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Sony has titled the Tommy Wirkola thriller starring Phoebe Dynevor, Beneath the Storm. The shark thriller will hit theaters next summer on Aug. 1. Also on this release date are the wide entries, The Bad Guys 2 from Universal and DreamWorks Animation and an untitled Warner Bros event feature. Wirkola also wrote the movie which

There’s been so much hype about Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh’s romantic film We Live in Time ever since its first look dropped. Considering how emotional and heartbreaking the We Live in Time trailer was about a couple’s relationship journey, you wouldn’t think you’d find anything to laugh about. The internet found a way to

Blake Lively may have had to settle for second place over the weekend behind her husband’s Deadpool & Wolverine, as It Ends With Us debuted to $50M to the MCU title’s third frame, however, she was the boss of the box office on Monday and Tuesday. The Justin Baldoni directed/starring Sony/Wayfarer Studios romance drama hooked

People are still making a scene about a moment cut from Twisters, one of the unquestionable successes of the 2024 movie schedule. So one would think that sort of outcry would push for the now-infamous Tyler/Kate kiss that Steven Spielberg suggested be cut to be released. Well, there’s a pretty big reason why we’re probably

After the live-action reimagining of The Lion King grossed over $1 billion at the box office, it’s no surprise that the Walt Disney Company would want to follow up on its monetary success with another film. Thus, the prequel Mufasa was developed and is now slated to release as part of the 2024 Movie Schedule.

A New York State Supreme Court judge set a November 8 auction date for properties owned by Charles Cohen’s Cohen Realty Enterprises, including the U.S. Landmark and UK Curzon arthouse cinema chains he acquired in 2018 and 2019. Fortress Credit Corp. sued Cohen earlier this year for defaulting on a large loan backed by Landmark

Mark Wahlberg started a “new chapter” in his Hollywood career by taking part in more meaningful movies. Another part of that, though, was his Walhberg’s decision to move his family from Hollywood to Las Vegas. Of course, that doesn’t mean he never sets foot in the City of Angels anymore. In fact, Wahlberg trekked back

UPDATED: Deadpool & Wolverine has officially crossed the $1B global box office milestone this weekend, with $1.029B+ through Sunday. The international box office portion of the Marvel/Disney marvel is $535.2M and domestic is $494.3M, adding up to a total $1,029.5M.  In reaching and surpassing the coveted milestone, the Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted threequel becomes

Actors make good movies and actors make bad movies. It’s just the law of averages and part of the game. However, sometimes an actor shows up in a movie so repugnant that it becomes a detriment to their career or ruins it entirely. One day you’re winning the Oscar for Best Picture, the next you’re

It’s been years since the unexpected passing of world traveler and chef Anthony Bourdain, and it seems like Hollywood is finally getting around to creating a biopic that will, hopefully, do him justice. A24 is in negotiations to make a biopic titled The Dish, and it has a big star from The Holdovers in the

UPDATED: As we reported earlier today, Deadpool & Wolverine this weekend crossed the $1B global box office milestone, a major feat and with swagger to spare. But, hey, there’s a lot going on at turnstiles alongside the Merc with the Mouth. Impressively, a female-driven title that cost peanuts is making bank. To wit: Sony and

This weekend, arguably one of the most anticipated entries on the 2024 movie schedule hit theaters. I’m talking about one of the latest book-to-screen adaptations, romance film It Ends with Us, which is based on Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name. At the lead of the film is Blake Lively, who plays the role

What was once old is completely anew at the box office with the booming success of Sony and Wayfarer Studios’ It Ends With Us which opened to a surprising $50M this weekend. Nobody saw this coming weeks ago, the pic arriving on tracking to around $15M, and it was only evident in the final run-up

I’m a teacher, and I love my job, but do you want to know my true love? Writing. Namely, writing fiction. I have an awesome agent, and she’s doing her best to get my stories out into the world. But, as a Black author, that isn’t always easy.  Things seem to be getting a little

Whatcha gonna do when Hulk Hogan and a Silicon Valley investor with a bone to pick run wild on you? Audiences will find out for themselves at some point in the future when Killing Gawker, the upcoming book-to-screen adaptation produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck comes out. The movie, which will focus on Hogan’s

