There are so many wonderful cast members in the fourth season of “Only Murders in the Building” that it becomes like a great comedy party with different talented artists throughout the soiree riffing on what they do best. A show that pushed the star throttle forward in a third outing that added the most acclaimed actresses of all time in Meryl Streep and one of the most likable comedy actors ever in Paul Rudd has not let up on bringing familiar faces into the fold.

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We have almost reached 20 years since the release of “The Devil Wears Prada.” And even to this day, we see memes and comments about the modern classic. Well, you know what happens when time has passed on a beloved film — here comes the sequel!

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According to a new report from Puck, things are beginning to come together on a planned “The Devil Wears Prada” sequel.

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The upcoming season of Hulu’s acclaimed comedic murder mystery series “Only Murders In The Building” will have a stacked murderer’s row of comedic talent joining an impressive cast. While talking with Entertainment Tonight on the Oscars red carpet on Sunday, cast member Eva Longoria revealed that funnyman Zach Galifianakis (“The Hangover”) will also be part of the show that is currently filming.

“We started shooting,” Longoria told ET from the red carpet of the 96th Academy Awards.

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The second season of “Only Murders In The Building” was undeniably entertaining, but it felt a bit like treading water after the breakthrough success of the freshmen year, especially in its disappointing final few chapters. Perhaps understanding that the Emmy nominee needed a jolt of creative energy from outside the building, the producers have really turned up the star quality in the upcoming third season, casting two household names in major roles: Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd.

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Going into Season 3, “Only Murders in the Building” didn’t really need to make a big splash. Whatever the series was doing over the course of the first two seasons has been working incredibly well, with ‘Murders’ earning acclaim, a load of fans, and plenty of awards trophies. But a splash has been made for Season 3, with Meryl Streep joining the cast.

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As seen in the trailer for “Only Murders in the Building” Season 3, there’s a new death for the trio of amateur sleuths to investigate.

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With “Succession” now over, it’s time for Brian Cox to find a new major role. Recently, he’s kept busy with smaller indie pics like “Mending The Line,” “Prisoner’s Daughter,” as well as “The Independent” on Peacock. And in the next couple of years, he’ll star in The Russo Bros.‘ “The Electric State” on Netflix and provide voice work for “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim.” But EW reports there’s something on Cox’s acting wishlist before he “snuffs it,” as he puts it on Variety’s “Actors On Actors” interview: he really wants to work with Meryl Streep.

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It’s Oscar night; trailers and teasers are coming. The first big one of the night is Hulu‘s “Only Murder In The Building,” which has unveiled its first teaser trailer for season three and has also given us the first look at Meryl Streep in the celebrated comedy series. “Ant-Man” star Paul Rudd makes an appearance too.

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This season’s first teaser will air tonight during the 95th Oscars® and shows a sneak peek at guest star and Oscar®-winner Meryl Streep in the new season. 

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With the rise of post-apocalyptic cinema at the turn of the century, humanity has gotten very good at depicting our own demise. We continue to be much worse at depicting the transitional period before complete collapse — and finding hope in the possibility that destruction is not a foregone conclusion. But if anyone understands that opportunity as a storyteller, it’s Scott Z. Burns, the screenwriter behind “Contagion” — a film that put humanity to the brink and walked us back — and the mind behind “Extrapolations,” an eight-episode Apple TV+ limited series that envisions a future on earth forever impacted by climate change.

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Of course, Meryl Streep is known most for her film career, earning nearly two dozen Oscar nominations. However, in recent years, Streep has dabbled a bit in the world of TV, as a lot of high-profile actors have been doing. Back in 2019, she had a major role in “Big Little Lies,” earning her acclaim. And now, in 2023, it appears she has a new series on the horizon, “Only Murders in the Building.”

As revealed on social media, Meryl Streep is joining the cast of “Only Murders in the Building” for the upcoming Season 3.

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Adam McKay has made a name for himself as one of the premier filmmakers working today. It seems that once he made the jump from straight comedy to more satirical work with “The Big Short” and his more recent films, he’s become one of the biggest Oscar favorites each time he releases a film. This gives his casts confidence that they can go big and do whatever is asked of them with each film.

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Plenty of ink has been spilled on the evolution (or, depending on who you’re talking to, de-evolution) of Adam McKay, who has gone from the “Saturday Night Live” writers room to the auteur of such likably goofy Will Ferrell vehicles as “Anchorman” and “Talladega Nights” to the Oscar-winning purveyor of message movies like “The Big Short” and “Vice.” His critics—and there are plenty of them,—have accused McKay of committing the ultimate crime for a comic artist: taking himself too seriously, inhaling his own press clippings, and deeming himself not merely the co-creator of Ron Burgundy, but a somber thinker and social commentator.  

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Writer/producer Scott Z. Burns is behind a new anthology series at Apple TV+ that directly focuses on climate change from different perspectives. “Extrapolations,” tells multiple stories of how the various changes to the planet will affect humanity alongside their dynamics within relationships and society. It explores the worldwide battle for humanity’s survival spanning the 21st century. The new anthology streaming series will be written, directed, and produced by Burns with eight interconnected episodes, none of which is much of a surprise when you remember Burns produced the prescient 2006 climate change doc “The Inconvenient Truth.”

