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With his OG character 'Ali G' back and outrage already brewing, comedy provocateur @SachaBaronCohen talks cancel culture, boycotts and putting his money — and his life — on the line for a laugh.⁠ Read the full cover story by Lacey Rose in THR's Creators Issue:

London’s Westfield is transformed for the UK launch of #TheHungerGames: Sunrise on the Reaping… Cast members Joseph Zada, McKenna Grace, Elle Fanning, Jesse Plemons, Kieran Culkin, Glenn Close, Whitney Peak and Ralph Fiennes are due on the purple carpet soon.

Donald Glover Writing, Starring in 'PUBG' Video Game Adaptation in the Works at Netflix

Lowden, Turner or a Dark Horse: One James Bond Casting Test Has Nothing to Do With Acting

Disney+ to Add Channel 4 in U.K., Ireland In Major Deal

'Project Hail Mary,' 'Disclosure Day' and Int'l Awards Contenders Pack Camerimage Lineup

Jennifer Lawrence Recalls Confronting Unapproved Crew During Nude Scene: "Not Okay"

Giancarlo Esposito and John Turturro hated each other on the set of #DoTheRightThing. Now they consider each other family.

A Peek Into 'SNL UK': Strict Security, Giddy Cynthia Erivo and Sometimes More a Party Than a TV Set

Susan Saint James, ‘Name of the Game,’ ‘McMillan & Wife’ and ‘Kate & Allie’ Star, Dies at 80

Kevin Bleyer, who won four writing Emmys for his work on The Daily Show, died Sunday in a car crash, his family announced. He was 54.

Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman Star in Trailer for Netflix's 'Pride and Prejudice' Adaptation

China’s First Fully AI-Generated Movie Flops at the Box Office

Peggy King, Singer and 'George Gobel Show' Star of Television's Golden Age, Dies at 96

The NFL's Biggest Dramas This Season Are In the Broadcast Booth

Academy CEO Bill Kramer Makes the Case for a More Global Oscars at Tokyo Film Festival

Opposition is mounting among some major Hollywood studios against the California Film Commission’s diversity initiative designed to encourage more inclusive hiring on movies and TV series.

In the “two things can be true” category: Fox News still holds sizable ratings leads in cable news over CNN and MS NOW. It also suffered the largest year-to-year ratings drop in the month before an election in the past 10 years.

'Young Sheldon' Star Emily Osment Requested Intimacy Coordinator Over Age Gap With Montana Jordan: "He Was a Baby!"

‘Babel’: THR’s 2006 Review

Lawrence Lamont, who made a splash last year with One of Them Days, has been tapped to direct Last Friday, the first installment of New Line’s buddy comedy movie franchise in 25 years.

Kathleen Kennedy Replaces Peter Rice as Head of Ceremonies and Content for L.A.'s Olympic Games (Exclusive)

Miles Teller Signs With LBI Entertainment (Exclusive)

Bill Hader poses with the titular cat at #TheCatintheHat premiere

The 'Dancing with the Stars' competitors that get it, get it. Charli D'Amelio (@charlidamelio) says she's still recovering from the intensity of #DWTS. Watch Charli's full video interview for THR's Creators Issue:

Tokyo: 'All of A Sudden' Star Tao Okamoto Honored With The Hollywood Reporter’s Trailblazer Award

John Carpenter to Receive ACE's Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award

Investigation Discovery to Probe Andrew Tate Allegations in 'Toxic Empire' Docuseries

Noah Centineo had Callina Liang genuinely slap him on the set of #StreetFighter, but the real slap never made it to the screen.

David Bowie Returns to Berlin With Immersive Event

Meet the Estonian Folklore Characters Helping to Celebrate the 30th Tallinn Fest – and Their Animator

Art of Elysium Gala to Celebrate Rock Photographer Henry Diltz

RT @MikeBarnes4: #RIP Earl Barret. He developed the Ted Knight-starring ‘Too Close for Comfort’ with Arne Sultan and worked on more than 30 other series, including ‘Get Smart,’ ‘I Spy,’ ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ and ‘Batman,’ where he came up with the villain King Tut!

Sandra Hüller, the German actress who earned an Oscar nomination for Anatomy of a Fall and appeared in this year’s Project Hail Mary, is part of the all-star cast of Avengers: Doomsday.

HBO's 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' Casts James and Lily Potter, Charlie Weasley

The Lego Group is bringing on an in-house Hollywood whisperer.

