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The French film is being faced with a charge under the state law forbidding “the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of an unclothed, partially clothed, or clothed child,” per the indictment made by Texas’ Tyler County district attorney. In order for the Netflix film to be considered illegal material, it must be

In the wake of Cineworld’s decision to shutter its UK venues and Regal U.S. theaters, AMC, the No. 1 exhibitor in the world, will remain open. AMC joins No. 3 exhibitor Cinemark in staying open during the pandemic, despite Cineworld and Regal’s plans to close this Thursday. More than 80% of AMC’s U.S. circuit is

When Mr. Freeze was originally introduced, his name was Mr. Zero and he had a minor role in the comics, but Paul Dini and Bruce Timm are the creators primarily credited with turning him into the iconic villain he is known as today. In Batman: The Animated Series, the antagonist was reinvented as a scientist

EXCLUSIVE: Cineworld Group, the world’s second biggest exhibition chain, today announced plans to temporarily close its Regal movie theaters in the U.S. and its Cineworld and Picturehouse sites in the UK as coronavirus wreaks havoc with the industry. Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger tells Deadline the decision primarily came down to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s

Digging For Fire (Amazon Prime/Tubi/Hoopla/Vudu/Kanopy/Plex) Over the course of a weekend, a husband (Jake Johnson) and a wife (Rosemarie DeWitt) find themselves on separate adventures when they discover a bone and a gun. Why It’s A Great Option For Brie Larson Fans: Throughout the years, writer/director Joe Swanberg has gotten even more comfortable with his

In response to MGM’s No Time to Die moving out of the Thanksgiving corridor to Easter weekend 2021, Cineworld is closing down 128 of its UK and Ireland cinemas as well as its U.S. Regal chain as of next week according to reports. This is the first massive exhibition casualty during the pandemic. It remains to

Shang-Chi Was Born From Marvel’s Failed Plan To Adapt The Kung Fu Television Series There’s an old saying that goes, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” and within those proverbial words of wisdom lies the origin of Shang-Chi. Before the iconic comic book character came to be, Marvel Comics wanted to adapt the television

Universal said Friday that F9 is moving to May 28, 2021, which is Memorial Day weekend. The move comes after MGM moved its James Bond pic No Time to Die to April 2, 2021 — which had been the release date of the latest installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise. Universal is handling

There are a lot of awesome possibilities that Warner Bros could take advantage of from this popular Flash storyline, and it could serve as a bridge between the current DC franchise, the past versions of these superheroes and what’s coming in future installments. Next on our list for casting hopefuls is the recasting of Kiersey

Originally set for an October theatrical release, the Robert Zemeckis-directed Warner Bros. feature Roald Dahl’s The Witches is heading to the studio’s streaming service HBO Max on Oct. 22. The movie, which stars Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer and Stanley Tucci, is being positioned as Halloween season event programming for HBO Max. Initially, The Witches was scheduled

However, shortly before Enola Holmes was released on Netflix, the movie found itself in a bit of a pickle. Back in June, Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate sued the streaming service, claiming that because Henry Cavill’s Sherlock Holmes is more emotional in Enola Holmes, this constitutes a copyright infringement of Doyle’s final 10 Sherlock stories, as

Cinemas in India will get a reprieve beginning October 15 when they are allowed to open outside containment zones. The Ministry of Home Affairs made the announcement late Wednesday, saying that restrictions will include 50% seating capacity. Further guidelines will be issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The move means movie theaters will

It’s Being Directed By Debbie Allen As reported by THR, Christmas on the Square will be directed by Fame’s Lydia Grant, Debbie Allen, who has been acting, producing and directing for years since starring in the ‘80s TV show. Most recently, Allen has played Dr. Catherine Fox on Grey’s Anatomy, along with directing a number

San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed and county officials finally gave the go-ahead for movie theaters to reopen on Oct. 7, despite the fact that  California state health officials said it was OK to do so weeks ago. That might come as good news for Warner Bros.’ Tenet, which has always pegged the city as

Previously reported favorite James Norton has only slid into second place, which has pushed Outlander’s Sam Heughan into the third slot respectively. Surprisingly, previous co-candidates Idris Elba and Cillian Murphy have split from their previously-held 10/1 odds standing, with Elba getting the upper hand at 8/1 and Murphy falling further back at 14/1. The greatest

