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Business Showreel Sexter Helped Young Actresses Showcase Their Skills Then Sent Unwanted Dick Pics

Ryan Kirwan ran one of the UK’s most successful showreel companies, filming scenes with hundreds of Hollywood hopefuls to professionalize their résumés. Actresses who worked with the filmmaker commented on his professionalism during shoots, his helpful direction and the quality of his work on delivery. Then he started sending nude images on WhatsApp. Deadline spoke with six women who accuse him of sending inappropriate messages; three complained to police, who are investigating.

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Theater Chains Feast On ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ As Marvel’s Latest Drives Stocks, Wall Street Optimism

A great thing happened for theater chains in the midst of dour earnings for the strike-challenged quarter ended in June – Deadpool & Wolverine. The film, which is setting multiple records, is also inflating exhibition stocks and generating nice Wall Street reviews for a sector that's been on-and-off shaky…

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Senate Passes Legislation To Protections For Kids On Social Media And Other Platforms

The Senate overwhelmingly passed a pair of bills today designed to boost privacy and other protections for children online, including restrictions on tech platforms’ targeted advertising to minors. The bills passed 91-3, a rare bipartisan show of support that reflects years of congressional hearings…

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Blasting Past $500M Global Box Office Today

After its massive and record-breaking opening weekend, Marvel/Disney's Deadpool & Wolverine is quickly on its way across the $500M global box office mark. With Monday's numbers included, the duo have slashed their way to $496.3M worldwide. When today's figures are factored in, the Shawn Levy-directed hit…

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Edgar Bronfman Jr. Still Mulling Bid For Paramount Control During Skydance “Go-Shop” Period

Veteran media exec Edgar Bronfman Jr. is continuing to explore a bid for National Amusements Inc., Paramount Global’s controlling shareholder. Paramount and Skydance in early July agreed to terms on a two-step deal that would see Skydance acquire NAI and then merge with Paramount. The deal, which…

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‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Adds Chris Redd & Pardison Fontaine To Season 4

EXCLUSIVE: Starz’s Power Book III: Raising Kanan has cast Chris Redd (Bust Down) and Grammy Award-winning rapper Pardison Fontaine (Rap Sh!t) for Season 4. Season 4 is in production in New York. The series scored an early renewal for a fifth season following the Season 3 finale in February. Power…

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‘The Morning Show’ Adds Boyd Holbrook To Season 4 Cast

Boyd Holbrook (The Bikeriders) is the latest to join the Season 4 cast of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show in a major recurring role. Holbrook will play Brodie, a popular and provocative podcaster and talk show host. He joins recently announced Season 4 additions Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Aaron…

HBO To Deliver Seth Meyers Comedy Special

Seth Meyers turned the wild story of the birth of his second child into Lobby Baby, which aired on Netflix in 2019. Given that his third child was born "as planned," the Late Night host will have had to mine some new comedy territory for his next special, which is set to air on HBO in the…

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Channing Tatum Praises Ryan Reynolds For Taking A Gamble On Gambit

“I thought I had lost Gambit forever,” actor Channing Tatum writes in an emotional message on Instagram praising Ryan Reynolds for helping rescue Tatum’s dream of playing the Marvel character. Reynolds, writes Tatum, “fought for me and Gambit. I will owe him probably forever. Cause I'm not sure how I…

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Vertical Takes North America On ‘Bad Genius,’ J.C. Lee’s English-Language Remake Of Thai Thriller

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired North American rights to Bad Genius, an English-language remake of the same-name Thai thriller, from Picturestart, Picture Perfect Federation, and Little Ray Media. Marking the directorial debut of J.C. Lee, a veteran producer whose credits include The Morning Show and Ho…

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Donald Trump Calls Olympics Opening Ceremony A “Disgrace”

Donald Trump weighed in on the controversy over the Olympics opening ceremony, which featured men in drag and a segment that some have interpreted as a satire of The Last Supper. Appearing on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle on Monday evening, Trump called the ceremony a “disgrace.” “The mocking of…

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Continues To Run Away With Cash, Breaks R-Rated B.O. Monday Record At $24M+; Marvel Pic Fired Up By $135M Promo Partner Campaign – Update

UPDATED, Tuesday AM after EXCLUSIVE: Marvel Studios/Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine per early-morning sources grossed an estimated $24.3 million yesterday in what was always the best R-rated Monday ever for a movie at the domestic box office. The Monday is also the fourth best for July after Spider-Man 2, Ba…

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3Point0 Labs Signs LatinX Production House Eclectic Media

EXCLUSIVE: Marquel Martin’s management firm, 3Point0 Labs, has signed LatinX production company Eclectic Media. Nicole Pritchett and Maria Betania Fernandez run Eclectic, which has offices in LA and Miami and is focused on stories that “transcend borders, connect cultures” and start debate…