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From “Anchorman” to “The Big Short,” director Adam McKay loves to make incisive comedies that boast big ensemble casts. His latest, “Don’t Look Up,” looks to continue that trend, as the trailer for the new Netflix film shows off a stellar group of Hollywood’s best trying to fight off a disaster coming to earth

READ MORE: Adam McKay Says ‘Don’t Look Up’ Is A Dark Comedy Positioned Between ‘The Other Guys’ & ‘The Big Short’ Tonally

Jennifer Lawrence leads the cast as Kate Dibiasky, a middling astronomer who goes on a huge media tour to warn humanity of an impending comet whose collision with Earth foretells global disaster.

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Meryl Streep is Alice Hughes, a demanding well-renowned writer struggling to complete her newest manuscript. Karen (Gemma Chan) is her young new agent. Desperate to discover whether Alice is writing a sequel to her biggest bestseller, “You Always. You Never,” Karen engineers a cruise for the writer. See, Alice is being awarded the fictional Footling Prize. But the award ceremony takes place in the UK, and for reasons unknown, she can’t fly.

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Beneath the affected spectacle of “The Prom” is a relatively compelling premise: a handful of out of touch New Yorkers— nay, Broadway actors, condescend to a small town under the guise of spreading progressive politics. As the outline for questions about how celebrity functions in the 21st century, how politics becomes more a form of brand and persona maintenance than a praxis that’s embedded into the lives of the people who slap it on, and whether, indeed, east coast elites do know better, “The Prom” had an out with its satire.

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You’re on the cusp of taking the next big step in life. It’s been a long road to get here, but the finish line is in sight. So why not cut loose a little with friends and reminisce about all the best moments? Prom is that and so much more, especially if you have someone special at your side. Someone to pose for a picture and share a slow dance with. Some unexpected guests make sure “The Prom” has all those bases covered for one particular couple.

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You’ve got to hand it to Ryan Murphy and his deal with Netflix. Some creators sign deals and nothing happens (the “Game Of Thrones” showrunners who turned up with nothing when they were supposed to start a “Star Wars” trilogy). The ultra prolific Murphy, however, he’s had a glut of shows (and movies) already, “Ratched,” “Hollywood,” “The Politician,” “Boys In The Band” and more coming.

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When you think of filmmakers that use every technology and filmmaking shortcut at their disposal to get a feature made, Steven Soderbergh must top that list. This is a filmmaker that is constantly working on a new script, editing a film he just shot four days ago, and prepping the work he’s going to do on his next project with an all-star cast. It’s an exhausting cycle but it’s clearly something that Soderbergh has mastered.

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Steven Soderbergh‘s latest film, “Let them All Talk,” will premiere this December on HBO Max, and it seems the filmmaker who already made two films on iPhones has a new trick — shooting an entirely improvised film in two weeks.

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In a recent Playlist interview with Soderbergh to discuss “Wireless,” a new innovative mobile-phone thriller on Quibi he executive–produced, the prodigious filmmaker teased the release of “Let Them All Talk,” for this December.

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So, last year, we raved about the cast for Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” It felt like the first all-star cast to rival an ‘Avengers’ film in a long time. However, it appears that Adam McKay has leapfrogged that claim and his upcoming feature, “Don’t Look Up,” might just have the best ensemble cast for a feature film…in a long time.

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When it was announced, Ryan Murphy’s forthcoming musical film, “Prom,” sported an insanely talented cast, led by Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, and more, and seemed like a surefire hit for Netflix. However, just three days before the film was done with production, COVID struck and everything was shut down. Luckily for film fans, especially those who enjoy the bright, colorful worlds that Ryan Murphy creates, “Prom” was able to finish production four months later and is now being prepped for a December release.

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There is almost no one happier than a major award show nominee. Most of the stress is over, especially for those who know the nomination is the win. Needless to say, even in this crazy time in our world, the Television Academy brought a ton of joy to the nominees for the 2020 Emmys this morning.

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“I am thrilled to receive an Emmy nomination.

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While existential dread over the spreading COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has engulfed the population of our fine planet, April is actually a month where we are supposed to think about another existential threat, the pollution and the future health of our planet. That’s right, Earth Day is just a few weeks away, and Apple TV+ has a new project, “Here We Are,” with an all-star voice cast that is hoping to make you think hard about hurting our world.

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Louisa May Alcott changed how we and women hear their voices. Beginning in 1868, she released a semi-autobiographical work set during the Civil War focusing upon four sisters that would deservingly become an inspiration for generations of young girls. Since then, each cinematic rendering of “Little Women” has emphasized a unique set of themes. In George Cuckor’s 1933 version, released during the Great Depression and on the eve of the Second World War, frugality and moral self-sacrifice rang true.

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Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” left the list of unseen awards hopefuls following a screening packed full of press and SAG members Wednesday night.  Like all of the media onhand we are embargoed from reviewing the film online or in print, but we can discuss its awards prospects.  And, for a studio that already has Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” and Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” on deck, Sony Pictures can certainly add “Women” to their treasure chest.

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