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Twenty-four years after Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator reinvented the swords and sandals genre, its sequel, Gladiator II, is finally entering the arena. Paramount began overseas rollout Wednesday on the continuation of Ridley Scott’s Roman Empire action saga. Through Friday, 63 international box office markets will be open — the full offshore footprint, save for

Now that those with an Amazon Prime subscription can stream the brand-new adaptation of James Patterson’s popular Alex Cross books, the bestselling author is getting real about his thoughts on the previous iteration of the thriller novels starring Tyler Perry. In a recent interview, Patterson shared he thinks Perry was “screwed” by Alex Cross director

The horror genre has been thriving for years now, with the renaissance bringing some of the best horror movies back to theaters with sequels. But we’ve also been treated to wholly original concepts, like the growing Quiet Place franchise (which is streaming with a Paramount+ subscription). The franchise was brought to life by John Krasinski,

Just a year ago, Disney CEO Bob Iger was in the midst of an ongoing apology tour for the studio after string of tepid box office returns. At a conference last November, he acknowledged that things had a taken a downturn and promised, as he had been doing regularly, that Disney will be stressing quality

David Fincher is one of our greatest modern directors, and I’d put him right up there with Quentin Tarantino, the Coen brothers, and (my personal favorite), Paul Thomas Anderson. He’s made so many great movies that it’s kind of difficult to pick his best. In fact, my colleague, Alexandra Ramos, settled on The Social Network

In a new milestone, Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance has waltzed past the four-century mark globally, now with $405.5M through Tuesday. Breaking that down, the Tom Hardy-starrer has grossed $118.5M domestically and $287M at the international box office since opening late last month. This brings the franchise total to $1.7B so far. The Marvel symbiote

Spoiler Warning: There are a ton of My Old Ass spoilers below. If you’ve yet to watch the Amazon Original, please back on up. My Old Ass, which became one of the best movies on Amazon with an incredible 90% Rotten Tomatoes score in November 2024, is one of the best experiences I’ve had from

I’m sorry to break it to my fellow fans of the James Bond movies, but we’re not any closer to seeing movement on the next 007 adventure. Per what we know about Bond 26, the film is still in a holding pattern, but I think there are still some big reasons for why that’s the

Alamo Drafthouse is changing up its senior leadership team, promoting two executives. Dana Pearson moves into the role of chief financial officer and VP of Product & Digital. Alex Shullman becomes Chief Product & Strategy Officer of Austin-based Alamo, which was acquired by Sony in June. The theater chain’s current CFO, Matt Vonderahe, is stepping

Prior to 2024’s impressive movie schedule, I wrote about how 2023 was one of the best ever years for video game adaptations, and one of the main reasons for that was 2023’s Gran Turismo. Prior to that, we got 2022’s Uncharted from Playstation Productions, and in 2025, we’re set to get the adaptation for Until

Broadway‘s hit musical revival Sunset Blvd. stayed strong last week amidst the controversy surrounding star Nicole Scherzinger’s social media post interpreted (or rather misinterpreted) by many as an endorsement of Donald Trump. The latest Broadway grosses (for the week ending November 10) indicate that Sunset Blvd. was up $134,498 over the previous week. With attendance

The biggest job in entertainment is going to be vacant in a little over two years. Bob Iger is set to step down, again, as the CEO of The Walt Disney Company at the end of 2026. Who the next CEO of the company could be is far from clear. There are four different strong

Stranger Things’s Finn Wolfhard is circling a remake of one of the best horror movies of the ’90s, Idle Hands. According to a recent report, he is set to co-write a possibly co-direct a reimagining of the 1999 great one-off horror flick with collaborator Billy Bryk for Sony Pictures. And while I’m intrigued, I do

EXCLUSIVE: 3D exhibition tech corp RealD has appointed Shauna Kent as VP of Marketing. Kent is a RealD marketing vet who has risen through the ranks since joining the company more than 12 years ago. She will work closely with studio partners and exhibitors to guide RealD’s marketing campaigns on such upcoming films as Moana 2,

Look, there are plenty of animated films coming out on the 2025 movie schedule, but you know me – I love to look back on the films that shaped me as a person and have caused me to alter my opinion on them. Today, we’ll be talking about Bee Movie. That’s right – the movie

