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Peacock today is launching Moley, the animated kids series starring Warwick Davies, Gemma Arterton and Julie Walters. The show, from Two Daughters Entertainment, stars Davis (Star Wars, Willow) as the titular Moley. Arterton (Prince of Persia), Walters (Harry Potter, Mamma Mia), Richard E Grant (Withnail and I, Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and Stanley Tucci (The

UPDATE, 2:20PM: Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny officially wins Tuesday with $11.698M over Sound of Freedom‘s reported $11.5M. Monday revised on Dial of Destiny was $11.7M, which means business was even on July 4th; and that’s solid for any tentpole on that holiday. 5-day on Dial of Destiny is $83.7M. PREVIOUS: Angels

In 1979 Peter Falk and the late great Alan Arkin made the perfect odd couple in the classic action comedy, The In-Laws. It even spawned a not-bad remake with Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks in 2003. The difference between those films, and a bit of an attempt to do something similar in the cleverly-titled The

Magic Johnson‘s annual yacht vacation has somehow gotten even MORE lavish … Samuel L. Jackson just revealed the boat trip now features acupuncture sessions!!! Johnson, Jackson and a few of their close pals set sale yet again for their yearly European vacay earlier this month — hitting the French Riviera this time — and the

We can knock Disney all we want over less-than stellar post-Covid results on Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm titles, but the fact of the matter is the brands are still delivering, making the theatrical motion picture studio the continued box office leader with $3.4 billion worldwide for the period of Jan. 1-July 2. That breaks out

Silvio Berlusconi has left the keys to his business kingdom to his eldest two children, Marina and Pier Silvio, his will has revealed. The children are both key executives in the Berlusconi media empire, with Maria Berlusconi the Chairman of family investment vehicle Fininvest and Pier Silvio Berlusconi the CEO of MediaForEurope (MFE), the European

Before this Los Angeles native in her ladybug outfit was acting in movies like ‘Scooby-Doo’ and “Lemonade Mouth,” she was just enjoying her summer popsicles, becoming a child star and leading her high school’s step team. Before releasing (just one) of her hits — “Girls Like Girls” in 2015, her singing career started back in

SAG-AFTRA, saying that it’s “preparing for a potential TV/theatrical/streaming strike,” is asking members to take a survey about if and how they’d like to volunteer in the event a walkout is called. “By taking this survey, you’re not obligating yourself to help, but it will help us make informed decisions about our members and resources if

Back To The Future: The Musical landed on Broadway last week in overdrive: The stage adaptation starring Casey Likes and Roger Bart scored a dizzying $1,035,256 for just four preview performances, filling 98% of seats at the Winter Garden. The musical, which opens August 3, features a book by Bob Gale and new music and

Play video content Jackie Chan might not be the father social media thinks he is — after a viral clip with his “daughter” blew up — cuz it’s actually only a scene from a movie … and his real daughter says he’s a nasty homophobe. The famed martial arts star trended this weekend after a

The fall fest season is revving up. The Toronto International Film Festival has announced that French director Ladj Ly’s new feature Les Indésirables will world premiere at it 48th edition, running from September 7 to 17. It is the first international world premiere title to be unveiled by TIFF ahead of fuller line-up details in

We’ve had a couple of tentpole missteps here this summer, read Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny this weekend with $60M, The Flash and Elemental; putting the running summer box office at $1.88 billion for May 1-July 2. That’s close to -2% off from the $1.91 billion reached over the same frame last year.

Benedict Cumberbatch is seemingly not done playing Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actor recently hinted at his return in a new movie next year. “There are some Marvel capers in the making next year,” Cumberbatch said while being a guest in the JW3 Speaker Series. It’s not clear if Cumberbatch is referring

Robert De Niro was pictured for the first time since news broke of his grandson Leandro‘s apparent overdose death … and the images captured him heading to a Manhattan funeral home. The legendary actor left his Upper East Side townhouse with a newspaper clutched in his hand, before getting into an SUV, which then chauffeured

Refresh for chart…On the bright side for Independence Day bomb Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, its first five days at the box office of $82M aren’t as bad as Paramount/Skydance’s Terminator Genisys. That sequel’s launch just prior to July 4, 2015 left a lot of methane in the air with $42.4M in its

