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Summer Survival Jobs: Flexible Gigs That Keep Actors Afloat Between Roles

Summer Survival Jobs: Flexible Gigs That Keep Actors Afloat Between Roles

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July 08, 2025

Summer fun can be mentally exhausting. On one hand, there’s more sunlight, which means more opportunities to shoot indie projects. On the other hand, it’s a slower casting ...

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July 2025: Activities for Every Day This Month

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Dianne Wiest & Stockard Channing Returning for ‘Practical Magic 2’; Lee Pace, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña and Solly Mcleod Also Set

Oscar winner Dianne Wiest and Oscar nominee Stockard Channing are set to return for Practical Magic 2, Warner Bros. Pictures’ sequel to the 1998 romantic fantasy starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock.

The Hollywood Reporter

Taylor Kitsch To Star in ‘Eleven Days’ Prison Hostage Thriller

Concussion helmer Peter Landesman is directing the indie based on a real-life Texas prison uprising, with Kevin Sheridan penning the screenplay.

Variety

‘The Pitt’: Tracy Ifeachor Not Returninga as Heather Collins for Season 2

Tracy Ifeachor, who played Dr. Heather Collins in Season 1 of The Pitt, will not return for Season 2.

The Hollywood Reporter

Hailee Steinfeld Joins Miles Teller in Paramount’s ‘Winter Games’

Paul Downs Colaizzo, who wrote and directed the sporty-themed Brittany Runs a Marathon, is helming the feature and co-wrote the script with Patrick Cunnane.

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