Theo Kingma, who served as president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association from 2013-15, died unexpectedly Friday at his home in Los Angeles, the organization announced. He was 58. No cause of death was given. Born in Amsterdam on Feb. 25, 1967, Kingma began his film career as a projectionist at cinemas in his hometown, then worked as a production …
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Saw XI has been officially cut from Lionsgate‘s release calendar — but that doesn’t mean the franchise is dead yet. The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report that the planned sequel in the horror franchise, which had been slated to hit theaters on Sept. 26, has been removed from that date. This follows Patrick Melton, a writer on the movie, telling …
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One of the co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land has been beaten and detained, according to his fellow filmmaker. Israeli director Yuval Abraham claimed on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday that a group of settlers had beaten Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, who was later detained by members of the Israeli military. “He has injuries in his head and …
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Prime Video is adding to the cast of its Legally Blonde prequel Elle. Tom Everett Scott has joined the series, which will follow Elle Woods (Lexi Minetree) through her high school years. Scott (Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty) will play Wyatt, Elle’s father, opposite June Diane Raphael as Elle’s mom, Eva. The Amazon-owned streamer ordered Elle to series …
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John Lithgow is preparing to take on the role of a fan favorite literary character in the upcoming Harry Potter HBO TV series. While speaking on the SmartLess podcast on Monday, the actor admitted that he’s “behind everybody” when it comes to knowing the series but doesn’t think the role of Albus Dumbledore in the reboot project will be “that …
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Nicholas Hoult has signed on to star in the untitled bank heist thriller that David Leitch is directing for Amazon MGM Studios and Imagine Entertainment. Leitch will also produce with wife and producing partner Kelly McCormick via their 87North banner, alongside Imagine’s Brian Grazer, Jeb Brody and Allan Mandelbaum. Amazon, Imagine and 87North are keeping plot details locked in a …
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It may be a Hollywood era of uncertainty and contraction, but in some dealmaking situations, it is anything but. In a deal worth dozens of millions of dollars, Apple has closed a deal on the untitled hot package centered on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, formerly known as Unidentified Flying Objects. Joseph Kosinski is attached to direct and produce, with Zach Baylin …
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The first sexual assault trial against French actor Gérard Depardieu has begun in Paris, with Depardieu in attendance. Two women accuse the French acting legend, famous for his roles in Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), Green Card (1990) and The Last Metro (1981), of assault alleged to have taken place in 2021 on the set of French feature The Green Shutters. …
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Indie studio Blue Ant Media, producer of unscripted series like Canada’s Drag Race and Northwoods Survival, has unveiled plans for a reverse IPO to trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange by acquiring assets from Boat Rocker Media Inc. Blue Ant, a private company controlled by former Alliance Atlantis head Michael McMillan, will go public via a reverse-takeover of Insight Productions, …
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Amanda Seyfried said she went to some “scary dark places” for her latest role in Long Bright River, playing a beat cop on the mean streets of Philadelphia. In the eight-part drama, which dropped on Peacock+ March 13 and will have its international premiere at TV festival Series Mania in Lille this week, Seyfried plays Mickey, a Philly-raised overachiever who …
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