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British pop star Britney Spears memoir to become Universal film written by Liz Meriwether

  • Liz Meriwether will write Universal's Britney Spears biopic.
  • Jon M. Chu directs, reuniting the Wicked creative team.
  • It adapts Spears's bestselling 2023 memoir, The Woman in Me.

Universal has hired television writer Liz Meriwether, known for New Girl and Dying for Sex, to pen its planned biopic based on Britney Spears's memoir The Woman in Me. The project reunites much of the creative team behind the Wicked films, with Jon M. Chu attached to direct…

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Ryan Seacrest skipped Swift and Kelce wedding over Disney July hosting clash

  • Seacrest RSVP'd yes to Swift and Kelce's wedding, then cancelled.
  • A Disney 4th of July hosting job caused the clash.
  • The pair wed at Madison Square Garden on 3 July.

Ryan Seacrest was one of the few notable Hollywood figures absent from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding, but not because he was left off the guest list. On his radio show On Air With Ryan Seacrest, the host revealed he had been invited and initially RSVP'd "yes",…

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‘The Cadburys’: BritBox Unveils Cast for Six-Part Drama on British Chocolate Empire

  • BritBox confirms lead cast for six-part drama The Cadburys.
  • Series adapts Deborah Cadbury's book Chocolate Wars.
  • Filming under way in Birmingham; Freddie Highmore executive produces.

BritBox has confirmed the lead cast for The Cadburys, a six-part period drama inspired by Deborah Cadbury's book Chocolate Wars, with production now under way in Birmingham. The series charts the rise of the Cadbury family and their Quaker-rooted cocoa business, positioning the story as a warm-hearted family…

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Doom developer id Software reportedly cut in half after Xbox layoffs

  • id Software reportedly lost around half its roughly 200 staff.
  • Cuts followed Microsoft's move to axe 3,200 Xbox jobs.
  • id may shift to a support role within Bethesda.

Following Microsoft's announcement that it is cutting 3,200 jobs across Xbox, the legendary studio id Software — the developer behind Doom, Wolfenstein, Quake and Rage — has reportedly seen roughly half of its workforce laid off. Multiple anonymous sources told Game Developer that over 90 of its approximately…

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Cyberpunk 2077 crossover event arrives in Apex Legends via Respawn

  • Apex Legends is getting a Cyberpunk 2077 and Edgerunners crossover event.
  • Eight Legends receive skins based on Cyberpunk characters.
  • A Mythic Alternator skin recreates the talking Skippy pistol.

Respawn Entertainment and CD Projekt Red have announced a new crossover event bringing the world of Cyberpunk 2077 and its Netflix anime spin-off Cyberpunk Edgerunners into the battle royale Apex Legends. Following previous collaborations with Final Fantasy 7 and Gundam, the event transports the game to Night City,…

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