Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana has scored his fifth century at the Indian box office with the Diwali blockbuster “Thamma,” which has crossed the INR100 crore mark ($11.3 million) and is poised to become the highest-grossing origin film in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe. The supernatural horror-comedy, directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by Dinesh Vijan […]...
During a recent appearance on “The Howard Stern Show,” Ben Stiller gave his thoughts on the term “nepo baby,” which describes children of celebrity parents who become famous themselves. Stiller, who recently immortalized the life of his own famous parents in his documentary “Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost,” said he considers the moniker more […]...
Producer Patrick Mao Huang (Cannes winner “Tiger Stripes”) of Taiwan’s Flash Forward Entertainment is presenting psychological thriller “The Sleepless Girl” at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, looking to connect with international partners for the co-production that blurs the boundaries between dreams and reality. “The Sleepless Girl” follows Fan, a Taiwanese man who awakens with no memory […]...
After leaving “Saturday Night Live” before Season 51, Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim got candid about the work culture at the iconic late-night sketch show. While hosting Gardner on her “Thanks Dad” podcast, Nwodim said the “SNL” cast has to spend a lot of “intimate” time together writing and rehearsing, which can either bring everyone […]...
A Spanish director is bringing a distinctly Japanese story to the screen with “Konbini,” a humanistic drama about an elderly man who deliberately shoplifts to get arrested and the convenience store worker who derails his plan. The project, selected for the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, follows Kisayo, a struggling sound artist working night shifts at a […]...
The sequel to hit Hong Kong period action film “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” will start shooting in March next year, revealed its director Soi Cheang at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Speaking at a Q&A session for a screening of the first movie, Cheang also mentioned that the prequel will be shot immediately […]...
Somebody up there who likes epic baseball games also likes Brad Paisley. “I would like to be called Mr. More Baseball,” the country star tells Variety, the day after singing the National Anthem at a World Series game that went to a record-tying 18th inning. “If you’d like more baseball, I’m your guy.” It’s not […]...
Frankie Muniz revealed during an episode of “The Joe Vulpis Podcast” last month that he has not spoken to Hilary Duff in the 22 years since they starred in “Agent Cody Banks” together (via People). Muniz blamed Duff’s mother for creating a split between the two young actors after she allegedly interfered in the movie’s […]...
Jeff Bridges says opening weekend grosses are not the final word on the quality of a film. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the “Big Lebowski” star was asked for his thoughts on the growing importance of opening weekends, and some deeming “Tron: Ares” a disappointment for grossing below debut projections. Bridges says it’s […]...
Paramount has signed a minimum 10-year lease agreement with 1888 Studios to occupy more than 285,000 square feet of the production company in Bayonne, N.J. as a way to capitalize on incentives offered from the state’s film and digital media tax credit program. Variety has learned that 1888 Studios is expected to be operational by […]...