Sep 6, 2017 | New Releases, Trending
“It,” the hotly anticipated adaptation of Stephen King’s doorstop of a novel, is shaping up to be a box office monster. The horror film is expected to make $60 million when it debuts on Friday. “It” has shattered records to become the top horror film pre-seller in...
Sep 6, 2017 | New Releases
Three months before its release, Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” easily topped social media buzz last week with 78,000 new conversations, according to media-measurement firm comScore and its PreAct service. The activity was spurred by the studio...
Sep 6, 2017 | Film Festivals, Trending
When it comes to the Toronto Intl. Film Festival, can less be more? Artistic director Cameron Baileythinks so, unveiling a leaner TIFF with 41 fewer features than last year (for a still-hefty 255 titles) and two less venues. Yet some top industry attendees say they...
Sep 6, 2017 | Film Festivals, Trending
The Toronto Film Festival isn’t just an essential stop for Oscar hopefuls. There’s also an active film market that results in plenty of all-night bidding wars. This year, studios and distributors will make the trek across the border, on the hunt for films that can be...
Sep 6, 2017 | In Production, Trending
Gary Oldman is starring in the independent supernatural thriller “Mary” with Tucker Tooley Entertainment and Entertainment One producing and co-financing. Shooting will begin later this month in Alabama with Michael Goi directing from Anthony Jaswinski’s screenplay....
Sep 5, 2017 | Gossip, In Production, Trending
Warner Bros. would love to see Leonardo DiCaprio as the Joker in the studio’s planned origin tale, according to sources. But it’s way too early to predict whether the versatile star might be interested, and no offer has been made. The studio’s Joker standalone film,...
Sep 5, 2017 | Hollywood Chronicles, Trending
In conjunction with the world premiere of Scott Cooper’s western “Hostiles,” actor Christian Bale will receive a tribute to his screen legacy at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend. It’s a rare treat for the Oscar winner, who tends to avoid this kind of thing....
Sep 5, 2017 | Gossip, Trending
VENICE, Italy — George Clooney for president? That was the final question put to the U.S. actor and director during the Venice Film Festival press conference for his dark comedy “Suburbicon.” “Would I like to be the next president? Oh, that sounds like fun,” he said....
Sep 5, 2017 | Film Festivals, In Production, Trending
“Loving Pablo” — starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, whose last on-screen romantic relationship was in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” for which Cruz won an Oscar — also marks the reunion of Spanish director Fernando León de Aranoa and Bardem, whose performance in...
Sep 5, 2017 | Film Festivals, Trending
When William Friedkin shot “The Exorcist” in 1973, he had never seen an exorcism, though even at the time he believed in the power of this rite. Decades later, the U.S. director came full circle when he was able to film one close up — involving violent thrashing,...
