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EXCLUSIVE: Disney/Pixar’s family film Onward has been banned in multiple Middle East markets due to the film’s minor reference to a lesbian relationship. In the movie, about two teenage elf brothers in a mythical world who embark on a quest for magic, there is a passing reference to an LGBTQ relationship between two secondary characters. 

Jon Favreau Along the same lines, Jon Favreau has been a pivotal pillar in Lucasfilm’s new era. The director led Star Wars to television with The Mandalorian and back in 2008 he helmed the first movie of the MCU, Iron Man. Sure, he’s in high demand, but if you look at The Mandalorian as a

Exclusive Getty Tim Story, the successful director of the ‘Ride Along’ franchise, is facing a lawsuit over a tragedy in his backyard .. the death of a 2-year-old boy in his hot tub. The child’s father, Miguel Raygoza-Castillo, is suing over what went down Nov. 18 at Story’s L.A. home. According to docs, obtained by

The Simpsons episode “Bart the Bad Guy” featured a lot of Marvel Easter eggs and references. The Avengers franchise couldn’t be left out of a series that has been referencing pretty much everything for 30 years. Now that Marvel Studios and Fox belong to Disney’s mass media conglomerate, it’s no surprise The Simpsons made an episode like “Bart The

Disney/Pixar’s Onward made $2 million on Thursday night in box office previews, according to the Burbank, CA studio, from shows that started at 6 PM. Previous previews around this range include Disney’s Dumbo ($2.6M, $45.9M opening), Monsters University ($2.6M, $82.4M opening), Moana (which previewed on a Tuesday before Thanksgiving with $2.6M, 3-day of $56.6M, 5-day much greater due to Thanksgiving

Smart thinking, Tom! If so many of those glasses are being made, it’s easy enough to pretend like you broke a pair and just ask for another pair to wear on set, and then you can display that first pair proudly in your home. Sadly, these glasses are not capable of accessing a global satellite

TMZ.com Corey Feldman‘s being threatened and harassed again, just days before the release of his documentary promising to expose child rapists in Hollywood … at least that’s what he thinks, based on a calendar left on his doorstep. Feldman says he called police after he returned home from a night out and discovered this 2020

Final Fantasy VII Remake’s director Tetsuya Nomura confirmed that the game’s story missions and side missions would be of equal quality. The upcoming game, which will be released in multiple episodes, follows Cloud Strife and his allies as they travel through Midgar and challenge a corrupt corporation known as Shinra. Although the game’s plot soon

Sony’s Tom Hanks World War II movie Greyhound is jumping from its May 8 weekend to June 12, as a means to tee off before Father’s Day weekend which is during the weekend of June 19-21. I hear the pic’s rescheduling has nothing to do with coronavirus fears which are weighing on many distribs’ minds, rather

3. 12 Years A Slave (2013) 12 Years A Slave is one of the most beautiful, riveting, and emotional movies I have seen in the past 10 years, but it’s so taxing, brutal, and harrowing that I will probably never watch again despite how much I loved my first viewing. This is mostly due to

Exclusive TMZ.com Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s famous mug and iconic voice are being ripped-off by a Russian robot manufacturer, and he wants more than $10 million to make it right … or for the robot to go hasta la vista. Arnold’s company is suing Promobot, which makes autonomous service robots consumers can customize to look human. The

Hank Schrader’s role in Better Call Saul season 5 is setting up to be bigger than expected. One of the main characters in Breaking Bad, fans were excited to learn Dean Norris would reprise the DEA agent in the spinoff series. At this point, Better Call Saul has emerged from the shadow of its parent program and stands

Despite the swelling panic about the coronavirus, the global business for Disney/Pixar’s elf fantasy feature Onward should turn out to be solid. To date, there aren’t any theaters closed in the U.S. (nor do sources expect any in the near future), certainly not in a grave way like China’s which has seen its nationwide exhibition

It’s interesting that Mark Wahlberg singled out Uncharted as the first real movie in a sense he’s been in. The 48-year-old actor has been in a load of impressive projects throughout his career, including The Italian Job, Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, 2 Guns and Mile 22. What makes Uncharted different? The script certainly made an

Play video content Exclusive All’s Fair Podcast Jeff Garlin thinks women should always come out on top in divorces … and he says he’s gonna put his money where his mouth is. “The Goldbergs” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star opens up on his own divorce on Laura Wasser‘s ‘All’s Fair’ podcast … telling the Disso

