Universal Christopher Nolan‘s Oscar-nominated epic Oppenheimer has another record to boast about: Variety reports the acclaimed movie’s debut on Peacock beat the streamer’s previous record holder, The Super Mario Bros. Movie. As reported, the R-rated historical drama launched on the streaming service on February 16, and while the trade explains exact numbers were not released …
Lionsgate On Wednesday, Lionsgate dropped the snarky, shoot-’em-up trailer to Borderlands, the action-comedy movie based on the bestselling video game franchise. For the big-screen bow, Kevin Hart and Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis team up, respectively, as the franchise’s mercenary Roland, Lilith the Siren and archeologist Dr. Patricia Tannis. Joining their party …
SAG Awards On Wednesday, 30 presenters were announced for the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will be held at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles on February 24. Two-time SAG Award winner Idris Elba will open the ceremony, the organization announced. This year’s presenters will include Oppenheimer‘s Robert Downey Jr., …
Jonathan Majors as Kang – Marvel Studios A new The Hollywood Reporter article details the reported “retooling” underway at Marvel Studios after several disappointments, including Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and the Disney+ movie Secret Invasion. One of the behind-the-scenes changes that was revealed was that the studio has apparently retitled one of its major …
Warner Bros. Pictures Despite the blockbuster success of Barbie, a new report from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that 2023’s movies featured the lowest percentage of female leads and co-stars in a decade. Just 30% of the top 100 films of 2023 featured a female star or co-lead, according to the …
More than two years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the New Mexico set of Rust, the film’s weapons handler is set to go on trial in the high-profile case. Armorer Hannah Gutierrez was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the October 2021 on-set death. She faces an additional …
David Livingston/Getty Images Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner have officially finalized their divorce. The Notice of Entry of Judgement regarding the dissolution of the former couple’s marriage was officially filed on Tuesday, February 20, according to documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight. Costner and Baumgartner have agreed to share custody of their three children, Cayden, 16, …
ABC/Jeff Lipsky Three-time Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel reveals the movie Barbie convinced him to return for a fourth go-round. The host of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! tells the Los Angeles Times in an interview published on Tuesday, February 20, that after hosting the awards show in 2017, 2018 and 2023, he wasn’t sure he would …
A new trailer for Civil War, the new action drama from Ex Machina writer/director Alex Garland, was revealed on Tuesday, February 20. The film, set in the not-too-distant future, depicts a U.S. where 19 states — including unlikely allies Texas and California — have seceded from the union. The remaining states are ruled by a …
ABC Now that it’s been announced that Sam Mendes will direct four separate movies about The Beatles — one for each band member — the speculation about who’ll play Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr has begun. Variety has offered up some of suggestions, including Daisy Jones & The Six’s Sam Claflin as Lennon. Its other …