‘Anything’s Possible’ Film Review: Billy Porter’s Directorial Debut Starts Strong, Gets Bogged Down

EXCLUSIVE: When we think of recurring characters in Peter Jackson film franchises, names like Frodo, Gandalf, Gollum and Sauron stand out. Add John, Paul, George and Ringo to that list.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer and director Max Barbakow has signed with Range Media Partners.

Jennifer Lopez's wedding dress has a mysterious past. After the 52-year-old singer tied the knot with Ben Affleck earlier this month, fans began trying to find out everything about the nuptials — including the fashion at the couple's Las Vegas ceremony.Lopez herself deepened the mystery when she revealed in her newsletter that one of the two gowns she wore for the celebration was «a dress from an old movie.»The other gown, ET previously reported, was a white lace, off-the-shoulder long-sleeved dress by Zuhair Murad.As for the gown in question, a rep for Alexander McQueen confirmed to ET that the legendary designer was behind the floral jacquard full-skirt gown, which features a jewel neckline, fitted bodice and a gathered full skirt.«I’ve had this dress for so many years, and I’ve just been saving it, saving it, saving it, and now I’m wearing it on my wedding day,» Lopez said in a video that accompanied her newsletter.A post shared by Chris Appleton (@chrisappleton1)Fans seem to agree that the gown has something to do with , a flick that both Lopez and Affleck starred in back in 2004.While some speculated that the gown was featured in a wedding scene that was ultimately cut from the movie, the wedding scene in the film features an entirely different dress altogether.Though the initial theory didn't stick, the next fan guess seems to have solved the case.

Mortal Kombat, will return to helm a sequel.Released in April 2021, Mortal Kombat launched simultaneously in cinemas and on HBO Max in the US, where it exceeded expectations and pulled in almost $85million (£70.9million) at the global box office.According to Deadline, McQuoid will return as director on a sequel. The first film marked his feature debut, after previously directing adverts for numerous gaming companies.The upcoming sequel will mark the fourth live-action film based on the video game franchise, following 1995’s Mortal Kombat, sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and last year’s reboot.

reported, Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi produced through their banner Excellent Cadaver. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush, who were attached when the film was announced in 2019, are no longer listed as producers.

Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen, a fan called in to ask Lizzo if she could spill any details about her relationship with Rihanna, asking whether the two might collaborate and if might eventually return to music. The pair have been close for a while, but Lizzo revealed just how close on last night’s show: “My conversations with Rihanna are more… sexual, I guess?” she the audience. When Cohen asked for clarificaton, she responded, “We don't talk about sex a lot, but we're just always giving it to each other.”Later in the interview, she added that the most salacious DM she’d received was from the ANTI singer, but added that “that’s just how she talks.”“We don't talk about work, it's all play with me,” Lizzo said.

Angelique Jackson When Keke Palmer got a call from Jordan Peele asking her to star in his latest film, “Nope,” she was quick to jump at the chance to join the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s mysterious project. After all, she’d already DM’d him on Instagram about a year earlier hoping to work together.Upon reading the script — which centers on Emerald Haywood (Palmer) and her brother OJ (Daniel Kaluuya), children of a Hollywood horse trainer who begin to witness mysterious events at their inland California farm — Palmer was struck by the trajectory of her character.“She’s of so many archetypes, from the jester to the orphan — she’s so skillfully created,” Palmer told Variety on the carpet at the world premiere of “Nope” on Monday night.

Billy Brown’s family called for the Love Island star to be sent home from the “toxic” villa after he had an explosive argument with Danica Taylor. Billy was one of the boys to join the girls at Casa Amor and was brought back to the villa by Tasha Ghouri. However, the blonde beauty went on to reconcile with Andrew Le Page, leaving Billy single.

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh Off the Boat producer/author and Boogie filmmaker Eddie Huang has a new one hour drama in the works at Showtime, entitled Panda.

Kendrick Lamar kicked off his Big Steppers tour Tuesday night at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, with support from Baby Keem and Tanna Leone. It was his first North American performance since the release of his fifth studio album, Mr.

David Beckham poked fun at his wife Victoria on Instagram today over her exercise routine as they cruised on their swanky yacht in Positano, Italy.

Miles Teller's "Top Gun: Maverick" mustache no longer exists. The 35-year-old actor revealed in a recent interview that wife Keleigh Sperry made him get rid of the ‘stache. "My wife made me shave it immediately," Teller told People magazine.

