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Callum Turner plays Theseus Scamander, older brother of Eddie Redmayne’s main character, Newt Scamander. Theseus is an Auror, and both brothers seemed to carry a torch for Zoë Kravitz’s Leta Lestrange. Theseus was engaged to Leta in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, but she sacrificed herself and at least appeared to die. It’s not

Sky has commissioned Tin Star producer Kudos to make an eight-part drama about a woman who flees across Europe after killing her estranged father in a drug-fuelled rage. Written by Ben Chanan, who penned BBC One’s Holliday Grainger spy drama The Capture, You follows Tara O’Rourke and her closest friends as they go in search

Backgrid Sylvester Stallone‘s playing another action hero in a new movie — go figure, right? — but this time there’s a twist … and it’s got our boy looking like a completely different person. The legendary actor was on set Tuesday in Atlanta, GA, where it looks like they starting to shoot this new flick

EXCLUSIVE: We have confirmed that the SCTV alum and comedy star of such hit pics as Ghostbusters, The Flintstones, Spaceballs, Parenthood has closed a deal to return to the next Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequel Shrunk. The movie will be made for the theatrical side, not Disney+. As previously reported, the pic’s original director Joe

Michael Myers actor James Jude Courtney teases ”pumped up” action and horror in Halloween Kills. John Carpenter crafted his horror masterpiece, Halloween, back in 1978, starring Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode. The franchise quickly went off the rails after the first film, resulting in seven lackluster sequels as well as two films from director Rob Zombie. In 2018,

Heeshire Mansion is getting all dolled-up for a new visitor: Katie Holmes. The actress known for prominent roles in Ray Donovan,  Batman Begins, and Dawson’s Creek leads the cast of Brahms: The Boy II (which opens Feb. 21) and in the just-released new trailer it’s clear that diabolical dangers remain hidden in the walls of the old

Rian Johnson’s Lionsgate/MRC whodunit Knives Out has sailed past the $300M mark worldwide. It’s the latest milestone for the box office anomaly that is becoming the second-highest-grossing original movie of 2019 behind Us and also whipping Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s $142.4M stateside. More amazing: This Thanksgiving release is still in the domestic

BBC chairman Sir David Clementi will tomorrow mount a passionate defense of the British broadcaster’s funding model, painting a stark picture of a much-diminished institution if the government makes good on threats to tear up the licence fee. In a speech in Salford, north England, on Wednesday, Clementi will unambiguously respond to culture secretary Nicky

This year’s Best Animated Feature category was a competitive one, with some very unique projects originating from theaters and streaming services. Disney wasn’t completely shut out, in fact Toy Story 4 ended up winning the Oscar this year. But the other nominees pushed Frozen II out of the running, with projects like Klaus, Missing Link,

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Mendes’ WWI epic 1917 has become eOne’s highest grossing release ever in the UK, overtaking The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, with a local grab of £36.2M ($46.9M) through Monday. The milestone hit this past weekend after 1917 dominated the BAFTA Awards on February 2, followed by Oscars this past Sunday for

Kansas City (Missouri)-local Julia Montgomery was in her early 20s when she landed the role of the Pi Delta Pi babe, Betty Childs — who teams up with the beefy Alpha Betas but ultimately falls for a geeky Lambda Lambda Lambda man — in the 1984 classic college flick, “Revenge Of The Nerds” and returned

After scoring the lowest opening for any DC film in over a decade, including the lowest DCEU opening, box office experts have given their explanation as to why Birds of Prey misfired at the box office. Since Justice League disappointed at the box office in 2017, Warner Bros. has seen an upswing with DC projects. Aquaman

Sir David Attenborough will fuse science and nature in A Perfect Planet, a new landmark series for the BBC and Discovery exploring the unique systems that allow planet Earth to thrive. The five-part series, made by Our Planet producer Silverback Films, predated the BBC and Discovery’s 10-year, £300M ($390M) natural history deal signed last year,

Newly minted four-time Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho is being hailed in his native South Korea and elsewhere today for Parasite’s history-making achievement in becoming the first foreign-language film to win the Best Picture Academy Award. From social media salutes to an official message from President Moon Jae-in, the Bonghive is abuzz. Moon congratulated Parasite

