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There could be one less award show next year if the Hollywood Foreign Press Association doesn’t get its act together, ’cause Tinseltown is threatening to not play ball anymore. You mighta heard about the drama this week with the HFPA — a non-profit made up of int’l journalists who put on (and vote for winners

Disney Imagineer Jim Shull has taken to Twitter to offer his thoughts on a controversy, surrounding the Disneyland ride Snow White’s Enchanted Wish. Since the Anaheim theme park reopened at the end of April, there has been substantial backlash to a ‘non-consensual kiss’ depicted on its renovated Snow White attraction, between the characters of Prince Charming and

Gal Gadot confirmed reports that director Joss Whedon threatened her career on the set of Justice League. Whedon took over directing duties on the film after Zack Snyder departed the project during post-production, conducting reshoots and rewrites that drastically altered more than half of the film. Whedon’s changes were not well-received, with Justice League being lambasted by critics

Saturday AM Update: Refresh for analysis By the calendar’s measure of recent box office years, it is the first weekend of summer. But because movie theaters are still closed in most of Europe and Brazil due to the pandemic, Disney decided to move Marvel’s Black Widow to July 9. The good news is that we will

EXCLUSIVE: First Look Media’s streaming platform Topic has acquired North American rights to David White’s New Zealand-set quirky comedy feature This Town.  Written, directed by and starring White, This Town is about love, murder and finding the one. It features Robyn Malcolm, Alice May Connolly and Rima Te Wiata. The film follows Sean (White) and

Sharon Carter and Steve Roger’s kiss in Captain America: Civil War still has some Marvel fans riled up and, since coming back to the MCU, Emily VanCamp has constantly been asked about the topic. With this, she’s now giving us more of an idea about her thoughts on the kiss and, in a more recent

The backlash against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is showing no sign of ebbing. Mark Ruffalo, who won a Golden Globe Award this year, called out the international journalists group today. Hours after Deadline broke the news about Netflix’s Ted Sarandos vowing to stop activities with HFPA until more extensive changes occur, Ruffalo and GLAAD issued

Jay-Z could be in the process of starting his own production company … at least it seems that way based on the trademark application his company has filed. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Hova’s company, S. Carter Enterprises, filed to trademark “2/J” on May 3 for “entertainment services in the nature of creation,

A fan has shared a picture of their pet snake dressed as the Polka-Dot Man from The Suicide Squad, and James Gunn approves. David Dastmalchian will portray the Polka-Dot Man in the very first on-screen iteration of the character. In the comics, the Polka-Dot Man is one of Batman’s most notorious villains. He often tries to rival the Dark

Noel Clarke’s former agent Gary O’Sullivan has been abruptly let go from UK management firm 42. The company split with Clarke in recent weeks in light of a Guardian exposé alleging multiple instances of misconduct by the Brit actor. Now, Clarke’s longtime rep has also been shown the door. A spokesperson for the company confirmed:

Second Stage Theater has confirmed the post-shutdown Broadway productions of Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s, Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out and Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Between Riverside and Crazy, with the earliest – Clyde’s – set to begin performances this Fall. Take Me Out, the all-star Covid-delayed revival directed by Scott Ellis and starring Patrick J. Adams, Jesse

In an upbeat annual report to members released Friday, WGA East executive director Lowell Peterson said that despite the hardships imposed by the pandemic, “overall our members’ earnings remained remarkably strong.” Freelance film, TV and streaming writers, he wrote, “have mostly remained employed throughout the pandemic,” though “some members certainly lost work opportunities – series

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a massive place, but one of the most iconic locations is definitely Black Panther’s Wakanda. Ryan Coogler’s 2018 blockbuster broke box office records, made history for its representation,

EXCLUSIVE: In competitive bidding, Netflix closed a deal to acquire U.S. rights to Gunpowder Milkshake from STX Films. The female-driven action film is directed by Navot Papushado, and produced by Studiocanal and The Picture Company. Studiocanal fully financed and will retain the international rights where they plan to distribute the film in their home territories

Robert Downey Jr.‘s mourning the loss of his late assistant, Jimmy Rich … and his Marvel co-stars are remembering Iron Man’s right-hand man. Downey Jr. says Jimmy was in a fatal car accident around 8 PM Wednesday night, calling it a “terrible and shocking tragedy.” He says Jimmy was like a brother to him, an

