Cannes crowd “mad” for ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ with nearly 8-minute standing O

Cannes crowd “mad” for ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ with nearly 8-minute standing O

Marc Piasecki/FilmMagicAnya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth were on hand at Cannes International Film Festival Wednesday, where the audience clapped theirs for the stars’ new film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. According to video from Deadline, when the screening ended at the famed Grand Theatre Lumière, what followed was a seven-minute, 50-second ovation for the prequel film from director George…Read More…

Netflix confirms Adam Sandler’s ‘Happy Gilmore’ sequel

Netflix confirms Adam Sandler’s ‘Happy Gilmore’ sequel

Universal/Getty ImagesAlthough his pal and 50 First Dates co-star Drew Barrymore told fans in April that Adam Sandler was working on a sequel to 1996’s Happy Gilmore, Netflix just made it official.In releasing its lineup of forthcoming films for 2024 and 2025 on Wednesday, May 15, the streamer revealed Happy Gilmore 2 is indeed among…Read More…

Kevin Costner “doesn’t want to get down in the gutter” with ‘Yellowstone’ rumors, insists show was his “priority”

Kevin Costner “doesn’t want to get down in the gutter” with ‘Yellowstone’ rumors, insists show was his “priority”

Paramount NetworkIn a chat with Deadline at the Cannes International Film Festival, where the first installment of his mostly self-funded Western epic Horizon: An American Saga will debut on May 19, Kevin Costner talked about his future — and past — with Yellowstone.In a frank discussion with the trade’s Mike Fleming, Costner insisted he didn’t…Read More…

‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’ again: Travelogue show renewed for a second season

‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’ again: Travelogue show renewed for a second season

Conaco/MaxConan O’Brien better pack his bags. Not only was his hit travelogue comedy series Conan O’Brien Must Go been renewed by Max, it’s been expanded.Nina Rosenstein, the head of HBO Programming’s Late Night & Specials division, said during Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront presentation, “Our audience told us in no uncertain terms that four episodes of…Read More…

“Sisterhood above all”: HBO releases teaser to Max prequel series ‘Dune: Prophecy’

“Sisterhood above all”: HBO releases teaser to Max prequel series ‘Dune: Prophecy’

MaxAs part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s Upfront presentation on Wednesday, HBO released a teaser to its six-episode Dune prequel series, Dune: Prophecy. Set 10,000 years before the ascension of Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides from the blockbuster franchise, “Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind and establish the fabled sect…Read More…

Paul Walter Hauser joining Major League Wrestling for Battle Riot event

Paul Walter Hauser joining Major League Wrestling for Battle Riot event

Courtesy MLWIf you think you’ve heard the name Paul Walter Hauser a lot lately, you’re not wrong: After winning an Emmy for Apple TV+’s Black Bird, he’s not only snagged the lead in the forthcoming Chris Farley biopic, he’s also been cast in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Fantastic Four film. And now he’s stepping into the pro wrestling…Read More…

In Brief: ‘Only Murders’ drops fourth season trailer, and more

In Brief: ‘Only Murders’ drops fourth season trailer, and more

Hulu has dropped the first trailer for Only Murders in the Building’s fourth season. The upcoming season finds Charles, Oliver and Mabel — played respectively by Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez — in Los Angeles after learning that a Hollywood studio wants to make a movie based on their podcast, while trying to…Read More…