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HBO has officially cast Master of the Air and Black Mirror stars to play Petunia and Vernon Dursley in the upcoming Harry Potter TV show. Petunia, previously played by Fiona Shaw, is Harry's maternal aunt and the older sister of Lily Potter. She and her husband, Vernon, played by the late Richard Griffiths in the Harry Potter movies, reluctantly took Harry in as a baby and kept his status as a wizard a dark secret. These characters should have especially prominent roles in the first season of the Harry Potter remake, making their casting all the more critical.

According to Variety, Bel Powley and Daniel Rigby have been officially cast to play Petunia and Vernon Dursley in HBO's Harry Potter. Powley is credited in TV shows like Masters of the Air (2024) and The Morning Show (2021), in addition to her film credits in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), White Boy Rick...

The “Harry Potter” TV series at HBO has found its Petunia and Vernon Dursley.

Variety has learned exclusively that Bel Powley and Daniel Rigby will star as the elder Dursleys in the upcoming small screen adaptation of the J.K. Rowling book series. Yet to be cast is their son, Dudley.

Fans of the books will recall that Petunia was the sister of Harry’s mother, Lily. The Dursleys grudgingly take Harry in after his parents’ death, forcing him to live in a cupboard under the stairs and essentially treating him like a servant rather than their nephew. Petunia and Vernon were played by Fiona Shaw and Richard Griffiths in the “Harry Potter” film franchise.

As previously announced, Dominic McLaughlin will play Harry, Arabella Stanton is Hermione, and Alastair Stout is Ron. Other cast members include: John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape,...

Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of June titles. The Tubi June 2025 slate features new Tubi Originals, TV series, and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.

As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library of over 250,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of exclusive Originals, and nearly 250 live channels.

You can watch the Tubi June 2025 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.

You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.

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Jamie Foxx is set to star in and produce the Olympic boxing movie “Fight for ’84” for Netflix. The Oscar-winner will play a coach hired to reconstitute the U.S. Olympic boxing team after the original team is killed in a tragic plane crash in 1980. In the 1984 Olympics, the U.S. won nine gold medals in boxing, the most in Olympic history. The project was announced during Netflix’s upfront presentation on May 14.

Columbian filmmaker Andrés Baiz (“Santanás”) — who helmed Netflix’s 2024 limited series “Griselda,” as well as episodes of “The Sandman,” “Narcos: Mexico,” and “Marcos” for the streamer — is making his English-language feature debut with the movie. Andrea Berloff (“Straight Outta Compton”), John Gatins (“Flight”) and Andy Weiss (“White Boy Rick”) wrote the screenplay.

The film is based on the real crash of a Lot Polish Airlines flight in March 1980 that killed 14 boxers and eight staff members of the U.

Looking for a truly original movie with a plot that keeps you guessing? Well, you won’t find it in Prime Video’s new release, “G20.” However, if you’re in the mood for a fun, predictable action movie—the kind you can watch without having to think too hard—”G20″ delivers guaranteed entertainment. It’s one of those movies that, precisely because it’s predictable, remains enjoyable, and its formula continues to be used time and time again.

Starring the acclaimed Viola Davis as U.S. President Danielle Sutton, the film throws the audience headfirst into a crisis that threatens to destabilize the global order. Set against the backdrop of the G20 summit in Cape Town, South Africa, “G20” weaves a narrative of terrorism, betrayal, and the unwavering determination of a leader resolved to protect her family and the world.

The Plot: A Summit Under Siege

U.S. President Danielle Sutton,...

Exclusive: Jonathan Majors has been set to lead Gerard McMurray’s action movie True Threat.

This come in the wake of Majors being cast in the upcoming revenge thriller Merciless, directed by Martin Villeneuve.

True Threat follows Special Forces operative ‘Vernon Threat’ (Majors) as he embarks on a relentless quest for justice after his teenage son is murdered by a Harlem gang known as The Apollo Kids. Determined to take revenge, Threat infiltrates The Carter, a towering 20-story project building that serves as the gang’s stronghold, battling his way to the top floor to confront their leader and his former mentor, ‘Shallow.’ Combining gripping action with deep themes of fatherhood, brotherhood, and community responsibility, True Threat promises to deliver a culturally urgent and relentlessly kinetic experience.

True Threat is the next production from CAT5, the action-focused film label launched by Alexis Garcia last year with the backing of Fifth Season.

