Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com WWE’s newest champ Drew McIntyre is giving a sincere shoutout to The Rock for believing in his potential before he ever dreamed of getting a belt … and the video will hit you right in the feels. Let’s take you back to July 2019 when TMZ Sports posted a video
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Alibaba Pictures, the entertainment arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, has issued a profit warning, saying it expects losses for the financial year ended March 31, 2020 to range from RMB 1.1B-1.2B ($156M-$170M). That would be an increase of over 330% as compared to the previous year. The company cited “complicated difficulties in pursuing
The United Federation of Planets is a federal republic with a universal reach in the Star Trek universe. Starfleet is the wing of the Federation that covers exploration, scientific research, peacekeeping, and defense. Naturally, they would have to have an impressive fleet to maintain their interstellar reach. The following ships are the fastest that Starfleet
With theaters largely closed due to COVID-19 nationwide (except for a handful of drive-ins), there are many things that make sense financially for major studios when it comes to the distribution of their movies right now. It made sense that current theatrical releases such as Bloodshot, The Invisible Man, The Hunt, Onward, etc. would quickly
British comedian and actor Tim Brooke-Taylor has died at the age of 79 after contracting coronavirus. In a statement, his agent confirmed the news: “It is with great sadness that we announce Tim’s death early today from COVID-19. Joining [Cambridge University] Footlights in 1960 took him to providing a huge variety of splendid entertainment —
It’s a rather wild case, with Johnson claiming that he was driven to kill his landlord because of a demon living in the body of David Glatzel, an 11-year-old neighbor, and it’s noteworthy that the production has acst actors to play the roles of real individuals in the case. What we don’t know is how
Shailene Woodley has spoken out about a health scare that almost ended her career. The Big Little Lies actress, 28, told the New York Times in a Friday article that she became “very, very sick” while making the Divergent films. “I haven’t spoken much about this yet publicly, and I will one day, but I
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas are still getting out for fresh air during the pandemic, but they’re making sure to follow proper face covering guidelines while their pups get some exercise. Ben and his new Hollywood girlfriend were spotted out for a stroll in L.A. again this week — in between rain showers —
The appeal of BBC America’s Killing Eve has been a mix of the creative energy Phoebe Waller-Bridge brought to season 1 and the electric charge generated by its two leads, Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, whenever they’re in the same room together. Both Oh and Comer have netted a few awards between them for playing
Longtime international distribution executive Tony Themistocleous passed away on Friday April 3 in London, Deadline has learned. He was 89. His family as well as former UIP colleagues confirmed the news. A cause of death was not specified, though his nephew, Redo Farah Themistocleous, a distributor and former Warner Bros exec based in Colombia, said
Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi, who exhibition chain like the rest of the industry is shut down due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, earned $6.3 million in total compensation for 2019, up from $5.2 million the year before, the company said Friday in its annual proxy statement filed with the SEC. The year-over-year gain stemmed from
Whenever Paramount decides to reboot Jack Reacher, they may want to re-consider casting Dwayne Johnson in the lead role. The wrestler-turned-thespian took to Facebook tonight to answer fan’s questions, teasing Universal’s Hobbs & Shaw 2 and talking about the part that got away: the title role in Par’s feature adaptation of Lee Child’s series of novels about blue
Dazed And Confused Dazed and Confused follows different groups of high school students as they roam around aimlessly looking for something to do after the last day of school in 1976. The film’s cast includes Jason London, Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey, Joey Lauren Adams, and Mila Jovovich. Stream it here.
‘Harry Potter’ star Rupert Grint and his girlfriend have made some magic of their own happen … they’re having a baby!!! The English actor, best known for playing Ron Weasley in the fantasy film franchise, and his partner, Georgia Groome, were out in London Thursday picking up some groceries Now, the fact they were spotted
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
It’s apparent from the first opening measures in the instrumental song “Liama” that the direction the listener to take will be a positive one. Flutists Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazzara have teamed up again to create an enjoyable listening experience. A follow up to 2019’s Timeless—Hits Of Love And Hope From Pop, Rock & Soft
Steve Rogers was always destined to become Captain America thanks to the Super-Solider Serum that transformed his body. But, what if that serum was destroyed and he became another hero instead? In one alt-universe tale, Steve became Iron Man after the serum is no more. Marvel’s 2007 Bullet Points storyline by J. Michael Straczynski and Tommy Lee Edwards
Director Taika Waititi hosted a live screening party on Instagram Live for his film Thor: Ragnarok and he teased that he was going to have a special guest and that guest was….Valkyrie herself Tessa Thompson, who hinted at some details about the sequel Thor: Love and Thunder. She said that there is a script for Thor:
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
Kris Rey tells us that she hopes to have an announcement on the distribution plans for her comedy, I Used to Go Here, soon. We’ll report them as soon as we have them, as the movie – which stars Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement, Kate Micucci and Jorma Taccone – is really funny, and is worth
Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry screech to a halt. The hope is for an
New York-native Helen Slater‘s fame took flight in the early ’80s when she landed the role of Linda Lee — who uses the guise as Clark Kent’s cousin to blend in with the people of Earth while also defeating Selena as Supergirl — in the 1984 DC cinema spin-off, “Supergirl.” Slater shared the big screen
The Cannes Film Festival, not for the first time, is going against the grain. While major events across the summer call it quits due to the coronavirus crisis, the fest is holding out hope that it can still take place over revised dates, which we understand to be June 23 – July 04. For some,
Fans may not associate the Guardians of the Galaxy movies with The Wizard of Oz, however, director James Gunn recently revealed the first film’s opening was inspired by the 1939 classic. As the director of the first two movies in the franchise, many credit Gunn with reinvigorating the Marvel Studios properties. Countering favorites like Spider-Man, Captain America,
UPDATED with video New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed skepticism about Broadway’s just-announced June 7 reopening date. “I wouldn’t use what Broadway thinks as a barometer of anything unless they’re in the public health business and have seen better numbers and models,” Cuomo said at his daily COVID-19 briefing. Asked by a reporter if he
British commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has outlined an emergency cost-cutting plan in its bid to weather the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. In an all-staff conference call on Wednesday afternoon, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon outlined measures to slash the broadcaster’s 2020 content budget by £150M ($185M) and find £95M of operational savings, including reviewing investments and
Why Hustlers Fans Will Like It: Hustlers takes place during the 2007-2008 financial crisis, which is the catalyst for Destiny, Ramona, and others to start committing crimes to make enough money to survive. The Big Short does a great job of explaining the financial crisis to those completely unaware. The film helps contextualize the situation
EXCLUSIVE: UK actor, comedian and writer Stephen Mangan is set to make his feature film screenwriting debut with the adaptation of Alan Temperley’s popular children’s novel Harry And The Wrinklies. First published in 1997, the book follows a young boy who, after the sudden death of his parents, is sent off to live with an
Honor Blackman — one of the first iconic, and perhaps most iconic Bond girls of the movie franchise — has died. The 1960s and ’70s movie and TV star — who was considered a bonafide bombshell in her day — passed away peacefully at her home in Lewes, Sussex, surrounded by loved ones. Her family
Sony officially revealed the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller to the world today, detailing the successor to the DualShock model that has been such a prominent feature of the PlayStation family of consoles since their inception. Sony has been slowly unveiling new technology and hardware design for the PS5 over the past few months, culminating in a