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Is it really Robert De Niro who’s the “punk”? When an indie filmmaker was laid off from his day job because of the pandemic, he decided to put his energy into making a shoestring-budget flick about the virus. He even thought that his big break had finally arrived after years of making smaller movies when …
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Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid and the original cast of 1998’s “The Parent Trap” will reunite on July 20, director Nancy Meyers announced via her Instagram. The virtual reunion will be the first time the cast has gotten together since its release exactly 22 years ago. Meyers, who directed the remake wrote, “Sorry for the mini …
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It’s the middle of summer, and despite the world being in a pandemic, plenty of warm-weather activities have returned: picnics, Frisbee and even swimming are allowed in many states. But what of the summer blockbuster? Our cinematic escape in which supercharged air conditioning, a spaceship and Will Smith save us from the scorching heat? The …
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Movie theaters are taking to the high seas. Water-borne movie screenings are coming to New York this summer, offering a cinematic experience where physical distancing is easier. Sydney-based Beyond Cinema has announced it’ll bring its Floating Cinema production to a swath of cities in the US and Australia. The experience will be in New York …
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Disney’s theme parks and movie studios won’t be back in full force until at least the middle of next year, according to a Wall Street analyst’s gloomy prediction. Cowen analyst Doug Creutz said Thursday that Disney’s theme parks and its box office-busting movie division — which includes its namesake studio, Marvel, Pixar and 20th Century …
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EXCLUSIVE: A new untitled dance movie is taking shape at Lionsgate, set in the 1990s and starring and executive produced by “Dirty Dancing” Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Grey. While details are being kept very quiet, there’s some rumblings that a new “Dirty Dancing” movie could be in the works. Sources aren’t confirming but they aren’t putting …
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Movie theaters pinning their reopening success on the August release of blockbuster hopefuls “Tenet’” and “Mulan” are in for a nasty surprise, industry experts said. With COVID-19 cases on the rise in major cities across the US, it’s looking increasingly doubtful that Warner Bros. will premiere Christopher Nolan’s spy flick “Tenet” next month, dealing a …
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Casting agents wanted a younger bird. Julia Sawalha, who voiced the character of Ginger in the 2000 film “Chicken Run,” will not be voicing the character in the upcoming sequel because producers have deemed her too old, she said. “Chicken Run 2 announcement! I have officially been plucked, stuffed & roasted,” Sawalha, 51, captioned a …
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Margot Robbie will star in a female-led version of “Pirates of the Caribbean” for Disney with “Birds of Prey” writer Christina Hodson on board to write the script. Disney is in early development of the untitled project. The Robbie-Hodson collaboration is being developed separately from another “Pirates of the Caribbean” reboot that was unveiled in October …
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Universal Pictures is looking to reboot the classic tentpole “Twister,” and looks to have found a director to weather the storm. Sources tell Variety that Universal Pictures is developing a reboot of the 1996 blockbuster and is in negotiations with “Top Gun: Maverick” helmer Joseph Kosinski to direct. Frank Marshall will produce the pic and …
Is it really Robert De Niro who’s the “punk”? When an indie filmmaker was laid off from his day job because of the pandemic, he decided to put his energy into making a shoestring-budget flick about the virus. He even thought that his big break had finally arrived after years of making smaller movies when …
