Exclusive Grammy-award winning artist Louie Rankin — famous for his role as Ox in the movie “Belly” — died in a car crash in Canada … TMZ has confirmed. Details are scarce, but Louie died Monday in a fatal wreck in Ontario, Canada … the crash reportedly involved a transport truck and another vehicle. Louie
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In a new video, Sam Mendes and his crew explain how their WWI movie 1917 was filmed to look like one continuous shot. After ten years of directing James Bond films, Mendes is getting back behind the camera for a historical war movie. Titled 1917, the film takes place at the height of the first
Refresh for latest…: In its sophomore frame, Fox/New Regency’s Ad Astra again led the international box office, landing another $18M from 50 material markets. The overseas cume is $53.5M for $89M worldwide. The Brad Pitt-starrer is now out in all markets handled by Disney which is not across China, Taiwan or Hong Kong. Bona Film
7 seconds ago Thus far, the Kingman franchise has established a very clear aesthetic, namely by crafting hyper-modern James Bond-esque espionage thrillers filled with all kinds of heightened and stylized action sequences. For the upcoming prequel The King’s Man, however, things are changing quite a bit. While Matthew Vaughn is still at the helm to
Exclusive TMZ/Alamy Liza Minnelli‘s standing firm on her policy of shunning movies associated with her mom … and isn’t the least bit swayed by Renee Zellweger‘s rave reviews in an upcoming biopic. Sources close to Judy Garland‘s daughter tell TMZ … she “most likely” won’t see “Judy,” starring Renee, because she’s always stayed away from
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Robert De Niro says he could stomach — and “deal with” — VP Mike Pence in the Oval just so long as it means as Donald Trump gets forced out of office and out of D.C. for good. The legendary actor took a few seconds out of his press tour-de-force
Exclusive Columbia Pictures Robert Garrison — the actor best known for playing Tommy in “The Karate Kid” and its sequel — has died … according to his family. Garrison’s sister-in-law tells TMZ … he died Friday morning at a hospital in West Virginia. She says his passing wasn’t sudden — he had been in the
Play video content United Nations Jason Momoa says we can’t wait any longer … the time to address the climate crisis is now, and he’s calling on all world leaders to quit “half-assing it” and go all in. The “Aquaman” star and ocean activist addressed the United Nations Friday on behalf of small island nations,
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com George and Amal Clooney have reached a milestone — their 5-year anniversary — and it seems their key to a happy marriage … is finding joy in the difficult stuff. The couple was leaving 4 Charles Prime Rib restaurant in NYC Thursday night on the eve of their big day,
Exclusive TMZ.com Everybody’s favorite fast-food fried chicken in the “Breaking Bad” universe will soon be available in the real world … delivery only, though. A mural for Los Pollos Hermanos — the restaurant chain owned by meth distributor Gus Fring on the TV series — popped up in Venice Beach Thursday, and sources tell TMZ
Exclusive “Joker” fans hoping to dress up like the notorious Batman villain for screenings will need an change of clothes, or they’ll be turned away — at least at Landmark Theatres. In the name of safety and security, several big theater chains have already enacted policies that prohibit moviegoers from donning masks and face paint
Exclusive Getty Actress Jessica Morris — best known for her roles on “One Life to Live” and several Lifetime movies — has been hit with a felony charge for allegedly taking a bite out of her married boyfriend’s face. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Morris and actor Rib Hillis got into a fight back
Mega George Clooney‘s just sittin’ around on his ass — alongside Brie Larson — and getting paid for it … good work if you can get it! The movie stars were riding through the streets of Madrid Wednesday — Clooney on a beautiful white donkey, and Larson on what looks like a white horse, of
Play video content BACKGRID Jason Momoa‘s got a lesson on Dad Bod 101 … eat, and eat a lot!!! “Aquaman” had one helluva lunch Tuesday afternoon hitting up a couple of joints in WeHo. Jason first hit up a sushi spot, which begs the question … is that considered cannibalism? Anyway, he later hit up
Exclusive TMZ.com The man convicted of wrecking Jaime King‘s car circled back to stalk her with pics of his junk and other weird stuff, according to cops. Now, he’s going away for a while. Paul Francis Floyd recently pled no contest to one count of felony stalking — a charge he was slapped with after
