London Film Festival’s surprise film on Friday night was “I Play Rocky,” Peter Farrelly’s biographical drama about the making of Sylvester Stallone’s beloved boxing franchise. Farrelly was on hand to introduce the movie and shouted out his star, newcomer Anthony Ippolito, who has earned praise for his portrayal of Sylvester Stallone. “I could do a […]
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Hail Reaper! The rights to the popular “Red Rising” book series have been picked up at Paramount with “Hunger Games” director Francis Lawrence attached to a movie based on the first novel. Justin Rhodes will write the script, based on the original 2014 novel by author Pierce Brown. Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy will produce for […]
A New Mexico judge on Friday threw out an indictment against actor Timothy Busfield, finding that prosecutors failed to act in an impartial manner during the grand jury proceedings. Busfield was indicted in February on charges of groping a 7-year-old boy on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” a Fox show on which he worked […]
Hollywood is a business of people. Yesterday, the industry got a reminder of that when Warner Bros. and DC Studios announced that Steven Soderbergh will help director Matt Reeves finish production on “The Batman Part II” while Reeves deals with a family matter. “Just to be clear, I am not leaving ‘The Batman Part II,'” […]
Antonio Banderas has joined Nicolas Cage in “True Detective” Season 5. The duo will headline the next installment of the HBO anthology series, which is set to begin production in 2027. The new season hails from showrunner Issa López, who helmed the Alaska-set fourth season, “Night Country,” starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis. Season 5 […]
