David Gordon Green Says 'Exorcist' Sequel Will Honor the Legacy of the Original (Exclusive)

Supportive spouses. Kyle Richards can lean on her husband, Mauricio Umansky, amid her ongoing feud with sister Kathy Hilton.

“Glass Onion,” is set for a Netflix release next month and Johnson confirmed at a BFI London Film Festival press conference that Blanc is queer.Johnson was asked about a particular scene in the upcoming movie that seemingly showed Blanc having a male lover.“Yes, obviously he is,” the “Looper” filmmaker bluntly told reporters.“There’s nobody in the world I can imagine in bringing me more joy for Benoit Blanc to be with,” he added.Craig, 54, then interjected, saying: “No spoilers [but] who wouldn’t want to live with that person?”The stand-alone sequel will have a one-week limited theatrical release on Nov. 23 before moving to Netflix on Dec.

Naman Ramachandran Sony’s “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” the film adaptation of the children’s books by Bernard Waber, featuring a singing crocodile, bowed at the U.K. and Ireland box office with £2.7 million ($3.1 million), according to numbers released by Comscore. Universal’s “Halloween Ends,” the final instalment in the horror trilogy of sequels to the original 1978 film, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, debuted in second place with £2.1 million. Another horror, Paramount’s “Smile,” collected £1.4 million in third position in its third weekend for a total of £7.2 million. In fourth place, in its fourth weekend, Universal’s “Ticket to Paradise,” starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, took £617,041 for a total of £7.7 million.

Over the weekend, Blumhouse and Universal released “Halloween Ends,” which earned more than $41 million at the box office. That’s a pretty solid opening for a film that sports a reported budget of only $30 million.

Director Rian Johnson confirmed that Daniel Craig’s popular Knives Out sleuth Benoit Blanc is Queer during a press conference at the London Film Festival. 

franchise in 2018 with a direct sequel to the 1978 film, the ongoing saga between Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers comes to a close two movies later, in, which is now in theaters and streaming on Peacock. Both Curtis, who has portrayed the former babysitter stalked by the masked killer for over 40 years, and director David Gordon Green break down the climax of the 2022 film that marks Laurie and Michael’s final (and bloody) battle. Curtis “takes the physicality of this role very seriously,” Green says.

Jamie Lee Curtis says social media is bad for people's mental health. The ‘Halloween Ends’ star says having smartphones constantly showing us “tragedies” - such as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine - via apps is ultimately not good for humanity. Appearing on SiriusXM’s ‘The Jess Cagle Podcast with Julia Cunningham’, she said: “We have these devices in our hands.

Kathy Hilton's feud with Lisa Rinna and her sister, Kyle Richards, but there just may be some glimmer of hope when it comes to one of those strained relationships.While walking the red carpet at BravoCon on Friday in New York City, Hilton spoke to ET's Brice Sander and offered an update on where she stands with the former star and her baby sister.As diehard fans know, Rinna has been at the center of controversy since season 12 kicked off — from her one-sided feud with co-star Sutton Stracke to her recent drama with Hilton. The latter came about after the cast trip to Aspen, Colorado, where the women recall Hilton having a «mountain-sized meltdown» in a nightclub.

We said we wouldn’t do it. When we sat down and watched the entire “Halloween” franchise (12 films!) in a week to rank them before “Halloween Ends,” we said we didn’t need to discuss the finale because it was probably going to be just fine and exactly what we expected would happen.

Bill Murray apparently doesn’t like it when somebody sits in his seat.

If there’s a lesson to be learned from David Gordon Green’s trilogy of “Halloween” legacy-quels, it’s to quit while you’re ahead. His 2018 “Halloween” (a direct sequel to the original 1978 masterpiece and a ret-con of its many, many follow-ups) was a surprisingly effective combination of slasher reanimation and reconsideration, taking the horrors of that Halloween night, and its psychological effects on its survivors and the town where they happened, with uncommon seriousness (yet with flashes of self-awareness and humor).

