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Michelle Rodriguez Stands Up for Female Cast as She Threatens to Leave the Fast & Furious Franchise
Michelle Rodriguez took to her Instagram account to express her frustration about the lack of importance given to female characters in the Fast & Furious franchise as she threatened to leave the saga. In her post, the actress, whose character, Letty, is the last original one left along with Vin Diesel's Dominic Toretto, made it clear that if the series of movies didn't "show some love to the women," she "might have to say goodbye".
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Drake and Will Ferrell are Handshake Coaches for NBA Stars in Hilarious Video
Ever heard of 'The Gossip Queen' or 'The Jenga'? Coach Palmer (Drake), NBA handshake specialist, and coach Murphy (Will Ferrel), NBA dexterity technician, joined forces to open last night's NBA Awards 2017 ceremony by teaching basketball stars how to improve their handshake skills in a very funny video. "Your handshakes are worth dog crap," starts screaming Ferrell at the players in the hilarious sketch...
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Facebook in Talks with Hollywood to Launch its Own Original TV Shows
Facebook is taking its content one step further by meeting with major Hollywood agencies to produce "TV-quality shows" for audiences from 13 to 34, with the aim to start launching its own original series by late summer. According to The Wall Street Journal, the social media giant is already working with big names as it is willing to commit to production budgets as high as $3 million per episode, meeting the price range of high-end TV shows.
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Girlboss Canceled by Netflix: What Does the Future Hold for Other Original Series?
The cancelation of Girlboss after only one season follows those of The Get Down and Sense8, making it the third original series being scrapped by Netflix in the past month or so. Does this mean that we should start worrying about the future of existing or upcoming shows like G.L.O.W., Gypsy, Master of None or The Crown? Not necessarily. "A big, expensive show for a huge audience is great. A big, expensive show for a tiny audience is hard even in our model to make that work very long,” explained Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos, suggesting that...