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The Method Mumble Gets A Release Date

via The trailer and the mumble: Deadline · The official trailer: YouTube · The Gaslamp street stunt, original: Deadline · Rival coverage: Entertainment Weekly

According to Deadline, Paramount has dropped the first full trailer for "Ebenezer," the Ti West-directed Dickens adaptation starring Johnny Depp as Scrooge, in theaters November 13. The film was already promoted in person last July, when Depp appeared in full …

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Altman Waved At His Own Double

via The wave, reported: Variety · The cover story: Vanity Fair · Garfield on the dissociation: Esquire U.K. via Variety · Guadagnino on the backlash: Vulture via Variety

According to Variety, Sam Altman waved at Andrew Garfield, who plays him in "Artificial," the Luca Guadagnino film about the five-day period in 2023 when Altman was ousted from OpenAI and then rehired. The two have never spoken, and the film premieres Monday a…

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Dead Men Do Not Launch Campaigns

via The announcement: Variety · The new campaign site, live: bowie80th.com · Rival coverage: Far Out Magazine

According to Variety, the David Bowie estate has announced "Bowie80," a year-long run of events, exhibits, releases, collaborations and "experiences" marking the artist's 80th birthday, beginning in November and spanning 2027. A dedicated website is already li…

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Ruffalo Is Still Playing The Hulk

via The rally recap: Variety · The rally video: Indivisible on YouTube · The lame duck quote, expanded: AOL · The De Niro speech clip: YouTube

According to Variety, Mark Ruffalo told a "Hands Off Our Vote" rally in New York on Sunday that when the crowd chanted "You tell 'em, Hulk," he was "gonna Hulk out. You won't like me when I'm angry," and added, "They thought I was out for the count, I'm still …

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The Flat Earthers Get A Working Title

via The exclusive: Variety · The directors' Oscar-winning short: YouTube · O'Connell's Venice carpet peak: Page Six · The tuxedo, catalogued: Hollywood Reporter

According to Variety, Jack O'Connell and Odessa A'zion will star in "The End of the World as We Know It," about "a pair of star-crossed loners who meet on an epic pilgrimage to prove the earth is flat." The film is written and directed by Ross White and Tom Be…

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Disney Beat Itself Again

Thanks to the "Avengers: Endgame Encore" re-release, the 2019 Marvel film has reclaimed the all-time box office record from "Avatar," $2.9255 billion to $2.9237 billion, per Deadline. Do the math before you cheer. The Encore, a short re-release, opened at No. …

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Houser's Absurd Venture Is A Content Mill

via The podcast recap: Variety · The open-world game pitch: Polygon · Why he's avoiding the gameplay: Dexerto · The fandom's review, written early: r/Games

According to Variety, Rockstar co-founder and Grand Theft Auto head writer Dan Houser said this week that Absurd Ventures, the media company he started in 2023, is developing two untitled games and a transmedia library of comics, podcasts, books, and animation…

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Rihanna Ended It With One Word

After EJ Johnson posted that the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week started an hour late because Rihanna was running behind, the singer replied to the clip with one word: "Damn," per Page Six. For the uninitiated: EJ Johnson, 34, is the Rich Kids of Beverly Hills…

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