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When it came out back in March 2024, Parish was expected to leave that indelible mark on its audiences worldwide as it played along the themes of drama set deep in the world of crime fiction thriller. Developed by Danny Brocklehurst and aired on AMC, it had that gripping plot that held the potential to capture viewers’ attention in its talons.

Set in a world of crime and horrors, the series encompassed the story of Gray Parish (played by Giancarlo Esposito), a good man but not one without a troubled past, who gives up his life of crime to become a family man. But when his son is violently murdered, old habits tend to return, sending Gray on a relentless quest with moral discretion but dangerous consequences.

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The series had some real stunners connected with it too. Starring Esposito – who’s still greatly remembered as one of the...

Hey there, fellow movie lovers! Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or stuck in the Matrix), you’ve probably noticed how artificial intelligence is taking Hollywood by storm. It’s like having a super-powered assistant that can help create mind-blowing special effects, generate scripts, and even bring back beloved actors who are no longer with us.

J.A.R.V.I.S and Robert Downey Jr. in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) | Credits: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

But here’s the thing – while AI promises to revolutionize how we make and consume entertainment, it’s also stirring up some serious concerns in Tinseltown. From actors worried about their jobs to writers questioning the future of creativity, there’s a lot at stake. Let’s dive into the top 10 threats that AI poses to Hollywood and explore some practical ways to tackle them head-on.

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Exclusive: Daveed Diggs (Nickel Boys), Mason Gooding (Scream), Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Johnny Knoxville (Jackass), and stand-up comedian and actress Margaret Cho (All That We Love) will round out the cast of I Want Your Sex, Gregg Araki’s Black Bear thriller starring Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman and Charli Xcx, which has wrapped production in Los Angeles.

Details as to the roles to be played by the quintet are under wraps. A provocative film blithely exploring desire, domination, and fantasy, I Want Your Sex asks, how far is too far? When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex,...

The dark horror comedy Carved brings laughs and scares to a story about an unlikely serial killer, and it counts on the talents of a cast with known actors and other new talents. Based on the 2018 short film of the same name by Justin Harding, who returns as co-writer and director, Carved takes viewers back to Halloween night in 1993. Set in Cedar Creek Village, a living museum in Maine, Carved follows the villages theater team and other employees who find themselves in the middle of a living nightmare when the carving contest goes horribly wrong.

An employee found a strange and abnormally big pumpkin in a field and his friend took it for the contest. What no one was expecting was for the pumpkin to come to life and start killing everyone at the contest. The survivors team up to come up with a plan to escape the village, get help,...

Exclusive: Jaquel Spivey (Mean Girls), Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding), Margaret Cho (Fire Island), Brigette Lundy-Paine (I Saw The TV Glow) and Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story) are among those set to star in Queens of the Dead, a new horror comedy directed by Tina Romero, daughter of legendary director George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead).

Co-written by Erin Judge & Tina Romero, the film pays tribute to the zombies from the elder Romero’s classic zombie films with a fresh, contemporary, and queer twist, promising to offer a genre-smashing, glam-gore thrill ride through the zombie apocalypse. The story follows an eclectic group of drag queens, club kids, and frenemies who must put aside their personal dramas and use their unique skills to combat the brain-thirsty undead when a zombie apocalypse breaks out during their drag show in Brooklyn.

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The last couple of years have really ramped up in AI capability and debate. It even became one of the biggest issues that the artists fought for when the writers and actors held union strikes when Hollywood studios started to implement more of the technology to cut certain corners. People all over social media would blow up at Disney for attempting to slip by some rather synthetic-looking extras for a basketball scene in a Disney+ movie titled Prom Pact. Even films like Civil War and Late Night with the Devil, which have been shown admiration and support from audiences for the filmmakers’ ingenuity with their creative visions, came under fire for using AI technology for producing images.

A new article from The Hollywood Reporter has admitted that “everyone in Hollywood uses AI, but they are scared to admit it.” Naturally, no matter how big or how small the usage is,...

“X-Men ’97” took fans back to the golden days when they used to watch X-Men fight for a world that feared them. It, however, isn’t just a nostalgic trip down memory lane, it’s a full-fledged revival that picks up where the original left off.

A still from X-Men ’97

Further, the excitement goes beyond just seeing familiar faces like Wolverine and Cyclops back in action. The show’s directors have dropped some hints about a potential X-Men movie animation, which has fans buzzing with speculations.

Will An X-Men ’97 Movie Be Able To Do Justice To The 2D Animation & Source Material?

