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RoboCop Series Greenlit for Prime Video with Blumhouse

Prime Video has officially greenlit an eight-episode Robocop series from Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse Atomic Monster, with Peter Ocko as showrunner and writer, James Wan as executive producer, and Ed Neumeier also serving as an EP; the logline centers on a giant tech conglomerate pairing a robot with the consciousness of a fallen officer for police work, signaling a fresh yet respectful reimagining of the franchise. A premiere date hasn’t been announced, but multiple outlets confirm the creative team and development efforts aimed at adapting the iconic property for today’s audience.

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DuVernay's 14th World Premieres as NYFF Closing Night

Ava DuVernay’s documentary 14th will world premiere as the Closing Night selection of the 64th New York Film Festival, screening October 9 at Alice Tully Hall and arriving on Netflix later this year; the film serves as a ten-year follow-up to 13th and examines how the 14th Amendment’s protections—birthright citizenship, due process, and equal protection—are being challenged in recent years. The project features a broad slate of voices, including Democrats and Republicans, legal scholars, and commentators, continuing a conversation about who is counted in America and how democratic norms have evolved since 13th opened NYFF in 2016.

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Disney plans hundreds of job cuts across divisions

The Walt Disney Co. is cutting hundreds of jobs across corporate functions, ESPN, Disney Entertainment Television, and film studios as part of its One Disney restructuring led by Josh D’Amaro, with Pixar set to bear the largest number of cuts and National Geographic the hardest-hit unit within DET, including some on-air ESPN talent such as Karl Ravech and Ryan Clark among those affected. The layoffs are happening in multiple rounds tied to recent corporate streamlining and asset integrations, as Disney seeks a more agile, technologically enabled workforce.

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Vance Links Epstein to Israeli Intelligence

Vice President JD Vance told Joe Rogan that the Trump administration absolutely screwed up the communications around the Epstein files release and should have released documents more quickly, while denying it was a coordinated cover-up. He also highlighted the challenge of redactions and distinguishing victims from co-conspirators, and cited Epstein’s alleged intelligence connections as part of the broader context.

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