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    See First Photo of Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn (EXCLUSIVE)

    There’s a new queen in town. Variety can reveal the first look of “Queen & Slim” actor Jodie Turner-Smith as Tudor queen Anne Boleyn — the most notorious of Henry VIII’s wives, best known for her untimely demise by execution — in three-part psychological thriller “Anne Boleyn” for ViacomCBS-backed U.K. broadcaster Channel 5. The show […]

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    K-Pop Star Sowon’s Management Apologizes for Her Nazi Mannequin Photos

    K-pop star Sowon’s management team apologized on Monday for photos featuring the popular GFriend girl group member posing lovingly with a mannequin dressed as a Nazi soldier. Sowon, 25, had posted the images of herself snuggling up to the Nazi-costumed dummy to her Instagram, where they quickly came under fire. One shows her closing her […]

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    Keira Knightley Reveals Discomfort of Male Gaze: ‘I’d Just Rather Not Stand in Front of a Group of Men Naked’

    Oscar-nominated actor Keira Knightley (“The Imitation Game”) has revealed her discomfort in falling under the “male gaze” while filming intimate scenes. In conversation with “The Farewell” filmmaker Lulu Wang and writer-producer Diane Solway on the Chanel Connects podcast, Knightley said her decision to add a no nudity clause to her contract since becoming a mother […]

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    Asia Argento Accuses ‘Fast And The Furious’ Director Rob Cohen of Sexual Assault

    Asia Argento is making fresh accusations of sexual abuse against “The Fast and the Furious” director Rob Cohen. The Italian actor and director — who has been one of the most outspoken voices against sexual harassment in the entertainment industry and is an early accuser of disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein — on Sunday confirmed to […]

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    Kenneth Branagh to Play U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Michael Winterbottom Drama for Sky

    Kenneth Branagh will play U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a new Sky TV series detailing Britain’s muddled response to the COVID-19 crisis. The five-part drama will be directed and written by “The Trip” helmer Michael Winterbottom. Entitled “This Sceptred Isle,” the show will be produced by Fremantle, Richard Brown’s Passenger and Winterbottom’s Revolution Films. […]

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    Netflix Producer, Yoozoo Games CEO Lin Qi Dead at 39 Amid Poisoning Probe

    Lin Qi, the billionaire CEO of Chinese video-game publisher Yoozoo set to executive produce the upcoming Netflix sci-fi series "The Three-Body Problem," died at 39 on Christmas Day Friday amidst an investigation into whether he was murdered by poison. Lin was an executive producer alongside "Game of Thrones" creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss on […]

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    ‘Black Panther’ Smashed Ceiling for Women Cinematographers, ‘Lady Cameraman’ Director Says

    Julia Swain's documentary “Lady Cameraman,” about to be shown at the EnergaCamerimage Film Festival, celebrates female cinematographers – including Rachel Morrison (pictured), Reed Morano, Mandy Walker and Natasha Braier – and their success stories, including Morrison's work on blockbuster “Black Panther.” “ 'Black Panther' smashed the ceiling in terms of women hopefully being able to […]

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