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The hype surrounding X-Men ’97 has reached a fever pitch. The show’s directors have fuelled the flames by hinting at a potential movie adaptation while speaking to Inverse. He shared that the creators were already making movie-worthy scales and quality and...

Thanksgiving is a horror film directed by Eli Roth and available to buy or rent on Digital. The movie takes place in a small town in Massachusetts during Thanksgiving and revolves around a serial killer seeking revenge. Nell Verlaque and Milo Manheim talk about their experience working with Eli Roth and their hopes for a potential sequel.

Following its theatrical release on November 17, 2023, Thanksgiving is now available to buy or rent on Digital. The horror film is directed by Eli Roth and picks up one year after a violent Black Friday riot results in the death of multiple customers and employees. When a masked killer seeks revenge for the tragedy, Jessica and her friends find themselves the target of his murder spree.

Nell Verlaque stars as Jessica Wright and is most well-known for her work on Big Shot and The Marijuana Conspiracy. Milo Manheim plays Jessica's boyfriend, Ryan, and was...

The 2023 Children’s & Family Emmy Awards were handed out on Sunday night in a ceremony hosted by Christopher Jackson (Hamilton, And Just Like That…) at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles.

Sesame Street and The Muppets Mayhem took home top honors for Outstanding Preschool Series and Outstanding Children’s or Family Viewing Series, respectively. Meanwhile, Apple TV+’s The Crossover walked away with a win for Outstanding Young Teen Series.

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The 2nd Annual Children’s and Family Emmy Awards announced their winners on December 16 and 17. These prizes were formerly handed out as part of the Daytime Emmys, but they were given their own separate event as part of a restructuring of the Emmys as a whole. Scroll down for the complete list of winners in all categories.

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Preschool Series

Blue’s Clues & You! — Nickelodeon

Helpsters — Apple TV+

X — Sesame Street — HBO Max

Slumberkins — Apple TV+

Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant — Netflix

Children’S Or Family Viewing Series

Are You Afraid of the Dark — Nickelodeon

Best Foot Forward — Apple TV+

Jane — Apple TV+

Malory Towers — BYUtv

X — The Muppets Mayhem — Disney+

Young Teen Series

X — The Crossover — Disney+

Ghostwriter — Apple TV+

High School Musical: The Musical – The Series — Disney+

The Mysterious Benedict Society — Disney+

Xo, Kitty...

True Detective actress Anna Lambe has nabbed the lead role in an untitled Arctic-set comedy for Netflix and the CBC and Aptn in Canada.

Lambe will play a young Inuk mother Siaja, with Keira Cooper, a 7 year-old actress from Iqaluit, Nunavut, in Canada’s north, playing her daughter Bun. Siaja wants to build a new future for herself, not easily done in her small Arctic town where everyone knows your business, according to a synopsis from the producers.

Lambe, who is from Iqaluit, Nunavut, made her film debut in The Grizzlies, and then co-starred in CBC indigenous drama Trickster. Lambe also guest-starred on other series like Alaska Daily and the fourth season of HBO’s True Detective, set to debut in winter 2024.

The comedy from Red Marrow Media and Northwood Entertainment has also tapped Anna Adams to be the producing director ahead of production set to start in Nunavut in spring 2024.

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True Detective‘s Anna Lambe and seven-year-old Inuk actress Keira Cooper will lead the untitled Netflix, CBC and Aptn comedy series. Additionally Anya Adams (Yellowjackets) has signed on as producing director of the Canadian show.

The ten-part comedy follows Siaja (Lambe) as a young Inuk mother who wants to build a new future for herself, but finds that tough in a small Arctic town where everybody knows her business. Cooper will make an on-screen debut as her daughter, Bun.

Red Marrow Media and Northwood Entertainment are co-producing the show, which is from Inuit writer and producer Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Inuit filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. Adams will direct the first ep, which stars filming in Nunavut, Canada, in spring 2024. She will also be producing director for the series.

Executive producers are Arnaquq-Baril, Aglok MacDonald, Miranda de Pencier, Susan Coyne and Garry Campbell.

Lambe is an Inuk actress, who began her career in feature film The Grizzlies, which landed her a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She earned a second Canadian Screen Award nom for CBC series Trickster and will appear in the upcoming season of HBO cop drama True Detective.

Canadian-American director Adams has credits including Ginny & Georgia and Black-ish. Most recently, she directed episodes of Apple TV+ series Roar, the finale of Prime Video series A League of Their Own, and second season of the Showtime series Yellowjackets. Her debut feature film Prom Pact was recently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Fiction Special.

