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Are we going to see PJs on the Met Gala red carpet next year?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced on Wednesday that “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” will be the highly anticipated theme for the Costume Institute’s Spring 2024 Exhibition and Gala.

According to a release from the institution, the theme will “explore notions of rebirth and renewal, using nature as a metaphor for the impermanence of fashion.”

No co-chairs for the event have been announced for the benefit which is set for May 6, 2024, and celebrates the launch of the spring exhibition. Proceeds from the event go towards funding the Costume Institute’s exhibitions and other projects.

“Sleeping Beauties will heighten our engagement with these masterpieces of fashion by evoking how they feel, move, sound, smell and interact when being worn, ultimately offering a deeper appreciation of the integrity, beauty and artistic brilliance of the works on display,” stated Met CEO Max Hollein in the announcement.

But of course, the red carpet for the annual event becomes a celebrity showcase, and you can be sure designers are already dreaming up outrageous looks for the night’s “Sleeping Beauties” theme.

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A Rolex worn by Marlon Brando in his legendary onscreen performance as Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now has fetched $5.1 million at auction.

The famous Rolex GMT, which was sold at auction by Brando’s family in 2019, went under the hammer again Monday, November 6, and fetched nearly three times as much as its original auction.

While a screen-used timepiece worn by a famous actor would already be sought after by watch enthusiasts, the fact that the actor customized the timepiece with a leather strap and an engraving of “M. Brando” on the back of the case drove the price sky-high.

According to Christie’s, Brando’s daughter, Petra Brando Fischer, explained to the auction house that her father was asked to take the watch off during filming in the Philippines — standing in for Vietnam — as it might be too flashy. He reportedly responded, “If they’re looking at my watch, then I’m not doing my job as an actor.”

For the record, it’s not the most expensive star-owned watch ever to be sold at auction.

In fact, the most expensive watch ever sold at auction remains the Rolex Daytona that Paul Newman wore in the 1969 movie Winning. That sold for $17.8 million at auction in 2017 — not bad considering the star gave the watch to his daughter Nell‘s then-boyfriend James Cox on a whim in 1984 because he wasn’t wearing a watch when Newman asked him for the time.

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Deadpool 3, Gladiator 2, Beetlejuice 2, Juror No. 2 and Venom 3 are among the productions set to restart as soon as possible now that the SAG-AFTRA strike has come to an end, according to Deadline. Also looking to resume production ASAP is Sony’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover‘s bestselling novel, It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Other movies set to resume are Apple Original Film’s untitled F1 movie starring Brad Pitt…

Sony Pictures has pushed the release of Venom 3 from July 12, 2024 to November 8, 2024, according to Variety. The Venom movies, starring Tom Hardy, have been a smash for Sony Pictures. The 2018 original made more than $856 million worldwide, and while its 2021 sequel made considerably less, Venom: Let There Be Carnage still earned over $506 million against a reported production budget of $110 million…

The Bear‘s Ayo Edebiri and Billions‘ John Malkovich have been tapped to star in the upcoming horror picture Opus, according to Deadline. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the film is said to follow an iconic pop star’s return following his decades-long disappearance, per the outlet…

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Hollywood was celebrating Wednesday night after SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with major TV and movie studios to end the 118 day actors strike. The deal now awaits ratification.

Here are some of the reactions:

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher: We did it!!!! The Billion+ $ Deal! 3X the last contract! New ground was broke everywhere!Ty sag aftra members for hanging in and holding out for this historic deal! Ty neg comm, strike captains, staff, Duncan & Ray, our lawyers, the IA team , family and friends. Our sister unions for their unrelenting support! And the amptp for hearing us and meeting this moment!

Octavia Spencer: Ready to work now that the strike is over! Congratulations and thank you to our @sagaftra negotiating committee! Proud to stand in solidarity with all SAG members over the last 118 days.

Kumail Nanjiani: YES!!! Hallelujah. I can tweet a certain trailer that I am VERY EXCITED ABOUT at midnight.

Alec Baldwin: The SAG-AFTRA strike has ended. Congratulations to each and every person, on both sides, who are responsible for this great occasion.

Simu Liu: The strike is over! I’m proud of SAG for continuing to fight for the livelihood of every actor. As someone who used to live below the poverty line, hauled ass to auditions and struggled to live, I have experienced firsthand how these things matter. Bravo and see you on set!

Mandy Moore: Thank you @sagaftra negotiators and leadership for getting us over the finish line!!!! Gratitude is the attitude!! And grateful to all those who walked the walk (picketers, strike captains, Our fellow union brothers and sisters, etc….).

Busy Philipps: OMGGG THANK YOU TO OUR @sagaftra NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE! I AM SO SO THRILLED THIS IS OVER…I AM SO HAPPY.

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SAG-AFTRA, the union representing approximately 160,000 actors, reached a tentative deal on Wednesday with major TV and movie studios — a deal that could end a strike launched more than three months ago.

The agreement arrives a month after Hollywood writers ratified a deal to end a separate contract dispute with the studios. The actors’ deal has yet to be ratified by a majority vote among union members.

