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DC Comics fandom celebrates return of ‘Swamp Thing’ to big screen
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He looks like a giant, angry vegetable and fights tirelessly to protect his wetland home. He has made his way from comic books to film, television and vide...
Jan 31, 2023
Film academy says it will not disqualify surprise Oscar nominee Riseborough
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's motion picture academy will not revoke the unexpected best actress nomination for "To Leslie" star Andrea Riseborough, the group's chief executive ...
Jan 31, 2023
Superman, Batman and Swamp Thing to anchor DC’s revamped movie and TV slate
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stories about Batman and his assassin son, a new Superman tale and Swamp Thing are set to hit the big screen as part of an ambitious 10-ye...
Jan 31, 2023
Exclusive-Warner Bros Discovery licenses movies and TV shows to Roku, Tubi
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery Inc has reached deals with streaming services Roku Inc and Fox Corp's Tubi to license 2,000 hours of movies and TV series, as it becomes the lates...
Jan 31, 2023
Alec Baldwin, armorer to be charged over ‘Rust’ shooting
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will be charged on Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the...
Jan 31, 2023
‘Laverne & Shirley’ actress Cindy Williams dies at 75, AP reports
(Reuters) - Cindy Williams, who played Shirley alongside Penny Marshall's Laverne in "Laverne & Shirley," one of the most popular U.S. TV shows of the 1970s and 1980s, has died at 75, the AP reported ...
Jan 30, 2023
Michael Jackson’s nephew to play ‘King of Pop’ in biopic
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The late pop singer Michael Jackson will be portrayed by his 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in the biographical movie "Michael," the Lionsgate studio ...
Jan 30, 2023
In UK lawsuit, Hollywood star Eva Green says making ‘B movie’ would kill career
(Please note strong language in paragraphs 7 and 9) By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Eva Green, who is suing financiers for her fee for a failed film in which she was to star, to...
Jan 30, 2023
Film academy reviewing Oscar campaigns after surprise nomination
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's film academy said on Friday it was reviewing this year's campaigns for Oscar nominations, a day after a media report raised questions about the sur...
Jan 27, 2023
Auckland, New Zealand starts clean-up after torrential rains, flash floods
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Authorities in New Zealand's biggest city Auckland began mopping up on Saturday, a day after torrential rains brought flooding and evacuations, shutting airports and forcing organis...
Jan 27, 2023
