
Deadline Hollywood - 3 hours 21 min ago
Antoine Fuqua notched the best opening of his career at the box office this past weekend as his Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, from Lionsgate and Universal debuted to $97M U.S. and $217.4M worldwide. The sweat truly paid off for the director who cut his teeth doing music videos for Toni Braxton, Stevie Wonder, Prince as […]...

Slate - 4 hours 34 min ago
The attack touched off a conspiracy theorist bonanza though largely not from the usual suspects.

NPR - 4 hours 57 min ago
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Stephen Thompson and Marc Rivers about which movie biopics make the cut, and the ones that don't.

Cinema Blend - 5 hours 21 min ago
Booze and views!...

Cinema Blend - 6 hours 41 min ago
Michael Jackson drama makes history with $97M domestic opening.

IGN - 7 hours 4 min ago
Michael made a huge $217 million at the global box office, enough to secure the record for the biggest opening weekend ever for a biopic. That's ahead of the previous biopic record holder, Bohemian Rhapsody, which debuted to $122 million in 2018.

Deadline Hollywood - 7 hours 28 min ago
A handful of moderate and limited releases showed some pep at the specialty box office but it’s a tough weekend with Michael dominating the dance floor. Independent Film Company's R-rated action comedy Over Your Dead Body had the no. 8 opening in North America at $1.425 million on 1,550 screens — its third wide release […]...

Cinema Blend - 7 hours 30 min ago
On second thought, it makes sense.

NME - 8 hours 30 min ago
"The winnowing down of choices results in less opportunity for new voices and diverse viewpoints" The post Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and more push back against Paramount and Warner Bros. merger appeared first on NME .

Variety - 8 hours 51 min ago
The media has done a good job of talking about what's not in “Michael.” I refer, of course, to the accusations of child sexual abuse that dogged Michael Jackson from 1993 until the day he died (and, of course, they didn't stop then). The media has done a far less good job of talking about […]...

Variety - 9 hours 29 min ago
Matthew Lillard said during a recent appearance on the "Phase Hero" podcast that he thinks nostalgia played a major role in his recent Hollywood resurgence. "'Scooby-Doo' one and two are more popular now than they ever were when they came out. So I do think there's a weird nostalgia thing happening in our industry and […]...

Variety - 9 hours 54 min ago
“Michael” glided to the top of box office charts with $217 million globally, the biggest opening weekend of all time for any musical biopic. Those ticket sales include a mighty $120.4 million from 82 international markets, as well as $97 million in North America. Despite the mostly negative reviews from critics, “Michael” has exceeded all […]...

The Independent - 12 hours 11 min ago
Actor posted Got it done' 20 minutes after a gunman fired shots at the White House Correspondents' Dinner...

The Verge - 15 hours 1 min ago
This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on Hollywood trends and streaming culture, follow Charles Pulliam-Moore . The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sundays at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here . How it started Under David Zaslav's leadership, WBD got very into the practice of shelving its own nearly completed projects in order to cash in on subsequent tax write-offs . To help deal with its looming debt...

The Independent - 15 hours 36 min ago
Forty years ago, John Hinckley Jr attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in Jodie Foster's name. It is a testament to Foster that it did not come to define her, writes Alexandra Pollard...

Deadline Hollywood - 1 day 2 hours ago
The director of The Devil Wears Prada 2 admits that he did want to sprinkle a little Nate into the much-anticipated sequel. David Frankel told Entertainment Weekly that he considered “sneaking” Adrian Grenier in for a surprise cameo. Unfortunately for Nate fans, “it was just too late in our production schedule to make it happen.” […]...

The Guardian - 1 day 7 hours ago
The star on his famous acting family, wrestling Chris and Liam, the best advice from Anthony Hopkins and being traumatised by The Exorcist Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email In Beast, your new film about an MMA fighter, you play Gabriel: a dirtbag guy with a dirtbag goatee. Did you base him off any dirtbags you've met? Oh, that's all me. I'm channelling my inner dirtbag. He has some inadequacy issues. He's like a used car salesman; he looks fair and feels foul. But there...

Rolling Stone - 1 day 7 hours ago
The King of Pop movie tracking toward $100 million domestically and $200 million worldwide despite the controversy around the film...

Celebrity Insider - 1 day 7 hours ago
Michael B. Jordan is about to blow up the big screen again. The Black Panther star just signed on to produce and potentially star in a live-action Battlefield movie that’s already got people talking. Christopher McQuarrie is writing and directing this whole thing. You know him from the Mission: Impossible movies where he makes Tom […]...

Rolling Stone - 1 day 8 hours ago
The costumes and landmarks of the iconic London Marathon are back on Sunday for the race's 46th running. Here's where to stream it from anywhere...

The Independent - 1 day 9 hours ago
The controversial biopic is projected to make between $90 million and $100 million this weekend...

Rolling Stone - 1 day 10 hours ago
President Trump is expected to be in attendance tonight after boycotting the WHCD during his first administration and last year...

Celebrity Insider - 1 day 10 hours ago
Mckenna Grace has officially joined the Mystery Inc. gang as Daphne in the highly anticipated Scooby-Doo: Origins film. The casting announcement reveals a complete ensemble of rising young talent stepping into roles that have captivated audiences for decades. The Screentime social media account shared the exciting news on Friday, unveiling the four actors who will […]...

Celebrity Insider - 1 day 12 hours ago
Avengers-level hype just got cranked up to maximum overdrive. The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is reportedly dropping soon, according to industry insider DanielRPK, and Marvel fans are absolutely losing their minds. The scoop dropped via entertainment account screentime, who shared DanielRPK‘s intel with their followers. The post exploded across social media, racking up nearly […]...