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entertainment3 days ago•3 min saved

AI Actress Tilly Norwood Triggers Hollywood Debate, Yet Online Footprint Is Modest

Particle 6 is developing a feature-length film Misaligned starring AI actress Tilly Norwood, fueling industry fears about AI performers; however, Norwood's own social reach is relatively small (YouTube ~7k subs, 373k music-video views, 154k Instagram followers, 54k TikTok). The company frames the project as a showcase of AI progress rather than a popularity metric, while big-name filmmakers weigh AI's role in Hollywood and debate continues about talent displacement.

via Page Six|

#ai #entertainment #hollywood

entertainment3 days ago•52 min saved

Brad Pitt Goes Instagram Official With Ines de Ramon After Moving In Together

Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon publicly shared their romance on Instagram for the first time, appearing together in de Ramon’s Stories ahead of the Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce wedding in NYC; the couple, who have reportedly moved in together in recent months, have kept a low public profile while Pitt’s family has welcomed de Ramon, and they’re reportedly settled in a $12 million Los Angeles home, with no wedding plans announced.

via Yahoo|

#brad-pitt #entertainment #hollywood

entertainment5 days ago•377 min saved

Despicable Me spin-off edges Toy Story 5 for July 4 box-office crown

Minions & Monsters topped the Fourth of July weekend box office with $36.4 million in North America, narrowly beating Toy Story 5 at $31 million; Young Washington opened third at about $21 million, followed by Supergirl at roughly $9.6 million. The weekend was about 24% lower year-over-year, though up versus 2025; Minions tallied about $61.4 million across five days and has roughly $160 million worldwide in its debut week, with Obsession and Backrooms ranking 6th and 7th behind Spielberg’s Disclosure Day.

via NBC News|

#box-office #entertainment #fourth-of-july

film8 days ago•22 min saved

Minions & Monsters: A Nostalgic, Charmingly Wild Hollywood Reboot

IndieWire’s review hails Minions & Monsters as the franchise’s best outing, pairing the Minions’ slapstick with affectionate silent-era and Golden Age Hollywood references (Chaplin, Keaton, Singin’ in the Rain) and a self-aware take on stardom. The first half shines with creative cinema-history gags and meta humor, while the finale leans into a more conventional monster movie. Director Pierre Coffin and co-writer Brian Lynch deliver a playful, cinema-loving ride that suggests classic film can be revived through nostalgic spectacle; Grade: B; now in theaters.

via IndieWire|

#animation #film #film-review

business8 days ago•8 min saved

Comcast halves NBCUniversal, signaling a tech-led era for media

Comcast announced it will spin off NBCUniversal into a separate publicly traded company next year, a move that underscores a shift away from the era of traditional Hollywood moguls toward tech-driven leadership in streaming and AI-influenced media. Brian Roberts will relinquish his CEO role but stay involved, as industry consolidation and heavyweight deals—such as Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery—reshape the landscape and leave NBCUniversal potentially vulnerable to takeover amid a shifting profits model dominated by streaming.

via Los Angeles Times|

#business #comcast #hollywood

culture9 days ago•25 min saved

The Ultimate Celebrity Weddings: Ten Extravagant Vows That Made Headlines

Rolling Stone counts down 10 of the most over-the-top celebrity weddings, from Madonna and Sean Penn’s 1985 Malibu ceremony to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s 2025 Venice fete, detailing extravagant venues, guest lists, designer gowns, and media spectacle that helped redefine celebrity wedding culture.

via Rolling Stone|

#celebrity-weddings #culture #fashion

business9 days ago•19 min saved

Trump’s Hollywood Windfall Revealed in New Financial Disclosure

Trump’s latest financial disclosure shows he earned millions from Hollywood last year, including a $10.7 million license for the Melania documentary, a $521,000 memoir payment, and residuals from TV/film appearances, along with sizable settlements from ABC, Paramount, Meta, and YouTube. The filing also details stock holdings across major entertainment companies and a small, previously contemplated tender of Warner Bros. Discovery shares to Paramount during DOJ reviews, highlighting financial ties between his entertainment interests and his presidency.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#business #financial-disclosure #hollywood

entertainment10 days ago•2 min saved

Keanu Reeves Letter Influences 2.5-Year Prison Sentence for Netflix Fraud

Director Carl Rinsch was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for defrauding Netflix of $11 million related to an original sci‑fi series, following a letter from Keanu Reeves advocating leniency; prosecutors say he diverted the funds to a personal account for speculative crypto trading and spending, with $11 million in forfeiture and three years of supervised release.