Cuckoo is looking at a $3+ million opening, not a Longlegs debut ($22 million) but on target for Neon’s Alpine-set horror starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens.   R-rated Cuckoo by Tilman Singer opened at 1,503 theaters for 9th place at the domestic box office. Schafer is great as troubled 17-year-old Gretchen, who reluctantly leaves

In the decade prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a fairly regular occurrence to hear about movies making $1 billion at the global box office – but that has changed significantly in the last few years. Nine blockbusters hit that milestone in 2019 alone… and only eight have done it since 2021. The first

EXCLUSIVE: Sony and Wayfarer Studios’ Blake Lively romance drama It Ends With Us has been blocked for theatrical release in Qatar due to kissing scenes, sources inform us. The country’s Censorship Committee is the clearance authority on what plays in theaters. Note that the Justin Baldoni starring and directed feature based on the Colleen Hoover

Get ready to be “entertained” for the upcoming Gladiator 2. Legendary director Ridley Scott returns to lead this eagerly anticipated sequel, bringing along an all-star cast that includes the likes of Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal and promising plenty of action in this highly anticipated period action movie follow-up. However, Scott’s comments about

Weapons is the title of the mysterious next film by Zach Cregger, who made an impressive debut in the horror genre with one of the best horror movies of 2022, Barbarian. The critical and financial success of that unique thriller got me immediately interested in seeing what the former sketch comedy performer might be working

EXCLUSIVE: As it lights up the domestic box office, Sony and Wayfarer Studios’ It Ends with Us is also off to a more than lively start overseas. Out in just 68% of the international box office landscape, the Blake Lively-starrer grossed $13.3M through Friday in 42 markets. This points to an offshore weekend debut of

Early 2000s kids, I think we are about to win now that Freakier Friday is happening. Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis could be on the set of the Freaky Friday sequel as I write this, considering the movie started production just last month. And what makes the movie even better is the fact that

Iain Glen, Ser Jorah Mormont in Game Of Thrones, is feisty as ever as a family man facing down the tumultuous start of World War I in The Last Front by Belgian filmmaker Julien Hayet-Kerknawi, the first release by his new indie label Enigma. It opens on 250 screens. Metrograph Pictures is out with Good One,

Moana 2 is the next of upcoming Disney movies from the studio’s animation house, and fall is approaching fast! Finally we have a complete two-minute trailer (which you can watch above) packed with set up for Moana and Maui’s next adventure and a look at the troubling waters they will soon face. During Friday night’s

In case Disney has gone so long without big updates on the Frozen 3 front that you were beginning to let it go, prepare for some exciting news! The company has dropped some big new details for the third film in the franchise of upcoming Disney movies, which also may not be the last big

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios, once again, is showing its commitment to the big screen with The Accountant 2, which will make a theatrical splash on April 25, 2025. Until now, no release plans were made public about the sequel starring Ben Affleck and directed by Gavin O’Connor. That final April date proved a solid frame

Bad Boys: Ride or Die represents not only one of the 2024 movie schedule’s summer successes, it’s also the continuation of the legacy to one of the best action movies ever. Legacy-quels such as this need a deft touch, especially when bringing back classic characters that have previously been slain in the line of duty.

It’s going to be a really special weekend at the box office, the kind that studios pray for, pine for, and wish for. For out of the blue, a feature adaptation of a femme driven novel, Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us, has a shot at possibly undermining Disney/Marvel Studios’ Deadpool and Wolverine in its

So much Black talent has made unforgettable movie breakthrough performances with a positive impact on TV, music, sports, television creation, and more. Outside of the roles you know them for, many Black celebrities created businesses to make things better for the masses with a sharp focus on people of color. In honor of Black Business

Chris Aronson, Paramount Pictures’ president of domestic distribution, will be presented with the Career Achievement Award by Variety the Children’s Charity of Southern California for “his exemplary work in supporting and championing children, youth, adults, and families in need.”  “Chris is an admired and highly esteemed member in the motion picture industry whose steadfast leadership,