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Most Toxic This Week
1. Rachel Zegler — 46 votes
2. John Cusack — 41 votes
3. Mark Ruffalo — 6 votes
Current Poison Ranking
1. Rachel Zegler — 46 votes
2. John Cusack — 41 votes
3. Mark Ruffalo — 6 votes
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Jane Fonda Attacks Paramount-WBD Merger At Protest Event – “I Have A Personal Stake In CNN, I Don’t Want To See It Go That Way”

Jane Fonda, who was married to the late CNN founder Ted Turner, urged the audience at a live event in New York City to “sign a petition to tell your state attorneys general to block the Paramount Warner Brothers merger. This is a direct attack on free speech...

Deadline • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:42:48 +0000
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UFC Fighter Shouts “Michelle Obama Is A Man” After Winning Bout At White House

UPDATE, 8:35 p.m. PT: One UFC fighter surprised the crowd at the White House, shouting “Michelle Obama is a man, am I right America.” Josh Hokit had just defeated Derrick Lewis in the fourth bout. He made the remarks in his post-match interview in ...

Deadline • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:40:00 +0000
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Anne Schedeen Dies: Actress Who Played ‘ALF’s Mom Was 77

Anne Schedeen, the actress who starred as matriarch Kate Tanner on NBC’s ALF (1986-’90), has died. She was 77. Deadline confirms the actress died after the family announced on Sunday that she “passed peacefully” with a heartfelt tribute...

Deadline • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:26:16 +0000
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White House UFC Fighter Josh Hokit Shouts ‘Michelle Obama Is a Man’ in Post-Match Interview

While Josh Hokit was a big winner on Sunday night’s UFC Freedom 250 event, his post-match interview quip was designed to stir up controversy. After he won his heavyweight fight against Derrick Lewis during the June 14 fight on the White House lawn, Hokit...

Variety • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:22:08 +0000
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Oliver Tree’s Ex Melanie Martinez Remembers The “True Artist” — Kid Cudi, Bebe Rexha & More Pay Tribute

Following Oliver Tree’s death, the music industry is paying tribute to the artist, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Melanie Martinez, who previously dated the Love You Madly Hate You Badly artist, remembered him as a “true artist” wi...

Deadline • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:11:38 +0000
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Jessie Mei Li, Karina Lam, Chris Pang and Toby Stephens on the Rich and Restless in Hong Kong Glamour Drama ‘The Season’: ‘They’re All Human Beings Who Are Terrified’

There are no trailers on a boat. This is the logistical reality that Toby Stephens found himself confronting somewhere in the middle of shooting “The Season,” Hulu’s new drama about the bad behavior of Hong Kong’s sailing elite – a sh...

Variety • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000
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Chinese Sensation ‘Dear You’ Acquired by CMC Pictures for North America, Australia and New Zealand Theatrical Release

“Dear You,” the Teochew-dialect family drama that has become one of China’s biggest theatrical stories of 2026, is heading to North America, Australia and New Zealand after CMC Pictures secured the theatrical distribution rights. The film ope...

Variety • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:45:00 +0000
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‘Dead by Daylight’ Taps Thordur Palsson To Adapt Horror Game For Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Behaviour Interactive

After 10 years, Dead by Daylight is getting the horror film treatment with director Thordur Palsson helming the adaptation of the video game for Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive. The Icelandic director (Netflix’s The Valhalla Murders, T...

Deadline • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:20:50 +0000
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At ‘Songwriters Salute John Prine’ at Wolf Trap in Virginia, Emmylou Harris, Margo Price, Allison Russell and Others Make the Case for Prine as America’s Poet Laureate

When some look toward the U.S. semiquincentennial and consider what examplar might best represent American achievement or the nation’s character, only one thing inevitably comes to mind: wrestling. Fortunately, there were others who put their heads toget...

Variety • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:20:37 +0000
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Kogonada’s ‘Zi’ Lands at Parallax Films for International Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

“Zi,” the latest film from director Kogonada, has been picked up by Parallax Films for international sales outside North America, it was revealed on the sidelines of the Shanghai International Film Festival. The Hong Kong-set feature follows “...

Variety • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000
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‘Dead by Daylight’ Movie Names Thordur Palsson as Director

Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive have tapped Thordur Palsson to direct their film adaptation of the horror multiplayer game “Dead by Daylight.” Palsson, an Icelandic native, is best known for creating and directing the nation’s firs...

