I never liked him. Everyone was like, Hes so great! And I was like, No, hes not. Laura Benanti responds to Zachary Levi after he implied Gavin Creel’s death was the result of the COVID vaccine.Chris Saucedo/Getty Images/Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images/Unique Nicole/Getty Images Hes sucking up all the fing energy in this room. He wants to mansplain everybodys part to them, said Benanti onThats a Gay Ass Podcast. He really sucked everybody in with his dance party energy....

Palestinian director Scandar Coptis dramaHappy Holidayshas clinched the Etoile dOr for Best Film at theMarrakechFilm Festival. The film world premiered in the Venice Film Festivals Horizons sidebar this year, winning Best Screenplay. Among the guests at the Atlas Workshops this year wasU.S. Marrakech winners Director Silvina Schnicer, Director Mo Harawe, Screenwriter Mona Copti, actress Manar Shehab and Director Damian KocurMarc Piasecki/Getty Images The workshops meted out cast nine prizes, split between projects development and in post-production....

More than 25 years later,Mike Myersis breaking down the basis for one of his most quotable characters. Although he admittedLorne Michaelsprovided some inspiration, theSaturday Night Livealum revealed that theAustin Powersvillain Dr. Evil was originally based on another more specific character reference. Mike Myers explains how Lorne Michaels partially inspired the ‘Austin Powers’ villain Dr. Evil.New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images He had an educated Canadian accent, and I have a Scarborough accent, he explained....

Cringe-inducing, that sit-down may have done the nominee more damage than good. It looks like Pete is doing well now, an unusually measured Trump toldMTPsKristen Welkerin the interview excerpts. I mean, people were a little bit concerned. (L-R) Donald Trump and Pete HegsethGetty; NBC News Hes a young guy, with a tremendous track record actually. He was a good student at both. Hes a very smart guy. Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters after meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on ThursdayGetty Images...

The new line-up includes biopicSakhrdevoted to late Kuwaiti tech pioneer Mohammed Al-Sharekh. They are also backing fantasy epicSari & Amira, the debut feature of buzzy Qatari filmmaker A.J. Al Thani, who made waves with short filmsThe Black VeilandKashta. Sakhr, Sari & Amira clapperboard and Sari & AmiraKatara Studios The cast features Alex Uloom, Hala Al Turk, Abdelmohsen Al Nemr and Adwa Fahad. The event at theRed Sea Film Festivalmarked Katara Studios first major international roadshow event....

Time didnt heal anything, reads the tagline. Watch on Deadline Fiennes previouslydetailed the upcoming installment, which is the first in a new trilogy. And it centers on a young boy who wants to find a doctor to help his dying mother. Sony drops the cryptic first teaser for ‘28 Years Later’.Sony Pictures Entertainment He leads his mother through this beautiful northern English terrain. But of course, around them hiding in forests and hills and woods are the infected....

The Citrus Country Sheriffs Office reported a small-engine aircraft accident near the intersection of Highway 19 and Longfellow St. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Mensch joinedTyler Perry Studiosin 2016, shortly after the company hadbought the former Fort McPherson Army Basein Atlanta. Steve Mensch at Tyler Perry StudiosTyler Perry Studios It is hard to imagine not seeing him smiling throughout the halls. We will miss him dearly. Our heart goes out to his family as we all send them our prayers....

I guess cinema allows this, right? The girls, whom the well-intentioned but hapless Carlos calls queens, are at first skeptical of him. But they eventually warm to their father as the impending farewell from home and family draws ever nearer. In Locarno, it won the Audience Award and took Best Screenplay at the Festival de Lima in Peru. He also doesnt know how to repair the damage, but he tries to make things a little better....

IfDenis VilleneuvesDune Messiahdoesnt pan out,Timothee Chalametmight just have a future as anESPNcommentator. He was the only one to correctly predict Ohio defeating Miami before they prevailed 38-3 in the MAC championship. Additionally, he foresaw Arizona State triumphing over Iowa State (45-19) in the Big 12 championship. Timothée Chalamet appears on ‘College Gameday’.ESPN

Their paths criss-cross, but it is not certain they ever will connect. This is the power of cinema, he added. Demirkubuz said the film is a reflection on the continuing difficult position of some women in Turkish society. As a gender, women have to endure such difficult, violent and sometimes unbelievable things, he said. Explaining his casting process, Demirkubuz said he initially was drawn to both actors for their faces....

She is joined bySelton Melloas Rubens. Its a fever now, Salles told Deadlines Contenders International. He added: [Its] somehow emulating what that house of the Paivas was. All generations were congregating in that house, and it pulsated with life. And strangely, the cinemas are replicating this 45 years later. Almost every single screening has been full, including on Mondays and Tuesdays. … That is an incredible gift. … And [when] Walter invited me, it was … a gift and also a task....

Watch on Deadline DEADLINE: Where do you think you got your passion for filmmaking? Are your parents creative? I was a very voracious reader. Gabriela Short FilmEvelyn Lorena And I started acting in plays. I think my passion for it came from this idea of really wanting to understand other people. I was fascinated with how people were able to be so different. Evelyn Lorena inGabrielaEvelyn Lorena Nobody in my family [has a background in filmmaking]....

EXCLUSIVE:ThunderboltsstarWyatt Russellis in talks to joinSteven Spielbergs next event movie for Amblin and Universal Pictures. A deal for the actor is very close, we hear. Universal has set a wide theatrical release for May 15, 2026. (L-R) Wyatt Russell and Steven SpielbergGary Askew; Getty Images Combined, those films earned more than $3 billion worldwide. Five-time Oscar nominee Kristie Macosko Krieger is producing for the three-time Oscar-winning Spielberg.