In Brief: Major movies about to ramp back up with strike over, and more

In Brief: Major movies about to ramp back up with strike over, and more

Deadpool 3, Gladiator 2, Beetlejuice 2, Juror No. 2 and Venom 3 are among the productions set to restart as soon as possible now that the SAG-AFTRA strike has come to an end, according to Deadline. Also looking to resume production ASAP is Sony’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Other movies set to resume are Apple…Read More…

Hollywood celebrates the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike

Hollywood celebrates the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike

David Livingston/Getty ImagesHollywood was celebrating Wednesday night after SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with major TV and movie studios to end the 118 day actors strike. The deal now awaits ratification. Here are some of the reactions: SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher: We did it!!!! The Billion+ $ Deal! 3X the last contract! New ground was broke…Read More…

Actors union SAG-AFTRA reaches tentative deal to end monthslong strike

Actors union SAG-AFTRA reaches tentative deal to end monthslong strike

David Livingston/Getty ImagesSAG-AFTRA, the union representing approximately 160,000 actors, reached a tentative deal on Wednesday with major TV and movie studios — a deal that could end a strike launched more than three months ago. The agreement arrives a month after Hollywood writers ratified a deal to end a separate contract dispute with the studios.…Read More…

‘The Boys’ season 4 sneak peek hints at election night victory for Homelander, disappointment for Butcher’s boys

‘The Boys’ season 4 sneak peek hints at election night victory for Homelander, disappointment for Butcher’s boys

Prime VideoWhile there’s no release date yet, Prime Video has released a pair of new images from the forthcoming fourth season of its Emmy-nominated skewed superhero show The Boys. In the two contrasting images, Antony Starr’s vicious Homelander is pictured posing triumphantly as confetti falls around him; the second image shows Karl Urban’s Billy Butcher…Read More…

Peacock drops trailer to ‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie’

Peacock drops trailer to ‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie’

PeacockPeacock has dropped the trailer to Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie, which hits the platform on December 8. Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub returns as the germaphobic, OCD gumshoe who is coming out of retirement in a new world: “When COVID hit, I was in bad shape,” he explains, pointing to a hand sanitizing…Read More…

Rockstar Games announces trailer for ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ is coming in December

Rockstar Games announces trailer for ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ is coming in December

Rockstar GamesRockstar Games is gearing up for its 25th anniversary with a special announcement to fans: A trailer to the sixth installment of one of its biggest titles, Grand Theft Auto, is coming in December. “Next month marks the 25th anniversary of Rockstar Games,” began a message from company co-founder Sam Houser on the gaming company’s official website. “Without you,…Read More…

Winter is coming — in the middle of the summer — in teaser to ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ follow-up ‘Frozen Empire’

Winter is coming — in the middle of the summer — in teaser to ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ follow-up ‘Frozen Empire’

Sony PicturesOn Wednesday, Sony Pictures unveiled the teaser to Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the follow-up to the franchise-resurrecting 2021 film Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, Logan Kim and Celeste O’Connor are back, along with stars from the original Ghostbusters films: franchise co-creator Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson. The teaser,…Read More…

So fetch: Official trailer for new ‘Mean Girls’ musical movie is here

So fetch: Official trailer for new ‘Mean Girls’ musical movie is here

Paramount PicturesGet in loser, we’re going to the movies. The official trailer for Paramount Pictures’ Mean Girls has arrived, and it’s showing off the updated take on Tina Fey’s modern classic while paying homage to the original 2004 film. Based on the 12-time Tony-nominated Broadway production, Mean Girls arrives in theaters on January 12. Reneé Rapp takes on the iconic character and head-Plastic Regina…Read More…