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After the low-key success of 2020’s reboot of The Invisible Man, hampered by theater closures during the pandemic but critically acclaimed, Universal and Blumhouse decided to take another whack at a proud member of the studio’s storied classic monsters franchise that also includes Frankenstein and Dracula. In this case, it’s 1941’s chilling The Wolf Man, […]

Last week, as the town was grappling with the Palisades and Eaton wildfires the Warner Bros Motion Picture Group saw the double exit of lynchpin executives, Worldwide Marketing president Josh Goldstine and International Theatrical Distribution president Andrew Cripps, a corporate maneuver that continues to jar many. To say that it’s a time of change at […]

Tyler Perry is calling out insurance company cancellations amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, saying the policies are “appalling” and indicative of “pure greed.” As a number of blazes ravaged communities in sprawling Southern California — the largest of them being the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire — some of those who had lost their […]

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus, The White Lotus), Caroline Aaron (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, 21 Jump Street), Noam Ash (The Other Two), and Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll, The Acolyte) are set for 5x Media’s Bookends from filmmaker Mike Doyle. The movie, off a screenplay by Ash, follows Nate (Ash), an excitable millennial novelist, who […]

Travis Kelce is not only making another Super Bowl run with the Kansas City Chiefs in hopes of a three-peat but is also racking up his acting credits. The NFL star is set to make an appearance opposite Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore 2 and recently opened up about what it was like to work […]

Lucy Liu explains why she decided to confront Bill Murray on the Charlie’s Angels set in 1999 following an altercation while filming the action movie. In 2021, Liu revealed she stood up to Murray after he allegedly hurled “inexcusable and unacceptable” insults at her. Four years after recalling the incident, Liu was asked what motivated […]

Lisa Kudrow is sharing an update on the Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion sequel that is in the works. The No Good Deed star is set to reprise her role as Michele Weinberger opposite Mira Sorvino in a sequel to the 1997 comedy. “We’re as close as we’ve ever been,” Kudrow said on The […]

In the last 10 years, more than 25,000 migrants and refugees have died trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, according to UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The Missing Migrants Project estimates more than 12,000 people have been lost at sea in the Central Mediterranean alone in that timeframe, their bodies never recovered. Despite those […]

EXCLUSIVE: Larry Clark, the filmmaker behind the Harmony Korine-scripted Kids and Brad Renfro starrer Bully, has come aboard the music documentary It Was Them, from filmmakers Edgar Morais (Heatstroke) and Luke Eberl (Choose Connor), as an executive producer. Currently in production, It Was Them is a portrait of the highs and lows of Jonathan Velasquez, Eddie […]

EXCLUSIVE: We have the answer to one of the biggest questions in television, what will Jesse Armstrong do as a followup to his acclaimed HBO drama Succession — and it may come as a surprise. The Emmy-winning Succession creator’s next project is not a series, it is a film. Armstrong is writing the untitled movie […]

EXCLUSIVE: The directors of Union are releasing what might be called a mini-sequel to their Oscar-shortlisted documentary feature. The companion short, titled Local One, can be watched below or on the Field of Vision website. In their 10-minute short, directors Stephen Maing and Brett Story document in verité style the largest strike in the history […]

Two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou revealed he still struggles to “make a living” in Hollywood despite receiving critical acclaim and awards attention for films big and small. In a recent interview on CNN’s African Voices Changemakers, the Beninese-born actor — whose most-known performances include Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, Steven Spielberg’s Amistad, Blood Diamond opposite Jennifer Connelly […]

Following the critical acclaim and awards buzz around her self-described life-changing role in The Last Showgirl, Pamela Anderson has called the Gia Coppola vehicle “the best payback” following Hulu’s 2022 Pam & Tommy limited series. Having previously discussed her lack of involvement on the Lily James- and Sebastian Stan-starring show in the aftermath of its […]

SAG-AFTRA is the latest Hollywood organization to pledge monetary funds to assist industry members experiencing hardship from the Los Angeles wildfires. In an announcement today, the organization said it is pledging $1 million to its SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Since the fires broke out Jan. 7, the union has temporarily closed its office in Los Angeles, additionally […]

Buddy the Elf has seen better days. After going viral for reincarnating the title character from 2003’s Elf — as a beer-drinking and cigarette-smoking brooder, no less — Will Ferrell explained the thought and preparation process behind the stunt. “Buddy the Elf got laid off, I think, from the North Pole,” the multi-hyphenate joked to […]

As fact-checking takes a hit on social media, a very reliable source is shooting down rumors of behind-the-scenes trouble on A Simple Favor 2. Director Paul Feig recently responded to a claim that the sequel has been shelved amid an alleged feud between stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, clarifying that the film is “coming […]

Awards Season is upon us, and the Oscar nominations are a little over a week away. The date of the announcements for who and which films receive noms has been pushed back due to the Los Angeles Wildfires to Jan. 19, the Sunday before MLK Day. Several celebrities and a director have multiple films vying […]

With more than 5,000 structures destroyed in the Palisades Fire, Dennis Quaid expressed his concerns for his home and community. As the Golden Globe nominee evacuated his Pacific Palisades home on Friday night, he opened up about his family’s experience since the fires broke out this week, noting they’ve “had it lucky” so far. “Tuesday, […]

Despite previous reports, James Woods‘ house was spared amid the ongoing Southern California wildfires. After evacuating this week under the impression his home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire, the 2x Oscar nominee shared his relief over discovering that his house survived the fire that ripped through his neighborhood. “A miracle has happened. We managed […]

As the Palisades and Altadena fires continue to ravage Los Angeles communities, celebrities like Jennifer Garner, Paris Hilton and others are mobilizing to donate, jumpstart relief funds and volunteer. Some, like Sharon Stone and Halle Berry, are donating clothing to those who have lost their homes or otherwise been displaced amid the ongoing state emergency. […]

EXCLUSIVE: Wicked production sound mixer Simon Hayes says Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba opposite Ariana Grande’s Glinda in the musical extravaganza, has the prowess of an Olympian, which enabled his team to achieve vastly more than they’d expected. When Hayes and his unit were setting up microphones for the dynamic tour de force number “Defying Gravity” that sees Erivo […]

Wildfires rampaging through Los Angeles means moviegoing won’t be top of mind for Angelenos. Some top indies are opening or holding over in L.A. theaters, one of the nation’s key movie markets, amid uneven fire patterns that have scorched and flattened huge areas of the city but left others untouched. “In West Hollywood, the sun […]

Robert Laemmle, the owner and former president of California’s arthouse chain Laemmle Theaters, has died. He was 89. Deadline confirms that Robert died on Thursday at Berkley East Healthcare Center in Santa Monica. A cause of death was not immediately known. Robert’s son Greg Laemmle, who took over as Laemmle Theatres president in 2004, told […]

In 2018, Den Of Thieves delivered the goods (as a kind of junior version of Michael Mann’s classic Heat, which matched De Niro and Pacino) and was a ballsy attempt to rob the unrobbable Los Angeles Federal Reserve. It did modest but respectable business globally considering its limited ambitions, and that apparently was just enough […]