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Even after six film collaborations, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio still have disagreements. The filming of Killers of the Flower Moon was no exception. Leo’s improv During the filming of Killers of the Flower Moon, DiCaprio would occasionally improvise lines. Despite his best efforts, the improvisations didn’t always sit well with Scorsese or Robert De […]

One of the MCU’s signature battles was at the Berlin airport in Captain America: Civil War. But that battle between Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Tony Stark/Iron Man’s (Robert Downey Jr.) teams nearly looked a lot different. The airport battle In the new book, MCU: The Reigns of Marvel Studios, it’s revealed that Marvel wanted […]

Rock band Creed was in the house for the Texas Rangers Game 3 of the ALCS on October 18. Lead singer Scott Stapp reacted to the impact his band has had on the team. Creed’s appearance at the Rangers ALCS game During the game, the Creed band members were shown on the jumbotron during the […]

U2 members Bono and The Edge have made a huge career decision amid their Sphere residency. The Clarence Hotel The Irish Times is reporting that Bono and The Edge are selling the Clarence Hotel. The U2 members and their business partner Paddy McKillen Sr. sold the property to Paddy McKillen Jr. and Matt Ryan of […]

The new tell-all MCU book, MCU: The Reigns of Marvel Studios, reveals a huge truth bomb about the Fantastic Four film. Disney Investor Day According to the book, Marvel was pressured into announcing their Fantastic Four film (among other projects) prematurely. It appears Disney wanted to make a splash, and they wanted to announce the […]

Martin Scorsese is a legend, but Killers of the Flower Moon is a mixed bag. Coming from someone who adores The Irishman, it’s sad to report that Scorsese’s latest doesn’t live up to his high bar. From a production perspective, Killers of the Flower Moon is one of his best. But his ambition bites the […]

Sylvester Stallone has paid tribute to his late Rocky co-star, Burt Young. Stallone’s tribute In an Instagram post, Stallone shared a photo of him and Young on the set of Rocky. “To my Dead Friend, BURT YOUNG, you were an incredible man and artist,” the caption began, “I and the World will miss you very […]

“I was in Vegas for five weeks, and I think you should only stay in Vegas for two days,” Gavin Friday says with a cheeky laugh. He’s fresh off spending over a month with Irish rock band U2 in Vegas. They’re currently playing a residency at the new high-tech  Sphere venue (don’t worry — more […]

Disney has been doing live-action remakes of their animated classics for years. But it looks like the Frozen series could be getting one despite the first film only coming out a decade ago. Disney’s upcoming live-action remakes A new report from The DisInsider claims that Disney is looking to remake Frozen in live-action form. However, […]

Wes Anderson has gotten brutally honest about how his debut film, Bottle Rocket, changed him as a director. Advice for young filmmakers During an appearance at the Lumière Film Festival (via Variety), Anderson was asked for advice for an aspiring director. That led him to discuss his first film, Bottle Rocket. “I had an idea […]

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour — the AMC-distributed concert film — may start “Bad Blood” between the singer and Martin Scorsese. Box office projections Deadline is reporting that Swift’s “Eras” tour concert film is projecting for a 60%-70% drop in its second weekend, meaning it could make between $27-$37 million this weekend. Last weekend, the […]

The upcoming Disney+ series, Percy Jackson and The Olympians, has gotten an eye-opening Star Wars comparison for its budget. The reported budget In Variety’s new cover story, it was revealed that each episode of Percy Jackson and The Olympians costs between $12-$15 million per episode. That’s on-par with another Disney+ series, The Mandalorian. The first […]

The Percy Jackson books are about to be adapted in a Disney+ series. Prior to that, the first two books were adapted into feature films that had Logan Lerman and Alexandra Daddario in the lead roles. But the films flopped, and screenwriter Craig Titley has a good idea why. The movies Percy Jackson & The […]

Rick Riordan, creator and author of the Percy Jackson book series, is making sure the Disney+ series goes right. After some failed film adaptations of his books, he’s ensuring that the second swing goes better. The failed movies Two live-action Percy Jackson films were made: The Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters. Despite featuring stars […]

The latest episode of Snake Oil is stacked. In a new clip brought to you exclusively by ClutchPoints, host David Spade introduces this week’s celebrity advisors: Will Arnett and Brad Paisley. Looks great in a boat Firs up, Spade introduces Paisley. He introduces him as someone who has won “three Grammys, 10 CMA Awards” and […]

Killers of the Flower Moon is three-and-a-half hours long, but it was nearly longer. Martin Scorsese recently revealed the length of an earlier script. The original length of the script In a BFI Sights and Sound interview, Scorsese said that an earlier draft of the Killers of the Flower Moon script was “over two hundred […]

During the first gig on Paul McCartney’s 2023 leg of the “Got Back” tour, he played a surprise Beatles deep cut. “She’s a Woman” In a surprise, McCartney and his band played “She’s a Woman.”  He played it between one of his Wings songs, “Letting Go,” and another Beatles tune, “Got To Get You Into […]

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes star Tom Blyth has co-star Rachel Zegler’s back. The Instagram comment In an Instagram post, Blyth can be seen defending Zegler and her upcoming Snow White project. FilmUpdates on X (formerly Twitter) captured the exchange but doesn’t detail which post this was. “Can you deliver a […]

The Al Pacino-led JFK film has enlisted an Oscar-winning director. Who is directing the JFK film?  Barry Levinson, known for his Oscar-winning 1997 film Rain Man, will helm the JFK film, per Deadline. The film will be written by David Mamet, who was original set to direct the film. The story follows Sam Giancana, a […]

