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EXCLUSIVE: Fresh from an earnings report that saw it add 10 million subscribers during the pandemic, Netflix has just set its most financially ambitious feature film so far. Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans are set to star in The Gray Man, with AGBO’s Joe & Anthony Russo directing their first blockbuster since setting the all-time global box office record with Avengers: Endgame two years ago. The intention here is to create a new franchise with a James Bond level of scale and a budget upward of $200 million. (L-R) Anthony Russo and Joe Russo Birdie Thompson/AdMedia/MediaPunch/IPX The Russos’ AGBO is producing, and the script was written by Joe Russo, with a polish by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who scripted the Russo-directed Captain America and Aven...

Disney (DIS) entering the steaming wars last year didn’t strike panic in the heart of Netflix’s co-founder, and now as NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service officially launches, it’s déjà vu all over again for the man who first led the streaming leader. Even as Peacock pushes the number of major players in the streaming space well past 10, Netflix’s first CEO Marc Randolph told Yahoo Finance that Netflix (NFLX) will remain unshaken on its path to continue outpacing the competition. Interestingly, Peacock launched this week with a slightly different option for customers by offering a free, ad-supported tier as well as a paid subscription option. Despite that, Randolph says it won’t be enough to entice Netflix to do the same, nor will it be enough to shake things up. “If they had been f...

Executive producers of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" reportedly had no choice but to address allegations of its toxic workplace environment following Fox News' published interview with a bodyguard who documented his unsavory experience with the host. One employee still working for the production company behind DeGeneres' talk show claimed to Buzzfeed News that Thomas Majercak's exclusive interview with Fox News left execs scrambling to combat the accusations head-on after weeks of remaining silent. "A current employee told BuzzFeed News that on May 1, the same day the story about the former bodyguard was published, executive producers took the rare move of holding an all-staff meeting over Zoom to address the negative stories and low morale," the report said. ELLEN DEGENERES FACES ANOTHE...

The CW debuted “Killer Camp” on Thursday, while Fox’s “Labor of Love” picked a sperm donor The “30 Rock” gang got back together on Thursday for what was essentially a one-hour commercial for new Comcast-NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock. (The unique upfront approach also plugged NBCU linear programming.) ABC’s putt-putt golf competition “Holey Moley” outperformed the “30 Rock” reunion special, coming in as the night’s highest-rated show on the English-language broadcast networks. NBC managed to tie CBS and Fox for third place in primetime ratings, rising from its fourth-place position in the key demo last Thursday, a rank it shared with Fox and Telemundo. In terms of total viewers, NBC was third, just as it was a week ago. Also Read: 'Labor ...

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Piano men gotta piano, right? In a world gone mad, there are a few things you can count on, and Billy Joel tickling the ivories is definitely one of them. In a viral video shot last month, Joel, 71, is seen stopping to play a tune on a sidewalk keyboard in Huntington, Long Island, zipping of an impromptu version of Shelton Brooks' 1917 ragtime roll "Darktown Strutters' Ball." Wearing a black jacket and pants and sporting a motorcycle helmet, Joel opines, "Not bad, the action is good... Just needs tuning, and the finish is beat. It's a perfectly good piano." Tinkling the high end of the instrument the singer adds, "It's a shame to throw it out," before suggesting someone should donate it to St. Vincent de Paul. He also check out the pedals and the finish on the keys and again praise...

Princess Beatrice tied the knot to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a private ceremony in Windsor attended by Queen Elizabeth II and other "close family" members. Buckingham Palace confirmed the unannounced nuptials in a statement to Fox News Friday morning. "The private wedding ceremony of Princess Beatrice and Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi took place at 11 am on Friday 17th July at The Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor," a spokeswoman at Buckingham Palace said. PRINCESS BEATRICE, FIANCÉ CANCEL ENGAGEMENT PARTY AMID PRINCE ANDREW SCANDAL, REPORT SAYS This undated photo released by Buckingham Palace shows Britain's Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, in Italy. Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson announced on Thursday Sept. 25, 2019, the engagement ...

Carrie Ann Inaba was just as shocked by Tom Bergeron’s and Erin Andrew’s “Dancing With the Stars” firings as fans were. “I feel like it was just such sudden news,” the judge, 52, said during an upcoming episode of “The Talk” (via JustJared). “My heart breaks for Tom and Erin.” The “DWTS” judge also revealed she “cried when [she] heard the news, as well as, I think a lot of our fans did.” Tyra Banks is set to take over as host for Season 29 of the hit dancing competition show, which Bergeron joked was a fast replacement. “I guess I won’t be getting back my monogrammed towels,” he quipped on Twitter. Inaba also addressed Banks’ hiring, saying she wasn’t the first black host of the show; Lisa Canning served as the host during the first season. “Also, I don’t think that’s ...

Exclusive Hayden Panettiere's allegedly abusive ex-boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, is now facing serious criminal charges in California ... this, days after Hayden got an order of protection against him. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Hickerson was charged Thursday in an 8-count complaint that includes domestic violence charges, assault charges and other felony offenses. Panettiere recently reported her ex-BF to the Teton County Sheriff in Wyoming -- along with the Santa Monica police and LAPD -- for multiple incidents involving extreme domestic violence against her during their year-and-a-half relationship. The former "Nashville"...

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