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‘Five Nights At Freddy’s 2’ Poster Unveiled As Blumhouse Shows Wares At NYCC

Jason Blum couldn’t reveal details Friday about Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, but he brought New York Comic Con attendees the poster for the sequel to last year’s highest-grossing horror movie ($137.2M domestic, $291.4M). The first movie opened during the actors strike, day-and-date on Peacock, and…

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Donald Trump Says On ‘Fox & Friends’ That He’s Meeting With Rupert Murdoch To Tell Him To Pull Negative Ads And Ban “Horrible” Democratic Critics

Near the end of an appearance Friday on Fox & Friends, Donald Trump told the hosts that he was following up his guest spot with a “big event”: a meeting with Rupert Murdoch. Trump also said that he would be telling Murdoch “something very simple because I can’t talk to anybody else about it. Don’t…

Jeff Shultz, Key Streaming Exec At Paramount Who Arrived With Pluto TV Acquisition, To Exit

The drumbeat of departures from Paramount Global is continuing, with high-level streaming exec Jeff Shultz heading for the exits. Shultz, whose most recent title was Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Business Development Officer, Streaming, was one of the initial architects of Pluto TV’s success…

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‘Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story’ Tops Nielsen Streaming Chart As ‘Gilmore Girls’ Makes Seasonal Return

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story shot onto Nielsen's weekly streaming charts after its recent launch on Netflix and was joined by the return of Gilmore Girls, which has a habit of entering the zeitgeist as fall starts. The second installment of Ryan Murphy's Monsters franchise generated…

Andrew Call Joins Kevin Williamson’s Netflix Series ‘The Waterfront’

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Call (Space Cadet) is set for a recurring role on the upcoming Netflix drama series The Waterfront, written and executive produced by Kevin Williamson. Inspired by true events, the 8-episode series dives into the flawed Buckley family, led by McCallany's Harlan Buckley (Holt…

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Cheryl, Former X Factor UK Judge & Mother Of Liam Payne’s Son, Asks For Respect: “We Have Lost A Human Being”

Cheryl, the former X Factor UK judge and mother of Liam Payne’s son, is asking for respect following the death of the One Direction singer. “As I try to navigate this earth shattering event, and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time, I’d like to kindly remind everyone that we…

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Fox News Denies That An Employee Supplied Jokes To Donald Trump For His Al Smith Dinner Performance Despite Former President’s Claim

Fox News denied that any of its staffers supplied material for Donald Trump at the Al Smith Dinner on Thursday night, despite the former president’s claim on the network that “a couple people from Fox” provided jokes for his performance. Trump made the claim during an appearance on Fox & Friends…

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David Harbour Teases ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Series Finale “Is The Best Episode” & Had Cast “Uncontrollably Crying”

David Harbour is teasing the series finale episode of Stranger Things and calling it the “best” one “they’ve ever done.” The fifth and final season of the Netflix sci-fi series is coming, and Harbour, who has played Jim Hopper throughout its run, is approving of how the series will wrap up. “I…

‘The Sympathizer’ Co-Creator Don McKellar Signs With Gersh

EXCLUSIVE: Don McKellar, co-creator of HBO’s Emmy-nominated miniseries The Sympathizer, has signed with Gersh for representation. McKellar co-wrote and co-showran The Sympathizer miniseries, which aired earlier this year on HBO. The series stars Robert Downey Jr., who received an Emmy nomination for…

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New ‘Wolf Man’ Trailer Drops At NYCC: The Countryside Ain’t So Quiet

“These classic monsters are durable, you can make them contemporary,” said Leigh Whannell at New York Comic Con on Friday about Wolf Man, his second go-round in Universal’s stash of scary guys following the pre-Covid Invisible Man. Wolf Man‘s official trailer was dropped today following its teaser a…

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Denis Villeneuve Says ‘Dune: Part Two’ Is A “Cautionary Tale” & Teases Third Film

Mike Leigh And ‘Hard Truths’ Stars On Conveying Black Characters Without Tropes

Lupita Nyong’o On How Alexa And Siri Influenced Her Performance In ‘The Wild Robot’

Melissa Villaseñor Says Owen Wilson Shut Down Idea To Impersonate Him On ‘SNL’: “I Feel Like It’s Done”

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Melissa Villaseñor is opening up Owen Wilson’s time as guest host on the NBC late-night sketch show. The comedian has impersonated the Wedding Crashers actor on her YouTube channel and sketches for Más Mejor. Villaseñor recalled that when Wilson…

Landmark Theaters Owner Charles Cohen Files Notice To Appeal Ruling On Personal Loan Guarantee

New York real estate mogul Charles Cohen has filed a notice to appeal a New York State Supreme Court ruling in his battle with Fortress Credit Corp. that found him liable for a $187 million personal loan guarantee pending an auction of Landmark Theaters and other assets that is still scheduled for next mon…