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Sebastian Stan spoke out against growing “negativity” while discussing his upcoming film at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday.  The actor, who stars as a conservative father and husband in the Cristian Mungiu-directed film Fjord, revealed that the current climate is one of the things that “really pushes my buttons.”  “It’s just this negativity […]

After six weeks with Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the top of the domestic box office, Practical Magic 2 looks to conjure up a victory. Warner Bros. Pictures‘ Practical Magic 2 debuts in over 4,000 theaters and arrives 28 years after Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman originated their roles as the Owens sisters in the […]

Asa Germann (Gen V) is set for the role of Angel in the new X-Men movie from Marvel Studios, sources have confirmed to Deadline. Reps for Marvel couldn’t be reached for comment. Germann had previously been rumored for the role of Cyclops, which went to Kit Connor. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963, Warren […]

“South Park” co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have released an official apology for delaying their mysterious film collaboration with Kendrick Lamar. “We take full responsibility for the schedule delay of this movie,” Parker and Stone said in a statement to The Ankler. “We apologize to our partners at pgLang and Paramount, and we appreciate […]

Doomsday typically indicates disaster, but for Marvel Studios that term is forecasting a booming box office. Disney reports that the next entry in the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Avengers: Doomsday,” has already made $50 million in domestic pre-sales, three months before the movie’s Dec. 18 release date. The studio reported that more than 70% of […]

Imax big screens have passed $600 million in global box office receipts so far this quarter, says CEO Rich Gelfond, noting that it’s still early in September (Q4 runs through end of the month) and “our best quarter ever was in the mid-three hundreds.” That was in the third quarter of 2023. The company is […]

After summer hit a record $4.76 billion stateside, Warner Bros has a female destination in Practical Magic 2, the sequel to the 1998 Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman witchy romantic fantasy comedy which is eyeing around $40M domestic, and between $18-23M overseas in 77 territories for a global start between $58M-$63M. Practical Magic 2 will […]

Paul Feig is revving up a theatrical return for The Italian Job. The filmmaker is in early talks with Paramount Pictures to helm a follow-up film to the studio’s 2003 action hit that starred Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton and Jason Statham, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Paramount is looking for a writer for […]

The stunning box-office success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” stems from the movie’s emotional impact — which is unlike other recent superhero movies, according to Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Ravi Ahuja. Ahuja exulted in the blockbuster’s record-breaking run, which has smashed box office expectations by raking in more than $2.4 billion worldwide, ranking […]

Sony’s superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” retained its box office crown across the U.K. and Ireland for a sixth consecutive weekend, taking £1.6 million ($2.2 million). The performance propelled the film’s cumulative gross to $130.1 million, elevating it to sixth on the territory’s all-time box office chart. The film now sits within striking distance […]

Don’t miss the ‘The Best There Is’ Trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine, the upcoming third-person action-adventure game developed by Insomniac Games. Players will harness the rage and brutality of Wolverine, the best there is at what he does. Marvel’s Wolverine is launching on September 15 for PlayStation 5 (PS5).

As cumbersome and overlong as the 28-year wait between the 1998 original film and its sequel, “Practical Magic 2” serves as a next-generation reminder that sometimes the best way to let a beloved experience live on is by leaving it behind in one’s memory. Led by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, director Griffin Dunne’s adaptation […]

Representatives of countries, international organizations, film, television and gaming industry leaders, creators, festivals and cultural institutions from across the world adopted the Lumière Declaration on the Future of Cinema and the Moving Image on Monday at the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Jointly presented by France and the Republic of Korea and convened under the co-chairship […]

“The Odyssey” held onto its commanding lead at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Sep. 4–6. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Christopher Nolan-directed tentpole generated $5.9 million from 698,384 admissions over the three-day frame across 1,858 screens, capturing 60.92% of the total […]

The Telluride Film Festival casts a wide net, as almost all festivals of its ilk do, but if it has had any speciality that stands out among many, it might be the well-earned tearjerker. There is as much crying at Telluride every year as there isn’t in baseball, but with the festival’s emphasis on top-line […]

French actor and director Louis Garrel, who gained international fame starring in Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Dreamers,” is at the Venice Film Festival with a film by another Italian auteur, Nanni Moretti‘s “It Will Happen Tonight.” The romantic drama, which is competing for the prestigious Golden Lion, stars Garrel as Matteo, the male lead of a […]

In a world where Lindsay Clancy can inspire an onslaught of sympathetic voyeuristic fascination, why not Elizabeth Holmes? Earlier tonight, the screening of an unannounced mystery movie at the Telluride Film Festival generated every bit as much pre-screening buzz as any of the major titles programmed here. And when the movie was revealed to be […]

With its lush costumes, decadent food spreads and playfully anachronistic soundtrack, Sofia Coppola’s gorgeous 2006 film “Marie Antoinette” is a phenomenon of the aughts, a kaleidoscopic yet emotionally dark foray into youthful isolation and, like much of the filmmaker’s work, the bubble of privilege and celebrity. But while Coppola was making her third feature, what […]

Acclaimed South Korean director Lee Chang-dong returned after 24 years to the Venice Film Festival, where he was warmly embraced with a 6-minute standing ovation for his romantic drama “Possible Love.” Directed by Lee and co-written by Oh Jung-mi, “Possible Love” follows the intertwined lives of two married couples whose lives intersect after a funeral. […]

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” was No. 1 at the domestic box office for the sixth consecutive weekend, a rare feat that underscores the movie’s remarkable staying power as well as the lack of competition on cinema marquees. “Brand New Day” earned $18 million over the traditional weekend and is estimated to collect $23 million through […]

Susan Sarandon said she’s “still had movies taken away recently” over her outspoken support of Palestine. Speaking at the Venice Film Festival press conference for her new film “The Echo Chamber” on Sunday, Sarandon was asked if she thinks the narrative is changing in Hollywood when it comes to the conflict in Gaza. In 2023, […]