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EXCLUSIVE: A24 has dated two recent festival faves for theatrical release this summer: the Jenny Slate animated comedy Marcel the Shell With Shoes On on June 24 and the horror comedy feature Bodies Bodies Bodies on Aug. 5.

In first major TV series role, Harrison Ford has signed on to star opposite Jason Segel in Shrinking, Apple TV+’s 10-episode comedy series written and executive produced by Segel and Ted Lasso‘s co-creator/executive producer/showrunner Bill Lawrence and star/writer/producer Brett Goldstein.

Succession.The star has now confessed that, in their shared home country, he almost ran over environmental activist Greta Thunberg, 19.Alexander, who is part of the famous Skarsgard family, nearly hit Amnesty International award-winning climate activist Greta while out on his bike. True to form, Greta was at a protest when the incident occured, while Alexander was on his way to an interview.Interviewer Jonathan Dean reflected afterwards: “Skarsgard cycled past Greta on his way to meet me; she was on a protest.”Greta is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action on climate change mitigation and has inspired people across the world to join her cause.Like Alexander, Greta is one of the most famous names to come out of Sweden in recent years. Thankfully, he was able to avoid hitting her on his bike, and shared his thoughts on the young activist with the interviewer. “She's how we sell our country now,” he said. “And I almost hit her with my bike.”The star went on to add: “Greta is like a modern-day Viking and, like Greta, the Vikings refused to fly,” he told The Sunday Times.While Alexander cannot claim to have much of a connection to the vikings himself, his brother Gustaf might say differently. The second eldest Skarsgard brother, 41, played Floki in the History Channel series Vikings.He also portrayed Karl Strand in the second season of the HBO series Westworld alongside Evan Rachel Wood. His older brother Alexander has accumulated several high-profile roles over the years, including Succession’s Lukas Matsson, who is the gifted but unpredictable CEO of streaming platform GoJo in the show.He also played Eric Northman in popular vampire series True Blood and the titular character in Warner Bros’ The

Refresh for latest…: New blood in the form of Sony’s Jared Leto-fronted Morbius led the global box office this weekend with an $84M debut, while Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2 got off to a booming $25.5M start from its first 31 offshore markets. Warner Bros/DC also has something to crow about as The Batman topped $700M worldwide.

Elvis and Ann Margret's sizzling affair 'Our love was electrifying'LinkElvis ex-wife Priscilla and girlfriend Ginger got the same in his willLinkAfter two meetings, Streisand and Peters made a formal offer and Linda recalled Elvis "was thrilled at the prospect of finally having the opportunity to really immerse himself in a role and reveal new dimensions of his acting talent. "The offer included $500,000 upfront plus 10 percent of the net profits. Elvis could produce and take the full revenue from the concerts that would be filmed.

EXCLUSIVE: Tyler Perry’s House of Payne alumna Demetria McKinney been cast as a series regular in CW’s The Winchesters drama pilot. The project hails from the Supernatural trio of Robbie Thompson, Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios. Glen Winter (Supergirl) will direct and executive produce the pilot.

Los Angeles County has more square feet of soundstages than New York and Georgia combined, and more is on the way, according to the latest report from FilmLA, the city and county film permit office.

Zack Sharf Franchises are set to have a big month this April with the theatrical releases of “Morbius,” “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” but perhaps the most significant movie event of the month is going to take place on streaming. With Matt Reeves’ comic book tentpole “The Batman” completing its 45-day theatrical window this month after opening in theaters March 4, all eyes are on Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader to make his streaming debut.

EXCLUSIVE: Rahart Adams (Pacific Rim: Uprising) is set as a lead in the CW’s DC Comics-based pilot Gotham Knights.

EXCLUSIVE: Hill Harper and J. Alphonse Nicholson have signed to star in Shadowbox, a new film marking the directorial debut of Joslyn Rose Lyons.

Sony’s deep Marvel universe title, Morbius, rang up $5.7M last night from previews that began at 4PM at 3,583 theaters including Imax and PLF auditoriums.

