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Alec Baldwin has been charged for a second time in the fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust. In 2021, Baldwin was rehearsing with a prop revolver when a live round was discharged, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.In January 2023, it was announced that Baldwin and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, would each be charged with involuntary manslaughter. The actor pleaded not guilty and in April, the charges against him were dropped. Gutierrez-Reed also pled not guilty and will be heading to trial in February. The film’s first assistant director Dave Halls pled guilty to a misdemeanor for failing to ensure safety on set.As for Baldwin, a new prosecution team working on the case brought it before a grand jury in New Mexico on Friday. The jury moved to indict Baldwin – for a ...

Crunchyroll and Aniplex have announced dates for the global theatrical release of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-.The anime will kick off with an hour-long first episode, which will be available to stream and view in select theaters worldwide. From February 21 - 22, the special episode will be available to watch in theaters across several European, South American and Australian regions. Its North American theatrical release is scheduled for February 23, which will be in tandem with regions such as the U.K., Canada and Scandinavia. The special anime episode will also be available to screen in IMAX and premium large formats at select regions and theaters.Additionally, a world tour of advance screenings has also been announced for cities such as Tokyo, New York, Berli...

Giannis Antetokounmpo has won two NBA MVP Awards and one NBA Championship. He's been selected to the All-NBA First Team five times and made seven appearances in the NBA All-Star Game. He's gone from a gangly, potential-loaded teenager who grew up in Greece to one of the greatest basketball players of all time, a 6'11 forward who vanquishes his hapless opponents with his rare combination of strength, athleticism, finess and court awareness. He's done a lot, to be sure, but he's never been to his family's homeland of Nigeria — until now, at least. A new documentary Ugo: A Homecoming Story produced in association with WhatsApp spotlights Giannis' first trip to Nigeria, alongside his mother who emigrated from Nigeria to Greece almost four decades ago. Across the course of the 31-minute film — ...

Apple TV+ has dropped off the trailer for its upcoming historical drama series, The New Look, which follows designer Christian Dior's rise to prominence — in the midst of the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris.The 10-episode series sees Emmy-winning actor Ben Mendelsohn portray Dior, who established his namesake fashion house during the tumultuous time period and began to coin the "new look," or what is now considered to be contemporary fashion. The show chronicles the famed designer's evolution, while in competition with his starry peers: Pierre Balmain (Thomas Poitevin), Cristóbal Balenciaga (Nuno Lopes) and, most notably, Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche)."As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famo...

Vince Staples is stepping into his acting era, dropping off the first official trailer for his upcoming new Netflix comedy series dubbed The Vince Staples Show. Premiering next month, the limited series sees Staples himself in the leading role – as Staples himself – accompanied by an all-star cast and production team.The dramedy follows as Staples is "thrust into adventures while navigating life as a kind of famous, kind of rich, kind of criminal (but not really) rapper," Netflix's Tudum notes. "Unfortunately, anything that can go wrong usually does." We get a glimpse of this in the trailer as the rapper reflects on his day, which involved spending time at the amusement park, a family barbecue and executing a bank robbery – as well as a run-in with Rick Ross."Lemon pepper?" Ross asks Stapl...

Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to dominate in the NBA, this year teaming up with Damian Lillard as the new duo looks to bring home another championship to Milwaukee. However, the Greek-Nigerian superstar hasn't been solely focused on his on-the-court action as he has just announced his new media company he founded with his brothers and sports media analyst Jay Williams -- Improbable Media.That's not all for Antetokounmpo as one of two documentaries on the way about his upbringing have just released. Kicking off 2024, he teamed up with WhatsApp for UGO: A Homecoming Story -- a 31-minute exploration of his Nigerian roots, celebrating family, friends and culture. The documentary just launched on YouTube today and is viewable now.In addition to this, Prime Video has just announced a feature-l...

Adam Sandler digs into his emotional side for Netflix's new film Spaceman. The upcoming sci-fi receives its official trailer and is set to premiere at the Berlin Film Festival next month. Directed by Johan Renck, who helmed the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, the film is based on Czech author Jaroslav Kalfař's 2017 novel, Spaceman of Bohemia. In the official synopsis of the film, it reads, "Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) wor...

After a short delay, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards is finally underway tonight at the the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Actor and comedian Anthony Anderson is hosting the evening's ceremony after it was postponed in September 2023 due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.This evening will see Hollywood's TV heavy hitters battling it out for the coveted award, with the likes of The Last of Us, Succession and House of the Dragon all competing in Outstanding Drama Series and some their leads vying for Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress. The Bear is also looking to win big in several of the major categories tonight, with leads Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach being a favorite in their respective categories. Steven Yeun and Ali Wong are also in the runn...

It looks like Tom Cruise is not quite done with Top Gun. Following the success of Paramount's Top Gun: Maverick, the studio is tapping co-writer Ehren Kruger for the sequel to the action blockbuster once again. With Kruger working on the script, Paramount is hoping director Joseph Kosinski will return to direct the third installment of the series. The third film is holding out to see the return of Cruise's young co-stars Miles Teller and Glen Powell. The discussions on the new script began late last year with many hurdles still left to clear. Puck News was the first to report the sequel, which comes days after Cruise announced a non-exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Top Gun: Maverick grossed almost $1.5 billion USD, making it Cruises' most popular film in his entire career. An action-star o...

The Yu Yu Hakusho live-action series made its global premiere on Netflix back on December 14. Within the first week of its release, the series garnered an impressive result of 7.7 million views. Its popularity also extended far beyond its native country, landing the series in the Top 10s in 76 countries at one point. The streaming service recently dropped a making-of video to spotlight some of the behind-the-scenes into how they brought Yu Yu Hakusho’s most challenging and viscerally provoking scenes to life through VFX.The video puts a particular focus on the scenes that revolve around the Toguro Brothers, the main villain of the show. Whether in the original manga by Yoshihiro Togashi or the ‘90s TV anime adaptation, these two characters were identifiable for their frightening presence a...