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David Zaslav, President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery talks to the media as he arrives at the Sun Valley Resort for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 05, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesWarner Bros. Discovery is eliminating 70 jobs at HBO Max, primarily from the division's reality, casting and acquisitions departments, according to people familiar with the matter.The job cuts, which amount to 14% of staff at the streamer, are part of a larger effort at Warner Bros. Discovery…

Over the next few years, the Star Wars library on Disney+ will be growing, thanks to a whole host of live-action shows. One of the most anticipated is a series about Ahsoka Tano, a character best known for the animated show, The Clone Wars. Ahsoka was brought into the live-action world in The Mandalorian Chapter 13, The Jedi. If you’d like to know more about this series, then keep on reading. We also have similar roundups for Andor and Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2. Ahsoka release date No official date has yet been…

Halle Bailey has spoken out about some of the negative reactions she received after she was cast in The Little Mermaid, and what she hopes her casting will mean for young viewers.The singer and actor will star as angel-voiced mermaid Ariel in the forthcoming live-action remake of the 1992 Disney film.When the news of her role was announced in 2019, many people voiced their excitement to see the Grown-ish star as the sea princess. However, there were also some who were against the concept of a Black actor portraying the…

Fidel Castro’s daughter has defended James Franco’s casting as her father despite John Leguizamo speaking out against the decision.Following news that Franco would play the Cuban leader in Alina of Cuba, the Latinx community condemned the casting as another example of excluding Latinx actors from lead Hollywood roles.Leguizamo’s comments made headlines, after he wrote on Instagram: “I don’t got a prob with Franco but he ain’t Latino!” In a follow-up video, he said: “I grew up in an era where Latin people couldn’t play…

John Leguizamo has called out the “F’d up” news that James Franco has been cast to play Fidel Castro in a forthcoming biopic.Earlier this week, Deadline reported that Franco would star as the Cuban leader in Miguel Bardem’s independent film Alina of Cuba.The film is based on the real life of Alina Fernandez (Ana Villafañe), a Cuban exile who learned aged 10 that she is Castro’s daughter. Mía Maestro has been cast as Natalia “Naty” Revuelta, a socialite he had an affair with.The news of Franco’s casting was met with…

Screenshot: Warner Bros. PicturesAlready the Joker movie has left a permanent scar on my mental psyche, but now it seems I’m destined to be heckled by this discarded laugh track of a film franchise forever. From Todd Phillips, the visionary director of The Hangover, The Hangover 2, and The Hangover 3, comes the next punchline on a resumé full of bad jokes, Joker: Folie à Deux. Lady Gaga was rumored to be joining its cast, and now it’s official. The source on that is the pop iconherself, whose social media announcement…

Lady Gaga has officially confirmed her casting in the Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux.Rumours began to circulate in June that Gaga would be cast in the movie, which is said to be a musical, alongside Joaquin Phoenix.The title is a French term pertaining to a mental health disorder that affects two or more people.Gaga confirmed her casting on Twitter on Thursday (4 August), posting a clip of her and Phoenix’s silhouettes dancing against a red backdrop. The Louis Armstrong song “Cheek to Cheek” also plays in the video.It…

Netflix movie, Blonde starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, was recently released. While few liked Ana de Armas’s acting, several fans took to social media to criticize the casting, saying that de Armas’ accent was not authentic to how Monroe’s voice sounded. However, Marilyn Monroe’s estate recently responded to the backlash and supported the actress. Despite not being associated with the film, Marilyn’s estate responded to the people criticizing Ana and have thrown their full support behind her performance. The…

One of the breakout stars of the Star Wars sequel trilogy John Boyega has addressed his potential future working for another Disney brand as rumors around his involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe continue. After making his big screen debut in the excellent and cult classic English alien invasion film Attack the Block, Boyega went on to play the much-loved character of Finn in the Star Wars galaxy. Uniting on-screen with Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac, fans have been wondering if Boyega could follow Isaac…

Marilyn Monroe’s estate has defended Ana De Armas’s casting as the Hollywood icon in Netflix’s forthcoming Blonde. Fan reactions to the trailer for the film – released on 28 July – were critical, with many complaining about Spanish-Cuban actor De Armas’s accent in the scenes shown. “Am I the only one not surprised that Ana De Armas sounds bad in the Blonde trailer?” one person wrote. “Her accent is very heavy, it was going to take a lot for her to convincingly sound like Marilyn.”Another person wrote: “I think Ana De…