• KSI and Logan Paul, two of the most famous YouTubers of all time, will fight on Saturday, August 25.
• The internet celebrities want to settle an online grudge and will slug it out at the 21,000-capacity Manchester Arena.
• The bout will be broadcast live on YouTube's pay-per-view format.
• Some 100 million people are expected to tune in, and they'll see one clear winner: Logan Paul.

KSI and Logan Paul, two of the most famous YouTubers of all time, are going to fight each other Saturday.

The pair are the talk of the internet, the combat-sports industry, and the wider entertainment circuit all because they want to settle an online grudge for our apparent pleasure.

They will even fight in one of England's premier boxing venues — the 21,000-capacity Manchester Arena — in an event that will be broadcast for £7/$8 on YouTube.

In one corner we have KSI, aka JJ, the 25-year-old Londoner renowned for vlogging and rapping — and controversially known for "trivialising rape"; his YouTube channel has over 19 million subscribers.

In the other corner we have Logan Paul, the 23-year-old internet celebrity who achieved global notoriety earlier this year when he uploaded a vlog to his YouTube channel (18.1 million subscribers) that appeared to show the corpse of a man who had apparently hanged himself in the "suicide forest" near the base of Mount Fuji in Japan.

The fight was seemingly set when KSI challenged Logan Paul earlier this year and he accepted. Then it turned weird when KSI mercilessly trash-talked Paul's girlfriend and family, perhaps going too far. Now it's a grudge match of sorts.

Their fight, a low-level white-collar boxing show, could be one of the most watched combat sports events of the year — and, naturally, people in the fight game are unhappy.

The former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping slammed the YouTubers on his podcast for "making a mockery of the sport of boxing and martial arts," while Eddie Hearn — the promoter of world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua — told TMZ that as a "hardcore boxing fan" the event "makes his skin crawl," as he believes neither YouTuber can fight and "it'll actually be terrible to watch."

If the quality of the contest will be so poor, why are we even talking about it?

Well, both KSI and Logan Paul are massive names in their field, there's a lot of pride on the line, and the loser will likely become a meme for the ages. The former cruiserweight boxing champion Johnny Nelson perhaps said it best when he told KSI and Logan Paul that the loser will "get b----ed on every time he walks down the street." Nelson even anticipates an audience of 100 million people.

So who's going to win? Logan Paul — and it's not even close.

Logan Paul is the bigger, stronger, and longer man

Weight classes in combat sports exist for a reason — they bring balance to the playing field. Size mismatches are dangerous for the smaller fighter, as the larger fighter has natural advantages of weight, height, and reach.

Size in fighting absolutely matters and can absolutely make a difference. At 6-2, Paul is 2 inches taller than KSI.

For KSI's only other white-collar boxing fight, the Joe Weller bout earlier this year, he weighed 182 pounds. That may seem big, but Logan Paul has previously claimed he weighs 200. Paul is about 17 1/2 pounds heavier than KSI. To put that in perspective, the fight this weekend could be a ruckus between a glorified super middleweight in KSI and a small heavyweight in Logan Paul.

But height and weight are not Paul's only physical advantages — he also has a larger reach, which also matters in fighting. Having a longer reach means you can land punches from a safe distance as your opponent lacks the arm span necessary to land the same shots.

In this contest, Logan Paul is the bigger, stronger, and longer man, but physical attributes are not his only advantages.

Logan Paul has a wealth of combat-sports experience

KSI may seem to be the more experienced boxer because he scored a third-round technical knockout over Joe Weller in his one previous fight at the Copper Box Arena in east London in February, but Paul has a wealth of combat experience under his belt.

"I wrestled for a majority of my life," he said during a face-off promo. "I did some MMA in high school for a couple years but no boxing. I'm just an athlete. I know Joe Weller said he was an athlete, but I'm a different beast. I'm a corn-fed Ohio boy."

Paul's claims may not be prefight braggadocio. According to Cleveland.com, he was a competent footballer in the US, where he played as a running back/linebacker. He apparently made 92 tackles, 62 solo, ran for over 1,400 yards, and scored 18 touchdowns. He also placed fifth at a state-level wrestling tournament.

Wrestlers, as the UFC shows, can develop highly efficient striking skills. Some of the fighters listed on Tapology's list of the 50 greatest MMA strikers of all time— like Frankie Edgar and Dan Cormier — are wrestlers. And Paul's athletic background means he might not struggle to develop a striking ability that is superior to KSI.

KSI, unfazed by his opponent's background as an athlete, claimed he is "a God" during a comically cringeworthy face-to-face promo, but later conceded that "sporting-wise, I have no background. I literally started boxing less than a year ago." He added that Paul has "height, reach" and is "athletic."

Logan Paul is more talented than KSI

KSI may have won his white-collar debut, but his flaws were there for all to see. He has a pawing jab, he keeps his arms low (which means he does not defend his own face), and he does not respond well to getting hit. If Weller was bigger (like Logan Paul), or had more power (like Logan Paul), he may have been able to knock KSI down and out.

KSI, put quite simply, cannot defend himself. Weller was able to tag KSI at will during the start of the opening round when the pair faced off. There were also moments where Weller had KSI on the ropes and KSI just couldn't get Weller off of him — or, perhaps, didn't know how to get Weller off of him.

KSI only has the one white-collar bout to his name, and is at the level he probably should be — a raw, unpolished, boxing novice. But comparing him to the limited amount of sparring footage available for Logan Paul, it is Paul who looks better. Paul seemingly is able to time a punch, and is also able to land that punch with power.

In a TMZ Sports clip published in June, Logan Paul was able to knock his sparring opponent down with a counter left hook — something that actually requires a modicum of technique to pull off, technique that KSI simply does not possess.

