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Entertainment headlines for Sunday, July 12, 2026

Summary of this day news

Entertainment headlines for 2026-07-12 focused on 3 major developments:

Pro Soccer Debut With El Paso Locomotive FC (Deadline)

  • 1) ‘Ted Lasso’s Cristó Fernández Makes U.S.
  • 1) ‘Evil Dead Burn’ Director Breaks Down His Brand of French Brutality, From Practical Effects and Real Fire to That Post-Credits Scene (Variety)
  • 2) Five Action Movies to Stream Now (NYT Arts) Across these stories, coverage emphasized high-impact updates, policy shifts, and events with broad audience relevance.

Together they provide a representative view of the day in entertainment news before diving into each full report.

Why it matters: This snapshot shows where entertainment attention concentrated on 2026-07-12, highlighting the themes, entities, and geographies that dominated publisher coverage. Because ranking blends freshness, engagement, and source diversity, it helps separate signal from noise. Use it as a quick daily briefing and then open the top stories for fuller context.

Key Points

3 highlights
  1. ‘Ted Lasso’s Cristó Fernández Makes U.S. Pro Soccer Debut With El Paso Locomotive FC

    Sources: #1 Deadline
  2. ‘Evil Dead Burn’ Director Breaks Down His Brand of French Brutality, From Practical Effects and Real Fire to That Post-Credits Scene

    Sources: #2 Variety
  3. Five Action Movies to Stream Now

    Sources: #3 NYT Arts

Top 12 Stories

Ranked by daily score
  1. ‘Ted Lasso’s Cristó Fernández Makes U.S. Pro Soccer Debut With El Paso Locomotive FC
    #1 Score 75
    ‘Ted Lasso’s Cristó Fernández Makes U.S. Pro Soccer Debut With El Paso Locomotive FC

    From London to the Lone Star State, Cristó Fernández is experiencing a bit of life imitating art with his professional soccer debut. The Ted Lasso star, who signed with El Paso Locomotive FC in May, played his first game with the second division team on Saturday against New Mexico United, during which the Texas team […]

    Deadline 8 days ago
  2. ‘Evil Dead Burn’ Director Breaks Down His Brand of French Brutality, From Practical Effects and Real Fire to That Post-Credits Scene
    #2 Score 73
    ‘Evil Dead Burn’ Director Breaks Down His Brand of French Brutality, From Practical Effects and Real Fire to That Post-Credits Scene

    SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “Evil Dead Burn,” now playing in theaters. “Evil Dead Burn” breaks one of the fundamental rules of cinema: Don’t kill the dog. “If you don’t do that in ‘Evil Dead,’ in which movie do you do that? These are the most insane, wild and basically evil movies,” director […]

    Variety 8 days ago
  3. #3 Score 71
    Five Action Movies to Stream Now

    Upgrade your movie night with these picks, featuring karate-chopping families, rogue assassins and more.

    NYT Arts 8 days ago
  4. ‘Off Campus’ Series Creator Slams Pay Disparity Reports As “Far From Correct”: “I Fight For Gender Pay Parity”
    #4 Score 63
    ‘Off Campus’ Series Creator Slams Pay Disparity Reports As “Far From Correct”: “I Fight For Gender Pay Parity”

    As the fandom around Off Campus continues to grow, apparently so does misinformation about what’s happening behind-the-scenes. Series creator Louisa Levy called out one podcaster’s figures for the Prime Video show’s star salaries as “far from correct,” noting that gender pay parity is important to her as co-showrunner on the series based on Elle Kennedy’s […]

    Deadline 8 days ago
  5. ‘Married at First Sight’ EP on Season 20’s Major Overhaul, Changing Out the Experts and Adding a Familiar Face
    #5 Score 63
    ‘Married at First Sight’ EP on Season 20’s Major Overhaul, Changing Out the Experts and Adding a Familiar Face

    For longtime “Married at First Sight” viewers, Season 20 may feel a bit different. The new season, which debuts on July 12, is the first full season made for Peacock. The series, produced by Kinetic Content, aired Seasons 5-18 on Lifetime before moving to NBC’s streaming service in 19 — but that deal wasn’t completed […]

    Variety 8 days ago
  6. #6 Score 62
    Why Dior’s Jonathan Anderson Is Inspired by Lynda Benglis

    Lynda Benglis redefined sculpture in the 1960s. No longer overlooked, her audacious talent moves from museums to runways, transformed by Dior’s Jonathan Anderson.

    NYT Arts 8 days ago
  7. Wai Ching Ho, Veteran Actor Who Appeared in ‘Daredevil’ and ‘Iron Fist,’ Dies at 82
    #7 Score 55
    Wai Ching Ho, Veteran Actor Who Appeared in ‘Daredevil’ and ‘Iron Fist,’ Dies at 82

    Wai Ching Ho, an actor with dozens of film and TV credits including roles in recent Marvel series, has died at 82. The news was announced via her co-stars on Instagram, who paid tribute to the late actor, who was reported to have died of a stroke on July 10. In addition to playing Madame […]

    Variety 8 days ago
  8. Madonna’s ‘Confessions II’ Debuts at No. 1 on Album Chart, as Ken Carson and Sienna Spiro Also Bow in Top 10
    #8 Score 52
    Madonna’s ‘Confessions II’ Debuts at No. 1 on Album Chart, as Ken Carson and Sienna Spiro Also Bow in Top 10

    Madonna’s “Confessions II,” her first new album in seven years, found an appreciative audience awaiting her return. The album bowed with 134,000 equivalent album units, more than enough to push her past the still highly successful Olivia Rodrigo record to land on top of the Billboard 200 album chart. Billboard reported Sunday that the debut […]

    Variety 8 days ago
  9. Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G Shows Up At Wimbledon Amid News Of New Movie
    #9 Score 51
    Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G Shows Up At Wimbledon Amid News Of New Movie

    Three-time Oscar nominee Sacha Baron Cohen was at Wimbledon today, but so was his alter-ego, Ali G, as you can see from the social media posts below. We hear it’s really Ali G, and the news comes in the wake of a brand new Ali G movie being filmed sub rosa. While the man-on-the-street comedic […]

    Deadline 9 days ago
  10. ‘Moana’ Capsizes With $95M WW Opening; Dwayne Johnson Pic Poised To Lose $100M-$125M: Here’s Why
    #10 Score 48
    ‘Moana’ Capsizes With $95M WW Opening; Dwayne Johnson Pic Poised To Lose $100M-$125M: Here’s Why

    Disney, have you learned your lesson yet? Following the watering down of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+ during Covid CEO Bob Chapek’s era, Bob Iger during his second regime promised a curated selection of big hits, quality over quantity. But with Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu and now the live action remake of […]

    Deadline 9 days ago
  11. Emerging Directors Need to Be ‘Brave,’ ‘Curious,’ ‘Pushy’ and ‘Fearless,’ Say Industry Leaders Behind Future Frames Program
    #11 Score 46
    Emerging Directors Need to Be ‘Brave,’ ‘Curious,’ ‘Pushy’ and ‘Fearless,’ Say Industry Leaders Behind Future Frames Program

    During this year’s banner 60th anniversary edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Variety hosted a panel in collaboration with Allwyn to discuss the longstanding success of the European Film Promotion’s Future Frames program, which acts as a springboard for up-and-coming European directors. The panel, populated by key industry names, broached issues such as […]

    Variety 9 days ago
  12. #12 Score 44
    Fans of ‘Love Island USA’ Ask: ‘Are These Couples for Real?’

    For many viewers of the hit reality TV show, lively debates over whether the competing couples are truly in love is a central part of being a fan.

    NYT Arts 9 days ago

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