Robert De Niro took a moment to slam what he sees as pervasive political falsehood as he accepted the Cinéma Verité Award at CinemaCon’s closing event. “Cinema audiences are returning to your theaters in droves. I wish verité was having a renaissance to. But this is a tough time. We have big untruths, like Ukraine
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In the world of Downton Abbey, it’s hard not to imagine the Dowager Countess sitting squarely at the center of creator Julian Fellowes’ fictional universe. That’s not to downplay the importance of the spectacular cast that makes up the rest of the roster, but Dame Maggie Smith is clearly a fan favorite. Ahead of Downton
Lionsgate announced at the end of their CinemaCon session today that the Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will finally hit theaters on Nov. 17, 2023. That date is the same pre-Thanksgiving corridor where The Hunger Games sequels Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part One and Mockingjay Part Two opened. CinemaCon 2022: Deadline’s Full Coverage The pic, as previously announced, is directed by those
Jurassic World: Dominion is certainly one of the more hotly anticipated releases coming this year. The third movie in the World franchise and sixth franchise movie overall is heading to the 2022 movie schedule on June 10. that’s still several weeks away, but as it turns out the cast has already seen the movie in
“We have our own superheroes here at Focus Feature and they are going to bring older filmgoers back to your movie theaters,” Lisa Bunnell, Focus Features distribution chief, promised thousands of cinema execs at Universal’s CinemaCon presentation Wednesday. “They want to see something new. They come,” she said, welcoming the cast of Downton Abbey: A
Dwayne Johnson had a lot to talk about during his surprise appearance during the Warner Bros. panel at CinemaCon 2022. With two DC projects waiting in the wings to premiere in theaters – Black Adam and DC’s League of Superpets — there were plenty of talking points to get through, but The Rock also shared
Universal closed out its CinemaCon 2022 on Wednesday with more footage from its June 10 summer extravaganza, Jurassic World Dominion, with stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Jeff Goldblum on hand to send exhibitors off. In the footage, we see both the casts from Jurassic Park — i.e., Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill, and the Jurassic
Despite how much we often fall in love with celebrity couplings, not all of them end up lasting for a long time. One particularly surprising breakup in recent years has been between Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis. As Wilde was presenting details for her upcoming 2022 movie Don’t Worry Darling at CinemaCon, there was an
Shazam: Fury of the Gods will no longer bow on the same day as Avatar 2, which is December 16, rather than December 21. Disney and Avatar 2 producer Jon Landau let theater owners know Wednesday at CinemaCon that, yes, it’s true: Avatar 2 is sticking to its Christmas corridor release date. In addition, Disney showed off a trailer and titled
It’s been a hectic week or so for Magic Mike’s Last Dance after Thandie Newton allegedly left the film over an on-set disagreement with star and producer Channing Tatum. Things seemed to move in a more positive direction with Newton’s replacement Salma Hayek. While there hasn’t been much talk after Hayek came aboard the threequel,
Warner Bros. brought a lot of DC –a lot– to their CinemaCon session today. In addition to a The Flash trailer, Dwayne Johnson showing up to push DC League of Super-Pets and Black Adam, the cast of Shazam: Fury of the Gods stopped by with a trailer, in addition to James Wan how had a sizzle reel of Aquaman
While Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony was no laughing manner, the discourse in the aftermath certainly inspired a lot of takes from myriad people – from actors to those who have hosted awards shows like Billy Crystal and more. Of course, comedy hosts were not immune to bringing up what
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron said an earlier gig as chief executive of the Philadelphia 76ers got him active on social media, tweeting with his hometown NBA team’s fan base. The experience proved key navigating a dramatic transformation in the theater chain’s shareholder base from mostly institutions to about 4 million private individuals. Until early
When Warner Bros. revealed that it was moving The Flash from 2022 to 2023, fans and media members attending CinemaCon – the celebration of theatrical exhibition in Las Vegas – assumed that footage from the superhero solo adventure would be put on hold. After all, there will be another CinemaCon in Las Vegas before Warner
It’ll be a shorter-than-planned reign for The Little Prince on Broadway. Producers said today that the show based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novella will end its limited engagement May 8 at Shubert’s Broadway Theatre — more than three months ahead of its planned August 14 closing. Combining dance, aerial acrobatics, video and music, The Little Prince endured a