EXCLUSIVE: Hours after making Oscar history on Parasite‘s dual Best Picture and Best International Film Oscar, NEON has closed a deal for the Sundance buzz title Shirley. Deal is for North American rights and went for low seven-figures. Directed by Josephine Decker from a script by Sarah Gubbins, the film stars Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg,

The secrets and twists of the film are definitely worth keeping quiet around those who have not yet seen it, but even the first act setup of the narrative is brilliant in its premise and execution. Written by Bong Joon-ho and Jin Won Han, the movie centers on the lower class Kim family, who struggle

Play video content Breaking News ABC Brad Pitt just won his first acting Oscar ever, and his acceptance speech — not to mention the trajectory of his life — has truly proven good guys win in the end. BP was named Sunday as the Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Once Upon a Time

Can 1917 fulfill its front-runner status and go all the way? Will Parasite make Best Picture history as the first foreign-language film to win? What about the filmmaking titans, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, whose films had been hotly tipped at various points throughout the season? Maybe it’ll be something else entirely. Anything is possible

As one of the most popular Marvel characters, Thor has become a household name ever since Chris Hemsworth portrayed the role in 2011’s Thor. Two sequels and a handful of team-up movies later, the depictions Thor present moviegoers with a rich blend of cinematic excellence and Norse mythology, though Marvel does take some liberties with

It’s common to read about Oscar voters who anonymously reveal their selections to reporters, but Leslie Jones has gone public with her picks by posting the details on social media. The actress and comedian took to Twitter Friday to call out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the lack of diversity among

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros.’ R-rated Suicide Squad DC spinoff Birds of Prey is eyeing an estimated $4M-$5M in previews tonight, according to industry estimates. Showtimes that began at 6 p.m.. Although much lower than such R-rated superhero fare as Joker ($13.3M), Deadpool ($12.7M) and Logan ($9.5M), Birds of Prey is more female-skewing. Hopefully the under 25 female set, which is known to

Chris “Ludacris” Bridges: For me, I would love to bring in Denzel Washington. I think that would be great. Nathalie Emmanuel: That’d be pretty fun. Michelle Rodriguez: I like Matt Damon. But I wonder if he would do something so — a lot of the stuff we do is so silly and he’s such a

Warner Bros’ Birds Of Prey took flight across 51 overseas markets on Wednesday and Thursday, grossing $7.8M at the international box office through its first two days. The Cathy Yan-directed DC spinoff has opened to No. 1 in its major plays, save Korea and Italy where local titles are dominating. Ahead of the weekend, the

TMZ/Getty Composite The Rock shared the moving eulogy he delivered for his father’s funeral. Rocky “Soulman” Johnson died last month, and Rock wanted his fans to know what his dad meant to him.  He said, “Man, I wish I had … I wish I had one more shot. I wish I had one more shot

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit.  Well, it is all just about over but the counting, and in fact, I would guess PriceWaterhouse accountants have even finished that at this point. What that means is two numbers crunchers out of everyone in the whole world are now looking at every pundit’s predictions,

Peter Weber has whittled the women down to his final six contestants on this season of The Bachelor. Although season 24 has packed plenty of drama into just six episodes, Peter is still moving forward in his quest for love. Unfortunately, the cattiness between the women, the constant arguing and the surprise appearances have all made it

As promised during the Lionsgate earnings call on Thursday, Lionsgate has set a release date for their long-awaited sci-fi Daisy Ridley–Tom Holland movie Chaos Walking which is the post-MLK weekend frame of January 22, 2021. There are no wide entries scheduled on that date. The pic will follow in the wake of Guy Ritchie’s Jason

3RD UPDATE, 12:30 PM: The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others last month found no evidence of engine failure. Read the report here. “Viewable sections of the engines showed no evidence of an uncontained or catastrophic internal failure,” the report states. “The

Really, film’s sexiest breakfast sandwich is just one example of the way Birds of Prey goes incredibly over the top with Harley Quinn. The film is incredibly grounded when compared to other DC films, there’s a serious lack of superpowers on display, but the characters themselves, and Harley especially, feel like they belong in comic

Sophia Lillis (It), Noomi Rapace (Prometheus) and Charlie Plummer (Looking For Alaska) are joining Peter Dinklage (Game Of Thrones) in thriller The Thicket. Currently in pre-production, the film is based on the novel by author Joe R. Lansdale, with a script by Chris Kelley, and will be directed by Elliott Lester (Nightingale). The story follows