Besides being a wrestling icon and one of Hollywood’s most famous movie stars, Dwayne Johnson has also built a large social media following, particularly on Instagram. Head over to The Rock’s account, and among the content you’ll see are promotions of his other business ventures, fun encounters with fans and, of particular excitement to the
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Discovery on Wednesday priced $30 billion in senior unsecured notes in a debt offering to raise cash for its merger with WarneMedia. The sale of the notes — in 11 traches with a span of maturities and interest rates — is expected to be completed on or about March 15. The cash is being raised by
Play video content TMZSports.com Ja Morant should be the next hooper-turned-Hollywood actor … so says Kenny “The Jet” Smith, who tells TMZ Sports the Grizzlies star would be perfect alongside Jack Harlow in the “White Men Can’t Jump” reboot. As we previously reported, the “Nail Tech” rapper was announced as the lead actor in the
English child actor Hayley Mills was only 14 years old when she landed the role of the long-lost identical twin sisters Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick — who meet at summer camp and create hijinx after swapping homes — in the 1961 classic movie “The Parent Trap.” While HM took on the gig of both
UPDATE 6:20 AM PT — Ryan Coogler tells TMZ … “This situation should never have happened. However, Bank of America worked with me and addressed it to my satisfaction and we have moved on.” Bank staffers mistakenly thought Ryan Coogler was staging a robbery — so they called cops, and the famed director actually ended
The Batman director Matt Reeves has duly confirmed that the movie’s prequel series on HBO Max, which centered on a corrupt cop, is not moving forward. Reeves already indicated this on our Hero Nation podcast, that he had a conversation with HBO Max execs to steer his Batman spinoff series toward one of the more established characters
Walt Disney CFO Christine McCarthy said the entertainment giant’s total exposure to Russia and Ukraine combined is about 2% of its total operating income — with Ukraine about 10% of that 2%. During a Q&A at Morgan Stanley’s technology, media and telecom conference, she called the situation there “very unfortunate.” Disney was the first Hollywood
Although a sequel to the Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito-led comedy Twins has been in development since 2012, the project, now officially titled Triplets, has been making significant progress forward since last December. Sadly, director Ivan Reitman, who helmed Twins and planned to return for Triplets, passed away on February 12 at the age of
Aida Takla-O’Reilly, the Egyptian journalist who was president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association twice and was its longest-serving member, died Sunday in Los Angeles. The HFPA did not disclose her age or cause of death. Takla-O’Reilly joined the group behind the Golden Globes in 1956 and was elected as its president in 1994. She
Ukrainian actor Pasha Lee was killed while fighting off Russian forces — having gone from entertainer to soldier who put himself on the front lines in the battle for his country. Lee died while serving in the Ukrainian army this weekend, falling at the hands of Russian occupiers who were bombarding the city of Irpin
EXCLUSIVE: Jaime King (Black Summer) has signed on to star alongside Frank Grillo in the thriller Man’s Son, which his son Remy Grillo is directing for XYZ Films. The story surrounds a young couple hoping to create an aesthetically pleasing audition tape for an up-and-coming Charles Manson film. But when the couple chooses an eclectic desert
The latest strategy RPG to release on Nintendo Switch, Triangle Strategy, naturally draws comparisons to Nintendo’s own SRPG series, Fire Emblem. Released on March 4, Triangle Strategy is an HD-2D title by Square Enix reminiscent of Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre. The latest Fire Emblem title, Three Houses, was released on July 26, 2019,
EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of AMC CEO Adam Aron’s announcement during a recent earnings call that he’s raised ticket prices specifically on The Batman, there are some studio executives and producers who are miffed. It’s an audacious move at a time when moviegoing is desperate for a rebound following a financially disastrous pandemic, which saw circuits
An Oscar nominee for Best International Feature, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom marks a first for the country of Bhutan, which has only ever submitted two films for consideration (and actually entered Lunana two years in a row following its earlier disqualification on a technicality). Filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji and star Sherab Dorji joined
I don’t know about you, but I never tire of seeing Jason Momoa shirtless. While his natural habitat may be a warm and tropical setting, he certainly can get very comfortable in a colder climate as well. The DC star filmed in some pretty chilly climates while shooting Aquaman 2, and his new shirtless post