Jennifer Lawrence Finally Confirms 'Hunger Games' Return, Reunites With Two Former Co-Stars

RT @MikeBarnes4: #RIP Elke Sommer. A producer on ‘The Prize’ told her: “You have to look at the screen: behind you there is an aura. I can’t explain it, but you’ve got it and [others] haven’t, despite all their beauty, their physical charms and their features.”

Before ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms,’ ‘Lights Out’ Blazed the Trail From YouTube to Studio Hit

Sacha Baron Cohen fans will want to don their wrap-around shades as the star’s newest Ali G movie is set to premiere on streaming.

Longtime TV development head Scott Herbst has been promoted to president of the Lionsgate Television Group.

RT @MikeBarnes4: #RIP Peter Medak. As Halloween nears, we note that Scorsese, Spielberg, del Toro and Amenábar are among those who admire ‘The Changeling,’ a classic. “It’s lovely to have that, to be on their lists of the greatest ghost stories of all time,” he once said.

'True to the Game' Sets Fourth Film With 'Quadir's Redemption' to Premiere on Paramount+ This Year (Exclusive)

In space, you may not be able to hear anyone scream, but you will be able to hear the click-clacking of a keyboard.

Sofia Franklyn on the Phone Calls That Ended Her Relationship With Alex Cooper

Nordstrom's Fall Sale Just Dropped: Snag 60 Percent Off Tory Burch Shoes, Saint Laurent Sunglasses and More

Free IP and Fresh Eyes: How Hollywood Is Reinventing the Classics

Michael Bay, Benedict Cumberbatch Left Rattled in New Netflix Mockumentary ‘Cunk on Cinema’ Trailer

Mariana di Girólamo Takes a Ride on the “Wild” Side

Musk, Alex Gibney’s four-hour documentary about the titular mogul and his growing power, is coming to VOD earlier than expected — but hardly being disappeared from the landscape.

Sean Durkin, A24 to Adapt Chad Harbach Novel ‘The Art of Fielding’ and Its Sequel ‘The Brightness’ for TV (Exclusive)

TikTok Wants to Help Its Users Find Their Next Must Eat

A hot new gala has entered the Hollywood events scene, from a slightly unexpected source.

'Miami Vice '85': Man Arrested After Pulling Out Knife During Dispute on Brooklyn Set

Hilary Rosen Named BAFTA Chair

Val Chmerkovskiy on speaking with Carrie Ann Inaba after 'DWTS' Horror Movie Night: "It was really important for me to make sure she feels safe," he told People.

Jessica Biel is making it clear that if her son, Silas Timberlake, wants to make it in the entertainment industry, she wants him to make a name for himself separate from his parents.

Janelle James to Host 2027 Critics Choice Awards

‘Clayface’ Rolls to $24M Box Office Opening as ‘You Can See Everything’ Shines in Second Weekend

'Minimum Wage' fits in with a lot of the more web-friendly programming that the streamer has been tiptoeing around recently with podcasts and medium-jumping formats. It has “This is how kids are watching TV now” written all over it, without the self-important Quibi aftertaste. Nothing lingers, and nothing is supposed to linger.

'Dancing With the Stars' Gets Spooky for Horror Movie Night: See the Scores, Who Went Home (Updating Live)

'Snowfall' Spinoff Boss Malcolm Spellman Lays Out Multi-Season Plan for 'The Drop,' Why Season One Was Just a "Dash of What's Coming"

Environmental Media Association and Its Awards Show to Become Part of Nonprofit United by Nature

Mekai Curtis Looks Ahead to 'Power: Origins'

Sacha Baron Cohen (@sachabaroncohen) credits his past collaborator Nathan Fielder for reinventing his comedy style. Watch Sacha's full video interview for THR's Creators Issue:

Alan Dysert, who portrayed the con man Sean Cudahy on the ABC soap opera All My Children, has died. He was 75.

The Hollywood Reporter Tops National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards With 96 Noms, More Than Any Other Outlet

A feature documentary about Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles is getting ready to roll.

Sundance Sets Legacy Screenings Including Films by Christopher Nolan, Justin Lin and Alfonso Cuarón

Naomi Ritz, Costume Designer and Widow of Harry Ritz of the Ritz Brothers, Dies at 87

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Upped to CEO of SAG-AFTRA as Guild Extends His Contract

'The One About Matthew Perry' Review: Netflix's Intimate and Sincere but Overly Padded Docuseries

Tokyo Film Festival Director Takeo Hisamatsu Wants More Money, More Parties and a Bigger Global Profile for Japanese Cinema

Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress who delighted TV viewers with her light-hearted turns on The Name of the Game, McMillan & Wife and Kate & Allie before quitting at the peak of her powers, has died. She was 80.

