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Universal Music Group Officially Rejects Bill Ackman’s $64 Billion Takeover Bid

The board of Universal Music Group has rejected an unsolicited $64 billion takeover offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital, the company announced on Friday. The move comes a day after key shareholder Vincent Bollore urged UMG to reject the offer. The “Board of Directors has unanimously determined that the unsolicited and non-binding proposal it […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Hacks’ Goes Out on Its Own Terms

In its audacious series finale, the comedy series chose silence, grief, and a one-liner over a tidy sendoff — and mostly stuck the landing.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

‘Terrifier’ Creator Damien Leone Partnering With Sam Raimi on ‘Tortures of the Damned’ for Lionsgate

Lionsgate has picked up “Tortures of the Damned,” the next horror project from “Terrifier’s” Damien Leone. The studio and filmmakers are keeping the plot under wraps, but given that Leone is the demented mind behind Art the Clown, it’s a pretty safe bet the bodies will pile up. Leone, a master of micro-budgeted genre films, […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

How Custom-Made Instruments Were the Key to ‘The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror’ and ‘Prehistoric Planet’ Scores

Custom-made instruments are the key to scoring for composers Anže Rozman, Kara Talve and musician Russell Emanuel. Emanuel is a co-founder of the composer collective Bleeding Fingers Music along with Hans Zimmer and Steven Kofsky. Among the shows they’ve worked on that could grab voters’ attention are Apple TV’s “Prehistoric Planet.” In the show’s prior […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

‘CSI’ Creator Anthony Zuiker Developing Cinemalistics, an AI-Generated True-Crime App (EXCLUSIVE)

“CSI” creator Anthony Zuiker got a phone call about six months ago from his former CAA colleague David Freeman, who left his role as the agency’s digital media chief to found the startup Kynetic Media Ventures, who wanted to figure out a project about “real-time true crime.” But while Zuiker wasn’t interested in another vertical video […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

40 Years on, Synth Icons Book of Love and “Boy” Still Hit Like a Spell

The Philadelphia art-school quartet behind one of the most hypnotic songs of the '80s reflects on queer anthems, the AIDS crisis and why their music keeps ending up in horror movies.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Is Milli Vanilli Playing ‘Freedom 250’ or Not? It Depends Which of the Two Competing ‘Real’ Milli Vanillis You Ask … but Fab Morvan Says He’s Doing It

Is Milli Vanilli performing at the controversial, Trump-backed “Freedom 250” festival in Washington, D.C. or not? If not, is it true they were never even approached, let alone booked? If they are, why is the press reporting differently? And, most importantly of all, who is “they,” anyway, when it comes to Milli Vanilli in 2026? […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Helen Mirren Shows Support for Tom Hardy Amid ‘MobLand’ Set Drama

The Oscar winner takes to Instagram to comment on Hardy as efforts to salvage 'MobLand' season three continue.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

From ‘Heated Rivalry’ to ‘Ponies,’ Many of the Year’s Best Roles Required Challenging Accent Work

The hottest trend in Hollywood isn’t just perfecting the art of accent work anymore; it’s learning a whole new language for the part. In this year’s Emmy’s race, a handful of actors will be able to not only submit a clip reel but also show off their ability to pick up a language they didn’t […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Wasps, Fake Blood and Mechanical Horses: Inside ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Trial of Seven

Director Owen Harris, showrunner Ira Parker and stunt coordinator Rob Inch break down the grueling shoot behind the HBO prequel’s biggest action sequence.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Havana Rose Liu Talks Processing Grief Through ‘Tuner’ and Previews Her 7-Film Slate   

Both the actor and the character she played recently lost their grandmothers: "this performance is my eulogy for her in some capacity."

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Talking Sex and Shakespeare With ‘Rivals’ Star David Tennant

The Scottish stage and screen legend discusses his racy series, being out-Bard'd by Dame Judy Dench and recalls the time he played the same character on the U.S. remake of 'Broadchurch' — and why, perhaps, he shouldn't have.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

How the Rafael Nadal Docuseries ‘Rafa’ Took Unexpected Turns as Filmmakers Filmed His Journey to Retirement

After winning 22 Grand Slam titles, Rafael Nadal retired from tennis in 2024. By the age of 38, he had rightfully earned the nickname “King of Clay,” having won 14 of those titles at the French Open. Filmmaker Zachary Heinzerling’s (“Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence”) new four-part docuseries “Rafa” premieres on Netflix […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

How TV Comedies Like ‘Running Point’ and ‘Chad Powers’ Are the New Sports Movies

TV’s sports comedies are providing the kind of winning stories that movies used to tackle. Here’s a confession that, well, anyone who has met me already knows: I’m not a sports guy. While others have fantasy football, I grew up putting together fantasy TV schedules and creating imaginary radio shows. Figuring out which TV pilots […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Shalom Brune-Franklin and Jimmy O. Yang Join Oscar Isaac in Netflix Vegas Drama ‘The Roman’

Shalom Brune-Franklin and Jimmy O. Yang are heading to Sin City. The two are the latest additions to the cast of “The Roman,” Netflix’s Las Vegas-set drama series starring Oscar Isaac. Brune-Franklin (“Dune: Prophecy,” “Sunny Dancer”) will play Jessica Christine “JC” Griffin, described as “an alert and ambitious rising star at the casino” and “a […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Damien Leone Sets Post-‘Terrifier’ Future With ‘Tortures of the Damned’ for Lionsgate, Sam Raimi (Exclusive)

The micro-budget king will turn his attention to the project after completing 'Terrifier 4.'

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Travis Scott’s Camp Worked With Alleged Smear Conspirators

A court exhibit appears to show the rapper’s manager coordinating with a group of Hollywood legal and PR pros to discredit an accuser.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘60 Minutes’ Future Won’t Look Like Its Past. New Chief Nick Bilton May Try “Gonzo Journalism”

Its incoming exec producer reveals early plans (including beat correspondents) as the overhaul hits insiders like “like a ton of bricks" after being telegraphed by CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

‘Stop That Train’ Director Adam Shankman on How the ‘Silly’ Comedy Brings Back an Old Genre

In the world of “Stop That Train,” (opening in theaters on June 12) RuPaul is Madame President, and like any world leader, she worries about her approval ratings. When a high-speed train called the Glamazonian Express is struck by lightning and hurtles toward disaster – a threatening “stormaganza” – the president is put to the […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Michelle Pfeiffer on Taking TV by Storm, Working With Husband David E. Kelley, Roughing It for ‘The Madison’ and Appreciating ‘Grease 2’

Michelle Pfeiffer didn’t set out to be one of this year’s Emmy contender overachievers. It was simply a bit of serendipity — and unexpected timing — that led her Paramount+ drama “The Madison” and Apple TV comedic hour-long “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” to come out around the same time. Add in the recent Prime Video […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026