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Deadline Hollywood reports: With another big day spent gobbling up turnstile action, Universal/Amblin’s Jurassic World Rebirth has topped the century mark globally, putting $104.6M in its powerful maw through Thursday worldwide. The Thursday tally in 70 overseas markets was $22.3M, lifting the running international box office cume to $48.8M. Signs are looking good for an opening above pre-weekend projections – …

Variety reports: Legendary former CBS News anchor Dan Rather expressed disappointment Wednesday at Paramount Global‘s decision to pay $16 million to the Trump administration and settle its lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” report. “It’s a sad day for journalism,” Rather told Variety. “It’s a sad day for ’60 Minutes’ and CBS News. I hope people will read the details of …

Variety reports: Travis Kelce had some trouble behind the scenes when hosting “Saturday Night Live” in 2023. During a recent interview on the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said that the “hardest” part of hosting “SNL” was the pre-show table read because he “can’t really read that well.” “The writers’ rooms were fun because …

Playbill reports: The 2025 edition of the Broadway Cares burlesque spectacular, Broadway Bares, raised a record-breaking $2,447,967 June 22 over two shows at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Watch highlights from the evening in the video below. Entitled Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out, the Wizard of Oz-themed fundraiser followed fresh-from-Kansas Dante—played by Bradley Gibson (The Lion King)—down …

Deadline reports: Lawyers for Donald Trump and CBS–Paramount Global asked a judge to put a pause on proceedings until July 3, announcing that they were in advanced stages of settlement talks. “The Parties respectfully submit that good cause to stay all proceedings exists because the Parties are engaged in good faith, advanced, settlement negotiations,” the parties said in a filing …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Apple Original Films’ F1 has raced to a $144M global launch, including $88.4M from 78 international box office markets. The starts for the Brad Pitt-starrer are higher than projected coming into the weekend, and mark the biggest openings to date for an Apple title. In 74 out of 78 overseas markets, the Joseph Kosinski-directed Formula 1 movie …

Broadway World reports: Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller has shared a video of “One Gay More,” set to Watch the video above, featuring Seth Rudetsky on the piano. Seller hosted the event alongside Democratic senators including Tammy Baldwin and Elizabeth Warren, Love Is Love featured The participants include Tony winners John Cameron Mitchell, Lisa Kron, and Brandon Uranowitz, as well as …

Billboard Magazine reports: Pop superstar Ariana Grande fielded messages from all manner of fans and celebrities on Thursday (June 26) as the singer-actress turned 32 years old. But one of the strangest well wishes came not from a person, but a 1,400-foot-tall building. New York City’s Empire State Building shared a video celebrating the pop singer’s birthday. In the clip, …

Variety reports: Anna Wintour is stepping down as editor-in-chief of American Vogue after 37 years, Variety has confirmed. Wintour announced to staffers on Thursday that Vogue will begin the search for a new head of editorial content. She will remain Condé Nast’s chief content officer as well as global editorial director at Vogue, continuing to oversee the fashion magazine’s worldwide …

Playbill reports:   The New York production of the long-running international hit musical Wicked will host a Broadway Pride Block Party June 27 from 1–4 PM in the breezeway of the Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st Street. In the spirit of celebration and community, the afternoon will bring together Broadway fans, artists, and allies for music, giveaways, games, photo ops, and …

Deadline reports: The defense has rested in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial after delivering a very short presentation with no witnesses, Before his lawyers began their blink-and-you-miss-it case today, Combs himself told the judge in the Manhattan courtroom that he would not be taking the stand. “That is my decision, your honor,” the 55-year old Baby Boy Records founder replied …

Variety reports: Barbra Streisand hasn’t stopped working since launching her professional singing career 65 years ago in New York City. The first performer to earn EGOT status, Streisand’s legacy spans music, theater, film and television. Now 83, Streisand is releasing “The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two,” a collection of duets with Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Laufey, Hozier, Sam Smith, …

Broadway.com reports: The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), along with Tony Award-winning producers Christopher Ketner and Hunter Regian, have announced a one-night-only special concert A Chorus Line Official 50th Anniversary Celebration. The performance will be held on July 27 at 7:30PM ET at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, currently home to Hell’s Kitchen and A Chorus Line‘s Broadway home for …

Billboard Magazine reports: There’s no question that Broadway‘s Hamilton was (and still is) one of the most engrossing musicals on the Great White Way, but according to an original cast member, Madonna herself had other things to focus on. During his Thursday (June 19) appearance on Watch What Happens Live alongside singer Ciara, Anthony Ramos — who originated the roles …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Sony’s 28 Years Later is coming in with a $14M Friday, on its way to a $28M-$30M opening as expected at 3,444 theaters. The movie, given its older skew and sophisticated audience bent, was never expected to be Final Destination: Bloodlines which came in with a $20.9M first Friday/previews and a $51.6M opening. 28 Years Later‘s first …

Variety reports: Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Jet Li may soon return to global screens in digitally resurrected form. At the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival, the China Film Foundation and partners launched two major AI-driven initiatives under the Kung Fu Film Heritage Project: a large-scale effort to restore 100 classic martial arts films using artificial intelligence, and the unveiling …

Variety reports: “The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White transforms into music icon Bruce Springsteen in the first official trailer for “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” a music biopic about the Boss. Helmed by Scott Cooper, who directed Jeff Bridges to a best actor Oscar for “Crazy Heart,” his latest project takes a page from Warren Zanes’ book about Springsteen making …

Deadline reports: After nearly a week of curtailment, the curfew on one square mile in Downtown Los Angeles was lifted Tuesday. “As we continue to adapt quickly to the chaos coming out of Washington, I’m prepared to reinstate it if necessary,” wrote L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. “The safety and stability of LA remains my top priority.” The recent protests, sparked …

Variety reports: Matthew Perry‘s doctor, Salvador Plasencia, has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine to the “Friends” star, who died of an overdose in October 2023. Plasencia acknowledges in the plea agreement that he repeatedly provided ketamine without a legitimate medical purpose in the weeks leading up to Perry’s death. The agreement anticipates a prison sentence …

Variety reports: Elizabeth Berkley made a surprise appearance Saturday night at an LGBTQ Pride screening of her cult classic “Showgirls.” The movie’s showing was part of Cinespia’s 30th anniversary celebration of the film at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. “Happy Pride! I love you guys so much,” she said, eliciting applause and cheers. “You have no idea, I love …