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‘Elvis’ Rocks to $3.5 Million at Thursday Box Office, ‘The Black Phone’ Earns $3 Million
Baz Luhrmann’s music biopic is projected for $28-30 million, while Scott Derrickson’s horror movie could open in the high teens
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Jason Blum on How ‘The Black Phone’ Will Test Box Office for Original Horror Movies
“We know IP horror works, but we don’t know if original horror is working well,” the producer and Blumhouse founder says
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Kino Lorber Acquires Sensual Doc ‘Bloom Up’ About Swinger Lifestyle (Exclusive Video)
Mauro Russo Rouge directed the film that made its premiere at last year’s Hot Docs Film Festival
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‘Creed II’ Filmmaker Steven Caple Jr. to Direct YA Adaptation ‘Thieves’ Gambit’ for Lionsgate
Studio won the rights in a bidding war to Kayvion Lewis’ upcoming thriller series
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Netflix Cuts 300 Jobs in New Round of Layoffs
Downsizing represents less than 3% of streaming giant’s workforce
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Andrew Bujalski’s ‘There There’ With Jason Schwartzman, Lili Taylor Acquired by Magnolia
The “uneasy comedy” and experimental film made its premiere at Tribeca and will be released later this year
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Olivia Cooke to Star in ‘Breeders,’ Producer Adam McKay’s New Horror Film at Lionsgate
Kelsey Bollig will make her feature directorial debut on the project
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Nia Vardalos’ ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’ Now Filming in Athens
“And guess who the director is? It’s me,” actress and writer says
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‘The Black Phone’ Director Scott Derrickson Thinks Ethan Hawke Is in the Midst of His Own ‘McConaissance’
“He’s really playing above the rim. He’s taking risky roles and doing things that are so daring and unique,” Derrickson says of his film’s star
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Kevin Bacon Promises ‘A Safe Space’ in LGBTQ+ Horror Movie ‘They/Them’ Trailer (Video)
John Logan (“Gladiator”) wrote and directed the Blumhouse film that launches in August on Peacock
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Christian Bale Says He Had No Idea What the ‘MCU’ Was After Joining ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
“People would go, ‘Oh, look at this! He’s entered the MCU!’ And I’d go, ‘I’ve done what? I haven’t entered s—,” actor portraying Gorr the God Butcher says
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‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ Trailer Shows Shawn Mendes as a Singing, Dancing Reptile (Video)
“He’s a crocodile! … He wears a scarf, and he can sing!”
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Paul Haggis Denies Rape Allegation, Tells Italian Judge Sex Was Consensual
Haggis will remain under house arrest while the investigation continues
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Why ‘The Black Phone’ Is Scott Derrickson’s Most Personal Film — and His Favorite Yet
Scott Derrickson says “The Black Phone” only came after three years of therapy and mining his own childhood trauma
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Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem Join Rachel Zegler for Animated Movie Musical ‘Spellbound’
John Lithgow, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis, and more also join the Apple and Skydance film from director Vicky Jenson
