Bill and Ted Face the Music is one of many, many films that’s endured some pretty radical changes in terms of its release this year, due to COVID-19. While fans were given the option to see it in theaters in some areas, offering a chance to also watch it at home was probably a smart
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The first major blockbuster of the pandemic era, The Eight Hundred this week became the No. 1-grossing movie of 2020 worldwide, jumping ahead of Bad Boys For Life ($430.3 million global, per Sony). The Guan Hu-directed war epic has through Friday amassed $434M at the Chinese box office alone, and is also now the 10th
Now, we have a name – Old – and a poster that gives us some idea — though not much — of what we might be in for. It’s no surprise, given M. Night Shyamalan’s previous films, that Old looks to be yet another creepy endeavor. It looks to show the bottom half of an
It really hasn’t been broadcasted widely, but Sofia Coppola’s latest dramedy from Apple/A24, On the Rocks, is opening in key markets next weekend, Oct. 2. I hear it will be a very limited run followed by a debut on the AppleTV+ streaming service on Oct. 23. The movie made its world premiere at the New York
Exclusive Harrison Ford is in the clear after the FAA investigated his improper runway crossing at a SoCal airport — we’re told he completed a training course to close the case. The FAA tells TMZ … Harrison was required to take a “remedial runway incursion training course,” and when he successfully completed it, the FAA
Joe and Anthony Russo’s production company AGBO bought the film rights to Cherry back in 2018 for around $1 million, beating out studios like Warner Bros and Sony. Tom Holland’s Cherry costars include Ciara Bravo, Bill Skarsgard, Jack Raynor, Forrest Goodluck, Michael Gandolfini and Thomas Lennon. Jessica Goldberg and Angela Russo-Otstot co-wrote the script.
EntTelligence, a new corporation devoted to features and streaming audience analytics, has opened its doors today. Additionally, as of Oct. 1, motion picture industry vet Steve Buck will join as Partner and Chief Strategy Officer to the newly formed entity. EntTelligence subsumes MovieQu and its technology, currently supporting Hollywood’s premiere trailer verification service, MovieMeasure, which will
Breaking News It’s always sunny in … Wales?! Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are in talks to invest in Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC … after a vote by the club’s owners was approved Wednesday. The team — which is currently owned by its fans — had previously announced “two extremely well-known individuals of
The Harry Potter franchise has been entertaining the public for decades. Once J.K. Rowling’s novels became a global sensation, they were soon adapted for film by Warner Bros. The actors who filled out that cast became iconic in their own right, even the villainous Malfoys. Jason Isaacs and Tom Felton played Lucius and Draco respectively,
In the wake of COVID-19’s continued grip on the box office, Disney made another round of release date changes, the good news for exhibition being: Nothing is headed to Disney+. And that includes Pixar’s Soul which is currently sticking to its Nov. 20 release against MGM’s No Time to Die. While we already knew Marvel’s Black Widow was set
Most Hollywood types say, “Let’s do lunch” … but for Tom Cruise, it’s “Let’s do LAUNCH” — and now he knows when he’ll make his virgin voyage to space to film a movie. Tom’s hitching a ride on a SpaceX Crew Dragon rocket and capsule to the International Space Station in October 2021 to start
It’s new November 5, 2021 release date means that those 10 months have transformed into 22 months, and that means that Chloe Zhao and the various production teams have a tremendous amount of time to take the movie as it currently exists and make it even better, be it through additional VFX development or expanded
EXCLUSIVE: Good news, movie theaters. Open Road Films’ Liam Neeson action-thriller Honest Thief, which was set to go wide, is going really wide now at 2,000 theaters. However, you’ll have to wait a week later than anticipated. The movie from Ozark co-creator and producer Mark Williams, which was set to open on Oct. 9 will
Exclusive If the “Toy Story 4” character Duke Caboom reminded you of Evel Knievel, you’re not alone — the folks in charge of his image and likeness thought so too … and now they’re suing. A company called K&K Promotions just filed suit against Disney, Pixar and whole a bunch of their subsidiaries … claiming
Indeed, Scream 5 will bring back the leading trio of Sidney, Gale and Dewey, played by actors Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette respectively. Another returning face is Marley Shelton as Deputy Judy, although fans are also hoping that Hayden Panettiere makes a surprise appearance as Kirby. Only time will tell.
