The Black List Names 2026 Writers Lab Participants

The Black List Names 2026 Writers Lab Participants

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List has named the six writers and projects chosen for its 2026 Writers Lab. They are Elton de Almeida (A Mark of Kin), Yasmin DeWinter (Guillaume), Scott Leddy (Nightwatch), Marcelle Pallais (One Last Summer), Alexander Seltzer and Kyle Jutkiewicz (Depths) and Emma Taylor Stock (Denial). The program, now in its 13th year,…

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Why Joe Manganiello Believes Tom Cruise Blocked His Reacher Casting

Why Joe Manganiello Believes Tom Cruise Blocked His Reacher Casting

While Vergara nor Cruise have never confirmed their romance publicly, an unauthorized biography about the actor by Andrew Morton claimed they indeed had a brief fling in the mid-aughts after becoming acquainted through mutual friend Will Smith.  In Morton’s telling, a friend of Vergara’s claimed that while the Modern Family actress was “dazzled” by Cruise, she was not willing to…

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BAFTA Winner Narges Rashidi Signs With TFC Management

BAFTA Winner Narges Rashidi Signs With TFC Management

EXCLUSIVE: Narges Rashidi, who recently won the BAFTA for Leading Actress for her portrayal of Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe in BBC’s Prisoner 951, has signed with TFC Management. The series, directed by Phillipa Lowthorpe and also starring Joseph Fiennes, told the true story of Zaghari Ratfcliffe’s wrongful seven-year imprisonment in Iran and her husband’s subsequent fight…

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‘Below’ Attracts Record Debut For Netflix Canadian Series

‘Below’ Attracts Record Debut For Netflix Canadian Series

Below attracted a record audience on Netflix over the weekend. The limited series about a fisherman (Josh Hartnett) whose small Newfoundland hometown is terrorized by a mysterious sea creature baited 17 million views from its debut on October 8 through Sunday evening, marking the most-viewed debut ever for a Netflix Canadian title, per the streamer.…

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Selma Blair Shared She Wasn’t Feeling Great Before Alleged Airplane Incident

Selma Blair Shared She Wasn’t Feeling Great Before Alleged Airplane Incident

Selma Blair gave insight into her well-being hours before an unfortunate event.  Before the Cruel Intentions actress was detained for attacking the crew while onboard a Delta Airlines flight Oct. 11, she shared she wasn’t feeling well before the incident. Indeed, in an Oct. 11 Instagram post featuring photos from her recent travels, one user commented, “I’m so happy [you’re] feeling great and…

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Discovery+ now costs up to $11.99 a month as Skydance takes over

Discovery+ now costs up to .99 a month as Skydance takes over

Exactly a week after the new Skydance corporation — the product of the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger — was officially formed, Hollywood’s newest media giant is already raising streaming prices. Discovery+, one of Skydance’s new streaming assets, will now cost $6.99 a month for its ad-supported tier, up $1. Its ad-free tier is also up…

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First Trailer For Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ Teases Punk Rock Multiverse & Cosmic Creation Of Aslan

First Trailer For Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ Teases Punk Rock Multiverse & Cosmic Creation Of Aslan

The first trailer for the Greta Gerwig-directed adaptation of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew has arrived, plunging viewers into a modernized retelling of C.S. Lewis’ first book in The Chronicles of Narnia. Beatrice Campbell’s Polly Plummer and David McKenna’s Digory Kirke kick off the clip wondering if Uncle Andrew Ketterly is mad after a sheet uncovers…

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Amanda Seyfried Reveals She Passed on TV Show Role Due to Sex Scenes

Amanda Seyfried Reveals She Passed on TV Show Role Due to Sex Scenes

Amanda Seyfried is setting new boundaries. The Housemaid star recently shared that as she’s grown into her career, there are certain role requirements she isn’t interested in anymore. “Our jobs are weird, and as I get older, it gets weirder,” she told Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October, per People. “We have to…

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Reese Witherspoon Partners With Mediawan To Buy Hello Sunshine

Reese Witherspoon Partners With Mediawan To Buy Hello Sunshine

Reese Witherspoon and Paris-based content group Mediawan have partnered to acquire Hello Sunshine from Candle Media. It’s the last high-profile acquisition for the burgeoning Mediawan group after Chernin Entertainment, Brad PItt’s Plan B, Chernin Entertainment and See-Saw Films. The transaction unites Hello Sunshine with Mediawan and its network of creative companies. The partnership will also…

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