When it comes to the box office battle between Universal’s Wicked, in which Jeff Goldblum plays the Wizard, and Paramount’s Gladiator II, it will not be a survival of the fittest. Deadline’s Natalie Sitek asked him at Saturday night’s Wicked LA premiere about the Glicked effect that’s expected to take place at the box office

Almost every Mel Brooks movie is hilarious, but the comedian’s greatest work is probably his Star Wars parody, Spaceballs. Unfortunately, despite a joke in the movie about a sequel, the biggest way the 1987 film would end up different from Star Wars is that no sequel would come in the short term. But Josh Gad

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) have had ups and downs together during their time together as romantic partners, including their engagement being called off back in March. But the two entertainers remain by each other’s side, and it was even rumored in July that Fox was pregnant with MGK’s child. While that baby

Paddington in Peru charmed UK & Ireland audiences this weekend with the biggest opening of the year for a British-produced movie, and the best since 2021’s No Time to Die. What’s more, the three-day £9.65M ($12.4M) launch is the highest-ever for Studiocanal with the little marmalade-loving bear going from strength to strength. The 2014 original

Demi Moore, who has long been synonymous with pushing boundaries in her acting career, is ​​again in the spotlight with the release of her latest project, The Substance–easily one of the year’s best horror movies. While promoting the film–which received the longest-standing ovation of 2024 at the Cannes Film Festival–Moore drew connections between the themes

Creditor Fortress was the only bidder for a handful of properties owned by Charles Cohen at a foreclosure auction Friday that saw the lender offer $5 million for U.K.’s arthouse theater chain and distributor Curzon. There were no bids for Landmark Theatres, a person familiar with the situation tells Deadline, and we hear it will

For all that Halloween is the biggest holiday of the year for genre fans, more Thanksgiving horror movies are available than you may even realize. That sort of appetizing fact is probably quite satisfying to audiences not quite ready to hunker down for Christmas horror movies, but are hungry for some grim and gory (and

Kelly Marcel’s Venom: The Last Dance got off to a complicated start at the box office, as ticket sales domestically and internationally both managed to betray expectations. That being said, it has managed to stay at the top of the charts for the last few weeks, and it did so this weekend while in competition

Refresh for latest…: New this weekend at the international box office, Warner Bros began pre-domestic release on Amazon MGM Studios’ Red One. The opening numbers on the Christmas-themed movie are within the range we expected heading into the frame, coming in at $26.6M from 75 offshore markets.  For Latin America, the film ranked No. 2

Ridley Scott, one of Hollywood’s most enduring and influential directors, has experienced almost every twist and turn the industry offers, from redefining the best sci-fi movies of all time with Alien and Blade Runner to crafting modern classics like Gladiator. But despite a legacy of groundbreaking films, the director wasn’t immune to the harsh sting

The second highest grossing Alien movie in box office history, Alien: Romulus, will hit Hulu on Nov. 21. That’s a 98 day theatrical window, which is pretty robust and par for Disney since returning to windows post former CEO Bob Chapek. Pic’s digital release was on Oct. 15. The title will hit DVD and Blu-Ray

It’s hard being a celebrity in this day and age, as public scrutiny can be high. However, if you’re an actor like Tom Hanks, you’re still a beloved star and continue to make quality films. It probably won’t surprise fans to know Tom Hanks has just as big a heart as many of his characters.

Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds’ faux feud has provided fans with plenty of entertainment over the years. More recently, it took a funny turn, thanks to Martha Stewart. The other week, Stewart claimed that Reynolds – who’s her neighbor – is “not so funny” in real life. Reynolds shared an A+ response (unsurprisingly), and those

Box office darling Anora, Sean Baker’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner from Neon, goes wide Friday after a slow platform, expanding to 1,104 screens as indies continue to bust onto screens. Searchlight Pictures’ A Real Pain adds eight locations, with Focus Features’ Conclave and A24’s Heretic continuing, and launching, respectively, in wide release.   A Real

Quentin Tarantino is one of the most beloved film directors of our time, especially for Pulp Fiction (which recently turned 30). The filmmaker is also well known for having strong takes about popular movies lately, such as saying he’d never see more Toy Story movies after the third one and saying he “really, really liked”