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Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sony to Release Select Amazon MGM Movies Overseas, Beginning With Luca Guadagnino's ‘After the Hunt'
Amazon MGM Studios has tapped Sony to release a handful of its upcoming high-profile movies at the international box office as it goes about building its own foreign operation. Under the pact, Sony will handle overseas duties for After the Hunt, Mercy, Crime 101 and Project Hail Mary, according to a statement released by the two studios. More from The Hollywood Reporter Denis Villeneuve to Direct Next James Bond Film The First James Bond of the Amazon Era Is Young, Reckless, and a Playable Character Mindy Kaling-Produced 'Hana Khan Carries On' Movie Lands 'Deli Boys' Director Fawzia Mirza (Exclusive) Following those releases, Amazon MGM will directly distribute theatrical titles in territories overseas where it launches its own offices, with Sony supporting the studio in other international markets. This doesn't include the next James Bond movie, which will be handled overseas by Universal. Director Luca Guadagnino's psychological thriller After the Hunt, which opens in select theaters on Oct. 10 before expanding on Oct. 17, stars Julia Roberts as a woman who must confront her own past when a prominent student (Ayo Edebiri) levels accusations against one of her colleagues (Andrew Garfield). After the Hunt reunites Guadagnino with Amazon MGM, which released his Zendaya-led film Challengers. Timur Bekmambetov's sci-fi thriller Mercy, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, is set to open Jan. 23 after it was originally set for a late summer 2025 release. The pic stars Pratt as a detective in the near future who finds himself accused of a violent crime and having to prove his innocence in a society where capital crime is on the rise. Annabelle Wallis, Kali Reis, Chris Sullivan, Kylie Rogers, Jeff Pierre, Rafi Gavron, Jamie McBride, and Kenneth Choi co-star. Heist pic Crime 101, starring Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry, is set to open Feb. 13, the beginning of the lucrative Valentine's Day and Presidents Day weekend period. Directed by Bart Layton and based on a Don Winslow novella, the pic also stars Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Nick Nolte, as well as Halle Berry. Project Hail Mary will open a month later on March 20. The high-profile pic from directing duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller stars Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller. Based on Andy Weir's novel of the same name, Drew Goddard's screenplay follows a science teacher (Gosling) who wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. Just days ago, Amazon MGM made headlines around the globe when announcing that Dune director Denis Villeneuve has been tapped to direct the next 007 film. Amazon MGM acquired the rights earlier this year in a landmark deal. Best of The Hollywood Reporter The 40 Best Films About the Immigrant Experience Wes Anderson's Movies Ranked From Worst to Best 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Hospital Leaders Call for Action to Protect Healthcare in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 26, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the Senate prepares to vote on a budget reconciliation bill that would have devastating impacts on healthcare access in Oklahoma, hospital administrators will share how Medicaid cuts would impact their communities. When: 12 p.m., Friday, June 27, 2025 Where: Virtual: Link: Webinar ID: 867 6513 9648 Passcode: 022980 Why: The cuts to Medicaid and Oklahoma's directed payment program now being considered would result in an $8 billion loss over 10 years to Oklahoma hospitals, as well as job losses, hospital closures, and reduction in healthcare services to communities across the state. Who: Rich Rasmussen, president and CEO, Oklahoma Hospital Association Bennett Geister, president, Oklahoma City Communities, Mercy Denise Webber, president and CEO, Stillwater Medical Jay Johnson, president and CEO, DRH Health, Duncan Trent Bourland, vice president, rural development, SSM Health Oklahoma Additional Interviews: Jay Johnson, Denise Webber, and Bennett Geister will be available for one-on-one, on-camera interviews in Oklahoma City beginning at 1:30 p.m. Please schedule in advance. View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Susie WallaceVice President of Strategic CommunicationsOklahoma Hospital Association(405) 427-9537swallace@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Teenager nicked in gang war cop probe – bringing total Operation Portaledge arrests to 49
The 17-year-old was arrested on Tuesday over two 'wilful fireraising' incidents in Edinburgh last month Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A TEENAGER has been arrested in connection with two alleged firebombings amid investigations into Scotland's gang wars - bringing the number of arrests to 49. Cops working under Operation Portaledge nicked the 17-year-old on Tuesday over two 'wilful fireraising' incidents in Edinburgh last month. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Cops probe the remains of a Range Rover in Campion Road on June 9 2 Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Ferry is leading Operation Portaledge Mercy crews were called to blazes in the city's Niddrie Marischal Crescent and Campion Road after the alarm was raised in the early hours of Monday, June 9. A statement issued today by Police Scotland said: 'He was released on an undertaking to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date.' We told how cops have been probing an alleged firebomb attack on a plush Range Rover Evoque in the capital's Campion Road. Sources claimed it was outside of the home of an associate of crime kingpin, Mark Richardson, 38, who is currently locked up at HMP Low Moss. Earlier on the same day a Ford Transit van was allegedly set on fire on Niddrie Marischal Crescent as cops revealed both incidents could be linked. The latest arrest comes a week after two men appeared in court in connection with the same crackdown. Arran Reid, 26, and Joshua Stewart, 20, were charged with attempted murder of David McMillan - a close pal of Richardson. They appeared in the dock the day after Owen Logan, 26, faced a charge of wilful fireraising at the same court. He, too, was arrested as part of Police Scotland's Operation Portaledge - an ongoing probe into alleged gang violence in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Logan, of Edinburgh, was charged in connection with a fire at Belle Cheveux beauty salon in the city's Albert Street in Edinburgh on Thursday, March 6. The DOWNFALL of Scotland's biggest gangster - Jamie 'The Iceman' Stevenson Part Two The force has said a dedicated team of officers from the Specialist Crime Division, with support from local divisions across the country, continue to carry out extensive enquiries. Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Ferry said: 'Our continued activity and arrests show our commitment to targeting organised crime and bringing those responsible to justice. 'We continue to investigate and follow a number of positive lines of enquiry. 'The support and response from the public has been excellent, and I am grateful for the assistance given to us and that continued support from local communities is crucial as we progress our enquiries. 'If you know anything that could assist our ongoing investigation, please do the right thing and speak to us.'
Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Duffy eyeing up return with 'new music' after terrifying kidnap and rape plot
Noughties star, Duffy, is preparing to step back into the spotlight after she quit fame when she was tragically raped and kidnapped in a harrowing ordeal, which she first revealed in 2020 Welsh songstress Duffy is making a comeback, according to reports, following the Mercy star's harrowing kidnap ordeal. The beloved hitmaker, 40, amassed a legion of loyal fans in the noughties, however Duffy ended up shunning the spotlight after she was heartbreakingly abducted and raped, which she first publicly revealed in 2020. The singer has kept a low profile for almost a decade following the terrifying attack, which she claimed happened over a four week period after she was drugged at a restaurant before being kidnapped, taken abroad and raped, and then flown to the UK where she was held captive in her own home However, in March, Duffy made a surprise appearance on TikTok, lip-syncing to her hit track, Mercy. It's now been reported that the star is back in the recording studio as she gets set to make her long-awaited return to music. The Warwick Avenue songstress is said to have reunited with ex-Suede musician Bernard Butler, who was the producer of her debut album in 2008. A source told The Sun On Sunday: "The time is right for her to make a comeback, she has done enough healing and is ready to make music. She has a great working relationship with Bernard, and they trust each other." Duffy disappeared from the limelight after her harrowing kidnap ordeal in which she explained she had been raped, drugged and held captive following her rise to stardom, which saw her bag a Grammy Award in 2009. In the TikTok video from March, the star, whose real name is Aimée Anne Duffy, sang along to her famous lyrics: "You got me begging you for mercy, why won't you release me." She was sporting her infamous baby blonde hair in the clip posted on Emotion HQ's TikTok account, which teased that a garage remix of her classic track will be released soon. The caption read: "Some of you asked if Duffy was really doing a UK Garage remix with us… #duffy #newmusic #ElectronicMusic #ukgarage #dancemusic #remix." Taking to the comments, excited to hear of the star's return, one of Duffy's fans replied: "'Duffy! Where have you been?! We missed you" while another exclaimed: "OMG it's so good that she's back." Duffy has been silent on social media for more than a year after she returned to share a positive post with fans in March 2024 for the first time since 2020. Giving her take on the 'secret to happiness', her quote read: "You're going to realise it one day - that happiness was never about your job or your degree or being in a relationship. "Happiness was never about following in the footsteps of all of those who came before you; it was never about being like the others. One day, you're going to see it - that happiness was always about the discovery, the hope, the listening to your heart and following it wherever it chose to go." The Mirror has contacted Duffy's reps for comment on this story.
Metro
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Iconic 00s singer 'secretly working on music return' after kidnapping ordeal
It's been almost 20 years since the soulful voice of Duffy first reached fans' ears, but after just two albums, she disappeared from the spotlight. Duffy, 40, later revealed she was the victim of a horrific kidnapping and rape ordeal, which prompted her retreat from the industry. The Welsh singer could finally be ready to return to Warwick Avenue as she is reportedly working on new music for the first time in years. An insider told The Sun On Sunday: 'The time is right for her to make a comeback, she has done enough healing and is ready to make music. 'She has a great working relationship with Bernard [Butler] and they trust each other.' Former Suede musician Bernard, 55, produced her debut album, Rockferry, in 2008, which featured her biggest tracks like Mercy, Warwick Avenue, and Rain on Your Parade. Duffy, whose real name is Aimée Anne Duffy, saw huge success on the back of this album, winning three Brit Awards and bagging 6.5 million sales worldwide Two years later, she released her follow-up album, Endlessly, which saw moderate success and featured a collaboration with The Roots and Questlove. While she couldn't quite match the dizzying heights of her debut — which was the biggest-selling album of that year — it felt like Duffy was going places. Then she disappeared. Her upcoming third album was shelved and she was not publicly seen again for almost a decade. A statement from her representative at the time simply said she was taking a break before starting on her next album, but a friend said she was ready to settle down and 'live in the country' with her rugby player boyfriend Mike Phillips. They broke up in May that year. Very little was heard from Duffy over the next decade, with plenty of mystery over her sudden disappearance at the height of her fame. In 2020, the Well Well Well singer shocked us all by claiming the real reason she vanished was that she had endured a kidnapping and assault. 'The truth is, and please trust me I am ok and safe now, I was raped and drugged and held captive over some days,' she penned in a heartbreaking post. 'Of course I survived. The recovery took time. There's no light way to say it.' Duffy revealed she'd spent her time away from the spotlight trying to deal with the traumatic experience. She added: 'But I can tell you in the last decade, the thousands and thousands of days I committed to wanting to feel the sunshine in my heart again, the sun does now shine.' 'You wonder why I did not choose to use my voice to express my pain? I did not want to show the world the sadness in my eyes. I asked myself, how can I sing from the heart if it is broken? And slowly it unbroke.' More Trending The Bangor-born star said she didn't know why it finally felt like the right time, but that she was ready to share her story. Her first public appearance came shortly after when she appeared on TikTok, lip syncing to Mercy and smiling. In the five years since, she has not said she would be returning to music; however, a new album from this icon of the 00s could finally be on the horizon. Metro has reached out to Duffy's team for comment. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.
