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Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett, Miley Cyrus and more honored as Disney Legends in emotional ceremony
Read full article: Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett, Miley Cyrus and more honored as Disney Legends in emotional ceremonyDisney has bestowed ālegendsā status on 14 artists who have shaped the company, including Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett and Miley Cyrus.
How to be a 'Fall Guy': Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life
Read full article: How to be a 'Fall Guy': Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble lifeSince the early days of Hollywood, stunt performers have fueled the mayhem of movies, playing a vital role in sustaining the illusion of countless car chases, bar fights and rooftop leaps.
With āAlienā back in theaters, āAlien: Romulusā director teases how the new film connects
Read full article: With āAlienā back in theaters, āAlien: Romulusā director teases how the new film connectsRidley Scottās āAlienā is back in theaters Friday for its 45th anniversary and to get audiences excited about the new installment coming in August.
What's streaming now: Nicki Minaj's birthday album, Julia Roberts is in trouble and Monk returns
Read full article: What's streaming now: Nicki Minaj's birthday album, Julia Roberts is in trouble and Monk returnsThis weekās new streaming entertainment releases include a Nicki Minaj album dropping on her birthday and the return of Tony Shalhoub's OCD private investigator Adrian Monk with a final case.
'Titanic' director James Cameron says the search for the missing sub became a 'nightmarish charade'
Read full article: 'Titanic' director James Cameron says the search for the missing sub became a 'nightmarish charade'āTitanicā director James Cameron says the search operation for a deep-sea tourist sub turned into a ānightmarish charadeā that prolonged the agony of the families of the passengers.
Live updates | Titan's catastrophic implosion likely killed 5 occupants instantly, experts say
Read full article: Live updates | Titan's catastrophic implosion likely killed 5 occupants instantly, experts sayExperts say the Titan submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion that likely killed its pilot and four passengers instantly amid the intense water pressure in the deep North Atlantic.
'Avatar 3' pushed to 2025 and Disney sets two 'Star Wars' films for 2026
Read full article: 'Avatar 3' pushed to 2025 and Disney sets two 'Star Wars' films for 2026āAvatar: The Way of Waterā may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but that long parade of āAvatarā delays isnāt done, yet.
James Cameron feels he 'walked into an ambush' in Argentine lithium dispute
Read full article: James Cameron feels he 'walked into an ambush' in Argentine lithium disputeMovie director James Cameron says he feels he āwalked into an ambushā this week during a visit to Argentina in which he believes there was an attempt to use his image as an environmentalist to give a positive spin to lithium mining operations despite opposition from Indigenous communities.
New this week: 'Rye Lane,' 'Tetris,' 'Riverdale' and Chlƶe
Read full article: New this week: 'Rye Lane,' 'Tetris,' 'Riverdale' and ChlƶeThis weekās new entertainment releases include the romantic comedy āRye Laneā set in modern London, the series āRiverdaleā returns for its final season on the CW and PBS celebrates the career of songwriter Joni Mitchell.
WATCH LIVE: Michigan State police to give update on shooting that killed 3 students
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Michigan State police to give update on shooting that killed 3 studentsWhen the texts began coming in about a shooter at Michigan State University, training that many students started receiving as schoolchildren automatically kicked in.
āMagic Mike's Last Dance' wins Super Bowl weekend box office
Read full article: āMagic Mike's Last Dance' wins Super Bowl weekend box officeThe third installment in the āMagic Mikeā series danced its way to the top of the box office charts this weekend with a James Cameron double header, āAvatar: The Way of Waterā and āTitanicā (yes that āTitanicā), looming close behind.
'Avatar' marks 6 straight weeks at No. 1, crosses $2 Billion
Read full article: 'Avatar' marks 6 straight weeks at No. 1, crosses $2 BillionJames Cameronās āAvatar: The Way of Waterā led ticket sales in movies theaters for the sixth straight weekend, making it the first film to have such a sustained reign atop the box office since 2009ā²s āAvatar.ā.
