On Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti pleaded with his city’s residents to “just stay home.” As L.A. Covid-19 hospitalizations hit an all-time high and ICU beds were projected to run out in the coming weeks Garcetti said plainly, “It’s time to cancel everything.” Garcetti admonished L.A. residents, saying: “Don’t meet up with others outside
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Hong Kong has shuttered its cinemas again, for a period of two weeks beginning today. This comes as the government instituted new restrictions amid a rising wave of Covid-19 infections which is being referred to as a fourth wave. Should the market reopen December 16, it would be just in time for Warner Bros’ Wonder
EXCLUSIVE: David Ramsey (aka John Diggle) will be busy both behind and in front of the camera for the CW. Ramsey, who most recently starred in Arrow as John Diggle/Spartan, will return to direct five episodes in the DC Universe including the new series Superman & Lois, and Supergirl. Additionally, Ramsey will guest star in
Seeing a movie like Happiest Season get such a positive response and become the biggest “opening weekend” movie for Hulu is certainly a big deal. Hulu has always been the streaming service focused on TV, and original content in general has never been a massive selling point of the service, even though Hulu has certainly
The UK is set to become the first western country to roll out a Covid-19 vaccine after it was authorized for emergency use by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA). Initial doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which has been shown to be 95% effective in trials, will arrive in the UK in the
Exclusive Steven Spielberg just got court-ordered protection from a woman he believes is threatening to murder him. The famed movie mogul filed legal docs seeking a restraining order against a woman named Sarah Char, who he claims has been harassing him for months and sending death threats. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Steven says
As SAG-AFTRA seeks to modify its healthcare plans for the New Year, a number of notable union members including Clancy Brown, Whoopi Goldberg, Mark Hamill and Morgan Freeman voiced their concerns with the changes in a social media video. “Have you heard of a union doing union busting in a pandemic? It’s obscene,” a number
Oftentimes, the original is better than the sequel or spinoff set up for the audience to view. Whether it be because of the fan base or the source material working more than the successor, the original series or film works better in most cases. RELATED: Penny Dreadful: Why Dr. Sweet Was Vanessa’s Worst Love Interest (&
EXCLUSIVE: After relaunching its monster-movie library with the hit The Invisible Man, Universal Pictures is continuing to build up its development slate and has its sights on one of its more iconic non-monster characters. Sources tell Deadline that Universal is developing an original horror/thriller inspired by the studio’s classic monster legacy set in the world
EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions is opening Roberto Benigni’s new Pinocchio movie from filmmaker Matteo Garrone on Christmas Day stateside on 2,000 screens. It’s more good news for those theaters which are braving the Christmas holiday. This past Thanksgiving proved that families will venture out during the pandemic where they feel safe and head to the movies; Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s The
Production company BlackBox Multimedia has partnered with Italian producers Leader Produzioni and LatAm’s EO Media Distribution for the TV series adaptation of Luis Sepúlveda’s novel Diary Of A Sentimental Killer. The story follows an unnamed assassin who has been left by his lover the day before he is set to embark on a crucial assignment.
While the original movie didn’t make a splash during its initial theatrical run, it slowly became a cult favorite and spawned three sequels: 1989’s The Toxic Avenger Part II, The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (which was released towards the end of 1989), and 2000’s Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV.
