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EXCLUSIVE: John Whittington has signed with Grandview.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Nicolas Cage is making his Dracula debut in Universal Pictures’ upcoming horror comedy “Renfield,” and he’s already chomping at the bit to play the iconic bloodsucker in an expanded capacity. Cage’s Dracula in “Renfield” is a supporting role, as the film’s protagonist is the vampire’s long-suffering servant (played by Nicholas Hoult). The Oscar winner spoke to Total Film magazine about eyeing another Dracula project where he can better explore the psyche of the vampire. “You know, there are some minor moments here where you get to see some of the pathos in Dracula’s eyes,” Cage said. “That made me think that maybe one day I might like to try for a whole movie where you’re really understanding the psyche of the character. I didn’t really have the time to delve into that here.”

Hi team,It’s been nearly a year since Amazon acquired MGM, and through that time I’ve had the opportunity to get to know the MGM team and their work. I’ve been so impressed by the creativity and innovation and by the quality of the MGM slate, including Orion Pictures.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer After months of speculation, Amazon Studios has made it official with seasoned movie executive Courtenay Valenti. While many expected her to take the top film job at MGM, acquired by Amazon for $8.5 billion last year, Valenti has hammered out a hulked-up role that will give her considerable influence in feature programming. Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke told staff on Tuesday that Valenti has been named head of film, streaming and theatrical at both Amazon Studios and MGM. She will report directly to Salke, and be responsible for delivering “a well-rounded selection of tentpoles, prestige films and genre fare,” according to a memo.

Julia MacCary editor Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult’s vampire horror-comedy “Renfield” will get its world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival on March 30. Hoult (“The Menu,” “About a Boy”) stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to Dracula, who is being played by Cage (“Face/Off,” “The Rock”). Chris McKay (“The Tomorrow War,” “The Lego Movie”) directed the film, and Ryan Ridley (“Rick and Morty,” “The Wastelander”) penned it. Additional cast members include Awkwafina, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Brandon Scott Jones and Ben Schwartz. Lee Cronin’s “Evil Dead Rise” will close out the festival on April 2. Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland star in the film about estranged sisters reuniting, only to have flesh-possessing demons force them into a battle to survive. Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campell produced the film.

trailer, Jack Black plays the villain Bowser, who directs his army of Koopa Troopas to burn down a kingdom belonging to penguins in search of a star that will grant him invincibility.The movie is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (“Teen Titans Go!”, “Teen Titans Go! To the Movies”) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel (“The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part”, “Minions: The Rise of Gru”).

Jordan Moreau Mario is powering up his release date. Universal and Illumination’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” will now hit theaters around the world two days earlier than expected, the company announced Tuesday. The movie’s new release date is Wednesday, April 5, instead of its original Friday, April 7. In addition to going wide domestically, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” will release in more than 60 markets around the world, including China, Australia, France Germany, Italy, Brazil Mexico and the U.K. and Ireland. There are around 10 markets in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe opening on a variety of dates in April and May, Universal also announced. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” will release in Japan on April 28, timed to the Golden Week Holidays.

and , and they’re probably 10 steps ahead of whatever cool thing just hit your TikTok FYP.So, how do you please a member of Gen Alpha or Gen Z? It all comes down to finding something that’s the right mix of trendy and age-appropriate for the specific tweens in your life. If they’re still into toys, there are plenty of Lego sets and slime packs that are sure to please.

Universal/Illumination/Nintendo’s The Super Mario Bros Movie has become the latest Hollywood title to secure a release date in China. The big-screen spin on the iconic videogame franchise will hit Chinese cinemas on April 5, in time for Ching Ming Festival and in step with some other international markets as well as two days before the domestic release on April 7. 

In a rare move, “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert gave Fox News credit during his monologue on Thursday night.Colbert jokingly said the conservative network is a 24-hour news channel that sometimes creates news and outrage on slow news days.“I want to salute their ability to just invent outrage out of absolutely nothing on a slow news day,” Colbert said. “They done it again. They dug down deep and tossed aside any last scraps of journalistic integrity and yanked out a new dumb thing to pretend to be mad at.”Colbert said because he also needs content to talk about, he will pretend to be mad at Fox News for them pretending to be mad at Legos for introducing new diverse characters.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer When Jimmy Warden was a kid growing up in Chicago, he wound up watching “a lot” of horror movies when he was, he says, “far too young.” “I became used to seeing people get their guts eaten or torn out of their bodies, stuff like that,” he says over Zoom with a wry chuckle. “So that’s where a lot of my taste is right now.” Warden’s sensibility is on robust display in his screenplay for “Cocaine Bear,” the R-rated action-comedy, directed by Elizabeth Banks, that is loosely based on the true story of a black bear who died after ingesting a mountain of cocaine in 1985 from a botched drug smuggling operation. Warden stumbled on the account in the mid-2010s while scrolling through Twitter, “not doing work that I should have been doing,” and instantly realized that “there was something there.”

Lego has unveiled a BTS-themed set based on the video for the K-pop group’s 2000 track ‘Dynamite’ which has been designed by two super-fans of Lego, one of whom is also a super-fan of BTS.“Sing, song the night away as you build this 749 piece Lego set and uncover authentically recreated details that mirror scenes from the iconic music video”, says an official blurb. “Customers can now combine at-home karaoke sessions with brick building and immerse themselves in a world of disco, donuts and dynamic dance moves”.“But the set wouldn’t be complete without the biggest South Korean boy band in the world – who are now also available in Lego minifigure form for the first time”, said blurb continues.

