James Bond's former casting director has discounted the current crop of actors in the running to replace Daniel Craig as 007, suggesting they're already too well known. Frankenstein's Jacob Elordi, ...

It's hard to imagine anyone else in the role today, but a major Hollywood star was originally offered the lead in the 1994 blockbuster, Forrest Gump. Tom Hanks was ultimately cast in the title role of ...

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After five seasons across nearly 10 years, “Stranger Things” reached its grand finale in 2025 as the monster-hunting, D&D-loving party took on the show’s big bad, Vecna, for one last time. Making ...

Down have announced plans for a late summer headlining tour of North America. The long-running metal supergroup, which features Pantera singer Philip Anselmo, Corrosion of Conformity guitarist Pepper ...

The Academy’s Representation and Inclusion Standards for Best Picture eligibility were announced in 2020 and put into practice in 2024, requiring films to meet two out of the four standards for ...

Director Christopher Nolan doubled down after facing backlash for casting rapper Travis Scott in the upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey. In an interview with Time published on Tuesday, May 12, the ...

Fans may want to see Rosie O’Donnell take a turn on Dancing With the Stars, but she says it’s not happening — at least not yet. The comedian, 64, shut down speculation with a hilarious Instagram post ...

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Odessa A’zion said Wednesday in a series of Instagram posts that she has dropped out of Sean Durkin’s A24 film Deep Cuts following online backlash surrounding her casting. Deep Cuts is an adaptation ...

When Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning, there was a newcomer on the list of familiar categories: achievement in casting. The nominees — Nina Gold for “Hamnet,” Jennifer Venditti for ...

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