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Zack Sharf On the heels of Geena Davis’ revelation that Bill Murray was allegedly inappropriate with her during the making of “Quick Change” comes a new interview with Rob Schneider claiming Murray hated “Saturday Night Live” cast members Adam Sandler and Chris Farley. Schneider was being interviewed on SiriusXM’s “The Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Show” (via THR) when he said that his “SNL” cast got a warning when Murray came to host an episode. An unnamed filmmaker told Schneider and the team: “Bill Murray is gonna come, he’s gonna change the dialogue. He’s gonna change things, and it’s gonna be great, but you don’t know who you’re gonna get. Which Bill Murray you’re gonna get. The nice Bill Murray? Or you’re gonna get the tough Bill Murray?”

25 Hour Farms are carving out a distinct niche, focusing on quality THCa Flower, THC Edibles, & infused drinks independent of celebrity endorsements. While celebrity brands leverage fame, 25 Hour Farms focuses on product consistency and legal access.Here are 5 prominent celebrity cannabis brands that have made significant waves:Willie Nelson – Willie's Reserve:A true icon of both country music and cannabis advocacy, Willie Nelson's brand reflects his laid-back, authentic persona.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran talent agent Eddy Yablans is leaving CAA to join Rick Yorn’s management company LBI Entertainment as a partner. Yablans, whose agenting career spans 35 years at ICM and CAA, will start his new job on Jan. 1 and will be based in Los Angeles and New York. Many of his existing clients are expected to remain with him in his role as a manager.

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson will be starring in a new movie musical!

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are set to star in Song Sung Blue, a new film about a Neil Diamond tribute band.The movie is named after a 1972 song by the veteran singer-songwriter, and will be directed by Craig Brewer, known for helming Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan and Dolemite Is My Name.Jackman and Hudson will play real-life Milwaukee couple Mike and Claire Sardina, two downtrodden musicians who establish a local reputation as Lightning & Thunder, a tribute act to Diamond.The film will be based on Greg Kohs’ 2008 documentary of the same name, and will also star The Sopranos’ Michael Imperioli, Succession’s Fisher Stevens and Jim Belushi.Jackman starred in Deadpool & Wolverine earlier this year, the second-highest grossing film of 2024 so far (behind Inside Out 2). In July, he shared his reaction to a pivotal fight scene in the movie. In a clip of him watching the scene on a laptop on a plane, he is visibly giddy with glee, grinning and slapping his chest and fighting back bursts of laughter.Meanwhile, last year, Diamond opened up about living with Parkinson’s disease, a condition he was diagnosed with in 2018.

Ethan Shanfeld Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson will play a married couple who form a Neil Diamond tribute band in Craig Brewer’s upcoming musical drama “Song Sung Blue.” From Focus Features and Davis Entertainment, the film began production on Oct. 14.

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson will star in Craig Brewer’s upcoming musical drama, Song Sung Blue, directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle and Flow, Coming 2 America) for Focus Features. 

Kristen Stewart announced at the beginning of 2024 that she was quitting acting until she got her long-gestated feature directorial debut The Chronology of Water over the line.

Martin Scorsese is exploring the journeys of eight men and women toward sainthood in a new docudrama series for Fox Nation.

EXCLUSIVE: Iconic filmmakers Joe Dante and Roger Corman are teaming with Emmy-nominated veteran producer Brad Krevoy, CEO of MPCA, on Little Shop of Halloween Horrors, a reboot of Corman’s famed 1960 horror comedy, Little Shop of Horrors.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor If anyone should be able to engineer a reunion of “Saturday Night Live” alumni, it should be Dan Aykroyd. A member of the show’s first cast of “Not Ready for Prime-Time Players,” Aykroyd was also among the first to jump from “SNL” to Hollywood and continues to tour with a band based on The Blues Brothers group he and John Belushi originated on the NBC mainstay.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Former Electus CEO and Shine International prexy Chris Grant has launched a new distribution company, Osmosis Global, which he will unwrap in time for next week’s Mipcom conference. Investor and entrepreneur Marc Pierce is backing the new venture.

