This comes as reports circulate that “No Time to Die” (United Artists domestic, Universal international) could delay its rescheduled April 2 release. The newest James Bond film, with a reported budget of over $200 million, was the first title to shift in early March 2020. Unverified reports suggest it could be pushed back to September or later. (IndieWire has learned any decision to delay will not be made this week)....
Neon’s official synopsis for “Memories of Murder” reads: “The film tells the harrowing true story of the hunt for a sadistic serial rapist and murderer terrorizing a small province in 1980s South Korea. Marking the first of many successful collaborations between four-time Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho and leading man Song Kang Ho, the film follows the paths of three increasingly desperate detectives as they attempt to decipher the violent mind of a killer in a futile effort to solve the case....
The Academy Award-winning actor/producer has turned winemaker, sculptor, pottery enthusiast, and now, skincare maven. Pitt launched genderless skincare company Le Domaine and let it slip that while he will not be the face of the company, the concept of playing a salesperson onscreen did cross his mind years ago. “I wouldn’t know how to do that, unless it was a comedy,” Pitt told British Vogue. “Actually, Sandy [Sandra Bullock] and I did once try to develop a whole idea of a husband and wife team, who were QVC’s most successful salespeople, but we’re getting a divorce, we hate each other, and we’re taking it out on air as we sell things…That’s as far as we got....
Brie Larson is joining the massive action franchise, playing an unspecified role in the upcoming tenth film in the series. Vin Diesel surprised fans with the news on Instagram Saturday night, writing that he is proud to add an Oscar winner to the franchise. “Yeah yeah yeah… you see this angel over my shoulder cracking me up, you say to yourself ‘That’s Captain Marvel.’ Clearly there is love and laughter in this image,” Diesel wrote in an Instagram caption under a picture of him and Larson....
In the twilight of a career that’s always been punctuated by songs that sound like ghost stories of one kind or another — “The River,” “The Rising,” and “American Skin (41 Shots)” are just a handful of a hundred examples, each a different sort of exorcism — Springsteen’s 20th album finds him recording live with (what’s left of) the full E Street Band in his home studio for the first time since “Born in the U....
October 1: Bruce Willis recently announced his retirement from acting when his family revealed his aphasia diagnosis, but that doesn’t mean you’ll never see the “Pulp Fiction” star on screen again. A new report from The Telegraph reveals that Willis has sold the rights to digitally recreate his likeness, allowing the actor to “appear” in film and television projects without ever having to step foot on set. The technical wizardry is handled by Deepcake, a new firm that specializes in creating “digital twins” of prominent celebrities....
“I have to say, I mean, it’s interesting. They were super close and they had a very tight relationship. And so I don’t have any information. I mean, I’m going to say something now, whatever — Seth is married to a very fucking smart woman,” Philipps said. In her memoir “This Will Only Hurt a Little” published in 2018, Philipps recounted an incident on the set of “Freaks and Geeks” where she said Franco physically assaulted her....
The horrifying legacy of Black trauma continues when artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) becomes obsessed with the legend of Candyman, who still haunts the gentrified community of Chicago’s Cabrini Green. “The work that I created needed to live in the world of this new film, while still understanding that there was a legacy that needed to be addressed in some way [concerning Philip Glass’ iconic score to the original 1992 film],” Lowe said....
IFC announced another acquisition, Mia Hansen-Løve’s”Bergman Island,” the day after the festival lineup was announced. Last year’s Cannes included a list of official selections that allowed films to display the festival’s laurels, including Oscar winner “Another Round.” But actual activity was limited to a very abbreviated “special edition” staged in October, plus an online Marche du Film over the summer. Below find a constantly updated list of acquisitions, beginning with the most recently announced....
The layoffs, announced on Tuesday, heavily affected the animation division of the company. As laid out in a memo sent by Television Group chief Channing Dungey, the three studios the animation division consists of — Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe — will remain intact. While Hanna-Barbera will operate independently due to geographical distance, Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation will merge their development and production teams....
