At this point in his career, Robert De Niro could sit back, polish his two Oscars (not to mention his Cecil B. DeMille Award), and rest on his laurels, but that’s not the style of the Hollywood living legend, at least not for the next few years. In the near future, the 77-year-old actor, director,
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Zack Snyder’s second feature this year after his recut of Justice League is the zombie Netflix title Army of the Dead, and it will drop on May 21. Back in September, the streamer announced that it already greenlit a prequel and spin off anime series, The Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas; they are that excited about this upcoming
EXCLUSIVE: In its first 24 hours after dropping on Feb. 17, the trailer for Disney’s edgy live-action feature Cruella about the famed 101 Dalmatians villainess drew a very notable 71M views per sources. That’s a very exceptional number for a trailer dropping during the pandemic, even beating the 24 hour trailer viewership figures of pre-Covid theatrical releases Maleficent: Mistress
As the weeks go by and the pandemic begins to lift at a very, very glacial pace we are hearing some more coins drop into the bank of the specialty box office space. Edward Hall’s adaptation of Noel Coward’s play Blithe Spirit is one of a handful of films that made its way to theaters and digital
Breaking News James Franco‘s sexual misconduct lawsuit has been settled. Franco, who taught an acting class at Studio 4 — the film school he founded — was accused by students of putting them in gratuitous and exploitive sexual situations. Students filed a class-action lawsuit, saying Franco pushed the class into performing intimate and explicit sex
With all the talk surrounding Taylor Sheridan’s hit Paramount series Yellowstone, its spinoff, and other television projects in the works, now is the perfect time to talk about the former Sons Of Anarchy star and Academy Award nominee’s upcoming film, Those Who Wish Me Dead. Featuring a plot that sounds like The Client meets The
Exclusive Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will get clobbered as a third-party Presidential candidate unless he’s willing to stand up to billionaires and fight for everyday people … so says the Green Party. As you may have heard … the WWE superstar-turned Hollywood megastar now says he’d seriously consider running for Prez “if that’s what the
Do The Right Thing (1989) Do The Right Thing is a Spike Lee movie about one hot day in a Brooklyn neighborhood. All day, racial tensions continue to rise until a major event turns tragic. Spike Lee stars alongside Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, and Giancarlo Esposito. Do the Right Thing is one of
UPDATED, 5:14 PM: Those wishing to see Elle and Dakota Fanning in WWII drama The Nightingale will have to wait even longer. Sony is pushing the film to Dec. 23, 2022. It previously had been moved to December 22 of this year. Elle Fanning currently is in production on Hulu/MRC’s second season of The Great. Christmas falls
EXCLUSIVE: Even though the domestic box office remains in a funk due to the pandemic, moviegoers’ confidence has hit a record high near 50%, according to recent data by NRG. Moviegoers’ recent upbeat attitude to return to the cinema also outpaced poll results from the fall, which was the last time it was at a
System of a Down is a renowned, Grammy-winning hard rock band, but the new Garin Hovannisian-directed documentary Truth To Power at Oscilloscope Laboratories shows a different side of them — specifically putting the spotlight on the band’s frontman, Serj Tankian. Opening in virtual theaters today, Truth to Power brings audiences into the world of Tankian. Through exclusive interviews and
Breaking News NBA Superstar Russell Westbrook is channeling his inner Ken Burns … ’cause the Wizards guard is working on a new documentary in hopes of educating people about the atrocities of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. The former MVP and History Channel announced Thursday they’re working on a two-hour doc titled “Tulsa Burning: The
Warner Bros. has put Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy’s feature directorial debut Reminiscence back on the calendar after temporarily pulling it off; the Hugh Jackman sci-fi thriller set to hit theaters and the HBO Max service on Sept. 3, Labor Day weekend. The movie previously had a release date of April 16. Currently scheduled for a Labor Day theatrical release
In fact, the parallels between Judas’ deception of Jesus, leading to his crucifixion, and the facts that inspired Judas and the Black Messiah are eerie, to say the least. Here you have a man who becomes a trusted follower of a peaceful revolutionary, heinously misinterpreted as a threat to society, whom he betrays for his
In the span of six days, the Chinese box office roared to a $1.2B Lunar New Year record, with Wanda Pictures’ Detective Chinatown 3 setting global benchmarks for the biggest opening day and weekend in a single market. This happened even as some Covid restrictions remain in place in the Middle Kingdom. While the pandemic