It’s been over thirty years since actor Ke Huy Quan had major roles in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies. He was the fearless sidekick everyone would want on their side with a precious sense of humor and one-line zingers to add to his charm. While Quan could have easily been
Sony dropped the first 15 minutes from its upcoming Marvel animated sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Part I today. In addition the Culver City, CA studio revealed the title of the pic’s sequel (technically the third installment in the animated Marvel series): Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. Recently the studio announced it was pushing the
It surely goes without saying that the gang from Jackass did not all walk away from the making of Jackass Forever in perfect health. Between Danger Ehren rupturing a testicle during the Cup Test, and Johnny Knoxville suffering brain damage from being rammed by a massive bull, some of the performers ended up with some
‘Ghostbusters 5’ Announced By Sony At CinemaCon – Deadline You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content April 25, 2022 8:03pm Sony ain’t afraid of no ghosts, specifically making more Ghostbusters movies. The studio announced today at CinemaCon in a closing sizzle reel that a fifth movie in the series
When Jason Reitman brought Ghostbusters back to theaters in 2021 for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, people wondered if it was going to be a one-and-done deal. He was continuing his father Ivan Reitman’s legacy, connecting the original characters to new characters introduced in the new sequel. There were teases in the end credits that Ernie Hudson might
Disruption will continue to weigh on the international theatrical system as the Russia-Ukraine war drags on and well over half of China’s theaters are shuttered in the latest Covid crackdown. Andrew Cripps, president, international theatrical distribution, Warner Bros Pictures, said that Russia — which is currently being boycotted by studios — makes up about 5%
For millions of viewers, Kevin Hart has been on their screens – big and small – for more than a decade. But every Hollywood superstar has their humble beginnings, and Hart is no different. The comedian had his Hollywood breakthrough as miserable divorcee Cedric with the ensemble romantic comedy Think Like a Man. He showed
With the box office’s rebound just as 5K attendees are reconvening at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, exhibition and studios can rest easy knowing that there’s a return to a theatrical window. For most studios with tentpole fare, that’s 45 days, and for those titles with less commercial appeal or aimed at specialty audiences, it’s 17
It’s no secret that the acting business is a hard one to break into. Hopeful performers take all kinds of odd jobs while going on auditions and trying to find their big break. When you look at someone as accomplished as Idris Elba, it’s hard to imagine the 2018 Sexiest Man Alive, who fans have
Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore crossed the $200M mark at the international box office this weekend, holding the top overseas position for the third frame in a row. The offshore session added $38.3M in 67 markets for a running total of $213.2M with worldwide at $280.3M. As noted last
We wouldn’t have guessed it years ago, but as of late a vikings genre has seen an uprising. Between the wildly popular Vikings series from the History Channel, to its Netflix spinoff, along with How To Train Your Dragon, The Last Kingdom and the Thor movies, there’s been plenty of successful properties inspired by the
CinemaCon launches Monday at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the second in-person gathering of theater owners and Hollywood studios since August, and Covid. That edition was shadowed by the Delta Variant, ongoing theater closures and shifting release dates. Now the picture is significantly brighter. Domestic attendance at the confab, including a full complement of studio
Keke Palmer is quite the sought-after actress these days. Coming off of a standout performance in 2019’s Hustlers and hosting last year’s Disney+ food sculpting competition Foodtastic (which was an acting exercise in itself), she began what is sure to be a huge 2022 with the release of Alice. As her star continues to rise,
There’s nothing like seeing a woman who is not afraid to show love for her man on his birthday. After Transformers actress Megan Fox divorced Brian Austin Green, she began a relationship with musician Machine Gun Kelly, and she seemingly couldn’t be happier. Fox poured her heart out in an on-brand birthday message for MGK,
Top Gun: Maverick is shaping up to be one of the most exciting new movie releases of 2022, and the trailers alone show us that making the highly anticipated sequel was no small task. Amid production, director Joseph Kosinski had to stage some incredible aerial combat sequences, and Tom Cruise and co. went through some