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- 8 Oct
- 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.
- Deadline· 8 OctDisney’s Former Top IP Lawyer Sues House Of Mouse For Ageism & Wrongful Termination: “Sleepless Nights & Days”
EXCLUSIVE: Over decades at Disney, Mary Fossier employed the full force of the law against individuals and organizations that attempted to infringe on the House of Mouse’s intellectual property.
- Deadline· 8 Oct‘Heathens’ Trailer: Non-Believers Defy Their Religious Backgrounds, Resolving “To Reclaim Their Lives”
EXCLUSIVE: In the new documentary Heathens, five strangers meet at a retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains, each of them harboring a secret: they have eschewed their religious backgrounds, putting them at odds potentially with their families, communities, and Christian churches.
- IndieWire· 8 OctInside ‘Nerve Center,’ InfoWars’ New Flagship Show That Wants to Hold Every Possible Opinion at Once
Exclusive: Hosts Patti Harrison and David Brown and director Alan Resnick tell IndieWire about assembling the nuttiest corners of the internet for one insane show.
- IndieWire· 8 OctTCM Sticking Around Under Skydance, to Be Overseen by Film Group Instead of TV Team
Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein will have oversight of the cable channel after Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy previously led it at Warner Bros.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctDavid Zaslav Cashed Out More Than $600 Million in Warner Bros. Stock in Connection With Sale to Paramount
The WBD CEO saw his stock liquidated in connection with the acquisition, though his total severance package will be more complex.
- Deadline· 8 OctDavid Zaslav Cashes In: WBD CEO Scores Massive Merger Windfall
David Zaslav, ex-CEO of the former Warner Bros. Discovery saw a windfall of just over $600 million as he handed over his WBD shares to Paramount at $31 each. An SEC filing today shows the Oct.
- Vulture· 8 OctAfter 20 Years, Dexter Finally Faces His Deadliest Foe Yet: His Enormous Ego
Michael C. Hall tells NYCC 2026 about the kind of trouble a serial killer’s midlife crisis can bring in season 2 of Dexter: Resurrection.
- Variety· 8 Oct‘Crazy Rich Asians’ HBO Series Sets Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Ronny Chieng Returning
The “Crazy Rich Asians” TV series is moving forward at HBO, with four of the film’s stars returning. Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Ronny Chieng have all signed on as series regulars in the one-hour original drama series, with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh recurring.
- Variety· 8 OctMarvel’s ‘X-Men ’97’ Season 3 Teaser Debuts at New York Comic-Con
“X-Men ’97” is coming back. The animated Marvel series has been renewed for Season 3 on Disney+ and a first look at the new episodes has been revealed.
- Variety· 8 Oct‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Season 2 Sets Release Date
The animated series “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” has set its Season 2 release date on Disney+. The second season will debut Jan. 13, 2027.
- Variety· 8 OctMarvel’s ‘Zodiac’ Sets 2028 Release on Disney+ as New Details Revealed
Marvel Television revealed the first logo for its new series “Zodiac,” a live-action spy thriller set for release in 2028. The series will begin shooting in London in the spring, Marvel Television chief Brad Winderbaum said during its New York Comic-Con panel, with casting…
- Variety· 8 OctOscars Predictions 2027: Where the Race Stands After ‘Artificial’ NYFF Premiere and Andrew Garfield’s Supporting Actor Push
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
- Variety· 8 Oct‘Carrie’ Finale Burning Question: Who Is Adelaide? Kate Siegel on Why Her Mysterious Character ‘Controls This Story’
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains major spoilers from the 2026 series “Carrie,” now streaming on Prime Video. Kate Siegel knows how to speak Stephen King. She was reading his work long before she probably should have, and has often retreated to it in times of need.
Also atDeadline - Variety· 8 OctRodrigo Santoro and Camila Pitanga to Star in Marcelo Gomes’ ‘Garota da Urca’ From a Script by Luciana Paes and Leonardo Moreira (EXCLUSIVE)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Two of Brazil’s biggest screen stars, Rodrigo Santoro (“The Blue Trail”) and Camila Pitanga (“Basic Sanitation, the Movie”), are set to star in “Garota da Urca” (“Girl From Urca”), the new film by renowned director Marcelo Gomes.
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