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| Morning all. Thanks for opening Inside Streaming. Tough morning today as we say goodbye to the great Paul Reubens, better known to the world as iconic comedy character and kids show host Pee-wee Herman. If you're looking to stream some highlights, the original HBO special "The Pee-wee Herman Show" (basically an adult take on what would become "Pee-wee's Playhouse") is free on YouTube, while his 1985 film "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (the feature debut of director Tim Burton!) is available to rent on all the big VOD platforms. I'd also recommend the underrated 1999 superhero parody "Mystery Men," in which Reubens portrays The Spleen; it's streaming on Peacock. Lon
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| 1 | | Vice Media Group completed its post-bankruptcy sale. The media brand was purchased by a collective of former lenders -- including Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund Management, and Monroe Capital -- for $350 million. More: - Vice filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May.
- In 2017, the company was valued at around $5.7 billion.
- The brand includes the websites Vice.com and Refinery29; the Vice Studios production division; the Vice TV network; Vice News; Pulse Films; the digital and print publication i-D; and a creative ad agency, known as Virtue.
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| 2 | | BBC and Netflix announced "Lockerbie," a scripted drama series chronicling the investigation into the 1988 terror attack by authorities in both Scotland and the US. The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, en route to London from New York, claimed the lives of 270 people, and remains the most lethal terrorist attack ever on British oil. More: - The six-part series will be produced by "Line of Duty" studio World Productions, in association with MGM Television.
- Sky and Peacock are also co-developing a series about the Lockerbie incident, which was originally set to debut in 2023 but has been delayed.
- The BBC/Netflix version will be written by "High Dive" novelist Jonathan Lee; "My Left Foot" filmmaker Jim Sheridan is developing the Sky/Peacock version.
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| 4 | | Season 2 of the Marvel Studios series "Loki" hits Disney+ on October 6. Tom Hiddleston and Sophia DiMartino reprise their roles as "variants" Loki and Sylvie, still facing down the threat to space-time posed by interdimensional warlord Kang (Jonathan Majors). More: - Co-star Owen Wilson also returns for the new episodes, while recent Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan joins the cast.
- Majors made his debut as Kang in "Loki" Season 1, and reprised the role in this year's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania."
- Majors was arrested in March on assault charges, relating to an alleged domestic dispute.
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| 5 | | Actor Paul Reubens, best known for creating and portraying the classic comedy character Pee-wee Herman, died on Sunday night at age 70. Reubens had apparently been privately fighting cancer for the past several years. More: - Reubens' estate confirmed his passing in a post on Instagram, referring to him as "a gifted and prolific talent."
- Reubens created Pee-wee Herman while performing on stage with the Groundlings comedy troupe in the 1970s; the character went on to appear on numerous TV talk show segments, in multiple films, and the Saturday morning kids show "Pee-wee's Playhouse."
- Outside of the Pee-wee persona, Reubens also appeared in the films "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Blow," "Batman Returns," "Flight of the Navigator," and "Mystery Men."
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| 6 | | Netflix's docuseries chronicling the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial arrives on August 16. "Depp v. Heard" relies heavily on footage from the widely-publicized trial, along with analysis and commentary on the case from legal experts and fans who watched the proceedings unfold live. More: - The trial itself ran from April to June 2022, and resulted in both Heard and Depp being found liable for defaming one another.
- In 2018, Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, arguing that an op-ed in which she described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse" was defamatory; Heard counter-sued over statement's Depp's legal team made about her abuse claims.
- Ultimately, the pair reached a settlement, which included Heard paying Depp $1 million in damages.
- Neither Depp nor Heard participated in the Netflix series.
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| 7 | | Robert Rodriguez's "Spy Kids" reboot -- "Spy Kids: Armageddon" -- hits Netflix on September 22. The new film features Connor Esterson and Everly Carganilla as a new pair of siblings who discover that their parents (Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi) are actually covert international operatives. More: - Robert Rodriguez has hinted that the new film will connect to the original "Spy Kids" franchise, as well as his 2020 Netflix superhero film "We Can Be Heroes," but declined to reveal any specifics.
- The filmmaker told People that the franchise has a semi-autobiographical connection for him, "growing up in a family of 10 kids with an FBI special agent uncle."
- This is the fifth film in the "Spy Kids" franchise; the original three were released between 2001 and 2003, with the main cast returning for a revival -- "All the Time in the World" -- in 2011.
- Rodriguez collaborated with his son, Racer Max, on the screenplay.
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- Hulu canceled the musical romantic comedy series "Up Here" after a single season; the show featured original songs by "Frozen" vets Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and was directed by "Hamilton" vet Thomas Kail.
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 | Writer | | Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." | | This newsletter was edited by Eduardo Garcia | |
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