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Sony Pictures has joined protests against Chinese video platform Seadance 2.0, which has united Hollywood studios in accusations of AI-based copyright infringement. In a cease-and-desist letter sent Wednesday, the studio demanded that ByteDance immediately remove valuable intellectual property, including “Breaking Bad” and “Into the Spider-Verse” movies, from SeaDance’s AI training data. “Given the abysmal nature of Seadance 2.0’s output and the complete lack of visible copyright guardrails at launch, SPE has no choice but to conclude that ByteDance’s infringement was willful,” Jill Ratner, general counsel for Sony Pictures Entertainment, wrote in a statement. Sony becomes the fifth studio to file…

Robert Carlyle will guest star in the seventh installment of Jed Mercurio’s hit BBC crime thriller Line of Duty. The BAFTA-winning actor, known for his roles in Trainspotting, The Full Monty and 28 Weeks Later, will play police constable Sean Massey when filming begins on the series this spring. The new series, produced by World Productions for the BBC, will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer next year. Carlyle will be the first new cast member to be announced for the upcoming series, joining Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar, who are returning to the series. He…

Demi Lovato and her husband, Jutes, celebrated their first Valentine’s Day as a married couple with a lavish dinner for two and left a very generous tip to show their appreciation to restaurant staff. A source exclusively told Page Six that the singer and her husband left the staff $500 on top of their “generous” standard tip after dining at Carver Steak at Resorts World Las Vegas last Thursday. “It was just the two of them,” the source revealed, adding, “After they left, Demi’s personal assistant returned and gave the Carver Steak team an additional $500 in cash tips.” Demi…

When Yuen Wooping needed a horse, he used a real horse. When I needed a desert landscape, I shot in an actual desert. And when he needed actors who could perform Hong Kong-style wirework and martial arts sequences without relying on digital processing, he assembled a cast of martial arts champions, led by Wu Jing and Jet Li, who could physically faithfully represent the vision he wanted for “Blades of the Guardians.” “Taking shots with a camera has always been the way I work,” the director told Variety. From choreographing Jackie Chan’s Drunken Master to defining the visual language of…

All Heroes Are Bastards, a new series about immigrants who acquire superpowers to fight injustice, was born out of frustration. “We created this series because we felt so powerless. We wanted to build a world of power,” Esra Puru said. She directed and produced the Picture Me Rollin’ show with Patrick Pull. “If we don’t tell these stories, no one will. As a minority, we can no longer rely on politics, the police, or the press. We should challenge institutions and instead act as public relations machines. So what’s left? This is the industry that gives us the opportunity to…

Sometime in February…but not for Chrissy Teigen. Ahead of the live finale of Netflix’s “Star Search” on Tuesday, Teigen, who serves as a judge on the show, walked the red carpet wearing a completely see-through dress covered in sparkling rhinestones. The 40-year-old model’s Costes gown ($2,150), designed by Ilkaz Ozer of The New Arrivals, features a built-in bodysuit covered in decorative mesh. Chrissy Teigen hit the red carpet on Tuesday wearing a completely sheer dress. Getty Images for Netflix Teigen, one of the judges on Netflix’s “Star Search,” went for a ’70s disco glam vibe. Getty Images for Netflix Her…

The lineup for the International Competition section of the 28th Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Festival, which runs March 5-15, has been unveiled. The 14 films taking part will be vying for a series of prizes, among them the Golden Alexander, accompanied by a cash prize of 12,000 euros ($14,200), and the Silver Alexander, accompanied by a cash prize of 5,000 euros ($5,900). TIDF is an Oscars qualifying festival and the film that wins the Golden Alexander will automatically be eligible to submit for Academy Awards consideration in the Documentary Feature category. Here’s the lineup of the International Competition (descriptions courtesy of…

Heidi Klum reveals new details about her barely-there 2026 Grammys look. When the supermodel appeared on the red carpet earlier this month wearing a nude leather dress custom-molded to her curves by German designer Marina Holmanseder, her naked look instantly went viral online. However, Klum, 52, recently revealed that she had originally planned to wear the attention-grabbing outfit at last year’s show. Heidi Klum turned heads in a daring dress on the Grammy Awards 2026 red carpet. Recording Academy Getty Images The look was custom molded to her body and made from lacquered leather. wire image Klum recently revealed that…

Iko Uwais returns to his home ground. The martial arts star, who rose to worldwide fame with the series “The Raid,” will lead the new Indonesian action thriller “Warrior,” which returns to the silat-based fighting style that launched his career. The film follows a former elite silat practitioner who is released from prison determined to forget his violent past, but his resolve is quickly undone when a Malaysian criminal gang moves into his neighborhood, takes control of the local roads, and goes after those he cares about. Drawn back to the world he was trying to escape, he realizes that…

CBS and Zynga are teaming up to bring “Survivor” into the hands of fans in a multi-title mobile game partnership tied to the show’s groundbreaking 50th season debut. The collaboration marks the first time in the franchise’s 25-year history that “Survivor” has been integrated into a mobile game, with themed events and gameplay spread across several Zynga titles. Participating games include Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, Two Dots, FarmVille 3 and Dragon City, with content starting around the season premiere this month and continuing throughout the season. “Survivor 50” begins with a three-hour premiere on February 25th from 8:00 PM…