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Percival Everett, whose novel “Erasure” was adapted as “American Fiction.” Steven Spielberg will executive produce the movie through his company, Amblin Partners, with Taika Waititi in early talks to direct the project. Everett will write the screenplay and will serve as executive producer. Published in March by Doubleday to critical raves, “James” reframes the classic story of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of Jim, an enslaved man who floats down the Mississippi River with teenaged Finn, a good friend of Tom Sawyer.

S. Charles Lee, the architect of hundreds of ornate Art Deco movie theaters, had a famous saying about his goal of engaging audiences before they settled into their seats: “The show starts on the sidewalk.”

Halle Berry is going to be a part of the 2024 Paris Olympics! The acclaimed actress will reportedly carry the Olympic flame down the Croisette in Cannes, France, ahead of the Paris Games, per Page Six.The Academy Award-winning actress will keep the Olympic Flame tradition alive on Tuesday. The famed French Riviera boulevard will be temporarily closed as she makes her way through from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

It looks like Gavin and Stacey: The Finale could be in for a mad dash in order to wrap up production in time for the Christmas Day special, with filming yet to kick off. James Corden, 45, co-creator and star of the much-loved BBC Three sitcom alongside Ruth Jones, 57, is set to reprise his role as Smithy for the show's final festive hurrah, and he's confessed that the timeline is seriously snug.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix‘s Hilda director is creating a 2D animated preschool series that intends to inspire children to love and respect nature.

Netflix Animation revealed a string of sneak peeks and new clips of its upcoming projects, including the return of villainous penguin Feathers McGraw in “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” Wednesday at the Annecy Animation Festival. “Wallace & Gromit” creator Nick Park was on hand with fellow Aardman director Merlin Crossingham to present new material from their upcoming feature “Vengeance Most Fowl.” Four-time Academy Award-winner Park also wrote the story, in which Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome dubbed “Norbot” that seems to develop a mind of its own.

Doom game is in our hands.During the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 (June 9), id Software unveiled a brand new Doom title in the form of Doom: The Dark Ages.As revealed via the game’s trailer, and the official Doom website, Doom: The Dark Ages will serve as a prequel to Doom‘s 2016 reboot and Doom Eternal. It will follow Doom Slayer’s origins in the Dark Ages as he becomes the demon-slaying hero we’ve all come to know and love.In the first age, in the first battle, when the shadows first lengthened, one stood…Announcing DOOM: The Dark AgesLaunching 2025.

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting at a downtown Los Angeles recording studio. 

George Lopez cut his sold-out show short at a California casino on Friday, and now is trading accusations with the venue over hecklers.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Warner Bros. Games has dropped the first trailer for its next video game in the Wizarding World universe: “Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions.” The studio released the footage out of Summer Game Fest on Friday, where it also revealed the launch date for the followup to the massively successful “Hogwarts Legacy” will release on Sept. 3.

Famous horror film and TV studio Blumhouse, which has released a slew of cult hits such as Paranormal Activity, The Black Phone, M3GAN and Five Nights at Freddy’s, is finally ready to stake its claim in the video game space after the studio’s announcement of its new games division last year.

Wow, what a close call — Jamie-Lynn Sigler almost lost her life last year!

Alex Ritman Feathers McGraw is back! The dastardly penguin supervillain is following in the stop-motion footsteps of fellow animation antagonist Mrs. Tweedy and making a grand return to screens, this time in the latest “Wallace and Gromit” feature.

EXCLUSIVE: It’s been a long time coming amid trickles of information that never were fully confirmed, but the Shelby family faithful can now wholly rejoice as the Peaky Blinders movie is officially moving forward. Netflix has greenlit a feature film that will star Oscar winner Cillian Murphy in a return to the iconic role of the Birmingham clan’s leader Tommy Shelby. 

Netflix, which has spent the past three years pushing into video games, has announced 14 new game titles soon to join the slate.

Summer Games Done Quick, the annual speedrunning marathon that raises money for charity, has announced a strong mix of classics and newer hits for its summer schedule.Summer Games Done Quick will be running from June 30 to July 6, and every day will feature several speedruns. A classic that many Xbox fans will enjoy is a four-player, co-op, legendary difficulty speedrun of Halo 3.

Summer Game Fest, as host and creator Geoff Keighley said in a recent Twitch Q&A that this show won’t have many teasers for games that are years away.We likely won’t be seeing the show’s infamous ‘world premiere’ transition slide too many times, as Keighley said, “This is not a show that has a lot of like, ‘coming in 2026’ or ‘2027’ or teasers for games that are years and years out.”Rather than loads of new announcements, the E3 replacement will mostly consist of “existing games that have new updates for fans.” So expect to see trailers for DLC, new updates in live-service games, or more information on already announced titles.☀️ Friday, #SummerGameFest begins

Netflix is checking into another animation series.

Ted Sarandos opens up about a comment he made in the early days of Netflix and reveals why he’s not interested in the breaking news business.

Sam and Nia Rader - childhood sweethearts who gained fame and fortune due to their charismatic YouTube channel and seemingly perfect marriage - aren't as flawless as they initially seemed.