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The coronavirus pandemic has scuttled another major movie release — and proved a boon for AppleTV+. “Greyhound,” a World War II drama written by and starring Tom Hanks, will now premiere in 100 countries on the six-month-old streaming service and skip a traditional wide release, Deadline reports. Apple has not announced a new release date. …
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Kevin Mayer, the executive who oversaw the launch of Disney’s streaming service, is leaving the Mouse House to become the chief executive officer of popular social media app TikTok. Mayer is joining TikTok at a time of increased scrutiny over the viral video app, which is owned by Chinese conglomerate ByteDance. Popular for its short …
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Peacock on Thursday unveiled its inaugural slate of originals, which includes the anticipated follow-up to 2017’s “Psych: The Movie.” “Psych 2: Lassie Come Home” will premiere on Wednesday, July 15 — aka Peacock’s national launch day. In the sequel, “Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter (Timothy Omundson) is ambushed on the job and left for …
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The Fab Five are coming back next month and bound for Philadelphia. Netflix said today that Season 5 of its revived reality/makeover staple “Queer Eye” will premiere its 10 episodes on June 5. Check out some first-look photos above and below, along with the new key art. Again preparing to make cool cats out of …
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It’s not called Netflix and “shill.” The subscription-based streaming service reportedly saved viewers from over nine days of commercials in 2019, according to Reviews.com. The entertainment site calculated that two hours of Netflix’s ad-free viewing experience equals a deficit of 36 minutes of daily commercials that audiences would’ve been subjected to watching network TV. That …
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At the movies, a monkey in a laboratory is never a good sign. That’s not to say the films themselves aren’t watchable, but the plots sure ain’t rosy. You won’t find any “Scientists cure disease with the help of ape test subject” dramas. Usually, it’s more along the lines of “Formerly cute pet chimp destroys …
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Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is blaming the coronavirus for Quibi’s bumpy start. The short-form mobile video app, whose name is short for “quick bites,” gained 1.7 million views in its first week after an April 6 launch. But it quickly fell off the Apple Store’s 50 most downloaded free iPhone apps after and is currently …
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In the popular Netflix movie “Extraction,” actor Chris Hemsworth goes from likable Marvel god to killing machine. The action film, which the streaming giant claims has been watched by 90 million households so far, is about a mercenary named Tyler Rake (Hemsworth) who rescues the son of an Indian drug lord — and offs 183 …
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Lexi Underwood, who plays Pearl Warren on “Little Fires Everywhere,” says she almost gave up on her dream of acting before landing the role on Hulu’s hit drama. “I lost this [other TV] pilot the day before the audition and I was completely ready to get out of the business,” says Underwood, 16. “I didn’t …
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It’s time for “The Mandalorian” to meet the original “Star Wars” bounty hunter. Boba Fett, the iconic character from “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi,” will appear in Season 2 of the Disney+ series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He’ll be played by Temuera Morrison, who played Boba Fett’s father Jango Fett …
The coronavirus pandemic has scuttled another major movie release — and proved a boon for AppleTV+. “Greyhound,” a World War II drama written by and starring Tom Hanks, will now premiere in 100 countries on the six-month-old streaming service and skip a traditional wide release, Deadline reports. Apple has not announced a new release date. …
