For the past four years, the English actress has been a linchpin of the ensemble cast of Industry. The series —which follows a group of perpetually drugged up and ambition-drunk rookie investment bankers — was created by Konrad Kay and Mickey Down, who cast largely newcomers in an effort to …
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The 2024Emmy Awardsare here — and the stars have come out in full force to celebrate and collect their trophies. This year, Shōgun, thesmash historical dramabased on James Clavell’s 1975 book of the same name, led all nominees with 25, including nods for Outstanding Drama Series and acting nomination for …
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We open on a world bathed in concrete gray. There’s a powerful government, a postapocalyptic class system with a telling name, and an unassuming teenager primed to start a worldwide revolution. Sound familiar? That’s because it’s the underpinning of most popular dystopian young adult franchises, including Uglies, a mid-aughts novel …
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Fans of Wicked will be able to see Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the first part of the musical-turned-film in just two months — and a new date for the second installation was announced on Thursday. Universal Pictures revealed in an X post that Wicked Part 2 will hit …
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James McAvoy almost played a young version of the infamous Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter, the actor revealed in a recent interview this week. Speaking on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused Podcast, McAvoy said that he was “nearly in Harry Potter,” turning down the role of Tom Riddle in the …
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Muhammad Ali called Oct. 26, 1970, his “day of judgment.” His refusal to be inducted to the Army during the Vietnam War, on moral and religious grounds, had pushed him out of the ring for 43 months. But that night in Atlanta, his boxing license restored, he faced “The Great …
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Chad McQueen, who portrayed Dutch in the first two Karate Kid films and the son of Hollywood icon Steve McQueen, has died, his family announced on Thursday. He was 63. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our father Chad McQueen,” McQueen’s wife, Jeanie, and …
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Anna Delvey‘s casting on Dancing with the Stars caused quite a stir — and it was quite the point. In a new interview with Variety, DWTS showrunner Conrad Green stood by the show’s decision to bring the convicted fraudster on the show. “We’ve always tried to be a very broad …
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It’s the cutting, age-old story of nurture versus nature versus knifer. The teaser for the Dexter prequel, Dexter: Original Sin, shows the serial killer’s origin story as he’s growing up in Miami circa 1991. The original series ran for eight seasons, following serial killer Dexter Morgan (then played by Michael …
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You can look at HBO’s new The Penguin series as a case of addition at work. It’s an expansion of Matt Reeves’ well-received 2022 The Batman film. It gives star Colin Farrell a larger opportunity to play the show’s criminal title character. And the prosthetics used to turn the handsome …
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