Live-Action 'Beauty & The Beast' Is the Top Movie in the U.S. Due to Drive-In Theaters

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorFresh product continued to rule in a distressed exhibition marketplace as RLJE Films’ Tax Collector grossed an estimated $317K at 129 theaters. Tax Collector is the third new title after Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour and IFC’s The Rental to top the box office since the pandemic began in mid-March.We’ll know for certain which film is No. 1 tomorrow, but it’s looking like Tax Collector can claim that bounty.

Tom Hanks is in early talks to star in the upcoming live-action retelling.The casting would serve as the latest collaboration with Robert Zemeckis, who directed Hanks in 2004's The Polar Express, 2000's and 1994's , for which Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor and Zemeckis took home Best Director.Disney has been working on a live-action take on the animated classic since 2015, with a number of directors reportedly in the mix before landing on Zemeckis.

Tom Hanks is currently in talks to join the live action Pinocchio film.

Disney+ on September 4.

Actor Brian Austin Green shared that he has no ill will towards his now-estranged wife, Megan Fox, in an interview with the “Hollywood Raw Podcast.” In the Monday episode, the former “Beverly Hills, 90210” star said that he found out Fox had begun dating rapper Machine Gun Kelly on his own, which didn’t include the press. “I found out in my own way.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticUPDATE There’s no cheek-to-cheek dance or whispering of sweet nothings between Belle and the Beast in a new show attraction that’s the latest Walt Disney World production revamped for a park without actors.The resort yesterday replaced the long-running  Beauty and the Beast — Live on Stage show, which featured actors and dancers in a traditional musical production, with The Disney Society Orchestra and Friends.

Shortly after achieving his EGOT status, composer Alan Menken revealed the official title to the upcoming spinoff from Beauty and The Beast.

Alexis Neiers, who inspired the character Emma Watson played in The Bling Ring, spoke out against the actress seven years after the film’s release.The 29-year-old slammed Watson, 30, for criticizing her alter-ego. “The problem I had is with the comments she made about me and the role, despite the fact that she already knew that I was a convicted … like, the heroin part, the drug addiction part had already come out,” she explained during a Thursday, July 30, Instagram Live with Ziwe Fumudow.

Cinderella (think, "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes") likely won't be included. Just a quick moment to !!!!!!!!!!!! This casting is perfection, and Billy already spilled some details to , confirming that he's playing the role as genderless: on Much like it halted literally everything else in life, .

Dua Lipa has teamed up with J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Tainy for a new nostalgia-filled dance track, «Un Día (One Day).» Released on Thursday, the bilingual song is about longing and perfectly blends Lipa's pop-house sound with the Latin trio's acclaimed reggaeton.

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Ice-T and his wife, model Coco Austin, are going through some tough time, but they have a little sunshine named Chanel Nicole to lift their spirits and make them smile. Coco recently revealed that her father is battling COVID-19.

Luke Evans is opening up about what’s to come with the Beauty and The Beast spinoff centered on Gaston and Le Fou.

Jude Law is clearly in the blockbuster phase of his career. After decades of building himself up to be one of the best actors in the business, he’s cashing in with big roles in Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel” and “Fantastic Beasts” at Warner Bros.