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They are already working on a trilogy headed by Rian Johnson, image via Disney
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Star Wars to return in 2021 despite Rise of Skywalker controversy

Disney is still on schedule to release the next big series of Star Wars films in 2021, despite the fact that 'The Rise of Skywalker' was panned by fans and critics. Although the company has a number of Star Wars films in development, it is unclear which one will be coming out next year.

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Sun Mar 01 - ScreenRant
The Witcher season 2 will be released in 2021, image via Getty Images
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Kim Bodnia to play iconic Witcher character in the second season

'Killing Eve' actor Kim Bodnia has been cast as Vesemir in the Netflix Witcher show. He will play the character in the second season of the show and will act as a mentor figure to Geralt (Henry Cavil). Vesemir is a much older Witcher and is a very important character in the book series.

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Sat Feb 29 - TheWrap
Polanski cannot return to the US without being arrested, image via Getty Images
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Roman Polanski best director award sparks controversy as actresses walkout

Roman Polanski, the director of 'An Officer and A Spy', won the best director award at the French Ceaser awards, sparking a large amount of controversy. A number of actresses walked out of the venue after the award was announced and a hundred protestors gathered outside. Polanski has been living in exile in France after he pled guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1978.

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Sat Feb 29 - Variety
Season 5 of the show still has not aired, image via Netflix
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Lucifer show-runners are ready to go for another season

According to some insider information, the Lucifer showrunners have signed deals with Netflix to continue working on the show if it is renewed for a sixth season. Tom Ellis, the lead actor in the show, has not yet signed da deal to return but is currently negotiating with Warner Bros.

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Sat Feb 29 - TVLine
TikTok dance goes mainstream in Doja Cat's new music video Say So. Image via Dexerto.
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TikTok dance goes mainstream in new Doja Cat music video

A viral TikTok dance by social media star and Alabama teen Haley Sharpe has gone mainstream in the new music video for Doja Cat's song "Say So", in which Doja Cat invited Sharpe herself to perform the dance with her. The song features Doja Cat lounging in her apartment in a 70s Los Angeles vibe that ends in a discotheque dance-off between her and the repairman from her apartment.

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Fri Feb 28 - Vulture
Taylor Swift's newest music video features her shocking transformation into a man. Image via Sky News.
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Taylor Swift premiers 'The Man' music video, where she plays The Man

In her newest music video, for the song 'The Man' from the album Lover, criticizing male music industry executives, Taylor Swift underwent a shocking transformation into a man through prosthetic makeup. Swift's video also referenced Scooter Braun, the investor who bought out her back catalog and former label Big Machine Records last year, who according to Swift tried to prevent her from performing her old songs at the AMA Awards.

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Thu Feb 27 - BBC
Iconic American thriller novelist Clive Cussler dead at 88. Image via CNN.
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Iconic thriller author Clive Cussler dead at 88

Clive Cussler, an iconic American novelist who penned more than 80 adventure thrillers with 17 New York Times bestsellers, has died aged 88 due to unknown reasons. Cussler has sold upwards of 100 million books globally and amassed a fortune of 120 million USD. He was also an enthusiastic underwater explorer, with his National Underwater and Marine Agency helping authorities find more than 60 shipwreck sites.

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Thu Feb 27 - TheGuardian
Viral London Underground singer Charlotte Awbery performs 'Shallow' on Ellen. Image via Indy100.
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Viral London Underground singer Charlotte Awbery performs on Ellen

Charlotte Awbery, the 31-year-old professional singer who has been performing for 15 years, recently went viral when she performed the hit song 'Shallow' from Oscar-nominated movie A Star is Born while waiting for her underground train in London, as part of a prank video for YouTuber Kevin Freshwater. Awbery performed the song again for her appearance on the Ellen Show, with 'Shallow' re-entering the iTunes Top 40 after her performance.

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Thu Feb 27 - Standard
The creators are all already very accomplished, image via Getty Images
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Netflix makes deals with six new anime creators

Netflix has just signed new deals with six different anime and manga creators in Japan in order to add more anime to its current lineup. The creators will create new original shows for the platform although they have not revealed any details regarding these new shows as of yet. Netflix signed deals with five other creators last year.

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Thu Feb 27 - Variety
The show was initially going to go to Hulu, image via Getty Images
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Disney reportedly cancels Lizzie McGuire revival for being 'too adult'

According to some insider sources, Disney will not be moving forward with the Lizzie McGuire revival show. They fired show creator Terri Minsky after she had completed just two episodes although Hilary Duff has not removed herself from the project just yet. According to the report, Disney wanted a more family-friendly show while Minsky wanted to tell a more mature story.

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Thu Feb 27 - Variety
Culkin claims he really enjoys acting, image via Getty Images
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Home Alone actor returns to Hollywood with a new role in American Horror Story

Macaulay Culkin, a former child actor best known for his starring roles in the first two Home Alone films, has been cast in the tenth season of American Horror Story. This will be his first-ever regular TV role and marks his return to acting. He retired when he was 12 as he had already made enough money to never have to work again.

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Thu Feb 27 - DailyMail
The series will begin being released in August, image via Disney
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Disney to release a new line of Star Wars books and comics set a long time ago

Disney has announced a new series of Star Wars books and comics that will be set 200 years before the events of 'The Phantom Menace', during the golden age of the Jedi. The new line is called 'Star Wars: The High Republic' and will be set during a time period that Disney does not intend to explore in any films or TV shows.

