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EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has closed a life rights deal with singer/songwriter Halsey. The hope is to develop a movie loosely based on her life, which she would star in. I’m told the closest cousin to what they hope for here is a vehicle that does for her what 8 Mile did for Eminem. How did this happen? The studio…

UPDATE, with video What, or who, would it take to get Bill Murray and Fred Armisen back on Saturday Night Live? If you guessed Steve Bannon and red-hot author Michael Wolff, take a bow. Take a look at video above. In SNL‘s cold open tonight, Murray and Armisen took part in the show’s winning take-off of Morning Joe…

Sam Rockwell, riding high on his SAG-nominated turn in Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, will host NBC’s Saturday Night Live January 13. Musical guest will be Halsey. The booking was announced tonight during the show’s Kevin Hart-hosted show, the last episode before the comedy’s holiday…