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‘Logan’, Levy, ‘Deadpool’ – 20th Century Studios When Hugh Jackman hung up his Wolverine claws after 2017’s Logan, he was rewarded with universal acclaim, and the film earned director and co-writer James Mangold a first-of-its-kind Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination for closing the actor’s nearly 20-year-stint playing the X-Men hero. So when Jackman happily surprised […]

James Van Evers/Hulu A globetrotting murder mystery, based on a bestselling book, hits Hulu Wednesday, November 1. Black Cake is from writer/producer Marissa Jo Cerar, who describes the family drama to ABC Audio as “an epic story that takes place starting in the 1960s [and] goes all the way through present day.” “It’s about a young woman named […]

Marvel Studios While much has been made of so-called “superhero fatigue” at the box office, moviegoers have indicated to online ticket service Fandango that they’re not tired of seeing people in tights. At least that’s the takeaway from Fandango’s Most Anticipated Holiday Movie Survey for 2023. Nearly 2,000 users picked Marvel Studios’ The Marvels and […]

River Phoenix in 1992’s ‘Sneakers’ – Photo by Universal Pictures/Getty Images The late River Phoenix‘s mother and sister are paying tribute to the Stand by Me actor, who died of a drug overdose at 23 years old on October 31, 1993. The actor and musician died outside of Los Angeles’ Viper Room nightclub, which at […]

Warner Bros. Television Believe it or not, the main cast of Friends at one point didn’t include Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green or the late Matthew Perry as fan-favorite Chandler Bing. In an article written for The Hollywood Reporter, former Warner Bros. TV executive David Janollari explained, “The chemistry had to be believable. You just […]

‘Us’ star Lupita Nyong’o – John Parra/Getty Images for Universal Pictures While the horror genre is a consistent moneymaker in Hollywood — one only need to look at the unlikely box office triumph of last weekend’s Five Nights at Freddy‘s as an example — the genre is noticeably light on Oscar recognition. Variety points out […]

Universal Christopher Nolan‘s star-studded, acclaimed biopic Oppenheimer is returning to IMAX, following a record-setting run in the large format theaters over the summer. The movie, which stars Cillian Murphy as the father of the atomic bomb — with a supporting cast of Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr., among others — made $183 […]

David Livingston/Getty Images Although representatives for SAG-AFTRA and The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the organization representing the major Hollywood studios, are meeting again Tuesday, the performers’ union says the two parties are still at an impasse. On Monday, the union’s negotiating committee sent a message to its members noting that “talks […]

It Follows writer-director David Robert Mitchell and Maika Monroe, who starred in the 2014 cult horror classic, are set to return for the sequel, They Follow, according to Variety. The original, which followed Monroe’s Jay Height, a young woman who is pursued by a supernatural entity after a sexual encounter, grossed an impressive $15 million […]

Lionsgate The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has received an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, giving stars Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage and Hunter Schafer the go-ahead to promote the film ahead of its November 17 theatrical release, according to Variety. The agreement could provide a much needed boost to the film that cost $100 million to make. It’s also […]