Ben Affleck has been in lot of hot water of late. While promoting his upcoming film The Tender Bar, he opened up to Howard Stern about his struggles with alcoholism regarding his ex-wife Jennifer Garner. But it wasn’t the praise for the mother of his three kids, nor the lengthy reflection about his own issues,
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Refresh for latest…: Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home has become the third biggest global opener of all-time with $587.2M. Crossing the $500M mark makes it only the sixth film ever to the milestone in a launch frame. The Jon Watts-directed MCU entry instantly becomes the No. 6 movie of 2021 worldwide (No. 3 for the
In less than a month, Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott will return to Woodsboro for Scream 5 (or simply Scream). The first movie from the slasher franchise in over a decade will also see Courtney Cox’s Gale Weathers, David Arquette’s Dewey Riley and Marley Shelton’s Deputy Judy Hicks all back for the upcoming movie, alongside a
Much-lauded The Lost Daughter, Tribeca Fest winner The Novice, George Clooney’s The Tender Bar plus Swan Song with Mahershala Ali and the doc President dip a toe in the specialty market this Spidey-centric weekend amid gathering Covid clouds. The question: how will a surging infection rate (that just closed down theaters in Denmark and is
Lady Gaga has always been an intense artist. Whether that means she shows up in a meat dress on a red carpet, learning an elaborate dance number for one of songs or giving her all to a role, the talent goes all in on her work. House of Gucci was apparently the ultimate example of
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures is putting forth the biggest promotional campaign to date during the pandemic for any major studio wide release with Spider-Man: No Way Home; the global brand marketing value seeing $202M and a billion-plus reach. While that dollar figure is the second highest for a Sony webslinger movie after 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home
Sylvester Stallone has been supplying fans of the Rocky franchise with some real treats over the past few months. The veteran actor recently released a Rocky IV Directors Cut that broke some pandemic records through its ticket presales, prompting the iconic actor to send out a very thankful message to fans. The franchise includes some
Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home grossed an estimated $5.28M in Korea on its first day today. This is significant for a number of reasons: Korea has been extremely soft of late, yet the launch day is 11% over the first day of 2019’s pre-pandemic Spider-Man: Far From Home and is the biggest day-one figure for
The romance rumors surrounding Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper have continued to swirl three years after A Star is Born hit theaters. Every year, a new rumor pops up about the former co-stars. But they haven’t let the speculation taint their friendship, according to Gaga. Despite not costarring together since the Oscar-nominated film, the House
Who says people love to stay home and stream movies? Proving that theatrical is still king, Sony/Disney/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home rang up a massive $50M, the third highest preview night ever, and the most money Sony has ever seen for a Thursday preview night that easily buries the previous high we’ve seen during the pandemic, that
It’s a hell of a time to be Robert Rodriguez right now, thanks to all of the franchise plates he has spinning at this particular moment. Developing sequels for projects like Netflix’s We Can Be Heroes, as well as continuing to craft amazing visions in Disney+’s corner of the Star Wars universe, the man is
The Cinerama Dome isn’t opening anytime soon, so hold off on reserving those seats. Despite news about the Dome’s owners renewing a liquor license at the 58-year old Sunset Boulevard movie house, Deadline has learned there is absolutely no re-opening date set for the venue. Not 2022, maybe 2023. Here’s why: The entire Cinerama Dome
Spoiler alert: this article contains some information on Ghostbusters: Afterlife’s plot. As expected, Ghostbusters: Afterlife became a runaway success and rebirth of the long-running franchise. The box office success led to talks of another Ghostbusters sequel immediately. The cameo from OGs – Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson – in Afterlife put it over
Guillermo del Toro’s remake of the 1947 thriller Nightmare Alley is going full noir next month. Searchlight Pictures said Friday that a black-and-white version of the new pic starring Bradley Cooper will get a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles. Titled Nightmare Alley: Vision in Darkness and Light, the b/w take hits screens on January 14, with
Tonight and this weekend audiences that have been waiting for Spider-Man: No Way Home to finally arrive will wait no longer. All the questions fans have about just what will happen to Spider-Man, and even just who is actually in the movie, will finally be answered. And that means right now is the perfect time…to
