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Lady Gaga is getting some political experience, because President Biden is tapping her to co-chair a committee devoted to the arts. The Prez appointed her Thursday to be Co-Chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. She’s joining some other big names listed as members, including Jennifer Garner, Shonda Rhimes, and George

As rival motion picture studios were becoming intoxicated on theatrical day-and-date releases tied to their streaming platforms during Covid, and big streamers like Netflix completely sidestepping wide theatrical releases, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav believed in the economics of the big picture. Upon taking control of the new conglom last year, he immediately swiped

UPDATE 6:29 PM PT — Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Jamie Foxx suffered a “medical emergency” Tuesday morning and was taken to the hospital. We’re told his condition was serious enough that Jamie’s family — some of whom were not in town — came to the hospital. One source told us, “He’s communicating

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Oscar winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese will be making an appearance at CinemaCon this year to receive the Legend of Cinema Award. The honor will happen during a sitdown lunch discussion with Scorsese following Paramount Pictures’ Thursday morning presentation on April 27. It’s very timely as Scorsese in mid-May will have

Tons of celebrities made sure they were in attendance for the Lakers’ play-in game Tuesday night … and they no doubt were glad they came — ’cause L.A. won in an instant classic!! Tennis legend John McEnroe had courtside seats for the playoff-clinching game with the Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena — as did Michael B.

The nation’s biggest movie theater advertising network National CineMedia said tonight it’s filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas – where one of its biggest shareholders and customers, Regal parent Cineworld, has just presented a restructuring plan to emerge from bankruptcy itself.   Cineworld filed in

Will Smith couldn’t look happier to be back in the swing of things … smiling during his latest gig since the infamous slap at the Oscars. Will was on set Tuesday in Atlanta, filming “Bad Boys 4” and fully in character as Det. Mike Lowrey. He’s definitely grinning through the work, although, it’s hard to

Further to its April 3 announcement that it had reached a conditional agreement with lenders to emerge from Chapter 11, Regal owner Cineworld today submitted its reorganization plan to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.  In a filing to the London Stock Exchange where its shares are traded, the exhibition giant

Play video content BACKGRID Jeremy Renner continues to make a miraculous recovery from his near-death snowplow accident — he strolled into Jimmy Kimmel‘s studio, fully on his own power. The ‘Avengers’ star was using only a cane Monday in Hollywood, as he headed into the studio to shoot his appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” It’s

While streamers typically get by on thrifty marketing budgets, pushing content largely on their menus, most motion picture studios, like Universal, still have all the superpowers in the world to blast a movie out of a canon. But here’s something to keep in mind as we detail Universal’s promo playbook below in propelling Illumination/Nintendo’s Super

“One Tree Hill” star Shantel VanSanten‘s actor hubby is calling it quits on their marriage … filing for divorce after the couple said “I Do” less than 2 years ago, and they said it a whopping 3 times. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Shantel’s husband Victor Webster filed for divorce in January, citing

Oscilloscope Laboratories’ Cannes Jury Prize Winner and Independent Spirit international film winner Joyland led New York’s Film Forum to one of its biggest opening weekends for a foreign language film in nearly a decade, taking in north of $21k on one screen, the distributor said. Buoyed by strong reviews and strategic marketing, the film by Saim Sadiq sold out nine showtimes,

Play video content TikTok / @lashwaxandglow Hulu’s forthcoming documentary about Freaknik apparently has some old-school partiers trembling in their boots … and one woman’s now-viral concerns might reflect the many. A TikToker named Tina posted a clip that’s making the rounds, and it seems to be a perfect encapsulation of what a lot of late-40-somethings/early-50-somethings

Owen Wilson is back, with brushes, as the longtime host of a beloved but fading Burlington, Vermont-based PBS instructional art show. Paint from IFC Films opens on 800+ screens. Public television is always ripe for parody and happens to be a world Wilson knows. His father Robert Wilson helped launch, and ran, Dallas PBS station

Ben Affleck was looking light on his feet this weekend next to J Lo, and it might have to do with his new Michael Jordan movie … even though it’s not quite a money-maker just yet. The couple was spotted out Saturday grabbing a bite for lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where they were

Universal Pictures, Atomic Monster and Blumhouse’s Night Swim is now opening on Jan. 5, 2024 instead of Jan. 19. That first weekend of the New Year is a highly coveted spot for horror movies. That’s where Blumhouse/Universal’s M3GAN opened to $30.4M and went on to gross $95M. Night Swim logline: No running. No diving. No

Harvey Weinstein took a trip from L.A. to New York after his conviction on the West Coast … and he was flown out in first class on the D.A.’s dime. Sources connected to the case tell TMZ … Weinstein flew on a commercial airline Wednesday … with investigators and medical personnel aboard. We’re told he

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studios’ respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that brink, the studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models and the downstream

You’d think Barbie fans would be more than satisfied with the latest trailer for the Margot Robbie flick … but some have a serious question for those who worked on the movie — where’s the freakin’ Aqua song?!?! That’s right, fans are scratching their heads at this week’s new look at Warner Brothers’ “Barbie” —

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studios’ respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that brink, the studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models and the downstream

Play video content El Cine En La Ser Here’s a big shocker from señor Ben Affleck, who’s breaking down his new movie, “Air” … in perfect Spanish!!! Ben threw social media into a tizzy Thursday as a lot of folks were shocked to learn he’s bilingual … despite the fact it’s something of an open

THURSDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest…: With numbers now in for the 44 overseas markets that opened on Wednesday, Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie had a more than peachy debut with $34.7M through yesterday at the international box office. Combined with Wednesday’s domestic bow, the global one-day total is $66.4M. Several milestones/records were set in

Play video content TMZ.com John Leguizamo is again crying foul over “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” — complaining about the lack of diversity in the cast. The actor was in NYC Wednesday — the same day the new animated film hit theaters — and we got him to sound off on whether he’d changed his

Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s Super Mario Bros Movie doesn’t need a mushroom to get bigger, it just organically is. Out of the gate today Wednesday, sans any Tuesday previews, the feature take of the classic game is looking at $26M, for what’s translating into a $86.2M 3-day, $127.5M Wednesday through Sunday haul. Interesting, even though its opening day

There’s a new Snapchat filter in town and it’s become a viral sensation … so much so, it’s been used over 1 billion times, making it one of the most popular ever on the app. The “disgust” lens depicts users looking — as the name suggests — totally disgusted at someone or something, and apparently

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studio’s respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that pandemical brink, the motion picture studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models

Daz Dillinger is offering up yet another Suge Knight horror story from Death Row Records’ ’90s era, but Tha Dogg Pound rapper happens to be the boogeyman in this tale … claiming he once strong armed the bulky CEO straight outta $2.5 million!!! Tha Dogg Pound, and the late Nate Dogg, contributed to the 1996

Who says people don’t go to the movies? That stale cynicism coming out of the pandemic is about to get squashed this weekend as Illumination/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie is about to run up a serious box office score. With a Wednesday opening before Easter around the world, inclusive of 70 offshore markets, the

Play video content TMZ.com Pras Michel has his game face on as his federal conspiracy case kicks into high gear in Washington D.C., with some huge names — including Leonardo DiCaprio — set to take the stand. We caught The Fugees rapper just as he arrived at the courthouse with his defense lawyer … ahead

AMC Entertainment has taken a big step forward on a few key fronts, announcing a settlement in a shareholder lawsuit that would allow it to issue stock, raise capital, convert its APE units and go ahead with a ten-for-one reverse stock split – basically a lifeline if it needs one. Shareholders had approved the much-needed