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Apr 21, 2026 | 5:58 AM

Tom Hooper will direct Millie Bobby Brown in Netflix’s film of Nineteen Steps, based on the bestselling novel Brown co-wrote with Kathleen McGurl. The 2023 novel is set in wartime London and inspired by Brown’s grandmother’s experiences. Hooper, whose credits include The King’s Speech, and Les Misérables, last directed 2019’s Cats. Story URL

Alex Garland’s live-action adaptation of the hit video game Elden Ring is set for release on March 3, 2028. The production is being filmed for IMAX and is now in active production. Kit Connor, known for Heartstopper, will star, reuniting with Garland after Warfare. The cast also includes Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, Tom Burke, and Havana Rose Liu. Story URL

The 32nd annual Critics Choice Awards will be held Sunday, January 3, 2027, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The ceremony will air live on E! and USA Network from 7–10 p.m. ET and 4–7 p.m. PT. E! has renewed its broadcast partnership with the Critics Choice Awards for two more years. Nominations for the 2027 event will be revealed December 4th. Story URL

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Rif Hutton, the actor best known for his work on Doogie Howser, M.D., JAG, and General Hospital, died April 18th at his Pasadena home after a yearlong battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer. He was 73. Hutton’s career included nearly 200 television appearances. His film credits include Rattled! (2022) and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016). Story URL

Ryan Phillippe will join ABC’s 9-1-1: Nashville as a new series regular for Season 2. He has reportedly signed a multi-year deal to play a sharp, unconventional detective who relocates from New York to Nashville. His character, described as a charismatic figure with a complicated past, will lead an investigation into a mysterious criminal threatening the city. Story URL

HGTV’s Renovation Aloha hosts Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama are facing four counts related to broadcasting ancient Native Hawaiian burial remains discovered in a Hilo cave during December filming. Hawaii’s attorney general secured a restraining order, but the episode had already aired. HGTV has since apologized, pulled the episode, and re-edited footage. (Story URL)

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