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Scots Hollywood star tries to be down-to-earth doing chores - but it backfires
A HUGE Hollywood icon tried to show fans he's a down-to-earth guy by doing his own housework – but it ended in a hilarious blunder. Star Wars legend Ewan McGregor, 55, could easily afford a housekeeper thanks to his blockbuster success. Your…
'You'd Be Perfect for This!' Inside the Devious Casting Scam Sweeping Hollywood
Like so many others, Isabella Schaub moved to New York with a dream. With ambitions to act, the recent college grad, a 24-year-old with a pale, heart-shaped face and curly auburn hair, started doing background work on film and TV in between barista…
15 Huge Hollywood Movies That Were Filmed But Mysteriously Vanished Before Release
Divine Rapture was supposed to be a charming little Irish comedy about miracles starring Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Debra Winger, and John Hurt. Instead, it became a disaster. In 1995, the movie started filming in Ballycotton, a small fishing…
100 days of war, Delta's trans-Pacific push, YouTube creators take on Hollywood and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. The World Cup kicks off this week, which is exciting for both soccer fans and the global economy. Stock futures are higher this morning…
Sicily's Taormina Film Festival Entices Hollywood Royalty & Indie Stalwarts For 72nd Edition
Pop star Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner put Sicily in the spotlight this past weekend with their lavish three-day wedding in Palermo with the likes of Elton John, Charli XCX and Donatella Versace in attendance. The paparazzi will now be heading…
This Isaac Asimov Detective Book Should Be Hollywood's Next Big Sci-Fi Blockbuster
Sci-fi is having a moment. Apple TV's 'Foundation' series has mesmerized audiences for several years now. Season 4 is officially on the way, and Season 3 marked a peak in popularity for the Isaac Asimov project. The futuristic momentum didn't slow…
It's So Not Over for Hollywood (with Devindra Hardawar)
I didn't plan it this way, but it's a good coincidence that my interview with Devindra Hardawar is coming out on the week that the first Star Wars movie in years is being crushed at the box office by two low budget horror movies. Something is…
Hollywood blockbuster was so terrifying it forced an entirely new rating system
A Hollywood favourite was so graphic that it forced movie censors to invent an entirely new rating system to protect young viewers. While the film itself is only rated a PG in cinemas, its legacy is still being felt in cinemas today. Gremlins is…
10 creepypasta memes Hollywood should adapt into movies after Backrooms
A24's Backrooms has completely redefined the boundaries of modern horror. In just six days, the film grossed over $100 million domestically, becoming A24's highest-grossing domestic release and establishing 20-year-old Kane Parsons as the youngest…
Star Gazing: 2026 Tony Awards, Tribeca Film Festival, Hollywood Unlocked's Impact Awards, Teyana Taylor, And More
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Stars lit up the Tony Awards, Tribeca Festival, and Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards as Usher, Teyana Taylor, Meagan Good and more stepped out. Celebrities spent the week making appearances everywhere from…
Jackass: Best & Last Proof That Hollywood Can't Fake Reality
Over the last 25 years, Hollywood has systematically polished the danger out of the multiplex. Budgets ballooned, green screens multiplied, and once-impossible spectacles became routine, safe mouse clicks. We've been trained to accept digital…
Original Catwoman Julie Newmar faces backlash for saying men should run Hollywood: 'They do it better'
Original Catwoman actress Julie Newmar has been hit with backlash after suggesting that men should run Hollywood. The star famously played the DC character in the 1960s Batman series, and in a new interview, reflected on playing sexualised roles…
From Backrooms to Obsession, YouTubers are taking over Hollywood, but beware what comes next
The top three movies at the US box office on Thursday were The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act, Backrooms and Obsession. All three were made by young directors who began on YouTube and have brought Gen Z viewers to cinemas in droves for very…
Matt Damon reveals how the 'ruthless' nature of Hollywood has impacted him being a father
Matt Damon is opening up on the impacts his decade long career in Hollywood has had on him being a father. The Rainmaker star, 55, has three daughters with his wife Luciana Bozán Barroso, Isabella, 19, Gia, 17, and Stella, 15. Luciana also…
Hollywood stars to stay at Cotswolds home after winning planning battle
Former US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres looks set to stay 'long-term' at her flood-hit Cotswold-home - after winning a planning battle for new stables. Ellen and her partner Portia De Rossi have been given the green light for the stables for their…
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