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It's been over a month since Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, the first feature film to be shot entirely in IMAX, hit the big screen, and it's been doing massive numbers and receiving a ton of acclaim. via: CBM The Odyssey is Christopher Nolan's biggest movie, grossing a record-breaking $1.35 billion worldwide and surpassing Deadpool & Wolverine to become the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever. While Spider-Man: Brand New Day is by far the biggest movie of 2026, The Odyssey

Two weeks after actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was nominated for an Emmy for his leading performance in the Marvel series Wonder Man, Disney announced the comedy would not return for a second season. Abdul-Mateen says he's still not sure what happened — but he sees a pattern in Marvel canceling Black-led projects. via: CBM Wonder Man's cancellation shocked fans, especially after the Disney+ series was renewed for Season 2. While the show works as a standalone story, that first b

Anna Faris shared that her 14-year-old son, Jack, has asked her “to accept Jesus Christ” as her savior, and revealed how she challenges his ideas. via: EW The Scary Movie star revealed she and her 14-year-old son, whom she shares with ex-husband Chris Pratt, haven’t seen eye to eye on religion while appearing on the Aug. 20 episode of the Dear Chelsea podcast. “He is religious. I didn’t grow up with religion. He’s asked me to accept Jesus Christ [as my savior],” she told hos

Melissa Gilbert is speaking out following the deaths of former child actresses Hayden Panettiere, Daveigh Chase and Michelle Trachtenberg. via: EW The Little House on the Prairie alum penned a Substack essay reflecting on the Heroes star’s tragic death at 36, along with other former child stars who have died within the last 18 months. “Michelle Trachtenberg, Daveigh Chase and Hayden Panettiere have died. DIED!” she wrote. “Three former female child actors of the same generat

Rose McGowan memorialized fellow “Scream” alum Hayden Panettiere following her death in a Friday Instagram post, calling for kids to stay out of show business. via: Page Six Rose McGowan lashed out at child stardom in a heartfelt social media post following the death of fellow “Scream” franchise star Hayden Panettiere. “Rest in Power,” the “Jawbreaker” star wrote Friday atop an Instagram video dedicated to Panettiere and featuring a clip of the ocean. “Don’t put kids in show

A former Disney teen pop star has opened up about her bullying experience, which she claims was at the hands of Miley Cyrus. via: Page Six Jordan Pruitt — who toured with the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato and the Cheetah Girls in the early 2000s — made the claim in a newly surfaced Instagram comment, according to Reddit. Responding to an old social media video in which Cyrus is allegedly making fun of Lovato and Selena Gomez, Pruitt commented, “This is how Miley treated everyon

Following the death of actor Hayden Panettiere, fellow former child star Anna Paquin spoke out about Hollywood’s treatment of its young female actors. via: Page Six Paquin, who became an Oscar winner at just 11 in 1994 for her role in “The Piano,” took to Instagram Friday to honor the late “Heroes” alum, as well as fellow former child stars Michelle Trachtenberg and Daveigh Chase. “It’s not a coincidence that so many former, specifically pre-sexualized female, child ‘stars’ h

Kim Zolciak is defending her son Kroy "KJ" Biermann Jr. in the wake of his arrest. via: Page Six Kim Zolciak is speaking out after her and her estranged husband Kroy Biermann’s 15-year-old son, KJ Biermann, was arrested for sodomy and sexual battery. “The allegations being made against my son are nothing short of reckless and deeply troubling,” the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star’s rep told Page Six in a statement Friday. She continued, “He categorically denies ever being i

HBO Max is officially moving forward with their DC Studios mockumentary series, now titled “The People v. Gorilla Grodd.” via: CBM HBO Max has given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order to a new half-hour comedy, The People v. Gorilla Grodd (f.k.a. DC Crime), from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television. The Max Original comedy stars Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd, and Superman actors Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant

Mark Ruffalo eviscerated the Ellison family and their Paramount-Warner Bros. merger on Friday over business ties he claimed contributed to Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza. via: Variety A spokesperson for the David Ellison-run enterprise said the company is “troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute. Words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong — they’re a bridge too far, and they cheapen

