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Here’s why Mila Kunis didn’t return for 2015 sequel Ted 2. Seth MacFarlane is best known as the creator of Family Guy, but while he may have evolved into something of a name brand, it took a few years to reach that point. While early seasons of Family Guy enjoyed a cult following its ratings

Warner Bros has keyed up a re-release of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy in Hong Kong and Taiwan, ahead of the mid-July launch of the director’s latest epic, Tenet. The three films — Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises — will release over several weeks. The first rollout is in Taiwan

EXCLUSIVE: Good news for big circuits AMC, Regal and Cinemark and other movie theaters which are hoping to return to business in the late June to early July period: In an updated EDO moviegoer study entitled “Movie Theaters and Social Distancing”, 75% respondents said that they were more likely to return to cinemas upon their

The UK’s Film and TV Charity has accelerated its plan to offer mental health support to industry workers with the launch of an online community dedicated to those seeking help during the COVID-19 crisis. Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, and the charity is hoping the digital tool will

Batman Forever, however, doesn’t have that problem. Sure, the Bat-Nipples, excessive use of neon and black lights, and over-the-top mannerisms of most of the supporting cast are a big departure from what we were used to at the time, but 7-year-old Philip Sledge was all about that life when I saw it in theaters. By

Geno Silva, who is best known for his role as The Skull in Brian De Palma’s Scarface died on May 9 in Los Angeles of complications from frontotemporal degeneration. He was 72. Silva was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 20, 1948. He went on to have a career on stage and screen. In

Fred Willard has died … TMZ has learned. The veteran comedic actor passed away late Friday night. His daughter Hope tells TMZ, “My father passed away very peacefully last night at the fantastic age of 86 years old. He kept moving, working and making us happy until the very end. We loved him so very

Blumhouse teases the possibility of releasing an alternate scene for 2018’s Halloween. After seven lackluster sequels from 1981 to 2002 and two less than satisfying films from Rob Zombie, fans were treated to David Gordon Green’s Halloween, which acted as a sequel to the original 1979 film and retconned every plotline that occurred after. 2018’s

Italy’s cinemas will get back to business from June 15, the government announced Saturday as it outlined an overall easing of lockdown protocols in what was the initial epicenter of the European continent’s coronavirus outbreak. As with other markets that are beginning to lift restrictions on moviegoing, there will be social distancing measures in place

Will it? Won’t it? Can it? Exhibitors, rival studios and the town have been paralyzed all week wondering whether Warner Bros.’ Tenet will remain on its July 17 release date and bring the world’s movie theaters back from this coronavirus deep-freeze they’ve been suffering since mid-March. Here’s what we know at this time: solid sources

Friends and former collaborators are remembering writer, director, and producer Lynn Shelton, an award-winning indie filmmaker who died Friday at age 54. The groundbreaking director was best known for her films Humpday,Your Sister’s Sister (2011), Outside In (2017) and last year’s Sword of Trust.  Humpday, which premiered in 2009 at the Sundance Film Festival, starred

Anyone else feel like Matthew Vaughn had already made his decision and was just messing with him? As Nicholas Hoult remembers from his X-Men: First Class audition, the director asked if he would read the scene in his best Stewie Griffin and, thankfully, the many hours of watching the Fox series came in handy. I

Keith Urban did something last night that could be a new way to enjoy in-person concerts … from the safety of your own car!!! The country music star put on a surprise concert at a drive-in theater near Nashville Thursday night. The show was to show appreciation to frontline workers at the Vanderbilt University Medical

UPDATED with Ringo Starr reaction: Astrid Kirchherr, photographer and early friend of the Beatles whose avant-garde style helped transform the young band from ’50s-era greasers to moptop trend-setters, died Wednesday in her native Hamburg, Germany. She was 81. The German newspaper Die Zeit reports that Kirchher died following a “short, serious illness,” with no additional

Danny Trejo wants a role in The Mandalorian, and Star Wars: Rogue One writer Gary Whitta is going to do what he can do to make his dream come true. Best known for writing the acclaimed Star Wars spin-off film, Gary Whitta has become an even bigger celebrity thanks to his quarantine talk show, Animal

