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Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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“Should have been the lead”: Fans want to know why Cameron Monaghan was barely in the “Tron: Ares” movie

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“This is wild”: Producers of the “Paddington” movies sue YouTubers using the bear’s likeness as a crude puppet podcaster

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Amazon removes guns from classic James Bond movie posters: “You’re about to alienate your core fanbase”

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Fake art from “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” unlocks a new fan obsession: Angry Rosalina

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“This future looking like a nightmare”: OpenAI announces feature-length AI-generated film, “Critterz,” and nobody wants this

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