Janet Jackson and Drew Barrymore are looking back at their acting careers and revealing some iconic movies they passed on.
The singer made a surprise appearance on Friday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, and in a preview clip, Jackson shared which legendary superhero she almost played.
After being asked if she was supposed to star in The Matrix, she responded, “No.” Jackson added that she couldn’t remember the film’s name but knew who got the role when she turned it down.
“It was…this is horrible,” the Good Times alum said. “I can’t remember the film, but Halle Berry played Storm.” Barrymore exclaimed in response, “X-Men?”
“I couldn’t because I was just embarking on the Janet tour,” Jackson continued. “But I think that’s what you’re confusing it with. It wasn’t The Matrix.”
Berry debuted her superhero Storm in the 2001 movie, adapted from the Marvel comic book,...
The singer made a surprise appearance on Friday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, and in a preview clip, Jackson shared which legendary superhero she almost played.
After being asked if she was supposed to star in The Matrix, she responded, “No.” Jackson added that she couldn’t remember the film’s name but knew who got the role when she turned it down.
“It was…this is horrible,” the Good Times alum said. “I can’t remember the film, but Halle Berry played Storm.” Barrymore exclaimed in response, “X-Men?”
“I couldn’t because I was just embarking on the Janet tour,” Jackson continued. “But I think that’s what you’re confusing it with. It wasn’t The Matrix.”
Berry debuted her superhero Storm in the 2001 movie, adapted from the Marvel comic book,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Janet Jackson opened up about how close she came to playing an iconic superhero.
The 57-year-old music icon appears on the Friday (April 26) episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.
On the show, she addressed some casting rumors, confirming that she was in the running to play a Marvel character and denying that she almost appeared in another hit film franchise.
Keep reading to find out more…
Speaking to Drew Barrymore and Ross Matthews, Janet revealed that she nearly played Storm in X-Men.
Halle Berry played the weather-controlling mutant in the 2000 movie. She reprised the role several additional times over the years.
“I couldn’t, because I was just embarking on the Janet tour,” she explained.
Meanwhile, Janet denied that she almost starred in The Matrix. Another actress has previously said that she competed with Janet to play Trinity in the successful franchise.
“It’s so hard when you like are...
The 57-year-old music icon appears on the Friday (April 26) episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.
On the show, she addressed some casting rumors, confirming that she was in the running to play a Marvel character and denying that she almost appeared in another hit film franchise.
Keep reading to find out more…
Speaking to Drew Barrymore and Ross Matthews, Janet revealed that she nearly played Storm in X-Men.
Halle Berry played the weather-controlling mutant in the 2000 movie. She reprised the role several additional times over the years.
“I couldn’t, because I was just embarking on the Janet tour,” she explained.
Meanwhile, Janet denied that she almost starred in The Matrix. Another actress has previously said that she competed with Janet to play Trinity in the successful franchise.
“It’s so hard when you like are...
- 4/25/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Keke Palmer is a multi-talented actress and singer loved by audiences since her childhood with roles in films like “Akeelah and the Bee” and Nickelodeon shows like “True Jackson, VP”. These days, she’s wowing critics with her leading role in Jordan Peele’s latest horror flick, “Nope”.
A still from Nope
But it seems her talents might soon be gracing a whole new universe – the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). With fans constantly campaigning for their favorite actors to embody iconic superheroes, reports are swirling that Marvel Studios has its eye on Palmer for a major role. And while the exact character remains a mystery, there’s one hero in particular that seems like a perfect fit.
Marvel Interested in Seeing Keke Palmer For A Big Role & Storm Feels Like The Perfect Role
A still from X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Keke Palmer is reportedly on Marvel Studios’ wishlist for a major role,...
A still from Nope
But it seems her talents might soon be gracing a whole new universe – the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). With fans constantly campaigning for their favorite actors to embody iconic superheroes, reports are swirling that Marvel Studios has its eye on Palmer for a major role. And while the exact character remains a mystery, there’s one hero in particular that seems like a perfect fit.
Marvel Interested in Seeing Keke Palmer For A Big Role & Storm Feels Like The Perfect Role
A still from X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Keke Palmer is reportedly on Marvel Studios’ wishlist for a major role,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Piyush Yadav
- FandomWire
Halle Berry got very strict with her Extant partner Jeffrey Dean Morgan that she did not want him to be paired up with other actresses. They both co-starred for the first time ever in the short-lived science fiction series, and Berry admitted she got attracted to the role for several reasons.
Halle Berry in Extant
It was mostly the aspect of relatability to the character that made her agree to the project, but she was all the more excited about it when she learned that the veteran director Steven Spielberg joined on board.
Halle Berry Reveals Her Reasons For Working On Extant
Speaking with Collider, actress Halle Berry recalled what made her Extant character very appealing to her. The actress admitted that being a mother had something to do with why she signed up for the job.
“There were so many elements that drew me to it, but probably the...
Halle Berry in Extant
It was mostly the aspect of relatability to the character that made her agree to the project, but she was all the more excited about it when she learned that the veteran director Steven Spielberg joined on board.
Halle Berry Reveals Her Reasons For Working On Extant
Speaking with Collider, actress Halle Berry recalled what made her Extant character very appealing to her. The actress admitted that being a mother had something to do with why she signed up for the job.
“There were so many elements that drew me to it, but probably the...
- 4/25/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Halle Berry once worked alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan on the short-lived sci-fi series Extant. With the two playing lovers on the show, Berry quipped that she didn’t want to share Morgan with any other television stars.
Halle Berry worked alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan for ‘Extant’ season 2 Halle Berry and Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Robert Voets/CBS via Getty Images
Berry and Morgan collaborated for the first time in the sci-fi series Extant. The project saw Berry playing an astronaut returning to Earth after a year in space. And although Berry was used to being on the big screen, the show’s concept excited her too much to turn down.
In an interview with Collider, Berry asserted that her connection with her Extant character helped convince her to do the show.
“There were so many elements that drew me to it, but probably the first one was being a mother,” she said.
Halle Berry worked alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan for ‘Extant’ season 2 Halle Berry and Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Robert Voets/CBS via Getty Images
Berry and Morgan collaborated for the first time in the sci-fi series Extant. The project saw Berry playing an astronaut returning to Earth after a year in space. And although Berry was used to being on the big screen, the show’s concept excited her too much to turn down.
In an interview with Collider, Berry asserted that her connection with her Extant character helped convince her to do the show.
“There were so many elements that drew me to it, but probably the first one was being a mother,” she said.
- 4/25/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Some Hollywood stars not only shine on-screen but also radiate kindness off-screen. Keanu Reeves and Bruce Willis exemplify this. The Matrix star, who is known as the nicest guy in Hollywood, is also celebrated for showering his Matrix crew with thoughtful gifts.
Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 4 | Lionsgate
However, he might not be the only actor with such thoughtful gestures toward his crew. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer recently shared that the Die Hard star added money to the film crews’ cash giveaways to ensure that they had some extra cash by the weekends while working on the 1998 film Armageddon.
Bruce Willis’ Heartfelt Gestures on the Set of Armageddon
Bruce Willis starred alongside Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler in Michael Bay’s 1998 film Armageddon. The film focuses on a team of oil drillers who are sent to space to stop an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Jerry Bruckheimer...
Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 4 | Lionsgate
However, he might not be the only actor with such thoughtful gestures toward his crew. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer recently shared that the Die Hard star added money to the film crews’ cash giveaways to ensure that they had some extra cash by the weekends while working on the 1998 film Armageddon.
