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‘Twisters’ blowing onto Peacock Nov. 15

‘Twisters’ blowing onto Peacock Nov. 15

Universal PicturesWhile the hit film has been available to purchase or rent on digital since August, Twisters will be streaming for free on Peacock in November. The movie starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones has made more than $370 million worldwide since its release on July 19, and if you have Universal’s sibling streaming service, you’ll be able…read more »

Marvel removes beleaguered ‘Blade’ reboot from release schedule

Marvel removes beleaguered ‘Blade’ reboot from release schedule

Marvel StudiosIn Deadpool & Wolverine, Wesley Snipes confidently declares of himself, “There’s only one Blade. There’s ever only gonna be one Blade.” And a new move from Marvel Studios may prove him right. The long-gestating movie was supposed to open on Nov. 7, 2025 — but it has just been quietly removed from the studio’s release schedule,…read more »

‘The Man Who Invented “Saturday Night Live”‘: Lorne Michaels” “definitive” biography due in 2025

‘The Man Who Invented “Saturday Night Live”‘: Lorne Michaels” “definitive” biography due in 2025

NBC/Frank OckenfelsThe title of the forthcoming biography of Lorne Michaels says it all: Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live.The book, from New Yorker veteran Susan Morrison, will hit stores in February 2025, and the Random House release is being teased as the “definitive” biography of the show’s executive producer. “Over the fifty years that…read more »

‘The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live’: Lorne Michaels’ “definitive” biography due in 2025

‘The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live’: Lorne Michaels’ “definitive” biography due in 2025

NBC/Frank OckenfelsThe title of the forthcoming biography of Lorne Michaels says it all: Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live.The book, from New Yorker veteran Susan Morrison, will hit stores in February 2025, and the Random House release is being teased as the “definitive” biography of the show’s executive producer. “Over the fifty years that…read more »

Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia: Sources

Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia: Sources

September Steven Hirsch – Pool/Getty ImagesHarvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer, sources told ABC News.Weinstein has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, sources said, adding that the former Hollywood producer is receiving treatment while jailed.Weinstein’s authorized legal health care representative in New York, Craig Rothfeld, declined to comment, saying,…read more »

In brief: Tom Holland circling Christopher Nolan’s latest film and more

In brief: Tom Holland circling Christopher Nolan’s latest film and more

Tom Holland is in talks to star in Christopher Nolan’s latest yet-to-be-titled feature, alongside Matt Damon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Plot details are being kept under wraps. While Damon will mark his third appearance in one of Nolan’s films, following Oppenheimer and 2014’s Interstellar, this would be Holland’s first go-round with the filmmaker. The film is…read more »

Lin-Manuel Miranda on his new concept album, ‘Warriors’

Lin-Manuel Miranda on his new concept album, ‘Warriors’

Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Atlantic RecordsLin-Manuel Miranda’s next musical is an album – not a stage production – based on one of his favorite movies.Warriors, which he made with playwright Eisa Davis, is a concept album based on the 1979 cult classic film The Warriors. The album was released on Oct. 18, with a launch…read more »

Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee among the latest National Medal of Arts recipients

Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee among the latest National Medal of Arts recipients

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion PicturesDirectors Steven Spielberg and Spike Lee are the latest recipients of the National Medal of Arts, handed out by President Joe Biden on Monday. The award is “the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the federal government” and goes to “individuals or groups who are…read more »

Warner Bros. TV chief gives updates on ‘Harry Potter’ series, ‘Ted Lasso’ season 4

Warner Bros. TV chief gives updates on ‘Harry Potter’ series, ‘Ted Lasso’ season 4

Kayla Oaddams/WireImageHarry Potter fans have just gotten an update about Warner Bros.’ planned TV series about the boy wizard.Variety reports that while speaking at Mipcom in Cannes, Warner Bros. TV Group Chairman and CEO Channing Dungey shared some tidbits about what to expect, and it seems the show plans to delve into the Potter world even more than the movies did.Dungey said…read more »