Sony Pictures Entertainment(NEW YORK) — While there aren’t any major films opening in wide release today, this will be the first full weekend of play for two movies that opened earlier in the week: * Spider-Man: Far from Home — The sequel to 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which opened Tuesday, picks up after the events of Avengers: …
‘Hunger Games’-themed attractions coming to China, but plans scrapped in NYC
Murray Close(NEW YORK) — Sorry, Hunger Games fans. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate, the movie studio that released the hit series of films, has scrapped plans to bring an indoor entertainment center to New York’s Times Square. The so-called Lionsgate Entertainment City was supposed to open this year, with attractions and restaurants based on …
Beyonce’s protégé Halle Bailey of Chloe x Halle to star as Ariel in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Beyonce is set to star as Nala in Disney’s upcoming live-action The Lion King — and now one of her protégés has landed the lead role in the live-action re-imagining of The Little Mermaid. Halle Bailey, of the Grammy-nominated sister singing duo Chloe x Halle, has officially …
Brad Pitt on why he’s taking fewer acting roles: “It’s a younger man’s game”
George Pimentel/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Brad Pitt is set to star in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood later this month, but he admits he isn’t taking on as many acting roles these days. In a new cover story with GQ Australia, the 55-year-old says he considers acting “a younger man’s game” and prefers …
Rami Malek had certain conditions before accepting James Bond villain role
ABC/Rick Rowell(LONDON) — Before Rami Malek accepted the role of the new villain in the upcoming James Bond film, he had some conditions that needed to be met. The Egyptian-American actor tells U.K.’s The Daily Mirror that he made it clear to director Cary Fukunaga exactly what kind of villain he didn’t want to play …
‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ breaks a box office record on its opening day
Zendaya and Tom Holland; JoJo Whilden/Sony Pictures Entertainment(LOS ANGELES) — Spider-Man: Far From Home is casting an impressive web over the box office so far. According to Variety, the film earned $39.2 million on its opening day, Tuesday, setting a new record for Tuesday ticket sales. It surpasses the previous record by 2012’s The Amazing …
‘Knives Out’ trailer: Daniel Craig suspects foul play, Chris Evans & Jamie Lee Curtis are the prime suspects
Claire Folger © 2018 MRC II Distribution Company L.P. All rights reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — What do you get when Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson takes on an all-star dark comedy murder whodunnit? You and James Bond with a Southern accent and a spoiled, swearing Captain America in Knives Out. The first trailer, just …
‘Midsommar’ tries to beat the Fourth of July weekend box office rush
Image courtesy A24(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide on Wednesday: * Midsommar — Fighting with My Family‘s Florence Pugh and Strange Angel‘s Jack Reynor play a couple who travels to an isolated village Sweden with their friends for a fabled mid-summer festival that only takes place once every 90 years. But what starts out as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into …
‘Stranger Things’ stars say new season will have love, suffering and a new “iconic girl duo”
Image courtesy Netflix(NEW YORK) — Forget barbecues and fireworks: Find a nice spot on your couch and celebrate the Fourth of July this year with the return of Stranger Things. The Netflix sci-fi hit series debuts its third season Thursday, which starts off with the Hawkins, Indiana teens enjoying their summer before high school in 1985. …
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul tease that a ‘Breaking Bad’ reunion might be coming “soon”
Ursula Coyote/AMC (LOS ANGELES) — Is a Breaking Bad reunion even closer than we think? Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are continuing to add fuel to the fire that they may be cooking something up together once again — and no, we don’t mean their characters’ most famous product. Last week, both actors posted a …