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Sony in talks to revive Cinerama Dome, ArcLight

Sony is in talks to revive the Cinerama Dome and ArcLight Hollywood, negotiating with the Robertson Property Group and the owners’ family to reopen the shuttered Los Angeles venues. The discussions, which also involve Alamo Drafthouse, follow the venues’ 2020 closures and decades of cinema history, highlighting renewed industry efforts to revive premium exhibition spaces after the pandemic.

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Monsterverse Series Adds Stoll, Ineson, Hatendi

The Apple TV+ Monarch: Legacy of Monsters spin-off is adding Ralph Ineson, Corey Stoll, and Nyasha Hatendi as series regulars alongside Wyatt Russell, with JD Dillard directing the pilot and Joby Harold serving as showrunner as the MonsterVerse expands ahead of Godzilla x Kong: Supernova. The project continues to develop within the expanding universe of MonsterVerse, building on the 1984 Lee Shaw mission premise and tying into ongoing film installments.

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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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Harry Styles Cancels São Paulo Show Health Issue

Harry Styles canceled his July 21 São Paulo show due to a health issue on the Together, Together Tour, with Live Nation Brazil offering refunds and announcing a limited batch of tickets for the Friday, July 24 show which remains scheduled. Fans will receive information by email via Ticketmaster Brasil and can access the Friday tickets as availability allows, marking the Brazilian residency’s only cancellation for that date while planning continues for subsequent shows.

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X-Files LEGO Set Unveiled, Mulder Scully Minifigs

LEGO has unveiled The X-Files (21369), a 1,478-piece set priced at $199.99 that recreates Mulder’s office, a forest scene and a hovering UFO, includes eight minifigures such as Mulder, Scully and The Flukeman, and will launch with LEGO Insiders early access on August 1 and general release August 4, 2026, with a Scully’s Lab gift-with-purchase available alongside the set. Gillian Anderson appears in a promo film for the launch and called the minifigure homage surreal, while fan designer Brent Waller—whose Nostalgia Challenge submission inspired the set—expresses excitement to see it realized for fans.

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Rahman Launches ARR Immersive on Vision Pro

A.R. Rahman is launching ARR Immersive, a Vision Pro app that blends music, dance and film with spatial storytelling, debuting July 22 first on Apple Vision Pro before Meta Quest. The launch includes three Kathak performances paired with Western classical works, reworked Le Musk material for the platform, and an ARR Live concert section, with immersive content crafted for spatial audio using ASAF.

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Josh Lucas Joins Kidman, Fanning in Discretion

Josh Lucas has joined the cast of Paramount+'s Discretion, a eight-episode A24-produced legal drama opposite Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning, with production set to begin in 2026. Heing plays Greg, a lawyer married to Kidman's powerful partner, entangled in the same network of non-disclosure agreements that drive the series' central conflict.

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Kovert Creative Hires Mallory Morehead Pritzl

Mallory Morehead Pritzl has joined Kovert Creative to lead the entertainment PR team in Los Angeles, overseeing communications for programming-focused clients such as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Paper Kite Productions, and SmartLess Media, and coordinating across Bloomberg Media and Spotify. She brings about 15 years of experience from Sony Pictures Television, Amazon MGM Studios, Fox, and NBC, and Kovert emphasizes her deep industry connections as a fit for their roster of high-profile talents and brands.

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Superman Leads Critics Choice Super Awards nominations

The Critics Choice Association unveiled the 6th Critics Choice Super Awards nominations, led by Superman with six film nods and The Boys’ final season with five TV nominations, while titles like Obsession, Weapons, Project Hail Mary, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Masters of the Universe trail closely behind; the awards cover superhero, sci-fi/fantasy, horror, and action, with winners announced on August 6, 2026.

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