Lambe is repped by Lbi Entertainment, Integral Artists and law firm Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich, Goodell & Gellman. Adams is repped by Greg Pedicin and Katy McCaffrey at Gersh, Greg Walter and Jermaine Johnson at 3 Arts and Grace Kallis at Ginsburg Daniels.

VFX artists criticize flaws in the AI background actors in Prom Pact, questioning the need for digital doubles and suggesting a cover-up. The SAG-AFTRA strike highlighted concerns over Hollywood's use of AI and the replacement of real actors, with the effects in Prom Pact coming under scrutiny. The agreement between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP may impact the use of AI in film, but the specifics have not been made public yet.

The AI background actors in Prom Pact are being called out with even more flaws by VFX artists. The Disney+ movie follows Mandy Yang, a high school senior who agrees to take her best friend to prom. Complications arise when she begins developing feelings for another boy, Graham Lansing. The cast of Prom Pact includes Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Blake Draper, Milo Manheim, Monique Green, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Margaret Cho. After the film's release, one particular scene involving AI characters went viral,...

Disney racked up 93 nominations for the second annual Children’s and Family Emmys over their different networks, including Disney+ and Disney Junior.

Netflix followed with 61 nominations and Nickelodeon with 30, with AppleTV+ proving itself to be a rising player with 27 total nods.

“We are very proud of the growth experienced in year two of the Children’s and Family Emmys, especially in the development and cultivation of the new categories dedicated to puppetry,” said Rachel Schwartz, director of Daytime and Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, in a statement.

Among the notable actors who received nominations for acting categories included “The Santa Clauses” stars Tim Allen and Kal Penn, “National Treasure: Edge of History” player Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gina Rodriguez for Netflix’s “Lost Ollie,” and various voice performances were recognized for Hollywood vets such as Laurence Fishburne, Jack Black, Tom Kenny and Rob Paulsen.

Details for the ceremony are slated to drop sometime next week.

The 2nd Annual Children’s and Family Emmy Awards announced their nominations on November 2, with “Sesame Street” and “The Mysterious Benedict Society” among the top contenders. These awards used to be handed out as part of the Daytime Emmys, but they were shifted to their own separate ceremony as part of an overall restructuring of all Emmy events. Scroll down for the complete list of nominees in all categories.

Rachel Schwartz, Director of the Daytime and Children’s and Family Emmy Awards, said in a statement, “We are very proud of the growth experienced in year two of the Children’s and Family Emmys, especially in the development and cultivation of the new categories dedicated to puppetry.”

Brent Stanton, Head of the Daytime and Children’s and Family Emmy Awards, added, “Programming created for children’s and family viewing has a long history of leading the way in innovation and storytelling.

The nominees for the second annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards are out, and a lot of familiar faces are among the honorees.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced this year’s nominees on Thursday, with nominated shows featuring The Muppets, Sesame Street and Marvel and Star Wars characters, among others. Disney+’s The Muppets Mayhem scored a nod for best children’s or family viewing series, with Sesame Street nominated for best preschool series, I Am Groot for best short form program and Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures for best preschool animated series.

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The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced on Thursday the nominees for the second annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards.

Disney led the nominees with an overwhelming 93 nods, which included programming across Disney+, Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Netflix followed with 61 nods, while Nickelodeon earned 30 and Apple TV+ earned 27. With 50 categories, the Children’s and Family Emmys is the largest competition that NATAS oversees.

“We are very proud of the growth experienced in year two of the Children’s and Family Emmys, especially in the development and cultivation of the new categories dedicated to puppetry,” said Rachel Schwartz, director of Daytime and Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, in a statement.

Added Brent Stanton, head of Daytime and Children’s & Family Emmy Awards: “Programming created for children’s and family viewing has a long history of leading the way in innovation and storytelling. In this year specifically, a...

As the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences continues to figure out how and when to finally hold this year’s Daytime Emmys — delayed in June due to the WGA strike — it has gone ahead and announced the nominations for this year’s 2nd Annual Children’s & Family Emmys.

There’s no date yet for this year’s Chidren’s & Family Emmys — NATAS is likely waiting for a hopeful soon resolution to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike before firming up dates. But last year, winners were announced during two ceremonies—one focused on creative and technical arts, and the other to performances and programming—at Wilshire Ebell Theatre on December 10 and 11. This year’s Cafe will likely be held around the same time — and NATAS could very well use that timeframe to simultaneously finally hold the Daytime Emmys as well.

In announcing this year’s nominees, NATAS also supplied a...

