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The Visual Effects Society is gettin’ in toon for its 18th annual VES Awards. The group said today that it has expanded the number of categories open to animation projects for its 2020 trophy show and also is launching a new category: Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project. Animation projects now can compete

AMC Entertainment in an 8-K filing today announced that CFO Craig Ramsey is retiring on Feb. 28, 2020 after achieving 25 years of service with the theatrical exhibitor. In his place, AMC has tapped Sean Goodman as its new CFO. He’s currently the CFO of Fortune 500 company Asbury Automotive Group and he’ll start working

Ed Havard, a veteran European television executive in the alternative space, has joined NBC as Director of Entertainment Partnerships for the UK. In his new role, Havard will help facilitate new partnerships and business relations with top UK talent, both in front and behind the camera, oversee the development, production and launch of Universal Television

1 minute ago Starting with his stint on Disney Channel’s Even Stevens, Shia LaBeouf has dominated the big screen for 20 years with memorable performances in the Transformers movies, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, as well as delivered distinctive personal endeavors such as making himself the object of a museum exhibition,

EXCLUSIVE: Gal Gadot has teamed with producing partner and husband Jaron Varsano to form Pilot Wave, a production company that will get started with the fact-based historical thriller Irena Sendler. Gadot will star as the title character for Warner Bros, and she and Varsano will produce with Marc Platt. Irena Sendler tells the harrowing story

Exclusive Getty/TMZ Composite The Joker is actually a good guy — at least in real life — because when Joaquin Phoenix hit a fire department vehicle, he tracked down the paramedics to confess. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Joaquin was making a right turn out of a parking lot in West Hollywood Tuesday afternoon

Wayne Brady has a new deal. The Emmy-winning host of Let’s Make a Deal on CBS will portray a disaffected super-solider called Gravedigger on The CW superhero franchise Black Lightning. Brady will join the DC Comics-based series in early 2020 in the recurring role of Tyson “Gravedigger” Sykes, described by producers as a World War II-era member

Here’s where else you may have seen Venom star Riz Ahmed. Since making his movie debut in 2006, Ahmed has emerged as one of the best young actors of his generation. He can jump from intense dramas to comedy or blockbusters with ease and no matter the size of the role, he always delivers strong

CNN’s Christina Macfarlane was cut off at a Japan press conference after an exhibition game between the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors. The Rockets have been at the center of a dispute that started when one its executives, general manager Daryl Morey, tweeted support for the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong. Macfarlane attempted to ask

Industry projections this morning see Paramount/Skydance’s Terminator: Dark Fate at a $40M+ domestic start when it opens on Nov. 1. The sixth Terminator movie reteams series stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, who haven’t been on screen together since 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day. The film also brings the duo back together with Terminator creator James Cameron,

Now facing yet another indictment, today’s start of Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on criminal charges of forcible touching has been postponed a further five days. A circumspect Manhattan Assistant D.A. Jenna Long told Judge Marisol Martinez Alonso today that allegations of a separate “incident” had been put before the grand jury – the resulting indictment

16 minutes ago Written By Will Ashton Hollywood often celebrates the hard work of actors, screenwriters, directors and producers when it comes to bringing major movies and TV/streaming shows onto screens both big and small. But one of the most important — and often overlooked — jobs in Hollywood come from stunt performers and stunt

This week a New York Comic Con edition of Hero Nation Index, Deadline’s weekly round-up of Hollywood news from sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and superhero fare. Also, at the bottom of this post you’ll fid an exclusive excerpt from the Image Comics series Undiscovered Country. EXCLUSIVE: It’s rare to see a Hollywood bidding war for a comic book series that

Exclusive Details TMZ.com Kevin Hart is getting back to his famous “Hustle Hart” mode after his horrific car accident — but he’s not rushing into anything intense — like full action scenes — just yet. Sources connected to Kevin tell TMZ … he’s reported to work this week to promote the upcoming ‘Jumanji’ sequel in

It’s been more than a quarter-century since the X-Men animated series invaded small screens — and 22 years since it ended — but a new copyright-infringement suit appears to suggest that the entire X-Men universe that has exploded into the zeitgeist wouldn’t have happened if not for that series’ theme song. A Florida man is

