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Rachel Zegler has shown what many are calling a deep disdain for the story of ‘Snow White’ — morphing one controversy into a new one … and now, Halle Bailey‘s getting dragged in. Here’s the deal … we already know folks have been outraged about the forthcoming Disney reimagining for months now, whether it’s because

Releases keep coming but talent is not comfortable promoting films, even indies, even if productions have waivers or don’t need them. Where that’s leading isn’t clear. “Who’s going to take the plunge first? We’ll see. The festivals will be the big test,” said one independent distribution exec. From a moderate release like Jules, in nearly

Kevin Costner is a big-time Taylor Swift fan, and he doesn’t care who knows it … giving massive props to the singer after taking in one of her six record-setting shows in L.A. TMZ broke the story — Kevin was in a private suite Monday at SoFi Stadium with his daughter, Grace Avery, and a

CEO Adam Aron has expounded on Twitter and most recently on AMC Entertainment’s latest earnings call about the risk of a cash crunch and even bankruptcy if it wasn’t able to secure financing in a still uncertain box office climate. Today he can breathe easier as a Delaware Chancery Court Judge approved a revised shareholder

Actions speak louder than words, as the saying goes — so, while “Arrow” star Stephen Amell said he wasn’t down with actors going on strike, his actions say the exact opposite. Stephen had a picket sign in hand as he marched Friday with his fellow actors in NYC, which is interesting coming on the heels

FRIDAY AM UPDATE: The only new wide release this weekend is Amblin’s period Dracula horror pic The Last Voyage of the Demeter being distributed by Universal. It made $750K last night in previews from showtimes that began at 5PM in 2,350 theaters in what is expected to be an underwhelming 3-day single digit million result

Shudder has released the trailer for it’s new horror flick called Elevator Game. The film, by director Rebekah McKendry, stars Megan Best, Adam Hurtig, and Gino Anina. Elevator Game is about socially awkward teenager named Ryan, who joins a group of high school graduates that run an online web series debunking urban legends. Ryan’s sister vanished months ago, and

Two of the people behind some of biggest movies in history are selling their Malibu estate … and the place looks like heaven on earth. Legendary Hollywood filmmakers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy just put their 4-bedroom pad on the market for $18.5 million … and it’s the house ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ built.

Giant theater chain AMC Entertainment has promoted Ellen Copaken to SVP Marketing, effective immediately. She was also appointed to sit on the company’s management executive committee. Copaken joined AMC in February of as VP, Growth Strategy, and led the exhibitor’s AMC Perfectly Popcorn launch in more than 2,600 Walmart stores (and Walmart.com) ), delivering “sales

Taylor Swift wrapped up the final night of her L.A. shows with a bang — tons of stars showing up to watch her perform, and a big reveal onstage to stir up Taylor’s diehard fans. SoFi Stadium was packed to the brim Wednesday night for her 6th and final concert, but it wasn’t just your

“When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, once supportive exchanges between lovers Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) begin to sour into something more sinister,” reads the synopsis. “As the power dynamics irrevocably shift in their relationship, the couple must face the true price of success and the unnerving limits of

Deadline has confirmed that Warner Bros’ billion-dollar grossing Barbie won’t be getting a release in Kuwait, and it’s skating on thin ice in Lebanon. While local censorship authorities in Kuwait have deemed the Margot Robbie-Ryan Gosling pic as going against the grain of their values; Lebanon, which is typically liberal when it comes to LGBTQ+

Robbie Robertson, songwriter and lead guitarist for legendary rock group The Band, is dead … TMZ has confirmed. Sources close to Robbie tell us he died Wednesday in Los Angeles after battling prostate cancer for about a year. We’re told he’d been doing ok, recently, but on Tuesday he told his wife he wasn’t feeling

The Will Rogers Picture Pioneers Foundation is holding a screening of Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back on Aug. 30, 7PM at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to raise funds for its charity. The non-profit provides support to a multitude of national health and social service programs, as well as financial assistance to members of

Prime Video has debuted the trailer for Sitting in Bars with Cake, which is led by Yara Shahidi and Odessa A’zion. It’s inspired by the book of the same name by Audrey Shulman, who also wrote the screenplay.  “Inspired by true events, Sitting in Bars with Cake follows best friends Jane (Yara Shahidi) and Corinne (Odessa A’zion) navigating

