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Zack Snyder Attempts to Distance Himself From Being Labeled “Right Wing”
During a lengthy interview with Variety promoting his new film, The Last Photograph, at the Toronto International Film Festival, the director addressed several assumptions frequently made by his critics. He also attempted to distance himself from the perception that he is somehow “right wing.”
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Has Officially Dethroned Disney’s ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ as The Number 1 Movie in Domestic Box Office History
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has officially set a new domestic box-office record, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time in North America. The Marvel superhero film claims a title held for more than a decade by Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
DOJ Sides With Paramount in $1.88 Billion Bond Fight as Warner Bros. Merger Battle Escalates
The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped directly into the increasingly bitter legal fight over Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, siding with Paramount on a potentially enormous question: Should the states trying to stop the merger...
Paramount Reportedly Set to Leave California as State Officials Brace for Announcement
The standoff between Paramount Skydance and the state of California may have just reached the breaking point. Officials inside Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s office and California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office were reportedly told that Paramount was preparing to...
Zack Snyder Declares Himself “Pro Gay” and Claims ‘300’ is One of “The Gayest Movies Ever Made”
Love him or hate him, Zack Snyder is one of Hollywood’s most discussed directors. Debates surrounding his films frequently shift away from the art itself and toward attempts to label the artist. It’s a reality Snyder appears well aware of, and now he’s pushing back by defining himself on his own terms.
HBO Boss Says NO New DCU Shows Are in Active Development Beyond Gorilla Grodd as James Gunn’s TV Slate Shrinks
The ambitious DC television slate James Gunn and Peter Safran unveiled after taking control of DC Studios continues to get smaller, and now HBO boss Casey Bloys says there are currently no additional DCU shows in active development beyond The People v. Gorilla Grodd....
Rob Bonta’s Paramount Fight Could Backfire Spectacularly as California Risks 58,000 Jobs, $21 Billion Annually
Paramount Skydance has threatened to pull its operations out of California amid an ongoing legal battle over its proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, and a leaked economic report suggests the consequences for the state could be catastrophic....
‘Ghostbusters (2016)’ Director Plans ‘Italian Job’ Reboot at Paramount
The long-awaited sequel to 2003’s The Italian Job may finally be getting the green light. But news of who Paramount is eyeing to direct may have some otherwise excited fans pumping the brakes.
Star Wars is Coming to IMAX With A New Hope and Starfighter
If the entertainment industry took anything away from the success of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, it is that IMAX matters. Premium-priced screenings were likely a major factor in helping propel the historical epic past $1.6 billion worldwide. Now, Disney and Lucasfilm are hoping IMAX can send Star Wars into hyperdrive. On Tuesday, they announced that the original 1977 Star Wars, later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope, will be released in IMAX for the first time as part of the film’s 50th anniversary celebration.
First Clip From Peter Cullen’s Final Performance as Optimus Prime Hits The Internet
The first clip from Optimus Prime: Awakening, the upcoming CG-animated short featuring Cullen’s final original performance as the Autobot leader, has arrived online ahead of its theatrical debut later this month.
‘Matrix’ Director Lilly Wachowski Complains Hollywood Won’t Make ‘Queer’ Stories
The Matrix co-director Lilly Wachowski says Hollywood doesn't want the “queer stories and trans stories” being pitched around town, including one project the director pitched and described rather memorably as “Star Wars with lesbians in space.” There's just one...
Sunny Hostin Says AI Will Beat Hollywood’s ‘Gatekeeping’ of Black and Brown Stories After Licensing Her Own Likeness to AI Company
Sunny Hostin has found an interesting solution to what she claims is Hollywood’s refusal to embrace Black and Brown creative content: artificial intelligence (AI). The View co-host defended the new technology during Friday’s episode of the ABC talk show, arguing that...