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Pilot season at The CW is happening after all. The youth-skewing broadcaster has handed pilot orders to three projects: Ava DuVernay’s superhero drama Naomi, the live-action reboot of The Powerpuff Girls and a millennial nun dramedy exec produced by Jennie Snyder Urman. The network has also ordered a reboot of classic sci-fi drama The 4400

Jennifer Lawrence was injured on a movie set early Friday morning, after a “controlled glass explosion” went haywire … TMZ has learned. Sources connected to the production tell TMZ, Jennifer was shooting “Don’t Look Up” in Boston with Timothee Chalamet when they were filming the final scene at 1 AM JLaw was inside a restaurant

‘Toto’ Animated Musical Prepping At Animal Logic Studio Warner Bros’s feature musical animation Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story Of The Wizard Of Oz, based on the Michael Morpurgo book, is heading into production at the Animal Logic studio in Vancouver. Alex Timbers is directing the film from a screenplay by John August – the story

More bad news for exhibition, and this from the distributor which has been good about releasing movies during the pandemic: Universal is moving their Jennifer Lopez musical-driven romantic comedy Marry Me from May 14, 2021 to Feb. 11, 2022. Translation: The studio has enough confidence in the movie to postpone it, and give it the full box

Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations have dropped by 77% and 44% over the past month, respectively, said LA County Health Officials on Monday. That’s great news for the country’s hardest-hit region. The question remains, however, if new variants of the virus will create another surge. LA County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said on Monday that,

It certainly makes a whole lot of sense that Marry Me would target Valentine’s Day weekend (the holiday is on a Monday, which is a nice bonus), but what can’t be ignored is that Universal has put the romantic comedy up against some serious competition. February 11, 2022 is a date that is already occupied

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Piece of The Pie is a new TMZ franchise, showcasing amazingly talented people of color who have had trouble making their mark in the entertainment industry. Our goal here is to raise awareness on behalf of marginalized voices and creators — people who have great stories to tell — and

The 71st Berlin International Film Festival unveils its program this week, with the Generation and Retrospective sections kicking off proceedings today. A total of 15 films are selected across the two youth-focused Generation competitions – Kplus and 14plus. Of the titles chosen, 60% are directed by female directors. Scroll down for the full list. The

Studio Ghibli released Earwig and the Witch on February 3 in 430 theaters and dropped the animated feature from the legendary studio on HBO Max on February 5. The Goro Miyazaki-directed film with the voice talents of Richard E. Grant, Kacey Musgraves, and Dan Stevens earned an estimated $99,941 on its opening weekend to bring its

UPDATED with new Super Bowl trailer. In 1988, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall originated the roles of Prince Akeem and Semmi respectively in Coming To America. Over 30 years later, the comedy has reached legendary status and the two actors are set to reprise their roles of Akeem and Semmi. Based on what we have seen

Technical aspects aside, we are dying to get a first look at Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings. Simu Liu, best known presently for his role on the amazing Canadian series Kim’s Convenience, is playing the titular hero, and Tony Leung will portray the real Mandarin (not to be confused with the imposter

Breaking News Donald Trump doesn’t want SAG-AFTRA, and they just made it perfectly clear they want nothing to do with him either … forever and never again. The former President was permanently banned from ever rejoining the actors’ union this weekend after the board passed a resolution that gave him the boot for good. He’d

This year’s International Feature Oscar entry from Armenia, Songs Of Solomon, boasts Green Book Academy Award-winning co-writer/producer Nick Vallelonga as producer for the film debut of theater director Arman Nshanian. Songs Of Solomon is a relatively low-budget but emotive watch, contrasting the power of music and friendship with the horrors of genocide.
 Audrey Gevorkian’s screenplay details the friendship between a Turkish girl and her Armenian friend,

Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen will make his feature directorial debut with Falling which makes its premiere in theaters, digital and on demand today. Mortensen went all-in with his feature debut because also wrote, starred in and composed the score for Falling to show us that he’s not just a one-trick pony (but was there any doubt?) Falling follows