Bruce Willis’ Heartfelt Gestures on the Set of Armageddon
Bruce Willis starred alongside Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler in Michael Bay’s 1998 film Armageddon. The film focuses on a team of oil drillers who are sent to space to stop an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Jerry Bruckheimer...
- 4/24/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine is easily one of the best physiques that the world of entertainment has witnessed. While many actors have bulked up for their roles, Jackman’s dedication has been more remarkable due to his growing age with each successive appearance. Having portrayed the character for more than 20 years now, Jackman looks magnificent in the latest trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine, to say the least.
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men: The Last Stand
Yet, there have been some trolls who cannot believe that the actor is as jacked as he looks, leading to the impression that he might be wearing fake muscles (!?). Coming to his defense is the Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld, who recently tweeted that the muscles are one hundred percent real and that he had touched them.
Deadpool Creator Comes to the Defense of Hugh Jackman
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine
Hugh Jackman...
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men: The Last Stand
Yet, there have been some trolls who cannot believe that the actor is as jacked as he looks, leading to the impression that he might be wearing fake muscles (!?). Coming to his defense is the Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld, who recently tweeted that the muscles are one hundred percent real and that he had touched them.
Deadpool Creator Comes to the Defense of Hugh Jackman
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine
Hugh Jackman...
- 4/23/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
Uma Thurman reunited with her Pulp Fiction co-stars John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Harvey Keitel on Thursday to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary as part of the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival opening night.
Thurman joined the cast of the 1994 Quentin Tarantino independent crime film as Mia Wallace—the role that catapulted her to stardom.
30 years later, Uma Thurman’s portrayal of Mia Wallace remains iconic, a testament to a role that was highly contested but became hers, defining a generation at the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival (Credit: Miramax Films)
During the casting process for Mia Wallace in “Pulp Fiction,” Tarantino and Miramax considered numerous actresses, including Isabella Rossellini, Meg Ryan, Daryl Hannah, Joan Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Halle Berry, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Holly Hunter, Alfre Woodard, and Michelle Pfeiffer, who was Tarantino’s preferred choice and auditioned for the role.
In the end, Thurman won the part, earning her an...
Thurman joined the cast of the 1994 Quentin Tarantino independent crime film as Mia Wallace—the role that catapulted her to stardom.
30 years later, Uma Thurman’s portrayal of Mia Wallace remains iconic, a testament to a role that was highly contested but became hers, defining a generation at the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival (Credit: Miramax Films)
During the casting process for Mia Wallace in “Pulp Fiction,” Tarantino and Miramax considered numerous actresses, including Isabella Rossellini, Meg Ryan, Daryl Hannah, Joan Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Halle Berry, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Holly Hunter, Alfre Woodard, and Michelle Pfeiffer, who was Tarantino’s preferred choice and auditioned for the role.
In the end, Thurman won the part, earning her an...
- 4/22/2024
- by Anne De Guia
- Your Next Shoes
Halle Berry was willing to gather information from a variety of sources to help keep herself in shape. In the early days of the internet, she was even willing to visit chatrooms to seek answers.
How online chatrooms helped Halle Berry with her diabetes Halle Berry | Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images
Berry had mixed feelings about using the internet. On the one hand, she didn’t like the hatred she frequently saw online or how internet users hid behind their words with anonymity — a luxury the Oscar winner couldn’t enjoy.
“The internet is also a very negative place because people can say whatever they want and not have to take responsibility for their comments,” Berry once told Black Film. “I have to always take responsibility. If you’re in a public position, you have to take responsibility for things you think, it seems like. You have to take responsibility for...
How online chatrooms helped Halle Berry with her diabetes Halle Berry | Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images
Berry had mixed feelings about using the internet. On the one hand, she didn’t like the hatred she frequently saw online or how internet users hid behind their words with anonymity — a luxury the Oscar winner couldn’t enjoy.
“The internet is also a very negative place because people can say whatever they want and not have to take responsibility for their comments,” Berry once told Black Film. “I have to always take responsibility. If you’re in a public position, you have to take responsibility for things you think, it seems like. You have to take responsibility for...
- 4/21/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Halle Berry became one of the biggest actors in Hollywood, having won Oscars and starred in blockbusters. But if she realized just how crazy the world of celebrity was earlier, Berry might’ve gone down a different path.
Halle Berry once revealed what she would’ve done if she wasn’t an actor Halle Berry | Johnny Nunez/WireImage
Berry didn’t always have her sights set on acting. She initially went to school in the hopes of finding more traditional work.
“I was going to college, I wanted to be a journalist,” Berry once told BlackTree TV. “I wanted to be a news anchor, or travel the far seas and report.”
But Berry’s motivations changed when she ended up taking a summer class on a whim.
“It’s when I was living in Chicago, I took a class in second city, just for s***s and giggles. Just because...
Halle Berry once revealed what she would’ve done if she wasn’t an actor Halle Berry | Johnny Nunez/WireImage
Berry didn’t always have her sights set on acting. She initially went to school in the hopes of finding more traditional work.
“I was going to college, I wanted to be a journalist,” Berry once told BlackTree TV. “I wanted to be a news anchor, or travel the far seas and report.”
But Berry’s motivations changed when she ended up taking a summer class on a whim.
“It’s when I was living in Chicago, I took a class in second city, just for s***s and giggles. Just because...
- 4/19/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Hollywood stars Halle Berry and Bruce Willis have joined forces in various movies like Perfect Stranger and The Last Boy Scout. However, the actress has shared that she did not have a very pleasant experience working with the action star in their first film together, Tony Scott’s The Last Boy Scout.
The Last Boy Scout
The film follows Willis as a washed-up private investigator who teams up with a disgraced football star to uncover a potential conspiracy. Berry, who was still carving her path in the industry, portrayed the role of a stripper, Cory. And she later expressed feeling overlooked and unnoticed by her co-star.
Halle Berry Opened Up About Her First Time Working with Bruce Willis
Halle Berry reflected on her experience working with the 69-year-old actor Bruce Willis in the 1991 film The Last Boy Scout. The Oscar winner, who was in her initial years in Hollywood, was...
The Last Boy Scout
The film follows Willis as a washed-up private investigator who teams up with a disgraced football star to uncover a potential conspiracy. Berry, who was still carving her path in the industry, portrayed the role of a stripper, Cory. And she later expressed feeling overlooked and unnoticed by her co-star.
Halle Berry Opened Up About Her First Time Working with Bruce Willis
Halle Berry reflected on her experience working with the 69-year-old actor Bruce Willis in the 1991 film The Last Boy Scout. The Oscar winner, who was in her initial years in Hollywood, was...
- 4/18/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Halle Berry has worked alongside many top actors in the film industry, including Bruce Willis. But when they first collaborated, Berry confided that the two barely interacted with each other.
What Halle Berry initially thought about working with Bruce Willis Halle Berry and Bruce Willis | James Devaney/WireImage
Berry and Willis may be well acquainted now, but they weren’t exactly friends on their first official film together. The two starred in the 1991 Tony Scott feature The Last Boy Scout, where Berry played a stripper. It was one of the first features Berry did at the time during her ascension. Since Willis was already a huge star by the early 90s, she found their interaction to be a bit awkward.
“He didn’t even know I was alive in that movie,” Berry once said according to Black Film. “I don’t even think he looked me in the face. He...
What Halle Berry initially thought about working with Bruce Willis Halle Berry and Bruce Willis | James Devaney/WireImage
Berry and Willis may be well acquainted now, but they weren’t exactly friends on their first official film together. The two starred in the 1991 Tony Scott feature The Last Boy Scout, where Berry played a stripper. It was one of the first features Berry did at the time during her ascension. Since Willis was already a huge star by the early 90s, she found their interaction to be a bit awkward.
