Animation company GKids has acquired the theatrical rights to distribute “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-” in North America. The film will be released on February 28 and is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki (“Evangelion”). Yuji Enokido (“Revolutionary Girl Utena”) is the film’s screenwriter and is joined by Hideaki Anno on the screenplay. The official synopsis reads: … Read more
Greta Gerwig leveraged her star power in “Barbie” to convince Netflix to give her the big, wide theatrical release she wanted for “Narnia,” an adaptation of the C.S. Lewis fantasy series. After months of negotiations, Imax announced that “Narnia” would be shown exclusively on its screens around the world for two weeks before the film … Read more
The legal battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively in the wake of “It Ends With Us” expanded the blast area Thursday morning, with a new lawsuit filed by Baldoni involving text messages between Lively and Baldoni, her co-star and director. In the texts, Lively appears to be alluding to Taylor Swift as “one of … Read more
Jeannot Szwark, the French director known for directing “Jaws 2,” “Somewhere in Time” and “Supergirl,” died on Wednesday. He was 85 years old. Jane Seymour, who played Elise McKenna in Szwarc’s 1980 film “Somewhere in Time,” confirmed the news. “Today, we say goodbye to a true visionary. Jannot Szwark was not only a brilliant director, … Read more
Leading Indian production house Maddock Films has unveiled the first look of the historical epic ‘Chhaava’, starring Vicky Kaushal as the legendary Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. The project marks Maddock Films’ first venture into the historical epic genre and features Kaushal alongside Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye Khanna. Director Laxman Utekar is helming the … Read more
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan underwent emergency surgery at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after he was attacked with a knife at his Bandra residence early on Thursday morning. The 54-year-old actor suffered multiple injuries during an encounter with an intruder at around 2:30 a.m. local time. According to police officials, Khan discovered the intruder in … Read more
Ridley Scott gave a retrospective video interview with GQ magazine and revealed that “Blade Runner” financiers originally questioned his decision to cast Harrison Ford in the lead role. Ford had already played Han Solo in Star Wars at that point in his career, in addition to being chosen by Steven Spielberg as the title character … Read more
Universal is completely beating the studios and streamers when it comes to this year’s BAFTA nominations. Thanks to “The Brutalist” (nine nominations), “Anora” and “Wicked” (seven each), as well as “Nosferatu” (five), “The Wild Robot” (three), and “Monkey Man” (one ), “Universal” and “Ape Man” (one). Its subsidiary brand, Focus Features, collected an impressive 32 … Read more
In a recent interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Margaret Qualley said it took “a year” for her skin to recover from the irritation caused by the facial prosthetics used in “The Substance.” The damage was so bad that director Coralie Farget had to contour her face in certain shots. “In the end, when … Read more
The Critics’ Choice Awards, initially scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 12, and then pushed to January 26 due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, have been postponed once again. The ceremony, which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary, is scheduled to take place sometime in February, with the official date to be announced in the … Read more