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J. Kim Murphy George Trumbull Miller, an Australian film and television director whose most notable credits include “The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter” and “The Man From Snowy River,” died of a heart attack in a hospital in Melbourne. He was 79 years old. Miller’s death was confirmed by the Sydney Morning Herald. No details regarding a date of death are available at this time. Miller reached national prominence for his 1982 Western “The Man From Snowy River,” starring Kirk Douglas. The film grossed $17.2 million in Australia and reached more than $20 million worldwide, inspiring a sequel as well as an arena attraction. More than 40 years on, “Man From Snowy River” remains one of the top 20 highest grossing local productions in the history of the Australian box office.

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Christopher Nolan shares first look at Matt Damon in ‘The Odyssey’

Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film The Odyssey has been revealed – check it out below.Production has already begun on the movie, with shooting expected to kick off in Sicily in March, ahead of an announced release date of July 17, 2026.Based on the Ancient Greek epic poem from the eighth century BC by Homer, it will star Damon as Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca as he journeys home following the Trojan War.The first glimpse of Damon in character was leaked online on Monday (February 17), showing the actor in a battle helmet and gauntlet and robes, standing in front of a wall filled with murals. See the image below.Matt Damon is Odysseus.

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Mia Goth joins the cast of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

Christopher Nolan‘s next film, The Odyssey.Already announced for the all-star cast are Nolan’s former collaborators Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, and Robert Pattinson in undisclosed roles. Tom Holland, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron are also on board, making their first film with the Inception director.Now, per Variety, MaXXXine star Goth has joined the cast for the film, which is based on the epic story by Greek poet Homer, written over 2,000 years ago.

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Everything We Know About Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com After months of speculation about Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to his critical and box office hit “Oppenheimer,” which won him the Best Director Oscar, Universal Pictures unveiled before the holidays on X that he will be bringing Homer’s “The Odyssey” to the big screen. “The Odyssey” is a classic piece of literature by Homer that is divided between 24 different books, preceded by “The Iliad.” It tells the 10-year journey story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he travels home after the Trojan War.

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Revealed: Next Film Is ‘Mythic Action Epic’ Shot With New Imax Technology

Katcy Stephan Sing to me, muse! Details of Christopher Nolan‘s star-studded next project at Universal have finally been revealed. According to a new X post from Universal Pictures, the filmmaker’s next project “is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.” Nolan has assembled an all-star lineup of actors befitting of the epic tale: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron are set to star.

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Christopher Nolan’s Next Film Is An Adaptation Of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey,’ Universal Reveals

Tom Holland, take note: Christopher Nolan‘s new film for Universal is The Odyssey, an adaptation of the epic poem composed by Homer around the 8th century BCE, the studio has revealed.

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Michael Douglas Says Enjoying Career Break As He Turns 80 But Jokes Would Be Open To A Horror Movie – Red Sea Film Festival

Michael Douglas has revealed he has been enjoying a career break over the past two years but is still open to taking on projects that introduce him to a new genre or type of role, such as a horror movie.

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Iconic soap actress dies after incredible showbiz career

Helen Gallagher, a soap legend famed for her role in the 70s drama series Ryan's Hope, has passed away at the age of 98.The acclaimed stage and TV actress died on Sunday, 24 November, it was confirmed by New York’s Herbert Berghof Studio, where she taught musical theatre singing classes.Throughout her remarkable career, US star Helen bagged three Daytime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Donaldson Award, and a Drama Desk Award. She was best known for her role as Maeve Ryan on the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope, where she starred for over 13 years - the entire duration of the show.

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Will Ferrell to Be Feted With Kirk Douglas Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Diego Ramos Bechara editor Will Ferrell will be feted with the 17th annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Since 2006, the award has been given to a lifelong contributor to cinema through their work in front of or behind the camera. This marks the third time since Douglas’ death that the honor will be awarded.

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Sheldon Pinchuk Dies: Producer Of ‘Reality Bites’, ‘Any Day Now’ & Numerous TV Movies Was 84

Sheldon Pinchuk, partner in the Finnegan-Pinchuk Company, which produced more than 40 TV movies during the genre’s 1980s-90s heyday as well as TV series Any Day Now and Northern Exposure and features Reality Bites and The Fabulous Baker Boys, died Aug. 28 of Parkinson’s disease at his home in Calabasas. He was 84.

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‘The Notebook’ actor Gena Rowlands has died, aged 94

Variety. A cause of death was not shared, but it is known that Rowlands had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Michael Douglas was shocked to learn he’s Scarlet Johansson’s cousin

Michael Douglas and Scarlett Johansson are related. Douglas made the discovery on an episode of “Finding Your Roots,” where it was revealed that he’s a distant cousin to Johansson. Michael Douglas shares why Catherine Zeta-Jones makes him take his pants off on the golf courseMichael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and their daughter stun at Cannes red carpetDouglas was featured on an episode of the PBS series “Finding your Roots,” where his DNA was mapped.

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Joe Flaherty, ‘SCTV’ and ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Actor, Dies at 82

Jaden Thompson Joe Flaherty, the actor, writer and comedian known for his roles on the Canadian sketch comedy series “Second City Television” and “Freaks and Geeks,” died on Monday. He was 82. Flaherty’s daughter, Gudrun, confirmed the news to Variety in a statement through the Comedic Artists Alliance, which had previously raised funds for Flaherty to obtain a 24-hour care provider.

