Broadway will remain closed through June 7, a two-month extension of the current coronavirus shutdown that would seem to retroactively end the 2019-2020 Broadway season with the March 12 shutdown. The extension announcement was made today by the Broadway League, the trade group representing theater owners and producers, which had been in discussions with theatrical
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In Coming 2 America, Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem will return to America to find his long-lost son LaVelle, who is reported to be played by Sorry To Bother You’s Jermaine Fowler. Saturday Night Live’s Leslie Jones is expected to be playing LaVelle’s mother, who had a one night stand with Prince Akeem back in the
Play video content Ezra Miller appeared to have a physical altercation with a woman in Iceland, and though it started out seeming like a joke … people at the bar took it very seriously. According to our sources … “The Flash” star was visiting the Prikið Kaffihús bar in Reykjavik on April 1 when this
Longtime Breaking Bad fans have been aware of Lalo Salamanca ever since the season 2 episode “Better Call Saul,” when lawyer Saul Goodman mentioned the cartel member in a throwaway bit of dialogue. That line has now come full circle, and with spinoff Better Call Saul now in its fifth season, Lalo has become a main character
As it faces up to the huge coronavirus challenge, exhibition giant Cineworld has suspended payment of its 2019 fourth quarter dividend of 4.25c per share and upcoming 2020 quarterly dividends in a bid to “conserve cash wherever possible”. The Regal-owner also announced today that executive directors will defer payment of their salaries and bonuses. Non-executive
1917 is an interesting movie since you don’t get many modern war films set during World War I, and certainly not from the British side. And since there’s the time element, it ratchets the tension sky high. From the trailer, I know a lot of people compared this movie to Dunkirk but they are completely
The actress who played the mother of the kid who got eaten in “Jaws,” has passed away by a threat that’s becoming more real and dangerous than a great white … COVID-19. Lee Fierro — who portrayed Alex Kintner’s mom, Mrs. Kintner, in the 1975 classic film — has passed away due to complications from
If Marvel Studios and Disney had their way, Dave Bautista might not have been cast as Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy. In the wake of the astounding success of 2012’s The Avengers, Marvel Studios was seen as untouchable. To this day, a new MCU film is seen as a veritable license to
The mother studio of franchise pics, Disney, made some release date changes today which further underscores studios’ planning that the summer box office season starts later than sooner. With Artemis Fowl, originally on Memorial Day weekend, heading to Disney+, and Universal’s Candyman now on Sept. 25, Disney/Pixar’s Soul is left standing at the expected first pic of summer. First off, despite
For most of Star Wars’ Sequel Trilogy, Kylo Ren attempted to emulate and honor the legacy of his grandfather, Darth Vader. He even went as far as to create his own signature helmet, which he would destroy in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. However, the young Sith Lord eventually had it repaired in The Rise
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com A British actor known for playing Jesus in various films has the coronavirus and is extremely upset his country’s quarantining rules are putting people at extreme risk. Adam Bond is in a Malaysian hospital … he’s been there for weeks. Adam was filming his 7th movie in which he plays
Jeff Lowe, one of the now-infamous shady characters from Netflix’s hit docu-series, Tiger King, says there will be a brand new episode added to the show next week. The series has held a stranglehold over pop-culture since its debut in late March and has become so immensely popular that a scripted adaptation has been put on the
With movie theaters closed to hopefully no later than early June, the major studios have a permission slip to test out big pic releases in the home. Now, they’re not so insane that they’ll burn down the house to keep warm. Major movies like Disney’s Mulan and Black Widow which have the potential to do $1 billion at
Epic Universe There’s a lot that isn’t happening right now on the theme park front, and for obvious reasons, but interestingly, the biggest current project of them all is reportedly still moving forward. Universal Orlando’s fourth gate, Epic Universe, is, according to the company, still moving forward. Universal states that all appropriate protocols are being
Exclusive Forget “Saving Private Ryan” … Steven Spielberg‘s saving our doctors and nurses by hooking ’em up with some grub as they work day and night to treat COVID-19 patients. We’re told the three-time Oscar winner’s production company, Amblin Entertainment, sent over a bunch of food to treat doctors and nurses at Providence Saint Joseph
