Tom Hanks is speaking his mind about movie critics and how he believes one’s perceptions of a film can change over time. The Oscar winner recently appeared on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, where he jokingly used the phrase “cocksuckers” to describe a film critic who initially wasn’t a fan of his 1996
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After a sluggish start, Venom: The Last Dance gained ground in its second weekend. The Sony comic book movie declined a franchise-low 49 percent to $26.1 million from 4,131 screens to win an overall quiet weekend heading into the hotly contested presidential race. The final installment in the Venom trilogy has now earned $90 million
Robert Zemeckis has always been about a great technological or storytelling conceit in his movies whether it’s the live-action animated hybrid of the 3x Oscar winning Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, the insertion of Tom Hanks in famed historical footage in Oscar Best Picture Forrest Gump or the motion capture of The Polar Express. However, his
Tom Hanks is happy to leave Forrest Gump just how it is. The Oscar winner, who reteamed with his Forrest Gump co-star Robin Wright and director Robert Zemeckis for their new movie Here, recently told The New York Times that he’s thankful a sequel to the 1994 film was never made. “It is this extraordinary amalgam that stands completely on its
Tom Hanks isn’t looking to go back and re-live his 30s. The 68-year-old actor, who plays a wide range of ages in director Robert Zemeckis’s new movie Here thanks to de-aging technology, was recently asked by Entertainment Tonight if there was a specific age he enjoyed going back to in the movie. However, Hanks said
There’s something quintessentially American and straight out of Norman Rockwell about centering a survey of multiple generations around the living room, with idealized themes of home and family reinforced by scenes around the Christmas tree or the dining table, fully extended to accommodate the ever-expanding clan at Thanksgiving. But relatable doesn’t always mean interesting, even
Sony is opening Miramax’s Here stateside as a platform release, going ro NYC and LA on Nov. 15, then a limited break on Nov. 22, followed by a wide opening on Nov. 27. The movie reps the first time that filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and scribe Eric Roth have all worked together
Sony has decided to kick off the Tom Hanks movie A Man Called Otto on Christmas Day in an exclusive opening in New York and Los Angeles versus a wide release on Wednesday, December 14. The movie then will go wide over MLK weekend, January 13, which is where Warner Bros.’ House Party and Universal/Blumhouse’s
Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Elvis Presley movie, currently in production in Australia, is moving from its Nov. 5, 2021 date to June 3, 2022. The movie will explore the life and music of Elvis Presley (portrayed by Austin Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker, played by
As expected, here’s more shifting of the Q1 theatrical release schedule: Universal Amblin Entertainment’s Bios, which stars Tom Hanks, will open now on Aug. 13, taking the place of an untitled Blumhouse movie that Uni had there. The pic, directed by Miguel Sapochnik, was dated for April 16. Written by Craig Luck, who is making his feature
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president, and the U.S. will celebrate with a special hosted by Tom Hanks. Originally reported by Variety, the special, titled Celebrating America, is set to be broadcast across several networks, will feature all kinds of celebrity guests, like Demi
EXCLUSIVE: No final decision has been made, but Deadline hears that the uncertainty of the future theatrical marketplace has Disney looking at launching a number of its upcoming tentpole family films on Disney+ instead of the theatrical release bows that were envisioned when the films were developed and green lit. At this point, the films
In or around 1976, I caught a forlorn moment near New York’s Bleecker St. It was early morning. The sun was just up. Two ragged guys were shuffling toward me on the sidewalk, when one offered the other a bottle in a bag. But the drink was declined. “I guess I lost my taste for
EXCLUSIVE: Apple’s WWII drama Greyhound, starring and written by Tom Hanks, has become the largest opening-weekend release ever for Apple TV+, including series that have bowed on the service, sources close to Apple tell Deadline. The streamer is loathe in giving up exact numbers, but I’m told the film turned in a viewing audience commensurate
Universal/Amblin’s Bios is the first to move off Oct. 2 after Warner Bros. plopped Wonder Woman 1984 on that new date, and will now go on April 16, 2021. Uni already had April 16 on hold with untitled event movie. Already on that date is the Warner Bros. Lisa Joy-directed sci-fi film Reminiscence which stars Hugh Jackman,
Saturday Night Live finally returned with a new episode on Saturday, April 11, following an extended hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic and resulting production shutdowns. In the stellar return, SNL took a page from the playbook of other late-night TV shows and improvised with an “SNL at Home” edition, which was produced remotely while
Saturday Night Live finally returned with a new episode on Saturday, April 11, following an extended hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic and resulting production shutdowns. In the stellar return, SNL took a page from the playbook of other late-night TV shows and improvised with an “SNL at Home” edition, which was produced remotely while
The coronavirus pandemic continues to take a heavy toll, as the number of confirmed cases worldwide rises above 2 million. In the United States, many state and local governments have closed schools — some for the rest of the academic year — shut down restaurants, bars, and nightclubs, and encouraged residents to follow the Centers
Saturday Night Live aired its first new episode in over a month on Saturday evening and came through with one major surprise right off the top: the night’s host was none other than Tom Hanks. Hanks has hosted SNL several times in the past, but this time was particularly significant. Since Hanks was one-half of
The coronavirus outbreak, which was categorized as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, has continued to spread, with the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 now rising to more than 150,000 cases worldwide. In the United States, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on March 13, and many states
Sony’s Tom Hanks World War II movie Greyhound is jumping from its May 8 weekend to June 12, as a means to tee off before Father’s Day weekend which is during the weekend of June 19-21. I hear the pic’s rescheduling has nothing to do with coronavirus fears which are weighing on many distribs’ minds, rather