Variety

John Mulaney Circling Lead Role in ‘Get Smart’ Reboot at Warner Bros.

John Mulaney is circling the role of Agent Maxwell Smart in Warner Bros. upcoming movie reboot of “Get Smart,” Variety has confirmed. The project is still in very early stages. Seth Grahame-Smith, who wrote 2025’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” is set to pen the screenplay. Producers include Andrew Lazar and Chuck Roven. […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Nicolas Cage’s Malibu Mansion Damaged by Massive Sinkhole Amid Coastal Erosion

The 'Spider-Noir' star reportedly bought the oceanfront home in 2024 for $10.5 million.

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Hollywood Reporter

John Mulaney in Talks to Star in ‘Get Smart’ Reboot for Warner Bros.

Seth Grahame-Smith is writing the screenplay for the feature based on the 1960s series from Mel Brooks and Buck Henry.

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The Guardian Culture

Last Seen review – this gripping Apple TV thriller is one of the standout shows of the year

Patrick Brammall and Maxine Peake star in this superbly acted and absolutely riveting drama about a father who thinks his missing daughter may still be alive after a mysterious phone callLast Seen is a classic, twisty thriller with a killer premise: a grieving father, whose young daughter went missing years ago and is now presumed dead, one day receives a phone call that he is convinced is from her. Hats off to director Christian Schwochow for delivering such a muscular, propulsive experience: I

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Last Seen’ Review: Apple TV’s Aussie Kidnapping Drama Is a Solid Showcase for Star Patrick Brammall, Despite Shortcomings

A police dispatcher remains convinced that his daughter is still alive 11 years after she was kidnapped in this six-episode thriller.

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Variety

Netflix Orders New Series Take On ‘Lonesome Dove’ From Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart

“Lonesome Dove,” which was originally adapted into an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning CBS miniseries starring Robert Duvall in 1989, is getting a new take at Netflix. The streamer announced Tuesday that it had ordered “Lonesome Dove” to series, from co-showrunners Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart. Kazan and Stuart were also the co-showrunners on Netflix’s upcoming […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Nick Offerman Calls Out Ben Shapiro’s “Rampant Homophobia” After His ‘The Last of Us’ Gay Role Criticism

The political commenter attacked Offerman's character, Bill, in HBO's apocalyptic drama, saying he's "Ron Swanson who likes to nail dudes."

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Variety

Telluride Takeaways: From Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti’s ‘Debut’ to Nathan Fielder’s Audacious Dare to the Doc Branch

On my last morning in Telluride, halfway through breakfast at Butcher & Baker, Kenneth Branagh stopped at the table on his way to a Q&A for “Into the Breach,” the National Theatre documentary he produced. He had a story. A night earlier, he’d ridden the gondola up in pitch darkness with Willem Dafoe, Tom Hiddleston […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Meta Lab Heads to Best Buy With Rollout of 50 Locations by End of 2026

The nationwide openings continue the effort from Meta to make innovative technology easier to experience.

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Hollywood Reporter

The First Episode of ‘Star Trek’ Was Not the Best Episode of ‘Star Trek’

A rewatch of the series premiere 60 years after it initially aired.

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Variety

Congress Begins Drafting 20% Federal Film Incentive With Trump’s Blessing (EXCLUSIVE)

Members of Congress are drafting legislation that would create a 20% federal film and TV incentive — with bonuses that could bring it as high as 30% — after President Trump endorsed the idea last week. The bill is expected to be introduced this month, and perhaps as soon as the end of next week, […]

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Variety

Bruce Davis, Longtime AMPAS Executive Director, Dies at 83

Bruce Davis, who served as Executive Director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and helped develop the Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, died Sept. 5 in Los Angeles. He was 83. Davis came to the Academy after chairing the theater department at Juniata College in Pennsylvania. He started out at […]

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Variety

British TV Sector Revenues Hit $5.1 Billion Last Year Driven by U.S. Streamers: It ‘Underlines the Strength of the U.K. Production Market’

British TV sector revenues hit £3.81 billion ($5.1 billion) last year, largely driven by U.S. streamers. The results were published by Pact, the U.K. producers trade group, who noted the figure represented a £149 million (4.1%) increase on 2024 revenues. They say it is driven primarily by streaming investment into the U.K. International TV revenue […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Paramount Argues That the States Post a $1.88 Billion Bond to Cover Warner Bros. Bills

Courts have historically side-eyed issuing massive bonds in merger cases, particularly when the government challenges the deal. The states have stressed that Paramount proposed the term to win over shareholders.

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Hollywood Reporter

Former ‘60 Minutes’ Managing Editor Sounds Off on Program’s “Destruction” Under New Management

Guy Campanile, who says he worked for CBS for 34 years, weighed in on his 2026 exit ahead of the program’s latest season.

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Hollywood Reporter

How to Stream ‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga,’ FX’s 2026 ‘Snowfall’ Spinoff

Malcolm Spellman's new drama debuts over three years after the original's six-season run concluded.

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Variety

Fired ’60 Minutes’ Managing Editor Says New CBS Bosses Wanted ‘White House Talking Points in Our Reporting’ and ‘We Questioned Authority’

Former “60 Minutes” managing editor Guy Campanile, who was fired from the in May alongside some top correspondents, has spoken out about his sudden ouster from the venerable CBS News program. In a private Facebook post obtained by The Guardian and recirculated by reporter Justin Baragona, Campanile wrote that “after some time and deep reflection,” […]

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Variety

African American Film Critics Association Donates $25,000 to Black Film Hall of Fame – Film News in Brief

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is donating $25,000 to the Black Film Hall of Fame.  “Supporting the Black Film Hall of Fame with this modest gift fits perfectly with ourorganization’s goals to align with institutions that serve to preserve Black storytelling content,” AAFCA President Gil Robertson IV said in a statement. Founded in […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Andrew Garfield Explains the Robin Hood Energy in ‘The Uprising’ — and Why Marketing Noise Doesn’t Faze Him

The two-time Oscar nominee also reflects on his 'Social Network' co-star Jesse Eisenberg’s decision not to return as Mark Zuckerberg for Aaron Sorkin’s 'The Social Reckoning,' and looks ahead to his own turn as a Big Tech disrupter in 'Artificial.'

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Variety

John Malkovich Drops Out of ‘The Music Critic’ in Israel After Press Release Attributed False Quotes

John Malkovich has pulled out of a performance of “The Music Critic” set to take place in Tel Aviv, Israel after a press release falsely attributed quotes to the actor. “I was made aware of an article which appeared in The Hollywood Reporter (first published in The Jerusalem Post) announcing a date in Tel Aviv, […]

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