George Clooney may not be Batman anymore (although he technically was again once more this past year), but he will try to come to the rescue with some A-list friends in an effort to end the strike that continues to march on for SAG-AFTRA. The writers’ guild has settled with the studios since their strike started earlier in May, and many thought this meant the last shoe would also drop with the actors’ guild. This would unfortunately not be the case as the Screen Actors’ Guild failed to reach an agreement with the AMPTP after weeks of negotiations.

Variety reports that Clooney and fellow A-list actors, including Scarlett Johansson and Ben Affleck, have conceived of a proposal that they submitted to the union in hopes that it could lead to an end to the strike. Their proposal outlines two main points. One would be to increase dues for high-earning actors...

When the rom-com Prom Pact arrived on Disney platforms in late March, it debuted to positive reviews and the modest level of fanfare one would expect for a TV film aimed at teenagers. But seven months later, it has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.

On Thursday, a clip from the film’s opening pep rally scene circulated on X, formerly known as Twitter. In a blink and you’ll miss it moment, unrealistic looking digital humans cheer in the bleachers alongside real background actors. The clip has been widely shared (and widely mocked).

It has also struck a chord amid the SAG-AFTRA strike that has shut down Hollywood and in which one of the key issues is the worry that an actor’s likeness could be re-created digitally without adequate procurement of consent and compensation. Background actors, in particular, are worried that dependable work that might last...

Earlier this year, Disney released Prom Pact on Disney+ and audiences quickly noticed the inclusion of some very creepy digital extras that look like Sims characters. Flash forward a few months, and SAG-AFTRA has gone on strike, with one of their biggest beefs having to do with studios taking digital scans of actors to use however they see fit until the end of time.

Those creepy digital extras that Disney included in Prom Pact have gone viral once again, with SAG-AFTRA supporters using it as an example of what they’re fighting against.

Bob Iger would rather insert digital scans of background actors than paying actors their fair wage! #SAGAFTRAStrong https://t.co/NF4zX7acl5 pic.twitter.com/f8tKeHgdCv

— Alex Lobo needs (@GeekLawGrad) October 12, 2023

Digital extras are nothing new as they’ve been used for years to expand crowds, create huge armies, and other things that may be...

Negotiations between major studios and the actors' union have failed, with one key point being the regulation of AI tools in the industry. Disney is receiving strong criticism for using AI-generated background actors in the film Prom Pact, which raises concerns about the unfair treatment of real actors. The use of AI is one of the factors contributing to the failed negotiations, with the actors' union expressing disappointment at the studios' response to AI regulations and other important issues.

Negotiations between major studios and streaming companies with the actors' union have failed again, and in the midst of the crisis, Disney receives strong criticism for having used AI-generated background actors in they film Prom Act. One of the most important points in the negotiations, not only for the actors but also for the writers, includes a regulation on the use of artificial intelligence tools within the industry. In the case of actors,...

Criticism against the use of digital actors has increased against Disney as one particularly noticeable example has gone viral on social media.

Earlier this year, Disney+ debuted the teen comedy Prom Pact, a film about one student making a deal to attend her school's prom with a popular jock in order to secure her enrollment at Harvard. While the film was well-received overall, scoring high viewership and mostly positive reviews, some viewers have since noticed something off about the extras. Many had noticed this shortly after the film arrived in March, though it's now going viral online as the SAG-AFTRA strike negotiations continue to stall. One particular clip takes a closer look at the audience at a basketball game, with the complete lack of emotion giving away Disney's use of digitally-created extras. This has led to renewed criticism against Disney.

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The Disney+ movie Prom Pact is facing criticism for using AI actors that look horrendous, which is exactly what striking actors are trying to prevent. A Tweet calls out Disney CEO Bob Iger for using digital scans of actors instead of paying them fair wages. Negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP have collapsed, with the industry CEOs walking away from the bargaining table due to the significant gap between the two parties on important issues like protection against AI.

The Disney+ movie, Prom Pact, gets called out for using AI actors that look horrendous, which is exactly what striking actors are trying to prevent. Premiered this past March on Disney+, the movie follows a determined student who makes a pact to go to prom with a popular jock in order to get into Harvard. The Prom Pact cast includes Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Blake Draper alongside Margaret Cho, Milo Manheim, Arica Himmel,...

Sony Pictures’ faith-focused label Affirm Films and Monarch Media have launched a trailer for Christmas musical film “Journey to Bethlehem.”

The film marks the feature directorial debut of Adam Anders, who was a music producer on “Glee.” A retelling of the the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus, the film is a live-action Christmas musical weaving classic Christmas melodies with humor, faith and new pop songs.

