EXCLUSIVE: New York-based Bleecker Street has hired Derval Whelan as its new President of Distribution. She replaces Jack Foley, who exited his post at President of Distribution last year. A highly respected industry vet in exhibition and distribution circles, Foley was at Bleecker Street since its launch and worked with CEO Andrew Karpen for several
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Jessica Walter, known for her Emmy-nominated “Arrested Development” role and whose acting career spanned 6 decades, has died. The actress died in her sleep at her NYC home Wednesday … according to her daughter, who did not announce the cause of her death. Jessica’s best known, and beloved, for playing the devious alcoholic socialite Lucille
Here’s more fallout from Disney’s release date changes moves on Tuesday: With the studio dropping their 20th Century Studios’ Ryan Reynolds action comedy Free Guy on Aug. 13, Universal is now moving their Amblin Tom Hanks sci-fi film Bios, which was on that weekend, to Aug. 20 instead. That leaves the calendar looking as follows: August 13Don’t Breathe
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Sebastian Stan has been a major part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for several years now. And for much of this time there’s been fans that have wondered if we might see Sebastian
Cineworld Group today reported its first-ever annual operating loss with the figure dropping over $2.98B in 2020 as compared to 2019. The previous year had seen profits of $724.7M while the period ended December 31, 2020 was at a negative $2,257.7M. The results were severely impacted by the Covid pandemic which forced the group to
EXCLUSIVE: With Disney/Marvel’s Black Widow jumping from May 7 to July 9, there’s a lot more oxygen in the late spring theatrical release calendar. Open Road will take advantage of that pic’s absence and is moving up its horror feature Separation from April 23 to April 30. Deadline first told you about Open Road and Briarcliff Entertainment jointly
EXCLUSIVE: MGM and Miramax’s Guy Ritchie-directed action thriller Wrath of Man is moving to the May 7-9 weekend, which was recently given up by Disney/Marvel’s Black Widow. Wrath of Man was previously dated for April 23. United Artists Releasing will be distributing the feature, which reps the filmmaker’s fourth film with leading man Jason Statham, a canon
Exclusive Houston Tumlin, who starred as a child actor 15 years ago in ‘Talladega Nights,’ has taken his own life. Houston shot himself in the head inside his home in Pelham, Alabama around 4:30 PM Tuesday … Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans tells TMZ. We’re told Houston’s girlfriend was inside the home at the time
Edgar Wright announced today on his social media handles that his 2010 cult feature Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World will be getting a re-release on April 30 with a new Dolby Cinema cut. The movie will be reimagined in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and will play exclusively at Dolby Cinema locations. The movie was based on
When you put the two movies side-by-side, it’s not precisely a challenge to recognize what LaKeith Stanfield is talking about here. He may stand out in your mind as having a big supporting role in Get Out, but in truth he is only in two scenes: the opening sequence where he is kidnapped, and the
It is extremely ironic that on the same day when Warner Bros. throws in the towel on its day-and-date HBO Max theatrical release plan (for 2022) that Disney would take one of their most highly anticipated Marvel movies, Black Widow, and move it to a day-and-date theatrical Disney+ PVOD plan after the muted performances of
Warner Bros/Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong will slug it out in 38 offshore markets this weekend beginning Wednesday in such hubs as Mexico, Taiwan, Indonesdia and India; followed by Russia, Korea and Australia among others on Thursday and China notably on Friday. The Adam Wingard-directed pic is releasing abroad ahead of domestic which falls on March
While Disney’s seismic theatrical release changes with Black Widow, Cruella and Luca today were on the top of everybody’s minds, it was easy to ignore the elephant in the corner of the room. We’re specifically talking about Kenneth Branagh’s mystery ensemble Death on the Nile starring Armie Hammer, who has been besieged in an alleged sex scandal.
