Amazon is set to find the beat with the upcoming Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed which hits select theaters today before moving to Prime Video on December 4. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Darius Marder, who co-wrote the movie with Abraham Marder. Sound of Metal follows punk-metal drummer Ruben (Ahmed) who begins to experience intermittent hearing
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AMC dropped a bunch of news today about the upcoming extended 10th season of The Walking Dead. The first of the six new episodes is set to debut on Sunday, February 28, while AMC+ will have them earlier starting on February 25 before their linear debut. Each new episode will debut on the streamer on the
As noted, we will once again get to see Sophia Lillis through a vision of the past in Uncle Frank, which is set in 1973. In the story she plays 18-year-old Beth Bledsoe, who has spent her entire life looking up to her Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany). After leaving her South Carolina home to go
More news on the Monster Hunter and Wonder Woman 1984 fronts with China dates now set for both films. The former, starring Milla Jovovich, has landed a December 4 release in the Middle Kingdom while Warner Bros/DC’s Gal Gadot sequel is due on December 18. Contrary to the situation domestically, where Deadline recently reported the
Matthew McConaughey is clearly flirting with running for Governor of Texas … what’s not clear is exactly when he’d do it. The Oscar winner gave separate interviews this week in which he talked about mulling a run for office. On the “Hugh Hewitt Show” Tuesday, he said that “it would be up to the people
EXCLUSIVE: The selections for the 2020 Disability List were unveiled Thursday night at the Media Access Awards. The Black List teamed with Easterseals Disability Services, the Writers Guild of America Writers with Disabilities Committee and Media Access Awards for the annual curated list of the most promising unproduced scripts featuring at least one lead character
Justice League‘s Knightmare version of Deathstroke (Joe Manganiello) has been revealed in the latest Snyder Cut image. Following the news that director Zack Snyder’s famed cut of Justice League will finally be released on HBO Max next year, fans have eagerly awaited every bit of new information they can get about the long-awaited movie. Snyder’s Justice League
Last Friday, the prayers of several Star Wars fans were heard as Katee Sackhoff made her live-action debut as Bo-Katan Kryze on Disney+’s The Mandalorian. It is the character she voiced for eight years on the series’ animated predecessors Clone Wars and Rebels. And Bo-Katan made it clear about her mission going forward: She wants to reclaim
AMC circuit CEO and President Adam Aron did not have words of hate tonight toward Warner Bros’ (actually, let’s be honest, WarnerMedia’s) decision to take their $200M DC superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984 into theaters and onto HBO Max on Christmas Day. Aron gave his thumbs up, saying that the movie will play at close
Series Mania Pushed Back To May French TV festival Series Mania has been pushed back from its usual March home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Lille event will take place on May 28-June 5, with the Series Mania Forum being staged between June 1-3. Registration will open online on January 18. “With the ongoing uncertainly
Since the decision is also a first for major big-budget releases, a number of fans are concerned as well. Most notably, the global fans of Wonder Woman have been left hanging with this announcement. Right now, theatrical and streaming plans are solely for people living in the U.S., and if audiences in other countries have
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired feature comedy Student Driver, an original pitch from writer Peter Hoare (Standing Up, Falling Down) and Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films, sources said. Written by Hoare, with Murder Mystery helmer Kyle Newacheck attached to direct, I hear Student Driver is an action comedy involving a substitute driver’s ed teacher and his students
Exclusive 4:39 PM PT — Harvey’s camp tells TMZ … “It should come as no surprise that Mr. Weinstein has numerous maladies and conditions including a heart condition, high blood pressure and spinal stenosis. We are working with the NYSDOCCS and the excellent team at Wende CF to ensure Mr. Weinstein receives the proper medical
EXCLUSIVE: Greg Berlanti and the CW are breaking more ground in superhero representation with their latest DC series project. The network is developing Wonder Girl, a drama series based on the DC characters created by Joëlle Jones. It hails from Queen of the South executive producer/co-showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez and Berlanti Productions. Written by Rodriguez, Wonder
The massively successful GoldenEye 007 almost had more than one playable James Bond, but unfortunately character models for Sean Connery, Roger Moore & Timothy Dalton were left on the cutting room floor. This forced Pierce Brosnan’s incarnation to spy and shoot alone in a title that is now a staple of gaming history. It has been 25 years
Amazon has announced that the latest The Grand Tour special will premiere on December 18. Produced by Expectation, The Massive Hunt will feature Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May journeying through Madagascar in search of buried treasure. After their last watery outing, Seamen, the trio are back in cars as they take to treacherous
The Roundabout Theatre Company says it will resume production in Fall 2021 with two much anticipated shows – the COVID-delayed Jeanine Tesori/Tony Kushner musical Caroline, Or Change and Alice Childress’ Trouble In Mind. The planned musical revival of 1776 will now begin performances in Spring 2022. The nonprofit theater company does not have a date
Dolly Parton’s dulcet tones and memorable tunes may help mend broken hearts, but it seems that the singer may have a hand in providing the world some COVID-19 relief. As news of two potential COVID-19 vaccines entered the conversation, information about the new Moderna vaccine’s supporters came to light. Last Thursday, the Christmas on the
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. The Star Wars franchise has entertained moviegoers for decades, with George Lucas’ colorful galaxy being passed down across the generations. And when Disney acquired Lucasfilm, the galaxy far, far away returned to theaters
EXCLUSIVE: Following a lengthy search, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro Studios have set Steven Caple Jr. to direct the new Transformers pic in the reinvented universe. Insiders add while negotiations have yet to begin, he is the top choice among studio execs and producers and a deal should close in the coming weeks. After meeting with
Breaking News Sinbad‘s recovering from a recent stroke … according to his family. The veteran comedian’s family said … “While he is beginning his road to recovery, we are faithful and optimistic that he will bring laughter into our hearts soon.” The 64-year-old Sinbad is known for his stand-up work and starring in sitcoms like
EXCLUSIVE: Silverprint Pictures, the ITV Studios-owned production label behind the long-running ITV series Vera, is turning its attentions to its next Ann Cleeves adaptation for ITV. The production outfit will reimagine The Long Call as a four-part series for ITV, with Des and Baptiste writer Kelly Jones penning the drama in what will be her
Sales figures from the last fiscal year show that Nintendo‘s Asian market outside of Japan is growing at a faster rate than those in Europe and North America. This emergence has made the Asian market as valuable as its Western counterparts to the makers of Mario and Zelda. It has been nearly three years since the Nintendo Switch
On Monday, after new coronavirus cases doubled in the past 10 days, California Governor Gavin Newsom took action. Newsom moved 40 of the state’s 58 counties — or 94% of its population — into the most strict level of his Blueprint for a Safer Economy. And he hinted at more drastic action to come. In
Steppenwolf’s Broadway production of Tracy Letts’ The Minutes is exiting the Cort Theatre, its pre-COVID home, with plans to re-open in 2022 at another Broadway venue. The move signals yet another way the pandemic shutdown has impacted Broadway’s shuffle of theater tenants and reopening schedules. The Minutes, a political comedy directed by Anna D. Shapiro
EXCLUSIVE: New Line has set Bishal Dutta to direct an untitled original horror feature based on a spec by Joshua Rollins. James Wan’s Atomic Monster will produce with Wan and Michael Clear as Producers and Judson Scott as Executive Producer. Plot details are being tightly held, but the project is an original horror film set
I commend Blumhouse for how well they casted the new coven in The Craft: Legacy, a sequel to the 1996 cult classic about teenage witches. Also, if you ask me, Zoey Luna gave the standout performance among the four main leads in her first of many memorable feature films, I predict. In fact, I think
Refresh for latest…: The international box office continues to be led by Asia, with Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train still enjoying runaway success this weekend. Currently the No. 5 all-time biggest movie in Japan, the anime adaptation should climb up to No. 2 sometime in the next week or so. This session, the cultural
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Sylvester Stallone has an odd recommendation on how to make this already strange Thanksgiving even more bizarre … ditch the turkey altogether!!! We got Rocky in Bev Hills and asked about the many challenges families will be facing during their upcoming holiday get-togethers … and it seems his visit to
Actor Ben Platt took to Twitter to reveal that he suffered through a bout of COVID-19 early this year in March. The Tony Award-winning actor responded to a tweet posted by graphic designer Ced Funches, who asked “Do you personally know anyone that has contracted COVID-19? No names, just yes or no.” The tweet caught