"I grew up watching fights, and I know how fights work," Logan Paul said in the face-to-face promo video with KSI.

Based on the evidence we have seen, Paul is telling the truth — and he could turn KSI into an internet meme for the ages.

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• Jim Carrey went after President Donald Trump in a new drawing on Tuesday after the former Trump associates Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen were found guilty of separate crimes on Tuesday.
• Carrey depicted Trump hanging upside down from a pole in a straitjacket with an American flag wrapped around his ankles.
• Carrey called him "The Great Spewdini," saying he had spewed lies "to escape the straight-jacket of his un-Presidential criminality."

Tuesday was a terrible day for President Donald Trump, and Jim Carrey — who has become known for his anti-Trump political artwork — quickly pounced on the opportunity for a scathing new drawing.

Carrey posted a drawing to Twitter on Tuesday depicting Trump hanging upside down from a pole by an American flag wrapped around his ankles, trapped in a straitjacket and his hair barely hanging to his head. In the background is a billboard that says "Death of a Salesman."

Carrey said in the caption: "Manafort, GUILTY! Cohen, GUILTY! Flynn, Guilty! Gates, Guilty! What's happening to All the Best People? 'Ladies and Gentlemen! Children of all ages! Can the Great Spewdini spew enough lies to escape the straight-jacket of his un-Presidented criminality?'"

Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former lawyer Michael Cohen were found guilty in separate cases on Tuesday.

A jury found Manafort guilty of eight counts relating to financial crimes and was undecided on 10 others. While not directly related to Russian interference in the 2016 election, Manafort's conviction marks the first major victory in the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Cohen pleaded guilty to numerous charges, including breaking campaign finance law.

Carrey has been a vocal critic of Trump, his administration, and the Republican Party this year, and his political art has helped him garner close to 18 million followers on Twitter.

He's set to return to acting in the new Showtime series "Kidding" later this month.

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• Warner Bros. is reportedly moving forward with a "Crazy Rich Asians" sequel based on Kevin Kwan's second book, "China Rich Girlfriend."
• Nothing is technically greenlit yet, but The Hollywood Reporter says the studio has plans to bring back director Jon M. Chu and the same screenwriters.
• Chu is busy, about to direct an adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights," so it could be a while before production. 

"Crazy Rich Asians" dominated the box office last week, earning $35.3 million for its 5-day opening. It's the first romantic comedy to earn more than $20 million in its opening weekend since 2015's "Trainwreck." It also proved (yet again) that moviegoers want to see diverse stories starring a diverse cast, and is a huge step for Hollywood. 

And Warner Bros. is already planning to make a sequel. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is moving forward with developing "China Rich Girlfriend," Kevin Kwan's second novel in the "Crazy Rich Asians" series. The studio has the rights to all three of Kwan's novels in the series.

The creative team behind "Crazy Rich Asians" is set to return for "China Rich Girlfriend," with Jon M. Chu directing again. Warner Bros. also plans to bring back bring back screenwriters Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim to adapt the second novel, according to THR. 

Chu is currently busy and about to direct a film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical "In the Heights," as well as the third "Now You See Me," so it could be quite a while before production on "China Rich Girlfriend" gets going.  

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• In 2019, Ubisoft is pausing its annual "Assassin's Creed" franchise, according to the company's CEO.
• Instead of a new game, CEO Yves Guillemot told GameSpot, the company will give the franchise a rest after this year's launch of "Assassin's Creed Odyssey."
• Guillemot cited the company's previous decision to move its games away from annual sequels. Having more development time "gave the team the possibility to really bring what they wanted to" with "Assassin's Creed Origins" and "Odyssey," Guillemot told GameSpot.

One of the biggest annual game franchises in the world is taking 2019 off.

In 2017, Ubisoft launched "Assassin's Creed Origins." In 2018, Ubisoft plans to launch "Assassin's Creed Odyssey." But next year, there won't be a new "Assassin's Creed" game, according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot — a surprise given the franchise's usually annual launch schedule.

"We had a game [in 2018] and we have one this year, but we are not going to have a full-fledged 'Assassin's' next year," Guillemot told GameSpot in an interview this week. That includes spin-off games, according to Guillemot.

Instead, Ubisoft is planing to expand upon the foundation set in place by "Odyssey" later this year, with "lots of content" coming, Guillemot said.

"The team really wants to give, on a regular basis, some new possibilities for play, so when you get in this year, you're going to get in for a couple of years," he said.

The move makes a lot of sense given Ubisoft's recent history.

Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars developing major blockbusters, then hoping they sell enough at launch to turn a profit, Ubisoft has begun focusing on long-term support for its major blockbusters.

Games like "Rainbow Six Siege," seen above, have expanded dramatically since launch in 2015 — it continues to be massively popular, despite first becoming available nearly three years ago. The same could be said for Ubisoft's "The Division" as well as "For Honor" — it's a strategy that Ubisoft has pioneered to great effect in the past several years.

And now, it sounds as if that same strategy is being deployed with the massive "Assassin's Creed" series.

"Assassin's Creed Odyssey" is scheduled to arrive on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on October 5 — check out the game in action right here:

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Netflix's strategy for original content has shown, on occasion, that the streaming service values quantity over quality.

Last year, the company notably released the Will Smith-led fantasy movie "Bright" into a critical bloodbath. But Netflix CEO Reed Hastings soon brushed off the negative reviews by calling the film a commercial success and critics "disconnected from the mass appeal."

This year, the streaming service has released several films that were intensely panned by critics, including Adam Sandler and Chris Rock's comedy "The Week Of" and the sci-fi sequel "The Cloverfield Paradox."

