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  1. Belladonna: Taemi, K-Tigers and JK Yoon Team Up for English-Language Martial Arts Thriller

    Belladonna: Taemi, K-Tigers and JK Yoon Team Up for English-Language Martial Arts Thriller

    Director JK Yoon, K-Tigers and action producer Mike Leeder have announced Belladonna, an English-language taekwondo thriller starring former world champion Taemi. Filming starts this summer after the project debuted at Hong Kong FilMart.

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  2. Robert Kirkman says the MCU formula stopped feeling new and audiences are getting pickier

    Robert Kirkman says the MCU formula stopped feeling new and audiences are getting pickier

    Robert Kirkman argues the Marvel formula no longer feels novel, and that viewers now expect something unique. His show Invincible takes a different, long-game approach, with season 4 arriving March 18.

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  3. Why 1983’s 'Testament' Still Feels Timelier Than Ever: "The Terror Now Is That We Will Attack"

    Why 1983’s 'Testament' Still Feels Timelier Than Ever: "The Terror Now Is That We Will Attack"

    A quiet apocalypse movie from 1983 refuses mushroom clouds and loud commands. Instead, it shows the slow disappearance of ordinary life, and somehow it feels more current now than ever.

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  4. ‘Stranger Things’ Animated Spinoff Gets One-Day Theatrical Preview

    ‘Stranger Things’ Animated Spinoff Gets One-Day Theatrical Preview

    Netflix will screen the first two episodes of Stranger Things: Tales From '85 in select AMC theaters for one day on April 18, about five days before the season debuts on Netflix.

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  5. Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 — Bringing Jessica Jones Back Was Non-Negotiable

    Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 — Bringing Jessica Jones Back Was Non-Negotiable

    Showrunner Dario Scardapane and EP Sana Amanat say reuniting the Defenders meant Krysten Ritter's Jessica Jones had to return. Scardapane calls her inclusion a creative highlight and says it was top of the checklist for season two.

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  6. Keanu Reeves Goes on a Public Apology Hunt in Jonah Hill’s Dark Comedy Outcome

    Keanu Reeves Goes on a Public Apology Hunt in Jonah Hill’s Dark Comedy Outcome

    Jonah Hill’s new film Outcome sends Keanu Reeves out to say sorry to everyone he’s ever annoyed, all to catch a blackmailer. It’s weird, funny and intentionally uncomfortable—Apple TV gets it April 10.

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  7. Cardi B Calls Out Canadian Fans Over Hamilton Ticket Sales

    Cardi B Calls Out Canadian Fans Over Hamilton Ticket Sales

    Cardi B warned Canadian fans that an upcoming Hamilton show for her Little Miss Drama tour is not yet sold out and urged them to buy tickets to keep her sold-out streak alive.

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  8. Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Tells EU: YouTube Is a Real TV Rival, Not Just Cat Videos

    Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Tells EU: YouTube Is a Real TV Rival, Not Just Cat Videos

    Speaking in Brussels before a review of European streaming rules, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos warned regulators that YouTube has moved onto televisions and now competes directly with broadcasters and streamers.

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  9. ‘Dune: Part Three’ Teaser: Paul and Chani at War, 17-Year Leap and Robert Pattinson’s Mysterious Shape-Shifter

    ‘Dune: Part Three’ Teaser: Paul and Chani at War, 17-Year Leap and Robert Pattinson’s Mysterious Shape-Shifter

    Denis Villeneuve rolled out the first look at Dune: Part Three at an AMC event after the Oscars, revealing a 17-year jump, a darker tone, Robert Pattinson as a shape-shifting antagonist, and an IMAX-sized finish line for the trilogy.

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  10. Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue OpenAI, Claim ChatGPT 'Memorized' Their Work

    Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue OpenAI, Claim ChatGPT 'Memorized' Their Work

    Britannica and Merriam-Webster say OpenAI used their copyrighted text to train GPT-4 and now the model can spit out near-verbatim passages, plus it may be stealing web traffic.

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  11. Damon Lindelof Apologizes After 'Lanterns' Green Debate: "I Was Sloppy and Careless"

    Damon Lindelof Apologizes After 'Lanterns' Green Debate: "I Was Sloppy and Careless"

    After a podcast joke about ditching the word "Green" and a teaser trailer heavy on beige, Damon Lindelof wrote an Instagram note apologizing to Green Lantern fans and promising the show will honor the Corps.

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