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One of the most exciting projects announced at Cannes, Jenna Ortega has been cast in the lead role in visionary French author Leos Carax’s highly anticipated next film, Lily Mae B. Scheduled to begin filming in spring 2027, Lily Mae B is the sequel to Annette, the bold musical romance starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard that opened at Cannes in 2021 and won the Best Director award. Carax’s seventh feature film, “Lily Mae B,” marks his first collaboration with Ortega, one of Hollywood’s rising young stars who made his breakthrough with “Wednesday” and Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice.” Ortega also led…

CNN has hired Anna Frost, former head of marketing at NBCUniversal’s Peacock and CNN alumna, as head of marketing for CNN Worldwide. In this role, Mr. Frost will oversee CNN’s integrated brand marketing group and growth marketing group. She will oversee creative, brand strategy, growth and performance marketing under the news organization’s new structure, and will be responsible for all CNN’s global platforms and subscription services. CNN’s marketing team is overseen by Karen Bronzo, Warner Bros. Discovery’s chief global marketing officer for U.S. networks and news. Bronzo had expanded his duties to CNN in July 2023. Amid the pending acquisition…

Brand trading is her playground. Bethenny Frankel has revealed that she makes more than $20 million a year thanks to lucrative influencer contracts. “That’s tens of millions of dollars,” the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum, 55, revealed on Tuesday’s episode of Emma Grede’s podcast “Aspire.” “(This doesn’t include) my other businesses, real estate, licenses. We’re talking over $20 million.” That’s a number Frankel had never discussed publicly before the podcast. Bethenny Frankel (pictured Tuesday) talked about how much she makes from various brand deals throughout the year. Aspire with Emma Greed “That’s tens of millions of dollars,” the…

Instagram was one of the early clues that “Michael” was destined to be a huge hit. Nowadays, studios often secure a film’s social media handles years before launching a marketing campaign. After Lionsgate promoted @michaelmovie for its Michael Jackson biopic, executives realized the account had amassed 20,000 followers before the studio had shared a single poster or trailer or added a profile photo.”We had never seen numbers like that before any kind of material was released. In fact, the account was private,” recalls Brianna McElroy, executive vice president of digital marketing for Lionsgate Film Group. “Something special was happening.” After…

Jack Osbourne has slammed “crazy motherfucker” trolls who criticized his weight loss in a fiery video. “I can’t believe I actually had to make this,” the reality star told her Instagram followers on Tuesday. “Another article written about me and how I’m ‘sick’, ‘sickly underweight’, ‘health crisis jack’…it’s insane,” he said. Jack Osbourne slammed “crazy motherfucker” trolls who criticized his weight loss in an Instagram video on Tuesday. Jack Osborne/Instagram “It would be insane to see another article written about me saying I’m ‘sick’, ‘severely underweight’, ‘health crisis Jack’,” he told his followers in an impassioned upload. Jack Osborne/Instagram Osbourne…

Broadway’s biggest night took place with the opening act. Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess will host “Tony Awards: Act 1,” the official live pre-show leading up to the 79th Annual Tony Awards Ceremony, the American Theater Wing and the Broadway League have announced. This free streaming television broadcast will air on Pluto TV from 6:35pm to 8pm ET on Sunday, June 7th, and the duo will present the first round of competitive awards. Immediately after the pre-show, the main ceremony will be broadcast live nationwide. Benanti is a Tony Award winner and five-time nominee whose work includes “Gypsy,” “Into the…

According to Vanity Fair and Forbes, Ray Romano makes $18 million a year from his favorite show, Everybody Loves Raymond. In 2012, seven years after the sitcom ended, both media outlets reported the staggering amount. Vanity Fair noted that Romano’s revenue comes from syndicated transactions. Ray Romano is making $18 million a year for the rest of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Vanity Fair reported in 2012. ©CBS/Courtesy of Everett Collection/Everett Collection Romano (seen in the sitcom above) makes a staggering amount of money from syndication deals. ©CBS/Courtesy of Everett Collection/Everett Collection At the time, Vanity Fair named Romano one of the…

Jordan Firstman is wrapping up his career at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Although he is in awe of the success of his directorial debut, Club Kid (a film festival selection that sold to A24 for $17 million after a bidding war with six competitors), he knew technically it would happen. “Last week, a psychic told me, ‘It’s going to be A24,'” Firstman told Variety, following the widespread acclaim for the film, which he wrote, directed, and starred in. Casey Bloys, CEO of HBO and Max Content, linked Mr. Firstman to a clairvoyant and said he too pulled a card…

Lindsay Hubbard accused her ex-best friend Daniel Olivera of having an affair with her ex-fiancé Karl Radke during Tuesday’s “In the City” premiere. Mr. Hubbard alleged that Mr. Olivera (who briefly dated Mr. Radke before joining “Summer House” in 2017) made advances on the soft bar owner in 2019 amid an on-again, off-again relationship between him and Mr. Hubbard. “(It) didn’t work out. He broke up with me,” Hubbard explained of the Season 4 drama. “A week later, she’s giving him a handjob in the back of an Uber.” Lindsay Hubbard (pictured above in a Decider interview) claimed that her…

“Testament” has been renewed for season 2 on Hulu. The series, which is a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” originally debuted in April. News of this update comes just before the Season 1 finale, scheduled to air on May 27th. The series stars Ann Dowd, Chase Infinity, Lucy Halliday, Mabel Lee, Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Zarin Darnell Martin, Eva Foote, Isolde Ardeez, Shechina Mpumulwana, Bilva Pandya, and Kira Groyen. “The Handmaid’s Tale” star Elisabeth Moss returns in a surprise guest appearance, reprising her role as June Osborne. The show’s logline states that the series “follows Agnes…