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Chris Pine puts on Scottish accent for historical drama ‘Outlaw King’
LONDON (Reuters) – “Star Trek” actor Chris Pine swaps space for medieval Scotland in Netflix action drama “Outlaw King” in which he plays 14th century rebel...
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BBC America Orders Terry Pratchett’s ‘The Watch’ to Series
By Nate Nickolai LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – BBC America has given a series order to the Sir Terry Pratchett series “The Watch.” Based on Pratchett’s popular...
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What’s Leaving Netflix in November 2018
By Nate Nickolai LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The dinosaurs are facing extinction once again in Netflix’s latest streaming purge. Staring Nov. 1, the “Jurassic Park” trilogy...
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Celebrities, Studios Have Incentive to Watch Georgia Governor’s Race
By Ted Johnson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The entertainment industry’s battleground state in the pivotal Nov. 6 midterm elections just might be Georgia. Celebrities and liberal-leaning...
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Leslie Odom Jr. to Star in ABC Comedy Put Pilot With Kerry Washington Producing
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Leslie Odom Jr. is set to star in a comedy with a put pilot commitment at ABC that boasts...
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Vice Media President Andrew Creighton Resigns Months After Harassment Investigation
By Todd Spangler LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Vice Media president Andrew Creighton has left the company, coming nearly a year after it was revealed that he paid a former employee...
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Reality-Show Hosts Are Banking Some of the Biggest Bucks in Television
By Cynthia Littleton LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Some of the most eye-popping paydays in broadcast TV these days are being generated by unscripted TV show hosts....
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American Film Market Opens Amid Massive Uncertainty
By Dave McNary LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Amid massive uncertainty for the future of movies, the American Film Market opens its 39th edition Wednesday at the...
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First-Look Image From ‘The Song of Names,’ Starring Clive Owen, Tim Roth (EXCLUSIVE)
By Leo Barraclough LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Variety has been given exclusive access to the first-look image from “The Song of Names,” starring Clive Owen and...
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SoftBank Hires Ex-Time Warner Exec Gary Ginsberg as Communications Chief
By Todd Spangler LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Japan’s Group hired Gary Ginsberg, formerly Time Warner’s top marketing and communications exec and key lieutenant to Rupert Murdoch...