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Kali Bailey Adapting L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus’ For Monarch Media
Screenwriter Kali Bailey has been hired by Monarch Media to adapt L. Frank Baum’s 1902 children’s book “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus” into a live-action feature film. The book, by the author best known for “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, imagines Santa’s origin story, tracing him from an abandoned baby raised in a…
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Riot Games ends 2XKO development after weak player retention
Riot Games has confirmed it is ending development of its fighting game 2XKO within 2026, saying the title failed to retain enough players since its early access launch to justify continued investment. In a statement, the team said “we haven’t seen enough players stick with the game,” a rare admission from the League of Legends…
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Sean Duffy’s America 250 Reality Show Draws Just 2,900 Viewers
Sean Duffy’s new six-part YouTube series, “The Great American Road Trip,” has attracted only a few thousand viewers despite months of promotion, delays and funding questions ahead of its launch on the US Department of Transportation’s official channel. The show, which follows the Transportation Secretary, his wife Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, and several of…
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Thrilljoy Reveals Terrifying Cute IT: Welcome to Derry Pennywise Figures
Toy maker Thrilljoy has unveiled a new range of vinyl figures based on HBO’s IT: Welcome to Derry, adding creepy-cute renditions of the show’s killer clowns to its blind-box PIX! collectible line. IGN was given exclusive first access to photographs of the figures, which put a stylised, wide-eyed spin on Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise and his…
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“I won’t talk about it”: the iconic 1994 movie Denzel Washington “had problems” with
Things escalated. The post “I won’t talk about it”: the iconic 1994 movie Denzel Washington “had problems” with first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Netflix Veteran Andy Weil Joins Amazon MGM Studios As Head Of Comedy
Andy Weil, Netflix’s VP Comedy and one of its longest-serving programming executives, is leaving after more than 11 years to become Head of Comedy at Amazon MGM Studios, starting on 14 September. The move is significant as it marks the first time a currently serving Netflix executive has been recruited by Amazon MGM’s Head of…
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Sonic the Hedgehog to Headline Fortnite’s ‘Override’ Season (Gaming News Roundup)
Fortnite is launching a new “Override” season featuring Sonic the Hedgehog, marking a major crossover to celebrate the character’s 35th anniversary. Players who buy the Battle Pass will be able to play as Sonic and unlock companion content, with Sega saying the collaboration gives longtime fans a fresh way to enjoy the franchise’s beloved characters.…
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Netflix’s New Gritty Spy Thriller Officially Sounds Like ‘John Wick’ in the Suburbs
Netflix has confirmed it is developing a new spy thriller series, Bannerman, co-written by Shane Black with Craig Silverstein, who will also serve as showrunner. The project marks Netflix’s first series to be jointly developed and distributed with AMC, with the show set to premiere on AMC in the US and Canada before arriving on…
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Apple Music to tag AI-generated songs this year
Apple Music has announced it will introduce “Made With AI” labels on its platform later this year, requiring record labels and distributors to tag tracks where a substantial portion of content was created using artificial intelligence. The move builds on the AI Transparency Tagging system Apple introduced in March, and reflects growing pressure across the…
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Netflix’s 3-Part Horror Series Is the Stephen King-Like Show You Probably Missed
Netflix’s *Locke & Key*, a three-season fantasy horror series based on the comic by Stephen King’s son Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez, is being highlighted as an underappreciated show that channels King’s signature style of putting young people through supernatural peril that mirrors their unresolved emotional turmoil. Though not a King adaptation itself, the series…