Refresh for updates, analysis and chart: The depressed state of the box office continued into its fourth weekend since the big three exhibitors reopened with Warner Bros.’ Tenet still No. 1 with $3.4M, -26%. To date, the Christopher Nolan time-twisting noir has collected $41.2M at 2,850 locations in a domestic market that’s 75% opened with

Wherever Spiderhead falls on the production schedule, considering the body of talent involved, this clearly could end up being one of Netflix’s bigger cinematic offerings. Who knows, perhaps it could even catch more steam than Extraction did and become Netflix’s most new most-watched original movie yet. To accomplish that though, over 99 million households would

Refresh for latest…: In its fifth weekend at the international box office, Warner Bros’ Tenet added another $15.8M from 56 markets. The offshore cume has risen to $242M for a worldwide total of $283.2M. Christopher Nolan’s time-bending thriller had a strong hold (-30%) in Japan where it debuted at No. 1 last weekend. Benefitting from

How The End Of Hunger Games Sets Up A Sequel The final scene of the final Hunter Games film, with Katniss and Peeta raising their young children in the countryside, is a beautiful and bittersweet one, but not without loose ends that still need to be tied. We see this in Katniss’ last line, as

The first major blockbuster of the pandemic era, The Eight Hundred this week became the No. 1-grossing movie of 2020 worldwide, jumping ahead of Bad Boys For Life ($430.3 million global, per Sony). The Guan Hu-directed war epic has through Friday amassed $434M at the Chinese box office alone, and is also now the 10th

And if there’s any reason why Tenet should come home right now, it’s this. Christopher Nolan wanted to push this movie into the theaters, and it was an interesting experiment, given world events. But the experiment didn’t really work in America, and the movie is suffering because of it. There are likely plenty of people

It really hasn’t been broadcasted widely, but Sofia Coppola’s latest dramedy from Apple/A24, On the Rocks, is opening in key markets next weekend, Oct. 2. I hear it will be a very limited run followed by a debut on the AppleTV+ streaming service on Oct. 23. The movie made its world premiere at the New York

I don’t know much about West African culture, so I cannot say if the film is a fair, accurate, or flattering portrayal of it. I can say that the film is unique and brings some attention to West African folklore. It’s not a kid-friendly film as all the female characters are nude, as is baby

EntTelligence, a new corporation devoted to features and streaming audience analytics, has opened its doors today. Additionally, as of Oct. 1, motion picture industry vet Steve Buck will join as Partner and Chief Strategy Officer to the newly formed entity. EntTelligence subsumes MovieQu and its technology, currently supporting Hollywood’s premiere trailer verification service, MovieMeasure, which will

2017’s Justice League obviously had issues with its reshoots, but with the Snyder Cut, officially known as Zack Snyder’s Justice League, heading to HBO Max next year, evidently there’s a little bit of extra footage that needs to be shot to make Zack Snyder’s vision of the movie complete. Yesterday, it was reported that Henry

In the wake of COVID-19’s continued grip on the box office, Disney made another round of release date changes, the good news for exhibition being: Nothing is headed to Disney+. And that includes Pixar’s Soul which is currently sticking to its Nov. 20 release against MGM’s No Time to Die.  While we already knew Marvel’s Black Widow was set

If you’re at all familiar with the making of 2017’s Justice League, then the word ‘reshoots’ don’t conjure up positive feelings. Whatever your feelings may be about Justice League’s theatrical cut are, it’s no secret that the reshoots period overseen by Joss Whedon were a hectic time that resulted in a lot of the movie

EXCLUSIVE: Good news, movie theaters. Open Road Films’ Liam Neeson action-thriller Honest Thief, which was set to go wide, is going really wide now at 2,000 theaters. However, you’ll have to wait a week later than anticipated. The movie from Ozark co-creator and producer Mark Williams, which was set to open on Oct. 9 will

As for staying at the Twilight home, it seems to be so popular its owners are asking for a 12 month advance booking, if you can find a spot to nab. This isn’t exactly surprising, it’s rare to be able to stay in a film location, especially one that is centrally located in Portland, Oregon–

Refresh for latest…: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet handily passed $200M overseas this weekend with a $25M offshore frame to bring the overseas box office to $214M. Including domestic, the global cume is now $250.1M. Boosting play overseas, as we noted yesterday, was the Japan bow which came in a a strong $4.3M in the No. 1