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1. Jamie Dornan Says There’s ‘Pressure’ to Taking Over Aragorn Role in ‘Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum’: I’m Not ‘Trying to Outdo’ Viggo Mortensen Variety · 28 Oct 2026

   Jamie Dornan is stepping into the shoes of Aragorn in “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” after the hero was famously played by Viggo Mortensen in the original “LOTR” trilogy. Dornan spoke to L’Officiel (translated by Slash Film) about taking on the role and playing a younger version in…

2. Germany weighs role in GCAP fighter jet program, says Merz on Japan visit SPH Media · 28 Oct 2026

   TOKYO, Oct 28 - Germany is examining whether it could play a role in the GCAP fighter jet program led by Japan, Italy and Britain, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in Tokyo on Wednesday, after a rival Franco-German initiative collapsed earlier this year.

3. TBD Post Hires Industry Veteran Matt Wallis As Head Of Post & Operations Deadline · 28 Oct 2026

   EXCLUSIVE: The co-creator of Showtime’s Emmy-nominated Disgraced has joined Austin’s TBD Post. Matthew Wallis was named Head of Post & Operations at the Texas-based post-production studio, which works on feature films, series, commercials and branded content for clients including Apple TV, Netflix…

4. Sundance 2027 In Boulder Unveils Legacy Lineup With ‘Better Luck Tomorrow’, ‘Memento’, ‘Y Tu Mamá También’ & More Deadline · 28 Oct 2026

   Sundance Film Festival 2027 has announced its first lineup for the inaugural Boulder, Colorado edition with the The Legacy Program, formerly known as From the Collection, which includes archival and restored screenings of indie classics that launched at the fest. Cinephile social platform…

5. Sony Wants You to Forget About Discs With Its Gorgeous Transparent Controllers Wired · 28 Oct 2026

   Sony has new, spiffy see-through controllers and covers for its PlayStation 5 that let you see the hardware guts inside.

6. Voice AI in vogue: Nvidia releases new open transcription model TechCrunch · 28 Oct 2026

   Nvidia just released a free speech-to-text model that can transcribe up to 40 languages, but it only works on recordings, not live audio, so it’s a big step for meeting and medical transcription tools while still leaving real-time use to rivals like ElevenLabs.

7. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe and Granary v2: Intelligent Multilingual Transcription You Can Prompt and Adapt Hugging Face · 28 Oct 2026
8. Brand tells court consent 'important' as he denies rape RTÉ · 28 Oct 2026

   Russell Brand has told a court in London that he had an obsession with sex as a younger man but denied setting himself a "goal" to sleep with 5,000 women.

9. Four ‘Star Trek’ Vets Reunite For Sci-Fi ‘Life 2.0’, OneTwoThree Media Launches AFM Sales; Brit Comedy With Stephen Fry, Jane Horrocks Also On Slate Deadline · 28 Oct 2026

   EXCLUSIVE: OneTwoThree Media is launching worldwide sales ahead of the AFM on the sci-fi feature Life 2.0, written and directed by Star Trek alum Michael Dorn (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), who also stars. Dorn is joined in the film by fellow Star Trek franchise vets…

10. EXPLAINER - President Herzog takes center stage as Israeli election leaves neither main bloc with majority Anadolu · 28 Oct 2026

    Based on preliminary results, Arab parties could play an influential role in determining who receives the mandate