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Peter Dante — you’ve seen him play goofy roles in just about every Adam Sandler film — is in serious trouble after cops say he threatened to kill his neighbor over construction noise. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … cops showed up at Peter’s L.A. area home Wednesday morning after he allegedly went berserk on

The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey has said that the upcoming Disney adaptation “will be worth the wait.” The live-action remake of the classic Disney story was first announced back in 2016, with Bailey officially cast in the role of Ariel in 2019. The re-telling is expected to follow a similar story to the original Little Mermaid,

I am not of fan of movies that resort to breaking the fourth wall, as it were, and letting their key characters talk incessantly to the audience. It is a device that generally feels lazy, a writer’s crutch to explain away story points instead of letting us discover for ourselves. The recent annoying pandemic comedy

Warner Bros/Legendary’s Dune is off to an epic start at the box office in France. The Denis Villeneuve-directed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic world-building 1965 novel grossed $1.55M in its first day on Wednesday (including Tuesday night previews). This is the market’s fourth best launch day of all time for the month of September. The

IATSE leaders said Thursday that they are waiting for management’s Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to respond to the union’s latest set of contract proposals as they continue to “mobilize” for a possible strike. “We presented the AMPTP with our latest package proposal on the evening of Sunday, September 12,” IATSE president Matt

Director Denis Villeneuve has built a special reputation in Hollywood. As the director of movies like Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and the upcoming Dune, he’s a director of science fiction movies, but also of a certain type of science fiction movie. Villeneuve makes “smart” sci-fi, a more esoteric cerebral type of sci-fi that we don’t

10:42 AM PT — Sam just publicly responded to Octavia’s apology, saying … “you are very kind to clarify but I have no hard feelings whatsoever. “ He adds … “Jokes and misconceptions come with the territory.” Octavia Spencer is saying sorry to Britney Spears and Sam Asghari … she acknowledges her prenup comment on

Cast is being finalized on Tokyo Vice, the crime drama loosely based on Jake Adelstein’s 2009 memoir about a crime reporter on the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat. Series regulars added include Hideaki Ito (Tokkai), Show Kasamatsu (Flowers and Rain) and Tomohisa Yamashita (The Man from Toronto). Further additions include Shun Sugata (Tomorrow’s Dinner Table), Masato

A new Young Sheldon season 5 promo teases George’s infidelity and, thus, the fulfillment of Sheldon’s recounting of his father’s affair in The Big Bang Theory. Young Sheldon is an American sitcom and a spin-off of The Big Bang Theory that follows fan-favorite Sheldon Cooper throughout his childhood. Set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Young Sheldon follows Sheldon’s struggle

Jeff Goldblum has signed on to host the 2021 Environmental Media Association (EMA) Awards gala, which will celebrate a new slate of television and film titles that center address climate change, sustainability and other environmental topics. The EMA Awards Gala will return for an in-person ceremony on Saturday, October 16 at Gearbox LA. EMA has

Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures’ sci-fi epic Dune is starting early rollout this weekend, looking to capitalize on momentum coming off of its star-packed world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which was followed by an event at Paris’ Grand Rex cinema and screenings in Deauville and Toronto — all in just the past two weeks. The

Anyway, so who’s joining Pierce Brosnan’s Doctor Fate in Black Adam? That will be Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman, Quintessa Swindell’s Cyclone and Noah Centineo’s Atom Smasher. Hawkman and Doctor Fate were two of the JSA’s founding members in the comics, while Cyclone and Atom Smasher are among the “newer” heroes who’ve been added to the lineup

In his speech to the Royal Television Society Convention on Wednesday, UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will spell out the Conservative Government’s reasoning for wanting to privatize broadcaster Channel 4. Dowden will argue that new private investment would allow the channel to better keep up with the SVODs such as Netflix and Amazon and will

Norm Macdonald — a veteran comedian, actor, writer and producer famous for ‘SNL’ and more — has died. According to his team, Macdonald passed away Tuesday after a multi-year, private battle with cancer that he kept hidden from the public, fighting the disease behind the scenes for nine years. His longtime producing partner, Lori Jo

Norm Macdonald, the revered stand-up comic, actor, writer and former “Weekend Update” anchor on Saturday Night Live, has died after a nine-year battle with cancer. He was 61. Launch a photo gallery of his career by clicking on the image above. Macdonald began his career in show business by starting in the comedy clubs of

