Maisy Stella hadn’t heard the word “action” in years. The 20-year-old actor grew up on the set of the ABC drama “Nashville,” in which she and her older sister, Lennon, played the daughters of Connie Britton’s country music superstar. After the show ended, Stella, then 15, took a break from Hollywood to attend high school. […]

Up two treacherous flights of stairs at the Lyceum Theatre, Cole Escola sits demurely in their dressing room, awaiting the delivery of a green smoothie. It’s a rare moment of downtime for the 37-year-old star and writer of “Oh, Mary!,” the unconventional smash that’s become the toast of Broadway. “I feel like I’m in the […]

Danny Burstein, the Tony-winning actor of “Moulin Rouge” who has appeared in many, many other Broadway shows, has joined the upcoming revival of “Gypsy.” He’ll play Herbie, a former agent-turned-manager, opposite Audra McDonald, who is returning to Broadway as the ultimate stage mom, Mama Rose. Additional casting will be announced at a later date. George […]

Shailene Woodley, “Star Trek” actor Zachary Quinto and “Euphoria” star Barbie Ferreira will lead the Broadway cast of “Cult of Love,” a play by “Star Wars: The Acolyte” and “Russian Doll” creator Leslye Headland. Billed as an “equally heartwarming and heartbreaking new play about the things that bind families together… or tear them apart,” the […]

Will Optimus Prime and Megatron be able to scare off the Ghost With the Most? Paramount and Hasbro’s animated “Transformers One,” an origin story about the feuding Autobots and Decepticons, is targeting $30 million to $40 million in its opening weekend. Based on those projections, it’ll easily dethrone the two-time champion, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” The spooky […]

Blumhouse, the production company behind big-screen scares like the “Paranormal Activity” franchise, video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy’s” and AI thriller “M3GAN,” is partnering with AMC Theatres to celebrate the spookiest month of the year. AMC’s Blumfest, a six-week screening program that’s devoted to all things horror, kicks off Sept. 25 with the 15th […]

A24 has landed rights to “Friendship,” a comedy starring Tim Robinson of “I Think You Should Leave” fame and Paul Rudd. The movie had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival as part of the Midnight Madness program. Andrew DeYoung wrote and directed “Friendship” in his feature debut. Channeling the cringe comedy of “I […]

“September 5,” a historical thriller about the 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis, will be released by Paramount Pictures. The film, which was a buzzy sales title on the festival circuit, is set to open in select theaters on Nov. 27 ahead of a nationwide release in December. After playing to rapturous crowds at Venice and […]

“The Life of Chuck,” a feel-good apocalyptic story starring Tom Hiddleston and directed by Mike Flanagan, took home the Toronto International Film Festival’s people’s choice award. This prize has historically been a reliable predictors of eventual Oscar success. In past years, winners such as “Green Book” and “Nomadland” went on to capture the best picture […]

Three new movies were no match for the Ghost With the Most as “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” loomed large over domestic box office charts again. Tim Burton’s spooky sequel added a stellar $51.6 million in its second weekend of release, bringing its tally to $188 million in North America and $264 million globally. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” hasn’t resonated […]

“Speak No Evil,” Universal and Blumhouse’s remake of the 2022 Danish horror film, is projected to earn $10 million to $13 million in its box office debut. The movie cost $15 million, so it’ll be decently positioned in its theatrical run. But unless it beats expectations, “Speak No Evil” may continue a humdrum year for […]

Jake Gyllenhaal’s company Nine Stories Productions has hired Josh McLaughlin as its new president. In his new role, McLaughlin will work alongside Gyllenhaal to develop a slate of projects. As recently announced, the company has closed a three-year, first-look film deal with Amazon MGM Studios. The pact includes theatrical, as well as streaming releases.  “We […]

Lamorne Morris went against the better wishes of “Saturday Night” director Jason Reitman when meeting with original “Saturday Night Live” cast member Garrett Morris, whom he plays in the upcoming movie about the origins of the famed sketch comedy show. You see, Reitman wasn’t keen on the film’s sprawling ensemble — Gabriel LaBelle plays Lorne […]

John Mulaney, who made his Broadway debut in “Oh, Hello” with Nick Kroll, is returning to the stage. He’s starring in “All In: Comedy About Love,” a play by former “Saturday Night Live” writer Simon Rich. The show, based on Rich’s short stories that were published in the New Yorker, is described as a collection […]

Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and E Street bandmate, has revealed she was diagnosed in 2018 with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. Scialfa addressed her diagnosis in the new documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” which premiered on Sunday night at the Toronto Film Festival. In the film, a […]

In “The Assessment,” a psychological sci-fi thriller that premieres on Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival, Elizabeth Olsen and Himesh Patel play a couple that wants to procreate. The only problem? They live in the not-so-distant future where the state controls who gets to have a child. So, they have to endure a shadowy and […]

Lupita Nyong’o, Catherine O’Hara and the cast of “The Wild Robot” have a suggestion for moviegoers wanting to see their new animated film: Bring tissues to the theater. The movie, a sci-fi survival story about a robot that’s marooned on an uninhabited island, debuts on Sunday night at Toronto Film Festival and may prompt moviegoers […]

Did someone say Beetlejuice’s name three times? Either way, the mischievous demon triumphantly returned to unleash his mayhem at the box office. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 horror comedy about a pesky poltergeist, scored a huge $110 million from 4,575 theaters in its opening weekend. Those ticket sales rank as the second-biggest […]

A24 has landed U.S. distribution rights to “The Brutalist,” a historical epic directed by Brady Corbet and starring Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones. The 215-minute movie (which includes an intermission!) debuted to acclaim at the Venice Film Festival before screening for buyers at the Toronto Film Festival. Multiple parties pursued the sale after “The Brutalist” […]