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NY1 reports: His hilarious political and pop culture parodies have brought him more than 680,000 subscribers on Youtube. That’s because Randy Rainbow knows how to get a laugh. He’ll rely on those talents as grand marshal of this year’s Village Halloween Parade. “I’m a Halloween person. I’m a Halloweenie. Am I allowed to say that on NY1?” asked Rainbow. “Clearly …

Variety reports: Red light or green light? Costumes based on Netflix’s smash hit “Squid Game” have soared in popularity this Halloween — and searches for baby costumes based on the ultra-violent Korean drama are currently No. 1 on Google’s top-trending rankings. Google searches for “Squid Game Halloween costume” have spiked 450% in the U.S. the past week, according to the …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: Ice Cube has departed Sony’s upcoming comedy, Oh Hell No, in which he would’ve co-starred with Jack Black, after declining a request from producers to get vaccinated, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Sony had no comment. A personal representative for the star declined to comment. WME, his agency, declined to comment. Oh Hell No is being …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: The latest trailer for MGM’s anticipated House of Gucci movie teases even more of the dramatic saga that gave way to Maurizio Gucci’s death in 1995. With “Sweet Dreams” serving as the soundtrack, the new trailer plots how Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) made her way into the powerful family before ultimately conspiring against her former partner …

Variety reports: The Santa Fe County Sheriff said Wednesday that other live rounds may have been on the set of “Rust” last week, in addition to the one that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza. Sheriff Adan Mendoza said that investigators recovered 500 rounds of ammunition, which included a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and, possibly, live …

Deadline Hollywood reports: The Los Angeles Times is premiering the short documentary The Beauty President Tuesday, part of a new initiative that will showcase nonfiction shorts “with a West Coast perspective.” The Beauty President, directed by Whitney Skauge and executive produced by Lena Waithe and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ben Proudfoot, centers on one of the most unlikely candidates to ever to …

Deadline reports: Addressing “the recent debate around our company,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave not an inch on Monday, saying, “what we are seeing is a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to paint a false picture.” Kicking off a conference call with financial analysts after quarterly earnings, Zuckerberg addressed the elephant in the room — weeks of devastating …

Variety reports: The chandelier inside the Majestic Theatre, Broadway’s most beloved ghost light, rose again on Friday evening as “The Phantom of the Opera,” the longest running show in Broadway history, returned to its first performance since the industry’s COVID-19 shutdown and, with its soaring path above the audience, brightened the lights of Broadway to a brilliance and grandeur not …

The New York Times reports: There were at least two accidental gun discharges on the set of an Alec Baldwin movie being filmed in New Mexico days before he fatally shot the cinematographer, according to three former members of the film’s crew. The discharges occurred on Oct. 16, the former crew members said, prompting a complaint to a supervisor about …

Variety reports: Peter Scolari, who rose to stardom on the brilliant-but-canceled “Bosom Buddies” alongside Tom Hanks, died Friday morning at age 66 of cancer, after a two-year illness. His death was confirmed by his manager Ellen Lubin Sanitsky at Wright Entertainment. He won an Emmy in 2016 for his portrayal of Tad Horvath on “Girls,” the father of Hannah (Lena …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Broadway actor Chad Kimball has filed a lawsuit against the producers of Come From Away, claiming he wasn’t rehired for the show’s post-pandemic return to the stage after he spoke out against Covid restrictions on religious services. Kimball, an original Broadway cast member of the musical when it opened in 2017, alleges in the suit that the …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: In the temporal wormhole that is pandemic life, the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of the eventually-twice-impeached 45th president of the United States feels like it was 20 years ago. And it also feels like it was yesterday. Along those same lines, viewers of Jamie Roberts’ new HBO documentary, Four Hours at the …

The New York Daily News reports: The platinum-selling hip-hop artist some thought was a one-hit wonder has scored another number one hit. Lil Nas X is atop the Billboard Hot 100 for the third time with his newest single “Industry Baby” (featuring Jack Harlow). “Industry Baby” follows 2019′s genre-defying, history-making “Old Town Road” and the queer-themed “Montero (Call Me By …

Deadline Hollywood reports: The 1981 Mel Brooks film History of the World, Part I was never meant to have a sequel, but Deadline has confirmed Brooks’ high jinks across history will continue as part of an eight-episode variety series at Hulu. The writers room for History of the World, Part II will begin this month, and production will commence in …

Variety reports: “Invincible: The Musical,” a Broadway-targeted show from rockers Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo based on “Romeo and Juliet,” will have an invite-only industry presentation at the Bourbon Room in Los Angeles Nov. 10-12. Named for Benatar’s famous 1985 single, “Invincible” features music from both Benatar and Neil Giraldo, with book by Bradley Bredeweg, direction by Scott Schwartz, choreography …

Deadline Hollywood reports: There’s something interesting here with the over performance of Universal’s Halloween Kills: the pic, while well ahead of its mid $30Ms-$40M projection, is arguably the highest opening we’ve seen during the pandemic for a theatrical-day-and-date, non-transactional title with $50.16M. Halloween Kills’ big opening here is also a testament to Universal’s marketing machine to open the title. The …

Deadline Hollywood reports: British singer-songwriter Adele has returned in style, setting a new Spotify single-day record for streams on her forthcoming album’s first single, “Easy On Me.” The record was set less than 24 hours after the single’s release. It’s part of her new album, 30, which comes out Nov. 19. Music streamer Spotify certified the record Friday on Twitter, …

Variety reports: Jamie Lee Curtis dressed as her mother Janet Leigh from the horror classic “Psycho” at the costume party premiere of “Halloween Kills” on Tuesday night at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Curtis commanded attention when she hit the black arrivals carpet in a blonde wig and blue dress while carrying a bloody shower curtain. “It’s the ultimate …

The New York Daily News reports: There’s much more to this James Bond actor than meets the golden eye. Daniel Craig, currently starring in his fifth and final James Bond film “No Time to Die,” revealed that he likes to go to gay bars. “I’ve been going to gay bars for as long as I can remember,” the English heartthrob  …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Squid Game drew 111 million viewers in its first month on the platform, per internal Netflix estimates, becoming the biggest launch in the streaming giant’s history. That tally through the first 28 days shatters the previous mark set by Bridgerton, which was seen by 82 million households after its debut last Christmas. Netflix counts any sampling of …