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Refresh for updates The studio that owns the highest grossing movie of the year so far, Universal with its billion bound Super Mario Bros Movie, brought the stars and filmmakers to CinemaCon. Could we expect anything less?

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Kumail Nanjiani and Elizabeth Banks will lead the voice cast of Universal and Illumination’s upcoming “Migration,” an animated adventure about a family of ducks on the go. “I find ducks so irresistible,” Illumination founder Chris Meledandri told the crowd at CinemaCon on Wednesday as he unveiled the compete voice cast for the original cartooned comedy. “In our movie, ducks worked beautifully to convey the relatable quirks and truths of a modern-day family.” Attendees of the annual Las Vegas-bassed exhibition industry trade show were also treated to an extended first-look at “Migration,” which opens in theaters on Dec. 22. The road-trip story follows a family of ducks, who try to convince their overprotective father to embark on the vacation of a lifetime.

Illumination Boss Chris Meledandri announced the voiceover cast for the studio’s upcoming animated pic, Migration, set for a Dec. 22 release.

Chris Melendandri took time in his CinemaCon presentation remarks to highlight the vocal cast for Illumination’s upcoming animated original “Migration.” “Migration” will star Kumail Nanjiani as an anxious Mallard dad and Elizabeth Banks as the less-anxious, more headstrong mother Mallard. The son and daughter will be voiced by Casper Jennings and Tresi Gazal, with a supporting cast including Awkwafina, Carol Kane, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell and Danny DeVito. Melendandri exited the stage and a brief sizzle reel followed.

Matthew Rhys has added his name to the long list of British actors who, despite their best endeavours, would not be Bond. 

is a horror comedy to remember. Leaning into the absurd story, this laughter-filled film directed by Elizabeth Banks will soon be a campy favorite. If you missed the adrenaline-fueled at the movies, it is now available to watch at home — streaming exclusively on Peacock. What happens when a black bear gets its paws on a lot of cocaine? Find out in, now streaming on Peacock and available to buy on Amazon Prime Video.is exactly what you'd think it'd be about: A bear who eats a ton of cocaine before going on a drug-fueled murderous rampage through the forests of Georgia. The movie is actually inspired by a true story of when an American black bear overdosed on cocaine from a crashed plane abandoned by drug smugglers in the 1980s.

EXCLUSIVE: Emily Hall (Lumina) and David Kelsey (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story) are set to star in Wrong Numbers, an indie drama marking the feature directorial debut of Duane Edwards, which will head into production in Chicago in early May.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor “Cocaine Bear” and “Euphoria” actor Aaron Holliday has joined a remake of “Faces of Death” from “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” director Daniel Goldhaber. The project began filming on Monday in New Orleans. Holliday will join cast members Barbie Ferreira (“Euphoria”) and Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), who Legendary had previously announced. Helmer Goldhaber’s most recent film “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” is currently on international release, from a script co-written with Isa Mazzei, a regular collaborator who co-wrote his first feature, “Cam,” in 2018. Holliday recently broke out in Elizabeth Banks’ buzzy horror comedy “Cocaine Bear” for Universal Pictures. He stars in the Lord-Miller produced comedy-thriller alongside Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Margo Martindale, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Holliday recently wrapped a leading role in James Kimball’s feature debut “For the Night,” alongside Will Block and Odessa A’zion. He also appeared in the Season 2 finale of HBO’s “Euphoria,” playing ‘Skye’ opposite Jacob Elordi and Eric Dane.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Can Chris Evans and Ana de Armas convince moviegoers to flock to Apple TV+ this month? The streamer is surely hoping as it prepares to launch “Ghosted,” an action comedy in which a romantic hopeful (Evans) falls for a CIA agent (Armas) and gets entangled in her latest mission. While Apple TV+ hopes to court young adults with its action romance, Disney+ aims to bring families together by launching its latest live-action fairytale remake: “Peter Pan and Wendy.” Unlike the upcoming live-action “The Little Mermaid,” which is opening exclusively in theaters over Memorial Day, “Peter Pan and Wendy” is skipping theaters and debuting directly on Disney+.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. If you missed “Cocaine Bear” in theaters, worry not: the absolutely preposterous slasher comedy about, yes, a coked-up bear, is coming to Peacock on April 14. The Elizabeth Banks-directed film hits the streamer nearly two months after it premiered in theaters, where it beat box office expectations and earned an impressive $24 million during its opening weekend. The wild R-rated movie, inspired by a stranger-than-fiction story about a drug runner’s plane crash, imagines the events that would have transpired if the American black bear that ingested a duffle bag full of blow had lived to tell the tale. It was budgeted at roughly $35 million, which was mostly dedicated to the CGI used to bring to life the coked-out beast alongside the human cast of Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Brooklynn Prince. Its box office success marks another win for Universal following its killer-doll movie “M3GAN,” which collected $170 million globally and, like “Cocaine Bear,” also became available to stream on Peacock only seven weeks after its release.

