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Few artists can say they’ve surmounted social-distancing obstacles as magically as Portuguese illusionist Helder Guimarães. The impact of social distancing on the performing arts needn’t be re-stated here: In one way or another, most installments of Deadline’s Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series have dealt with just that topic, as performers – or those aspiring to

Connie Nielsen, who plays Queen Hippolyta, Wonder Woman’s mother in the DCEU, has had another movie come out recently titled Inheritance, which co-stars Lily Collins, Chace Crawford, and Simon Pegg. While promoting the movie, Neilsen spoke about how her character of Catherine in Inheritance is similar to her portrayal of the Queen of the Amazons

UPDATED at 11AM PT: Cinemark will release its first-quarter earnings and address Wall Street analysts on an earnings call on June 3, in what will likely be a closely monitored status report on movie theaters’ attempt to reopen. Earlier this month, the No. 3 U.S. theater chain had postponed its earnings report, as had top

A new trailer for Angry Asian Murder Hornets has dropped, and it’s exactly what you’d think. A gloriously gory B Movie that sets out to capitalize on current events while scaring the world into staying indoors forever. This is our second look at the quickly shot and edited movie, which arrives only mere weeks after

EXCLUSIVE: It’s all very quiet on the international box office front, but this past weekend saw some decent increases in various markets. Cinemas are still just sputtering back to operations around the world, notably in parts of Europe and Asia. Germany remains the key major driving admissions — and largely from drive-ins, though Vue International’s

Labyrinth 2 has found its director, as Doctor Strange helmer Scott Derrickson has been tapped by TriStar Pictures to direct the upcoming sequel. Maggie Levin, who wrote and directed Hulu’s Into the Dark: My Valentine, has also signed on to write the screenplay. Lisa Henson of The Jim Henson Company will produce, with Brian Henson

As France awaits official updates that are expected to come later this week with regard to the re-opening of restaurants and perhaps fewer restrictions on travel, Culture Minister Franck Riester reiterated today that cinemas are eyeing a July 1 re-start. Speaking to France Info, Riester said the government is mulling dates to re-open cultural venues

Those who are looking forward to the next entry in the MonsterVerse may want to settle in for a wait as it looks like Godzilla Vs Kong might be delayed. Again. The follow-up to last year’s King of the Monsters was originally supposed to arrive in theaters this March. Warner Bros. opted to push it

An upcoming Godzilla Vs Kong prequel graphic novel unleashes a new nightmare Titan. Legendary Comics made the announcement over the weekend during their online “[email protected]” panel. The physical Con was not able to happen for obvious reasons, but fans at home were treated to a few treats pertaining to Godzilla vs. Kong, which may or

Disney+ has caused more censorship outrage on social media for blurring out cleavage in Wizards of Waverly Place. The new streaming service has been editing their material and subscribers are not very happy about it at all. Censorship on streaming platforms has been in the news a lot lately, most recently with Netflix’s edited version

A musical stage adaptation of NBC’s Smash is in development for Broadway, with Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron on board as lead producers. Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who wrote more than 20 songs for the 2012-13 TV series, will write the musical’s score, with a book co-written by Bob Martin (The Prom,

MacGruber is a classic parody of MacGyver brought to life by actor and comedian Will Forte on Saturday Night Live that eventually got its own spinoff movie and now an upcoming TV series. Christopher Nolan is possibly Hollywood’s biggest filmmaker known for making ultra-serious and complicated blockbusters. Jorma Taccone is the director of the MacGruber

This morning Vertical Entertainment reports a company VOD record for the release of Bron Studios Josh Trank Tom Hardy gangster pic Capone with a 10-day gross of $2.5M-plus. Capone was released on May 12 via on-demand platforms including, but not limited to, iTunes, where it soared to #1 on the charts within its first 3

Movie theaters may be closed down, but there are still new movies arriving this week for people to enjoy. A wide variety of new releases are coming down the pipeline to stream this weekend, be it through major streaming services, digital purchases or rentals. Whatever the case, there is no shortage of options for those

Director and cinematographer Benjamin Ree injected his deep interest with art theft in his latest feature The Painter and the Thief, which drops in virtual cinemas as well as VOD platforms starting Friday. The documentary debuted at Sundance earlier this year and went on to win the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Creative

Bridesmaids was that rare female-led comedy that went on to be a huge box-office hit, established itself as an iconic addition to its genre, and made overnight stars out of its cast, particularly Melissa McCarthy. With such a formidable legacy to live up to, director of the movie Paul Feig recently revealed to Collider why

Here’s another notable theatrical release to hit PVOD due to COVID-19, and that’s Focus Features’ Jon Stewart directed political comedy Irresistible. Originally scheduled for a May 29 theatrical release, the Steve Carell-Rose Byrne-Chris Cooper movie will now play in homes on Friday, June 26. Irresistible will be available for the 48-hour rental price of $19.99 on such