Nicolas Cage is one of the most unforgettable actors of his generation. With good reason, too – the Oscar winner’s career trajectory has been a mixture of blockbuster action classics and obscure, so-bad-they’re-good films. He’s approached each role he takes with a unique combination of authenticity and eccentricity. So it’s not surprising that he would
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EXCLUSIVE: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Inc. has acquired full control of German film and TV firm Telepool, including the 50 percent stake previously owned by Swiss financier Elysian Invest. Westbrook takes full control from Elysian and The Smith Family Circle, Will and Jada Smith’s family office. The transaction gives Westbrook full control of the
Play video content TMZ.com Affion Crockett is remembering late actor Sidney Poitier as a “king” … and thanking him for kicking open the door and paving the way for Black entertainers. We got the comedian at LAX and asked how he’s remembering Sidney … and Affion says he wouldn’t have a platform today without Poitier
The Amazing Spider-Man Andrew Garfield revealed that he and Spider-Man Tobey Maguire snuck into theaters on opening night for Spider-Man: No Way Home to capture audience reactions to the new film. “I still can’t believe it happened,” Garfield said in an interview with ET. “I snuck into a theater on opening night and just watched
While it does boast an open world, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has an optimal order in which players should consider completing all main story and side quests. CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 3 has been regarded as one of the biggest and most popular games of the last two generations. It has won countless game awards and
The Disney–Pixar movie Turning Red will not debut in theaters on Friday, March 11. Instead, it’s heading exclusively to Disney+ worldwide, a big subtraction to movie theaters that were looking to play this title and at a time when Omicron was looking to calm. It’s the third Pixar movie to skip theaters and go straight to Disney+, after
After first winning a prize in Cannes in July and then successfully hitting the fall festival circuit, Iranian-born director Asghar Farhadi’s latest critically acclaimed film A Hero opens today through Amazon in theaters before streaming starting January 21. The wait is well worth it for fans of the filmmaker, whose remarkable career already includes not one
The Scream franchise is returning to the big screen next week, and with it, much of the original cast, including Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott, David Arquette’s Dewey Riley and Courtney Cox’s Gale Weathers. The core trio have always been a fun dynamic to see in the horror film series, and as we wait for their
California Governor Gavin Newsom today announced he has activated the California National Guard to support local communities with additional testing facilities and capacity amid the surge in Covid cases driven by the Omicron variant. The state’s National Guard plan will deploy over 200 Cal Guard members across 50 Optum Serve sites around California, providing interim
Play video content @willsmith / Instagram Will Smith ripped a fart so hard during a workout with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins he asked if there was a shower around … and the hilarious chain of events is all on video. The actor was getting stretched out for a training session with the Dolphins when he
Given the ongoing pandemic with regard to global box office, it’s tempting to say “The more things change, the more things stay the same.” To wit: Disney still leads all studios worldwide, piracy remains a major concern, and many markets are still in Covid-induced flux. But when looking back over 2021 versus 2020, there are
The year 2021 was the year of Squid Game. If one piece of content caught the zeitgeist on the world stage over the last 12 months it was Netflix’s Korean-language Battle Royale-style capitalism satire. According to the streamer, the show smashed previous records to become Netflix’s most-watched title of all time, racking up a mighty
Horror movie fans have been looking forward to the new year, because with 2022 comes the release of Scream, the fifth installment in the slasher franchise. The wait is finally almost over. The newest feature, simply titled Scream, like the original, is the latest sequel to the 1996 slasher film, and the first Scream installment
Apple has landed another big feature project, that being an Audrey Hepburn biopic which Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will helm, with 2x Oscar nominee Rooney Mara set to play The Breakfast at Tiffany‘s legendary actress. Deadline has learned separately that Mara is also producing the feature project, which Michael Mitnick, the EP of HBO series Vinyl
Peter Bogdanovich — the filmmaker behind big movies like “The Last Picture Show” and “What’s Up, Doc?” — has died. Peter passed away Thursday at his home in Los Angeles as a result of natural causes … his daughter, Antonia Bogdanovich, told The Hollywood Reporter. PB vaulted to fame when he directed the critically-acclaimed 1971
