The Oscars are always an award show with some serious competition, but the 2020 Best Director category had some serious pull in it. Names like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino were in there, alongside Sam Mendes, Bong Joon Ho, and Todd Philips. It really was anybody’s category, as all the films under consideration were viewed
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Exclusive TMZ/Getty/Dreamworks Pictures Composite Sam Mendes will be THE big winner at the Academy Awards — at least that’s what an ad that ran for a play he’s directing wanted folks to think … before it was called a mistake. Here’s the deal … Mendes is signed on to direct a play called “The Lehman
The producer of the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot promises to do justice to Sub Zero and Scorpion. The Mortal Kombat series started off as an arcade game in 1992 and quickly grew to become one of the most well-known video game franchises around. A few years after the first game’s release, New Line Cinema attempted to adapt the games
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros.’ R-rated Suicide Squad DC spinoff Birds of Prey is eyeing an estimated $4M-$5M in previews tonight, according to industry estimates. Showtimes that began at 6 p.m.. Although much lower than such R-rated superhero fare as Joker ($13.3M), Deadpool ($12.7M) and Logan ($9.5M), Birds of Prey is more female-skewing. Hopefully the under 25 female set, which is known to
Shortly thereafter, Cynthia Erivo appeared in another ensemble thriller, Widows, from director Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave), which, once again, put the rising actress in a cast that was filled with several well-known talents, including (but not limited to), Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, and Robert
Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Comedian Bryan Callen — famous for roles in huge movies like “Joker,” “Old School” and “The Hangover” — is getting divorced … TMZ has learned. According to court records, Bryan’s wife, Amanda Humphrey, filed divorce docs Friday in L.A. County Superior Court after more than 11 years of marriage. The exes have
The new Pokémon Sword & Shield expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game will allow players to utilize powerful Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon in their battles for the first time ever. Added in the latest Pokémon outings on Nintendo Switch, Pokémon Sword & Shield, Dynamax and Gigantamax have introduced new ways to experience battles and even some new
Warner Bros’ Birds Of Prey took flight across 51 overseas markets on Wednesday and Thursday, grossing $7.8M at the international box office through its first two days. The Cathy Yan-directed DC spinoff has opened to No. 1 in its major plays, save Korea and Italy where local titles are dominating. Ahead of the weekend, the
The latest adaptation of the classic piece of literature finds Florence Pugh playing the role of Amy March, the youngest March sister. In the role, Pugh flawlessly captures the wild range of emotions found in this turbulent young woman, from her stubbornness, her fiery temper, and her wild burst of emotions, to her gradual maturity,
Exclusive TMZ/Getty Jenna Dewan is looking to erase all traces of Channing Tatum after their divorce … because she’s asking a court to go back to her maiden name. In the eyes of the law, Jenna is known as Jenna Tatum … but according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, she wants to have
While the MCU‘s version of Black Widow prepares to do battle alongside her “sisters” in her first solo feature film, Widow in the comics is defending Marvel’s women from galactic-sized threats. In Avengers #30, Natasha has donned the impressive War Widow armor as she and her fellow teammates defended a pregnant woman who received the
When you’re doing a movie trailer launch nowadays and need to grab everyone’s attention, it helps to throw a concert. Universal’s trailer for F9 (aka Fast & Furious 9), since dropping its near four-minute trailer on Friday ahead of the Super Bowl, has clocked a massive 439.3 million global views across YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. And
It’s been nearly 30 years since we first met Dante and Randal inside of the original Quick Stop in Clerks, and almost 15 years since they were together in Clerks II. At the end of the sequel, thanks to a loan from Jay and Silent Bob, they were able to rebuild Quick Stop and RST
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The guy who made the foreign flick that’s the talk of the town doesn’t care if it wins big on Sunday — he’s tired of all the hubbub … and just wants to get behind a camera again. We got director Bong Joon Ho at LAX over a one-month time
After six months on Nintendo Switch, stylized mech shooter Daemon X Machina is dropping its Switch exclusivity to come to Steam. This isn’t exactly a major blow to original publisher Nintendo since the game only sold decently after a lukewarm marketing push, but it’s exciting that PC players will get to experience the game for the first
