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Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp is going from the world of the Upside Down to world of the culinary arts in the newly released comedy Abe from Brazilian director Fernando Grostein Andrade (Wandering Heart, Quebrando o Tabu). The film, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival last year, features Schnapp as the food-obsessed titular pre-teen Abe — although

While the films, inspired by Harry Potter scribe J.K. Rowling’s fictional textbook of the same name, have already cast a good majority of pre-existing characters, there remain a few that can still be reincorporated as younger iterations. Daisy Ridley could bring a new aura to, for instance, Hogwarts professor Bathilda Bagshot, who is known to

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

Sean Penn had an intruder Friday … a swab that went way up his nose to test for the presence of COVID-19. Sean’s doing great work in the ‘Bu … he helped organize and fund a COVID-19 testing facility through his org, the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE). In case you haven’t followed it, the

EXCLUSIVE: Sports fans are in a pandemic moment when we have no choice but to watch old game replays, videogame tournaments with NBA player/gamers, even a Dodgeball callback resurrection of ESPN’s The Ocho, a daylong marathon of obscure sports including cherry pit spitting, slippery stairs, stone skipping and cup stacking contests that seem funny but

James Gunn, director of The Suicide Squad, prefers Harley Quinn over the Joker. Both characters are well-known Batman villains, with Joker making his debut all the way back in 1940. Harley Quinn made her debut over 50 years later in Batman: The Animated Series, but has quickly grown to become almost as famous as the Clown Prince

Universal Pictures and Amasia Entertainment are partnering on The Green Hornet and Kato, which is currently in feature development. Universal optioned the rights to the iconic characters, first created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker in 1936, after Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo took control of the motion picture franchise rights in

Editor’s Note: As Deadline continues its Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series on the struggles of people in the entertainment industry impacted by the coronavirus-related shutdowns and layoffs, we’ve launched a new series, Reopening Hollywood (or Broadway, as the case may be), focused on the incredibly complicated efforts to get the industries back on their feet

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

Tom Everett Scott: That was the day that started out with a Swiss crane crashing and almost killing Steve Zahn.Steve Zahn: That was insane. That almost landed on my head.Scott: I got to work, and they were like, ‘Did you hear about the crane?’Zahn: I was plugged into the sound booth, and I had headphones

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

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Teofimo Lopez was born and bred in NYC … but the boxing star bolted from the Big Apple before coronavirus decimated the city. So, how’d he know it was a good idea to get the hell outta Dodge? Well, disaster movies … where else?? “You ever seen those movies like

For the first time in a half-century, the San Diego Comic-Con show won’t go on this year. Event organizers said today that the 2020 confab has been canceled over coronavirus concerns and have set dates for July 2021. Also, WonderCon Anaheim, which was to have been held April 10-12 at the Anaheim Convention Center, has

A new piece of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness fan art imagines what actor Bruce Campbell would look like as the Marvel villain, Mister Sinister. The MCU sequel is now being directed by Sam Raimi, who took over the project following Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson’s exit. This news, of course, prompted Raimi’s frequent

Refresh for updates … As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, more events are being canceled or postponed and entertainment sites closed. The World Health Organization has declared a pandemic over the COVID-19 virus, which has sickened 823,626 people in about 170 countries and territories, with 40,598 global deaths as of Wednesday, according to the

New York’s Public Theater has canceled this year’s free Shakespeare in the Park season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first summer in 58 years that Central Park’s Delacorte Theater will stay dark. The 2020 summer season was set to include a production of Richard II, directed by Saheem Ali, and a return four-engagement

Mamma Mia actor Stellan Skarsgard and 101 Kyle Soller are in final talks to board the next Disney+ Star Wars series Rogue One based off the $1 billion-grossing 2016 feature prequel that starred Diego Luna as rebel Cassian Andor. Rogue One’s pilot will be written by Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote and did last minute directing

Brian Dennehy — the veteran actor whose career spanned 5 decades on the stage and screen — has died … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us Dennehy died Wednesday night in Connecticut … we’re told he passed of natural causes and there will not be an official autopsy. The actor’s career began in

EXCLUSIVE: Levantine Films, the film/TV production company behind the Gurinder Chada-directed Blinded By The Light, has acquired small screen rights to Rodney Barnes’ and Jason Shawn Alexander’s best-selling graphic novel series Killadelphia: Sins of the Father. Levantine has partnered with Barnes on his adaptation for a television series which Levantine and Barnes will produce. The

Amber from Love Is Blind said Rory brought many of the women to tears during their time in the pods. We didn’t see his love story unfold on screen, but he helped many others find someone. Matt and Amber were one of two couples to wed at the end of Love Is Blind, along with fan favorites Lauren

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

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

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the gory U.S. trailer for Russian genre flick Why Don’t You Just Die, which screened at multiple festivals last year include Fantasia, where it won the New Flesh Award for Best First Feature. Kirill Sokolov directed the black comedy, his feature debut, which follows a man who plans to gain entry to his

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is an ever changing place, especially as the studio plans the next two phases of filmmaking. There are a ton of very exciting projects coming down the pipeline, including Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. This will be Benedict Cumberbatch’s second solo movie, and will see Stephen Strange work with

Exclusive Danny Trejo is using his machete for good … to chop up some carnitas from his famous Mexican joint to feed L.A.’s frontline workers. We’re told the action star hit up USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in L.A. Wednesday, just before lunchtime, and served HUNDREDS of free bowls to hospital workers working to treat patients

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

China’s Dalian Wanda Group has issued a statement regarding its AMC Entertainment, calling speculation about the chain filing for bankruptcy “pure rumors.” This comes after an S&P Global report last week forecasted AMC’s depletion of cash by mid-summer and its potential inability to re-open by June, and as chatter has swirled about a possible Chapter

Frontières, the genre-focused industry initiative, has named Annick Mahnert as its new executive director, following the recent departure of former chief Lindsay Peters. Mahnert will steer the org through its upcoming event, the International Co-Production Market, which will still take place July 23-26 but in a virtual form due to the global coronavirus disruption. The market

As she detailed, Tom Hanks had milder symptoms. Her temperature soared to 109 degrees Fahrenheit and she lost her sense of taste. Hanks’ temperature wasn’t nearly as high and he still had taste. Following their recovery, the pair has decided to donate some of their blood to a study that is trying to make a