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Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway Light Up New York for Verity
The thriller Verity opened its US run at AMC Lincoln Square, with Johnson and Hathaway greeting fans amid a star‑studded September night.
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Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson Stumble Through the Verity Thriller
Verity, starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett, premieres on October 2. Reviewers fault its flashy style, thin script and lack of tension, calling the adaptation a missed opportunity.
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Amazon Prime Video Nearing Order For Spider-Man Clone Saga Series
A new Spider-Man show built around the Clone Saga's Ben Reilly and Kaine Parker is reportedly close to a series order at Prime Video, with Kelvin Yu writing and Amy Pascal producing.
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Charlie Sheen And Martin Sheen Team Up For AMC's Happy Jack
Charlie Sheen returns to series television opposite his father Martin Sheen in Happy Jack, a live-audience AMC comedy shooting on the former Friends stage, set for a 2027 premiere.
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Tom Cruise’s Digger Opens in Theaters on October 2
Tom Cruise heads the new Alejandro Iñárritu film Digger, debuting in theatres on October 2. Warner Bros. promises an IMAX experience, while a future HBO Max release remains unconfirmed.
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Mariska Hargitay Calls Out Cornell Over Rape Allegations
Mariska Hargitay reposted a furious comment on Instagram, added a Joyful Heart Foundation statement and joined other celebrities in demanding accountability from Cornell University and the accused fraternity members.
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Verity drops four new clips ahead of October theatrical debut
Four fresh clips and a featurette from the upcoming psychological thriller Verity, starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett, have been released as the film gears up for its October 2 theatrical launch.
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David Fincher Won't Renew His Thirteen-Year Netflix Deal
David Fincher is walking away from Netflix after thirteen years, per Bloomberg. His last project under the deal is the Cliff Booth spinoff starring Brad Pitt, hitting IMAX in November before streaming in December.
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Sylvester Stallone Wants Amazon's Blessing To Recut Rocky V
Sylvester Stallone has revealed he's asked Amazon for permission to recut Rocky V, the franchise entry he's long considered its weakest link, following his 2021 rework of Rocky IV.
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Caleb Flynn Found Guilty Of Murdering Wife Ashley Flynn
A jury has convicted former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn of murdering his wife Ashley after he staged the killing as a home invasion. His mistress testified against him at trial.
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Breaking Hype
Cindy Holland Exits Paramount, Casey Bloys Set To Run Combined Streamer
Cindy Holland has left Paramount Skydance as its streaming chief, clearing the path for HBO's Casey Bloys to run the combined Paramount+ and HBO Max platform after the WBD merger closes.
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Breaking Hype
Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Clears Indian Censors, A‑Rated for Oct 2 Release
Hollywood’s latest climate satire ‘Digger’, starring and produced by Tom Cruise, secured an A‑certificate from India’s CBFC after minor cuts, and will open nationwide on October 2.
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Tom Cruise Stuns in Iñárritu’s Polarizing Epic ‘Digger’
‘Digger’ lands in theatres with Tom Cruise delivering a career‑defining turn, while Alejandro Iñárritu’s sprawling script and Emmanuel Lubezki’s striking cinematography earn both praise and criticism for their excess.
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AFI Fest 2026 Unveils Star‑Studded Lineup Including Wildwood and Herzog’s Bucking Fastard
Hollywood’s AFI Fest returns for its 40th anniversary with a packed slate of 157 films. Highlights include the animated debut Wildwood, Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard starring the Mara twins, and a biopic closing slot, signaling a diverse mix of mainstream and avant‑garde cinema.
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Breaking Hype
Tom Cruise Revives Risky Business Dance on Jennifer Hudson Show Spirit Tunnel
Tom Cruise turned the Jennifer Hudson Show’s spirit tunnel into a nostalgic stage, dancing to a remix of his iconic Risky Business routine as promotion for the upcoming black comedy Digger.
