Deadline has confirmed that Matthew Robinson will pen Patty Jenkins’ upcoming Star Wars movie Rogue Squadron. Robinsin co-wrote and co-directed with Ricky Gervais the 2009 comedy The Invention of Lying. Disney had no comment. Of late, Lucasfilm has been steering Star Wars onto the Disney+ streaming service with The Mandalorian and the upcoming The Book of Boba Fett. Rogue Squadron will be the
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When Walt Disney World opened nearly 50 years ago, it did so with one theme park and two hotels. Now, as the resort, which has grown by leaps and bounds in the last five decades, gets ready to celebrate its birthday, one of those first two hotels will be going through some big changes. Disney’s
Bobb’e J. Thompson — known for playing the foul-mouthed, trouble-making kid in “Role Models” — is in some real-life trouble … for allegedly having a stolen gun. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the actor was going through security at LAX when a Glock firearm was found in his baggage. We’re told the gun was
The BBC and AMC’s medical memoir series This Is Going To Hurt has rounded out its cast with stars including Harriet Walter (Killing Eve) and Alex Jennings (The Crown), while the broadcasters have revealed the first look at Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Ben Whishaw in the lead role. The seven-part drama, which was first announced by
With F9 on the heels of releasing, mega star Vin Diesel already knows how the Fast & Furious franchise will end. Since 2001’s The Fast and the Furious, Diesel has played professional street racer, Dominic Toretto, in over eight different installments of the series. Though his character mostly sat out during 2006’s Tokyo Drift, Toretto has been front and
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios is teaming with Mandeville Films to turn the Antti Tuomainen novel The Rabbit Factor into a star vehicle for Steve Carell. Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman are producing and Alex Young will EP for Mandeville Films. In the darkly comic novel by the Finnish author, Carell will play insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen,
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s more specific details as to how the advance tickets sales are for Universal’s F9 heading into the weekend: The Justin Lin-directed sequel is bound to be the biggest pre-seller of 2021 to date for Fandango. Already, F9 is outpacing the opening weekend pre-sales of Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II which continued on to post a 4-day debut
SPOILER ALERT: The following contains details about Episode 3 of Disney+/Marvel’s Loki. Marvel has been faulted for its lack of LGBTQ representation in its characters, until now. On today’s third episode of Loki, the Tom Hiddleston-portrayed title character revealed that he’s bisexual to fellow trickster femme loki Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino). He thus becomes the MCU’s first
As she shared, Nicki Minaj didn’t believe the Black Panther star intentionally hurt Caribbean people with the rum line, but she felt it was important to share the importance and why people were getting upset. Back in the 1800s, the celebration had roots in landowners gathering and imitating their slaves working in the sugarcanes. Once
The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for its 2021 Cannes Classics section. Made up of a selection of restored prints, the roster also includes new documentaries that explore the history of cinema. Among the offerings is Mark Cousins’ pre-opening doc, The Storms Of Jeremy Thomas, which covers a yearly drive with the British
Michael B. Jordan almost went the way of other celebs when it comes to booze and cultural appropriation — but he saw the early warning signs, and decided to pivot. The actor’s been under fire since this past weekend for photos that leaked, apparently showing him at some sort of a launch party for a
MNTN has acquired Maximum Effort Marketing, the creative advertising hot shop of Ryan Reynolds and George Dewey. The fast-growing adtech company, described as a leader in Connected TV and self-serve ads, made the announcement on Wednesday, in concert with Reynolds. “The explosion of the Connected TV presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring creative and media
Ming-Na Wen previews Fennec Shand’s costume on the upcoming Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett. Last December, Lucasfilm announced that in the wake of The Mandalorian‘s immense success, it would be developing numerous other Star Wars shows for Disney+. While most of the in-development projects were shared at the time, the studio had one more surprise
After 17 months of one-and-off promotion, including two Super Bowl spots, Universal’s F9 finally arrives at U.S. and Canadian theaters with high hopes of turbo-charging what has been a rudderless summer box office post Memorial Day weekend as the pandemic calms. F9 will be the widest theatrical release during the pandemic at 4K theaters, which still