The two professions shared key areas of concern, such as residual payments and artificial intelligence, but some of their demands differed.

The actors began striking on July 14, joining forces with the writers, who had been on strike since May 2. The writers’ union, the Writers Guild of America, ended its strike on Sept. 27 after reaching a tentative agreement with studios. That agreement was ratified by WGA membership on Oct. 9.

The strikes saw production on film and television shows screech to a halt and the 2023 Emmys moved to January 2024.

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While there’s no release date yet, Prime Video has released a pair of new images from the forthcoming fourth season of its Emmy-nominated skewed superhero show The Boys.

In the two contrasting images, Antony Starr‘s vicious Homelander is pictured posing triumphantly as confetti falls around him; the second image shows Karl Urban‘s Billy Butcher dejectedly looking at the balloon- and confetti-covered ground.

The fourth season evidently centers on the presidential run of Homelander-backed, scheming vice presidential candidate Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) — who is secretly a supe who can explode people’s heads at will — and her running mate, presidential candidate Robert Singer, played by Jim Beaver.

Supe-hating Billy and his boys, safe to say, don’t want Neuman anywhere near the White House.

The upcoming season, which is in the post-production phase, will tie into Prime Video’s The Boys college-age spinoff Gen V, which is performing well for the streaming service.

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Eddie Murphy is bringing his humor home just in time for the holidays in the new film Candy Cane Lane.

In the upcoming movie comedy, out December 1, the veteran comedian stars as Chris Carver, a dad who goes overboard to win his neighborhood’s Christmas decorating contest.

But that competition may come with consequences “after Chris inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) in hopes of becoming the neighborhood’s number-one man,” according to the film’s synopsis.

In the film’s newly released trailer, Chris, his wife, Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross), and their three children must race against the clock to break the elf’s spell and save Christmas for everyone.

While Murphy has been taking the streaming world by storm with his most recent comedic hits – Netflix’s You People and Dolemite Is My Name – Candy Cane Lane is Murphy’s first-ever holiday film.

Starring alongside Murphy and Ellis Ross in the upcoming holiday movie is Creed III star Thaddeus J. Mixson, media mogul Robin Thede, comedian DC Young Fly and more.

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Peacock has dropped the trailer to Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie, which hits the platform on December 8.

Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub returns as the germaphobic, OCD gumshoe who is coming out of retirement in a new world: “When COVID hit, I was in bad shape,” he explains, pointing to a hand sanitizing station reserved just for him.

“Now, everybody’s you,” notes his stepdaughter Molly (series newcomer Caitlin McGee) as they watch passersby squirt Purell into each other’s hands.

Monk groans, “They’re gonna hate it.”

The new movie has Adrian Monk returning “to solve one last, very personal case” before Molly’s wedding.

Apparently, there’s been a murder before her big day, and this time Monk can’t solve it alone — or as Monk puts it in the trailer, he could, “but it would take longer.”

Mr. Monk‘s Last Case reunites Shalhoub and Howard with fellow show veterans Traylor Howard, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford, Melora Hardin and Hector Elizondo, who join McGee and James Purefoy this time around.

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If you’re a fanboy or girl — even the adult kind — looking for an excuse to play hooky, Marvel Studios has your back.

On its official Instagram, the company has posted a permission slip on company letterhead: “Please excuse ____ from work/school on Thursday, November 9, 2023,” the letter begins.

“The Loki season 2 finale and The Marvels premiere Thursday night, and they cannot miss what happens next in the MCU. Thank you for understanding.”

Marvel signs off the message with, “For All Time. Always.” and “Higher. Further. Faster,” catchphrases from the respective projects.

All you’ll need to do is fill in the blanks — oh, and to attend a school or be employed by a company willing to honor it.

The season 2 finale of Loki drops at 9 p.m. ET on Disney+, while The Marvels opens in sneak previews Thursday night before its official opening November 10.

Marvel Studios is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC News.

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Rockstar Games is gearing up for its 25th anniversary with a special announcement to fans: A trailer to the sixth installment of one of its biggest titles, Grand Theft Auto, is coming in December.

“Next month marks the 25th anniversary of Rockstar Games,” began a message from company co-founder Sam Houser on the gaming company’s official website. “Without you, none of this would be possible, and we are so grateful to all of you for sharing this journey with us.”

Houser continued, “In 1998, Rockstar Games was founded on the idea that video games could come to be as essential to culture as any other form of entertainment, and we hope that we have created games you love in our efforts to be part of that evolution.”

He followed that with the news about the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto 6. 

The fifth installment of Grand Theft Auto was released in 2013 and broke records, selling more than $800 million worth of games in its first 24 hours.

To date, the GTA franchise has raked in nearly 8 billion bucks — and no shortage of headlines from critics who claim the gritty games are too violent and sexually exploitative. 

In fact, the open world games’ mature nature was spoofed in the Ryan Reynolds hit Free Guy. The actor played Guy, a non-player character, or NPC, for whom being robbed, shot at and otherwise disposed of by real-life players of a GTA-like game called Free City was an everyday occurrence.

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