Sorry, Leo, there's a new king of the world. No iceberg could stand in the way of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," sailing past "Titanic" on Friday for second on the all-time domestic box office list. The movie's reported U.S. total of $686.4 million beats the James Cameron directed blockbuster by nearly $30 million ("Titanic" made $658.7 million). Now it has another Cameron film, the all-time record holder, "Avatar," in […]
Nolan wrote the screenplay for the war action adventure film. Christopher Nolan will direct WWII film Dunkirk, based on his own original screenplay. The action adventure film, set during the legendary 1940 evacuation in France, will be led by yet-to-be-cast unknowns but Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hardy are currently in talks to join the ensemble. The large scale film will be shot on a combination of IMAX 65mm and 65mm […]
It’s a song that has generated the most spoofs, and now ‘SNL’ and Matthew McConaughey have joined the fun with a hilarious rendition of Adele’s ‘Hello’ music video. Click to WATCH! If being spoofed is the highest order of flattery, Adele, 27, must feel honored! The singer’s hit “Hello” was the target for the SNL cast on the Nov. 21 episode, and even featured a outrageous cameo from Matthew McConaughey, […]
Harrison Ford and Omaze recently teamed up to surprise Star Wars fans on Skype. After popping in on the fans’ live chat, Ford announces a new Star Wars: The Force Awakens charity auction that will “present two winners with tickets for them and three guests each to attend the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in either Los Angeles or London, walk the red carpet, and meet the cast.” […]
"My first few auditions really didn't feel good, but my last audition suddenly felt like something clicked," says the 23-year-old Londoner. A version of this story first appeared in the Nov. 13 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Before landing one of the most coveted roles of the decade, Star Wars: The Force Awakens heroine Daisy Ridley had become accustomed to disappointment. […]
The story could belong to thousands of families who left Cuba for Miami. Or anywhere for anywhere, hoping for a life of freedom and opportunity. Striving and struggle, painful separations from family and homeland, the roller coaster of love and loss — those are the plot points in a simple, familiar story. Except this story happens to belong to Gloria and Emilio Estefan, and it’s being played out at Broadway’s Marquis […]
Sandra Bullock is stepping in for George Clooney yet again. The Playlist reports that the actress will star in an all-female revival of the "Ocean's Eleven" series, to be directed by "Seabiscuit" helmer Gary Ross and written by Olivia Milch. Bullock will reportedly play the ringleader of a heist team, as Clooney did in Steven Soderbergh's trilogy and Frank Sinatra did in the original 1960 movie upon which 2000s franchise […]
A glitzy premiere is an inherent part of the whole Bond experience. And no doubt Monday's world premiere of Spectre, the 24th official James Bond film, at the Royal Albert Hall in London will deliver the expected goods: royalty, celebrities, adoring fans and a photographer or two. Just like many elements of the films themselves, the marketing of the Bond series follows a successful template. As one Bond film ends, the […]
Hollywood heavyweights Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio have both starred in several Martin Scorsese films. Now the veteran director has pitted his two collaborators against each other in "The Audition", with both vying for the same role. The 15-minute film, a multimillion-dollar short movie promoting the opening of Melco Crown Entertainment's new casino in Macau, sees Scorsese, De Niro and DiCaprio playing themselves, and even Brad Pitt makes an […]