11.22.63 was one of Stephen King’s best books in years, and made for a great TV show, but here’s why it won’t get a sequel, despite an idea existing. While King has delved into just about every horror topic, and many a sci-fi topic, during his long career, one element he’s rarely utilized is time
ITN CEO Deborah Turness, a former NBC News President, has been appointed CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs, replacing Fran Unsworth. Turness, who will be paid £400,000 ($540,000) per year, will be responsible for a team of 6,000 journalists that is shifting to digital, moving out of London and losing hundreds of staff as
Canada’s No. 1 movie theater chain, Cineplex, has pink slipped close to 5K part-time workers given Ontario’s recent decision to close cinemas amid the Omicron surge. Cineplex closed their theaters in the Canadian province, effective today. “Because of the mandated closures of our theatre and entertainment venues across Ontario, we made the tough but necessary
Three months after the death of its longtime CEO Brian Goldner, Hasbro has named his successor. Chris Cocks, who served as president and COO of the company’s Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming division, has been promoted to chief executive officer. Cocks, who joined Hasbro in 2016, will take over from interim CEO Rich
Nicolas Cage has been ingrained in Hollywood for decades given his illustrious career and family connections. Like many actors in the film industry, Cage has experienced triumphs and failures over his five-decade career. Unfortunately, his failures seemingly left a bad taste in Hollywood’s mouth. The Oscar winner reflected on how being marginalized by his Hollywood
Arizona-born child actor Mika Boorem was barely a teenager when she was cast as the braid-wearing baby sister Penny Chadwick — who tags along with her ocean-loving big sister and her North Shore surf friends — in the 2002 wave-riding movie masterpiece “Blue Crush.” The surf film’s line-up was filled with other ripping stars including
The local government in Hong Kong is putting in place stricter Covid measures, including closing all theme parks and restricting flights, due to fears over a fresh outbreak of the virus. As a result, Disney is shuttering its Hong Kong Disneyland park from January 7 to January 20, according to Reuters. The move means the
Aaron Sorkin tells Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to go to Hell after she uses the iconic quote from his 1992 legal drama, A Few Good Men. Greene, having recently been permanently banned from Twitter, has attracted notoriety in her time as a representative for the state of Georgia for promoting conspiracy theories and misinformation, particularly relating to
Jon Stewart has a bone to pick with the Harry Potter series. On The Problem with Jon Stewart podcast, he didn’t hold back on his feelings about the anti-semitic tropes present in Harry Potter. With the most recent episode, Stewart addresses author J.K Rowling’s use of anti-semitic caricatures in her books. The reference for his
Broadway box office receipts rebounded by a significant margin last week, climbing to $26 million from Christmas Week’s grim, Covid-decimated $14 million estimate. That’s an overall, week-to-week increase of 87%, and reflects a tally largely in keeping with recent pre-Christmas Week figures. Still, compared to the $43 million b.o. from the same week in a
Before the pandemic, if there was something studio executives rubbed their hands about, it was the near total eclipse of the theatrical window. In 2021, for some studios that dream came true, and as far as 2022 goes, hopefully they’ve learned their lesson from this nightmare that, in Deadline’s annual survey, shows largely diluted box
That major third-act cameo in Ghostbusters: Afterlife wasn’t just an example of reverent fan service. It also played a pivotal role in the defeat of Gozer and helped protagonist Phoebe Spengler get some closure with her grandfather. But just how did that legendary moment come to pass? Director Jason Reitman has given fans a peek
eOne Strikes Mega Content Deal With NENT Group Entertainment One (eOne) has struck its largest ever deal with NENT Group to bring 700 hours of content to the major Nordic player including The Newsreader, Family Law and Moonshine (pictured). NENT’s services in the Baltics, Poland and the Netherlands will have access to the wealth of content, which also
Los Angeles local Penelope Ann Miller has had an impressive stretch of almost 40 years in the entertainment biz but it was her cute (and crazy) role of the egg salad sammy making girlfriend Winnie — who gets dumped for the Italian carny who’s passing through town — that stands out in the iconic 1988
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was convicted today on four of 11 charges related to her company’s failed blood-testing technology. A San Jose jury deliberated for nearly 50 hours over seven days before finding the disgraced former CEO guilty on three counts of fraud and one of conspiracy. Holmes was acquitted on four other charges, and