Dwayne Johnson gave fans a taste of what his upcoming 2021 DC feature Black Adam will look like through animated concept drawings and confirming news today that the Justice Society of America characters Hawkman, Dr. Fate and Cyclone will be appearing in the film, alongside previously announced Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo). Similar to James Wan’s Aquaman animated presentation at
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Exclusive Chadwick Boseman‘s old stomping grounds won’t soon be forgetting their hero, because city officials are ramping up to pay tribute to him … now and later. Anderson, South Carolina Mayor Terence Roberts‘ office tells TMZ … the city where Chadwick grew up will be honoring him this week in a public get-together, but also
EXCLUSIVE: Sex/Life is resuming after production on the Netflix dramedy got back up and running in Toronto. Deadline understands filming kicked off Monday on the eight-part series, which comes from UnReal’s Stacy Rukeyser, just outside of the Canadian city at Dixie Studios. It marks one of the first Netflix scripted series to resume filming in
It has been five years since the first Apple Watch was released, and with it came a large variety of Apple Watch bands. From Apple’s own sports bands to the more luxurious Hermès Leather bands, smartwatch owners have plenty of options to choose from. Swapping a band is not only a way for wearers to replace
2ND UPDATE, 2:50 PM: Ron Jeremy pleaded not guilty today to new 20 new charges of sexual assault today in Los Angeles. If convicted on all counts, the veteran adult-film star If convicted as charged, faces a possible maximum sentence of more than 250 years to life in state prison, the Los Angeles Count District
Korea’s recent coronavirus resurgence has already taken a toll on the box office over the past two weekends, and exhibitors are now feeling a further pinch. According to the Yonhap news agency, Lotte Cultureworks, which includes multiplex chain Lotte Cinema, said it will offer voluntary retirement to employees who have been with the company for
Titans executive producer and writer Greg Walker revealed that the superhero series will see some familiar faces in the upcoming season. Walker joined Titans cast members Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop, Teagan Croft, Ryan Potter and Conor Leslie at DC’s Fandome on Saturday to talk highlights from the first two seasons and tease what’s next in
Boyz N The Hood – Ice Cube Boyz N the Hood stars Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long, Regina King, and Angela Bassett. The film follows Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) as he’s sent to live with his father in South Central, LA. It’s about Tre’s personal journey and the violence
In a show of support for festivals in the pandemic era, eight artistic directors of leading European film festivals will take part in the opening night of the Venice Film Festival on September 2. The eight directors – Alberto Barbera (Venice Film Festival), Carlo Chatrian (Berlinale), Thierry Fremaux (Festival de Cannes), Lili Hinstin (Festival di
Sylvester Stallone is re-releasing “Rocky IV” with a fresh set of eyes — in his own pure vision, no less — but one thing that won’t be in the new version … Paulie’s iconic maid robot. Sly made the announcement Sunday on Instagram, saying he’s gonna be putting a director’s cut of the ’80s cult
For various reasons, Disney rejects the term “premium video on demand,” or PVOD, in reference to its release via Disney+ of Mulan on Friday. But regardless of the label for it, the release will be as closely watched as any in recent Hollywood history, even that of Tenet, which arrives in theaters the day before. Mulan
Ben Affleck is confirmed as returning to the role of Batman in The Flash, where he can hand his DCEU title to The Flash. DC has big plans for the future, with Suicide Squad and Batman reboots on the horizon and the introduction of the DC multiverse in 2022’s Flash movie. Now, it’s been confirmed Ben
It’s been a little more than a year since Netflix gave an 11-episode series order to The Sandman, based on Neil Gaiman’s DC comic. The epic drama, from Warner Bros TV, was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, which shut down Hollywood production in mid-March. . “Due to COVID, everything — as with every other piece of television
Refresh for updates: Disney/20th Century Studios’ New Mutants got an early jump on the weekend last night, grossing $750K in a pandemic marketplace where only 62% of all movie theaters are open. Studios have often said that preview figures aren’t perfect indicators of the weekend box office. I beg to differ: It was more predictable
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet has begun its offshore rollout, and while Warner Bros is keeping a tight lid on grosses until fully reporting Sunday, some international box office information is available on the highly-anticipated title. In Korea, one of the key plays on Tenet, the Wednesday opening day was a little over $827K from 2,228 screens.
