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Apple scores a historic 89 nominations across 15 programs for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, and leads as the network with the most nominations in the Outstanding Drama and Outstanding Comedy series categories, respectively, earning top program nominations for comedies Widow's Bay, Shrinking, and Margo's Got Money Troubles, alongside dramas Pluribus, Slow Horses, and Your Friends & Neighbors. Apple's breakout comedy sensation Widow's Bay leads as one of this year's most-nominated programs with 19 nominations in total, and Pluribus lands 18 nominations following its global hit freshman season, while celebrated Apple Original Shrinking lands 10 nominations, Slow Horses is recognized with nine, and Margo's Got Money Troubles scores eight in total...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it would be launching what it calls the Academy Marquee Theater List, in which a committee of Academy members will vote on the 50 best movie theaters in the world. The list will be an annual recognition of the 25 best U.S. theaters and 25 best international theaters, voted on by a committee of Academy members across all branches and then approved by the Academy's Board of Governors. The Marquee Theater List is in honor of the Academy's upcoming 100th anniversary, kicking off next year. Theaters need to be brick-and-mortar theaters that operate year-round and can be located anywhere in the world. Theaters may show first-run films or repertory screenings, and AMPAS is asking theaters to submit applications for consideration (for a fee) based on the following criteria: community engagement, visual and audio presentation, programming. diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, historic significance and preservation, theater design, lighting, and conditions; concessions. An individual with knowledge of the program clarified that any Academy member with a vested interest in theaters is ineligible to serve on the selection committee. A maximum of 10 theaters operated by the same theater chain or owner may be submitted in a single submission cycle.The application is available now, with a deadline of Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 5 p.m. PT...

The live-action "Naruto" movie is launching a worldwide casting search to find its three leading actors. The adaptation of Masashi Kishimoto's classic manga is backed by Lionsgate. The casting search will fill the roles of Team 7: Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura. Additional casting for supporting roles will follow. Destin Daniel Cretton, the filmmaker behind Marvel's "Shang-Chi" and the upcoming "Spider-Man: Brand New Day, is writing and directing the project. "Kishimoto-sensei's stories have inspired generations of fans around the world, and it's an honor to bring his world and characters to the big screen in live action for the very first time," Cretton said in a statement. "I'm thrilled to kick off this worldwide casting search for our Team 7 and to bring the incredible universe of 'Naruto' to life!"...

All five of the "Hunger Games" films will be returning to theaters Sept. 3-7 ahead of the upcoming release of "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping." Each of the movies will feature an exclusive sneak peak of the newest addition to the franchise, which will premiere on Nov. 20. 'Sunrise on the Reaping' is the most highly anticipated 'Hunger Games' film yet, and to get ready, we're proud to partner with Fathom to give audiences the opportunity to experience all five original films together in theaters," said Kevin Grayson, the president of Worldwide Distribution for the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. "The Hunger Games" will play in theaters on Sept. 3, followed by "Catching Fire" on Sept. 4, "Mockingjay — Part 1" on Sept. 5, "Mockingjay — Part 2" on Sept. 6 and "The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" on Sept. 7. The films are returning to theaters from Lionsgate and Fathom Entertainment, and tickets are on sale now...

The new movie Minions & Monsters has re-opened a few questions regarding the origins of the iconic animated species. Among the biggest mysteries are whether Minions can die, if there are any female Minions, or how they reproduce. And, in a new interview with The Guardian, Coffin answers all of the above. According to Coffin, Minions are immortal. Rather than aging and eventually dying like humans, they simply continue to live on. That explanation fits with what audiences have seen throughout the films, where the same characters have appeared in multiple time periods without showing any signs of growing older...

Steven Spielberg is officially adapting one of the biggest online horror franchises ever made. The filmmaker is now attached to a movie adaptation of a major horror web series, with new details emerging about the forthcoming movie. Horror movies from YouTubers and originating from YouTube projects have become more normalized in recent years, from the Philippou brothers' supernatural horror movies Talk to Me and Bring Her Back, to the recent Obsession, written and directed by Curry Barker. One such movie is Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons and set in the same universe as his analog horror web series, boasting critical praise and $331 million at the box office as of writing. Now, Deadline reports that Spielberg will serve as a producer for a movie adaptation of The Mandela Catalogue, one of the biggest horror web series ever made. Spielberg will produce through his production company, Amblin Entertainment, alongside Scott Stuber for United Artists, as well as Amazon MGM Studios. The upcoming movie will be directed by series creator Alex Kister from a screenplay co-written by Tyler Clifton. The announcement comes following a bidding war for the series' movie rights between 11 different studios...

Spider-Man. Jurassic Park. Despicable Me. Moviegoers heading to air-conditioned theaters during the Fourth of July holiday can rely on seeing one of those Sony, Universal or Illumination franchises on the marquee over the past 25 years. And count on Despicable spinoff Minions & Monsters to put up big numbers for 5-day grosses this year, given the Toy Story-levels of goodwill for that series. But when zeroing in on the question of single-day grosses (i.e. receipts from the July 4 day itself) there's a leader that happens to be none of the above. It's also a title that launched a big-screen franchise that keeps rumbling on in theaters. Fittingly for the holiday, it's also a Michael Bay movie. Paramount and Hasbro's Transformers (2007), starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, still leads the way among top-grossing titles on the July 4 holiday with $29 million for the day, not adjusted for inflation...

CAA released a statement Wednesday night calling out the privacy risks of Meta's new AI model Muse Image, which gives users the ability to create an AI photo of someone just by plugging in their public Instagram handle. The AI model operates on an opt-out policy, meaning users have to manually block access if they don't want others to "remix" their Instagram feeds using Muse Image. Private accounts and users below the age of 18 are automatically opted out. CAA, which boasts a client list of megastars like Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Zendaya and Meryl Streep, identified the obvious copyright risks in such a policy and called for Meta to change Muse Image so users are automatically opted out, and can then grant access to Muse if they wish...