Netflix is a monster of a studio and streamer, but even the hugely popular platform has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has been made apparent by various popular shows, such as GLOW, The Society and I Am Not Okay With This, being axed, with Netflix citing the current climate as to why their
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Refresh for latest…: Fans of Kollywood cinema got a treat this weekend as Tamil action thriller Master debuted in India and a handful of other markets across the harvest festival period. While we do not have confirmed figures for the Vijay-starrer in India, estimates had it at around $11M from Wednesday-Friday with the film believed
The proverbial honeymoon phase is over for Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, because they’ve split up … TMZ has confirmed. The two actors called it quits recently, with Ana apparently being the one to break it off with Ben. Word is the uncoupling is amicable, and there are no hard feelings. A source connected
Violet McGraw (Doctor Sleep) As Charlie McGee Of all the picks for this list, finding the right actor to play Charlie McGee presented far and away the greatest challenge. After all, Charlie is only supposed to be eight years old, and so I really only could choose from the most recent Stephen King adaptations. The
If there are any milestones worth noting this week, it’s that the Focus Features thriller Promising Young Woman crossed the $3 million in its fourth week in theaters. This weekend the Emerald Fennell-directed pic starring Carey Mulligan played in 1,333 theaters and added an estimated $430K to its box office till this weekend and is on
Famed breakdancer Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quiñones will be remembered by his family in a private service — but scores of his friends in the biz will also get a chance to honor him. A rep for the family tells TMZ … the star of the 1984 film, “Breakin'” will have a memorial service Saturday at an
With the world living in quarantine, there have been plenty of Netflix releases that have taken over and offered some form of entertainment. One of which that recently came out last summer was The Kissing Booth 2, a sequel to the mega-hit that Netflix premiered the year prior, The Kissing Booth. The movie, starring Joey
EXCLUSIVE: Upcoming Chinese fantasy epic A Writer’s Odyssey (previously Assassin In Red) has landed a U.S. release on February 12, 2021, matching up with the local release which is timed for the typically lucrative Chinese New Year box office stretch. The movie comes from Chinese studio CMC Pictures, which is behind the mega-grossing The Wandering Earth
Liv Tyler has had a terrifying 2021, which began with a COVID diagnosis that left her in physical and emotional turmoil. Liv said she found out on New Year’s Eve she tested positive for the virus … “Suddenly on The morn of the last day of 2020 … boom it took me down. It comes
Jones spoke about how “naturalistic” it was to film Rogue One, which clearly took some opportunities for practical effects and shots to match the ingenuity the classic Star Wars films displayed back before it was all about CGI. Rogue One most certainly had a load of visual effects, but they were done so impressively that
Warner Bros, in the waking of making good with Legendary on the simultaneous release of Godzilla vs. Kong in theaters and on HBO Max, will be releasing the movie on March 26 instead of May 21. It was reported last Friday that Warner Bros and financier Legendary, which owns a majority of the movie, avoided a legal
Donald Trump is no Theodore Roosevelt … instead of carrying a big stick, Trump wields the hammer of Thor!! Who knew? Check out what was just carried out of the White House … a large, silver hammer engraved with the President’s last name. We don’t know if it’s Marvel-issued, but it’s a dead ringer for
Not too many directors have the career that two-time Oscar nominee David Fincher has had. His transition from doing music videos to feature film was seamless. One of his most notable films is the polarizing Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt. Upon its release, the film elicited varying responses, including one from fellow director Paul Thomas
The IFC Films documentary MLK/FBI from filmmaker Sam Pollard (Two Trains Runnin’, Eyes on the Prize) makes its debut in select theaters today as well as on demand. The release aligns with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18 and it is super relevant to America’s wild inequity and racist treatment of the Black community —
Macaulay Culkin has just one word for the petition calling for the removal of Donald Trump‘s scene in ‘Home Alone 2’ … SOLD!!! Macaulay, best known as Kevin McAllister in the insanely popular 1992 Christmas comedy, says he’s most definitely on board with leaving POTUS on the cutting room floor … after last week’s deadly
