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gizmodo.com - Justin Carter - Midjourney Thinks Hollywood Should Fess Up About Using AI
Midjourney Thinks Hollywood Should Fess Up About Using AI
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Generative AI is causing some headaches in Hollywood, with Midjourney being sued by major studios last year. Since it's already under the microscope, the tech company thinks the studios going after it should reveal in full how much they're using…

engadget.com - Devindra Hardawar - Why 3D TVs failed and the trouble with 3D in Hollywood.
Why 3D TVs failed and the trouble with 3D in Hollywood.
Engadget

The rise of OLED and a lack of content made 3D TVs a short-lived fad. As we gear up for the potential rise of Micro RGB TVs and the evolution of OLED, it's easy to forget that, for a brief moment, 3D TVs were everywhere. TV makers shoved the…

screenrant.com - Memory Ngulube - Hollywood Just Retconned Legally Blonde
Hollywood Just Retconned Legally Blonde
ScreenRant

Legally Blonde, the 2001 comedy that turned Reese Witherspoon's Elle Woods into a cultural icon, has officially been retconned. Since its debut, Legally Blonde has remained popular with audiences and spawned a franchise that includes the two…

polygon.com - Terry Terrones - The Lord Of The Rings taught Hollywood the wrong lessons for 25 years
The Lord Of The Rings taught Hollywood the wrong lessons for 25 years
Polygon.com

Fantasy films have become remarkably good at looking epic. Massive armies. Ancient prophecies. Sprawling maps. Elaborate mythology. Increasingly dense lore. For much of the past 25 years, Hollywood has treated bigger worlds and larger spectacles as…

fortune.com - Reid Litman - How Hollywood's youngest filmmakers are exposing Gen Z's real problem with AI
How Hollywood's youngest filmmakers are exposing Gen Z's real problem with AI
Fortune

The class of 2026 made their feelings about AI clear before they even picked up their diplomas. Graduates at the University of Central Florida and the University of Arizona booed speakers mid-sentence for invoking AI, a reaction to being told by…

express.co.uk - Holly Kintuka - Insider reveals the 'truth' about Meghan and Harry's Hollywood deals
Insider reveals the 'truth' about Meghan and Harry's Hollywood deals
Daily Express

The insider shared the truth behind the deals on the Daily Expresso An insider has revealed what she thinks is the truth about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Hollywood deals. Since the pair stepped down from their senior royal roles in 2020 and…

themarysue.com - Misty Layne - Move Over 'Backrooms,' There's a New Viral Horror Sensation Headed to Hollywood
Move Over 'Backrooms,' There's a New Viral Horror Sensation Headed to Hollywood
The Mary Sue

Now that Gen Z is the most active group of moviegoers, Hollywood is on the hunt for what will keep them in theaters. And after Backrooms blew the box office away, grossing nearly $331 million worldwide, the industry seems to have set its sights on…

screenrant.com - Karlis Wilde - From TV to Blockbusters: Olivia Wilde's Journey Through Hollywood
From TV to Blockbusters: Olivia Wilde's Journey Through Hollywood
ScreenRant

Olivia Wilde has emerged as a compelling, creative force in Hollywood, having been involved in tons of fantastic projects over the last decades. Beginning as a TV actor before breaking into the movies, Wilde leaned into her stylish presence and…

koreatimes.co.kr - Baek Byung-yeul - Koreans mourn Kang Hee-seon, voice actor for 'Crayon Shin-chan,' Hollywood actresses
Koreans mourn Kang Hee-seon, voice actor for 'Crayon Shin-chan,' Hollywood actresses
The Korea Times

Voice actor Kang Hee-seon, best known as the Korean voice of Misae Nohara, referred to by local audiences as Bong Mi-seon, Shin-chan's mother in the Japanese animation 'Crayon Shin-chan,' died Saturday after battling cancer. She was 65. Over a…

ladbible.com - Kit Roberts - Blair Witch actress resurfaces after quitting Hollywood after movie to live completely different life
Blair Witch actress resurfaces after quitting Hollywood after movie to live completely different life
LADbible

An actor who starred in the iconic horror movie The Blair Witch Project has resurfaced years after she stepped away from Hollywood. Heather Donahue was one of the stars in the genre-defining 1999 movie. The plot follows three film students who are…

the-decoder.com - Matthias Bastian - Hollywood wants Seedance banned and reportedly also wants to keep using it
Hollywood wants Seedance banned and reportedly also wants to keep using it
The Decoder

Bytedance's AI video tool Seedance is sparking both outrage and quiet excitement in Hollywood. Earlier this year, a 15-second AI-generated video showing Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in a fight scene went viral. The Motion Picture Association sent…

the-express.com - Demetria Osei-Tutu - Princess Diana's unexpected friendship with Hollywood actor Kurt Russell
Princess Diana's unexpected friendship with Hollywood actor Kurt Russell
Daily Express US

Kurt Russell let Princess Diana stay out his Colorado property Princess Diana had an unexpected friendship with Kurt Russell. The 75-year-old actor has publicly talked about the time he let the late 36-year-old royal stay at his home in Colorado…

nickiswift.com - Manuella Libardi - What Once-Famous Hollywood Actor John Cusack Looks Like Now
What Once-Famous Hollywood Actor John Cusack Looks Like Now
Nicki Swift

Having gotten his start as a teenager, John Cusack spent his whole youth in the spotlight. Not a typical Hollywood hunk, he carved out a career playing quirky, relatable characters that made him a household name. But later on, Hollywood seemingly…

bloomberg.com - Thomas Buckley - Universal's Latest 'Minions' Delivers $64 Million in Film Debut
Universal's Latest 'Minions' Delivers $64 Million in Film Debut
Bloomberg

Minions & Monsters, the seventh film in the animated franchise depicting the yellow, mischievous creatures who speak in expressive gibberish, was the highest-grossing movie over the July 4 holiday weekend, with $61.4 million in US and Canadian box…

breitbart.com - Lucas Nolan - Spotify Removes 500,000 Streams from Hit Song over Allegations of Fraud on Prediction Market Kalshi
Spotify Removes 500,000 Streams from Hit Song over Allegations of Fraud on Prediction Market Kalshi
Breitbart

Spotify has taken down approximately 500,000 streams from Malcolm Todd's popular song “Earrings” following concerns that the track's chart performance was artificially manipulated by gamblers on prediction market platform Kalshi. The…

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