Robert De Niro‘s grandson died from a lethal combination of illicit drugs, including fentanyl … TMZ has learned. According to New York City’s chief medical examiner, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, bromazolam, alprazolam, 7-aminoclonazepam, ketamine, and cocaine. The Medical Examiner is ruling Leandro’s death an accidental overdose. As we

AMC Entertainment’s CEO Adam Aron warned that the chain risks financial peril if it can’t raise fresh cash as needed while exhibition continues its post-Covid recovery amid Hollywood strikes. The world’s biggest move chain saw second-quarter earnings surge, sales jump and things looked great in movieland with the three months ended in June and the

Play video content BACKGRID Kevin Costner and his daughter hit up Taylor Swift‘s SoFi Stadium concert Monday, and it’s safe to say, when she sang “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” they were experiencing 2 very different emotions! Kevin and 13-year-old daughter Grace Avery were in a luxury suite as Taylor sang one of

Amazon Studios has released the first images from the upcoming drama ‘Saltburn’. This serves as Emerald Fennell‘s follow-up to her 2020 directorial feature film Promising Young Woman. This film will debut theatrically on November 24. Saltburn is written and directed by Emerald Fennell, who previously won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for her work

Unlike last August which was totally lacking product after Sony’s Bullet Train, the month looks to keep chugging even as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue and many talent not permitted to promote. Recently, Warner Bros/DC’s Blue Beetle hit tracking with an eye on a $30M start when it opens on Aug. 18. With Blue

Sandra Bullock‘s boyfriend, Bryan Randall, has died, after a private battle with ALS … TMZ has confirmed. Bryan’s family tells us, “It is with great sadness that we share that on August 5th Bryan Randall passed away peacefully after a 3 year battle with ALS.” They say Bryan decided to keep his struggle with ALS

Sequin- and self-actualization sprinkled congratulations are in order for Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and all the dolls and guys as the phenomenon that is Barbie has now crossed $1B global in just its third weekend. We said yesterday it was on the cusp, and now here’s the pudding. Through Sunday, the international box office estimate is

In an unexpected twist for the giant-prehistoric-shark genre, “Meg 2: The Trench” boldly bears the label “A Ben Wheatley Film.” Wheatley, renowned for his work in indie cinema with films like “Down Terrace” and “Happy New Year, Colin Burstead,” ventures into the realm of studio-backed productions and sets out to create a splash in ‘Meg

Greta Gerwig achieved something pretty great in showbiz this weekend — she’s now the sole female director to have crossed the billion-dollar line … and it’s because of ‘Barbie.’ Indeed … the inevitable happened Sunday, with ‘Barbie’ raking in over a $1 billion at the worldwide box office and once again taking the top spot

CatVideoFest, which is just what it sounds like, joined notable indie debuts and festival favorites Shortcomings and Passages, the re-release of Shiva Baby and juggernaut Talk To Me in another weekend of varied specialty fare, both new and holding over. Indies are helping drive a buoyant box office. They’re also waiting for the Barbenheimer tsunami

Paul Reubens was a busy man before his sudden passing this week — as he privately battled cancer, the guy was hard at work almost right to the end … and there’ll be something to show for it in the near future. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the ‘Pee-wee Herman’ star had been

The Australian horror film Talk to Me, has been an absolute worldwide smash and success story for A24. Danny and Michael Phillipou are currently also frontrunners to make the new Street Fighter movie, but before that we may get a Talk To Me prequel. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter the brothers discussed how they’ve already

As she heads into the third weekend of release, Warner Bros’ Barbie has hit two new milestones, crossing both $500M at the international box office and the nine-century mark worldwide. The Greta Gerwig-directed phenomenon added $16.8M from 69 offshore markets on Thursday, bringing the overseas total to $509.7M through yesterday. Globally, the doll is standing

Ryan Gosling‘s still in Ken-mode amid ‘Barbie’s’ continued success — he took his real-life brood to the sandy shores of Cali … and was leaning heavily on the matriarchy, it seems. The actor hit up a beach near Santa Barbara Friday, and the whole Gosling household was in tow — including his partner, Eva Mendes,

EXCLUSIVE: There was a lot of noise surrounding the red state-beloved, $163M-grossing summer surprise hit, Sound of Freedom, this morning with Newsweek reporting that one of the pic’s 6,678 crowdfunders was arrested for child kidnapping by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police. Now just to be clear, we’re talking one person who contributed an unidentified amount