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Australian actor Rebel Wilson sued by production company behind her own film

UK-based AI Film has accused the actor of deliberately sabotaging The Deb’s release by making alleged threats and defamatory claims

‘It was a buddy movie – and then they kissed’: Stephen Frears and Hanif Kureishi on My Beautiful Laundrette at 40

We meet the director and writer of the classic gay romance for tea, cake and bubbles to talk about the movie that changed cinema – and the lives of everyone involved

US regulators approve $8.4bn Paramount-Skydance merger

FCC approval of deal comes after Paramount paid $16m to settle Trump lawsuit over 60 Minutes interview

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – first trailer released

The highly anticipated sequel to 1984’s seminal comedy sees the band reunite for a farewell show with appearances from Elton John, Questlove and Paul McCartney

The Bad Guys 2 review – gang of cuddly animal criminals get pulled back in for one last heist

Snappier, funnier and more relaxed than the first film, this caper sees the crew dragged back to villainy by a ‘MacGuffinite’ plot

Hulk Hogan was an era-defining American brand: big, brash and bizarre

The late wrestling star found various kinds of fame outside of the ring but the more we knew about him, the more we often wish we didn’t

Hulk Hogan, wrestling star and actor, dies aged 71

The WWE star and vocal supporter of Donald Trump died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Florida

Ike Barinholtz cast as Elon Musk in OpenAI film from Luca Guadagnino

Emmy-nominated actor to play co-founder of OpenAI in Artificial, said to be set during Sam Altman’s firing and rehiring as CEO

Jules Walter obituary

Other lives: Actor and key cultural player in the Caribbean community of west London

Jeff Daniels chastises Trump voters: ‘I hope you’re losing tons of money’

Speaking on a podcast, the actor compared the US president to a ‘snake-oil salesman’ and said ‘he’s everything that’s wrong with not just America but with being a human being’

‘This is not AI’: why oiled-up abs are the least radical thing about Sacha Baron Cohen’s reinvention

With a nod to Ozempic and his PT, the Borat actor is giving us a masterclass in self-deprecation and candour to accompany his extreme glow-up

Turn the parody up to 11: the best spoof movies – ranked!

Ahead of Spın̈al Tap II and the Naked Gun reboot, we count down the best cinematic send-ups, from the Life of Brian and Scary Movie to Clueless and Airplane!

Fiddle-laden fake trailer reignites debate about Hollywood’s Irish stereotypes

Clip turned out to be a stunt, but strength of reaction speaks to genuine affront at Ireland’s portrayal on big screen

Covid, social media, Black Lives Matter: Ari Aster’s Eddington takes 2020 on and mostly succeeds

Director of Hereditary and Midsommar tasked himself with the impossible in grimly satirical new film – but he finds truth where others have stumbled

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