To find out which Netflix original films critics have deemed the worst of the worst, we turned to the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes to rank the movies that received a "rotten" critical score of less than 60%. We excluded films that didn't have enough reviews to receive a designation of "rotten," and we used audience scores to break any ties.

Here are the 32 worst Netflix original movies, ranked in descending order:

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32. "Shimmer Lake" — 56%

Critic score: 56%

Audience score: 60%

Netflix description: "Unfolding in reverse time, this darkly comic crime thriller follows a local sheriff hunting three bank robbery suspects, one of whom is his brother."

What critics said: "The story itself, while decently told, is rife with pulp cliches and archetypes, some of which veer close to stereotypical." — Consequence of Sound

31. "The Package" — 50%

Critic score: 50%

Audience score: 62%

Netflix description: "After their buddy suffers an unfortunate accident during spring break, four pals risk everything -- including their dignity -- to make him whole again"

What critics said: "An underwhelming entry in this esteemed tradition of penis-centric punchlines." — Thrillist

30. "Like Father" — 50%

Critic score: 50%

Audience score: 49%

Netflix description: "After she's left at the altar, a workaholic advertising executive ends up on her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with her estranged father."

What critics said: "Swamps its workable emotional core and adept lead turns with some slapdash plotting and a raft of floating festivities." — Los Angeles Times

• For people who are suffering from what Google called 'negative news fatigue,' those who use Google Assistant can now say "Hey Google, tell me something good." 
• Google Assistant will then provide a brief summary of stories about "people who are solving problems for our communities and our world." 
• Google obtains the stories from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonpartisan non profit that Google says is "dedicated to spreading the practice of solutions journalism." 

Google seems to believe that people are getting too much bad news from the media and that it may not be good for them. 

On Tuesday, the search company said in a blog post that because people may be suffering from "negative news fatigue," it has now programmed Google Assistant to provide some sunshine into their lives. 

Users of the digital assistant can now say, "Hey Google, tell me something good," and the software will provide a summary of what the company considers "good news."

This "good news" will come from a wide range of sources and be collected by the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group that Google said is "dedicated to spreading the practice of solutions journalism, which highlights how problems are solvable."

Google suggested that the positive news delivered won't be trivial or Pollyannish.

"This is good news like how Georgia State University coupled empathy with data to double its graduation rate and eliminate achievement gaps between white and black students," Google said in the blog post, and "how backyard beekeepers in East Detroit are bringing back the dwindling bee population while boosting the local economy."

One of the chief complaints from people that every journalist hears is how they wish news people would provide more positive information. For many, the news is often too bleak. But Google's new feature is hardly the first time that someone has tried something like this.

To satisfy the request for more cheerful info, newspapers, magazines, and local TV stations have for decades tried attracting more readers and viewers by inserting more entertainment, culture, sports and local features.

And when it came to what people actually read or watched, those efforts often met with mixed results. According to a report in the BBC in 2014, researchers found evidence that humans have a natural attraction to negative news.  

"It isn't just schadenfreude, the theory goes," the BBC wrote. It may be that "we've evolved to react quickly to potential threats. Bad news could be a signal that we need to change what we're doing to avoid danger."

Google said the feature, which it calls "Tell me something good," is experimental. 

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• The success of "Crazy Rich Asians" has been a long time coming.
• Nielsen’s VP of Strategic Community Alliances, Mariko Carpenter, told Business Insider that the firm's research into the Asian American market showed the demographic has been worth investing in for a while, and is growing. 
• Carpenter said Sandra Oh being the first Asian woman nominated for a best actress in a drama Emmy award marked a turning point for Asian Americans in entertainment and media. 

In its opening weekend, “Crazy Rich Asians” proved something many already knew: inclusion sells.

The first film starring Asian Americans and an all-Asian cast since 1993’s “The Joy Luck Club” outdid box-office predictions, earning $25.2 million its opening weekend. The opening was so successful that Warner Bros is already in talks to make a sequel based on Kwan's second book, "China Rich Girlfriend." 

“Crazy Rich Asians” is not only a historic moment in Hollywood’s long-overdue interest in stories starring women and people of color — like “Wonder Woman” and “Black Panther” — it also marks the comeback of the romantic comedy in a way that Netflix movies “Set It Up” and “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” can’t demonstrate without box-office numbers or ratings. “Crazy Rich Asians” is the first romantic comedy since 2015’s “Trainwreck” to top $20 million its opening week and it's receiving glowing reviews, including my own.

Business Insider recently spoke to Mariko Carpenter, Nielsen’s VP of Strategic Community Alliances, about what the research firm has learned about the Asian American market and its relationship to movies. (Yes — that Nielsen, which goes far beyond calculating ratings of TV shows.)

Carpenter and the Diversity and Inclusion team at Nielsen researched Asian American consumers and shared their insights with clients that include content creators, manufacturers,  brands, and retailers. “Big, big, big, brands in America,” Carpenter said.

According to Carpenter, Nielsen’s research showed Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI's) buy movie tickets 75 percent more than non-Hispanic whites. They also watch and download movies online 83 percent more than non-Hispanic whites. According to Warner Bros., Asians comprised almost 40% of “Crazy Rich Asians'” audiences opening week.

“The influence and power that we [Asians Americans] have as a community is so powerful that any brand today looking to grow their business, or even maintain their current business, really needs us,” Carpenter said.

“When you look at the top rated shows, a lot of them are those that have multicultural casts," Carpenter continued. "You have 'Big Bang Theory,' 'This is Us,' 'The Good Doctor.' Americans, particularly your Gen Zs and your Millennials, are used to seeing diversity. They live in a diverse community and culture, have a diverse friend group and family."