‘Transplant’ Creator Joseph Kay Sets Overall Deal at Netflix

Hollywood's Hottest New Event: the Gala?

Anthropic has been sued by the owners of Elvis Presley‘s music for allegedly utilizing his songs to train AI models without permission.

Elon Musk repeatedly bashed Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' over the summer and teased a Grok-created “historically accurate and true to the art of Homer” version coming to his social media platform X. The first seven minutes of this AI-fueled take were released over the weekend and most viewers are ripping the result.

Opening the 2026 Tokyo International Film Festival is Sukiyaki, Takahisa Zeze’s drama charting the backstory of the 1960s song that became a global hit and a symbol of Japan’s recovery from postwar devastation and humiliation.

Hollywood Power Players (Like Bela Bajaria and Richard Weitz) Toast Honorees David Nevins and Peter Friedlander at Milestone Saban Clinic Gala

The 2026 Gotham Film Awards nominations have been announced.

Earl Barret, ‘Too Close for Comfort’ Writer and Producer, Dies at 94

Former '60 Minutes' Executive Producer Bill Owens Joins Creator Media Company Newpress

NBC is staging a small-scale 30 Rock reunion on The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.

How 'NAZA' and Avi Nesher’s 'Our Loves' May Have Swayed Israel's Electorate Against Netanyahu

How 'DWTS' Addressed Val Chmerkovskiy's Return to the Ballroom After His Suspension

On Air Fest Sets Initial Talent Lineup for 10th Anniversary Edition in Brooklyn

How Bill Paxton's Son Took Over His Father's Role in a Western 35 Years in the Making

Inde Navarrette is giving X-Men fans a very early tease at her take on Rogue.

The ‘Sukiyaki’ Phenomenon: The Song Behind the Tokyo Film Festival's Opening Film

#Clayface director James Watkins added the third-act club sequence to Mike Flanagan's script so Matt Hagen could revel in the "dark glee" of his powers.

David Bowie is coming back to Berlin.

Comedy Legend George Schlatter Sets Doc Release With Freestyle Digital Media (Exclusive)

One of the most intriguing things about Sacha Baron Cohen’s satirical sequel Ali G: Who Iz I? — out in limited theatrical release, to mixed reviews, and now streaming on Amazon Prime Video — occurred off-screen.

After Jeff Garlin left the ABC comedy The Goldbergs following an HR investigation stemming from multiple complaints about his behavior, he struggled mentally to the point that he considered ending his life.

Walter Koenig, the boyish actor who remains an integral part of Star Trek lore thanks to his portrayal of the Russian crewman Pavel Chekov, has died. He was 90.

Alexander Brothers Each Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking

Melanie Lynskey to Topline Paramount+ Limited Series 'Mushroom Murders'

HBO has picked up a limited series project based on The Birds for development. Sarah Snook is attached to star.

Bryan Adams Releases New Trump Protest Song "Lake Ontario"

‘Yaga’ Review: Carrie-Anne Moss and Hudson Williams in AMC+’s Intriguing but Undercooked Brew of Modern Crime and Ancient Folklore

Tokyo: TIFFCOM Market Chief On Riding the Japanese IP Wave as Entertainment Landscape Shifts Due to AI

Jessica Biel Says She Won't Let Her Son "Just Get Handed" Acting Opportunities Because of His Famous Family: "You Have to Earn That"

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has found its James and Lily Potter.

How "Toxically Optimistic" Zainab Johnson Found a Fan (and Hype Woman) in Michelle Obama

AMC’s Infamous 'Dune' Sandworm Popcorn Bucket Is Back for 'Part Three' With New Designs

Billy Corgan has defended his ongoing friendship with Marilyn Manson despite the latter being accused of sexual assault and abuse by multiple women.

As Ava DuVernay continues to hit the festival circuit for her new documentary 14th, the director is opening up about her decision to use AI on elements of the film.

Matthew Perry's sister Mia and various friends, former girlfriends and colleagues talk about the actor's genius and his demons in Mary Robertson's three-parter.

As Tokyo International Film Festival has raised its game and its profile over recent years, its content market TIFFCOM has been carving out its own niche, bolstered by the attractiveness of Japanese IP.