Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, those at home tuned in significantly to two papal movies: Focus Features’ Oscar winner Conclave and Netflix’s three-time Oscar-nominated The Two Popes. Luminate data reports an increase in U.S. streaming viewership for Conclave on all platforms between April 20-21, of 283%, with 1.8 million minutes watched and
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In 2022, Iman Vellani made her professional acting debut in one of the biggest ways possible: playing a superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actress debuted as Kamala Khan in the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel, then reprised the role a year later in The Marvels. We’ll next hear Vellani voicing Kamala in the upcoming
I was already excited to see Disney’s remake of Lilo & Stitch, especially after that cute Stitch-filled trailer that showed just how great the computer-generated parts should jive with the live-action, and make it feel real. Director Dean Fleischer Camp provided some potential insight on how that happened, and it involved an adorable “stuffie” routine
Neil Diamond tribute band feel-good drama Song Sung Blue with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson will hit U.S. theaters on Christmas Day 2025. Written and directed by Craig Brewer, the movie is based on a true story and stars Jackman and Hudson as two down-on-their-luck performers who form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving
There’s been a recent string of A-listers who’ve been trying their hand at Broadway. Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are the duo I didn’t know I needed to play military officers in Othello, and Sarah Snook’s Succession follow-up is the West End production of The Picture of Dorian Gray. One Broadway regular is noticing the
For the second time this month, Warner Bros. turned its box office fortunes around at the last minute before a movie’s opening with Sinners overperforming to $48M after what appeared to be a mid $30M projection by some tracking services earlier this month. The first trailer for Sinners dropped in September and didn’t really make
The Whole Nine Yards is remembered by fans as one of the better comedies in Bruce Willis’ filmography. The film sees the beloved star play a gangster-turned-snitch who tries to start a new life for himself in Montreal and gets entwined in the life of a miserable dentist (a mid-Friends Matthew Perry) with a controlling
There are popular franchises, and then there’s Harry Potter. The property has remained a vital part of pop culture for decades now, thanks to the books, stage plays, theme parks, and (of course) the Harry Potter movies. During its run in theaters the cast of Harry Potter grew up up before our eyes, including Draco
Updated: Warner Bros/Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie continues to build, playing strongly through school holidays and the Easter frame with just a 28% slide versus last session at the international box office. The third overseas weekend blocked off another $59M in 76 markets, taking the offshore running cume to $376.2M. Global, in turn, blasted past the seven-century
Warning: massive spoilers for Sinners are in play! Writer/director Ryan Coogler really went for the jugular with his latest film, Sinners, as the 2025 movie schedule debut was so much more than just “a vampire movie.” Perhaps the greatest surprise the man had up his sleeve is the fact that his well received reunion with
Faith-based films drew audiences Easter weekend alongside the re-release of Pride & Prejudice and an anime from GKids in a crowded market that was challenging for traditional indies. Angel Studios’ animated The King Of Kings is in the no. 3 berth on 3,535 screens with $17.3 million in week 2 for a $45.3 million cume.