Former heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks Jr., who defeated Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1978, has died. He died Friday after a five-year battle with prostate and other cancers, his representatives at Firm PR confirmed. He was 67. “Leon fought his battle with numerous illnesses resiliently, never losing his trademark smile,” said

The LEGO Batman Movie Director Chris McKay Helms The Tomorrow War The man who drafted these exciting talents into heroes of the future is Chris McKay, who, for such a high-dollar and high-concept project, is only making his second live-action, feature-length directorial effort with The Tomorrow War. However, the man has been keeping busy, and

Chris Hemsworth has turned Australia’s one-time sleepy beach town of Byron Bay into the new Hollywood — at least that’s how locals feel about it … and they’re pissed. A new report by news.com.au details the disdain longtime residents of Byron Bay have for the Hemsworths — especially Chris, who’s made the area his permanent

EXCLUSIVE: Filippo Meneghetti’s Golden Globe nominated Two Of Us goes out in the U.S. today via Magnolia Pictures. As a special treat for the virtual cinema release, star Barbara Sukowa was interviewed by Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Isabelle Huppert in a discussion that will play after every virtual cinema screening. Check out an

EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of receiving two Golden Globe nominations for its Sia-directed movie Music, Vertical Entertainment can boast that its Nate Parker feature American Skin has become the distributor’s highest grossing title on PVOD with $4M over two weeks. American Skin debuted on Jan. 15 in select cinemas and on on-demand platforms such as Apple, Amazon, Vudu,

John Lee Hancock is attracted to true stories as a director. His films behind the camera include such real-life tales as 2002’s The Rookie;2004’s The Alamo; and 2009’s The Blind Side, which won Sandra Bullock an Oscar and his film a nomination for Best Picture. Then there was Saving Mr. Banks (2013), the criminally underseen The Founder

Jordan Belfort initially thought the GameStop stock market drama was a version of a “pump and dump” scheme, which the stock broker pleaded guilty for in 1999. After looking into the situation further, Belfort has shown his support for the “revolution” in association with Wall Street, calling the current controversy a paradigm shift that will

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com SAG-AFTRA Prez and ‘90210’ alum Gabrielle Carteris knows Donald Trump resigned to dodge punishment from the union, but says he could still get a rude awakening. Gabrielle joined “TMZ Live” Friday to address the former President’s letter to her, which as we reported contained the typical Trump beats — petty

The global vaccine rollout is reason to finally believe there could be an end to this pandemic, but it’s evident the recovery process is going to be gradual and slow. Ahead of the curve, however, appears to be India. Back in September, the country’s virus situation looked to be spiralling out of control, with nearly

Constantin’s new Resident Evil distributed by Sony Screen Gems has been set to open on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3 this year. Paramount’s Jackass is the only other major studio wide release scheduled at that time. This is the movie we told you about that’s an origin story starring Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia

“Mr. Lewis, the goal of his life was to encourage people to speak up and that’s exactly what Pete is doing now,” says The Way I See It director Dawn Porter of the similarities between former Chief Official White House photographer Pete Souza and the late great civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis. “Having been

Dev Patel Over the years, Dev Patel has showcased a flair for playing passionate, good-hearted men going against the odds to make a name for themselves. Whether it’s Slumdog Millionaire, Lion, or 2020’s The Personal History of David Copperfield, the British actor excels in leading roles that let him play underdogs who discover their passion,

EXCLUSIVE: Nhut Le has been cast to recur on HBO Max’s Peacemaker as Judomaster. In DC lore, the character has been seen in three different previous iterations. The first Judomaster premiered in Special War Series #4 back in November 1965, created by Joe Gill and Frank McLaughlin. Originally known as Hadley “Rip” Jagger, he was a sergeant in the

Donald Trump — the man who is about to stand trial for provoking an insurrection that could have brought down our government — has resigned from Hollywood’s labor union … calling it “un-American.” Trump fired off a letter of resignation to SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris Wednesday … this after the union’s board was in the

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and Warner Bros-owned Twenty Twenty have postponed production on David Olusoga’s hit history series A House Through Time as the UK remains in the grips of the coronavirus crisis. Deadline hears that Season 4 was due to shoot in Leeds early this year, but has been paused until spring at the earliest