{
  "id": 12445897,
  "title": "Jessica Biel to Play Hugh Hefner’s Wife in ‘Playmates’ Movie for Searchlight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/jessica-biel-to-play-hugh-hefners-wife-in-playmates-movie-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/jessica-biel-playmates-movie-hugh-hefner-wife-1236902521/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Jessica Biel has joined the cast of the upcoming film “Playmates,” Variety has learned. Biel will now star opposite previously announced cast members Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Pullman, and Indiana Elle. The film will mark the feature writing and directorial debut of Lorraine Nicholson. The official logline for “Playmates” states, “Elle (Elle), a thirteen-year-old know-it-all who […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Jessica Biel Joins Searchlight Pictures’ ‘Playmates’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/jessica-biel-joins-searchlight-pictures-playmates",
        "published": "2026-10-06T19:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}