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The Hulk Hogan vs Gawker court case looks to be getting the movie treatment as sources tell Deadline that Gus Van Sant is in early talks to direct the pic Killing Gawker with Artists Equity producing. Artist Equity co-founders Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are producing but not attached to star at this time. Artists […]

EXCLUSIVE: After her scene-stealing role in the Road House reboot, Daniela Melchior is reuniting with Amazon on another big priority as she and Eric André have joined the cast of Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming film Balls Up. They join previously announced stars Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser, Molly Shannon, Eva De Dominici and Benjamin Bratt, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominated scribe Eric Heisserer has inked a first look deal with Sony Pictures under his Chronology banner. Founded in the wake of the hit series Shadow And Bone, with Carmen Lewis who will oversee the deal, Chronology will focus on delivering elevated genre as theatrical experiences for Sony. Already in the works at the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Zachary Levi (Hotel Tehran) and Naya Desir-Johnson (The Equalizer) are toplining Sarah’s Oil, a new theatrical drama from Amazon MGM Studios that has wrapped production. Others in the cast include Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery), Garret Dillahunt (Raising Hope), Bridget Regan (Jane the Virgin), Kenric Green (The Walking Dead), Adyan Copes (Who Is Christmas […]

Confluential Films has started production on the horror movie Goons in New Orleans. The movie, directed and co-written by Gerard McMurray, is set in the eerie backdrop of Louisiana cane fields and plantations, and stars Michael Rainey Jr. and Chloe Bailey. McMurray co-wrote with Hodge K. Johnson. The pic is produced by Tommy Oliver. Goons […]

EXCLUSIVE: Tracy Letts and Moses Ingram have joined the ensemble cast of Kathryn Bigelow‘s next film at Netflix. The untitled thriller also stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Greta Lee and Gabriel Basso. Bigelow will direct. Netflix had no comment on the casting. The film’s title and plot remain under wraps, though sources have […]

Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) and Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) are on board to star in Par for the Course, a new comedy feature for Universal Pictures, which Brunson will also co-write and produce. Plot details for the film are being kept under wraps, though we’re told it’s based on an original idea […]

Zac Efron is already back in leading man shape following a health scare. The actor assured fans he’s in good health after a brief hospitalization in Spain, sharing a shirtless photo of himself to his Instagram Story on Sunday as he lifted weights on an exercise ball under the summer sun. “Happy and healthy,” wrote […]

This post contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine. As Emma Corrin joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they were dealt the unfortunate task of eliminating a fan favorite. The Deadpool & Wolverine star said they were “absoooolutely mad” that their supervillain character Cassandra Nova killed Chris Evans‘ Human Torch during a surprise cameo after he last […]

After revealing some of her most intimate struggles in her HBO documentary, Faye Dunaway feels a weight lifted. The Academy Award winner said she “dug deep” to discuss her experiences with bipolar disorder and alcoholism in Faye, the Laurent Bouzereau-helmed portrait of her life and career that premiered last month on HBO and Max. “Cathartic […]

The indie/arthouse market is showing some breadth as Kneecap has a great debut, CatVidoFest as well, and holdovers like Didi and Sing Sing are kind of raking it in considering how few screens they’re on. As more wide releases and tentpoles show up and take flight a rising tide may be raising indie boats – […]

Lo, the enduring miracle of the film awards year. Just when things begin to look hopeless—and it was looking pretty bleak a month ago—intriguing, maybe even watchable, prospects suddenly sprout. The movies are like Osiris, that old Egyptian resurrection god: You just can’t keep ‘em down. As August arrives, more than a few adult viewers, […]

Wesley Snipes is getting his flowers after his unexpected MCU appearance. Guinness World Records announced this week that the actor took two titles when he reprised his role as Blade in his recent Deadpool & Wolverine cameo after originating the live-action character in his first 1998 solo movie outing. With his return coming nearly 26 […]

As Deadpool & Wolverine enjoys continued success at the box office, another movie franchise has Ryan Reynolds to thank on its 20th anniversary. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle star Kal Penn and producer Nathan Kahane revealed the Golden Globe nominee was instrumental in getting the 2004 stoner comedy made as they recently marked […]

Zac Efron was taken to a hospital in Spain Friday night after suffering what a rep called a “minor swimming incident.” TMZ reported the High School Musical star, now 36, was found inside the pool of a villa in Ibiza by two workers. They then pulled him out of the water. The report was unclear […]

Leonard Engelman, who lobbied the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to install a makeup branch and served as its first governor when they did so, died Thursday at 88 in Northridge Hospital Medical Center. His death was confirmed by the Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles, but no cause has been given. Engelman […]

Josh Hartnett didn’t have to look far for inspiration when it came to playing his latest cold-blooded character. The actor explained that he modeled his serial killer role in M. Night Shyamalan‘s Trap after certain “people in our business” as he revealed how he and the director made audiences empathize with the character. “Night being […]

Bruce Campbell announced his live-action retirement from the Ash Williams role after the cancellation of Ash vs Evil Dead in 2015. Now, while promoting his latest Peacock series, Hysteria, Campbell revealed news of his next project as Williams. “We are developing an animated version, like a series,” he said to Entertainment Weekly. “I’ll do that. I’ll […]

Justin Simien says the Donald Glover-starring Solo: A Star Wars Story spinoff series Lando will not be happening. Collider published remarks Friday from Simien indicating that Lando is dead. Simien is out promoting Hollywood Black, an MGM+ docuseries based on the book by scholar Donald Bogle examining race and representation in Hollywood. That’s when the […]

Daniel Mayer Selznick, one of Hollywood’s last direct connections to the industry’s founding families, died of natural causes on Thursday, August 1 at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California at 88. He had been a longtime and beloved resident at the retirement home, overseeing the construction of the Louis B. Mayer Theater […]

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Don’t Fall in Love With Yourself, a documentary about influential musician-artist-actor Justin Pearson. Gravitas plans to release the film, directed by Jon Nix, on August 20 through its “hybrid distribution system,” across Comcast, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Spectrum, Apple TV, Dish, Google Play, DirecTV, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Monument Releasing on Friday announced it has acquired rights spanning multiple English language territories to Rule of Two Walls, “a visceral and vital portrait of today’s Ukraine through the lens of artists.” The documentary directed by David Gutnik and executive produced by actor Liev Schreiber premiered at Tribeca Festival in 2023, where it won […]

Netflix is about to release Season 2 of Unstable, the comedy that stars Rob Lowe as a tech genius in meltdown mode as he grieves the death of the wife who grounded him. Lowe co-created the show, executive produces and stars with his son, John Owen Lowe. That brings full circle a 40-year career’s worth […]

The judge in the Rust shooting case lit into the New Mexico prosecutors this week, citing “egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct and false testimony elicited during trial.” In a ruling Wednesday, District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer noted a number of missteps in the state’s case against Rust star and producer Alec Baldwin and earlier the […]