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   Bridgerton Season 5 Will Center a Sapphic Slow-Burn, Showrunner Teases

   Netflix confirmed Francesca Bridgerton and Michaela Stirling as Season 5's lead couple. Showrunner Jess Brownell says the season will focus on yearning and will fully explore a sapphic romance adapted from Julia Quinn's When He Was Wicked with some bold changes.

   2 min read Mar 26, 01:41 PM
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   HBO’s Harry Potter Trailer Unveils New Trio, Hogwarts, and a Christmas 2026 Premiere

   HBO dropped the first teaser for its Harry Potter TV series, revealing the new young leads, early looks at Hogwarts, and a confirmed streaming date of Christmas Day 2026. Filming has been underway at Leavesden since July 2025 and the show will adapt each book across a planned 10-year run.

   2 min read Mar 26, 01:39 PM
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   Vince Vaughn: Wedding Crashers Sequel? Only if the Script Earns It

   Vince Vaughn says talks about a Wedding Crashers follow-up have happened, but he wants a strong story before suiting up again. He also teased reuniting with the original cast and is promoting his new Hulu movie.

   2 min read Mar 26, 12:27 PM
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   Paapa Essiedu took an unplanned tumble from a broom while filming HBO’s Harry Potter

   Playing Severus Snape has its perks and hazards. Paapa Essiedu says he fell off a broom during a big Quidditch episode for HBO’s Harry Potter, ending up three meters off the ground and very embarrassed by a room full of straight faces.

   2 min read Mar 26, 12:11 PM
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   Kojima Says His Superpower Is Super-Smell, Not Super-Strength

   Hideo Kojima wrote a viral essay saying he has an extremely sensitive sense of smell. He shared a shirt-toss story from his KOJI10 radio show and suggested he may have hyperosmia, so he favors light fragrances.

   2 min read Mar 26, 11:51 AM
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   TwitchCon Tightens Rules After Streamers Assaulted at Past Events

   Twitch announced new security measures for TwitchCon after several on-site assaults and harassment incidents. Changes include lanyards for people who do not want to be filmed, reserved meet and greets, and more trained security staff.

   2 min read Mar 25, 07:04 PM
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   Peter Jackson's New LOTR Sequel Is Set After Frodo's Death

   Peter Jackson and Stephen Colbert are developing a Lord of the Rings sequel titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past, which takes place 14 years after Frodo’s death and follows Sam, Merry, and Pippin as they revisit their old journey while Sam’s daughter Elanor uncovers a buried secret.

   2 min read Mar 25, 07:00 PM
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   Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Episode 1 slips in a Thunderbolts/New Avengers wink

   Episode 1 quietly name-drops Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, and that phone call changes the Attorney General's tune about Kingpin. No full cameo, but the hint is loud.

   2 min read Mar 25, 06:59 PM
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   MrBeast: Storm Delays Cost Beast Games About $1M Per Day

   A Las Vegas storm pushed back filming for Beast Games Season 2. MrBeast says the weather led to roughly $1 million in extra costs each day while production scrambled to move gear and keep the show on schedule.

   2 min read Mar 25, 06:49 PM
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    Paapa Essiedu: Filming BBC’s Babies Left a Lasting Mark

    Paapa Essiedu says his work on Stefan Golaszewski’s BBC drama Babies, a careful look at pregnancy loss, stayed with him long after filming ended. He praised the production’s clarity and safety, and reflected on both intense and joyful scenes.

    3 min read Mar 25, 06:35 PM
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    Supreme Court Rules Cox Not Liable in $1 Billion Music Piracy Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously found that Cox Communications cannot be held responsible for users who pirated music, overturning a long-running legal fight over a $1 billion jury award.

    2 min read Mar 25, 06:32 PM