Many fans were understandably disappointed George Miller opted not to include Theron in his “Fury Road” followup “Furiosa,” choosing instead to cast Anya Taylor-Joy as a younger version of the titular character. But Theron understands. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar winner was asked about her involvement with the “Mad Max” franchise. Though the actress says she would have loved to play Furiosa again, she doesn’t blame Miller or Taylor-Joy for the different direction....
“Sometimes you can respect something so much, you don’t even want to be a part of it,” Rock said. “Years ago, when I had my own show on HBO, it was at the height of ‘The Sopranos,’ and I got a couple of offers to be on ‘The Sopranos,’ and I was like, ‘I like it too much, I don’t want to spoil it.’” Rock had a different mentality when Noah Hawley approached him to lead the fourth season of the FX anthology series “Fargo....
Academy Award winner Bale said it would be a “pitiful attempt” to apply Method techniques to a Marvel film as villain Gorr the God Butcher in Taika Waititi’s “Thor: Love and Thunder.” Leto infamously spoke out earlier this year about staying in character for MCU installment “Morbius,” including during bathroom breaks requiring a wheelchair and crutches. When asked in a GQ cover story if Bale used his Oscar-winning Method practice for his first foray into the MCU, Bale said, “That would’ve been a pitiful attempt to do that, as I’m trying to get help getting the fangs in and out and explaining I’ve broken a nail, or I’m tripping over the tunic....
Stabler’s homecoming was started off with his return to “SVU.” In the wake of an attack on his wife, Stabler convinces Benson to let him interrogate a possible suspect. Despite Benson’s misgivings — she knows he isn’t exactly the coolest cucumber — she allows him a brief moment with the suspect. Stabler holds it together until the suspect critiques his wife’s condition and Old Stabler returns, moving to attack the guy until Benson holds him off....
“This organization has been through a lot. I’d like to be here to get us all back to a new normal, one that feels much more like it once did around here,” Zucker said in a Thursday call with CNN producers that was obtained by Variety. “So, as a result, I am going to stay and finish my current contract — which, as I said, will keep me here until the end of this year....
“I’ve always been a big fan of the genre; I’ve always loved being scared and scaring people,” Nicotero said during the series’ Thursday panel at the CTAM Winter 2021 Press Tour. To be the showrunner on a show he can design, develop, direct, is a dream come true for him. But one question early on in Season 2 was how the series would navigate an episode starring rocker Marilyn Manson, who was recently accused of sexual assault and domestic violence by several women....
Miranda Hobbs (Cynthia Nixon) almost had an entirely different love story in HBO Max’s “And Just Like That.” The “Sex and the City” revival series was originally supposed to feature Miranda falling for her professor, Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman), but Nixon scrapped the idea to showrunner and executive producer Michael Patrick King. “Originally, when Michael was sort of trying to think about what would happen in our season, he talked about Nya, Miranda’s professor, being the romantic relationship,” Nixon said in the “And Just Like That” documentary (via Insider), released February 3....
Summer serves up sunny weather, blockbuster movies, and opportunities to get out of the house, but it’s also a good time to find deep discounts. To make the search a little easier, we rounded up a bunch of discounted electronics and fun tech gadgets to grab before the deals disappear. Check below for summer savings on wireless speakers, conferencing cameras, computer accessories, and other essential gadgets. For more deals, see our picks for the best discounted on laptops and iPads....
“When we think about this challenge — we have to entertain the world — part of that challenge means that you’ve got audiences with various taste, various sensibilities, various beliefs,” Sarandos said. “You really can’t please everybody or the content would be pretty dull. And we do tell our employees upfront that we are trying to entertain our members, and that some of the content on Netflix you’re not going to like, and so this kind of commitment to artistic expression and free artistic expression is sometimes in conflict with people feeling protected and safe....
Per Deadline: “The graphic novel series followed a cold-blooded assassin who begins to have a psychological crisis in a world with no moral compass.” The Hollywood Reporter adds that Fassbender “would star as an assassin who begins to psychologically crack as he develops a conscience, even as his clients continue to demand his skills.” That Fincher is turning towards filming “The Killer” will put an end to a passion project that has been percolating for well over a decade....
