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English child actor Hayley Mills was only 14 years old when she landed the role of the long-lost identical twin sisters Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick — who meet at summer camp and create hijinx after swapping homes — in the 1961 classic movie “The Parent Trap.” While HM took on the gig of both

“Bones” actor Heath Freeman died from an overdose of multiple opioids and narcotics, including fentanyl and cocaine … according to the medical examiner’s report. Heath was found dead in his Austin, TX home last November, and the Travis County Medical Examiner says he had a lethal cocktail of booze and several drugs. Specifically, the report

UPDATE 6:20 AM PT — Ryan Coogler tells TMZ … “This situation should never have happened. However, Bank of America worked with me and addressed it to my satisfaction and we have moved on.” Bank staffers mistakenly thought Ryan Coogler was staging a robbery — so they called cops, and the famed director actually ended

Ukrainian actor Pasha Lee was killed while fighting off Russian forces — having gone from entertainer to soldier who put himself on the front lines in the battle for his country. Lee died while serving in the Ukrainian army this weekend, falling at the hands of Russian occupiers who were bombarding the city of Irpin

Harry Potter fans have posted a skit on Tiktok imagining how the characters of the franchise would interact with muggle lawyers. Though it has been over 10 years since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 hit theaters, and almost 15 years since the release of J.K. Rowling’s last novel, the Harry Potter franchise has maintained its incredibly

Warner Bros. complete return to the theatrical window, sans HBO Max day-and-date, is proving to be a lucrative feat. Since debuting with previews on Tuesday night, the Matt Reeves directed movie has racked up $21.6M. Between special one showtime only previews, largely Imax, on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, The Batman rang up $4M, which means

Lindsay Lohan’s life in the spotlight hasn’t always been easy. Starting off as an actress at a young age, she saw her share of ups and downs, but she’s making an amazing comeback these days. And at least one of her former co-stars, Freaky Friday’s Jamie Lee Curtis, has some wise words regarding how Lindsay

Matthew McConaughey has a head full of hair … and in return, he’s become a walking billboard for the company that helped him achieve his full mane … a Co. that says he helped their biz during a dire time. ICYMI … Matt recently shut down rumors that a hair transplant was the culprit of

According to Paul Dano, the 90s grunge band Nirvana played a part in influencing his portrayal of the Riddler in The Batman. The Batman presents the latest incarnation of the famed DC superhero and is the first iteration of the character to exist outside of the DCEU since Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy ended in 2012. The film, helmed by Cloverfield director

Warner Bros/DC’s The Batman is just beginning to spread its wings overseas, and has a running international box office total of $5.3M across two days and from only eight markets. The Matt Reeves-directed Robert Pattinson-starrer is adding 47 markets today and a further 19 on Friday. After debuting to $1.7M in Korea on Tuesday —

It’s not everyday that an action comedy becomes breeding grounds for an iconic celebrity friendship, but that most certainly happened when Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart worked together on 2016’s Central Intelligence. What has since overshadowed the project itself is the electric chemistry between the actors, who have since reteamed for the Jumanji movies and

Johnny Brown, who played housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on the massively hit show “Good Times,” has died. Johnny’s daughter Sharon Catherine Brown tells TMZ, he was at his doctor’s office in L.A. Wednesday getting his pacemaker checked out, and shortly after he left he went into cardiac arrest and collapsed. He was taken to

When trying to guess today’s Wordle answer, players may have come across a roadblock as it isn’t an easy word to guess. While the game offers visual hints to Wordle puzzle-solvers, these hints aren’t indicative enough to guess the solution. Today’s answer might be easier to guess if players are nudged towards the right direction

EXCLUSIVE: Sources are saying that the aorta of the weekend box office, Comscore’s Rentrak system, is down Friday. Talk about bad timing, coming on the opening day of Warner Bros’ The Batman. But I hear Comscore is feverishly working hard to get the system back up soon this afternoon. I’m told that there was an

Are we sleeping on Avatar 2? If we are, there are definite reasons. For starters, James Cameron’s sequel to his box-office busting Avatar feels like it has been delayed for far too long, so the concept of it actually opening in theaters one day strikes us as alien (no pun intended). Also, as financially successful

