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Play video content Exclusive 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 make

In an attempt to get teenagers and younger British Columbia citizens to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. Premier John Horgan enlisted some of Hollywood’s most notable Canadians for help: Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen. On Thursday Premiere Horgan posted a Twitter to his official page reaching out to the movie stars. “I have

The horror genre has seen an explosion of found footage films and while The Last Exorcism received more commercial and critical acclaim, it’s the comparable The Taking of Deborah Logan that’s the superior picture. Not only have found footage horror films become very popular, but movies that use this mold to tackle exorcisms have also on

Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone worked some magic in China on Friday with Warner Bros’ 3D reissue conjuring $4.6M. This is by far the biggesst single-day gross since cinemas resumed operations, overtaking the opening of WB’s earlier re-release of Chirstopher Nolan’s Interstellar by 66% (though that film bowed on a Sunday). Overall, China’s fourth

EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features President Robert Walak will be stepping down from his position and moving into an advisory consulting role with the Universal specialty studio. Walak will continue to work with Focus on projects he helped shepherd into development while there, and there are no plans to replace him in the role of President. The respected

Even if Jake Johnson doesn’t make it back for Jurassic World: Dominion, at least one person we haven’t seen since Jurassic World will be present, as Omar Sy is reprising Barry Sembène. Dominion’s other returning faces, besides Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard of course reprising Owen Grady and Claire Dearing, respectively, include the original

EXCLUSIVE: Hard times call for hard decisions, which trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan say they had to make to save health benefits for future generations of participants. Even before the pandemic, the Plan was facing unsustainable deficits, and the COVID-19 production shutdown accelerated the need for a complete overhaul of its benefits structures. Sources

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Steve-O‘s up to his old tricks, and though his latest stunt isn’t his gnarliest … it’s pretty damn funny. The ‘Jackass’ star attached himself to a Hollywood billboard Thursday morning with the help of a bunch of black tape, in what he believed was a super safe publicity stunt rigged

DC FanDome has unveiled its robust schedule for its 24-hour confab on August 22 — and it has anything and everything you will want when it comes to DC universe fare. As DC FanDome revealed last week, an all-star roster of talent will be joining the confab for key TV and film panels. Gal Gadot,

Last Updated: August 13, 2020 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is chock full of surprise cameos ranging from shocking reprisals to famous faces in introductory roles. After writing and directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams jumped back into the director’s chair to officially close out the Skywalker saga. To fully celebrate the

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Thursday that it has appointed Ali Sar as its new president. He replaces Lorenzo Soria, who died August 7 in the midst of his third nonconsecutive term as president of the international journalists group that organizes the Golden Globes. Sar has held several positions over 35-year membership in the

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures will be hosting a high-end dual big screen drive-in experience on the Culver City, CA lot starting this Friday, Aug. 14. They are the first major studio ever to turn their lot into a drive-in. The drive-in will be located in the studio’s Thalberg parking lot and showcase several Sony classic catalog

“This is the greatest public health crisis in a century,” said Centers for Disease Control Director Robert Redfield bluntly on Thursday. In fact, Redfield sees the coming flu season in Dickensian terms. “It’s dependent on how the American people choose to respond. It’s really the worst of times or the best of times, depending on

Walt Disney World has been open for a few weeks but there have been a lot of things missing. Parades and fireworks are on hold and all of the resort’s stage shows have also been missing. However, that latter problem has now been resolved as Walt Disney World’s ongoing talks with the Actors’ Equity Association,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Akon is turning his dreams into reality — building a futuristic city in Senegal, which he says will resemble Wakanda from “Black Panther” … in more ways than just its futuristic appearance. The singer, who hails from Senegal, joined us on “TMZ Live” Tuesday for an update on “Akon City,”

Fremantle unsurprisingly failed to escape the headwinds of coronavirus, with the international producer behind hits, including America’s Got Talent and Too Hot To Handle, reporting a big drop in revenue and earnings in the first half of 2020. According to parent company RTL’s results for the first six months of the year, Fremantle’s adjusted EBITA

In a recent privacy case, the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that criminal defendants may, under certain circumstances, be compelled to reveal their smartphone passwords to officers of the law. The ruling rejected the defendant’s claim to fifth amendment protections, rights that bar the state from requiring persons to self-incriminate or to provide forced testimony.

