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The National Association of Theatre Owners said tonight that it has canceled CinemaCon 2020, which had been set for March 30-April 2 in Las Vegas. The news comes two weeks after NATO said it was holding firm on its confab despite some cancellations from China over coronavirus concerns. The news comes as a great relief

Here’s how The Way Back’s March release date may impact Ben Affleck’s chances this awards season. Hitting theaters earlier this month, the film is something of a comeback vehicle for Affleck, following his recent stint in rehab, separation from wife Jennifer Garner, and stepping down from the Batman role in the DC Extended Universe. The parallels

During last year’s D23 Expo, Disney revealed that they are opening an immersive Marvel-themed land dubbed the Avengers Campus in California Adventure in Anaheim as well as Disney properties across the globe. Today, they announced that the Avengers Campus will be opening July 18 and Disney unveiled more details about the land that will bring

National Amusements, the Redstone family holding company, was placed on negative credit watch by ratings agency S&P Global after shares of ViacomCBS – which NAI uses as debt collateral – skidded so low over the past three weeks that the parent technically defaulted on a bank loan. That’s a headache for NAI but also a

Cannes Film Festival President Pierre Lescure has given an interview in which he admitted the festival will cancel if the coronavirus situation does not improve in France by next month. Speaking to local outlet Le Figaro, Lescure said the fest remains “reasonably optimistic in the hope that the peak of the epidemic will be reached

This version of Dracula is described as another monster movie set in modern times and with a contemporary spin on an old tale. Karyn Kusama’s frequent collaborators, Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, are attached to the script. The pair have written many of her directorial projects, along with the Ride Along movies, 2010’s Clash of

UPDATED with email to members: The WGA this morning informed its membership that the upcoming membership meetings have been “cancelled as a precaution against COVID-19 (coronavirus),” I have learned. The leadership of the guild had set up eight membership meetings from February 28 -March 13 “to discuss proposals and priorities for the upcoming Minimum Basic

Max von Sydow — the Swedish actor best known for his notable roles such as the priest in “The Exorcist” and the Three-Eyed Raven on “Game of Thrones” — has died … according to his family. His wife, Catherine, says … “It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the

Cutting deep into cable viewership on Sunday night, the wound on Cynthia Erivo’s character’s arm in the mid-credits scene of the finale of The Outsider was just the latest but surely not last twist in the tale of the HBO miniseries based on Stephen King’s 2018 novel. Coming in with a season high of 1.37

Jamie Foxx is still starring in Spawn despite the recent rumors. Todd McFarlane helped create one of Spider-Man’s most famous villains, Venom, in the ’80s, but in the ’90s, he created a character that is just as popular: Spawn. Spawn first appeared in 1992 and five years later, New Line Cinema banked on the character’s popularity

Taiwanese popstar Jay Chou, who has appeared in Hollywood films including The Green Hornet and Now You See Me 2, is to front a magic travelogue for Netflix. The streamer has ordered weekly series J-Style Trip – one of its latest commissions coming out of Asia. The 12-part series will launch on the service on March

Broadway producers are “cautiously optimistic” as attendance figures for last week show little, if any, immediate impact from the global coronavirus scare. Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League trade organization representing producers and theater owners, said in a conference call with reporters this afternoon that she was “even a bit surprised” with today’s

EXCLUSIVE: WME ha signed Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K, the writer-director-producer team who is now creating the Indian version of Citadel, the Russo Brothers and Midnight Radio’s in-the-works global thriller franchise for Amazon. On the film side, they recently wrote and produced the horror comedy Stree, which was a box office success in India. Other

During the events of Avengers: Infinity War, Thor Odinson met the Guardians of the Galaxy and quickly established a fun rapport with them, particularly Rocket Raccoon and Groot. Avengers: Endgame ended with the God of Thunder leaving Earth with the Guardians, and according to Vin Diesel, a.k.a. the voice of Groot, some of the Guardians

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Brad Pitt looked comfy over the weekend next to a mystery woman at a concert — and while it’s unclear if this is romantic, what is clear is Brad’s not scared of getting out there. BP was spotted Saturday night at The Wiltern in L.A., where musician Thundercat was performing.