Michael B Jordan wants to make 'Creed IV' with Jonathan Majors.The pair co-starred in 2023's 'Creed III', directed by Jordan, before Majors was found guilty of third-degree assault and second-degree harassment of his ex-girlfriend, British dancer Grace Jabbari in 2024 but Michael says he hopes the pair can work together in the future.He told The Hollywood Reporter: "I would love to make 'Creed IV' together — among other projects."Other stars have also advocated for Majors' return to Hollywood after he was sacked by Marvel following his conviction.Whoopi Goldberg said: "He was arrested. He went to court. He did what he was supposed to do. I’m not sure what else there is.” Matthew McConaughey, who co-starred with Jonathan in the 2018 crime drama 'White Boy Rick', said: “I’ve known and know him as someone who is continuously striving to improve as a human,...

Embattled actor Jonathan Majors is back on the big screen this spring thanks to the upcoming sports drama, Magazine Dreams, marking his first theatrical appearance since his assault and harassment conviction in 2023.

During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Briarcliff Entertainment CEO Tom Ortenberg teased what to expect from Magazine Dreams after his studio acquired the film's rights from the Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures amid Majors' legal woes. According to Ortenberg, Briarcliff will show Magazine Dreams in 800 theaters, possibly increasing its distribution should demand pick up. “Anecdotally, we know that Black audiences — both men and women — are extremely enthused about the film,” he said. “There is also pent-up demand from the art house audience, which has been waiting for it since Sundance. And the bodybuilding audience is enormously enthused about this film.”

Magazine Dreams premiered to solid reviews at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023, with the film set to premiere under...

In December 2023, Jonathan Majors walked through a dense thicket of news cameras and climbed into the back of a black Chevy Suburban pulling away from the criminal courthouse in lower Manhattan. After a highly publicized trial, Majors had just learned that a jury convicted him of one count of misdemeanor third-degree assault and one count of second-degree harassment of his ex-girlfriend, British dancer Grace Jabbari. Inside the hushed car, a member of his legal team turned around from the front seat and delivered the next piece of news. “He goes, ‘I’m just gonna tell you now,’” Majors says. “That way you’re not surprised, and you can start processing it. They fired you. Marvel fired you.’”

Before his arrest that March, Majors was fresh off the Warner Bros. box office hit Creed III, the Marvel movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and an Emmy nomination for the HBO series Lovecraft Country.

Jamie Campbell Bower and Eddie Marsan are set to join the cast of Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for the upcoming third season. Bower will be a regular in the series, while Marsan will appear in a recurring role. The new season is in pre-production now and will begin filming this spring at Shepperton Studios in the UK.

Bower is widely recognized for his role as the villain Henry Creel/Vecna in Netflix’s Stranger Things. He’s also appeared as Mick Jagger in Urban Myths: Mick & Margaret, Christopher Marlow in Will, and King Arthur in Camelot. He even voiced Skiff in Thomas & Friends.

Related: 10 Ways ‘The Rings of Power’ Is Different than ‘Lord of the Rings’ (& 5 Why It Is Better)

Marsan is best known for playing Terry Donovan in the Showtime series Ray Donovan, which ran for seven seasons. He...

Middle-earth just gained two more inhabitants.

Jamie Campbell Bower and Eddie Marsan have joined the cast of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” for the Amazon Prime Video series’ upcoming third season.

Bower will be a series regular, while Marsan will appear in a recurring role. The season is currently in pre-production and will begin filming this spring at Shepperton Studios in the U.K.

Bower is perhaps best known for playing the villain Henry Creel/Vecna in Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” He also played Mick Jagger in “Urban Myths: Mick & Margaret,” Christopher Marlow in “Will,” King Arthur in “Camelot,” the voice of Skiff in “Thomas & Friends” and 11-12 in the remake of “The Prisoner” alongside Sir Ian McKellen.

He made his film debut in Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” opposite Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman and Helena Bonham Carter. He...

White Boy Rick is a 2018 crime drama that tells the real story of Richard "Ricky" Wershe Jr. and while some of the facts are altered for dramatic effect, much of the incredible story is true to history. White Boy Rick is a movie based on the unbelievable true story of Richard Wershe Jr. who, at age 14, became the youngest FBI informant ever. His story, from helping his father run illegal gun rings to becoming one of the biggest dealers in Detroit, is one almost too outrageous,and too unfair to be believed.

Matthew McConaughey stars in this movie as Richard "Rick" Wershe Sr. and his son is played by Richie Merra, who appeared in two episodes of Euphoria as Bruce Jr. White Boy Rick begins in 1984, at the height of the crack epidemic in the United States and sees Ricky Jr. transform from a young boy trying to help his...

Starz has announced the movie and TV titles that will be available on the service in December. The Starz December 2024 schedule includes new episodes of Outlander Season 7 Part 2 all month long.

