Movies
Hunger Games prequel heads for $50 million opening weekend
Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler star as Coriolanus Snow and Lucy Gray Baird in Lionsgate’s “Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” Lionsgate “Snow lands on top.” It’s the mantra of the main character Coriolanus Snow in the upcoming “Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” and the hope of its distributor Lionsgate. […]
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Mattel, hot off ‘Barbie’ success, hires ex-Fox, Sony exec to run TV studio
Mattel headquarters in El Segundo, California, US, on Friday, April 28, 2023. Bloomberg | Getty Images Mattel hopes a new hire will help it expand its content slate, following the blowout box office success of “Barbie.” The toy maker, home to Hot Wheels and American Girl, announced Thursday that it has hired former Fox and […]
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How Disney can save the Marvel Cinematic Universe
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 24: President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige took part today in the Walt Disney Studios presentation at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney) Jesse Grant | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images What is the Marvel Cinematic Universe without heroes like Iron Man, […]
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As Hollywood reckons with AI, Warner Music will use the tech to make an Edith Piaf biopic
Singer Edith Piaf Keystone-france | Gamma-keystone | Getty Images Warner Music plans to use artificial intelligence to recreate the voice and image of French artist and singer Edith Piaf, nearly 60 years after her death, the company said Tuesday. The efforts are part of the production behind a biopic about Piaf, titled “Edith.” News of […]
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Whoever ends up playing Elon Musk could be bound for Oscar glory
SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk, attends a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Maybe the hottest question in Hollywood right now is: Who will play Elon Musk? News broke Friday […]
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‘The Marvels’ has the worst opening weekend ever for any MCU film at $47 million
Brie Larson stars at Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel in Marvel Studios’ “The Marvels.” Disney “The Marvels” didn’t go higher, further or faster during its opening weekend in theaters. The latest entrant in the Marvel Cinematic Universe hauled in an estimated $47 million domestically over its debut weekend, the lowest in the 30-plus-film franchise’s history. […]
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‘The Marvels’ is probably headed for one of the worst MCU box office openings ever
Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel in Disney and Marvel’s “The Marvels.” Disney It was always going to be tough to top “Avengers: Endgame,” but what has spilled out from Disney and Marvel Studios in the wake of that epic has left fans discouraged about the franchise. There was hope that “The […]
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SAG-AFTRA actors’ union reaches tentative labor arrangement with Hollywood studios
SAG-AFTRA associates walk the picket line on the 100th working day of their ongoing strike outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, Oct 20, 2023. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters Hollywood’s actors and studios have a preliminary labor agreement. “In a unanimous vote this afternoon, the SAG-AFTRA Tv/Theatrical Committee approved a tentative arrangement with the AMPTP […]
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Disney is set to report earnings after the bell – here’s what to expect
The “Partners” statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, at Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, photographed Saturday, June 3, 2023. Joe Burbank | Tribune News Service | Getty Images LOS ANGELES – Disney shareholders will be looking for updates on CEO Bob Iger’s plans for […]
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Nintendo to make Zelda film immediately after Mario results shares pop 6%
Backlink figurine from Legend of Zelda with store workers inside Nintendo Tokyo retailer in Shibuya. Sopa Photographs | Lightrocket | Getty Photographs Nintendo explained Wednesday it programs to develop a are living-action movie of The Legend of Zelda, 1 of its most well known figures, as the gaming big looks to replicate the good results […]
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