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Fly Me to the Moon Apple TV+ Release Date Set for Scarlett Johansson Rom-Com
Fly Me to the Moon Apple TV+ Release Date Set for Scarlett Johansson Rom-Com
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Drake Bell Reflects On "Freeing" Experience Performing Anonymously On 'The Masked Singer' After Going Public About His "Traumatic" Childhood
Drake Bell Reflects On "Freeing" Experience Performing Anonymously On 'The Masked Singer' After Going Public About His "Traumatic" Childhood
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‘The Sex Lives Of College Girls’ Co-Creator Justin Noble On What’s In Store For Sophomore Year At Essex College
‘The Sex Lives Of College Girls’ Co-Creator Justin Noble On What’s In Store For Sophomore Year At Essex College
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Marvel Studios Reportedly Looking To Cast Lady Gaga as Dazzler
Marvel Studios Reportedly Looking To Cast Lady Gaga as Dazzler
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Helicopter Heist’ on Netflix, A Tense Swedish Series About A Daring Crime (And Its Consequences)
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Helicopter Heist’ on Netflix, A Tense Swedish Series About A Daring Crime (And Its Consequences)
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Norah O'Donnell's 'CBS Evening News' Exit Set for January 24
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Cross Creek Pictures Acquires Unpublished New Orleans Manuscript ‘Trucked Up’ For TV
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The 'View' co-hosts get into another tense mid-show discussion over Donald Trump's new attorney general pick
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Wolfs 2: Jon Watts Doesn’t Believe Brad Pitt & George Clooney Sequel Will Happen
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Denzel Washington's Gladiator II Character Macrinus Is A Lot Like Trump, Ridley Scott Says
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‘The Traitors’ Offers First Look at Season 3: Masks, Fire and the Ever Stylish Alan Cumming
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Watch Ridley Scott and His Collaborators Talk Making 'Gladiator 2'
Watch Ridley Scott and His Collaborators Talk Making 'Gladiator 2'
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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse suffers another setback. Will it be delayed again? | Digital Trends
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Lilo & Stitch Poster Shows New Look at Remake’s Live-Action Stitch
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Shazad Latif joins Wuthering Heights cast
Shazad Latif joins Wuthering Heights cast
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Everything we know about Wuthering Heights
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Who Plays The Colosseum Announcer In Gladiator 2?

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A surprise Brit comic lands a coveted role in Ridley Scott's highly anticipated Gladiator sequel, securing their big Hollywood break.
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  • The comic in question is none other than James Acaster, a rising star on the UK stand-up circuit who beat out dozens of other hopefuls for the part.
  • Acaster had to undergo an intense training regimen, including learning how to expertly wield a trident and hone his 'booming announcer voice,' to nail the role of the Colosseum's iconic ringmaster.
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James Acaster, Gladiator II
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