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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix will let customers express a deeper affection for TV shows or movies that they love — not just like — with the launch of a new ratings option: two thumbs up.According to Netflix, the new feature will give the streamer a valuable signal into user preferences that will let it further refine content recommendations. The company says it’s a happy coincidence that the name hearkens back to the trademark “two thumbs up” seal of approval from famed movie reviewing duo Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.It’s the biggest change for Netflix’s user content ratings in five years, when the streamer discontinued the five-star content rating system in favor of the thumbs up/down paradigm, saying that the binary options provided a more reliable data set on which to base recommendations.

It’s never too late to go back to school.

Last month it was reported that Netflix were looking to cast young actors to play Prince William and Price Harry in it's sixth season. And now reports have suggested that Kate Middleton could also play a minor role within the show. While a casting call has yet to be put out, former royal butler Grant Harrold tells OK! that Kate would have nothing to worry about should she be portrayed in the final season of the hit Netflix drama.

In the LGBTQ+-themed Nimona, Knight Ballister Boldheart (Ahmed) is framed for a crime he didn’t commit and the only person who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona (Moretz), a shape-shifting teen who might also be a monster he’s sworn to kill. Set in a techno-medieval world unlike anything animation has tackled before, this is an inclusive story about the labels we assign to people and the shapeshifter who refuses to be defined by anyone. Yang is playing a character named Ambrosius Goldenloin.

Rebel Wilson is going back to school! In the official trailer for, the actress plays a popular high school senior who had it all — the perfect boyfriend, the perfect friend group and life. But before she could top it all off by claiming the throne as prom queen, she fell off the top of the human pyramid of cheerleaders and landed in a coma. Flash forward 20 years, where she wakes up and the year is 2022.

The production designer on Netflix’s Bridgerton prequel Queen Charlotte has been removed from the Shonda Rhimes show due to allegations of bullying behavior on set.

Chloë Grace Moretz (Mother/Android), Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal) and Eugene Lee Yang (Spring Bloom) will lead the animated film Nimona, based on ND Stevenson’s New York Times bestselling graphic novel, which is heading to Netflix in 2023.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaWall Street appears to like what Warner Bros. Discovery is selling.The combined media company started off its first full day of trading Monday in the green. Shares of Warner Bros.

K.J. Yossman A production designer has reportedly been fired from Netflix’s “Bridgerton” spin-off “Queen Charlotte” over allegations of bullying.British tabloid The Sun has reported production designer Dave Arrowsmith, who has worked on projects including “The Kissing Booth” and “Screw,” was “fired by Netflix chiefs amid claims of abusive behaviour and bullying on set.”A source close to “Queen Charlotte” confirms to Variety that Arrowsmith “has left the project” but wouldn’t be drawn on the reasons for his departure.“There have been several issues on set, and a few crew members expressed concerns about a number of different incidents,” The Sun quoted an anonymous source as saying.“Queen Charlotte” will tell the origin story of “Bridgerton’s” reigning monarch as well as a young Violet Bridgerton and Lady Danbury.

calling The Power Of The Dog a “piece of shit” earlier this year.The actor recently stirred controversy during an appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, where he spoke about the “allusions of homosexuality” in the Oscar-winning Netflix film, while also comparing the characters to Chippendales dancers who “wear bowties and not much else”.While he praised the director Jane Campion, he added: “What the fuck does this woman from down there [New Zealand] know about the American west? Why the fuck did she shoot this movie in New Zealand and call it Montana? And say this is the way it was? That fucking rubbed me the wrong way.”Elliott has now apologised for his comments during Deadline’s Contenders TV event, saying: “I told the WTF podcaster that I thought Jane Campion was a brilliant director, and I want to apologize to the cast of The Power Of The Dog, brilliant actors all. And in particular Benedict Cumberbatch.

Ben Stiller’s former production partner Nicholas Weinstock has struck a first-look deal with Fremantle.

It’s controversial and shocking yet wildly popular. In Japan, where it first aired three decades ago, a fifth of the population tunes in to watch it.

Prince William has been left “baffled” by Prince Harry’s continued association with Netflix after a new documentary alleged that Prince Charles sought PR advice from Jimmy Savile.After he retired as a working royal, Harry signed up to a deal with streaming giant Netflix, but is yet to release anything on the platform.Since starting the role, the prince has faced criticism from some commentators, and was even urged to drop the deal after a “disrespectful” portrayal of his late mother in popular series The Crown.Now, Royal Family concerns have been raised by a new documentary, which revealed that the Prince of Wales once wrote letters to paedophile Jimmy Saville asking for his “common sense” advice.Reacting to the news, royal commentator Neil Sean claimed that this new release would likely leave William confused by his brother’s continued relationship with the platform.“Prince William is rather upset as it is again another attack on his loving father,” Neil told viewers on his YouTube channel. “What baffles Prince William – and this has been told to me by a very good source close to the prince – is that, how could Prince Harry possibly still associate himself with an organisation like Netflix that continues to bash his family.” Harry is embarking on a trip to The Hague for the Invictus Games this week.

Nicola Coughlan has revealed that she auditioned for another Netflix series, Stranger Things. The Bridgerton star admitted that she auditioned for the role of Robin Buckley in series 3, who works with Steve Harrington in Scoop’s Ahoy ice cream parlour. Despite, her staggering success in the regency drama, the 35 year old missed out on the part which went to Maya Hawke.

Netflix documentary “White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch,” out April 19.The documentary traces the explosive growth of the fashion and pop culture sensation and how its clothing and seductive marketing dominated youth culture for over a decade. Under the stewardship of ultraprivate CEO Mike Jeffries, the brand was aspirational — and, as lawsuits later alleged, discriminatory in its hiring practices. Bogged down by bad press, legal issues and its reluctance to move with the ever-changing times, it had fallen out of fashion by the late aughts.The original Abercrombie & Fitch was founded in 1892 in Manhattan by David T.

Better Call Saul’s final season, the spinoff series of Breaking Bad, will see the return of iconic characters Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul).

Emilio Mayorga Spanish director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, who swept the board at March’s Málaga Festival, has wrapped shooting on her sophomore feature, “Eres Tú” (It’s You), a Netflix’ romantic comedy produced by Antonio Asensio and Paloma Molina at Zeta Studios ­­– the Madrid-based company behind phenomenon “Elite.” Miriam Rodríguez executive produces.After distributing Almodovar, and signing up J.A. Bayona, this is another move into director driven fare by Netflix in Spain, Ruiz de Azúa’s attachment to “Eres tú marks another association with a prestige director by Netflix in Spain which already distributes Pedro Almodóvar and has signed up J.A.

A TOP Bridgerton executive has been fired by Netflix chiefs amid claims of abusive behaviour and bullying on set. Production design chief Dave Arrowsmith was working on a big budget spin-off series.

on the new season this summer, series creator Darren Star announced Sunday evening during PaleyFest.Additionally, Lucien Laviscount, who joined the series in season 2 as Alfie, has been promoted to series regular.In the second season, Laviscount's Alfie — a London native — meet in French class and their friendship grows into a romantic relationship. By the finale, the future of Alfie and Emily's romance is left up in the air.

Emily’s love life will continue to be complicated in Darren Star’s Netflix dramedy Emily In Paris. Lucien Laviscount, who played Emily’s (Lily Collins) Season 2 love interest Alfie, will be back next season and has been promoted to a series regular. The announcement was made during Emily In Paris‘ panel at Paley Fest.

Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer know that it’s been a long wait for the fourth season of Netflix’s smash hit, but they promise an even greater payoff with the new season’s massively expanded scope and collective running time greater than any of the previous installments.