Francis Ford Coppola‘s Megalopolis will officially premiere in competition May 17 at the Cannes Film Festival, an insider tells Deadline. Coppola began working on the screenplay in the 1980s and invested $100 million of his own money to finally bring it to fruition. The all-star cast includes Adam Driver, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Shia LaBeouf, …
Dancing, music and mayhem: Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in the teaser to ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’
Warner Bros. Pictures The night of April 9, Warner Bros. released the teaser trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux. Starring Joaquin Phoenix — who won an Oscar for playing the title character, aka Arthur Fleck, in the blockbuster 2019 original — the sequel also stars Lady Gaga as the Clown Prince of Crime’s eventual queen, Harley …
Scoreboard roundup — 4/9/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEDetroit 5, Pittsburgh 3NY Yankees 3, Miami 2LA Dodgers 6, Minnesota 3 AMERICAN LEAGUETampa Bay 6, LA Angels 4Baltimore 7, Boston 1Chi White Sox 7, Cleveland 5Toronto 5, Seattle 3Oakland 4, Texas 3Kansas City 4, Houston 3 NATIONAL LEAGUEWashington 5, …
WWE says ‘WresteMania XL’ was the highest-grossing event in company history
WWE/Getty Images On Tuesday, TKO Group Holdings announced that WWE’s WrestleMania XL extravaganza was the “most successful and highest-grossing event in company history.” Tickets sold for the two-night event at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were up 78% from 2023’s event, the previous record holder. The 40th installment of WrestleMania drew 145,298 people from all 50 states …
‘Saved by the Bell”s Mark-Paul Gosselaar says he feels “awful” for victims in ‘Quiet on the Set’ documentary
Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images As a person who grew up in front of the camera, Saved by the Bell veteran Mark-Paul Gosselaar says he feels awful about what the alleged victims revealed in the hit documentary series Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The Investigation Discovery docuseries detailed emotional and even sexual …
Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson all returning for ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’
Photo by Matt Petit – Handout/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images The gang from the blockbuster Bridget Jones franchise is coming back. Good Morning America has confirmed that Oscar winner Renée Zellweger will be reprising as the title role with her former film series co-stars Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. The fourth …
Zendaya is the cover star of British and American ‘Vogue’
Annie Leibovitz/Vogue Zendaya dazzles as the May cover star of both American and British Vogue. For the American Vogue issue, which was photographed by Annie Leibovitz, the two-time Emmy winning actress appears in a red Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda dress for the cover shot. In additional images from the spread, Zendaya, who is a co-chair for this …
“Visionary” ‘Star Wars’ creator George Lucas to be honored at this year’s Cannes Film Festival
George Lucas in Cannes in 2012 – Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images The Cannes International Film Festival announced it will be awarding “Hollywood legend” and “visionary” Star Wars creator George Lucas with the Honorary Palme d’or on Saturday, May 25. The award will be presented at the Grand Théâtre Lumière as part of the closing ceremony …
‘Dune: Part Two’ sets digital and Blu-ray/DVD release dates
Warber Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. announced that its blockbuster Dune: Part Two will be coming to HD Digital on Tuesday, April 16. The follow-up to the Oscar-winning film from director Denis Villeneuve will be available for purchase for $29.99 or a 48-hour rental for $24.99 via the usual digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV and Fandango …
Geena Davis to be awarded CinemaCon’s Viola Davis Trailblazer Award
Good Morning America The annual CinemaCon is underway in Las Vegas and will run through April 11, when Geena Davis will receive the Viola Davis Trailblazer Award during the annual industry expo’s Big Screen Achievement Awards. “Geena Davis exemplifies the true essence of a trailblazer in Hollywood for not only her remarkable film career, but …