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Michelle Rodriguez, Meadow Walker, Vin Diesel, and Jordana Brewster at ‘The Fast and the Furious’ 25th-anniversary screening. Vin Diesel says filming for “Fast Forever” has a start date. via: EW On Monday night in Los Angeles, Vin Diesel returned to the same theater where The Fast and the Furious originally premiered for a special anniversary screening — and an emotional victory lap. “Twenty-five years ago I was sitting in this row, and I was sitting with Paul Walker,” Diesel

David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance asked the judge overseeing the antitrust lawsuits filed by 12 states and the WGA to force the plaintiffs to pony up a whopping $1.88 billion bond to cover the company’s losses related to the delay in its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. via: Reuters Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O), opens new tab on Monday asked a ‌U.S. judge to require a dozen states challenging its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab to post a $1.88 b

Once upon a time, Noah Centineo was slated to wield the Sword of Power as He-Man in the Masters of the Universe movie. The actor put in a lot of work to get into tip-top shape, gaining over 30lbs of muscle, but the project fell apart despite being close to starting. So, what happened? via: EW Although Nicholas Galitzine ultimately played the Eternian prince in Masters of the Universe, there was a time when Centineo was supposed to play the character. The To All the Boys I’ve

Ghost Rider now has a release date. Ryan Gosling's movie is a risky proposition, but its potential success is crucial to the MCU's future. via: Variety Disney has dated Ryan Gosling’s “Ghost Rider” movie for July 28, 2028, making it the third Marvel movie set for 2028. “Black Panther 3” is set for Dec. 15, 2028, while the as-yet untitled “X-Men” movie comes out on May 5, 2028. The titles were part of a large number of release updates made by the company in the wake of fan eve

Billed as a spiritual successor to his iconic Books of Blood, Clive Barker is back with brand new project Library of the Dead, which will feature three books full of brand new terror tales. via: Variety Horror master Clive Barker is set to release the new “Library of the Dead” anthology project Aug. 18 exclusively on Kickstarter. The three-book horror anthology consists of three books: “Fear Eternal,” “Pyres of Bedlam” and “Dark Descents.” The project is collectively a spirit

Linda Cardellini says Crystal Lake will use its eight episode format to build a bigger story, but once the horror hits, the series is not holding back. via: Variety Cardellini stars in the Peacock series as the franchise antagonist Pamela Voorhees. The show, premiering Oct. 15 on the streamer, follows Voorhees’ life prior to the events of the first “Friday the 13th” film. It also stars William Catlett as Levon Brooks, though exact character details remain under wraps. “I reme

Bad Bunny will officially conclude his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour with two final concerts in his homeland of Puerto Rico. via: Rolling Stone It’s official — Bad Bunny will bring the Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour back to where it all began: homeland of Puerto Rico. Bad Bunny is set to perform at San Juan’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium on Aug. 22 and Aug. 23. Through Noah Assad Presents and Move Concerts, the shows are being billed as a two-night celebration called Debí Tirar M

Lady Gaga has won a court ruling dismissing a lawsuit that alleged MAYHEM infringed on the trademarks of a surf company that sells a brand of Mayhem surfboards. via: Billboard Lost Surfboards sued the star last year, claiming people who saw her album name would think it was somehow connected to the surf company. But in a decision Tuesday (Aug. 18) first reported by Billboard, Judge Fernando M. Olguin ruled that the case was clearly too weak to move ahead. The ruling turned on

After receiving major backlash following BTS boycott, the Recording Academy is reportedly considering changes to it's Best New Asian Pop Music Performance category at the 2027 Grammy Awards. via: THR The Recording Academy may revamp its brand new best asian pop music performance category after the award’s presumptive front-runners BTS announced last month that they wouldn’t submit for the Grammys this year. “The Grammy organization exists to serve all music people, and part o

Madonna reigns supreme with the most mentions at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations. via: Rolling Stone Madonna and Taylor Swift will go toe to toe at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, with the two pop icons picking up the most nominations this year. Madonna led all nominees with 11, thanks largely to the short film she made for her celebrated new album, Confessions II. The visual is up for Video of the Year, as well as a host of creative categories like Best Directio