“He didn’t even know I was alive in that movie,” Berry once said according to Black Film. “I don’t even think he looked me in the face. He...
- 4/18/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Deadpool & Wolverine, the only theatrical project to be released this year from Marvel Studios, has a lot riding on its shoulders. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the titular roles, the movie will see many old faces coming back to the fold. Recently, director Shawn Levy and Marvel Studios President, Kevin Feige were at CinemaCon, where an almost 10-minute long footage from the movie was shown. And to the surprise of many, an Og Avenger made the trip to Deadpool land.
Deadpool & Wolverine is the sole theatrical MCU release of the year
After Avengers: Endgame, two out of six Og Avengers bid goodbye to the MCU – Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man and Chris Evans’ Captain America. Scarlett Johansson too said farewell to her role of Black Widow soon after with her standalone movie, Black Widow (2021). Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth are still part of the MCU,...
Deadpool & Wolverine is the sole theatrical MCU release of the year
After Avengers: Endgame, two out of six Og Avengers bid goodbye to the MCU – Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man and Chris Evans’ Captain America. Scarlett Johansson too said farewell to her role of Black Widow soon after with her standalone movie, Black Widow (2021). Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth are still part of the MCU,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Swagata Das
- FandomWire
Keanu Reeves’ John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum was one visual treat that climbed to the status of the top-grossing movie in the franchise in just 10 days of its release. While John Wick 4 provided an even greater movie experience, the potential of Chad Stahelski’s realistic filmmaking was first noticed in the third film. The effort that went into making one underwater fight scene proves how Stahelski’s film was anchored in reality.
Keanu Reeves’s John Wick and Halle Berry’s Sofia Al-Azwar in John Wick 3
John Wick 3 received critical acclaim for its action sequences and visual style. It saw the central character going on a run from the bounty hunters who are after him due to the incidents of the second film.
Keanu Reeves’ Underwater Stunt In John Wick 3 Couldn’t Get Any More Realistic
Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Keanu Reeves...
Keanu Reeves’s John Wick and Halle Berry’s Sofia Al-Azwar in John Wick 3
John Wick 3 received critical acclaim for its action sequences and visual style. It saw the central character going on a run from the bounty hunters who are after him due to the incidents of the second film.
Keanu Reeves’ Underwater Stunt In John Wick 3 Couldn’t Get Any More Realistic
Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Keanu Reeves...
- 4/16/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Screen looks at the key take-aways from the annual exhibitors convention in Las Vegas which ran April 8-11.
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
- 4/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Screen looks at the key take-aways from the annual exhibitors convention in Las Vegas which ran April 8-11.
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
- 4/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Screen looks at the key take-aways from the annual exhibitors convention in Las Vegas which ran April 8-11.
Exhibitors in decent shape; AMC boss fends off bankruptcy talk
Cineworld has come through a restructure. Cinemark continues to run a tight ship. And AMC will not file for bankruptcy – or so CEO Adam Aron asserted whenever a reporter was within earshot, despite a heavy debt load and incessant speculation about the financial health of the world’s largest circuit after Covid and the Hollywood strikes.
However Drafthouse is exploring a sale, and Hollywood sources told Screen the likelihood is there will be consolidation down the line,...
Exhibitors in decent shape; AMC boss fends off bankruptcy talk
Cineworld has come through a restructure. Cinemark continues to run a tight ship. And AMC will not file for bankruptcy – or so CEO Adam Aron asserted whenever a reporter was within earshot, despite a heavy debt load and incessant speculation about the financial health of the world’s largest circuit after Covid and the Hollywood strikes.
However Drafthouse is exploring a sale, and Hollywood sources told Screen the likelihood is there will be consolidation down the line,...
- 4/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Actor and X-Men star Anna Paquin won an Academy Award at a very early age. But after receiving the coveted prize, she became a little self-conscious with the idea of being an Oscar-winner.
This ‘X-Men’ star tried to hide her Oscar from her friends Anna Paquin | Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Halle Berry wasn’t the only Oscar-winner who was a part of Fox’s original X-Men franchise. Anna Paquin, who played the young mutant Rogue, also knew what it was like to win the trophy. She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the 1993 movie The Piano. She was only 11-years-old at the time, and perhaps what made her win more impressive was that it was her first feature film.
Paquin had no ambitions to be an actor at the time of her victory. She was only interested in the role because it meant she could take time off from school.
This ‘X-Men’ star tried to hide her Oscar from her friends Anna Paquin | Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Halle Berry wasn’t the only Oscar-winner who was a part of Fox’s original X-Men franchise. Anna Paquin, who played the young mutant Rogue, also knew what it was like to win the trophy. She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the 1993 movie The Piano. She was only 11-years-old at the time, and perhaps what made her win more impressive was that it was her first feature film.
Paquin had no ambitions to be an actor at the time of her victory. She was only interested in the role because it meant she could take time off from school.
- 4/13/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
We’re leaving Las Vegas.
CinemaCon 2024 is over — time for studios to go out and prove their pitches at the box office. Based on what we saw, or really what we didn’t see, that will be an uphill battle.
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the folks and films that showed up. Arguably, the biggest star to attend CinemaCon was Kevin Costner. The cynical point of view? He was pitching not one but two “Horizon” films to theater owners — and simultaneously pitching third and fourth installments to Warner Bros. Plus, Costner received a trophy (the CinemaCon Visionary Award), for which WB execs shooed him offstage just to call him back up. Kinda silly. Speaking of WB execs and no-shows, if David Zaslav was in town, he didn’t come on stage.
Jeff Goldblum did, as did his fellow “Wicked” co-stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh.
CinemaCon 2024 is over — time for studios to go out and prove their pitches at the box office. Based on what we saw, or really what we didn’t see, that will be an uphill battle.
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the folks and films that showed up. Arguably, the biggest star to attend CinemaCon was Kevin Costner. The cynical point of view? He was pitching not one but two “Horizon” films to theater owners — and simultaneously pitching third and fourth installments to Warner Bros. Plus, Costner received a trophy (the CinemaCon Visionary Award), for which WB execs shooed him offstage just to call him back up. Kinda silly. Speaking of WB execs and no-shows, if David Zaslav was in town, he didn’t come on stage.
Jeff Goldblum did, as did his fellow “Wicked” co-stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh.
- 4/12/2024
- by Tony Maglio and Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Director Barry Jenkins appeared at his first CinemaCon on Thursday to show off a trailer from Mufasa: The Lion King.
How did an arthouse director and Moonlight Oscar winner take on a four-quadrant movie? He wondered about that himself for a minute, he said, but he told the crowd that he’s seen the original 1994 movie 200 times with his nieces and nephews.
“When the script came to me, I was fascinated by watching these complex people dealing with complex emotions,” Jenkins told attendees at Caesars Palace Colosseum. “This film explores Mufasa’s rise to become the heroic king that we know.”
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ director Barry Jenkins on his personal ties to ‘The Lion King’ – and seeing the movie around 200 times | #CinemaCon pic.twitter.com/Bgdb1qbXPH
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) April 12, 2024
The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree, and we see that Papa isn’t that different from Simba,...
How did an arthouse director and Moonlight Oscar winner take on a four-quadrant movie? He wondered about that himself for a minute, he said, but he told the crowd that he’s seen the original 1994 movie 200 times with his nieces and nephews.
