Jaws dropped in disbelief across Hollywood when The Conjuring: Last Rites opened to a record-smashing $84 million domestically over the Sept. 5-7 weekend, instead of an expected $35 million-plus. Put another way, the New Line and Warner Bros. horror pic earned nearly as much in its North American debut, if not more, than some of the previous eight titles in the Conjuring Universe …
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Howard Stern is not retired or fired. He has not been canceled by SiriusXM or replaced by Andy Cohen. But you could have fooled the Associated Press. Michael Kay, an admitted Stern fan closed out his ESPN New York radio show Monday afternoon by expressing disappointment in the AP and others after they were duped into reporting the dubbed King …
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A legendary actor is coming out of retirement for a new movie, according to multiple reports. Michael Caine will have a role in a sequel to “The Last Witch Hunter,” Variety and Deadline have confirmed. Caine will reprise his character, Dolan, opposite Vin Diesel as an immortal witch hunter named Kaulder. The project is being fast-tracked by Lionsgate and Diesel’s …
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COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than 7 million people across the world, to date, including over 1 million people in the U.S., according to the World Health Organization. In addition to this staggering death toll, the disease has unleashed a wave of chronic illness, and at the peak of the pandemic, it triggered widespread disruptions in supply chains …
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The actor Michael Caine has again come out of retirement for one last job – in this case, Vin Diesel sequel The Last Witch Hunter 2. Caine will be reprising his role as a priest who assists the immortal warrior played by Diesel to stop the plague ravaging the planet. Caine, 92, first retired in 2009, after shooting gang crime …
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The friend who witnessed Michael Brown’s death was shot and killed Sunday morning less than a mile from where a police officer killed Brown. The Ferguson Police Department confirmed Dorian Johnson died of injuries sustained during the shooting that occurred around 8:30 a.m. Sunday on the 9600 block of Abaco Court. The location of the shooting is just 15 minutes …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Eleven years after the officer shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked waves of protest against police brutality, the friend who was with Brown when it happened has been shot dead. Dorian Johnson, 33, was the victim of a shooting at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday at a block of apartments less than a mile from …
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EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has put in motion a sequel to The Last Witch Hunter, to star Vin Diesel in a reprise of his role as Kaulder, the immortal Witch Hunter. The film is being developed along with Diesel’s One Race Films and Lionsgate, with all parties eyeing a fast path to production. While a deal has not been finalized, Michael Caine is …
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After a handful of departures and arrivals, “Saturday Night Live” has finalized its Season 51 cast, Variety has learned. Bowen Yang, Ego Nwodim and Chloe Fineman will all return to the NBC sketch comedy series alongside Kenan Thompson for his record-breaking 23rd season. Despite reports that Lorne Michaels was screen-testing new anchors for “Weekend Update,” Colin Jost and Michael Che …
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