Avengers: Endgame has a subtle, yet brilliant, reference to Back to the Future Part II during its epic climax. After the devastating ending of Avengers: Infinity War, the remaining Avengers try and fail to resurrect the dusted victims of Thanos’ snap, locating the Mad Titan only to discover that he has destroyed the Infinity Stoes. Five years later, after the world
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Another big day for Disney’s Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker with a Dec. 26 estimated gross of $30.7M, -4% from Christmas Day. Industry sources are forecasting that through the ninth-quel’s first ten days by Sunday, the J.J. Abrams directed movie will hit $380.9M, pacing 3% ahead of Last Jedi at the same point in time. Pretty impressive for
1917 director Sam Mendes and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight are among the Brits to score a prestigious award as part of the New Year’s Honours List 2020. The distinguished awards are handed out once a year and recognize the outstanding achievements of 1,097 people across the UK. Neal Street co-founder Mendes, whose one-hit war
51 minutes ago Three years ago, the world felt a disturbance in the force. After she suffered a heart attack on an airplane a few days prior, Carrie Fisher passed away at the age of 60 on December 27, 2016. It was an incredibly sad day for not only her close family and friends, but
The Chicago Indie Critics announced their nominees Saturday for the group’s fourth annual film awards, with Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women leading with eight nominations, including Best Studio Film and Best Director. Following next with seven nominations each were The Irishman, Marriage Story, 1917, and Parasite. Winners will be announced on January 4, at
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Ice Cube‘s gone back to the drawing board with the fourth installment of “Friday” … and he’s clearly pissed. The N.W.A. rapper revealed there’s been some major beef between him and the film’s production studio New Line Cinema … for dragging its feet on the green-lighting “Last Friday.” The rub
On the day of the release of the season 1 finale, The Mandalorian creator and showrunner Jon Favreau has confirmed the second installment of the Disney+ series will launch in fall 2020. Favreau revealed the news Friday on Twitter. The live-action interstellar bounty hunter series, The Mandalorian, premiered November 12 on Disney+, the same day
Rami Malek says that his work on Bohemian Rhapsody influenced his villainous role in No Time To Die. The release of the 25th Bond film is quickly approaching, with Daniel Craig returning as 007 for one final time and director Cary Joji Fukunaga taking a stab at the series. Malek began acting in 2004, with the actor taking on small roles, including Ahkmenrah in
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is going it alone on The A List after the BBC decided against commissioning a second season of the teen drama. Produced by Lionsgate-Backed Kindle Entertainment, the 13-part first season of The A List was commissioned for the BBC’s streaming service iPlayer. It launched on iPlayer in October last year before being picked
Broadway’s 2019 was one of lofty highs: the sumptuousness of Hadestown, the twin shocks of Oklahoma! and Slave Play, the marvelous risk-taking of What The Constitution Means To Me and Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus, the belly laughs of Tootsie, the star-making arrival of Tina‘s Adrienne Warren and the star-confirming stands of American Utopia‘s
The long standoff between the WGA and the Big Three talent agencies could go on much longer. The two sides in a court filing Friday have proposed a trial start date of March 2021 for their legal showdown that has already lasted more than eight months. The filing, which includes a scheduling worksheet (read it
22 minutes ago The Fantastic Four are coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We don’t know when and we don’t know how, but the Fantastic Four are coming. Marvel Studios President and Marvel Chief Creative Officer Kevin Feige has said as much. And when the rebooted Fantastic Four arrives in the MCU, it will need
TMZ.com President Trump has been 86’d from ‘Home Alone 2’ by Canadian TV … but the reason the network is giving for the omission is … well, sketchy. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation removed Trump’s cameo in the classic Christmas movie. The CBC claims it cut out the 10-second cameo in order to make room for
The BBC has defended the decision to feature The Pogues’ Christmas song Fairytale Of New York in its festive smash-hit Gavin & Stacey — complete with homophobic slur. The comedy show, created by James Corden and Ruth Jones, was watched by an audience of 11.5M in the UK on Christmas Day, but some viewers complained
The Arrowverse’s Crisis On Infinite Earths Part 4 trailer for The CW’s mega-crossover has just been released, and it appears some of the characters who were thought to be dead beforehand are coming back. The franchise-spanning event aired its first three parts a few weeks ago, with the final two episodes of Crisis on Infinite Earths being