Asian actors and actresses also have a high score on what Nielsen calls an "N-score." An N-score marks the overall marketability of celebrities, and brands will use it find who to find as a spokesperson.

"I know when I used to work at Conde Nast, we used to look at the N-score to book our cover star," Carpenter said. "When we look at these N-scores, we see that Asian American actors like Daniel Day Kim, John Cho, and Sandra Oh actually score above the norm for things like likability. For things like being a good role model.”

Carpenter said Sandra Oh being the first actress of Asian descent to be nominated for an Emmy for her leading role on "Killing Eve" is a reflection of a more permanent shift in diversity in media and entertainment. Many Asian actors including Oh, "Crazy Rich Asians" star Constance Wu, and Kelly Marie Tran from "The Last Jedi" have said in the past that they never imagined people who looked themselves would get leading roles. But all that has changed. 

"I just keep thinking back at these young Asian Americans who are going through, who are trying out for their lead roles in their school plays and want to go into this field," Carpenter said. "Movies like 'Crazy Rich Asians' let them know that they can do it. AAPI's can be directors, they can be producers, they can be actors. And we shouldn't have to wait for another generation before they can do that again. So, it's really, really, an exciting time for us. And a time of celebration for our community."

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George Clooney was the world's highest-paid actor in the last year, according to Forbes. 

Clooney took home an industry-leading pre-tax paycheck of $239 million in the calendar year between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018, Forbes reported. 

Though he didn't appear in a film during that period, Clooney brought in his career-high salary on the strength of the $700 million sale of his tequila brand, Casamigas Tequila, in June 2017.

He was followed on Forbes' list by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Robert Downey Jr., and seven other actors.

Forbes said that its pre-tax earnings estimates are "based on data from Nielsen, ComScore, Box Office Mojo and IMDB, as well as interviews with industry insiders."

Here are the ten highest-paid actors in the world, according to Forbes:

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10. Chris Evans — $34 million

Evans' paycheck primarily stemmed from his role as Captain America in Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including the 2018 blockbuster "Avengers: Infinity War." 

9. Salman Khan — $38.5 million

Khan, a Bollywood star, earned $38.5 million from a combination of successful films that he starred in and produced, including 2017's "Tiger Zinda Hai," and endorsement deals for consumer items like Suzuki motorcycles and Chlormint gum. 

8. Adam Sandler — $39.5 million

Sandler made millions from his Netflix movie deal, which he signed in 2014 and extended for four films in 2017. Forbes said he also earned six-figures for each live comedy act he performed in the last year.

"Fair and Balanced," an upcoming biopic about the rise of Fox News and the fall of its disgraced former chief Roger Ailes, is putting together an all-star cast.

Variety reported on Wednesday that "The Crown" star John Lithgow will play Ailes in the movie, and he'll be joined by an already impressive lineup of co-stars who are playing the likes of former Fox News hosts Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson.

The drama will be directed by "Trumbo" and "All the Way" director Jay Roach and does not currently have a release date.

Below is everyone who has been cast in the movie and who they are playing:

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John Lithgow as Roger Ailes

Ailes was the head of Fox News from its launch in 1996 until he was ousted from the company in 2016 over sexual harassment allegations. He died last May.

Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly

Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly, who now works for NBC, told investigators in 2016 that Ailes made unwanted sexual advances toward her in 2006.

Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson

Variety reported earlier this month that Kidman would be playing former Fox News host Carlson, who filed a harassment lawsuit in 2016 against Ailes that prompted more revelations and led to Ailes' eventual downfall.

As the year flies by, the list of canceled TV shows piles up.

While there's been somewhat of a quiet period since May, some networks are still cutting shows throughout the summer.

The most recent cancellation comes Netflix, which got rid of two talk shows in August: "The Break with Michelle Wolf" and "The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale."

ABC also canceled the previously renewed "Roseanne" revival in late May, after Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. However, ABC announced a spin-off called "The Conners" without Barr coming this fall.

Amazon kicked off the year with a slew of cancellations, announcing the end of three quirky comedies, including the Golden Globe nominee "I Love Dick" and the comedian Tig Notaro's semi-autobiographical show, "One Mississippi." It canceled Golden Globe nominee "Mozart in the Jungle" in April, after four seasons, and recently canceled "Transparent," which will end after the upcoming fifth season.

The long-running "The Jerry Springer Show" is ending after 27 seasons and 4,000 episodes. NBC's "Timeless," was also canceled for the second year in a row. NBC reversed its first decision to cancel the show last year after fan outcry. However, fans may have a movie to look forward to that gives the series a proper finale, though no official decision has been made.

We'll update this list as more are announced.

Here are all the shows that have been canceled this year, including those from networks and Netflix:

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"Jean-Claude Van Johnson" — Amazon, one season

"I Love Dick" — Amazon, one season

Hollywood and the comic book world often depict East Asian women with highlights or dyed hair to signify a rebellious nature. It is called the "Asian hair streak," and it is an overused trope that symbolizes a greater problem in Hollywood. Following is a transcript of the video.

Kara Chin: Notice any similarities about these East Asian women on screen? They all have what is referred to as the "Asian hair streak." It's a shortcut used by Hollywood and the comic book world to signal that a character is rebellious or edgy. There are a lot of examples. Back in 2014, the Tumblr blog Writing with Color found 12. And there have been more since. And for the most part, it's just a boring, racist trope.

Annie Shi: The overwhelming amount of Asian girls with purple hair streaks is just like kind of ridiculous.

Chin: This is Annie Shi. In 2017, she tweeted about the trend and there were thousands of retweets.

Shi: It's just like a symptom of altogether, the non-diversity of Hollywood and popular media.

