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UPDATE 12:01 PM PT — The guys behind the new (and improved?) Winnie the Pooh movie say they pissed off a lot of fans of the beloved character — but they say it was 100% worth it to get into uncharted territory. UPDATE Rhys Waterfield and Scott Jeffrey — the director and producer of ‘Blood

Executives from China Film Group were recently treated to a screening of footage from Disney/20th Century Studios’ Avatar: The Way Of Water, receiving a surprise greeting from filmmaker James Cameron in the process. China Daily reported the news which Deadline has confirmed. Cameron beamed in with a video to say “thank you” in Mandarin and

Talks of a theatrical Bring It On sequel have been floating around for some time. One of the biggest proponents of a potential follow-up has been Isis actress Gabrielle Union. In fact, she’s been the most vocal about it. Despite all the sequel talk, there haven’t been any updates in some time. While everything on

Ben Affleck is having a great month … on the heels of his second wedding to Jennifer Lopez and honeymoon in Italy, he’s found a buyer for his Pacific Palisades home. Real estate sources tell TMZ … Ben accepted an offer Tuesday on his 7-bedroom estate, which he listed for $29,995,000. The home is 13,453

Similar to recent weeks, we’re still in a holding pattern at the international box office, awaiting major new wide studio releases. There were a few milestones this session, however, and Japan has in general been a bright spot with local pic One Piece Film: Red and the continued thrum of Top Gun: Maverick while the

Chris Rock has gotten a lot of attention in the last few months following the incident that happened with Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars, but one thing he probably didn’t expect to get was an invite to host the next Academy Awards ceremony. That is apparently a thing that really happened, however, and now

Play video content MTV Johnny Depp just made one small step in his Hollywood resurgence … because he’s returned to TV sets, appearing on MTV at the Video Music Awards in an astronaut suit. The movie star just made his debut as the network’s famous Moonman — recently dubbed the Moonperson — dressing up and

A glum weekend box office overall (one of the worst of the year) wasn’t so awful for specialty, relatively speaking, with Breaking passing $1M on 900 screens and Spanish-language The Good Boss at $27K on 15. Both are a far cry from pre-pandemic numbers but did hit the new normal for limited releases – reaching

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez got married last weekend, and in the time since, the Internet has been filled with plenty of stories and recountings of what happened. What we haven’t seen a ton of, however, have been videos of the ceremony or reception. That’s apparently because guests had to sign NDAs. Unfortunately, they didn’t

Play video content TMZSports.com Christopher Martin — one half of the iconic rap duo Kid ‘n Play — says the “House Party” reboot is in great hands with LeBron James … telling TMZ Sports the NBA superstar is working nonstop to make sure the movie is a success. As we previously reported, the modern version

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: The bowels of the summer box office have been reached, with Sony’s new C CinemaScore horror movie The Invitation leading with $6M-$7M at 3,114 theaters. Like the late Andy Rooney, I get a lot of mail from sources. But in this instance, it’s about why it’s important to be gentle when covering the

It has been a rough few years for Shia LaBeouf as he has faced numerous allegations and claims about his behavior on and off set. While his acting career has remained steady, his latest role as the real-life friar-turned-saint Padre Pio in an upcoming biopic may have been a turning point for him. Being a

John Waters, one of the most interesting and line-pushing talents in Hollywood, joked on “Real Time” Friday night that he’s become so respectable, he wants to gag! Waters was hysterical with Bill Maher, pitching his new book, “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance.” For the uninitiated, Waters wrote, directed and/or produced some of the most out-there movies

Cohen Media Group hopes a Spanish film can dent the tough market for foreign language fare, Bleecker Street is out with a hostage drama and A24 presents Owen Kline’s directorial debut about a teenage cartoonist as the arthouse market flexes more muscle than it has in weeks. The dearth of new releases itself nudged some

Earlier today, Marvel fans around the world were treated to some exciting news: months after the developing Fantastic Four movie lost director Jon Watts, it is now being reported that WandaVision‘s Matt Shakman has come aboard to helm the project. That’s obviously huge news for the highly anticipated MCU movie, but what’s good news for

