It’s not easy being the greatest female icon in the history of American comic books but, even after more than seven decades on the job, the Amazon princess they call Wonder Woman handles that burden with noble grace and singular determination. That’s one way to interpret the striking, just-released cover artwork for the upcoming, 96-page,
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10 minutes ago While Joachim Ronning’s Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil reassembles most of its core cast from the original for its new adventure, there is one notable bit of recasting. While Brenton Thwaites played love interest Prince Philip in the 2014 predecessor, the sequel sees that role now played by Harris Dickinson. It put the
The Hobbit and Poldark star Aidan Turner has been cast as Leonardo da Vinci in the drama series about the celebrated Renaissance artist’s life and work. U.S. showrunner Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files) and Brit writer Steve Thompson (Sherlock) are behind the eight-episode series, which has a working title Leonardo. The show will chart da Vinci’s achievements
Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Jennifer Lawrence is about to walk down the aisle this weekend — but the big scoop here is what she and her guests will feast on … a smorgasbord of fancy eats and drinks. We got some deets on JLaw’s wedding — which is going down Saturday at a swanky venue in
AFI Fest 2019 said Thursday that it will play host to “An Evening With Peter Morgan,” which will be followed by a gala screening of the Season 3 opener of Netflix’s The Crown. The event is set for November 16, the day before the Morgan-created hit series about the British royal family returns on the
To the surprise of no one, the fitness industry is big business and gaming companies have all thrown in an attempt at taking the interactivity of games to a more physical level. Still, these often cater to a casual user and rarely appeal to gamers. Not because there’s no interest in being physically fit from
Will the American Reich topple in the end? Intrigue, desperation, greed, and fury are all active fires in the fourth and final season of Amazon Prime’s The Man in the High Castle and, as the just-released trailer hints, those blazes may give way to the inferno of an all-out war. Season 4 premieres on Friday, November
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences certainly isn’t short on documentarians. Atop its existing 400 or so documentary branch members, the Academy in July invited almost 100 additional doc-makers to join. Despite some internal concern that a few invitees might need help with the dues, now $450 a year, it seems safe to
Revolution Studios, a Content Partners company, has set Sony Pictures Television to handle the global TV and digital distribution licensing for all of its titles. Today’s deal also includes 64 Morgan Creek films to which Revolution owns international distribution rights. The agreement reunites Revolution with Sony, an initial investor in the company as well as
30 minutes ago Less than an hour after the news broke last month that Jeffrey Wright was being eyed to play Commissioner James Gordon in The Batman, it was reported that Jonah Hill was also in talks to join the Caped Crusader’s next movie, only he’d be contributing in a villainous capacity if a deal
Endeavor Holdings Group has officially withdrawn the registration of its planned IPO, about three weeks after it halted the launch of the stock on the New York Stock Exchange the same day it was to debut. In a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, the company requested the “withdrawal of the
Staten Island-local Mike Giannelli is best known for playing the creepy Art The Clown — who terrorizes, tortures and murders young people on a VHS tape — in the 2013 killer clown film “All Hallows’ Eve.” Mike Giannelli is cemented into the ranks of classic homicidal clown movies including “Killer Klowns From Outer Space,” “Poltergeist,”
The Oxford English Dictionary might be the bastion of the English language, but it just added the Star Wars word lightsaber and managed to spell it wrong. In the Star Wars universe, a lightsaber is an energy sword that has a luminescent plasma blade of varying colors. The lightsaber is a melee weapon most often
The UK’s biggest and longest-running drama could be heading for its season finale. Reports emerged today that the UK could be edging closer to agreeing a Brexit deal with the European Union after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made concessions regarding a customs border down the Irish Sea, which has been a key sticking point
The sequel to Disney’s live-action spinoff of Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil, will not spread gloom and doom, rather box office boom, around the world this weekend with what is looking to be the third best October start of $165M-$175M after Joker ($248.4M) and Venom ($207.4M). The movie in which Oscar winner Angelina Jolie reprises her role
EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Jada Pinkett Smith for representation in all areas. Pinkett Smith’s Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk, which she hosts and executive produces, is the social media site’s #1 show and received an Emmy award nomination for Outstanding Talk Show as well as a Critics’ Choice Real TV Award, and a
20 minutes ago The original Jungle Cruise was a day one attraction at Disneyland when the park opened in 1955, and ever since it’s been one of the more popular rides in the park. There are now five different versions of the Jungle Cruise at different Disney parks around the world. Originally, the Jungle Cruise
TMZ.com The cat’s outta the bag — Zoe Kravitz is playing Catwoman in the new Batman movie … which is interesting, considering she was allegedly too “urban” for Christopher Nolan‘s take. The news broke Monday, with multiple outlets reporting that Zoe had landed the role after testing out some scenes last week opposite heartthrob Robert
Facebook has announced it is partnering with a bunch of European publishers to make 23 new Watch shows starring Facebook creators, including a format with Man V. Food star Adam Richman. The collaborations see digital publishers match up with Facebook influencers to create shows for Watch, the social media giant’s video-first destination. Facebook funds the
Madea’s Big Happy Family might just be the most underrated of the series. Tyler Perry’s most famous character Madea – a tough, no-nonsense grandmother – first appeared in 1999 play I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Perry later made his movie debut as the character in 2005’s Diary Of A Mad Black Woman, which
Bombshell lives up to its title, and then some, and the explosive story of the scandal in which a group of women brought down Fox News founder and ruler Roger Ailes entered the Oscar race in a big way Sunday. Stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie, director Jay Roach and screenwriter Charles Randolph appeared
Everything was peachy for Bong Joon-ho’s critically acclaimed Parasite, as it latched on to the specialty box office this weekend, dominating with an estimated gross of $376,264 and a per-screen average $125,421. That makes it the highest for 2019 and tops the opening of La La Land in 2016. It has also earned the title
EXCLUSIVE: The Soska Sisters make their return to body horror in Rabid and, for the first time anywhere, the new trailer (above) is available this morning here and only here at Deadline. The film makes its U.S. premiere October 15 at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival and opens in select theaters 12 days before Christmas (on
1 hour ago This week we have a couple of sequels that are targeting very different audiences. An evil queen is back for another dose of fairy tale adventures, and there’s a crew of zombie hunters still fighting for survival. Get ready for Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil and Zombieland: Double Tap. Just remember, I’m not
Refresh for latest…: After arriving with a massive jolt last weekend, Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Bron Studios’ Joker maintained a serious grip on audiences this frame. The sophomore session’s international box office is estimated at $123.7M in 79 markets. That reps a 29% drop from opening, and brings the offshore tally to $351.2M after only 12 days
Exclusive TMZ.com Kevin Hart‘s car crash was caused by the driver operating the vehicle in a reckless fashion … this according to the California Highway Patrol, which has just completed its report on the accident. Law enforcement sources tell us … Kevin’s 1970 Plymouth Barracuda crashed because driver Jared Black gunned the engine and lost
Universal Pictures has issued the first trailer from Dolittle, which the studio has renamed from its previous title, The Voyage Of Doctor Dolittle. The film will still be released wide on its previously announced date of January 17, 2020. . The film was slated for an April 12, 2019 release date, then moved to January 17,
Ang Lee’s sci-fi film Gemini Man leaves the door open for a sequel, and if Gemini Man 2 does happen, when will be released and what will it be about? The long-gestating movie project, based on the story Darren Lemke, finally found a pairing that could get it to theaters. Acclaimed and inventive director Ang Lee helped bring
“The once friendly neighborhood of Sesame Street has now become a haven of crime and corruption,” declares Guy Smiley of ABCDEF News in a Saturday Night Live video short tonight that may become as well known for its soiled wit as much as Joker has become recognized for its prolonged Martin Scorsese homage. With this
Paramount/Skydance Media’s Ang Lee directed Gemini Man starring Will Smith rang up $1.6M in Thursday night previews that started at 7PM from 3,000 showtimes. Also, MGM/UA’s animated feature The Addams Family had a great start with $1.25M at 3,000 locations that started at 4PM. That figure is just under what The Magnificent Seven pulled in back in September 2016 in