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Refresh for updates Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness racked up $36M from previews that began at 3PM. That’s the tkk best preview during the pandemic. Critical reviews for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness have settled at 77% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, which is lower than the first movie’s 89% Certified fresh, and significantly

Pete Davidson is poking fun at Kanye West‘s divorce from Kim Kardashian … comparing his girlfriend’s ex-hubby to a famous Robin Williams movie character. The ‘SNL’ star came out swinging in his stand-up set on “Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival” … shading Kanye for being a modern-day Mrs. Doubtfire. Pete asks the crowd …

Whether you’re a kid or a kid at heart, you know Mike Myers’ work in one form or another. Adults that grew up with Saturday Night Live and Wayne’s World are likely to have kids that may have watched Shrek at one point in their lives. For specific generations, the Dreamworks animated franchise with a

Director | Matthew ReillyWriters | Matthew Reilly, Stuart BeattieProducers | Michael Boughen, Matthew Street, Stuart BeattieExecutive Producers | Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Mapp, Robert Slaviero, Kathy Morgan, Peter GravesCast | Elsa Pataky, Luke Bracey, Aaron Glenane, Mayen Mehta, Rhys Muldoon, Belinda Jombwe, Marcus Johnson, Colin Friels, Zoe Carides The tough and reality-bruised Captain JJ Collins (Elsa Pataky) finds herself in charge

Greg Marcus said first-quarter sales for Marcus Theatres surged from a year ago; that the film slate, while improving, is still not back to where it was pre-Covid; and that while studios have committed to theatrical windows, big streamers have not despite — in his view — overwhelming arguments for cinematic release. “We talk to

Play video content Amber Heard is back on the stand today after sitting for hours of testimony Wednesday in her trial with Johnny Depp. Amber’s attorneys will continue questioning the actress Thursday in a Virginia courtroom. They were the only ones to speak with her yesterday as well, so it’s possible they’ll wrap today and

Depp v Heard, the trail that sees Johnny Depp suing ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation (which prompted her to countersue for $100 million) has been going for almost a month now. Depp has already taken the stand, and today it came time for Heard to do the same. During her testimony, the Aquaman actress claimed

The first teaser for ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ is out, with Daniel Radcliffe in the starring role. The first look at the film gives fans a peek at Radcliffe as Yankovic on stage, as well as some footage of the rise to success that Yankovic goes through during his career. The synopsis reads; “The

The Top Gun: Maverick world premiere is being held tonight on the USS Midway, the iconic Navy aircraft carrier docked in San Diego. Given that fact, of course Tom Cruise took the opportunity to pilot a helicopter onto the flight deck before sauntering over to the red carpet. The cast was joined by a group

Play video content Wrestling with Freddie ’90s heartthrob Freddie Prinze Jr. is starting his own wrestling company … and says in order to make his dreams happen, he had to get back in front of the camera. The 46-year-old discussed his exciting plans on his “Wrestling With Freddie” podcast on Wednesday … revealing he’s already

Since its release in 1979, Moonraker has been simultaneously one of the most infamous and hotly debated entries in the history of James Bond movies. In its final form, the Roger Moore-led 007 film was wildly different from its source novel, chasing the Star Wars trend that was sweeping Hollywood. However, a long lost Moonraker

It was revealed at CinemaCon, the third film in the ‘A Quiet Place’ series will be a prequel called ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’. The film is directed by Michael Sarnoski, the same man who helmed Nicolas Cage’s “Pig”. ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ will tell the story of the arrival of the blind aliens that

Happy times are here again for movie theaters this weekend with Disney/Marvel’s long-awaited Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness set to fire up the summer box office season we didn’t have a year ago. The movie, which fans are anticipating to be a three-pronged sequel to previous Marvel blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home (which teed

Amber Heard made a last-ditch effort to get Johnny Depp‘s defamation claims tossed after his side rested their case — but a judge said hell no … and now, it’s time to tell her side of the story in court. The actress’s legal team filed a motion Tuesday asking the judge to dismiss several of

