UPDATE, writethru: Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog raced to a $100M worldwide opening this weekend, including $43M from the international box office, and a domestic record for a videogame pic. 29 more words

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The indie distributor Neon is becoming the cool, popular kid in Hollywood and on the box office playground since they dominated the Oscars with the multiple Parasite wins. 33 more words

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Daniel Lee Martin, a reality TV host on the Sportsman Channel and a popular country music singer, committed suicide when after law enforcement deputies attempted to serve multiple warrants related to charges of sexual abuse of minors, according to officials. 19 more words

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Lynn Cohen, best known for her portrayal of Miranda’s nanny Magda on Sex and City, has died. She was 86. Cohen passed away Friday in New York City, her representative confirms to EW. 385 more words

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After more than a decade of superhero movies, Marvel is finally featuring its first LGBTQ relationship with an onscreen kiss in The Eternals. The upcoming MCU film stars… 314 more words

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The most surprising thing in the final issue of DC’s Doomsday Clock didn’t have to do with Watchmen at all. The final issue of the 12-part comic miniseries by writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank, which featured characters from the original Watchmen comic encountering mainstream DC superheroes like Batman, hit stands on Wednesday after […]

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The death of popular “Love Island” host Caroline Flack has sent shockwaves across the U.K. and again raised long-running concerns about broadcaster ITV’s support of cast members on the hit reality competition as well as the country’s intense media scrutiny of public figures. 17 more words

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President Barack Obama spoke about the heartbreaking deaths of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and the seven other victims of the shocking helicopter crash last month. 32 more words

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A petition calling on the U.K. government to launch an inquiry into British media coverage of public figures has garnered 60,000 signatures overnight. The death of former “Love Island” host Caroline Flack, one of the country’s most popular TV personalities, spurred the initiative, which asks government to investigate the press following “the maltreatment of those…

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