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Sony Pictures Classics has set a Nov. 19 New York and Los Angeles theatrical release for their British romantic drama Mothering Sunday. SPC picked up the movie in September and gave it a world premiere at Cannes last month. The pic will further expand to other U.S. markets after its initial late fall release. Starring Odessa

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Visionary filmmaker James Gunn became a household name thanks to his acclaimed work on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Because of this, the public was shocked when he was (temporarily) fired by

The Mad Max movies have changed the story behind its offscreen apocalypse several times, but there is a reason behind this repeated retconning of the series. The Mad Max series began with the futuristic (but, crucially, not post-apocalyptic) revenge thriller Mad Max in 1979. A grounded story of a cop losing his family and seeking bloody vengeance,

Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions announced today that they’ll release the first of three movies based on the Exorcist franchise IP on October 13, 2023. Universal already had an untitled Blumhouse movie scheduled on the date which follows in the wake of the first October weekend of 2023 where both Disney Marvel and Warner Bros.

Marvel fans are hoping that Daredevil might finally appear on the big screen for Spider-Man: No Way Home, possibly serving as Peter Parker’s lawyer. Another theory indicates that past Spider-Man and supporting casts might appear as MCU’s multiverse is ripped home. Some fans thought these theories got more validity when actress Kirsten Dunst was photographed

The classic retro platformer Zool is being remade for PC as Zool Redimensions, which is due to launch later in August. The original Zool was released for the Amiga in ’92, where it was considered by many to be the system’s equivalent to Super Mario or Sonic the Hedgehog, with the titular Zool being treated as the mascot of the Amiga.

UPDATED with TIFF exit: Clifford the Big Red Dog, Paramount’s CG/live-action movie that was unset from its planned September 17 release, will also not world premiere at next month’s Toronto Film Festival. It had been set as a Gala Presentation via the pic’s Canadian rightsholder eOne, which confirmed the news today that it was removing

Mantis I’ll be candid, Mantis hasn’t really done much across her first several appearances in the MCU. She’s been good for a few laughs and temporarily halted Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, but viewers haven’t spent much time with her at all. Mantis has done a lot in Marvel Comics, including play the bride of

Jennifer Aniston just revealed whether or not she would be open to guest-hosting The Bachelor.  The Friends star opened up about her stance on being a part of the franchise after former host Chris Harrison permanently exited his longtime gig. Chris left the show following his defense of former contestant Rachael Kirkconnell’s attendance at a 2018 Antebellum

Sara Bareilles won’t be the only Waitress cast member with prior stage-diner experience when the musical reopens on Broadway in September: Producers announced today that Waitress vets Eric Anderson, Charity Angel Dawson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Caitlin Houlahan, Dakin Matthews and Joe Tippett will be back for at least part of the show’s limited engagement. Producers Barry

More importantly, though, this lawsuit is about optics, on so many levels. Talent is eyeballing the lawsuit and its results to see how much power they wield in the current entertainment environment — and also to see if Disney is the friendly studio with which to collaborate that they appeared to be under Bob Iger.

Rockstar frequently depicts, and often parodies, the darkest recesses of humanity. Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar’s Wild West epic, is no different, involving a shockingly violent storyline centered around a serial killer. One of Red Dead Redemption 2‘s earliest stranger missions, called American Dreams, starts when Arthur comes across a gruesome crime scene outside the town of Valentine.

Refresh for latest…: In its global launch, Disney’s Jungle Cruise grossed $61.8M at worldwide turnstiles. That does not include the “over $30M” that came from Disney+ in the day-and-date streaming release (which leads to $91.8M as Anthony has reported). In pure theatrical terms, the Dwayne Johnson/Emily Blunt-starrer performed ahead of expectations domestically, and came in

Why Disneyland Employees, Former And Current, Are Suing It’s complicated, but the gist is that Disneyland takes some tax breaks from the city of Anaheim, CA. According to the Class Action lawsuit, the lawsuit states that a measure passed by the city, Measure L, should apply to Disneyland. If true, Disneyland should have raised its

A piece of The Flash fan art imagines Ben Affleck returning to the DCEU as Batman. The Flash is already a highly anticipated DC movie given Ezra Miller’s return as the Scarlet Speedster, yet there is just as much, if not more, excitement about Batman’s involvement in the story. It was announced in April that