“When the script came to me, I was fascinated by watching these complex people dealing with complex emotions,” Jenkins told attendees at Caesars Palace Colosseum. “This film explores Mufasa’s rise to become the heroic king that we know.”
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ director Barry Jenkins on his personal ties to ‘The Lion King’ – and seeing the movie around 200 times | #CinemaCon pic.twitter.com/Bgdb1qbXPH
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) April 12, 2024
The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree, and we see that Papa isn’t that different from Simba,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Fanboys will have to wait until San Diego Comic Con to see footage from Marvel Studios’ 2025 release Captain America: Brave New World, but exhibitors do not. On Thursday during Disney’s closing CinemaCon session, the studio showed off the new Anthony Mackie movie that picks up after the events of the 2021 Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. In that series, Sam Wilson takes over the shield left behind by the late Steve Rogers (Chris Evans).
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige called the film “a grounded politically thriller” onstage of Caesars Palace at the Colosseum before introducing Mackie.
Mackie shared how he started in these movies 10 years ago, and loved how he’s now “starring in my own Marvel movie.” Mackie didn’t delay and introduced the footage.
In the clip, Harrison Ford’s Potus wants Sam Wilson to rebuild the Avengers. He’s impressed what the hero did down in Mexico.
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige called the film “a grounded politically thriller” onstage of Caesars Palace at the Colosseum before introducing Mackie.
Mackie shared how he started in these movies 10 years ago, and loved how he’s now “starring in my own Marvel movie.” Mackie didn’t delay and introduced the footage.
In the clip, Harrison Ford’s Potus wants Sam Wilson to rebuild the Avengers. He’s impressed what the hero did down in Mexico.
- 4/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
The trailer for Paramount’s Smile 2 came as a surprise Thursday morning during the studio’s session at CinemaCon.
Alhough not introduced, when the images first hit the screen, it was easy to assume Paramount was distributing a Lady Gaga concert movie (it truly felt that way). But as it continued, it was clear Naomi Scott was playing a pop star who encounters a number of terrorizing smiling fans and associates (including Lukas Gage) in the Parker Finn-directed and -written sequel to the $217 million-plus global grossing 2022 horror hit.
Gags were aplenty this morning from Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and Domestic Distribution President Chris Aronson, the latter who showed up dressed as a gladiator, and they continued after they dropped the trailer. Following its reveal, Aronson called out to circuit heads Sean Gamble of Cinemark, Eduardo Acuna of Regal and Adam Aron of AMC, who individually were projected on screen smiling (get the stunt?...
Alhough not introduced, when the images first hit the screen, it was easy to assume Paramount was distributing a Lady Gaga concert movie (it truly felt that way). But as it continued, it was clear Naomi Scott was playing a pop star who encounters a number of terrorizing smiling fans and associates (including Lukas Gage) in the Parker Finn-directed and -written sequel to the $217 million-plus global grossing 2022 horror hit.
Gags were aplenty this morning from Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and Domestic Distribution President Chris Aronson, the latter who showed up dressed as a gladiator, and they continued after they dropped the trailer. Following its reveal, Aronson called out to circuit heads Sean Gamble of Cinemark, Eduardo Acuna of Regal and Adam Aron of AMC, who individually were projected on screen smiling (get the stunt?...
- 4/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
What do you do when your conglom might be a target for a takeover? Don’t sweat it and laugh.
As Skydance remains in talks with Paramount Global‘s majority shareholder National Amusements to take control of the studio, Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins made light of sales talks before exhibitors at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday, saying “My colleague Chris Aronson is also raising money to make a bid for the studio; he has a Kickstarter … I don’t know how corporate will feel.”
Flashed behind Robbins on the screen was a fake news report about Paramount’s domestic distribution president Aronson with a cardboard sign that read “Anything helps” in a plea for donations.
Paramount is currently in an exclusive 30-day negotiating window with Skydance Media for a deal that’s favored by Shari Redstone but getting tons of blowback from other shareholders.
Despite’s Paramount financial...
As Skydance remains in talks with Paramount Global‘s majority shareholder National Amusements to take control of the studio, Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins made light of sales talks before exhibitors at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday, saying “My colleague Chris Aronson is also raising money to make a bid for the studio; he has a Kickstarter … I don’t know how corporate will feel.”
Flashed behind Robbins on the screen was a fake news report about Paramount’s domestic distribution president Aronson with a cardboard sign that read “Anything helps” in a plea for donations.
Paramount is currently in an exclusive 30-day negotiating window with Skydance Media for a deal that’s favored by Shari Redstone but getting tons of blowback from other shareholders.
Despite’s Paramount financial...
- 4/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
CinemaCon on Thursday morning got a first look at the extended trailer for and a 3D scene from Paramount’s animated Transformers One. The origins story movie is due for release on September 13. From Paramount Animation and Hasbro in association with New Republic Pictures, it’s directed by Josh Cooley.
Transformers One is the long-awaited origin tale of how the most iconic characters in the Transformers universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to becoming sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron. This is the first animated Transformers movie in nearly 40 years.
Chris Hemsworth stars as Orion Pax alongside Brian Tyree Henry as D-16 and Scarlett Johansson as Elita-1. Also starring are Keegan-Michael Key (B-127), Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.
Related: New Live-Action ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Movie In Works At Paramount – CinemaCon
Chris Hemsworth onstage Thursday at CinemaCon
Via video message, Johansson introduced Hemsworth to the Colosseum stage.
Transformers One is the long-awaited origin tale of how the most iconic characters in the Transformers universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to becoming sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron. This is the first animated Transformers movie in nearly 40 years.
Chris Hemsworth stars as Orion Pax alongside Brian Tyree Henry as D-16 and Scarlett Johansson as Elita-1. Also starring are Keegan-Michael Key (B-127), Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.
Related: New Live-Action ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Movie In Works At Paramount – CinemaCon
Chris Hemsworth onstage Thursday at CinemaCon
Via video message, Johansson introduced Hemsworth to the Colosseum stage.
- 4/11/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The original Fox’s ‘X-Men’ film series cast is the cast that we will associate with some of the most popular Marvel characters in years to come. If you think about Storm it’s impossible not to conjure up images of Halle Berry, or associate Patric Stewart with Charles Xavier.
Famke Janssen, the actress behind the iconic Jean Grey portrayal is still the best live-action Jean Grey, despite Sophia Turner also portraying the character in the latter installments.
With ‘Deadpool 3’ release looming on the horizon and all the various rumors associated with former X-Men characters making a big comeback for Deadpool’s first foray into the MCU, it’s impossible not to wonder whether Famke will make an appearance as Jean Grey as well.
The actress herself commented on the rumors in her interview with Screengeek.
I’m not in [Deadpool & Wolverine]. No. Everybody keeps asking. So, at some point,...
Famke Janssen, the actress behind the iconic Jean Grey portrayal is still the best live-action Jean Grey, despite Sophia Turner also portraying the character in the latter installments.
With ‘Deadpool 3’ release looming on the horizon and all the various rumors associated with former X-Men characters making a big comeback for Deadpool’s first foray into the MCU, it’s impossible not to wonder whether Famke will make an appearance as Jean Grey as well.
The actress herself commented on the rumors in her interview with Screengeek.
I’m not in [Deadpool & Wolverine]. No. Everybody keeps asking. So, at some point,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
The original cast of Fox’s ‘X-Men’ films will forever be linked with some of Marvel’s most beloved characters. When you think of Storm, Halle Berry immediately comes to mind, and Patrick Stewart is synonymous with Charles Xavier. Famke Janssen, who played the iconic Jean Grey, remains the definitive live-action portrayal, even though Sophie Turner took on the role in later films.
