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It had been reported that moving “Wonder Woman 1984” from October 2 would give “Tenet” the longer legs at the box office it needs, but the middling “Tenet” domestic opening proved that a staggered opening in the pandemic fails to create the kind of excitement that drives up grosses. Moving “Wonder Woman” from October to December might have less to do with helping “Tenet” and more to do with waiting for a time when stronger box office returns are likelier....

On Saturday, the organization’s CEO Bill Kramer announced that Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment have been named executive producers of the 95th Oscars, which will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Not only has Weiss produced the show once before, he has been directing the awards telecast for eight years and counting, netting him two Emmys for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special....

The most outspoken is rapper and internet personality Bhad Bhabie (she has more than 16 million followers on Instagram, even if your mom’s never heard of her), who rails against conformity in some rousing sitdowns, and plainly observes, “This generation? All the kids are bad.” She also bashes the widespread trend of face tattoos which, according to her, all start to look the same. She’s also candid about her own experiences with addiction....

The numbers mark a bright spot in financial performance that has been marred by the pandemic. The news coincided with the company’s first quarterly profit, $17 million, after a string of losses in 2020. It all suggests that Disney’s obsessive focus on Disney+ is working. Theatrical exhibition and linear channels like the company’s own ABC are now so-called “legacy” platforms, and run second to direct-to-consumer platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ as part of what CEO Bob Chapek referred to as a “DTC-first business model....

“It’s truly incredible that shows like ‘Saturday Night Live,’ not funny/no talent, can spend all of their time knocking the same person (me), over & over, without so much of a mention of ‘the other side.’ Like an advertisement without consequences. Same with Late Night Shows. Should Federal Election Commission and/or FCC look into this?” A new report from The Daily Beast claims Trump “went farther than simply tweeting his displeasure with the late-night comedians and SNL writers’ room,” adding, “The internal discussions that followed, between the former leader of the free world and some of his political and legal advisers, once again underscored just how much Trump wanted to use the full weight and power of the U....

“I don’t think ‘Entourage’ was this vulgar boy-fest that people like to paint it as now,” Ellin said. “When we came out, the New York Times said we were the smartest show on television! If we did reboot the show, it’s not that I would make it any more PC, but I would write it to the best of my abilities to reflect the reality of the world right now.”...

The “Bad Boys for Life” star told Ebony that the fourth installment of the franchise originally helmed by Michael Bay is still moving ahead. “We got one more at least,” Lawrence hinted. “Bay Boys” premiered in April 1995 and grossed $141 million worldwide. The film spurred two sequels, with “Bad Boys II” earning $273 million in 2003 and “Bad Boys for Life” grossing $426 million after releasing in January 2020. In the franchise, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence play detective partners and brothers Lieutenant Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, respectively....