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The Odyssey stars wow red carpet at world premiere in London

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July 7, 2026

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The Odyssey stars wow red carpet at world premiere in London

Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Tom Holland and Matt Damon were among the stars who walked the carpet in London for the premiere of Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's Ancient Greek epic.

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Associated Press

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· Jul 7, 2026

'The Odyssey' stars take over London for world premiere

Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong'o attended the world premiere of "The Odyssey" in London. #TheOdyssey #TomHolland #Zendaya #MattDamon #AnneHathaway

ComicBook.com

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· Jul 11, 2026

Star Wars Gets Closer Than Ever to Major Emmy Win for Its Coolest Anime

Courtesy of Disney Star Wars has been working its way through a cool anime anthology now streaming with Disney+, and it’s one step closer to nabbing the franchise’s first notable Emmy in the Outstanding Animated Program category for quite a while. Star Wars: Visions is a cool anthology series where Disney and Lucasfilm have been working with notable []

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· Jul 7, 2026

The ‘Star Wars’ 50th Anniversary Celebration Begins in Philadelphia

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DNyuz

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· Jul 1, 2026

First ‘Wildwood’ Footage Shows Off Laika’s Latest Epic

“Wildwood,” Laika’s latest stop-motion marvel, might be set in the studio’s home base of Portland, Oregon, but it took France by storm when the first footage from the movie was screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival last week. Outside of the film’s marvelous trailer, this was the first time any footage had been []

BoingBoing

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· Jul 8, 2026

Werwulf is coming just in time for Christmas!

Nothing says happy holidays like a new Robert Eggers film cast with his growing merry band of weirdos. With this in mind, it's gonna be a Christmas to remember as my favorite cinematic discomfort aficionado returns to theaters this December with Werwulf: a dread-filled imagining of a creature that has haunted the woods and dreams of European culture for hundreds if not thousands of years. — Read the rest The post Werwulf is coming just in time for Christmas! appeared first on Boing Boing.

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· Jul 1, 2026

Inside James Van Der Beek's Days on Legally Blonde's 'Elle' Set Before Death

Prime Video’s Elle debut is bittersweet for the inaugural cast, as they celebrate the start of their new show while mourning the absence of costar James Van Der Beek. The Legally Blonde prequel, streaming now, marks Van Der Beek’s final TV role before his death in February at age 48. While speaking exclusively to Us []

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Related coverage for "The Odyssey stars wow red carpet at world premiere in London": Associated Press — 'The Odyssey' stars take over London for world premiere. ComicBook.com — Star Wars Gets Closer Than Ever to Major Emmy Win for Its Coolest Anime. Gizmodo — The ‘Star Wars’ 50th Anniversary Celebration Begins in Philadelphia. DNyuz — First ‘Wildwood’ Footage Shows Off Laika’s Latest Epic. BoingBoing — Werwulf is coming just in time for Christmas!. Us Weekly — Inside James Van Der Beek's Days on Legally Blonde's 'Elle' Set Before Death