“Halloween Ends” is here.The sequel — in theaters and on Peacock on Oct. 14 — concludes the trilogy that started with 2018’s “Halloween,” which wisely jettisoned most of the cumbersome backstory and mythology that had gummed up the subsequent sequels and spin-offs.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italy’s David di Donatello Awards are launching an innovative ecological initiative under which they will monitor the environmental sustainability of productions in the running for the country’s top film prizes. The move is being touted as a first of this type by Davids organizers who are hoping it can become a game changer in prompting companies in Italy and across Europe to reduce the environmental impact of their film productions. To monitor the carbon footprint and other green aspects of movies submitted to the Davids, the organisation has forged a partnership with EcoMuvi, an Italian protocol that certifies a film production’s ecological sustainability from pre-product through post.

Michaela Zee editor As the “Halloween” franchise comes to a conclusion with “Halloween Ends,” director David Gordon Green is ready to reintroduce another horror classic on screen: “The Exorcist.” “We start in a couple of weeks, and we’re ready to roll up our sleeves and dive into the next great franchise,” Green told Variety senior entertainment writer Angelique Jackson at the “Halloween Ends” premiere Tuesday night. “We’ve got an amazing cast coming together and scripts we’re all excited about.” Universal spent $400 million on the forthcoming “Exorcist” trilogy, produced by Blumhouse, with Ellen Burstyn set to reprise her role as Chris MacNeil, the mother who hired two Catholic priests to perform an exorcism on her demonically possessed 12-year-old (Linda Blair) in the 1973 original movie.

Entertainment Weekly. “I now get to go off and do my own thing.”But Kimmel wanted to make it official with a contract.“I declare this is my last Halloween movie,” Kimmel read. “I, Jamie Lee Curtis, Queen of scream, daughter of Janet Lee and Tony Curtis, mother of Lindsay Lohan.

Jamie Lee Curtis originated the role of Laurie Strode in the 1978 film, the franchise is coming to a close with. The film, which is the final installment in director David Gordon Green’s trilogy, also marks Lee’s last turn as the former babysitter stalked by the masked killer Michael Myers.

Kyle Richards has nothing but love and gratitude for her franchise co-star and friend, Jamie Lee Curtis.Richards walked the red carpet at the premiere of at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood on Tuesday, and she spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about the end of the horror trilogy, and how her relationship with Curtis has evolved throughout their years together.«My core memories from all these movies really is Jamie,» Richards reflected. «You know, our relationship has grown over these years. That's the best part of this to come out these movies for me.»According to Richards, their friendship extends beyond the set, to the point where Curtis even reached out after seeing a trailer for reunion special — in which Richards has some emotional moments.«She did she call me really early in the morning, because we wake up really early, and she said, 'I'm really upset.

Jamie Lee Curtis is upset for her friend and  co-star, Kyle Richards, after seeing the trailer for the upcoming  reunion. Curtis told ET's Will Marfuggi that she was not too happy after getting a sneak peek at Wednesday's episode.«I was very upset when I saw the trailer for it, because Kyle was genuinely upset and I really like Kyle Richards,» Curtis said, while at the premiere for  Tuesday night. Richards told ET ahead of the horror film's premiere, that Curtis stopped by the reunion taping to share her story of appearing earlier on in season 12 and support her co-star, telling ET she was «really grateful» to have her there.While Curtis said she admittedly does not watch the show, she called Richards concerned after watching the reality TV star get emotional in the clip.«I don't know who made her upset, but I called her out of real concern.

Jamie Lee Curtis is not saying no to a  sequel. ET's Will Marfuggi spoke with the  star about the possibility of reprising her role in the Disney classic, and where her character would be now, if a second film were to come to fruition.«Only recently!» Curtis said when noted that she's spoken about revisiting the 2003 film — a modern take on the 1976 original. While she hasn't spoken to her co-star, Lindsay Lohan, about a sequel just yet, she said she'll talk to Disney if she wants to get the ball rolling.As for where her character would be now, Curtis, who played Lohan's mom, Tess Coleman, who switches bodies with her daughter, Anna, in the film, said that she'd likely be a grandma.«Well, she's gotta be a grandma,» the 63-year-old screen star insisted.

Kyle Richards is still recovering from the season 12 reunion. Last week, fans got a first look at the 3-part reunion that sees Richards becoming very emotional as the drama between her and her sister, Kathy Hilton and co-star Lisa Rinna take centerstage.  “You know, I don’t think people realize how much the conflict with my family affects me,” the 53-year-old star told ET’s Will Marfuggi.