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The arthouse box office hasn’t recovered quickly post-Covid, but one of the oases for the sector, even by pre-pandemic benchmarks, has always been a Wes Anderson movie. This summer we have his latest all-star absurdist comedy, Asteroid City, which just premiered at Cannes, which begins its limited run on June 16. How big has Anderson

You don’t have to wanda what Elizabeth Olsen thinks about long-term commitments to a particular character. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Olsen told host Josh Horowitz that any actor approached about an MCU role should not sign for more than one picture at a time. “I think that way you have more control over… if you,

The Writers Guild of America West received the most robust support from their sister unions in Los Angeles at the “Unions Strike Back” Rally on Friday evening. In solidarity with WGAw President Meredith Stiehm stood Hollywood Teamsters Local 399 secretary-treasurer and chief negotiator, Lindsay Dougherty; SAG-AFTRA national executive director and chief negotiator, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland; UTLA President, Cecily

“It was a contributor to the specialty box office, and I hope it will be again,” says Laemmle CEO Greg Laemmle of MoviePass, the subscription service that unsurprisingly went bankrupt in early 2020 after offering a movie a day for ten bucks a month. A co-founder Stacy Spikes, who was pushed out amid strategic differences

SPOILER ALERT: It takes a super actor to play Superman. So it is that the upcoming film version of The Flash has reached back to the past in its casting for the Man of Steel. In an interview with Esquire Middle East, The Flash director Andy Muschietti revealed that a certain revered actor would be making

Ray Stevenson, known for his work in ‘Thor’ and the “Star Wars” franchise, has died. Ray’s publicist confirms the news to TMZ, telling us he died Sunday — they say they have no further details surrounding his death at this time. Ray first broke into the world of acting in 1993, appearing in various episodes

A24 has unveiled a raft of key territory deals for Jonathan Glazer’s hotly tipped Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or frontrunner The Zone Of Interest ahead of the awards ceremony on Saturday. The film has sold to Austria and Germany (Leonine), Benelux (Cineart), France (Bac), Greece (Spentzos), Italy (I Wonder), Japan (Happinet Phantom Studios), Scandinavia (SF Studios),

UK-based global theater chain and parent of Regal Cinemas said overnight it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 in July. The news comes as nearly 100% of its legacy lenders agreed to an amended and restated restructuring agreement and backstop that have been months in the making. There had been some holdouts. The giant exhibitor

EXCLUSIVE, late Thursday PM: Sources are telling us that Disney’s Rob Marshall directed The Little Mermaid is singing some high notes tonight of $10M+ in previews. Should that figure exceed $10.8M it will rep the 6th highest preview performance among PG and G rated titles in motion picture history. Tracking pegged the Halle Bailey movie

Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber are all the rage on the internet right now … because there’s a huge buzz about a potential engagement. There’s tons of speculation online that the “Elvis” star may have popped the question to his model girlfriend … and it’s a pretty juicy rumor, which may have some legs. Austin

Beyoncé’s Tribute Message To Tina Turner: ‘I Love You Endlessly’ – Deadline You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content May 24, 2023 9:01pm Beyoncé’s has added her thoughts on today’s death of Tiny Turner, who passed at age 83. “My beloved queen. I love you endlessly,” read Beyoncé’s

Universal’s Fast & Furious franchise has reached a new milestone, spinning past $7B at the global box office. Getting there, it becomes the fifth series of films to the mark, doing so with 11 titles. It’s currently the No. 5 franchise of all time, and is tied with Warner Bros’ Wizarding World for the fewest

EXCLUSIVE: The plight of ‘Confederados’ who left the U.S. for Brazil after the American Civil War will provide the backdrop to Disney drama series Americana. We’ve learned the streaming series, which is for Disney’s Star+ in Brazil, is shooting in São Paulo with a cast including Den of Thieves and American Violence actor Kaiwi Lyman.

