Author: Deadline

Faith-based films drew audiences Easter weekend alongside the re-release of Pride & Prejudice and an anime from GKids in a crowded market that was challenging for traditional indies. Angel Studios’ animated The King Of Kings is in the no. 3 berth on 3,535 screens with $17.3 million in week 2 for a $45.3 million cume. The Chosen: The Last Supper (Season 5) Part 3, from Fathom Entertainment, also in week 2, grossed $1.8 million for an $11.6 million cum for a no. 9 spot.. Season 5 is now the highest grossing installment of the series, generating $42.4 million at the…

Nearly two years after A24 immortalized the wrestling family’s tragic story on the big screen in The Iron Claw, the Von Erichs are speaking up. In an upcoming episode of Investigation Discovery‘s Hollywood Demons, airing Monday at 9pm, Lacey Von Erich criticized the Sean Durkin-helmed 2023 film for its “inaccurate” and “heart-wrenching” depiction of her father Kerry Von Erich (portrayed by Jeremy Allen White). “My sister and I were not in the movie as my dad’s children and he didn’t have a wife or anything,” said Lacey, who is also a wrestler, in a preview. “And that was a really…

Haley Joel Osment is apologizing after body cam footage of his arrest went viral on social media, in which he is heard using an antisemitic slur. The Sixth Sense alum was arrested on Tuesday, April 8, for alleged public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance. Osment was charged on April 17 with possession of cocaine and disorderly conduct, according to the Mono County District Attorney’s office. “I’m absolutely horrified by my behavior. Had I known I used this disgraceful language in the throes of a blackout, I would have spoken up sooner,” Osment said in a statement to People.…

Following the film’s Sundance premiere, Jimpa will kick off the two largest LGBTQ film festivals in the country. New York City’s fifth annual NewFest Pride and Frameline49, the 49th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, have teamed up this Pride season to set the Sophie Hyde-helmed film as their respective opening night screenings. “It’s an honour to screen Jimpa as the opening night film of both NewFest Pride and Frameline after our premiere at Sundance at the start of the year,” said Hyde in a statement. “Jimpa was made with a community of creative collaborators, an incredible cast and crew…

Although Ben Affleck is reuniting on screen with Jon Bernthal, don’t expect the fictional brothers to bring any MCU fantasy multiverse crossovers to life. Following his stint as Matt Murdock in 2003’s Daredevil, Affleck recently reflected on Marvel‘s decades-long onscreen evolution that has most recently resulted in his The Accountant 2 co-star Bernthal reprising his role as Frank Castle/The Punisher in Daredevil: Born Again. “Well, his Punisher is good,” he told CinemaBlend. “Daredevil was an interesting story. It was before Kevin Feige had stepped into the role of running Marvel. He imposed a kind of clarity of tone across those…

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Chastain looks to be making a return to the horror genre in a big way as sources tell Deadline that the Oscar winner has signed on to star in the latest film from director Rob Savage. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are producing in association with Spin a Black Yarn for Universal Pictures. Succession writer Nathan Elston is penning the script, which is based on the novel titled Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman. While details behind the film are unknown, in the Malerman novel, the story revolves around a haunting told from the perspective of a young…

EXCLUSIVE:  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star Xochitl Gomez and Latin Grammy nominated and Rebelde star Maite Perroni are set to lead No Te Olvides, an original musical film from producers Tony Estrada (The Mother, Menacer and Me) and Kristina Rivera (The Mule, Sully), with High School Musical: The Musical:The Series director Kimberly McCullough directing. Production is set to start this fall. Written by Nerris Nevarez-Nassiri, No Te Olvides (Don’t Forget) is an intergenerational story that follows three generations of Mexican-American women on a journey that sparks healing, humor, and unexpected romance. The film centers on María (Gomez), a closeted twenty-something Chicana who—against…

Three faith-based films from two independent distributors hit the top ten, a pair of Indian pics popped and traditional indies flexed at a rapidly improving box office. Angel Studios’ The King Of Kings is looking at a $19 million weekend on 3,200 screens, its widest opening yet and the highest grossing debut of a faith-based animated film. The story of Jesus told by Charles Dickens to his young son topped the previous record holder, The Prince of Egypt from DreamWorks Animation back in 1998, for a no. 2 domestic box office berth. Fathom Entertainment’s The Chosen franchise has its two…

Ally fans rejoiced as Lady Gaga reprised her hit song from A Star Is Born (2018) for the first night of Coachella 2025. Following some tracks from her latest album Mayhem, as well as some of her other bops, Gaga performed her Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning song ‘Shallow‘, which she originally sang with co-star Bradley Cooper for the acclaimed remake. “You know, since the last time I played Coachella, I’ve had some songs come out,” she prefaced. “But one of them, I think back to being here and remember how special it was that I got to perform here.…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has just set plans to revamp The Bodyguard, the 1992 romantic drama thriller that teamed superstars Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. The studio, which released the original, has set Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour director Sam Wrench to helm and script by Juror No. 2 writer Jonathan A. Abrams, Deadline has learned. The news was revealed Friday in an interview with Warner Bros’ co-film bosses Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy. No casting has been set, but after the first film’s star duo and box office success (it made $411 million worldwide box office and landed a…