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It’s been clear for months that David Ellison is a supporter of the idea of a federal film tax incentive, which has been gathering support in the legislature. Why wouldn’t he be? As the head of one studio and the aspiring leader of a combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery, his entertainment empire stands to benefit from the U.S. offering a stackable incentive on top of states’ individual tax credit programs. But on Monday, the same day that California attorney general Rob Bonta and 11 other state regulators filed suit to block the proposed $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, new details of…
Nansun Shi, the pioneering Hong Kong producer and executive who helped shape the territory’s cinematic golden age as the co-founder of Film Workshop and who later produced Infernal Affairs — the cult crime thriller Martin Scorsese would remake as the Oscar-winning The Departed — died Monday at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. She was 75. Film Workshop, the production house Shi launched with director Tsui Hark in 1984, said that she had been in declining health since 2022 due to complications affecting her immune system and that recurrent infections in recent months had resulted in “multiple organ dysfunction.” Shi died…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. To say Curry Barker‘s Obsession is a box office sensation would be the understatement of the year. In early June 2026, the 26-year-old filmmaker’s breakout horror crossed $200 million globally, making itFocus Features’ biggest movie of all time. Once Obsession surpassed $222 million, it officially became the top-grossing festival acquisition in history. On June 30, while continuing its successful theatrical run, Obsession was released on Prime Video and Apple TV as a premium video-on-demand (PVOD) for digital…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Maybe someday we’ll return to a time in which Americans from opposite ends of the ideological spectrum can sit down and amicably discuss their views. But today is not that day! According to TMZ, Hunter Biden and far-right podcaster Nick Fuentes “nearly came to blows” during a heated discussion this week. Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives to the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 06, 2024 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The son of former President Joe Biden recently sat down with Fuentes for what was intended to…
Cinema United and other organizations that have opposed Paramount’s attempted mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery applauded the move by 12 state attorneys general on Monday to sue to block the $111 billion deal. Cinema United, the trade organization that advocates on behalf of movie theaters across the country and internationally, took a victory lap on the challenge to a deal it vociferously opposed, arguing that small businesses across the country would suffer. “The ramifications of further movie studio consolidation will be significant and lasting, not just in Hollywood, but on Main Streets across this nation where local movie theaters serve…
Reading Time: 2 minutes We have tragic news to report from the world of theater today: Beloved Broadway actor John Grisetti — best known to national audiences for his work on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — has passed away. He was just 44 years old. The marquee for Something Rotten is seen near Times Square on May 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) News of his passing comes courtesy of an Instagram post from Grisetti’s Something Rotten! co-star Rob McClure, who revealed that the beloved actor took his own life. “It is with a shattered…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Ahead offall’s Dancing With the Stars season 35 premiere, a new spinoff is joining the franchise to determine who will become a pro dancer on the flagship series. Hosted by fan-favorite season 34 winner Robert Irwin, Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro premieres on Monday, July 13 at 8 p.m. PT/ET on ABC, which is available on any streaming service that carries said network, namely DirecTV (with a five-day free trial), Fubo (with a one-day free…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Almost exactly one month ago, Mitch McConnell was hauled onto an ambulance and hospitalized. Some of the least trustworthy voices on America claimed to have had extensive, closely timed conversations with him. Many — perhaps even most — have believed the former Senate Majority Leader to be dead. Now, McConnell’s office has put out a statement and a dubious photo, claiming that he is alive. Is it true? Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters at the Capitol Building on June 30, 2025. (Photo Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) PHTOO ONE On Sunday, July 12, McConnell’s office…
The Tom Hollands have come together for a search engine-confusing conversation about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey — and broken the internet. British actor Tom Holland, playing Telemachus in the film, joined his fellow countryman, the historian andThe Rest Is Historyco-hostTom Holland,to discuss the extraordinary scale of the adaptation, acting in Imax, and balancing the movie’s historical reality with ancient myth. The Rest Is History sit-down —which prompted a good few Spider-Man meme reactions, in reference to the actor’s upcoming MCU outing —also comes as the historian finds himself at the center of an unlikelyculture-war clash with Elon Muskover Nolan’s film.…
Real Housewives fans: The London-set version of Hayu‘s hit reality series will return to the streamer on Sept. 7. The returning Real Housewives of London cast members include Juliet Angus, Amanda Cronin, Karen Loderick-Peace, Juliet Mayhew, Panthea Parker, and Nessie Welschinger. In season two, we’re picking up in the aftermath of a fracturing off-camera dinner. The women are attempting to move forward through charity galas, Fashion Week front rows, Lunar New Year celebrations, and a luxury trip to Antigua. Angus is back in Amanda’s good books this season, having her most personal season yet. “With Gigi packing for university and…