Paramount Home Entertainment In celebration of both hit movies’ respective 25th and 20th anniversaries, Trey Parker and Matt Stone‘s South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut and Team America: World Police are finally coming the 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray formats. Both films will be released on June 25 from Paramount Home Entertainment. The studio touts, “Twenty-five years after [its release], …
Jimmy Kimmel thanks hospitals, raises money for son Billy’s birthday
ABC/Jeff Lipsky Jimmy Kimmel‘s son Billy turned 7 on Sunday, and the talk show host is thanking the medical staff at two well-known Los Angeles hospitals for the milestone. He and Billy are also paying it forward by raising money for some of the children there. “Billy turns 7 today and is doing great thanks …
New for Earth Day on Disney+: Priyanka Chopra Jonas narrates Disneynature’s ‘Tiger’
Disney+ Disneynature’s Tiger pounces onto Disney+ on Earth Day, April 22. Narrated by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the project “lifts the veil on our planet’s most revered and charismatic animal, inviting viewers to journey alongside Ambar, a young tigress raising her cubs in the fabled forests of India.” In the launch announcement, an “honored” Priyanka expresses, “It’s just wonderful …
Marvel at Ryan Reynolds’ “Ginematic universe” with ‘Deadpool’/Aviation tie-in
Marvel Studios – Aviation American Gin With the new Deadpool & Wolverine trailer currently blowing up the internet, Ryan Reynolds invites you to raise a glass to it with a most appropriate bevvy: his Aviation American Gin, which has been given a limited-edition, Deadpool-approved, red-and-black makeover. Reynolds explained he first tried the spirit while shooting …
“Enough”: The three stars of ‘The Blair Witch Project’ speak out against Lionsgate after reboot announcement
Donogue in ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Days after Lionsgate announced it will be rebooting The Blair Witch Project, the three people who starred in the micro-budgeted film — only to see it become a blockbuster — are speaking out. Joshua Leonard, Michael Williams and Rei Hance née Heather Donoghue played, respectively, Josh, Mike and Heather …
“I’ll always want to do more”: Tom Holland on ‘Spider-Man’ movies
Marvel Studios Tom Holland was at the Sands International Film Festival in St. Andrews, Scotland, over the weekend, where his new film collab with his brother Harry was screened. Tom stars in the short Last Call, which Harry co-wrote and directed. To Deadline’s Mike Fleming, Tom said he wants to do a fourth Spider-Man movie as much as the …
LFG: New ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ shows Wade recruiting Logan to save the world
Marvel Studios On Monday morning, Marvel Studios dropped a second trailer to Deadpool & Wolverine, and it’s packed with both Easter Eggs and f-bombs. Hugh Jackman‘s Logan is seen at a bar when Ryan Reynolds‘ titular motormouth shows up. “Hi, Peanut,” he says, referencing Ant-Man’s name for his daughter. “I’m gonna need you to come with …
Kevin Bacon returns to ‘Footloose’ high school in Utah for film’s 40th anniversary
Disney/Randy Holmes Actor Kevin Bacon traveled to Payson High School this weekend, 40 years after starring in the classic film Footloose on the school’s Payson, Utah campus. Bacon made the trip Saturday after students of the school campaigned on social media for months, in hopes of drawing the actor back to the campus that propelled …
In Brief: Netflix backing Kim K’s ‘Calabasas’, and more
Deadline reports Netflix has won a competitive bidding war for the series Calabasas, an adaptation of Via Bleidner‘s book If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous By Now, which Kim Kardashian is executive producing. Calabasas follows Via, a 16-year-old Midwestern girl who’s forced to adapt to the fast-paced, superficial world of Calabasas High after her …
‘Civil War’ repeats at No. 1 at the box office with $11.1 million weekend
A24 Civil War held on to the top spot at the domestic box office, despite some tough competition from the horror film Abigail. Civil War earned an estimated $11.1 million, bringing its two-week domestic tally to $44.9 million. The film has snagged $61.7 million globally. Breathing down Civil War‘s neck was the aforementioned Abigail, with an …