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MONSTA X members have renewed their contracts with longtime agency Starship Entertainment.Today (August 8), Starship Entertainment announced via the group’s official fan cafe site that all MONSTA X members apart from rapper I.M have renewed their contracts with the agency. However, I.M will continue remain a part of the group.“As all six members share the same thoughts and affection towards the group and MONBEBE (MONSTA X’s official fanbase), I.M has agreed to continue and participate in the group’s future plans,” assured the agency in its statement.“Our sincere appreciation goes out to I.M for the hard work and dedication he has shown over the years,” it said, adding: “We will support him wholeheartedly for both his participation as a member of MONSTA X and an individual artist.”News of members Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun and Hyungwon’s contract renewals was first announced by Starship in May, during which the agency revealed that it was still carrying out discussions with rappers Joohoney and I.M.Last month, MONSTA X teamed up with Dutch DJ and producer Sam Feldt on his latest single ‘Late Night Feels’, marking the boyband’s second group release of 2022.

Legendary daytime show “Days of Our Lives” is leaving broadcast for streaming.The long-running soap will depart NBC for its streaming service Peacock starting Sept. 12, it was announced Wednesday.

Huge news in the daytime world: Days of Our Lives is moving from NBC to Peacock.

The plot thickens in season 3 of “Big Sky: Deadly Trails”.

EXCLUSIVE: In competition, Screen Gems has acquired Atomic Monster’s body horror film pitch Cosmetic, based on an original idea from James Wan and Ingrid Bisu. The script will be written by R. H. Norman & Micheline Pitt, who are also attached to direct.

Sarah Hyland isn’t sure whether or not she’ll take her fiancé Wells Adams’ last name when they tie the knot.

MONSTA X are one of the headliners for Nickelodeon’s first-ever music festival.The American television channel recently announced that they will be holding NickFest at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on October 22 and 23. Nickelodeon has also announced the line-up of acts set to perform on the show, with MONSTA X and The Kid LAROI set to headline the event.Other acts set to perform at the event include Alec Benjamin, Beabadoobee, Joshua Bassett and Tomorrow x Together collaborator Salem Ilese.A post shared by NickFest (@nickfest_live)According to the announcement, tickets for NickFest will go on sale to the general public on July 26, 10AM PT.

Steve Burton is staying inspired while life throws him "curveballs." Burton, 52, opened up in a recent interview with Fox News Digital about what continues to inspire him as a performer while promoting season two of the Peacock spinoff series "Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem" alongside his co-star Deidre Hall. The soap star filed for divorce from his wife of two decades in July after revealing that she was pregnant with a baby that is not his. He was also fired from "General Hospital" over his coronavirus vaccination status.

EXCLUSIVE: Fans can expect to see more of Deputy Mo Poppernak in the upcoming third season of ABC’s Big Sky.  J. Anthony Pena, who heavily recurred as the character in Season 2, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming third season. Additionally, Luke Mitchell (Blindspot), Seth Gabel (Salem), Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), Anirudh Pisharody (9-1-1) and Madalyn Horcher (Gracepoint) have joined the cast in recurring roles.

If the drama wasn’t enough on Beyond Salem, the team behind the Days of Our Lives spinoff on Peacock have created a way for fans to enjoy the short-term sudser long after the last episode drops today.

Manori Ravindran International EditorVertical Entertainment has picked up North American distribution rights to the action thriller “No Way Out,” directed by Azi Rahman, who is making his feature film debut.The film turns on a Los Angeles couple embroiled in a passionate relationship fueled by sex, drugs and risk that quickly reaches a boiling point, leading to “drastic and life-altering consequences.” Vertical is planning a day-and-date release of the film on Aug. 12.“No Way Out” stars Maia Mitchell (“The Last Summer”), Joey Bicicchi (“Tin Soldier”), Guy Burnet (“Oppenheimer”), Ashley Nicole Williams (“Motherland: Fort Salem”), Katelyn Pippy (“9-1-1: Lone Star”) and Ronnie Gene Blevins (“Emancipation”).“No Way Out” is written and produced by Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures.

Update: With the lack of major studio product in the fall, and Lionsgate’s Judy Blume movie, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret heading to the end of April 2023, Searchlight is going to have a moderate theatrical release with their comedy caper See How They Run, and moving it up to Sept. 16.

After saying goodbye in 2020, Kristian Alfonso is coming back to the “Days of Our Lives” family.

Kristian Alfonso isn’t Taylor Swift. The soap star claims she didn’t sing “We are never, ever, ever getting back together” when it came to her leave from Days of Our Lives.

Sasha Urban editorPeacock announced on Wednesday the premiere dates for its scripted originals for the rest of the year, including Matthew Fox’s “Last Light,” “Vampire Academy,” the “Pitch Perfect” spinoff series “Bumper in Berlin” and the TV adaptation of “The Best Man.”Original series set to premiere in July (and have been previously announced) include six-part drama thriller “Trigger Point” from Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television on July 8, starring Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester; “Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem,” a spin-off of the legendary NBC soap that stars cast members Kristian Alfonso, Peter Reckell and Eileen Davidson on July 11; and comedic thriller series “The Resort” with William Jackson Harper and Cristin Milioti, from writer and executive producer Andy Siara premieres on July 28. In August, Peacock will premiere “The Undeclared War,” a series from BAFTA winner Peter Kominsky that tracks a team of analysts at GCHQ as they combat cyber warfare and premieres on Aug. 18, as well as “Everything I Know About Love,” based on Dolly Alderton’s bestselling memoir, which premieres on Aug.