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Wed Feb 26 - TheVerge
Davidson was one of the youngest comedians ever to be hired by SNL, image via NBC
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Pete Davidson lashes out at Saturday Night Live cast

American comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson has recently spoken out against his coworkers at SNL, claiming it is a cutthroat environment where he is constantly made fun of. He has said that he is considering leaving the show entirely due to the toxic environment. Davidson currently has a comedy special that can be streamed on Netflix.

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Wed Feb 26 - VanityFair
Steven Spielberg confessed to feeling embarrassed by daughter Mikaela's decision to enter the porn industry. Image via Sputnik News.
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Steven Spielberg confesses he is embarrassed about daughter's porn career

Following 23-year-old Mikaela Spielberg's announcement that she would be seeking a career in the adult entertainment industry and that her parents and fiancee were understanding and supportive of her decision, Steven Spielberg has confessed to feeling embarrassed and concerned for his daughter, according to a close friend who revealed the information in an interview with Page news.

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Tue Feb 25 - MercuryNews
Paul Dano will be playing the Riddler in the film, image via DC
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New leaked image from 'The Batman' shows a Riddler murder victim

A new image that was posted by an anonymous user on Reddit, who claimed it was a still from the new Batman film, shows a dead body with a bandage wrapped around its head. The bandage has some words written on it and many are speculating that this was done by the Riddler and the words are one of his signature clues for Batman.

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Tue Feb 25 - CBR
Italy has around 150 cases of the virus, image via Paramount Pictures
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'Mission Impossible 7' forced to stop filming due to Italy coronavirus outbreak

The latest Mission Impossible film has had to delay its filming schedule due to the massive coronavirus outbreak in Italy. The production team was going to spend 3 weeks filming in Italy but will now have to reschedule. The movie is set to be released in September 2021 and will star Tome Cruise.

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Tue Feb 25 - HollywoodReporter
Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein founds guilty of rape by New York jury. Image via AP.
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Harvey Weinstein found guilty in a landmark judgment

In the landmark case of the #MeToo movement, Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty by a New York jury on one count of criminal sex acts in the first degree and one count of rape in the third degree, while being acquitted for the more serious charges of rape in the first degree and predatory sexual assault.

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Mon Feb 24 - TheGuardian
Jameela Jamil fires back at Twitter critics who claim she has Munchausen's syndrome. Image via Headtopics.
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The Good Place star Jameela Jamil fires back at Twitter critics

Jameela Jamil, star of the popular NBC show The Good Place, has fired back at critics on Twitter who claimed she has Munchausen's Syndrome after Jamil opened up recently about living with the rare Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, eating disorders, inner ear disorders and cancer fears. Jamil says she has been the victim of online bullying on social media after making these revelations.

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Mon Feb 24 - Independent
The show has had 11 seasons, image via ABC
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Modern Family cast finishes filming last ever episode

Beloved sitcom 'Modern Family' is finally coming to an end after 11 very successful seasons. The cast has just finished filming the finale episode and has been sharing pictures and videos from the emotional shoot. The show started in 2009 and has won five Emmy's since its creation. The finale will air on April 8th.

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Mon Feb 24 - MSN
He also played Qui Gon Jin in the Star Wars prequels, image via Getty Images
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Liam Neeson says he is done with superhero movies

Hollywood superstar Liam Neeson, who plays the villain in 'Batman Begins' has said that he is done with superhero movies as a genre. He said that although he can appreciate the films as technical achievements, he does not want to spend months in the gym just to fit into a suit with a cape.

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Mon Feb 24 - CBR
The Douglas Foundation is one of Hollywood's oldest philanthropic organisations, image via Getty Images
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Kirk Douglas estate gives away almost all of his massive fortune to charity

Ex-Hollywood superstar Kirk Douglas, who recently passed away at the age of 103, has donated $50 million of his $61 million fortune to various charities, leaving nothing to his son. Micheal Douglas is also a famous Hollywood actor and is estimated to be worth around $300 million. Kirk Douglas has been running a charity organization since 1964.

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Mon Feb 24 - Yahoo
The Science Channel was documenting his journey to building and launching the rocket, image via AP
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Flat earth supporting daredevil dies in a homemade rocket

'Mad Mike' Hughes, a self-proclaimed explorer, and daredevil recently passed away after his homemade rocket crashed into the California desert. The parachute on the rocket was ripped off right after launch and the rocket traveled in an arc before violently crashing back into the desert. The footage of the crash is still available online.

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Mon Feb 24 - Reuters
They have already shot the ending for the film, image via Warner Bros.
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Suicide Squad 2 director claims the movie will have a large number of character deaths

Suicide Squad 2 director James Gunn has recently revealed in an interview that a large number of important characters will die over the course of the film and that fans should not get too attached. It is currently unconfirmed which DC characters will appear in the film besides Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn.

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Sun Feb 23 - CBR
This is Clooney's first directing credit since 2017, image via Disney
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George Clooney finishes filming a new Netflix movie

George Clooney has just finished filming for his new SciFi film 'The Midnight Sky'. The movie will debut on Netflix and follows a lonely arctic researcher (Clooney) who tries to prevent astronauts from returning to Earth due to a mysterious calamity. Clooney is both starring in and directing the film.

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BBC celebrity Simon Warr dies at 65 due to complications caused by cancer. Image via The Metro.
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BBC icon Simon Warr dead of cancer at 65

The iconic BBC personality and former teacher Simon Warr has succumbed to severe health complications caused by cancer. Warr played the headmaster on the Channel 4 reality show That'll Teach Em, which gave students the experience of a conventional English grammar school during the course of a summer. Warr also taught foreign languages in a secondary school.

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Sat Feb 22 - TheGuardian