Sony Picture Classics and Neon fared well in their small releases this week with Nine Days and Ailey respectively, running across 6 total locations in New York, Los Angeles and Irvine – both notching heavy per screen averages with the former leading to its wider release next week. Nine Days hit NYC (Angelika, AMC Lincoln Square)

It’s not uncommon for fans to recognize big moments and anniversaries related to the musicians, actors, movies or TV shows they love the most. Potterheads, however, have taken their annual celebrations to an elite level. They commemorate the Battle of Hogwarts, shout out their favorite characters on their birthdays and, of course, honor important milestones

From Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, there’s nothing better than TV co-stars married in real life. The idea of actors falling in love with one another and getting married after working on a movie or TV show together is nothing new. Sometimes, it has been scandalous, especially when one (or

Refresh for updates…Disney is reporting $2.7M for its Dwayne Johnson-Emily Blunt family adventure movie Jungle Cruise off 7PM shows. A24’s Dev Patel fantasy movie Green Knight came up strong with $750K at 2,790 theaters. The NY-based indie distrib’s previous preview highs include Ari Aster’s Midsommar (which started on a Tuesday) with $1.1M and the filmmaker’s Hereditary which did a $1.3M Thursday. Green Knight has

Halo Infinite may feature more than one campaign, according to some information found by fans on Halo Waypoint. Since Halo Infinite is believed to be more of a platform for the series that will continue to evolve over time as opposed to a traditional entry, this would make sense and allow 343 to keep adding new story

Paramount Pictures has curbed the planned September 17 release of Clifford the Big Red Dog, its CGI/live-action take on the beloved kidlit character. We hear that the studio is looking for a more family-friendly release date for the pic, which also had been announced as a Gala Presentation at the Toronto Film Festival in September. The title’s

John David Washington and the director of Beckett Ferdinando Cito Filomarino sat down with Deadline to discuss the new film ahead of its premiere. John David Washington spoke about what appealed to him about the movie and the challenge it presented. Of course, he couldn’t escape talking about his father, Denzel Washington, giving some insight

Firmware Update 9.00 has entered the beta phase for PlayStation 4 testers; one of the more notable changes will allow PS4 players to view their PlayStation 5 Trophy list. While remote play allows PS4 players to control Sony’s newer console, the two systems aren’t always perfectly in sync, evidenced by the fact that PS5 Trophies don’t

Bruce, a previously announced new musical based on Jaws screenwriter Carl Gottlieb’s 1975 memoir The Jaws Log, is resurfacing: Seattle Rep will stage the world premiere next May, the regional theater company announced today. Featuring music by Richard Oberacker and book and lyrics by Oberacker and Robert Taylor (the team behind the 2017 Broadway musical

Anne Hathaway quoted the movie’s most popular song “Miracles Happen,” but can we also get that energy in terms of another Princess Diaries movie? It’d be interesting to see how Mia is doing 20 years after taking the throne and finding love with Chris Pine’s character. How is Genovia like now, and hey, if there

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now 10 years old, and quite long in the tooth. That hasn’t stopped the modding community from cranking out new content, which is good news for players who want to extend the lifespan of this quintessential fantasy RPG hit. Those thinking about firing up Skyrim in 2021 have many mods

To date, Disney has tried to play an original animated film, a Marvel title, and an Emma Stone 101 Dalmatians villainess movie in theaters and on the PVOD tier of the studio’s streaming service simultaneously, and this weekend they’ll accelerate windows again on the Dwayne Johnson-Emily Blunt theme park-inspired title Jungle Cruise. Given how we’ve seen

Set in 1917, Jungle Cruise sees Dwayne Johnson’s Frank Wolff, a riverboat captain, being hired by Emily Blunt’s Dr. Lily Houghton to transport her and her younger brother MacGregor, played by Jack Whitehall, on a jungle expedition to find the Tree of Life. Along the way, they’ll encounter not only dangerous animals and various natural

The second full Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer is packed with new villains, ghosts, and ghouls for the title characters to take down, so what are the monsters seen in this recent teaser? Ghostbusters: Afterlife has not had an easy journey to the big screen. The original Ghostbusters, released in 1984, was a massive success that won over both critics

Despite Disney’s experimentation with releasing movies like Black Widow and Jungle Cruise day-and-date in theaters and in the home on the PVOD tier of their streaming service Disney+ Premier, Imax CEO Rich Gelfond doesn’t believe the model will be the new normal moving forward. “Every studio has seen the same data that Disney has seen. What Disney did