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Michaela Zee

Michaela Zee

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Lawrence O’Donnell Hits Donald Trump Where It Hurts: ‘This Is a Very Low-Rated Convention’ - Variety

MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell took a swipe at night one of the Republican National Convention, where former President Donald Trump made his first public appearance after his attempted assassination. Sitting in on a panel with Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Joy Reid, O’Donnell said on MSNBC Tuesday that the event was a “very low-rated convention” […]
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington and More Remember P...

Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington and more have paid tribute to Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer behind the “Avatar” movies and “Titanic,” who died of cancer July 5 at age 63. “Avatar” star Saldaña remembered Landau in an Instagram post, writing, “Words are hard to put together right now, your passing is hitting really hard. You […]
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Jeremy Allen White Plans to Do His Own Singing in Bruce Springsteen...

Jeremy Allen White will soon be swapping his chef’s knife for a guitar pick. “The Bear” star is set to portray Bruce Springsteen in “Deliver Me From Nowhere,” the 20th Century Studios movie about the making of the rock legend’s 1982 album, “Nebraska.” At the Season 3 red carpet premiere of “The Bear” on Tuesday […]
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Jeremy Renner Says ‘I Just Don’t Have the Energy’ or the ‘Fuel’ to ...

Jeremy Renner admitted in a recent “Smartless” podcast interview that he doesn’t “have the energy” to take on more demanding roles as he continues his recovery from his near-fatal snow plow accident. “I just don’t have the energy for it. I don’t have the fuel,” Renner said. “I have so much fuel to put into […]
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Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl Seemingly Mocks Taylor Swift at Band’s Lon...

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl appeared to take a jab at Taylor Swift at the band’s concert on Saturday night at London Stadium. After mentioning that Swift’s Eras Tour was currently taking place at London’s Wembley Stadium, Grohl said on stage, “I tell you, man, you don’t want to suffer the wrath of Taylor Swift.” […]
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‘The Penguin’ New Trailer: Colin Farrell’s ‘Batman’ Villain Terrori...

Send out the Bat Signal, because Oz Cobb is terrorizing Gotham City once again. Warner Bros. Discovery has released a new trailer for “The Penguin,” the spinoff series focusing on Colin Farrell’s titular gangster from DC’s “The Batman.” Set immediately after the events of the 2022 blockbuster film, the eight-episode series charts the character once known […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery Taps Robert Gibbs, Former White House Press ...

Warner Bros. Discovery is set to name Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary to former President Barack Obama, as its new communications chief, Variety has confirmed. The company is expected to make the announcement official on Monday, and is believed to have already informed WBD chief David Zaslav’s direct reports with the news. Gibbs […]
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Pixar Boss Shoots Down Live-Action Remakes of Studio’s Movies: That...

Although Pixar‘s parent company, Disney, has transformed animated classics into more than 20 (and counting) live-action remakes since the 1990s, Pixar’s chief creative officer Pete Docter will not let the computer animation studio follow suit. In a recent interview with Time, Docter was asked if he’d ever consider developing live-action versions of Pixar’s films after […]
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British TV Doctor Michael Mosley Found Dead on Greek Island - Variety

Dr. Michael Mosley, a British medical journalist and BBC presenter, was found dead on a Greek island on Sunday following a four-day search. He was 67. Mosley, who disappeared on the island of Symi on Wednesday afternoon, was spotted by Greek officials on a beach in Agia Marina, local mayor Eleftherios Papakalodoukas confirmed to the […]
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Theo James Joins Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Heist Thriller ‘Fuze’ - Va...

Theo James is set to star alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the heist thriller “Fuze.” Directed by David Mackenzie (“Hell or High Water,” “Outlaw King”) from a script penned by Ben Hopkins (“Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie,” “Simon Magus”), “Fuze” “opens on the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb in a London construction site […]
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‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Would’ve Been ‘Just as Big’ on Netflix, ...

