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Robert Downey Sr. — whose credits included filmmaking, directing, writing, acting and fathering Robert Downey Jr. — has died at the age of 85. Sr. died in his sleep at home in NYC Wednesday after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease, according to his wife, who spoke to the NY Daily News. Downey Sr.’s career started

Making an action movie can be a tough experience for an actor, and that will almost surely be the case for many of the performers making the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4. After all, the franchise is famously stunt and fight heavy, and as such there are going to be a lot of people who

As we told you over the weekend, Disney/Marvel’s Black Widow presales were set to outstrip that of Universal’s F9 at the same point in time before its opening weekend, and this morning Fandango has reported that the Cate Shortland-directed movie is their best pre-seller so far in 2021. Black Widow advance ticket sales are also

Richard Donner — one of the most famed and prolific directors of all time, known for flicks like “Superman,” “Lethal Weapon,” “The Goonies” and countless others — has reportedly died. The legendary filmmaker recently passed away — this according to his production company, The Donner’s Company, who confirmed the news to Variety. No word on

As we learned early this year, The Kissing Booth 3 will be the third and final installment of the movie series starring Joey King, Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi and Joel Courtney. Ahead of its August release date, Netflix has released its first trailer (above) and its teasing quite the emotional finale for the trio of high

Company, Marianne Elliott’s reimagined production of the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone, will begin Broadway performances a month earlier than previously announced, with the new preview date now set for Monday, Nov. 15. The official opening night is now Thursday, Dec. 9 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, a full

Paul Rudd once gave Seth Rogen a massage — which might sound goofy … but there’s a twist that makes all the more hilarious, the details of which Seth shared to much fanfare. The actor/director dished on the hilarious story out of nowhere Monday on Twitter, telling the tale of the time his good pal,

In March 2020, the box office was essentially cryogenically frozen thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s been slowly thawing out ever since, with things crawling back towards normal. Week to week we would see some movies hit big, but mandates and restrictions kept the market limited. This weekend, however, the industry has finally crossed a

Summer of Soul (Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) will report a three-day cum of $650K in 752 theaters in North America for a per screen average of $865, distributor Searchlight said of the Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson doc about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. The film, with an A+ CinemaScore, performed best in

Play video content @McConaughey / Twitter Matthew McConaughey seems awfully gubernatorial for his 4th of July message to America — but his message also sounds pretty damn appealing … let’s unite, and maybe sing about it. The actor — and rumored Texas Governor hopeful — just posted a video addressed to these United States …

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. This article contains spoilers from Flashback and its ending. Read no further if you haven’t seen the Dylan O’Brien movie yet!  Christopher MacBride’s film Flashback stars Dylan O’Brien as Fred Fitzell, a young

In the wake of his departure from Studio Movie Grill, that circuit’s founder Brian Schultz has launched Look Dine-In Cinemas, another luxury dine-in exhibition concept. Look is taking over three Studio Movie Grill California leases and reopening the venues in the near future: Monrovia (July 15th), Downey (July 22nd) and Glendale (July 29). Look Dine-In

For those who need to be brought up to speed, the feud between Dwayne Johnson and Tyrese Gibson began in earnest when Universal Pictures gave the greenlight to Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw, which was headlined by The Rock and fellow franchise alum Jason Statham. While this was exciting for fans, Gibson took

Friday AM Update: Universal had not one, but two wide release previews last night as they head into the four-day Independence Day weekend, with both DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business, and Blumhouse’s The Forever Purge grossing $1.3M apiece. Those looking for more technicality: Boss Baby 2 took in $1.31M at 2,700 theaters from shows which began

Beyond aesthetics, it’s unclear how this black and gold suit will distinguish itself from the other black and gold costumes. One of the action figures of Spidey in that suit shows him spinning gold webbing, but other action figures of the Web-Slinger in different suits also come with gold-colored action accessories. We’ll just have to

