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Halle Bailey finally showed the world what she looks like as Ariel in “The Little Mermaid” reboot, but per usual — Twitter’s found a way to ruin it … by tearing down Jodi Benson. Here’s the deal … Disney dropped the new ‘Little Mermaid’ trailer Friday, and while most everyone was in awe of the

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: With the exit of New Line’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot in what has been a lucrative post Labor Day weekend pre-pandemic, Disney swooped in and booked its 20th Century Studios horror title Barbarian. That pic, directed and written by Zach Cregger, follows a woman staying at an Airbnb, who discovers that the house she

Next year is a massive one for the history of the Walt Disney Company. After all, it was all the way back in 1923 that Walt and Roy O. Disney founded the studio, which makes 2023 the massive conglomerate’s 100th anniversary. Naturally, there is going to be a whole lot of celebrating going on in

Play video content UPDATE 10:55 AM PT — Chris’ rep tells us, “This is a ridiculous story, a complete fabrication and the result of an odd online illusion that is clearly deceiving and allows for foolish speculation. Just to be clear, Harry Styles did not spit on Chris Pine. There is nothing but respect between

Shares of Cineworld rose Friday after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge granted Regal Cinemas’ parent Cineworld immediate access to up to approximately $785 million of a financing facility, providing sufficient liquidity for the giant theater chain to meet ongoing obligations, including to vendors, suppliers and employee salaries and benefits. The shares, traded on the London

Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt are about to travel back in Hollywood history, again. The two previously worked together on Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Now, these two and a fun ensemble cast are traveling further back to the 1920s in the film Babylon. While this reunion of two of the best

Chadwick Boseman‘s family can rest easier knowing the late actor’s uncle has been found after going missing for a few days in South Carolina. Tony Boseman was located Tuesday by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, who said he was found walking about half a mile from his home — near a wooded area, apparently —

“I do think the studies will get paid, like they usually do, whatever they are owed. Because we are the suppliers and that’s usually what happens,” Lionsgate vice chair Michael Burns said Wednesday of the Chapter 11 filing earlier in the day by Regal Cinemas’ parent Cineworld. “Those things seem to go through the same

Following his appearance in the 2021 sci-fi movie Reminiscence, Hugh Jackman will be back on the big screen soon for Sony Pictures Classics’ The Son. While the general public is still a few months out from seeing Jackman’s performance in this upcoming movie, The Son premiered this week at the Venice Film Festival and was

Discovery+ is scrapping an image from their latest Armie Hammer documentary that allegedly showed a gnarly bite mark … and they’re doing away with it because viewers are convinced it looks all too similar to a tattoo found online. “House of Hammer” dives deep into the actor’s sexual abuse allegations … and features interviews with

Broadway gave Billy Crystal a fine send-off last week, with the star’s Mr. Saturday Night musical grossing more than $1 million during its final week of performances. That number – $1,014,614, to be precise – is a big jump over the show’s weekly box office takes in recent months. About 98% of seats at the

Following her final performance as Mystique in 2019’s Dark Phoenix, Jennifer Lawrence was absent from the acting scene until she returned late last year as one of the ensemble players in the Adam McKay-helmed Netflix movie Don’t Look Up. As far as her personal life goes though, that’s been quite eventful, because in addition to

Johnny Depp‘s attorney, Camille Vasquez, has another star she’s representing in court — though the case has nothing to do with Amber Heard — or a sour relationship, for that matter. Camille and attorney Steve Cook from Brown Rudnick LLP are set to rep actress Q’orianka Kilcher, who’s made a name for herself on the

UPDATED, Monday AM: In what was the second lowest-grossing weekend at the summer box office, despite goosing admissions from Saturday’s National Cinema Day, Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick smoked Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home for No. 1 with $7.9 million. It’s as simple as that. Many yesterday were telling me that it was always destined for Top Gun 2 to

Ever since his breakthrough performance as Finn in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, John Boyega has been a massive star, being cast in projects left and right. However before he was an A-lister, he starred in the 2011 critically acclaimed film Attack The Block. The film has risen in prominence over the years and become

