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After 40 years, Gremlins remains one of the darkest Christmas movies, but it would have been much darker if writer Chris Columbus had his way. While reflecting on his 1984 Joe Dante-helmed holiday horror, Columbus recently said the final cut was “plenty dark” but recalled who died in the original script, whether or not Gizmo […]

The year 2024 proved that big budgets aren’t everything, with a new wave of independent filmmakers crafting stories that resonated with audiences and critics alike. These underdogs of the silver screen reminded us that sometimes, the smallest films cast the biggest shadows. Notable highlights in this year’s extensive festival offerings range from the Sundance Film […]

Adam Sandler and Netflix are wishing you a merry Christmas and “Happy” new year — and Hanukkah. Your gift? The SNL alum posted to Instagram the first teaser for Happy Gilmore 2, the looonnnng-awaited sequel to the wacky 1996 golf comedy. Watch it below. Sandler’s title character would be on the Senior Tour nowadays, but […]

Christmas always has a special place for June Squibb. One of her first gigs as a struggling actress was as Santa Claus’ helper in a department store. You gotta start somewhere, so why not with Santa? It seemed only appropriate with that on her résumé that we kick off Christmas Day with this week’s episode […]

Adrien Brody is opening up about the lengths he went to for his Oscar-winning performance in Roman Polanski’s 2002 film The Pianist. Brody portrayed Holocaust survivor Władysław Szpilman in the biographical film. For the role, Brody took on a near-starvation diet and lost 30 lbs., dropping his weight to 129 lbs. The actor was said […]

Tim Miller revealed how much he made as the director of 2016’s Deadpool, his feature film directorial debut. The filmmaker said in a new interview that it wasn’t “profitable” being a first-time director making the superhero movie starring Ryan Reynolds, despite the massive success the Marvel Comics-based film had. “You guys might not know, but […]

There’s still plenty of time to fully get in the Christmas spirit. Whether this be through holiday favorite films like Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas or with newer hits like The Holiday and Last Christmas, many options — cable and streaming — exist to watch festive films and TV shows. Below find a […]

Justin Baldoni is probably about to have an even worse Christmas than anticipated, and, amidst sexual harassment, retaliation and It Ends With Us smear campaign claims from Blake Lively, things were looking pretty bad already. Pummeled and increasingly shunned by Hollywood power players, podcast co-hosts and non-profits as a consequence of Lively’s allegations that paint […]

Don’t Look Up writer-director Adam McKay fears that movies such as Wicked could be banned in the U.S. in the future with the way the country is headed. “On a pure storytelling level ‘Wicked Part 1’ is right up there as one of the most radical big studio Hollywood movies ever made,” McKay wrote on […]

Continuing to ride a wave, Disney’s Moana 2 has crested the $800M global mark. With $804M through Monday, it is now the No. 4 studio movie of the year to date globally. The international box office portion of that is $440.6M. The sequel is also the No. 4 domestic and international release of the year (surpassing […]

Jenny Slate is strongly supporting her It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively amid Lively’s allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation against the film’s director and co-star Justin Baldoni. “As Blake Lively’s castmate and friend, I voice my support as she takes action against those reported to have planned and carried out an attack on […]

Powerful performers punch above their weight in this otherwise by-the-book boxing drama. Based on the record-setting back-to-back Olympic victories — in 2012 and 2016 — of professional boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, who came from a poor background in Flint, MI, to win gold medals in London and Rio, it’s a familiar tale of success against […]

‘Tis the season for taking stock of the year, so join us as we list some of the big winners (and a few losers) in the film and television business outside of America. The Deadline international team has pooled its thoughts using a pretty loose methodology to define success. We’ve seasoned the pot with breakout […]

Indian star Anil Kapoor’s 68th birthday was celebrated earlier today with a sneak peek at his latest movie Subedaar. Fans were treated to an Instagram clip of the upcoming movie, which stars Kapoor as Subedaar Arjun Maurya, a man who once fought for his nation and must now fight enemies within to protect his home […]

A “bizarre” encounter with actor Chevy Chase led then-unknown filmmaker Chris Columbus to walk off National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. The Nosferatu producer recalled the experience publicly for the first time, detailing that Chase’s disrespectful interactions toward him led him to quit at a time when he desperately needed a next project. In a new sit-down […]

It Ends With Us actor Brandon Sklenar called for people to read co-star Blake Lively’s complaint against filmmaker/star Justin Baldoni amid the continuing fallout that began Friday following the document’s filing, which has additionally embroiled Hollywood’s crisis PR machine regarding allegations of the director’s sexual harassment and a burying smear campaign. Sklenar, who portrays Lively’s […]

True to the bond showcased in their 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, America Ferrera, Amber Rose Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel have penned a letter in support of co-star Blake Lively following her lawsuit against It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni, who she alleged sexually harassed her and coordinated a reputation-smearing campaign […]

In the sprawling lawsuit filed by Blake Lively over the weekend alleging It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni sexually harassed her and coordinated a sweeping retaliatory smear campaign against her, the Gossip Girl alumna said among the fallout over the workplace misconduct was a canceled appearance as the Saturday Night Live Season […]

Art Evans, the actor known for his roles in Die Hard 2 and A Soldier’s Story, has died. He was 82. The actor’s rep tells Deadline he died on Saturday, Dec. 21 of diabetes, “a condition he courageously managed for many years.” No other details were immediately available. “Art was not only an incredible actor […]

Red carpets and premieres have been the stage for celebrating artistic achievements. This year, the entertainment world has been exciting, from the glitz of award shows to the premieres of anticipated films like Gladiator II, Deadpool & Wolverine, Wicked and Dune: Part Two. Television, too, has seen its share of red-carpet moments with series like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Fallout and Baby Reindeer. Other […]

Robbie Williams hopes being depicted as another species will help audiences see his humanity. In the Michael Gracey-helmed musical biopic Better Man, premiering Dec. 25 in theaters, the 18x Brit Award winner’s story is told through actor Jonno Davies, in the form of a CGI chimpanzee, as Williams explained his “MO has been cheeky.” “What’s […]

EXCLUSIVE: The 85-year old five-time Oscar winning director Francis Ford Coppola is spending the days before Christmas wrapping not presents, but the international rollout of Megalopolis. This week, he’s doing interviews as the film opens in South American markets, but he took time out to weigh in on a movement gaining traction, to limit vaccines […]

After becoming the first studio of 2024 to hit $2 billion at the domestic box office earlier this week, Disney has now claimed a new milestone. Based on today’s estimates, the Walt Disney Studios has crossed $5 billion globally. The total worldwide estimate is $5.06 billion. Of that, $2.054 billion comes from North America and […]