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Toronto Fest Adds Peter Farrelly, Chris Rock, Lauren Miller Rogen World Premieres

  • TIFF 2026 adds world premieres from Chris Rock, Peter Farrelly and others
  • Star-studded Gala and Special Presentations lineups target Oscar buzz
  • Gilles Villeneuve biopic set to close this year's festival

The Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled a fresh wave of world premieres for its 2026 edition, adding star-studded titles from Chris Rock, Peter Farrelly, Lauren Miller Rogen and Courteney Cox to its Gala and Special Presentations sidebars, which showcase potential future Oscar contenders. The additions underline TIFF's…

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‘The Vampire Lestat’s Creator Answers All Our Burning Questions About the Finale

  • Season finale uses introspective long-table sequence to explore emotional themes over dramatic action
  • Creator confirms the narrative structure was planned from inception with consistent thematic elements
  • Episode hints at an incoming force that may reshape the story in Season 4

The Vampire Lestat creator Rolin Jones explains the finale's biggest twists and why there might be another title change coming for the show.

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Brandon Sanderson’s Blightful returns to the Cytoverse — read an exclusive excerpt

  • Cytoverse universe expanding with TV adaptation in early development at Tomorrow Studios
  • New novel trilogy launches September 1st, co-authored by Sanderson and Janci Patterson
  • Blightfall follows established characters facing survival crisis on hostile alien world

Co-written with Janci Patterson, Blightfall is set decades after the events of the original YA sci-fi series

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Xbox Is Dismantling Its Future To Rebuild a Past It Can Never Recapture

  • Xbox cutting 3,200 jobs in its biggest-ever restructure
  • Four studios spun off or reassigned; Arkane Lyon may follow
  • Shift away from Game Pass variety back to blockbuster franchises

Microsoft's Xbox division is undergoing what CEO Asha Sharma has called "the most significant restructure in Xbox history," with 3,200 jobs being cut, 1,600 of which have already gone. Four studios are being spun off or shut down, marking a sharp pivot away from the broad, experimentation-friendly strategy…

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The singer John Lennon said Elvis put to shame: “It always hurts and infuriates me”

  • Lennon believed Larry Williams could outshine Elvis Presley.
  • The Beatles recorded several Larry Williams songs.
  • Lennon resented Williams’s lack of wider recognition.

John Lennon praised American rock-and-roll singer Larry Williams as a performer who could outclass Elvis Presley, saying Williams’s relative obscurity still angered him. Lennon’s comments reflect the Beatles’ deep roots in 1950s rock and roll and their admiration for artists whose influence exceeded their commercial recognition. Williams was…

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The entire Assassin’s Creed series is hiding a secret pattern that’s already told me everything I need to know about AC Hexe

  • Writer claims AC games follow a hidden protagonist "pattern"
  • Predicts next AC Hexe protagonist will be a scholarly, "nerdy" type
  • Piece is opinion/speculation, not an official Ubisoft announcement

A GamesRadar opinion piece argues that the Assassin's Creed franchise has followed a consistent, largely unnoticed pattern in the type of protagonist it chooses for each instalment, and claims this pattern already reveals what kind of character players can expect in the upcoming Assassin's Creed Hexe. The writer's…

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This PS5 RPG Will Expand ‘Beyond the Game’ with an Official Anime

  • Kuro Games established internal animation studio Kuro Onroad
  • First project is Wuthering Waves: Elysium anime based on the popular RPG
  • Move reflects industry trend of game franchises expanding into animation

Chinese studio establishes animation division. Kuro Games, the Chinese studio behind the wildly popular open world RPG Wuthering Waves, has established a new animation division named Kuro Onroad. Its first project will be an expansion of its wildly popular PS5 game, an anime named Wuthering Waves: Elysium. You…

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Ayesha Curry, Matthew Daddario, Joey Graziadei and Jamie Chung to Star in Roku’s Holiday Rom-Coms

  • Roku Channel announces two original holiday romantic comedies starring Ayesha Curry, Matthew Daddario, Joey Graziadei, and Jamie Chung
  • Curry takes her first headlining film role in 'Second Chance Holiday', whilst Graziadei makes his feature film debut in 'The Holiday Spark'
  • Both films are produced by Muse Entertainment and directed by veterans of holiday cinema, scheduled for release later in 2026

Roku confirmed two new original films for its seasonal roster: ‘Second Chance Holiday’ starring Curry and Daddario, and ‘The Holiday Spark’ starring Chung opposite Graziadei in his first feature film role.

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Cast confirmed for new PBS and BBC take on The Portrait of a Lady

  • Full cast confirmed for new "Portrait of a Lady" TV adaptation
  • Nell Tiger Free leads; Arterton, Sturgess, Nighy also star
  • Airs on PBS Masterpiece (US) and BBC One/iPlayer (UK); no date set

A television adaptation of Henry James' "The Portrait of a Lady" has been confirmed with its full cast, and will air on PBS's Masterpiece strand in the US and Canada and on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK. Nell Tiger Free stars as Isabel Archer, an independent-minded…

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CLOVEN HOOF, Featuring JAG PANZER’s HARRY CONKLIN, Announces New Album ‘Never A Prophet In Your Own Land’

  • Cloven Hoof announce tenth album for 25 September 2026 release
  • Featuring Jag Panzer vocalist Harry Conklin, out via High Roller Records
  • Lead single "Iron Mask" released with lyric video

NWOBHM veterans Cloven Hoof have announced their tenth studio album, "Never A Prophet In Your Own Land", due for release on 25 September 2026 via High Roller Records. The record features vocalist Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin, also of Jag Panzer, who has now fronted the band for three…

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