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DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ Trailer: An Alien Encounter Launches a Superhero
'Cobra Kai' actor Xolo Maridueña stars in the new feature.
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‘Street Fighter’ Film, TV Rights go to Legendary
The studio will work with Capcom on future adaptations of the fighting game.
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‘Spinning Gold’ Filmmaker on the 24-Year Journey to Tell the Story of Neil Bogart and Casablanca Records
Timothy Scott Bogart, the son of the late music titan known for elevating Kiss and Donna Summers, did not want to sugarcoat his father's story: "I truly believe my father's flaws were his superpowers."
BY Brian Davids
‘Evil Dead Rise’ Filmmaker Lee Cronin Tackling Horror Thriller ‘Thaw’ for New Line (Exclusive)
Lee Cronin, director of New Line’s upcoming Evil Dead Rise, is reuniting with the studio to direct the original horror feature Thaw. Cronin, who is riding high from Rise’s rapturous reception at this year’s SXSW, will also rewrite the current draft. Van Toffler and David Gale of Gunpowder & Sky, as well as Adam Goldworm of Aperture, […]
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Hot Horror Package ‘He’ll Come Knocking’ Lands at Paramount (Exclusive)
Paramount, the studio whose Scream VI is currently scaring up the box office, continues to bet on horror, picking up spec package He’ll Come Knocking. Patrick Brice, who last directed the thriller There’s Someone Inside Your House, is on board to direct the feature project, which is written by Jordan Goldberg and Alex Paraskevas. Marty […]
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Victoria Alonso Clashed With Marvel Over Blurring Gay Pride References in ‘Ant-Man 3’ for Kuwait (Exclusive)
The intrigue over Victoria Alonso’s abrupt exit from Marvel continues. On March 24, THR exclusively reported that Disney fired Alonso for breach of contract, due to her work on the Oscar-nominated feature Argentina, 1985, which was made by Amazon. Last week, Disney indicated the dismissal was due to “an indisputable breach of contract and a […]
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‘Deadpool 3’ Adds ‘Succession’ Actor Matthew Macfadyen
Matthew Macfadyen is going from one dysfunctional family to another, with the Succession star in talks to join Ryan Reynolds in the third Deadpool movie. The film stars Reynolds as Deadpool, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and The Crown‘s Emma Corrin in a villain role. Macfadyen’s role is unknown, but the feature was searching for a […]
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‘Trolls Band Together’ to Get Thanksgiving Release
Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have set a Thanksgiving release date for Trolls Band Together, the latest chapter in the Trolls franchise. The threequel will hit theaters on Nov. 17, 2023, as Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return as the voices of Queen Poppy and Branch, now officially a couple. They’re on a mission to save one Troll Village’s […]
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‘John Wick 5’ Back on the Table After Box Office Blowup
[The following story contains spoilers for John Wick: Chapter 4.] Yeah, Lionsgate is thinking John Wick is back. John Wick: Chapter 4 had widely been expected to be the final installment in the main action franchise, but a fifth film is back on the table after the latest movie’s astonishing opening at the global box […]
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‘Sunset Empire’ Imagines Unexpected First Job for Steven Spielberg
A year ago, Beat the Devils author Josh Weiss introduced the world to Morris Baker, an L.A. police detective living in an alternate history 1950s in which Joseph McCarthy was president. All sorts of things are worse under McCarthy, with hatred and paranoia at the forefront of America. Now the book has spawned a sequel […]
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‘Indiana Jones 5’ Expected to Debut at Cannes
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is eyeing a premiere at Cannes festival, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The French fest runs May 16-27, with Dial of Destiny eying a day two or day three debut. It is a homecoming of sorts for the pulpy hero. Fifteen years ago, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom […]
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Liv Tyler Returns to Marvel for ‘Captain America 4’
Fifteen years after starring in The Incredible Hulk, Liv Tyler is making her return to Marvel Studios, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Tyler has joined the cast of Captain America 4, currently titled Captain America: New World Order. She will reprise the role of scientist Betty Ross. Ross is the daughter of General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, […]
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Annihilates ‘Shazam 2’ With $73.5M U.S. Box Office Opening
Baba Yaga, aka John Wick, has delivered once again. Action pic John Wick: Chapter 4 slashed up the weekend box office with a huge $73.5 million domestic opening from 3,855 theaters after earning glowing reviews and an A CinemaScore from audiences. Globally, it debuted to a resounding $64 million from 71 markets for a global […]
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Lady Gaga Debuts Harley Quinn Look in ‘Joker’ Sequel Set Photos
Lady Gaga is not kidding around when it comes to bringing her Joker: Folie à Deux character to life. The star was photographed Saturday during the New York City shoot for filmmaker Todd Phillips’ sequel to his Oscar-winning 2019 hit, Joker. Gaga is believed to be playing DC’s Harley Quinn, and the images, which offer […]
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Box Office: ‘John Wick 4’ Heads for Series-Best $70M-Plus Opening
Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 shot up the Friday box office with $29.4 million from 3,855 theaters, including a huge $8.9 million in Thursday previews. The fourth installment in the marquee Lionsgate action franchise is now on course to open to $70 million-plus from 3,895 theaters, a franchise-best and more than enough to kill off […]
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Zachary Levi Says He Doesn’t Blame Dwayne Johnson for the Nixed Post-Credits Scene in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’
Zachary Levi took to Instagram to clarify that he doesn’t blame Dwyane Johnson — or anyone — for nixing the originally planned post-credits scene in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which would’ve seen Justice Society of America members inviting the sequel’s title character to join their group. On Tuesday, Levi seemed to call out Johnson […]
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Inside the Firing of Victoria Alonso: Her Oscar-Nominated Movie ‘Argentina, 1985’ at Center of Exit (Exclusive)
The Oscar-nominated film Argentina, 1985 was at the center of last week’s sudden firing of longtime Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Alonso was one of eight producers on the Argentine historical drama, which was distributed by Amazon and competed for the best international feature Oscar. However, by assuming that role, […]
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Director Chad Stahelski Breaks Down the Ending That Made the Studio Say, “Are You Insane?”
[The following story contains spoilers for John Wick: Chapter 4.] Ding-dong, the Wick is dead. John Wick: Chapter 4 director Chad Stahelski has closed the book on Keanu Reeves’ revered assassin, John Wick, and it comes as quite a shock considering there was once a plan to shoot John Wick: Chapter 5 on the heels […]
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Box Office Preview: ‘John Wick 4’ to Hunt Down Huge $65M-$70M U.S. Opening
Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 looks to hunt down a hefty $65 million to $70 million in its domestic box office opening, a franchise best and more than enough to kill off the competition, including holdover Shazam! Fury of the Gods. The latest installment in the hugely successful action franchise returns Keanu Reeves as the expert […]
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