May 8, 2018 | Film Festivals
On paper, this looks like a less than spectacular Cannes. Where are the stars? Where are the big names? Just two of the 21 films in competition are American: Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” and David Robert Mitchell’s “Under the Silver Lake.” From the U.K., zero. Disney...
May 8, 2018 | Film Festivals
Sony took advantage Monday of the chance to make a splash ahead of the Cannes Film Festival getting underway, unleashing water-skiing zombies and gremlins in speedboats to promote its upcoming animated feature, “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.” The studio has...
May 8, 2018 | In Production
Bruce Willis is set to play famed boxing trainer Cus D’Amato in the new drama “Cornerman,” about discovering Mike Tyson. The casting was announced on Monday morning, just before the kickoff of the 71st Cannes Film Festival. The film will be made by “Homeland” actor...
May 8, 2018 | In Production
Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are re-teaming for “Sherlock Holmes 3,” Boomerang Productions Media is formed, MarVista Entertainment expands and Universal buys Aubrey Plaza’s “An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn.” Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are re-teaming for...
May 8, 2018 | Hollywood Chronicles
In the 1990s and early aughts, the likes of Julia Roberts, Will Smith, Tom Hanks and Jim Carrey routinely commanded salaries of $20 million for every film they anchored, plus enjoyed substantial profit participation from the first ticket sold at the box office. Those...
