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UPDATE with producer statement: A Hero producer Alexandre Mallet-Guy has released a statement following reports of a plagiarism judgement against Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi in Iran over the movie. The complaint was lodged by Azadeh Masihzadeh, a former student of Farhadi’s who accused the filmmaker of stealing the idea for A Hero from her documentary

Andrew Garfield just pulled off the Marvel surprise of many of our lifetimes by returning as Spider-Man alongside Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire in No Way Home. Plus, the actor recently was nominated for his second Oscar for his incredible performance in Tick, Tick… Boom! As such, it’s not surprising that the actor would be

Damon Wayans (Fox’s Lethal Weapon) and Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) have signed on to star alongside Hailey Kilgore, David Iacono and Jeremie Harris in the noir thriller Cinnamon, which will debut exclusively on Fox’s free streaming service, Tubi, later this year. The film currently in production in Atlanta follows a struggling small-town gas station attendant and aspiring singer,

Shaun Weiss is back and better … and now he’ll be returning to the big screen … ’cause the dude’s just landed a role in a movie. The ‘Mighty Ducks’ star tells TMZ … he’ll be in the film, “Jesus Revolution,” starring Kelsey Grammer — based on the true story of Lonnie Frisbee and the

The Mandalorian actress Misty Rojas has shared an image of her custom-made Frog Lady action figure. Rojas has made a career as a stunt performer, appearing in movies like Jingle All the Way, Van Helsing, and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Most recently, she rose to fame by appearing in both seasons of Disney+’s The

The UK government is going to push ahead with plans to privatize Channel 4. According to sources, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon sent an email to staff this afternoon saying that the network has been informed by the government that it will proceed with the proposal made last year. Channel 4 has proposed a vision

The Jennifer Lopez-Josh Duhamel Lionsgate romantic comedy Shotgun Wedding is heading straight to streaming as Prime Video has snatched up all U.S. rights for the pic from Lionsgate. No release date has been set on the streamer, but similar to other Prime Video features, it’s expected that Shotgun Wedding will also receive a day-and-date limited theatrical release.

EXCLUSIVE: Red Notice actor Chris Diamantopoulos has joined MGM-Spyglass Media Group-Smoke House Pictures’ George Clooney directed movie The Boys in the Boat.  Based on the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel James Brown’s 2013 novel, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the pic follows

Chris Evans is coming off of an almost decade long relationship with Marvel as Captain America, but it looks like he is developing another strong working relationship with Ana de Armas. The two worked on Knives Out together, the upcoming 2022 film The Gray Man, and now they are developing yet another film together. Evans

As AMC’s The Walking Dead flagship wrapped its final day of shooting yesterday after 11 seasons, EP Greg Nicotero and star Norman Reedus took to Instagram to reflect on their journey together. “Come on, dude,” says Nicotero to Reedus as the video opens, “we’re doing the last day video.” “Twelve years,” the EP says thoughtfully

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson‘s relationship continues to grow … in fact, it’s spreading to other parts of Pete’s family now too! Sources connected to Pete tell us Kim recently joined him on a trip to NYC. We’re told Pete was there working on a movie — so Kim came to check things out —

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the series finale of Peaky Blinders…: Before it debuts on Netflix on June 10 in the U.S. and other markets, period gangster epic Peaky Blinders‘ sixth and final season concluded with a feature-length episode on BBC One in the UK tonight. Created by Steven Knight, who cautioned me

The Crystal Staff is a magical weapon in Elden Ring that increases the potency of Crystalian Spells, Sorceries wielded by Crystalian Mages. These Spells include Crystal Release, Crystal Torrent, and Shattering Crystal. However, Tarnished spellcasters should keep in mind that the Crystal Barrage and Crystal Burst Sorceries are not Crystalian spells despite their name and appearance. As

Focus Features has picked up Of An Age, the second feature by writer/director Goran Stolevski. The announcement comes as the distributor presents the helmer’s debut feature, You Won’t Be Alone — about a witch struggling for human connection in 19th century rural Macedonia — this weekend in limited release. Of An Age is set in the

Sony’s deep Marvel universe title, Morbius, rang up $5.7M last night from previews that began at 4PM at 3,583 theaters including Imax and PLF auditoriums. That figure for the PG-13 movie is just under the $5.9M that Shazam made back on April 5, 2019; that movie opening to $53.5M. While Sony is expecting $33M from the Daniel Espinosa directed,