On the film front, Borderlands, Renfield, The Fabelmans, Midas, Polite Society, and several other notable titles will be joining the Starz app this month. This month, the app will feature a special collection, “Franchise Frenzy,” featuring titles from The Bourne series, The Chronicles of Riddick, Blair Witch, Divergent, and Ghostbusters, among others.

To get you through the holidays, Starz has a thrilling week of action-packed titles that are more naughty than nice, including The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Jurassic World Dominion: Extended Version, the Divergent trilogy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Cocaine Bear, and more.

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Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of December titles. The Tubi December 2024 slate features new Tubi Originals, TV series, and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.

As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library of over 250,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of exclusive Originals, and nearly 250 live channels.

You can watch the Tubi December 2024 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.

You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt has signed on to star in Pendulum, a new feature produced by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and directed by Mark Heyman (Black Swan).

The film will start principal photography in March 2025 in New Mexico. Black Bear is repping international rights on the film and will introduce the project to buyers at the American Film Market next week. UTA Independent Film Group, CAA Media Finance, and WME Independent hold domestic rights.

Described as a “terrifying new genre film,” the film follows the young couple Patrick (Gordon-Levitt) and Abigail on a journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event. Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife but becomes distrustful of the retreat’s enigmatic leader even as Abigail falls under her spell. As paranoia builds, the couple must determine if the group’s unconventional spiritual practices offer genuine...

We finally saw Blade appear in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film — it just wasn’t the Blade played by Mahershala Ali. The first appearance of Blade in the MCU came in “Deadpool & Wolverine” with Wesley Snipes reprising his iconic role.

And now Ali’s “Blade” has been delayed yet again, pulled from Disney’s 2025 release slate entirely. What a disaster.

Marvel chief Kevin Feige first announced a “Blade” reboot back in 2019 with Ali attached to star, and the character was even teased in the post-credits of 2021’s “Eternals,” a would-be franchise that now seems forgotten.

“Blade” has been through many starts and stops, with several writers and directors filtering through and with delays because of the writers strike and more. Through it all, the franchise’s original stars Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff haven’t refrained from talking about it.

“It’s not the actor’s fault,” Snipes said of Ali.

Will we ever see the Daywalker on the big screen again? Well, unless Marvel and Disney plan to reinstate Wesley Snipes following his celebrated cameo in "Deadpool & Wolverine," it seems increasingly unlikely. Thus far, Marvel Studios' "Blade" movie has been about as cursed as they come, and if you haven't been keeping tabs, here's a quick rundown.

The movie was announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, with Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali taking the stage to confirm he would star. Bassam Tariq was initially on board to direct, but things didn't quite work out. "Blade" replaced its director with "Lovecraft Country" and "White Boy Rick" filmmaker Yann Demange. Then, the seemingly cursed movie lost its director again, with Demange departing the film on what were reportedly amicable terms. This is, of course, to say nothing of the multiple writers attached to this movie throughout its troubled production. Michael Green, Stacy Osei-Kuffour,...

Things couldn't have seemed more promising when Mahershala Ali triumphantly took to the stage at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019. At Marvel Studios' presentation, the "Moonlight" star confirmed he would become the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Blade and immediately set the hype machine in motion. Since then, however, things have taken a decidedly anticlimactic turn.

In June of this year, the seemingly cursed "Blade" reboot lost its director after Yann Demange departed on what were reportedly amicable terms. The "Lovecraft Country" and "White Boy Rick" filmmaker was first announced as the "Blade" director back in November 2022, when he took over from Bassam Tariq. Tariq had stepped away from the project in September of that year, with Marvel citing "continued shifts in our production schedule" as the reason for his exit.

At the time of Tariq's departure, "Blade" was set for a November 23, 2023 release but Marvel Studios shifted that to September 6, 2024. The company...

Before “Iron Man” and “Thor,” before “Spider-Man” and “X-Men,” there was “Blade.” Starring Wesley Snipes as the titular daywalking half-vampire vampire slayer, the movie debuted in 1998 at a time when Marvel comics had yet to enjoy a successful feature film adaptation. The New Line Cinema production was enough of a hit — grossing $131.2 million worldwide — that Snipes returned for two sequels, establishing the company’s first ever bona fide movie franchise. Had “Blade” bombed, the Marvel Cinematic Universe may never have happened.

So when Marvel Studios announced in 2019 that two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali was going to bring the character to the MCU, it seemed like a total no brainer.

Five years later, however, “Blade” has weathered the Covid-19 pandemic and two major guild strikes, faced three release date changes, lost two directors, and hired at least a half dozen screenwriters in what could be the most protracted development process...