Vacation Friends – TBD Over the course of the past five years, John Cena has proven time and time again that he is more than just a beefed up wrestler and aspiring action star with appearances in Trainwreck, Sisters, and Blockers, where he showed just how far he would go to get a laugh. And
UPDATE Saturday: The lead Avenger on Saturday posted moving tribute to Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman who passed away from colon cancer at age 43. “Mr. Boseman leveled the playing field while fighting for his life… That’s heroism,” Iron Man star Downey Jr. wrote on Instagram next to a video of him and Boseman sharing
Chadwick Boseman, the iconic “Black Panther” star, has died at age 43 after a 4-year battle with colon cancer. His family released a statement, saying “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last
After becoming a hit with audiences and a box office success, fanboys and fangirls were thirsty for more of Shazam! with the titular wisecracking teen-who-turns-into-a-grown-adult superhero played Zachary Levi. Warner Bros recognized this and almost immediately set a sequel with screenwriter Henry Gayden and director David F. Sandberg returning. Levi took the virtual dais in
The reviews for the latest Madden game, Madden NFL 21, are coming in, and they’re not looking great. This latest installment in the annual football series will be the first one to release on the next generation of gaming consoles, and developer EA’s plans for handling that shift have already drawn no shortage of doubt and ire
The NBA and its players union said today that the playoffs will resume Saturday after a three-day pause in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. After a meeting among players, coaches and team officials, the league has committed to “further our collective efforts and actions in support of social justice and
Caesar Cordova, a character actor whose long association with Al Pacino included appearances in Scarface and Carlito’s Way, died Aug. 26 of natural causes in Atlantic City. He was 84. His death was announced by son Panchito Gomez, an actor whose credits include Selena, American Me and Hill Street Blues, with Deadline’s sister publication Variety
AMC Entertainment wants to buy back and revive a handful of bankrupt theaters that are staggering like the rest of the industry under little to no revenue. AMC, pushed by the Department of Justice, sold the theaters when it acquired Georgia-based Carmike Cinemas in 2016. Now it’s filed a motion in U.S. District Court for
Gary Ross Went To The White House Correspondents’ Dinner To Get All Those Political Cameos There are an insane number of cameos littered throughout Dave, from the worlds of both both show business and politics, that give the movie a larger than life yet realistic depiction of Washington, D.C. The story of how United States
You made it, it’s Friday. Thanks for reading International Insider. Tom Grater here with your weekly dose of major international headlines. Edinburgh: TV’s New Diversity Dawn Diversity urgency: The Edinburgh TV Festival’s advisory chair Patrick Holland told us last week that diversity would be written through this year’s event like a stick of rock. He
Bradley Cooper‘s shaggy hair and garb sure give him that ’70s Hollywood hotshot look … and that’s great ’cause it’s the vibe he’s going for. The “A Star is Born” director looked like a spitting image of the hairdresser-turned-movie mogul Jon Peters on the set of director Paul Thomas Anderson‘s new flick. He looked every
UPDATE, THURSDAY: California Public Health today confirmed cases to date of 683,529, up 4,430 over Wednesday, with 12,550 deaths, up 143 over yesterday. Both numbers are a slight downtrend from Wednesday. EARLIER: California Governor Gavin Newsom announced what he called “a new partnership” in coronavirus testing. He said he was taking the action in anticipation
The long-awaited premiere date of the new season of The Bachelorette has finally been revealed! Earlier today, ABC announced Clare Crawley’s premiere date is – drum roll, please – Tuesday, October 13. Here’ what we know about the highly-anticipated new season, including when we think Tayshia Adams will be seen in the promos. Everyone who is anyone has been anxiously
Of all the calamity exhibition needs right now as the industry tries to reopen during a pandemic is a hurricane. Box office analysts are divided on Hurricane Laura’s impact as new fare including 20th Century Studios/Disney’s The New Mutants, Searchlight’s The Personal History of David Copperfield, UAR/Orion’s Bill & Ted Face the Music and Picturehouse’s Fatima
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first good sign we’ve gotten on advance tickets sales for Warner Bros.’ Tenet, particularly here in the U.S. Movio cinema analytics corp tells Deadline that pre-sales for Christopher Nolan’s latest is outpacing his previous movies Interstellar and Dunkirk at the same point in their advance sales cycle for the U.S., United Kingdom and Australia. In the UK