Sony’s dive into the deeper waters of Marvel with vampire anti-hero Morbius looks to be shaping up to be a new franchise for the Culver City studio. Industry estimates are pegging around $17M today with a shot at an opening north of $40M for the $75M feature production. Swedish filmmaker Daniel Espinosa wowed Sony execs with his

Though aron Egerton has brought some major energy to movies like the Kingsman movies, Rocketman and through his voiceover role in Sing, the actor has spent the past month on the stage as a lead in a London play called COCK. But following two incidents during his run, the actor has decided to step away

EXCLUSIVE: Arrow and The Hobbit actor Manu Bennett is joining Kiana Madeira (Trinkets), Ross Butler (13 Reasons Why) and Matthew Noszka (Star) in YA movie Perfect Addiction. Filming is due to get underway in Poland on Monday. Written by Stephanie Sanditz (The High Life) and to be directed by Castille Landon (Fear of Rain), the story centers on successful boxing trainer Sienna

Will Smith tried cleaning up his Oscars moment, but it may not be enough for some studios who’ve got projects planned with him … as his career seems to be getting halted, for now. THR reports that at least a couple films of his (as an actor) that were supposed to be in the works

If Will Smith is to be disciplined by SAG-AFTRA for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, the union’s constitution spells out in great detail how that disciplinary process will play out. SAG-AFTRA covers performers at the Academy Awards, where Rock was a presenter Sunday night and, as such, deems it a workplace incident subject to

The Voice coach Ariana Grande announced on her Instagram that she’s raising money for Transgender Day of Visibility. The pop star is no stranger to activism and has proudly defended the LGBTQ+ community from the start of her career. Ariana’s older brother, Frankie, is an openly gay man, and the two even left the Roman Catholic church after

April Fool’s Day seemed to come a little early this year with the punchline the 94th Academy Awards turned into. However, Will Smith’s slap heard around the world and AMPAS’ faltering reaction in the Dolby Theater and since aside, there is a fair amount of fun to hand on the small screen this week. The

The heroine of Goran Stolevski’s You Won’t Be Alone is a witch, with echoes of vampire and zombie, yes, but mostly with a haunting desire for human connection in 19th century rural Macedonia. The film’s Sundance premiere got great reviews (see Deadline’s here). It’s 94% Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh with critics as Focus Features opens

Gary Oldman, who collaborated with Christopher Nolan on his trilogy of Batman movies, says he is set to feature in one scene of the director’s next picture. Oppenheimer will tell the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who contributed towards the invention of the atomic bomb. Cillian Murphy is starring as Oppenheimer, with

For the past week, Hollywood has been processing and discussing Will Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock at Sunday’s telecast of the 94th Academy Awards before accepting his first Oscar for his role in King Richard. The latest development in the situation is that Smith has formally decided to resign his membership from the Academy of

EXCLUSIVE: To most movie stars, having two movies dropping within seven days of each other would seem like they are plenty busy, but for Chris Pine, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Besides having The Contractor and All the Old Knives going day-and-date on April 1 and April 8, respectively, Pine also is deep in prep

Chris Rock might have a lot going on right now, but that hasn’t stopped him from takin’ a trip to the movies to watch a flick. Chris showed up by himself Thursday at the AMC Boston Common in MA — the day after his first standup show since the Oscars. Chris got some popcorn, a

Warning: This article contains mentions of violent crimes. HBO Max has been a go-to streaming platform in recent years for some of the best entertainment around. Each month, movies and TV shows come and go, keeping the options on the platform fresh. HBO Max has recently added or will soon be adding some incredible films. Some

While some may know Michael Bay best for blockbusters like Bad Boys and Armageddon, there are plenty of people who mainly associate him with the Transformers movies. Bay directed the first five installments in the robots in disguise’s film series, and while all those movies each pulled in more than $500 million worldwide, critical reception

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2 ran off with a $1.2M No. 1 start in France on Wednesday as the sequel begins early rollout at the international box office this weekend. In France, the little blue critter topped the previous film’s first day holiday release in the market by 30%. In total, the Jeff Fowler-directed