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Business • Entertainment Business · Leadership

Skydance Names Jeremy Latcham to Lead DC Studios as Gunn and Safran Return to Filmmaking

Jeremy Latcham will take charge of DC Studios on December 1 as James Gunn and Peter Safran leave executive leadership but continue creative projects.

DC StudiosSkydance
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Culture • Film · Japan and North America

Godzilla Minus Zero Opens at No. 1 in North America. The Bigger Story Is How It Got There.

A $31.6 million North American opening made Godzilla Minus Zero the weekend leader. A coordinated Toho–GKIDS rollout and premium screens help explain the result.

Godzilla Minus ZeroJapanese Cinema
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Culture • Japan · Film and Television

‘VIVANT’ Movie Set for December 4 Japan Release, With IMAX and Early Tickets

Toho confirms a new VIVANT film opening in Japan on December 4 with IMAX screenings; select opening-weekend tickets go on sale at midnight November 9 JST.

VIVANTJapan
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Culture • Brazil · Television · Obituary

Nilton Travesso, a Pioneer Behind Generations of Brazilian Television, Dies at 92

Nilton Travesso, whose seven-decade career helped shape Brazilian television across Record, Globo, Manchete and SBT, has died in São Paulo at 92.

BrazilTelevision history
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Culture • Live music · Lineup announcement

Vive Latino 2027 Unveils Placebo and Residente-Led Lineup for March

Vive Latino has unveiled its 2027 lineup, led by Placebo and Residente. The Mexico City festival returns on March 13–14, with presale dates and initial pass prices now available.

Vive LatinoMusic Festivals
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Culture • UGANDA / FILM AND MUSIC CULTURE

Uganda's Nyege Nyege Festival Plans a Film Set. What Wakaliwood Brings to the Nile

The November festival will combine East African music with a planned Wakaliwood action-film shoot. Early scenes have been filmed, but the audience-participation portion remains scheduled for November 19–22.

UgandaWakaliwood
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