Universal Universal Pictures and Illumination Animation have become the kings of family-friendly blockbusters, between Despicable Me and spin-off Minions films and The Super Mario Bros. Movie — and after racking up billion-dollar hit after hit, they’re apparently in the mood to talk a little trash about the competition. To promote his upcoming Despicable Me 4, voice star …
Warner Bros. looking to conjure up Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman for ‘Practical Magic 2’
Getty Images In an Instagram Story, Warner Bros. Pictures on Monday teased that it’s conjuring up a sequel to the bewitching 1998 hit Sandra Bullock/Nicole Kidman film Practical Magic. The film had the pair playing witchy sisters who face prejudice in their small town, as well as a curse that keeps them from finding true …
‘Ghostbusters’ celebrates 40 years with special ‘Past, Present & Future’ tribute
Columbia Pictures To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Ghostbusters, Patton Oswalt and Kumail Nanjiani are toplining a special tribute to the franchise. The pair make their debut in the universe with the recent Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Nanjiani plays Nadeem Razmaadi, a con artist who finds out he has a supernatural purpose; Oswalt plays Dr. Hubert Wartzki, …
Joy: ‘Inside Out 2’ presale numbers beating out original
Disney/Pixar According to online movie ticketing service Fandango, the advance ticket sales for Friday’s Inside Out 2 release have surpassed those for the hit 2015 original. In fact, the presales for a Disney/Pixar film haven’t been this good since 2019’s Toy Story 4, according to the service. Jerramy Hainline, EVP of Fandango, called the enthusiasm …
Matthew McConaughey posts sweet snap to celebrate 12th anniversary with wife Camila Alves
Rick Kern/Getty Images On Sunday, Matthew McConaughey posted a sweet snap on socials to thank wife Camila Alves McConaughey for 12 years of marriage. In the romantic photo, the couple have the setting sun behind them, as the Oscar winner and author, wearing a cowboy hat and denim jacket, holds Alves’ face in his hands …
In Brief: Case closed for Max’s ‘Tokyo Vice’, and more
Max has canceled Tokyo Vice after two seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series follows Ansel Elgort as an American journalist investigating the yakuza in Tokyo. The show was originally intended to run for two seasons, which was how long Elgort had signed on for. Season 2 concluded on April 4 … The Haunting …
‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ races to $56 million opening weekend
Pablo Cuadra/WireImage Bad Boys: Ride or Die made an impressive North American box office debut, earning an estimated $56 million — the biggest opening of any Bad Boys film, according to Variety. The films marks Will Smith‘s first major film to hit theaters since his infamous Oscars slap in 2022. Overseas, the fourth film in …
Scoreboard roundup — 6/9/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUETexas 7, San Francisco 2Detroit 10, Milwaukee 2Cleveland 6, Miami 3Minnesota 11, Pittsburgh 5NY Yankees 6, L.A. Dodgers 4 AMERICAN LEAGUEBaltimore 9, Tampa Bay 2Seattle 6, Kansas City 5Boston 6, Chi White Sox 4Toronto 6, Oakland 4LA Angels 9, Houston …
‘The Walking Dead’ spin-off ‘Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol’ to debut Sept. 29
AMC AMC announced Friday that The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol, the second season of its Norman Reedus-starring spin-off, will debut on Sept. 29. As has been reported, and as the title indicates, the second season will also center on fan favorite Melissa McBride‘s Carol Peletier, Daryl’s ride-or-die from the original …
Kristen Stewart to play pioneering astronaut Sally Ride in streaming series
ABC/Randy Holmes Actress and activist Kristen Stewart is starring in and co-producing The Challenger, a limited series about the first American female astronaut, and the first member of the LGBT community to go to space, Sally Ride. Deadline broke the news about the project, which is being executive produced by Kyra Sedgwick and Steven Spielberg‘s …