Elizabeth Banks genre comedy, Cocaine Bear, will be debuting on Universal’s streaming service Peacock 50 days after its theatrical debut.

Bring out the golden popcorn! Stars from the big and small screen alike will be recognized for their work at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday, May 7.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical reclaims its title of the UK’s Number 1 film.

Behind every well-dressed celebrity is a fabulous stylist. Over the last year, Anne Hathaway has blessed Us with breathtaking fashion moments — all thanks to Erin Walsh. 

Ray Liotta‘s Facebook page has been hacked by a celebrity death hoaxer.The late Goodfellas star’s page had been spreading fake news about celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger in recent days.According to TMZ, a representative for Liotta’s team said they had been working with Facebook to resolve the problem, though after that was confirmed the page posted pornography, which has since been removed.The account appears to have been restored to normal as of today (March 27).Liotta died last May aged 67, passing away in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was filming the film Dangerous Waters.The actor was well known for starring in 1990’s Goodfellas, and in recent years had appeared in films such as Marriage Story, The Sopranos prequel The Many Saints Of Newark and this year’s Cocaine Bear.The latter’s director Elizabeth Banks said after Liotta’s passing: “I had a special bond with Ray Liotta. We met on a little film, The Details and he blew me away.

“Cocaine Bear” will officiate a Kentucky couple’s wedding Monday at the Fun Mall Museum in Lexington. “Y’all are cordially invited,” wrote the Kentucky For Kentucky store, where the bear is on display, in a virtual invitation posted Friday to social media.

EXCLUSIVE: Aditya Sood has been promoted to President of Lord Miller — the production company of Academy Award-winning filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) — with Dan Shear joining as EVP and head of Television. 

failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York.Stone spoke about the financial hit she tool while urging attendees to make donations to cancer research during a speech at the Women’s Cancer Research Fund’s star-studded fundraising gala in Beverly Hills. “I know that thing that you have to get on and figure out how to text the money is difficult,” Stone said during her speech.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Bel-Air” has been renewed for Season 3 at Peacock. The dramatic reboot of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is currently airing its second season on the streamer, with the season finale set to run on April 27. This marks the first official renewal for the show, as it was originally picked up for two seasons back in 2020. Like the sitcom version, “Bel-Air” follows a teenager named Will (Jabari Banks), who moves from West Philadelphia to live with his auntie and uncle in the titular posh Los Angeles neighborhood. Along with Banks, Season of the series also stars Adrian Holmes, Cassandra Freeman, Olly Sholotan, Coco Jones, Akira Akbar, Jimmy Akingbola, Jordan L. Jones and Simone Joy Jones. Tatyana Ali, who played the original Ashley Banks in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” appeared in Season 2 in a recurring guest role.

Happy 20 years to “Agent Cody Banks.”

more memorable bits of Sunday’s ceremony featured the miniature donkey wearing a glittery gold “emotional support” sash. Kimmel led her onto the stage and pointed out co-stars like Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in the audience before ushering her off to catch a flight on “Spirit Airlines.”But it didn’t take long for the internet to realize she was not the real deal.

Jimmy Kimmel has revealed who was in the Cocaine Bear suit at the Oscars on Sunday night.

Fans have been wondering if Justin Bieber joined his wife Hailey at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday night (March 12) at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Elizabeth Banks very nearly took a tumble as she presented the award for Best Visual Effects at the 2023 Oscars on Sunday night.