Lisa Vanderpump has nothing but love for her fellow Real Housewife of Beverly Hills, Garcelle Beauvais, but that doesn’t mean she can get her back on the show.“I don’t think so,” the 61-year-old told ET about a possible comeback to during the Schwartz & Sandy's Opening Party Hosted by DailyMail.com and TMX in NYC on Tuesday.“I love Garcelle,” she added about Beauvais, who joined the cast in season 10. Although producer Andy Cohen didn’t bring the women together. They have Beauvais’ son, Oliver, to thank for their special connection.

EXCLUSIVE: After announcing its acquisition of the Australian animation studio Animal Logic during yesterday’s earnings call, Deadline has learned that Netflix is making internal moves that will streamline its coterie of executives who’ll steer the Film Animation division.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterKurt Russell and Wyatt Russell are the latest additions to the cast of Apple’s upcoming live-action series about Godzilla and the Titans.The father and son duo join previously announced cast members Anna Sawai, Ren Watabe, Kiersey Clemons, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski in the show based on Legendary’s growing Monsterverse franchise.In the show, following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, the series will explore one family’s journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.Kurt is a legendary actor known for his roles in films like “Escape from New York” and “Escape from LA,” “The Thing,” “Big Trouble in Little China,” “Backdraft,” and Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” He has also starred in the Quentin Tarantino films “Death Proof” and “The Hateful Eight” while he had a minor role in “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.” He began his career as a child star in multiple television shows and Disney films like “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.” He is repped by UTA.Wyatt is known for his starring role in the AMC series “Lodge 49” as well as for shows like “The Good Lord Bird” and “Under the Banner of Heaven.” He is also part of the MCU like his father, having starred in the series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” He has starred in films such as “Everybody Wants Some,” “22 Jump Street,” and “Overlord.”He is repped by UTA, Narrative, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.Chris Black and Matt Fraction co-created the series with both executive producing.

Quentin Tarantino has revealed that he wished he directed the Japanese action film Battle Royale.The 2000 thriller film, directed by Kinji Fukasaku and based on the novel by Koshun Takami, follows a group of junior high school students who are forced to fight to the death by the government on a remote island.Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday (July 19) about the film he wished he could have directed, Tarantino said: “I’m a big fan of the Japanese movie Battle Royale, which is what Hunger Games was based on.“Well, Hunger Games just ripped it off. That would have been awesome to have directed Battle Royale.”The Hunger Games, based on the novels by Suzanne Collins, followed protagonist Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) who takes part in a compulsory televised death match between 12 impoverished districts overseen by the wealthy Capitol.A prequel film is currently in development based on the novel The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, set to be released on November 17, 2023.Tarantino has long promised his next tenth film will be his last, following his ninth feature in 2019’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.Speaking last year about the reasoning for his retirement, Tarantino said: “I know film history and from here on in, filmmakers do not get better.“Don Siegel – if he had quit his career in 1979, when he did Escape From Alcatraz, what a final film! What a mic drop.

Katie Holmes was photographed in New York wearing a long and cozy-looking dress. While she looked very Bohemian and chic, the dress was a surprising choice considering the city’s aggressive heat.Katie Holmes traveled to Connecticut to support Christian Siriano’s new storeWatch the trailer of Katie Holmes’ pandemic romcomThe dress is Chloe and is brown and patterned.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFilmLA announced today that it expects to see production return to pre-pandemic levels within the next 12 months.After posting three consecutive record-breaking quarters, local filming in the second quarter (“Q2”) of 2022 was down by -5.8% over the same period last year. From April through June, FilmLA recorded a total of 9,220 Shoot Days (SD)* compared to 9,791 in Q2 2021.

Brad Pitt has praised his good friend Sandra Bullock, joking that she would "drop everything" for the actor.MORE: Brad Pitt 'files lawsuit against Angelina Jolie' as she sells her stake in Chateau MiravalSpeaking to HELLO! at the UK premiere for his new movie Bullet Train, the actor was in a jovial spirit as he called their friendship "old time Hollywood; Brad recently made a cameo in her 2021 action flick The Lost City, and Sandra appears in Bullet Train.WATCH: Brad Pitt talks to HELLO! at the Bullet Train premiere"Sandy is an angel for me," Brad admitted. "I can call her for anything - she will drop her holiday for me.

Demi Moore turns 60 in November, and she feels amazing. The iconic actress has had one of the most successful careers in Hollywood, and she isn’t stopping anytime soon.

