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Universal Pictures responded to the recent online leak of Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" and said the studio will ensure all the "appropriate remedies to protect the content and intellectual property rights". The film released on July 17 and features Matt Damon as Odysseus, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Zendaya as Athena, Robert Pattinson as Antinous, Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, Anne Hathaway as Penelope and Charlize Theron as Calypso, among others. The leaked version of the film was released on X on Saturday and got over 50,000 views on the platform. It was later pulled down, according to the entertainment news outlet The Hollywood Reporter. "We became aware of the unauthorised posting of the film and immediately initiated takedown protocols. We take copyright infringement seriously and will pursue all appropriate remedies to protect our content and intellectual property rights," Universal said to the outlet in the statement. "The Odyssey" revolves around the

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More than a dozen people suffered minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles, authorities and the company said. Los Angeles County Fire Department units responded shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday to the theme park in Universal City, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of downtown LA, the agency said in a social media post. A Universal Studios Hollywood spokesperson confirmed in an email to The Associated Press that there were multiple minor injuries but didn't provide details on the accident. The fire department said 15 people were transported to hospitals with minor injuries. Sheriff's Lt. Maria Abal said the four-car tram used for movie studio backlot tours might have experienced an issue with its brakes. The California Highway Patrol will lead the investigation, the fire department said. The tram circuit, called the World-Famous Studio Tour, offers a glimpse behind the scenes of Universal movies including

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The impact of the Hollywood writers strike was felt as major television networks began their annual week of sales presentations to advertisers on Monday, with news personalities like Willie Geist and Stephanie Ruhle left to hawk comedies and dramas for NBC Universal. Fox declined to announce a fall television schedule on Monday, citing uncertainties created by the strike. Some 11,500 members of the Writers Guild for America, saying the rise of streaming has hurt their earning power, walked off the job two weeks after talks on a new contract broke down, and haven't returned to the negotiating table since. Network late-night shows immediately shut down. Picketing writers targeting some of the few shows shooting episodes forced the shutdown, at least temporarily, of programs including Showtime's Billions, Severance on Apple TV+ and the new Marvel show, Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+. The network sales presentations, known as upfronts because TV executives use them to convince ...

European Commission announced investigations but did not provide details of sales practices.