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‘Furiosa’ Up In Smoke With $31M-$33M, Lowest Memorial Day Opening In Decades, Might Get Clawed By ‘Garfield’: How Worried Should Hollywood Be About Theatrical? – Saturday Update

The entire theatrical business is destined for streaming, oh, no! People will forever stay on their couches! As Cher said to Nicolas Cage inMoonstruckas she smacked him in the face: Snap out of it! ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga movie’ and ‘The Garfield Move’Warner Bros./Everett Furiosais still on track for$31M-$33M. And as we told you in our summer preview, Alcon/SonysGarfieldcould beat her with a similar 4-day haul. Ya know how many 13-17 year olds went toFuriosayesterday?...

‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’s Mohammad Rasoulof On Brush With Iranian Hardline Regime: “We’re Gangsters Of Cinema” – Cannes

I hope that the restrictions theyre encountering will be lifted. Related Stories Ethan Coen’s Cannes Midnight Title ‘Honey Don’t!’ What are they really afraid of? ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fi Red Carpet at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Why are they so afraid of the stories in our films? Step by step, social norms and the rules of family life are being suspended....

amfAR 30th Cannes Gala Glam By The Ocean: Demi Moore-Hosted Event Raises $16M With Nick & Joe Jonas, Cher Performances

Its why this night is important, said Moore who herself is a longtime donor to AIDS research. Judging from last night, who could really tell? Also, English Rather Be singer Jess Glynne kicked off the night. Cher, Demi Moore and Nick Jonas attend the amfAR Cannes GalaGetty Images And let me tell you, those are big shoes to fill. I personally want to dedicate this night to her effort, added Moore....

Bradley Whitford & Shea Whigham Join Netflix’s ‘Death By Lightning’, 3 Others Cast

Whigham will portray Senator Roscoe Conkling. Watch on Deadline Bernie Caulfield also executive produces. Matt Ross(28 Hotel Rooms)is director and executive producer of all episodes. Bradley Whitford and Shea WhighamJoe Pugliese/Daniel Pracopcyk Whitford plays Commander Lawrence on HulusThe Handmaids Tale, which is headed to its sixth and final season. The role has earned him his third Emmy. (He previously won forThe West WingandTransparent.) Stephen McKinley Henderson, Paula Malcomson and Tuppence MiddletonCourtesy/Getty/Joseph Sinclair...

Breaking Baz: Zendaya Keeps The Spotlight On Tom Holland As He Makes His Shakespeare Debut In Modern-Dress ‘Romeo & Juliet’ In London’s West End

Even so, there were enough folk to make it a memorable event. Good on Zendaya, I say, for not wanting to steal her beaus limelight. After all, it was her Romeos night. Tom Holland and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers in ‘Romeo & Juliet’Marc Brenner He was in the show until 2010. Holland was back at the Victoria Palace six years later whenBilly Elliotplayed its 4,600th and final performance. I kid you not....

Brooke Shields Elected Actors’ Equity President

ActorBrooke Shieldshas been elected president of Actors Equity Association, the union has announced. Actors Equity is represents 51,000 actors and stage managers. All terms are four years except where noted. Brooke ShieldsElliston Lutz Jeffrey Landman was elected Western Regional Vice President, without opposition. All officers were elected to four-year terms. I want to lead with intelligence, with compassion, with passion. And Im here to tell you that I have your back....

Cannes Film Festival Workers Criticize Management & French Government Over Stagnant Salary Talks And Warn Of Mass Exodus From Industry

Watch on Deadline you’re free to read the whole statement from the collective below. We are not giving up our demands. The Cannes Film Festival didnt immediately respond to our request for comment on the talks. Cannes Film Festival.ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP via Getty Images. Collective members also launched a rooftop protest at Palais on opening night. The Cannes Film Festival ends May 25. They therefore put the responsibility back on the social partners....

Donald Trump Tries To Halt ‘The Apprentice’ Hitting The Big Screen With Cease & Desist Demand; “Fair & Balanced” Producers Say Of Film

President Trump reserves all rights. We want everyone to see it and then decide. Its a dramatised account of your formative relationship with Roy Cohen and more. Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan in ‘The Apprentice’Cannes Film Festival Would be curious to hear your feedback obviously. News of the cease and desist letter was first reported today byVariety. A fact that Abbasi himself noted ata May 21 press conferencethe day afterThe Apprentices debut....

Dylan Sprouse Comedy ‘The Duel’ Acquired By Lionsgate & Grindstone

The picture is produced by Zachary Spicer, Gordon Strain, Joe Matthews, and Justin Matthews. Spicers Indiana based Pigasus Pictures produced all principal photography. Stated Grindstone Entertainment CEO Barry Brooker, This movie is crazy fun, unpredictable and hilarious. Clockwise from top left: Dylan Sprouse, Callan McAuliffe, Patrick Warburton, Denny Love, Hart Denton, Rachel Matthews, María Gabriela de Faría and Christian McGaffneyGetty Images/Chase Anderson/Getty Images/Matt Coughlin/Getty Images/Getty Images/Osvaldo Ponton/Gala Ricote Moviegoers will love spending time with these characters in this extremely funny story....

George Lucas Recalls Early Cannes Days With ‘THX 1138’, Besting Studios With ‘American Graffiti’ & ‘Star Wars’; “The Fact That People Make Money In The Movie Business Is A Myth”

Lucas spent a year gettingAmerican Graffitiout of their hands and into Universals. Made for $750K,American Graffititested through the roof in its first cut before an audience. It was like a rock concert, said Lucas about the first screening. CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 24: George Lucas attends a photocall as he is awarded the Palm D’Or D’Honneur at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 24, 2024 in Cannes, France....

International Insider: Cannes Conclusion; UK Election Call; Ari Emanuel Berates Netanyahu

What More Cannes I Say? Its an offer that comes with a twist. Expect more news soon. The Cannes Film FestivalGetty Images Critics on the ground are calling the pic a triumph. At the same time, her film isthe first Indian production in competition in three decades. you could check out an interview with Kapadia and her producer, Thomas Hakim, at our Cannes studiohere. ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP via Getty Images. The filmmaker plotted his escape during a lengthy appeals process filed against his sentence....

Michel Hazanavicius’ ‘The Most Precious Of Cargoes’ World Premiere Gets 10-Minute Ovation – Cannes Film Festival

The ArtistOscar winnerMichel Hazanaviciusreturned to theCannesCompetition this evening with animated fairy tale featureThe Most Precious of Cargoes. The warm applause for the film inside the Grand Theatre Lumiere went on for 10 minutes. Coming in at a tight 81 minutes, its the final Competition film to premiere this year. Bérénice Bejo and Michel Hazanavicius on the red carpet before premiere screening of ‘The Most Precious of Cargoes’ in CannesGetty Images...

Morgan Spurlock Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Super Size Me’ Director Was 53

Deadline understands he had been undergoing chemotherapy treatment earlier this year. They collaborated on several documentary projects, includingMorgan Spurlock Inside Manand7 Deadly Sins. Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas, and generosity. Morgan SpurlockGetty Images The world has lost a true creative genius and a special man. I am so proud to have worked together with him. He resigned fromWarrior Poets, the production company he had founded in 2004....