Run, don’t walk — except those holding sharp objects — to the iconic Florida house from “Edward Scissorhands” which is back on the market! Current owner Joey Klops tells TMZ … the house, which is 20 minutes outside of Tampa, went up for sale Wednesday for $699,900 — a big change from when he and

Job postings for positions in developing Star Wars Eclipse indicate that the upcoming game may not release for another five years. The new Star Wars game, which will take place in the period of the High Republic, was unveiled during The Game Awards 2021 December livestream event. Though die-hard Star Wars fans were delighted to hear

Marcus Theatres is transforming an auditorium at its Gurnee Mills theater outside Chicago into a sports bar with high-def monitors and food and drink starting with March Madness as chains experiment with new ways to attract patrons. “I can’t think of a better place to watch these games,” said CEO Greg Marcus. Plans call for

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez have been friends since they were teens, which dates their BFF history back 15 years. That means the fellow pop singers have been there for each other for the career highs and lows. One of Swift’s unfortunate lows was when Scooter Braun purchased Big Machine Records (the label where she

Play video content TMZ.com Helen Mirren thinks the internet is jumping the gun over a possible film based on the war in Ukraine … saying it’s way too premature, because we don’t know how the story ends. We got Helen at LAX on Wednesday …  and talked to her about the prospects of a film

Jamie Dornan says The Tourist is his most difficult role ever. Arriving to HBO Max on March 3, The Tourist focuses on a man (played by Dornan) who wakes up in an Australian hospital. With absolutely no memory of who he is or what he knows, Dornan’s protagonist has to piece together the previous few clues he has

In the wake of Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home rattling box office records, and creating a gravitational pull toward cinemas with a $1.85 billion global gross, Warner Bros.’ The Batman is looking to keep this big screen rally going. Industry projections for the Robert Pattinson movie stand at $115M-$125M domestic, and another $110M-$120M overseas for a global reach

The movie theater industry is in a weird place right now. The pandemic has been delivering massive blows since March 2020, and while there is clearly a demand for huge blockbusters (hence the spectacular success of Spider-Man: No Way Home), just about everything else released by Hollywood enters what could be described as a depressed

Matthew McConaughey is taking offense to a surgeon who claimed to have restored Matt’s luscious locks via hair transplant … the actor says it’s all a big, fat lie! Matt fully acknowledges in the ’90s he had to shave his head because his hair was getting super thin. Something happened, because when he grew his

According to Patrick Stewart, the X-Men‘s Professor X would be deeply suspicious should he encounter Stephen Strange in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The multiverse lies at the heart of the MCU’s Phase 4 slate, offering an opportunity for superhero team-ups on a previously unimagined scale. Already that potential has been realized in Spider-Man: No Way

Hollywood hasn’t been the most bullish about taking an action that would dent its bottom line, but Disney today has taken the bold move of pulling its theatrical releases from Russia temporarily in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. We hear that other studios were scrambling to formulate their own strategies today. Disney has

Money can’t buy complete happiness, but it just may be able to buy immortality. Keanu Reeves is at the center of a very serious fan theory that believes him to be immortal, and Paul Rudd is looking pretty ageless these days, too. Seth Rogen, who has a long history of working with Rudd, recently appeared

Jonathan Rhys Meyers has cut a deal in his DUI case … and he’s going to get the same treatment as an average Joe — no jail time, as long as he keeps his nose clean. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … the actor copped a plea deal and was sentenced to

Warning: contains spoilers for Amazing Spider-Man #89! Marvel’s Spider-Man is known by his many fans as a hero who can never catch a break, and this is true in both the Marvel Comics and Marvel Cinematic Universe variants. From the Spider-Man of the comics losing his ten-year marriage with Mary Jane to a literal deal

SATURDAY AM: Refresh for more analysis and chart  Before a big tentpole comes into the marketplace, there’s typically a lull at the box office, but it’s an even bigger lull when the major studios don’t have any new wide entries. Everyone is waiting for Warner Bros. The Batman and many sources tell me it’s bound easily for