There is nothing inherently wrong with a filmmaker taking on franchise titles, but it has been over a decade since movie-goers have seen an original feature from writer/director Ryan Coogler. He made his breathtaking debut in 2013 with the powerful Fruitvale Station, but since then has dedicated his focus to existing intellectual properties – first
It’s no secret that established intellectual properties have taken extreme prominence in modern Hollywood. While original fill still get made, they receive far less support and push than projects that already have a built in audience – be they adaptations, remakes or sequels. The obvious reality is that it’s a lot harder to sell audiences
We know them, we love them, and most of the time, we love to hate them. Regardless of how any of us feel about the iconic, troublesome teens that round out the fabric of Hollywood’s youth-centric media, they’ve left their signature messy marks. This list covers the big hitters, the unmistakable part-of-pop-culture adolescents who derailed
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Carlin, a 10-year veteran of Oscilloscope Laboratories, has joined Variance Films as co-head of theatrical distribution with Ryan Markowitz, a theatrical sales consultant exclusive to the company who is moving in-house. They both start this week. Variance’s current co-head of theatrical distribution, Jasper Basch, will be departing at the end of April. At Oscilloscope,
Mrs. Doubtfire is one of the best movies of the ’90s. When thinking about the film, the first thing that comes to mind is the always quotable Robin Williams in his unforgettable drag makeover as the mischievous nanny. However, for the Mrs. Doubtfire cast and crew who had the honor of working with him, the
When Deadpool & Wolverine was hitting the movie release schedule last year, I did wonder what Hugh Jackman would do next. Unsurprisingly, he headed back to his theater roots for From New York, With Love, which is expected to keep running until October 2025. But on the movie front his next project is a movie
David Cronenberg is back with his latest Cannes Film Festival premiere The Shrouds, a blend of body horror, grief, comedy, sex, high-tech graveyards and international intrigue starring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger (in three roles), Guy Pearce and Sandrine Holt. Sideshow/Janus Films is opening the film – the first English-language foray by the distributor of Drive
We know Glen Powell has been keeping himself busy with his upcoming 2025 movie releases. However, when the cameras are off, the Texas native spends lots of quality time with his family, and it’s clear they’re all very close. To prove that point, after the Twisters actor went viral for attending his sister’s wedding, he
UPDATE, FRIDAY MIDDAY: Warner Bros‘ Easter double feature weekend is currently shaping up with Ryan Coogler’s Sinners winning Good Friday over A Minecraft Movie, $18 million to $16.5 million, but the Mojang movie looks to overtake the R-rated Michael B. Jordan movie, $44M–$40M, for its third No. 1 weekend win. Both projections could go higher
Mr. Darcy is the king of pining. The man got a degree in yearn-alism, he’s an expert at longing looks, and his love for Elizabeth Bennet is to die for. That’s made abundantly clear throughout the entirety of one of the 2000s’ best movies, Pride & Prejudice, thanks to Matthew Macfadyen’s brilliant performance. However, one
There are some who hope that somehow, someway, through Hollywood magic Zack Snyder will get to finish his Justice League vision. Sadly, that’s not happening on the 2025 movie schedule, if ever; but it is important to realize what fans and studio execs achieved when the Snyder Cut was released in 2021. And one party
Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have dated the original animated feature Forgotten Island for Sept. 25, 2026. Pic is directed and written by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado. Details are being kept secret, but the project is billed as a broad party comedy adventure that transports its characters to a long-forgotten, magical island rooted in Philippine
Spoilers, obviously, for Companion are ahead! If you’d like to watch the film, you can do so with a Max subscription. I know many people love a plot twist, and most of the time, I do too. However, in other cases, a story can be more effective if you are clued into the mystery or
EXCLUSIVE: Qasim Basir’s Sundance Film Festival feature To Live and Die and Live is getting a theatrical release on May 16 in AMC multiplexes from AuthentiQ Films & CinemaStreet Pictures. Samuel Goldwyn Films picked up digital rights to the movie, which will land in the home later this year. Basir’s feature, and ode to Detroit,
In the past, women-led projects were on the decline, with a study in 2015 showing that only 25% of TV shows were run by women, and the percentage of female-directed films declined in 2021. Fortunately, great strides have been made recently for female-led crews. Game-changing female TV creators like Shonda Rhimes and Phoebe Waller-Bridge are
Throughout the ‘90s and the ‘00s, Johnny Depp commanded the screen every year with his best performances, such as Jack Sparrow, Sweeney Todd, Edward Scissorhands, and more. Then, when allegations from the Depp Vs. Heard defamation trial made headlines, Depp’s roles were affected, like being dropped from Fantastic Beasts 3 and the Pirates of the
Good Night, and Good Luck, the play about Edward R. Murrow written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov adapted from their 2005 film, grossed $3,784,200 last week at Broadway‘s 1,537-seat Winter Garden Theatre, breaking its own previous $3.3 million record as the highest grossing non-musical play in Broadway history. With ticket prices also on the
When it was released in 1984, Ghostbusters was a smash hit. It was the comedy of the summer, and I still remember the first conversation I had with my next-door neighbor about it and how awesome he thought it was, as I was on my way out the door with my mom to see it
Regal Cineworld Group has appointed Brooks LeBoeuf as its new head of content in the U.S. As SVP of US Content, LeBoeuf will oversee the U.S. film and content teams, managing all acquisition, distribution and programming responsibilities for Regal Cinemas, interfacing with film studios and content providers. LeBoeuf will also work closely with Regal’s internal teams in regards to