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There are numerous stories throughout the history of Hollywood of famous roles that were almost played by somebody else. Will Smith himself has admitted to turning down several major roles in his career. However, it turns out that the most important role in Smith’s career only came along after somebody else turned it down, because

Creditor Fortress was the only bidder for a handful of properties owned by Charles Cohen at a foreclosure auction Friday that saw the lender offer $5 million for U.K.’s arthouse theater chain and distributor Curzon. There were no bids for Landmark Theatres, a person familiar with the situation tells Deadline, and we hear it will

Mattel’s got a “Wicked” big problem on its hands … ’cause it added a URL to the back of its Elphaba and Glinda toys — and, it turns out it’s a very NSFW site. Here’s the deal … the toy company’s pushing dolls of characters from the movie based on the Broadway musical of the

Kelly Marcel’s Venom: The Last Dance got off to a complicated start at the box office, as ticket sales domestically and internationally both managed to betray expectations. That being said, it has managed to stay at the top of the charts for the last few weeks, and it did so this weekend while in competition

“When a young boy mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, a devilish Jack Black arrives to wreak havoc on the holidays,” reads the film’s official synopsis. The film is scheduled to debut on November 25 on Paramount+. [embedded content] Email:neill@outloudculture.comSocials: @neillfrazer 

SATURDAY AM: The first two weekends of November have proven to be a rich starting point for movies — so why did Hollywood avoid booking tentpoles this year? It was only two years ago that the month notched its best opening ever on Nov. 11 with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($181.3M). It’s the doom and

“Joker: Folie à Deux” was always going to be a flop, and even members of the cast knew it … this according to one of those very actors. Tim Dillon — a comedian who appears in the critically-reviled film — stopped by “The Joe Rogan Experience” earlier this week … and, during the three-hour discussion,

Reality creates the scariest monsters. Villains from some of the best horror franchises, like Freddy Krueger, Norman Bates, and even Leatherface, have real-life origins, and they’re scary for the levels of absurdity added on top of the depth and uneasiness provided by their backstory truths. The most deadly threats just might be your next-door neighbors,

The first trailer for Oh, Canada has arrived, based on Russell Banks’ 2021 novel titled, Foregone. The movie is set to arrive in theaters on December 6. “In the film, aging filmmaker Leonard Fife, still fiery despite his battle with illness, wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it’s too late. As the director

The six-week-out projection for Disney‘s Mufasa: The Lion King has hit via Quorum tracking service, which sees it at a $59 million-$66 million opening when the Barry Jenkins-directed prequel hits cinemas on December 20. Keep in mind that the fire-breathing campaigns for Mufasa and Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 3 haven’t truly begun yet; heck, they’ll

7:37 PM PT — Virginia Madsen, who starred in the 1992 “Candyman” film with Tony Todd, has shared her grief amid the news of the actor’s passing … revealing she was at a loss for words. In a video posted to Instagram, the actress remembered Tony as her “beloved” costar … fighting back tears while

You know you’re a big-time filmmaker when people get excited about one of your upcoming movies without knowing any plot details. Christopher Nolan’s next movie is being shrouded in secrecy on that front, but the man who most recently made the Academy Award-winning Oppenheimer has been assembling an impressive cast for it. First it was

Lionsgate has released the trailer for Dirty Angels, it’s new R-rated action thriller starring Eva Green and Maria Bakalova. The film will center a unit of all-female soldiers tasked to save a group of teenagers caught between two terrorist groups. “When a group of schoolgirls is taken hostage in Afghanistan, an American soldier named Jake joins a

When it came to the bombing of Borderlands, among other late summer and fall releases, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer made no bones about emphasizing culpa nostra. “On Borderlands, nearly everything that could go wrong did go wrong: it sat on the shelf for too long during the pandemic, and reshoots and rising interest rates took it outside

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are hard at work filming their new movie … and, despite the flick’s dramatic name, the stars appear to be having a blast. Check it out … Zendaya and Robert are seen shooting a scene for their new A24 film, titled “The Drama.” The actors were spotted filming the upcoming flick

