Entertainment News from Friday, April 17th, 2026

The makers of a new film with an AI-generated performance by late actor Val Kilmer defended their work on Thursday and said they believed their approach demonstrated an ethical path to future use of the technology in Hollywood.

South Korea's biggest Kpop agencies are in talks to join forces on a global music festival that could bring together the industry's top stars, in what some local media have billed as a Korean version of the mega US festival Coachella.

"Avengers" movie stars Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans teased the next Marvel Studios superhero adventure "Avengers: Doomsday" on Thursday, unveiling the first trailer to theater owners who expect the film to end the 2026 box-office year with a bang.