AMC Stock Falls After Exhibitor Reveals Plan To Sell Up To 50M Shares; Investors Fume On Social Media

Bolstering liquidity and repaying, redeeming or refinancing the companys existing debt are additional priorities. The terms $AMC and Adam Aron started trending on social media soon after the filing emerged. #AMC is doomed to fail. AMC Entetainment’s Empire 25 megaplex in New YorkLeonardo Munoz/VIEWpress via Getty Images Others lamented the momentum-killing effect after a record-setting Thanksgiving period for AMC and other theater chains. A new post Thursday by investor Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, only added to the online upheaval....

December 6, 2024 · 1 min · 99 words · Sheila Webb

Arianna Rivas Dials Up Blumhouse’s ‘Black Phone 2’

Black Phone 2was written by Cargill and Derrickson, who are also producing the film with Blumhouses Jason Blum. Universal and Blumhouse are producing with Crooked Highway Production. EP is Joe Hill. Arianna Rivas, “The Black Phone"Cameron Clivio The pic is scheduled to open on Oct. 17, 2025. Locked in the Grabbers basement, the boy begins receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killers victims. He wants to live a simple life and be a good father to his daughter....

December 6, 2024 · 1 min · 90 words · Alejandro Flores

Art Directors Guild Reveals 2025 Career Honorees, Taps Carl Jules Weyl For Hall Of Fame

Art department veteransLisa Frazza,Barbara Mesney,Dan SweetmanandJ. Read more about them below. Mesney has worked on dozens of award-winning blockbuster films includingArgo; Hail, Caesar! From left: Lisa Frazza, Barbara Mesney, Dan Sweetman, J. Dennis Washington and Carl Jules WeylVic Rincon Washingtons award will be presented by agent Ann Murtha. Born in Santa Monica, Washington studied architecture in college. The ADG will bestow its Hall of Fame Honor on legendary art director Weyl....

December 6, 2024 · 1 min · 71 words · Bonnie Lewis

Bill Lawrence Addresses Fan Concerns About ‘Scrubs’ Reboot: “We Could Blow It”

Nearly 15 years after the finale,Bill Lawrenceunderstands fans reluctance to celebrate the news of aScrubsreboot. Although hes developing the followup, he will not return as showrunner. Why would you hope it doesnt happen? Sarah Chalke as Dr. Elliot Reid, Zach Braff as Dr. John ‘J.D.’ Dorian and Donald Faison as Dr. Christopher Turk in ‘Scrubs’.Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Not a ton of people are working out here....

December 6, 2024 · 2 min · 269 words · Christy Smith

Bill Murray Defends ‘Saturday Night Live’ And Says He’d “Certainly” Like To Host Again

AsSaturday Night Livemarks its 50th season,Bill Murrayhopes to have a homecoming soon. And I say, No, its not. He was known for such characters as Dick Lanky, Francis Jocko Leary Jr. and Honker. Bill MurrayElizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection The actor has since hosted the show five times. Watch on Deadline I told em Id like to host one this year, said Murray. So, maybe if I get organized. Bill Murray during the ‘Weekend Update’ sketch on the April 7, 1979 episode ofSaturday Night Live....

December 6, 2024 · 1 min · 118 words · Sherri Jensen

Breaking Baz: Nicole Kidman Never Expected To Play Red-Hot ‘Babygirl’ Role That Explores Female Desire “At This Stage Of My Life”

I love the title. So, I was like, Oh! Id like to be aBabygirl!' Harris Dickinson and Nicole Kidman in a scene from ‘Babygirl.’A24 This week, she won the National Board of Reviews NBR Award for Best Actress. Romy has everything, or so it seems. But the woman who has everything doesnt know how to be her true self. Director Halina Reijn and Nicole Kidman on the set ofBabygirl. (A24)...

