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Emmy Award-winning comedian Trevor Noah will return to host the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for the third consecutive year. Noah will also serve as a producer on the show.

The Grammys Awards are voted on by the Recording Academy’s voting membership body of music makers who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers, and engineers.Topping the list of Nominees for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards are Beyoncé (9), Kendrick Lamar (8), Adele (7), Brandi Carlile (7), Mary J. Blige (6), DJ Khaled (6), Future (6), Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant (6), Randy Merrill (6), and Harry Styles (6).  Beyoncé and Jay-Z are now tied as the most nominated artists in Grammy history, with 88 each.

The 2023 Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, February 5, 2023, from 8–11:30 p.m. ET/5–8:30 p.m. PT, and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.

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James Cameron‘s Avatar: The Way of Water closed out its opening weekend with a total of $134 million USD. Although The Way of Water fell short of its $150 million USD to $175 million USD projections, there will be no direct competition for the film until Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania premieres on February 17. In addition, the film’s running time is a three hours and 12 minutes, resulting in fewer showtimes – and less in daily earnings.

The Way of Water is produced by Cameron alongside his longtime Lightstorm partner Jon Landau. The movie stars Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang, and once again centers on Worthington’s Sully and Saldaña’s Na’vi character, Neytiri, picking up a decade after the original. It follows their family, with additional stars including franchise newcomer Kate Winslet.

With the Christmas holidays coming up, insiders project that more theatergoers will be able to find the time to catch the film. Said Disney EVP of Theatrical Distribution Tony Chambers:  “We got the word of mouth, we’ve got a great movie, we have the screens and a clear run ahead throughout the holidays.”  Travis Reid, CEO and President of RealD, added: “Just as the original Avatar did, Avatar: The Way of Water has set a new benchmark for the current 3D marketplace. James Cameron and his team have shown what is artistically, creatively, and commercially possible when you have filmmakers completely committed to immersing audiences in this 3D world and the result is visually mind blowing. We expect to continue to see strong 3D results worldwide thru the holiday and new year.” 

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Hulu shared that Season 2 of ‘How I Met Your Father’ will return in January, sharing a premiere date in a video on social media featuring series star Hilary Duff with the caption: “The gang is back! Season 2 of #HIMYF premieres on @hulu January 24!”  Duff says in the clip: “I’ve been dying to tell you guys when Season 2 of How I Met Your Father premieres, and they’re finally letting me! Season 2 premieres on January 24th on Hulu. Let’s go!” 

How I Met Your Father is a spinoff of How I Met Your Mother, which had a nine-season run on CBS from 2005 to 2014. How I Met Your Father follows Sophie (Duff) and her group of friends living in Manhattan. Chris Lowell, Francia Raisa, Suraj Sharma, Tom Ainsley, Tien Tran and Kim Cattrall also star.

‘How I Met Your Father’ Sets Season 2 Return On Hulu

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Paramount Pictures shared a teaser trailer for the upcoming horror film Scream VI, featuring Jenna Ortega. Scream VI will be released in January, and is the sixth installment in the Scream film series.

The movie follows the survivors of the latest Ghostface killings as they try to start over in the Big Apple. The preview teases terror on the subway as hundreds of people celebrate Halloween in New York City, with a tagline reading: “In a city of millions, no one hears you scream.”

Along with Ortega, joining the cast are returning franchise stars Hayden Panettiere as Kirby Reed and Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers. Jack Champion, Henry Czerny, Liana Liberato, Dermot Mulroney, Devyn Nekoda, Tony Revolori, Josh Segarra and Samara Weaving also star.

Scream VI is written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick and directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The film opens in theaters March 10, 2023. Take a look at the trailer – here.

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Taylor Swift is set to make her feature directorial debut with an original script written by Swift, with Fox Searchlight producing.  Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield said in a statement: “Taylor is a once in a generation artist and storyteller. It is a genuine joy and privilege to collaborate with her as she embarks on this exciting and new creative journey.”

Earlier this year, Swift transitioned into film with the release of All Too Well: The Short Film, a ten minute project which she directed, wrote, produced, and starred in.  All Too Well became the longest song to enter and reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, surpassing Don McLean’s “American Pie,” which was first released in 1971 with a run time of 8 minutes and 42 seconds. Swift premiered the short film at the 21st Tribeca Festival Talks in June.

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