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The trailer for ‘Hypnotic’ has finally been released, showing us the Ben Affleck-led movie from director Robert Rodriguez. The trailer shows Affleck playing a detective who searches for his daughter while learning about the powerful effects of hypnosis. “Determined to find his missing daughter, Austin detective Danny Rourke (Ben Affleck) instead finds himself spiraling down

The man whom prosecutors claim caused Michael K. Williams‘ death by giving him dirty drugs has pled guilty in a plea deal … and could see serious prison time. 39-year-old Irvin Cartagena pleaded guilty Wednesday in NYC to one count of conspiring to distribute drugs in connection to the late actor’s fatal overdose from 2021.

John Fithian, longtime head of the National Association Of Theatre Owners, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Variety of Southern California, as he prepares to step down after overseeing NATO through decades of transition. The award from the children’s charity goes each year to an individual who has made a significant and profound charitable

There’s a new Snapchat filter in town and it’s become a viral sensation … so much so, it’s been used over 1 billion times, making it one of the most popular ever on the app. The “disgust” lens depicts users looking — as the name suggests — totally disgusted at someone or something, and apparently

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat,

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studio’s respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that pandemical brink, the motion picture studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models

Judy Farrell, best known for playing Nurse Able in the hit TV show, “M*A*S*H,” has died, TMZ has learned. Judy’s son, Michael, tells us she passed away in a hospital on Sunday after suffering a stroke nine days earlier. We’re told while she was in the hospital, Judy was consciously alert and able to squeeze

Who says people don’t go to the movies? That stale cynicism coming out of the pandemic is about to get squashed this weekend as Illumination/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie is about to run up a serious box office score. With a Wednesday opening before Easter around the world, inclusive of 70 offshore markets, the

Director: Ben Affleck Writer: Alex Convery Stars: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Viola Davis, Chris Tucker ‘AIR’ see’s not only Ben Affleck’s return to directing, but also his latest collaboration with best friend Matt Damon, and reviewers are calling this movie an absolute triumph. I got the chance to watch this at an

Play video content TMZ.com Pras Michel has his game face on as his federal conspiracy case kicks into high gear in Washington D.C., with some huge names — including Leonardo DiCaprio — set to take the stand. We caught The Fugees rapper just as he arrived at the courthouse with his defense lawyer … ahead

Regal owner Cineworld has entered into a restructuring support agreement and a backstop commitment agreement with lenders that will, if approved, see it emerge from bankruptcy. The exhibition giant also noted today that it has received non-binding proposals for some or all of the group’s assets but determined that absent an all-cash bid significantly in

Lady Gaga is busting out her pipes for her role as Harley Quinn in the new ‘Joker’ sequel — and since they’re shooting out in the open … the whole world’s getting a sneak peak. The singer was on location in NYC this weekend shooting ‘Joker 2,’ and yes … she and the team revisited

“Seiya (Mackenyu), a headstrong street teen, spends his time fighting for cash while he searches for his abducted sister,” reads the film’s synopsis. “When one of his fights unwittingly taps into mystical powers he never knew he had, Seiya finds himself thrust into a world of warring saints, ancient magical training and a reincarnated goddess

Refresh for latest…: Coming in higher than expected, Paramount/eOne’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves took a $71.5M global bow this weekend; that includes $33M from 60 offshore markets which is nicely above the $25M+ projected ahead of the frame. Standout markets included the UK (where eOne distributes) at No. 1 with $4.3M; Mexico and

Play video content TMZ.com DJ Drama is all for Suge Knight‘s pending plans to televise his life story … but he feels Dr. Dre‘s narrative is even better suited for prime time!!! We caught up with Mr. Thanksgiving outside iHeartRadio in NY, where he outlined the many platinum reasons why a Dre TV series could

National CineMedia said today it’s negotiated a second extension of the grace period on interest payments originally due Feb. 15. A one-month grace period for a payment said to be about $6.6 million ended March 15, when the company announced lenders had agreed to another 17 days. Big ratings agencies Moody’s and S&P Global declared

Hulu has released the trailer for ‘Clock’, the upcoming psychological thriller starring Dianna Agron. The film will be available for streaming on April 28. The movie is written and directed by Alexis Jacknow, and stars Dianna Agron, Jay Ali, Saul Rubinek, Melora Hardin, and Grace Porter. “It tells the story of a woman who enrolls in a

The Wayans family patriarch, Howell Wayans, has died … and his children are paying tribute. Marlon Wayans confirmed the sad news Saturday with a touching post. He threw up a pic of him and Howell together, with the latter kissing his son on the head. MW writes, “Legend. When i was a child I asked

Saturday AM: Refresh for more updates and chart Though Friday was $15.3M, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is still looking at a $40M opening. This is the high end of tracking, and that is to be commended for the Paramount/eOne $150M production which the former studio was careful to lay off risk on. Though

Play video content TMZ.com “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” star Sophia Lillis says it was a dream come true to be a part of the tabletop game-based movie … because she’s been rollin’ d20s for quite a few years now. We got the actress Thursday at LAX — hours before her new movie with

Director: Wes Anderson Screenwriters: Wes Anderson / Story by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola Producers: Wes Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony

Arianna Bocco, IFC Films President, is out at the distributor, Deadline has confirmed. Bocco is a 17 year vet at the indie label. She was named President in December 2020 after being the only distributor to give those few theaters bravely scrapping by during Covid, product including Dave Franco’s directorial, The Rental. Bocco will be

Dean Cain, who famously played Superman in the ’90s, is selling his super snazzy Malibu pad … TMZ has learned. The 3,302-sq-ft. home has been listed with a $7.25 million price tag … and by L.A. standards it’s well worth the price. The single-level 4-bedroom, 5-bathroom pad sits along the Malibu coastline and has an

EXCLUSIVE: Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, Hollywood swore off the booming and lucrative box office territory, with the first studios, Disney and Warner Bros, respectively pulling their big movies out of the country, Turning Red and The Batman. However, this past weekend, Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 made it through

Peacock has released the teaser trailer for ‘Shooting Stars’, the biographical coming-of-age drama centering around the inspiring origin story of LeBron James. It will debut June 2. “Shooting Stars is set in the 1990s, where a young LeBron James and his three best friends — Lil Dru, Willie McGee and Sian Cotton —declare themselves the ‘Fab Four,’

Play video content BACKGRID Jonah Hill was in no chatty mood Tuesday night — beelining it to his car after dinner … and ignoring questions about Kanye West. The actor was in the middle of a brisk walk as he left dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, exiting by himself … and getting ready

Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera had yet another smashing, down-to-the-wire week at the Majestic, grossing more than $3 million for the second consecutive week as the countdown to its April 16 closing continues. Meanwhile, another villainous character – the bloodthirsty killer of the ecstatically reviewed Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street –

DJ Drama is using his all-time favorite film to promote his upcoming album, and he’s literally doing his best Tupac Shakur impression to bring attention to the project!!! On Wednesday, Drama unleashed the Jim Jones-directed video teaser to his “I’m Really Like That” album promo, recreating the testy apartment scene from the hip hop classic

Magnolia Pictures has dropped the first trailer for ‘Master Gardener’, the upcoming thriller drama starring Joel Edgerton as a horticulturist who has a dark past he’s trying to forget. It’s scheduled to arrive in theaters on May 19. “The film follows Narvel Roth, the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. He is as much devoted to

Paramount and Hasbro eOne with the greatest of intentions have created an extremely fun, broad-audience appealing feature take on the classic roleplaying game, entitled Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which already is 90% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes –not an easy feat with a genre movie of this caliber– and 94% with moviegoers. Paramount