EXCLUSIVE: Vivian Bang, the co-writer and star of the Sundance Film Festival debut White Rabbit, has boarded the New Line ensemble comedy The Parenting for HBO Max.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCliff Curtis has signed with Verve for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. Curtis continues to be repped by Anonymous Content.The New Zealand-born actor is known for his roles in films like “Training Day,” “The Dark Horse,” “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,” “Whale Rider,” “Doctor Sleep,” and “Sunshine.” Curtis also starred for multiple seasons in the AMC series “Fear the Walking Dead.”On the horizon, Curtis will be seen in the highly-anticipated sequel “Avatar 2,” with Curtis also set to appear in both “Avatar 3” and “Avatar 4,” both of which are in various stages of production.He most recently appeared in the Lisa Joy film “Reminiscence” alongside Thandiwe Newton and Hugh Jackman.

EXCLUSIVE: After a turn on HBO’s In Treatment, and starring opposite Dwayne Johnson in Warner Bros/DC’s Black Adam, Quintessa Swindell is ascending to the lead role in Spyglass Media Group’s rock climbing thriller Deadpoint, Deadline can tell you first.

Trafalgar Releasing and Warner Bros. will present a digitally remastered ABBA: The Movie for two night in May to celebrate the Swedish pop sensation’s 50th anniversary.

The Hollywood community is still reeling from the news that legendary actor Bruce Willis is retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia.The news was announced by the 67-year-old actor's oldest daughter Rumer, 33, who took to her Instagram story with the news on Wednesday morning.The actor hasn't been seen in a major Hollywood studio since the 2019 Warner Bros. film Motherless Brooklyn, but he has been staying incredibly busy, making a whopping 15 films in the past two years...

Ezra Miller, is being accused of threatening to bury a couple in Hawaii. According to court docs obtained by ET, Stoyan Kojouharov and his wife, Niegel Hayles, filed a temporary restraining order against Miller, alleging that the 29-year-old actor burst into their bedroom and proceeded to threaten them.«I will bury you and your slut wife,» the couple claims Miller said after entering their bedroom.The couple also claims that Miller stole Hayles' passport and wallet, which included her social security card, driver's license and bank cards, as well as several items belonging to Kojouharov.The couple is claiming they have and will continue to suffer emotional distress as a result of Miller's alleged behavior and are hoping the restraining order keeps him at bay.In the filing, the couple alleges that due to Miller's fame and wealth, his «access to weapons is much easier,» and they worry that the actor could send «associates» to harass them.ET has reached out to Miller's reps for comment, as well as Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: Ravi Patel (Wonder Woman 1984), Eric Edelstein (Creepshow) and Johnny Jay Lee (NCIS: Los Angeles) are set as series regulars in CBS comedy pilot Rust Belt News, from The Simpsons writer and The Mindy Project exec producer Matt Warburton. They join previously announced cast members Rich Sommer, Lauren Lindsey Donzis, Jayma Mays, Bailey Gavulic, Bentley Green and Angel Laketa Moore.

Ezra Miller is being accused of threatening to burn a couple in Hawaii. According to court docs obtained by ET, Stoyan Kojouharov and his wife, Niegel Hayes, filed a temporary restraining order against Miller, alleging that the 29-year-old actor burst into their bedroom window and threatened to burn them.The couple also claims that Miller stole Hayes' passport and wallet, which included her social security card, driver's license and bank cards, as well as several items belonging to Kojouharov.The couple is claiming they have and will continue to suffer emotional distress as a result of Miller's behavior and are hoping the restraining order keeps him at bay.In the filing, the couple alleges that due to Miller's fame and wealth, his «access to weapons is much easier,» and they worry that the actor could send «associates» to harass them.ET has reached out to Miller's reps for comment, as well as Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: Tamir Muhammad is extending and expanding his relationship with WarnerMedia. Muhammad, executive producer of HBO’s Peabody Award-winning late-night series Random Acts of Flyness, has entered exclusive first-look deals with Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO and HBO Max. The parallel pacts follow his previous multi-year overall television production and first-look feature deals, which Muhammad signed in 2018 when he launched his Populace production company. He is now extending the first-look feature deal with Warner Bros. Pictures while also adding a separate exclusive first-look TV deal with HBO and HBO Max.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Navalny,” a fly-on-the-wall documentary about Russian dissident and one-time presidential candidate Alexei Navalny, was intended to debut directly on HBO Max. But since the harrowing story has renewed timeliness amid Russia’s recent unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Warner Bros.