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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:
TELEVISION - From THR: Noah Hawley, creator of FX's "Fargo" talks about the recent Season 5. He also gives some info on "Alien: Earth," the FX's TV series based on the "Alien" film franchise.
BUSINESS - From Deadline: U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett, a federal judge in New York, has granted Fubo‘s request for Venu Sports, a planned sports bundle of Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery channels, be blocked on antitrust grounds. It's a temporary injunction.
NETFLIX - From Variety: Netflix has renewed Guy Ritche's series, "The Gentlemen," for a second season.
MOVIES - From Deadline: There is currently an ownership dispute over the 1985 cult horror-comedy, The Return of the Living Dead.
BUSINESS - From Deadline: Paramount Television Studios is closing amid cutbacks and layoffs at Paramount Global, which was recently "merged" Skydance.
AMAZON - From Variety: Tyler Perry‘s latest film “Divorce in the Black” not only drew strong viewership, but according to Amazon, the soapy drama has also driven more sign-ups to Prime Video in the U.S. than any Amazon MGM Studios-produced movie to-date.
TELEVISION - From Variety: The site recaps the highlights from the closing ceremonies of the Paris Olympics.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 8/9 to 8/11-2024 weekend box office is Disney/Marvel's "Deadpool & Wolverine" with an estimated take of 54.17 million dollars.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Todd Haynes' gay romance movie starring Joaquin Phoenix is completely dead after Phoenix reportedly stormed off the set two weeks ago.
From THR: Joaquin Phoenix's abrupt exit for director Todd Haynes' 1930s set gay romance may lead to legal action. However, it has already infuriated Hollywood's film producers.
OBITS:
From Deadline: Actor and television game show host, Peter Marshall, has died at the age of 98, Thursday, August 15, 2024. Marshall was best known for hosting the TV game show, "The Hollywood Squares," from 1966- to 1981. Six of his seven Daytime Emmy Awards nominations were for his work on the series, and he won four times. He was also nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for the series. Marshall was also a World War II veteran.
From Deadline: The film and television actress, Gena Rowlands, has died at the age of 94, Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Rowlands is known for her collaborations with her late husband, actor/director John Cassavetes. Two of the films they made together, "Woman Under the Influence" (1974) and "Gloria" earned Rowlands "Best Actress" Oscar nominations. She would later come to the attention of younger audiences when she starred in her son, Nick Cassavetes' film, "The Notebook." She won three Primetime Emmy Awards for her work in television movies. She received an Honorary Academy Award in 2015.
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