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Nicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir’: ‘I’m Not an AI-Friendly Actor’​​Variety

Nicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir’: ‘I’m Not an AI-Friendly Actor’​​Variety

Nicolas Cage is speaking out against Amazon after the company, which developed “Spider-Noir” for Prime Video, allegedly asked him to sign an AI waiver. “Amazon is a very AI-friendly company, to the tune of $50 billion invested in OpenAI,” Cage said Saturday during a panel on the Empire Stage at New York Comic Con. “I […]​ ​ 

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‘Bob’s Burgers’ Sets Holiday Hulu Special Release Date, Teases First Look at NYCC​​Variety

‘Bob’s Burgers’ Sets Holiday Hulu Special Release Date, Teases First Look at NYCC​​Variety

It’s Christmas time for the Belchers in the “Bob’s Burgers” Hulu-exclusive holiday short, “On the Fort Day of Christmas.” Creator and executive producer Loren Bouchard announced the release date for the short at the “Bob’s Burgers” New York Comic-Con panel on Saturday, also teasing a first-look at the holiday special. Premiering Dec. 7 on Hulu […]​ ​ 

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‘Rio,’ ‘Ice Age’ Director Carlos Saldanha on ‘Wonderful Homecoming’ With Ambitious Brazilian Adventure Film ‘100 Days’: ‘It Deserved a Big Cinema Treatment’​​Variety

‘Rio,’ ‘Ice Age’ Director Carlos Saldanha on ‘Wonderful Homecoming’ With Ambitious Brazilian Adventure Film ‘100 Days’: ‘It Deserved a Big Cinema Treatment’​​Variety

It might have taken pioneering explorer Amyr Klink one hundred days to cross the Atlantic, but it took Carlos Saldanha almost three thousand to bring his story to the big screen. After nearly a decade working on the epic, the “Ice Age” and “Rio” director is finally bringing “100 Days” to audiences as the Brazilian […]​ ​ 

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Box Office: ‘Other Mommy’ Spooks Up $12.6 Million on Opening Day, ‘The Social Reckoning’ Debuts to $2.15 Million on Friday​​Variety

Box Office: ‘Other Mommy’ Spooks Up $12.6 Million on Opening Day, ‘The Social Reckoning’ Debuts to $2.15 Million on Friday​​Variety

Following major openings like “Obsession,” “Backrooms” and “Resident Evil,” the horror genre’s 2026 box office reign shows no sign of slowing. And with Halloween right around the corner, it makes sense that momentum continued Friday as the supernatural, unnerving thriller “Other Mommy” easily claimed the top spot. The Universal movie, produced by Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, generated […]​ ​ 

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Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Brad Bird Sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Composer Michael Giacchino as ‘Ray Gunn’ World Premieres in London​​Variety

Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Brad Bird Sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Composer Michael Giacchino as ‘Ray Gunn’ World Premieres in London​​Variety

The world premiere of Netflix’s animated feature “Ray Gunn” at the London Film Festival on Saturday coincided with a special day for one of its key creatives. As director Brad Bird noted in the introduction at the Royal Festival Hall, the premiere for the neo-noir sci-fi was also composer Michael Giacchino’s birthday. Bird then invited […]​ ​ 

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‘Pretty Little Liars’ Star Keegan Allen Says He Was Beaten and Robbed at Gunpoint, Posts Video After Alleged Attack​​Variety

‘Pretty Little Liars’ Star Keegan Allen Says He Was Beaten and Robbed at Gunpoint, Posts Video After Alleged Attack​​Variety

“Pretty Little Liars” actor Keegan Allen posted a video on social media saying he was attacked and robbed of his watch Thursday in a West Hollywood incident that was caught on camera. Allen posted a graphic video via his Instagram page. Covered in blood, he wrote, “West Hollywood is not safe anymore. Robbed at gunpoint […]​ ​ 

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VIFF Winner Marie Clements Unpacks Musical Doc ‘Reclaim My Skin,’ Made During a ‘Renaissance Time for Indigenous Filmmakers’​​Variety

VIFF Winner Marie Clements Unpacks Musical Doc ‘Reclaim My Skin,’ Made During a ‘Renaissance Time for Indigenous Filmmakers’​​Variety

Métis/Dene filmmaker Marie Clements brings her new three-part musical documentary series “Reclaim My Skin” to the Vancouver International Film Festival on Oct. 10, exploring how colonization has stripped Indigenous women and Two-Spirit people of their power and how they are reclaiming their voices through activism, politics and the arts. The screening will come three days […]​ ​ 

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Box Office: ‘Other Mommy’ Makes $3.6 Million in Previews​​Variety

Box Office: ‘Other Mommy’ Makes $3.6 Million in Previews​​Variety

After “Obsession” and “Backrooms” made 2026 a huge year for horror, Jessica Chastain’s “Other Mommy” is looking to continue the trend at the box office this weekend. The Universal movie, produced by Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, has made $3.6 million in previews from 2,850 domestic screens. It’s expected to open with $22 million to $28 million this […]​ ​ 

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‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Renewed for Seasons 3 and 4 at Paramount+​​Variety

‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Renewed for Seasons 3 and 4 at Paramount+​​Variety

“Avatar: Seven Havens” has been renewed for two more seasons at Paramount+, bringing the show to Seasons 3 and 4 (or Books 3 and 4 in ATLA parlance). The announcement was made onstage at the show’s New York Comic-Con panel on Friday, which also coincided with the launch day for the new series. The first […]​ ​ 

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Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2026 Include Scribes Behind ‘Being Heumann,’ ‘Clarissa’ and ‘A Different World’​​Variety

Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2026 Include Scribes Behind ‘Being Heumann,’ ‘Clarissa’ and ‘A Different World’​​Variety

The best movies and TV shows rest on one solid foundation: the script, and Variety has selected 10 of the up-and-coming scribes to celebrate in our Screenwriter to Watch class of 2026. The writers will be honored at a panel taking place at the Santa Fe Intl. Film Festival.​ ​