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said in a recent New York Times interview that the 2023 blockbusters “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” would’ve “enjoyed just as big an audience” on the streamer as they did in theaters. While discussing what type of content isn’t right for Netflix, Sarandos said, “I don’t think that there’s a clean answer because […]
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Disney Needs ‘Course Correction’ Away From Political Messaging, Say...

Animated filmmaker John Musker — who directed such Disney films as “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin” and “Hercules” — called out the Walt Disney Company for prioritizing political messaging over story in its recent films. “I think they need to do a course correction a bit in terms of putting the message secondary, behind entertainment and […]
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‘Never Let Go’ Trailer: Halle Berry Battles an Evil Spirit to Survi...

Lionsgate has released the trailer for the Alexandre Aja-directed horror film “Never Let Go,” starring Halle Berry. “Never Let Go” follows a mother (Berry) and her fraternal twin sons (Anthony B. Jenkins and Percy Daggs IV), who have protected themselves from a malicious spirit for years under their family’s protective bond. However, when one of […]
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Netflix’s ‘Terminator Zero’ Anime Reveals August Release Date and F...

“Terminator Zero” has set its premiere date at Netflix. The eight-episode animated series, which revolves around new characters in the “Terminator” universe, will premiere globally on Aug. 29. The official synopsis reads, “2022: A future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines. 1997: The AI known […]
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‘You’re Cordially Invited’ Trailer: Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferr...

Amazon MGM Studios has released the trailer for the comedy film “You’re Cordially Invited,” starring Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell. Per the official logline, “A woman (Witherspoon) planning her sister’s (Meredith Hagner) perfect wedding and the father (Ferrell) of a young bride-to-be (Geraldine Viswanathan) find out that they are double booked for their destination wedding […]
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Sarah Paulson Calls Out Actor Who Emailed Her Six Pages of Notes Af...

Sarah Paulson will never forget the actor who sent her six pages of unsolicited notes after watching her in a play. Paulson recently appeared on the “Smartless” podcast, where she and hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett discussed the theater custom of celebrities coming backstage to meet with the cast. When Bateman asked […]
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‘The Cleaning Lady’ Renewed for Season 4 at Fox - Variety

“The Cleaning Lady” has been renewed for Season 4 at Fox, Variety has confirmed. The news comes ahead of the two-hour Season 3 finale, which will air May 21 at 8 p.m. ET. The crime drama series stars Élodie Yung as Thony De La Rosa, a Cambodian-Filipino former surgeon who works as a cleaning service […]
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‘That ’90s Show’ Sets Premiere Dates for Parts 2 and 3 at Netflix; ...

Hello again, Wisconsin! “That ’90s Show” has revealed the complete lineup of guest stars for Parts 2 and 3, including Will Forte, Seth Green, Lisa Loeb, Carmen Electra, Wayne Knight, Kevin Smith, Tommy Chong, Jason Mewes, Matt Rife and Kadeem Hardison. Andrea Anders and “That ’70s Show” stars Laura Prepon and Don Stark are also […]
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Travis Kelce Joins Ryan Murphy’s ‘Grotesquerie’ in First Major TV R...

Travis Kelce has joined the cast of Ryan Murphy‘s new horror series “Grotesquerie.” The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has been cast opposite Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville in the FX series, which will premiere this fall. Although character details have not been revealed, this marks Kelce’s first major acting role. Kelce confirmed […]
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‘Spacey Unmasked’ Trailer Reveals Sexual Harassment Allegations, Re...

Investigation Discovery has set the U.S. premiere date for “Spacey Unmasked,” as well as released a first look at the docuseries about Kevin Spacey. “Spacey Unmasked” will premiere Monday, May 13, at 9 p.m. ET on ID and will be available to stream on Max. Per the description, “‘Spacey Unmasked’ chronicles testimony from men in […]
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Bernard Hill, ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Titanic’ Actor, Dies at 79 -...

Bernard Hill, the actor known for playing King Théoden in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and Captain Edward Smith in “Titanic,” has died. He was 79. Hill died early on Sunday morning, his agent Lou Colson confirmed to Variety. He was with his fiancée Alison and his son Gabriel. No cause of death was […]