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Helen McCrory — best known for playing Aunt Polly on “Peaky Blinders” — has died of cancer … according to her husband, “Billions” star Damian Lewis. Lewis announced his wife’s death on Twitter, saying … “I’m heartbroken to announce that after an heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory

By comparison, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, being a park built without Walt Disney’s specific input, has always served alcohol, and that means that it, of course, also has a full service Oga’s Cantina, but it also has more. Specifically, the major beverage option unique to the area, blue and green milk, can be purchased with or

Ahead of the summer release of Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Moscow’s Dream Island Theme Park has officially opened its new “Hotel Transylvania” attraction. This comes as Transformania, the final chapter in the $1.3B franchise, is due for rollout beginning July 23 in North America and internationally from August 4. It is currently scheduled to hit Russia on

Paul Blart: NFL coach!? Kevin James is all set to play New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton in an upcoming Netflix project … and it’s all based around the fallout from the infamous “Bountygate” scandal. Remember, Payton was suspended for 1 year after the NFL found Saints defensive players were getting cash payouts from

The movie’s dialogue, story and even the music are all secondary to the monster. As long as the action is good and the monster gets adequate screen time wreaking havoc, audiences are pleased. Like I said at the beginning, I’m here to see the monster, and if I wanted deep commentary, nuance and Oscar-worthy performances,

EXCLUSIVE: The Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal dramedy Here Today has been picked up by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions’ Stage 6 Films and will open in theaters on May 7. Crystal directed the movie, repping his eighth time directing and his third on a feature film. Crystal co-wrote the screenplay with his fellow Saturday Night Live alum and

Here’s something to make ya feel old … Macaulay Culkin is now a proud parent!!! Macaulay, best known as Kevin McAllister in the insanely popular 1990s ‘Home Alone’ movies, just announced the birth of his first child with his partner, actress Brenda Song. Macaulay and Brenda welcomed their son, Dakota Song Culkin, into the world

Of course, this is just the beginning, as actors like Naomie Harris and Ruth Wilson, as well as the rest of their Time’s Up UK collaborators, are just beginning to inspire much needed change in the entertainment industry. Issuing guidelines is a starting point for actions and conversations that will need to happen on every

Two of the country’s major theatrical venues announced reopening plans today, with the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. set to house Broadway productions in November and October, respectively. In Los Angeles, the Ahmanson’s 2021-22 season will start later than previously announced – instead of an August opening with

Sharon Tate would be upset by the handful of fraudulent items being sold in her name on eBay … this according to her sister, who insists they never belonged to her late sibling. Here’s the deal … there’s a handful of eBay listings for jewelry and dresses — including a ring with a $180,000 asking

Wanda Mind Controls A Town The initial setup for Marvel’s first MCU Disney+ series, that Wanda Maximoff and Vision were, for some reason, trapped in a seemingly endless series of sitcoms, had an obviously humorous premise. However, the reality of the series was anything but funny. Wanda was hurting in a big way, and in

Sony’s Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson action comedy The Man From Toronto has set a release date of Jan. 14, 2022. The pic was taken off the theatrical release calendar as the pandemic took hold.  At one point, it was scheduled to open on Nov. 20. Hart owns two of MLK’s biggest openings for Ride Along, ranked third

Harvey Weinstein‘s been indicted on sexual assault charges in L.A. and now faces extradition from New York, but he’s hoping to stay put because his health is failing… so claims his legal team. The disgraced movie producer appeared Monday for his extradition hearing via video conference along with his attorneys, Mark Werksman and Norman Effman,

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(Interactive chart with estimates below) This week, Atlas Entertainment’s The Girl Who Believes in Miracles grew to 900 runs in 175 markets (up from 640 runs in 154 markets) as it tallies its weekend best at $604,000 with its cumulative box office total doubling to $1,326,000. In its second weekend, the Rich Correll-directed drama posts

