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Quinta Brunson and ABC have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over their show Abbott Elementary, which just received seven Primetime Emmy Awards nominations. According to reports, Christine Davis alleged that the premise of Abbott Elementary was taken from her own show, This School Year, without her consent. Abbott Elementary and This School Year are supposedly “striking and substantially similar,” with the former’s “look and feel of the inner-city school, the mockumentary style, unique plot synopsis, set design and unique characters” pulled from the plaintiff’s original script that was penned in 2018 and copyrighted in 2020 — a year before the ABC show debuted in December 2021. She also added that both her and Abbott Elementary’s scripts include young teacher characters whose...

Daniel Kaluuya has provided an update for his live-action Barney film, which was first announced in 2019. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the NOPE star opened up about his new production arm 59% and confirmed that the Barney project — one of the first titles announced and will supposedly have a darker tone — is still in the early stages of development as the script is receiving rewrites. He and writer Gerrick Kennedy began to have a conversation about how they grew up in a world that was not in the same loving spirit as the purple dinosaur’s “I love you, you love me / We’re a happy family.” “My last number of films have been so aligned to kind of what I stand for as a man,” Kaluuya shared. “But there are a whole lot of things that I do as a man. I love kids’ films. How d...

Despite announcing a hiatus from acting back in April, Spider-Man: No Way Home star Andrew Garfield is now confirmed for the limited series Hot Air, portraying Virgin Group founder Richard Branson. According to a new report from Deadline, the British actor will be joining the streaming series that follows the business mogul’s rise to wealth through the creation of Virgin Airways. The story is based on the book Dirty Tricks by the award-winning investigative journalist Martyn Gregory and Deadpool 2‘s David Leitch will be directing alongside writer Jon Croker, whose previous works include Paddington 2. Founded in 1984 with just one leased airplane, Branson soon became a threat to British Airways by 1990, making his way to obtain landing slots at London Heathrow Airpo...

A new poster for Captain America 4 will reportedly be shown at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2022. A cropped image of the poster was shared on reddit, which partly shows Anthony Mackie‘s Sam Wilson in his new Captain America suit (complete with the shield, of course) and Emily VanCamp’s Sharon Carter sporting a white zip-up costume that many argued were similar to Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow’s, who was previously portrayed by Scarlett Johansson. The authenticity of this poster has not been verified by Disney or Marvel Studios, so fans will have to wait and see if more information about Captain America 4 will be shared at this week’s SDCC. It was recently announced that Julius Onah of The Cloverfield Paradox will be directing Captain America 4 — the first film to fully feature Sam Wilson...

The per episode salaries of the Stranger Things cast members have been revealed, showcasing their pay raise and the highest-earning cast member. Winona Ryder and David Harbour, who play Joyce Byers and Jim Hopper, are the top earners as they were paid $350,000 USD per episode for the third season, with Ryder’s pay increasing from $100,000 USD during the first season and Harbour’s from $80,000 USD. Coming in at second place is Millie Bobby Brown/Eleven, who received the highest pay raise as she moved up to approximately $300,000 USD per episode in season three from $20,000 USD in season one. Meanwhile, Finn Wolfhard/Mike, Gaten Matarazzo/Dustin, Caleb McLaughlin/Lucas and Noah Schnapp/Will were all paid $250,000 per episode in season three after being paid $20,000 USD per episode in season ...

After receiving a series of stills back in May, we now have a first poster for Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. Coming after the original copyright of Winnie the Pooh along with other works entered public domain, the live-action horror film is set to be a gore-filled retelling of the classic story. The first official poster is framed by the tagline, “THIS AIN’T NO BEDTIME STORY,” and shows a menacing-looking Pooh Bear dressed in a red top and holding a blood-stained axe in front of the moon. Underneath is Piglet brandishing a knife standing above a corpse in a forest. The poster sets up the thrilling atmosphere of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey which is set to be a familiar story with unique bloody adult elements. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is a co-production between Jagged Edge P...