Variety • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000
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Knicks Set ‘Tonight Show’ Takeover After NBA Championship Win

The New York Knicks are taking over “The Tonight Show” with a dedicated episode on Monday. Fresh off their championship victory, the team’s starting five — Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges — will ...

Variety • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000
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Knicks Taking Over ‘Tonight Show’ For Special Episode After Championship — Featuring Wu-Tang Clan Performance

As Knicks fever has taken over the world, the New York City home team is coming to late-night. Following the team’s first NBA Championship win in more than 50 years, they well appear on Monday’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a special epis...

Deadline • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000
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Thordur Palsson Tapped to Direct ‘Dead by Daylight’ Film Adaptation

The movie is based on Behaviour Interactive’s hit horror video game of the same name....

Hollywood Reporter • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000
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New York Knicks to Be Featured in Special Episode of ‘Tonight Show’

Fallon, a Knicks superfan, will welcome NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges, among other guests....

Hollywood Reporter • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000
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Anthony Chen Talks Heading Shanghai Film Fest’s Asian New Talent Jury, Reveals First TV Series

The 'Ilo Ilo' director on discovering the region's next generation of filmmakers, his love of Shanghai and his upcoming Chinese-Singapore co-production....

Hollywood Reporter • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000
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How the Shanghai Film Festival Is Tapping Into China’s Movie Tourism Boom

The festival's Grand Landscape: A Cinematic Portrait of China program presents 15 films showcasing the country's natural splendor — in the hope that audiences will bring their tourism RMB to China's remote corners. ...

Hollywood Reporter • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000
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Shanghai Film Festival Bets Big on Asia’s Next Generation

"Talent development has become one of our defining strengths," says SIFF managing director Chen Guo, as first-time director Keane T.K. Wong's 'Afterpiece' opens the event....

Hollywood Reporter • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000
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China’s Underdog Box Office Phenomenon ‘Dear You’ Lands U.K., France Release

The Teochew-language family drama — reportedly made for about $2 million and now nearing $250 million in China — opens in U.K. and Irish cinemas on June 26, with France to follow. ...

Hollywood Reporter • Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000
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Joel McHale Says Patrick Dempsey’s Name Was On His ‘Scream 7’ Set Chair: “I Tried To Keep It”

As some familiar faces went up against Ghostface in Scream 7, one character underwent a recasting after 25 years. Joel McHale, who made his debut as Sidney’s (Neve Campbell) husband Mark Evans in the latest in the slasher franchise, noted that production...

Deadline • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:30:59 +0000
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Rainn Wilson Claims ‘The Office’ Was too ‘Inappropriate’ to Be Made Today, Seemingly Forgetting About Peacock Sequel ‘The Paper’

“The Office” star Rainn Wilson recently told Fox News Digital that the beloved NBC sitcom could’ve never been made in today’s cultural climate. “I do feel like you couldn’t make ‘The Office’ today,” said Wilson. “I think tha...

Variety • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:28:12 +0000
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‘The Furious’, ‘Stop! That! Train!’, ‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ Round Out Top 10; Classic Cold War Noir ‘The Third Man’ Rerelease – Specialty Box Office  

Lionsgate’s martial arts action film The Furious and RuPaul-starring Stop! That! Train! debuted to nos. 8 and 9 at the domestic box office with the The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act from Fathom rounding out the top ten in week 2. The Furious from ...

Deadline • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:15:54 +0000
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Jimmy Kimmel Spoofs Trump’s Epstein Birthday Card For POTUS’s 80th

For Donald Trump’s milestone 80th birthday, all Jimmy Kimmel wants is the release of the Epstein files. On Sunday, the comedian wished the POTUS a happy birthday, sharing a spoof of Trump’s infamous card to Jeffrey Epstein, replacing the drawing of...

Deadline • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:10:43 +0000
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Timothée Chalamet Says He’d ‘Way Rather’ Have a Knicks Championship Than an Oscar

Timothée Chalamet, who was a courtside staple at Madison Square Garden during the NBA Finals, told SportsCenter that he would “way rather” have a New York Knicks championship than an Oscar. “Way rather this than the Oscars! Come on, baby!” Chalamet sa...

Variety • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:47:45 +0000
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Cheri Oteri Reveals Breast Cancer Removal, How Jill Biden Was “So Supportive”: “I Was Blown Away”

Cheri Oteri has recently undergone successful surgery for breast cancer, with a supportive group of friends that includes First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. The Saturday Night Live alum revealed she was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) but feels “g...