More than four years since his time in the White House, former president Barack Obama says there are aspects of the job he misses. Obama sat down for another set of interviews for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote his new memoir A Promised Land. The book, which has sold more than 1.5
Breaking News 9:03 AM PT — Prowse died of complications from coronavirus … according to his daughter, Rachel. She told UK reporters her father had been hospitalized for the last 2 weeks with COVID-19 before he passed on Saturday. He also suffered from Alzheimer’s. The ‘Star Wars’ actor’s daughter says … “It’s horrible that Covid
Universal Studios Japan has set a February 4, 2021 grand opening for the first Super Nintendo World, after the launch at the Osaka theme park was delayed earlier this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic. The opening will now coincide with the park’s 20th anniversary celebration. The park’s first multi-level land includes themed rides based
The Mandalorian season 2 gets an epic old-fashioned fan poster in honor of Ahsoka Tano’s live-action debut. For weeks now, The Mandalorian season 2 has been unfolding over on Disney+, and each episode has supplied fans with new surprises and characters. The season picked up with Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) searching for someone who can help
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) crowned the winners from its 2020 awards ceremony today, with Babyteeh and Stateless dominating the film and TV categories respectively. Shannon Murphy’s tragi-comedy Babyteeth was the big winner on the film side, scooping Best Film, Best Direction, Screenplay (Rita Kalnejais), Actor (Toby Wallace), Actress (Eliza Scanlen),
As states and cities start new stay-at-home orders — specifically Los Angeles county — it is only expected that box office will continue to struggle. This applies even more to the specialty box office. This weekend we saw a trio of films about iconic figures in cultural history: the Gabriel Range-directed Stardust showed us the early
With the arrival of Alex Wheatle, the fourth of five installments that make up Small Axe, Steve McQueen’s adamant and penetrating series of roughly hourlong dramas centering on the Black immigrant community experience in post-World War II Britain, the emerging core concern is the hypocrisy involved in the nation laying out the welcome mat to
Okay, that sounds pretty intense. While we don’t have all the details about exactly what kind of powers Anthony Mackie’s character will have, The Ogun has the potential to be pretty thrilling. We already know he’s capable of pulling off some impressive stunts, so it will be cool to see him put those skills to
It’s a mystery shrouded in a mystery … the monolith has disappeared. The shiny metal, which was adorned a remote area of Utah, is there no more … according to Utah officials. All they would say is that it was removed Friday evening, but they don’t know who did it. The monolith was planted on
Netflix has revealed that it plans to start declaring its true UK revenue amid growing political pressure on the streamer and reports investigating its low tax bill. “As Netflix continues to grow in the UK and in other international markets we want our corporate structure to reflect this footprint,” a Netflix spokesman told The Guardian.
Ryan Reynolds has politely declined the opportunity to have a street named after him, pointing out some potential unwanted side effects of the honor. The Deadpool actor is currently busy working on a long list of projects including a Christmas Carol remake and a Clue adaptation. Reynolds recently wrapped filming for the Netflix movie Red Notice with action bigshots Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot. Now
An online petition urging studio personnel to axe Amber Heard from the upcoming Aquaman sequel has received more than 1.5 million signatures. Created by Jeanne Larson, the petition crossed the signature milestone after Deadline reported that Mads Mikkelsen will replace Johnny Depp in the latest Fantastic Beasts film and is addressed to executives at both
Germany has extended its partial coronavirus lockdown until at least December 20, meaning cinemas in the European major will not resume operations before that date. It is also possible, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, that restrictions could continue into January. A re-evaluation is due to take place on December 15. Warner Bros’ Wonder Woman 1984
By the time Josh Boone’s The New Mutants arrived in theaters this past August, morale surrounding the release wasn’t exactly high. The film had seen its release date pushed a ridiculous number of times (admittedly sometimes due to factors that had nothing to do with the production), and it didn’t exactly inspire confidence that 20th
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West Coast actress Suzanne Snyder was in her early 20s when she landed the role as the high school hottie and nerd crush Deb — who ditches the jocks and falls for the dweebs after their abduction by the biker gang — in the classic ’80s comedy “Weird Science.” Snyder was cast alongside some big
Cordial yet reserved, the man seated across from me seemed well cast as a CEO. We had just attended a board meeting as “outside” directors, and he was mulling the big question: “How much disruption and cost cutting can you apply to a company, yet still keep it functional?” With a shrug of resignation, he
A new video uses deep fake technology to drastically improve de-aged Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy, making Clu much more convincing. Bridges played tech genius Kevin Flynn and his digital avatar Clu in the original Tron, released in 1982, and reprised both roles in the 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy. The long-awaited latter movie used cutting-edge CGI (for