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Billie Lourd Remembers Carrie Fisher on 9th Anniversary of Her Death: ‘Joy Wouldn’t Be Possible Without My Mom’

8+ hour, 7+ min ago  (468+ words) The "Star Wars" icon died on Dec. 27, 2016 Carrie Fisher died December 27, 2016, after going into cardiac arrest onboard a flight. News of Fisher's death hit fans hard, but no one suffered the loss as much as her daughter, Billie Lourd. On…...

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Dana Walden Explains Disney' $1B OpenAI Bet and How It Will Protect Beloved Characters: 'Disney Magic Is Storytelling"

Dana Walden Explains Disney' $1B OpenAI Bet and How It Will Protect Beloved Characters: 'Disney Magic Is Storytelling"2+ week, 2+ day ago  (375+ words) Disney magic is storytelling, it doesn't have to be any one form," the Disney Entertainment co-chair says Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden explained more of Disney's $1 billion bet on OpenAI on Thursday, revealing how the studio plans to protect its…...

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Disney Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Google Alleging Copyright Infringement on 'Massive Scale' in Gen AI Results

Disney Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Google Alleging Copyright Infringement on 'Massive Scale' in Gen AI Results2+ week, 2+ day ago  (359+ words) The letter argues that the tech giant is leveraging its dominance to "commercially exploit and distribute" infringing images and videos Disney has sent a cease and desist letter to Google, accusing the tech giant of copyright infringement on a "massive…...

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Unions Raise Flag on Disney-OpenAI Deal's Infringement Concerns: 'Built Its Business Off Our Backs"

Unions Raise Flag on Disney-OpenAI Deal's Infringement Concerns: 'Built Its Business Off Our Backs"2+ week, 2+ day ago  (233+ words) WGA and SAG-AFTRA say they will closely monitor the conditions of the $1 billion licensing deal and plan to meet further with the studio The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA have released statements in response to The Walt Disney Company's…...

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Disney Sets Searchlight's 'Super Troopers 3' for August 2026

Disney Sets Searchlight's 'Super Troopers 3' for August 20263+ week, 1+ day ago  (219+ words) The studio also set re-releases for "Star Wars: A New Hope" and "Avengers: Endgame" and moved the next "Simpsons" movie to September 2027 Disney has set the release of Searchlight Pictures" "Super Troopers 3" for August 7, 2026, as part of a slate shuffle…...

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Claudia Black Says She Dropped Out of 'Ahsoka' Season 2 Over Disney Pay: 'It Was Very Sad for Me"

Claudia Black Says She Dropped Out of 'Ahsoka' Season 2 Over Disney Pay: 'It Was Very Sad for Me"4+ week, 1+ day ago  (156+ words) The actress explains that the studio could "not pay me what I needed to be paid as a single mother" "Star Wars: Ahsoka" actress Claudia Black said she dropped out of starring in Season 2 due to Disney not paying her…...

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Shawn Levy Reveals His 'Star Wars' Movie Will Be Scored by Composer Thomas Newman

Shawn Levy Reveals His 'Star Wars' Movie Will Be Scored by Composer Thomas Newman1+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (198+ words) The Ryan Gosling-led "Star Wars: Starfighter" is set to hit theaters on May 28, 2027 Director Shawn Levy revealed that "Star Wars: Starfighter" will be scored by "WALL-E" and "The Shawshank Redemption" composer Thomas Newman. "What John Williams sort of embraces is…...

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Jim Henson Company Collection of 'Labyrinth,' 'Fraggle Rock' and More Items Nabs $2.6 Million at Auction

Jim Henson Company Collection of 'Labyrinth,' 'Fraggle Rock' and More Items Nabs $2.6 Million at Auction1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (213+ words) The marquee item of the auction was the full-size Crystal of Truth from the series "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" The Jim Henson Company hosted its first official auction on Tuesday where it sold $2.6 million worth of items from…...

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Taran Killam Recalls Struggling to Be Chill When He Met Harrison Ford in the Wild: 'Wasn't I So Cool?!' | Video

Taran Killam Recalls Struggling to Be Chill When He Met Harrison Ford in the Wild: 'Wasn't I So Cool?!' | Video1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (376+ words) Killam's wife Cobie Smulders now works with Ford on Apple TV's "Shrinking" Taran Killam managed to play it cool when he met his wife Cobie Smulders' co-star Harrison Ford " but only just. The "SNL" alum recalled the story to Seth…...

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George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art to Open September 2026

George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art to Open September 20261+ mon, 2+ week ago  (171+ words) Co-founded by Mellody Hobson, the 11-acre museum in Los Angeles" Exposition Park features a 300,000-square-foot building with 35 galleries and a permanent collection of more than 40,000 works The post George Lucas" Museum of Narrative Art to Open September 2026 appeared first on…...