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Variety reports that Luca Guadagnino is not worried about a hostile response from Sam Altman to Artificial, his drama about the OpenAI co-founder's 2023 removal and return. Andrew Garfield plays Altman, and the film is scheduled to premiere at the New York Film Festival.
Gala Germany reports that Peacock has greenlit a Fast & Furious spinoff series targeted for 2028. The television project is separate from Fast Forever, the next film installment, and from the broader slate of four Peacock series Vin Diesel discussed earlier in 2026.
Tokyo Sports reports that eight-member idol group CUTIE STREET has released the music video for ご褒美しよっ!, the title track from its first album CUTIE LAND. The album is scheduled for December 2, making the video an advance release rather than an album-launch recap.
PerthNow reports that Jesse McCartney and Katie Peterson are expecting their second child and announced a March 2027 due date. Their first son, Archer, was born in May 2025; the new report traces back to the couple's own October 1 announcement.
Empire reports that Eddie Murphy is attached to star in and executive-produce The Chairman, a drama in development at Peacock from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. It would be Murphy's first live-action scripted television series, but the project has not yet received a series order.
DiLei revisits Carlotta Proietti's memories of performing alongside her father Gigi Proietti and the advice she says stayed with her. Their collaborations included the 2016 television drama Una pallottola nel cuore 2 and stage work directed by Gigi.
20 Minutes reports that French comedian Kev Adams described an affectionate, unsentimental family response to the attention around his 2026 America's Got Talent appearance. The performance itself was a comedy audition, and NBC's official clip confirms the broadcast context.
Pinkvilla reports that Marvel's VisionQuest will begin streaming October 14, with JioHotstar carrying the miniseries in India and Disney+ handling other territories. Paul Bettany returns as Vision, alongside James Spader as Ultron and Ruaridh Mollica as Thomas Shepherd.
Expressen reports that Alexander Skarsgård stars in the Rolling Stones' Mr. Charm video, directed by Henry Scholfield and filmed around a worn desert motel and diner in Palmdale, California. The track comes from the band's 2026 album Foreign Tongues.
Soompi reports that Cha Seung Won, Ra Mi Ran, Park Hyung Sik, Baek Yoon Shik and Chang Ryul have joined the Korean action comedy Family Force. Filming began in September; the story follows three generations of a Marine family confronting terrorists at a hospital.
Variety reports that Paramount's second Ebenezer trailer presents Johnny Depp as Scrooge in Ti West's darker reworking of A Christmas Carol. It is Depp's first Hollywood studio feature since 2018, but the trailer is a new preview—not a change to the film's December 11 release.
Radio Times reports that Jo Martin will lead The Fugitive Doctor: Running Wild, a November Big Finish box set of three audio adventures. Helen Lederer joins as Cosmogon, a regenerated Time Lord investigator sent after the Doctor, while the Daleks also return.
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