Demi Lovato is celebrating the release of her highly anticipated docuseries, and getting support from friends like Kim Kardashian … who attended the drive-in-themed bash. The singer’s guests pulled up in their rides Monday night outside the Beverly Hilton Hotel to watch the first 2 episodes of Demi’s “Dancing with the Devil.” You can see
Just when it looked like studios were going back to a theatrical window release pattern with today’s news of Regal and Warner Bros.’ deal, Disney smashes that to bits. Disney is opening both of its key summer events pics Cruella and Marvel’s Black Widow simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access (which is usually
Jeopardy! has aired for over 8,000 episodes, with the majority hosted by the late Alex Trebek. Since his passing, many were left wondering who could possibly fill Trebek’s shoes and become the new host of the iconic game show. The Jeopardy! team eventually decided that famous celebrities and former champions would be invited to sit
Cineworld and Warner Bros have hatched a multi-year agreement that will see the No. 2 global exhibitor show the studio’s 2021 theatrical and HBO Max day-and-date titles in the U.S. as of their theatrical release. Then, beginning in 2022, Warner Bros theatrical releases will have a 45-day window of theatrical exclusivity at Cineworld’s Regal chain
Warner Bros. will open Cry Macho from Clint Eastwood on Oct. 22. The multi-Oscar winner will star and direct the feature based on N. Richard Nash’s novel. The pic will hit theaters and HBO Max day-and-date as that’s Warner Bros.’ plan for its 2021 slate. Eastwood stars as a one-time rodeo star and washed up horse breeder
Exclusive When the “Fast & Furious” franchise revs up its engines again for the 9th installment, you might notice a familiar, but much younger-looking face … because it’s Vin Diesel‘s kid!!! Vin’s 10-year-old son, Vincent Sinclair, will be making his big-screen debut this summer in ‘F&F9’ … as the younger version of Vin’s character, Dominic
Marvel Studios is known for its tight security, so it should be interesting to see which of the theories about Spider-Man: No Way Home actually come to fruition on the big screen. If Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire are indeed returning as Peter Parker, they’re likely being kept cloaked and brought to secret locations in
Refresh for latest…: James Cameron’s Avatar held the top spot at the global and international box office this weekend with $14.1M in China for the Friday-Sunday frame. The 2009 sci-fi epic re-released in the Middle Kingdom last weekend — when it reclaimed the title of all-time highest-grossing movie worldwide from Avengers: Endgame — and now
It’s no secret that the Brad Furman-directed City of Lies has had a rocky journey to the big screen. It’s played an exhausting game of musical chairs with distributors and a lawsuit involving the film’s location manager and the film’s star Johnny Depp. Through all, it still managed to make a theatrical debut as theaters begin to
Rick Moranis seems to be wanted by the FBI for storming the Capitol — at least that’s what a lot of people are thinking based on photos the agency posted of the actual guy they’re after. Check out this dude that the FBI flagged and posted pics of on Sunday — he’s one of the
While it’s not really a time to take a victory lap at the box office with only 3,1k movie theaters opened out of U.S. and Canada’s 5,8K, five out of the eight Oscar nominated best pictures this past weekend in theatrical release reaped the halo effect of Monday’s noms. Keep in mind many arthouses, especially
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. So far, Zack Snyder’s Justice League seems to be having a major effect on viewers. Many fans seem more than pleased with the director’s original vision for the iconic DC Comics team. And
Robin Williams‘ cult classic comedy, ‘Mrs. Doutbfire,’ could indeed have been rated R if studio heads wanted — so says the film’s director … but don’t expect to ever see it in full. Chris Columbus — who was at the helm of the 1993 flick starring Robin as a man disguised as a female nanny
SATURDAY AM Update: Even though only 37% of the entire Los Angeles theatrical market is back online, it was enough to propel the DMA to the top weekend spot on Friday with $427,2K, repping a +1,100% jump over last Friday. Los Angeles will feasibly be the No. 1 box office market this weekend, besting New York
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Sharon Stone‘s finally calling out the underhanded move that got her out of her underwear for the infamous cross-legged scene of “Basic Instinct” … and says the experience was humiliating. Sharon claims someone on the production team told her she needed to take her panties off for filming because the white color was reflecting the
The Brad Furman-directed crime thriller City of Lies has had quite a journey, but the Saban Films release finally hits theaters today before dropping on digital and on demand April 9. Based on the book, LAbyrinth, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Randall Sullivan and adapted by Christian Contreras, City of Lies follows the investigation into the infamous murder of