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  • EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter

    AI Replaces ‘Mamma Mia!’ Musical Star Sara Poyzer for BBC Production: “Sobering”

    The AI debate has intensified in the U.K. this week after veteran Mamma Mia! musical star Sara Poyzer in a social media post said that artificial intelligence has replaced her for a BBC production. Poyzer, who has played Donna Sheridan in the on-stage musical for more than years, posted a screenshot of an email containing …

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  • EntertainmentDeadline

    Busan Hires Deputy Director; Hernan Lopez Launches Consultancy; Indian Amazon Streamer Buys Turkish Drama; RTVE Management — Global Briefs

    Busan Hires Deputy Director The Busan International Film Festival has hired Pak Dosin, a former senior festival programmer, as co-deputy director. In a dual-leadership structure, Pak will act as festival director alongside co-deputy director Kang Seung-ah. Today the festival also announced that it has postponed the appointment of its next director. This year, the event …

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  • NewsDeadline

    Richard Sharp Says Actions That Led To His Resignation As BBC Chair Were “Misrepresented Wilfully By Other Forms Of The Media”

    “I wasn’t happy at the way my activities were characterized and think they were misrepresented wilfully by other forms of the media.” That is the verdict of ex-BBC Chair Richard Sharp, who was forced to resign almost a year ago after failing to declare his role in the facilitation of an £800,000 ($1.07B) loan facility …

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Martin Scorsese’s Jesus Film Consultant Father Spadaro Reveals Early Draft of Script in New Book – Read an Excerpt (EXCLUSIVE)

    Last May, after “Killers of the Flower Moon” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Martin Scorsese traveled to Rome with his wife, Helen Morris, to attend a conference titled “The Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination.” There, the director announced that he had responded to an appeal by Pope Francis to artists “in the only …

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  • NewsVariety

    Japanese Theater Firm to Pay Compensation After Harassed Actress’ Death

    Hankyu Hanshin, parent company of all-female musical theater company Takarazuka Revue, has apologized to the family of an actor who died in September last year. The 25-year-old woman died after being harassed by theatre officials and older members of the company, it was alleged. She was found at or near her condominium in Hyogo Prefecture, …

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  • EntertainmentDeadline

    ‘Mamma Mia!’ Stage Star Sara Poyzer Told In “Grim” Email She’s Been Replaced By AI On BBC Show

    Sara Poyzer, an actress who performed in the Mamma Mia! stage musical for years, has been told that her services are not required on a BBC show because she has been replaced by artificial intelligence. On her social media accounts, Poyzer published a screenshot of an email in which the news was delivered. She captioned …

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  • TechnologyDeadline

    VP Kamala Harris Unveils “Safe, Secure & Responsible” AI Guidelines For Federal Agencies

    Hollywood and other industries are still grappling with how to integrate AI into their workflow, but the Biden administration today started putting up concrete guardrails around the technology that could literally change everything. “When government agencies use AI tools we will now require them to verify that those tools do not endanger the rights and …

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