EXCLUSIVE: Jon Watts has withdrawn as the director of Fantastic Four, the reinvention of the venerable Marvel Comics series at Marvel Studios and Disney. Watts just directed Spider-Man: No Way Home, the Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios film that grossed $1.89 billion to become the sixth highest-grossing film of all time. Nothing sinister here; Watts just
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Audrey Diwan’s Happening launched New Directors/New Films in April, mesmerizing viewers with the story of a brilliant literature student from a working-class background seeking an abortion to keep her life from derailing. In 1963 France the procedure was illegal. The suspense builds with each week a new chapter title as she seeks help from doctors,
Paramount+ Acquires Drama ‘Compulsion’ From Eccho Rights: Paramount+ has added a drama from its Paramount Global stablemate Channel 5 to its collection in several territories around the world. The streamer has tapped distributor Eccho Rights for Compulsion, which recently aired in the UK, for exclusive rights in Australia, Latin America and the Nordics. Moving On
The second age of Bennifer has been with us for some time now, and fans are still relishing it. Since getting back together, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have once again become one of Hollywood’s hottest couples. So many were downright ecstatic when Lopez confirmed their engagement by showing off her ring. Amid the renewed
Audrey Diwan’s Happening opened to an estimated $34k on four screens in NY and LA this weekend for a PTA of $8,500. The locations on both coasts — IFC Center/AMC Lincoln Square and The Landmark/AMC The Grove — while limited showed the abortion drama set in 1968 France competing successfully in commercial crossover multiplexes as
Michael B. Jordan is one step closer to unloading his multi-million dollar estate … because he’s found a buyer. Real estate sources say Michael has accepted an offer for his bachelor pad in the Hollywood Hills, which he listed back in March for just under $7 million. The pad is 4,800 square feet with 3
The stars and creators behind CW’s Batwoman shared praises and fond memories about their time on the series, which has been cancelled after three seasons. On Friday, showrunner Caroline Dries revealed the cancellation on Twitter. Since then, Javicia Leslie, Camrus Johnson, Natalie Abrams and more have reacted to the news on social meida. Leslie, who
EXCLUSIVE: In honor of National Space Day today, Amazon Original Films has dated their Ryan White directed documentary Good Night Oppy for theatrical release on Nov. 4 with a worldwide drop on Prime Video on Nov. 23. The movie produced by Jessica Hargrave, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Brandon Carroll, and Matthew Goldberg tells the inspirational true
Refresh for latest…: Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness began offshore release on Wednesday in 20 markets and is already doing some crazy numbers. With $27.2M through yesterday, the first-day overall results are only 4% below Spider-Man: No Way Home and a staggering 153% ahead of the original 2016 Doctor Strange, as well
Since Anna Todd started posting chapters of After on Wattpad at the age of 24 after being inspired by the One Direction’s Harry Styles and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, the author has had an incredible journey. From becoming a bestselling author — with her books being translated all over the world — to adapting
Warner Bros. yesterday unveiled a new clip from its musical drama Elvis about the rock and roll icon of the same name, which is slated for release in the U.S. on June 24, following its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The film from Oscar-nominated director Baz Luhrmann (The Great Gatsby) promises to examine
Play video content Open your home to “The Flash” star Ezra Miller, and next thing ya know there’s total chaos and you’re dodging flying chairs … at least that’s what their most recent alleged victim told a 911 operator. During the 911 call, a woman claims Ezra hit her in the head with a chair
Warning: The following podcast has major spoilers about Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, in particular its epilogue. If you’re working in the new multiverse phase of the Marvel Cinematic universe, it’s indeed a juggling act and balancing it all has been screenwriter Michael Waldron. You can listen to our mind-blowing conversation with Waldron
Refresh for updates Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness racked up $36M from previews that began at 3PM. That’s the tkk best preview during the pandemic. Critical reviews for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness have settled at 77% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, which is lower than the first movie’s 89% Certified fresh, and significantly