Refresh for latest…: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet handily passed $200M overseas this weekend with a $25M offshore frame to bring the overseas box office to $214M. Including domestic, the global cume is now $250.1M. Boosting play overseas, as we noted yesterday, was the Japan bow which came in a a strong $4.3M in the No. 1
Exclusive Jackie Stallone, the famed celeb astrologer and Sly‘s mother, has died … TMZ has learned. Jackie recently passed away … according to sources with direct knowledge. The exact circumstances surrounding her death are still unclear. Mrs. Stallone was a renaissance woman, to say the least — well-regarded as an astrologer, dancer and even women’s
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Star Wars is one of the most popular film franchises of all time, with entire generations brought up on the galaxy far, far away. It’s hard to believe it, but the nine-film Skywalker
The majority of the specialty box office has shifted to virtual debut, streaming and digital-only since theaters have shuttered due to the pandemic, but as physical theaters begin to open their doors, titles have returned to the big screen, slowly pumping life into the long-dormant specialty space. Bleecker Street’s post-WWII thriller The Secrets We Keep opened
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Roy Jones Jr., listen up … here’s some sage boxing advice from Rocky himself — DON’T GET HIT BY MIKE TYSON!!!! TMZ Sports got Sylvester Stallone leaving Fia in Santa Monica this week … and when we asked about RJJ’s chances in his November exhibition with Iron Mike — Sly
On paper, Catwoman seemed like it could have been a big success. Not only was it one of Halle Berry’s first post-Oscar gigs, but she already had a proven track record of mastering the art of the comic book movie, thanks to the success of the X-Men franchise. But when it hit theaters in 2004,
EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet added a handful of markets this weekend after beginning overseas rollout in August. While the domestic performance has been hampered by the coasts being closed, offshore markets have had a bit more leeway, and in some ways been robust even with capacity restrictions. This is yet another sign that offshore differs
Play video content CoreResponse/Facebook Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt got reacquainted in a virtual wet dream, and if you think that’s awesome … wait until you see how Julia Roberts, Sean Penn and Shia LaBeouf reacted to it. The exes everyone wants to reunite actually did get together Thursday for a table read of “Fast
If you need a memory refresher, in Easy A, Olive and her best friend, Brandon (Dan Byrd), decide to stage a behind-closed-doors “sex scene” at a high school party after Brandon is bullied for his sexuality. Together, they make strange grunts, jump on the bed and smack each other to convince their classmates they just
EXCLUSIVE: Break, which is one of Rutger Hauer’s finals movies, will be getting a multiplatform release via Conduit Presents, the distribution division of Conduit Now. Conduit Presents acquired the Michael Elkin-directed crime sports drama and has set a release for Jan. 5, 2021. Break follows a young inner city kid who is wasting his talents on petty crime.
Breaking News Whaddaya do when the power is out, you have to get to work and your electric-powered gate won’t open?? If you’re Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, you channel your inner ‘Black Adam,’ rip that MFer right off the brick wall and slam it to the ground!!! Seriously!!! Johnson — who was recently cast to
Actor/Model Steve Hamm celebrated a full career in the army as a helicopter pilot, but after he retired, he caught the acting bug. Thus far he has appeared in films and TV projects including “Deliver Us From Evil”, “The Warriors”, “Law & Order”, “Third Watch”, and “The Marvelous”, just to name a few. He carries
Not only does Felton have the vocal chops, and if need be the acoustic guitar skills to bring King George III to life, but we all know from past experience that he has the attitude. In particular, Draco Malfoy’s bratty swagger, complete with huge chip on his shoulder and goons waiting to do his bidding,
BREAKING: Don’t count on Sony Animation’s Lord & Miller movie Connected for this fall. The feature joins a number of other features fleeing the immediate fall calendar or delaying until later in the year, or even in 2021. Connected, last scheduled for Oct. 23, is now being moved by the studio to an unset future
NOONAN!!!!! “Caddyshack” star Michael O’Keefe is back on the bag … the actor who famously played Danny Noonan in the iconic 1980 golf flick is a real life caddie at the U.S. Open this week!!! For real!!!!! Here’s the deal … O’Keefe used to work at Winged Foot Golf Course in N.Y. back in the