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Directors: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc Writer: Matthew Fogel Stars: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Keegan-Michael Key Jack Black, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen After one failed live action attempt, after multiple amounts of games, Illumination has finally given ‘The Super Mario Bros.’ an onscreen adventure they’ve always deserved. The animation is stunning,

While streamers typically get by on thrifty marketing budgets, pushing content largely on their menus, most motion picture studios, like Universal, still have all the superpowers in the world to blast a movie out of a canon. But here’s something to keep in mind as we detail Universal’s promo playbook below in propelling Illumination/Nintendo’s Super

It’s been nearly 3 weeks since Amanda Bynes was first admitted to a mental health hospital, and while her release date is still undetermined … those around her are already formulating a plan to make sure she stays on the right path. Sources close to the actress tell us both Amanda and the medical staff

“With androids (SIMS) & humans coexisting, it centers around Faye (Brewster) who has already pulled the plug on her late husband, now she can’t bring herself to do the same to Evan (Amell), his android counterpart,” reads the synopsis. “Instead of deactivating Evan, Faye sets him up to live illegally on his own. While there

THURSDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest…: With numbers now in for the 44 overseas markets that opened on Wednesday, Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie had a more than peachy debut with $34.7M through yesterday at the international box office. Combined with Wednesday’s domestic bow, the global one-day total is $66.4M. Several milestones/records were set in

Play video content Jeremy Renner continues to amaze … he’s gone from an ever-so-close near-death experience to Six Flags … in just a few months! Jeremy took his fam to Six Flags on Good Friday … and tooled around the park on a motorized scooter. He posted the pics and video with the caption, “Leading

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studios’ respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that brink, the studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models and the downstream

Netflix has released the official trailer for ‘The Diplomat’, the upcoming political drama will be available for streaming on April 20. It stars Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, and Ato Essandoh. “Kate Wyler (Russell) is the new U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. She was supposed to go to Afghanistan,” reads the synopsis. “She’s

Play video content TMZ.com Lizzo and Jack Black‘s cameos in the latest episode of “The Mandalorian” is a casting choice ‘Star Wars’ icon Billy Dee Williams can get behind — and he gives us his thoughts as to why the team picked them for the series. ICYMI, spoilers — Lizzo and Jack can be found

Owen Wilson is back, with brushes, as the longtime host of a beloved but fading Burlington, Vermont-based PBS instructional art show. Paint from IFC Films opens on 800+ screens. Public television is always ripe for parody and happens to be a world Wilson knows. His father Robert Wilson helped launch, and ran, Dallas PBS station

You’d think Barbie fans would be more than satisfied with the latest trailer for the Margot Robbie flick … but some have a serious question for those who worked on the movie — where’s the freakin’ Aqua song?!?! That’s right, fans are scratching their heads at this week’s new look at Warner Brothers’ “Barbie” —

This holiday season, Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, Migration. Email: neill@outloudculture.comSocials: @neillfrazer

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studios’ respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that brink, the studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models and the downstream

Lance Reddick‘s cause of death has been revealed as heart disease … according to the late actor’s death certificate. The document, obtained by TMZ, lists Reddick’s immediate cause of death as Ischemic Heart Disease as well as Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease. The death cert also states Reddick was to be cremated. TMZ broke the story

Blumhouse’s feature take of videogame Five Nights at Freddy’s is going theatrical day and date with Peacock on Oct. 27 this year. The pic will go wide. This is the fourth Blumhouse movie to day and date with Universal’s streaming service after Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends and Firestarter. While arguments can be made that these

The trailer for ‘Hypnotic’ has finally been released, showing us the Ben Affleck-led movie from director Robert Rodriguez. The trailer shows Affleck playing a detective who searches for his daughter while learning about the powerful effects of hypnosis. “Determined to find his missing daughter, Austin detective Danny Rourke (Ben Affleck) instead finds himself spiraling down

The man whom prosecutors claim caused Michael K. Williams‘ death by giving him dirty drugs has pled guilty in a plea deal … and could see serious prison time. 39-year-old Irvin Cartagena pleaded guilty Wednesday in NYC to one count of conspiring to distribute drugs in connection to the late actor’s fatal overdose from 2021.

John Fithian, longtime head of the National Association Of Theatre Owners, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Variety of Southern California, as he prepares to step down after overseeing NATO through decades of transition. The award from the children’s charity goes each year to an individual who has made a significant and profound charitable

There’s a new Snapchat filter in town and it’s become a viral sensation … so much so, it’s been used over 1 billion times, making it one of the most popular ever on the app. The “disgust” lens depicts users looking — as the name suggests — totally disgusted at someone or something, and apparently

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat,

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studio’s respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that pandemical brink, the motion picture studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models

Judy Farrell, best known for playing Nurse Able in the hit TV show, “M*A*S*H,” has died, TMZ has learned. Judy’s son, Michael, tells us she passed away in a hospital on Sunday after suffering a stroke nine days earlier. We’re told while she was in the hospital, Judy was consciously alert and able to squeeze

Who says people don’t go to the movies? That stale cynicism coming out of the pandemic is about to get squashed this weekend as Illumination/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie is about to run up a serious box office score. With a Wednesday opening before Easter around the world, inclusive of 70 offshore markets, the

Director: Ben Affleck Writer: Alex Convery Stars: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Viola Davis, Chris Tucker ‘AIR’ see’s not only Ben Affleck’s return to directing, but also his latest collaboration with best friend Matt Damon, and reviewers are calling this movie an absolute triumph. I got the chance to watch this at an

Play video content TMZ.com Pras Michel has his game face on as his federal conspiracy case kicks into high gear in Washington D.C., with some huge names — including Leonardo DiCaprio — set to take the stand. We caught The Fugees rapper just as he arrived at the courthouse with his defense lawyer … ahead

Regal owner Cineworld has entered into a restructuring support agreement and a backstop commitment agreement with lenders that will, if approved, see it emerge from bankruptcy. The exhibition giant also noted today that it has received non-binding proposals for some or all of the group’s assets but determined that absent an all-cash bid significantly in

Lady Gaga is busting out her pipes for her role as Harley Quinn in the new ‘Joker’ sequel — and since they’re shooting out in the open … the whole world’s getting a sneak peak. The singer was on location in NYC this weekend shooting ‘Joker 2,’ and yes … she and the team revisited

“Seiya (Mackenyu), a headstrong street teen, spends his time fighting for cash while he searches for his abducted sister,” reads the film’s synopsis. “When one of his fights unwittingly taps into mystical powers he never knew he had, Seiya finds himself thrust into a world of warring saints, ancient magical training and a reincarnated goddess

Refresh for latest…: Coming in higher than expected, Paramount/eOne’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves took a $71.5M global bow this weekend; that includes $33M from 60 offshore markets which is nicely above the $25M+ projected ahead of the frame. Standout markets included the UK (where eOne distributes) at No. 1 with $4.3M; Mexico and

Play video content TMZ.com DJ Drama is all for Suge Knight‘s pending plans to televise his life story … but he feels Dr. Dre‘s narrative is even better suited for prime time!!! We caught up with Mr. Thanksgiving outside iHeartRadio in NY, where he outlined the many platinum reasons why a Dre TV series could