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TV Anthony Hopkins On Roman Emperors, Trump’s Hannibal Lecter Fixation & Taking It All Too Seriously

At 86, the two-time Oscar winner has a brace of projects in the works, and his Roland Emmerich-directed sword-and-sandal epic ‘Those About to Die’ premieres Thursday on Peacock. He chats with Deadline’s Dominic Patten to discuss a wide range of topics including preparing for roles, working in television, his in-the-works autobiography, a certain former president’s obsession with a certain fictional horror character and much more. The world’s greatest living actor has plenty to say.

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CAA Signs Gary Neville; German Traffic Series – Global Briefs

CAA Signs Gary Neville CAA has signed British former soccer player and pundit Gary Neville. The U.S. agent’s sports division has signed the ex-Manchester United and England international for exclusive representation in all areas. Neville was part of one of the most successful Man United teams of all…

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Anthony Cianciotta Dies: Veteran Canadian Film Executive Was 85

Anthony (Tony) Cianciotta, a Canadian film industry veteran of 50 years, has died. The well-regarded distribution and exhibition executive passed away peacefully on June 26. He was 85. Cianciotta started his career in the film industry in 1965, in Toronto, as a key film buyer for the J. Arthur Rank…

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‘The Daily Show’: Jon Stewart On “Terrible F***ing Week” & Why RNC Plans Were Canceled: “You Really Don’t Want To Be In The Hard Perimeter”

Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show after the Comedy Central show scrapped plans to broadcast from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee following the Donald Trump assassination attempt. “What a terrible f***ing week,” Stewart said on the show. The host then mocked his decision to…

Men Continue To Outnumber Women In Reality TV Production, According To New Study

A new study confirms what many women in TV production already suspect: males continue to outnumber females when it comes to how reality shows are made. Men make up 58.4% of executive producers, supervising producers, and show creators, while women only make up 41.5%, according to a study commissioned…

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Bonnie Abaunza To Be Honored With ACLU Socal’s Advocates For Justice Award

EXCLUSIVE: Bonnie Abaunza will be feted this Thursday by the ACLU of Southern California with the Advocates for Justice Award. She will be bestowed with the honor by Spectrum News 1 anchor, Giselle Fernandez. Abaunza has been a longtime supporter of the ACLU and served on its Foundation…

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Andy Cohen Acknowledges ‘RHONJ’ Needs A “Rebrand” Amid Major Cast Shakeup Rumors: “We’re Going To Figure Something Out”

Andy Cohen acknowledges that The Real Housewives of New Jersey needs a shakeup and teases that changes are coming to the Bravo reality series. As Season 14 of RHONJ wraps up, Cohen knows there’s a problem with the show and revealed that producers are working on something for Season…

Madonna Teases Biopic Is Back In The Works With Script Titled ‘Who’s That Girl’

Madonna is teasing she is back working on her biopic and is titling it Who’s That Girl. The singer shared a social media post where she is seen with a typewriter and making edits to a movie script. “I Need A-lot of Bandz to make this………..OKAY. (Story of my life),” she captioned the post on Instag…

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Nikki Haley Says Donald Trump “Has My Strong Endorsement, Period” In Republican National Convention Speech

Nikki Haley told the Republican National Convention that “Donald Trump has my strong endorsement, period,” mending fences with the former president after a bitter primary race in which she had called him “not qualified” for office. “We have a country to save, and a unified Republican Party is…

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‘The Real Housewives Of Orange County’ Season 18 Taglines: Heather Dubrow’s Flute, Shannon Beador’s Storm & Tamra Judge’s Middle Finger

The taglines for The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18 have been revealed during the second episode of the Bravo reality series. Heather Dubrow: “Just because I drink from a flute doesn't mean you can play me.” Shannon Beador: “Even in the harshest of times, this Storms will always…

Republican National Convention: Savannah Chrisley Says Parents Were “Persecuted” By Rogue Prosecutors

Savannah Chrisley, the reality star, blasted prosecutors in her speech at the Republican National Convention, claiming that her parents were “persecuted” by the justice system “due to our public profile and conservative beliefs.” Her parents, Todd Chrisley and his wife Julie Chrisley, stars of the…

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Kari Lake, the former TV news anchor and U.S. Senate candidate, used a moment of her speaking slot at the Republican National Convention to express a common theme: Bashing the media. “Welcome to everybody in this great arena tonight. We love you all. Actually, actually, wait a minute. I don’t mean…

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Michael Mann Shares ‘Heat 2’ Filming Update & Casting Rumors

Michael Mann is making a sequel to his 1995 film Heat and is sharing an update on when he plans to begin production. In a new interview, the filmmaker said he is working on writing the screenplay for the sequel based on his novel Heat 2. Mann told the Los Angeles Times that he wants to begin…