As the release of ‘Deadpool 3’ approaches and rumors swirl about former X-Men characters returning for Deadpool’s MCU debut, fans can’t help but speculate if Famke will reprise her role as Jean Grey too.
The actress herself commented on the rumors in her interview with Screengeek.
I’m not in [Deadpool & Wolverine]. No. Everybody keeps asking. So, at some point, I was like, ‘Wait, am I in Deadpool, and I just don’t know it yet?’ But, no. I’m not. No, no.
Recently, James Marsden,...
As the release of ‘Deadpool 3’ approaches and rumors swirl about former X-Men characters returning for Deadpool’s MCU debut, fans can’t help but speculate if Famke will reprise her role as Jean Grey too.
The actress herself commented on the rumors in her interview with Screengeek.
I’m not in [Deadpool & Wolverine]. No. Everybody keeps asking. So, at some point, I was like, ‘Wait, am I in Deadpool, and I just don’t know it yet?’ But, no. I’m not. No, no.
Recently, James Marsden,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Fiction Horizon
CinemaCon attendees Wednesday got a first look at Focus Features’ second film with Robert Eggers, Nosferatu, a dark and gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her which causes untold horror in its wake.
Introducing the footage, Focus chairman Peter Kujawski said, “This ain’t your father’s Nosferatu” and promised it will give “new meaning to the term Christmas feast when we open on December 25.”
In the footage, we see the terror and hysteria rampant in the village as various townsfolk shriek, “He is coming” after the young woman calls to him seemingly in a nighttime trance. “My dreams grow darker,” she says, and asks Willem Dafoe’s Professor Von Franz, “Does evil come from within us, or from beyond?”
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Written and directed by Eggers,...
Introducing the footage, Focus chairman Peter Kujawski said, “This ain’t your father’s Nosferatu” and promised it will give “new meaning to the term Christmas feast when we open on December 25.”
In the footage, we see the terror and hysteria rampant in the village as various townsfolk shriek, “He is coming” after the young woman calls to him seemingly in a nighttime trance. “My dreams grow darker,” she says, and asks Willem Dafoe’s Professor Von Franz, “Does evil come from within us, or from beyond?”
Related: CinemaCon 2024 Photos: Henry Cavill, Halle Berry, Michael Keaton, Kevin Costner, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth & More
Written and directed by Eggers,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Twisters might be all tornadoes wrecking the Earth, but at the heart of it is a good banter romance, and that’s what Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell have got going on in the latest trailer shown Wednesday at CinemaCon.
That gal-guy back and forth was what was also at the heart of the original 1996 Twister movie starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton.
“You think you can interrupt a tornado,” Powell’s cowboy tornado chaser asks Edgar-Jones’ city girl.
“In theory,” she answers, “in the field and in the moment, I got it wrong. We never had a chance.”
“You want one?” Powell asks, giving her an invitation for a good time.
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Director Lee Isaac Chung introduced the footage today during Universal’s presentation at Caesars Colosseum for what he said was his first CinemaCon.
That gal-guy back and forth was what was also at the heart of the original 1996 Twister movie starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton.
“You think you can interrupt a tornado,” Powell’s cowboy tornado chaser asks Edgar-Jones’ city girl.
“In theory,” she answers, “in the field and in the moment, I got it wrong. We never had a chance.”
“You want one?” Powell asks, giving her an invitation for a good time.
Related: CinemaCon 2024 Photos: Henry Cavill, Halle Berry, Michael Keaton, Kevin Costner, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth & More
Director Lee Isaac Chung introduced the footage today during Universal’s presentation at Caesars Colosseum for what he said was his first CinemaCon.
- 4/11/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Following the global success of Five Nights at Freddy’s last fall, Universal and Blumhouse are headed back to the pizzeria.
A sequel, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, is in the works for release in fall 2025, Universal President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution Jim Orr said during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation Wednesday afternoon in Las Vegas.
The first film based on the wildly popular video game launched domestically day-and-date in cinemas and on Peacock on October 27. It went theatrical-only overseas and grossed over $291 million worldwide. The movie was also the most watched title ever in a weekend on Peacock, an anomaly given Freddy’s fans’ yearning to see the pic on the big screen. That doesn’t happen often with theatrical day-and-date streaming movies.
Related: CinemaCon 2024 Photos: Henry Cavill, Halle Berry, Michael Keaton, Kevin Costner, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth & More
No word if part two here is also day-and-date on Peacock.
A sequel, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, is in the works for release in fall 2025, Universal President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution Jim Orr said during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation Wednesday afternoon in Las Vegas.
The first film based on the wildly popular video game launched domestically day-and-date in cinemas and on Peacock on October 27. It went theatrical-only overseas and grossed over $291 million worldwide. The movie was also the most watched title ever in a weekend on Peacock, an anomaly given Freddy’s fans’ yearning to see the pic on the big screen. That doesn’t happen often with theatrical day-and-date streaming movies.
Related: CinemaCon 2024 Photos: Henry Cavill, Halle Berry, Michael Keaton, Kevin Costner, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth & More
No word if part two here is also day-and-date on Peacock.
- 4/10/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
CinemaCon attendees got an extended clip from Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 at Universal’s presentation Wednesday in Las Vegas.
In it, Gru (Steve Carell) teams with the villainess Poppy (Joey King) to steal a honey badger from a castle/private school. Two Minions and Gru’s baby son Junior are in tow. Calamity ensues as the honey badger awakes and creates havoc, with Gru getting hit in the butt with a tranquilizer shot.
Illumination Boss Chris Meledandri introduced the clip today at the Caesars Colosseum, thanking exhibitors for the sleeper success of his animation studio’s Migration ($293 million in box office).
“In case of any doubt, our commitment to produce original animation film remains steadfast,” said Meledandri.
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This latest Despicable Me installment in the multibillion-dollar grossing franchise hits domestic theaters on...
In it, Gru (Steve Carell) teams with the villainess Poppy (Joey King) to steal a honey badger from a castle/private school. Two Minions and Gru’s baby son Junior are in tow. Calamity ensues as the honey badger awakes and creates havoc, with Gru getting hit in the butt with a tranquilizer shot.
Illumination Boss Chris Meledandri introduced the clip today at the Caesars Colosseum, thanking exhibitors for the sleeper success of his animation studio’s Migration ($293 million in box office).
“In case of any doubt, our commitment to produce original animation film remains steadfast,” said Meledandri.
Related: CinemaCon 2024 Photos: Henry Cavill, Halle Berry, Michael Keaton, Kevin Costner, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth & More
This latest Despicable Me installment in the multibillion-dollar grossing franchise hits domestic theaters on...
- 4/10/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
CinemCon is in full swing, with presentations debuting a slate of upcoming films including Beetlejuice Beetlejuice; Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga; Horizon: An American Saga, Mickey 17, Michael, Trap, Wicked; A Quiet Place: Day One; Transformers One; Inside Out 2 and more.
Since taking its first step in 2011, CinemaCon has evolved and grown to become the largest and most important gathering for the worldwide motion picture theater industry. CinemaCon is truly a global event, attracting attendees from more than 80 countries.
Scroll through the photos below to see the actors, directors and executives who have participated so far.
Since taking its first step in 2011, CinemaCon has evolved and grown to become the largest and most important gathering for the worldwide motion picture theater industry. CinemaCon is truly a global event, attracting attendees from more than 80 countries.
Scroll through the photos below to see the actors, directors and executives who have participated so far.