The cast includes Fiona Palomo (“Outer Banks”) as Mary, Milo Manheim (“Prom Pact”) as Joseph, Antonio Banderas (“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”) as Herod, Stephanie Gil (“Fatima”), Rizwan Manji (“Schitt’s Creek”), Geno Segers (“Perfect Harmony”), Omid Djalili (“Gladiator”), Joel Smallbone and Lecrae.

Anders penned the script along with Peter Barsocchini (“High School Musical”) and wrote the music with Nikki Anders (“Glee”) and Peer Astrom (“Rock of Ages”). The film is produced by Anders, Alan Powell and Steve Barnett through Monarch Media,...

Modern Family was a sensational hit among viewers, spending a large portion of the 2000s playing on TV non-stop. Due to its popularity, the show ran for 11 seasons, racking up an impressive 250 episodes, airing from 2009 to 2020, and collecting a brag-worthy 22 Emmy Awards. For those who may not remember, the show features three unique types of families: nuclear, same-sex, and blended, who all live in Los Angeles. All three families are interrelated through Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill) with his daughter Claire (Julie Bowen) and son Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson).

Update September 12, 2023: This article has been updated to better reflect recent roles the cast of Modern Family has taken on since the series ended.

Even though the show was hugely popular with viewers, Modern Family held a special place in the world of TV for its diversity and representation of sexuality groups. It is true that for all intents and purposes,...

Brec Bassinger doesn’t believe in coincidences. So, it’s downright serendipitous that the Stargirl star finds herself cast as the lead in Lifetime’s new limited series, V.C. Andrews Dawn. “It was a very full circle moment,” she said of starring in the show. “The first time I ever went to L.A., back in 2013, I was 13 years old. I actually auditioned for the original Flowers in the Attic, the 2014 version of it. I went pretty far and met with the directors. When I auditioned for this, I was very familiar with it and V.C. Andrews' work.”

The four-part limited series tracks the story of Dawn Longchamp (Bassinger), who discovers a shocking truth about the people who raised her. Suddenly, she’s thrust into a new family whose dark secrets put her life into a tailspin. Starring alongside Bassinger is Jesse Metcalf and Khobe Clarke, who play her “father” and “brother,...

We can breathe a sigh of relief, School Spirits Fanatics.

Paramount+ finally confirmed Tuesday afternoon that it had ordered School Spirits Season 2.

The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.

School Spirits Season 1 wrapped on the streaming service in April with several cliffhangers.

The series stars Peyton List as Maddie Nears, a teenager trying to solve her murder.

While the YA market has been saturated with series in recent years, the series excelled in every area.

It boasted a compelling mystery, plenty of drama, and lots of potential for future seasons.

"We saw how engaged the fans of the show were, and we're really excited about not only the creative direction of the show [in season one], but the promise of the creative direction we're aware of in the second season," Shauna Phelan, executive vp and co-head of Nickelodeon and Awesomeness live-action series and films, told The Hollywood Reporter.

"The audience responding to the...

The Goldbergs will not be returning for an 11th season on ABC. Despite being a popular sitcom for ABC, the network has decided to move on to new shows and projects that don't involve the Goldberg family on TV screens.

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With the cancelation of the show, the cast of The Goldbergs is free to pursue new projects that range from voice-over work in animated features to pursuing careers in music. Some cast members have yet to announce their next roles, but with the success of The Goldbergs, it is likely the cast will make their way back to television and movie screens very soon.

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Wendy McLendon-Covey delights audiences as the overprotective, overzealous, and charismatic mother of her TV family, the Goldbergs. Now that her time as the Goldberg matriarch has ended, Wendi McLendon-Covey has been working...

V.C. Andrews' grip on Lifetime fans will intensify this summer with the debut of V.C. Andrews' Dawn.

The beloved author's Dawn Cutler series of novels inspired the limited series.

The movie series touches down Saturday, July 8 at 8/7c with new movies every Saturday evening through July 29.

Lifetime is the exclusive home for horrors and movies from the Andrews' impressive library, and the previous projects have resonated with the cabler's audience.

Each part of the new four-chapter limited series focuses on one of Andrews' Dawn Cutler novels, including Dawn, Secrets of the Morning, Twilight's Child, and Midnight Whispers, and delves into the dark and twisted histories of the Cutler, Booth and Longchamp families.

Brec Bassinger (Stargirl) takes on the title role of Dawn Longchamp and will be joined by Emmy winner Donna Mills (Nope) as Lillian Cutler.

