The sinister team of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill are tackling an adaptation of Road of Bones, a horror novel by best-selling author Christopher Golden, for Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems label. The duo, known for their horror scares thanks to movies such as Sinister, Doctor Strange and The Black Phone, will write the screenplay with Derrickson set to direct. …
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The menu is set for Belly Laughs, a new comedy and food festival in Los Angeles that celebrates Asian American culture. Set to take place at L.A. Live on July 12-13, Belly Laughs will feature stand-up sets and appearances from 30 comedians and a sampling of more than 20 Asian restaurants from across the city with standout names across both …
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You’d have to go all the way back to 2000’s Snatch for the last Guy Ritchie project that I awaited with unabashed anticipation. At the time, Ritchie was coming off of the sleeper success of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and he seemed like one of the freshest young voices in British cinema. Of course, Ritchie followed Snatch with …
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Inside this week’s biggest Hollywood premieres, parties and openings.
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Kenan Thompson is set to be honored with the Reel Works ChangeMaker Award at the 2025 Reel Works ChangeMakers Gala, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. Thompson will be recognized for his work to help create a more inclusive and dynamic space for aspiring filmmakers across his long career in TV and film. The actor and comedian is the longest-serving …
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On May 14 of last year, Amazon MGM Studios chief Jennifer Salke took the stage at Pier 36 in New York City, looking to convince advertisers that Amazon was playing to win in Hollywood. “Welcome to the next hundred years of Amazon MGM Studios,” Salke said to those gathered in the cavernous event space, which also featured piles of cash …
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Adult Swim has ordered a second season for the animated thriller Common Side Effects. Mike Judge (Office Space) and Greg Daniels (King of the Hill) executive produce the half-hour series about a mysterious mushroom with healing properties from creators Joe Bennett and Steve Hely. The first season bowed Feb. 2 and the second season renewal comes ahead of the season …
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The Hollywood Reporter is set to debut a Spanish-language edition in partnership with Tasty Media. As part of a multiyear licensing deal, The Hollywood Reporter en Español will offer original content highlighting the best in Ibero-American cinema and television for Spanish-speaking readers. “Expanding our best-in-class editorial to markets outside the United States has been a major priority for the THR …
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The maximum-intensity jolt to the senses that is Warfare knows exactly what it’s doing by opening with a scene of collective levity and back-slapping brotherhood that might have been lifted from a frat-boy comedy. We could almost be watching The Substance 2 as a statuesque blonde in a skimpy leotard leads a group through a sexualized workout routine heavy on …
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Willem Dafoe has unveiled his first lineup as the artistic director of the theater department of the Italian arts organization Venice Biennale, the foundation that oversees the Venice Film Festival, under the theme “Theater is body – Body is theater.” His program for the 53rd International Theater Festival in Venice, running May 31-June 15, includes Davide Iodice’s Pinocchio, starring performers with Down …
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