- 4/10/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Lionsgate hosted a high-octane CinemaCon presentation on Wednesday morning, showing first footage from Michael, Ballerina, and Good Fortune, and announcing a partnership with Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap on Monopoly.
The studio also brought Halle Berry, Aziz Ansari, Henry Cavill and Eli Roth on to the stage at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace and talked up Borderlands, The Crow, and a trio of Guy Ritchie features.
Michael producer Graham King took to the stage at the session finale to introduce extended first footage from his Michael Jackson biopic, showing Jackson in his youth and later in life as the world-beating performer...
The studio also brought Halle Berry, Aziz Ansari, Henry Cavill and Eli Roth on to the stage at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace and talked up Borderlands, The Crow, and a trio of Guy Ritchie features.
Michael producer Graham King took to the stage at the session finale to introduce extended first footage from his Michael Jackson biopic, showing Jackson in his youth and later in life as the world-beating performer...
- 4/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Halle Berry can’t let go of psychological thrillers.
The Oscar winner turned up in Las Vegas on Wednesday during Lionsgate’s studio presentation to promote its new film, Alexandre Aja’s Never Let Go, which brings Berry back into a genre she explored more than 20 years ago, in earlier work like Gothika. But this one pushed her to new limits.
Set for release on Sept. 27, Never Let Go centers on a mother and her twin sons as they try to protect themselves from evil lurking in and around their home. Needing to stay connected at all times — always by a connection of ropes — they hold tight to one another and never let go. However, one of the boys questions if the evil is real, triggering a terrifying fight for survival. Anthony B. Jenkins, Percy Daggs, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park and Stephanie Lavigne also star.
Aja directed from a...
The Oscar winner turned up in Las Vegas on Wednesday during Lionsgate’s studio presentation to promote its new film, Alexandre Aja’s Never Let Go, which brings Berry back into a genre she explored more than 20 years ago, in earlier work like Gothika. But this one pushed her to new limits.
Set for release on Sept. 27, Never Let Go centers on a mother and her twin sons as they try to protect themselves from evil lurking in and around their home. Needing to stay connected at all times — always by a connection of ropes — they hold tight to one another and never let go. However, one of the boys questions if the evil is real, triggering a terrifying fight for survival. Anthony B. Jenkins, Percy Daggs, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park and Stephanie Lavigne also star.
Aja directed from a...
- 4/10/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Update: A trailer for Never Let Go was shown during the Lionsgate panel at CinemaCon today, and JoBlo’s own Lance Vlcek was in attendance. Here’s a description of what he saw: “Halle Berry and her two kids are living in a cabin after the world ends. This cabin has a rope/pulley system & they must be attached to you when leaving the house. The monsters/entities (they are very vague on what the threat is but its something that is physical) can’t get you with the rope attached to you and so they (monsters?) are trying to convince one child to doubt the rope safety. They want them to detach and if so, we see that it would put them in grave danger. The kids are twins born in a house that they have never left because of the dangers on the outside. The creatures (which you...
- 4/10/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Flamethrowers, judo chops, Anjelica Huston, a Keanu Reeves cameo and ballet dancing are just some of the things you’ll see when Lionsgate drops the first trailer for Ballerina. Exhibitors got to see it first Wednesday at CinemaCon.
“You’re childhood was taken from you,” Huston’s matriarch-type tells Ana de Armas’ assassin, who is as fierce offstage as she is on.
The movie directed by Len Wiseman and produced by Chad Stahelski raises the stakes and sets itself apart from the John Wick canon with all the beloved characters starring — including the late Lance Reddick’s Charon at the Continental and Ian McShane’s Winston.
“What a pleasure to see you again!” beams Winston as Ballerina steps out of the elevator.
Related: ‘Barbie’ Producer LuckyChap Rolls Dice On ‘Monopoly’ With Lionsgate & Hasbro – CinemaCon
John Wick himself shows up to offer the Ballerina calming, nurturing advice. He does know the...
“You’re childhood was taken from you,” Huston’s matriarch-type tells Ana de Armas’ assassin, who is as fierce offstage as she is on.
The movie directed by Len Wiseman and produced by Chad Stahelski raises the stakes and sets itself apart from the John Wick canon with all the beloved characters starring — including the late Lance Reddick’s Charon at the Continental and Ian McShane’s Winston.
“What a pleasure to see you again!” beams Winston as Ballerina steps out of the elevator.
Related: ‘Barbie’ Producer LuckyChap Rolls Dice On ‘Monopoly’ With Lionsgate & Hasbro – CinemaCon
John Wick himself shows up to offer the Ballerina calming, nurturing advice. He does know the...
- 4/10/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
At CinemaCon on Wednesday, Lionsgate showed off its recently added 2024 fall release, Alexandre Aja’s Never Let Go, a freaky tale about a mother and her fraternal twins who have never gone beyond their forested environs: Whenever they leave the cabin, they are bounded by rope as they venture into the scary woods.
“It was a creepy environment that I had never seen before,” said star Halle Berry, who reteams with the studio that notched her a Best Actress Oscar win for Monster’s Ball.
“I’m a bona fide adrenaline junkie — the bigger the zipline, the bigger the jump — I’m your girl.”
“I had to learn how to skin a squirrel” said Berry about her prep for the role. Not to mention, the characters eat raw frogs in the film.
Related: ‘Barbie’ Producer LuckyChap Rolls Dice On ‘Monopoly’ With Lionsgate & Hasbro – CinemaCon
Lionsgate Motion Picture Chair Adam Fogelson asked...
“It was a creepy environment that I had never seen before,” said star Halle Berry, who reteams with the studio that notched her a Best Actress Oscar win for Monster’s Ball.
“I’m a bona fide adrenaline junkie — the bigger the zipline, the bigger the jump — I’m your girl.”
“I had to learn how to skin a squirrel” said Berry about her prep for the role. Not to mention, the characters eat raw frogs in the film.
Related: ‘Barbie’ Producer LuckyChap Rolls Dice On ‘Monopoly’ With Lionsgate & Hasbro – CinemaCon
Lionsgate Motion Picture Chair Adam Fogelson asked...
- 4/10/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
“If you thought you’d seen me do sword work before, you haven’t seen anything yet.”
Such were Henry Cavill’s promises about the new Highlander movie he’s doing with Lionsgate and John Wick director Chad Stahelski, as the star made an appearance Wednesday at the studio’s CinemaCon sessions in Las Vegas.
But there was more. The actor’s new movie due in 2025 with Jake Gyllenhaal and Eiza González, directed by Guy Ritchie, got a title: In the Grey.
The pic centers a group of gunmen who, when billions are stolen, steal them back. The trailer kicks off with a kick-ass sting by Gyllenhaal, Cavill and González in the skinny streets of Europe.
Cavill also stars in Ritchie’s upcoming The Minstry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, about the UK’s recruiting of a small group of highly skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines during...
Such were Henry Cavill’s promises about the new Highlander movie he’s doing with Lionsgate and John Wick director Chad Stahelski, as the star made an appearance Wednesday at the studio’s CinemaCon sessions in Las Vegas.
But there was more. The actor’s new movie due in 2025 with Jake Gyllenhaal and Eiza González, directed by Guy Ritchie, got a title: In the Grey.
The pic centers a group of gunmen who, when billions are stolen, steal them back. The trailer kicks off with a kick-ass sting by Gyllenhaal, Cavill and González in the skinny streets of Europe.
Cavill also stars in Ritchie’s upcoming The Minstry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, about the UK’s recruiting of a small group of highly skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines during...
