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Universal and Blumhouse are taking their Kevin Bacon–Amanda Seyfried psychological thriller You Should Have Left straight into homes on Friday, June 19 for a North America PVOD release.  The pic was directed by Jurassic Park and Mission: Impossible scribe David Koepp which he adapted from the German novel by Daniel Kehlmann. Bacon and Seyfried star as a couple seeking

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker skipped out on a saga tradition as evidenced by some recently released concept art. The sequel trilogy as a whole is divisive amongst Star Wars fans, with The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker being placed under the microscope more so than the first installment. Regardless, Lucasfilm and

Elmer Fudd no longer holds a rifle while hunting wascally wabbits. HBO Max has launched their new version of Looney Tunes and it shares a lot of similarities to the original. However, the gun violence is something that the studio won’t do anymore, even though fans are a little angry about the situation. For now,

The Last Jedi actor who portrayed Temiri Blagg, aka “Broom Boy,” believes there’s a future in the Star Wars franchise for the character as a Jedi. Rian Johnson’s second installment in the sequel trilogy is by far the most divisive out of the bunch, with “Broom Boy” being an element that many fans were not

Marvel’s WandaVision is facing a trademark battle with Hong Kong’s Wanda Group. Disney+ is the home of the new series, which involves a ton of other Marvel Cinematic Universe projects like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Production on all Marvel projects had to halt back in March, but it is believed WandaVision will go

Giant exhib AMC Entertainment said it expects to report ballooning losses of between $2.1 and $2.4 billion for the first quarter ended in March on one-time charges compared with losses of $130 million the year before. Announcing preliminary results Wednesday, it ancipated revenue of $941 million last quarter versus $1.2 billion the year earlier. The

Is the Candyman reboot coming premiering in theaters and VOD this September? The movie was supposed to hit theaters next Friday, but the release date has been pushed to September due to the world’s current state of affairs. Studios have had to take nearly all of 2020’s movies from earlier this year and push them

Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi remained confident this morning on the exhibitor’s Q1 call that Warner Bros.’ Christopher Nolan movie Tenet will remain on track and open on its planned July 17 release date. While Solstice Studios’ Unhinged will be the first new wide release movie in those theaters that are open on July 1, Tenet with

Dwayne Johnson as President of the United States? According to U.K. bookmakers, the action star is third behind Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Obviously, Johnson is not running in the 2020 election, but if he were, he would have a shot at winning due to his massive audience and influence. As of this writing, Johnson

We’ve seen Elisabeth Moss take on corporate male toxicity in Mad Men, a ghost of a man in The Invisible Man, Gilead in The Handmaid’s Tale and punk rock in Her Smell. This weekend we’ll see her try her as a horror author who tries not unravel as she goes through her creative process in the Josephine Decker-directed Shirley. The

It’s looking like Ghostbusters is going to be the next movie cast to reunite on the online web series Reunited Apart, as host Josh Gad has confirmed his plans to feature the classic move on the next edition of the show. The reunion was first teased at the tail end of Gad’s last Reunited Apart

EXCLUSIVE w/chart: As more theaters have inched toward opening as COVID-19 safety restrictions are eased in states like Texas, Georgia, and Tennessee, a top 10 box office chart has emerged, and we just got our hands on the last two weekends. First of all, it’s still pretty grim out there and this gives you an

A new Star Wars fan theory has emerged that has some intriguing consequences relating to The Mandalorian season 2. At the end of season 1, a legendary weapon known as the Darksaber made an unexpected appearance, which opened the door for quite a few appearances from fan-favorite characters in season 2. This theory, if true,

Some good news here, especially on the AMC Theatres front. The Leawood, Kansas-based chain–the No. 1 circuit in U.S and Europe–is reopening three Odeon Cinemas in Norway effective today.  Odeon Cinemas Oslo Storo 14, Sandvika 8 and Lillestrøm 7 are the first three locations within the AMC and Odeon cinemas circuit to reopen, and its

Despite the official recommendation to do so from the CDC, the movie theater chain Cinemark will not require patrons to wear face masks when theaters around the country begin opening back up. On Wednesday, Cinemark Holdings spoke about their plans for staff and consumer health and safety in a call with Wall Street analysts. One

A social media campaign encouraging shutdown New York City theaters to open their lobbies – and restrooms – to protesters is gaining traction among Manhattan’s Off Broadway venues and spaces in Brooklyn: The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, A.R.T./New York, IRT Theater and Irondale Center are among the first to put out the virtual welcome mats.

We have a new trailer for Elvis from Outer Space. This B-movie madness comes from the folks at Giant Pictures and Joba Entertainment. In a year that has essentially wiped the traditional summer moviegoing season from the map, lovers of cinema have been forced to turn elsewhere. Namely, whatever options are available from the comfort

While Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi continued to champion the theatrical window this morning on the chain’s Q1 earnings call, he also told investors and financial analysts that when it comes to smaller and lower-grossing titles, “we’re open to talking with studio partners about alternatives we can consider.” “I don’t want to give the wrong impression,”