We knew this was going to happen. By Oscar Sunday, if not before, Greta Gerwig’s feature revival of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women will cross $100M at the domestic box office, a huge 33% surge in its domestic tally since notching six Oscar noms on Jan. 13 including Best Picture. While Gerwig already demonstrated her flair
In addition to the deepening of the relationship between the symbiote and its host, Andy Serkis teases the obvious that Venom 2 will feature a nemesis character. That said, perhaps in an overabundance of caution, Andy Serkis doesn’t actually cite Carnage by name. We know that Woody Harrleson’s Cletus Kasady, who appeared in Venom’s post-credits
Exclusive Getty “The Mighty Ducks” goalie Shaun Weiss has some free rehab waiting on him once he gets out of jail … and all he has to do is make his way to the Lone Star State. Ascend Detox and Recovery in southeast Texas just sent Shaun a formal invitation to their hospital rehab program
Stephen King’s dozens of books all connected back to The Dark Tower, referencing characters from older stories and drawing connections that flesh out his universe. The Dark Tower series itself follows Roland Deschain, the last surviving member of an order known as the ‘gunslingers’, as he travels to the find The Dark Tower, a fabled building that
Sony’s Bad Boys For Life continues to lead the international box office, taking the top spot for the 3rd weekend in a row. The offshore frame was $30.8M in 63 markets for an overseas cume of $142.7M and a worldwide total of $291M to date. Globally, it’s the biggest in the franchise and is holding
Super Bowl LIV’s Halftime Show was filled with glitter, good pop music and costume changes. J-Lo’s daughter even got a mini solo, which you may have seen if you were watching carefully. However, one of the most notable moments at the Miami show came when Jennifer Lopez showed off her skill set on the stripper
Breaking News TMZ/Getty Pamela Anderson giveth her hand in marriage, and Pamela Anderson taketh away — she and her new movie producer husband are already calling it quits … less than 2 weeks later. The actress told THR Sunday that she and Jon Peters were uncoupling 12 days after a secret wedding ceremony in Malibu,
Related: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Hit The High-End Of EA’s Sales Projections Fallen Order is equipped with a broad variety of different enemy types that have been featured in the long-standing franchise. From Sith Lords to Storm Troopers, Fallen Order provides a fan of the series a wide variety of enemies to cut down. Aside from certain
The Roadside Attractions Vietnam War drama The Last Full Measure had a solid debut this weekend earning an estimated $1,055,335 on 614 screens. Crossing the million-dollar mark on its first weekend out, the 2020 release is a decent start for Roadside after stellar box office numbers in 2019 with awards season contenders Judy and The Peanut Butter Falcon.
Johnny Depp: If things get physical, we have to separate. We have to be apart from one another. Whether it’s for fucking an hour or 10 hours or fucking a day. We must, there can be no physical violence towards each other. Amber Heard: I agree about the physical violence, but separating for a day,
Backgrid Actor Kumail Nanjiani didn’t have to make a New Year’s resolution, because he’s stayed jacked!!! Kumail was hangin’ with a friend Friday at a restaurant in the Los Feliz area of L.A., and it’s pretty clear from the pose — he hasn’t lost an inch of mass or muscle. The 41-year-old stunned everyone with
It’s honestly hard to tell if Bachelor Nation will be happy or sad that Bachelor in Paradise couple Joe Amabile and Kendall Long have called it quits after nearly two years together. On one hand, they made a very cute couple, but on the other hand, Grocery Store Joe is now back on the market.
All the action over Super Bowl weekend will be in the Hard Rock Stadium down in Miami, not at the box office. Two wide entries will enter the marketplace, IM Global/Paramount/Eon’s Blake Lively R-rated femme assassin movie Rhythm Section and United Artists Releasing’s PG-13 fantasy horror Gretel & Hansel, but neither are expected to make any kind
Spider-Man is not shown in any context, we don’t get to see anything about the new attraction architecture or land surrounding him, but we do get to see Spider-Man flipping and flying through the air, and the fact that we are in fact looking at a fully mechanical wall-crawler makes the whole thing that much
Exclusive Getty Shaun Weiss — best known for playing Goldberg in “The Mighty Ducks” films — has reached the point of grave concern … and desperately needs help before it’s too late. Sources close to the troubled 41-year-old actor tell TMZ … he’s currently living on the street and dealing with several life-threatening problems, including