Elaine Kim: Representations of Asians in American popular culture are very shallow. And so, if you only have a few Asians ever appearing, then if you have something like streaks, then of course, it's going to take on a significance of bad or good. It wouldn't happen with a white character, because there are so many white characters.

Chin: Kim examined the roles and stereotypes of Asian women in film and TV in a 1988 documentary, and revisited the topic in 2011. Twenty-three years later, she didn't find that much had changed. The same archetypes still exist today.

Kim: The most common representations of Asian women were of them as docile, sex objects. Or as kind of sinister, dragon lady types who would stab you in the back. The Dragon Lady was sometimes sexy too. Or as completely deracinated, or sort of honorary white characters. The deracinated ones that I mentioned are usually helping the white folks, or being a foil to the white folks in the film. They're a sidekick.

It's been an issue that's gone through 50 years, and it never really has gotten a whole lot better. Mainly, there were just no central characters.

Chin: So, how do we solve the problem? It starts by giving Asian Americans control of their own narrative.

Kim: If you give Asian Americans the ability to do the representation, to write the story, it will come out completely different from the usual stereotypes. There was one person who was the lead, and that was in the silent film era in the early talkies, and that was Anna May Wong. Although she played mostly Dragon Ladies, she was in some B movies that she had a voice in producing. She was a central character. She was not a Dragon Lady. She was not a Madame Butterfly. She was usually like an adventuresome doctor or some businessperson, or something like that. And what we want is just somebody who's a complicated human being, the way we know ourselves to be. We could deal with the Dragon Ladies and the Madame Butterflies if we had lots of other things there, too.

Chin: In the 100 top films of 2017, 65 films did not have a single female Asian speaking character. By comparison, white females were only missing from 7 films. More East Asian women are needed on screen. And there needs to be more diverse characters. They don't need to be oversexualized. Maybe some of them are coming-of-age. Maybe some of them are leads. And if they're rebellious, they don't need streaks in their hair.

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• Actor Jimmy Bennett, who accused Italian actress and MeToo advocate Asia Argento of sexually assaulting him when he was 17, released a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.
• Bennett said, "My trauma resurfaced as she came out as a victim herself."
• Argento accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault last year.
• The New York Times reported on Sunday that Argento paid off Bennett after an alleged 2013 sexual encounter.
• Bennett said he "tried to seek justice in a way that made sense to me at the time because I was not ready to deal with the ramifications of my story becoming public."

Actor Jimmy Bennett, who accused Italian actress and MeToo advocate Asia Argento of sexually assaulting him when he was 17 and she was 37, broke his silence in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.

Bennett, who is now 22, said, "I did not initially speak out about my story because I chose to handle it in private with the person who wronged me. My trauma resurfaced as she came out as a victim herself."

Argento was one of many women who claimed she was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein in a report from The New Yorker last year, which was followed by dozens more accusations against the Hollywood film producer that spanned decades. Argento has continued to be one of the outspoken voices in the MeToo movement since.

The New York Times reported on Sunday, based on documents between Argento and Bennett's attorneys, that Argento arranged a $380,000 payment to Bennett to keep silent about the alleged 2013 California hotel-room assault.

"I was underage when the event took place, and I tried to seek justice in a way that made sense to me at the time because I was not ready to deal with the ramifications of my story becoming public," Bennett said in his statement to THR. "At the time I believed there was still a stigma to being in the situation as a male in our society."

On Wednesday, TMZ published a photo of Argento and Bennett lying topless in bed together. The Times reported that the documents it came into possession of included "a selfie dated May 9, 2013, of the two lying in bed" that was handed over to Argento as part of the agreement. It's unclear if this is the same photo.

Bennett concluded the statement to THR by saying that he "would like to move past this event" and he has chosen "to move forward, no longer in silence."

Read Bennett's full statement below:

"Many brave women and men have spoken out about their own experiences during the #metoo movement, and I appreciate the bravery that it took for each and every one of them to take such a stand. I did not initially speak out about my story because I chose to handle it in private with the person who wronged me. My trauma resurfaced as she came out as a victim herself. I have not made a public statement in the past days and hours because I was ashamed and afraid to be part of the public narrative. I was underage when the event took place, and I tried to seek justice in a way that made sense to me at the time because I was not ready to deal with the ramifications of my story becoming public. At the time I believed there was still a stigma to being in the situation as a male in our society. I didn’t think that people would understand the event that took place from the eyes of a teenage boy. I have had to overcome many adversities in my life, and this is another that I will deal with, in time. I would like to move past this event in my life, and today I choose to move forward, no longer in silence."

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In the decades before streaming-era rules and digital downloads inflated album sales, platinum certification was more difficult for artists to obtain.

When an artist achieved platinum status back then — selling a million or more physical copies of an album — it took a more fervent effort from fans (who drove to record stores, found an album, and handed over their hard-earned cash for it), but many acts nonetheless reached platinum certification routinely.

Compiling RIAA data, we ranked the best-selling artists of all time by the number of platinum albums they've sold in the US. 

While some of the results are surprising — country singer Garth Brooks, for instance, has the most diamond (or 10-times platinum) albums of all time with seven — the legendary acts sitting atop the list are ones you'd probably expect to see. 

Here the 50 best-selling artists of all time, ranked by platinum album sales:

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50. Prince — 11

Platinum albums: 11

Multi-platinum: 4

Diamond: 1

Best-selling album:"Purple Rain" (13 million copies)

49. Bon Jovi — 11

Platinum albums: 11

Multi-platinum: 5

Diamond: 1

Best-selling album:"Slippery When Wet" (12 million copies)

48. Eric Clapton — 11

Platinum albums: 11

Multi-platinum: 7

Diamond: 1

Best-selling album:"Unplugged" (10 million copies)

• Amazon Studios has released the first full trailer for Luca Guadagnino's upcoming horror film "Suspiria."
• The anticipated remake of Dario Argento's 1977 cult classic stars Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, and Chloë Grace Moretz.
• Guadagnino directed the film from a script by David Kajganich,  the showrunner of AMC's acclaimed series "The Terror," and it has a score by Radiohead's Thom Yorke. 
• "Suspiria" is set for a theatrical release on October 26.
• Watch the trailer below.

