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Refresh for latest…: Coming in higher than expected, Paramount/eOne’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves took a $71.5M global bow this weekend; that includes $33M from 60 offshore markets which is nicely above the $25M+ projected ahead of the frame. Standout markets included the UK (where eOne distributes) at No. 1 with $4.3M; Mexico and

Ari Aster pulled an epic April Fool’s prank on moviegoers expecting to see a screening of Midsommar but instead were treated to a screening of his newest film Beau Is Afraid starring Joaquin Phoenix. The filmmaker and Phoenix introduced the film to the audience at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in New York. At the end

Sharon Acker, best known as Lee Marvin’s unfaithful wife in the 1967 film Point Blank, died March 16 in a Toronto residential home. She was 87 and her death was confirmed by daughter Kim Everest, a casting director.  Acker had a long and varied resume in film, television, and the stage. In 1956, she played

Everyone has regrets. But if you’re a film star like Hugh Grant, your regrets keep reappearing on TV as a reminder. Grant is out flogging his appearance in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”, appearing on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” alongside costar Chris Pine. Corden enticed Grant into a spirited game of

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has won a competitive auction and sealed a high-six figure outright purchase of The Dwelling, an unpublished short story by Aaron Jayh. Michael B. Jordan and Liz Raposo’s Outlier Society are attached to produce. Jordan is potentially starring.   Adapting the mind-bending story will be Aaron Guzikowski, the scribe best known for

The only reason Murder Mystery 2 or even its predecesor exists is as a star vehicle in the most literal sense of the word. The recipe is simple: Sign Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, put them in glamorous locations with lots of action and schtick, and then set it loose on a global platform –

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed filmmaker Jamie Dack, whose debut feature Palm Trees and Power Lines earned her the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The coming-of-age drama, based on Dack’s 2018 short film of the same name, tells the story of Lea (Lily McInerny), a disconnected teenage girl who enters a relationship

Ahead of the April 6th release of his Netflix dark comedy Beef, Lee Sung Jin has stepped in as screenwriter for Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts, taking over for Black Widow‘s Eric Pearson, Deadline can confirm. The project reunites Lee with Beef helmer Jake Schreier, who is once again directing, as well as his show’s star Steven

Bob Yari and Marvin Peart have today announced the launch of WonderHill Studios, a new production and distribution company that will operate in the independent space, focusing on film and television production, domestic film distribution, acquisitions and foreign sales. The pair of veteran producers and media executives will run WonderHill as Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, prioritizing

An attorney for bankrupt movie theater chain Cineworld said today it has “several” interested parties eyeing its business in “rest of world” — meaning Europe outside the UK, and Israel — but nothing pending for the entire company, or, it seems for Regal in the U.S. Final bids are due April 10, said Joshua Sussberg

EXCLUSIVE: Eiza González (Baby Driver) and Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) are attached to star in sci-fi thriller Ash, the sophomore feature from producer, rapper and filmmaker Flying Lotus (Kuso). Paul and González will replace Tessa Thompson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt who were previously announced last summer. Gonzalez will play a woman who wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew

The recently renamed Universal Destinations & Experiences (previously Parks & Resorts) has named two executives to key roles at its growing creative division. In a memo to staff today, Destinations’ chairman-CEO Mark Woodbury said Brian Robinson has been named to the role of EVP, Chief Creative Officer and will lead the division’s Creative Studio, including ATI (Advanced

Disney and Pixar have unveiled the first full-length trailer for their newest animated feature Elemental, starring Leah Lewis (Nancy Drew) and Mamoudou Athie (Jurassic World: Dominion), while rounding out its cast. Others lending their voices to the pic hitting theaters on June 16th include Inside Out‘s Oscar-nominated co-director and story writer Ronnie del Carmen, Shila

“The nandina is a species of flower and plant native to eastern Asia,” we’re told. “The smell at certain times of the year gives you a real buzz — like the buzz you get just before pulling the trigger.” Here is the first trailer for Master Gardener, writer-director Paul Schrader’s feature starring Joel Edgerton, Sigourney

EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent announced today the six Fellows and their projects selected for its Amplifier Fellowship. The 2023 Film Independent Amplifier Fellowship is supported by Founding Sponsor Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity, a dedicated effort to help build new opportunities for underrepresented communities within entertainment. Over the course of the nine-month program, the Amplifier Fellows will

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is developing the action thriller Bella with Scream VI actress Samara Weaving set to star in the Larysa Kondracki-directed title.   Craig Flores is producing via Bread & Circuses Entertainment and Chad Stahleski is producing through his 87eleven Entertainment. Alex Young and Jason Spitz are executive producing via 87eleven. Jesse Wigutow is

EXCLUSIVE: Former DreamWorks exec Mark Sourian has been appointed as President of Production for the Angel Studios Original The Chosen, with plans to build out an entertainment “universe” from the hit faith-based series. The largest fan-supported entertainment project of all time, Dallas Jenkins’ The Chosen is an episodic drama series about the life of Jesus

EXCLUSIVE: This won’t come as a big surprise after so much speculation, but we hear that Wes Anderson’s comedy Asteroid City definitely is headed to the Cannes Film Festival. Nothing official from the festival or studio, but multiple good sources tell us it’s locked for a Riviera bow in May. And what fun that promises

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures continues to tap into its classic monsters vault. The studio has acquired a pitch for a revamp of 1956 horror film The Mole People pitched by Chris Winterbauer, who’ll write the script. In the new take, a woman travels to a town veiled in a conspiracy to rescue her grandchildren from their

Tango, the producer of the Sundance pic Shortcomings, is continuing to set up its future slate as it has come on to adapt the subversive rom com novel Book Lovers, into a feature film based on the #1 New York Times Bestseller from Emily Henry, the hit author behind three other New York Times Bestsellers