Maybe don’t call it a vampire’s curse, but Marvel’s “Blade” has undergone so many delays that fans wonder if the film will ever happen. In what feels like another blow to the project, which has seemingly undergone countless rewrites and has been rethought and re-envisioned several times if the rumors are true, The Wrap reports that the film has lost its director Yann Demange, known for the action thriller, “71” and “White Boy Rick” (Demange was once in the mix to direct Bond 25 before Cary Fukunaga took over).

Continue reading Marvel Loses ‘Blade’ Director Yann Demange at The Playlist.

Another day, another setback for Marvel's long-awaited "Blade" reboot. The project was first announced a handful of years ago during the studio's big Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019 when Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali came out on stage, revealing he would be playing the character in a new film. Here we are, five years later and nothing has materialized. Now, the project has suffered another major setback as director Yann Demange has departed the film, per The Wrap.

Demange's departure is being framed as an amicable parting of ways. The filmmaker behind films like "White Boy Rick" and "'71" was first announced as the director of "Blade" in 2022, taking over for Bassam Tariq ("Mogul Mowgli"). All eyes now turn to who will be chosen to fill the empty director's chair. If Marvel Studios and Disney intend to keep the film's current November 2025 release date, they will likely need to hire someone in a hurry.

Eminem shines in lead role as Jimmy/B-Rabbit, reflects personal struggles through powerful rap battles in 8 Mile. Stellar ensemble cast including Kim Basinger and Anthony Mackie elevates 8 Mile beyond a standard hip-hop film. Timeless character study of rap scene in Detroit, bolstered by iconic freestyle raps and Eminem's Oscar-winning anthem "Lose Yourself".

The 8 Mile cast comprises not just a trailblazing musician but many other renowned character actors. Revolving around the everyday struggles of aspiring Detroit rapper B-Rabbit, 8 Mile is a semi-autobiographical take on rapper Eminem's early years before he became a mainstream name in American hip-hop. 8 Mile also boasts iconic freestyle raps as B-Rabbit gives his all to perfect his rapping skills in underground rap battles. With the soundtrack also including Eminem's Oscar-winning underdog anthem "Lose Yourself", 8 Mile doubles as a motivational drama and a rap musical par excellence. Helmed by Curtis Hanson, this character study of a struggling rapper continues to be timeless.

North.Five.Six has come on to handle international sales of “Dutch & Razzlekahn” and will introduce the project to buyers at Cannes later this month. CAA Media Finance will represent domestic rights.

BAFTA-nominated Jon S. Baird will direct from a screenplay by Logan Miller and Noah Miller. Chloë Grace Moretz, Lewis Pullman and Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose will star.

Andrew Lazar’s Mad Chance Productions is producing, with Michael Rothstein and Samuel Hall from North.Five.Six executive producing. Production is scheduled to begin this summer.

Based on the 2022 Business Insider article “The $4.5 Billion Question” by Rob Price and Becky Peterson, “Dutch & Razzlekahn” tells the true story of the most expensive heist in history, with Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan (Moretz) and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein (Pullman), relentlessly pursued by the FBI and blackmailed master hacker Carla Vargas (DeBose).

DeBose, who won an Oscar for her role as Anita in “West Side Story,” is...

Ariana DeBose, Lewis Pullman, and Grace Moretz will star in the heist thriller Dutch & Razzlekahn, with North.Five.Six introducing to international buyers in Cannes next week.

Jon S. Baird, whose credits include Filth and Stan & Ollie, will direct from a screenplay by Logan Miller and Noah Miller, the writers behind Yann Demange’s White Boy Rick.

Based on the 2022 Business Insider article ‘The $4.5 Billion Question’ by Rob Price and Becky Peterson, Dutch & Razzlekhan recounts the true story of the most expensive heist in history.

Moretz and Pullman will portray Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, who are pursued by the...

Jonathan Majors’ Kang was supposed to be the big antagonist in the upcoming Avengers films and the climactic antagonist for the ‘Multiversal Saga’ of the MCU. However, the actor was dropped from future Marvel projects due to his legal troubles and eventual sentencing after being accused of assault.

The actor made his MCU debut with the Disney Plus series Loki, where he was introduced as He Who Remains, the protector of the Sacred Timeline. He also made an appearance in the box office disaster Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and was regarded as the best part of the film. Majors had mentioned his technique to get into character, which included a curated playlist that got the energy of the role right.

Jonathan Majors Used One Technique To Deliver Great Performances As Kang Jonathan Majors as Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Jonathan Majors rose to prominence quickly in his career as an actor.

Power's unique storytelling and memorable characters distinguish it as one of TV's top crime dramas, but there are other movies and shows that share similar themes and narratives. The ending of Power is highly regarded and showcases the series' willingness to take risks, leaving a lasting impact on its audience. Audiences who enjoyed Power can find other engaging crime stories in movies like White Boy Rick and Atl, which explore similar themes of family drama and coming-of-age experiences.

Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for Power and its spin-offs.

Power's excellent storytelling and compelling characters make it one of TV's most distinct crime dramas, but there are plenty of movies and other TV shows that are very similar to Power in their narrative structure, subject matter, and themes. Power centers around protagonist James "Ghost" St. Patrick as he navigates his successful businesses while maintaining ties to organized crime. Due...

Jonathan Majors Career Timeline In A Glimpse(Photo Credit –IMDb)

Jonathan Majors has gained much recognition for his role as Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He started his career on the small screen and is now associated with one of the highest-grossing studios. However, his professional life has taken a hit with the assault charges against him, and the trial is underway; let us look at his career timeline from When We Rise to Creed III and Loki 2.

The actor was born in California and studied at Duncanville High School. He was so inspired by Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, especially by Heath Ledger’s Joker, that he joined the theatres. He then went to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts to get his bachelor’s degree and earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama in 2016.

Jonathan...

Marvel Studios has approved an R-rating for the Blade movie, satisfying fans who wanted a dark and bloody return for the character. Disney's acquisition of Fox has raised concerns that violent comic book characters would be toned down, but the success of Deadpool paved the way for Blade to maintain its mature tone. Director Yann Demange is excited to develop a more adult and personal story for Blade, praising Mahershala Ali's deep acting abilities and the ferocity of the character.

Blade fans can remain calm, as their wish for a dark and bloody return of the daywalker has been granted. Director Yann Demange confirms that Marvel Studios has approved an R-rating for the movie, something many believed was imperative for the character and his story.

One of the biggest concerns voiced by fans of characters like Deadpool and Blade when Disney bought Fox, was that the House of Mouse...

There’s a Blade reboot in the works at Marvel Studios that will see the vampire hunter get worked into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and there has been some concern that this version of Blade will be watered down in comparison to the R-rated Blade films we got from New Line Cinema a couple decades ago. But during a conversation with Deadline, director Yann Demange assured fans that we don’t have to worry about seeing a PG-13 Blade movie. Like the upcoming MCU film Deadpool 3, the Blade reboot is going to be rated R!

Mahershala Ali is taking on the title role in this reboot, and when Blade came up in his Deadline interview Demange said, “They gave me the R, which is so important. … We are going to have fun, because Mahershala is such a deep actor. I’m excited to show a kind of ruthlessness, a roughness he has,...

Mahershala Ali, the Oscar-winning actor who is set to play the iconic vampire hunter Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was reportedly ready to leave the project due to creative differences with the studio. According to a recent article from Variety1, Ali was unhappy with the direction of the script, which had Blade as a secondary character in his own movie.

The article claims that one of the early drafts of the script, written by Stacy Osei-Kuffour and Nic Pizzolatto, had Blade as the fourth lead of the film, behind three new characters who were supposed to be his allies. The script also featured a villain who was a former lover of Blade’s mother, and a plot that involved a cult of vampires trying to resurrect Dracula.

Ali, who had pitched the idea of rebooting Blade to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige in 2019, felt that the script did not...

Piper Laurie, the actor known for portraying Carrie’s unstable, evangelical mother and Packard Sawmill head Catherine Martell in Twin Peaks, has died at age 91. Her manager confirmed the news to CNN, but did not provide a cause of death.

Born Rosetta Jacobs on January 22nd, 1932, the young actor changed her name to Piper Laurie after signing to Universal Studios at age 17. She experienced early success in the Golden Age of Hollywood: she portrayed Ronald Reagan’s daughter in Louisa (and even engaged in a brief romance with the soon-to-be president), and worked alongside Donald O’Connor, Tony Curtis, and Rory Calhoun in Francis Goes to the Races, Son of Ali Baba, and Ain’t Misbehavin’, respectively.

Though she could count those names on her resume, Laurie felt unfulfilled by the roles she was given. She bristled at Hollywood’s one-dimensional depictions of women. “Every role I played was the same girl,...

Piper Laurie has sadly passed away.

On Saturday (October 14), the three-time Oscar nominee’s manager announced that she had died at the age of 91.

Piper‘s manager Marion Rosenberg described her to EW as “one of the most remarkable and versatile actresses of her day, a brilliant and creative mind, and a glorious human being.”

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Piper made her big-screen debut in 1950′s comedy Louisa, which she starred in alongside President Ronald Reagan.

She earned her first Oscar nomination after starring alongside Paul Newman in the 1961 drama The Hustler.

After a 15-year hiatus, Piper returned to the big screen in 1976, playing the religious and abusive mother Margaret White in Carrie opposite Sissy Spacek, which earned her a second Oscar nod.

