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Ashley St. Clair says she declined a $40 million NDA to stay outspoken about Elon Musk as she appears in Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary at the Venice Film Festival; she argues money isn’t worth compromising truth, and the film probes Musk’s rise, his X takeover, and alleged algorithmic manipulation, a subject she has previously litigated over Musk’s Grok AI deepfakes.
Steven Knight says writing the next Bond film got a little easier once the cast was revealed, noting he’s been drafting with the chosen actor in mind while staying true to Fleming’s character, with production guided by Amy Pascal, David Heyman and Denis Villeneuve and frontrunners including Jack Lowden, Jack Barton, Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi and Harris Dickinson.
Ethan Suplee says in a Substack post that at the Remember the Titans premiere he went to the bathroom and smoked heroin after meeting the real Louis Lastik, recounting how the night underscored his struggle with addiction and left him fearing he wouldn’t wake up; the piece also notes Hayden Panettiere’s death at 36 and her past openness about addiction, framing the story as a broader look at substance abuse in Hollywood.
Nicolas Cage stars as NFL legend John Madden in David O. Russell’s upcoming Madden for Prime Video, with Christian Bale as Al Davis. A teaser unleashed online sparked fan chatter, with many calling Cage’s casting “unhinged” or “chaotic.” The film also features Kathryn Hahn, John Mulaney and Shane Gillis and follows Madden’s Raiders years, his broadcasting career, and his link to the Madden NFL video game, with a release date announced.
Scott Eastwood recalls Clint Eastwood calmly putting Kevin Costner’s ego in check on the 1993 film A Perfect World by sending Costner home for a day; Costner returned the next day ready to shoot.
Sam Neill’s ex-partner Laura Tingle says the Jurassic Park star had been battling a rare blood cancer for years, receiving chemo and immunotherapy (includingCAR-T) and remaining in remission at his death, though his immune system remained compromised; reports also referenced pneumonia in his final days, prompting tributes from peers such as Steven Spielberg.
Dwayne Johnson’s live-action Moana remake is drawing some of the worst reviews of his career, with critics slamming a near shot-for-shot re-creation, a lackluster performance (including a controversial “fright wig”) and a sense he’s on autopilot, while box-office projections signal a weak U.S. debut despite Disney’s blockbuster history for the franchise.
The Independent reports on the death of former child star Daveigh Chase, with her mother alleging that in the years before her death Chase was heavily using drugs and was ‘drugged out of her mind’ after a back injury; a late-2025 video showed her frail on Los Angeles’ Skid Row, and she died this week from malnutrition compounded by meningitis and a blood infection, after a career that included The Ring and appearances on TV shows like Big Love, Charmed and ER.