56 seconds ago As expected, Disney’s long-anticipated animated sequel Frozen II was an immediate hit at the box office in its opening weekend. The film from directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck continued to rack up numbers in its sophomore frame, where it set a Thanksgiving weekend box office record. Well, records beget records and
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Netflix’s Martin Scorsese mob drama The Irishman, which has already picked up Best Picture wins from critics groups, is one of 10 films named to the American Film Institute’s AFI Motion Pictures of the Year list. The diverse group for 2019 includes everything from indies like Lulu Wang’s A24 pic The Farewell to a comic
Exclusive TMZ.com Tyler Perry is getting showered with love from the sick man he basically rescued from a Mexican hospital — and the guy says he’d STILL be trapped if not for Tyler. Stephen Johnson says Tyler is his real-life superhero for covering his $14,000 hospital bill and paying to fly him home to Atlanta.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has raised the curtain on its list of contenders for the visual effects Oscar. The 20 pics include superhero blockbusters, the next Star Wars film, war movies, a Netflix original and the upcoming adaptation of one of Broadway’s biggest hit musicals. Here are the hopefuls, in alphabetical
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams debunks a popular Reylo fan theory involving East Asian lore and anime. 2015’s The Force Awakens first introduced the characters of Rey and Kylo Ren, she the orphan girl living on the desert planet Jakku and longing for the return of her parents, and he the
BBC One has commissioned its latest drama from the makers of Bodyguard — a six-part series about a murder trial that explodes in the national consciousness. World Productions will make Showtrial for the British broadcaster after working with Strike and The Tunnel writer Ben Richards to create the series, in which two worlds collide in
The Madison Square Garden Company said Tuesday it has notified the SEC of its plan to spin off its entertainment business and tighten its corporate focus on sports. In a press release, the company said it expects to complete the spinoff by the first quarter of 2020. The Dolan family, which has run MSG Co.
As part of Focus Features’ presentation recently at Deadline’s The Contenders Los Angeles, the DGA Theater crowd packed with Academy and key guild voters felt a collective chill down its spine as the plot of Dark Waters was explained not only by producer and star Mark Ruffalo and director Todd Haynes, but also by the Midwestern
10 seconds ago Welcome back, Agent Romanoff. The first official trailer for Marvel Studios’ Black Widow has dropped, bringing the original Avenger back to life (following her sacrifice in Avengers: Endgame) for a prequel adventure that will trace the warrior back to her roots. There’s action. There’s intrigue. And there’s a special emphasis on family!
Exclusive Getty Ron Perlman was shooting a movie scene when an out-of-control truck plowed into a group of crew members — injuring one of them — but it sounds like it could have been a lot worse. Sources on the scene tell TMZ … the “Hellboy” star was on set of his upcoming film, “The
EXCLUSIVE: Shades of Blue creator Adi Hasak has lined up his next European TV project – an adaptation of Peter James’ psychological thriller Perfect People for Scandinavian streamer Viaplay with German producer Leonine. The event series is based on James’ book, which was published in 2011, and is a ripped-from-the-headlines thriller and family drama set
The Star Wars galaxy has its own calendar system – and here’s how to read it. The Star Wars saga spans decades, running from the childhood of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace to the impending final battle with Palpatine in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of the timeline. In
“To have somebody make a movie about you must be even for Elton, quite weird. It’s like you’re putting your childhood on sale, all your misdemeanors, your success, and all of that. Given all of that, he was incredible, and a real generous spirit. I showed him the [costume] concepts, and he gave his seal
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend had a sparse amount of openings in the specialty box office space. In fact, Michael Apted’s documentary 63 Up was one of the only — if not the only — new titles. The BritBox docu had an exclusive single-theater opening at New York’s Film Forum and earned a confident $15,150 for the
21 minutes ago James Bond fans have bene chomping at the bit for new footage from Cary Fukunaga’s upcoming 007 thriller No Time to Die. We figured that a new trailer would be coming soon enough, probably attached to the two Sony movies reaching theaters in the next few weeks: Jumanji: The Next Level or
Documentary For Sama, the intimate and scarring portrait of a young mother’s experience of the Syrian civil war, has scored Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Documentary at the 2019 British Independent Film Awards ceremony in London. Scroll down for a full list of winners. The film’s three awards announced this evening were
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Refresh for latest…: The Frozen 2 blizzard continued at the global and international box office this weekend with the Disney sequel now minting $738.6M worldwide and $451M overseas through Sunday. The offshore hold was -38 for a $163.8M weekend, and Elsa continued her No. 1 reign in 45 open markets. This comes after a record-setting
A Sony art director has given Black Knight from Eternals a concept treatment. Black Knight is a character that dates all the way back to December 1967 when he appeared in The Avengers #47. Next year, the character will be making his cinematic debut when he joins the MCU. Back in August during Disney’s D23 fan event, Marvel
As indie darlings and awards season contenders like Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, The Lighthouse, Waves and Dark Waters continue to impress, the Thanksgiving weekend has a handful of offerings at the Specialty box office. 63 Up This week will see the premiere of Michael Apted’s (Coal Miner’s Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist) 63 Up, the latest installment of
UPDATED, 12:30 PM PT with confirmed deaths, more info: Two people have been killed and three others injured in a terror attack at London Bridge on Friday, during which the suspect was shot dead by police. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the deaths during a press briefing Friday evening following the incident, which took place in
6 minutes ago Marvel Studios Head of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding recently shared this concept art featuring Young Thanos from a preteen to a young adult. Check it out: Never thought you’d see a social media post throwing back Thanos long before he became the Avengers’ most serious adversary to date, did you? The age
Marielle Heller, an actor-turned-director, has been behind the camera so far on only three films: Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) and now this year’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. In each case there has been awards recognition, critical acclaim and Rotten Tomatoes scores all in the mid-
Exclusive Getty Christmas might come early for the kid who plays the young version of Shia Labeouf in “Honey Boy” … if he lands some major award nominations, and he’s already got the buzz. Noah Jupe — the 14-year-old costar of the film based on Shia’s life — didn’t get paid much for working on
A fan dying of cancer got to see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker early thanks to Disney. The final chapter in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker brings back new school heroes Rey, Poe, Finn, Rose and others while also reaching into the past to resurrect the most evil of all
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Wilman, the showrunner on Amazon’s The Grand Tour, is planning to park his motoring show at some point next decade and move into scripted for the first time. Wilman is the unseen engine of The Grand Tour machine, making international stars out of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and putting their
In its fifth day of release, Disney’s Frozen 2 scored the best Tuesday ever in November with an estimated $21.1M. This is after landing November’s best Monday with $12.77M reported by Disney yesterday. On both days, Anna and Elsa beat Lionsgate’s Hunger Games: Catching Fire which held previous November highs for Monday ($12.3M) and Tuesday ($15.96M). Among all animated
A column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit. “Thankful” reads the heading of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ latest email to members, the most recent in a series of messages being sent this month to urge members to see all the “great films, performances, and achievements of the past year”.
36 seconds ago Ever since they first worked together on 2015’s Central Intelligence, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart have slowly been turning into a Hollywood performing duo powerhouse (and are having plenty of fun in the process). Their professional collaboration shows no sign of slowing down, but what are the chances that Hart
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jeremy Renner seems to be trying to show he should get sole custody of his daughter as he battles his ex-wife in court … taking Ava to pass out jackets and food to the homeless. The actor spent part of his Thanksgiving handing out blankets, jackets and meals to the