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EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of receiving two Golden Globe nominations for its Sia-directed movie Music, Vertical Entertainment can boast that its Nate Parker feature American Skin has become the distributor’s highest grossing title on PVOD with $4M over two weeks. American Skin debuted on Jan. 15 in select cinemas and on on-demand platforms such as Apple, Amazon, Vudu,

Willem Dafoe was allegedly spotted on the set of Spider-Man 3. It had been reported back in December 2020 that Dafoe and Thomas Haden Church were in talks with the studio to return, though it was never confirmed. There are a lot of rumors swirling around the highly anticipated sequel, which many comic book fans

Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen will make his feature directorial debut with Falling which makes its premiere in theaters, digital and on demand today. Mortensen went all-in with his feature debut because also wrote, starred in and composed the score for Falling to show us that he’s not just a one-trick pony (but was there any doubt?) Falling follows

Marvel Comics has announced that they are editing Immortal Hulk #43 after anti-Semitism allegations. Readers noticed the offensive material in one panel from the comic and made complaints on social media. Retailers and publishers are currently honoring refunds and will send an edited version out for free. “Marvel is correcting and reprinting the main and

Constantin’s new Resident Evil distributed by Sony Screen Gems has been set to open on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3 this year. Paramount’s Jackass is the only other major studio wide release scheduled at that time. This is the movie we told you about that’s an origin story starring Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia

Salma Hayek was not allowed to read the Eternals script until she officially signed on to play Ajak. The actress went on to admit that she knew nothing about the comics before signing on. Marvel Studios is known for their ability to keep secrets and bring actors and crew members on board who are good

Spider-Man: Far From Home ended on a giant cliffhanger. The main villain Mysterio died, but not before he had outed Spider-Man’s civilian identity as Peter Parker, and framed him for Mysterio’s murder. Fans are wondering how the upcoming Spider-Man 3 will deal with the fallout of Mysterio’s actions, and a new piece of promo material

Holdover play continued to dominate the international box office this weekend, notably Disney/Pixar’s Soul which led the frame with $9.3M in 13 markets amid scant drops in both Russia and Korea. This brings the offshore total to $85.2M. Next up were a trio of Chinese movies that have been around for a few weeks as

Saban Films has unveiled a trailer for Cosmic Sin, the new sci-fi adventure starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard, Looper) and Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Purge: Anarchy), which arrives later this month. It hails from director and co-writer Edward Drake (Animals) and represents his second feature. It follows a group of rogue

Movie theater advertising network National CineMedia has inked a deal with Harkins Theatres, expanding its foothold in the Southwestern U.S. as it hopes movie-going will pick up this year. Privately-owned Harkins, the nation’s fifth-largest exhibitor and biggest independent chain, has signed a long-term cinema advertising affiliate agreement to bring NCM’s Noovie pre-show entertainment to its

When it comes to comic book adaptations, one of the most imaginative and beloved movies in Hollywood is Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. For a long time, Wright was set to lend his directing talents to the MCU for the first Ant-Man film. But differences arose between Wright and MCU showrunner Kevin Feige,

Sony Pictures Classics has made some tweaks to its release schedule for four upcoming pics and one that’s already in theaters. The distributor run by co-presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard said that Dror Moreh’s documentary The Human Factor, which opened last month in Los Angeles and New York, will go nationwide in theaters on May 7.

Falling marks the directorial debut of celebrated actor Viggo Mortensen, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and is an accomplished musician in his own right. He teams up with genre icon and Hollywood legend Lance Henriksen to play a father-son duo that is somewhat based on Mortensen’s own upbringing. Though don’t call Falling

Shares of AMC Entertainment are down nearly 40% today on another wild ride, reversing gains after an explosion of support by retail traders that started last week catapulted stock of the pandemic-pummeled chain to levels not seen since 2017. Around midday, shares of the nation’s largest cinema operator are changing hands at $8.21 That’s still

Jared Leto’s Joker is back in a new sneak peek at the character’s return in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Set to release on HBO Max next month, the highly-anticipated “Snyder Cut” of the controversial 2017 movie will bring back Leto to reprise his role as the Joker for the first time since making his debut

Warner Bros. just announced that Taylor Sheridan’s Those Who Wish Me Dead will debut on May 14 this year. Remember, that means both in theaters and on HBO Max on opening weekend. The female-driven neo-Western which is set against a wildfire in the Montana wilderness stars Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal, Tyler Perry, Aidan Gillen, Medina

The Ebola Rex vs. Murder Hornets trailer has arrived. Director Dustin Ferguson may just be the hardest working man in show business. In 2020 alone, he released two of the most-talked about “mockbusters” of the year with Ebola Rex and Angry Asian Murder Hornets. Now, he’s back and has combined two of 2020’s most formidable

Shares of the happiest of exhibitors AMC Entertainment continued an upward trajectory Monday fueled by retail traders on Reddit chat rooms, even as a leading Wall Street analyst downgraded the stock to ‘sell’ and valued it at $1. “In our view, the recent volatility and spike in the company’s stock, thanks to the Reddit/WallStreetBets crowd,

Marvel Studios has released the mid-season trailer for WandaVision. There are only five episodes left in the nine episode first season. Episode 4 just aired this past Friday. In addition, the studio has released a new main poster, which focuses on the core group of characters in the Disney+ series. The poster, which blurs Wanda’s

Harry Macqueen’s Supernova opened in 330 theaters this weekend, bringing some warmth to the specialty box office space. The Bleecker Street drama starring Colin Firth and Stanely Tucci is garnering tons of awards season buzz and has added some fuel to the specialty fire that has been struggling to stay afloat for almost a year.