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Jonathan Daviss will portray Snoop Dogg in Universal Pictures’ upcoming biopic Snoop, with Myles Bullock as Dr. Dre and Camron Jones as 2Pac. Directed by Craig Brewer, the film is scheduled to open in U.S. theaters on Aug. 6, 2027.

A K7 Media study presented by Trang Nguyen at Taiwan Creative Content Fest identified horror as Taiwanese producers’ clearest route into Indonesia’s expanding screen market, citing strong audience demand and successful local productions. The presentation highlighted “The Rope Curse 4” collaboration and opportunities in remakes, intellectual-property adaptations and finished-program sales.

The Torino Film Festival will mark the centenary of Marilyn Monroe’s birth in 2026 with a 24-film retrospective focused on her dramatic range and cultural legacy. The program includes “Some Like It Hot,” “The Seven Year Itch,” “How to Marry a Millionaire” and works examining her life and public image.

Footage believed to be the pitch trailer for Universal’s canceled 1993 animated Jurassic Park sequel has surfaced publicly decades later. Proposed as Escape From Jurassic Park, the series would have returned Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler to a dinosaur-populated Isla Nublar.

Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie honored his sister Christina Downer on her birthday, days after two people were arrested in connection with her killing. He shared a video from their final time together, showing the siblings posing with a Tron: Ares theater display after a trip to the movies.

Rosamund Pike will star in and produce Feed, a body horror movie inspired by the 2022 Finnish film Hatching. Directed by Leslye Headland and written by Daniella Isaacs, the story follows a mother whose tween gymnast daughter undergoes a monstrous transformation after a collagen supplement helps her become an influencer star.

Disney+ and Hulu released the first four episodes of Korean romance series “The Remarried Empress” one day before its planned Nov. 4 premiere, following sold-out festival previews and more than 13 million trailer views in 48 hours.

InTension Industries has launched “The Million-Dollar $hortcut,” a competition offering an emerging genre filmmaker a $1 million budget to turn a winning short into a feature. Audiences will vote during the first two rounds before the top projects are reviewed by the company and a jury of established filmmakers.

A sequel to director Igor Šeregi’s record-breaking Croatian-Serbian comedy The Wedding is in development as the original attracts international remake interest. Released in January, the film has drawn more than 2.5 million spectators across 32 territories and earned over $20 million at the box office.

The first trailer for Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care introduces Kate O’Flynn as Amy, who moves in with her best friend Rosie, played by Alice Bailey Johnson, after a bitter breakup. The London-set story connects their work in social care with friendship, family caregiving and the realities of growing old.

Liam Neeson enthusiastically backed Meryl Streep as the new voice of Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” after learning about the project and casting during an interview. Neeson voiced Aslan throughout the original “Chronicles of Narnia” film trilogy.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day powered Sony Pictures Entertainment to $581 million in operating income for its fiscal second quarter, a 525 percent year-over-year increase. Quarterly sales rose 37 percent to $3.23 billion, while motion picture revenue surged 155 percent to $1.82 billion.

Sounds of the Desert, Emilija Škarnulytė’s documentary about Sun Ra Arkestra musicians Abshalom Ben Shlomo and Marshall Allen, will have its world premiere Nov. 18 at Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The film combines interviews, archival material and live performances to explore their lives, music and cosmic visions.

Cooper Tomlinson will lead the mystery-thriller Seeker opposite Jessica Rothe and Mika Abdalla, playing a ride-share driver haunted by his fiancée’s unexplained disappearance. Adam Rehmeier will direct from Michael Learner’s original screenplay, with production planned for January 2027 in Washington State.

Daisy Ridley, Sosie Bacon and Simon Rex will star in the road-trip horror film “Get Rid of It,” directed by Ry Russo-Young from Gemma Holdway’s screenplay. The project is scheduled to begin shooting in early 2027.

Italian filmmaker Tinto Brass has died in Rome at age 93. Internationally associated with 1970s erotic films including Salon Kitty and Caligula, his genre-spanning career also encompassed experimental shorts, avant-garde filmmaking and thrillers.

Jean-Claude Van Damme will star in Katana, a Japan-set Yakuza film written and directed by Jeremy Zag. He plays a former world champion fighter forced back into combat after his daughter is taken by the yakuza.

BAFTA Breakthrough filmmaker Louis Paxton is attached to direct The Waffle House Index, a Plan B project for Apple starring Inde Navarrette. Expected to shoot next year, the film could become his follow-up to his feature debut, The Incomer.

Ariana Grande surprised Focker-in-Law co-stars Skyler Gisondo, Beanie Feldstein and Eduardo Franco by crashing a cast video centered on their Booksmart reunion. The playful exchange addressed Grande’s absence from Booksmart and her co-stars missing out on the Wicked films ahead of Focker-in-Law’s Thanksgiving weekend premiere.

James Wan and Jason Blum have unveiled Blumhouse Atomic as the umbrella title for their merged horror operation. Blumhouse and Atomic Monster will remain distinct production labels, with separate creative teams developing film and television projects under each banner.

New UK anti-harassment legislation makes film and television employers liable when staff, cast or crew are harassed by third parties. Employers must take all reasonable steps to prevent such conduct, prompting production groups and studios to revise policies and risk assessments.