George Clooney is speaking his piece on the fatal shooting that claimed Halyna Hutchins‘ life — and he’s torching the entire “Rust” crew over the tragedy, especially the assistant director. The legendary actor weighed in while he was on Marc Maron’s ‘WTF’ podcast and he didn’t hold back one bit … lighting up AD Dave
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EXCLUSIVE: Peter Facinelli (Nurse Jackie) has been joined in action feature On Fire by Fiona Dourif (Tenet), Asher Angel (Shazam!) and Lance Henriksen (Aliens). We can unveil a first look at the movie, which is three weeks into shoot in Austin, Texas. As we revealed last month, the film follows a family who get caught up
90 Day Fiancé stars Jesse Meester and Jeniffer Tarazona, who currently star on 90 Day: The Single Life season 2, have hinted at being engaged via Instagram. Jesse was previously in a relationship with Darcey Silva, and Jeniffer was seeing Tim Malcolm on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days. While Jesse claimed his breakup
Helen Mirren will receive this year’s SAG Life Achievement Award and will be presented with the prize during the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony on February 27. The award is given annually to an actor who fosters the “finest ideals of the acting profession”. Oscar, BAFTA and Emmy winning actress Mirren becomes the
In the wake of Sony’s attempt to reboot Ghostbusters in 2016 with a female leading cast, the studio hasn’t given up on the IP and finally is releasing an all-new Jason Reitman-directed sequel, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which it has protected for a theatrical release throughout the pandemic. Exhibition bosses went nuts at CinemaCon for the movie, which has
Another November weekend is ahead, which means there’s some big box office potential headed our way. Will the audience call on the Ghostbusters with the release of the latest installment, Ghostbusters: Afterlife? Jason Reitman, the son of original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman, has helmed the sequel that will also see Bill Murray, Dan Akyroyd and
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate and BuzzFeed have revealed details about their third movie tie-up, Dear David. The supernatural thriller was originally set up at New Line with Dan Lin producing but we can reveal that the project is now set as the next production on Lionsgate and BuzzFeed’s feature slate. Based on a true story and one
Quentin Tarantino seems to be pushing forward with plans to auction off “Pulp Fiction” NFTs, but the movie studio behind the film says they aren’t his to sell … according to a new lawsuit. The famous movie director is being sued by Miramax, which claims his plans to sell a set of digital tokens featuring
EXCLUSIVE: Silver Mountain Distribution, the sales and marketing wing of Ireland-based Silver Mountain Productions, is handling rights on Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Hosseini’s Son Of Man. The pic is a rare LGBTQIA+ story to come from Iran, where homosexuality continues to be illegal. It was also shot in the country, notable as other Iranian filmmakers have
Developer Niantic has responded to fans after a server crash hindered the recent Pokémon GO Turtwig Spotlight Hour. The Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour was scheduled to happen on November 16th, but for a time, players were unable to log into their accounts, causing fans to miss out on participating in the Hour. Spotlight Hours are similar to Community Days in
Sony Pictures and Marvel on Tuesday dropped the official trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home, the latest installment of the superhero franchise starring Tom Holland – and in this case Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange. The pic is gearing up for its December 17 release exclusively in theaters. The plot revolves around Spider-Man’s identity being revealed
In the wake of redefining the measurement of binge-watching on streaming, Netflix’s new top 10 film chart for the week of Nov. 8-14 lists Rawson Marshall Thurber’s $200M action feature Red Notice as the No. 1 film for the period with 148.7M hours watched since Nov. 12; easily the most watched movie ever on Netflix for
EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed emerging filmmaker Brandon Caruso, son of xXx: Return Of Xander Cage and I Am Number Four director DJ Caruso. Brandon Caruso most recently directed sci-fi short film Atom, which we can reveal today. The short got the attention of CAA and the agency is now going out to market with a feature version of
Parades at theme parks are one of the great things to experience while you’re at a Disney Park, and the best parades are during the nighttime. This is just fact. By definition a night parade requires impressive lighting and that has made Disneyland and Disney World popular places over the years thanks to parades like
EXCLUSIVE: Major European indie Federation Entertainment is getting into the American market by launching a Los Angeles-based management and production company with a trio of top-tier executives. Animal Federation will act as a subsidiary of Paris-based group Federation, which has credits including The Bureau, Bad Banks and the upcoming Around the World in 80 Days
Alec Baldwin is being made a scapegoat in the fatal “Rust” shooting because of political views … at least according to his brother. Daniel Baldwin appeared Monday on “The Domenick Nati Show” … and during the radio hit, he said his brother should NOT be taking the blame for the fatal incident on set. Play
It is true that shooting stars, while impressive to behold, burn themselves out. They dazzle us for a time and leave behind glittering but slender evidence of their presence. I am a fan, as we all are, of such phenomena, but ultimately prefer artists with staying power. The actors, actresses, bands, and singers, et al,
Following the success of Borderlands 3, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is slated to be the first true spin-off from the popular Borderlands series, and Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep will be getting a standalone release as a result. Similar to its predecessor, Wonderlands is a first-person shooter with action-RPG elements and a focus on acquiring loot.
