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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
‘Shang-Chi’ Marvel's First Asian Film Superhero Franchise; Dave Callaham Scripting, Search On For Director Of Asian Descent — EXCLUSIVE: Marvel Studios is fast-tracking Shang-Chi to be its first superhero movie tentpole franchise with an Asian protagonist.
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Edge of Seventeen’ YouTube Spinoff Casts Its Lead (Exclusive) — Isabelle Fuhrman will take on a version of the role played by Hailee Steinfeld in the feature film, while Liana Liberato will co-star. — YouTube may be pulling back on plans for scripted originals, but it is full-steam ahead on its Edge of Seventeen pilot.
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The Wrap
Lynn Hirschberg / W Magazine:
Gigi Hadid Is a Master Chef in the Family Kitchen and at Home With Zayn — Gigi Hadid is the all-American girl: polite, energetic, beautiful, and the daughter of two immigrants—a Scandinavian mother and a Middle Eastern father. She grew up in Malibu, a leggy blonde who played volleyball and rode horses.
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Perez Hilton and POPSUGAR
Niela Orr / Harper's BAZAAR:
The New American Dynasty — A matchless media pedigree and surprising commitment to vulnerability have made Jada Pinkett-Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris a veritable viral phenomenon with their mega-hit, Red Table Talk. Here, mother, daughter, and “Gam” open up about the power of intergenerational conversation.
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Bossip
Hollywood Reporter:
‘Friends’ Won't Leave Netflix Until 2020 — Updated: Netflix and producers Warner Bros. TV have extended the streaming deal for the mega-hit through 2019. — Updated: Netflix has confirmed that Friends will remain on Netflix throughout 2019, putting an end to fears the hit comedy …
Claire Valentine / PAPER:
Princess Charming: Inside Lindsay Lohan's Enduring Cult of Celebrity — Lindsay Lohan is nervous. — Six months after canceling a shoot in Greece for The New York Times on the same day it was supposed to take place, Lohan has agreed to participate in a full shoot and profile for us.
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Jane the Virgin’ Spinoff in Development at CW — “Jane the Virgin” could be sticking around the CW — sort of. — Variety has learned that the network is developing a spinoff of the critically acclaimed series with original series writer and consulting producer Valentina Garza onboard to write and executive produce the new project.
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Working Girl’ Turns 30: On-Set Romances and Secrets of the Staten Island Ferry Revealed in Juicy Oral History — Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver and more insiders tell the never-told tales behind an era-defining hit: who was almost cast, a creepy Kevin Spacey cameo and the talent of the …
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Page Six
Jim Vejvoda / IGN:
Exclusive: Bumblebee Voice Actor Revealed — The producer explains why it was necessary to finally give the Transformer his own voice. — After years of being unable to talk, Bumblebee will finally speak in his upcoming spinoff — and IGN can exclusively reveal that Dylan O'Brien …
Tessa Canaday / gofundme.com:
Trevor funeral & medical expenses — $28,331 of $25,000 goal Raised by 595 people in 1 day — Hey guys, it's me Tessa with Zoee and Mom (Becky) from Omaha, NE and we are the sisters and Mom of Trevor and daughters and wife of Bryan: — On Saturday 12/1 Trevor and his dad were driving …
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Page Six:
Chris Noth slams claims that Mr. Big would die in ‘Sex and the City 3’ — Chris Noth seems pretty happy to confirm that “Sex and the City” is a dead franchise - but is outraged by rumors his character would be killed off in a threequel movie. — The 64-year-old American actor famously played John James …
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Perez Hilton
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Milo Yiannopoulos ‘more than $2m in debt’, Australian promoters' documents show — Cache details deterioration in relationship between far right activist and his former Gold Coast-based promoters — The far right activist Milo Yiannopoulos was more than $2m in debt during 2018 …
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