Hayden Panettiere’s estranged mother and former manager, Lesley Vogel, has spoken out about her daughter’s shocking death at the age of 36. via: Rolling Stone Hayden Panettiere‘s mother, Lesley Vogel, made her first comments about the death of her daughter on Tuesday, putting scrutiny on Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, actor Brian Hickerson. “This person in her life that we have been trying to get rid of for quite some time was with her at her death, and that was

Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods are officially husband and wife! via: People The reality star and designer, 28, and the New York Knicks player, 30, tied the knot in an outdoor ceremony overlooking the ocean in Malibu, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 15, per photos shared by Page Six. They exchanged vows surrounded by family and friends, including some of Towns’ NBA teammates, Kylie Jenner and boyfriend Timothée Chalamet, Hailey and Justin Bieber, Teyana Taylor, Michael B. Jorda

Tragic actress Hayden Panettiere suffered a cardiac arrest following a suspected overdose at a South Carolina apartment, according to chilling 911 dispatch audio. via: People Police officers and EMS personnel responded to reports of an “unresponsive female,” later identified as 36-year-old Panettiere, at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina, at around 1:51 p.m. local time on Sunday, Aug. 16, the Greenville Police Department previously confirmed to PEOPLE. According to di

British singer Ellie Goulding has taken legal action against her former managers, Ben Mawson and Ed Millet of TaP Management, claiming that the two failed to disclose to her that TaP’s parent company, HNOE, was partially and then fully owned by Live Nation, creating a conflict of interest that benefited them and the company to the potential detriment of her career. via: Rolling Stone Between 2018 and 2025, Goulding was a client at TaP Management, a firm founded in 2010 by Ben

Movie legend Bruce Campbell rose to fame with his role as Ash Williams in the Evil Dead movies. Modern films in the franchise have been telling different stories with new protagonists, and according to Campbell, they are each missing the same key elements that made the original trilogy and TV series he starred in so special. via: Bloody Disgusting There have been three Evil Dead movies in the past 13 years, beginning with Fede Alvarez’s remake in 2013. The franchise then expa

Pennywise will return to HBO in another season of the hit horror series “IT: Welcome to Derry,” with HBO announcing today that the show has officially/finally been renewed for Season 2. via: Variety The show originally premiered on HBO Max on Oct. 26, 2025. It is based on Stephen King’s “It” novel and builds on the two-part “It” film reboot from 2017 and 2019. The show serves as a prequel to the films. The first season is mostly set in 1962 in the fictional town of Derry, Mai

Hollywood is in mourning as stars pay tribute to Hayden Panettiere, following the news on Aug. 16 that the Heroes and Nashville star had died at 36. via: Variety Though a cause of death has not been released, her father told ABC News on Sunday: “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onsc

Actor Hayden Panettiere, who was known for roles in television’s “Heroes” and “Nashville” and had recently published a memoir, has died, her father said in a statement Sunday night. She was 36. via: People The actress’ representative confirms the news, telling PEOPLE in a statement shared on behalf of her father, Alan Panettiere, “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden.” “She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought

Robert Clivillés, the co-founder and sole living member of C+C Music Factory has filed a $30 million dollar lawsuit against frontman Freedom Williams. Back in the disco days, Robert Clivillés and David Cole were C&C Music Factory. They had a lot of big hits, most especially “Gonna Make You Sweat” aka “Everybody Dance Now,” the most ubiquitous dance hit of all time. Martha Wash’s vocals are still resounding through different galaxies, although there was some controversy regard

Tracee Ellis Ross is reflecting on the lack of mainstream recognition she and Girlfriends received during the hit sitcom’s run — and questioning whether racism played a role. via: People While speaking to Trevor Noah about why the sitcom never got the “mainstream acclaim it deserved” during the Aug. 13 episode of his What Now? podcast, the 53-year-old actress recalled television being “very segregated” at the time. While Ross said the show — which aired from 2000 to 2008 — h