Warner Bros on Thursday made certain what we first heard: that New Line’s Train to Busan remake will now be titled The Last Train to New York, as well as dating the movie for April 21, 2023. The Last Train in New York, directed by Timo Tjahjanto, written by Gary Dauberman and produced by James Wan, is the only
It’s a special holiday season for Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger! They are reportedly getting ready to be parents to two. The married couple, who welcomed their first child together, Lyla, in August 2020, are expecting another child together, keeping to Pratt’s words that he wants “a lot of kids.” The news broke via Us
UPDATE, with Mrs. Doubtfire Mrs. Doubtfire just joined the roster of on-pause Broadway productions due to positive Covid test results within the company. Producers announced that performances of the musical at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre from tonight through Sunday, Dec. 19, have been canceled. Described as being on “hiatus,” Mrs. Doubtfire is scheduled to resume
As we head into the holiday season’s final throes, 2022 is starting to become ever brighter on the horizon. That’s especially of note if you’re a James Bond fan, as the 60th anniversary celebration looks to include some stunning new developments for all things 007. It’s not certain if that could include the casting of
Next spring’s buzzy production of Macbeth starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga will have a larger Broadway home than previously expected, courtesy of the Princess Diana musical. Macbeth had originally been set for the approximately 943-seat Lyceum Theatre, but with the unexpected early closing of Diana, The Musical this weekend, that show’s approximately 1,095-seat Longacre
Olivia Wilde has seen some key moments of professional and personal growth in 2021. Earlier this year, she wrapped work on her second feature-length film, Don’t Worry Darling. And while shooting that movie, she began a relationship with one of its stars – Harry Styles. Shortly after reports of their romance first emerged, many fans
Sony Pictures Classics has set a March 25 theatrical release date for The Duke, directed by the late Roger Michell. The film starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren will open in theaters in New York and Los Angeles before expanding in the following weeks. The dramedy is currently playing at the Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles
After the runaway success of Dune, Denis Villeneuve has his pick of projects he can take on. While viewers wait for more news on Dune: Part 2, Villeneuve has already found an addition project, one which will see him staying in the lane of sci-fi epics. The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the Dune director will
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron said a Canadian court ruling requiring its biggest rival to pay a hefty fine is an “opportunity,” leaving Wall Street and AMC’s own legion of retail investors wondering what he meant. Last summer, in the midst of the pandemic, Cineworld, the UK-based parent of Regal Cinemas, scrapped a deal to
While most movie fans are a little hyper focused on Spider-Man: No Way Home right now, there’s another big sequel coming out very soon that is likely to do pretty well at the box office. Illumination’s Sing brought together a who’s who of celebrities and a collection of pop music’s greatest hits for success the
Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home grossed an estimated $5.28M in Korea on its first day today. This is significant for a number of reasons: Korea has been extremely soft of late, yet the launch day is 11% over the first day of 2019’s pre-pandemic Spider-Man: Far From Home and is the biggest day-one figure for
Keanu Reeves is obviously an icon of our generation, and one who has remained part of pop culture for over 30 years. At one point, it was for saying “Whoa!” in the Bill and Ted movies, and at another point, it was for dodging bullets as Neo in The Matrix. Then in 2010, paparazzi photographs
The Michael Bay directed action movie Ambulance will go from Feb. 18 to April 8, 2022 which is the weekend before Easter weekend. The news comes after Sony today moved Bullet Train off April 8. Now, Ambulance will go up against Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Universal just made this release date change tonight. It’s a great date and corridor
Throughout the years that passed between Pacific Rim’s 2013 debut and its 2018 sequel, the hype machine that eventually gave us Pacific Rim: Uprising saw a minor detour that remains one of the greatest “what if” scenarios. As we all know, the second adventure we saw in theaters wasn’t the one that series co-creator/director Guillermo
Before Spider-Man: No Way Home dominates the world this weekend and 2022 sets in, Sony has moved its David Leitch directed Brad Pitt action movie Bullet Train and Hello Sunshine production Where the Crawdads Sing to July, respectively July 15 and July 22. Bullet Train was previously scheduled on April 8 next year, while Crawdads was on June 24. Bullet Train travels away from