At first glance, the “S” on the chest of Superman appears to be just that, but things aren’t always as they seem. Just as Superman evolved since his creation, so did his costume–and in turn, its meaning. But how many fans actually know its full story? The “S” first appeared alongside the Man of Steel himself in

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II who played Black Manta in Aquaman is joining Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’s reboot of The Matrix directed by Lana Wachowski. He will have one of the lead roles in the pic which is expected to begin production at the onset of 2020. It’s speculated that Mateen’s role will be that of a young

More box office records to add to Joker‘s list: The Todd Phillips-directed Warner Bros./DC movie earned $9.72M yesterday, repping the best Monday in October for a movie. Joker beats Venom‘s Monday record from last year of $9.63M. The pic’s four-day run including previews stands at $105.9M. Even more impressive was the fact that yesterday was a non-holiday for Joker‘s

EXCLUSIVE: Marvel’s upcoming horror fueled Helstrom is going full POTUS, in a very dark way. Fresh off her role as besieged President Elizabeth Keane on Homeland and an unforgiving stint on Netflix’s Unbelievable, Elizabeth Marvel joins veterans of Fear the Walking Dead, The Royals and the just launched Raising Dion in the cast of the

45 seconds ago A common misconception that people seem to be pushing when it comes to director Ang Lee’s latest technical marvel Gemini Man is that the character of Junior is merely a second, de-aged version of Will Smith acting against his present day self. The truth is, the only way that Junior’s character could

China’s state-run CCTV and NBA digital rightsholder Tencent have canceled plans to show two upcoming exhibition games in the country that are part of the league’s preseason swing through Asia. The moves comes in retaliation for remarks Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey made last week in support of demonstrators in Hong Kong. The controversy stemmed

Exclusive Alamy Joaquin Phoenix is getting huge Oscar buzz for “Joker,” but the movie’s big opening weekend has some folks thinking about polishing a different kinda hardware. For some reason, certain enthusiastic “Joker” fans decided to search for related content in the porn world. According to the good folks at Pornhub, they got a massive

‘The Dig’: Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott & Monica Dolan Join – Deadline Click to Skip Ad Closing in… You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content October 8, 2019 6:28am EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Flynn (Stardust), Ben Chaplin (The Nevers), Ken Stott (The Hobbit) and Monica Dolan (Eye In

Darcey Silva from 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days blamed her twin sister for sabotaging her relationship with boyfriend and London native, Tom Brooks. Darcey thinks it’s all Stacey’s fault that Tom hasn’t proposed to her yet. The twins got their start in entertainment when the mother of two, Darcey, pursued long-distance love on season

EXCLUSIVE: Disappointment was written all over the face of filmmaker Ang Lee last week as he walked through a Los Angeles restaurant peering into the dimly lit corners in search of his waiting audience. The audience, in this case, was an interviewer eager talk to the three-time Oscar winner about his latest project, Gemini Man,

In its first week out, Pedro Almodovar’s Pain and Glory opened with confidence in New York and Los Angeles with an estimated $160,087. This should come to no surprise as it is a formula for an Almodovar release that continues to work for all parties involved. The drama, which follows a film director reflecting on

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the full list of countries that have submitted a pic for consideration for the new International Feature Film Oscar category. Here are the 93 nations and their hopefuls, in alphabetical order: Albania, The Delegation, Bujar Alimani, director;Algeria, Papicha, Mounia Meddour, director;Argentina, Heroic Losers, Sebastián Borensztein,

5 minutes ago SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for Joker. If you have not yet seen the film, please proceed at your own risk! There are many ways that Todd Phillips’ Joker is different than any previous adaptation of Batman lore, but there is one event that happens in the third act

Belinda Lui has been named President and Managing Director of the Motion Picture Association, Asia-Pacific region. Based in Hong Kong, she will lead the association’s regional team to promote and protect the commercial and creative interests of the local screen communities. Lui joins the organization on January 13, 2020 and will report to Gail MacKinnon,

Comedian Rip Taylor — who served up over-the-top gags for decades — had died. Rip’s publicist, Harlan Boll, confirmed the news, saying he passed away Sunday in Beverly Hills. No cause of death was released. Known as the “King of Confetti” and “The Crying Comedian,” Rip got his start by appearing on “The Ed Sullivan