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Donnie Yen bristles at Quentin Tarantino’s depiction of martial arts legend Bruce Lee in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” “Obviously, he was making fun of Bruce. It was cartoonish.” https://t.co/JLP6YMgu1y

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Colleen Hoover’s bestselling romance novel “It Ends With Us” is getting a film adaptation with Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni attached to star. https://t.co/E7mDJENQJ0

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Amblin Television has partnered up with Scholastic Entertainment’s media division and Marlee Matlin’s Solo One Productions to co-develop and co-produce a live-action limited series based on the memoir, “Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust.” https://t.co/NZUTTT74UX

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Warner Bros. and Legendary’s adaption of Frank Herbert’s #Dune came in second at the domestic box office with $7.6 million, pushing its domestic haul to $83.9 million. https://bit.ly/302KP1z https://t.co/nfD7PpNkFx

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One honor Denzel Washington doesn’t have yet over his 40-year career is a single nomination from the BAFTA Awards. With somewhat of a home-field advantage for tackling William Shakespeare, could he finally receive his first nom for #TheTragedyofMacbeth? https://bit.ly/3eK2Y8L

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‘Julia,’ Feminist Retelling of George Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four,’ Lands at Granta, Mariner https://variety.com/2021/film/global/1984-george-orwell-sandra-newman-julia-feminist-1235128127/

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Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote "27 Dresses," isn't sure if Kevin and Jane are still together. “I mean, there was a lot of romantic idealization — I don’t really feel like they got the chance to know each other. That was a big ass wedding. I’m concerned.” https://t.co/zlK4AAigOl

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#Outlander prequel "Blood of My Blood” will focus on the love story between Jamie Fraser’s parents. Diana Gabaldon, the author of the novel series, will serve as a consulting producer on the series. https://t.co/6dpzzi79Ln

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‘Madly Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman’ Set to Hit Shelves in October https://t.co/SKcvw0UI1O

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"It was the best of time, it was the worst of times." #You star Penn Badgley reads Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" in his Joe Goldberg voice. https://t.co/eK70dh7tpe https://t.co/izoruTrLwH