The biggest phenomenon in Frozen was its hit song, “Let It Go” which ended up becoming the most streamed Disney song of all time before Encanto’s “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” took its spot recently. And yet, somehow, one of the film’s stars, Josh Gad, has dodged learning all the lyrics to the hit song
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Formed in April 2021 to help ease the financial challenges placed on independent film productions in the Covid era, Project Indie Hope has launched the non-profit Project Indie Hope Foundation as it looks to expand. Gerry Pass, CEO and founder of Project Indie Hope and Chrome Entertainment, says the organization has already aided almost 200
Play video content TMZ.com Nancy Armstrong is changing the narrative about ADHD in a new documentary … telling us the disorder can actually be a secret power. The Executive Producer joined “TMZ Live” to talk about the new doc, titled “The Disruptors” and the upside for folks who have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which she
Highly anticipated Downton Abbey: A New Era made $1.050 million in Thursday previews that began at 7 p.m. at more than 3,300 theaters. It is Focus Features’ widest ever U.S. release and one that comes with a weight of responsibility as the film to finally catapult older demos back into theaters. Focus Features distribution chief
EXCLUSIVE: The Kickstarter-backed horror film Shelby Oaks by YouTuber Chris Stuckmann has started production and found its key cast. Camille Sullivan (Hunter Hunter) is stepping into the lead role, and is supported by Brendan Sexton III (Don’t Breathe 2), Michael Beach (If Beale Street Could Talk) Robin Bartlett (Shutter Island) and Keith David (The Thing). Charlie
After the middling box office performance of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the future of the franchise is unclear. While Fantastic Beasts 4 isn’t a sure thing, Warner Bros. certainly doesn’t seem to have given up on new Wizarding World of Harry Potter projects, and reportedly they are set meet with J.K Rowlding in
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival opened amid concerns around journalistic independence. Now there are concerns regarding jury independence. The celebrated arthouse filmmaker Rithy Panh resigned two days ago from his role as president of the jury for the festival’s inaugural TikTok short film competition, citing “a persistent disagreement over the independence and sovereignty of the jury”. In
Music legend, Vangelis, the composer behind massive Hollywood hits like “Chariots of Fire” and “Blade Runner” has died. A representative for Vangelis confirmed he died at a hospital in France, where he was being treated for an illness … but it’s unclear what he was fighting. Vangelis was a self-taught musician that rose to fame
Refresh for latest…: Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness is approaching $700M globally after two weekends. The worldwide cume through Sunday is now an estimated $688.1M, including $291.9M domestic and $396.2M from the international box office. The latter number will shortly pass The Batman to become the biggest overseas release of 2022. The
EXCLUSIVE: STX’s former President of International John Friedberg is joining Teddy Schwarzman’s Black Bear to spearhead the company’s international sales and distribution business, we can reveal. Friedberg, who we revealed yesterday is leaving STX after a seven year stint, will be President of Black Bear International, which we’re told has had substantial backing from Schwarzman. Friedberg
Everything Everywhere All at Once became the biggest surprise hit of 2022 so far. The film only scored a major box office milestone for A24, but achieved critical acclaim with star Michelle Yeoh being singled out for her performance. Looking at the multiverse comedy’s success would have any actor feeling left out of the madcap
HBO Max has scrapped its plans for a live-action Wonder Twins film, based on the DC characters of the same name, Deadline can confirm. The news comes only about a month after it was announced that KJ Apa and Isabel May had been tapped to play shape-shifters Zan and Jayna. Black Adam scribe Adam Sztykiel
Before this girl turned into a teen idol and a multi-award-winning actress, she was a child model .. hanging and posing outdoors in San Francisco, California. While this photogenic chick with beach-perfect blonde hair is most known for her role in the hit comedy film “Clueless,” she’s also a loving and goofy mom, who enjoys
Last week’s Tony Award nominations translated into box office sales for at least some of the contenders, with A Strange Loop seeing the biggest boost: The musical, which topped the Tony list with 11 nominations, saw a $213,871 increase in its weekly grosses, taking in $690,668 for the week ending May 15. Overall, the 35 Broadway
Welcome to International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, as the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has just kicked off, we’re talking to Enrique Costa and María Zamora, co-founders of Spanish distribution and production banner Elastica