Please Don’t Destroy – the comedy trio consisting of Ben Marshall, Martin Herlihy, and John Higgins – are set to make their big-screen debut in an adventure-comedy feature for Judd Apatow and Universal. The comedians, who rose to fame with their pre-recorded sketches throughout Season 47 of “Saturday Night Live”, will write and star in the untitled film about three friends who live and work together. Finding themselves in a rut, they set off for the adventure of a lifetime when they hear a rumor that gold is buried in a nearby mountain.

report recorded 9,220 shoot days for Q2 2022, down 5.8% from 9,791 shoot days in Q2 2021 but 6.8% above the 8,632 shoot days recorded in Q2 2019. “We expected we would see production return to pre-pandemic levels sometime within the year, and now here we are,” observed FilmLA President Paul Audley.

was first revealed in January.“Mortal Kombat” marked McQuoid’s feature directorial debut, and the film ended with a clear path forward for the franchise as the titular challenge does not occur within the events of the first movie. A post-credits scene also teased the inclusion of the character Johnny Cage in a sequel.The cast included Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Jessica MacNamee as Sonya Blade and Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion.“Mortal Kombat” (2021) was produced by Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Broken Road Production’s Todd Garner, Simon McQuoid and E.

Zack Sharf One of last summer’s surprise news stories was an alleged confrontation that took place between Larry David and lawyer Alan Dershowitz. A source told Page Six that the two men fought at a convenience store on Martha’s Vineyard. David allegedly called Dershowtiz “disgusting” to his face.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA federal appeals court lifted the injunction blocking Georgia’s “heartbeat” abortion ban on Wednesday, which will allow the law to go into effect.The law prohibits abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat — generally around six weeks — and has been on hold since it was signed in 2019. In its ruling on Wednesday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v.

she lived in seclusion for almost five years.A post shared by Linda Evangelista (@lindaevangelista)In a cover story with People magazine in February, Linda said she was diagnosed with paradoxical adipose hyperplasia after the surgery (PAH, which causes affected fatty tissue to thicken and expand, is a rare side effect that affects less than 1% of CoolSculpting patients.) Her doctor told her "no amount of dieting and no amount of exercise was ever going to fix it," she said. Terms of the new settlement are not known.A post shared by Linda Evangelista (@lindaevangelista)With the lessons learned, Linda now preaches body acceptance. "Why do we feel the need to do these things [to our bodies]? I always knew I would age. And I know that there are things a body goes through.

On-location filming in Los Angeles fell 5.8% in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year – the first decline following three consecutive record-breaking quarters. Even so, local production has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, finishing 6.8% ahead of 2019’s second quarter and 2.7% ahead of 2Q 2018, according to FilmLA, the city and county film office.

Veteran stage and screen actress Rebecca Balding, best known for her roles on TV series Soap and the original Charmed, died July 18 in Park City, UT. Balding passed away following a battle with ovarian cancer, her husband, actor-director James L. Conway tells Deadline. She was 73.

Lorraine Kelly has paid tribute to her "dear friend" Dame Deborah James following her emotional funeral. The journalist and broadcaster's farewell took place on Wednesday 20 July, in Barnes, London, and was attended by the ITV star, 62, along with a number of other famous faces. Lorraine was pictured wearing a black shirt with pearl buttons and had styled her brunette hair down into a straight bob.

Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Lawrence, Sigourney Weaver, Greta Gerwig, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Clint Eastwood, Kylie Minogue, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton. Despite not being quite as high profile as the likes of Cannes, Venice or Sundance, Edinburgh can boast to be the world's oldest continually running film festival.

Brad Pitt turned heads when the actor opted for a skirt instead of trousers at the Berlin premiere of his forthcoming film Bullet Train. Now, the Hollywood star has shared his thought process behind the knee-length skirt. When asked by an Associated Press reporter his reasoning behind wearing the brown linen skirt, the 58-year-old actor smiled and replied: “The breeze, the breeze.

Loose Women as viewers branded her comments over weight on the show 'fat-shaming'. The 75-year-old former journalist was discussing whether food should be labelled with cigarette-style picture warnings on the hit ITV show on Wednesday afternoon (July 20). The discussion came after research from scientists at Cambridge University suggested labels that show the risk of illnesses associated with junk food would put people off eating it.

The full length trailer for Peacock’s horror film They/Them just debuted online.

Some bad news for Netflix subscribers. The streaming service has made their monthly announcement revealing which movies and television shows will be taken off of the streaming service.