For Kevin Feige, though, that moment (and the footage) means something else. To him, it’s a reminder of the communal experience of enjoying a movie together, like so many of us did for Avengers: Endgame, but haven’t in a long while thanks to the theaters being shutdown. Feige told CinemaBlend:
HBO Max has basically become the center for blockbuster films this year and a new Anne Hathaway film sets to be the next to join the line. The ‘Locked Down’ movie trailer for the upcoming HBO Max original teases a movie that is not at all what it appears to be. Starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor
Run Hide Fight is a Die Hard-esque film about a school shooting in America. This is always going to be a touchy subject, and was recently screened at the Venice Film Festival. Run Hide Fight follows a high school sieged by a quartet of live-streaming school shooters when one young girl, 17-year-old Zoe Hull, uses her wits and
Netflix unveiled their 2021 slate of movies today, comprised of 70 original movies, and one that stood out to me was the all-star cast suiting up for the film ‘Don’t Look Up’. The streaming service unveiled a sneak peek at their film slate with footage from several of their new projects, which ends with the
Writer/Director Sam Levinson teams up with Zendaya and John David Washington for an achingly romantic drama in which a filmmaker (Washington) and his girlfriend (Zendaya) return home following a celebratory movie premiere as he awaits what’s sure to be imminent critical and financial success. The evening suddenly takes a turn as revelations about their relationships
Directed by Michael Fimognari Screenplay by Katie Lovejoy Based on the novel by Jenny Han Produced by Matt Kaplan Starring Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Ross Butler, Madeleine Arthur with Sarayu Blue and John Corbett ‘To All The Boys: Always And Forever’ is the next installment in the film adaption series. Senior year of high school takes
Warner Bros is moving The Many Saints of Newark from March 12 to Sept. 24. New Line is releasing. Remember, WarnerMedia announced that its entire 2021 slate is going theatrical and HBO Max at the same time, but big chains like AMC are negotiating terms on a film by film basis. So that means not everything Warners
Exclusive Armie Hammer is leaving a movie he was supposed to star in opposite Jennifer Lopez, and it’s all over a scandal involving alleged DMs of his … which he’s now addressing. The ‘Social Network’ star tells TMZ … “I’m not responding to these b******* claims but in light of the vicious and spurious online
Giant-Man tossing Hulk would be enough to wreak havoc on the battlefield, but at the speed that Hulk would then toss Spider-Man, Peter Parker might as well be a bullet. Alas, this take on the Fastball Special just didn’t make the final cut of Avengers: Endgame. Since all three of these heroes are still running
EXCLUSIVE: Hot off today’s London Critics’ Circle Film Awards where it scored eight nominations, Saint Maud from A24, will be hitting theaters in a limited release on Jan. 29. Additionally, I hear EPIX went after the movie strongly for a Pay TV-all platform release on Feb. 12 in a deal that was estimated to be
Exclusive Tanya Roberts‘ longtime partner is planning a celebration of her life, but before that, he plans to honor her in an L.A. location near and dear to her heart. Lance O’Brien tells TMZ … the late model and actress is going to be cremated, and he’s going to spread her ashes in the hills
Taking place five years after the events of Spectre, No Time to Die follows James Bond being drawn out of retirement to track down a missing scientist and uncovering a sinister scheme that could see millions being killed. Other returning faces include Léa Seydoux Dr. Madeleine Swann, Ben Whishaw’s Q, Jeffrey Wright’s Felix Leiter, Naomie
Sony’s Morbius, starring Jared Leto, will no longer debut on March 19 rather Oct. 8. With COVID cases raging as we await a calmer administration to set foot in Washington and deal with the nation’s health crisis, many are expecting this year’s Q1 theatrical releases to move. Morbius moves on to a release date currently occupied by United
Exclusive Alabama players could be channeling their inner Liam Neeson when they take the field Monday … ’cause the whole team got a private screening of the Hollywood badass’ newest flick the night before the big game!! TMZ Sports has learned … Nick Saban and his #1-ranked Crimson Tide got in some team bonding before
Allison Janney (Susan Estrich) In the role of Susan Estrich, a legal counsel for Roger Ailes, Allison Janney played a notable supporting character in Bombshell. An acclaimed actress with seven Emmys and an Oscar to her name, among other accolades, Janney is best known for The West Wing, Masters of Sex, Mom, and I, Tonya,