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Why J.J. Abrams Is Downsizing

18+ hour, 18+ min ago  (512+ words) Why J.J. Abrams Is Downsizing'The Hollywood Reporter When J.J. Abrams" shingle Bad Robot revealed April2 that it was shuttering its L.A. office, the news hit the industry like a thunderbolt. But really, the company"s downsizing had been months in the making, foreshadowed by…...

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J.J. Abrams Scaling Down Bad Robot As He Moves to New York

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (289+ words) The shingle is leaving Los Angeles after nearly three decades of producing several hit film and TV shows, including 'Mission: Impossible' movies, 'Lost' and 'Westworld.' A new phase for Bad Robot is coming into view. The once high flying production…...

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Jon Favreau to Sit for CinemaCon Chat Ahead of ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Launch

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (169+ words) Jon Favreau to Sit for CinemaCon Chat Ahead of "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" Launch'hollywoodreporter.com Jon Favreau will soon be leaving for Las Vegas. The veteran filmmaker is confirmed to headline CinemaCon"s annual Creative Community luncheon. Set…...

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C-3PO Head From ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ Nets Whopping $1M at Propstore Auction

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (407+ words) Propstore's spring entertainment memorabilia live auction, which has garnered $6.5 million thus far, features items from "Jaws,' "Batman Begins,' "The Lord of the Rings,' "Top Gun,' "Ace Ventura' and more. Robots are really having a moment. Amid a boon in futuristic…...

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Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters Sora

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (319+ words) Disney will no longer move forward with its OpenAI investment, as the AI company exits the video generation business. In a surprise move, OpenAI will shut down its Sora AI video app, just months after it was first launched. "We're…...

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Ryan Gosling Says Harrison Ford’s “Not Like Us” After Seeing Him “House Half a Bottle of Advil as a Joke”

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (324+ words) The 'Project Hail Mary' star is detailing some stories while filming 2017's 'Blade Runner 2049' with the legendary actor. You know you're real friends when you can joke with each other, and that basically defines Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford's relationship....

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Oscars: Sigourney Weaver Channels ‘Aliens’ Character While “Protecting” Grogu From Kate Hudson

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (317+ words) The Star Wars character made his Academy Awards debut on Sunday night as part of a bit with Weaver and 'The Mandalorian' star Pedro Pascal. The worlds of Aliens and Star Wars collided at the Oscars on Sunday night. Sigourney…...

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‘BattleBots’ Gets 20-Episode Order; New Season Will Premiere on YouTube Before Hitting Broadcast (Exclusive)

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (260+ words) BattleBots is coming back. The robot-fighting series has been given a 20-episode order, which filming scheduled to begin in April in Las Vegas for a June premiere. This time around, the series will premiere first on YouTube with new'episodes debuting…...

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‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy Gives the Interview He Couldn’t During Its Release

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1328+ words) While promoting his cautionary tale about Fascism, Disney asked Gilroy to refrain from using the word. Nine months after it aired its finale, the 'Star Wars' series feels scarily prescient. On the subject of clairvoyance, Gilroy downplays such a notion…...

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Steven Soderbergh Calls Disney “Insane” for Scrapping Ben Solo Star Wars Movie

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (325+ words) The director says he wasted two-and-a-half years on 'The Hunt for Ben Solo' that Disney brass axed for a frustrating reason. Ever since Adam Driver let slip in October that Disney axed a planned Star Wars movie centering on his…...