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A total of five people have been arrested and charged over the death of Matthew Perry.US attorney Martin Estrada said that the five “took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction issues to enrich themselves” and are accused of procuring for and administering thousands of dollars worth of ketamine to Perry. The suspects include the late actor's live-in personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, and doctors Jasveen Sangha, dubbed "The Ketamine Queen," and Salvador Plasencia, known with the nickname "Dr. P." A doctor named Mark Chavez and a supposed acquaintance of Perry's named Erik Fleming were also charged.Iwamasa has reportedly been charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine, while Sangha and Plasencia were charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine, distribution of ketamine resulting in deat...

Sauron has made his return after being cast out by Galadriel in the new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The second season of the fantasy drama hones in on its namesake: the powerful rings of power.War in Middle-earth is brewing, as each faction readies their armies for the chaos to come. This season will focus on the Siege of Eregion, which takes place during the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before the original The Lord of the Rings series.“Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots… as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all… each other,” the show’s logline reads.Based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s franchise and developed by showr...

Brandy plays Belinda, a mother-to-be in the trailer for A24’s psychological horror, The Front Room. While anticipating her first child, Belinda bemoans her workload and the not-so-ready state of the home she shares with her husband Norman (Andrew Burnap).A surprise call from Norman’s estranged and widowed mother Solange (Kathryn Hunter) reveals that she’ll be leaving everything to the couple in her will – on the condition that she can move into their house. Far from your typical mother-in-law, Solange believes she’s possessed by the Holy Spirit, with Norman warning Belinda that she’ll treat them as her “disciples.”“She wants to replace me. She’s taking over the house,” Belinda says in one scene as Solange’s obsession with her baby continues to grow.The Front Room is based on Susan Hill’s 2...

Paramount Global will be closing the doors of its namesake TV studio. The news arrived as part of a round of layoffs that Paramount announced last week, cutting 15% of its staff, about 800 jobs across the company.The company is aiming to cut costs by about $500 million USD ahead of its planned merger with Skydance. Paramount TV president Nicole Clemens and CEO George Cheeks informed staff of the studio’s closure on Tuesday morning.“This has been a challenging and transformative time for the entire industry, and sadly, our studio is not immune,” Clemens, who will also be leaving Paramount, wrote in a memo to staffers. She went on to say that over the past decade, the studio “has weathered seemingly insurmountable obstacles through a combination of strength, determination, and unwavering com...

This October, New Yorkers will be able to experience what it’s like to compete in Squid Game’s notorious life-or-death challenges.Squid Game: The Experience is coming to the city, complete with Young-hee, the giant robotic doll that oversees Red Light, Green Light. The event is being produced by Netflix and will include both games inspired by Squid Game and brand-new challenges.Players will compete in groups of 24 in a series of games, escalating in difficulty as they progress through each round. The games will continue until a final winner of the 24 is declared. After competing, players will be able to browse a Night Market of Korean food and beverages.Netflix already held a live Squid Game-esque event in Los Angeles last year, dubbed Squid Game: The Trials.Those interested in Squid Game:...

An animated Ghostbusters series is officially in the works over at Netflix.The news arrives two years after its initial announcement, with Variety reporting that the 3D title "will be tonally in line" with the latest string of Ghostbuster films. Elliott Kalan is joining the series as a writer, and will also be executive producing alongside Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, who penned and directed Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Frozen Empire. Additional details, including a cast and plot details, are yet to be announced.This animated series will mark the third of its kind in the entirety of the franchise following The Real Ghostbusters in the mid '80s to early '90s, and Extreme Ghostbusters in 1997.The latest film in the franchise, Frozen Empire, starred Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mcken...

The Holdovers breakout star Dominic Sessa is supposedly set to lead the upcoming biopic, Tony.Deadline reports that the 21-year-old actor is attached to star as the late Anthony Bourdain, while Matt Johnson is set to direct and produce alongside Tim and Trevor White of Star Thrower Entertainment (King Richard) and Matt Miller. Lou Howe and Todd Bartels will serve as scriptwriters, and Emily Rose will executive produce. A24 is also reportedly in negotiations to acquire the title. Additional details, including a plot and release date, are yet to be confirmed.Bourdain began cooking for a number of New York City restaurants in the '80s and '90s, including the now-closed Brasserie Les Halles, before becoming a New York Times best-selling author. He began his documentarian career as the host of ...

Five years after Game of Thrones premiered its eighth and final season, Kit Harington has opened up about what many thought was a “rushed” ending to the long-running fantasy drama.Harington, who played Jon Snow, reflected on the season finale, along with the recent shelving of a GoT spinoff, in a new interview with GQ.“I think if there was any fault with the end of Thrones, is that we were all so fucking tired, we couldn't have gone on longer. And so I understand some people thought it was rushed and I might agree with them. But I’m not sure there was any alternative,” Harington said about Game of Thrones’ finale. “I look at pictures of me in that final season and I look exhausted. I look spent. I didn't have another season in me.”“Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I think there were ...

More battles are set to ensue in the second season of Rurouni Kenshin. Set to premiere in October, the run is officially called Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Kyoto Upheaval).The first season was directed by Hideyo Yamamoto, and a new director, Yuki Komada, was appointed to helm the anime's second season. Composer Hideyuki Kurata, known for his work on Made in Abyss, led the musical effort.Rurouni Kenshin is based on the manga of the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki, which originally ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump during the ‘90s. The manga was first adapted into an anime in 1996 before Liden Films offered a fresh take on the series last year.Set in 1878 during Japan’s Meiji era, Himura Kenshin is a former assassin turned rōnin, a type of wandering samurai. Kenshin, however, ...

Disney and Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine has officially crossed $1 billion USD at the global box office.The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted film has earned a worldwide total of $1.029 billion USD from $494.3 million USD in North America and $535.1 million USD abroad. This marks the second Disney title of 2024 to hit $1 billion USD following Inside Out 2 ($1.558 billion USD), and is the 31st Disney film overall and 11th in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to achieve this feat.As Variety reports, Deadpool & Wolverine is on track to dethrone Joker's $1.07 billion USD record to become the highest-grossing R-rated film in history.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast