Friday afternoon: We’re hearing that New Line’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods is currently on its way to an $11M Friday, inclusive of last night’s $3.4M, for what’s looking like a $30M opening at 4,071 theaters. The pic cost $125M before P&A, $25M more than the first Shazam! While that’s nothing to scream “Shazam!” about
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods finally lands in a rainy windswept Los Angeles tonight for its premiere at the Regency Village. But the franchise’s filmmaker David F. Sandberg won’t be in attendance after testing positive for Covid. Taking to social, Sandberg wrote, “Sadly I won’t be going to the Shazam premiere tonight because I finally
Whether it’s the top o’ the morning or a late-night party at the bar, these stars love a tall glass of Guinness … so take a look at some of the biggest celebs drinkin’ away in honor of St. Patrick’s Day! Hugh Jackman, Kevin Hart, and Ben Affleck are just a few of the A-listers
A Punjabi and Bollywood actor is recovering from multiple stab wounds today after a man wielding a hatchet and knife attacked him outside a gym about an hour southeast of Los Angeles. Aman Dhaliwal was assaulted at about 9:20 a.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of a Planet Fitness by a man Corona police identified
In another sign of the return to China for Marvel after a long drought, Disney/Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has been set for a day-and-date release on May 5. The James Gunn-directed finale in the series is due to hit North American cinemas that same day while international rollout will begin on May
EXCLUSIVE: Artist International Group has signed French actor Kev Adams whose work spans acting, screenwriting and producing. Adams can most recently be seen in his original comedy Maison De Retraite (Retirement Home), where he plays a young convict forced to work in a retirement home after being sentenced to community service. Directed by Thomas Gilou
Lindsay Lohan won’t have to do parenthood all on her own, ’cause she’ll have Mom and Dad to help bring up the baby around Lohan family members … so say her parents. Michael Lohan tells TMZ he plans to be in Lindsay’s kid’s life, one way or another. He says he and his daughter are
The Shazamily is back, and on a much larger scale, but at its heart this superhero saga is still about family, and that’s the good thing here. In 2019’s origin story (which goes way back to 1940 comics when the then-named Captain Marvel was introduced), a group of teens in a foster home, often bullied
In the wake of delivering Talking Heads frontman David Byrne his second Oscar nomination with Everything Everywhere All at Once, A24 has acquired worldwide rights to his former band’s 1984 cult hit concert pic, Stop Making Sense, for theatrical release later this year. A24 will give the Jonathan Demme directed movie (the filmmaker’s first concert
The Case Against Adnan Syed director Amy Berg has become the latest creative to strike a first-look deal with Fremantle. The deal is the first of its kind for Fremantle’s Documentaries Unit, which is overseen by Global Head of Documentaries Mandy Chang. Under the terms, Berg and her Disarming Films shingle will work closely with
Kobe Bryant‘s hand and footprints were forever enshrined at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, and the Bryant family was on hand for the moving ceremony … with Natalia Bryant delivering an emotional speech about her dad. Mamba’s prints were originally cast in February 2011 — the day before KB was named All-Star Game
EXCLUSIVE: Following another wildly successful year, Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness scribe Michael Waldron is launching a new feature film and TV production company, Anomaly Pictures, with his producing partner Adam Fasullo. The new banner believes that popcorn entertainment can also be prestige entertainment. At the heart of every project lies
Sony has added one more release to the summer theatrical calendar, Stage 6 Films’ Knights of the Zodiac on May 12. Produced by Toei Animation and based on the international anime sensation, Knights of the Zodiac brings the Saint Seiya saga to the big screen in live-action for the first time. Seiya (Mackenyu), a headstrong street teen,
When Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav installed the new leadership of James Gunn and Peter Safran at DC, heavy decisions were promptly made from the unplugging of Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 3 to Henry Cavill losing his Superman cape. However, throughout it all Shazam! star Zachary Levi’s faith in his new bosses didn’t waver,
Play video content TMZSports.com Travis Kelce is weighing in on the NFL’s greatest tight end debate … telling TMZ Sports he’s not worthy of the G.O.A.T. title. Many have thrown Kelce’s name into the debate lately — including Giants star Darren Waller and Chiefs great Christian Okoye, who both told us #87 will go down
In the latest episode of the podcast The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling, which was released today, the Harry Potter author spoke about the reactions to her 2019 tweet, in which she expressed support for Maya Forstater, a British researcher fired for comments interpreted as anti-trans, and for which she drew condemnation from GLAAD. At the time,
New Line’s Covid-delayed DC sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods finally will hit theaters this weekend in 77 offshore territories and the U.S. with a global outlook between $80M-$85M — $35M of that coming from domestic. The David F. Sandberg-directed pic previously had been scheduled to open on December 21, but Warner Bros decided in
EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe and 2x Emmy nominee Alfred Molina (Spider-Man: No Way Home) has joined the indie dramedy When We Get There, marking the feature debut of writer-director Ryan Patrick Welsh. 2x Emmy nom Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers franchise) and William Katt (The Greatest American Hero) are also set, with newcomers Chris Heeder, Jamie Lien
UPDATE 1:24 PM PT — Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton are sending their well-wishes to the mom-to-be — we got the sister leaving CBS Studios in NYC, giving some “congratulations” to Lindsay Lohan! UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE 1:22 PM PT — Lindsay’s ex Sam Ronson tells TMZ … “I wish her all the
As Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 barrels the Marvel Studios’ franchise toward its conclusion, Karen Gillan, stopping in Deadline’s SXSW studio provided a glimpse as to how life is shaping up for Thanos’ adopted daughter and Gamora’s adopted sister, Nebula, in the threequel. “Now we’re seeing Nebula post the death of the source of
EXCLUSIVE: MakerVille, the recently launched entertainment subsidiary of Hong Kong media group PCCW, is set to make a splash at Filmart, unveiling an ambitious slate of movies and premium series, following its debut feature Mad Fate, which had its world premiere at Berlin film festival. Lofai Lo, MakerVille’s CEO and former General Manager of PCCW’s
Chadwick Boseman got a lot of love at the Oscars … something his family was well aware of and super appreciative to hear during the big night. Allen Boseman, Chadwick’s cousin and the attorney for the Boseman family tells TMZ … “It’s been incredible how Chadwick has been received by the entire Hollywood family and
NATIONAL ANTHEM Section: Narrative Spotlight Directors: Luke Gilford Screenwriter: David Largman Murray, Kevin Best and Luke Gilford Logline: Dylan lives an isolated life of routine in rural New Mexico, working odd construction jobs to help support his little brother and alcoholic mother. He accepts a gig working at the House of Splendor, a homestead built
UPDATED with complete list of winners: A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once won Best Picture tonight at the 95th annual Oscars. The Daniels — Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert — also won the Best Director and Original Screenplay Oscars for Everything Everywhere All at Once, which topped all films with seven trophies after coming into
The 2023 Oscars are underway, and so far — everything’s looking pretty kumbaya behind the scenes, with no signs of hostility and violence … just the way it should be. Check out all the hugging and embracing that’s going on between the stars inside the Dolby Theater — where it’s all good vibes and lifted
All Quiet on the Western Front scooped the Best International Feature Film Oscar this evening, after earlier taking the Cinematography trophy and then winning for Production Design and Original Score. Such categories in which it is also nominated, including Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Sound are still to be unveiled. This is the first time a
Refresh for latest…: Paramount/Spyglass Media’s Scream VI has slashed its way to a franchise-record opening at the global box office with $67.1M, topping Scream 3 for the best in the bunch of this long-running Kevin Williamson-created series. At the international box office, it also set a franchise-best start with $22.6M from 53 markets, a whopping
Written, produced, directed, and starring Jake Johnson, Self Reliance follows Tommy (Jake Johnson), a man accomplishing nothing else in life except to exist, and attempts to spice up his life lead to some near-death encounters. Along with Johnson, the film stars Anna Kendrick, Natalie Morales, and Emily Hampshire. Tommy is a lonely man coasting through
Glenn Close won’t make the Oscars this year — this after being tapped as one of the many presenters — because she caught COVID … which kinda leaves Harrison Ford hanging. The actress contracted the virus just ahead of showtime and will be forced to miss Sunday’s broadcast — this according to her rep. Word
Disney Parks and Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro gave a presentation at SXSW this weekend that promised a focus on “The Art & Science of Disney Parks Storytelling,” and boy did he deliver. After showing off a very dynamic character robot and offering a look at Smart Hulk in his time travel suit, D’Amaro offered up