Amazon Studios released the first full trailer for Luca Guadagnino's anticipated remake of the 1977 horror film "Suspiria" on Thursday.

Guadagnino's film stars Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mia Goth, and Jessica Harper. It's set for a limited theatrical release on October 26, a week earlier than its previous date, Amazon Studios said in a tweet. 

Guadagnino, who directed the Oscar-winning 2017 film "Call Me by Your Name," has called his take on "Suspiria" an "homage" to Dario Argento's cult classic, rather than a strict remake of it.

Here's Amazon Studios' summary for the movie:

"As a darkness builds at the center of a world-renown dance company, its artistic director (Swinton), a young American new to the troupe (Johnson), and a grieving psychotherapist (Lutz Ebersdorf) become entangled in a bloody, sighing nightmare."

Guadagnino terrified and nauseated film critics when he premiered a scene from the film at April's CinemaCon that included a dancer being forced to undergo intense body contortion and broken bones by supernatural means. 

Guadagnino directed the film from a script by David Kajganich, who is best known as the showrunner of AMC's acclaimed series "The Terror."  Radiohead's Thom Yorke wrote the film's score. 

Watch the trailer below: 

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• Actor Ben Affleck is reportedly heading back to rehab for alcohol addiction treatment.
• This raises further speculation about Affleck's role as Batman, which has already been called into question numerous times.
• "The Batman" director Matt Reeves reportedly wants a younger version of the character, which means that Affleck would most likely not return.
• Warner Bros. has also reshaped its strategy for its DC films, and is moving away from a shared cinematic universe in favor of standalone stories. 

Actor Ben Affleck is heading back to rehab to seek treatment for alcohol addiction, first reported by People and corroborated by multiple other outlets. That's a subject that should not be taken lightly, but it also raises speculation about Affleck's standing within the universe of DC films in which he portrays Batman.

It's hard to imagine a scenario in which the actor can receive the help he needs and also continue in his role as the Dark Knight, who he has played in three movies so far ("Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," "Suicide Squad," and "Justice League").

But even before this report, Affleck's future as the Caped Crusader, especially in director Matt Reeves' ("War for the Planet of the Apes") upcoming solo film, had been called into question numerous times.

First, The Hollywood Reporter reported last July that DC and Warner Bros. were looking for a way to "usher out" Affleck's Batman, and address the change in a future film within the DC Extended Universe. Since then, rumors have consistently suggested that Affleck would be out, Warner Bros. has reshaped its entire DC film strategy, and "Justice League" tanked critically and financially when it opened in November. 

After a series of failures, Warner Bros. is moving away from its shared cinematic universe of DC Comics properties to focus on standalone stories. "Wonder Woman" proved to be a critical and commercial hit, and it's no coincidence that it was largely removed from that broader universe. The sequel, "Wonder Woman 1984," will likely follow suit, as will the upcoming "Aquaman" and "Shazam!" movies.

This suggests that Affleck's take on Batman no longer fits into Warner Bros.' plans. Furthermore, Reeves' screenplay for his solo film, tentatively titled "The Batman," reportedly features a younger version of the character, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

That doesn't necessarily mean Affleck wouldn't make an appearance, perhaps as an older Bruce Wayne who trains a next-generation Batman. But it's becoming more and more apparent that Affleck will probably not headline the movie.

"The Batman" does not have a release date set yet, but if Reeves has finished a draft of the script, it's likely that it will move forward sooner rather than later — and that doesn't bode well for the chances of Affleck's return.

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Amazon is spending a boatload making TV shows and movies for its Prime service, and was one of the big winners at the 2018 Golden Globes, with two wins for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." 

Amazon is aiming for another big hit with critics and audiences with "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" starring John Krasinski, in a role very different from his iconic one as Jim Halpert on NBC's "The Office." And in October, Amazon premieres "The Romanoffs," the first new series from "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner.

The tech giant is also exploring ambitious genre projects. In November 2017, Amazon paid a reported $250 million to acquire rights to "The Lord of the Rings" series, which it will to turn into a prequel TV show, with plans for spin-offs in the future.

With Amazon's catalog continuing to grow, which shows are worth your time? 

To understand how Amazon's shows ranked against each other, we turned to reviews aggregator Metacritic, which pulls in critic (and audience) reviews from all over the world. We excluded shows made for kids, and looked at how the dramas and comedies compared to each other.

Here are Amazon's original shows, ranked based on their critical reception:

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No. 28: "Crisis in Six Scenes" — 44/100

Average critic score: 44/100

Audience score: 6.5/10

Amazon description: "This is a comedy that takes place in the 1960’s during turbulent times in the United States and a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down."

No. 27: "Hand of God" — 44/100

Average critic score: 44/100

Audience score: 7.1/10

Amazon description: "A psychological drama about a morally-corrupt judge who suffers a breakdown and believes God is compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice."

No. 26: "The Collection" — 56/100

Average critic score: 56/100

Amazon description: "A gripping family drama and entrepreneurial fable, set in a post-war Paris fashion house. It exposes the grit behind the glamour of a rising business, spearheaded by two clashing brothers. The atelier staff survived one war, but others loom; rivalries and romances pitting family against family, protégés against mentors, the past against the future."