Fox Nation has scheduled a comedy special with Rob Schneider for June 18 titled Rob Schneider: Woke Up in America.

Just days after it was revealed Dan Aykroyd is reuniting with Ghostbusters stars for a new movie set in London, the actor has landed a new hosting gig.The 70-year-old actor will host the new series A History Of the World in Six Glasses for Fox Nation, according to a press release.He will host the new series with comedy legends Jim Belushi, Kevin Nealon, George Wendt and Jon Lovitz.The 'six-part comedic docuseries' was announced on Thursday by Fox Nation president Jason Klarman.The series will, 'chronicle the history of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, soda and their respective impact on the world.' New host: Just days after it was revealed Dan Aykroyd is reuniting with Ghostbusters stars for a new movie set in London, the actor has landed a new hosting gig Fox Nation: The 70-year-old actor will host the new series A History Of the World in Six Glasses for Fox Nation, according to a press releaseThe show was developed by Play House Studios and written and directed by Rob Long, a former executive producer of the long-running NBC hit series Cheers.'I laughed out loud watching every episode and learned so much about the cultural impact of these iconic beverages,' Klarman said in a statement.It was announced last month that Aykroyd will be joined by Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver for a new Ghostbusters movie that will shift the story to London.'Studio bosses are taking a classic franchise, setting it in a new location but keeping the magic of the original. It's going to be brilliant,' a source told The Sun.'London is perfect.

Cheers to this one. Dan Ackroyd will tend bar for — or, rather, host — A History of the World in Six Glasses, a six-part comedic docuseries coming to Fox Nation early next year. The show also features fellow Saturday Night Live alums Jim Belushi, Jon Lovitz, and Kevin Nealon along with Cheers stalwart George Wendt.

Put that cookie down! Jingle All the Way wasn’t a hit with critics when it was released in 1996, but it’s since become a cult classic.

EXCLUSIVE: Jim Belushi and Christina Ochoa have joined Canadian director and action specialist James Mark’s deadly combat drama Fight Another Day, as the production continues to shoot on location in the Greater Toronto Area, through to early 2023.

Guy Lodge Film Critic “Gigi & Nate” begins with two leaps. The first is out of terror, when Gigi, a capuchin monkey at a sad-sack roadside petting zoo, tries to steer clear of her “caretaker.” The second is the sweet leap of boy-joy that 17-year-old Nate Gibson takes off a rocky ledge and into a pond. In this amiable, if unnecessarily manipulative, movie about the human-animal bond — as well as the different forms resilience can take — that fateful second leap will lead the young man and the monkey to each other.Gigi is rescued by a woman who works for an organization that provides service animals to people with disabilities.

Roadside Attractions following their release on the big screen can now be found on Hulu.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter New movies from Roadside Attractions, the independent production company behind “Judy,” “The Peanut Butter Falcon” and “Manchester by the Sea,” will arrive on Hulu after playing in theaters. Roadside Attractions inked a multi-year output deal with Hulu for its post-theatrical window — known as the pay one window — sooner bringing the company’s films to the streamer. Under the terms of the deal, Hulu will receive exclusive U.S. streaming rights to upcoming Roadside Attractions films including director Phyllis Nagy’s abortion drama “Call Jane,” starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver; and the feel-good “Gigi & Nate,” featuring Charlie Rowe, Marcia Gay Harden and Jim Belushi.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaRoadside Attractions has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Free Turn’s “Gigi & Nate.” The film stars Charlie Rowe, Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden, and Jim Belushi, and is based on true events. It tells the story of Nate Gibson, a young man whose life is turned upside down after he suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic.And “Gigi & Nate” also serves as the introduction to a pint-sized, though still formidable new talent.