Netflix is in early development on the adaptation of John Gilstrap and Kurt Muse’s “Six Minutes To Freedom,” the incredible true story of a daring hostage rescue. Jared Rosenberg has been hired to adapt the non-fiction book, which draws on Muse’s harrowing experiences, into a film. The book is about Operation Acid Gambit, a daring […]

To prepare for her starring role in “Dune Prophecy,” a sci-fi series set thousands of years in the future, Emily Watson turned to the Tudor dynasty. She spent hours at London’s National Portrait Gallery looking at paintings of Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, and Anne Boleyn, women who, at least for a time, […]

On Nov. 5, Mark Ruffalo settled in to watch the election night returns, expecting Kamala Harris to beat Donald Trump. But as one swing state after another tilted to the former and now future president, Ruffalo started to think about what the next morning would bring for America. “Going through my mind was just all […]

Cinetic Media has signed Amalia Ulman, the multi-hyphenate behind “El Planeta,” a critically acclaimed absurdist comedy. “El Planeta” was written, directed and produced by Ulman, who starred in the feature as well. It premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film festival in World Competition. The film was then given the prestigious opening night slot at Film […]

Get ready to head back to the Pleistocene era! Disney and 20th Century Animation announced Friday that “Ice Age 6” is in the works, which means that Manny, Sid, Diego and the rest of the herd will soon return to screens. In a video announcing the sequel, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, […]

As Matt and Greg Romano entered their mid-20s, they began to feel stuck. The identical twins, who are the sons of “Everybody Loves Raymond” star Ray Romano, had dropped out of college after barely giving it a try, then worked as production assistants on late night programs like “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The James Corden […]

“Borderlands,” “The Crow,” and other film flops deflated Lionsgate’s quarterly earnings, leading the movie and TV studio to report a loss of $163.3 million. It was a rough stretch that Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer attributed to “a transitional, disrupted and difficult year for our industry,” one that saw the studio dealing with the aftershocks from […]

Summer blockbusters like “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Twisters” weren’t enough to keep AMC Entertainment from posting a $20.7 million loss during its most recent quarter. It compared unfavorably to the $12.3 million in profit that the world’s largest theater chain posted in the year-ago period. At the same time, revenue at AMC fell 4.1% to […]

Donald Trump’s decisive presidential victory shocked Hollywood as actors, celebrities and media personalities took to social media late Tuesday and early Wednesday to share their feelings of hurt and dismay. Former “Married…With Children” star Christina Applegate said that Trump’s win threatened reproductive rights, which were already impacted after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. […]

As Donald Trump stood at the brink of victory on Wednesday morning, CNN commentator Van Jones grew emotional as he talked about the fear and hurt many Kamala Harris supporters were feeling after she lost the presidency. In a choked up voice, Jones reflected on the “hurt” that Black women who had turned out for […]

Chloe Fineman, Patton Oswalt and tennis legend John McEnroe have joined “The Dink,” a new pickleball comedy from Josh Greenbaum, director of the new Netflix documentary “Will & Harper.” Other new ensemble members include Aaron Chen, Martin Kove, Chris Parnell and Christine Taylor. Previously revealed stars of “The Dink” include Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen, Ed […]

Judith Light doesn’t have any answers about what happens to us when we die (who does?), but she hopes that “Before,” a spooky new thriller in which she plays a ghost, will at least inspire viewers to ask questions about an afterlife. And yes, Light knows how that sounds, but she appreciates that the Apple […]

“Slumdog Millionaire,” the Oscar-winning film about a young man from an impoverished background who competes on India’s version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?,” could be headed for the stage. Tony Award-winning producer Ken Davenport has secured the rights to develop the film into a new musical which will feature songs from the film […]

“Sleep No More,”  the immersive experience that revolutionized the theater scene, has announced its  final performance. The influential, site-specific show will close following the matinee performance on January 5, 2025, after a 14-year run at the McKittrick Hotel. “Sleep No More’ has been threatening to pack it up for roughly a year. It originally announced it […]

“Deadpool & Wolverine,” the R-rated and irreverent Marvel mash-up, proved to be big business for Imax, lifting quarterly earnings at a company that has become synonymous with comic book movies. The film delivered $83 million grosses in Imax’s global network of screens — the fifth best result for a Marvel installment. However, the Merc with […]

Mark Wahlberg will fire up the minivan again, returning as a government assassin turned suburban dad in a sequel to “The Family Plan.” Apple Original Films announced that the follow-up is in development with Wahlberg set to produce, as well as act in the picture. His co-stars Michelle Monaghan, Zoe Colletti and Van Crosby will […]

Shirley MacLaine is making a ghastly racket. It sounds like a combination of retching and the “aack” noise that the protagonist of that old “Cathy” comic strip used to make whenever she was nauseated, horrified, infuriated or you name it. We’re discussing an encounter that MacLaine had with Donald Trump in the ’80s, when she […]