UPDATE 2:16 PM PT — One of the authors of the ‘Black Ice’ book named in the lawsuit, Darril Fosty, tells TMZ … he and his brother believe the suit is unwarranted and frivolous and they will officially respond through their legal team. LeBron James and Drake stole the rights to a movie about a

Labor Day weekend saw blockbusters old and new buoyed by cheap tickets, as was a limited openings like Saloum with multiple sold out screenings at two theaters, including every showtime on Saturday. Over 3,000 theaters, including IFC Center and Alamo Drafthouse LA, where the French-Senegalese indie film began a qualifying run, offered $3 tickets for

Most movie lovers are surely familiar with Robert Downey Jr., the man most famous for playing Marvel’s Tony Stark/Iron Man for over a decade. Of course, many cinephiles are probably also familiar with his famous filmmaker father, Robert Downey Sr., who passed away at the age of 85 last summer. (Shortly after, Downey Jr. paid

Will Smith may have unloaded with his bare hand, but Chris Rock says he was wearing kid gloves when he told “that joke.” Chris and Dave Chappelle launched their European tour at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena in the UK Friday, and Rock squarely addressed his joke and the slap that ensued. … “Did that s**t

National Cinema Day is underway with 3,000+ participating theaters (30,000 screens) offering $3 tickets, discounted concessions and a four and a half-minute preshow sizzle reel with peeks of upcoming titles from A24, Amazon Studios, Disney, Focus Features, Lionsgate, Neon, Paramount, Sony and Sony Pictures Classics, United Artists Releasing, Universal and Warner Bros. Trailers include Avatar 2:

After ten years of marriage, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan decided to split in 2019 and both have since moved on to other relationships. As of late, Tatum has been dating Pussy Island director Zoë Kravitz. While things definitely seem to be heating up between the two, a new report suggests that Dewan and Tatum’s

Anne Heche was not rescued immediately after her car slammed into an L.A. home and caught the house on fire — not even close — it took the fire dept. 45 minutes to rescue her. Getty Anne Heche Dead at 53 New information has surfaced from the L.A. Fire Dept. … a timeline of the

Yes, exhibitors, it is cold out there. Despite a 91% rebound in the annual summer domestic box office, from $1.755 billion in 2021 to $3.35 billion per Comscore (that’s through Aug. 30), and a 90% explosion in admissions for the May-Labor Day period per EntTelligence, from 153M to 291M over the same period, some feel

Although Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez officially got married in Las Vegas back in July, the extravagant second ceremony, which occurred after their honeymoon in Italy, was held on August 20 at Affleck’s Savannah, Georgia estate, the same place where Bennifer had planned to wed back in 2003. JLo shared some information about the Georgia

American actress Paige Turco was 26 years old when she was cast as the kindhearted and spirited news reporter April O’Neil in the sci-fi film ”Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze” back in 1991. Paige shared the big screen with Ernie Reyes Jr. as the pizza delivery boy who infiltrates the

EXCLUSIVE, UPDATED with quote and social media data: The Olivia Wilde-directed Don’t Worry Darling doesn’t open until September 23, but on tracking, the film is off to a promising start, trending hot with 17- to 24-year-old women and also young guys. In sum, Harry Styles fans. And as far as all those tabloid behind-the-scenes Don’t

One of the toughest parts of living in California is the long stretches of time when rain seemingly refuses to fall. Southern California has faced its third year of drought, forcing a strong need to conserve water. Unfortunately, some of the biggest names in entertainment and sports have been using more of their allotment, as

Leonardo DiCaprio has a few shoulders to lean on in the wake of his reported breakup with his girlfriend of over 4 years … ’cause he’s hanging out with his bros in the Big Apple. The “Wolf of Wall Street” star went out for lunch Tuesday with his crew, grabbing Italian food at Il Buco

Most of the 21 Broadway productions on the boards last week showed some signs of summer doldrums, with 17 shows reporting drops in box office over the previous week. Still, with The Music Man back on the roster after a week’s hiatus, the overall total box office take of $23,513,592 was up about 6%. Total

Viewers have been clamoring for Girls Trip 2 since the first film dropped five years ago. Sequel talks had quieted down until official news of another movie dropped earlier this year, but there haven’t been any updates since then. Fortunately, Girls Trip star Regina Hall gave an update on if the much-delayed sequel is still