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Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in first ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, dies

LOS ANGELES – Jeremy Bulloch, the English actor who first wore a helmet, cape and jetpack to play Boba Fett in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, died Thursday. Bulloch died at a L...

Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for first virtual edition

A Questlove-directed documentary about the other major music event of the summer of 1969 and documentaries about the creators of Sesame Street and the coronavirus pandemic in China are among...

New Orleans stage and screen actor Carol Sutton dies at 76

NEW YORK – Actor Carol Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big and small screens, including roles in the 1989 comedy “Steel Magnolias” and ...

Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series, films

NEW YORK – The Walt Disney Co.’s streaming plans shifted into hyper speed Thursday, as the studio unveiled a galaxy’s worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 “Star Wars” seri...

Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, who played Deebo in ‘Friday,’ dies

LOS ANGELES – Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former wrestler who was known for his Deebo character in the “Friday” films, has died. He was 62. Lister’s manager, Cindy Cowan, said Lister w...

The Sundance Film Festival goes largely virtual for 2021

Leave the snow boots, parkas and glove warmers in the closet, the 2021 Sundance Film Festival is coming down from the mountain and straight to your living room. Organizers on Wedn...

‘Coming 2 America’ to launch on Amazon Prime in March

“Coming 2 America,” the sequel to the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy, has landed on a date to come to audiences. The film that reunites Murphy and Arsenio Hall will debut on Amazon Prime Video on ...

Tarantino has deal for two books on films, including one of his own

NEW YORK – Quentin Tarantino’s next work of imagination will be in book form. The Oscar-winning director has a two-book deal with Harper, beginning with a novelization of “Once Up...

Johnny Depp exits ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise

NEW YORK – Johnny Depp has exited the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise after his failed libel case against Depp said Friday in a letter posted on Instagram that he would depart the role of the...

‘Tenet’ to head to home release in Dec. after theatrical run

NEW YORK – After several months in pandemic-altered theaters, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” will head to home release Dec. 15, Warner Bros. said Thursday. “Tenet” will be available ...

Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90

LONDON – Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning ca...

Netflix halts production in New Mexico amid virus cases

SANTA FE – Netflix has halted production of its Western film “The Harder They Fall” after at least two people on the set tested positive for the coronavirus while working in New Mexico. ...