Apple Music will begin labeling songs on the platform derived from AI platforms, adding a “Made With AI” label to such songs later this year. via: THR Apple Music will soon launch labels on songs created with artificial intelligence, the company said in an email sent out to industry partners on Thursday. In the email, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming service said that AI music labels will come “later this year,” though Apple Music didn’t disclose a specific l

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has changed her tone on the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. The mayor, who is running for reelection this year, previously opposed the $111 billion deal unless it avoided loss of jobs. But in a news conference Thursday, Bass urged Paramount Skydance and California Attorney General Rob Bonta to come to a quick settlement on the antitrust lawsuit from 12 state regulators that is challenging the transaction. via: Deadlin

The movie audiences would not pay to see in theaters just became the most watched thing in all of streaming. via: THR After an underwhelming box-office take in movie theaters, Masters of the Universe found a softer landing in its streaming debut. The movie based on the 1980s cartoon series and toys scored the No. 1 overall ranking in Nielsen’s streaming ratings for July 20-26, its first week of streaming. It debuted July 22 on Prime Video, less than weeks after its theatrical

In brightest day, in blackest night … a fairly large number of people watched the premiere of Lanterns. via: Variety “Lanterns” haters are going to be green with envy. The series premiere of the DC Studios show has racked up 9.3 million views in its first three days of availability across HBO and HBO Max. That represents the biggest premiere for a DC Studios show on HBO Max to date and one of the top five premieres on the platform overall. Per HBO, the show pulled in 6.6 mill

Charles Melton is in close talks to play Kakashi Hatake in Destin Daniel Cretton’s upcoming live-action “Naruto” movie. via: THR Destin Daniel Cretton, who is currently in theaters with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, is set to direct the movie based on the manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto is the coming-of-age story of a young and enthusiastic ninja named Naruto Uzumaki who wants to grow up to be the leader of his ninja village but also happens to have the spirit of a nin

What will the sequel to the Michael Jackson biopic be like? Jaafar Jackson may have the answer. via: Deadline In a new interview, Jaafar Jackson said he would want his uncle’s point of view on all the child abuse allegations. “I think the second film will give even more insight from his point of view, because at the end of the day, [the allegations] are always from someone else’s,” Jaafar Jackson said in an interview with GQ Middle East. He continued, “It’s someone else’s sto

Dave Bautista is officially taking up the mantle of the “God of War.” Deadline has learned that the actor is now set to lead the Amazon Prime Video TV series based on the video game franchise in the role of Kratos. via: Deadline Series co-studios Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television reached out to Bautista and initiated talks shortly after they had made a decision to recast the role following original lead Ryan Hurst’s serious on-set injury. As Deadline reported, H

Out wrestler Anthony Bowens spoke to Pink News about what Heated Rivalry gets right about closeted athletes and how fans responded to his own coming out. via: Pink News Gay All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star Anthony Bowens has heaped praise on hockey drama Heated Rivalry, telling PinkNews it shows a “very authentic side of what it’s like being a closeted athlete”. For those who have been living under a rock, Heated Rivalry tells the story of a passionate, secret romance between t

Perez Hilton has been granted supervised visitation with his three children after he live streamed an apparent self-harm incident earlier this month. via: Us Weekly Perez Hilton’s mother, Teresita Lavandeira, has been granted temporary custody of the blogger’s three children. Us can confirm that Judge Laura Cruz granted Teresita the power to do “all things necessary for the care” of Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, 8, on Tuesday, August 18 in Miami-Dade County. The judge’s ruli

The director of one of Hayden Panettiere’s final films has said that the late actress was “fighting to stay sober” during their time working together. via: Page Six Director Griff Furst claimed the actress was “fighting to stay sober” while filming “A Breed Apart,” released in 2025, and that she brought her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, on set. “When we wrapped, I stayed in touch with her team, and what eventually got determined was that she might need an in