Crunchyroll Bringing Anime Movies ‘Haikyu!!’, ‘Blue Lock’ and ‘Overlord’ to U.S. Theaters
A trio of anime properties will be coming to North American theaters later this year, with the Sony-owned Crunchyroll unveiling plans at CinemaCon Tuesday during a presentation that underscored the once-underground medium has gone mainstream. Haikyu!!: The Dumpster Battle will arrive in theaters on May 31, both subtitled and dubbed. The film is a continuation […]
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Zendaya on Child Actor Anxiety and Growing in Roles From ‘Euphoria’ to ‘Challengers’
Zendaya is opening up about the stress that came with being a child actor and feeling anxious about always delivering out of fear that, if she doesn’t, people will lose interest in her. The two-time Emmy winner sat down with Vogue for its May 2024 cover story, ahead of the release of her upcoming film, […]
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Rebel Wilson Says There’s No Amount of Money That Would Get Her to Work With Sacha Baron Cohen Again
There’s no amount of money that would get Rebel Wilson to work with Sacha Baron Cohen again. Amid the release of her memoir Rebel Rising, which has made headlines for what she writes about Baron Cohen’s alleged inappropriate behavior while they were filming The Brothers Grimsby, Wilson appeared on Watch What Happens Live, where she […]
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Sue Naegle, Ali Krug Set Up Shop at Universal Content Productions
Sue Naegle and Ali Krug are re-teaming for a new venture. The former Annapurna duo and longtime collaborators have launched Dinner Party Productions and signed a multiple-year overall deal with Universal Content Productions. Naegle, the former content chief at Megan Ellison’s company, and Krug, who was co-head of TV alongside her at Annapurna, will develop […]
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CinemaCon: Theater Owners Chief Michael O’Leary Calls for More Capital Investment Amid Tough Times
Michael O’Leary took the stage at CinemaCon for the first time as president-CEO of the National Association of Theater Owners and his message was clear: strained theater circuits need assistance, as they are still dealing with the lingering impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the dramatic slowdown in movies due to last year’s labor strikes. […]
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NBCUniversal Expects Advertising Record for 2024 Paris Olympics, Will Benefit From Women’s Sports Boom
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are shaping up to a blockbuster for NBCUniversal. According to Dan Lovinger, president, Olympic and Paralympic Sales, the company has already booked $1.2 billion in ad revenue for the games, which are still months away, and expects to surpass the advertising record for any Olympics (the 2020 Tokyo games nabbed […]
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Hope for ‘Heels’? Canceled Wrestling Drama Licensed to Netflix (Exclusive)
Heels might be headed back to the ring. The drama, which was unceremoniously canceled along with a couple more series as Starz cleaned house in September, has been licensed to Netflix by Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution. With the acquisition, Netflix will have nonexclusive rights to the two-season, 16-episode library of the wrestling drama starring Stephen […]
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Renée Zellweger Set to Return for New ‘Bridget Jones’ Movie
Bridget Jones is heading back to the screen. After months of quiet chess pieces moves, Universal Pictures and Working Title have finally put in place the talent for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the fourth installment of the British-based romantic film comedy series. Renée Zellweger is set to return as the lovable but flailing […]
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Kirsten Dunst Talks ‘Civil War’ and Refusing to Let Fear Into the Equation
For someone who’s about to release a cautionary tale about the current state of America, Civil War star Kirsten Dunst is remarkably unfazed. Alex Garland’s critically acclaimed action-thriller explores a near future in which our own present-day sound bites involving civil war and secession actually came to pass, and now rebel forces are inching toward […]
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San Vicente Bungalows to Host Pop-Up of Amalfi Coast Favorite Conca Del Sogno Restaurant
A spicy restaurant rivalry that pits two Amalfi Coast dining destinations against one another has emerged in an unlikely, far-flung location: San Vicente Bungalows. Last October, the private membership club launched a pop-up hosting Lo Scoglio as part of its “Sunday Supper” series. High-ranking members of the family business including owner and maître d’ Antonia […]
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‘Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead’ Review: A Remake Without a Reason
Simone Joy Jones plays the Christina Applegate role in this new spin on the 1991 dark comedy.
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Courtney Armstrong Upped to COO of Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures has promoted Courtney Armstrong to be COO of the venerable film studio. Armstrong was most recently president of business affairs and administration, after joining Paramount from Warner Bros. in 2021. The executive will now oversee all day-to-day operations across business affairs, legal, and business development, for the studio’s live action, animation, and studio […]
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Maria Shriver and Patrick Schwarzenegger to be Honored at Alzheimer’s Association Event in L.A.
The Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Chapter is putting the finishing touches on its program for the upcoming Magic of Music Gala at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City on May 9. The fundraiser, designed to honor “Alzheimer’s heroes,” will help support the mission of the Alzheimer’s Association and the local California Southland community. Jane Lynch […]
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‘Brandy Hellville’ Director Hopes Teens and Parents Will Be “Horrified” by Fast-Fashion Doc
The director of HBO’s new documentary Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion never wanted the film to be just another brand exposé, even though it does, in part, operate on that level. In the film, which airs on HBO on Tuesday, helmer Eva Orner highlights allegations of a racist, sexist and discriminatory work […]
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Martini Film Studios Takes Majority Stake in Lighthouse Pictures (Exclusive)
Martini Film Studios, operator of a giant studio complex outside Vancouver, has taken a majority stake in Lighthouse Pictures, a genre film and TV production banner led by Jamie Goehring and Shawn Williamson. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction will see Lighthouse Pictures’ current management and production teams remain at the […]
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Cannes: George Lucas to Receive Honorary Palme d’Or
George Lucas is set to receive the Honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival at its closing ceremony on May 25, organizers said on Tuesday. “The Festival de Cannes has always held a special place in my heart. I was surprised and elated when my first film, THX-1138, was selected to be shown in a […]
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Sylvester Stallone Allegedly Mocked “Ugly” Actors on ‘Tulsa King’ Set; Director Denies Claims
Tulsa King is embroiled in a controversy surrounding the treatment of its background actors. An Atlanta-based casting agency has quit the Paramount+ dramedy amid claims posted online that background actors were verbally abused on the set by star Sylvester Stallone. The show is produced by 101 Studios, which is actively looking into the claims, The […]
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Paul Bettany to Play Salieri in ‘Amadeus’ Series Opposite Will Sharpe as Mozart
Paul Bettany (A Very British Scandal, WandaVision) will star in Sky original series Amadeus, portraying composer Antonio Salieri opposite Will Sharpe (Giri/Haji, The White Lotus) in the titular role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The series is described as a “playfully reimagined limited event series” from writer Joe Barton (Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project) and director Julian […]
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