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,...
Aug 30, 2017 | New Releases, Trending
“It” will float to the top of the box office heap when it hits theaters next month. Initial tracking suggests that the Stephen King adaptation is on pace to open to more than $50 million when it premieres in the U.S. on Sept. 8, 2017. That’s a massive number, one...