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Michael Jackson Biopic Shifts Focus to 1988 Rise Amid Settlement Restrictions
Antoine Fuqua’s Michael biopic, starring Jaafar Jackson, pivots from an originally planned 1993 release to spotlight the pop star’s 1988 ascent. A settlement clause bars any mention of the late artist’s child‑abuse allegations, and many Jackson relatives declined to take part, positioning the film as a rehabilitation effort.
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Matthew Rhys Teases Unique Tone of Apple TV’s ‘Widow’s Bay’: “I’ve Never Read Anything Like This”
A sea hag that sits on your face? Matthew Rhys, creator Katie Dippold and Hiro Murai talk up the comedy elements of Apple TV’s new horror thriller.
The Hollywood Reporter (THR)
Battlefield Movie Coming From Michael B. Jordan
EA's Battlefield game franchise is getting a movie adaptation from Sinners star Michael B. Jordan & Mission Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie.
Polygon (Gaming)
CinemaCon: Paramount Punts And Skydance Promises
David Ellison showed up to soothe fears and guarantee 30 movies per year from a merged WB and Paramount, with 45-day windows for every release, but little of what was teased inspired excitement.
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Inside Trump and David Ellison’s Private Party in Washington
The gathering included executives and leading journalists from CBS News, which Paramount owns, and the head of the Justice Department, which is reviewing the acquisition.
The New York Times – Business
AGON: Giulio Bertelli’s Debut Film Reframes Sport as Something Stranger and More Political
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With $12.6 million domestic (and around $31 million worldwide) heading into the weekend, even the most brutal pans declare that 'Michael' will give fans what they want while omitting what they don’t. As such, even the sharpest critical takedowns can be read as proverbial raves to those who just want what’s expected.
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The director and producer of Michael got paid millions more for the trouble of sanitizing the movie, per @tgbuckley. https://t.co/pWvvzwlzn3 https://t.co/kUaaQ4OirM