Showrunner Fanny Herrero Talks “Joyful” Task Of Co-Writing Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony & Gives Update On ‘Call My Agent!’ Movie

My first reflex was to refuse. I felt like it would be too big and that I wasnt the right person to do it. I thought about it for a long time, before finally saying Id do it. Fanny HerreroArno Lam But aside from that, the canvas was blank and the only instructions were to capture the French spirit. That day was seminal. Everything came from this living backdrop. Being on a river which flows and is in perpetual movement brings something....

July 29, 2024 · 2 min · 295 words · Sandra Butler

Top Thai Producer Vanridee Pongsittisak Talks Collab With Justin Lin & Anita Gou Under The Newly-Formed BASK Production House

Baz then reached out to Justin Lin for the project, because Baz admires his talent and vision. After reading the screenplay, Justin found it to be a great fit for him as well. The partnership on this project kicked off last year. Vanridee Pongsittisak (R) attending an event for ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’GDH Details of the plot remain under wraps. For the other project, Gou made the initial approach to Poonpiriya to sign on as director....

July 29, 2024 · 1 min · 173 words · Kyle White

V Channels Rebrands As Insurgence And Sets Action-Drama ‘Blow For Blow’ Featuring UFC & MMA Fighters

EXCLUSIVE:V Channelshas rebranded as Insurgence and moved into principal photography in Los Angeles on the action-dramaBlow for Blow, the first movie produced under the new brand. Blow for Blowfollows a former gangster turned restaurant chef whose son gets caught up with his ex-mafia partners, forcing him back to the underworld where he must face trials of life and death to save his family. The films cast features several MMA and UFC fighters, including Jean Machado, Caleb Caldwell, Paulo Henrique Costa, Lokeman Issad, Carolla Parmejano, Yasamina Kabisch, and Cezar Galvao....

July 29, 2024 · 2 min · 368 words · Scott Gray

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ At $211M, Now The 6th Highest Opening Of All-Time At U.S. Box Office – Monday AM Update

with$211Min addition to breaking the record for an R-rated movies first weekend at the B.O. This is after a better-than-expected Sunday of$53.5M. The global opening is$444.1Mnow. Disney Theres bound to be even more cash. Some felt it wasnt possible for a R-rated movie but here we are. Global is at$438.3M. (L-R): Director Shawn Levy, Ryan Reynolds, and Hugh Jackman on the set. Do you want to know what Disneys highest- grossing R-rated movie was prior toDeadpool & Wolverine?...

July 29, 2024 · 2 min · 417 words · Kimberly Jenkins

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: All The Box Office Records Broken

Biggest Domestic Opening Ever forRyan ReynoldsbeatingDeadpools $132.4M. Biggest Domestic Opening Ever forHugh Jackmanbeating 2006sX-Men: The Last Stands $102.7M. Biggest Domestic Opening Ever for filmmaker Shawn Levybeating 2009sNight at the Museum:Battle of the Smithsonianat $54.1M. ‘Deadpool & Wolverine'20th Century Studios/Marvel Highest July opening weekend of all-time at domestic box office,surpassingThe Lion King($191.8M). The Highest GrossingX-MenMovie Ever at the Domestic B.O. Marvel Cinematic Universeis the highest-grossing film franchise of all time with $30 billionspanning 34 titles....

July 29, 2024 · 1 min · 187 words · Kathleen Sullivan

‘Full House’s Jodie Sweetin Knows Art History & Defends Opening Ceremony Drag Performance After Candace Cameron Bure Calls It “Disgusting”

Full HousealumJodie Sweetinis defending the2024 OlympicsOpening Ceremony after conservatives attacked a portion of the show featuring drag queens. During the opening ceremony for theOlympicsin Paris, a segment featuring drag queens caught the attention of Christian-identifying viewers. They believed that the performers were mocking Leonardo da Vincis painting The Last Supper. Jodie Sweetin defends Olympics Opening CeremonyMichael Tullberg/Getty Images Sweetin also shared a post that explains the history of the feast of Dionysus....