āAvatar 2,ā āM3GANā hold onto top spots at the box office
Read full article: āAvatar 2,ā āM3GANā hold onto top spots at the box officeNew movies like āPlaneā and āHouse Partyā were no match for āAvatar: The Way of Waterā and the killer doll horror āM3GANā at the box office this weekend.
'M3gan' dolls up with $30.2M while 'Avatar' stays No. 1
Read full article: 'M3gan' dolls up with $30.2M while 'Avatar' stays No. 1The Blumhouse evil-doll horror film āM3ganā got off to a killer start, debuting with $30.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates, while āAvatar: The Way of Waterā continued its box-office reign in the top spot.
āAvatar 2ā makes waves with $134 million domestic debut
Read full article: āAvatar 2ā makes waves with $134 million domestic debutāAvatar: The Way of Waterā didnāt make quite as big of a splash as many assumed it would, but James Cameronās big budget spectacle still helped breathe life into the box office this weekend.
Can James Cameron and 'Avatar' wow again? Don't doubt it.
Read full article: Can James Cameron and 'Avatar' wow again? Don't doubt it.Thirteen years after the original āAvatarā and five years after production started on its sequel, āThe Way of Water,ā James Cameron is finally unveiling the long-awaited follow-up to the highest grossing film of all-time.
At a pugnacious Oscars, Apple's feel-good 'CODA' triumphs
Read full article: At a pugnacious Oscars, Apple's feel-good 'CODA' triumphsAfter a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awards named an unabashed crowd-pleaser, the deaf family drama āCODA,ā best picture Sunday, handing Hollywoodās top award to a streaming service for the first time.
Sean Parker OK'd to buy stake in Peter Jackson's VFX studio
Read full article: Sean Parker OK'd to buy stake in Peter Jackson's VFX studioFILE - In this May 6, 2017, file photo, Sean Parker arrives at an event in Culver City, Calif. Tech billionaire Sean Parker has been approved by New Zealand authorities to buy a one-third stake in film director Peter Jackson's visual effects studio. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)WELLINGTON ā New Zealand authorities have approved tech billionaire Sean Parkerās purchase of a one-third stake in film director Peter Jacksonās visual effects studio. Parker needed special permission from the Overseas Investment Office because he isnāt a New Zealand resident and the Weta Digital studio is worth more than 100 million New Zealand dollars ($71 million). Weta will issue new shares for Parker, diluting Jackson's stake. In 2016, Parker and Akkaraju founded a video-on-demand startup called Screening Room, which this year relaunched as SR Labs.
Pixar's 'Soul' bypasses theaters, will stream on Christmas
Read full article: Pixar's 'Soul' bypasses theaters, will stream on ChristmasNEW YORK ā The Pixar film āSoulā will skip theaters and instead premiere on Disney+ on Christmas, the Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday, sending one of the fall's last big movies straight to streaming. The successive delays of the film industry's would-be blockbusters has only made the dire circumstances of movie theaters more acute. Without aid, the organization said, 69% of small and mid-sized movie theater companies will close or go bankrupt. āThe stark reality is that many movie theaters will not be able to open again if they donāt receive government help,ā says Esther Baruh, director of government relations for the association. It recently announced that it would lay off 28,000 workers, most of them at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Dev Patel celebrates India from his Los Angeles front yard
Read full article: Dev Patel celebrates India from his Los Angeles front yardThis image released by National Geographic shows circular Phumdis floating atop Laktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in northeast India, from the two-part special "India From Above," narrated by actor Dev Patel. Second was the offer to celebrate Indias culture and civilizations by narrating a National Geographic special, India From Above, which airs Sept. 30. It was incredible to be able to make some art in a way, to voice this beautiful thing, linked up to India, said Patel. Patel frequently films in India, but high above the crowd is not a perspective hes used to. How people find a way in India, no matter how hard the condition is, he said.