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Greenberg is leaving CAA to become a manager and partner at LBI Entertainment. He is making the move amicably from agent to manager and will join LBI principal Rick Yorn, a close friend and mentor since they were fraternity brothers at the University of Maryland. He will make the move after Labor Day.

There was further good news from the international box office this weekend, even as it continues to be clear that markets need fresh titles to keep the reopening momentum going — be they local, from Hollywood or even reissues of older event pictures. We remain in uncharted waters around the globe. But progress in the

New York Comic Con said Tuesday it is canceling its annual in-person convention this year at the Javits Center and instead will host an all-digital confab set for October 8-11. Organizer ReedPop said it is partnering with YouTube on the event, with exclusive live streams of panels set for NYCC’s YouTube channel. Fans will be

Chris Pratt is now a father of two! The Jurassic World actor officially announced the birth of his newborn daughter Lyla Maria Schwarzenegger Pratt on Monday after he and his family were spotted at a Santa Monica hospital over the weekend. Lyla’s birth is exciting news for the Pratts and Schwarzeneggers just over a year

UK cinemas have officially begun selling tickets for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, as of midnight today local time. The movie is being heralded as the saviour of the big screen and exhibitors have nervously been monitoring the situation following several dates shifts which have seen it move later and later in the summer as the pandemic

Viola Davis is coming full circle for her birthday by buying the house (and property) where she was born — a place that was formerly inhabited by slaves. The actress celebrated her 55th Tuesday by posting a photo of what she calls her birthplace — an old rundown house on what’s been said to be

Airbnb will offer a one-of-a-kind vacation spot with its latest rental listing: the world’s last Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon. “Dust off those membership cards for a sleepover inside the world’s last BLOCKBUSTER. when you call dibs on this stay, you’re booking a night back in the 90s, but this time you won’t have to

A return to form for realistic First-Person Shooters, Hell Let Loose scratches the itch for players looking for a realistic and tense shooter. Set during the midst of World War II players are allowed to pick a variety of different roles and set forth onto the battlefield. Pitting players against one another in a large-scale 100 person battle. Players

The fight for freedom of the press and against the oppressive political regime in the Philippines takes center stage in Ramona S. Diaz’s A Thousand Cuts, which opens in theaters and in virtual theaters nationwide. As journalists around the world face threats and the term “fake news” is thrown around recklessly by world leaders, A Thousand Cuts puts Filipino

EXCLUSIVE: HBO is teaming with Knocked Up creator Judd Apatow to make a two-part documentary on legendary U.S. comedian George Carlin, with UK outfit Rise Films producing alongside Apatow Productions. HBO Documentary Films has commissioned Apatow and his longtime collaborator Michael Bonfiglio to direct the films, which will feature interviews with Carlin’s family and friends,

In the last few years, Val Kilmer has remained active as an actor, making movies like The Snowman, Jay And Silent Bob Reboot, and the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick, but in his personal life he has also been dealing with some health issues. A couple years ago he was diagnosed with throat cancer, and earlier

There are no smiling faces in Hollywood. The industry’s power pyramid last week underwent further upheavals, turning former CEOs and network presidents into job hunters. They will surely be followed shortly by scores of acolytes. At the same time, virtually every public event surrounding the Oscar and Emmy seasons has now been canceled, thus pulling

Breaking News Patrick Schwarzenegger spilled the beans, possibly unintentionally, but his sister, Katherine, and her hubby, Chris Pratt, have had their baby. The news came after a photographer spotted Patrick Sunday and congratulated him on becoming an uncle and then asked how Katherine and the baby are doing. PS responded, “Doing great, just got her