This weekend, Paramount/Skydance Media/Fox’s Terminator: Dark Fate opens in what is hoped as a complete re-invigoration of the franchise, bringing the pic back to its original James Cameron roots. After the PG-13 rated Terminator: Genisys four years ago registered the series’ lowest grosses stateside with $89.8M since the original 1984 pic’s $38.3M and was critically slammed at 27%
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EXCLUSIVE: HBO has more Game of Thrones in the pipeline, but the prequel written by Jane Goldman and starring Naomi Watts is no longer happening. Showrunner Goldman has been emailing the cast and crew of the project to tell them that the pilot is dead, we hear. The development has not been confirmed by HBO.
24 minutes ago When Sean Bean plays a character, you typically know they’re not long for the world. Whether it’s fantasy, drama, action escapism, comedy, horror, or what-have-you, there’s always a safe bet that Sean Bean’s character is likely not going to make it out alive. It has become such a common, reoccurring part of
Sam Mendes’ World War I movie 1917 was filmed using one continuous, shot but the team behind the epic said it was not a “gimmick.” The film tells the story of two young British soldiers who are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop their own men from
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Paul Feig stands firmly with the block of filmmakers who say Netflix’s plan to let you slightly speed up content, for faster viewing, is a crappy idea … one that’s sparking a Hollywood turf war. We ran into the director Tuesday in NYC, and asked him to weigh in on
Sony Pictures Entertainment has posted a 73% jump in profits for the second quarter, snaring $366M during the July-September period. This is the third straight Q2 to see significant increases in the film segment, and is largely attributable to Marvel sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. The
Do Jean-Luc’s Romulan assistants in Star Trek: Picard hint at a larger storyline for the alien race, or belie the title character’s true health? At the outset of Star Trek: Picard, Patrick Stewart‘s former Enterprise-D captain is found in retirement, making wine at his family’s vineyard. As evidenced by the trailer, however, it isn’t long before the
One Game of Thrones prequel pilot may be dead, but another spinoff has been given the gift of life by HBO today. House of the Dragons is coming to upcoming streamer from WarnerMedia made it official Tuesday at its news-heavy investors presentation. Jumping beyond pilot, the House Targaryen story from George R.R. Martin and Colony
Sony’s reboot of Charlie’s Angels starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska has landed a China release date of Nov. 15 which is timed exactly with its domestic release. While the pic was originally scheduled to go during the first weekend in November, which is where the first 2000 movie bowed, Terminator: Dark Fate elbowed its way
A man shouting “Allahu akbar!” at a Paris screening of Joker was detained by police after the outburst caused moviegoers to panic Sunday night. The incident was reported by Le Parisien, which noted that the 34-year-old man was removed from the Grand Rex theater and placed under psychiatric observation. According to a witness, the man
50 minutes ago This news comes to us from Deadline, which says that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are no longer planning to tell big screen stories set long ago in a galaxy far, far away because of the recent blockbuster development deal that they made with Netflix. What makes this significant is that the
The $30 billion merger of CBS Corp and Viacom has been approved by their parent company National Amusements, the latest step toward the proposed combination. The companies said Monday that the approval — from National Amusements, Inc. and its affiliate — for the all-stock deal “satisfies the closing conditions to the merger requiring approval of
Exclusive TMZ.com John Singleton‘s estate and the fortune it claims is aboutta get little more flush — because the studio that distributed one of his biggest films is ponying up some belated cash. According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Sony Pictures has agreed to fork over a little more than half a mil to
The CW’s DC universe is eying another major expansion with Superman & Lois, a present-day drama based on the DC characters, starring Supergirl‘s Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as the iconic couple. The hourlong project, now in development, hails from The Flash executive producer Todd Helbing, DC Universe architect Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros. TV,
A video has been released charting the evolving forms of Pennywise, the shapeshifting fear demon from the various adaptations of Stephen King’s It. The story originated as the second-longest of Stephen King’s novels (after the sprawling saga of The Stand) and over two points in time relates the struggle of a group of outcasts as
French filmmaker and actor Guillaume Canet has been hired to direct a new live action entry in the Asterix & Obelix franchise. The Silk Road is based on an original story written by Philippe Mechelen and Julien Hervé and will see the titular duo head to China. The project is a co-production between Pathé Films,
Nadav Lapid’s Synonyms found the right words this weekend to have a solid opening in two locations, bringing in an estimated $19,070. The acclaimed French-Israeli film about cultural identity played to sold-out screenings in New York, setting itself up for a nationwide expansion to Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland, with
Refresh for latest…: This was a busy weekend at the international box office with the sophomore session of Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil seeing a 43% drop to lead studio pics at $64.3M in 100% of its offshore footprint. Behind the sorceress, Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Bron Studios’ Joker continued its laugh-a-minute run to add $47.8M (just
8 seconds ago Julie Andrews was every spoonful of sugar about Mary Poppins Returns before it came out — strongly supporting Emily Blunt, but also staying out of the way so the new Mary Poppins star could shine. But Andrews didn’t say much publicly after the movie’s 2018 release. What did she think about it?
