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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging
Rasoulof is one of Iran’s leading directors and his film The Seed of the Sacred Fig is due to premiere at Cannes film festival
3-min read - EntertainmentVariety
'Planet of the Apes' Timeline Explained: 1968 Original to 'Kingdom'
For a writer, signing on to “Planet of the Apes” is less an assignment than a calling. After all, it’s the longest-running science-fiction series in film history. So when Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, the husband-and-wife screenwriting and producing team, conceived “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” in 2011, they envisioned more than a …
4-min read - BusinessThe Wrap
Will the Olympics Justify Peacock’s Price Hike?
The streamer, after a $2 increase, will soon cost as much as Disney+, but with less in-demand content The post Will the Olympics Justify Peacock’s Price Hike? appeared first on TheWrap.
2-min read - EntertainmentDeadline
Sydney Sweeney Getting Into The Ring To Portray Trailblazing Boxer Christy Martin For Director David Michôd, Black Bear & Anonymous Content; Actress Is “Itching To Start Training” For Role — Cannes Ma
EXCLUSIVE: The in-demand Sydney Sweeney, coming off hit rom-com Anyone But You and horror pic Immaculate, is shifting gears again as she is set to portray trailblazing boxer Christy Martin in a new biopic which could be a knockout for buyers at the Cannes market where Black Bear will be launching. Under the direction of …
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Olympic Flame Arrives In France Amid Tight Security In Test Run For Paris Opening Ceremony
The Olympic flame touched down in France on Wednesday with some 150,000 people gathering in the southern city of Marseille’s historic port area to watch its transfer onto French soil after a 12-day journey from Greece in a hundred-year-old three-masted sailing ship. The ceremony is being seen as a test run for the opening ceremony …
4-min read - EntertainmentEntertainment Weekly
Alexander Skarsgård to take 'all sorts of virginities' from “Harry Potter” star in 'kinky' queer biker movie
The upcoming British film "Pillion" stars Harry Melling as a "weedy wallflower" who becomes a "24/7 submissive" to the handsome leader of a motorcycle gang.
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie, Laura Dern to Star in Legal Drama ‘Monsanto’
Glen Powell’s newfound star power continues to fuel movie projects. The Anyone But You actor will lead a cast that includes Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern to headline Monsanto, a legal drama from writer-director John Lee Hancock. Rocket Science, the company that has been integral to the financing and producing of movies such as …
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