Movies

Refresh for latest…: With cinemas in the bulk of the European majors now dealing with a second wave of closures amid the COVID-19 crisis, international box office is again led by Asia this weekend — and should continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Japan’s runaway smash Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train is

Reflective Light? – TBA (Announced) Based on the 2014 novel, The Deepest Secret, by Carla Buckley, Reflective Light is expected to tell the story of a teenage boy suffering from a malady that makes him severely allergic to sunlight. His mother, who feels such a devoted and caring bond with her ailing son, finds herself

This has gotta be the best — THE BEST — messaging so far in the election … the reimagining of “The Avengers” … telling the story of an army of Joe Biden supporters who inspired millions to vote Donald Trump out of office. It’s so good … you see the sun rise as Stacey Abrams,

A new piece of fan art for a future Dracula movie imagines Mads Mikkelsen in the starring role. Mikkelsen started off his acting career starring in Danish films but has since grown to become well-known with American audiences as well. Mikkelsen joined two of the biggest film franchises in 2016, playing Galen Erso in Rogue One: A Star

It’s not common for a studio specialty label to lead the weekend box office two weeks in a row. But that’s the anomaly of pandemic times, and here we have Focus Features taking No. 1 again after last weekend’s Amblin horror film, Come Play, with the Kevin Costner–Diane Lane crime thriller Let Him Go with $1.47M yesterday (including

Sparkle (2012) Whitney Houston spent years trying to secure the rights and release a remake of the 1976 musical drama Sparkle, which was inspired by the Motown group The Supremes, and she finally got her wish in 2012. Houston would never get to see the finished product or Jordan Sparks’ inspirational performance as Sparkle Anderson

Exclusive Batman was first revealed in a comic book way back in 1939, and though kids could have bought it then for 10 cents … a collector just paid $849,999.90 more to get his hands on one. Detective Comics No. 27 is the vintage comic in which the Caped Crusader makes his first appearance, and

Disney’s live-action Mulan will release on Blu-ray and DVD on November 10. Initially scheduled to arrive in theaters back in March, the new adaptation of the 1998 animated classic premiered exclusively on Disney+ in September after months of coronavirus-related delays. Unlike other Disney+ exclusives, Mulan was only made available to subscribers who paid $29.99 for premiere access. On October

This weekend, Focus Features will bring to theaters the feature adaptation of Let Him Go starring Oscar winner Kevin Costner and Oscar nominee Diane Lane. Directed and written by Thomas Bezucha, the suspense thriller is based on Larry Watson’s popular 2013 novel of the same name. The story follows retired sheriff George Blackledge (Costner) and

According to André Øvredal, the Zodiac screenwriter apparently wrote his adaptation to The Long Walk before New Line Cinema acquired the rights to the book out of his own pure love for the story. Stephen King’s novel follows 100 teenage boys who are selected to go on a long walk where they must maintain a

Exclusive Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost‘s wedding announcement on the Meals on Wheels Instagram account paid big time … for the org, which saw an influx of donations. A rep for the meal delivery program tells TMZ … the org saw approximately $10k in donations in the 24 hours after the Meals on Wheels IG

Odin passed away in Thor: Ragnarok after spending some time exiled on Earth, but why did he decide to stay there for the rest of his days? In over 10 years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has brought many characters from Marvel Comics to the big screen in both solo movies and team-ups, and one hero

European cinema trade body UNIC has today renewed its call to national governments for further public funding support of the exhibition industry during the COVID-19 crisis. UNIC says the current situation is “undeniably the most challenging period faced by European cinemas in their long history,” and adds that the coronavirus pandemic “has dealt the sector

If The Guilty does actually come out in 2021, it will be one of two films directed by Antoine Fuqua released in the calendar year. This is because his next film, the thriller Infinite starring Mark Wahlberg, was originally supposed to come out this past August, but it has now been delayed to May 28,

Kendall Jenner‘s here to get you in the mood (to vote) just before the election — and she’s doing it with a ’90s throwback that’s sure to get your mouth watering … again, all to vote. The supermodel debuted her Halloween costume Saturday on the ‘Gram, showing that she got all dolled up as Pamela