She received her third and final Oscar nomination for her role in the 1986 drama Children of a Lesser God. She won an Emmy award that...

Piper Laurie, the actress who captivated audiences as Catherine Martell in "Twin Peaks" and terrified them as Margaret White in "Carrie," has died. The Hollywood Reporter has just confirmed that the actor passed away this morning at the age of 91.

The three-time Oscar nominee began her acting career during high school, signing a contract with Universal in 1949 and starring opposite Ronald Reagan in her on-screen debut, "Louisa." From there, the actress began working steadily, starring opposite Tony Curtis several times and appearing in 14 Universal movies (typically in the starring role) in just 7 years. Eventually, as THR notes, Laurie desperately wanted out of her contract, and her agent was able to extricate her from a deal that was keeping truly challenging roles at arm's length.

After leaving Universal, Laurie made one of the most memorable moves in her career with her turn in "The Hustler," an acclaimed movie about a pool...

Accomplished actor Piper Laurie, known for her Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning work, has sadly passed away.

Per THR, Laurie died on Saturday morning in Los Angeles at the age of 91. A representative for the actor noted that Laurie "had not been well for some time." Survivors include Laurie's daughter, Anna.

Laurie has been widely celebrated for her work as an actor. One of her most popular roles was as Margaret White, mother to Sissy Spacek's titular character, in Brian De Palma's 1976 film Carrie, an adaptation of a Stephen King novel. For the role, Laurie had been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. That followed a previous nomination for Best Actress with her role opposite Paul Newman in 1961's The Hustler. Laurie would later earn a third Oscar nomination with her role in the 1986 movie Children of a Lesser God.

With her small screen work, Laurie is also an Emmy winner.

Piper Laurie, whose impressive work in the films Carrie and The Hustler made her a screen icon, died Saturday morning in Los Angeles. She was 91 and had been ill for some time.

Her representative confirmed the death.

Nominated for three Oscars — Lead Actress for The Hustler and Supporting for Carrie and Children of a Lesser God — she also was a nine-time Emmy nominee, winning in 1987 for the telefilm Promise.

She played Paul Newman’s love interest in The Hustler (1961) and Sissy Spacek’s ultra-religious mother in Brian De Palma‘s Carrie (1976) and Marlee Matlin’s mother in Randa Haines’ Children of a Lesser God (1986).

She was also known for her work on the TV drama Twin Peaks. The actress earned Emmy noms in 1990 and 1991 for her work on the show.

She most recently appeared on the big screen in 2018’s White Boy Rick.

Born Rosetta Jacobs on Jan. 22, 1932, she was the youngest of two daughters.

Piper Laurie, known for her roles in Carrie and Twin Peaks, has passed away at the age of 91, leaving behind a legacy of over 100 movie and TV projects. The news of her death was confirmed by her ex-husband Joe Morganstern, with no information available yet about the cause of her passing. Laurie's portrayal of religious zealot mother Margaret in Carrie and treacherous mill worker Catherine Martell in Twin Peaks cemented her status as an iconic actor in the industry.

After a seven-decade-long career, Piper Laurie has sadly died. The actor, who appeared in more than 100 movie and television projects over the course of her career, is perhaps best known for playing Carrie White's religious zealot mother Margaret in Brian De Palma's iconic 1976 Stephen King adaptation Carrie. She is also well known for being a part of the Twin Peaks cast, playing treacherous mill worker Catherine Martell on 27 episodes...

Piper Laurie, who famously played perhaps the scariest movie mom of all time in Carrie, is dead at 91. According to THR, the veteran actress had been unwell for some time. Laurie’s career goes back to the last days of the studio era, with her initially an ingenue for Universal Pictures who starred opposite big heartthrobs of the day like Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis. Yet, she resisted being pigeonholed in those roles, breaking free of her contract to take on meatier parts, such as her Emmy-winning role in the TV production of Days of Wine and Roses, where she played an alcoholic. She earned an Academy Award nomination for her turn opposite Paul Newman in The Hustler but didn’t take another movie role for fifteen years when she returned with a vengeance in Brian DePalma’s Carrie.

In that Stephen King horror classic, she played the deranged mother...

Piper Laurie, the three-time Oscar-nominated actress known for her performances in The Hustler and Carrie and for her outlandish two-character, two-gender turn on the original Twin Peaks, died Saturday morning in Los Angeles. She was 91.

Laurie had not been well for some time, her rep, Marion Rosenberg, told The Hollywood Reporter.

An Emmy winner who was nominated nine times during her career, Laurie spent three years as a child in a sanatorium, broke free from her original contract at Universal Pictures, once went 15 years without making a movie and starred in the original production — for live television — of Days of Wine and Roses.

