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Lackawanna Blues, the solo Broadway show written, performed, and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, has canceled its performances for tonight and over the weekend due to an off-stage back injury suffered by the star. Santiago-Hudson is expected to return to the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Tuesday, though the canceled previews have bumped the play’s official

Decades after he last played the role, William Shatner‘s going to become a real-life Captain Kirk … because he’s going to space … on Jeff Bezos‘ rocket ship … TMZ has learned. Though he won’t be boldly going where no man’s gone before — because Bezos and his Blue Origin crew already did it —

Now with nearly 20 years having passed since Blade: Trinity’s release, David Goyer is looking forward to seeing Mahershala Ali succeed Wesley Snipes as the cinematic Blade, and he’ll gladly buy a ticket for the MCU reboot. Of course, Blade isn’t Goyer’s only foray into comic book movies, with his other credits in that arena

Jason Orley’s I Want You Back starring Charlie Day and Jenny Slate will drop on Amazon Prime on Feb. 11, 2022. The pic, written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger (Love, Simon and This Is Us) follows Emma (Slate) and Peter (Day). They thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses

Daniel Craig‘s taking heat for saying a woman shouldn’t play James Bond because women deserve better parts, but another 007 is defending him — while adding his own slightly different take. George Lazenby, best known as the second guy to portray James Bond after Sean Connery, tells TMZ … he understands where Craig’s coming from

Kevin Hart will lead a film called Lift set to be helmed by F. Gary Gray, who also directed movies like Straight Outta Compton, The Italian Job and Set It Off. The action movie was picked up by Netflix last year, but now it will be part of Hart’s ongoing business with the streaming service

The third installment in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has set a release date of April 15, 2022, the studio said Wednesday. That’s Easter weekend next year for the pic, which now has a title: Fantastic Beats: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Warners is moving up the movie from its previous

Anthony Johnson‘s death has left his family scrambling to find a way to cover his burial — something his wife says isn’t being made easy with the empty lip service they’re getting. Lexis Jones Mason tells TMZ … she and her family have been getting a ton of what she describes as “fake love” left

DC Extended Universe Director Zack Snyder’s reboot of the Superman movies in 2013 with Man of Steel would end up being the first installment of a new shared universe of DC movies which came to be known as the DC Extended Universe (or DCEU for short). Of course, such a franchise could not be complete

Coincidentally this morning at Goldman Sachs 30th Annual Communacopia Conference, Disney CEO Bob Chapek was asked a question about the compensation of Hollywood talent in the wake of long-standing distribution models being upended, and the advantages the studio has in terms of being a place that talent wants to work in a direct-to-consumer marketplace. This

Patty Perez — aka, “Goddess Patty,” who made a memorable cameo in a ‘Jackass’ film — has died … TMZ has learned. The actress and Internet sensation’s daughter, Priscilla, tells us … Patty passed away last Friday at a hospital in Reno, where she lived — and where she was being treated for complications related

The thing is, out of those 9 films, I would say that at least 8 of them are masterpieces. And if I was going to judge the films alone, I’d probably put Goodfellas at number 1. But I don’t want to do that list. Instead, I’d rather focus on De Niro’s performances in those 9

Anthony Johnson — best known for his roles in “House Party” and “Friday” — has died … TMZ has learned. Johnson’s nephew tells us … A.J. was found lifeless in a store earlier this month in Los Angeles and rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. So far, no cause of death has

Typically, cutting off your own blood flow isn’t an awesome idea, especially if you are exerting more energy and effort than normal – you know, like during a workout. In fact, Chris Hemsworth seems like he is in a significant amount of pain while lifting a relatively small (for someone like Hemsworth, anyway) set of

The Eyes Of Tammy Faye from Searchlight Pictures finished in the top ten domestically (at no. 9) with the highest per screen average of the group after Shang-Chi and Free Guy. Its estimated PTA, $1,500 in 425 theaters, bested newcomers Blue Bayou and wide releases Cry Macho and Copshop on a per screen basis. That’s

Play video content @tylerperry / Instagram Tyler Perry is full of Bullwinkle. It’s pretty shocking … a GIGANTIC moose somehow made its way into Tyler’s backyard, and it’s both a glorious and frightening sight. A moose can be super dangerous, but when you stand back and watch … well, it’s awesome. It’s unclear where the

