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Since it started in 2016, critical praise for the “Fantastic Beasts” series hasn’t panned out exactly as Warner Bros. anticipated.

When it was announced that Quentin Tarantino would be lending his voice for the narration of the new Showtime series, “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” people were rightfully surprised. Tarantino doesn’t just act or narrate random projects.

You’re probably thinking, what exactly is Sony’s strategy with their Spider-Verse? After all, unlike Marvel or DC, or most other film studios, all their spin-offs are generally centered around super villains or anti-heroes. Well, much of that is because Sony’s Spider-verse is much more limited.

All it takes is one bad take on social media to ignite a bit of a firestorm. And apparently, the most recent one involves Steven Spielberg and “West Side Story.” The discussion got so involved, Guillermo del Toro felt the need to come to the defense of one of the best filmmakers to ever grace the medium.

A man from Sale has been charged with assault by beating.

After selling out in just 10 days, the Chicken Big Mac is returning to McDonald's - and you'll be able to get your hands on it this week.

The M6 in Cumbria has been closed after a serious collision and a lorry fire - and is likely to remain so for hours, highways bosses have revealed.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefUkrainian filmmakers have mobilized quickly in their campaign to document Russia’s invasion of their country. While some are filming, others have taken up support roles to provide essential resources.Festival organizer and producer Darya Bassel, whose recent film “A House Made of Splinters” won a directing award at Sundance in January, is among those who have set up a structure to provide logistical support.Three days after evacuating from Ukrainian capital Kyiv with her family, Bassel has settled in an apartment in the Western town of Chernivtsi and has opened an office channeling means and materials to others.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTikTok is again cranking up the maximum length of videos users can upload to the platform — more than tripling it, to 10 minutes.TikTok, owned by Chinese internet conglomerate ByteDance, is moving to let creators make longer-form videos as rivals like YouTube, Facebook and Instagram have aggressively built out their own TikTok-like short-form video features.TikTok’s expansion to allow up to 10-minute videos comes less than a year after it raised the maximum length of videos to three minutes in July 2021 (up from 60 seconds before).One of the reasons TikTok has become massively popular — with more than 1 billion monthly active users — is that it provides an auto-generated feed of entertaining, bite-size short videos of under a minute, algorithmically tailored to users’ interests. It’s not clear how many TikTokers will take advantage of the longer-form videos but the change clearly shows that the company is eager to facilitate ways to keep viewers in the app for longer periods of time.

Zack Sharf Samuel L. Jackson is dismissing Joe Rogan’s apology for using the N-word several times on episodes of Rogan’s podcast.

Naman Ramachandran Seven Network in Australia is this week to begin broadcasting “Police Strike Force,” a documentary series made in close partnership with the New South Wales police. The 6×60 minute series is produced by WTFN and licensed internationally by Fred Media.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterTimothy Hutton has sued the producers of the TV series “Leverage: Redemption,” alleging that they breached his contract when they dropped him from the show following a report of a sexual assault allegation.BuzzFeed reported in March 2020 that a woman had gone to the Vancouver Police Department, alleging that Hutton had raped her in 1983, when she was 14. Hutton denied the allegations and alleged that the accuser had repeatedly sought to extort him out of millions of dollars.

Eamonn Holmes, 62, and his wife Ruth Langsford, 61, were one of the most popular TV couples as they co-presented This Morning together.

TikTok has made a big change, beginning today.

Veronica Carlson was a British actress known for her roles in Hammer horror films including “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed.”Carlson began her career as a model, which led to acting roles. Her first Hammer film was 1968’s “Dracula Has Risen from the Grave,” in which she starred opposite the Hammer Horror legend Christopher Lee (1922–2015). She went on to star in “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed” (1969) with Peter Cushing (1913–1994) as well as “The Horror of Frankenstein” (1970) for Hammer.

FIFA have reportedly suspended Russia from all of their football competitions until further notice as the Ukraine crisis rages on.

At points last season many began to wonder if Father Time would ever catch up with Allan McGregor.

ITV's hit quiz show Tipping Point is looking for Scots contestants to join its 13th series.

Lorraine Kelly has told Prince Andrew to 'just shut it and go away' as she discussed his potential return to public life.

The Queen is said to have broken royal protocol after Vladimir Putin left her waiting.

Concerns are growing for a man who has been missing from his home for a week.