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‘Survivor 49’ Cast Includes ‘Black Panther’ Producer and Former Marvel Exec Nate Moore
Nate Moore, a former development executive at Marvel Studios, is a castaway on Season 49 of “Survivor.” A trailer for Season 49 that aired on CBS during Wednesday night’s Season 48 f...
Selome Hailu May 22, 2025
Justin Connolly, After Exiting Disney, Joins YouTube as Global Head of Media and Sports
After more than two decades at Disney and ESPN, Justin Connolly has departed the Magic Kingdom to join YouTube in a newly created role as global head of media and sports, Variety has confirmed. Connol...
Todd Spangler May 22, 2025
How Oners Created Tension in ‘Severance,’ ‘Adolescence’ and ‘The Studio’: ‘We Tried To Keep the Audiences Guessing’
In an episode of Apple TV+'s "The Studio," appropriately titled "The Oner," studio chief Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) attends a shoot to watch the filming of a "oner," a term used in production to refer t...
Carolyn Giardina May 22, 2025
Dave Shapiro, Sound Talent Group Co-Founder and Music Agent, Dies in San Diego Plane Crash
Sound Talent Group co-founder and agent Dave Shapiro died in a plane crash in San Diego, Calif. on Thursday morning, per the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO). A founding member of NITO,...
Thania Garcia May 22, 2025
Michael Jackson Biopic ‘Likely’ to Move to 2026
Michael Jackson fans will have to wait a bit longer for Antoine Fuqua’s biopic “Michael.” During Lionsgate’s Q4 2025 earnings call, CEO Jon Feltheimer shared an update on the f...
Katcy Stephan May 22, 2025
Tom Cruise says he wasn’t fake-eating popcorn in that viral clip
Tom Cruise has said he was not fake-eating popcorn in the viral clips of him throwing kernels of popcorn into his mouth during the premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.&nbs...
Aneesa Ahmed May 22, 2025
Lionsgate, After Starz Split, Sees Quarterly Revenue Jump 22% to $1.1 Billion and Movie Segment Profit Hitting Highest Level in 10 Years
Lionsgate’s revenue for the first three months of 2025 rose 22% and its movie division profitability soared to its highest level in a decade helped by the box office performance of “Den of...
Todd Spangler May 22, 2025
Ivors 2025: Check out the full winners list with Brandon Flowers, Charli XCX, U2 and more
Charli XCX, Berwyn, Brandon Flowers, Lola Young, Robbie Williams, Self Esteem and more have all won at the 2025 Ivor Novello Awards – check out the full list below. This year’s Ivor Novell...
Aneesa Ahmed May 22, 2025
Jill Sobule Tribute Shows, Dubbed ‘Jillith Fair,’ Set for Around the Country, With Artists Including Margaret Cho, Tom Morello, John Doe
Eleven tribute concerts paying homage to Jill Sobule have been announced for late May through early September, most of them under the banner of “Jillith Fair,” with cities from L.A. to Nor...
Chris Willman May 22, 2025
‘S.W.A.T. Exiles’ Explained: Sony Execs on Keeping the Franchise Alive, Where the New Show Might Live, What It’s About — And Whether Other Stars Will Return With Shemar Moore (EXCLUSIVE)
When CBS canceled "S.W.A.T." in March, it wasn't the first time - believe it or not, it was the third. After the show's first two axings, the Eye net and Sony Pictures TV had been able to do some craf...
Varietyschneider May 22, 2025