The Force is with U.K. cinemas this July as they plan to reopen doors with a remastered 4K edition of “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,” Variety can reveal. 30 more words

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Constance Wu (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “Hustlers”) and Sam Heughan (“Outlander,” “The Spy Who Dumped Me”) have joined the cast of romantic comedy “Mr. Malcolm’s List,” where they will star alongside Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. 20 more words

via Constance Wu, Sam Heughan Join Cast of Romantic Comedy ‘Mr. Malcolm’s List’ — Variety

Oscar Isaac is attached to star in the movie “London,” based on a short story by Jo Nesbo, with Ben Stiller on board to direct. Lionsgate has landed the rights to the film. 25 more words

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“Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater” has a long — and occasionally rocky — history. When its first installment was released in 1999, its smooth controls, impressive physics and classic punk rock and ska-infused soundtrack captured the attention of a generation of burgeoning skateboarding fans and spawned a full-blown video game franchise. 7 more words

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BBC America’s “Killing Eve” is facing backlash for what appears to be a stark lack of diversity in its writers room for season four. Eyebrows were raised on Friday night after one of the series’ writers, Kayleigh Llewellyn, tweeted a now-deleted post showing a screenshot of a Zoom call between the show’s writers. “15 weeks…

via ‘Killing Eve’ Faces Backlash for Lack of Diversity in Writers’ Room — Variety

Facebook fired an engineer who publicly — and vehemently — opposed the social-media giant’s inaction on Donald Trump, over a tweet criticizing a coworker for not cosigning a Black Lives Matter statement. 25 more words

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“No Time to Die” will be releasing in U.S. theaters five days earlier than expected. The James Bond film’s Twitter account made the announcement on Saturday morning, revealing it will head to U.S. 24 more words

via ‘No Time to Die’ Release Date Moved Up Five Days in the U.S. — Variety

ABC News said it placed one of its senior executives on administrative leave after a Huffington Post report detailed alleged complaints about her behavior lodged by staffers to the human-resources department. 26 more words

via ABC News Exec Barbara Fedida Placed on Administrative Leave After Report of Insensitive Comments — Variety

CNN hosted a second town hall on Saturday in partnership with “Sesame Street.” This time, CNN anchor Erica Hill and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta taught kids and their families about coronavirus through lessons from beloved “Sesame Street” characters and special guests, including gold medal-winning Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez and…

via ‘Sesame Street,’ CNN Teach Kids About Coronavirus in Second Town Hall — Variety

Actors Tiffany Haddish and Lil Rel Howery joined a Black Women Lead protest on Friday outside of the iconic L.A. comedy club Laugh Factory, both giving powerful speeches in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. 26 more words

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