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Last year, Fargo writer Noah Hawley added to the ever-expanding lore of the Alien franchise with Alien: Earth, a sci-fi show that proved hugely popular with critics. Perhaps due to some mixed reviews from fans of the franchise, the decision to renew Alien: Earth for Season 2 officially came last November, with the likes of Sydney Chandler’s Wendy, Alex Lawther’s Joe, Essie Davis’ Dame Sylvia, and more set to return. Just days ago, the most exciting news yet ahead of the return of Alien: Earth landed, as it was confirmed that Peter Dinklage, the beloved actor behind the likes of…
It’s a “Super Mario World,” and we’re just living in it. Universal and Illumination’s “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” led the box office again on its second Friday in North American theaters, adding $17.5 million. The animated sequel is expected to gross $68.9 domestically by Sunday, a 48% drop from last weekend’s numbers. “Galaxy’s” predecessor, 2023’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” pulled in $92.3 million domestically in its second weekend. However, that film had solid word of mouth (82% on Rotten Tomatoes), and the novelty of launching a new film franchise, two things “Super Mario Galaxy” must soldier on without. Still,…
The 50th Hunger Games are approaching, and the odds are ever in the favor of longtime fans waiting to see some familiar faces. In Lionsgate’s new promo for the franchise, which features a recap of the previous five films and a sneak peek at The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping ahead of its November 20 premiere, Effie, Caesar and Wiress are all in their prime. “Remember?” asks Elizabeth Banks’ Effie Trinket as the clip flashes back from her portrayal to Elle Fanning‘s in the upcoming prequel. The teaser also features Amanda Plummer and Maya Hawke as Wiress, Philip Seymour…
Because Apple TV doesn’t release as many titles as its competitors, the streamer’s viewership charts are comparatively static. Plus, Apple TV relies exclusively on in-house projects, unlike other streamers that also license content from different studios. This unique setup makes it possible for some of Apple’s original movies to post numbers that other streamers’ titles simply can’t — not because more people are tuning in, but because their streaks aren’t broken as often by newer releases. One of Apple’s biggest original movies passed a monumental streaming milestone this weekend, six years after its release. Incidentally, the movie wasn’t designed as…
John Waters admits he’s dreamt of winning an Oscar. “What gay kid hasn’t done an Oscar acceptance speech?” the legendary filmmaker asks, before adding, “I’d rather be the host of the Oscars. I hosted the Spirit Awards many times, so I’ve already auditioned.” I ask Waters to give me his best pitch for the Academy. “I would have Chris Rock and Will Smith present,” he says. “They would come out and the movie ‘Sissy Boy Slap Party’ would be showing. It’s a hilarious underground movie.” It’s been 62 years since Waters made his first film, a 1964 short with no…
Disney‘s shuffling of its communications team under new CEO Josh D’Amaro and his communications chief Paul Roeder continues. On Friday, the company said that Nastasya Morauw, VP, Communications & Awards at Disney’s Searchlight Pictures, is moving to become VP, Communications at Walt Disney Studios. In the new role, she will be the primary comms lead for Disney Live Action and 20th Century Studios. Related Stories The move comes after Roeder, who is Senior EVP and Chief Communications Officer at the Walt Disney Company, set his team earlier in the week. They include his direct reports David Jefferson, EVP, Communications; April Carretta, EVP, Communications; Carrie…
Two movies redefined superhero cinema forever in the year 2008. Coincidentally, both movies found spots on the domestic PVOD charts this week, as they prepare to celebrate their 18th anniversaries. Nearly two decades have passed since the films’ release, so audiences who remember seeing them in theaters may be surprised. Both movies complemented each other, primarily because they took diametrically opposite approaches to the genre. While one was a colorful, quip-a-minute throwback to the blockbuster cinema of the 1990s, the other was an epic crime drama modeled after Michael Mann’s Heat. The more accessible of the two is Iron Man,…
John Nolan, a British stage and screen actor whose career spanned decades of theater, television and film — including roles in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” trilogy and the CBS drama “Person of Interest” — has died at 87, according to the Stratford-Upon-Avon Herald. Born in London on May 22, 1938, Nolan built his foundation in theater, training at the Drama Centre London before launching a career that would take him across some of Britain’s most respected stages. Early on, he toured with a traveling Irish theater company and appeared as Romeo opposite Francesca Annis at Richmond Theatre. Nolan later joined the…
With the second season of Apple TV and Hello Sunshine’s The Last Thing He Told Me drama series drawing to a close today, it only made sense that Deadline got to chat via phone with Lauren Neustadter, President of Film & TV at Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine, about more upcoming shows — book adaptations and not — as well as films in the works, from production on The Nightingale set in Budapest earlier this week. The Tristar feature adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s best-selling novel is another project that took time to pull together with a deal first put…
Will the Coen brothers ever reunite? It’s a question that many fans have been wondering for nearly a decade now after Joel and Ethan Coen went their separate ways following the 2018 release of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. For 30 years, the pair of incredibly talented siblings worked alongside one another, bringing audiences some of the greatest, unique, and well-crafted pieces of modern cinema, but these days they both seem content doing their own thing. What started with the 1984 neo-noir flick Blood Simple quickly blossomed into an empire, with the duo continuing to deliver hit after hit through…