Wilson Chapman editorThis fall, “Hocus Pocus 2” will reunite the cast of the beloved Halloween comedy, including Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy and Doug Jones. One member of the cast who won’t be making his return is Jason Marsden, who voiced the cursed cat Thackery Binx, Entertainment Weekly reported.When the trailer for the sequel premiered on Tuesday, eagle-eyed fans noticed a black cat that looked similar to Thackery from the first movie.

Disney gave fans a first look at the much-anticipated movie "Hocus Pocus 2" on Tuesday. Fans will get to watch Bette Midler, 76, Sarah Jessica Parker, 57, and Kathy Najimy, 65, reprise their roles as the trio of witches made famous in the 1993 comedy film.  "Lock up your children," Midler's character Winifred said in the trailer. "Yes, Salem, we're back!" The witches have returned to Salem and are on the hunt for children after someone lit the Black Flame Candle once again.

Death is not the end for the characters of “Days Of Our Lives”.

Disney has unveiled a first-look trailer for Hocus Pocus 2.

What are you up to, Fancy Face?

Disney+ dropped a teaser for “Hocus Pocus 2” on Tuesday and stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy are back as Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson.The official synopsis of the sequel reads: “It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.”The one-minute trailer starts with two teens lighting the Black Flame Candle, with the sisters being resurrected by the fire.“Lock up your children.

th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.”Alongside original stars Midler, Jessica Parker, Najimy, and Doug Jones – and franchise newcomers Richardson and Peak – are Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”), Belissa Escobedo (“American Horror Stories”), Lilia Buckingham (“Dirt”), Froyan Gutierrez (“Teen Wolf”),  and Tony Hale (“Veep”).

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy have reunited as the Sanderson Sisters for the highly anticipated sequel to. Ahead of ’s Sept.

Hide your children, because the Sanderson sisters are back in Salem!!

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are back as the Sanderson sisters in the debut teaser trailer for Hocus Pocus 2!

Nearly 30 years since the original “Hocus Pocus” film, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, the trio have finally reunited for “Hocus Pocus 2,” the live-action, long-awaited sequel to the perennial Halloween classic. The original film, directed by Kenny Ortega, is centered on a curious youngster who moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.

The full list of winners for the 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards has been announced!

The 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards are honoring the best in television talent, hosting and programming! ET’s very own Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner are hosting the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

The 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards are set to be handed out Friday in a two-hour telecast hosted by Entertainment Tonight duo Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner that will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ at 6 p.m. ET/PT. The ceremony takes place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, with the show in-person again after being virtual the past two years.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe 49th annual Daytime Emmys are back in a full theater for the first time in three years, but that’s not the only major change that TV viewers will notice when the ceremony airs on Friday, June 24.For starters, the drama category is finally a bit more competitive, having landed a fifth nominee (which hasn’t happened since 2014), the “Days of Our Lives” spinoff “Beyond Salem.” It faces off against usual entrants “General Hospital,” “The Young and the Restless,” “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “Days.” This is also the inaugural year for the Children’s & Family Emmys, which means those categories have been moved to later in the year.As a result, the show will be “a bit more focused,” says National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences president and CEO Adam Sharp. “The telecast will be very squarely focused on the dramas, talk shows and game shows.” Meanwhile, other genres will be grouped together for the Creative Arts and Lifestyle Daytime Emmys, presented on June 18, a week before the main ceremony.For 2022, CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” received the most Daytime Emmy nominations, with 18, followed by ABC’s “General Hospital” with 17.

Manuel Betancourt The title of Rose Troche’s film, “My Fake Boyfriend,” may be clunky, but it captures the outrageous premise of this latest gay romantic comedy. When stuntman Andrew (Keiynan Lonsdale, of “Love, Simon” fame) is stuck in a toxic relationship with a self-absorbed narcissist, his best friend Jake and his girlfriend Kelly (Dylan Sprouse and Sarah Hyland) decide the only way to break the cycle is with a white lie: the creation of a new (fake!) online boyfriend.

Drew Barrymore, Tamron Hall and Scott Evans are among the stars set to present at the Daytime Emmy Awards on June 24.Hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner from Entertainment Tonight, the 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will also see many other notable personalities present, including: Jerry O’Connell and Natalie Morales from “The Talk”; Deborah Norville from “Inside Edition”; Deidre Hall and James Reynolds from “Beyond Salem”; Krista Allen, Lawrence Saint-Victor and Tanner Novlan from “The Bold and the Beautiful”; Tanisha Harper, Cameron Mathison and Laura Wright from “General Hospital”; Galen Gering and Camila Banus from “Days of our Lives”; and Sean Dominic, Christian Le Blanc and Tracey Bregman from “The Young and the Restless.” In addition, Suzanne Rogers will present the lifetime achievement award to John Aniston during the ceremony. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences also announced the presenters for the upcoming Creative Arts & Lifestyle Awards, which will stream on Friday.

Lionsgate announced this afternoon that their Dirty Dancing sequel starring Jennifer Grey will hit theaters on Feb. 9, 2024.

Carson Burton Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have acquired North American rights to “The Good House” from Amblin Partners, in association with Participant. The film will have its U.S.

Based on the bestselling novel by Ann Leary, “The Good House” stars Weaver as Hildy Good, a wry New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches, who loves her wine and her secrets. Her compartmentalized life begins to unravel as she rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell (Kline), and becomes dangerously entwined in one person’s reckless behavior.

Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have acquired North American rights to the romantic drama The Good House from Amblin Partners, in association with Participant. The film based on Ann Leary’s New York Times bestseller is heading to the Tribeca Film Festival for its U.S. premiere in June 18, and will hit theaters via Roadside on September 30.