Captain Marvel, both the film and character, have been subject to backlash since Brie Larson’s hero entered the MCU, with much of it unwarranted. Released in March of this year, the film was another big success for Marvel, with Captain Marvel grossing over $1 billion at the box-office and receiving solid reviews from critics. Telling the
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EXCLUSIVE Thursday night: Warner Bros/Village Roadshow’s R-rated Joker is looking excellent tonight, on its way to $10M+ in previews which began at 4PM. That’s the same amount of money that Sony’s PG-13 Venom made a year ago, which set an October Thursday night record, off shows that began at 5PM in 3,543 locations. As we always asterisk,
10 minutes ago After recent controversial discussions surrounding Todd Phillips’ Joker, the movie is finally here! Fans can now go out, see it, and make their own judgments about how Joaquin Phoenix’s version of the character stacks up with others. Or how the movie’s themes touching upon modern society, violence, and mental illness affect audiences.
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Beto O’Rourke believes we have a gun problem in the U.S. — it’s as simple as that — and deflecting blame onto movies, video games and mental health is part of the crisis. The presidential hopeful and major proponent for gun control is in L.A. Friday as concern and controversy
New video has surfaced showing off Terminator’s arcade ending in Mortal Kombat 11. Recently announced as the next MK11 DLC character, the Terminator has been crushed, stabbed, shot, and melted multiple times in the many films and games he has appeared in, but the finale offered up once the titular robot defeats MK11’s main boss and gains control
Warner Bros/Village Roadshow’s Joker is putting on a happy face in its early overseas debuts. Through Wednesday, the Venice Golden Lion winner is at $4.2M from just four international box office markets which include only one major. The total cume so far is $5.4M with previews. It is early days, however initial indications are that
10 minutes ago The following contains MASSIVE SPOILERS for Joker. If you haven’t seen the film yet, you really don’t want to read on. Check out our spoiler-free review, go see the film, and then come back, because you’re going to have questions. After a surprising build up, even for a comic book movie, the
Getty James Franco is being accused in a new lawsuit of pressuring his acting school students to get naked for auditions while he dangled promises of movie roles that rarely panned out. The suit, filed by Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, says that both women were students at the L.A. branch of the Studio 4
It seems like the world changed its mind after the events in Avengers: Endgame, as Bucky Barnes aka Winter Soldier was considered a hero in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Although Avengers: Endgame was the end of the arc of many of the original Avengers (such as Captain America, Iron Man, and Black Widow), Spider-Man: Far
EXCLUSIVE: Amid concerns about potential violent situations, the opening weekend of Warner Bros’ controversial Joker in New York City will see an increased police presence both in and out of uniform. Earlier this week, the NYPD’s Chief of Patrol Rodney Harrison told officers that the department plans to visibly station cops at theaters showing the
15 minutes ago We may finally have an explanation for the droid’s crimson-colored peepers. A new character has been revealed for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; his name is Babu Frik, and while you can head over to StarWars.com to see what the adorable alien looks like, here’s the provided description about him: Being
Breaking News And, the Oscar goes to … KLAY THOMPSON?!?!? (Hey, Kobe Bryant did it). The Golden State Warriors superstar is kick-starting his campaign for Academy Award consideration for his breakout performance as Klay Thompson in “Space Jam 2” … saying he’s trying to add to his trophy case!!! Now that filming wrapped up …
Daniel Craig gives an emotional speech at the Bond 25 wrap party in Italy. Without a doubt, it has been a lengthy process getting the 25th instalment in the iconic James Bond franchise off the ground. Trouble and delays seemed to follow the film from the early outset, leading some fans and journalists to speculate that the
After its bold and triumphant premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Golden Lion winner Joker goes out in most overseas markets tomorrow with previews starting stateside at 4PM on Thursday. All in, Todd Phillips’ R-rated origins take on Batman’s chief villain is set to post a global debut of $155M, which would be the second
38 minutes ago In Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: Far From Home, audiences get to learn a bit more about the life of Peter’s teacher, Mr. Harrington, and it turns out that he is a pretty miserable dude. For example, he made a discovery that his ex-wife didn’t actually disappear during The Blip, but instead was secretly
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
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