Spotify is introducing Page Match, a new feature that lets users scan pages from physical or e-books to resume listening at the exact spot in the audiobook. The tool works both ways, allowing audiobook listeners to scan pages and find their place in printed books. The streaming platform is also partnering with Bookshop.org to sell physical books through its app. Story URL
Amazon MGM Studios confirmed that Cole Sprouse and Kiernan Shipka will star in the upcoming film Goodbye Girl. Production begins this week in New Orleans. Shipka will portray Jess, a professional heartbreaker hired by a bride to end her fiancé’s engagement. Sprouse plays the unsuspecting groom-to-be who becomes the target of Jess’s assignment. Story URL
Laurence Fishburne has joined Scarlett Johansson in Mike Flanagan’s upcoming reboot of The Exorcist. The new film is scheduled for release in March 2027. The cast also includes Jacobi Jupe, Diane Lane, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. While Fishburne’s role remains undisclosed, the story will be entirely new and not connected to 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer. Story URL
A new version of Mob Wives is officially in development, with original star Renee Graziano returning to lead the project. TMZ reports that several networks are exploring the reboot as the “mob wife aesthetic” gains popularity across fashion and social media. The original Mob Wives premiered in 2011, running six seasons and spawning multiple spinoffs. Story URL
Jennifer Esposito is losing her home after self-funding her movie Fresh Kills. In an Instagram video, Esposito revealed she mortgaged her house to finance the mob drama, told from a female perspective. “Yeah, I’m looking like a** right now because I’ve been crying,” she said. Fresh Kills earned strong reviews, but earned less than $70,000 domestically. Story URL
Michelle Obama’s 2020 Netflix documentary Becoming recorded a 13,000% jump in viewing time the same weekend Melania debuted in movie theaters. Becoming logged 47.5 million minutes viewed, up from 354,000 minutes the previous weekend. Melania earned $7 million in its U.S. opening, despite a 5% Rotten Tomatoes critical rating. Story URL
AMC has renewed Dark Winds for a fifth season, days before Season Four’s debut on Sunday. The new season will feature eight hour-long episodes, which are scheduled to air in 2027. Based on Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee novels, the series follows several members of the Navajo Tribal Police as they investigate crimes in the 1970s Southwest. Story URL