Sylvester Stallone is still showing up for work, and putting on a face that seems to hide the fact his wife just pulled the trigger on ending their 25 years of marriage. Sly surprised a bunch of excited fans Thursday at a special screening for his new movie “Samaritan” … popping up at the AMC

Roadside Attractions movies following their releases on the big screen will now be found on Hulu after the distributor signed a multi-year output deal with the streamer for the post-theatrical Pay 1 window. Hulu will get exclusive U.S. streaming rights to upcoming Roadside Attractions films as Call Jane, Oscar nominee Phyllis Nagy’s feature directorial debut

Throughout Nicole Kidman’s career, the Aussie actress has dazzled many red carpets and photoshoots, often walking a line between elegance and fashion forwardness. Just as it goes with Kidman’s diverse career, she’s not afraid to take fashion risks, and she’s just done so by delivering a new take on the “naked dress” other famous women

‘Star Trek’ legend Nichelle Nichols is heading back to space with several of her Enterprise crewmates … part of an incredibly fitting mission to put their remains into orbit. Nichelle, who starred as Lieutenant Uhura and passed away back in July, will have her ashes added to the payload of a Vulcan rocket launching later

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that four holiday movies have received HBO Max release dates as of Wednesday: Legendary’s Christmas Story sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas for November 17 this year, and three yuletide titles from ESX Entertainment: Holiday Harmony and A Christmas Mystery both on November 24 and A Hollywood Christmas on December 1. A Christmas Story Christmas from director Clay

To celebrate the digital release of “Top Gun: Maverick,” CinemaBlend’s Law Sharma enters the danger zone courtesy of Sky Combat Ace. We got to take control of an Extra 330 for a simulated dogfight, felt G-forces as we did aerial maneuvers, and even got to do a low-level bombing run, just like Tom Cruise and

UPDATE 8:37 AM PT — Sly’s rep, Michelle Bega, tells TMZ Sylvester says the following … “I love my family. We are amicably and privately addressing these personal issues.” Sylvester Stallone and his wife are calling it quits, she’s filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage … and is accusing the actor of moving

Broadway box office drooped in the final, sun-baked weeks before the Fall arrivals of new shows, with the roster of productions down to 20 last week and total box office slipping 19% from the previous week to $22,232,527. Attendance was down about 15% to 181,785, roughly commensurate with the lesser number of productions (down from

Following Dirty Dancing getting a prequel in the form of 2006’s Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, as well as being remade in 2017 as a critically-underwhelming ABC TV movie, the 1987 original is getting a direct sequel all these years later. Shortly after rumors of another Dirty Dancing movie started circulating, Dirty Dancing 2 was officially

Dwyane Wade was eating peaches while vacationing in Spain this week … getting down on all fours and taking a bite out of Gabrielle Union‘s booty — and the video is 🔥!! The inseparable couple has been posting a ton of content while sailing through Europe over the past couple days to celebrate their 8th

Wise men say only fools predict that adult-skewing films won’t work at the pandemic box office. But older moviegoers kept falling in love with Warner Bros’ Elvis this summer, to the point where it’s now director Baz Luhrmann’s highest-grossing movie ever in U.S. and Canada with $144.851 million, beating the original run of his 2013 title

The Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation trial dominated the news cycle when the two actors met in court in Virginia. And with cameras in the courtroom, plenty of moments went viral as a result. Despite the verdict coming out months ago, the legal battle is still raging on. And Heard’s former lawyers reacted after

Anne Heche wrote a memoir in 2001 called “Call Me Crazy.” In it, she spoke about the abuse she endured from her father as well as the success and hard times she went through in the entertainment industry. Since her death earlier this month, Anne Heche’s memoir has been selling for hundreds of dollars. Fans

There are celebrity couples, and then there’s Bennifer. The public was shocked when Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reunited, and the pair of A-listers recently tied the knot, before having a wedding party with loved ones in Georgia. And after JLo’s wedding to Affleck, his brother Casey Affleck welcomed her to the family with a

The winds have not been kind for fans hoping that Disney has made much movement on Pirates of the Caribbean 6. Months have passed with no news on the upcoming movie, or its progress, and some may feel that the once blockbuster series will never leave the development doldrums. There’s now reason to start getting