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Here’s another notable theatrical release to hit PVOD due to COVID-19: Focus Features’ Jon Stewart-directed political comedy Irresistible. Originally scheduled for a May 29 theatrical release, the Steve Carell-Rose Byrne-Chris Cooper movie now will play in homes starting Friday, June 26. Irresistible will be available for the 48-hour rental price of $19.99 on such platforms as Amazon,

I think that once Grace won the game, she was a recipient of Mr. Le Bail’s fortune and curse. It would explain the nod we see him give her when he briefly appears in his chair. I also believe that’s why Alex didn’t explode until she took the ring off. When you marry someone, you

Disney+’s animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars features a joke that pokes fun at one of the most awkward lines from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of The Clones. When Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter) and Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) are traveling through the desert of Tatooine to return Jabba the Hutt’s kidnapped son Rotta safely

Some good news for exhibition which will hopefully prime business before this summer’s big event films open, i.e. Mulan and Wonder Woman 1984, and that’s Fathom Events along with Screen Media will be premiering Millennium Media and Rod Lurie’s feature The Outpost in theaters on July 2 on roughly 500 screens. The pic is based on Jake Tapper’s best-selling non-fiction

New Zealand was a country that went into complete lockdown when the pandemic started and while there was a time that production could have continued, people coming into New Zealand from outside the nation would have had to stay in two week quarantine upon arrival, so it got to the point where filming, when it

Wizards of the Coast is hosting an upcoming Dungeons & Dragons charity event called D&D Live 2020: Roll w/ Advantage for Red Nose Day that will feature a star-studded cast of actors, athletes, and celebrities to preview the latest D&D storyline and more. Red Nose Day is a movement that aims to help children in

This morning Vertical Entertainment reports a company VOD record for the release of Bron Studios Josh Trank Tom Hardy gangster pic Capone with a 10-day gross of $2.5M-plus. Capone was released on May 12 via on-demand platforms including, but not limited to, iTunes, where it soared to #1 on the charts within its first 3

Okay, what does this even mean? DC fans were only just processing the reality of the Snyder Cut actually heading to streaming in 2021 when the director posted this angsty clip of Jared Leto as Joker and the message “I am different fuck your opinion.” I don’t understand. What opinion? Explain yourself, David Ayer!

Former The Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe revealed this week that she had a relapse in depression during the filming of her season in 2015. Since being on The Bachelorette, Bristowe has publicly said on Instagram that she feels conflicted about watching the show because it gives her slight PTSD. She was a contestant on Chris Soules’ season of

What a difference a year — and a pandemic — makes. At this time in 2019, Pokémon Detective Pikachu was the No. 1 movie in 72 markets with a $54M frame at the international box office while John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum took out a took out a $35M hit in 66 and Avengers:

Bad Boys for Life is still technically the highest grossing movie of the year domestically, and while there are certainly a number of external factors contributing to that fact, the movie was still quite popular when it came out in January, likely more so than even the filmmakers expected. The return of the franchise was

Many players hoping to capitalize on an increased chance to catch shiny pokémon in yesterday’s Pokémon GO event were upset to find that the supposedly raised shiny drop rate was broken for the majority of the event. While people play different games for a wide variety of reasons, one thing that unites almost every Pokémon player is the innate desire to

Italy’s cinemas will get back to business from June 15, the government announced Saturday as it outlined an overall easing of lockdown protocols in what was the initial epicenter of the European continent’s coronavirus outbreak. As with other markets that are beginning to lift restrictions on moviegoing, there will be social distancing measures in place

Batman Forever, however, doesn’t have that problem. Sure, the Bat-Nipples, excessive use of neon and black lights, and over-the-top mannerisms of most of the supporting cast are a big departure from what we were used to at the time, but 7-year-old Philip Sledge was all about that life when I saw it in theaters. By

Marvel and Star Wars are both now owned by Disney, so to see the properties talked about together isn’t really surprising anymore. However, back in the late 70s, when Star Wars was arguably at its peak of popularity and long before the Disney acquisition, Marvel decided to parody the series and had Spider-Man fight Doctor

