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Clooney Remembers a Big Early Role He Lost to Pitt

Would Thelma & Louise have been the same?

(Newser) - While plugging his latest movie, George Clooney revealed that he still thinks about losing a big role early in his career to Brad Pitt, now a close buddy. "I got to the final test for a role in Thelma & Louise," Clooney tells the UK Times before unloading...

Zootopia 2 Has Record Opening
Zootopia 2 Has Record Opening
box office
Nov 30, 2025 1:25 PM CST

Zootopia 2 Has Record Opening

Sequels provide bright spot for theaters in a down year

(Newser) - Zootopia 2 had a roaring, record-setting opening at the box office. The animal city sequel from the Walt Disney Company brought in $96 million in North America over the weekend, earned $156 million over the five-day Thanksgiving stretch and scored a staggering $556 million globally since its Wednesday opening, according...

Macaulay Culkin Pitches Home Alone Sequel, With a Twist

Culkin character Kevin McCallister would now be the dad, while his son sets the traps for him

(Newser) - Macaulay Culkin isn't ruling out another Home Alone sequel, and he even has a pitch for it. Speaking at a 35th-anniversary event last weekend celebrating the 1990 film, Culkin told fans he's "not completely allergic" to the idea of revisiting his character, Kevin McCallister—as long as...

New Wicked Outdraws the First
New Wicked Outdraws the First
box office
Nov 23, 2025 12:03 PM CST

New Wicked Outdraws the First

Theatergoers appreciate second chapter more than critics do, exit polls show

(Newser) - Universal Pictures' two-part Wicked gamble continues to defy gravity at the box office. Just a year after Part One brought droves of audiences to movie theaters, even more people bought opening weekend tickets to see the epic conclusion, Wicked: For Good. According to studio estimates on Sunday, the film earned...

Unaired Episodes of Friends Spinoff Released

Joey episodes shelved since 2006 are now streaming on YouTube

(Newser) - Good news for fans of Joey Tribbiani of Friends fame: The eight unaired episodes of the spinoff sitcom Joey have finally seen the light, nearly two decades after NBC pulled the plug on the series, Variety reports. The episodes, shelved after the show's 2006 cancellation during its second season,...

Kevin Spacey: I'm Singing Cabaret to Survive
Kevin Spacey Is
in Debt, 'Living
in Airbnbs'
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
Nov 20, 2025 8:19 AM CST

Kevin Spacey Is in Debt, 'Living in Airbnbs'

Shunned by Hollywood, actor says he's without a permanent home, doing cabaret to get by

(Newser) - Kevin Spacey, once a big Hollywood star with two Oscars, now finds himself without a permanent home, living out of hotels and Airbnbs as he tries to rebuild his career after years of scandal and legal battles, per a new interview with the Telegraph . Recently, Spacey performed a one-night cabaret...

Now You See Me 3 Holds Off The Running Man
Now You See Me 3
Holds Off The Running Man
box office
Nov 16, 2025 12:25 PM CST

Now You See Me 3 Holds Off The Running Man

Winning film comes 10 years after the second installment

(Newser) - It's no illusion: The third installment in the thieving magician Now You See Me series beat the high-profile action pic The Running Man at the North American box office this weekend. Lionsgate's Now You See Me: Now You Don't pulled in $21.3 million, while Paramount's...

Predator: Badlands Leads Mild Rebound
Predator: Badlands
Leads Mild Rebound
box office
Nov 9, 2025 3:35 PM CST

Predator: Badlands Leads Mild Rebound

Other debuts trail far behind in follow-up to brutal weekend

(Newser) - Predator: Badlands led all films in North American theaters this weekend by taking in $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, a better-than-expected result that slightly lifted the box office from its autumn doldrums. Debuting on the heels of the worst box office weekend of 2025, Predator: Badlands easily topped...

Florida Keys Cops Warn About Movie Money in Circulation

Authorities warn locals to double-check cash for movie prop bills

(Newser) - Authorities in the Florida Keys are urging residents and businesses to keep a sharp eye on their cash after prop money made for Hollywood movies started showing up in local circulation. In a Facebook post , the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said fake $100 bills, clearly labeled for use in...

She Had Comedic, Dramatic Roles Over 6 Decades
She Had Comedic,
Dramatic Roles
Over 6 Decades
obituary
Nov 3, 2025 3:51 PM CST

She Had Comedic, Dramatic Roles Over 6 Decades

Diane Ladd received an Oscar nomination for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore .

