Month: September 2021

Disney releasing remainder of 2021 films in theaters only | TheHill – The Hill
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Disney releasing remainder of 2021 films in theaters only | TheHill – The Hill

Disney on Friday announced that it would be releasing the remainder of its 2021 films exclusively in theaters for an extended period before eventually making them available on Disney+ following the box office success of recent films despite the coronavirus pandemic.  The company’s media and entertainment division announced the move in a press release, revealing that each of its five upcoming movies will have a minimum 45-day exclusive theatrical release before being offered via streaming to subscribers.  The upcoming films include the November release of Marvel’s “Eternals,” which follows a group of immortal beings with superhuman powers, as well as the long-anticipated remake of the classic musical “West Side Story,” which is scheduled for a December premiere.  The news follow...
Kirsten Dunst reveals name of new baby with Jesse Plemons – Page Six
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Kirsten Dunst reveals name of new baby with Jesse Plemons – Page Six

Kirsten Dunst has revealed the name of her infant son four months after his birth, sharing his moniker with The New York Times shortly before leaving her Los Angeles home to attend the Venice Film Festival. Speaking of her 18-pound son, James Robert, Dunst told the publication, “This is the newest guy, the Big Kahuna. He’s an angel, but he’s a hungry angel. And a heavy angel.” Her second son with husband Jesse Plemons, James has been the “Bring It On” star’s priority since his birth, with her hubby away filming the Martin Scorsese drama “Killers of the Flower Moon,” for the last few months. This left the actress to handle mornings with the boys solo. “I’m so tired, I haven’t slept through the night in four months. I’ve developed an eye twitch, too,” Du...
Jim Gianopulos Exit At Paramount Reflects Fast-Shifting Times, Fast-Rising Fortunes Of Brian Robbins – Deadline
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Jim Gianopulos Exit At Paramount Reflects Fast-Shifting Times, Fast-Rising Fortunes Of Brian Robbins – Deadline

In November 2018, Paramount Pictures boss Jim Gianopulos revealed a major new initiative for then-parent Viacom: a multi-picture deal with Netflix. “Our priority is to expand our role as a major global content supplier,” Gianopulos said. Priorities have changed. Gianopulos is now headed toward the exits, and a rising star in the ViacomCBS executive ranks, Brian Robbins, is expected to add oversight of the studio to his growing portfolio. No one at the studio has commented publicly as yet, but the move is expected to become official in the coming days. Minted in July as CEO of Nickelodeon with global oversight, Robbins this year also gained more responsibility at Paramount+, the rebrand and expansion of CBS All Access that went live last March. That was the third big promotion f...
Unvaccinated are 5X more likely to catch delta, 11X more likely to die – Ars Technica
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Unvaccinated are 5X more likely to catch delta, 11X more likely to die – Ars Technica

Enlarge / The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters stands in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, March 14, 2020. COVID-19 vaccines are largely holding up against the hyper-transmissible delta coronavirus variant, particularly when it comes to preventing severe disease and death, according to three studies published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, fully vaccinated people are about five times less likely to become infected with delta, 10 times less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 from delta, and 11 times less likely to die from the variant, according to the studies. The fresh data lands just a day after President Biden announced sweeping vaccine mandates—the administration's most agg...
Jacksonville TikTok maker shares vaccination plea before dying of COVID-19 – WJXT News4JAX
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Jacksonville TikTok maker shares vaccination plea before dying of COVID-19 – WJXT News4JAX

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Just days before losing a battle with COVID-19, a TikTok video creator from Jacksonville made a plea for her viewers to go get vaccinated. “Don’t wait. Go get it,” Megan Blankenbiller says in the video. “Because hopefully if you get it, you won’t end up in the hospital like me.” Blankenbiller recorded the video from her hospital bed while she was on oxygen and struggling to talk. “I did not get vaccinated. I’m not anti-vax. I was just trying to do my research,” Blankenbiller says. “I was scared and I wanted me and my family to all do it at the same time.” Her sister, Cristina, said less than a week later, Blankenbiller was on a ventilator. Less than two weeks after the video was posted, Blankenbiller died. Ashley Michaelis and Blankenbiller sang together in a acapel...
Lucifer Series Finale: Tom Ellis, Lauren German Talk Deckerstar Fate – TVLine
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Lucifer Series Finale: Tom Ellis, Lauren German Talk Deckerstar Fate – TVLine

RELATED STORIES The following contains spoilers from all of Lucifer‘s sixth and final season — straight through to the closing line of dialogue.  Lucifer‘s farewell run was a Hell of an emotional one, when all was said and done. Season 6 of the twice-resurrected supernatural-tinged procedural largely hinged on the arrival of Lucifer and Chloe’s grown daughter from the future. Played by Deadpool‘s Brianna Hildebrand, Rory aka Aurora came bearing a big ol’ chip on her deadly angel wings, given that her father had been AWOL for her entire life. The video Q&A above kicks off with series stars Tom Ellis and Lauren German sharing their initial reactions to learning about the timey-wimey twist. “I was just like what?!” recalls Ellis with a laugh. “[But] as it started to...
Process server attempts to serve Prince Andrew at the Royal Lodge with legal papers for sexual abuse lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre – CNN
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Process server attempts to serve Prince Andrew at the Royal Lodge with legal papers for sexual abuse lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre – CNN

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