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In the wake of the Supergirl casting news yesterday that we told you about first, with House of the Dragon‘s Milly Alcock nabbing the coveted role, DC co-boss James Gunn continued to beam Tuesday. “In case you missed this exciting news yesterday. Strangely, Milly was the FIRST person I brought up to Peter (Safran) for

Florence Pugh got caught in a vulnerable state while shooting “Oppenheimer” — namely, when she and Cillian Murphy were naked … during which cameras weren’t rolling. The actress shared this cringeworthy story at a recent screening of the blockbuster, where there was a Q&A … and where FP revealed there were some technical difficulties at

Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett is in talks with Netflix over a potential spin-off. Speaking to the BBC’s Nihal Arthanayake in the past hour, Bennett said the spin-off would focus on the character of Jaq Lawrence, who is played by Jasmine Jobson. He said he is in conversation with Netflix and production company Cowboy, and

In a weekend without any studio wide entries — all due to the strikes– the overall theatrical marketplace is bound to reach some sort of low: Either lower than 2023’s bottom of $51.8M for all movies (Sept. 22-24) or lower than 2022’s floor of $35M (Jan. 28-30). After last weekend saw a 2024 YTD low

EXCLUSIVE: The Color Purple and In the Heights star Corey Hawkins has landed the lead role in Andscape‘s The Man in My Basement from director Nadia Latif, who is making their feature directorial debut. Andscape is the Black-led content studio from Disney and ESPN. They’ll be financing the feature, which will be released on Hulu

Starting in 2001, Emma Watson played Hermione Granger in all of the Harry Potter movies until the film series conclusion The Deathly Hallows: Part Two came out in 2011. Growing up with Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint on a film set for a decade means there are plenty of memories to cherish looking back. The

Few upcoming 2024 movies have me excited to hit the theater more than Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the star-studded follow-up to Ghostbusters: Afterlife that will welcome back even more familiar faces than the prior sequel did. And the latest full-length preview builds upon all the awesomeness of the first trailer, while also teasing a few more

The announcement of the 2024 Oscar nominees sparked discussion among movie enthusiasts, mainly because of the not-so-good look of Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig, both being overlooked by the awards body despite both of their critical roles in the billion-dollar Barbie success story. This controversy arose amid their film securing eight nods, including Best Picture.

Top Gun: Maverick has been one of the biggest movies of the decade so far, so it’s no wonder people can’t seem to stop talking about it. The film captured the high-flying action of the original film, while also infusing a lot of heart with its new characters. Director Joseph Kosinski had big shoes to

Over the years, audiences have been treated to some fantastic biographical dramas, especially when it comes to famous musicians who changed the industry and culture as a whole. Soon, we’ll get to see Kingsley Ben-Adir bring the reggae pioneer to the big screen with Bob Marley: One Love, a biopic that could prove to be

Pitch Perfect 2 gave us a lot of moments to obsess with that involved Fat Amy like “crushing it” sliding down the stairs or her not-so-subtle flirts with Bumper. But, the one scene that’s still in the back of our minds was the time Rebel Wilson did an aerial stunt for the opening Bellas performance.

The Godzilla movie franchise has been going on for decades, but it may have never been as popular as is it right now. Godzilla Minus One has been a global box office hit, and it also getting raves from critics. It’s being called one of the best Godzilla movies, if not the best Godzilla movie

 In the world of the 2024 movie schedule, we’re still in a climate in which a solo Coen Brother will be making a cinematic return. As Ethan prepares to finally release the noir-tinged comedy Drive-Away Dolls, another crazy adventure of comedic errors is on its way. While promoting this movie, the co-writer/director has apparently teased

Chainsaw Man leads the field with a dominant 25 nominations for Crunchyroll‘s eighth annual Anime Awards, which be handed out in March. It will compete for the marquee Anime of the Year prize against Bocchi the Rock!, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Oshi No Ko and Vinland Saga Season 2.  The fan-voted

Madame Web is headed East. Sony said today that its stand-alone origin tale from Marvel will hit China on March 1, two weeks after its North American bow. Dakota Johnson stars as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who develops the power to see the future and realizes she can use that insight to change

