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‘Naked Gun’ Reboot With Liam Neeson Lands 2025 Release From Paramount
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Jake Gyllenhaal Responds to Doug Liman Boycotting Their ‘Road House’ Premiere
The remake star discusses his director's decision to sit out their film's upcoming SXSW premiere.
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Willy Wonka Immersive Event Leaves Kids in Tears: “It Looks Like a Meth Lab”
What was billed as an immersive experience seemingly inspired by Willy Wonka movies turned into the Fyre Fest of unofficial movie tie-ins.
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‘Office Space’ at 25: The Unlikely Cult Hit That Had Its Cast “Biting the Inside” of Their Cheeks From Laughter
The film's team tells The Hollywood Reporter about studio tension, favorite improvised lines, residual checks, typecasting and the surprising path to classic status: "I don't know that there's a right way to market this movie."
Inside Sony’s ‘Madame Web’ Collapse: Forget About a New Franchise
The trailer buzz was worrisome, advance ticket sales anemic. Then last week, the critic reviews for Madame Web were posted, and they stung deepest of all — Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff received the lowest average Rotten Tomatoes score (13 percent) of any major superhero film in nearly a decade. “On Wednesday night, you could actually watch […]
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Anya-Taylor Joy’s Secret ‘Dune 2’ Role Confirmed
Well, it seems that the cat is out of the bag — or better yet, the giant spaceworm of a secret about Dune: Part Two has burst forth from the sand. On Thursday, online rumors of Anya Taylor-Joy’s secret role in the Dune sequel were confirmed after she spoke in London of the hotly anticipated […]
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What Did Dakota Johnson Actually Say?
Oh, what a tangled web we’ve woven. Sony’s latest entry in its Spider-Man Universe, Madame Web, opened this week to dismal reviews and pessimistic box office prospects. I’m not here to defend the film. But I am here to take issue with the discourse surrounding the movie in recent weeks. It seems it’s no longer […]
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Heat Vision Breakdown
The latest from Heat Vision's video series
‘Superman: Legacy’ Wrote Out Bassem Youssef’s Character Before He Criticized Israel
Superman: Legacy sources are pushing back on actor Bassem Youssef’s claim that he lost a potential role in James Gunn’s upcoming Warner Bros. film over comments he made that were critical of Israel. The Egyptian-born comedian told Salon this week that he had been in talks for a role but was later told that the […]
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Christopher Nolan Says He Wants to Make a Horror Movie
A Christopher Nolan horror film? The Oppenheimer director says he “would love” to make that happen. During a conversation with the British Film Institute on Thursday, Nolan said that doing an outright horror picture was something he’d eventually like to tackle — and he broke down precisely why the genre appeals to him. “I think […]
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How ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Star Liza Soberano Stole the Show in Her American Debut
[This story contains graphic spoilers for Lisa Frankenstein.] If Lisa Frankenstein is any indication, we’re going to be seeing a lot more of Liza Soberano in years to come. At the age of 10, the Filipino-American actor moved from Visalia, Calif. to Manila, the capital of the Philippines, and she found countrywide success at the […]
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‘Dune 2’ First Reactions From the Premiere: “Jaw-Dropping Masterpiece”
The first reactions are in for the first hugely anticipated movie of 2024: Dune 2. The long-delayed sequel from director Denis Villeneuve continues the story of author Frank Herbert’s space epic and the initial reactions are extremely enthusiastic, with many calling the film a masterpiece of cinema that is even better than Dune. Dune: Part […]
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‘Land of Bad’ Director William Eubank Talks His Full-Circle Experience with Russell Crowe
In late 2011, William Eubank took a job as second unit director of Allen Hughes’ Broken City. Hughes hired Eubank off of early footage from his feature directorial debut, Love (2011), which is a Kubrickian arthouse film that he made in collaboration with Tom DeLonge and his band Angels & Airwaves. The second-unit gig was […]
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John Wick Experience Tourist Attraction to Open in Las Vegas
A John Wick tourist attraction is set to open in Las Vegas. The hit Lionsgate film franchise has inspired an immersive and interactive experience that’s set to open later this year. Franchise director Chad Stahelski and his team at 87Eleven Entertainment are collaborators on the project. The official description reads: “The John Wick Experience an approximately […]
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Michael Keaton, James Marsden Share a Deadly Bond in ‘Knox Goes Away’ Trailer
Michael Keaton faces no shortage of obstacles as an aging assassin in the trailer for Knox Goes Away. The trailer was released Wednesday for the thriller that features Keaton as director and star. The movie centers on Keaton as a hit man diagnosed with dementia who learns that his estranged son (James Marsden) needs help […]
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Romance Sizzles Between Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in New Look at ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’
Joker, will you be my Valentine? “Hoping your day is full of love,” wrote Joker 2 director Todd Phillips on Instagram, alongside new images of Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in the upcoming sequel. In one photo, Joaquin Phoenix is seen in his familiar burgundy suit and Joker clown makeup standing next to Lady Gaga […]
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Will Smith to Star in Crime Thriller ‘Sugar Bandits’
Will Smith is attached to star in action-thriller Sugar Bandits, which is set to become a buzzy project at the upcoming European Film Market. A logline is under wraps for the crime film that is based on author Chuck Hogan’s novel Devils in Exile. AGC Studios is financing the movie that does not yet have […]
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‘The Fantastic Four’ Cast Revealed for Marvel Movie
Marvel Studios has found its Fantastic Four. Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn will star as the heroes in The Fantastic Four. Pascal was previously reported to star as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in the feature, while the others had been heavily rumored in recent months. Kirby will star as Sue Storm/The Invisible […]
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Dakota Johnson Says “Drastic Changes” Were Made to ‘Madame Web’
Madame Web star Dakota Johnson says the film’s script underwent some “drastic changes” after she signed on to the project. The Sony-Marvel film has been savaged by critics as one of the worst superhero movies of the modern era. But Johnson — who plays a New York paramedic who develops psychic visions — says the […]
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‘Masters of the Universe’ Movie Eyes Travis Knight as Director
Travis Knight just may have the power. The LAIKA CEO and part-time filmmaker is in early talks to direct the long-in-the-works live-action adaptation of Masters of the Universe for Amazon MGM Studios, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Knight isn’t coming alone. Chris Butler, a longtime Knight and LAIKA collaborator who wrote and co-directed ParaNorman and […]
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‘Madame Web’ Director SJ Clarkson Talks No Post-Credits Scene, That ’90s Rumor and Joining the MCU After the Fact
Madame Web filmmaker SJ Clarkson is both persistent and prolific. The British director has helmed at least 109 episodes of television from 2001 until now. She cut her teeth to the tune of 37 episodes on a British medical soap known as Doctors, but that experience eventually paved the way for the likes of Dexter, […]
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