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Barbara Rush Dies: Actress Known For ‘It Came From Outer Space,’ ‘Peyton Place,’ ‘All My Children’ Was 97

Barbra Rush, the prolific actress best known for roles in 1953’s It Came From Outer Space and long runs on Peyton Place and All My Children, has died. Her daughter confirmed Rush’s passing to Fox News on Sunday. She was 97.

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Ryan Gosling Reunites With Greta Gerwig Before Receiving Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Ryan Gosling hit the red carpet ahead of receiving his big award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

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Michael Westmore is ready for his career closeup.

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The Biopic Was Once the Cheesiest of Genres. How Did It Become the Most Thrilling?

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic The Hollywood biographical drama — or biopic, to use the word that always makes it sound like a dental instrument — is enjoying its mega-moment. “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s three-hour epic about the father of the atomic bomb, proved that a story-of-a-life movie could be as big and coruscating as the cosmos; not so incidentally, it’s garnered Nolan the most ecstatic reviews of his career.

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Adam Sandler: Why Roseanne Barr refused to sing ‘The Chanukah Song’ on ‘SNL’

Adam Sandler is known for his 1994 hit “The Chanukah Song,” so it comes as a surprise that he actually wasn’t offered to sing it first on “Saturday Night Live.”The comedian, 57, who debuted the tune on a “Weekend Update” sketch with late actor Norm Macdonald, now reveals that Roseanne Barr was initially asked to take center stage. At the time, Barr, 71, was hosting the NBC sketch comedy show that week.“They were talking about Roseanne singing it,” Sandler told Access Hollywood recently. He went on: “And she was nice enough to say ‘no, let Adam do that, that’s his, he wrote it, that’s his song.’”“I’m happy to be a part of Hanukkah.

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Adam Sandler Reveals Roseanne Barr Turned Down Singing Iconic ‘Chanukah Song’ on ‘SNL’ and Said: ‘He Wrote It. That’s His Song’

Michaela Zee Adam Sandler first introduced “The Chanukah Song” in 1994 during the “Weekend Update” segment on “Saturday Night Live.” Although he penned the holiday tune himself, Sandler revealed in an interview with Access Hollywood that Roseanne Barr — who was hosting that week — almost performed the song on the late-night show. “They were talking about Roseanne singing it,” Sandler recalled. “And she was nice enough to say ‘no, let Adam do that, that’s his, he wrote it, that’s his song.'” During the “Weekend Update” segment with Norm Macdonald in 1994, Sandler explained that he wrote the song after noticing the lack of music about Hanukkah.

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Hollywood’s Jewish founders knew exactly what a pogrom is. So why is its elite silent on Hamas now?

Kirk Douglas.Between them, a group of Jews whose families had lived in constant fear of persecution gave America, and the world, the golden age of cinema. Classics from “The Wizard of Oz” and “Singin’ in the Rain” to “Ben Hur” and “Gone with the Wind” exist because of them.So why, after the most heinous mass murders of Jews since the Holocaust, is Hollywood incapable of recognizing its own history — and why does it have such a Jew problem?In the days since the Hamas attacks in Israel, the powerful and the rich have truly exposed themselves.Maha Dakhil, co-head of motion pictures at CAA and agent to Tom Cruise, Madonna, Reese Witherspoon, Olivia Wilde, and American Israeli Natalie Portman, this week accused Israel of “genocide.”She re-posted, “You’re currently learning who supports genocide,” before adding her own caption: “That’s the line for me.” John Cusack, that one-time 80s heartthrob, wrote on X: “I was out at the Palestinian march in Chicago.

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Helen Mirren addresses Bradley Cooper “Jewface” row

Sunday With Laura Kuennssberg (October 1), Mirren was asked about actors using prosthetics to play Jewish figures, often called “Jewface”, and cited the recent backlash to Bradley Cooper’s portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in Maestro.“I think I can see, but sometimes I can’t see, because I can’t see who in this room is Jewish,” Mirren said. “We are all such an amazing mix and certainly I don’t have an issue with Kirk Douglas playing a Viking. Kirk Douglas was Jewish.“I think the whole question of assuming a certain physiognomy because you’re playing a particular race.

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Helen Mirren defends playing Jewish character in ‘Golda’: ‘Ridiculous’

the historical epic “Golda” garnered backlash for her portrayal of a Jewish woman.The British icon, 78, recently gave her take on the controversy to the BBC and defended the use of facial prosthetics to create the character of Meir. There has been much debate over Mirren’s role — as well as Bradley Cooper’s playing of legendary Jewish composer Leonard Bernstein in his upcoming Netflix film “Maestro” — due to both actors being non-Jewish.The “Red” star appeared on “Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg,” and was asked if she understood the hate over the films.Mirren said: “I think I can see, but sometimes I can’t see, because I can’t see who in this room is Jewish.”“We are all such an amazing mix,” Mirren stated, also adding she has no problems with the opposite occurring: “Jewish actors playing non-Jewish roles.”“Certainly I don’t have an issue with Kirk Douglas playing a Viking,” she noted, referencing the 1958 swashbuckling flick, “The Vikings.” Mirren explained: “Kirk Douglas was Jewish.”“I think the whole question of assuming a certain physiognomy because you’re playing a particular race, there is something offensive about that,” the “Woman in Gold” actress said.

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