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TV - 'Harry Potter' TV series recasting Ginny for Season 2 - May 19 (UPI) -- HBO's "Harry Potter" TV series is recasting Ginny Weasley for Season 2. Gracie Cochrane played the supporting role in the upcoming first season.

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Entertainment News -- Famous birthdays for May 19: Sam Smith, Lily Cole

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Movies -- Bette Midler joins voice cast of Netflix's 'Cinderella' movie 'Steps' -- Bette Midler will voice Fairy Godmother in "Steps," an animated reimagining of "Cinderella." She joins Ali Wong, Stephanie Hsu and Amanda Seyfried.

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TV -- Zach Galifianakis to star in 'Very Young Frankenstein' on FX/Hulu

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Entertainment News -- 'Zombies 5,' 'Adventure Time' spinoff, Lollapalooza coming to Disney+

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Music -- Itzy releases 'Motto' EP, music video -- K-pop stars Itzy released the EP "Motto" and a music video for their song of the same name. The album is the group's first since "Tunnel Vision."

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Movies -- 'Her Private Hell' teaser introduces new Nicolas Winding Refn thriller -- "Her Private Hell," a new horror film from "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn starring "Yellowjackets" actress Sophie Thatcher, opens in July.

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TV -- 'Lanterns' teaser: Kyle Chandler trains Aaron Pierre in DC series -- "Lanterns," a new series about the Green Lanterns group of superheroes from DC Comics, premieres on HBO in August. Laura Linney also stars.

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Judi Dench, Brian May attend Chelsea Flower Show in London

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Cannes: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander promote 'Hope'

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Sigourney Weaver honored with hand and footprint ceremony

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Shania Twain, Chris Stapleton arrive at 2026 ACM Awards in Las Vegas

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The cast of 'Yellowstone' spinoff 'Dutton Ranch'

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Entertainment News -- Tracee Ellis Ross to be new star of Broadway's 'Every Brilliant Thing' -- Tracee Ellis Ross will succeed "Law & Order: SVU" actress Mariska Hargitay as the star of "Every Brilliant Thing," marking her Broadway debut.

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Movies -- 'Hope' teaser: 'Squid Game' star Jung Ho-yeon navigates alien invasion -- "Hope," a South Korean sci-fi thriller directed by Na Hong-jin and starring Jung Ho-yeon, Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender, opens in the fall.

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Entertainment News -- Sigourney Weaver honored at Hollywood hand and footprint ceremony -- Pedro Pascal and James Cameron celebrated "Aliens" and "The Mandalorian and Grogu" actress Sigourney Weaver at the TCL Chinese Theatre.

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Entertainment News -- Park Chan-wook receives France's prestigious cultural honor -- Renowned filmmaker Park Chan-wook has received the highest cultural honor given by the French government, becoming the fourth Korean to receive the prestigious award.

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Movies -- 'Michael' tops North American box office with $26.1M -- "Michael" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $26.1 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

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Movies -- Barbra Streisand recovering from knee surgery, will miss Cannes -- Barbra Streisand has announced she is recovering from knee surgery and has to miss accepting a prestigious award at the Cannes film festival.

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Music -- Bulgaria wins Eurovision Song Contest for first time -- Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time this weekend in Vienna. DARA's "Bangaranga" took the top prize and Israel came in second.

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TV -- Will Ferrell plays the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein in 'SNL' cold open -- Will Ferrell returned to "Saturday Night Live" this weekend and played the ghost of financier and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

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John Bell: 'Outlander' cast is in the acceptance stage of grieving

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Movie review: 'Terminator 2' re-release returns humanity to robot saga

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Ella Langley, Cody Johnson clean up at 61st annual ACM Awards

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Famous birthdays for May 18: Reggie Jackson, Ai Weiwei

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Vince Gill performs new song 'Heroes' at Tiny Desk concert

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Cody Johnson, Ella Langley win big at ACM Awards

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