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Janelle Monáe will star as a calculated con artist in an upcoming Universal Pictures film, Variety reports. The untitled thriller pulls from the true story of Tanya Smith, the underestimated con artist who pulled off a $40 million scam. The film will be adapted from Smith’s memoir, Never Saw Me …

The producers of F9, the ninth installment of Universal’s Fast & Furious movie franchise, have been fined $1 million after a stunt performer on the film suffered “life-changing” injuries. FF9 Pictures Limited, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, pleaded guilty to breaching the U.K.’s Health and Safety at Work Act last …