Peacock’s ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Series Casts Audiobook Narrator Jeff Hays

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Peacock‘s Dungeon Crawler Carl series has cast its first actor — one who will be familiar to those who have listened to the audiobook versions of Matt Dinniman’s novels.

Johnny Depp Surprises Comic-Con as Ebenezer Scrooge on Streets of San Diego: “It’s Good to Be Back”

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The actor also popped up in Hall H to debut the trailer for his new movie, which began with a meta tagline about his long absence from Hollywood.

Odysseus Has Been Funko Pop-ed

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In a sentence that would surely leave Homer dumbfounded, Odysseus has been Funko Pop-ed.

Indian Epic ‘Ramayana’ Lands at Sony Pictures for International Distribution

Sony Pictures has signed on as international distributor for “Ramayana,” the two-part Indian mythological epic directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra‘s Prime Focus Studios, covering all territories outside India.

ESPN+ to Launch Interview Series ‘The Trade’ With John Cena, Marshawn Lynch, Tyler James Williams as First Guests (Exclusive)

ESPN+ is set to debut a new interview series that will include such guests as John Cena and Marshawn Lynch.

Hailing from Andscape, The Trade With Kelley L. Carter premieres July 29 on ESPN Unlimited and ESPN+, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Carter, an Emmy-winning journalist, will host and executive produce the digital series featuring conversations that center on the intersection between sports and culture.

Sony Knew Killing Discs Would Be 'An Enormous PR Issue' and Had 'Strictest' Guidelines to Gag Staff From Commenting on Controversy, Former God of War Dev Claims

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Sony knew its decision to kill PlayStation 5 discs would spark outrage, and reportedly issued staff with the "strictest" social media guidelines to stop them from publicly commenting on the controversy.

TelevisaUnivision Posts Q2 Loss Despite Boost From Mexico World Cup Telecasts

Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision said it posted a loss in the second quarter despite a swell of revenue from its rights to air the World Cup in Mexico, a sign of the challenges the company, formed from the combination of Univision in the U.S. and Grupo Televisa in Mexico, continues to face.

Marc Maron Starrer ‘In Memoriam’ to Kick Off 11th Annual Indie Street Film Festival; Full Lineup Revealed (Exclusive)

The 2026 Indie Street Festival has revealed its full lineup, including New Jersey premieres of the Marc Maron-starring In Memoriam — which will open the weeklong festival with a screening and Q&A with writer, director and New Jersey native Rob Burnett — and the Will Poulter and Noah Centineo starrer Union County, directed by Adam Meeks, which will serve as the closing night movie.

Casey Affleck’s Gothic Mystery ‘Company’ to Star Nick Nolte, Adelaide Clemens, Ben Mendelsohn and Scoot McNairy (EXCLUSIVE)

Casey Affleck has directed his third feature and first since 2019’s “Light of My Life.”

“Company,” which wrapped earlier this year in Whistler, Canada, is a gothic mystery starring Nick Nolte (“Cape Fear,” “Die My Love”), Adelaide Clemens (“The Great Gatsby”), Ben Mendelsohn (“The Dark Knight Rises,” “The King”), Scoot McNairy (“A Complete Unknown,” “Speak No Evil”), Emily Alyn Lind (“We Were Liars,” “Speed-the-Plow”) and Caylee Cowan (“Sunrise in Heaven”).