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has won rights to adapt QCode sci-fi podcast series, From Now, as a TV series. Golden Globe winners Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones) and Brian Cox (Succession) will serve as executive producers. The podcast series, which stars Cox and Madden, debuted in late December 2020 and peaked at number two overall in

The Framing John DeLorean cast is led by Alec Baldwin, but here’s where viewers might recognize the other actors. The car-themed production explores the life and times of the titular businessman who was accused of trafficking cocaine by the U.S. government. Framing John DeLorean highlights the subject’s pop culture persona, and why his personality made him an easy target in

ViacomCBS exceeded Wall Street earnings expectations in the first quarter, paced by the addition of 6 million global streaming subscribers. The rebrand of CBS All Access as Paramount+ took effect in March in the U.S. and the company began a global rollout. ViacomCBS said it had 36 global streaming subscribers as of the end of

Count Six as Number 2 – the second Broadway musical in as many days to announce a reopening date: The crowd-pleasing contemporary-pop take on the wives of Henry VIII will begin performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Friday, Sept. 17, with an official opening night of Sunday, Oct. 3. Tickets to Six will go

We’re getting the first look at Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon. HBO has released the first official images of the series, which hails from George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik. The images, shown below, feature series stars Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans and Steve Toussaint. Co-created

Per the costume designer’s words, from a visual standpoint, Emma Stone’s Cruella isn’t necessarily similar to the 1961 version or Glenn Close’s character. The reason for this is the movie is a prequel, and she didn’t want to repeat herself with a Cruella de Vil who had not yet become the version we see in

V2 Escape From Hell plays like an old-fashioned, vibrantly propagandistic 1950s World War II thriller about how a daredevil Russian aviator thwarted Hitler’s last-gasp attempt to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat during the final desperate months of combat. Visually, thanks to ever-advancing CGI, this is a pretty convincing display of vintage aeronautic action

George Jung — the prolific cocaine smuggler portrayed by Johnny Depp in the movie “Blow” — has died … TMZ has learned. Sources close to the situation tell TMZ … George died Wednesday morning at home in the Boston area. The cause of death is currently not known, though he had recently been experiencing liver

EXCLUSIVE: Narcos, Lupin and Barbarians producer Gaumont is teaming up with author and screenwriter Annette Hess on a likely in-demand miniseries adaptation of Hess’s 2018 bestseller The German House. The German House, which is being made by the studio’s German division, tells the coming-of-age story of a young woman set against the 1960s backdrop of post

In MLB The Show 21, players are allowed to equip their Road To The Show ballplayer, as well as Diamond Dynasty players, with equipment cards that could be the difference between winning and losing ballgames. While this may change players’ looks, equipment cards have purposes that go beyond simple cosmetics. Both Road To The Show and Diamond Dynasty

EXCLUSIVE: Taylour Paige has landed the female lead opposite Peter Dinklage and Jacob Tremblay in Legendary’s new Toxic Avenger movie. Macon Blair is on board to direct. A contemporary reimagining of Troma Entertainment’s successful 1984 low-budget action comedy hit, The Toxic Avenger is steeped in environmental themes and subverts the superhero genre in the vein of Deadpool. When a struggling

Updated: Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy’s feature directorial debut Reminiscence is going a week earlier on Aug. 20. Why? Essentially it prevents the film from playing right into Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings which should dominate Labor Day weekend (that is if that film stays theatrical). Reminiscence is also going day and date in theaters and on HBO

The Mexican comedy Nosotros Los Nobles (We Are the Nobles) is getting an English-language feature take at Netflix from producers Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe for 26th Street Pictures as part of their overall deal with the streamer. The 2013 movie directed and co-written by Gaz Alazraki follows three spoiled and superficial children and their

I mean, it’s hard to argue that this isn’t great makeup work. Sylvester Stallone really looks like he’s been to hell and back again. The work was done by Fiona Cush, who has also worked on other Stallone films including the Escape Plan series and Creed II as well as movies like Baby Driver, Goosebumps,

Shot in 2017, the noirish, Southern-fried crime thriller Above Suspicion finally hits North America this week after distribution delays, followed by Covid delays, kept it from screens. The Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions release finally will hit digital platforms and should find a welcoming audience for the kind of film that studios used to turn out regularly