Also starring in the new movie event are Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) as Michael Sutton,...

Disney+ is growing its content library this May with plenty of new films being added to the platform. In the midst of the ongoing streaming wars, Disney is making a big name for itself with this month's new additions, which are sure to make movie fans of a certain web-slinging superhero particularly happy.

Related: 10 Darkest Movies On Disney PlusWhether audiences prefer high-stakes superhero films like the MCU, deep dives into history, nature documentaries, or unique content from fresh Hollywood voices, Disney+ is the streaming service to check out – especially with the Spider-Man movies now on the streaming service.

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Disney Television's latest film, Prom Pact, is now streaming on Disney+. The film follows a disinterested high school student as she dreads the soon-coming prom. A series of misadventures lead her to reversing her long-held aversion to high school's biggest party, finding love along the way.

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"Prom Pact", directed by Anya Adams, is described as "a charming, romantic comedy that captures the emotional rollercoaster"of high school prom season, streaming May 4, 2023 on Freeform:

"...it's the height of prom season, and high school senior 'Mandy Yang' and her best friend and fellow outsider 'Ben' are surrounded by over-the-top '80s-themed 'promposals'. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard.

"When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors - popular all-star jock 'Graham Lansing' (Draper), whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum.

"Once Mandy becomes Graham's tutor, she begins to realize there's more to him than she thought and perhaps something more to life than Harvard.

Now streaming on Disney+, Prom Pact follows Mandy and Ben, two students who are divided when it comes to the high school experience—including their fast-approaching senior prom. But despite her opposition to all things social, Mandy indulges her best friend by asking him to the dance. However, when her fake friendship with the school's basketball star takes an unexpected turn, Mandy begins to neglect the one person who's been there for her from the start.

Although most of her credits are in acting, Julie Bowen branches out into production and serves as one of the rom-com's executive producers. Bowen is most well-known for playing Claire Dunphy in Modern Family, but has been featured in several other projects such as Horrible Bosses, The Fallout, and Mixtape. Prom Pact stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Milo Manheim, Blake Draper, Margaret Cho, and Monique Green.

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Americans, by and large, still love Adam Sandler. The Sandman’s latest Netflix flick, “Murder Mystery 2,” topped Whip Media’s movie ranker, which looks at the most-streamed movies in the U.S. Friday through Sunday using viewership data from TV Time, its TV and movie tracking app with more than 25 million global registered users.

The sequel to 2019’s “Murder Mystery” saw Sandler join up again with Jennifer Aniston — both reprising their roles as Nick and Audrey Spitz. This time around, they’re private detectives on the hunt for a friend who has been abducted in France. Of course, that means Sandler and Aniston get to travel to some of the most iconic spots in Paris, including the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower, as their characters are hot on the case.

The first “Murder Mystery” got a nice boost from the sequel’s release, finishing the weekend as the third most-streamed movie.

Harry Styles was under consideration to play Prince Eric in the forthcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, director Rob Marshall has said.

The Disney revival stars Halle Bailey in the titular role while relative newcomer Jonah Hauer-King will play her prince.

In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Marshall said that Styles turned the role down to focus on “darker” material.

“We met with him. He was lovely. What a wonderful guy,” the director said of Styles. “But at the end of the day, he really felt like he wanted to go off and do the movies that he ended up doing, which were sort of darker.

“For a lot of young musical people like Harry, you’re trying to carve your way and you don’t wanna be seen as a singer, necessarily,” Marshall added.

“That’s why he was really looking to do something not in the musical genre,...

A new teaser trailer for the live-action Barbie film has been released, giving fans a first look at the film’s characters in action.

Directed by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird; Little Women), the film stars Margot Robbie as the iconic children’s doll, and Ryan Gosling as her paramour Ken.

The supporting cast includes Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Ncuti Gatwa, Michael Cera, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman and Kate McKinnon, some of whom appear to be playing other iterations of Barbie and Ken.

A first teaser for the film was released last year. However, the clip – a parody of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – did not reveal anything about the film’s plot.

On Tuesday (4 April), a second teaser was released online, and features many of the film’s primary cast members.

Viewers praised the trailer, with many noting that the plot was still being kept largely under wraps,...

A glaring mistake in Disney Plus’s new film Prom Pact has left viewers “horrified”.

The streamer’s latest movie stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee as high school senior Mandy Yang. In the film, Mandy’s desperation to get off Harvard University’s waitlist forces her to befriend all-star jock Graham Lansing (Blake Draper), whose powerful father is a Harvard alum.