Another milestone for Parasite. The Oscar-winning Korean sensation has now become the highest-grossing foreign-language film in UK box office history, surpassing The Passion Of The Christ. The film already posted a record-breaking debut in the UK, opening with $1.8M including previews from an initial 136 sites, a new milestone for a foreign-language movie. After that

Leigh Whannell, a long-time contributor to the horror genre, recently discussed his hypothetical ideas to reboot Dracula. While this is certainly a character that has been done – and redone – many times throughout the genre’s history, Whannell’s recent success with The Invisible Man is a positive indicator that, if another reboot is on Universal’s agenda,

Refresh for latest…: Disney/Pixar’s Onward topped the global and international box office chart this weekend, but came in vastly below projections. A $68M worldwide start includes just $28M from 47 material offshore markets. That’s well under the $40M-$55M range the industry was seeing ahead of the weekend. The spread of the coronavirus, and the fears

There was a stampede of new titles opening this weekend at the specialty box office, and despite coronavirus-induced fears of being in close proximity in theaters, there weren’t any glaring slumps in the indie and arthouse space. Of the films released this weekend, First Cow made some moo-ves at the box office, earning an estimated

Jon Favreau Along the same lines, Jon Favreau has been a pivotal pillar in Lucasfilm’s new era. The director led Star Wars to television with The Mandalorian and back in 2008 he helmed the first movie of the MCU, Iron Man. Sure, he’s in high demand, but if you look at The Mandalorian as a

Facebook is closing its three London offices after one of its employees tested positive for coronavirus. The social media giant has told its 3,000 employees to work from home until Monday. Facebook told Sky News, “An employee based in our Singapore office who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 visited our London offices 24-26 February 2020.

Breaking News @mattreevesLA Robert Pattinson‘s Dark Knight is a fan of classic American muscle cars, it seems, ’cause his Batmobile looks like it rolled straight out of a 1960’s Detroit factory … with custom touches, of course. Director Matt Reeves just posted a few photos from the set of his forthcoming “The Batman” — with

The Directors Guild of America’s national board voted unanimously today to approve a new three-year film and TV contract that includes substantial gains in streaming residuals, and to recommend its ratification to the guild’s membership. “The future is what drives us, and that’s what you see in this agreement,” said DGA president Thomas Schlamme. “As

Matthew Perry played the role of Chandler Bing for all ten seasons of Friends, but there were several other major candidates considered for the part. In fact, one well-known figure was even offered the role before Perry was hired as one-sixth of the major cast. Perry’s path to joining Friends wasn’t simple, since the actor was

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of the results of the Super Tuesday primaries & the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame. Already the Comeback Kid after his stellar Super Tuesday performance, Joe Biden is now Captain America to rival Senator Bernie Sanders’ Thanos – at least in a side-splitting mash-up Avengers: Endgame video making the rounds

Disney/Pixar’s Onward made $2 million on Thursday night in box office previews, according to the Burbank, CA studio, from shows that started at 6 PM. Previous previews around this range include Disney’s Dumbo ($2.6M, $45.9M opening), Monsters University ($2.6M, $82.4M opening), Moana (which previewed on a Tuesday before Thanksgiving with $2.6M, 3-day of $56.6M, 5-day much greater due to Thanksgiving

EXCLUSIVE: Disney/Pixar’s family film Onward has been banned in multiple Middle East markets due to the film’s minor reference to a lesbian relationship. In the movie, about two teenage elf brothers in a mythical world who embark on a quest for magic, there is a passing reference to an LGBTQ relationship between two secondary characters. 

Interestingly enough, this isn’t the first time we’ve hears about James Wan working within the Universal Monsters realm. Back in November, it was reported that he was developing a new take on Frankenstein. That information was removed, but four months later, this new report comes in, and those plot details point towards a very Frankenstein-sounding

The WGA will begin bargaining March 23 for a new film and TV contract with management’s Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, Deadline has confirmed. The guild’s current contract expires May 1. WGA West president David A. Goodman and WGA East president Beau Willimon told guild members last month that “The 2020 Minimum Basic

TMZ.com Corey Feldman‘s being threatened and harassed again, just days before the release of his documentary promising to expose child rapists in Hollywood … at least that’s what he thinks, based on a calendar left on his doorstep. Feldman says he called police after he returned home from a night out and discovered this 2020