“True Blood” stars and married couple Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer combine their talents in “A Bit of Light.” Moyer, 54, directs Paquin, 41, in the indie movie, written by Rachel Callard and based on her eponymous stage play. It’s the second time that Moyer has directed Paquin in a big-screen movie following “The Parting Glass” … Read more
Fans longing for a “Happy Gilmore” reprisal can rejoice — a sequel is on the way. Drew Barrymore revealed on Friday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show” that the movie’s co-writer and star, Adam Sandler, is working on a screenplay for “Happy Gilmore 2.” “Variety reports that Adam Sandler may have written the first draft … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. According to Jeff Goldblum‘s IMDb, he has five exciting film and TV projects in the works including the much-anticipated “Wicked” adaptation. There’s still more on his plate, though. … Read more
The disgraced Prince is back in the hot seat. The Netflix movie “Scoop,” (premiering April 5), dramatizes Prince Andrew’s famously disastrous November 2019 Newsnight interview. The movie follows BBC anchor Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson) and her team as she interviews the Duke of York, 64, (Rufus Sewell) about his alleged relationship with convicted sex offender … Read more
Journalism movies can be a lot of fun (“His Girl Friday,” “The Paper”) or compellingly dramatic (“Spotlight”). movie review SCOOP Running time: 102 minutes. Rated TV-14. On Netflix April 5. Or neither. That murky middle is seen in “Scoop,” a Dollar Store “Frost/Nixon” about Prince Andrew’s 2019 interview with the BBC in the wake of … Read more
Christian Bale has come alive in his new role as Frankenstein’s monster. Maggie Gyllenhaal’s newest film, called “The Bride!,” is currently in production and stars Oscar winner Bale, 50, and Jessie Buckley, 34. Gyllenhaal, 46, shared photos on social media of the actors in character, donning their dark and twisted looks, on Thursday. Gyllenhaal shared … Read more
He might be fighting a frozen empire … but his body set the internet ablaze. Ernie Hudson, star of the “Ghostbusters” franchise, sent the internet into a meltdown over his toned, ripped body. The buzz on social media started when Hudson, 78, appeared at a London screening of his film “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” in a … Read more
Why so serious? “Joker: Folie à Deux” has been given an R rating, according to the MPA’s daily ratings bulletin, for “some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality, and brief full nudity.” The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, is a sequel to 2019’s “Joker,” which was also rated R but not because too … Read more
She’s ready to top the pyramid once more. Kirsten Dunst is open to potentially doing a remake of the 2000 hit film “Bring it On” — under one condition. “People want us to make another ‘Bring It On,’ too,” Dunst, 41, told GQ in its April cover story, “[but] the script would have to be really … Read more
He thinks the rumors are dumb. Every so often, there’s scuttlebutt about a third “Dumb and Dumber” movie on the horizon – but, Jeff Daniels told The Post it’s not in the works. “I’ve heard nothing,” Daniels, 69, told The Post while promoting his Prime Video show “American Rust: Broken Justice,” now in its second season, … Read more
They’re not very communal behind the scenes. Joel McHale has confirmed if Chevy Chase will be in the “Community” movie. While talking to The Post about his Fox sitcom, “Animal Control,” McHale said about Chase potentially returning for the “Community” movie, “I don’t think he’s allowed to. I don’t think it would happen. I’m guessing … Read more
Every month, streaming services add movies and TV shows to its library. Here are our picks for some of April’s most promising new titles. (Note: Streaming services occasionally change schedules without giving notice. For more recommendations on what to stream, sign up for our Watching newsletter here.) New to Amazon Prime Video ‘Fallout’ Season 1Starts … Read more
Rebel Wilson’s taking another swat at Borat. While promoting her upcoming memoir, “Rebel Rising,” the “Pitch Perfect” actress, 44, told the Sunday Times of London that Sacha Baron Cohen, her co-star in “The Brothers Grimsby,” made her feel “laughed at and degraded” on set nearly a decade ago. The Aussie performer previously claimed that Baron … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates. The monster mash-up from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures starring Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry brought the second-highest opening in what … Read more
The Academy Award Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer” finally premiered in Japan on Friday with trigger warnings after an eight-month controversy over how it would be perceived there. Signs were posted at the entrances to some theaters in Tokyo, warning that the Christopher Nolan film, which was released globally in July, contained images of nuclear tests. … Read more
Hollywood royalty’s gotta eat. Actor Gene Hackman was seen out on a dinner date in New Mexico on Thursday, using a cane to walk and holding the arm of his wife, Betsy Arakawa. The couple dined at Pappadeaux’s Seafood Kitchen in Santa Fe, where the legendary actor has lived since the 1980s. Earlier in the … Read more
Alfred Molina was first on Broadway nearly 30 years ago in “Art,” but admits he still gets butterflies when he hears the stage manager announce on a Saturday: “Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s Saturday night on Broadway!” “You kind of go, ‘F – – k! What a dream come true,” the British actor, 70, told the New … Read more
‘The Hateful Eight’ (April 24) Stream it here. Quentin Tarantino followed “Django Unchained” by again riffing on the venerable Western genre, this time by crossing it with the Agatha Christie-style “locked room” mystery. He populates his story, of a poisoning in a tucked-away haberdashery during a deadly blizzard in the post-Civil War West, with faces … Read more
Sam Taylor-Johnson has addressed the rumors surrounding her husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson taking on the role as James Bond. In an upcoming appearance on “The Jonathan Ross Show” set to air Saturday, the 57-year-old director stayed mum about her 33-year-old husband’s possible new gig. “You mean that I might direct a Bond film? The first woman … Read more
Things between the two men were not grrrrrrr-eat. Jerry Seinfeld found Hugh Grant to be a “pain in the ass” during the filming of the upcoming movie “Unfrosted.” “We had lots of fights. He’s a pain in the ass to work with. He’s horrible,” Seinfeld, 69, said during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring … Read more