The James Bond movies are currently in a period of transition, as the Daniel Craig era has taken its final bow. With No Time To Die taking its place in history, Craig’s future career has gotten off to a promising start with his Broadway production of Macbeth. That hasn’t stopped the man (who may have

Elizabeth Banks’ next movie as a director, Cocaine Bear, will be hitting theaters on February 24, 2023, Universal said Monday. The film stars Keri Russell (The Americans), Margo Martindale (The Americans), Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern

Play video content BACKGRID Olivia Wilde kept her composure after being served legal documents on behalf of her ex, Jason Sudeikis … which you can now see on video. The footage from the awkward moment, which went down on Tuesday at CinemaCon, has finally surfaced … and lo and behold, Olivia’s handling of it all

These days it’s not particularly odd for a beloved film to get a sequel or revamp after over a decade, just look at the highly anticipated Avatar follow-up that’s finally coming out this year. Face/Off, too, has been targeted for a sequel, over 20 years after the original. It’s been a few years since the

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the Oscar winning writing team of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are joining forces again for a new project, a biographical drama about the life of Nike’s long-time executive Sony Vaccarro. Affleck has signed on to direct the untitled sports marketing drama, adapted from a screenplay he will co-write

Vortex — which opened this weekend to a full house at NYC’s IFC Center — has an unusual star, Dario Argento. Here’s how the film’s helmer Gaspar Noe convinced the iconic Italian horror movie director into his first lead acting role. “There were three reasons” he said yes, Noe told Deadline. “The first one, he

WARNING: We’re about to talk ‘Doctor Strange’ spoilers, so if you’re NOT into that then beat it — otherwise … welcome, everyone, to Marvel speculation time … starring John Krasinski. The comic book Twittersphere was set ablaze Sunday after apparent leaked footage of the new ‘DS’ sequel — which is coming out this week —

Star Trek 4 has created quite the conundrum for all parties involved. The franchise’s home Paramount and producers recently announced the film after years of development hell without allegedly informing the cast. Things got more confusing as various cast members gave different responses. The main consensus was no one knew anything about the new film.

The Gray Man is CIA operative Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), aka, Sierra Six. Plucked from a federal penitentiary and recruited by his handler, Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton), Gentry was once a highly-skilled, Agency-sanctioned merchant of death. But now the tables have turned and Six is the target, hunted across the globe by Lloyd Hansen

Hopes that Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness would break the curse of Marvel movies not being released in China may now be dashed. The Benedict Cumberbatch-starrer has made waves on local social media over a scene in the opening bit of the sequel where a newspaper kiosk bears the Chinese characters for The

Play video content NBC When it comes to junk in the Spidey trunk, Andrew Garfield says he needs no assist … no ifs, ands or butts. Andrew went on “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” Thursday, to talk about his latest project, but he also got down to business … answering what folks have been wondering

Whenever there’s a high profile biopic that comes out, it’s not unique for the family of the subject to speak out about said movie or television show. Famously, 2019’s Best Picture winner Green Book was slammed by Dr. Donald Shirley’s family, and Nina Simone’s daughter Lisa was unhappy with 2016’s Nina, which had Zoe Saldaña

Director: Anthony Fabian Cast: Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs, Anna Chancellor, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Rose Williams MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris. neillfrazer@hotmail.com Socials: @neillfrazer

Studio brass wowed theater owners this week with Maverick: Top Gun, Avatar: The Way of Water and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse among other tentpoles. But they were also clear at the just-wrapped CinemaCon that a reviving box office requires a wide breadth of content. “If we narrow what we bring to theaters, our audience will get

Travis Scott‘s legal team is coming out swinging against the creators of a documentary that takes aim at the tragic events of the Astroworld music festival … calling it a pathetic money grab. The “propaganda piece,” as Scott’s lawyers have dubbed it, is called “Concert Crush: The Travis Scott Festival Tragedy” and is set to

In the world of Downton Abbey, it’s hard not to imagine the Dowager Countess sitting squarely at the center of creator Julian Fellowes’ fictional universe. That’s not to downplay the importance of the spectacular cast that makes up the rest of the roster, but Dame Maggie Smith is clearly a fan favorite. Ahead of Downton