Posts by Zach Dionne
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Jamie Foxx to Develop Taste for Ears, Pigeon Training in Mike Tyson Biopic
“I think that, of all the biopics that are out there, he has the most interesting story that no one has ever heard,” Foxx said of Iron Mike in 2009.
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‘Night at the Museum’ Will Keep Going Until Museums Are Ruined for Everyone
Also in the Afternoon Links: David Simon’s HBO miniseries gets some stars, Robert Plant feels bad for Jimmy Page, and Samuel L. Jackson gets the most important supercut.
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‘The Big Bang Theory’ Is on Hold While the Leads Negotiate for Triple the Salary
“I want them all to be crazy wealthy because nobody deserves it more than this cast,” says cocreator Chuck Lorre. “It’ll work out.”
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Orlando Bloom and Justin Bieber Got Into a Scuffle in Spain
Maybe over Miranda Kerr, or maybe just because they felt like being dumb.
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Programming Alert: The Dumb Starbucks Episode of ‘Nathan for You’ Airs Tonight
Also in the Afternoon Links: ‘Friends’ without the laugh track, new Run the Jewels, and Ron Livingston on AMC.
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Carlton Cuse Can’t Stop Selling Shows
The ‘Lost’ alum has five shows happening right now.
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Jodie Foster Will Direct George Clooney in ‘Money Monster’
It’s a thriller about a TV show host being taken hostage on-air.
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The First Trailer for ‘The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies’ Is Here
Also in the Afternoon Links: New Spoon and Gaslight Anthem, renewals for two Comedy Central greats, and a new red-band trailer for ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.’
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Comic-Con Roundup: Wonder Woman Revealed, ‘Avengers’ Footage Screened, New ‘Game of Thrones’ Actors Introduced
Plus updates and trailers from ‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1,’ and more.
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Box Office by the Numbers: ‘Lucy’ Is Victorious Over ‘Hercules’
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘The Purge: Anarchy,’ and ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ stay in the top five.