Henry Cavill‘s got a new girlfriend!!! And he said so himself. The “Superman” stud introduced GF Natalie Viscuso to his followers, although a bunch of you probably know her already. She was featured on “Super Sweet 16” back in 2005. It’s a show about rich kids and their birthday parties. On the show, she somewhat

Dumbledore Vs. Gandalf Sure, the Harry Potter universe is leading up to Dumbledore vs. Grindelwald’s famed battle within the Fantastic Beasts series, but I’ll do you one better. How about Hollywood gets weird with it and imagines a time and place where Dumbledore and Gandalf were in the same place at the same time and

Warner Bros. pandemic hit Godzilla vs. Kong grossed $3.88M on Friday, which will yield an estimated $12.9M second weekend at 3,084 theaters (+20), -60%, on its way to $69M domestic by the end of tomorrow. In the Legendary title’s first week, the monster movie has grossed $60M, making it the top grossing pic stateside during the pandemic

Bill Maher obliterated the Oscars Friday night … musing that the choices the Academy is making for best films require a name change to the Debbies … as in Debbie Downer!!! The ‘Real Time’ host ticked off the nominees for Best Motion Pic, and viewing may require a serious dose of Prozac, ’cause they’re all

2ND UPDATE, 12:12 PM: The bunny trail is busy again. Sony said today that its Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway is moving up two weeks from Fourth of July weekend to June 18. The move comes just hours after after Paramount announced that its Top Gun: Maverick exited its July 2 slot and Blumhouse’s The Forever Purge is taking that

T.C. Williams High School in Virginia — famously featured in the movie, “Remember The Titans” — is getting a complete makeover … in an attempt to distance itself from its racist history. But, don’t worry, they’re still the Titans!!! The school was originally named after former superintendent Thomas Chambliss Williams — a known racist who

It seems it doesn’t matter if your dad is a movie star, as Jason Isaacs’s kids can’t be bothered with any movies including their old man, which is honestly relatable. Beyond Harry Potter, Isaacs also doesn’t want his kids to see some of the films he’s starred in because his behavior is often villainous or

Third-party streaming ratings firm Samba TV reports that 3.6 million households watched at least five minutes of Warner Bros./Legendary’s Godzilla vs. Kong on HBO Max in the pic’s first five days from March 31 to April 4. While HBO Max didn’t provide any official viewership figures on Godzilla vs. Kong, previous data from Samba shows that

If Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson does indeed run for U.S. President as he’s hinted he might, he nearly has all the votes needed to win already … at least based on a new poll. The former WWE superstar turned Hollywood A-lister has the support of 46 percent of adult Americans if he were to make

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Thor 4’s Taika Waititi went from being New Zealand’s best-kept secret to one of Hollywood’s most celebrated creators. But that wasn’t always the case. When the New Zealander was announced as the director

We first told you that Skydance sold the Chris Pratt sci-fi film The Tomorrow War to Amazon Studios for $200M, and now that deal has closed with the streamer setting a July 2 drop date in 240 countries and territories. It’s the second Paramount release that Amazon has picked up after Coming 2 America which

Play video content BACKGRID George Clooney stepped into the batter’s box in between takes on the set of his new movie, taking hacks while Ben Affleck tried shagging balls in the outfield … and for one of them, it didn’t go so smoothly. George took a break from directing “The Tender Bar” Wednesday in Boston

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. It’s no secret that comic book movies are everywhere. And given how popular certain heroes like Batman are, there’s been numerous film adaptations over the years. The next actor to wear the cape

Universal Pictures has scheduled George Clooney and Julia Roberts’ next movie together, Ticket to Paradise, for Sept. 30, 2022. Uni already had the release date reserved for an event film on the theatrical release calendar. Ticket to Paradise currently follows the weekend after Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots: The Last Wish sequel on Sept. 23 and ahead of

Paul Ritter — best known around the globe for playing Eldred Worple in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” — has died. A rep for the British actor says Paul died of a brain tumor Monday night. He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons — Frank and Noah — by his