Warner Bros Joaquin Phoenix‘s performance as the Joker in Todd Phillips‘ dark take on the Batman villain is getting huge buzz, but at least one theater in Aurora, Colorado won’t be showing the film … the venue where the 2012 mass shooting occurred. The Century Aurora and XD is the remodeled site where James Holmes
Oklahoma native Cindy Pickett was in her late 30s when she took on the role of the gullible and loving mother, Katie Bueller — who can’t believe her ill son could be absent niiiiiine times?! — in John Hughes‘ 1986 classic movie masterpiece, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Cindy Pickett was in the sick flick with
Exclusive TMZ/Annapurna Pictures The real-life stripper who inspired Jennifer Lopez‘s character in “Hustlers” wants the studio to ante up some serious cash … or else. Samantha Barbash‘s legal team just fired off a letter to STX Entertainment — the studio behind the hit film — demanding it pay up for its use of Barbash’s likeness,
Sid Haig — best known as Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie‘s “House of 1000 Corpses” trilogy — has died. The horror icon’s wife, Suzie, shared the news Monday on Sid’s own social media account, writing … “On Saturday, September 21, 2019, my light, my heart, my true love, my King, the other half of my
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tommy Chong says banning flavored vapes is a fool’s errand, and the proper response to the recent spate of deaths has been right in front of us the whole time … marijuana!!! We got Tommy at the Daytime Beauty Awards in Los Angeles and asked about the federal government’s potential
Backgrid Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are teasing the hell out of their superfans … giving us a glimpse into what never happened on film — Wolverine and Deadpool just kicking it over coffee. Can’t ya just hear the witty one-liners looking at Hugh and Ryan chumming it up Thursday in NYC? The duo had
Exclusive TMZ.com Kevin Hart has checked out of his in-patient rehab facility and is back home where he’s receiving intensive physical therapy, but the big takeaway … he’s “grateful” and “shocked” he’s alive. Sources very close to Kevin tell us, he’s looked at the photos of the car crash and can’t believe anyone walked out
Exclusive Little person porn star Bridget Powers — who goes by “Bridget the Midget” in her movies — got in a nasty fight that ended with her in handcuffs and her BF with a stab wound … in the leg. Law enforcement sources tell us they were called to a home in Vegas early Wednesday
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Box office numbers be damned, Jennifer Lopez failed in her “Hustlers” role because she didn’t do her homework … at least according to the real-life strip club host who inspired J Lo’s character. We got Samantha Barbash in NYC Tuesday and she went nuclear about the deal that was NOT
San Jose-born Kate Sargeant kicked her career off in Hollywood with the striking character, Emily — who is the friendly neighbor girl and subject of the classic line, “Rocky loves Emily” — in the OG 1992 kids karate movie, “3 Ninjas.” Kate Sargeant was alongside the butt-kicking cast including the three martial arts experts, Max
One of Eva Mendes‘ former rides is hitting the market … and it means you could scoot around in the car Eva was driving when she and Ryan Gosling sparked their romance. The whip is a rare 1982 Honda Prelude, and you might remember it from the 2012 film, “The Place Beyond The Pines” …
World Red Eye J Lo celebrated the premiere of her new movie “Hustlers” in grand J Lo fashion … with back-to-back parties and a surprise trip to a Miami theater. J Lo hit up South Beach Saturday night and partied at David Grutman‘s newest restaurant, Papi Steak. Grutman presented J Lo with a massive cake
These sexy stars are ready to start makin’ money moves this weekend with the release of their new film, “Hustlers.” Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Lili Reinhart, and Constance Wu are just some of the Hollywood hotties that are strippin’ down for their roles in this flick. We’re giving you a sneak peek of all the
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Pete Buttigieg is down with a revolution … in the Marvel Universe. On the heels of the Democratic debate Thursday night, Mayor Pete joined “TMZ Live” Friday to discuss some major issues like diversity and inclusion … which led to talk about comic book movies. We ask the presidential hopeful
Robbi Morgan is best known for taking a stab at the role of the dog-loving camp cook, Annie — who gets her throat slashed before she can even make it to Camp Crystal Lake — in the classic 1980 fright film, “Friday the 13th.” Robbi Morgan killed it in the movie alongside other great actors