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‘Scream VI’ Filmmakers Radio Silence Talk the “Feel-Good” Ending, Starting Fake Rumors and Not Giving Up on Neve Campbell
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella talk the secrets behind the latest installment, and reveal they are holding out hope for a missing star to return in a seventh installment.
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Box Office: ‘Scream VI’ Scares Off ‘Creed III,’ ‘65’ With Series-Best $44.5M Opening
The sixth installment in the slasher franchise is a win for Paramount and Spyglass, while MGM's 'Creed III' sprints past the $100 million mark domestically in just 10 days.
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‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Lands ‘Dexter’ Director Michael Cuesta (Exclusive)
Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio are reprising their characters from the Netflix version of the show for the Marvel Cinematic Universe entry.
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‘John Wick 4’ Surprise Screening Reactions: “Greatest Action Sequences I’ve Ever Seen”
The code name on the invite: “Baba Yaga.” Which as John Wick fans know, is the nickname of Keanu Reeves’ weary and unstoppable gun-fu assassin in Lionsgate’s hugely popular action franchise. The studio held a not-so-secret screening of the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4 at South by Southwest Film & TV Festival in Austin on […]
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‘Scream VI’ Filmmakers Radio Silence Talk the “Feel-Good” Ending, Starting Fake Rumors and Not Giving Up on Neve Campbell
[This story contains spoilers for Scream VI.] Scream VI filmmakers Radio Silence, the collective that consists of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella, have set a new franchise record with a $44.5 million opening weekend. Just 14 months after their legacy sequel Scream (2022) reinvigorated Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven’s slasher franchise by introducing […]
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Box Office: ‘Scream VI’ Scares Off ‘Creed III,’ ‘65’ With Series-Best $44.5M Opening
Scream VI scared up a franchise-best $44.5 million opening from 3,675 theaters at the domestic box office, easily enough to win Oscar weekend. The Paramount and Spyglass film — earning strong exits and receiving a B+ CinemaScore — was fueled by moviegoers between the ages of 18 and 34 (71 percent), particularly by those between […]
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‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Lands ‘Dexter’ Director Michael Cuesta (Exclusive)
Michael Cuesta, the director behind the pilots for shows such as Dexter and Homeland, is helming the first episode for Marvel Studios’ Daredevil: Born Again. Production on the 18-episode Disney+ series begins this month in New York and marks the true integration of characters that began life on Netflix, when the streamer had a slate […]
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Chloé Zhao Talks Johnnie Walker’s Female Filmmaker Initiative and What’s Next for Her
Two-time Oscar winner Chloé Zhao does not want to be one of the few exceptions. From Songs My Brothers Taught Me and The Rider to Nomadland and Eternals, Zhao knows how to make an impact onscreen, but now she’s determined to make a difference offscreen, so that the list of Oscar-winning female directors can someday […]
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Box Office: ‘Scream VI’ Draws Blood With $5.7M in Previews
Scream VI is already drawing blood at the box office, where it earned $5.7 million in Thursday previews from 3,125 theaters, including a special fan event. That compares to $3.5 million in previews for last year’s Scream and the $5.5 million in previews for last weekend’s Creed III. Scream VI — which earned strong exits […]
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Jenna Ortega Circling ‘Beetlejuice 2’
Wednesday star Jenna Ortega is looking to stay in the Tim Burton family. The actor is circling a role in Beetlejuice 2, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Warner Bros., which is behind the feature, was not available to comment. A representative for Ortega did not respond to requests for comment. The news comes as […]
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Vampire Comic ‘Night of the Cadillacs’ Launching Female-Led Spinoff
The vampire comic Night of the Cadillacs was plotted out years ago on bar napkins around California’s San Fernando Valley. So it’s fitting that the new spinoff, Lip Stick Cliqa, has its roots in the Valley, too. Night of the Cadillacs co-creator Sean E Demott was driving around, and pulled into Galaxy Comics, a comic […]
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Lisa Dreyer Upped to Full-Time Fantastic Fest Director (Exclusive)
Alamo Drafthouse’s Fantastic Fest has made a familiar face, festival director Lisa Dreyer, the full-time overseer of the genre event’s creative direction and operations. “I am unbelievably excited to continue my work as festival director, and expand Fantastic Fest’s footprint throughout the year” Dreyer said in a statement on news of her promotion. She joined […]
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James Gunn Slams “Racist” Social Media User Upset by Villain Casting in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’: “I Chose the Best Actor, Period”
James Gunn is coming to the defense of his Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 villain High Evolutionary, played by Chukwudi Iwuji. On Monday, the new co-head of DC Studios posted a picture of Iwuji in character on the set of his upcoming Marvel film and captioned it, “Can’t wait for you all to meet […]
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‘65’ Star Adam Driver Talks His Sci-Fi Dinosaur Thriller and the Eerie ‘White Noise’ Parallels in Ohio
65 star Adam Driver is all about consistency. He prides himself on doing as much of his own stunt work as a production will allow, but it’s not because he wants to impress anyone. It’s because he wants his characters’ physicality to remain consistent throughout any given film, and his latest sci-fi thriller, 65, from […]
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‘65’ Star Ariana Greenblatt Talks Getting Adam Driver to Break, ‘Barbie’ and Prank Calls with Josh Brolin
At 15, 65 star Ariana Greenblatt is already an old pro. She’s had a varied and prolific career as a child performer, and she’s especially well-versed in the art of acting opposite CG characters, whether that’s Josh Brolin’s Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, Sam Rockwell’s gorilla in The One and Only Ivan or the titular […]
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Hasan Minhaj to Return as The Riddler for ‘Batman Unburied’ Spinoff From Spotify, DC
Hasan Minhaj is reprising his role as The Riddler for a spinoff of the hit Spotify and DC audio series, Batman Unburied. The Riddler: Secrets of the Dark will debut later this year exclusively on Spotify. The show, like Batman Unburied, is created by David S. Goyer and will feature returning characters from the Batman […]
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Behind Spotify’s Growing DC Comics Audioverse
As James Gunn and Peter Safran reshape the DC universe at Warner Bros. Discovery, film and TV aren’t the only mediums where iconic characters like Batman, Harley Quinn and the Joker are taking on new lives. Thanks to an expansive, multiyear first-look deal with Spotify, DC has attracted new and returning fans to its rich IP […]
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‘The Mandalorian’ EP Rick Famuyiwa Talks His Improbable Journey to ‘Star Wars’ and Mando and Grogu’s Big Screen Chances
When one door to the multiverse closed, another one opened to a galaxy far, far away. Following the critical acclaim of his 2015 film, Dope, filmmaker Rick Famuyiwa found himself in the DCEU, developing The Flash, the same Flash movie that is about to come out after first being announced in October 2014. Famuyiwa would […]
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Jon Bernthal Returning as the Punisher for ‘Daredevil: Born Again’
Jon Bernthal is returning to his most punishing role. The actor will reprise Frank Castle, aka antihero the Punisher, in Marvel Studios’ Daredevil: Born Again for Disney+, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Bernthal joins Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio in the series, which begins shooting in New York this month. In a departure from other […]
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