December 6, 2024 · 3 min · 595 words · John Campbell

Breaking Baz: ‘A Complete Unknown’ Writer-Director James Mangold Reveals His Process With Timothée Chalamet & What Dylan Himself Thinks Of It All

EXCLUSIVE:James Mangoldis sitting comfortably in a posh London hotel sipping tea. Yes, daddy, Ill have tea, he jokes. The real Bob Dylan read the script and offered Mangold minimal feedback. Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, with Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo in ‘A Complete Unknown’; James MangoldMacall Polay /Courtesy Searchlight Picture/Baz Bamigboye How aware was the legendary troubadour of Timothee Chalamet, or Timmy as Mangold calls him? I think he was aware of who he was, Mangold says....

December 6, 2024 · 5 min · 1060 words · Maurice Foley

Closer Media Founder Zhang Xin Joins Mubi Board Of Directors

Arthouse streamer and distributorMubihas added Chinese billionaireZhang Xinto its Board Of Directors. Zhang is best known as the founder of the New York-based film production company and financier Closer Media. As part of Zhangs appointment, Closer Media has also invested in Mubi. Zhang XinMubi The size of the investment wasnt disclosed. Watch on Deadline Founded in 2007 by Efe Cakarel, Mubi is headquartered in London. The company has 14 offices across the world and 400 employees....

December 6, 2024 · 1 min · 100 words · Joseph Campbell DDS

Daniel Zovatto & Bill Pullman Are ‘Famous’ In Zac Efron & Phoebe Dynevor Black Bear & A24 Thriller

Famousexplores the dark side of celebrity and the lengths people will go to attain it. Efron plays dual roles: Overzealous fan, Lance Dunkquist and Hollywood heartthrob, James Jansen. Lance has the spitting image of James, and will do whatever it takes to be famous. Daniel Zovatto and Bill PullmanGetty/Pal Hansen Pic is based on the novel by New York Times bestselling author Blake Crouch. Chad Hodge adapted for the screen, the scribe also adapted CrouchsWayward Pinestrilogy into a series....

December 6, 2024 · 1 min · 123 words · Jennifer Smith

Director Laurent Bouzereau On His Oscar-Contending ‘Music By John Williams’: The Maestro Is “Our Mozart, Our Beethoven”

He gave dunh dunh a meh, more or less. A films soundtrack would become available way before the movie itself. I said to him, You conjured in me images that then were reproduced when I saw the films. ‘Music By John Williams’Disney+ Really, I could walk intoSupermanand hum the theme before the movie started… He was my introduction to cinema in many ways. Superman, the 1978 film directed by Richard Donner, exemplifies the composers breadth within a single motion picture....

December 6, 2024 · 2 min · 294 words · Curtis Holmes

Director Rachel Morrison On The Power Of “Resilience” And “Inspiration” For Debut Film ‘The Fire Inside’

Cinematography is a craft that nobody pictures women in. You have to present a certain way and carry yourself a certain way. The feature is set for theatrical release on Christmas Day. Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry in The Fire InsideAmazon MGM Studios DEADLINE: How did you come aboardThe Fire Insideas director? She brought it to Barry to write the screenplay. Barry always felt a female director was right for this one....

December 6, 2024 · 5 min · 938 words · Victoria Hodge

Dolly Parton Announces Open Casting Call To Play Her In Broadway Musical

Dolly Partonis looking to give someone their big break as she casts the upcomingBroadwaymusical about her life. said Parton in aYouTubevideo. A few finalists will be selected to audition in-person for the casting director. Dolly PartonGC Images / Getty Images Shes co-writing the book withMaria S. Schlatter, andBartlett Sherhas since beentapped to direct. Ive written many original songs for the show and included all your favorites in it as well....

December 6, 2024 · 1 min · 89 words · Thomas Nichols

Donald Trump Names David Sacks As AI And Crypto Czar

David will focus on making America the clear global leader in both areas, Trump wrote on Truth Social. He will safeguard Free Speech online, and steer us away from Big Tech bias and censorship. Sacks produced the satireThank You for SmokingandDaliland.He also founded software company Yammer. David SacksPhoto by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch

December 6, 2024 · 1 min · 54 words · Lisa Fuller