In the opening sequence, Mandy is seen digging through the school’s lost and found while the rest of the student body are in the gym attending a pep rally.

For a brief moment, as the camera pans to the students in the gym’s bleachers, a row of expressionless CGI characters can be spotted robotically clapping along behind a row of basketball players.

“Why are [there] AI people in Prom Pact?” someone asked in a viral tweet, alongside a screenshot of the scene.

“I’m gonna assume for continuity but this is so weird,...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 is set to abandon one of the franchise’s most popular traditions.

The film, directed by James Gunn, follows on from the first two Guardians films, as well as other Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) entries such as Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022).

Released in 2014, the first Guardians of the Galaxy was a smash hit for Marvel, and drew particular praise from fans for its infectious jukebox soundtrack.

In the film, music is played from a mixtape given to Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) by his late mother.

The soundtrack, comprising a host of 1970s rock hits such as “Moonage Daydream” by David Bowie, “Hooked on a Feeling” by Blue Suede, and “Come and Get Your Love” by Redbone, was released as an album, and went on to top the Billboard 200 chart.

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Directed by Anya Adams and written by Anthony Lombardo, Prom Pact is the latest Disney Channel movie to stream on Disney+. The coming-of-age film follows high school senior, Mandy Yang, who rejects the idea of a typical teenage experience and focuses on getting into the college of her dreams. However, when Mandy tutors the captain of the basketball team to increase her chances of acceptance, their fake friendship leads to surprising realizations.

Margaret Cho plays Ms. Chen—the school's guidance counselor and one of Mandy's closest confidantes. Cho is a five-time Grammy and Emmy Award nominee and has been credited with over one-hundred projects. Some of her most recent works include Fire Island, History of the World: Part II, and The Flight Attendant. Prom Pact also stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Milo Manheim, Blake Draper, and Monique Green.

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[Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Prom Pact.]The Disney+ original movie Prom Pact follows high school senior Mandy Yang (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and her best friend Ben Plunkett (Milo Manheim), during the time of year when everyone their age is waiting for their Promposals and college acceptances. When Mandy’s lifelong dream of going to Harvard falls into limbo while she’s on the waitlist, she decides to pull out all the stops to get herself accepted, getting popular jock Graham Lansing (Blake Draper) caught up in her plan before learning that there’s much more to him than she expected.

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Air, Renfield, Beef, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Murder Mystery 2.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves premiere

Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Sophia Lillis, Justice Smith, Hugh Grant, Daisy Head and co-directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley walked the carpet at Sunday’s L.A. premiere of their Dungeons & Dragons flick.

Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Sophia Lillis, Justice Smith, Daisy Head, Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page and Jeremy Latcham Chris Pine, Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein

Air premiere

After first debuting at SXSW, Ben Affleck and his cast of Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina and Chris Tucker brought their Nike film to Los Angeles on Monday.

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At a certain point in the beginning of Prom Pact, Ben (Milo Manheim) wonders if he’s wasting precious time by judging other people’s high school experience while standing on the sidelines. That’s a pretty powerful statement and even daunting thing to realize, immediately setting the Disney+ original comedy apart from several others. It may not look like it, but the movie has a tough job: Encouraging kids to have as much fun as possible in high school while also acknowledging that it can be a harrowing experience for many people. Fortunately, Prom Pact does this gracefully.

A fun new family-friendly romantic comedy makes its debut on Disney Channel this week! “Prom Pact” follows high school seniors Mandy Yang and Ben as promposals flood their school hallways. While their peers are focusing on this huge night, Mandy has something even bigger on her mind as she considers her future after high school. The newest Disney Channel original movie premieres on Thursday, March 30 at 8 p.m. Et. You can watch Disney Channel with a subscription to Sling TV. You can also watch with Directv Stream, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.

How to Watch ‘Prom Pact’ When: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 8:00 Pm Edt TV: Disney Channel Stream: Watch with a subscription to Sling TV. Get 50% Off$40+ / month sling.com About ‘Prom Pact’

In “Prom Pact,” both Mandy and Ben are outsiders and aren’t interested in prom the same way their classmates are. Mandy is grinding away,...

Few events loom larger in the minds of movie teenagers than prom. Dreams are realized, bullies are put in their place, girls are declared “all that.” Real life is rarely as dramatic, thankfully, but that doesn’t mean we should expect studios (and streamers) to stop trying to make the next “Pretty in Pink” or “10 Things I Hate About You” anytime soon. Disney offer a fresh take on teendom’s big night with “Prom Pact,” in which two platonic best friends who are more comfortable on the outside looking in decide to finally step into the fray of high school life.

