ryan Reynolds and directed by Shawn Levy — grossed $28.4 million from 4,165 North American theaters to easily top the chart. Overseas, it took in $22.5 million from 41 markets for a global start of $51 million (Free Guy doesn’t yet…
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Aug
15
2021
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By Troy Warren
The New Hollywood A-List, From Anya Taylor-Joy to Rege-Jean Page

The New Hollywood A-List, From Anya Taylor-Joy to Rege-Jean Page

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BY BRYN SANDBERG | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment While they are only just becoming household names outside of Hollywood, these five actors are already at the top of every casting director’s wish list. Survey the industry’s top star-makers and they’ll all tell you a version of the same thing: Hollywood stardom isn’t what it used to be. Sure, a fresh-faced actor can still burst onto the scene, captivating industry insiders and audiences alike (as Timothée Chalamet did with Call Me by Your Name a few years back). But agents, managers and studio executives say it has become harder and harder for…
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Aug
14
2021
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Ryan Reynolds Confirms Disney Wants ‘Free Guy’ Sequel

Ryan Reynolds Confirms Disney Wants ‘Free Guy’ Sequel

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #Celebrity The actor of the action-adventure comedy film tweeted on Saturday that a sequel to the video game-themed film is on the horizon. Ryan Reynolds confirmed in a brief tweet on Saturday that a Free Guy sequel is on the horizon. “Aaaannnnd after 3 years messaging as an original IP movie, Disney confirmed today they officially want a sequel,” wrote the actor on Twitter. “Woo hoo!! #irony.” While no additional information was given, 20th Century Studios retweeted Reynolds’ post and director Shawn Levy shared it with the quote: “Yuuuuuuuup.” Free Guy is Levy’s latest action-adventure comedy, which…
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Aug
14
2021
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Cements His Place on Hollywood’s New A-List

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Cements His Place on Hollywood’s New A-List

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BY TATIANA SIEGEL | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #Celebrity Fresh off his Emmy win for 'Watchmen,' the magnetic actor has a string of high-profile roles lined up, including 'Candyman,' 'Aquaman II' and 'Matrix 4': "I looked up and there was Keanu, and I said, 'Oh s***, I'm really in the Matrix.' " Back in May 2018, Damon Lindelof was watching an episode of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale with his wife when his antenna went up and he felt “that intangible thing.” He was witnessing that rare actor whose onscreen charisma is so palpable that you can’t avert your gaze even as…
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Aug
13
2021
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Emma Stone Closes Deal for ‘Cruella 2’ In Wake of ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit

Emma Stone Closes Deal for ‘Cruella 2’ In Wake of ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit

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BY MIA GALUPPO | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #Business To date, the film has earned $85 million at the domestic box office and $221 million at the global. Emma Stone has closed a deal to star in the sequel to Disney+ release Cruella. The move is significant being that it comes amid the turmoil caused by Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit against Disney over her compensation for Black Widow, which like Cruella, debuted day-and-date in theaters and on Disney+. Johansson’s lawsuit alleges that her contract was breached when the Marvel movie was released on Disney+ day-and-date. After its filing, Disney retorted with a strong statement, calling the…
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Aug
13
2021
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Kit Harington Performs a “White Whale” Sketch for Jimmy Fallon and ‘Tonight Show’ Milestone

Kit Harington Performs a “White Whale” Sketch for Jimmy Fallon and ‘Tonight Show’ Milestone

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BY ABBEY WHITE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment As part of the 1,500th episode celebration, the actor sang a song that Fallon said he has been pitching to "famous people" for years who all passed. Kit Harington helped celebrate the 1,500th episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonwith his own rendition of Train’s “Drops of Jupiter.” The Game of Thrones and Modern Love star, who recently opened up about his mental healthwhile working on the HBO series, dropped by the late night show to help Fallon deliver a sketch the Tonight Show host and his team have been itching to do for years. “Guys, tonight is our 1,500th…
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Aug
11
2021
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Amazon’s MGM Takeover: Labor Coalition Lobbies FTC to Halt Deal (Exclusive)

Amazon’s MGM Takeover: Labor Coalition Lobbies FTC to Halt Deal (Exclusive)

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business #EditorsPicks #Entertainment The Strategic Organizing Center, which includes the Teamsters and CWA, sent a letter to the agency over the $8.45 billion studio acquisition, saying it would create "harmful vertical integration in the film industry at large." As the Federal Trade Commission examines Amazon’s proposed $8.45 billion buy of MGM, pressure from unions and progressive politicians is mounting on the regulator to take action, either by blocking the deal or requiring the company to abide by conditions such as decoupling Amazon Prime Video from the rest of Prime to secure approval. The latest…
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