LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Spider-Man's potential exit from the Marvel Cinematic Universe could throw a wrench in Happy and Aunt May's relationship, but Jon Favreau is "optimistic" the love affair will continue amid Sony's dispute with Disney.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - No matter the setting or circumstances, the solution to every dilemma found in Christian Evangelical films is getting closer to God. That certainly holds true with regards to "Overcomer," the latest bit of bigscreen proselytizing by writer-director-star Alex Kendrick ("War Room," "Courageous"). The story of a high school basketball coach who's forced to take over a cross-country program with only one runner, it's Its one-note sermonizing should help it appeal to its target audience, but those not already in the fold will likely be left unmoved.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A judge in Chicago on Friday named a special prosecutor to probe the case involving former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's allegation that he was the victim of a racist attack, which authorities have ruled a hoax.

Aug 23 (Reuters) - Shares in Peppa Pig and PJ Masks-owner Entertainment One rose almost 39% to a record high on Friday, surpassing the $4 billion price tag agreed with U.S. toy maker Hasbro, in a sign that investors see a chance of a counter offer.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) - Ewan McGregor will reprise his "Star Wars" role as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi in a series for the upcoming Disney+ streaming service, the actor announced to fans of the beloved movie franchise on Friday.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Taylor Swift performed on ABC's "Good Morning America" as part of the run-up to the release of her new album "Lover." The singer played three songs, but she also provided more details about her plan to re-record songs from her past albums.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former publicist for Michael Jackson on Thursday announced plans for a charitable foundation not affiliated with the late pop singer's family or estate, intended to defend and promote the legacy of the controversial entertainer.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's next original series will take viewers to "Carnival Row," a lavish Victorian-era fantasy world where mythical creatures are forced from their homeland and must live uneasily alongside humans.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - To drop all pretense of critical objectivity for a moment, it's probably safe to assume that a fair number of fellow Missy Elliott fans will also have goofy grins on their faces when they first hear the trademark sass and bounce of "Throw It Back," the opening track on her excellent but tantalizingly brief new EP "Iconology."

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Sitting in a hot tub on "Saturday Night Live," Will Ferrell and Rachel Dratch stole the sobriquet "love-ah" from the lexicon of acceptable terms of endearment -- and, by golly, Taylor Swift is reaching into that oily water and stealing it back. The word doesn't sound unctuous on her lips as she repeats it in the gentle, waltz-time title track of "Lover," her seventh album.

(Reuters) - The Rolling Stones have rocked stages around the world in their more than 50-year career. But now their influence has gone into space after NASA's Mars InSight Mission named a rock on the planet after the band.

Aug 23 (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones have rocked stages around the world in their more than 50-year career. But now their influence has gone into space after NASA's Mars InSight Mission named a rock on the planet after the band.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lashed back at a new round of Chinese tariffs by heaping an additional 5% duty on some $550 billion in targeted Chinese goods in the latest tit-for-tat trade war escalation by the world's two largest economies.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed a three-week course of radiation therapy to treat a cancerous tumor on her pancreas, a court spokeswoman said on Friday.

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., Aug 23 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney took aim at the U.S. dollar's "destabilizing" role in the world economy on Friday and said central banks might need to join together to create their own replacement reserve currency.

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