‘Furiosa’ reportedly revved up $3.5 million in Thursday sneak previews

‘Furiosa’ reportedly revved up $3.5 million in Thursday sneak previews

Warber Bros. PicturesFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga revved up $3.5 million in Thursday night preview screenings, Deadline is reporting.The trade is projecting the George Miller film’s take to be $40 million when the checkered flag is waved at the end of the Memorial Day weekend.Both the sneaks and the projection are slightly behind the 2015 opening…Read More…

Zendaya attends ‘Romeo & Juliet’ opening night performance in support of boyfriend Tom Holland

Zendaya attends ‘Romeo & Juliet’ opening night performance in support of boyfriend Tom Holland

ABC NewsThe opening night performance of Romeo & Juliet, starring Tom Holland, took place Thursday night, with Zendaya in attendance as his real-life romantic interest.She arrived at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre wearing a sparkling black Vivienne Westwood gown, her hair in a bun, and was captured leaving with Tom after the show, which received a standing ovation.The new iteration of Romeo & Juliet stars Tom…Read More…

George Lucas on equality and female heroes in his ‘Star Wars’ films

George Lucas on equality and female heroes in his ‘Star Wars’ films

Taylor Hill/FilmMagicGeorge Lucas is at the Cannes Film Festival to receive an honorary Palme d’Or on Saturday, and at a press event a day prior, he answered some criticisms about his six Star Wars films.”They would say, ‘It’s all white men,'” the 80-year-old said, according to Variety.”Most of the people are aliens!” he corrected. “The…Read More…

Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig announce ‘Knives Out’ threequel title

Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig announce ‘Knives Out’ threequel title

Netflix/Eric CharbonneauIn a new post on social platform X narrated in character by Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc, director Rian Johnson announced the title of his third Knives Out mystery: Wake Up Dead Man.In the animated spot, the tease for the follow-up to 2019’s Knives Out and 2022’s Glass Onion has Craig drawling, “In the beginning, the knives…Read More…

Kabosu, the famous meme dog, has died

Kabosu, the famous meme dog, has died

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesPour one out Friday for Kabosu, arguably the most famous dog on the Internet.The “doge” has died at 18.The rescued Shiba Inu not only became a meme star thanks to her suspicious expression, but a meme unto herself when the former shelter dog became the face of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin.The dog’s…Read More…

In Brief: Christian Slater jumps aboard ‘Dexter’ prequel series, and more

In Brief: Christian Slater jumps aboard ‘Dexter’ prequel series, and more

Paramount+ has tapped Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater and Molly Brown to lead its Dexter prequel series, Dexter: Original Sin, which tells the origin story of Michael C. Hall’s serial killer. Gibson will play Dexter Morgan. Slater and Brown will play Harry Morgan, Dexter’s adoptive father, and Debra Morgan, Dexter’s sister, respectively. Dexter: Original Sin is…Read More…