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The Risks of Reviving Rush Hour 4 • Warner Bros. has allowed the next installment of the franchise to be licensed, and multiple studios have been approached. But doing it may mean working with Brett Ratner, who hasn’t made a feature since being accused of sexual misconduct
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Why It’s Not Easy to Plan an It Ends With Us Sequel • A rift between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni is complicated by the director-star holding rights to a follow-up
BOOK IT • Two more adaptations based on Colleen Hoover best-sellers are in the works
Paramount in Limbo: Behind Its TV Studio Shuffle • Its namesake operation, which it is shuttering, had been more of a third-party supplier of series to outlets outside its corporate umbrella — a rare proposition nowadays
How Kamala Harris Is Spending $370M on Advertising • As part of a post-Labor Day ad buy, about $170 million will go to TV, with the rest allotted for digital platforms
Splat! Rotten Tomatoes Has Another New Ranking • Movies that are ‘Verified Hot’ by filmgoers will join those that are ‘Certified Fresh’ from critics in a move meant to give more weight to consumer opinions
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Voters Try to Handle the Truth • As Baby Reindeer bids for an Emmy amid a lawsuit, how other controversial dramatizations played out at the ballot can give clues as to the limited series’ chances
Lisa Taddeo’s Crash Course in Hollywood Chaos • When the 10-episode adaptation of her book Three Women briefly became a tax write-down, the best-selling author learned that film and TV can be even more frustrating than publishing
Kamala Harris’ Celebrity Whisperer • Greg Propper — longtime social impact adviser to stars like John Legend and Kerry Washington — has been tapped to manage Hollywood’s support for the VP’s presidential run
THR’S HOT DATES
L.A.’s Most In-Demand Pickleball Game • The parties at Jamie Foxx’s three-court compound have become a prime invite for fans of the sport — who also love the networking opportunities
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Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment
The Other Way to Binge on Netflix • Along with its shows and movies, the streamer has been peddling branded foodstuffs. Here, our sampling of the most eye-catching (if not always mouthwatering)
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Hitched, Hatched, Hired • Inside the industry’s celebrations and news
The Start of the Next Half-Century
‘She Never Wants to Be Perceived as a Fashion Plate’ • Designers who dress VP Kamala Harris share the secrets of her signature style
The Indie Italian Label That’s Taking Over the Red Carpet • Giuliva Heritage didn’t have to look far for the face of the brand, either
THE WEEK’S BEST DRESSED
TIME IS MONEY • Desert-hued watches give quiet elegance
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Scary Good • AFTER HER SHOCKINGLY BADASS PERFORMANCE IN THE TWISTED THRILLER BLINK TWICE, NAOMI ACKIE IS ABOUT TO GO FROM A FACE YOU KNOW TO A NAME YOU WON’T SOON FORGET
Will Italy’s Right Wing Take Revenge on the Festival? • Just two years into her reign as Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni’s far-right administration has targeted the country’s cultural institutions in an effort to ‘liberate’ them from the left. Insiders worry that the world’s oldest film fest may be next: ‘I fear they might just...