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The Eternals is going to have the first openly gay superhero, and Kevin Feige has talked about continuing diversity in future movies. As long as the quality stays high, it should be a win-win for people that have dreamed of superhero representation and the overall Marvel fandom that just wants great comic book movies. After

EXCLUSIVE: In one of the biggest sales deals to come together at any EFM, we understand Netflix is nearing a world rights pre-buy in the region of $25M for The Good Nurse, set to star Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne. Based on the book by Charles Graeber and scripted by 1917 scribe Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Tobias Lindholm (The Hunt) is set to make his

Exclusive TMZ.com Quentin Tarantino just became a dad for the first time at age 56 — because his wife, Daniella Pick, has finally given birth … TMZ has confirmed. A rep for the acclaimed director tells us … “Daniella and Quentin Tarantino are happy to announce the birth of their first child. A baby boy

Hot off a big New Series win at the WGA Awards earlier this month and heading in to this weekend’s NAACP Image Awards, HBO’s Watchmen is taking on a new category and perhaps more seasons. “We discussed with the producers and felt limited series was the most accurate representation of the show and any possible

What’s going on with the possession of Naruto’s son in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations? One of Boruto‘s major storylines thus far has been the new power of Karma. After delivering the final blow against Momoshiki Otsutsuki, the young ninja was given a strange seal on his palm, and this has since evolved into full body markings whenever Boruto

Speaking at the Berlin Film Festival today, Netflix’s International Film VP David Kosse has emphasized the importance of arthouse films and non-English content to the streamer’s strategy. Quizzed on if Netflix’s algorithm-driven tastes lean towards the mainstream, Kosse suggested there was some misunderstanding about how the streamer analyses its data and considers its audience. “There’s

Disney/20th Century Studios feature adaptation of Jack London’s Call of the Wild drew $1M last night from 6PM previews while STX’s horror sequel Brahms: The Boy II saw $375K at roughly 1,800 theaters last night. They’re the two wide entries in a post Presidents Day weekend which will see Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog the winner with $29M-$40M in weekend 2.

EXCLUSIVE: Epic Pictures Group has taken U.S. rights on Butt Boy, Tyler Cornack’s comedy-thriller which debuted at Austin genre event Fantastic Fest. The pic will be released day-and-date April 3, with support from cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse for a theatrical rollout. The comedy follows newly sober detective Russell Fox (Tyler Rice) who meets his sponsor, Chip

8. Burning (2018) Released in 2018, Lee Chang-dong’s Burning follows what seems to be a love triangle involving aspiring novelist Lee Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in), his childhood friend Shin Hae-mi (Jeon Jong-seo) and Ben (portrayed by The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun), but as the plot unfolds, we realize that this is anything but a simple romantic

Deadline has confirmed that DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio is out after being in the position over the last ten years alongside Jim Lee. Prior that DiDio was VP Exec Editor and before that, VP editorial. During his tenure, DiDio saw the 2011 relaunch of The New 52, a contemporary update of the comic book publisher’s superhero

Play video content President Trump‘s disdain for Hollywood and the Oscars didn’t end with “Parasite” … he also lashed out at Academy Award winner, Brad Pitt. Right after Trump got done ripping the South Korean film that won Best Picture — which he seemingly didn’t see — because to him it doesn’t live up to

Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Tyler Mitchell’s entertainment accelerator Imagine Impact is extending its reach to to Australia, in partnership with Gentle Giant Media Group and Screen Australia. Having already launched three programs in the U.S., Impact will use their talent identification system to democratize access for creators, leveraging their technology to the global entertainment marketplace. Impact will

The cyberpunk genre is very much in the cultural eye at the moment, at least in the video game industry. CD Projekt Red’s upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 remains one of the most anticipated video games of the year, despite release delays. To pass the time, RuneHeads has developed a different cyberpunk experience in the form of Conglomerate 451, a roguelike

One of the more intriguing titles of this year’s Berlin Film Festival is the new Johnny Depp true life drama, Minamata in which Depp plays the famous Life Magazine photographer W. Eugene Smith who in 1971 undertook the most challenging and important subject of his career in travelling to the small Japanese village of Minamata which had

Peter Levinsohn was named Vice Chairman and Chief Distribution Officer for Universal Filmed Entertainment Group today after serving as President and Chief Distribution Officer since 2013. In his new role, Levinsohn will oversee domestic theatrical distribution, global home entertainment, global television distribution, new media and digital strategy, and film technology. Prior to joining Universal, Levinsohn