Halloween has passed, which means we’re now entering the holiday portion of our 2024 movie calendar. Television as well is full of upcoming Christmas movies to choose from, and thankfully it looks like there are at least a few options for the kids as well. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever arrives in theaters on November

NEON has released the trailer for The End, an upcoming post-apocalyptic musical starring Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon.  The official synopsis reads as follows: “Twenty-five years after environmental collapse left the Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son are confined to their palatial bunker, where they struggle to maintain hope and a sense of normalcy by clinging to the rituals

No studio was going to leave Easter weekend empty. In the wake of Lionsgate pushing their Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, from April 18 to Oct. 3 next year, Warner Bros. is backfilling with Bong Joon Ho’s Robert Pattinson sci-fi movie Mickey 17; that movie flying from Jan. 31, 2025 to April 18. Warners will have

Play video content TMZ Verified Before Rotimi was starring as Dre on 50 Cent‘s first “Power” series, he was honing his musical talent in a singing group with Jay-Z‘s nephews!!! As fate would have it, Jay saw great talent in the budding artist — as an actor. Rotimi was recently on the “TMZ Podcast” and

While Disney has tried time and again to make successful movies out of theme park attractions, there has only ever really been one success. The Pirates of the Caribbean movies have been massive box office hits, even when they’re not particularly loved by critics. The franchise has been in limbo for years following the decision

Lionsgate has released the first trailer for Young Werther, the upcoming romantic comedy that stars Douglas Booth and Alison Pill. The film is based on the 1774 tragic romance novel The Sorrows of Young Wether by Johann Wolfgang Goethe. “While on a simple errand to Toronto, a carefree and charming young writer named Werther stumbles across the love of

Death Becomes Her, the new musical adaptation of the 1992 comedy fantasy film, worked up some Broadway magic in its second week since beginning performances at the Lunt-Fontanne, grossing an impressive $1,073,018 for seven previews and filling 98% of the venue’s seats. The musical, starring Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams, was by far

Play video content Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend Tom Hanks is defending his work against folks who get paid to review his films … and he says a lot of the movie critics out there are “c***suckers.” The Oscar-winner teed off on movie critics during an epic rant on Conan O’Brien‘s podcast … ripping them

Anna Kendrick may be known for being in the cast of Pitch Perfect and for making her directorial debut in the popular Netflix movie Woman of the Hour. However, we can’t forget about the time she played a human resources consultant with George Clooney in Up in the Air, and neither could she. The Twilight

Netflix has shared the first trailer for Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?, which will debut on November 25, 2024. “On December 26, 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey woke up the morning after a loving family Christmas to discover their youngest child, six-year-old JonBenét, was missing, a chilling ransom note left downstairs,” reads the synopsis. “Later

The 45th American Film Market launches tonight in a new host city, Las Vegas, amid the tension and distraction of a hotly contested U.S. presidential election. Despite last year’s edition being beset by logistical challenges, organizer IFTA (Independent Film & Television Alliance) says office and exhibition space is sold out this go around. They hope

Jeremy Allen White has been putting in the hours filming Bruce Springsteen’s new biopic, and he got a major boost on set when The Boss himself showed up for a surprise visit. Check out these pics — Bruce brought some rock ‘n’ roll energy to the “Deliver Me From Nowhere” set in Bayonne, New Jersey

There are few things you can bet on in Hollywood, but what you can count on is Law Roach coordinating excellent wardrobe for his client, Zendaya. Just this year alone, they graced us with the incredible armored look for the Dune sequel, and there was also the actress’ return to the Met Gala, which featured

The first trailer has arrived for Paddington in Peru, the upcoming film about Paddington traveling to Peru to go on an adventure to find the woman who raised him. Dougal Wilson directs Paddington 3 off a script by Mark Burton, Jon Foster, and James Lamont. [embedded content] Email:neill@outloudculture.comSocials: @neillfrazer 

The independent film fall festival love affair with moviegoers continues with A Real Pain posting the year’s third best per screen average. Anora continues its standout run as does Conclave. The Ralph Fiennes-starring Vatican thriller is no. 4 at the box office in week 2. A24’s We Live In Time is no. 6. Searchlight Pictures’