- 4/10/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Lionsgate and Hasbro have entered into a deal with Barbie producer LuckyChap to shepherd development and produce Monopoly, a feature based on the classic board game. The project is currently in development, with Hasbro Entertainment also producing. The news landed during Lionsgate’s presentation at CinemaCon on Wednesday morning in Las Vegas.
Lionsgate extended its development rights to the game with its purchase of eOne, which was completed in December 2023. With 99% global awareness, Monopoly is the world’s most popular board game brand and is available in more than 100 countries. It has sold nearly half a billion copies going back to 1935.
LuckyChap, the award-winning production company headed by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, said in a statement today: “Monopoly is a top property – pun fully intended. Like all of the best IP, this game has resonated worldwide for generations, and we are so excited to bring this game...
Lionsgate extended its development rights to the game with its purchase of eOne, which was completed in December 2023. With 99% global awareness, Monopoly is the world’s most popular board game brand and is available in more than 100 countries. It has sold nearly half a billion copies going back to 1935.
LuckyChap, the award-winning production company headed by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, said in a statement today: “Monopoly is a top property – pun fully intended. Like all of the best IP, this game has resonated worldwide for generations, and we are so excited to bring this game...
- 4/10/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Following their collaboration on horror pic Imaginary, Lionsgate and Blumhouse are partnering again, this time to develop and produce a new take on The Blair Witch Project. This will be the first film in a multi-picture pact with Blumhouse reimagining horror classics from the Lionsgate library.
The announcement was made Wednesday by Adam Fogelson, chair, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, and Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse, during Lionsgate’s CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas.
Blum will team with producer Roy Lee on the new Blair Witch; Lee previously produced the 2016 film Blair Witch.
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The first Blair Witch film was a phenomenon when it was released in 1999, becoming a global blockbuster making $248 million at the box office and spawning two additional franchise films. Lionsgate currently operates Escape Blair Witch, one of Las Vegas’ most popular escape room experiences.
The announcement was made Wednesday by Adam Fogelson, chair, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, and Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse, during Lionsgate’s CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas.
Blum will team with producer Roy Lee on the new Blair Witch; Lee previously produced the 2016 film Blair Witch.
Related: Henry Cavill Shows Up At Lionsgate CinemaCon, Teases ‘Highlander’; New Guy Ritchie 2025 Movie Gets Title
The first Blair Witch film was a phenomenon when it was released in 1999, becoming a global blockbuster making $248 million at the box office and spawning two additional franchise films. Lionsgate currently operates Escape Blair Witch, one of Las Vegas’ most popular escape room experiences.
- 4/10/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
While Amazon MGM Studios didn’t take the stage at CinemaCon, they did meet with exhibitors and key press to strut their future theatrical slate, in particular they showed off ten minutes of the Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans’ movie Red One. While we agree to keep mum about the details of the Santa Claus rescue movie, let’s just say the originally conceived for Prime Video title is definitely meant for theatrical, which is where it’s going on Nov. 15; the only wide release currently on that weekend.
Let’s just say that Red One is a fire-breathing Christmas action movie that completely reinvents the holiday genre. There hasn’t been a mass appealing Christmas tentpole in six years, the last being Illumination/Universal’s The Grinch which made over a half billion worldwide. Red One is a really fun original action film for both Johnson and Evans, and...
Let’s just say that Red One is a fire-breathing Christmas action movie that completely reinvents the holiday genre. There hasn’t been a mass appealing Christmas tentpole in six years, the last being Illumination/Universal’s The Grinch which made over a half billion worldwide. Red One is a really fun original action film for both Johnson and Evans, and...
- 4/10/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Never Let Go’ Poster – Alexandre Aja’s New Horror Movie Starring Halle Berry Gets September Release
Originally announced last year under the title Mother Land, the next film from director Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha 3D) is now titled Never Let Go, and Lionsgate has debuted the official poster and announced the release date tonight.
Never Let Go arrives in theaters on September 27, 2024.
Academy Award winner Halle Berry is leading the film’s cast.
Percy Daggs IV (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey) and Anthony B. Jenkins (Florida Man) will star alongside Berry in Never Let Go. Check out the official poster art below.
The upcoming Lionsgate horror film follows a mother (Berry) and her fraternal twin sons (Daggs and Jenkins) who have been tormented by an evil spirit for years and are convinced to never let go of their family’s protective bond. But when one of the boys questions if the evil is real, their connection is severed, triggering a terrifying fight for survival.
Never Let Go arrives in theaters on September 27, 2024.
Academy Award winner Halle Berry is leading the film’s cast.
Percy Daggs IV (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey) and Anthony B. Jenkins (Florida Man) will star alongside Berry in Never Let Go. Check out the official poster art below.
The upcoming Lionsgate horror film follows a mother (Berry) and her fraternal twin sons (Daggs and Jenkins) who have been tormented by an evil spirit for years and are convinced to never let go of their family’s protective bond. But when one of the boys questions if the evil is real, their connection is severed, triggering a terrifying fight for survival.
- 4/10/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Lionsgate has adjusted release dates for such high-profile titles as The Crow and Saw XI ahead of the company’s CinemaCon presentation.
The Crow is set for release on Aug. 23 after having previously been dated for June 7. Rupert Sanders’ feature reboot that stars Bill Skarsgard will now compete on that weekend with Amazon MGM Studios’ thriller Blink Twice and Sony Pictures’ faith-based The Forge.
Lionsgate has also moved Saw XI to Sept. 26, 2025, from its previously planned release on Sept. 27, 2024. The franchise is giving a bit of space to the new film after the success of its critically praised Saw X, which hit theaters in September and surpassed $110 million globally.
Never Let Go, Alexandre Aja’s psychological feature that stars Halle Berry, Percy Daggs and Anthony B. Jenkins, is now set for release on Saw XI’s former date of Sept. 27, 2024. Previously undated, the movie focuses on a mother and her twin sons,...
The Crow is set for release on Aug. 23 after having previously been dated for June 7. Rupert Sanders’ feature reboot that stars Bill Skarsgard will now compete on that weekend with Amazon MGM Studios’ thriller Blink Twice and Sony Pictures’ faith-based The Forge.
Lionsgate has also moved Saw XI to Sept. 26, 2025, from its previously planned release on Sept. 27, 2024. The franchise is giving a bit of space to the new film after the success of its critically praised Saw X, which hit theaters in September and surpassed $110 million globally.
Never Let Go, Alexandre Aja’s psychological feature that stars Halle Berry, Percy Daggs and Anthony B. Jenkins, is now set for release on Saw XI’s former date of Sept. 27, 2024. Previously undated, the movie focuses on a mother and her twin sons,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate is playing a little release date shuffle today as Deadline reports that the studio has made a few changes to the schedule. First off, the release of the upcoming reboot of The Crow has been pushed from June 7th to August 23rd, which sees it getting out of the way of Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
In addition to bumping back The Crow, Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures have also pushed back the release of Saw XI by a full year. The eleventh installment of the horror franchise was originally slated to hit theaters on September 27th, but the film will now debut on September 26, 2025. Saw XI‘s old release date will be taken over by Never Let Go, a psychological thriller directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Halle Berry. “As Evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother (Berry) and her twin...
In addition to bumping back The Crow, Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures have also pushed back the release of Saw XI by a full year. The eleventh installment of the horror franchise was originally slated to hit theaters on September 27th, but the film will now debut on September 26, 2025. Saw XI‘s old release date will be taken over by Never Let Go, a psychological thriller directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Halle Berry. “As Evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother (Berry) and her twin...