The UK government has put to bed months of speculation by announcing that it will launch a review to establish whether it should sell Channel 4, the British broadcaster behind hits like It’s a Sin. Channel 4 has been under government ownership since its 1982 launch, but ministers argue that disruption from streaming giants has
Many people would say Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull took things too far with the aliens, but I’d argue it didn’t take things far enough. The franchise has shown some of the most exotic locales on Earth, and it only tracked that to continue to impress modern audiences, the franchise should
When Sung Kang stopped by Deadline’s New Hollywood Podcast, we learned a lot about his return to the Fast and Furious franchise with F9, which Universal will release in theaters June 25. He also shared a lot about his time in Hollywood. First thing’s first, he introduced us to his dog, Daeji who is a star
Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO Bill Maher has some advice for Lin-Manuel Miranda … stop apologizing to the bullies who take joy in making people crawl like a dog in shame for every move they make. Miranda is taking heat for his movie, “In the Heights,” a movie about the Washington Heights
Play video content Arnold Schwarzenegger says his family HATED that he pivoted from movies to politics and gave an insight on his view of raising kids, and the word “military” comes to mind! Arnold appeared on his daughter Katherine‘s IG show, “BDA Baby” — which stands for Before, During and After Baby. Waiting for your
The unveiling of the already-controversial Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs drew tons of protesters … who see it as a misogynistic eyesore. City officials held a ceremony Sunday night to unveil the 26-foot tall stainless steel monument dubbed “Forever Marilyn” — an art piece the city hopes will draw scores of tourists this summer
Paul Walker‘s supped-up Toyota Supra that he drove in “The Fast and the Furious” has gone to one super-charged fan … who snagged the fast whip at an auction for $550k. The 1994 car was auctioned off in Las Vegas this weekend … and the winning bid came from a phone bidder for Brian O’Conner’s
EXCLUSIVE: The Blacklist is headed for a shocker. Megan Boone, the female lead opposite James Spader, is departing the long-running NBC series after eight seasons, I have learned. She will make her last appearance as a series regular in the upcoming Season 8 finale. The decision about Boone’s exit was made early on, well ahead
Resident Evil Village is not very connected with the events of the first several games of the series. But at the very end, we are told that the BSAA, the organization that employs several of the main characters, is using zombie-like creatures as soldiers. Why would a peacekeeping organization founded to stop the spread of zombie-creating
Shailene Woodley will co-star with Jack Whitehall in the comedy Robots, which comes from Borat writer Anthony Hines. Hines will co-direct the movie with Casper Christensen (Klown). Pic is based on the short story by sci-fi writer Robert Sheckley. Hines and Christensen penned the screenplay, which focuses on a womanizer and a gold digger who
Specialty box office is ready for liftoff. With Los Angeles and New York completely peeling back restrictions on theater capacity for the first weekend, we are starting to see rays of hope illuminate the limited release space. Meet The Blacks 2 blasted expectations last week by posting a $1M+ debut (per screen average of $2,533).
SUNDAY: The L.A. County Department of Public Health reported 3 new deaths from Covid-19 and 258 new positive cases. While data showed that transmission rates remains low in the County, case numbers and deaths announced today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. Today’s data brings L.A. County to a total of 24,441 deaths from the
The original trio of the original Star Wars films, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher, now all have their Hollywood Stars. The continued impact of the original Star Wars is truly impressive, and the franchise will probably keep going for another 30 years without missing a beat. Carrie Fisher will always be such an
A now-viral video has been making the rounds of what many say is a real-life sighting of an actual werewolf in Africa, which was apparently shot dead … but the whole thing is BS. The clip that’s got people buzzing surfaced seemingly out of nowhere this week, and it shows what appears to be the
Studiocanal and Imperative Entertainment are teaming up on psychological thriller Cat Person, based on Kristen Roupenian’s well-received short story published in The New Yorker in 2017. Directed by Susanna Fogel (The Flight Attendant) and written by Michelle Ashford (Masters of Sex), the package will star Nicholas Braun (Succession) and Emilia Jones (Locke & Key). The story follows the brief
Hollywoo, a town filled with magic, splendor, and some of the most colorful personalities you’re likely to find anywhere. From Hollywoo hotshot and all-around good boy (Yes he is! Yes he is!), Mr. Peanutbutter to the alcoholic, depressive, and pudgy BoJack Horseman, it takes all types to make Hollywoo the vibrant and thriving place that we