via Page Six|

#crime #entertainment #fraud

business11 days ago•2 min saved

Hollywood director jailed for $11 million Netflix fraud

Hollywood director Carl Rinsch was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for defrauding Netflix of about $11 million intended to finish an unfinished sci‑fi series, diverting funds to a personal account, investing in cryptocurrency, and buying luxury items; Netflix had allocated roughly $55 million for the project. He faces three years of supervised release, $11 million in forfeitures and a $700 fine, and apologized in court.

via BBC|

#business #carl-rinsch #fraud

entertainment11 days ago•18 min saved

Sheridan Dismisses Emmys, Slams Studio Execs and Critics

Taylor Sheridan, creator of Yellowstone, said on The Bill Simmons Podcast that he isn’t chasing Emmy trophies and aims to move and entertain audiences instead. He blasted studio and network executives for knowing “nothing” about storytelling, criticized Marvel-style information dumps, and said he’ll rage-bait critics without changing his approach. With two shows on the Emmy ballot (The Madison and Landman), he also noted industry missteps around Demi Moore’s role and argued he signs deals to tell stories for ordinary viewers, not to win awards. He even joked about never returning to Los Angeles unless it secedes, expressing a preference for New York.

via Variety|

#emmys #entertainment #hollywood

box-office12 days ago•13 min saved

Michael Biopic Dominates Japan Box Office as 2026's 3rd-Biggest Hollywood Hit

The Jaafar Jackson‑starrer Michael biopic is thriving in Japan, on track to become 2026’s third-highest grossing Hollywood release in the country with about $23.1 million earned there and an estimated $3.6–$4.6 million in its third weekend, pushing Japan’s total to around $25 million; worldwide the film is near $941.2 million and on pace to top $1 billion, challenging the biopic benchmarks set by films like Oppenheimer.

via Koimoi|

#biopic #box-office #hollywood

entertainment12 days ago•46 min saved

Hollywood's Forgotten Stars: Where Are They Now?

A BuzzFeed list highlights celebrities who dominated earlier decades but largely stepped away from acting or faded from the spotlight—including Rick Moranis, Tara Reid, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Erik von Detten, Kate Upton, Meg Ryan, Emma Watson, the Olsen twins and more—explaining personal reasons for hiatuses (family, privacy, career shifts) and noting occasional returns, with a call for readers to share who they miss.

via BuzzFeed|

#career-hiatus #celebrity #entertainment

entertainment13 days ago•17 min saved

Humiliation to Spotlight: Pfeiffer's Grease 2 Breakthrough Audition

Michelle Pfeiffer reveals she felt humiliated after the Grease 2 audition, a cattle-call ordeal where she wasn’t confident in singing or dancing and ended up in the back row, but a director’s assistant urged her to return the next day and she won the lead role as Stephanie Zinone, launching a storied Hollywood career.

via Page Six|

#auditions #classic-movies #entertainment

entertainment15 days ago•3 min saved

Jackass Says Goodbye with Wild, Black-Tie Premiere

At the Paramount lot, the Jackass crew capped their chaotic run with the final film premiere, a black-tie optional affair featuring a raunchy afterparty (penis-shaped pasta and a butt-shaped ice luge), an 11-minute drone spectacle, and remarks from Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze and Jeff Tremaine as the cast and a star-studded guest list bid farewell to the franchise.

via Page Six|

#drone-show #entertainment #hollywood

entertainment15 days ago•6 min saved

Disclosure Day Demonstrates Spielberg's Global Box-Office Pull

After 13 days, Disclosure Day sits at about $165M worldwide, with a near 50/50 domestic/international split, signaling genuine global appeal for Spielberg’s original film. A 60% second-weekend drop amid summer competition is possible, but critics are favorable (80% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, 74 Meta), while audiences are more mixed (CinemaScore B; Popcorn 71%). With an estimated $115M production budget and roughly $80M in marketing, the movie is expected to be profitable, potentially around $240M worldwide, aided by ancillary revenue and a strong marketing push centered on Spielberg’s name. Universal’s strategy and upcoming releases (Supergirl, Minions, Moana) will test its hold as the summer unfolds, but the film is positioned as a solid hit benefiting from original, high-profile storytelling.

via Flickering Myth|

#box-office #disclosure-day #entertainment