Warner Bros/Village Roadshow’s Joker is putting on a happy face in its early overseas debuts. Through Wednesday, the Venice Golden Lion winner is at $4.2M from just four international box office markets which include only one major. The total cume so far is $5.4M with previews. It is early days, however initial indications are that
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New video has surfaced showing off Terminator’s arcade ending in Mortal Kombat 11. Recently announced as the next MK11 DLC character, the Terminator has been crushed, stabbed, shot, and melted multiple times in the many films and games he has appeared in, but the finale offered up once the titular robot defeats MK11’s main boss and gains control
The WGA says it’s been talking to a number of talent agencies – including “major agencies” – over the past two months in an attempt to get them to sign its new franchise agreement. It’s been more than two months since the guild has signed a mid-size agency to its agreement, which bans packaging fees
The Cinemark Century Huntington Beach and XD cineplex reopened Friday after closing yesterday evening when it received word of a “credible threat” surrounding the movie Joker. Cinemark said Friday it would not be making a statement about the closure at this time, saying the Huntington Beach PD will have more information later in the day.
Harley Quinn, a bawdy, made-for-adults animated series starring Kaley Cuoco as the daft but deranged fan-favorite character, will premiere November 29 on DC Universe, the subscription streaming service that is beginning its second year of service. Harley Quinn executive producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker made the announcement about the scheduling news during the DC
10 minutes ago The following contains MASSIVE SPOILERS for Joker. If you haven’t seen the film yet, you really don’t want to read on. Check out our spoiler-free review, go see the film, and then come back, because you’re going to have questions. After a surprising build up, even for a comic book movie, the
EXCLUSIVE: Omid Djalili, the comedian and actor known for roles in films including Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, is set to host an ITV gameshow from the makers of the longrunning hit series The Chase. Deadline has learned that Djalili will front Winning Combination, which will be the first new quiz format from ITV
Getty James Franco is being accused in a new lawsuit of pressuring his acting school students to get naked for auditions while he dangled promises of movie roles that rarely panned out. The suit, filed by Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, says that both women were students at the L.A. branch of the Studio 4
Let’s call Noah Hawley’s feature directorial debut, Lucy in the Sky, something of a space oddity, even if it supposedly is inspired by true events. That is because it is partially based on NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak, but the names have been changed and there is no diaper reference to be found. Nowak was arrested in
Dolemite Is My Name is a simple, yet affectionate ode to Moore that brings his story to life through an appealing blend of humor, heart, and music. The tagline for Dolemite Is My Name is “Make your own legend”, and it’s an idea the film takes firmly to heart. Craig Brewer’s biographical comedy isn’t so
Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark?, the upcoming three-part limited series reimagined from the 1990s cult hit that fashioned horror stores from kids’ points of view, will have its world premiere screenings at Los Angeles’ Beyond Fest ahead of its October 11 debut on the Viacom-owned network. Beyond Fest will screen the first two
Mobile and online movie ticket retailer Atom Tickets reports tonight that the pre-sales for Warner Bros.’ Joker is beating that of last October’s Venom, this month’s It Chapter Two, Us and Glass. To date, Joker is Atom’s second best-pre-sales for a R-rated movie this year, behind John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum ($56.8M opening). And despite all the headlines out there about
Studio Lambert’s high-octane reality format Race Across The World is moving to BBC One for a celebrity special. The show started life on BBC Two, where the series finale became the highest-rated episode of a new factual entertainment title since 2016 when it aired to 3.4M viewers earlier this year. BBC Two swiftly doubled down
15 minutes ago We may finally have an explanation for the droid’s crimson-colored peepers. A new character has been revealed for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; his name is Babu Frik, and while you can head over to StarWars.com to see what the adorable alien looks like, here’s the provided description about him: Being
EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Hustle & Flow Oscar nominee and Empire star Terrence Howard is joining Brett Leonard’s feature Triumph opposite Breaking Bad’s RJ Mitte. Howard will also executive produce the pic with Mitte. Triumph is being produced by Massimiliano Musina of The MAP Group, Michael Clofine of Digital Ignition Entertainment, and Michael D. Coffey, who also
Breaking News And, the Oscar goes to … KLAY THOMPSON?!?!? (Hey, Kobe Bryant did it). The Golden State Warriors superstar is kick-starting his campaign for Academy Award consideration for his breakout performance as Klay Thompson in “Space Jam 2” … saying he’s trying to add to his trophy case!!! Now that filming wrapped up …
EXCLUSIVE: Amid concerns about potential violent situations, the opening weekend of Warner Bros’ controversial Joker in New York City will see an increased police presence both in and out of uniform. Earlier this week, the NYPD’s Chief of Patrol Rodney Harrison told officers that the department plans to visibly station cops at theaters showing the
Daniel Craig gives an emotional speech at the Bond 25 wrap party in Italy. Without a doubt, it has been a lengthy process getting the 25th instalment in the iconic James Bond franchise off the ground. Trouble and delays seemed to follow the film from the early outset, leading some fans and journalists to speculate that the
ITV is returning to a genealogy documentary with two of its biggest stars, Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, after it was parked last year because McPartlin pled guilty to drunken driving. Ant & Dec’s DNA Journey, produced by Voltage TV and Ant and Dec’s indie Mitre Television, originally was commissioned in 2017 as a 90-minute special.
