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Entertainment News Roundup: Live Performances and AI Innovations
Adéla performs at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, while Jeff T. Thomas wins a $2.5 million prize for an AI-generated trailer. Meanwhile, '9-1-1' faces safety concerns on set.
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Variety
An Afghan asylum seeker named Babak is pushed out of his temporary housing in Germany to make room for Ukrainian refugees in “Babak,” the next project from Payal Sethi, director of the upcoming “Kurinji.” The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan International Film
2026-10-09 22:28 UTC
Variety
Director Jeff T. Thomas has worked on dozens of television episodes and music videos, some featuring the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Melissa Leo. But with AI, his feature debut is nigh. Thomas, under his moniker “Jeff Synthesized,” took home the $2.5 million “Future Vision XPRIZE” last month
2026-10-09 22:29 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: A number of recent injuries on the set of Season 10 of ABC’s 9-1-1 has put the production’s safety protocols under scrutiny again. Deadline understands that four performers, including star Oliver Stark, have sustained stunt-related injuries to varying degrees in recent months.
2026-10-09 22:30 UTC
Variety
Amid the first of two sold-out nights at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre on Thursday night, Adéla paused to shout out Katseye members Lara Raj and Megan Skindiel, who were watching in the balcony alongside Saint Satine’s Emily Kelavos. “I moved out here a couple of years ago; I moved he
2026-10-09 22:34 UTC