On February 5, 2021, the world lost one of its greatest actors with the death of legend of the screen and stage Christopher Plummer. The 91-year-old actor, who appeared in 119 movies, 71 television series, and 17 theatre productions throughout his decades-long career, bringing some of the most unforgettable characters to life in a way
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As Hollywood continues to grapple with the far-reaching and damaging effects of Covid-19, on the other side of the world Australia and New Zealand are bucking the downward trend. The countries are no stranger to major international productions — in part thanks to lucrative tax incentives — but they are currently benefitting from a production
Harry Styles is a rarity in Hollywood … according to his director/GF Olivia Wilde, who’s giving him props for gladly taking a backseat to female costars. Olivia is applauding Harry for not trying to hog the spotlight in the upcoming film, “Don’t Worry Darling.” Olivia’s directing it and explained, “Most male actors don’t want to
While Disney CEO Bob Chapek remains flexible about release strategies for movies between the big screen and the studio’s streaming service Disney+, he said today that Marvel’s long-awaited feature Black Widow is still set to be a pure theatrical release as mentioned back at the company’s December investor day. However, “we’ll be watching to see the reopening
EXCLUSIVE: Frank Patterson, who served as the Disney Vice President of Sales Eastern Division, has exited the studio after 17 years, Deadline has learned. Patterson is a second generation theatrical distribution vet; his father Frank Patterson Senior was the longtime EVP and Head Film Buyer at Loews Theaters. When you speak to any major studio
Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell and Eric Bana are starring in Australian family drama Blueback alongside newcomers Ariel Donoghue and Ilsa Fogg. Pic focuses on Abby (played by both Donoghue and Fogg at different ages), a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue groper while diving. When Abby realises that the fish is under threat, she
What Are The Consequences Of Time Travel In The Butterfly Effect? Evan’s trials and tribulations in The Butterfly Effect lead to all sorts of variations in his life, ranging from something as small as a cigarette burn to larger consequences like the deaths and/or traumas of his friends and family. There’s also a physical toll
As the specialty box office space continues to navigate the digital VOD and day and date waters, numbers are trickling in but, again, they don’t necessarily give a solid reflection of a film’s box office performance as they did in the before-times (aka pre-Covid). On this President’s Day holiday weekend, award season faves like A24’s
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Louise Linton‘s passion project with Ed Westwick is out, and they both agree their stunt scenes were crazy … especially the one surrounding someone’s family jewels! Louise, who’s married to now ex-Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, is the writer, director and star of “Me You Madness” — and she hit Craig’s
A year after Covid raged in China, the country’s box office is all sewn up and back together with Detective Chinatown 3 besting Avengers: Endgame‘s U.S./Canada all-time opening with a $394M weekend. But here in the states, we’re still trying to get the pandemic under control, and winter storms which impacted 100 million Americans according to the
With his debut feature On-Gaku: Our Sound, Kenji Iwaisawa looked to “pursue a new expression” in animation, through the juxtaposition of offbeat characters and deadpan atmosphere not often found in the medium. Based on a manga created by Hiroyuki Ôhashi, On-Gaku follows three delinquent teenagers as they set out to form a band. Culminating in
Kyle Allen worked with the Happy Death Day actress on a romance called All My Life just before heading onto set for The Map of Tiny Perfect Things. He got to talk to her about her experience working with the time loop concept, and she had some killer advice. According to Allen, she clued him
The Lost City of D, starring Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock, is set for 2022 release. Paramount announced on Saturday that the romantic comedy from Adam and Aaron Nee received a wide release date for April 15, 2022. Described as a Romancing The Stone-style romantic comedy, The Lost City of D follows a reclusive romance novelist
Breaking News The force ain’t with Gina Carano anymore … but Ben Shapiro sure is! The former “Mandalorian” star — who’s on the outs with LucasFilm after sharing an offensive post about Jewish people on Instagram — announced she’s signed a new movie deal with Shapiro’s conservative media outlet, “The Daily Wire.” “The Daily Wire
EXCLUSIVE: As pre-production ramps up on Captain Marvel 2, Brie Larson looks to have found her next co-star she will square off against as sources tell Deadline, Velvet Buzzsaw‘s Zawe Ashton has been set as the villain in the next installment in the Marvel franchise. Nia DaCosta, who directed the anticipated reboot of Candyman, has been tapped