After its bold and triumphant premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Golden Lion winner Joker goes out in most overseas markets tomorrow with previews starting stateside at 4PM on Thursday. All in, Todd Phillips’ R-rated origins take on Batman’s chief villain is set to post a global debut of $155M, which would be the second
Known for his portraits of marginalized communities in the American South, documentarian Roberto Minervini captured “moments of deep realism” with his latest film, What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?, that resonate on both political and human levels. Premiering at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, where it won three prizes—including the Fair Play
38 minutes ago In Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: Far From Home, audiences get to learn a bit more about the life of Peter’s teacher, Mr. Harrington, and it turns out that he is a pretty miserable dude. For example, he made a discovery that his ex-wife didn’t actually disappear during The Blip, but instead was secretly
EXCLUSIVE: The long list of celebrities who have ventured into writing comic books includes quite a few music stars (among them Neil Young, Tom Morello, Dave Stewart, and Gerard Way) and it’s expanding at New York Comic Con this week as famed Dutch DJ and record producer Don Diablo introduces Hexagon, a new sci-fi series from Impact
Exclusive Grammy-award winning artist Louie Rankin — famous for his role as Ox in the movie “Belly” — died in a car crash in Canada … TMZ has confirmed. Details are scarce, but Louie died Monday in a fatal wreck in Ontario, Canada … the crash reportedly involved a transport truck and another vehicle. Louie
Shawn Layden, the chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios, is exiting the top role overseeing the company’s PlayStation games development. The news came Monday in a tweet from Sony’s official PlayStation account. “It is with great emotion that we announce that Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden will be departing SIE,” reads the tweet. “His
Ahead of this weekend’s panel at New York Comic Con for Universal’s Sam Mendes-directed World War I epic 1917, the studio released a featurette Monday detailing the filmmakers’ behind-the-scenes battle to shoot the pic in one, continuous shot. The idea is to show the journey of two young British soldiers, Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake
Low Tide, the first feature film effort from writer and director Kevin McMullin, will be out in theaters October 4. The story of teenage boys on a treasure hunt in the summer provides a whole new outlook on Jersey Shore, as the carefree thrills soon turn more chilling than expected. Two of the boys, Red
Refresh for latest…: In its sophomore frame, Fox/New Regency’s Ad Astra again led the international box office, landing another $18M from 50 material markets. The overseas cume is $53.5M for $89M worldwide. The Brad Pitt-starrer is now out in all markets handled by Disney which is not across China, Taiwan or Hong Kong. Bona Film
7 seconds ago Thus far, the Kingman franchise has established a very clear aesthetic, namely by crafting hyper-modern James Bond-esque espionage thrillers filled with all kinds of heightened and stylized action sequences. For the upcoming prequel The King’s Man, however, things are changing quite a bit. While Matthew Vaughn is still at the helm to
Exclusive TMZ/Alamy Liza Minnelli‘s standing firm on her policy of shunning movies associated with her mom … and isn’t the least bit swayed by Renee Zellweger‘s rave reviews in an upcoming biopic. Sources close to Judy Garland‘s daughter tell TMZ … she “most likely” won’t see “Judy,” starring Renee, because she’s always stayed away from