House of the Dragon Australian actress Milly Alcock has landed the highly coveted role of Supergirl in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC Universe. Alcock played the young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in HBO’s first season of Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon. She is repped by CAA, Shanahan Management, Entertainment 360 and Curtis Brown. Alcock

EXCLUSIVE: Film4, Channel 4, Rogan Scotland and Screen Scotland are underway on feature documentary The Secret Of Me (w/t), we can reveal. World sales and distribution will be handled by UK firm Dogwoof, which will begin discussing the project at the upcoming EFM. The film was commissioned by Film4 and Channel 4 Docs. Directed and

The Critics Choice Awards kicked off a couple hours ago, and we’ve got all the best shots from inside the venue for your viewing pleasure. Check out every smile and selfie from inside the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport where the biggest names in movies and TV came together to celebrate the past

America Ferrera was presented with the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards and delivered a powerful speech just like she did in the Barbie movie. Margot Robbie presented Ferrera with the accolade, highlighting some of her roles over the years, including Real Women Have Curves, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and Ugly Betty.

Toho International’s sleeper hit Godzilla Minus One grossed an estimated $853k this weekend for a cume of $50.9 million at 605 locations in week seven as arctic blasts buffet much of the nation. The film about the giant reptilian monster passed the $50 million market Saturday, becoming the highest grossing Japanese language live action or animated

Her scene-stealing performance in The Holdovers — for which she won a Golden Globe in the Best Supporting Female Actor in a Motion Picture category — has been considered a breakthrough by most critics. However, Da’Vine Joy Randolph has been stealing the show in many great movies and TV shows over the years — the

Netflix has pulled a film from its Indian streaming platform following a backlash from offended rightwing Hindu groups. Annapoorani: the Goddess of Food tells the story of a young woman from the Brahmin caste, and her aspirations to become one of India’s best chefs. The Guardian reports that the film has been criticised for its

Alec Musser — famous from ‘All My Children’ — has died … TMZ has learned. The actor’s fiancée, Paige Press, tells us Musser passed away Friday night at his home in Del Mar, CA. His uncle, Robert, confirmed his nephew’s death to us as well … but neither he nor Press would elaborate on the

Josh Hutcherson is reflecting on the role that could’ve been over ten years ago when he auditioned for 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man. The actor was close to playing the Marvel superhero in the reboot, but the role ultimately went to Andrew Garfield. Hutcherson said no one told him why he wasn’t selected to give life

In a lull for specialty openings early in the new year, three foreign-language films are taking a shot. The Settlers, winner of the Cannes Un Certain Regard FIPRESCI Prize, and Inshallah A Boy are Cannes alumns and Oscar submissions from, respectively, Chile and Jordan (neither short-listed in a competitive field). Driving Madeleine is a crowd

Despite the fact that Golden Globe-winning blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer deals with a mighty heavy subject—the advent of the atomic bomb and the moral implications of its use during World War II—it’s clear that both the cast and crew on the Christopher Nolan-directed drama had a great time behind the scenes.  Oscar-bound leading man Cillian Murphy

The details of HM Queen Elizabeth’s final days and hours have been revealed in a book, which includes her personal aide’s memo of the moment of her death at Balmoral Castle in Scotland in September 2022. The book, by royal author Robert Hardman, extracted in the Daily Mail, includes a memo written by her secretary

Peter Crombie — famous for playing fan favorite “Crazy” Joe Davola on “Seinfeld” — has died … TMZ has learned. The actor passed away Wednesday due to some sort of illness that took his life quickly, according to his ex-wife Nadine Kijner. It’s unclear what ailment he might’ve been battling — the rest of the

Emerald Fennell has enjoyed acclaim as an actress (this year even appearing as Midge in Barbie) and even an Emmy nomination for The Crown, but she hit the zeitgeist in 2020 when she won the Original Screenplay Oscar and was nominated as Best Director for her first writing-directing feature film, Promising Young Woman. Her follow-up,

Paramount’s next iteration of Mean Girls has minted $3.25M in previews. That figure includes 4pm showtimes from yesterday as well as the “On Wednesdays We Wear Pink” early access screenings. A reminder that Paramount pivoted the release of Mean Girls: It was originally intended for Paramount+, and the test scores screamed, ‘Release this movie theatrically!’.