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Halloween Ends reigns at the domestic box office as it earned $41.25 million USD from its opening weekend. The Jamie Lee Curtis-starring horror film collected the total earnings from 3,901 North American theaters and although it fell below the $50 million USD to $55 million USD estimates, the opening numbers still prove to be impressive as it also debuted on Peacock and became its most-watched series/ film of all time over two days. Halloween Ends is the first film since Jordan Peele’s NOPE in July to debut with more than $40 million USD and was competing with Paramount’s Smile. “Horror films have been performing extremely well at the box office,” David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research said. “Young audiences like seeing these movies at a theater,” he added, “When that...

’80s and ’90s babies the world over recoiled in horror last week as rumors of Cartoon Network’s closure began to swirl across the Internet. Now, Cartoon Network itself has debunked those rumors with a self-aware tweet that read “Yall we’re not dead, we’re just turning 30.” When the internet says you’re dead but you’re sitting here like ?️??️ — Cartoon Network (@cartoonnetwork) October 14, 2022 As part of the recent merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery, Cartoon Network was set to be combined with Warner Bros. Animation — but news that the freshly-merged company had laid off 82 staffers across its animation, scripted and unscripted departments caused a minor social media panic, with plenty of speculation that Cartoon Network, which was founded in 1992, would be...

Schitt’s Creek co-creator Dan Levy is making the move to film with his directorial debut Good Grief at Netflix. The film stars Levy, Ruth Negga (Loving), Himesh Patel (Station Eleven), Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast), Celia Imrie (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Arnaud Valois (Beats Per Minute), David Bradley (Game of Thrones) and Jamael Westman (Hamilton). The bittersweet comedy follows Levy in the role of Marc Dreyfus, a man whose life is upended after his partner unexpectedly passes away, forcing him to face his long-buried grief over the passing of his mother. Spiraling, Dreyfus embarks on a chaotic trip to Paris with two friends in an attempt to heal himself from his trauma. “’Good Grief’ is a cautionary tale about friendship and loss and all the mess that comes...

The arrival of Creed III is near with the revealing of the new promotional posters alongside the official release date. The third iteration of the Rocky spin-off series sees the return of Michael B. Jordan alongside the new addition of Jonathan Majors. Also returning are castmates Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and more. The newly released promotional posters showcase Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors in the corners of boxing rings preparing to fight. Also featured on the posters is the phrase “you can’t run from your past.” The posters also reveal the film’s new release date of March 3, 2023. Previously, the film was set to release in November of this year. Aside from Jordan’s star role in the series, the forthcoming iteration marks the actor’s directorial debut. In other news, the f...

Quavo is making his on-screen debut in the upcoming action thriller film Takeover. Starring alongside Billy Zane, who is known for his role in Titanic, the rapper will portray Guy Miller, a former criminal in Atlanta, Georgia, looking to get his life back on track. Miller ends up sucked back in, however, this time falling into the city’s illicit street racing scene. Zane, meanwhile, will play a character named Gamal Akopyan that runs an international heist ring. In the first behind-the-scenes footage shared on social media, Quavo is shown battling it out with a man against a greenscreen backdrop. The character, whose identity is unknown, appears to have a leg up on Quavo’s Miller as he throws him to the ground. Filming is taking place in Atlanta, with the project as the joint effort of Tri...

Following rumors that he would enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe earlier this month, Harrison Ford has officially joined the cast of Captain America: New World Order, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The top-shelf actor will appear in the role of General Ross, which was previously played by the late William Hurt. The film, directed by The Cloverfield Paradox‘s Julius Onah, stars Anthony Mackie reprising his character of Sam Wilson. Following the events of last year’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which concluded with Wilson accepting the revered Captain America shield, the forthcoming movie will see Mackie’s character sporting the red, white and blue uniform. In addition to Captain America, Ford will also depict Ross in Marvel‘s Thunderbolts film, which is sl...

Adam Sandler has added seven more dates to his upcoming Fall 2022 standup comedy tour. The comic has extended his tour from a 15-date to a 22-date engagement that will now take place until December. Fans can catch Sandler kick off the tour on October 20 in Uncasville, Phoenix and in areas like Boston, Atlantic City and Raleigh until mid-November. The comic will take a short break before resuming the tour in San Diego on December 4, when he will also appear in San Francisco, Sacramento, San Manuel, two nights in Las Vegas and, finally, in Phoenix for the closing date of December 11. Tickets go on sale October 17 at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Check out the updated list of tour dates below. Adam Sandler 2022 Tour Dates:10/20 — Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena10/21 — Allentown, PA ...

Netflix Anime and Junji Ito have shared the key art, voice cast and four new stories that are joining their upcoming series, Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre. In addition to adapting the Japanese horror mangaka’s Tomie, Souichi and The Hanging Balloons stories, the show will also feature Ito’s Ice Cream Truck, Library Vision, Headless Statue and Tomb Town, with Ryotaro Okiayu, Sara Matsumoto, Takatsugu Chikamatsu, Ryohei Kimura, M・A・O, Aya Uchida, Yuki Kaji, Tomoe Hanba, Fumiko Orikasa and Takashi Kondo lending their voices to bring these four stories to life. Check out the key art below and stay tuned for more info. Netflix and Junji Ito’s Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre premieres January 19, 2023 on Netflix. joining the Junji Ito Maniac cast are the following talents...

Following the release of a teaser trailer at the recent D23 Expo, Disney has now delivered the first poster for the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. The new poster offers the first full look at Halle Bailey as Ariel, perched on a rock formation staring up at the surface of the water. Halle Bailey took to Twitter to also share the poster along with a tweet that read, “Words can’t describe how immensely honored I feel to play the mermaid of my dreams, Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Come under the sea with me, in theaters May 26, 2023.” Bailey was cast to play the iconic Disney mermaid princess back in July 2019, and the film releasing this holiday season is directed by Rob Marshall. Check out the first poster for Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid relea...

Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, best known for bringing warmth, kindness and strength to the role of Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise, has passed away at 72 years old. Coltrane’s passing was announced by his managers, though a cause of death has not yet been specified. Coltrane played Hagrid in all eight Harry Potter movies, from 2001’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to 2011’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Prior to his role in the Potter series, Coltrane enjoyed a long career in both movies and television that spanned back to 1979 and included a stint as the mobster Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond franchise — whom he played in 1995’s GoldenEye and 1999’s The World is Not Enough. Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the Potter...

On his “Not a Blog,” Game of Thrones novelist George R. R. Martin shared a few of his random musings, including his thoughts on the recent NFL games and his appreciation for the recent fantasy shows. Martin also briefly touches upon the controversial pacing of House of The Dragon, the time jumps, and the number of seasons it will take to complete the series. “Do I wish we’d had more time to explore the relationship between Rhaenyra and Ser Harwin, the marriage of Daemon and Laena and their time in Pentos, the birth of various and sundry children (and YES, Alicent gave Viserys four children, three sons and a daughter, their youngest son Daeron is down in Oldtown, we just did not have the time to work him in this season), and everything else we had to skip? Sure,” writes Martin. “But there a...