Exclusive Bam Margera is off the ‘Jackass 4’ project for good — and it’s all because he couldn’t stay in line when it came to his addiction issues … TMZ has learned. Sources close to Bam tell us he was informed last week by producers that he would no longer be part of the movie
As she shared with her Goop audience, she decided to apply the techniques of a medicine practitioner named Dr. Will Cole, and his method of fasting, which includes her skipping meals until 11 a.m. and turning to mainly keto and plant-based foods. She said she is cooking, working out in the mornings, taking supplements “in
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday set reopening dates for amusement parks, indoor family recreation centers and summer camps — the latest venues to get a nod as movie theaters in the city remain shuttered. That’s despite Manhattan having the lowest Covid-19 infection rate in New York — 2.5%, confirmed at the governor’s press briefing
On Wednesday, Chinese New Year box office achieved yet another new milestone with grosses for the holiday period growing to an estimated RMB 7.78B ($1.2B). This beats the previous all-time high set during the comparable 2019 holiday (RMB 5.9B). China often outdoes itself, but the fact that 2021’s Lunar New Year frame came with Covid
FKA Twigs is opening up about the alleged abuse she suffered during her relationship with Shia LaBeouf … claiming he’d force her to sleep naked and wake her up to berate her for no reason. The singer-songwriter sat down for her first TV interview with Gayle King on the heels of the lawsuit she filed
While Paramount Pictures and a representative for director Jeff Tremaine did not respond for comment on the story, an unnamed source has told Variety that Bam Margera went “AWOL” from the production of Jackass 4 in its early days, and that it was only after some time that they discovered he had checked himself into
Buffalo Bill was a terrible host for his basement well “guests” in “The Silence of the Lambs” — so here’s hoping the new owners of the home from the movie do a whole lot better. That’s right … the creepy house where the fictional serial killer lived — and tortured folks — is now being
Will We See Any New Resident Evil Creatures Created For The Movie? Creating a film adaptation of a series like Resident Evil means there’s going to be a laundry list of monsters you need to include/slightly reinvent for a new approach. Lickers, Mr. X, and of course, Nemesis are pretty much shoo-ins to be included
Queen Latifah kicked down the door and showed us her vigilante side with the series premiere of The Equalizer on CBS. The crime drama debuted with a 0.9 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and netted 7.98 million viewers. The network also scored in viewership with 60 Minutes scoring the largest audience of the night with 9.06 million viewers
New Mexico native Bryce Robinson was only 10 years old when he took on the role of the adorable elementary school student Edison — who navigates the new world of love and Valentine’s Day — in the star-studded 2010 romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day.” The holiday classic was jam-packed with A-list stars including Jennifer Garner as
A year after Covid raged in China, the country’s box office is all sewn up and back together with Detective Chinatown 3 besting Avengers: Endgame‘s U.S./Canada all-time opening with a $394M weekend. But here in the states, we’re still trying to get the pandemic under control, and winter storms which impacted 100 million Americans according to the
Masters of the Universe: Revelation – TBA (Filming) You may not instantly associate Kevin Smith with He-Man. Nevertheless, the Clerks filmmaker and the Master of the Universe are teaming-up for Netflix’s upcoming animated mini-series, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, which Smith created. The streaming show is currently in-the-works, and it has secured one hell of
Refresh for latest…: Chinese moviegoers ushered in the Year of the Ox with the colossal three-day debut of Detective Chinatown 3 grossing an estimated RMB 2.56B ($397M). This tops Avengers: Endgame’s 2019 five-day China bow of RMB 2.22B to make DC3 not only the biggest opener in Chinese history, but also giving it bragging rights
As the specialty box office space continues to navigate the digital VOD and day and date waters, numbers are trickling in but, again, they don’t necessarily give a solid reflection of a film’s box office performance as they did in the before-times (aka pre-Covid). On this President’s Day holiday weekend, award season faves like A24’s
EXCLUSIVE: Frank Patterson, who served as the Disney Vice President of Sales Eastern Division, has exited the studio after 17 years, Deadline has learned. Patterson is a second generation theatrical distribution vet; his father Frank Patterson Senior was the longtime EVP and Head Film Buyer at Loews Theaters. When you speak to any major studio