By Todd CunninghamTheWrap Sony Pictures Classics is expanding “Blue Jasmine” into more than 1,200 theaters this weekend, making it the biggest release ever for a Woody Allen movie. Bing: Andrew Dice Clay on Woody Allen role That’s far more the 1,035 theaters that “Midnight in Paris,” Allen’s biggest box-office hit, was in at its peak. […]
Netflix replaces ‘Instant Queue’ with ‘My List’
By Michael BalderstonTheWrap Netflix streaming subscribers wondering what happened to their “Instant Queue” on Wednesday morning can rest easy — it’s not gone, it’s just been rebranded and re-engineered as “My List,” which an algorithm will reorder depending on what you’re most likely to watch first. Bing: Netflix strikes deal with Weinstein films The method […]
Olivia Munn in negotiations to join Johnny Depp in ‘Mortdecai’
By Jeff SneiderTheWrap “The Newsroom” star Olivia Munn is ready for her next assignment, as she’s in negotiations to join Johnny Depp in David Koepp’s Lionsgate movie “Mortdecai,” an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Kyril Bonfiglioli’s comedic crime novel “The Great Mortdecai Moustache Mystery” serves as the basis for the project, which […]
Fans mass for One Direction movie premiere
LONDON (AP) — A crowd of screaming fans has greeted boy band One Direction as it gathered in London’s Leicester Square, where its first feature film is getting its world premiere. Some slept there overnight to stake out a spot near the red carpet on Tuesday evening. One Direction: This Is Us,” a 3-D documentary […]
Melanie Griffith Says Most Hollywood Screenplays Are ‘Sh–ty and Stupid and Superficial’
By Tony MaglioTheWrap Hey Hollywood screenwriters: Melanie Griffith has a bone to pick with you. In a recent interview with Fox news promoting her independent thriller “Dark Tourist,” the “Working Girl” actress told Fox411, “In this day and age … most of the scripts are so sh–ty and stupid and superficial.” “I don’t go to the movies these […]
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ eyes ‘Social Network’ scene-stealer Dakota Johnson
By Jeff SneiderTheWrap Exclusive — The “Fifty Shades of Grey” rumors are flying fast and furiously on the Universal lot as the film — set to fog up theaters less than a year from now — prepares to finally tie down its all-important cast. The latest actress to emerge as a serious contender for the […]
Making 1D film was ‘nerve-wracking’
One Direction have been promoting their new film 19 August 2013 One Direction star Liam Payne has said making the boyband’s new film was “nerve-wracking” but there could be a follow-up if it is a hit. The singer and bandmates Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson were speaking at a press conference […]
Johnny Depp attends Johnny Ramone tribute event in LA
August 19, 2013 21:04 Ramones news RSS Feed The Hollywood star took part in a QA for cult film Cry-Baby during the evening More Ramones news, reviews, videos and tour dates Buy Ramones music from Amazon Photo: PA Photos Johnny Depp was the surprise special guest at the 9th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute in L.A. […]
Collins humbled by Mortal hysteria
Jamie Campbell Bower, Lily Collins and Robert Sheehan star in The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones 20 August 2013 Lily Collins has admitted the hype surrounding her new film The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones is strange but also humbling. The actress plays Clary, a teenage girl with special powers, in fantasy film The Mortal […]
Paula chose to go topless in 2 Guns
Paula Patton stars alongside Denzel Washington in 2 Guns 18 August 2013 Paula Patton has revealed it was her idea to go topless for her love scenes in 2 Guns – but she got husband Robin Thicke’s blessing first. The Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol beauty stars opposite Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg in the […]