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SPOILER ALERT: This piece spoils The Thursday Murder Club film now streaming on Netflix. The film adaptation of Richard Osman’s best-selling The Thursday Murder Club has arrived on Netflix. Directed by Chris Columbus and produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, the film takes viewers on a twisty mystery journey helmed by the titular group — comprised of Helen Mirren’s Elizabeth, …

Edward and Bella are back with Fathom Entertainment and Lionsgate set release the five films of the Twilight saga in a nationwide movie marathon from October 29-November 2 to mark the 20th anniversary of the first book in Stephenie Meyer‘s iconic series. Screenings for the five-night engagement include new, exclusive roundtable chats for each of the films with Meyer; producers …

In what it describes as a “fiercely sought-after deal,” HBO has nabbed the rights to develop the nonfiction book The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces by investigative journalist and military veteran Seth Harp. The series will be executive produced by Harp along with Len Amato, through his company Crash&Salvage. The search for a writer/showrunner is …

A story of drug dealing and murder at the home base of special forces operatives sounds like a tailor-made logline for a series. Which it will be, after HBO won a bidding war over multiple other outlets for rights to a recently published nonfiction book. The premium outlet has landed rights to author Seth Harp’s book The Fort Bragg Cartel: …

Anthropic has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, marking a major turn in of the most significant ongoing AI copyright lawsuits in history. The move will allow Anthropic to avoid what could have been a financially devastating outcome in court. The settlement agreement is expected to be finalized on September …

Anthropic has settled a class action lawsuit with a group of US authors who accused the AI startup of copyright infringement. In a legal filing on Tuesday, Anthropic says it has negotiated a “proposed class settlement,” allowing it to skip a trial that would have determined how much the company owes for allegedly training its AI models on pirated work. …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The House Oversight Committee has deepened its probe into the federal government’s investigation of the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, issuing a subpoena to his estate for an array of documents. The GOP-led committee issued the subpoena to Epstein’s estate Monday, demanding a slew of documents that include the so-called “birthday book” – a reported collection …

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James Gunn has clarified some DCU timeline business following the premiere of Peacemaker Season 2. The first episode of Peacemaker Season 2 is now available to stream on HBO Max. While the first season served as an extension of the DCEU, which ended with 2023’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the new season exists within Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU, …

S&S Children’s Publishing You probably know of, have read, or at least have heard of the children’s picture book classic We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. But did you know that it almost was not about a family going on a bear hunt and encountering many obstacles along the way? “I thought it could be a bit like Carnival,” says …