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U.S. District Judge Rules Against Sesame Street in Happytime Murders Case

U.S. District Judge Rules Against Sesame Street in Happytime M...
On Tuesday, we had reported that Sesame Street was suing over "The Happytime Murders" trailer, a film that features puppets doing things that aren't kid friendly (a gross understatement, by the way). Well, a judge has ruled on the case, and against Sesame Stree...

5/31/2018 9:39 AM EDT | Read More

Lionsgate Acquires Majority Share in 3 Arts Entertainment
Lionsgate has made an acquisition of the majority of talent management and production company 3 Arts Entertainment. The terms of the deal haven't been announced but it is rumored that 50% of the company was bought for somewhere between $300 and $350 million.Lionsgate Chi...

5/30/2018 11:15 AM EDT | Read More

Fox and Disney to Vote on $2.4 Billion Acquisition in July
A vote will take place in July as to whether or not 21st Century Fox will be selling the bulk of its assets to Disney. Shareholders will also consider the offer made by Comcast Corp.Disney has offered $52.4 billion to Fox for the acquisition but Comcast decided to weigh in w...

5/30/2018 10:53 AM EDT | Read More

Jamie Foxx Signs on for Spawn Reboot
It has been reported that Jamie Foxx has signed on to star in the upcoming "Spawn" reboot. "Spawn" is based on the Todd McFarlane comic that debuted in 1992 and had a film released in 1997 starring Michael Jai White. The character was also featured i...

5/29/2018 3:58 PM EDT | Read More

ABC Cancels Roseanne After Racist Tweet
ABC's "Roseanne" has been canceled after the star tweeted out a racist comment about Valerie Jarrett, a top former aide to President Obama. In her rant, Roseanne tweeted "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj."After her tweet,...

5/29/2018 2:14 PM EDT | Read More

Sesame Street Creators Sue Over Happytime Murders
Sesame Street creators are suing over the new trailer for the film The Happytime Murders, which is due out in August.The trailer for the film was recently released and featured puppets doing things we aren't quite used to, being involved in overt sexual storylines a...

5/29/2018 10:25 AM EDT | Read More

Transformers 7 Taken Out of Paramount's 2019 Lineup
Paramount has decided to take Transformers 7 out of its 2019 lineup. The film was originally scheduled to debut on June 28, 2019. That date will now see the release of Tiffany Haddish's comedy "Limited Partners".The studio will still be releasing the Transformers s...

5/24/2018 2:18 PM EDT | Read More

Win Complimentary Passes For Two To An Advance Screening of Paramount Pictures, Action Point

Win Complimentary Passes For Two To An Advance Screening of Pa...
Remember those great old summer days when you went to the local amusement park and spent a day of fun? Paramount Pictures wants you to relive those "glory days" (especially if you grew up near Northern New Jersey) with their latest release ACTION POINT coming...

5/23/2018 4:52 PM EDT | Read More

Disney and Comcast to Bid Against Each Other for Fox Properties
Disney and Comcast are set to battle against one another for some 21st Century Fox assets.Disney and Fox have agreed to a $52.4 billion deal; however, Comcast is said to be countering that deal with an amount hovering around $60 billion.Comcast confirmed the move, saying tha...

5/23/2018 10:13 AM EDT | Read More

Liam Neeson to Join Men in Black Spinoff
Sony's Men in Black Spinoff is taking shape. Liam Neeson is currently in talks to join the cast of the film, which already stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson.Neeson's character is said to be the head of the MIB organization in London, while Hemsworth and Thomps...

5/23/2018 9:55 AM EDT | Read More