Apple has been the king of the smartwatch space for years now, and with its latest announcement of the Apple Watch Series 7, it’s clear that lead isn’t going to be shrinking any time soon. 2021 has been a surprisingly big year for the smartwatch landscape. Samsung launched its Galaxy Watch 4 series with ample

The worldwide box office for 2021 is projected to come in at $20.2B, 52% down on the record-breaking 2019 and 68% above the pandemic-hobbled 2020, says a new report from Gower Street Analytics. The London-based film tech company, which specializes in predictive box office for the distribution and exhibition sectors, calculated the end-of-year estimate following

The remarkable true story of Harry Haft is made even more pertinent by the simple fact that his story has not been the subject of a large-scale feature film — until now. It took a script from a young Australian, Justine Juel Gillmer (who also boxes), to generate interest for Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson (Rainman,

Shot in takes that run as long as possible without cutting, Antoine Fuqua understands just what makes Mr. Gyllenhaal one of the prime actors in the modern world of film. So when The Guilty called for cameras to be on his lead at all times, Fuqua obviously tackled the challenge with great gusto. The shorthand

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed French filmmaker and novelist Audrey Diwan. Her second film, L’Evenement (Happening), won the Golden Lion on Saturday, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. The picture immediately becomes a hot awards-season title, and domestic distribution is being sorted by CAA Media Finance and Wild Bunch. While the adaptation of the

Kaley Cuoco and her ex, Karl Cook, insist their pending divorce is anger and animosity-free … and she’s proving it with a pretty affectionate Instagram comment. “The Flight Attendant” star offered some public support of her estranged hubby — who’s a professional equestrian — on a post by Traverse City Horse Shows announcing Karl won

Teen Wolf ’s pivotal elements are its particular and supernatural creatures, whether they’re werewolves, wendigos, chimeras, ghost riders, or other particular mythical beings. Nevertheless, the main characters of this show, both the good guys and the villains, all have a human side that the public can somehow relate to. RELATED: 10 Shows & Movies With Werewolves If You Miss Teen

Poland’s National Film School in Lodz has produced some extraordinary talents, including directors Roman Polanski, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Andrzej Wajda. The next great filmmaker to emerge from the school may be Agą Woszczyńska. Woszczyńska’s feature directorial debut, Silent Land, is making its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. “I’m really honored to be here,”

Focus Features landed another specialty success with The Card Counter, Paul Schrader’s biggest directorial opening in over 30 years since 1987’s Light of Day and with a likely No. 8 ranking at the North American box office this weekend. The film – starring Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe — ran in 580

Refresh for latest…: Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings handily crossed the $250M mark globally this weekend, seeing a very good 34% drop at the international box office and maintaining No. 1s in such key markets as Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Korea, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain and the UK. The overall overseas

Although it probably isn’t very pleasant for people to look like a dementor is sucking the life out of them when your age is revealed, it actually makes a ton of sense why fans would react to Daniel Radcliffe being over 30. For a lot of Harry Potter fans, Radcliffe represents their childhood. Think about

Jennifer Lopez knows how to travel in style … even when she precariously boards a tiny boat! J Lo was decked out in D&G head to toe as she jumped on a gondola in Venice, Italy, during the Venice International Film Festival. It’s part of a fashion shoot that took about an hour and a

In Annus Mirabilis, the English poet Philip Larkin wrote that sexual intercourse was invented in 1963. Life was thus never better, he concluded, than in that year. Those lines strayed into my mind watching L’Événement (Happening), about a student in provincial France named Anne (Anamaria Vartolomei) who realizes she is pregnant during the countdown to

Michael C. Hall recommends watching four specific episodes of Dexter before watching Dexter: New Blood. Hall has played the titular character, Dexter Morgan, for eight seasons and is returning to reprise the character in the much-awaited revival that will feature ten episodes. Clyde Phillips has been brought back as the showrunner after departing the original series at the end of season 4, and the

Refresh for latest…: The Venice Film Festival concludes this evening with prizes including the Golden Lion about to be handed out inside the Lido’s Sala Grande. For the second year in a row, the world’s oldest film festival proved it would not let the pandemic cancel a physical event, and organizers put on a selection