No Time to Die actor Rami Malek won’t confirm whether he is playing Dr. No or not but thinks the film will shock audiences regardless. No Time to Die is the 25th entry to the James Bond franchise, with the film also marking Daniel Craig’s last time playing 007. Originally slated to hit theaters in April, No

The nation’s fourth-biggest cinema chain Marcus Theatres saw revenue plunge and swing to the red in its most recent third-quarter earnings released Tuesday. It beat Wall Street forecasts, however, and emphasized its solid financials underpinned by the fact it owns most of its theatres. Family-owned Marcus, based in Milwaukee, owns or operates 1,110 screens at

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Star Wars is one of the biggest and most popular movie franchises of all time, with decades of filmmaking coming to a conclusion with J.J. Abrams’ The Rise of Skywalker. The Skywalker Saga

Exclusive Details An infamous claim Amber Heard dropped a deuce in her and Johnny Depp‘s bed has been shot down as unlikely by none other than a judge, but the truth may never be known. Judge Nicol — who presided over Depp’s libel suit against The Sun — weighed in on the crappy sitch, which

Orphan‘s original actress Isabelle Fuhrman will officially return for the prequel Esther. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, Orphan was released in 2009 and was seen by many as a decent entry to the psychological thriller genre. It centered on couple Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John Coleman (Peter Sarsgaard) after the stillborn birth of their third child. To cope,

Refresh for latest…: Asia continues to power international box office with local titles atop the charts. This is a trend we can expect to carry on as the Hollywood studios have widely vacated the rest of 2020, and as Europe begins a re-closing process amid coronavirus spikes. In just the last week, France shuttered its

Written and directed by actress Zoe Lister-Jones in her second feature-length effort behind the camera, The Craft: Legacy has some of the DNA of a direct sequel 24 years in the making, but really aims to tell a new story from the perspective a young woman (Caliee Spaeny) struggling to adjust under a new roof

Exclusive Actor Eddie Hassel — most famous from NBC’s ‘Surface’ — has died after being shot … TMZ has learned. Eddie’s rep tells us he was killed early Sunday morning somewhere in Texas over what appears to be a carjacking. His team is working on getting more information, but they confirm he has, in fact,

Lost vs. Damned makes an appearance in GTA Online. This guide will provide helpful tips and tricks for winning this game mode. The Last vs. Damned is a reference to the Lost and the Damned expansion that released back in GTA4. In this title, the players are split up into two different teams, the angels and the

Focus Features has the widest entry at the pandemic weekend box office with Jacob Chase’s PG-13 Amblin horror film Come Play, and therefore the No. 1 movie at the box office, earning $1M yesterday at 2,183 theaters. $150K of that figure came from Thursday previews. Come Play, which now has a 52% rating on Rotten

The roasts never stop between these two! Kevin Hart slapped some fake blood on his face to jokingly talk about his own gym head injury from “45-pound dumbbells” after “clanging and banging” during his own workout. The bit gets crazier once the comedian gets into how he thinks he might have a concussion and then

Sean Connery, the first and widely-regarded best James Bond ever … has died. Connery became an enormous star in 1962 with the release of “Dr. No,” but not without difficulty. James Bond creator Ian Fleming felt he was unrefined and wanted someone suave like Cary Grant. Fleming relented and ultimately said it was a great

The lead voice actor of Watch Dogs 2, Ruffin Prentiss, has revealed that Ubisoft has not asked him to reprise his role of Marcus Holloway in Watch Dogs: Legion, but he would love to return to the series at some point. Ubisoft recently announced that original Watch Dogs protagonist Aiden Pearce would be making an appearance

This weekend is Halloween and Focus Features is delivering some scares with the Jacob Chase-directed horror Come Play, which opens in theaters starting today. Come Play is based on Chase’s 2017 short film Larry. The feature version which is dubbed as “a terrifying new vision in horror” follows Oliver (newcomer Azhy Robertson), a lonely young boy

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has some highly anticipated projects coming to theaters over the next two phases of filmmaking. Chief among them is Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder, which is in pre-production