Will it? Won’t it? Can it? Exhibitors, rival studios and the town have been paralyzed all week wondering whether Warner Bros.’ Tenet will remain on its July 17 release date and bring the world’s movie theaters back from this coronavirus deep-freeze they’ve been suffering since mid-March. Here’s what we know at this time: solid sources

Return of the Jedi may be one of the more mixed entries in the Star Wars saga, but most fans appear to be relatively satisfied with the capper to the Original Trilogy. Of course, one of the film’s major focal points is Luke Skywalker’s attempt to reject the Dark Side of the Force. While many

Apple TV+ Original series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet is set to release a new half-hour special called “Quarantine” while in lockdown. Rob McElhenney, series co-creator, and executive producer finds that people can relate to the episode’s plot as people around the world tackle working from home and also game virtually.  In the show, team members

Disney’s Frozen has become Broadway’s first long-running casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic and industrywide shutdown. The production, which opened March 22, 2018 at the St. James Theatre, announced today that it will not return when Broadway reopens – whenever that might be. In the closure announcement, producers said the musical will not re-open “as a

In addition to Will Forte, Scoob! also stars Amanda Seyfried, Zac Efron, Gina Rodriguez, Jason Isaacs, Mark Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, Kiersey Clemons, and more, and will be available for digital purchase or rental tomorrow – with a special premiere being hosted on Twitter at 4pm PST/7pm EST. Stay tuned here on CinemaBlend for more of

Here’s why Shane caused Otis’ death on The Walking Dead season 2. The Walking Dead is based on Robert Kirkman’s acclaimed graphic novel, which follows protagonist Rick Grimes as he awakens from a coma to find the world overtaken by swarms of zombies. Rick sets out on a quest to find his wife and son,

EXCLUSIVE: We’ve learned and confirmed that some exhibitors will be sharing in this weekend’s revenues for the Warner Bros. digital and PVOD release of Scoob! Warner Bros. opted to take their Tony Cervone-directed animated release into homes this Friday instead of theaters given the continued near nationwide exhibition shutdown during COVID-19. Scoob! will be available for

Some of us are photogenic and some of us are not. I don’t know about you, but if we were still in the era of printing photos, I’d have a barrelful of awkward photos readily available for anyone who’d want to Tweet about ‘em. I’d imagine it’s probably worse when you are meeting someone on

Another couple got the boot from The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart, but does that mean that the contestants’ romantic relationship came to an end, as well? Here’s what we know about Natascha and Ryan following last night’s episode.  After being sent home, fans are curious to know if Listen to Your Hearts‘ Natascha

EXCLUSIVE:  Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to the Bella Thorne feature Infamous, Deadline has learned. The distributor has set a virtual cinema and VOD release date of June 12 for the pic which was written and directed by Joshua Caldwell. The deal was negotiated by Peter Jarowey and Josh Spector at Vertical

Huge, bombastic action set-pieces have become a way of life in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Iron Man 2 was the first film to really nail them into the structure of the series. Again, some work is owed to The Incredible Hulk for doing a little bit of the lifting, but just as the story

Though the Marvel Cinematic Universe ended the Infinity Saga with Avengers: Endgame, which included the destruction of the Infinity Stones in the main MCU timeline, there is still a chance that the stones could return in Marvel’s Phase 4 movies and TV series. Avengers: Endgame shows the defeat of Thanos (Josh Brolin), and the elemental crystals that were the MacGuffins of

Just because Warner Bros.’ Scoob is heading into homes on May 15, doesn’t mean it’s not notching out an event pic marketing vibe. The #ScoobDance challenge, launched on May 3 by 14-year-old TikTok celebrity dancer Jalaiah Harmon with original music from Movers+Shakers, has accumulated 2.1 billion global views to date, and it’s still climbing. In just over

Will Wonder Woman 1984 Keep Its August Release Date? Back in March at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was some question as to whether or not shelter-in-place protocols would wind up impacting the set June release date for Wonder Woman 1984, but then that thinking went out the window when theaters across the

When it was released in 2005, Brokeback Mountain was one of the most talked-about films of the year. More than a decade later, Ang Lee’s epic romance drama is viewing as a stunning achievement and a ground-breaking film in mainstream Hollywood. RELATED: I Wish I Knew How To Quit You: 10 Behind-The-Scenes About Brokeback Mountain The