Resident Evil 3, like its predecessor, remakes the classic PS1 game from the ground-up. Capcom is establishing a new foundation for the franchise, and Resident Evil 3 builds upon the previous game, both mechanically and in the story. The two games are entirely different beasts, however, as Resident Evil 3 is much more linear and
In what is considered an anomaly in the industry for an on-demand rental title (not sellthrough): Dreamworks Animation/Universal’s Trolls World Tour is now available for pre-order on FandangoNOW in advance of the pic’s April 10 availability date. While pre-orders for sell-through titles like Bad Boys for Life are quite common, that’s not the case with VOD rental titles. In
If you’ve ever done some acting in your life, there’s one cardinal rule that comes with taking on any new project: unless the production gives you specific orders, never mess with your hair. For a moment, it looked like actor/director Bryce Dallas Howard had violated that rule, despite currently being committed to the role of
Exclusive Even online gamblers are sinking their claws into the ‘Tiger King’ — and bookies have a strong hunch about who should don the mullet and leg brace in a feature film. The oddsmakers at SportsBetting.ag have a list of A-listers they want folks to place bets on to play Joe Exotic … who’s become
To pretty much everyone’s displeasure, one of the world’s most beloved sit-comes is coming to an end. The last episode of the tenth season of Modern Family aired recently, and it’s been officially announced that season 11 will be the last. The show aired back in 2009, and it’s been going strong for a decade, without ever
Last week, Illumination/Universal’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru stepped off of its global release which was previously set for late June in some offshore markets and for July 3 domestically. It has now been scheduled for July 2, 2021, taking the slot that belonged to Sing 2, which in turn is now headed to Christmas
“Sometimes Love Is Born…..From Second Chances” “For The Love Of Jessee,” the highly anticipated new award winning film from acclaimed writer/director David McAbee is being released on May 1, 2020. Synopsis: After an accident leaves Doctor Luke Matthews (Randy Wayne) a widower and a father in a matter of hours, he must learn how to
Onward director Dan Scanlon has been very open about the fact that the basic story of Onward was inspired by his own life, as his own father passed away when he was a baby. And so, while the movie was always about two brothers trying to communicate with their dead father, the mechanics of how
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tichina Arnold is gonna blow your mind in the first movie produced by Netflix and the WWE … ’cause she’s gonna change your concept of what grandmothers look like. Tichina was on Tuesday’s “TMZ Live” to talk about “The Main Event,” when the conversation quickly turned to that old saying
Houseparty has emerged as a popular app during the coronavirus outbreak, and recent suggestions that the service was hacked could be bad news for a lot of users. The problem is, Houseparty disagrees with the hacking claims and will even pay you if you can provide proof that the claims are lies. As the coronavirus
Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry screech to a halt. The
The biggest delays include Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which was originally dated for August 7, being pushed back to March 5, 2021; Morbius, which was originally dated for July 31, being pushed back March 19, 2021; and Uncharted, which was most recently dated for March 5, 2021, being pushed back to October 8, 2021. Additionally, Peter Rabbit
Play video content Exclusive Tiffany Haddish has the cure for your self-quarantine blues — laughter … specifically, about penis size!!! Hey, she says it’s working for her. Tiff made a surprise appearance on UMC.tv’s #LaughsOnLockdown — yes, that’s where we are now … stand-up comedy shows on Instagram live. Comedians Aida Rodriguez and Gary “G.
Netflix keeps adding new content to its catalogue every month, and April will welcome new seasons of acclaimed TV shows, a couple of comedy specials, and a lot of movies from all genres. With the current coronavirus pandemic, streaming services have been rearranging their schedules and preparing to handle a bigger audience. While some platforms
Focus Features’ latest title Never Rarely Sometimes Always, will be available at home on-demand for $19.99 48-hour viewing period starting Friday, April 3. The Eliza Hittman directed and written teenage drama, which has 99% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, faced the unfortunate circumstance of opening in New York and Los Angeles during the weekend when