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Hollywood’s New Leaders: Class of 2026
Leadership can mean leveraging one success to create the next — and navigating hundreds of crucial steps in between.
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Young Hollywood Impact Report 2026: Inde Navarrette, Connor Storrie, Hudson Williams, Lamine Yamal, Olivia Dean and More Rising Showbiz Stars
WorldPingThe emerging talents on Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood Impact Report represent not just the present, but the future of entertainment.
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Viola Davis Stars In ‘Ascent’ Thriller Series Ordered By Paramount+ From John Logan
Paramount+ has greenlit Ascent, a character-driven thriller series starring Oscar and Emmy winner Viola Davis. It is created by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Skyfall, Gladiator, Michael), who will serve as showrunner.
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Streaming Residuals Drop for First Time as Secondary Market Sputters, Per WGA Report
Writers received less in streaming residuals in 2025 than they did the year before, amid a downturn in the once-robust streaming market for old movies and TV shows. Writers took in $330.7 million in streaming residuals last year, down from $346.
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Hollywood Reporter
Jack Gleeson, James Nesbitt and More Join Edward Bluemel in BritBox’s Young Poirot Series ‘Hercule’
The six-part Agatha Christie adaptation, a BBC-BritBox co-production, has also added James D'Arcy, Calvin Demba, Tamsin Greig and Guy Remmers to its lineup.
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ESPN
Top-ranked '28 player Williams reclassifies to '27
A.J. Williams, the No.1-ranked player in the class of 2028, plans to reclassify into the 2027 class, he told ESPN.
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The Power 18 golf rankings: Cameron Young pushes forward, Bryson DeChambeau reenters conversation
The sport's power rankings have been shaken up once again with one month remaining on the PGA Tour calendar…
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