- MoviesNick Schager
How 'The Blair Witch Project' got audiences to wonder, 'Is this real?'
With its upcoming 20th anniversary, here's a look back at the internet-enabled hook that made "The Blair Witch Project" a landmark in marketing, and lured moviegoers into thinking the fright flick might actually have been a documentary.
MoviesBen Falk5 weird Disney films we never got to see
Here are five fascinatingly different versions of famous Disney movies that almost came to pass, only to be consigned to the idea bin of history. Disney had been trying to make a version of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale ‘The Snow Queen’ since the late 1930s, but every attempt had run aground. In 2008, the project was revived again and even had some cast – ‘Will & Grace’ star Megan Mullally was onboard as Elsa (then a flat-out villain) and Josh Gad, who did eventually play snowman Olaf in the finished film.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterAs Trump Defends O'Reilly, Fox Uses 'Access Hollywood' Tape in Harassment Seminars
One employee of 21st Century Fox details a company presentation and expresses shock at seeing the president's infamous Billy Bush conversation: "There was an audible gasp in the room, like, 'Can you believe this is happening?'”
CelebrityThe Hollywood Reporter'Beauty and the Beast' Box Office: 5 Biggest Records Broken
The live-action musical adaptation of the classic animated film stars Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterI Was Carrie Fisher's 1978 Oscar Date: Spielberg, Lucas and a 3 a.m. Afterparty With John Belushi
"This is just like prom!" said the 'Star Wars' actress, set up with 27-year-old Tom Coleman, who now recounts their wild night, which included waltzing with Debbie Reynolds and ended at Richard Dreyfuss' apartment.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterOscars 2017: Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway Planning 'Bonnie and Clyde' Reunion
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the classic film, the stars have agreed to present best picture on the Feb. 26 telecast.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterWhy Leonardo DiCaprio Nearly Derailed the 'Trainspotting' Sequel
After 20 years, a major falling out between director Danny Boyle and star Ewan McGregor and a lengthy gestation period, the creative team behind the cult hit aim to reclaim the '90s mojo of the original "Cool Britannia" classic as the sequel gets ready for the gala treatment in Berlin.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterBen Affleck No Longer Directing Batman Solo Movie
"It has become clear that I cannot do both jobs to the level they require," says the actor, who will still star as the Dark Knight.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterShia LaBeouf Launches 4-Year Live Stream to Protest President Trump
The actor's latest art project asks passersby to stop by the Museum of the Moving Image and say 'He will not divide us' in front of a mounted camera.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterUniversal Cancels Premiere of 'A Dog's Purpose'
PETA has called for a boycott of the film after a video surfaced of a German shepherd forced to perform in artificial rapids.
- MoviesGregory Wakeman
Emma Stone really wanted to see Andrew Garfield and Ryan Reynolds’ impassioned Golden Globes kiss
Andrew Garfield and Ryan Reynolds’ kiss was easily the highlight of the entire Golden Globes ceremony, as both actors took solace in each other after missing out in their respective Best Actor categories. After the Golden Globes had finally come to an end, Reynolds and Garfield’s smooch was the talk of Tinseltown.
CelebrityPeopleInside the Emotional Memorial for Carrie Fisher: ‘Everyone Was Singing’
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher shared a bond like no other. Friends and family of Carrie Fisher, who died at age 60 on Dec. 27 after a heart attack, gathered Thursday for an intimate memorial at her Beverly Hills home. On Friday, a funeral service for Fisher’s mother, Debbie Reynolds, who died at age 84 following a possible stroke just one day after her daughter, will take place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. For Fisher’s memorial on Thursday, her daughter, Billie Lourd, 24, chose to have it at her mother’s home, where Fisher famously and frequently entertained (Reynolds also lived on the property).
- MoviesYahoo! Movies UK
The best Carrie Fisher roles that aren't Princess Leia
Carrie Fisher has sadly died following a heart attack on 23 December. The actress-turned screenwriter is a Hollywood icon with a diverse career beyond her iconic ‘Star Wars’ role as Princess Leia.
- MoviesBen Arnold
Emma Stone reveals directors have given her improv jokes to male co-stars
Emma Stone has spoken about her own experiences of Hollywood sexism, revealing that directors she’s worked with have given lines she came up with on-set to her male co-stars. The ‘La La Land’ star made the remarks in an interview with Rolling Stone.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterOscars: Mel Gibson, Casey Affleck and Hollywood's Sliding Scale of Moral Punishment
As Gibson, once banished to directors jail for personal behavior, wins plaudits for 'Hacksaw Ridge,' voter forgiveness seems to apply to some (Affleck) but not others (Nate Parker).