Deadline • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:47:19 +0000
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Amy Adams Rejected Andy Samberg’s “Graphic” ‘SNL’ Sketch to Protect Young ‘Enchanted’ Fans

"I didn’t want to be the princess singing about that particular act," the actress tells Seth Meyers....

Hollywood Reporter • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:18:17 +0000
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Milly Alcock Reveals ‘Supergirl’ Cape Was Made With Same Fabric As Christopher Reeve’s 1978 ‘Superman’ Cape

Milly Alcock’s solo DCU debut in Supergirl includes a very special family hand-me-down. The actress recently revealed that her cape in the Craig Gillespie-helmed Warner Bros. movie, which premieres June 26 in theaters, was made from the same material as ...

Deadline • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:09:56 +0000
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Alessandro Nivola on Playing Calvin Klein in ‘Love Story’ and the Todd Haynes Movie He Says Could’ve Won Michelle Williams an Oscar

Alessandro Nivola is somewhere on the New Jersey Turnpike, holding his phone vertically. He is heading from New Jersey to New York for the 2026 Gotham TV Awards, where his “Love Story: John F. Kennedy and Carolyn Bessette” co-star Sarah Pidgeon is ...

Variety • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:05:31 +0000
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Wanda Sykes Claims Bill Maher Confronted Her About Golden Globes Joke, Calling It “Stupid”

"Bill Maher, you give us so much, but I would love a little less. Just try less," Sykes said onstage to the 'Real Time' host at the awards show in January....

Hollywood Reporter • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:21:23 +0000
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Anna Friel Is Fearsome But Fair General Surgeon Gloria Wall In Stan & CBS Studios Medical Drama Series ‘The F Ward’ – Watch The Trailer

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first look at Anna Friel as Dr. Gloria Wall in Australian medical drama series The F Ward. The Pushing Daisies and Marcella star plays a fearsome and fearless doctor, who along with her second-in-command, registrar Dr Curtis Parker...

Deadline • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000
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UFC Freedom 250: Where to Watch the White House-Hosted MMA Event Online

The main card includes a lightweight title unification bout between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje....

Hollywood Reporter • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:30:02 +0000
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When the White House Could Book A Real Star

Nearly 50 years ago, President Jimmy Carter hosted a first-of-its-kind concert on the South Lawn with the legendary trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and other jazz giants....

Hollywood Reporter • Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000
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Unbroken: The Untold Story of Shen Yun

Shen Yun is a well-known entertainment company whose goal is to carry on the traditions of ancient China and provide hope for... The post Unbroken: The Untold Story of Shen Yun first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:00:09 +0000
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Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma

Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma, written and directed by Shane Brady, is a revenge comedy built from something very... The post Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:00:46 +0000
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A Comprehensive Guide to the Popular Online Card Game

Introduction The rise of mobile gaming has transformed traditional card games into immersive digital experiences, and Teen Patti Master stands out as... The post A Comprehensive Guide to the Popular Online Card Game first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:55:02 +0000
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How Cinema Inspired Modern Slot Games

As Cinema and Digital Gaming unite, Slot Games become another link in the chain, and the art of modern Slot Game design... The post How Cinema Inspired Modern Slot Games first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:44:39 +0000
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Seven Snipers

Taking a note from Charlize Theron, actress Radha Mitchell flexes her action chops in Seven Snipers. It’s an action thriller from director... The post Seven Snipers first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:00:10 +0000
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Maquina

If you know what I mean about doing it clean, then you need to beat it on over to a screening of... The post Maquina first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:00:25 +0000
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Nathan Deming’s Winter Hymns Is the Sold-Out Indie Drama That Turns Grief Into a Communal Experience

Film Threat founder Chris Gore and editor-in-chief Alan Ng sit down with Wisconsin-born filmmaker Nathan Deming to discuss his emotionally fearless independent... The post Nathan Deming’s Winter Hymns Is the Sold-Out Indie Drama That Turns Grief Into a Commu...

Film Threat • Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:00:07 +0000
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Easy Girl

Writer/director Hille Norden’s Easy Girl takes one of the oldest stories in the book — the girl with the reputation. Don’t think... The post Easy Girl first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:00:38 +0000
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Awaken the Reaper

Time to take on the Grim Reaper! Dave Campfield’s Awaken the Reaper is a psychological thriller about a man who was already... The post Awaken the Reaper first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:34:50 +0000
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In Memoriam

NOW IN THEATERS! In Memoriam, from writer/director Rob Burnett, stars Marc Maron as Langston Stanfield, a once-celebrated actor who is now only... The post In Memoriam first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:00:08 +0000