In Learning to Live Out Loud, her frank 2011 memoir, she revealed that she lost her virginity to Ronald Reagan and that she had slept with Mel Gibson when she was twice his age. Laurie wrote the book because “my life had many secrets, and it was wearing,...

The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its Short Cuts showcase counting 42 live action narrative, documentary, and animated shorts from global filmmakers repping 23 countries.

That’s comprised of 21 World Premieres, 13 North American Premieres, and five International Premieres presented in 19 different languages.

More than half of this year’s selections are directed or co-directed by female and female-identifying filmmakers. TIFF alumni directors with new films at Short Cuts include Yann Demange (White Boy Rick), Jasmin Mozaffari, Miryam Charles, Farnoosh Samadi, Halima Ouardiri, Renee Zhan, Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto, and the team of Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan. Among the directors with short films at the Festival for the first time are Malia Ann and Canadian actor Mackenzie Davis. Among the notable performers in this year’s slate of new shorts are Riz Ahmed in Dammi and Kaniehtiio Horn in Redlights.

Animated films in Short Cuts include the...

The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled 42 short films to feature as part of its Short Cuts program in September, led by the Riz Ahmed-starrer Dammi and Redlights, toplined by Kaniehtiio Horn and Ellyn Jade.

Ahmed, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Sound of Metal and last year earned a Oscar for the live-action short The Long Goodbye, toplines Dammi, a short directed by French auteur Yann Mounir Demange and set to world premiere in Locarno before landing in Toronto. The film also stars Isabelle Adjani, Souheila Yacoub, Sandor Funtek and Suzy Bemba and is produced by Ami, the French fashion brand, which teased a trailer for the film in Cannes.

Demange has TV series credits that include Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Dead Set, and movie credits like ’71 and White Boy Rick. Renee Zhan, who earned the Jury Award for best animated...

Of all of the young actors to break through thanks to the success of "Stranger Things," Sadie Sink has had arguably one of the most interesting career trajectories. Sink got her start on Broadway playing the titular role of "Annie," and had a handful of TV appearances on shows like "The Americans" and "Blue Bloods" before nabbing a main role in "American Odyssey." Unfortunately, that show only lasted one season, canceled by NBC only two days after the season finale. When Sink was cast as Max Mayfield on "Stranger Things" in season 2, she immediately became a fan favorite. Max has become the bleeding heart of the series, and her popularity even prevented show creators, The Duffer Brothers, from killing off the character in season 4 as originally planned. 

Following "Stranger Things," Sink has continued to thrive by starring in "Fear Street: 1978," Taylor Swift's short film, "All Too Well," Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale,...

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Lionsgate Buys eOne

First out of the Gate: Sometimes, you’ve just gotta sell up and move on. Hasbro confirmed its week the news Nellie Andreeva and Mike Fleming Jr told you about in July — Lionsgate is the company buying the toy giant’s entertainment subsidiary eOne. Lionsgate had been competing with the likes of Fremantle and Cvc Capital Partners but has won out with a $500M deal for eOne TV and film divisions, whose key titles include Yellowjackets and The Woman King. Hasbro bought indie giant eOne for $4B back in 2019, prompting sarcastic remarks about the financial loss in our comments section and from market watchers.

As the first major international film festival mounted following SAG-aftrta’s decision to join the WGA in strike action against the studios, there was much speculation about how the Locarno Film Festival would adapt its lineup.

The fest lost its opening-night centerpiece at short notice, with UK actor-producer Riz Ahmed pulling out of an appearance during which he was set to receive Locarno’s Davide Campari lifetime achievement award. Fellow lifetime award recipient Stellan Skarsgård also pulled out of his festival engagements.

Instead, the fest pulled into motion Wednesday evening with a subdued opening-night ceremony. Proceedings began with the festival’s outgoing president, Marco Solari, opening the event for the last time following a 23-year tenure. He was followed onstage by artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro, who, despite Ahmed’s absence, pushed on with the Davide Campari lifetime achievement award presentation, handing the gong to director Yann Mounir Demange. The...

Viola Davis is backing away from “G20” in a move that may put pressure on other A-listers.

The Egot winner says she’s stepping away from the project even after the film got the SAG-AFTRA interim agreement necessary to start production.

“I love this movie, but I do not feel that it would be appropriate for this production to move forward during the strike,” said the 57-year-old in a statement obtained by Et. “I appreciate that the producers on the project agree with this decision. JuVee Productions and I stand in solidarity with actors, SAG/AFTRA and the WGA.”