Carrie Fisher fans now have a shot at an iconic piece of “Star Wars” history … Princess Leia’s dress is up for grabs, but it’s gonna take way more than Obi-Wan’s help to snag it! The one-of-a-kind costume has hit the auction block at Propstore Auction. It was worn by the late actress in the

If Sebastian Maniscalco really is the most popular comic in the country at the moment, you’d never know why from his film debut in About My Father. So unfunny it’s embarrassing, this is an over-the-top, under-achieving generational comedy that feels like it was written in the mid- to late-1960s and has been moldering in a

Disney’s return to live-action takes of their animated vault in the fullest theatrical form happens this weekend with Rob Marshall’s The Little Mermaid which is eyeing a $180M worldwide start. The majority of that number will be made stateside with $120M for the four-day Memorial Day weekend holiday, and around $100M over three days. At

Jonathan Majors and his new boo Meagan Good kept things lowkey on their latest date … quietly slippin’ in and out of Red Lobster with some of her family for some grub. The “Creed 3” and “Harlem” stars were spotted at the seafood chain Tuesday in Woodland Hills — spending 3 hours with Meagan’s mom

WBD CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels sees advertising on HBO content as a major untapped revenue stream as the compay relaunched its HBO Max streaming service yesterday as Max. “HBO is such an amazing and such a powerful brand and has never been exposed to advertising… The view of the market is coming around and I think

Broadway box office for the 2022-23 season – the first full season since the industry’s return from the Covid closure – reached $1,577,586,897, a big increase over the last two hard-hit seasons but still about 14% lower than the pre-pandemic high of $1.8 billion. Figures released today by the Broadway League indicate that total attendance

Play video content TMZ.com Dolph Lundgren is turning his pain into purpose … saying he couldn’t be happier to inspire others, after opening up about his 8-year battle with cancer. We caught up with the “Rocky” icon Monday at LAX, where he gave us an update on how he’s been feeling since revealing he was

It may not just be enough to act anymore for Bradley Whitford. He has now also gotten the directing bug. Whitford, who has won three Emmys for three different series in three different categories – (a real feat) with his Supporting Actor -Drama Series win for The West Wing, a Guest Actor-Comedy Series for Transparent,

Amanda Bynes is facing a tough reality after spending weeks in a mental hospital, often feeling sad and isolated, as she works to balance her medical needs and where to go next in life … TMZ has learned. Sources close to Amanda tell us … she’s back living solo in her own place after her

Chinese streamer Youku is teaming with Beijing-based producer-distributor Hishow Entertainment to produce high-end drama series My Dearest Stranger, starring Wang Luodan and Bosco Wong.  The 16-part suspense drama will be directed by Golden Horse Award-winning Taiwanese filmmaker Lin Yu-Hsien Hsien (Jump! Boys, Exit No. 6).  Based on Fan Shu’s best-selling novel Secret Love and adapted

Reaction was swift and heartfelt to the news that actor Ray Stevenson, best known for his performances in RRR, Thor, Vikings, Divergent and multiple Star Wars series, had died at 58. Guardians of the Galaxy director DC co-CEO James Gunn wrote: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power composer Bear McCreary wrote, “I’m

Sydney Sweeney is making it crystal clear she and her fiancé are doing just fine … rocking her engagement ring for the first time in a very long time. The “Euphoria” star was spotted in Cannes, leaving the Hotel Martinez with her fiancé Jonathan Davino by her side. More notably, she was wearing her bling

Matt Johnson’s film BlackBerry about the rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone passed $1.7 million its second week out with an estimated three-day gross of $525k in 595 theaters. The Canadian number — $250k from 200 theaters — was only a 13% drop from opening weekend. Stateside, the indie crossed $1 million with a

VINCENT MUST DIESection: Critics’ WeekDirector: Stéphan CastangScreenwriter: Matthieu NaertLogline: Random strangers have suddenly started attacking Vincent with murderous intent. His life as an unremarkable man is overturned, and as things spiral violently out of control, he is forced to flee and change his life completely…Panelists: Stéphan Castang, Karim Leklou and Vimala PonsSales Agent: GoodfellasPremiered: Friday May 19, Miramar TheatreKey Quote: “I immediately wanted to do this

Robert De Niro‘s got a lot to celebrate these days — not only has he debuted his new flick at Cannes, but he’s a father once again … and the mother to baby #7 joined him in France for a bash at the prestigious film festival. The 79-year-old actor and his GF Tiffany Chen hit

Jennifer Lawrence hit the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday for the world premiere of Afghan director Sahra Mani’s feature documentary Bread and Roses, which she produced with Justine Ciarrocchi under their joint banner Excellent Cadaver. Described as an unpoliticized tale of resilience, the documentary follows three educated, previously employed women whose lives have been upended

IMAX is ramping up its operations in France, as well as expanding its longstanding relationship with Kinepolis in Europe and North America. In France, IMAX will aim to nearly triple the number of its systems from the 22 currently in operation to more than 60. One of those will be in partnership with Belgian exhibitor