One of the defining features of Halo‘s multiplayer over the years is how willing developers at Bungie and later 343 Industries are to change things up. From game to game, weapon roles shift and entire systems appear and disappear. Movement changes from a steady pace to a full-on sprint while gametypes bounce from classic settings to new
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Hidden Empire Film Group’s comedy/horror romp The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 scared up a $1.064M opening weekend (per screen average of $2,533) with writer-director Deon Taylor and his team huddling right now over where and how much to expand the run — but expand it they will. Taylor’s thrilled with the $$
Refresh for latest…: With no major new releases, this was a strong holdover weekend at the international box office, led by last week’s champ, New Line/Warner Bros’ The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, followed by Disney’s Cruella and Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II. In the case of Conjuring 3, it crossed $100M
Though his career in film was extensive and long-ranging, Ned Beatty wasn’t a stranger to television. Following his debut in deliverance, Beatty had guest roles in major television shows ranging from MASH to Hawaii Five-O. Decades later, Beatty would have a steady run on television in Homicide: Life On The Street, and as Ed, the
Actor Ned Beatty passed away in his sleep on Sunday. The Oscar nominee, known for turns in Network, Deliverance and much more, was 83. TMZ was the first to break the news of Beatty’s passing. While a family member told them he died at his home, while surrounded by family, no other details about his death were
Ben Affleck was a man on a mission Friday, as he beelined it for his girlfriend’s house. Ben was wrapped up tight in a helmet and leather jacket as he steered his trusty chopper due East to Lopez’s L.A. home. As you know by now, Ben and Jen have been inseparable since hooking up after
Microsoft’s big event at E3 2021 will tie Xbox and Bethesda together, and it has the chance to help propel the Xbox Series X/S ahead of the PS5. This is Microsoft’s chance to bring out the big guns and wow the audience, rather than not participating, which is Sony’s current tactic for E3. It’s clear that Microsoft is going to be
Amazon Prime Video has scored what it described as a “historic” deal to stream Ligue 1 soccer in France, meaning it will be the destination to watch teams including Paris Saint-Germain and Lille. The Jeff Bezos-owned streamer will show 302 live Ligue 1 matches a season, which equates to eight games a week, or 80%
SATURDAY UPDATE: Refresh for updates While it appeared that the summer box office was dusting itself off from the pandemic over the last two weeks, both newcomers Warner Bros. highly anticipated Jon M. Chu directed Lin-Manuel Miranda musical In the Heights and Sony’s Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway are currently filing less than spectacular results respectively with a No.
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 4 new deaths from Covid-19 and 196 new positive cases. While data showed that hospitalizations are continuing to decrease, case numbers and deaths announced today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. With the addition of today’s numbers, L.A. County comes to a total of 24,415
During the recent custody battle, their eldest child, Maddox, even testified against Brad Pitt, reportedly sharing that he had planned to legally remove the Pitt portion of his last name. Despite two glaring aspects of the case that seemed to tip the scales in favor of Angelina Jolie, the judge ruled for the exes to
EXCLUSIVE: The Conjuring creators Chad and Carey Hayes and producers Faster Horse Pictures (The Tax Collector) have set Saw franchise director Darren Lynn Bousman to helm their new horror franchise The LaLaurie Mansion. Bousman, who has directed four of the Saw movies including this year’s Spiral with Chris Rock and Samuel L Jackson, will direct
Play video content Chicago Cubs This is a beautiful, beautiful sight. The Chicago Cubs welcomed a FULL CAPACITY crowd to Wrigley Field Friday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic… and none other than Bill Murray was present to give a majestic rendition of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame!!!” Of course, it’s tradition
Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are set to star in Rocket Science’s May December for Carol director Todd Haynes. The screenplay was written by Samy Burch with the story by Burch and Alex Mechanik. Rocket Science is handling international sales beginning at the Virtual Cannes Market, where UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance
The approach of summer is always an exciting time for any student no matter what year of school they’re in. Nothing beats the anticipation of having a few months off of a grueling school schedule and endless homework. RELATED: 10 Best High School Prom Movie Scenes Of All Time Each of these movies deals with