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt production around the world, Enderby Entertainment has begun work on a feature film to be produced and shot virtually in six countries. Veronica Ferres and Aleks Paunovic lead the ensemble cast of 92, a thriller direct and produced by Rick Dugdale from Cam Cannon’s script. Lilly Krug, TJ Kayama,

Universal–Blumhouse’s The Forever Purge, which was dated for July 10 prior to Warner Bros.’ The Tenet, is now unset. Solstice Studios’ Russell Crowe road rage movie Unhinged on July 1 remains the first wide release back for those cinemas reopening. We hear there is no determination yet as to whether Forever Purge goes to PVOD, which is where Universal released Trolls World

In its ever-expanding goal to be Star Trek all year round, CBS All Access has picked up the Spock, Captain Pike and Number One starrer Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to series. With a title lifted in part from James T. Kirk’s beloved introduction to the original series, the third full live-action show in the

In a world full of vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures, Jessica is one of the few voices of reason. Jessica is the type of friend to say Edward is weird, but he’s hot, so it balances things out, or to call Bella out on her crazy behavior, and isn’t that the type of energy

London Zoo and its sister wildlife park Whipsnade Zoo are to open their doors to ITV cameras during lockdown to reveal how animals and staff are coping with coronavirus. October Films and Circle Circle Films are making the two-part documentary, , which will reveal how the Zoological Society Of London institutions are caring for 20,000

Play video content Move over Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart has a brand new costar — a frontline medical worker who won Kev’s All In Challenge sweepstakes, and as a result got a huge surprise. Kevin shocked the hell outta Henry Law when he jumped into a video conference call to let him know it’s time

A letter sent this week by SAG Awards organizers to film studios confirmed that the annual show will join the Oscars and Golden Globes in revising their film-eligibility guidelines this year in the face of the coronavirus shutdown that has closed all movie theaters nationwide. The SAG rules, to be finalized next month, will allow

Nintendo dropped a surprise announcement out of nowhere, revealing a brand new Paper Mario coming to the Nintendo Switch. Paper Mario: The Origami King sees Mario teaming up with a host of enemies to combat a new threat. Of course, the game still has all the elements players expect from Paper Mario, including plenty of

EXCLUSIVE: We’ve learned and confirmed that some exhibitors will be sharing in this weekend’s revenues for the Warner Bros. digital and PVOD release of Scoob! Warner Bros. opted to take their Tony Cervone-directed animated release into homes this Friday instead of theaters given the continued near nationwide exhibition shutdown during COVID-19. Scoob! will be available for

Netflix has taken world rights to Polish director Jan Komasa’s The Hater, which won Best International Narrative Feature at this year’s digital Tribeca Film Festival. Komasa is the director of the 2020 Oscar-nominated Polish feature Corpus Christi. His previous projects include Suicide Room, Warsaw Uprising and Warsaw 44. His latest feature, written by Mateusz Pacewicz,

Behind the scenes, more people in the comic book world are signing deals with Netflix too. Mark Millar has a slew of television series in development based on his comic books, including Jupiter’s Legacy, Super Crooks, The Magic Order and American Jesus. Boom Studios is also collaborating with Netflix on television properties after signing a

UPDATED Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti embarked on his second wave of damage control after reigniting a controversy sparked yesterday by comments from the county’s Public Health Director. After walking back her comments, Garcetti made his own controversial comments on GMA today. Hours later, the mayor faced the media in his daily coronavirus briefing. The

Breaking News It’s been a year since LeSean McCoy ruined the ending to the insanely anticipated “Avengers: Endgame” movie … and the NFL star is FINALLY apologizing for the huge mistake. Of course, Shady infamously tweeted out “RIP my dog TONEY STARK” on April 26, 2019 — before most people were able to check out

Marvel and DC are seen as the two main pillars of comic book movies with an interconnected universe and although they are seen as the two titans of the space, there is more than enough room for other comic book entities to make a name for themselves — and peeking its head around the corner