Mandy Yang (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) first appears in a Ruth Bader Ginsburg T-shirt, obsessively refreshing her Harvard application in the hopes that it’s gone from “pending” to “accepted” while trying to avoid the pep rally where North Seattle High will officially announce its prom theme: the ‘80s.

Disney’s upcoming feature Prom Pact is set to bring back the 80s in style. The movie follows best friends Mandy and Ben, two high schoolers who'd rather focus on anything other than prom, but fate has different plans for them. Directed by Anya Adams the feature looks colorful, fresh, and fun with a period touch to the romantic comedy genre. In a new featurette, the cast and crew talk about adding the nostalgic touch and easter eggs to the contemporary story.

Exclusive: As The Goldbergs is wrapping its 10-season run on ABC, series star Wendi McLendon-Covey has been tapped to lead another single-camera broadcast comedy, NBC pilot St. Denis Medical.

Written by the Superstore and American Auto duo of Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin and to be directed by Superstore’s Ruben Fleischer, St. Denis Medical is a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity.

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McLendon-Covey will play Joyce, the Executive Director of St. Denis Medical and former oncological surgeon with big dreams for the future of St. Denis — dreams not currently being realized…

With the casting, McLendon-Covey is making the transition from a beloved 1980s family matriarch in Pennsylvania to a 2020s hospital boss in Oregon.

Ledgin executive produces St Denis Medical, as is Spitzer under his Universal TV...

"Prom Pact" is the new teen romantic comedy feature, starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Milo Manheim, Margaret Cho, Blake Draper, Monique Green, Arica Himmel, Jason Sakaki, David S. Jung and Wendi McLendon-Covey, streaming March 31, 2022 on Disney+:

"...prom season is here and high school senior 'Mandy Yang' and her best friend and fellow outsider 'Ben' are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed 'Promposals'.

"However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending 'Harvard'.

"But when she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock 'Graham Lansing' whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum.

"Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins to realize there’s more to him than she...

Margaret Cho will host GLAAD’s 34th annual media awards in Los Angeles.

The awards show, which honors fair, accurate and inclusive LGBTQ media representation, will also feature performances from music nominees Fletcher and Orville Peck. As previously announced, Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny and Jeremy Pope will receive honors.

Cho is a Grammy- and Emmy-nominated performer, activist and entrepreneur whose credits include “The Flight Attendant,” “Hacks” “Stand Out: An LGBTQ Celebration,” “Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live,” “Fire Island” and the upcoming Disney+ movie “Prom Pact.”

Fletcher is a pop star with hits “Arcade,” “Bitter” and most recently “Becky’s So Hot.” Peck is a country musician and songwriter whose work includes “Dead of Night” and “Roses Are Falling.” Both Fletcher and Peck are nominated for GLAAD’s music artist award, with Anitta, Betty Who, Demi Lovato, Hayley Kiyoko, Honey Dijon, Kim Petras, Muna and Rina Sawayama rounding out the category.

Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine has tapped Disney television executive Lauren Kisilevsky to lead the build-out and oversee the development and production of movies and series in its Live Action Family, Kids and Young Adult division.

Kisilevsky will serve as executive vice president of live-action family, kids and young adult, reporting to Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden.

“Lauren is an expert developer who has consistently identified quality brand building material and IP for young audiences,” Harden said in a statement. “An incredible collaborator and team player, Lauren has a fantastic track record of developing and executing creatively distinctive projects with strong leadership. As we build out our family and young adult content offerings, we know Lauren will make an incredible addition to Hello Sunshine.”

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Kisilevsky most recently served as senior vice president of original movies at Disney Branded Television,...

Exclusive: Lauren Kisilevsky is reuniting with Reese Witherspoon after being hired to oversee live-action family programming at Hello Sunshine.

Kisilevsky, who becomes EVP, Live Action Family, Kids and Young Adult at the Candle Media-backed company, joins from Disney, where she has been SVP, Original Movies, Disney Branded Television.

She previously worked with the Your Place Or Mine star at Type A Films, which was one of Witherspoon’s production precursors to Hello Sunshine.

Reporting to Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden, Kisilevsky will be in charge of building out the division and developing and producing family, kids and young adult live-action movies and series.

The push into live-action family and kids programming comes after the company decided to shut down its animated division last month.

She has spent 13 years at Disney in various roles and has overseen dozens of movies for Disney+ and Disney Branded Television including Disney Channel Original Movies such as Upside-Down Magic,...