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How ‘Epic Ride: The Story of Universal’s Theme Parks’ Docuseries Captures the Race to Meet Opening Day Deadline

Showrunner and director John Marks recalls the first time he set foot in Epic Universe. It was late October 2024, six months before the theme park opened to the public. “It was bewitching,” he says. That very feeling is what he wanted to capture for viewers when he was pitched to shoot Peacock’s three-part series, […]

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Missing ‘Virgin River’ Actor Stewart McLean May Have Been Murdered, Investigators Say After Uncovering Evidence

TV actor Stewart McLean has been missing for one week, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have turned the missing person’s case into a homicide investigation. On May 18, the Squamish RCMP received a missing person report after McLean had not been seen since May 15. It was announced on Thursday that the Integrated Homicide […]

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How ‘Fallout,’ ‘Chad Powers and ‘Stranger Things’ Makeup and VFX Artists Went all in on Prosthetics and Transformations

This season, makeup artists have transformed actors using everything from sublime touches to complete prosthetics. Underneath it all, no matter how many hours and prosthetic pieces, they have one common goal: to preserve the actor’s performance. For Prime Video’s “Fallout,” Walton Goggins returns as the Ghoul, a character for which prosthetic department head Jake Gerber […]

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Billy Joel Biopic ‘Billy and Me’ in the Works From Director John Ottman (EXCLUSIVE)

Editor and director John Ottman is set to direct “Billy & Me”, a feature film chronicling the formative years of Billy Joel. “Billy & Me” tells the origin story of Joel before fame, before the hits — and, significantly, before “Piano Man,” the 1973 song and album that lofted him to stardom. The film is told […]

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‘Greyhound’ DP Shelly Johnson Elected President of American Society of Cinematographers

“Greyhound” and “Jurassic Park III” DP Shelly Johnson has been elected the 50th President of the American Society of Cinematographers. The ASC board of governors has announced a new slate of officers. Johnson, who takes the reigns from incumbent President Mandy Walker, previously served as the org’s president from 2023-25. The Board also voted in Vice […]

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Lady Gaga Submits to Emmys With ‘Wednesday’ Original Song ‘The Dead Dance’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Lady Gaga’s “The Dead Dance” from Netflix’s “Wednesday” will be submitted for Emmys consideration in the outstanding music and lyrics category. The song is written and produced by Gaga and her frequent collaborators Andrew Watt and Cirkut (Henry Russell Walter). “The Dead Dance” can be heard in the second season of the Tim Burton-helmed series […]

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‘Sonic 4’ Wraps Shooting; First Look at Metal Sonic Revealed

Director Jeff Fowler has wrapped filming on “Sonic the Hedgehog 4.”  Fowler, who directed all three “Sonic” films, shared the news via X. He wrote, “On behalf of this amazing cast/crew, we have filmed the BEST Sonic Movie yet and can’t wait to share.” He also shared a photo of himself in the director’s chair […]

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‘The Batman: Part 2′: Matt Reeves Confirms Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Charles Dance and More Cast Additions

‘The Batman: Part 2″ director Matt Reeves has been rolling out posts on X introducing a number of additions confirmed to be joining Robert Pattinson in the cast of the upcoming sequel. Among the now-confirmed new faces, Reeves announced that Scarlett Johansson has joined the film, posting a photo of her in the 2013 film “Under […]

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