(Newser) - Diane Ladd, a three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles over more than six decades included the brash waitress in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and the protective mother in Wild at Heart, has died. She was 89. Her death was announced Monday by Laura Dern, who issued a statement...

Regretting You , Black Phone 2 Top Recycled Competitors
2 Studios Claim Weekend Title
box office
Nov 2, 2025 1:06 PM CST

2 Studios Claim Weekend Title

Regretting You , Black Phone 2 top recycled competitors

(Newser) - The movie exhibition business closed out one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend. With the holiday falling on a Friday, studios avoided opening any major new films. Instead, there were several rereleases, including Back to the Future, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary,...

Anthony Hopkins Reflects on His Sobriety and Faith

In a new memoir, Hopkins revisits pain, purpose, and his idea of God

(Newser) - Anthony Hopkins has made a career of playing complicated men, but his new memoir suggests his most fascinating character might be himself. In a recent conversation with The New York Times , the Oscar-winner spoke ahead of the book's November release and reflected on the struggles and revelations that shaped...

Yellowstone Creator Bolts Paramount in 'Seismic Poach'

Clashes with new Paramount boss David Ellison triggered jump for Taylor Sheridan

(Newser) - Taylor Sheridan, the creative force behind Yellowstone and several other hit Paramount series, including Tulsa King and Landman, is leaving the studio after a falling-out with new management. Sheridan had long enjoyed creative freedom and minimal oversight at Paramount, but that apparently changed after David Ellison took over as CEO...

Chainsaw Man Is the Boss This Weekend
Chainsaw Man
Performs
Like a Boss
box office
Oct 26, 2025 12:59 PM CDT

Chainsaw Man Performs Like a Boss

Regretting You, Springsteen biopic trail anime release

(Newser) - A big-screen adaptation of the popular anime Chainsaw Man has beaten out a biopic about the Boss and the horror sequel Black Phone 2 to top the North American box office. It's the latest win for an anime film, less than two months after Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—...

The Strange, Lonely End of Gene Hackman and His Wife

A story at Harper's explores their final days

(Newser) - A story by Joy Williams at Harper's explores the final days of Gene Hackman's life , but the piece isn't focused on revealing any salacious new details about what unfolded at their home in Sante Fe, New Mexico. Instead of an investigative piece, Williams ponders how a world-famous...

Dialed-In Black Phone 2 Opens Stronger Than Original
Black Phone 2 Tops Original
box office
Oct 19, 2025 2:01 PM CDT

Black Phone 2 Tops Original

Nothing happens over the weekend to reverse theaters' downturn

(Newser) - The horror sequel Black Phone 2 topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Not only did it surpass the original's $23.6 million debut, it's a win Blumhouse needed after a string of disappointments...

Tron: Ares , Roofman Don't Meet Expectations
Third Tron Posts Muted Victory
box office
Oct 12, 2025 3:00 PM CDT

Third Tron Posts Muted Victory

Roofman also falls short of expectations in debut

(Newser) - Tron: Ares powered up the box office grid in the top spot this weekend, but Disney's third entry in the sci-fi franchise fell short of expectations despite some favorable reviews. The film starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, and Jeff Bridges earned $33.5 million, according to Comscore estimates on...

Stars Honor Diane Keaton: 'Unique Is What She Was'

Academy Award-winning actress died Saturday at 79

(Newser) - Hollywood colleagues are posting tributes to Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton, who died Saturday at 79, for her talent, style, and self-effacing nature offscreen. Per the AP , USA Today , the Hollywood Reporter , the Los Angeles Times , and Variety , statements were released by: Bette Midler: "She was hilarious, a complete...

The Role of Linda McCartney Is Cast

Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan joins Sam Mendes' Beatles project

(Newser) - Hollywood has found its Linda McCartney: Saoirse Ronan has signed on to play the first wife of Paul McCartney in director Sam Mendes' four-film project about the Beatles, reports Deadline . Ronan, a four-time Oscar nominee, is set to join a cast that already features Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney,...

Taylor Swift's Film Is a Party at Theaters
Taylor Swift Also
Wins at Theaters
box office
Oct 5, 2025 2:30 PM CDT

Taylor Swift Also Wins at Theaters

The Official Release Party of a Showgirl far outdistances The Smashing Machine

(Newser) - This weekend's box office belonged to two undeniable draws: Taylor Swift and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. It might have looked like a close matchup of returning champions, but Swift's devoted fanbase once again proved unstoppable. Her film, The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, debuted at No....

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