Lego set. You’ve seen the Lego Central Perk building set, the “Seinfeld” apartment, complete with hidden superman stickers and a festivus pole, and perhaps most impressive, their colossal 6,000-piece “Lord of the Rings” Rivendell set. Now, Lego is catering towards the BTS Army with a “Dynamite” set inspired by the K-pop group’s chart-topping single.

Brent Lang Executive Editor CAA has signed Jonathan Rockefeller. The American-Australian producer, director, and writer, is the founder and owner of Rockefeller Productions. The production company has become a leader in family entertainment having partnered with the likes of Disney, Pixar, Lego, Colorado Rockies, Sesame Street, Eric Carle, Peanuts, and Paddington Bear to create large-scale puppetry stage adaptations and events across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, China, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Rockefeller Productions is currently working on a number of shows, including “Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation, which has a U.S. national tour, as well as a UK/Ireland tour, as well as “The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show,” which is based on the beloved children’s book by Eric Carle. Their recent productions include “Sesame Street: The Musical,” “Paddington Gets in a Jame,” and “The Golden Girls Show!: A Puppet Parody.”

BTS set – check out the preview images below.The LEGO ‘Ideas BTS Dynamite’ collection features the seven-piece band – comprising RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook – on the video set of their 2020 hit ‘Dynamite’.The new 749-piece LEGO set contains miniature replicas of the set of their video, featuring  the donut shop, ice cream truck and record store.It was designed by two BTS and LEGO fans, friends Josh, 20, from Indiana, and Jacob, 21, from New York. According to a press statement, the pair combined “their love of BTS and passion for LEGO building” and “worked together to bring the set to life”.Talking about their process, Jacob said: “Josh did the building and design work and, as a massive BTS fan, I told him what needed to be in it, what details were most important.

Endemol Shine North America is making some changes at the top.

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Lego Masters producer Tuesday’s Child has acquired a controlling stake in compatriot British indie Interstellar.

Party time! Prince Harry recalled a wild drug-induced trip he had while staying at Courteney Cox’s house — and how LEGO Batman started off the festivities.

Fox is bringing back its competition format Lego Masters for a fourth season.

Amy Corbett and Jamie Bernard, judges on FOX’s hit show "Lego Masters," are spilling the details on the show’s third season plus, all the crazy twists and turns fans can expect from this season. There are new challenges, explosions, fun times with host Will Arnett, amazing builders, and so much more that leads Corbett and Bernard to call this season one of the best they’ve had so far.

We're not going to scare you by telling you how many weekends it is until Christmas but it's safe to say that many shoppers are already getting ahead with their present shopping. And if you have a Harry Potter fan in your life, you might want to check out Amazon for some truly magical deals.

EXCLUSIVE: ITV Studios is taking celeb drag contests international through British reality format Queens For the Night.

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay balloon format Blow Up is being inflated in Germany.

Many of us will have vivid memories of visiting Father Christmas as a child and excitedly sharing details of the toys that featured on our Christmas lists.

The Sainsbury's up to half price toy sale is always a popular one with families and parents are awaiting this year's more eagerly than ever. Last year's event was delayed until November, but this year's looks set to go ahead in the usual month, October.

A huge nostalgic part of childhood for many Brits was the pre-Christmas trip to Toys R Us to let our parents know what we might like to put on our list to Santa that year. And if that fills your heart with warmth and joy, then you’ll be thrilled to hear that Toys R Us is BACK!

: There’ll be hundreds of thousands of deals across every category imaginable, and the retailer promises the lowest prices you’ll find all year on select products. Amazon is also introducing something called the Top 100 list, which will feature a selection of deals on this year’s most giftable items from brands like Adidas, iRobot, Samsung, Lego, and KitchenAid.We still don’t know exactly what’s in store for the second Prime Day, but we’re anticipating plenty of similar deals to July’s .

this time around? To help you make the most of your time and money, we tracked down everything we know about the sale so far—including its exact date and the early deals you need to shop right now. Let’s get into it.First, you’re not losing your mind: This year’s took place earlier this year in mid-July.

Brad Pitt is lending his pipes and his likeness to Fox’s “Lego Masters” for the show’s Wednesday night season premiere.The actor, who is also an executive producer on the show through his Plan B Entertainment, makes a cameo as Lego Brad Pitt in the show’s cold open – and TheWrap has your exclusive sneak peek.“Plan B has been our partner since Season 1. They were in the room pitching the show with us.

With Christmas now less than 100 days away, leading UK toy retailer Argos has announced its highly anticipated list of the top toys that are set to dominate Christmas wish lists in 2022 – and 60% are under £50.

Lego Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular December 19, 20 and 21. Will Arnett hosts and Leslie Jordan, Robin Thicke, Cheryl Hines and Finesse Mitchell make guest appearances and compete for their favorite charities.

You'll be pleased to know there are plenty of video games released in September. We're gearing up towards the end of the year, with a slew of highly-anticipated titles.

Baby Riley’s “lips are movin!”

Ready for round two! Meghan Trainor can’t wait to get pregnant again after welcoming son Riley in February 2021.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer From “The Lego Batman Movie” to just…Batman? While veteran producer Dan Lin is in contention for the top job overseeing DC’s film and TV adaptations for Warner Bros. Discovery, Variety has confirmed that no offer has been made to Lin, and several hurdles stand in the way of any deal moving forward. The biggest hurdle is Lin’s production company, Rideback, which has ties to several other studios, including a first-look deal from January 2021 with Universal Pictures, and development on several features for Disney, including a live-action version of “Lilo & Stitch.” Were Lin to decamp to Warner Bros. Discovery to run DC, his involvement with those productions would need to be sorted, if not severed outright.