“I was born into this world, and my first memories of it are pain,” says the emancipated Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), a synthetic soul created for the amusement of wealthy humans who visit Westworld. “For my kind there was one place we were never allowed to go, one place we were never allowed to see. Your

You can see the finished results of their efforts now on the big screen, as The Call Of The Wild , starring Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Karen Gillan, and Omar Sy, has begun Thursday preview screenings all around the country. Stay tuned here on CinemaBlend in the coming days for updates about its box office

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Classics is finalizing a U.S. pre-buy of period drama Farnsworth House, which is to star Ralph Fiennes and Elizabeth Debicki. Debicki, who is soon to be seen starring in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, is in final negotiations to join in the co-lead role which was previously going to be Maggie Gyllenhaal but the latter

Exclusive Joaquin Phoenix didn’t wait long to walk the walk after mentioning the plight of mother cows and their babies in his Best Actor speech at the Academy Awards … and a mama and her calf are living happily together because of it. The “Joker” star visited a slaughterhouse run by Manning Beef in Pico

The 70th Berlin International Film Festival, and the first under new leadership team Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian, got underway tonight with a screening of Philippe Falardeau’s My Salinger Year, starring Sigourney Weaver and Margaret Qualley. The Opening Gala included a minute’s silence to honor the victims of yesterday’s terror attack in the German town

According to director Roland Emmerich, he has an idea for Independence Day 3. Not long after the sequel to the original Independence Day, Independence Day: Resurgence hit theatres in 2016, it seemed like the idea of a part three was dead and buried, despite Emmerich having set up an idea that Independence Day 3 would be an “intergalactic journey.” However, after critics bashed the

EXCLUSIVE: The Man of Bronze is headed to the small screen. Sony Pictures Television and Neal H. Moritz’s Sony-based Original Film have partnered with Condé Nast Entertainment to develop a scripted television series based on the Doc Savage pulp fiction franchise from the Street & Smith library. The project is part of the new three-year

Rialto Pictures is bringing Francis Ford Coppola’s Palme d’Or winning 1974 movie The Conversation back to theaters, starting March 20 at New York’s Film Forum and Landmark’s Nuart Theatre in L.A., with newly struck 35mm prints personally supervised by the six-time Oscar winning filmmaker. The platform release will offer theaters an alternate DCP restoration remixed

EXCLUSIVE: Dame Harriet Walter has joined Ridley Scott’s new epic, The Last Duel, the revenge story that stars Matt Damon, Jodie Comer, Adam Driver and Ben Affleck. Based on Eric Jager’s novel, the script is by Damon, Affleck and Nicole Holofcener. Shooting is just getting underway with filming due to take place in Ireland and

Tom Holland, along with millions of other people, has seen EZRyderX47’s deep fake video on YouTube and while he may have gotten a kick out of it, as he told ET, he has no interest in starring in a Back to the Future remake. That’s because, as far as he’s concerned, Back to the Future

Defense attorneys in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein failed in their attempt to obtain a gag order against attorney and victims rights advocate Gloria Allred on Wednesday, prompting Allred to tell Deadline, “Harvey Weinstein is not going to silence me.” Allred is not directly involved in this criminal trial, but has been in the

Exclusive Shutterstock Premier Veteran character actress Esther Scott — who’s been in countless movies and shows over the years — has died. A member of Esther’s family tells TMZ … Esther suffered an apparent heart attack last Tuesday at her Santa Monica home, and was later found unconscious and taken to a hospital. We’re told

EXCLUSIVE: When They See Us star Freddy Miyares is reteaming with Ava DuVernay for her upcoming HBO Max pilot DMZ. He joins previously announced cast members Rosario Dawson and Benjamin Bratt for the adaptation of the DC comic book series. DMZ is set the near future where America is embroiled in a bitter civil war, leaving

The code for an upcoming Pokemon GO update being released for Android users reveals the arrival of Shadow Eggs. The new Eggs will likely arrive with a new Team GO Rocket Event. In July 2019, Team GO Rocket notoriously took over a number of PokeStops around the world. After defeating the Grunt guarding these stops, trainers

Blackhall Studios, which runs a film production facility in Atlanta, Georgia, is planning to enter the UK market with a major development earmarked for Reading, west of London. The company said it was proposing “the largest purpose-built film studio and digital creative hub complex in the UK” and that it would incorporate “extensive purpose-built digital