That’s because the new report touches on the movie having shifted from Los Angeles to Austin before Austin became a Covid-19 hotspot. In fact, in June of 2020, it was reported that Hypnotic planned to shift from California to Texas in July, which would have resulted in $24 million spent in the state, per the
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You may have heard his name uttered by Kanye West or Migos in songs but Martin Margiela isn’t necessarily a household name when it comes to fashion — but it should be. One of the most elusive designers in the fashion industry, there are barely any photos of him on the internet, but his work
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Yep, Stipe Miocic has seen that footage of Daniel Cormier training with Steven Seagal back in the day … but he ain’t worried about it! The footage was shot back in 2015 when Cormier was getting ready to fight Jon Jones at UFC 182. Seagal — who considers himself a
Counterpoint: Disappointing fight sequences aside, the lack of “Iron Man” in Iron Man 3, and even the more absurd uses of the armor, do, at times, seem to be an intentional effort to convince audiences to take Tony Stark more seriously as a man, which you could argue was a success given how beloved he
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone worked some magic in China on Friday with Warner Bros’ 3D reissue conjuring $4.6M. This is by far the biggesst single-day gross since cinemas resumed operations, overtaking the opening of WB’s earlier re-release of Chirstopher Nolan’s Interstellar by 66% (though that film bowed on a Sunday). Overall, China’s fourth
R. Kelly‘s alleged manager is facing more legal fallout over what the feds claim are efforts to run interference for the disgraced singer. Donnell Russell has just been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for an alleged threat to shoot up an NYC theater in December 2018 when the Lifetime documentary, “Surviving R. Kelly,”
What separates Cameron Diaz’s spunky video are a couple of things. First and foremost, that song choice, Enya’s classic “Only Time,” is spot on. Secondly, a lot of the people who are attempting the wine challenge barely get started and then they stop what they are doing before the glass is empty and prematurely celebrate.
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures will be hosting a high-end dual big screen drive-in experience on the Culver City, CA lot starting this Friday, Aug. 14. They are the first major studio ever to turn their lot into a drive-in. The drive-in will be located in the studio’s Thalberg parking lot and showcase several Sony classic catalog
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Steve-O‘s up to his old tricks, and though his latest stunt isn’t his gnarliest … it’s pretty damn funny. The ‘Jackass’ star attached himself to a Hollywood billboard Thursday morning with the help of a bunch of black tape, in what he believed was a super safe publicity stunt rigged
Then you shift to the sequel, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and you realize that this was an explanation that this story would send Peter on a European journey with his class. There, he’d encounter Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) and a slew of B-level baddies, but again, the subtitle didn’t directly tie into the villains used in
Exhibition will slowly come back to life this Friday at the box office after largely being shutdown for 21 weeks due to the pandemic. However, the first notable ticket sales will be coming out of the Great White North. Paramount is giving a big screen release to The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run in Canada
Sony’s TriStar Pictures acquired the rights to Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody biopic and already announced a temporary release date. The studio is looking at a 2022 release. Although there have been documentaries centered around the late singer in the past, this is the first feature film. The film is to be produced by Pat
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are looking to live large — as in a much larger house as their first baby’s about to arrive. The couple’s been making the rounds in the exclusive, celebrity-enclave of Montecito where they spent the weekend looking at a variety of massive homes. Based on the 3 they toured, it’ll
And of course, if you grew up in the ‘90s, you know you couldn’t rent a few movies without ordering a few pizzas, and Domino’s was almost synonymous with the video store chain back in the day. With this, the chain took to Twitter to post a sweet and nostalgic message:
There was further good news from the international box office this weekend, even as it continues to be clear that markets need fresh titles to keep the reopening momentum going — be they local, from Hollywood or even reissues of older event pictures. We remain in uncharted waters around the globe. But progress in the
The upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot, produced by James Wan (Saw, Insidious, Furious 7, Aquaman) – which will be R-rated and feature gory fatalities – has been brutally busy filling out its cast of ferocious fighters. With filming already begun we can introduce you to the new cast of the upcoming film; Mehcad Brooks who’s set to leave his
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Akon is turning his dreams into reality — building a futuristic city in Senegal, which he says will resemble Wakanda from “Black Panther” … in more ways than just its futuristic appearance. The singer, who hails from Senegal, joined us on “TMZ Live” Tuesday for an update on “Akon City,”
Proxima Midnight (sans Carrie Coon) fought alongside Thanos’ forces in Avengers: Endgame, and ultimately died a second time as a result. She perished when Iron Man sacrificed himself, and was last seen holding the body of her partner Corvus Glaive as they turned to dust. In the same interview, Carrie Coon was asked if she
The fight for freedom of the press and against the oppressive political regime in the Philippines takes center stage in Ramona S. Diaz’s A Thousand Cuts, which opens in theaters and in virtual theaters nationwide. As journalists around the world face threats and the term “fake news” is thrown around recklessly by world leaders, A Thousand Cuts puts Filipino
Breaking News Patrick Schwarzenegger spilled the beans, possibly unintentionally, but his sister, Katherine, and her hubby, Chris Pratt, have had their baby. The news came after a photographer spotted Patrick Sunday and congratulated him on becoming an uncle and then asked how Katherine and the baby are doing. PS responded, “Doing great, just got her
Disneyland Resort has been closed since March, and at this point, there isn’t even a hint of when that might change. However, it doesn’t appear that the area of Anaheim, CA surrounding the park is entirely without vacationers, as last week there was apparently a brawl in a hotel near the park that ended up
Fresh product continued to rule in a distressed exhibition marketplace as RLJE Films’ Tax Collector grossed an estimated $317K at 129 theaters. Tax Collector is the third new title after Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour and IFC’s The Rental to top the box office since the pandemic began in mid-March. We’ll know for certain which film is No. 1 tomorrow, but it’s
Play video content @ryusei416japan/Instagram Bruce Lee might be dead, but his spirit is very much alive in this little boy from Japan … who knows one of the legend’s insane nunchuck movie routines like the back of his hand. Meet Ryusei — a legitimate Kung Fu prodigy who’s obsessed with all things Bruce … including
Monsters And Men (Zyrick) Monsters and Men is a drama from the perspective of several different characters. It’s about the murder of an unarmed black man, Darius Larson (Samel Edwards) by police officers. Monsters and Men is clearly inspired by Eric Garner’s death. Kelvin Harrison Jr plays Zyrick, a young man with a bright future
China’s third Friday back to the movies scored a slight increase on last week’s comparable day at $4.38M. It’s short of the $7.6M generated last Sunday which was boosted by Warner Bros’ reissue of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, but still a jump on last Friday, while midweeks were solid. Play today was led by DreamWorks/Amblin/Universal’s 1917
Exclusive The Rock owns the XFL and former L.A. Wildcats head coach Winston Moss has a message for DJ … GIVE ME A JOB!!! Moss lost his head coaching gig when the 2nd iteration of the XFL went under — largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic — leaving the former NFL player and coach without
One of the most impressive roles an actor can nab in Hollywood is a double bill with themselves. It’s not easily done, but when actors such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Rudd and Michael Keaton have pulled it off, it’s the ultimate test of technical filmmaking and acting ability. In HBO Max’s first original film, An
A court ruling that dropped today allowing movie studios to buy theaters (whether or not they want to — and they probably don’t) is the latest snub to an industry that’s been rattled by change for years, in particular since March and COVID-19. Exhibition hasn’t been this pressured in a century. When the 1918 Spanish
Brooklyn-based singer and actor Ellen Greene is best known for her role as the blonde-bob babes and shop assistant, Audrey — who is the love interest (and meal interest) of the skid row plant shop — in the plant-based 1986 musical, “Little Shop of Horrors.” Ellen Greene was cast alongside an epic group of actors
While it’s not exactly clear what “in stages” means in this case, we can certainly understand it to mean that, while both of these projects will move forward, they won’t be working at exactly the same pace they were before the shutdown of the parks. And with that, we can assume they’ll both be opening