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Netflix’s cheapest no-ad plan is at its end, Variety reported. The streaming platform’s 2023 fourth quarter results said it had an additional 13.1 million net subscribers. It also said that its ad-supported plan accounted for 40% of all its sign-ups where it’s available. Furthermore, the subscribers on this ad-tier plan increased almost 70% each quarter. […]

A Donald Trump rally using The Smiths’ 1984 track Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want has riled up the band’s guitarist Johnny Marr. The Manchester, UK-native went on X (formerly Twitter) to voice his opinion quite bluntly, “Ahh…right…OK. I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass. Consider […]

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos doesn’t want the streaming platform to rest on its laurels after the success of one of its licensed content Suits, Deadline reported. In December, Netflix inked a deal with Disney which meant titles such as Lost, This is Us and How I Met Your Mother are now available on the streaming […]

Academy Award-winner Colin Firth is set to return to the screen in the upcoming limited series Lockerbie for Peacock and Sky, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Firth has largely been absent in 2023, except for partnering with Jamie Foxx to produce a Luther Vandross documentary and in archival footage in his iconic role as Mr. […]

The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes put most of Hollywood — and its projects — on pause in 2023. In 2024 shows are returning with a vengeance. A handful are making their final bows, but there are quite a lot that are set to give audiences new storylines and characters to love, as Deadline has listed. […]

The Hollywood musicians’ union, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), will start bargaining talks Monday to demand streaming residuals and protections against artificial intelligence, Variety reported. The AFM began the talk with a rally in the rain at Sherman Oaks Galleria, where the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) are headquartered. The AMPTP […]

Netflix recently announced that it will have two more Harlan Coben adaptations after the success of Fool Me Once, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The streaming platform will adapt two of the author’s novels, Missing You and Run Away, into limited series. Both will be produced by Quay Street Productions. Coben will also serve as […]

Gillian Anderson is set to join the star-studded cast of the third film of Disney’s Tron franchise Tron: Ares, Deadline exclusively reported. The movie has cast Jared Leto, Jodie Turner Smith and Past Lives’ Greta Lee. They’re also joined by Evan Peters, Cameron Monaghan and Sara Desjardins. There are no details yet for Anderson’s characters […]

Ludacris (Chris Bridges) and Larry Wilmore are teaming up for BET+’s next scripted project, according the The Hollywood Reporter. Black Entertainment Television’s streaming service is currently developing a 30-minute comedy drama drawn from the rapper-actor’s own life. BET+ said the as-yet untitled project is inspired by Ludacris’ “experience coming up in the competitive music scene […]

Linsday Lohan is re-entering her rom-com era as she continues her movie deal with Netflix with the upcoming film Our Little Secret, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lohan will star with Kristin Chenoweth, Chris Parnell, Ian Harding and Jon Rudnitsky. The cast also reunites the Mean Girls star with Mr. Duvall (the principal) SNL veteran […]

Bon Jovi is back! The band has a four-part docuseries premiering in the US on Hulu April 26 called Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series will follow the band’s four decades of giving love a bad name. It’s the first retrospective on the rock band’s history featuring […]

Sony won’t be kicking off CinemaCon this year, Deadline exclusively reported. The studio will not be attending the exhibitor studio conference from April 8 to 11 at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Sony isn’t dissing the conference… or the theater owners. Most of the time, this is done to save money. CinemaCon was originally […]

Emmy winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach will not confirm or deny whether he’s in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie in an interview with TheWrap. Rumors have been swirling that the Marvel Studios movie has locked in the main actors for the reboot and that the final casting announcements will be made in the near future. One of […]

It seems Justin Hart — I mean, Glen Powell is leaning into the joke. When The Hollywood Reporter misidentified This is Us star Justin Hartley as Glen Powell in a red carpet post, the mistake went viral and was even brought up in The View’s discussion. Powell responded in an X (formerly Twitter) post, “I […]

Ayo Edebiri’s running gag about her “home country” Ireland has taken a life the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress surely did not see coming. The day before The Bear and Bottoms actress won her first Emmy, she gave a shout to Ireland when she accepted her Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a […]

Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender are set to star in Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming movie Black Bag, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is described as a spy thriller and Soderbergh will direct from a script by David Keopp. Both Soderbergh and Keopp have a film that will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on […]

Modern Family’s Ed O’Neill revealed to TV son Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s podcast Dinner on Me that he almost became part of an organized crime ring. The veteran actor said that he didn’t have a lot of money then and was looking for a job in Youngstown, Ohio, where he lived in 1969. His friend then […]

Pop superstar Justin Timberlake surprised his fans by releasing a teaser of his new single Selfish Friday night, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The former NSYNC member also posted a video on Instagram for a teaser for his new album, Everything I Thought I Was, his first in almost five years. While Selfish only lasts […]

After making a resurgence last year, Suits has been confirmed to expand its universe with a brand-new spinoff series, Collider reported. Hollywood journalist Matthew Belloni in his Puck newsletter said that there will be a brand-new series set “in the same time frame” as Suits, but in a completely different city: Los Angeles. NBC will […]

While Jason Momoa is living his dream, in his own words, he’s aware that none of the movies he’s made so far are going to win awards, Variety reported. However, he’s busy enjoying himself and living the dream on his latest project, the unscripted travel series On the Roam on Max. In the show, he […]