A new fan-made trailer has Indiana Jones take on the horror icon Pinhead. Both Raiders of the Lost Ark and Hellraiser came out in the ’80s, with Raiders of the Lost Ark introducing the famous archeologist, played by Harrison Ford, and Hellraiser introducing the demented cenobite, played by Doug Bradley. Both franchises are popular in the adventure and horror genre, so one fan

Refresh for updates … As the coronavirus continues to spread, more events are being canceled or postponed amid travel restrictions and increasing health warnings. As of Monday, the virus had sickened more than 88,948 people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization — including across 64 countries and 10 states in the U.S. More than

Meanwhile, Ryan Reynolds is filming Red Notice and doing voice work for The Croods 2 whereas Blake Lively seems to be taking a bit of a break in 2020. Although, it’s worth pointing out her next project The Husband’s Secret, based on the novel by Liane Moriarty (of Big Little Lies fame), has been announced.

Marilyn Monroe‘s time behind-the-scenes of the 1953 film, “Niagara,” was captured by a photographer, and his huge set of photographic negatives is up for grabs … but it won’t come cheap. The pics — 227 total, 198 of which depict Marilyn — were snapped by Canadian journalist and photog Jock Carroll in 1952, while she

Players of Halo: Combat Evolved will soon be able to choose between sounds from the game’s updated anniversary edition and the retro sounds gamers remember from the original. Released in 2001 for Microsoft‘s first Xbox console, Halo: Combat Evolved not only re-framed the way developers approached first person shooter combat but also became a staple franchise of the Xbox

Impractical Jokers: The Movie isn’t pranking us when it comes to their box office performance. After having a stellar opening last week, the big-screen adaptation of WarnerMedia’s truTV prank show expanded from 357 to nearly 1,800 theaters and earned an estimated $3,545,000, to bring its cume to $6.6 million. The movie has now cracked the top

There are two answers to this particular question, and they’re both rather interesting. The simpler answer is that we’ll probably see them in Sonic The Hedgehog 2, as that film will probably want to go off world to explore more of those safe zones Sonic had earmarked for potential escapes. Since Robotnik is in one

Exclusive TMZ Composite Tyler Perry‘s family now has almost complete certainty his nephew took his own life, and was not murdered in prison. Tyler tells TMZ … they got the autopsy results back from Dr. Michael Baden — the world-renowned pathologist he hired to look into 26-year-old Gavin Porter‘s death in a Louisiana prison. We’re

A lack of character growth leads to staleness, which in turn leads to a quick cancellation or a slow death that ruins the rewatchable aspects of a series or movie. Sadly, too many shows fall in this category as they get stuck in an endless loop of predictability. RELATED: Vikings: 10 Most Shameless Things Rollo

Universal–Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man made its first appearance last night at 7PM shows nationwide with $1.65M, an an amount of cash that’s near both studios’ previous collaborations, Get Out ($1.8M Thursday) and Split ($2M). Both 2017 titles overperformed their $20M-predicted tracking at the time, with Split posting a $40M start, and Get Out taking $33.3M. Invisible Man, directed and written by Leigh

A pen also flung across the room and voices started going off in the background. The leading actors of The Invisible Man, Elisabeth Moss and Oliver Jackson-Cohen, were also part of the prank and they really freaked out too. One guy just started recording it calmly and Eric was really laughing it off and saying

Backgrid Will Smith‘s gotta share the spotlight now with Serena and Venus Williams — or at least the young actors who are costarring with him as the tennis phenoms. Will’s been digging into the role of Richard Williams in “King Richard” all week in L.A., but on Thursday we got our first look at his

Episode 2 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7, “A Distant Echo,” includes a scene that suggests Obi-Wan knew more about Anakin and Padme’s relationship than we thought. The seventh and final season of The Clone Wars is currently airing on Disney+, giving fans the conclusion they were denied when the show was originally canceled. Set between

The Parasite train keeps on gaining traction. The four-time Oscar-winning Bong Joon-ho dark comedy is crossing $50M right now at the domestic box office — but the real question is, can it beat Life Is Beautiful’s box office gross of $57M. If it maintains its momentum, signs are pointing to yes. As its Imax run comes to

Folks, I could be wrong, but if I had to guess, Ellen Hollman is playing Trinity in The Matrix 4. I know, original Trinity actress Carrie-Anne Moss is already part of the cast of The Matrix 4. But that doesn’t mean we couldn’t see a younger Trinity, perhaps in a different version of the Matrix.