- 4/9/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: In advance of its big slate presentation tomorrow here at CinemaCon, we’ve caught word from exhibition sources that Lionsgate is making a few release-date changes.
First of all, its anticipated reboot of The Crow from director Rupert Sanders and starring Bill Skarsgård is moving from June 7 to August 23.
On its new date, The Crow will go up against Amazon MGM’s Zoë Kravitz’s feature directorial debut, the suspense thriller Blink Twice, as well as Sony’s Kendrick Brothers’ faith-based title The Forge.
The Crow, based on the original graphic novel by James O’Barr, follows soulmates Eric Draven (Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA Twigs), who are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the...
First of all, its anticipated reboot of The Crow from director Rupert Sanders and starring Bill Skarsgård is moving from June 7 to August 23.
On its new date, The Crow will go up against Amazon MGM’s Zoë Kravitz’s feature directorial debut, the suspense thriller Blink Twice, as well as Sony’s Kendrick Brothers’ faith-based title The Forge.
The Crow, based on the original graphic novel by James O’Barr, follows soulmates Eric Draven (Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA Twigs), who are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the...
- 4/9/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Raid director Gareth Evans’ latest film, Havoc, finished shooting in 2021 – three years on, it’ll stream on Netflix in late 2024, a report says.
An ominous silence has hung over Havoc, the latest film from The Raid director Gareth Evans, which led to some speculation that Netflix might have quietly scrapped it. Filming on the thriller wrapped in 2021, and little has been heard from the production since – Havoc was also conspicuously missing from Netflix’s roster of films scheduled for release in 2024, which emerged in February.
Netflix has form when it comes to abandoning films in post-production – see the sorry tale of The Mothership, the Halle Berry sci-fi adventure we’ll never see – hence why there have been some concerns over Havoc's ongoing safety.
A new report, however, suggests that Havoc is still alive and well, with its debut on Netflix set for later this year. According to World of Reel's source,...
An ominous silence has hung over Havoc, the latest film from The Raid director Gareth Evans, which led to some speculation that Netflix might have quietly scrapped it. Filming on the thriller wrapped in 2021, and little has been heard from the production since – Havoc was also conspicuously missing from Netflix’s roster of films scheduled for release in 2024, which emerged in February.
Netflix has form when it comes to abandoning films in post-production – see the sorry tale of The Mothership, the Halle Berry sci-fi adventure we’ll never see – hence why there have been some concerns over Havoc's ongoing safety.
A new report, however, suggests that Havoc is still alive and well, with its debut on Netflix set for later this year. According to World of Reel's source,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
You may recall that this January, Sir Elton John became the 19th person ever to win the coveted Egot by claiming his first Emmy. But what you may be less familiar with is the fact that Emma Stone can become just the 20th actress (and the 25th entertainer overall) to claim an Eggocc if she triumphs in the race for the Best Drama Actress prize at this year’s Emmy Awards for her performance in the Paramount+/Showtime series “The Curse.” Too, Robert Downey Jr. is poised to be only the sixth actor to claim an Eggocc should he take home the Emmy prize in September for Best Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actor for his work in the HBO limited series “The Sympathizer.”
What is an Eggocc, you ask? Why, it’s Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Critics Choice statuettes, of course. And as just alluded to, winning all four...
What is an Eggocc, you ask? Why, it’s Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Critics Choice statuettes, of course. And as just alluded to, winning all four...
- 4/7/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
After the Kevin Costner exit drama in Yellowstone, Matthew McConaughey is no closer to signing the deal for a new spin-off series. While the actor’s involvement was reported a few months back, one issue stopped him from closing the deal. McConaughey will only agree to the series if he sees a script for the same from Taylor Sheridan. The same script issue was one of the reasons that drove Costner away from Yellowstone.
Kevin Costner as John Dutton in Yellowstone
Interestingly, Paramount+ has roped in another star to helm a spinoff series from the Western drama. Michelle Pfeiffer of Ant-Man fame is reportedly close to striking a deal with the studio and Sheridan may shift his focus to this female-led series.
Yellowstone Creator Needs To Break His One Rule To Sign Matthew McConaughey True Detective star Matthew McConaughey will sign Yellowstone spinoff series only upon one condition
Yellowstone lost...
Kevin Costner as John Dutton in Yellowstone
Interestingly, Paramount+ has roped in another star to helm a spinoff series from the Western drama. Michelle Pfeiffer of Ant-Man fame is reportedly close to striking a deal with the studio and Sheridan may shift his focus to this female-led series.
Yellowstone Creator Needs To Break His One Rule To Sign Matthew McConaughey True Detective star Matthew McConaughey will sign Yellowstone spinoff series only upon one condition
Yellowstone lost...
- 4/7/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Back in 1958, director Irvin Yeaworth brought the world a really fun creature feature called The Blob, which was followed by Larry Hagman’s late-to-the-party sequel Beware! The Blob (a.k.a. Son of Blob) in 1972 and an awesome remake directed by Chuck Russell – which ranks as one of the best remakes ever made – in 1988. We’ve been hearing rumblings of another Blob remake for over a decade now. Rob Zombie was attached to write and direct a new version of The Blob for a brief period of time, and commissioned some concept art before leaving the project. The Conjuring writers Chad and Carey Hayes wrote a draft of the script that reimagined the titular being as the B.L.O.B., which stood for Biological Lethal Organic Bomb. Their script was scrapped. Later, Con Air director Simon West was going to be helming the film, with Samuel L. Jackson signed...
- 4/4/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
At last week’s A Day of Unreasonable Conversation held at The Getty Center, entertainment industry members heard from Hollywood and government leaders with varying cultural perspectives.
Jill Biden and Halle Berry at A Day of Unreasonable Conversation
Through thought-provoking discussions, impactful performances, and, at times, emotional conversations, A Day of Unreasonable Conversation surfaced new perspectives on today’s most complex topics to an audience of television writers, showrunners, and executives. Speakers were vulnerable in sharing stories that often do not get heard and urged the audience of TV creators to incorporate these experiences into their work.
First Lady Jill Biden and Halle Berry candidly discussed formerly taboo women’s health topics such as menopause, emphasizing the need for a new approach to women’s health research. Berry shared a personal story about how she realized that she was going through perimenopause, bringing forth blushes and laughter from the audience.
Jill Biden and Halle Berry at A Day of Unreasonable Conversation
Through thought-provoking discussions, impactful performances, and, at times, emotional conversations, A Day of Unreasonable Conversation surfaced new perspectives on today’s most complex topics to an audience of television writers, showrunners, and executives. Speakers were vulnerable in sharing stories that often do not get heard and urged the audience of TV creators to incorporate these experiences into their work.
First Lady Jill Biden and Halle Berry candidly discussed formerly taboo women’s health topics such as menopause, emphasizing the need for a new approach to women’s health research. Berry shared a personal story about how she realized that she was going through perimenopause, bringing forth blushes and laughter from the audience.
- 4/3/2024
- Look to the Stars
Cash Cobain is leading a procession of young New Yorkers down Irving Place towards Union Square Park in Manhattan. It’s a sea of weed smoke and Hellstar hoodies, a few hundred deep, marching along like it was a parade. Cash, the 26-year-old rapper-producer responsible for the increasingly inescapable hits “Fisherrr,” and “Dunk Contest,” ushers the scene calmly, even as NYPD sirens sputter and wail in the background. His hand extends towards the sky as he live streams the whole thing on his Instagram. A homing beacon for the crowd,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Jeff Ihaza
- Rollingstone.com
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