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Entertainment Industry Updates and Announcements
Banijay Kids & Family division has partnered with Toon Boom Animation to test AI tools. Geoffrey Thorne is adapting a VR video game into a TV series, while National Geographic unveils a docudrama hosted by Tom Hiddleston about Pompeii. Prime Video has renewed Bloodaxe for a second season.
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Variety
Tom Holland seemingly confirmed his marriage to Zendaya in a new Esquire magazine cover story by saying their family members “were all there” on their wedding day. Speculation over whether or not the A-list actors and “Spider-Man” co-stars officially tied the knot has been ra
2026-06-16 12:54 UTC
Variety
The Grammy Awards update rules and add to their categories in response to proposals from members every year, and 2027 is no exception. The next show, taking place on Feb. 7, 2027, will see five new categories — including in Latin and Asian Pop genres — and several key updates, including the Best New
2026-06-16 12:59 UTC
Variety
John Hannah is returning to the “Mummy” franchise – and he’s not the only one. “You’ve heard all the rumors and it’s true. Everyone’s back,” he told journalists at Monte-Carlo Television Festival. The fourth installment will be directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, known for “R
2026-06-16 12:59 UTC
Variety
Kyla Scanlon doesn’t have any formal background in business journalism but enough math tied to the creator economy adds up for her to have a new and potentially prominent role at CNN. The Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet named Scanlon, a former investment analyst, as a contributor and econ
2026-06-16 13:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the launch of Season 1, Prime Video has given Michael Hirst’s Bloodaxe a second season order. The first season launches in early 2027 on the streamer and Hirst told Deadline filming starts on Season 2 in a few weeks. It had previously been reported that the second season wa
2026-06-16 13:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Banijay has struck a deal with Toon Boom Animation that will see it hand over kids content to test the software firm’s AI tools in exchange for gaining early access to the tools. The deal for the Banijay Kids & Family division, which makes and sells the likes of Mr Bean and Tota
2026-06-16 13:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Geoffrey Thorne has signed on to adapt VR video game Events at Unity Farm into a TV series. The Eyes of Wakanda, Power: Book II: Ghost and Batman: Caped Crusader writer and exec is working with Titan1Studios on the adaptation. He will write and exec produce alongside his partner, Todd Sha
2026-06-16 13:00 UTC
Deadline
National Geographic has unveiled the first trailer for Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston, a three-part docudrama hosted by the Loki star that will premiere July 22 on the network at 9/8c and July 23 on Disney+ and Hulu. Billed as an investigation into the fallen Roman city’s final hours
2026-06-16 13:00 UTC
Deadline
Kurt Russell received the Monte-Carlo TV Festival’s highest accolade, the Crystal Nymph, this year and is enjoying his TV moment. “I hadn’t done any television for over 50 years when I did Monarch, and then The Madison,” he told Deadline. The veteran star plays Preston Clyburn, mostly in flash
2026-06-16 13:03 UTC