July 29, 2024 · 1 min · 139 words · Matthew Shah

‘Last Week Tonight’: John Oliver Declares “Jake Tapper Is Not Brat” After Charli XCX’s Viral Endorsement Of Kamala Harris

We are not all kinda Brat, youre either Brat or youre not! I regret to inform everyone Brat Summer is canceled. At best, we got eight to nine Brat business days. John Oliver unpacks Charli XCX’s endorsement of Kamala Harris on ‘Last Week Tonight’.Max After turning his attention to a rumor thatDonald Trumps running mateJ.D. The news is moving so fast right now, he said. TheRNCwas only last week. It was only two weeks ago thatTrump was shot....

July 29, 2024 · 1 min · 122 words · Kimberly Ingram

Candace Cameron Bure Calls Olympics Opening Ceremony “Disgusting”

In a video posted to Instagram,Full HouseandFuller HouseactressCandace Cameron Burehas condemned the opening ceremony for the ParisOlympics. The Olympic Games have always brought me so much joy. Its the best of the best athletes in the world competing for the title. Melissa Coulier And it made me so sad. And someone said, You shouldnt be sad. You should be mad about it. And Im like, Trust me. It makes me mad....

July 28, 2024 · 1 min · 145 words · Matthew Blake

David Harbour Is The Only One Who Dressed Up At ‘Thunderbolts’ Comic-Con Session As Marvel Unveils First Trailer

You guys didnt dress up! said Harbour standing in the middle of Hall H. Guys, I sent the email! Because we said it wasComic-Con! (L-R) Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan at Comic-con on SaturdayMichael Buckner You said because I couldnt rewrite that pivotal monologue in Act 2, that youd dress up! Thank you, Julia. … Guys Im so embarrassed! In the trailer, Florence Pughs Yelena returns home to Alexi....

July 28, 2024 · 1 min · 149 words · Stacey Brown

Kit Harington Defends “Black Out” Audience Nights For ‘Slave Play’ On London Stage

Kit Haringtonhas defended the initiative of his new play to stage some performances, welcoming only Black audience members. Then UK prime minister Rishi Sunak called the decision wrong and divisive. Harington told the BBC: Ive come to realise or believe that its an incredibly positive thing. Kit Harington appears in ‘Slave Play’ on London’s West End stagePhillip Faraone/Getty Images Its saying, We would prefer the audience to be this. Ive only ever really known predominantly white audiences....

July 28, 2024 · 1 min · 133 words · Justin Becker DDS

Lady Gaga Explains She Changed “The Way That I Sang” For ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: “I’m Playing A Character”

Stefani Germanotta had to leave behindLady Gagain order to get into character asHarley Quinn. People know me by my stage name, Lady Gaga, right? Thats me as that performer, but that is not what this movie is; Im playing a character. Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’.Todd Phillips Instagram Im a trained singer, right? So even my breathing was different when I sang as Lee. It was unlike anything Ive ever done before, she said....

July 28, 2024 · 1 min · 130 words · Randy Frost

Martin Phillips Dies: Guitarist For New Zealand’s Influential The Chills Was 61

Martin Phillips, whose New Zealand bandthe Chillsserved as an influence on R.E.M. and Pavement, has died. His death was announced in astatementposted Sunday on the Chills social media accounts. Martin Phillips onstage with The Chills in 2016Jordi Vidal/Redferns No cause or date was given. New ZealandsOtago Daily Timesreportedthat Phillips had recently been admitted to Dunedin Hospital with liver problems. Hall of Fame Quartet Members Die In Plane Crash The Chills were known for jangly guitar pop....

July 28, 2024 · 1 min · 139 words · Rebecca Reed

New ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Footage Teases Red Hulk, Government Acquisition Of Adamantium & More – Comic-Con

But the truth is, this new element belongs to all of us. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Adamantium. Its in a secure location, and we have own own Captain America to thank for that. (L-R) Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford at Comic-Con on SaturdayMichael Buckner This, he says, is why I want you to help me rebuild the Avengers. The country needs this. Work with me, Sam. Well show the world a better way forward....

July 28, 2024 · 1 min · 137 words · Debra Owens