In June 2017, Paramount Pictures announced it would release a sequel to the 1986 hit film "Top Gun."

The sequel, now titled "Top Gun: Maverick," had been in development for nearly a decade, and it started shooting in May of this year.

Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer are reprising their roles from the original film, and they're joined by a supporting cast that includes Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, and the recently announced additions of Jon Hamm and Ed Harris.

The film is set for release on July 12, 2019.

Here's everything we know about "Top Gun: Maverick" so far:

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Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer are reprising their roles from the original.

Cruise returns in the sequel as his "Top Gun" character Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, who is now teaching young pilots how to fly at the Top Gun naval aviation school. 

Deadline reported that not much is known about the sequel's plot other than that Cruise's character takes Miles Teller's character, the son of Maverick's former partner Goose, under his wing. 

Kilmer will also return as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. 

The sequel has been in the works for nearly a decade.

A "Top Gun" sequel has been in development since 2010, when Paramount Pictures made offers to Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott, the original film's producer and director. 

The film was shelved temporarily when Scott committed suicide in 2012 after being diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. 

In 2013, Bruckheimer said that he was still planning to produce a sequel, and Cruise and Kilmer subsequently expressed interest in reprising their roles. 

The sequel started filming in May of this year, and it's set for release on July 12, 2019. 

It's directed by previous Cruise collaborator Joseph Kosinski.

Kosinski directed Cruise in the post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller "Oblivion" in 2013. 

Kosinski also has experience directing a sequel to a fan-favorite film; his directorial debut was the 2010 "Tron" sequel "Tron: Legacy."

The script for the film was written by Eric Warren Singer ("American Hustle"), Peter Craig ("The Hunger Games: Mockingjay"), and Justin Marks ("The Jungle Book").

• After years of acquisitions and false starts, Amazon is making its first major console game: "The Grand Tour."
• The game is based on the show of the same name — one of Amazon's most popular original series, which stars Jeremy Clarkson. 
• Rather than creating a simulation-style game, "The Grand Tour" is more like a grown-up "Mario Kart."

Amazon is a wildly successful company, but it can't seem to crack the business of making video games.

Since its formation in 2014, Amazon Game Studios — a trio of game development studios that it owns —  hasn't released a single major game. One of the first games announced by the studio, "Breakaway," was canceled earlier this year; two others remain in development, with no announced release dates in sight.

With the announcement this week of "The Grand Tour," it looks like that may finally change. 

As the name implies, "The Grand Tour" is a video game based on the hit Amazon Prime show of the same name.

With the upcoming debut of the show's third season, the game is somewhat of a tie-in — players are encouraged to buy a season pass to the game, sold separately, which offers new vehicles and tracks weekly alongside new episodes on Friday.

Despite all the cars, "The Grand Tour" isn't just a racing game.

Instead, it features challenges inspired by "The Grand Tour" format itself — stuff like creating a car that can survive a "doomsday" scenario, then testing it. There's also more straightforward stuff, like head-to-head races between the show's main trio of hosts: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May.

Challenges from the show are playable in the game, though it looks like the majority of those challenges will come from the forthcoming third season. 

Per the game's description on Amazon (emphasis ours):

"Featuring the incredible cars, exotic locations, and ridiculous challenges from the first episode of 'The Grand Tour' Seasons 1 and 2, and all of Season 3."

Additionally, there's a split-screen multiplayer mode that features power-ups, a la "Mario Kart."

You can even play as the cheeky show hosts, who will sling sharp verbal barbs alongside clouds of blinding dust.

It's not clear when "The Grand Tour" will arrive on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but the game's debut trailer says it's "coming soon." Given the integration with the third season of the show on Amazon Prime, it's likely to debut alongside that — the show is currently filming.

Take a look at the first trailer for "The Grand Tour" right here:

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• Will Smith ($42 million) and Adam Sandler ($39.5 million) were two of the highest-paid actors in Forbes' annual list, at No. 6 and No. 8 respectively.
• A big chunk of both their earnings came from making Netflix original movies that were eviscerated by critics but garnered more favorable reactions from audiences.
• Netflix doesn't appear to care about the critics when doing certain kinds of movie deals.

A-list Hollywood stars Will Smith and Adam Sandler have found a new way of making money: starring in terrible Netflix original movies.

On Wednesday, Forbes released its list of the 10 highest-paid actors between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018. George Clooney came in first despite not having been in a movie, thanks to the $700 million sale of his company Casamigos Tequila.

But two of the other entries were powered by significant paychecks from Netflix. Adam Sandler came in at No. 8 with $39.5 million, a large chunk of which came from his sprawling movie deal with Netflix. Sandler originally signed a four-movie deal with Netflix in 2014, which was extended for another four films in 2017.

Sandler's Netflix films have been universally trashed by critics. His first movie for Netflix, 2015's "The Ridiculous 6," has a stunning 0% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. 2016's "The Do-Over" has only a slightly better 5%. None of his Netflix movies so far have gotten over a 30% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics.

But Netflix's execs love Sandler, praising how his comedy travels around the world and the high viewership of the movies he's made with the company. And people must be watching otherwise the streaming giant would never have extended his deal for another four movies last year.

Netflix has used the examples of Sandler and Smith as a sign that critics are out of touch.

Netflix's fantasy cop movie "Bright," starring Smith, was its first foray into a true blockbuster. The movie reportedly cost $90 million to make, $20 million of which went to Smith, which helped him into the No. 6 spots on Forbes' list at $42 million overall.

Critics tore the movie apart, giving it a 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences were more favorable. The movie's audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes sits at 84% and had 11 million viewers its opening weekend on the service, according to Nielsen.