White Bird In A Blizzard (Tubi, Crackle And More) The life of a teenage girl (Shailene Woodley) spirals when her mother (Eva Green) disappears. Why You Should Stream If You Love Shailene Woodley: Though it doesn’t always gel with Eva Green’s broader, campier performance, Shailene Woodley gives another acclaimed performance at the center of White

Saturday AM Update: Any doubts about the health of the overall domestic box office continue to wane with Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings continuing to reign a top in its third weekend $21M, the second-best third weekend result for a September release after Warner Bros.’ It ($29.75M). That’s a great -39% hold after a Friday of

Marvel’s newest action hero actor, Simu Liu, allegedly once compared being a pedophile to being gay — which he likened to a genetic mutation and an illness … and something he was sympathetic toward. The lead star of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is in the crosshairs of Twitter right now, as

When Andrew Garfield finished up his tenure as the Marvel hero with 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony wasted no time in moving ahead with a new Spidey. Garfield recently spoke with Andy Cohen for Sirius XM, during which the host expressed his annoyance with the massive amount of Spider-Man movies. After respectfully disagreeing with

EXCLUSIVE:  Following the movie’s TIFF premiere, Relativity Media will open Justine Bateman’s feature directorial debut Violet on Oct. 29 in NY and LA with an expansion to follow on Nov. 5. The pic will also hit in home demand on Nov. 9. Relativity, as we first told you, picked up Violet after its world premiere at SXSW.

Play video content TMZ.com Bobby Brown‘s heard the rumors about the possible remake in the words of Whitney Houston‘s “Bodyguard” … and he’s not feeling it at all. We got Bobby out Thursday at LAX, and our camera guy asked him point-blank if he thinks remaking such a classic is a bad move, Bobby didn’t

Dante’s story starts with a complaint about noisy construction that came from his neighbor’s house, which according to TMZ’s reporting started The Waterboy co-star down a path of anger. After making threats to not only kill his neighbor, but also his wife and children, Peter Dante was eventually arrested by the authorities for “making felony

Warner Bros/Legendary’s Dune is off to an epic start at the box office in France. The Denis Villeneuve-directed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic world-building 1965 novel grossed $1.55M in its first day on Wednesday (including Tuesday night previews). This is the market’s fourth best launch day of all time for the month of September. The

Bam Margera‘s tough times aren’t getting any better … his wife’s asking for custody of their 3-year-old son, but hasn’t pulled the trigger on ending the couple’s marriage. According to court records … Nicole Boyd filed docs Wednesday in Los Angeles seeking full custody of their child, Phoenix Wolf. She’s willing to give Bam visitation,

Lauren Ridloff also says she has become more comfortable with asking for what she needs on sets. While she admits to previously trying to be as easy as possible to work with, because she was afraid of appearing fragile, Ridloff maintains that every actor has their own needs, their own things that make it easier

The worldwide box office for 2021 is projected to come in at $20.2B, 52% down on the record-breaking 2019 and 68% above the pandemic-hobbled 2020, says a new report from Gower Street Analytics. The London-based film tech company, which specializes in predictive box office for the distribution and exhibition sectors, calculated the end-of-year estimate following

10:42 AM PT — Sam just publicly responded to Octavia’s apology, saying … “you are very kind to clarify but I have no hard feelings whatsoever. “ He adds … “Jokes and misconceptions come with the territory.” Octavia Spencer is saying sorry to Britney Spears and Sam Asghari … she acknowledges her prenup comment on

Weirdly enough, Quentin Tarantino had actually gotten the idea for “Last Night in Soho” being a great title music from someone else! He told Wright that writer, director, producer Allison Anders (Gas Food Lodging, Four Rooms, Sugar Town) had said that to him prior. So Wright has reportedly decided to thank them both in the

Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures’ sci-fi epic Dune is starting early rollout this weekend, looking to capitalize on momentum coming off of its star-packed world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which was followed by an event at Paris’ Grand Rex cinema and screenings in Deauville and Toronto — all in just the past two weeks. The