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A dead star's mysterious rings reveal what could happen when our Sun dies

Astronomers have discovered a strange double ring of planetary wreckage around a dead star, revealing a possible preview of our Solar System's distant future. The two rings are separated by a mysterious gap that researchers believe is maintained by surviving planetary bodies, including one potentially as large as Pluto or the Moon. Their different chemical compositions suggest they may contain the remains of separate destroyed planets.

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Rosamund Pike Set to Star in and Produce ‘Feed’, Body Horror Movie From Leslye Headland

Rosamund Pike will star in and produce “Feed,” a new body horror movie from “The Acolyte” director Leslye Headland and screenwriter Daniella Isaacs. Inspired by the 2022 Finnish horror movie “Hatching,” the official logline for “Feed” reads: “When a desperate mother discovers an obscure collagen supplement that promises to make her tween gymnast daughter an […]

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‘Logan’ Star Dafne Keen Says ‘I Was Offered Cocaine’ as an 11-Year-Old in Hollywood and Hugh Jackman ‘Made Sure No One Abused My Hours’ on Set

Dafne Keen revealed on the “Inside of You” podcast that she was offered cocaine at Hollywood parties when she was a young teenager (via Entertainment Weekly). Now 21 years old, Keen got her breakthrough in the industry by playing the young mutant Laura/X-23 opposite Hugh Jackman in 2017’s “Logan.” She shot the film when she […]

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Maya Hawke to Star in ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Movie

Maya Hawke will star in “Magic: The Gathering,” a movie version of the wildly popular trading card game. Hawke’s role has not been disclosed. Plot details also remain under wraps, though the tabletop game is set across a multiverse of fantasy worlds and involves players who are engaged in a battle, acting as wizards known […]

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Chinese Pop Star Chen Chusheng Commissions 14 Paintings From Artist Li Erpeng for ‘Wasteland of Wonders’ Vinyl (EXCLUSIVE)

Chen Chusheng, the Chinese singer-songwriter who won Hunan TV’s “Singer 2025,” has brought in contemporary artist Li Erpeng to paint 14 original works for the vinyl release of his album “Wasteland of Wonders.” On June 9, the day pre-orders opened, QQ Music awarded the vinyl edition its “Double Diamond” sales certification. “I’ve always felt that […]

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A hidden star is plowing through Betelgeuse’s atmosphere, new evidence suggests

Something mysterious is disturbing Betelgeuse, and astronomers believe they have identified the culprit: a hidden companion star called Siwarha. New radio observations reveal that the smaller star may be plowing through Betelgeuse’s enormous atmosphere, creating disturbances that subtly stretch and distort the red supergiant’s shape.

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Olga Kurylenko and Alex Pettyfer to Star in Crime Thriller ‘Breakwater,’ WestEnd Films Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Olga Kurylenko (“Quantum of Solace,” “Oblivion,” “Black Widow”) and Alex Pettyfer (“Magic Mike,” “The Butler,” “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”) are set to star in crime thriller “Breakwater,” which has been boarded for world sales by WestEnd Films. The film, directed by Luc Walpoth (“In Tandem,” “Dead Money”), is set to begin production in April […]

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‘Sex Education’ Star Asa Butterfield Signs With Linden Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

Linden Entertainment has signed actor Asa Butterfield for representation. Butterfield most recently made his stage debut in Barney Norris’ “Second Best” at Riverside Studios in London, which was based on David Foenkinos’ best-selling novel of the same name, and starred in Oscar Boyson’s “Our Hero, Balthazar.” Known for his role as Otis Milburn in the […]

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Brian Gleeson, Colm Meaney, Alex Murphy and Aidan Gillen to Star in ‘Paddy Power’ Film Charting Rise of Irish Gambling Giant (EXCLUSIVE)

The story of how a small Dublin bookmaker turned into one of the world’s most recognizable betting companies is being made into a feature film, with a quartet of Irish actors attached to star. Brian Gleeson (“Under Salt Marsh,” “Logan Lucky”), Colm Meaney (“Law Abiding Citizen,” “Layer Cake”), Alex Murphy (“Saipan,” “The Young Offenders”) and […]