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NEWS:
CELEBRITY - From Variety: Emmy-winning actor and voice performer Keith David received his star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame," and looks back on his extensive career in film, television, and theatre.
TELEVISION - From Variety: DEI political hire and unqualified blogger skeez, Bari Weiss, defends firing real journalist Scott Pelley from the venerable CBS New program, "60 Minutes." Weiss is currently cos-playing as the editor-in-chief of CBS News.
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Director Dito Montiel ("Riff Raff") is set to direct a biopic of Gene Wilder ("Young Frankenstein," "Blazing Saddles"), which is approved by the Wilder estate. Wilder, who died in 2016 at the age of 83, was actor, comedian, author, screenwriter, and filmmaker. Wilder was twice nominated for an Academy Award and also won a Primetime Emmy in 2003.
AMAZON - From Variety: In an exclusive story, "Variety" is reporting that Amazon will not go forward development of a new "Stargate" television series. The new show was to guided by writer and executive producer, and showrunner, Martin Gero, who was a writer on the former series, "Stargate: SG-1" (1997-2007) and "Stargate; Atlantis" (2004-09). All "Stargate" media is based on the 1194 film, "Stargat."
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Clint Eastwood's son, Kyle Eastwood, confirms that his Oscar-winning father, who is 95, is retiring from filmmaking.
MOVIES - From WorldofReel: Oscar-winner Joel Coen's mysterious "Jack of Spades" film is apparently due in 2026.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 5/29 to 5/31/2026 weekend box office is A24's "Backrooms" with an estimated take of 81.45 million dollars.
OBITS:
From BBC: The English film, television, and stage actor, voice performer, and singer, Anthony Head, had died at the age of 72, Monday, June 1, 2026. Head is best known for the role of "Rupert Giles" on The WB's former teen supernatural teen drama, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003). Head recently gained acclaim as "Rupert Mannion" on Apple TV+'s sports drama, "Ted Lasso" (2020-23). He voiced "Alfred Pennyworth" in the animated film, "Batman: Gotham by Gaslight" (2018), and he was "Benedict," a monk in "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" (2011).
From Deadline: The French and Iranian film director, graphic novelist, comics creator, and children's book author, Marjane Satrapi, has died at the age of 56, Thursday, June 4, 2026. Satrapi was best known as the author of the autobiographical graphic novel series, "Persepolis." The first volume of Persepolis was published by L'Association in 2000. "Persepolis: The Story of Childhood Vol. 1" was published in 2003 by Pantheon. She was also known for her 2006 graphic novel, "Chicken with Plums." Satrapi co-directed an animated feature film adaptation of "Persepolis" (2007), which earned an Oscar-nomination for "Best Animated Feature." Among her live-action films was also an adaptation of "Chicken with Plums" (2011).
From Variety: American singer and songwriter, Peabo Bryson, has died at the age of 75, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Bryson is best known for his duets with a number of singers, who preceded him in death, such as Natalie Cole, Robert Flack, and Cissy Houston, Luther Vandross. Bryson's best known duets are connected to the soundtracks to legendary Disney animated feature films. He sang the song, "Beauty and the Beast" (from "Beauty and the Beast") with Celine Dion. He sang "A Whole New World" (from "Aladdin") with Regina Belle, which reached No. 1 on "Billboard's" "Hot 100" chart. Both of his Disney records with Dion and Flack won the Grammy Award for "Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals." Bryson was nominated six other times for a Grammy Award.
From ESPN: Former professional basketball player and coach, Rick Adelman, had died at the age of 76, Monday, June 1, 2026. After playing collegiate basketball for Loyola Marymount (1965-98), Adelman was drafted in to the National Basketball Association (NBA) the San Diego Rockets (now Houston Rockets). He played for five teams over seven seasons. Adelman's career as an NBA coach began as an assistant with the Portland Trailblazers in 1983 before becoming the head coach in 1989. Adelman remained the Blazers coach until 1994 and during that time, they won the Western Conference Championship twice, before losing in the finals (1990 to the Detroit Pistons; 1992 to the Chicago Bulls). Adelman would also coach the Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, and Minnesota Timberwolves, before he retired in 2014. Adelman was inducted into the "Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame" in 2021.
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