Madonna has been sued by two of her fans for falsely promising that her concert would start at the time stated, however she has allegedly failed to meet this, Variety reported. Michael Fellow and Jonathan Hadden have filed a complaint against the Material Girl singer, Live Nation and the Barclays Center for “unconscionable, unfair and/or […]

Guy Ritchie is reportedly exiting the planned Disney live-action remake of its animated classic 1997’s Hercules, according to scooper Daniel Richtman as reported by CBR. Richtman claimed that the acclaimed filmmaker is too busy to direct Hercules and has now shifted focus on his other projects. Disney-focused website, The DisInsider Show has also backed up […]

The Daily Show has decided to use their correspondents rather than celebrity guests as hosts, Deadline exclusively reported. However, even The Daily Show crew must be surprised with their Emmy win on Monday night. The Comedy Central show won Outstanding Talk Series, an emotional if belated send off to Trevor Noah’s seven-year stint at host. […]

Hip-hop reality competition series Rhythm + Flow is returning for a second season to Netflix after four years, Deadline reported. The streamer also released a teaser for the new season. The show will feature new judges, DJ Khaled, Ludacris and Latto, to discover the next generation’s rap/hip-hop star. The streaming platform also announced Eminem as […]

The West Wing fans, or #wingnuts, don’t get your hopes up yet even as stars Mary McCormack and Joshua Malina have posted what might just be a comeback on social media. McCormack, who was on the much-loved series as Deputy National Security Adviser Kate Harper, posted a “big reveal” on Jan. 24, on X (formerly […]

Johnny Depp is back and has released the first images of Modi, his first as a director since 1997’s The Brave, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film stars Al Pacino and just recently wrapped filming. The film reunites Depp and Pacino since 1997’s Donnie Brasco. While they were in Adam Sandler’s 2011 comedy Jack […]

Director David F. Sandberg, who helmed 2019’s Shazam!, returns to his horror roots with Until Dawn for Screen Gems and PlayStation Productions, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sandberg signed a deal to direct the feature adaptation of the PlayStation horror video game. PlayStation, PlayStation Productions and Screen Gems are all under Sony. The script was […]

Sharon Stone revealed that she tried to get a Barbie movie made in the 1990s… but was met with laughter, Variety reported. Quite a reaction for someone who has been generous to not just one but two of her co-stars. However, two decades makes a lot of difference, as Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s Barbie […]

Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman, will be the subject of a Universal Picture biopic, Deadline exclusively reported. The film, currently in development, will be produced by Brian Grazer through Imagine Entertainment. Kiedis will also produce alongside Guy Oseary. The movie will be based on Kiedis’ New York Times-bestselling 2004 autobiography, Scar Tissue. The […]

Timabaland, R.E.M, Steely Dan, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford are the five musicians to be officially inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 13, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The event will be held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Songwriters Hall chairman Nile Rodgers said in a statement, “I’ve […]

Fresh off winning the Governors Award at the 75th Primetime Emmy on Monday, GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has revealed this year’s nominees for its 35th Media Awards. All of Us Strangers, Bottoms, Fellow Travelers and Queen Charlotte are among the nominees. Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé will be receiving special honors. Netflix […]

Academy Award-nominee Paul Mescal fears that starring in the Ridley Scott-helmed Gladiator 2 will make him wildly famous, Variety reported. The Irish actor already has a devoted fanbase due to his roles in the 2020 miniseries Normal People, 2022’s Aftersun for which he was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar and the most recent All […]

Argylle director Matthew Vaughn wants the internet — especially the Swifties — to know that Taylor Swift didn’t write the Argylle book, Variety reported. As far as conspiracy theories go, the rumor that the pop superstar is the author behind the book that inspired the upcoming Apple spy movie is quite benign. However, it has […]

HBO and Max Content Chair and CEO Casey Bloys had a good night after the Emmy Ceremony, Deadline reported. That’s because HBO/Max had 31 wins across 11 series out of the networks and platforms with contenders at the awards show. “Especially, I will say after the year this entire industry has gone through, it was […]

The White Lotus’ third season have added new cast members to the anthology, Deadline reported. Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Aimee Lou Wood will join the hit show’s season three in Thailand. The five actors will join the previously cast group of Leslie Bibb, Miloš Biković, Carrie Coon, Christian Friedel, […]

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards had the traditional In Memoriam segment to pay tribute to TV stars, creator and producers who died in the last year, however there were key omissions, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Users on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) pointed out that the video montage did not include Ryan […]

Emmy host Anthony Anderson brought his mom along to work at the 75th Emmy Awards on Monday. However, she wasn’t just his guest; she had an important job, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Black-ish (and Grown-ish) star announced last week that his mom, Doris Bowman, would be attending TV’s biggest night with him. He […]

Will.i.am has a unique co-host for his new SiriuxXM radio show: qd.pi, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Will.i.am Presents the FYI Show is an AI-themed radio show and it’s only apt that the co-host is an AI, qd.pi (read as “cutie pie”), the first ever. The weekly show will premiere on SiriusXM’s The 10s Spot […]

Chad Stahelski isn’t just getting Highlander as his next project, but his new deal with Lionsgate places him on the helm of both the John Wick and Highlander franchises, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new Highlander film stars former Superman and Witcher, Henry Cavill. The new movie will be a reimagining of the 1986 […]