When the movie Kids came out in 1995 some people mistakenly thought it was a documentary. The misimpression came from the urgent, visceral presentation of a tribe of teenagers in New York’s lower east side who lived marginal lives built around sex, drugs and skateboarding. There were other reasons for the shock of authenticity—screenwriter Harmony
If you didn’t Meet The Blacks in 2016, they’re back this weekend in Deon Taylor’s second horror-comedy installment. The first film was a send-up of The Purge. This one – The House Next Door: Meet The Blacks 2 — goes gothic. Star Mike Epps returns as Carl Black, about to face off with a neighbor
Artists, Writers and Artisans, the creator-owned graphic fiction publisher, has launched AWA Studios and named Zach Studin as president, starting a new chapter for the group in Hollywood. Studin, a former John Wells Productions, Lava Bear Films and Lionsgate executive, will oversee entertainment industry partnerships and build film and TV projects based on the company’s
I know, talk about some whiplash over here from Conjuring fans, but it goes to show that even if it wasn’t scary enough, it still earned its stripes in the horror genre. It’s definitely a bit more muted and mysterious than the previous chapters, but it even kept some people up the night they watched
EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Eckhart has boarded the pugilist thriller Rumble Through the Dark based on the Michael Farris Smith novel The Fighter. Smith adapted his own novel and Graham Phillips & Parker Phillips (The Bygone) will direct. Foresight Unlimited is introducing the movie for foreign buyers at the Virtual Cannes Market. Elevated’s Cassian Elwes is producing and will
Play video content TMZ.com Work is separating Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez for the time being, but he’s still making time to have some fun on his own … he’s in Las Vegas, hitting the tables and directing a project. Check out this video we got — Ben was at the Wynn Resort and Casino
The combined age of the key cast of the new comedy Queen Bees is so astronomical I can’t count that high. Ellen Burstyn is 88, James Caan is 81, Ann-Margret is 80(!), Loretta Devine is 71, Jane Curtin is 73 and Christopher Lloyd is 82. All of these actors have had stellar, awards-laden careers, and this
Even though new hero announcements have been scarce for Overwatch 2, Blizzard’s upcoming sequel to its wildly popular team-based FPS, some returning characters are getting a facelift. During the Summer Game Fest kickoff, Blizzard showed off redesigns of two Overwatch characters who will be returning in the sequel, Baptiste and Sombra. Sombra, a stealthy hacker that can turn
Netflix has picked up a second season of its praised fantasy series Shadow and Bone, based on Leigh Bardugo’s bestselling Grishaverse novels. The streamer ordered eight one-hour episodes for Season 2 of the series, which comes from writer Eric Heisserer (Bird Box) and Stranger Things EP Shawn Levy and his 21 Laps Entertainment. The renewal
Universal is going old school in its push of Jurassic World: Dominion, and for those interested in seeing a snippet of the latest installment, they’ll have to head to an Imax theater, starting on the domestic opening weekend of F9, June 25, in more than 40 countries. This is how big movies were teased in
Michaela Coel’s searing British drama I May Destroy You has just won an armful of BAFTAs, including best writer for Coel herself. So what better time to peer between the pages of her script for the BBC and HBO sexual assault survivor series? Welcome to Deadline’s It Starts On the Page, a series that highlights
The Vasectomy, as the drink is called, is a fantastic way to celebrate your father, according to Ryan Reynolds. The actor takes us through the steps to craft the perfect cocktail for Dad…partially because it’s Father’s Day and partially because Dad is probably going to need it. With cranberry juice, tonic and a healthy serving
Deadline Studio is back in action beginning this week with the launch of the Tribeca Festival and our virtual Tribeca Studio Presented by Verimatrix. It will be up and running beginning Thursday and featuring one-on-one video sit-downs with filmmakers and top talent at the fest, which kicks off tonight with its opening film In the
California native Donovan McCrary was only 12 years old when he played the young athletic version of Ricky — who’s college football dreamz are cut short after being murdered by gang members his senior year of high school — in the 1991 drama “Boyz n the Hood.” DM shared the big screen with some A-list
What do you get when you meld together the fan favorite God of Mischief, the actor who helped seal the Wedding Crashers deal, a Sex Education director, an Emmy winning Rick and Morty producer, a Lovecraft Country alum, a Black Mirror vet, and Marvel boss Kevin Feige? Well, check out my video review above of