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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness rises to Number 1 on the Official Film Chart, following its release on disc.

The imposing Christopher Lee may be a legendary figure for his embodiment of iconic character Dracula, yet during an interview as he was being knighted in 2009, the actor expressed irritation at being typecast. In the conversation featured in the new Sky documentary The Life And Deaths Of Christopher Lee, the journalist concluded her segment with, "A knight of the realm, but still the king of horror." To which Christopher's towering presence cast a shadow as he retorted, "The king of what? " sounding clearly miffed.

Carolyn Giardina The late Ian Holm — who played the role of android Ash, an antagonist in 1979’s “Alien” — has generated plenty of attention with his return in Disney and 20th Century’s “Alien: Romulus,” which over the weekend extended its box office tally to $91 million domestically and $283.5 million worldwide. Holm’s appearance in the latest “Alien” installment underscores the role of the SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement, which requires that the performer’s estate grant consent before a digital replica is created.

EXCLUSIVE: Hammer Films turns a spritely 90 years old later this year, and Sky is getting in on the celebrations.

Naman Ramachandran Iconic British horror label Hammer Films and Studios has been acquired by renowned British theater producer John Gore. Gore, a 20-time Tony, Emmy and Olivier-winning entertainment producer, is known for his live theater company the John Gore Organization, which owns Broadway.com and Broadway Across America – a leading presenter, distributor and marketer of Broadway theater worldwide. The company was one of the producers of three of 2022’s big Tony winners: “A Strange Loop” (best musical), “The Lehman Trilogy” (best play) and “Company” (best revival).

Naman Ramachandran Iconic British horror label Amicus Productions is resurrecting with anthology film “In the Grip of Terror.” Based at Shepperton Studios, Amicus was founded by American producers and screenwriters Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg and was active between 1962 and 1977. The outfit was mainly known for their portmanteau or anthology films featuring four or five horror shorts each, including “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors” (1965), “Torture Garden” (1967), “The House That Dripped Blood” (1971), “Tales from the Crypt” (1972), “Asylum” (1972), “Vault of Horror” (1973) and “From Beyond the Grave” (1974).

Naman Ramachandran The governance of artificial intelligence (AI) is the subject of an ongoing debate in the U.K. with the government introducing a white paper proposing regulation in the sector in March this year. The U.K. parliament’s science, innovation and technology committee is conducting a series of hearings into the subject and providing evidence on Wednesday were Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, CEO, U.K. Music and Paul Fleming, general secretary of Equity, the U.K. trade union for creative practitioners. Fleming said that stable sources of income, such as radio advertisements, that allowed practitioners to work in the “more artistically fulfilling areas of the industry” like theater were increasingly taken over by AI and that the technology had already been replacing humans in crowd scenes in film and TV shows for some time. “That opportunity to earn is being reduced,” Fleming said.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 levels up this week as it races in to Number 1 on the Official Film Chart on digital downloads only.

told Deadline from the Cannes Film Festival, adding that the production is in conversation with Swayze’s estate. “Johnny is a part of Baby’s journey in the story.”One read of that and I can’t disguise — I’ve got ANGRY EYES!While Levine’s exact intentions and artistic vision are unclear — he did respond to a request for comment — one can’t help but wonder if 62-year-old Jennifer Grey, who memorably played Baby in the original, will somehow preposterously be made to cha-cha with Swayze from beyond the grave.

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.