A group led by Todd Boehly, who also owns a stake in the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, dick clark productions and who is currently the caretaker CEO of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has agreed to terms to acquire the English soccer club Chelsea in a deal worth almost $5 billion. If
Between its largely positive critical reception and making roughly $238.5 million worldwide off a $30 million budget, Crazy Rich Asians, adapted from the same-named book by Kevin Kwan, went down as one of 2018’s biggest cinematic successes. So it was hardly surprising when Warner Bros. decided to order a sequel based on China Rich Girlfriend,
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer believes Netflix still has a “tremendous business,” but they “didn’t pivot quite quickly enough” as their subscriber momentum stalled. Observations about Netflix’s effort to right the ship after losing $200 billion in market value provided just one of several appetizing morsels of industry analysis and career reflection offered during an hour-long
Johnny Depp searched Amber Heard for cocaine once — an inspection that apparently went in and around her body, including private areas … at least according to a forensic psychologist, who claims Amber made the allegations during her evaluation of the actress. Dr. Dawn Hughes was Amber’s witness who took the stand Tuesday to combat
Tom Cruise‘s new friend/collaborator, Lady Gaga, has gotten the seal of approval from one very special fan … Tom’s daughter, Bella, who — SHOCKINGLY — is 29 years old!!! Gaga posted a photo on Instagram Tuesday, kissing Tom on the cheek, thanking him for coming to the show .. and Bella was quick to like
Play video content Wrestling with Freddie ’90s heartthrob Freddie Prinze Jr. is starting his own wrestling company … and says in order to make his dreams happen, he had to get back in front of the camera. The 46-year-old discussed his exciting plans on his “Wrestling With Freddie” podcast on Wednesday … revealing he’s already
Ludacris is officially a Panther for life — he just got some southern hospitality at his alma mater Georgia State University: an honorary degree in Bachelor of Science in Music Management! The ‘Fast & Furious’ legend addressed more than 800 master’s degree graduates on Wednesday to kick off the school’s Commencement Week. Despite attending GSU
New York native Héctor Elizondo was no stranger to the cameras when he landed the role of Barney Thompson — the hotel concierge of The Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills — in the classic 1990 romantic comedy “Pretty Woman.” Héctor shared the big screen with A-list actors including Richard Gere as the successful millionaire
Play video content BACKGRID Jason Momoa is itching to play the villain in “Fast & Furious 10” … practicing stunts on a chopper and showing off some serious muscle in the process. Jason jumped on hog that was attached to a camera and rode up a set of stairs in Rome. When he got to
Just days after the news Justin Lin was exiting as director of the next Fast and Furious installment Fast X, sources tell Deadline that Louis Leterrier is the front-runner to step in to helm the Universal film. Sources add that while Leterrier is the studio’s top choice, scheduling still has to be worked out with some
Xochitl Gomez is shaking up the Marvel Cinematic Universe with her debut as LGBTQ+ Latina superhero America Chavez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, bringing with her the representation someone like Marvel’s Victoria Alonso would’ve relished seeing while growing up. “What it would’ve meant is to have had a tad more understanding of
Warning: the following piece contains spoilers about the season one finale of Disney+/Marvel’s Moon Knight As Disney+/Marvel series wrap their first seasons, typically there’s some form of news of either a spin-off series or season 2 being firmed up, i.e. Loki made it known immediately we’d be getting a season 2 in its final S1 episode,
Studio brass wowed theater owners this week with Maverick: Top Gun, Avatar: The Way of Water and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse among other tentpoles. But they were also clear at the just-wrapped CinemaCon that a reviving box office requires a wide breadth of content. “If we narrow what we bring to theaters, our audience will get
The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences and inspirations of some of today’s great screen artists. Every installment asks the same five questions. Today’s subject is Liam Neeson, whose
Whenever there’s a high profile biopic that comes out, it’s not unique for the family of the subject to speak out about said movie or television show. Famously, 2019’s Best Picture winner Green Book was slammed by Dr. Donald Shirley’s family, and Nina Simone’s daughter Lisa was unhappy with 2016’s Nina, which had Zoe Saldaña
After spending the entire week trapped in the bowels of a smoke-filled, maskless, jam-packed Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for CinemaCon, and after sitting through the various studio presentations in search of possible clues to what might be in play for the 95th annual Academy Awards, I can say two of the names we are