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In Brief: 'Succession' Emmy winner Brian Cox to play Santa, and more

Anna Camp and Griffin Matthews have been cast as series regulars for the fifth and final season of the Netflix thriller You, according to Variety. Camp will play both Raegan and Maddie Lockwood, twin sisters-in-law to Penn Badgley‘s character Joe Goldberg, described respectively as, “the cunning, cutthroat CFO of the Lockwood Corp,” and, “a thrice-divorced socialite whose job is ‘vaguely PR.'” Matthews will play Teddy Lockwood, described as Joe’s “snarky yet loyal brother-in-law.” A premiere date for season 5 has yet to be announced …... [Read Full Story]

In Brief: New 'Popeye' live action film in the works, and more

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CBS has renewed NCIS: Sydney for a second season. The fifth series in the NCIS franchise was the #1 new series of the fall and currently ranks as the #3 new series of the 2023-24 season, behind Tracker and Elsbeth, per the network. NCIS: Sydney, follows “a brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) … grafted into a multi-national taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet,” according to CBS. The series stars Olivia Swann, Todd Lasance, Sean Sagar, Tuuli Narkle, Mavournee Hazel and William McInnes …... [Read Full Story]

In Brief: Bill Hader takes the lead in animated 'Cat in the Hat', and more

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Barry creator and Emmy-winning star Bill Hader leads the voice cast of a new adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, opening in theaters March 6, 2026, according to Variety. The all-star cast also features Abbott Elementary‘s Quinta Brunson, Saturday Night Live‘s Bowen Yang, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessXochitl Gomez, What We Do in The ShadowsMatt Berry and Girls5eva‘s Paula Pell. A 2003 live-action adaptation, starring Mike Myers as the titular troublemaker, earned a disappointing $134 million at the box office …... [Read Full Story]