Jeremy Renner‘s ex-wife seems to be trying to show why she should get sole custody of their daughter as the court battle wages on … opting for a day in the hay as exhibit A. Sonni Pacheco was seen Saturday with her and Jeremy’s 6-year-old daughter, Ava, at a pumpkin patch in L.A., where it
Gunpowder & Sky has hired development executive Paul Evans as its head of unscripted in the UK. Evans joins the studio immediately and will oversee all unscripted output from development to sale. He reports to Pasa Mustafa, Gunpowder & Sky’s UK creative director. Evans has more than 15 years experience in the British TV industry,
Here’s what the other prominent heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe were doing during The Avengers. The sixth film in the MCU proved to be a defining moment for this franchise and the rest of Hollywood. Marvel Studios successfully brought together Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and Captain America (Chris Evans) after solo films, which also
Heads-up, the long-expected man-wave is breaking in and around the film awards season. Those who keep an eye on film festivals and release schedules could see the weather buoys bobbing months ago. Still, it was a jolt to spot that Ford v Ferrari billboard on Lincoln Blvd. the other day, with its tanned, taut images
It was a small night for previews, but it’s a small weekend for wide entries with two thrifty budgeted movies. Sony/Screen Gems’ Deon Taylor Black and Blue starring 007’s Naomie Harris as a rookie New Orleans police officer who witnesses her fellow cops committing a murder drew $675K at 1,962 venues that began at 7PM.
EXCLUSIVE: Game Of Thrones alum Joseph Mawle is set as a lead opposite Will Poulter and Markella Kavenagh in Amazon Studios’ Lord of the Rings TV series, I have learned. Amazon had no comment. The high-profile fantasy series, which hails from writers JD Payne and Patrick McKay and director Juan Antonio (J.A.) Bayona, is set in
19 minutes ago CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn commission when you click on or make purchases via links. A franchise is lucky enough if it delivers a complete trilogy, and every now and then there might be a film series manages to reach double digits. But the Marvel Cinematic
For casting director Sarah Halley Finn, Avengers: Endgame was the coming together of years of work — and she told the packed house at Deadline’s The Contenders London recently that it was “very emotional” to see all of her acting picks on screen together, culminating in the Avengers’ final showdown with Thanos. Reflecting on that
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com “One great thing about being old and rich is you can do what you want to do!” That’s Arsenio Hall telling “TMZ Live” why money is making him an even BETTER comic — because he can do all the risky material he wants without the fear of getting choked out
EXCLUSIVE: The independent film and theatrical space was shaken up Thursday night when Deadline broke news that Landmark Theatres president Ted Mundorff was exiting. Mundorff was a fixture at the largest dedicated specialized theater chain in the country, with 252 screens in 27 major markets, the chain that owners Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner sold
Fans of the X-Men delighted to see the universe relaunched by Marvel Comics have another book to look forward to, now that Giant Size X-Men has been announced. While those already concerned X-Men comics were instantly expanding to a less-simplified, more variety line-up all over again… well, are correct. Having just recently completed the relaunch of the X-Men