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Jodie Whittaker has been cast opposite Ellen Pompeo in the Hulu pilot “Chicks,” Variety has confirmed. The pilot was first announced with Pompeo in a lead role back in June. The logline describes it as “a family dramedy set in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods of old Boston,

Lionsgate Studios, the entertainment company whose library spans the “Hunger Games” and “John Wick” franchises, has attracted acquisition interest from television giant Banijay Group and French powerhouse Mediawan Group. The Banijay interest was first reported by Reuters. Bollore

“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has set its Season 18 premiere date at FX, FXX, and Hulu. The hit comedy series will be back starting Aug. 17 at 9 p.m. ET across the two linear channels and streaming service, with the show streaming on Disney+ internationally. Unlike the prev

Ever wonder how Sylvester Stallone became Rocky? Peter Farrelly’s upcoming biographical drama “I Play Rocky” will answer the question as “Grand Army” actor Anthony Ippolito takes on the role of Stallone in this behind-the-scenes dramatization of the making of the classic 1976 spo

Over the weekend, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” will begin its epic big-screen journey. The big-budget historical adventure is projected to open to $90 million to $100 million from 3,900 North American theaters. Anywhere in this range would rank as Nolan’s biggest debut since

French President Emmanuel Macron honored five major figures in international cinema at a ceremony held at the Élysée Palace in Paris on July 15: Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri, the producer behind the “Despicable Me” and “Minions” movies — the highest-grossing anim

Disney revealed the trailer for the “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” four-part finale event.  All four episodes will premiere on Aug. 4 on Disney Channel. All episodes will be available on Disney+ on Aug. 5. The official synopsis reads: “Billie, still reeling from losing Alex at th

The first look at “Kill Block,” the new “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4” game was released at Fanatics Fest. The multiplayer battleground game launches Oct. 23 and takes place at the West Bridge Advanced Military Training Facility, which features battleground reconfigurations bef

R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year sentence, according to court records made public this week by the Office of the Pardon Attorney. The request for commutation, as first reported by the Chicago Tribune, is listed as currently pending and is

“Superman” flew to the head of the pack with the sixth annual Critics Choice Super Awards, the Critics Choice Association’s celebration of the most popular, fan-favorite corners of film and television across the superhero, science fiction/fantasy, horror and action genres. James

Today, we’d call it short-form content. In the late summer of 1993, NBC dubbed it “Must See TV.” NBC was far ahead of the curve in the summer of 1993 when it embarked on an image campaign that would come to define the network’s dominance in the 1990s. The fact that this lyrical s

Suno has long acknowledged that its AI music generator relied on the scraping of millions of songs available across the internet, but a new hack reveals just how the company pulled from streaming services and websites such as YouTube Music, Deezer and Genius to power its product