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2021

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Actor Heath Freeman dead at 41 — set to appear in 2 upcoming films

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment 41-year-old was known for roles on TV shows including ‘Bones’ and ‘NCIS’ Actor Heath Freeman, known for playing villainous TV roles on “Bones” and “NCIS” in the early 2000s, and who will appear in the upcoming frontier drama “Terror on the Prairie,” has died at age 41, according to reports. Officials have not yet revealed the circumstances that caused his death, but at least one friend of the actor said he “passed away in his sleep.” Freeman’s manager, Joe S. Montifiore, confirmed Tuesday morning that the actor had died, NBC News…

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Netflix Changes How It Measures Its Daily Top 10

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BY RICK PORTER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The on-screen list of top titles will be supplemented by a website showing the leading titles in a host of territories. In its third quarter earnings, Netflix announced it would change how it reports viewing metrics. The public facing aspect of that switch goes into effect Tuesday. The streamer says it’s changing the way it reports its in-app top 10 lists, and it will supplement those local lists with a website showing top titles in more than 90 countries. The rankings will now be based on the total number of hours viewed for a given title, rather…

Nov

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2021

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Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’: TV Review

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BY ANGIE HAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment John Cho, Mustafa Shakir and Daniella Pineda lead a live-action adaptation of the classic anime series about a ragtag band of intergalactic bounty hunters in the year 2071. What’s the point of adapting Cowboy Bebop in live action? That’s the question I found myself asking over and over during the roughly 10 hours of Netflix’s new series, and it’s one I grew to suspect its creators had spent too little time asking themselves before they took the plunge. As far as it’s possible to tell, their line of thinking seems to have been…

Nov

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2021

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Box Office: ‘Clifford’ Opens to Frisky $22M, ‘Eternals’ Stays No. 1

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Elsewhere, 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' becomes only the second film of the pandemic era to cross $200 million domestically, while 'No Time to Die' clears $150 million. Clifford the Big Red Dog beat expectations in its North American box officedebut, hightailing it to a five-day opening of $22 million even though it was also available stream via Paramount+. That’s among the best starts of the pandemic era for a family film. The movie, which launched Wednesday in order to take advantage of Veterans Day, earned $16.4 million for the three-day weekend proper…

Nov

12

2021

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Los Angeles: Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship

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By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #Entertainment #EditorsPicks #Lifestyle LOS ANGELES — Britney is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years. The decision capped a stunning five-month odyssey that saw Spears publicly demand the end of the conservatorship, hire her own attorney, have her father removed from power and finally win the freedom to make her own medical, financial and personal decisions for the first time since 2008. “As of today, the conservatorship of the person and estate of Britney Jean Spears is hereby…

Nov

12

2021

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‘Sex and the City’ Sequel ‘And Just Like That’ Gets HBO Max Debut Date, Trailer

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BY RICK PORTER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The show will premiere in December, 11-plus years after the second 'SATC' movie was released. HBO Max’s Sex and the City sequel has a premiere date. The WarnerMedia-owned streamer will debut And Just Like That with two episodes on Dec. 9, picking up 11-plus years after the last time Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Co. were on screens in the second SATC feature film. The remaining eight episodes will roll out weekly. HBO Max has also released a trailer for the series, which is below. And Just Like That follows Carrie, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin…

Nov

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2021

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Lizzy Caplan to Star in ‘Fatal Attraction’ Series for Paramount+

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BY LESLEY GOLDBERG | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The drama had been in development at the streamer and marks the second attempt to bring the 1987 favorite to television. Paramount+ is moving forward with its Fatal Attraction television series. The ViacomCBS-backed streamer has handed out a formal order for the drama that had been in development there with a script-to-series commitment since earlier this year. Alongside the series order comes casting news that Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock, Masters of Sex) will lead the cast for the update of the 1987 favorite. Alexandra Cunningham (Dirty John) will serve as writer, showrunner and exec producer on the…

Nov

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2021

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Why Henry Cavill Basically Already Is James Bond

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BY JAMES HIBBERD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The British actor with a soldier’s discipline, a gentleman’s demeanor and a high tolerance for “extreme punishment” opens up about 'The Witcher' season 2, 'Highlander,' his Superman and 'Mission Impossible' futures — and the elusive spy role directors insist he was “born to play.” Henry Cavill stands in a Miami hotel room looking like a comic book drawing made real. He’s 6-foot-2 but seems taller because he’s so broad. His muscles stretch an ordinary camel-colored knit shirt into a bulky superhero outfit. “I’m amazed how many people recognize me with a mask…

Nov

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2021

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Leonardo DiCaprio to Play Cult Leader Jim Jones in MGM Film

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BY CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The Oscar-winning actor is in final talks to play the controversial figure behind the 1978 Jonestown mass suicide at Jonestown that claimed 909 lives. Leonardo DiCaprio has played a number of real-life figures throughout his Oscar-winning career, from politicians (J. Edgar Hoover in J. Edgar) and criminal forgers (Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me if You Can) to legendary moguls (Howard Hughes in The Aviator) and corrupt stockbrokers (Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street), to name but a few. The 46-year-old is poised to add one more as he’s in final talks to step…

Nov

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2021

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Vin Diesel Asks Dwayne Johnson to Return to ‘Fast and Furious’ Franchise

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BY RYAN PARKER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment "Hobbs can’t be played by no other. I hope that you rise to the occasion and fulfill your destiny," the actor says in his plea. Vin Diesel on Sunday asked Dwayne Johnson to make peace and return to the Fast and Furious franchise. The two superstars had an epic falling out in 2016 when they clashed for the last time on the set of The Fate of the Furious. The two mega action stars made their first onscreen appearance together in 2011’s Fast Five. They have been exchanging barbs in the media ever since Johnson made an Instagram…

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