- MoviesBen Arnold
Hugh Jackman finally returns Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool burn
At last, Hugh Jackman has returned the burn he got courtesy of Ryan Reynolds in ‘Deadpool’. Jackman chose the occasion of Reynolds receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to deliver his dazzling comeback. Later, Deadpool is spotted with a Jackman mask, to hide his terrible disfigurement from his lady love, Vanessa.
MoviesTom ButlerRogue One: Are Chirrut and Baze Star Wars's first same-sex couple?
‘Rogue One’ is unlike any other ‘Star Wars’ film that’s come before for many reasons, but one of the most exciting is the diversity of its cast. From its female lead, to its international roster of actors from all around the world, it’s clear the franchise has come leaps and bounds from the original trilogy with its sole non-white character – Billy Dee Williams’ Lando Calrissian. Beyond the characters’ ethnic backgrounds though, same-sex couples are still apparently absent from the ‘Star Wars’ movie universe… or are they?
- MoviesBen Arnold
Wonder Woman binned as UN honorary ambassador following protests
Wonder Woman is no longer an honorary ambassador at the United Nations, following protests. It was announced in October that the veteran DC Comics character was to be used as part of an ’empowerment campaign’ for women and girls in 2017. “Although the original creators may have intended Wonder Woman to represent a strong and independent ‘warrior’ woman with a feminist message, the reality is that the character’s current iteration is that of a large breasted, white woman of impossible proportions,” the petition read.
- MoviesBen Arnold
Scorsese's Silence gets serious early buzz from critics
Rather conspicuously released just prior to awards season, Martin Scorsese’s new epic ‘Silence’ is getting some serious early buzz from critic screenings. There are no reviews yet, as they’re under embargo, but some US critics were unable to hold in their praise, dropping some plaudits on Twitter. Village Voice scribe Bilge Ebiri wrote: I saw SILENCE twice today. First time, I was absorbed, impressed, moved. Second time, I was in tears. One of Scorsese's greatest films.
- MoviesTom Butler
Tom Cruise shares spooky first The Mummy teaser
Tom Cruise has announced the first trailer for 2017’s horror spectacular ‘The Mummy’ will be released on Sunday. The ‘Mission: Impossible’ star revealed the news on social media along with a 15-second teaser for the forthcoming trailer featuring brief looks at Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyll, Sofia Boutella as The Mummy, and Annabelle Wallis as Jenny Halsey.
MoviesTom ButlerMiles Teller on his Bleed For This regime: 'I would’ve choked someone out for a doughnut'
To play the middleweight champ who broke his neck in a car accident at the height of his powers in the 1980s, Teller says he had to lose 20lbs and 13% body fat over a 7-8 month period simply to “look like a boxer”, and that was just the start of it he admits. On the flip side of Teller’s startling transformation is co-star Aaron Eckhart’s weight swing the other way. The usually trim and handsome ‘The Dark Knight’ star shaved his head and GAINED 40lbs to play Vinny’s trainer Kevin Rooney, a feat perhaps even more difficult than Teller’s because he had to lose it again instantly for his next role.
MoviesBen SkipperMartin Scorsese to meet Pope Francis ahead of Vatican screening of Silence
Martin Scorsese will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday (20 November) morning to discuss his latest film, a religious epic starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson. It’s not clear if Francis will be in attendance at the second, more private screening taking place on Thursday.
- MoviesMike P Williams
Martin Scorsese's Silence will premiere at the Vatican
It seems Martin Scorsese’s latest movie, ‘Silence’, will make its debut at the holiest of venues.
- MoviesBen Arnold
Tom Hanks: Clint Eastwood is 'intimidating', treats actors 'like horses'
Working with Clint is, as you might expect, a bit intimidating, says Tom Hanks. Hanks was under Eastwood’s directorial gaze for the movie ‘Sully’, in which he played feted pilot Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, who safely landed his plane on the Hudson River in 2009 after it hit a flock of geese, saving the lives of all 155 passengers. Speaking on tonight’s ‘Graham Norton Show’, Hanks said: “You certainly don’t want one of those Eastwood looks.
- MoviesBen Bussey
Gal Gadot on what wearing the Wonder Woman costume feels like
Much like her ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ co-star Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot won over her detractors with her performance as Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder’s divisive superhero face-off movie. As such, hopes are high that Gadot will really come into her own when she takes the spotlight in the upcoming ‘Wonder Woman’ solo movie – the first big screen outing for the original super-heroine. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Gadot had one key word to describe the outfit: “Tight.