Accidents happen! Elizabeth Banks tripped on stage at the Oscars as she walked on stage to present the award for Best Visual Effects.

2023 Academy Awards.Kimmel approached Yousafzai, 25, during the telecast to ask her very pressing question from a fan named Joanne.“She asked, your work on human rights and education for women and children is an inspiration–as the youngest nobel prize winner in history, do you think Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine?” Kimmel asked her.The question was referring to the rumors of a fight between the two actors on the set of “Don’t Worry Darling.”In response, Yousafzai, who seemed uneasy, said, “I only talk about peace.”Things got even more uncomfortable for Yousafzai when presenters brought out the real-life “Cocaine Bear,” someone in a bear suit from Elizabeth Banks’ film, and as it paraded down the aisles, it strangely pestered the activist. Kimmel had to tell the bear leave to Yousafzai alone.

Tonight’s Oscar telecast featured a sincere (at least at first) black-and-white tribute to a film industry luminary named Otto Desć.

and without visual effects, this is what the bear would look like," she continued. The bear danced behind her and she told the character, «Stop it. No director wants to deal with this, stop this.

Fans are questioning what happened to Elizabeth Banks‘ voice after she presented at the Oscars.

Oscars are here, and the red carpet is underway. Er, make that the champagne carpet. Indeed, the Academy mixed things up this year and eschewed the traditional red tones for a champagne-colored carpet, but one thing remains the same: the nominees are looking terrific.If you’re wondering how to watch the Oscars red carpet, you can see all the goings-on in the livestream video embedded above.

Glenn Close will no longer attend the 95th annual Academy Awards. On Sunday, the 75-year-old's rep confirmed that she contracted COVID-19, and will miss the ceremony.«She was very much looking forward to taking part in the show,» Close's publicist told CBS News in a statement.

Roy Trakin Depeche Mode, the pioneering ‘80s U.K. technopop band, has long had a strong following in Los Angeles — thanks to their exposure on local alternative stalwart KROQ — and now they’re proving a favorite of film and TV creative executives. The group, consisting of co-founders Martin Gore and vocalist Dave Gahan after the death of keyboardist Andrew Fletcher in May 2022, is on a roll following its 2020 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where they were introduced by Charlize Theron, who called them “the soundtrack of my life.” Depeche Mode’s new Mute/Columbia Records album, “Memento Mori,” comes out March 24, their first since 2017’s “Spirit” and 15th overall, which will be followed by a year-long tour that launches March 23 in Sacramento and includes a show at L.A.’s Kia Forum on March 28 and four concluding area shows in December, two apiece at Kia and Crypto.com Arena. 

EXCLUSIVE: Fox is moving forward with The Flintstones spinoff series Bedrock.

Cocaine Bear, B-movie production company Wide Eye Releasing have confirmed the release of Cocaine Shark – check out the official trailer above.The trailer sets the scene for Cocaine Shark, which sees a crime lord create a highly addictive drug using caged sharks.“A mafia drug lord has unleashed a new, highly addictive stimulant on the streets called HT25, derived from sharks held captive in a secret lab, and which causes monstrous side effects. After an explosion and leak at the lab, an army of mutated, bloodthirsty sharks and other creatures are set loose on the world,” reads a synopsis.The first poster for ‘COCAINE SHARK’ has been released.The movie hits digital platforms this July.

Academy Awards are this Sunday, with The Academy slowly unveiling some of its presenters, performers, and what people can expect come showtime. A list of performers was released today, sharing that Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas would be presenting some awards.Salma Hayek adds chicken soup to her skincare routine: Discover her beauty secretSalma Hayek’s matching fashion moment with daughter Mathilde Pinault: See picsA post shared by The Academy (@theacademy)The list of presenters includes various members that have a significant history with The Academy, and have made or are about to make their mark on the industry.

Adele Dazeem?They join a prestigious group of pre-announced actors and famous faces slated to appear on Hollywood’s big night, including Riz Ahmed, Halle Bailey, Antonio Banderas, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, John Cho, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Andrew Garfield, Hugh Grant, Danai Gurira, Salma Hayek Pinault, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B.