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EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Factory has inked a worldwide multiyear distribution deal for a 10 Kenny Rogers-starring films including all five in The Gambler TV movie series. The pact includes remake rights that paves the way for a TV series reboot based on Rogers’ card-playing, adventure-seeking Brady Hawkes, who was at the…

A special celebrating the hit-filled work of country and pop music giant Kenny Rogers, who died in late March, will air on CMT. The show bows on Wednesday, April 8 at 8 PM ET/PT on CMT and will encore on MTV Live at 8:00 PM ET/PT on April 10 and again on CMT at 12:00 PM ET/PT on April 11. The tribute will feature…

It was time for “The Gambler” to fold ’em last night, as Kenny Rogers slipped gently into that good night. But the superstar singer/actor was remembered fondly by some of his costars and collaborators as news spread of his passing. Rogers, who dominated many media sectors in his 1970s-1980s heyday, even drew…

Country music star Kenny Rogers died Friday night in Sandy Springs, GA. He was 81. According to a statement posted by his family on Twitter, the singer, songwriter, actor and producer passed away at 10:25PM “peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family.” Due to the…