Rumors of a reboot of The Office have been rampant. Creator of the US adaptation, Greg Daniels, has tackled these rumors. Greg Daniels on The Office reboot Speaking to Collider, Daniels clarified Puck News’ initial report. He did reveal that he’s spoken to NBC executives about rebooting The Office, but nothing is set in stone. […]

Achtung, y’all — U2 has extended their residency at the MSG Sphere. More dates The New York Post is reporting that 12 additional dates have been added for the “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere” residency. Initially, the residency was set to conclude on December 16. Overwhelming demand caused this extension. This comes soon after […]

I was wrong about Barbie. That does not mean that it’s suddenly my favorite film of the year, but rewatching it gave me a new appreciation for Greta Gerwig’s film. It’s still got its handful of flaws, but seeing the film a second time allows you to take in the intricacies of Gerwig and Noah […]

According to the MCU timeline, Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) died on this day during the events of Avengers: Endgame. On This Day When the MCU began, Tony Stark was a self-centered playboy billionaire. By the time he died 15 years later, he was Iron Man — one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. The trio […]

Volker Bertelmann, the Oscar-winning composer who scored the acclaimed Netflix film All Quiet on the Western Front, is making his way into the Dune world. Dune: The Sisterhood Film Music Reporter broke the news that Bertelmann will score the upcoming Dune: The Sisterhood series. The Sisterhood is a female-led series for Max that serves as […]

Austin Butler landed an Oscar nomination for playing Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic. Timothée Chalamet will play Bob Dylan in an upcoming biopic from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director James Mangold. He revealed how Butler’s performance inspired his Dylan. Like A Rolling (and copying) Stone Speaking to GQ for their November profile […]

Lance Bass trolled Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and the NFL during their latest Monday Night Football telecast. Bass’ savage troll job In recent weeks, Swift’s appearances at NFL games to watch Kelce play have caused the cameras to cut to her. She’s been seen in luxury boxes with the likes of the Kelce family and […]

Dune star Timothée Chalamet probably saw Top Gun: Maverick more than you. Chalamet’s wild Top Gun 2 claim Speaking to GQ for their November profile, Chalamet revealed that he saw Top Gun: Maverick eight times in theaters. He thinks “it was one of the greatest films I’ve ever seen.” Additionally, he treated his Dune: Part […]

Studio Ghibli has announced its English voice cast for Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron. The Boy and the Heron’s all-star English voice cast GKIDS and Studio Ghibli announced on October 17 that the English dub will be led by Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, […]

Timothée Chalamet acknowledges the irony in starring in two films from Luca Guadagnino: Call Me by Your Name and Bones and All. The former stars Armie Hammer and the latter is about cannibalism. Why is it ironic?  For those unfamiliar, Hammer was accused of sexual assault and abuse allegations. On top of all that, he […]

After saying that he’s “not remotely” afraid of death, Jurassic Park star Sam Neill has clarified those comments. The initial story In his memoir, Neill revealed that he was being treated for angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. He did reveal that he underwent chemotherapy, but the cancer stopped responding. He’s since begun using an anti-cancer drug still […]

Upon giving a performance at Oxford University, Kevin Spacey got a standing ovation. Kevin Spacey’s Oxford performance After being found not guilty of his sexual assault charges in London, Spacey made one of, if not his first public appearance in the U.K. since. He appeared at Oxford University on Monday, October 16 and gave a […]

After four months in theaters, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer will hit home media formats. What is Oppenheimer?  Oppenheimer is the latest historical epic from director Christopher Nolan. It chronicles the life and career of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), his role in the Manhattan Project, and the aftermath. Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., and […]

One of the most notable things about U2’s Sphere shows, properly known as “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere,” is that the band remains faithful to Achtung Baby’s arrangements. Gavin Friday, longtime collaborator of U2, told us why. Why U2 (mostly) play the Achtung Baby tracks in their original form The third song played during […]

Alicia Keys has set the record straight after deleting an Instagram post amid the Israel-Hamas conflict that referenced paragliding. Keys’ Instagram post On Monday, October 16, Keys posted a picture of herself wearing a green leather jacket. The caption read, “What would you do if u weren’t afraid of anything??? Tell me your truth…” She […]

Given that YouTube star Markiplier rose to fam from playing the Five Nights at Freddy’s games, it’d seem like a no-brainer he’d be in the film. However, that wasn’t the case. Warning: Light spoilers for Five Nights at Freddy’s ahead During a recent livestream on his YouTube channel titled “Fazbear Nights,” Markiplier revealed that scheduling […]

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made surprise cameo appearances during last week’s Pete Davidson-hosted SNL episode. Here’s how it happened. A last-minute cameo According to Variety, the Swift and Kelce cameos were a last-minute occurrence. The couple was in New York City and wanted to drop in. Minutes before the SNL episode went live, the […]

It always takes a bit for official box office numbers to be reported. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (her new concert film) is no exception. A little less than expected After it was initially reported that Swift’s “Eras” tour film made $96 million domestically and $128 million worldwide, the real numbers have been unveiled. Variety […]

Rachel Zegler performed a song for her upcoming film, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The track got a promising new update. In a new social media post, The Hunger Games announced that Zegler’s song, “The Hanging Tree,” will be released on Friday, October 20. Lionsgate UK’s Instagram account commented on the […]

Millie Bobby Brown seems over Stranger Things. Speaking to Glamour magazine in a pre-SAG-AFTRA strike interview, Brown seemed okay with the hit Netflix series ending. ‘Thank you, and goodbye” “When you’re ready, you’re like, ‘All right, let’s do this. Let’s tackle this last senior year. Let’s get out of here,” Brown confessed. “Stranger Things takes […]