Mubi’s German-language, post-WWII drama Great Freedom grossed a solid $8,814 at NYC’s Film Forum this weekend, the latest in a string of foreign films to open well and with younger demos previously atypical of the genre. Austria’s shortlisted Oscar submission for Best International Feature was also Mubi’s pick of the week for its Movie One
Matthew McConaughey has a head full of hair … and in return, he’s become a walking billboard for the company that helped him achieve his full mane … a Co. that says he helped their biz during a dire time. ICYMI … Matt recently shut down rumors that a hair transplant was the culprit of
Editor’s note: The Deadline Watchlist is a feature spotlighting small-screen specials, events and can’t-miss episodes of ongoing series each week. 1. The Afterparty Season Finale: Through the first seven episodes of the Christopher Miller created and Phil Lord EP’d murder mystery, Tiffany Haddish’s Detective Danner has been trying to find out who killed the annoying
Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Batman. The Batman‘s secret promotional website, “rataalada.com,” which was teased during the film’s credits, has been updated with a mysterious new countdown. The website contained a series of puzzles inspired by the film’s main antagonist, the Riddler. Paul Dano portrays the well-known villain in Matt Reeves’s first Batman-related
Mastercard has suspended operations in Russia, with Visa soon looking to do the same, according to multiple reports. The moves on the part of the financial services corporations are the latest to hit the country’s financial system, following its invasion of Ukraine. “We don’t take this decision lightly,” Mastercard said in a statement, noting that
Warner Bros. complete return to the theatrical window, sans HBO Max day-and-date, is proving to be a lucrative feat. Since debuting with previews on Tuesday night, the Matt Reeves directed movie has racked up $21.6M. Between special one showtime only previews, largely Imax, on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, The Batman rang up $4M, which means
Joining Deadline as part of the Amazon Studios presentation at Contenders Film: The Nominees event were two of the stars of Aaron Sorkin’s funny, moving and cleverly constructed story of the relationship of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos, which all takes place in a week during the course of a taping
For many decades now, Steve Harvey has carved out a specific niche for himself in the entertainment industry as both an actor and comedian. He’s also been considered somewhat of a style icon for his old-school, three-piece big suits and more modern silk-cladded ensembles. But before all that, Mr. Blue Cheese himself is first and
EXCLUSIVE: The Many Saints of Newark star Alessandro Nivola is set to join Sony Pictures’ Marvel movie Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the titular role. It’s unknown who Nivola will be playing other than it being the villain in the film. He joins a cast that includes Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger
Tim Considine, famous for his work on TV shows like “The Hardy Boys” and “My Three Sons,” has died. The veteran actor died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles, where he was surrounded by family … according to his son, Christopher. We’re told the cause of death is not immediately known but it was
Antony Starr, who plays Homelander in Amazon’s superhero series The Boys, allegedly assaulted a man while on location in Alicante, Spain. According to Spanish newspaper El País, the actor got into a bar fight at 2 a.m. Wednesday and was later arrested. He spent the night in jail. Starr is in Alicante shooting an action
Jeffrey Wright reveals that he is satisfied with the dual deaths of James Bond and Felix Leiter in No Time To Die. After numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, No Time To Die finally hit theaters last October, serving as a goodbye to Daniel Craig’s take on 007. The movie earned generally positive reviews
EXCLUSIVE: 7 Days, the romantic comedy from The Resident co-creator Roshan Sethi that stars Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni, now has a release date and a trailer. Cinedigm, which acquired the pic in November after its premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, will release it wide in theaters March 25. The news comes as
Warner Bros/DC’s The Batman is just beginning to spread its wings overseas, and has a running international box office total of $5.3M across two days and from only eight markets. The Matt Reeves-directed Robert Pattinson-starrer is adding 47 markets today and a further 19 on Friday. After debuting to $1.7M in Korea on Tuesday —
Don’t let the near three-hour running time scare you off, because Warner Bros’ The Batman is gripping and primitive. Director, producer and co-scribe Matt Reeves joins us on Hero Nation today to talk about his direction for a Dark Knight detective story, laced with horror, like we’ve near seen before in the history of the franchise.