Talk about pent-up demand. Detective Chinatown 3, which was originally scheduled to hit Chinese cinemas during the Lunar New Year period in 2020, has sprung out of the gate today with an astonishing Maoyan-estimated RMB 1.05B ($163M) to score the biggest opening-day gross ever of any movie in a single market. The debut overtakes Avengers:
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) today announced the nominees for its 10th AACTA International Awards with Searchlight’s Nomadland in the lead at six mentions including Best Film, Director, Actress, Screenplay and Supporting Actress and Actor. Also scoring several mentions are DreamWorks/Netflix’s The Trial Of The Chicago 7, Netflix’s Mank, Focus’ Promising
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Ready for the understatement of the year? Well, here is it: our lives would be much different on this Friday in February if the COVID-19 pandemic had never come to fruition around the
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo actually got nominated for an Academy Award with 2011’s Bridesmaids as Best Original Screenplay. That hilarious comedy also made a mint at the box office for Universal and sparked numerous imitators. Wiig, who also starred in it, steadfastly has resisted turning out a sequel, so I guess what we get with their
Play video content @bam__margera / Instagram Bam Margera acknowledged he needs help to treat his manic bipolar disorder … one day after going on a “Jackass 4” boycott rant and opening up about suicidal tendencies. The ‘Jackass’ star said he’s visiting a bipolar specialist on Friday … one day after, in his words, going “bat
The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences, and inspirations of some of today’s great screen artists. Every installment asks the same five questions. Today’s subject is Gal Gadot, the
“My plan was to die before the money ran out” has become the anthem and tagline of the Sony Pictures Classics’ French Exit starring Michelle Pfeiffer as a 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite — a role that has been earning her plenty of awards season buzz. Opening in theaters today before expanding nationwide April 2, French
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one out of Blighty. Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent is set to star in the movie adaptation of Rachel Joyce’s genuinely best-selling novel The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. BAFTA-winner Hettie Macdonald, who directed BBC and Hulu hit Normal People with Lenny Abrahamson, is aboard to direct, and BAFTA-winner Kevin Loader (The Death
Dr. Jonathan Ohnn debuted in 1984’s Spectacular Spider-Man #97, and he made his first official appearance as The Spot in the following issue. Ohnn was a scientist working for The Kingpin, researching ways on how to duplicate the radiation levels of the superhero Cloak as a way to mimic his powers. Ohnn succeeded in opening
The head of Discovery+ is bullish on high-end nonfiction content. “We’re investing in premium documentaries, a genre that we know our subscribers want more of,” Lisa Holme, group SVP of content and commercial strategy for Discovery, said Thursday at the streamer’s Winter Press Tour presentation. She added, “That allows us to support some of the
HBO has found one of its leads for the upcoming The Last Of Us series. Deadline confirmed that Game of Thrones breakout star Bella Ramsey, known for appearing as the pugnacious but brave Lyanna Mormont, will play Ellie. Though HBO has yet to announce who will appear as Ellie’s companion Joel, the series based off
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Daniel Wu says that much of the Asian-American community are afraid to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year in public amid a spike in racist attacks. The actor joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and told us why Chinatowns across the country are looking like ghost towns on the eve
Channel 5, Fable Pictures, and Sony Pictures Television have released a first-look image of Queen & Slim actress Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn in their convention-busting series on the Tudor monarch. The three-part series, first revealed by Deadline, will examine the downfall of Boleyn through the prism of a psychological thriller rather than a stuffy period drama
Refresh for updates and top 10 chart: On one of the most difficult box office dates on the calendar, Super Bowl weekend, and during a pandemic, Warner Bros.’ second weekend of its Denzel Washington-Rami Malek-Jared Leto thriller The Little Things made $2.1M at 2,206 theaters, -55% from its first weekend; putting it’s running domestic total through ten
EXCLUSIVE: Asher Angel, who starred opposite Zachary Levi’s title superhero in Shazam!, has signed with Atlas Artists. In the 2019 New Line/DC hit, Angel played Billy Baston, the foster teenager who can transform into superhero Shazam. He is set to return for the sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which begins production in May. The original grossed