In honor of the 60th anniversary of Spider-Man‘s comic book debut, Marvel is set to commemorate the iconic character with its newest “Beyond Amazing” initiative that features global marketing, special consumer products and immersive experiences. The wall-crawling icon has made an appearance in a plethora of motion pictures, comics, video games, toys and more, and it’s only right that the media franchise celebrates his profound impact on the globe. “Very few characters have touched the lives of fans around the world the way that Spider-Man has over the past 60 years,” says Paul Gitter, SVP, Marvel Consumer Products. “We’re thrilled to be collaborating with best-in-class brands on unique Spider-Man offerings that continue to expand Marvel’s leadership in the lifestyle space.” On the product ...

The Weeknd is currently on the road for the first leg of his “After Hours Til Dawn” stadium tour, and in the midst of all of his concert buzz, he’s taking the time to shed light on his newest acting venture. THE IDOL — a new drama series that will be available to watch on HBO MAX — stars the Canadian pop artist and Lily-Rose Depp and has just released its first official trailer. This newest initiative has been co-created, written and executive-produced by Sam Levinson — the maker of Euphoria — The Weeknd, and Reza Fahim. In November of last year, the show’s director Amy Seimetz stated that, “THE IDOL, set against the backdrop of the music industry, centers on a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult, who develops a complicated relationship with an up-and-coming pop idol.” The wild ...

On top of learning that Netflix‘s live-action version of Yu Yu Hakusho will be released in December 2023, fans of the anime series can now get a look at who will be playing the main protagonist, Yusuke Urameshi. The rumors of Dish’s TAKUMI — Takumi Kitamura — playing the role have just been confirmed, and the first official movie poster has also been revealed. Kitamura told IGN, “The original work is a universal and unique masterpiece and a reason why Japan is so proud of its strong manga and anime culture. I am happy to share the masterpiece of Yu Yu Hakusho with the world and I hope we can create something people everywhere will enjoy.” While one poster gives fans a look at Kitamura in the spirit detective’s signature green uniform, the other poster points to all four members of Team Ura...

Marvel has now been criticized by a group of VFX artists who have formerly worked for the studio over its poor working conditions and underpayment of staff. The flow of comments was kicked off by Reddit user Independent-Ad419, who started a thread titled “I am quite frankly sick and tired of working on Marvel shows.” The post went on to claim that “Marvel has probably the worst methodology of production and VFX management out there. They can never fix the look for the show before more than half the allocated time for the show is over. The artists working on Marvel shows are definitely not paid equivalent to the amount of work they put in.” The post spurred a lot of similar reactions from other VFX artists who have also worked for Marvel. Dhruv Govil, who previously worked on Guardians...

For those who’ve binged the entirety of season four of Stranger Things, you might have noticed a development in the relationship between Will and Mike, and the former character’s actor Noah Schnapp has now confirmed that Will is indeed gay and in love with his best friend. Speaking to Variety about the show in a recent interview, Schnapp said that Will being gay was hinted at as early as the first season. “Obviously, it was hinted at in Season 1: It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends? Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing,” the actor explained. “Now it’s 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike. But before, it was a slow arc. I think it is done so beautifully, because it’s so ...

In a recent cover interview with EBONY, Martin Lawrence dismissed rumors and speculation surrounding the future of the Bad Boys franchise saying, “We got one more at least.” Following the recent incident at the Oscars, in which Lawrence’s co-star Will Smith publicly slapped Chris Rock on stage, Netflix announced that it will be canceling Bright 2 and reports have indicated that Bad Boys 4 was put on hold. After issuing an apology to his fellow nominees and Rock, Smith resigned from the Academy which later banned him from attending its events for the next decade. While Lawrence didn’t speak directly on the incident, he’s experienced rough patches and public stumbles of his own, leading him to perhaps have more room for empathy for Smith. Back in 1996, Lawrence was seen running into the midd...