Earlier this year, Netflix's programming boss Ted Sarandos referenced the disconnect between the critic and audience reaction.

"Critics are an important part of the artistic process but are pretty disconnected from the commercial prospects of a film," Sarandos said. "If people are watching this movie and loving it, that's the measurement of success. And if the critics get behind it or don't, that's a select group of social media influencers talking to a specific audience."

And based on Netflix's extension of its deal with Sandler, the company is ignoring the critics when deciding whether to shell out cash. We'll see if more Hollywood stars follow Sandler and Smith's lead.

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As MoviePass transitions to a new plan, the app is limiting the movies that subscribers can see for the foreseeable future.

Now, the service posts a schedule of the week's movies on its website, and the number of movies available can be different each day.

MoviePass originally announced that up to six movies would be available a day, but that seems to have expanded. This Friday includes eight movies, while Saturday and Sunday include nine. However, none of the movies are the two most popular currently in theaters: "Crazy Rich Asians" and "The Meg." 

Subscribers can see any movie at participating e-ticketing theaters, but those are few and far between.

We've rounded up the available movies this weekend and details about them below so you don't have to, including the film's official description and the critic score from review-aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.

Check out what movies the movie-theater subscription service is allowing you see this weekend:

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Friday, August 24

• "The Happytime Murders"
  • Description: "No Sesame. All Street. THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS is a filthy comedy set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (Melissa McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show."
  • Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 27%
• "Alpha"
  • Description: "An epic adventure set in the last Ice Age. Europe, 20,000 years ago. While on his first hunt with his tribe’s most elite group, a young man is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and alone -- he must learn to survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, the pair learn to rely on each other and become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds in order to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives."
  • Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 85% 
• "We the Animals"
  • Description: "With a screenplay by Dan Kitrosser and Jeremiah Zagar based on the celebrated Justin Torres novel, We the Animals is a visceral coming-of-age story propelled by layered performances from its astounding cast –including three talented, young first-time actors –and stunning animated sequences which bring Jonah’s torn inner world to life. Drawing from his documentary background, director Jeremiah Zagar creates an immersive portrait of working class family life and brotherhood." 
  • Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 95%
• "Papillon"
  • Description: "Based on the international best-selling autobiographic books 'Papillon' and 'Banco', the film follows the epic story of Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with a convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon’s escape."
  • Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 61%
• "An LA Minute"
  • Description: "An L.A. Minute is a satirical look at fame, success, the star-making machinery and the karma that attaches to all those who worship at the altar of Celebrity.  Everyone can identify with the dilemma that our protagonist, the best-selling author Ted Gold, faces when Velocity, an avant-garde performance artist and the living embodiment of integrity, rocks his 1% world. But, as is often the case in real life, what you see is not exactly what you get."
  • Rotten Tomatoes critic score: N/A
• "The Miseducation of Cameron Post"
  • Description: "From writer/director Desiree Akhavan and based on the celebrated novel by Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows Cameron (Chloë Grace Moretz) as she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night. Run by the strict and severe Dr. Lydia Marsh (Jennifer Ehle) and her brother, Reverend Rick (John Gallagher Jr.)—himself an example of how those in the program can be “cured”—the center is built upon repenting for “same sex attraction.” In the face of intolerance and denial, Cameron meets a group of fellow sinners including the amputee stoner Jane (Sasha Lane), and her friend, the Lakota Two-Spirit, Adam (Forrest Goodluck). Together, this group of teenagers form an unlikely family as they fight to survive."
  • Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 82%
• "Skate Kitchen"
  • Description: "In the first narrative feature from The Wolfpack director Crystal Moselle, Camille, an introverted teenage skateboarder (newcomer Rachelle Vinberg) from Long Island, meets and befriends an all-girl, New York City-based skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen. She falls in with the in-crowd, has a falling-out with her mother, and falls for a mysterious skateboarder guy (Jaden Smith), but a relationship with him proves to be trickier to navigate than a kickflip."
  • Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 89%
• "Juliet, Naked"
  • Description: "Annie (Rose Byrne) is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan (Chris O’Dowd) – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself. Based on the novel by Nick Hornby, Juliet, Naked is a comic account of life’s second chances."
  • Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 70%

Saturday, August 25

• "Searching"
  • Description: "After David Kim (John Cho)’s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter’s digital footprints before she disappears forever."
  • Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 88%
• "A-X-L"
  • Description: "A.X.L. is a top-secret, robotic dog created by the military to help protect tomorrow’s soldiers. Code named by the scientists who created him, A.X.L. stands for Attack, Exploration, Logistics, and embodies the most advanced, next-generation artificial intelligence. After an experiment gone wrong, A.X.L. is discovered hiding alone in the desert by a kind-hearted outsider named Miles (Alex Neustaedter), who finds a way to connect with him after activating his owner-pairing technology. Together, the two develop a special friendship based on trust, loyalty and compassion. Helping Miles gain the confidence he’s been lacking, A.X.L. will go to any length to protect his new companion, including facing off against the scientists who created him and who will do anything to get him back. Knowing what is at stake if A.X.L. is captured, Miles teams up with a smart, resourceful ally named Sara (Becky G) to protect his new best friend on a timeless, epic adventure for the whole family."
  • Rotten Tomatoes critic score: N/A
• "The Happytime Murders"
• "We the Animals"
• "Papillon"
• "An LA Minute"
• "The Miseducation of Cameron Post"
• "Skate Kitchen"
• "Juliet, Naked"

Sunday, August 26

• "The Happytime Murders"
• "Searching"
• "Alpha"
• "We the Animals"
• "Papillon"
• "An LA Minute"
• "The Miseducation of Cameron Post"
• "Skate Kitchen"
• "Juliet, Naked"