The Royal Shakespeare Company’s stage adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel Hamnet, a tale of love and heartbreak concerning Agnes Hathaway and her beloved one William Shakespeare, has taken the unheralded step of announcing its West End transfer before it has has even opened in the famous playwright’s place of birth. The play, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti
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Play video content Demi Moore is sharing a heartwarming family moment honoring Bruce Willis … she was by her ex-husband’s side to wish him a very happy birthday as he copes with dementia. Demi posted a sweet video Sunday … as Bruce’s entire fam gathered around to celebrate his 68th birthday. Bruce and his current
Roadside Attraction’s Moving On grossed an estimated $798k at about 800 theaters, about status quo this weekend for a specialty sector that’s better but still looking to break out. The audience for the Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin-toplined comedy was, not surprisingly, 63% female and 82% over 35. Some 64% were 50+. It played
A new show Chloe Bailey is in — where she’s shown having sex — has sparked a debate about racism and colorism in Hollywood … and now, Halle Berry‘s been roped in. You might’ve noticed the latter is trending this weekend, and the reason is because of this discourse that’s taken off since Donald Glover‘s
Watching Jesus Revolution surge past $45 million in ticket sales for Lionsgate—matching or besting The Fabelmans, The Banshees Of Inisherin, Tár, Women Talking and Triangle Of Sadness, combined—it finally seems safe to say it. The faith-based audience is back. Between Covid and the culture wars, it’s been a rough few years for those who make,
Elizabeth Banks‘ looks over the years are aca-awesome! Here is a fresh 27-year-old version of the “Pitch Perfect” star gracing her natural beauty at a UNICEF For Fashion event in Los Angeles back in 2001 (left). This was just a couple of years before she played Marcela Howard in the film “Seabiscuit.” And, 22 years
When New Line/DC’s Shazam: Fury of the Gods hit tracking four weeks ago with a low $35M projection, it was shocking and not shocking to rival distributors. Shocking, because in a spring full of franchise tentpoles, many of which are seeing record opening domestic highs, how can a DC property like Shazam! not keep up
Lionsgate has released the trailer for ‘Joy Ride’, the upcoming R-rated comedy starring Stephanie Hsu and Ashley Park. The film is set to debut in theaters on July 7. ‘Joy Ride’ is the feature directorial debut of Adele Lim. The film stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu, Ronny Chieng, Lori Tan Chinn, David Denman, Annie Mumolo,
Whether it’s the top o’ the morning or a late-night party at the bar, these stars love a tall glass of Guinness … so take a look at some of the biggest celebs drinkin’ away in honor of St. Patrick’s Day! Hugh Jackman, Kevin Hart, and Ben Affleck are just a few of the A-listers
Friday afternoon: We’re hearing that New Line’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods is currently on its way to an $11M Friday, inclusive of last night’s $3.4M, for what’s looking like a $30M opening at 4,071 theaters. The pic cost $125M before P&A, $25M more than the first Shazam! While that’s nothing to scream “Shazam!” about
Lance Reddick, famous for his work on HBO’s “The Wire” and the “John Wick” movie franchise has died … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Lance’s body was discovered at his Studio City home Friday morning around 9:30 AM. His cause of death is currently unclear, but our law enforcement sources say
Cast: Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Sam Richardson, Liza Koshy, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Jaboukie Young-White, Blue Chapman, Eduardo Franco, Ramona Young, Echo Kellum, Nicole Byer and Jane Fonda Director: Kirk DeMicco Producer: Kelly Cooney Cilella Co-director: Faryn Pearl Sometimes the hero you are meant to be lies just beneath the surface. This year, DreamWorks Animation dives into the
In another sign of the return to China for Marvel after a long drought, Disney/Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has been set for a day-and-date release on May 5. The James Gunn-directed finale in the series is due to hit North American cinemas that same day while international rollout will begin on May
Play video content Kennedy Entertainment Group LLC Tom Sizemore‘s work on his last feature film before he died was much like a heavyweight champ giving it his all despite being past his prime … so says his director on the project. The late actor plays a police detective in Bruce Bellocchi‘s upcoming flick, “The Legend
EXCLUSIVE: Illumination/Universal/Nintendo’s The Super Mario Bros Movie just landed on tracking this morning ahead of its Easter weekend release, and the animated film is shaping up to make at least $85M-$90M+ over its Wednesday through Sunday launch — and that’s on the conservative side. Given the fervent response by fans to trailers, it would not
