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gizmodo.com - Justin Carter - Hollywood Has Decided 'The Phantom' Will Return to TV
Hollywood Has Decided 'The Phantom' Will Return to TV
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Another superhero is making their way to television, and that's Lee Falk's The Phantom. Per Variety, Falk's comic strip is getting a new show courtesy of filmmaker Reginald Hudlin, who will direct and produce the series. Throughout his decades-long…

thewrap.com - Tess Patton - Casting Microdramas: It's Gone Hollywood
Casting Microdramas: It's Gone Hollywood
TheWrap

Just a few years ago, landing a role in a microdrama could be as simple as submitting a self-tape on Actor's Access or even getting discovered on Instagram. Now as the business's domestic reach has exploded, apps like ReelShort, GoodShort and…

mirror.co.uk - Sara Baalla - Tyler West and Chloe Burrows let slip 'awkward' interview with Hollywood icon
Tyler West and Chloe Burrows let slip 'awkward' interview with Hollywood icon
The Mirror

Tyler West and Chloe Burrows made an unexpected admission on Sunday Brunch. Lorraine presenter Tyler, 30, and Love Island legend Chloe, 30, landed radio host roles on Kiss FM earlier this year, with the pair taking over the Breakfast show from…

variety.com - Gene Maddaus - Hollywood Jobs Crisis Becomes Focus of Governor's Race as Candidates Offer Incentive Hike
Hollywood Jobs Crisis Becomes Focus of Governor's Race as Candidates Offer Incentive Hike
Variety

The collapse of film and TV production over the last three years has cost California some 51,000 jobs — mostly in Los Angeles — roughly equivalent to the decline in L.A.'s aerospace workforce in the early 1990s. The candidates for…

bleedingcool.com - Eden Arnold - Some Thoughts on Hollywood Actors' Struggles, Kirk Acevedo's Comments
Some Thoughts on Hollywood Actors' Struggles, Kirk Acevedo's Comments
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: Movies, Opinion, TV, TV | Tagged: hollywood, opinion Some thoughts on Hollywood productions contracting since 2020, and actor Kirk Acevedo's comments about 'middle-class actors' being erased. Actor Kirk Acevedo, who has appeared in shows…

prospect.org - Harold Meyerson - The Deal That Could Destroy Hollywood
The Deal That Could Destroy Hollywood
The American Prospect

Like most of the studio moguls during Hollywood's golden years, Warner Bros. chief Jack Warner is remembered, if at all, for his studio's product. Despite his multiple shortcomings as a boss, he was the guy who shaped the studio that pioneered…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - 'Heated Rivalry' Season 2 Set for 2027 as Lionsgate Play Pivots to Theatrical-First Hollywood Strategy in India
'Heated Rivalry' Season 2 Set for 2027 as Lionsgate Play Pivots to Theatrical-First Hollywood Strategy in India
Variety

Lionsgate Play has confirmed a second season of “ Heated Rivalry ” for 2027, alongside a theatrical-first release model for a curated slate of premium Hollywood titles and more than 100 premieres lined up for India in 2026. The…

express.co.uk - Fran Winston - Patrick Muldoon dead: Hollywood legend dies suddenly at 57 as cause of death confirmed
Patrick Muldoon dead: Hollywood legend dies suddenly at 57 as cause of death confirmed
Daily Express

Starship Troopers and Melrose Place star Patrick Muldoon has died suddently at the age of 57 Hollywood star Patrick Muldoon, best known for his roles in Days of Our Lives, Melrose Place and the sci-fi action adventure Starship Troopers, died…

thewrap.com - Roger Cheng - Doug Liman's AI Film Hit a Nerve in Hollywood. Does It Deserve the Hate? | Analysis
Doug Liman's AI Film Hit a Nerve in Hollywood. Does It Deserve the Hate? | Analysis
TheWrap

When we published our exclusive look from the set of Doug Liman's fully-generated, studio-quality AI film called “Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi” last week, the reaction was what you'd expect: a heady mix of outrage, fear and skepticism.

screenrant.com - Brandon Zachary - 30 Years Later, The Substitute Is A Relic Of A Very Different Hollywood
30 Years Later, The Substitute Is A Relic Of A Very Different Hollywood
ScreenRant

The Substitute is a relic of a different era of filmmaking, in more ways than one. Directed by Robert Mandel, The Substitute originally hit theaters on April 19, 1996. The film stars Tom Berenger as Jonathan Shale, a Vietnam veteran and modern-day…

deadline.com - Jesse Whittock - Lionsgate Play Confirms 'Heated Rivalry' Season 2 Pick-Up As Indian Streamer Unveils To Theatrical-First Plan & Hollywood Push
Lionsgate Play Confirms 'Heated Rivalry' Season 2 Pick-Up As Indian Streamer Unveils To Theatrical-First Plan & Hollywood Push
Deadline

Lionsgate Play has committed to the second season of Heated Rivalry, as the Indian streamer switches to a major Hollywood push and a theatrical first model. With anticipation rising ever higher for the romantic ice hockey drama, the Indian streamer…

polygon.com - Oli Welsh - Goodbye to video game hype forever if Hollywood's big week was any sign
Goodbye to video game hype forever if Hollywood's big week was any sign
Polygon.com

Patch Notes is a weekly newsletter bringing you the best of Polygon, sent on Fridays and published on the site on Sundays. You can subscribe here. This week I've been watching CinemaCon, the annual Las Vegas convention for movie exhibitors, from…

denofgeek.com - Alfredo Federico Robelo - 15 Ridiculous Hollywood Rumors That People Actually Believed
15 Ridiculous Hollywood Rumors That People Actually Believed
Den of Geek

We know that we shouldn't believe everything we read online, but wanting to believe the gossip is part of the fun. But as these stories show, such rumors tend to be false nearly always. That doesn't stop them from spreading, or from being…

radaronline.com - Aaron Tinney - EXCLUSIVE: Why Dustin Hoffman Is Sparking Huge Sex Scandal Fears Among Hollywood's Elite
EXCLUSIVE: Why Dustin Hoffman Is Sparking Huge Sex Scandal Fears Among Hollywood's Elite
RadarOnline

Dustin Hoffman is triggering fresh anxiety across Hollywood's elite as news of his forthcoming memoir fuels fears it could unearth uncomfortable stories from a pre-MeToo era many would prefer remain buried, Radaronline.com can reveal. Hoffman, 88…

nypost.com - Jeremy Louwerse - D4vd brings in powerhouse team who fought Hollywood's most notorious cases after murder arrest
D4vd brings in powerhouse team who fought Hollywood's most notorious cases after murder arrest
New York Post

D4vd's high-powered attorney has a storied past representing some high profile Hollywood trouble makers — including Lindsey Lohan, Mel Gibson, Britney Spears, Harvey Weinstein and Kanye West. Hot shot lawyer Blair Berk was retained by the…

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