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Hollywood Directors - and Creativity - Aren't Disposable
For the next stage of its evolution, the Jurassic World franchise will have to find a way with a new director. News recently broke that Jurassic World Rebirth director Gareth Edwards won't be returning for the follow-up, with the Hollywood Reporter…
Hollywood Failed Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere, the former child actress who grew up onscreen before our very eyes, passed away Sunday at the age of 36. She died five days before her 37th birthday. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our…
ByteDance agrees to reel in its AI models to protect Hollywood IPs
TikTok's parent company signed a memorandum of understanding with The Motion Picture Association. Hollywood and ByteDance have seemingly squashed their beef revolving around AI models infringing on studios' intellectual property. The Motion Picture…
Hollywood Pays Tribute to Hayden Panettiere, Dead at 36
Hayden Panettiere, who rose to fame as a child actor in the 2000s in films like Remember the Titans and Raising Helen and TV shows like Ally McBeal and Guiding Light —and later starred in Heroes, Nashville, and the Scream…
The Hollywood disruptors making a large-scale game with a 12-person team - and no generative AI
You might recall the trailer for Join Us being featured in the Xbox Showcase back in June. It depicts a darkly comic co-op cult simulator, with robed cult members riding around on pigs and loosing off machine guns, before ending on an image of…
'The last of America's great railway stations' has a touch of Hollywood
Los Angeles to Flagstaff, Arizona, aboard Amtrak's Southwest Chief train; a journey of 10 and a half hours. Sign up for the Traveller newsletter The latest travel news, tips and inspiration delivered to your inbox. Sign up now. Los Angeles' main…
Noah Wyle Hopes David Ellison's Threat to Move Paramount Out of California is 'Saber Rattling': 'You're Going to Take Hollywood Out of Hollywood'
Noah Wyle is hoping David Ellison isn't serious about moving Paramount out of California. “I hope this is saber rattling because I can't think of anything that would less engender you to the population of this industry than to say you're…
Hollywood Is Mourning Hayden Panettiere After Her Tragic Death at 36
Hayden Panettiere's death is sending shockwaves through Hollywood. The actress—known for film roles like Ice Princess and Bring It On: All or Nothing, and TV roles in Nashville and Heroes —tragically passed away on August 16 at the…
Hollywood cuts first-ever AI copyright deal with TikTok's ByteDance
Hollywood's top copyright cops and TikTok's parent company have called a truce in their war over artificial intelligence. The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and ByteDance announced a surprise deal Monday to slap tough safety guardrails on the…
Meghan Markle dealt fresh Hollywood blow after documentary flop
Meghan Markle has suffered another embarrassing blow to her future in Hollywood Meghan Markle has suffered another devastating blow to her future in Hollywood as she braces for the backlash from her new documentary. Despite being one of the world's…
Inside the WWD Archives: Hollywood Revisited: Film and Fashion the Perfect Pairing
Fashion and film are forever intertwined and over the decades Women's Wear Daily has been on the set, in the director's chair and inside the costume closet, documenting fashion 's ongoing relationship with Hollywood. Beginning in the '60s, as the…
Netflix Names Hollywood Veteran Katie Martin Kelley VP of Communications, Film
Netflix has named Katie Martin Kelley, a veteran studio communications pro of over two decades, as its new Vice President of Communications, Film, the streamer announced Monday, August 17. Martin Kelley joins Netflix from Warner Bros. Pictures, and…
Bruna Papandrea is the Aussie behind some of Hollywood's biggest hits
She is the producer behind Big Little Lies, Gone Girl and Wild, but Bruna Papandrea got her start in rather less salubrious circumstances – by reading scripts for her friend, Anthony LaPaglia, for $50 a pop. The South Australian had moved to…
Hayden Panettiere's Turbulent Life Between Hollywood and Deep Crises
Hayden Panettiere began her career as a child star and gained international fame through 'Heroes' and 'Nashville.' The actress spoke openly about depression, addiction, and the difficult consequences of her early fame. Personal tragedies, such as…
'Meghan Markle has just made worst move in Hollywood - now she will pay price'
Meghan Markle was slammed on Meghan Kelly's Sirius XM show Sirius XM presenter Meghan Kelly and her guest, Maureen Callaghan recently brutally slammed Meghan Markle as the Duchess feud with lifestyle TV icon Martha Stewart escalates. Homemaking…
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