Two weeks after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled 20th Century Fox was entitled to injunctive relief in its long-running executive-poaching lawsuit against Netflix, Fox has agreed to drop two claims of tortious interference. The agreement makes it more likely than ever that the rivals will not go to trial over the dispute that
Sony’s long-awaited Will Smith and Martin Lawrence re-team Bad Boys for Life arrived on tracking today with a $40M-$45M 4-day opening projection. Among action comedies launched over the holiday, that forecast is around where Ride Along ($48.6M) and Ride Along 2 ($41M) opened. 2014’s Ride Along starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube was the record opening over MLK until Clint Eastwood’s
12 minutes ago CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. In pop culture, “Balto” is a familiar name. The dog is known for being at the center of the story surrounding the famed 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska, and
A scene that featured the first same-sex kiss in Star Wars franchise history has been cut in Singapore, Deadline has confirmed. In Singapore, gay sex is illegal and the government does not recognize same-sex marriage. A spokesperson for the country’s media authority the Infocomm Media Development Authority told the BBC that the scene was removed
TMZ.com Martin Scorsese got absolutely owned on Christmas … by his own daughter, who poked fun at her pops with some simple gift wrapping paper. The famed director’s daughter, Francesca, shared on Twitter the wrapping paper she used for Martin’s gift … and it’s hilarious — Marvel Comics!!! In case you missed it … earlier
Who is the most-enduring character in screen history? Well, to quote the old holiday song: “It must be Santa, Santa Claus…” Yes, the right jolly old elf has the longest history of any screen character. It was 121 years ago that early U.K. filmmaker George Albert Smith gave the world the short film Santa Claus (in the
90s kids will always love the movies that came out in that decade. When it comes to a cross-comparison between movies made in the ’90s and the 2000s, you’ll find a true ’90s kid choosing the former over the latter. And why not? Hollywood at the time was smart, funny and groundbreaking (looking at you Home Alone).
The galaxy has a new Jedi master. It’s Riley Howell, the student who died trying to stop a gunman who opened fire on the UNC Charlotte campus in April. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – The Visual Dictionary, a newly published book timed to coincide with the release of latest movie in the series,
Christmas Eve Update: Disney’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker took in $29.3M on Monday, -27% from Sunday for a 4-day + previews total of $206.7M. The film will remain undefeated with a second weekend in the $70M-$80M range, and the wide entries opening on Christmas Day won’t siphon off any grosses including Sony/Regency’s Little Women ($18M-$22M
After a confirmed $198.8 million international box office bow for Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker this past weekend, the Monday grosses have pushed Episode IX to $226.8M offshore. Globally, the JJ Abrams-directed flying Stormtroopers have hit $433.4M through yesterday. While the initial overseas weekend session was off 16% from Star Wars: The Last
11 minutes ago In a film that is as technically meticulous as director Sam Mendes’ 1917, there are bound to be all sorts of challenges. And just as the film itself was insanely difficult to film and script in its real time/continuous shot format, it was equally taxing when it came to the stunts that
James Corden says he still hasn’t seen Cats, but he’s heard a thing or two about his new movie and it’s not good. The British comedian made the admission Monday in a BBC Radio 2 interview, according to the UK’s Independent. “I haven’t seen it, but I’ve heard it’s terrible,” Corden told host Zoe Ball.
@jenelleriley Judi Dench really gave “Cats” the finger … in fact, she gave the audience 5 of them and a wedding ring to boot, in a major flub/oversight. If you dared to subject yourself to the 2-hour-long feline flick, you may have noticed a decidedly human feature on Dench … a human hand with a
Season 17 of Top Chef returns on March 19, 2020 for a brand new all-stars season. Fan favorites, front-runners, and finalists from the past 16 seasons risk it all for the Top Chef title. There will be 15 of the best contestants competing to prove why they deserved to win the first time, or even the second time. Everyone
The BBC and FX’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol scared off nearly a third of its audience in the UK — but it still just about beat the competition on other channels. The second episode of Scott Free London and Hardy Son & Baker’s reimagining of Charles Dickens’ classic tale was watched by 3.34M viewers