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Pierce Brosnan Set for ‘A Spy’s Guide to Survival’ from ‘Warrior Nun’ Creator Simon Barry
James Bond alum Pierce Brosnan is returning to his espionage roots. The actor is attached to star in A Spy’s Guide to Survival from director Simon Barry, the creator behind Netflix series Warrior Nun. Uri Singer’s Passage Pictures is producing the project that centers around a reclusive, retired spy who is brought out of hiding […]
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John Krasinski’s ‘IF’ Tracking for Promising $40M-Plus Opening
Writer-director John Krasinski’s upcoming summer movie IF already looks like it will have plenty of friends when hitting theaters. The Paramount movie is tracking to open to $40 million-plus, or a range of $38 million to $42 million, an impressive figure for an original family film. And based on raw data, some box office pundits […]
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‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy Returning to Theaters, Remastered and Extended
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy is coming back again — but it’s a bit different this time. Warner Bros. and Fathom Events are teaming to rerelease the Oscar-winning fantasy blockbusters this summer. The versions screened will be Jackson’s extended editions (so you might want get the jumbo tub of popcorn), and also the […]
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Dermot Mulroney Says He “Didn’t Work for a Year” Due to ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ Movie Poster
Dermot Mulroney said he knows what’s to blame for not landing another acting role for a year following 1997’s My Best Friend’s Wedding. The actor, who starred alongside Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett in the Oscar-nominated rom-com, recently told The New York Times that he had few acting opportunities following its release, despite […]
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How ‘Dìdi’ Director Sean Wang’s Bay Area Roots Helped Him Make His Feature Debut
Like many coming-of-age directorial feature debuts, Dìdi (弟弟) is semiautobiographical, but Sean Wang’s personal background played as much of a role in literally making the movie as it did in inspiring its narrative. The film, which was acquired by Focus after winning the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award at Sundance in January, is the opening night […]
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Julia Garner Joins Josh Brolin in Zach Cregger’s Horror Thriller ‘Weapons’
Julia Garner, emerging quickly as one of Hollywood’s most in-demand talents, has nabbed the starring role in Weapons, the New Line horror movie from Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger. Garner will star opposite Josh Brolin in the feature, which is due to begin shooting in mid-May in Atlanta. Cregger wrote the top secret script for Weapons, which […]
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AMC Theatres’ New Distribution Business Hires Fandango Veteran Stephanie Terifay
Fandango veteran Stephanie Terifay has been tapped to help AMC Theatres build out its new movie distribution business following the record-shattering success of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour tour and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé. Terifay’s title is vice president, distribution. In the newly created role, she’ll be responsible for working with the music industry to […]
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Rebel Wilson’s Memoir to Be Published in U.K. With Sacha Baron Cohen Passages Redacted
The U.K. edition of Rebel Wilson’s new memoir Rebel Rising will be published with redacted passages about her past on-set experiences with Sacha Baron Cohen. The Pitch Perfect actress previously shared that in chapter 23, titled “Sacha Baron Cohen and Other Assholes,” she recounts filming 2016’s The Brothers Grimsby with Baron Cohen. Earlier, she also claimed […]
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Brian Tyree Henry Joins Universal Musical From Michel Gondry, Pharrell Williams
Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway, Bullet Train) is set to join Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry’s untitled musical for Universal Pictures inspired by Williams’ formative years growing up in Virginia Beach in the 1970s. Henry, an Oscar, Emmy and Tony award nominee, has recent credits like Warner Brothers’ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Causeway, for which he […]
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’28 Years Later’ Casts Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes
Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes are looking to take a bite out of 28 Years Later, with the actors joining the long-awaited sequel, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Danny Boyle is once again directing, after helming 2002’s 28 Days Later, which centered on a man (Cillian Murphy) who wakes up in the hospital […]
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Why It’s Never Been Easier to Land in Director’s Jail
“I have no illusions,” Oscar winning-director Damien Chazelle said on a podcast in March. “I won’t get a budget of Babylon size any time soon, or at least not on this next one.” Chazelle was reflective about his 2022 Paramount Pictures epic that starred Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt, received mixed reviews and grossed $63 […]
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John Logan to Adapt Cormac McCarthy’s ‘Blood Meridian’ for New Regency
John Logan — the writer behind Aviator and James Bond movie Skyfall — has been tapped to adapt Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian for New Regency. The synopsis for the Western, known for its descriptive violence, reads: “Based on historical conflicts along the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, the story follows the journey of the Kid, […]
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The O.J. Simpson Movie That Owen Wilson (Among Others) Won’t Be Starring In
A New O.J. Movie Stars the Controversial Charlotte Kirk (But Definitely Not Owen Wilson) Hey, Hollywood, anybody interested in a partially finished film about how O.J. Simpson might have been innocent? One that stars Charlotte Kirk — the English actress best known for her previous role in taking down moguls Kevin Tsujihara and Ron Meyer […]
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Amy Adams to Star in ‘At the Sea,’ Latest Drama From Kornél Mundruczó
Amy Adams will star in At the Sea, the latest drama from Kornél Mundruczó, the Hungarian filmmaker behind acclaimed films Pieces of a Woman and White God. Sea reteams Mundruczó with Kata Wéber, his frequent collaborator who wrote Pieces of a Woman and White God and penned the script for the latest feature. Producing the […]
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Awards Season Calendar: Key Dates for Oscars, Emmys, Tonys and Other Major Events
With the 2024 Oscars now in the rearview mirror, Hollywood’s focus turns to Emmy season. A number of TV awards shows are set to take place over the next few months, including the BAFTA TV Awards, the newly announced Gotham TV Awards, the Critics Choice Real TV Awards and, of course, the Primetime Emmys, which […]
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Hollywood Forfeits Up to $30B Every Year Because of Racial Inequity
Who would pass up $30 billion? Hollywood’s top decision-makers and gatekeepers, apparently. Beginning in 2021, the consulting firm McKinsey has published a series of reports exploring the entertainment industry’s representation and inclusion of historically excluded people. Along the way, the analysts totaled up the potential financial revenue that Hollywood could stand to gain if it […]
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