Movie Premieres
Justin Baldoni on Filming Ryle’s Darker ‘It Ends With Us’ Scenes With Help From Blake Lively, Female Coordinators
Those who have read Colleen Hoover’s hit novel It Ends With Us know that it not only tells the story of a romance between Lily Bloom (played by Blake Lively) and Ryle (Justin Baldoni), but also focuses on the darker parts of their relationship. Baldoni served as both director on the project and an actor […]
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Matt Damon on Teaming With Casey Affleck for ‘The Instigators’: “43 Years Into This Friendship, It’s Just the Joy of Doing What We Love”
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are known as an enduring dynamic duo in Hollywood — but now it’s time for Damon to share the marquee with another member of the Affleck family. Damon and Casey Affleck are the stars of Doug Liman’s upcoming Apple heist comedy film The Instigators, which sees the longtime friends return […]
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Austin Butler on His “Subtle” Chicago Accent in ‘The Bikeriders’ and Doing Character Voices After ‘Elvis’
The Bikeriders, which follows 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club The Vandals as it evolves from a group of local outsiders into a violent gang, features not only a lot of bike riding but also a lot of accents. At the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday, star Austin Butler, who plays Benny — a member of […]
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Nicole Kidman Wanted to “Have Fun” in ‘A Family Affair’ After ‘Expats’ “Took So Much Out of My Soul”
After a recent string of dramatic projects that included The Undoing, Nine Perfect Strangers, Lioness and Expats, Nicole Kidman just wants to have some fun. The actress stars alongside Zac Efron and Joey King in Netflix rom-com A Family Affair, playing King’s mother who begins a relationship with King’s movie star boss (Efron). At the […]
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Meryl Streep’s Comments About Mixed Martial Arts Motivated Conor McGregor to Prove Her Wrong in ‘Road House’
At the New York City premiere of Doug Liman’s remake of Road House on Tuesday, Conor McGregor shared with The Hollywood Reporter how Meryl Streep’s negative comments about mixed martial arts made him want to prove himself even more while starring in the film. While accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2017 Golden […]
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Glen Powell on the Advice Dermot Mulroney Gave Him for ‘Anyone But You’: “Embrace Being a Romantic Lead”
Glen Powell received an important piece of advice from romantic-comedy veteran Dermot Mulroney before they began production on Anyone But You. “He just told me to embrace being a romantic lead,” the Top Gun: Maverick star told The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s New York premiere on Monday. “He said, ‘You know, it’s so easy […]
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Events of the Week: ‘Leo,’ Dior’s Carousel of Dreams at Saks and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Leo, Dior’s Carousel of Dreams at Saks and a number of starry FYC screenings. The Holdovers special screening Focus Features hosted a special screening of The Holdovers in L.A. on Friday, followed by a Q&A moderated […]
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‘May December’ Team Weighs in on Film’s Real-Life Comparisons: “This Is Not the Story of Mary Kay Letourneau”
As May December has made the rounds at this year’s film festivals and begun its awards season run, many comparisons have been made between the Netflix movie and the real-life story of Mary Kay Letourneau — a teacher who began a sexual relationship with 12-year-old student Vili Fualaau, going to jail in 1997 before the […]
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Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby Descend on London for the U.K. Premiere of ‘Napoleon’
En garde. A connoisseur of the onscreen battle, Ridley Scott stepped away from production on his anticipated Gladiator 2 to usher in the latest depiction of a power-hungry, pitifully-in-love Napoleon Bonaparte on Thursday night. Napoleon, following the meteoric rise and fall of the 19th century French emperor — produced by Apple and theatrically distributed by Sony […]
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Jacob Elordi Jokes “There’s Way More Neon Lights” in ‘Euphoria’ Party Scenes Compared to Those in ‘Saltburn’
Jacob Elordi is quickly building up a resume of iconic party scenes, starting with his work on Euphoria and now in his new movie, Saltburn. The film, written and directed by Emerald Fennell, follows Oxford student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan), who is brought into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Elordi) when […]
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Kel Mitchell Is All Smiles at ‘Good Burger 2’ NY Premiere After Health Scare: “We’re Going to Keep Going”
Kel Mitchell was all smiles at the Good Burger 2 premiere in New York on Monday night, just days after he experienced a “genuinely frightening” medical incident. The actor seemed to be in good spirits at the Regal Union Square event, where he was accompanied by wife Asia Lee-Mitchell and their children, with Kel and […]
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Viola Davis Says Highlight of Playing ‘Hunger Games’ Villain Was Making Tom Blyth “Squirm”
After a career of iconic, empowering roles, Viola Davis is ready to be the bad guy. The star plays the villainous head gamemaker in the new prequel movie Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, an experience that she said she “absolutely loved.” “Just seeing how many times you can make someone squirm — […]
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