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By Scottie Andrew After sharing a statement on his verified Facebook account Tuesday morning that Tony Dow, an actor and director best known for his role as older brother Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” had died, Dow’s management team has removed the statement. According to Judy Twersky, a longtime friend of Dow’s, he

By Leah Asmelash, CNN In about a month, some of the world’s best filmmakers will descend on the “City of Canals” for the 79th Venice International Film Festival. The festival, which kicks off on August 31, typically marks the start of a new film awards season, followed closely by the Telluride Film Festival and the

By Marianne Garvey A three-track prologue soundtrack has already been released in anticipation of Marvel’s upcoming sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Nigerian artist Tems sings a cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry,” “A Body, A Coffin” by Amaarae and “Soy” by Santa Fe Klan also feature on the album. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

By Marianne Garvey Emmett Till’s life and and his and his mother’s fight for justice are shown in the powerful new trailer for the movie “Till.” It’s the first trailer for the movie, which centers around Till, a 14-year-old boy from Chicago who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955. Despite worries from his mother, Till

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Nick Cannon is a dad again. The actor and talk-show host welcomed a son with model Bre Tiesi. Tiesi shared a series of photos from the birth on her verified Instagram account, writing “I did it. An all natural unmedicated home birth.” “This was the most humbling / limit pushing

By Chloe Melas, CNN MTV has revealed its nominations for the 2022 Video Music Awards. Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X lead the way with seven nominations each, followed by Doja Cat and Harry Styles with six each. Other artists who are nominated this year are Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Tributes have been pouring in to honor the late Paul Sorvino. The “Goodfellas” and “Law & Order” star died Monday of natural causes at the age of 83. “My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed,” his daughter, actress Mira Sorvino, said on Twitter. “My heart is rent asunder —

By Sandra Gonzalez and Brian Lowry, CNN Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor whose roles ranged from the mob boss in “Goodfellas” to an early stint on the long-running cop drama “Law & Order,” has died, according to his publicist Roger Neal. He was 83. Sorvino died on Monday of natural causes with his wife Dee

By Marianne Garvey “Daredevil: Born Again” is coming to Disney+. The show will have an 18-episode season with Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio returning as Daredevil and Kingpin. It will stream beginning in Spring 2024. The live-action series was revealed at Comic-Con over the weekend. D’Onofrio tweeted the news, writing, “Yes Mr Murdock…” Netflix’s “Daredevil”

By Scottie Andrew, CNN David Warner, an English actor who played villainous supporting characters with aplomb in films like “Titanic” and “Tron,” died over the weekend. He was 80. Warner died from a “cancer-related illness,” his family said in a statement shared by his talent agency with CNN. He’d been sick for 18 months, his

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Keke Palmer has shut down any talk of comparing her to fellow actress Zendaya. A tweet went viral over the weekend in which the Twitter user wrote, “I’d like someone to do a deep-drive on the similarities and differences between Keke Palmer and Zendaya’s careers.” “This may be one of

By Chloe Melas, CNN Adele is returning to Las Vegas. After postponing her concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace a day before it was to start back in January, the singer announced Monday that she has officially rescheduled her shows. “Words can’t explain how ecstatic I am to finally be able to announce

By Lisa Respers France and Stella Chan, CNN Actor Jason Momoa was involved in a traffic collision with a motorcyclist on Sunday morning near Calabasas, California, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The rider, identified as Vitaliy Avagimyan, “was riding his motorcycle westbound on Old Topanga Road, when his motorcycle crossed over the double

By Scottie Andrew, CNN DC Films fans were treated to new footage from “Black Adam” and “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, and stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Zachary Levi were both on hand with surprises up their superheroic sleeves. Levi, who plays Shazam, led the first half of