A new film festival in Auckland, New Zealand, has unveiled the first wave of its line-up ahead of its debut edition in January 2022. In The Shade will highlight a mix of titles from international festivals, awards season films, and upcoming local fare. Opening the event will be the first New Zealand screening of Nightmare
Belfast, Kenneth Branaugh’s intensely personal story of one boy’s childhood in tumultuous late 1960s Northern Ireland, earned an estimated $1.8M in 580 locations this weekend for a PTA of $3,111 – a solid showing for a black-and-white film in a specialty market that’s waging what one distribution exec calls an “an inch-by-inch, week-by-week recovery.” The
Tennor Group, the diversified global investment house, has appointed Ron Meyer and Sophie Jordan to be CEO and Co-CEO of the indie film distribution and production services company Wild Bunch AG. Wild Bunch CEO Vincent Grimond will stay on in an advisory capacity and work closely with Meyer and Jordan, the company said. It becomes
When Disney World introduced fans to the Rise of the Resistance ride, many felt they had been transported to a galaxy far, far away. Despite some logistical hiccups during the COVID era, the attraction has earned rave reviews from many Star Wars and theme park enthusiasts. However, it appears it may now be facing a
Halle Berry gave Cardi B a crown many feel belongs to Nicki Minaj — and while Winnie Harlow vouched for the latter on live TV … CB seems to want no part of the debate. This is all started Saturday, when Halle and co. were hosting a premiere for her new flick, ‘Bruised’ — a
Power collaborators Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz dived into their latest project Parallel Mothers and celebrated the magic of diverse families Sunday during the movie’s panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles award-season event. “This is a rough story about motherhood, above all,” said Almodóvar of Parallel Mothers, which premiered earlier this year at the
A clever Minecraft player managed to construct a deceptively confusing maze that relies heavily on command blocks and illusions to keep all entrants entrapped. The best selling video game of all time continues to maintain a strong player base after more than a decade since its launch, and players continue to construct ever more impressive creations, pushing
Halle Berry’s feature directorial debut, Bruised, actually premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival as a “work in progress.” It was picked up by Netflix with the idea of completing the film as close to Berry’s initial vision as possible. More than a year later, the finished pic has premiered at yet another film festival,
Sony, which doesn’t mess around with theatrical day-and-date releases like some other motion picture studios, can celebrate their Marvel sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage crossing the $200 million mark in the US and Canada. It is the second movie to do so during Covid, after Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
EXCLUSIVE: As his House of Gucci cast premiered the awards season entry in Europe in concert with the 100th anniversary celebration of the fashion brand, Ridley Scott stayed back in Los Angeles. Glimpsed through the limited lens of a Zoom call, Scott obviously lives well. But he’s quick to say that where he’d rather be
This coming week will mark the 10th anniversary of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1‘s release. The Twilight film was especially notable because it allowed fans to see Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson’s Bella and Edward get married ahead of their eternity together as vampires. In the movie, Taylor Lautner memorably disapproved of
The old adage “write what you know” has rarely paid off with such bleak, persuasive power as it does in Unclenching The Fists, which won the Grand Prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar this year, is Russia’s submission to the International Feature race at the Oscars and is screening at AFI Fest. Mubi has