Director: David F. Sandberg Writers: Henry Gayden, Chris Morgan, Bill Parker(Shazam created by) Stars: Grace Caroline Currey, Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Asher Angel, Djimon Hounsou ‘Shazam! Fury Of The Gods’ is the first film in the DCEU since James Gunn was announced to control the artistic vision
Lindsay Lohan won’t have to do parenthood all on her own, ’cause she’ll have Mom and Dad to help bring up the baby around Lohan family members … so say her parents. Michael Lohan tells TMZ he plans to be in Lindsay’s kid’s life, one way or another. He says he and his daughter are
Sony has added one more release to the summer theatrical calendar, Stage 6 Films’ Knights of the Zodiac on May 12. Produced by Toei Animation and based on the international anime sensation, Knights of the Zodiac brings the Saint Seiya saga to the big screen in live-action for the first time. Seiya (Mackenyu), a headstrong street teen,
Kobe Bryant‘s hand and footprints were forever enshrined at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, and the Bryant family was on hand for the moving ceremony … with Natalia Bryant delivering an emotional speech about her dad. Mamba’s prints were originally cast in February 2011 — the day before KB was named All-Star Game
Image Credit: Deadline LGBTQ teen sex comedy ‘Bottoms’ had it’s premiere at the SXSW Film Festival Saturday, and received a lot of rave reviews. The movie stars Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri as high school students that decide to form a girls’ fight club, in order to convince the two hottest cheerleaders in school to sleep with them.
New Line’s Covid-delayed DC sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods finally will hit theaters this weekend in 77 offshore territories and the U.S. with a global outlook between $80M-$85M — $35M of that coming from domestic. The David F. Sandberg-directed pic previously had been scheduled to open on December 21, but Warner Bros decided in
Alec Baldwin‘s gonna like this … the special prosecutor overseeing the “Rust” shooting case says she’s stepping down. Andrea Reeb had been under fire from Alec’s legal team, with his defense calling for Reeb to step down because Baldwin’s camp has argued that her trying the case while also being a state legislator in New
A raft of Broadway’s recent arrivals led by Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street helped push the industry’s total box office last week to $28,638,821, up 13.8% from the previous week. Total attendance was up commensurately to 229,771. Sweeney Todd, starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford, contributed a whopping $1.8 million to the
Australian–American actor Keir O’Donnell was 26 years old when he was cast as the hilarious Todd Cleary — the black sheep of the family who enjoys painting semi-nude portraits — in the classic comedy movie “Wedding Crashers” back in 2005. Joining Keir in the classic movie was Vince Vaughn as the wise wedding crasher and
Just about everyone in Hollywood was at the Oscars on Sunday, and just about everyone else was at one of these two after-parties … courtesy of Elton John and Vanity Fair. These were the biggest shindigs in town post-award show — and as you see, they were absolutely packed with star power. Not just actors,
The 2023 Oscars were full of excitement moments, and that even included a newly released trailer for ‘The Little Mermaid’, it’s a closer look at Disney’s latest live-action remake. It stars Halle Bailey as Ariel. Other cast includes Javier Bardem as King Triton, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, Awkwafina as Scuttle,
In a not-so-surprising situation, Robert Blake, the late actor who was infamously charged with his second wife’s shooting death, was left out of the Oscars “In Memoriam” tribute. There were lots of names shown during Sunday’s TV broadcast as part of the award show’s annual segment intro’d by John Travolta with a song from Lenny
Refresh for latest…: Paramount/Spyglass Media’s Scream VI has slashed its way to a franchise-record opening at the global box office with $67.1M, topping Scream 3 for the best in the bunch of this long-running Kevin Williamson-created series. At the international box office, it also set a franchise-best start with $22.6M from 53 markets, a whopping
Play video content TMZ.com Maitland Ward says the adult film industry’s awards show is far superior TV than anything the Academy Awards is offering … and she thinks it boils down to who’s doing the voting. We got the former “Boy Meets World” actress-turned-porn star in Bev Hills and asked why she thinks traditional awards
EXCLUSIVE: A24 has mapped out three films for summer release: the Nicole Holofcener-Julia Louis Dreyfus reteam You Hurt My Feelings, the Celine Song directed/written title Past Lives and the distributor’s hot Sundance horror pick-up Talk to Me. You Hurt My Feelings, which played to great laughs at the Eccles Theater, will go wide nationwide over