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Millie Bobby Brown’s 'Enola Holmes' film facing copyright lawsuit
Millie Bobby Brown looks suitably concerned and inquisitive in the images, while it looks like Henry Cavill will be playing a much more imposing version of Sherlock Holmes than audiences are perhaps used to. In June 2014, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that the character is in the public domain , and rejected the estate's effort to block distribution of a book of stories based on ... [Full Article...]
Disney to re-theme Splash Mountain as New Adventures with Princess Tiana
Song of the South itself has been described as "one of Hollywood's most resiliently offensive racist texts". A preview and review of the attraction in The Times failed to explore its ties to the controversial film, one that remains in the Disney vault and that the company's current Executive Chairman Bob Iger has stated is "not appropriate in today's world". [Full Article...]
Disney is postponing the reopening of Disneyland
At this time, Disneyland has not given another date for reopening. Governor Gavin Newsom "appreciates Disney's responsiveness to his concerns about reopening amid the recent increases in Covid-19 infections across many Southern California counties", his spokesman Nathan Click said. [Full Article...]
Bill Cosby 'Extremely Thankful' After Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal
After being found guilty on three felony sex assault counts, he was sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars for his crimes. According to CBS Philly , the state Supreme Court's new ruling will allow two specific issues from Cosby's trial to be reexamined. [Full Article...]
'Scrubs' Episodes Removed From Hulu for Blackface - Bill Lawrence
The three episodes are Season 3's " My Fifteen Seconds " and Season 5's " My Jiggly Ball " and " My Chopped Liver ". Hulu, which now distributes " Scrubs ", has since pulled three episodes from the platform. John 'J.D.' Dorian, Sarah Chalke as Dr. Elliot Reid (back, l-r) John C. McGinley as Dr. Perry Cox, Donald Faison as Dr. Christopher Turk, Ken Jenkins as Dr. [Full Article...]
Indian social media star Siya Kakkar, 16, kills herself in New Delhi 'after receiving threats'
Nearly two weeks after Sushant Singh Rajput's sudden death made the headlines, a TikTok star has reportedly ended her life. As reported by India Today , her manger Arjun Sarin said, "This must be due to something personal.work-wise she was doing well". [Full Article...]
TWISTER Reboot In The Works From TOP GUN: MAVERICK Director Joseph Kosinski
The 1996 film was helmed by Speed director Jan De Bont, executive produced by Steven Spielberg ( Schindler's List ) and co-written by Anne-Marie Martin ( Prom Night ) and Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton. Senior VP of production Sara Scott will oversee for Universal. Kosinski is no stranger to taking on big-budget projects, starting with his breakthrough directing debut on "Tron: Legacy... [Full Article...]
Elizabeth Hurley 'saddened beyond belief' about Steve Bing's death
In his tribute, Clinton wrote: "I loved Steve Bing very much . It is a bad end", she wrote on Instagram . We became close again in the past year & last spoke on our son's 18th. The campaign encouraged wealthy people to contribute towards philanthropic causes. Their son, Damien, has also spoken out briefly about his late father's passing. [Full Article...]