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Tom Cruise's Digger Opens To A Split 51% On Rotten Tomatoes
Tom Cruise's Digger sits at a 51% Tomatometer score from 109 reviews as it heads into a global rollout, with critics split on the Iñárritu film's tone even as they praise Cruise's performance.
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Andrew Garfield's The Uprising Shrinks To 223 Theaters In Week Two
Andrew Garfield's period action film The Uprising has been pulled from roughly 2,000 US theaters in its second weekend, with its domestic total sitting at $6.4 million against a $20 million budget.
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Sherlock Holmes Climbs Back Into Apple TV's Global Top 10
Guy Ritchie's 2009 Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, has re-entered Apple TV's global top 10 at number five, according to FlixPatrol data cited by Collider, amid Ritchie's broader streaming success this year.
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Jennifer Lawrence Joins Zach Cregger's Space Thriller The Flood
Jennifer Lawrence will lead Zach Cregger's next film, The Flood, a space-set thriller from Warner Bros. and New Line arriving August 11, 2028, reuniting the director with his Weapons studio.
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Julia Stiles Cries On DWTS After Rib Injury And Low Scores
Julia Stiles teared up on Dancing With the Stars over a 16/30 Tango score, then hurt her rib rehearsing for Yacht Rock Night before bouncing back with a 19/30 Salsa.
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Amber Glenn And Harry Shum Jr Tie Atop DWTS Yacht Rock Night
Dancing With The Stars' Yacht Rock Night saw Amber Glenn and Harry Shum Jr tie for the top score of 24, while Guillermo Rodriguez slipped to the bottom of a crowded field.
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Taylor Hanson Voted Off Dancing With The Stars In Week 3
Taylor Hanson and pro partner Britt Stewart were eliminated from Dancing with the Stars Season 35 after Yacht Rock Night, where judges scored his foxtrot to a Doobie Brothers classic at just 18.
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Jennifer Lawrence Boards Zach Cregger's Secretive Sci-Fi Thriller The Flood
Jennifer Lawrence will lead Zach Cregger's next film, The Flood, an original sci-fi thriller from New Line set for release on August 11, 2028, with production starting in Europe in 2027.
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Tom Cruise's Billionaire Satire Digger Gets Savaged Before Release
TheWrap's review of Digger, out October 2, tears into the Tom Cruise-Alejandro González Iñárritu billionaire satire as hollow and self-satisfied, while conceding Cruise himself is going all in.
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Taylor Swift's Patient Zero Video Finally Hits YouTube
Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' music video, starring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell, arrived on YouTube on Tuesday evening, almost 48 hours after debuting at the VMAs and staying locked behind paid streaming tiers.
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Lisa Vanderpump's Vegas Hotel Special Premieres On Bravo October 20
Bravo has set an October 20 premiere for Vanderpump Rules: Lisa Las Vegas, a three-episode special tracking Lisa Vanderpump's chaotic countdown to opening her own Strip hotel with Caesars Entertainment.
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Cindy Holland's Paramount Memo Reads Like A Mission Debrief
Paramount's direct-to-consumer chair Cindy Holland is leaving as the Warner Bros. Discovery deal advances, with HBO Max's Casey Bloys tipped to run the combined streaming operation.
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Fortnite's Fortnitemares 2026 Brings Freddy Krueger And Five Nights At Freddy's
Epic Games has confirmed the Fortnitemares 2026 lineup, including Five Nights at Freddy's, Beetlejuice, Freddy Krueger and The Purge skins, ahead of the event's October 1 launch inside Fortnite.
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Paramount's $111 Billion Warner Deal Costs Cindy Holland Her Job
Cindy Holland, Paramount Skydance's streaming chief, has resigned effective immediately, clearing a path for HBO's Casey Bloys as the $111-billion Warner Bros Discovery deal nears court approval.
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Austin Abrams Says He Gets Resident Evil Fan Anger
Austin Abrams, who leads Zach Cregger's original take on Resident Evil, says he sympathises with fans upset the film ditches established game characters, even as the movie closes in on $200 million worldwide.
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