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- 8 Oct
- Variety· 8 OctReview‘Angel and the Badman’ Review: Zachary Levi Leads Angel Studios’ Fitfully Engaging Remake of a John Wayne Vehicle
Inevitably the Angel media company and streaming platform, rebranded from Angel Studios in 2025, has remade the 1947 John Wayne project “Angel and the Badman,” and not just for the angelic title.
- Deadline· 8 OctGreg Lombardo Leaving As Netflix Head Of Live Experiences After 7 Years
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is making a major change in its live experiences operations. Greg Lombardo, who led the streamer’s foray into the arena and the subsequent expansion, has exited after more than seven years as VP, Head of Live Experiences, Deadline has learned.
- Variety· 8 OctIce-T on ‘Law & Order: SVU’s’ Longevity and Cultural Impact: ‘I’m on a Good Treadmill, and I Want to Stay on It’
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” has been running since 1999, and Ice-T has been there since almost the beginning. The rapper turned a four-episode stint in the show’s second season into a permanent role as Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola.
- Deadline· 8 OctReview‘Animals’ Review: Ben Affleck And Kerry Washington Fight A Lot In Netflix Kidnap Thriller That Is Stretched Too Thin
Remaking Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic Japanese kidnap drama High and Low was a good idea, and last year Spike Lee did exactly that with his own homage to the master in Highest 2 Lowest, a contemporary update set in the music business in New York City and starring Denzel…
Also atThe Hollywood Reporter, - Deadline· 8 OctVietnam’s Mockingbird Launches Horror Duo & Comedy Drama ‘The Happiest Cell’ At Busan’s ACFM
EXCLUSIVE: Mockingbird Pictures is launching three new titles at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), heading a slate of horror, supernatural mystery, comedy and family drama, as the range of genre films emerging from Vietnam and Southeast Asia continues to expand.
- Deadline· 8 OctHong Kong’s Point Five Creations Readies ‘Blacky The Metal Arm Cat’; Plots Webtoon Extension Of ‘Another World’
EXCLUSIVE: The creative team behind Hong Kong breakout animated feature Another World are developing a second theatrical feature together, Blacky The Metal Arm Cat, which they’re presenting to potential partners at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM).
- Deadline· 8 OctBen Affleck Campaigned For Mayor In LA As ‘Animals’ Character: “Do Not Vote For Me!”
As Angelenos fill out their ballots, Ben Affleck is making it clear that he should not be anyone’s write-in vote, despite playing a politician on screen.
- Variety· 8 OctMarvel’s ‘VisionQuest’ Surprise Premieres at NYCC and Earns Glowing First Reactions: ‘A Worthy Successor’ to ‘WandaVision’
Marvel debuted the first episode of “VisionQuest” with a surprise screening to close out its New York Comic Con panel Thursday. Early reactions to the Disney+ show, which is set to premiere Oct.
- Vulture· 8 OctFinally, a Show Made Up of Tech-Company Episodes of The Good Wife
Cupertino taps Robert and Michelle King’s deep bench of New York theater legends to skewer America’s current heart of darkness.
- Deadline· 8 Oct‘NCIS’ Franchise Comes Out Swinging With 39% Audience Boost For CBS Tuesday Premiere Night
EXCLUSIVE: The NCIS franchise is back to heating things up for CBS on Tuesday nights. The lineup delivered the broadcaster the top finish during Tuesday’s primetime window, averaging 5.49 million viewers, up 39% from last year’s premiere Tuesday.
- Vulture· 8 OctSophia Laforteza Will Return to Katseye in the New Year
The leader of Katseye is coming back.
- Deadline· 8 OctStephen Carbone Dies: Longtime Agent Who Headed Commercial Units At ICM & CAA Was 84
Stephen Carbone, whose pioneering half-century career as an agent and entertainment strategist saw him rise to lead the commercial divisions at ICM and later CAA, has died. He was 84.
- IndieWire· 8 OctReview‘V/H/S Mixtape’ Review: Shudder’s Helter-Skelter Horror Anthology Still Has Some Killer Tracks
With shorts from Renee Zhan, RZA, Ernest Dickerson, and David Moreau — not to mention, evil puppets escaped from Jim Henson's Creature Shop(!) — the ninth "V/H/S" could maybe use a little shuffle.
- Variety· 8 OctMatthew Lillard Resented ‘Scooby-Doo’ Movies After His Career Nosedived When the Sequel Flopped: We ‘Sold Our House’ and Had to ‘Downsize Our Lives’
Matthew Lillard got brutally honest about his love-hate relationship with the “Scooby-Doo” movies while participating in Variety’s “Know Their Lines” video series.
- IndieWire· 8 OctReview‘9 Temples to Heaven’ Review: Spiritual Road Movie Takes a Surrealist Detour in Weerasethakul Collaborator’s Fiction Debut
NYFF: Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s longtime collaborator makes a fascinating case for himself in his debut narrative feature about a Thai family wrestling with faith and death.
9 Temples to Heaven - Deadline· 8 OctEmily Hampshire Explains ‘Heated Rivalry’ Special Thanks, Noted She Read Jacob Tierney’s Script “Before Anyone Else Did”
As Emily Hampshire joins the Season 2 ensemble of Heated Rivalry, she already has a history with the Crave/HBO Max series. Noting her longtime friendship with series creator Jacob Tierney, the actress explained that she received “special thanks” in the credits of the Season 1…
- The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctStreaming Ratings: ‘Toy Story 5’ Reaches No. 1 With Disney+ Premiere
'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story' and 'Neagley' also have strong weeks.
Toy Story 5 - Variety· 8 OctDavid Corenswet Proves He’s More Than Superman in ‘Mr. Irrelevant,’ a Potential ‘Blind Side’-Style Oscar Vehicle Following NFL Legends Screening in NYC
Football teams are always looking for an edge. This Oscar season, Paramount may have found one in David Corenswet. The New York Giants took John Tuggle with the 335th pick of the 1983 NFL Draft and that’s how the running back from California became “Mr.
- Vulture· 8 OctKim Gordon and Suzi Quatro Want to Kick the Rock Hall in the Bass
One thinks it’s “a meaningless construct,” while the other believes she should’ve been inducted years ago.
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