It was way back in the innocent days of 2017 when 20th Century Fox first announced that a movie adaptation of the popular animated sitcom Bob’s Burgers was in development. Originally scheduled for release in 2020, the film saw multiple delays that postponed its release for two years. However, now is the time to rejoice,
The 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off with a star-studded opening ceremony that not only doubled as a premiere for the French film Final Cut (Coupez!), but also included Forest Whitaker accepting his honorary Palme d’Or and a surprise video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The event was attended by red carpet standouts Eva
Play video content Johnny Depp‘s attorney insisted her client hadn’t looked at Amber Heard once in this trial to uphold a promise he made — but his ex is calling BS … offering a very different explanation. Johnny’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, kicked off her cross-examination Monday with a simple question … Johnny hadn’t shot a
A little more than a week before Disney’s Star Wars Celebration fan event, LucasFilm primed the pump in a lengthy Vanity Fair cover story revealing details about the constellation of Star Wars projects headed for Disney+. Possibly the most intriguing bit of news in the piece is confirmation of a mystery series from Spider-Man: Homecoming
Roadside Attractions’ faith-based family comedy Family Camp opened to $1.42 million and is no. 9 of the top 10 ten this weekend on 854 screens. One of the strongest indie openings this year, the film saw a release campaign led by WTA Media lean heavily into the faith-based audience with strong grassroots marketing to churches
The dinosaurs are ready to stomp into China with a June 10 date confirmed for Universal’s Jurassic World Dominion. This will be in step with the North American release — a rarity of late — after international rollout begins a few days prior. Universal confirmed the China release date on its official Weibo account with
While there are plenty of films to get excited about this year, and certainly more than one major throwback film, Jurassic World Dominion is definitely one of the 2022 film releases that is getting people of all ages pumped for the summer. With all three OG Jurassic Park stars returning for the possible franchise finale,
Nicolás López, the Chilean director who collaborated with Eli Roth in writing and directing the 2012 movie Aftershock and Roth’s 2015 film Knock Knock starring Keanu Reeves and Ana de Armas, was sentenced to five years in prison in Chile on Monday after being convicted of sexual assault against two actresses. López, whose directing credits
Play video content MEGA Ezra Miller gave cops a stern warning during their arrest in Hawaii, don’t hurt their wrists … and get their pronouns right or face hate crime charges. More police body cam has surfaced from the March incident where Miller allegedly went after several bar patrons, getting busted for disorderly conduct and
Pixar has dropped the concept art for its next feature, Elemental, which will hit theaters on June 16, 2023. Disney already had the Father’s Day weekend date reserved for an untitled Pixar film. Directed by Peter Sohn (The Good Dinosaur, Partly Cloudy short) and produced by Denise Ream (The Good Dinosaur, Cars 2), Elemental journeys alongside
The festival has not only been demanding copy approval as a condition for interviews with Frémaux (something no other festival or organization has asked of us), but after pledging not to make any changes to copy, it has been removing content including potentially uncomfortable answers from Frémaux relating to diversity and controversial filmmakers. Last month
Over the past three decades of her career, Jennifer Lopez has proven herself to be a serious triple threat. She’s a Grammy-winning singer, an internationally recognized dancer and a staple in the movie industry, with credits that extend to nearly every kind of genre. So how does she do it all while also juggling relationships
The UK’s independent film and TV sector has been given a shot in the arm with a £21M ($25M) Global Screen Fund building on the success of a pilot launched during the pandemic. The Global Screen Fund is split into three strands: International Distribution, International Business Development and International Co-Production, and is intended for film,
Queen Elizabeth II may not show for every public event these days, but made sure to come out for this one to celebrate 70 years on the throne … as did Tom Cruise and Helen Mirren. HMTQ was on hand in person Saturday for a Windsor get-together called A Gallop Through History — which is
Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will easily reign in its second weekend without any truly fire-breathing competition from rival majors, expected to draw $74M-$80M, a 57% to 60% decline. Yesterday the Sam Raimi directed sequel collected $7.7M at 4,534 theates, off 15% from Wednesday’s $9.1M, for a running seven-day total of $230.4M. Abroad, the