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San Diego Comic-Con is going virtual in 2020. It was announced earlier this year that the traditional event had to be cancelled. Most of the entertainment business has been shut down since the middle of March for obvious reasons. Social distancing is still the norm in most states across the country, so getting thousands of

AMC Entertainment stock jumped over 15% at open in a down market Wednesday at open after execs outlined global opening plans at a conference call late yesterday afternoon. Share had popped by over 17% in premarket trade. It’s been a roller coaster – mostly down – for AMC shares since the coronavirus pandemic forced it

One of the 90s most phenomenal horror movies is getting a huge new release from Scream Factory this September. In space, you will be hearing many screams as the studio unleashes 1997’s gruesome Event Horizon on an upgraded and definitive blu-ray release. Its name: Event Horizon. The high-tech, pioneering research spacecraft mysteriously vanished without a

In the wake of California giving the green light for movie theaters to open as early as this Friday, exhibition will be thrilled to hear that more product will become available on the marquee. TriStar Pictures is scheduling romantic comedy The Broken Hearts Gallery from executive producer Selena Gomez on July 10, ahead of Warner Bros.’

Hawkeye has been revealed as the most valuable member of The Avengers. That is not to say that Clint Barton is more powerful than Thor or can flex his brain muscles like Iron Man, but based on certain real-world metrics, Jeremy Renner’s character is, quite literally, the most valuable here in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

BREAKING: In a surprising turn of events, longtime Universal President of International Distribution and 41-year industry veteran, Duncan Clark, is to step down from his position in August, transitioning to a consulting role with the studio. Replacing Clark is Veronika Kwan Vandenberg who spent 28 years at Warner Bros and was most recently President, International

Netflix’s latest original movie has joined an exclusive club, albeit one that the company would undoubtedly prefer not to be associated with. The Last Days of American Crime, which hit the streaming service recently, has earned a rare 0 percent approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. It is the first movie to accomplish this

With California Gov. Gavin Newsom potentially poised to make an announcement easing COVID-19 restrictions on movie theaters this week, the industry anticipates at least the semblance of a summer season. The news will come as a relief to movie theaters, which have been shut since mid-March, and studios as well which have holding back on

Despite a seemingly huge speed bump earlier this year, the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series is still in development. This was confirmed by director Deborah Chow over the weekend, which is good news for Star Wars fans who have been looking forward to seeing Ewan McGregor make his return as the famed Jedi. Work is continuing

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