Studiocanal UK has revealed the trailer for Ken Loach and Paul Laverty’s Cannes 2023 Palme d’Or contender The Old Oak, ahead of its UK and Ireland release on September 29. Starring Dave Turner (Sorry We Missed You) and newcomer Ebla Mari, the film revolves around the titular The Old Oak, the last remaining pub in a

Vanilla, the chimpanzee, who spent 28 years in an animal testing lab before finally getting a new life, is touching people’s hearts, and inspiring them to open their wallets. Save the Chimps, an animal sanctuary in Florida shared a video on social media showing Vanilla being introduced to other chimps and seeing open skies for

Quentin Tarantino is shooting down the rumors that he was working on Kill Bill: Volume 3. Many Tarantino fans had hoped that the filmmaker would revisit the Kill Bill universe and cast Uma Thurman’s daughter Maya Hawke in the potential sequel. However, in a new interview, the director says a third installment of the martial

As Regal parent Cineworld prepares to exit Chapter 11 this month, rumors are heating up over who will emerge as the giant theater chain’s new chief executive, with reports Monday pointing to Eduardo Acuna of Cinepolis. Longtime Cineworld CEO Moody Greidinger has a consulting contract during a transition period but isn’t likely to stay in

Robert De Niro‘s grandson, actor Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, has died … TMZ has confirmed. The 19-year-old was found dead sitting in a chair, inside a New York City apartment Sunday afternoon, law enforcement tells TMZ. We’re told there were no obvious signs that led to his death. He was found by a friend who

Vietnam has banned commercial screenings of Warner Bros’ Barbie due to a scene that depicts a map of the South China Sea with the “nine-dash line” that is contested by the Vietnamese government.  The film, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, was scheduled for release in Vietnam on July 21. 

You know the modern world is in a dark place when even a middle-aged Iranian woman says that things were better in the old days. Indeed, for his feature debut, director Behrooz Karamizade has fashioned an intelligent and thoughtful drama that should travel well in today’s climate of insecurity, offering a fresh perspective on a

Jonathan Bennett is raising a glass to his Palm Springs estate … he just sold the pad he dubbed Mai Tai Manor for seven figures. According to property records the “Mean Girls” actor sold the home Tuesday for a cool $1 mil. The sale price is a little under the listing price … as we

Oscar nominated producer Lawrence Turman died Saturday at the Motion Picture and Television Country Home and Hospital at age 96 after a stellar career not only as a producer of such seminal films as The Graduate (1967), The Great White Hope (1970), American History X , and many more in a producing career that lasted

Fans of The Name of The Rose author Umberto Eco turned out in NYC, boosting the documentary on medieval scholar turned novelist and social commentator to over $9.1k on one screen – a nice showing by The Cinema Guild for a foreign language documentary on a solid weekend for some indie and arthouse fare. Umberto

Anime Expo in Los Angeles saw the unveiling of the new trailer for Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 2. The trailer was premiered during the MAPPA x Crunchyroll! panel. The complete film will be available later this fall, exact date to be announced. Based on the award-winning manga Attack on Titan

John Legend, Chrissy Teigen and their brood lived that Pepto Bismol life, making the now-famed Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse their own for a night! John, Chrissy and their 4 kids hit up the pink mansion, ahead of the release of the new “Barbie” film. It’s been decked out from the foundation to the roof in everything

The girlfriend of singer Darius Campbell Danesh has revealed more sad details about the sudden death of the British singer in August 2022.  Lauren Cheek told the UK’s Sun newspaper that her late partner was suffering from a heart condition that was unknown until his autopsy was conducted.  She told the paper: “So many things

The fatal shooting of a 17-year-old by a police officer in Nanterre, France earlier this week has set off a swath of nationwide riots and violence, resulting in early closures of some cinemas, curfews in certain cities and a plea for calm from the national football team, among more widespread issues. The killing of the

Brian Cox is weighing in on the future of Turner Classic Movies (TCM) after executive changes at the cable network made Hollywood worry Warner Bros. Discovery was ready to pull the plug. After filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson set up a meeting with CEO David Zaslav to express why TCM