A24 got ahead of the Independence Day wide release competition yesterday with the opening of their Sundance Janicza Bravo directed thriller Zola which took in $505K at 1,468 theaters for a 6th place rank. The movie, based on the zany Twitter thread, boasts 88% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and is expected to bring in $2M-$4M

Chris Kattan allegedly pulled an anti-masker moment onboard an American Airlines flight, frightening other passengers and prompting airline staff to order him off the plane … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell us … the ex-‘SNL’ star had boarded the flight Monday from Dallas/Fort Worth to LAX, but his appearance startled several passengers

Scarlett Johansson clarified that this doesn’t mean an actor shouldn’t be “physically comfortable with the stunt work and choreography,” saying that in some ways, it should be “second nature.” However, Johansson recalled that when she shot Iron Man 2, that was at a time when actors were doing a lot more of their stunts. She

Lionsgate’s Nicolas Cage self parody feature The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent will open on April 22, 2022. The title was previously unset. In the action comedy, Nicolas Cage stars as… Nicolas Cage. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous

A super team of celebs showed up for LeBron James‘ big night — with the NBA superstar hosting a bash to celebrate “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” King James showed up at Six Flags Magic Mountain Tuesday night for the huge event … with names like Don Cheadle (who stars in SJ2), G-Eazy, Tiffany Haddish,

Classic “started at the bottom, now we’re here” story, right? The first Fast & Furious film came out 20 years ago. It certainly doesn’t feel that long, even though the franchise has come so far in that time. The Fast Saga was always supposed to be full of family and fun – now they can

After raising the bar on what a movie can open to during the pandemic with F9‘s $70M weekend, Universal is adding a one-two wide release punch to the weekend with the debut of two titles geared at two different demos: DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business which is set to do $15M+ and Blumhouse’s The Forever

Play video content TMZ.com In a matter of weeks, Richard Hutchins went from homeless to hosting his own art gallery show/auction in Beverly Hills … and, pretty soon, he’ll be coming to a theater near you. Richard — an artist who spent years living on the streets in L.A. after his art studio burned down

With pandemic restrictions largely lifted at Walt Disney World, one would expect that things are largely, “back to normal.” In fact, with social distancing and mask restrictions gone but the parks perhaps not up to full capacity, especially for the summertime, it could seem like now is the best possible time to visit theme parks

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures International Productions has acquired worldwide distribution rights to The Calm Beyond, a survivalist thriller that premiered in competition at the 2020 Adelaide Film Festival. This is the feature directorial debut of the late Joshua Wong, the award-winning commercials and shorts director, who tragically lost his battle with cancer in December 2020. From a

Nia Long is showing some serious love for her fiancé Ime Udoka … praising her soon-to-be hubby on becoming the new head coach of the Boston Celtics!! The Cs officially announced the former Brooklyn Nets assistant as Brad Stevens‘ successor at a press conference on Monday … and the “Boyz n the Hood” actress couldn’t

No details have been revealed yet about why Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc finds himself in Greece in Knives Out 2, but just like in 2019, he’ll end up investigating a crime requiring him to interview an ensemble lineup of colorful characters. So far the Knives Out 2 cast includes Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe,

IFC Film’s Werewolves Within saw the biggest debut in a weekend without many new limited releases. Directed by Josh Ruben and written by Mishna Wolff, the comedy-horror flick stars Sam Richardson (Veep) and Milana Vayntrub. In the Ubisoft game-based film, a proposed pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield and a snowstorm traps

Play video content TMZ.com The people have spoken, and they say Bow Wow beat Soulja Boy in a “Verzuz” — which begs the question … can Shad get a little respect on his name now??? Sheesh! That’s exactly what we asked BW Saturday in WeHo as he was leaving Catch … this after his highly-anticipated

One thing that should be pointed out with this performance is that right now the film is a big screen exclusive – something that is a bit rare right now in distribution. While films like the aforementioned Godzilla vs. Kong and Simon McQuoid’s Mortal Kombat both came out day-and-date in theaters and on HBO Max,