On Friday, SAG-AFTRA shared via its website that “G20” was approved for a waiver. Davis was set to produce and star in the film that secured the go-ahead from the actors guild, even given the involvement of Amazon Studios, because the project hails from the non AMPTP-affiliated MRC and will only be distributed by Amazon.

‘True Detective’ creator Nic Pizzolatto has signed on to write Marvel Studios’ ‘Blade’ movie, reuniting with Mahershala Ali, who starred in the third season of his crime series. ‘Blade’ boasts Oscar winner Ali as the title vampire slayer, with Aaron Pierre, Delroy Lindo and Mia Goth among the starry cast.

Pre-production on the film is underway, with Pizzolatto taking on writing duties, working from a draft of the script by Emmy nominee Michael Starrbury, which has been said to be ‘darker than most MCU movies’, reports ‘Variety’.

Directed by Yann Demange, who helmed ‘White Boy Rick’ and the pilot for ‘Lovecraft Country’, the film is expected to begin filming in late May in Atlanta.

The ‘Blade’ reboot was first announced at Comic-Con in 2019, when Marvel Studio chief Kevin Feige surprised Hall H by announcing Ali would take up the mantle of the infamous daywalker after Wesley Snipes played the Marvel Comics...

“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto is set to rewrite Marvel Studios’ “Blade” reboot, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

Michael Starrbury, who has penned episodes of Netflix and Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” and “Colin in Black and White,” wrote the previous draft of the screenplay.

Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali will star in the feature, following in the footsteps of Wesley Snipes, who portrayed the half-human vampire hunter in the original “Blade” trilogy. That hit comic book series kicked off in 1998 with “Blade,” followed by “Blade II” in 2002 and “Blade: Trinity” in 2004.

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Pizzolatto’s involvement also signifies a “True Detective” reunion, as Ali was a cast member in the third season of the HBO anthology.

The upcoming vampire-killing actioner has enlisted Yann Demange, a French-Algerian filmmaker known for his work...

“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto has signed on to Marvel Studios’ “Blade” movie, reuniting with Mahershala Ali, who starred in the third season of his HBO crime series.

“Blade” boasts Oscar winner Ali as the title vampire slayer, with Aaron Pierre and Delroy Lindo and Mia Goth, among the starry cast. Pre-production on the film is underway, with Pizzolatto taking on writing duties, working from a draft of the script by Emmy nominee Michael Starrbury, which has been said to be “darker than most MCU movies.”

Directed by Yann Demange, who helmed “White Boy Rick” and the pilot for “Lovecraft Country,” the film is expected to begin filming in late May in Atlanta.

The “Blade” reboot was first announced at Comic-Con in 2019, when Marvel Studio chief Kevin Feige surprised Hall H by announcing Ali would take up the mantle of the infamous daywalker after Wesley Snipes played the Marvel Comics...

British actress Mia Goth is quickly cementing herself as a modern scream queen with roles in horror pics like “A Cure For Wellness,” “Suspiria,” “X,” “Pearl,” Brandon Cronenberg‘s creepy flick “Infinity Pool,” and the latest Ti West installment “MaXXXine.” Goth is now sinking her teeth into another horror project, but this one is coming from Marvel Studios with their “Blade” reboot from director Yann Demange (“White Boy Rick“).

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Mia Goth has joined the cast for the upcoming Yann Damage-helmed ‘Blade’ starring alongside Mahersala Ali.

Details are being kept under wraps but sources say the new intent is for Blade to be dark and grittier in tone, falling on the edgier side of Marvel’s world.

Oscar winner Mahershala Ali will star as the title vampire slayer. Demange directs from a script by Emmy nominee Michael Starrbury. Goth joins a star-studded cast that also includes Aaron Pierre and Delroy Lindo, but details of her role are being kept under wraps.

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The reboot was first announced at the 2019 Comic-Con, where Marvel Studio chief Kevin Feige surprised Hall H by announcing Ali would take up the mantle of the infamous daywalker after Wesley Snipes played the Marvel Comics character in three films between 1998 and...

“Infinity Pool” actress Mia Goth has joined the cast of Mahershala Ali’s “Blade,” according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

Yann Demange, a French-Algerian filmmaker whose previous credits include Jack O’Connell’s “71” and Matthew McConaughey’s “White Boy Rick,” is attached to direct the vampire-killing actioner.

Michael Starrbury, who has penned episodes of Netflix and Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” and “Colin in Black and White,” wrote the latest draft of the screenplay.

Assuming all goes well from here, production will begin in Atlanta in early 2023. While the film will reportedly be darker than a stereotypical Marvel romp, the extent this film will straddle the line between the safely PG-13 MCU entries and New Line Cinema’s original hard-r trilogy with Wesley Snipes remains to be seen.

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