‘Blade’: Mahershala Ali Is “Sincerely Encouraged” By The Progress Made On His Marvel Film

It’s difficult to quantify the viewership numbers for streaming films. All we really get are first-party numbers from the streamers directly, which are always used in a complimentary way.

Kevin Bacon. The plot follows a family on vacation to a rental house in Long Island, who get interrupted by strangers showing up, amid a mysterious blackout and technology glitches. Both families work together to decide how to survive as technology such as phones and television break down, and airplanes start crashing.

EXCLUSIVE: Climate Spring, TK-FX, and indie British firm Lowkey Films have teamed on a new venture titled the Climate Short Animation Film Competition, in partnership with BBC Writers and in collaboration with BFI Network.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In “Downwind,” a documentary executive produced by Matthew Modine, directors Mark Shapiro and Douglas Brian Miller chronicle the lethal effects that nuclear testing on American soil has had on U.S. citizens. The Oscar hopeful reveals that from 1951 to 1992, Mercury, Nevada, was the site for the testing of 928 large scale nuclear weapons.

IF, the new fantasy film written, directed by and starring John Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds, might be a dream come true for fans of that TV series that brought Krasinski to fame: The film’s large cast includes the director’s old Office-mate ‘s Steve Carell.

took , to the Maestro movie premiere in Los Angeles—which is way cooler than getting your shoes shined in the office lobby, which is what I did with my dad when I was six.Lea, whom , got all dressed up for her dad's big night in a Dolce&Gabbana leopard print chiffon dress with puffy sleeves and sparkly gold ballet flats with a Mary Jane strap. And because no outfit is complete without accessories, the little girl also carried a red tassled box clutch and even added a bright red manicure.

In response to his Golden Globe nomination Monday for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for May December, Charles Melton starts the conversation with gratitude towards his mother, Sukyong Melton, who he recently deemed his hero in a heartfelt speech while being honored at the Critics Choice Celebration of Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements last week. Though he admits to sleeping through the ceremony and being informed by his team about the nomination, he made sure to call her as soon as he found out. “She was so proud, and I am so happy.” Melton said. 

Timothee Chalamet and Hugh Grant are opening up about their fears and dreams.

It’s early on a very wet March morning, the setting an empty independent cinema just off Leicester Square in London’s West End. The Hollywood News is here with filmmaker Richard John Taylor who, with some of his cast and crew, is putting together the final shots for his new film The Krays: Dead Man Walking. The film boasts an impressive British cast, including Rita Simons, Josh Myers, Guy Henry, Marc Pickering, Nathanjohn Carter, Janine Nerissa, Triana Terry, Christopher Ellison, Leslie Grantham, and many others.The plot of the piece isn’t just another rehash of the same old ‘Krays’ story, as Taylor tells us over a coffee in the bar area of the cinema, just prior to filming.

As December’s first full week comes to a close, critics and publications (and John Waters) announce their annual top films of the year list. Next up after Cahiers du cinema and Waters? Sight & Sound has their 50 best films of 2023 ready for cinephiles to read, so let’s take a look at their top ten.

Norman Lear was serenaded with the theme songs of his television life as he slipped away, his son-in-law has revealed.

Given this rising age of anxiety we’re in, where problems of uncertainty and instability feel like they’re global and yet local, intimate, and personal too, writer/director Sam Esmail’s unnerving global collapse thriller, “Leave The World Behind,” feels like it arrives at an all-too-perfectly timed moment. Its opening moments are arresting.

Marvel film, Blade.Since first being announced at the San Diego Comic Con event in 2019, Marvel’s Blade reboot has faced numerous production hurdles including script rewrites, delays due to the now-concluded writers and actors strikes, and its original director leaving the project.However, all of those hurdles are now seemingly being cleared up, with Ali – who will star as the titular hero – telling Entertainment Weekly that he’s “sincerely encouraged” by the direction the film is heading in.“We’re working on it. That’s the best I could tell you,” the actor told Entertainment Weekly.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Mahershala Ali recently told Entertainment Weekly that he is feeling optimistic about his upcoming Marvel movie “Blade,” in which he will star as the comic book vampire hunter. The film, which won’t begin production until next year, has had a dramatic development period, to say the least. Marvel first announced the project at Comic-Con 2019.

Martin Scorsese‘s Western historical epic Killers of the Flower Moon on Wednesday was named Best Film by the National Board of Review, the second major awards honor for the Apple Original Films pic this week after it also won the top prize from the New York Film Critics Circle.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Since 1998, Variety has honored rising stars on its 10 Actors to Watch report, heralding artists who are experiencing major breakthroughs. The alumni group includes more than 35 Oscar winners and nominees, including Mahershala Ali, Adam Driver, Viola Davis, Lupita Nyong’o and Brie Larson.

Natalie Portman if she was also in the original Star Wars films during The Phantom Menace premiere in 1999.The actor was reflecting on her role as Padmé Amidala in George Lucas’ Star Wars prequel trilogy, which was completed by 2002’s Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith in 2005.The first two original Star Wars films – Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – came out before Portman was born in 1981, while Episode VI: Return of the Jedi was released in 1983.The actor was still only a teenager when she began filming for the prequels, but revealed that King Charles once wondered if she might have been involved in the originals.“I remember Prince Charles, he was then Prince Charles, asked me if I was in the originals,” Portman recalled of the premiere on Watch What Happens Live with host Andy Cohen. “I was like, ‘No, I’m 18!’ But he was very friendly.”The actor appeared on the show alongside Julianne Moore to discuss their new drama May December, when Portman added that while “no one has asked” her, she would also be open to reprising her role of Padmé Amidala.She said that working on the trilogy was “amazing,” adding: “It was the first time I worked digitally.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is understood to be in a difficult situation at Old Trafford this week after a disheartening defeat to Newcastle at the weekend.

Variety Saturday at the Balenciaga fashion show in Los Angeles. “I had a great time making those movies no matter what anyone says.”The duo dated for nearly a year from 2017 to 2018 and posed for photos on the red carpet for the first film’s release.“It was crazy. It was a wild experience,” King said about working with her ex on the second movie.

Julia Roberts was “crushed” when the original version of her hit 1990 rom-com “Pretty Woman” was initially scrapped.“It was going to be a much darker film called ‘$3,000,’ ” Roberts, 56, said, referring to the amount it cost Edward (played by Richard Gere) to spend the night with Vivian Ward. “Vivian was a drug addict and the movie ended with him leaving her in a side street, throwing the money at her, and driving away,” Roberts said during an appearance on “The Graham Norton Show” Friday, while promoting her Netflix film “Leave the World Behind.” “I got that part in that movie and felt really proud, but when the production company folded and the film disappeared I was crushed,” the “Eat, Pray, Love” star added.