Box Office: ‘Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Sinking After $2.6 Million Opening Day, ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Sail On

Adam Driver has criticised Amazon and Netflix for refusing to meet the demands of actors amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes.READ MORE: Hollywood on strike! Every question about the actor and writer protests answeredThe actor shared his criticism while promoting his new film Ferrari at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday (August 31). Prior to the festival, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) agreed to grant interim agreements to certain productions so they could promote their films.“I’m very proud to be here to be a visual representation of a movie that’s not part of the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) and to promote the SAG leadership directive, which is an effective tactic, which is the interim agreement.”Driver continued: “The other objective is obviously to say, why is it that a smaller distribution company like Neon and STX International can meet the dream demands of what SAG is asking for — this is pre-negotiations — the dream version of SAG’s wish list, but a big company like Netflix and Amazon can’t?“And every time people from SAG go and support a movie that has met the terms of the interim agreement, it just makes it more obvious that these people are willing to support the people that they collaborate with, and the others are not.”Driver has previously worked closely with Netflix, starring in 2019’s Marriage Story alongside Scarlett Johansson.

Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright has said she was “disappointed” with her “chopped down” screen time in the movies.The actor played Ginny Weasley in the eight-film saga, growing from Ron’s timid little sister to a confident young witch — and the eventual wife of Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter.However, during an appearance on Michael Rosenbaum’s Inside of You podcast, Wright said there could have been much more character development for Ginny had the writers stuck closer to J.K. Rowling’s books.During the chat, Wright explained how she felt anxious and frustrated while performing as Ginny, fearing that fans would react negatively if the character wasn’t done justice.“I definitely feel there was anxiety toward performing and doing the best thing as my character built, for instance,” she said.

reported missing over the weekend when he failed to turn up for his set at the festival. According to Northamptonshire Police, he was last seen in the county’s Kelmarsh area in the early hours of Saturday morning (August 26).Following the missing person’s report, police searched the festival site and surrounding areas in hopes of finding Odubanjo, supported by various rescue teams, however, grew increasingly concerned for his wellbeing.Now, a body has been found in the search for the award-winning poet and, although a formal identification has yet to take place, Odubanjo’s family have been informed.According to a report by BBC News, the body was discovered by authorities during a search in Kelmarsh, just before 9am BST.

Miley Cyrus has reflected on the “upsetting” controversy around her 2008 Vanity Fair cover.Discussing the magazine cover in a recent episode of her ‘Used To Be Young’ TikTok series, in which she looks back at significant moments throughout her career, Cyrus reflected on how much she enjoyed doing the photoshoot.“Everybody knows the controversy of the photo, but they don’t really know the behind-the-scenes, which is always much more meaningful,” the singer said of the cover photo which featured a then 15 year old Cyrus draped in a white sheet with red lipstick on which was taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz.Used To Be Young (Series) – PART 15 ♬ Used To Be Young – Miley Cyrus She continued: “My little sister Noah [Cyrus] was sitting on Annie’s lap and actually pushing the button of the camera taking the pictures,” she said. “My family was on set and this was the first time I ever wore red lipstick.

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Activision has announced that it is using an AI moderation tool.Working with Modulate, a start-up that developed the advanced AI technology ToxMod, the publisher explained that it will use this tool to “identify in real-time” offenders in the game. ToxMod flags “hate speech, discriminatory language, harassment and more” to the moderation systems that the Call Of Duty anti-toxicity team already has active.Firstly, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call Of Duty: Warzone 2.0 will add the AI moderation tool in an “initial beta rollout”.

is doing something seriously right in her dating life this summer. Not long ago, the model and mother was to be dating Leonardo DiCaprio. And while the two reportedly “,” she now seems to have a new man in her life: 27-year-old music producer Cole Bennett.

The band announced Sonni’s death on X (formerly Twitter) with a post that included a black-and-white photo of the guitarist, who rose to fame when he joined the band for their iconic “Brothers in Arms” album and tour. “#JackSonni Rest In Peace. #DireStraits.”It is currently unknown how the music legend passed away.

As many of us sit down to watch Emmerdale as a teatime treat, over the years it’s safe to say we’ve become well versed in the many families that have dominated the dales. Whether it was keeping up with the Dingles, condemning the Tates or even just trying to keep track of who was dating who, the daily slice of drama was just enough to keep us wanting more.

At first glance, it might seem like Pablo Larraín’s last two films share only a couple of superficial commonalities: they are both biopics in the sense they tell stories of real-life people, Princess Diana in 2021’s “Spencer” and Augusto Pinochet in 2023’s “El Conde”; and they have both premiered in competition at the glitzy Venice Film Festival. Alas, scratch the surface and both films stand as an unlikely diptych about dysfunctional families dealing with the generational sins that have made and broken their bloodlines.

It looks like Justin Theroux is off the market!

Another woman the law just would not protect…

Britney Spears’ brother Bryan is showing her even more support!

A new “supervillage” between Plean and Bannockburn has officially been given the final go-ahead at a meeting this week - almost 20 years after first being mooted.

Police have launched an appeal for witnesses after bogus workmen targeted a property in Pappert.

Donald Trump has plead not guilty to criminal charges in Georgia, where he and 18 others allegedly orchestrated a scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.

Oppenheimer star David Dastmalchian says he wants to star as the villain in the next James Bond movie.READ MORE: David Dastmalchian: “I have battled depression for the majority of my life”Speaking in a new interview, the actor who portrayed William Borden in the Christoper Nolan box office smash, admitted that he would love to take up the role.He told SlashFilm: “Trust me when I say that I can bring something to an enemy of 007, whether he or she or they be played in a way that no one has ever seen Bond brought to life before, which is of course the way that you guys always do it.”“I think there’s no one to push Bond to the limits of their capabilities the way that I could, and I would love to do it.“So there’s my pitch to them. I can’t wait for them to read this.

Naman Ramachandran Irish actor Liam Cunningham’s eclectic career includes playing fan favorite Davos Seaworth in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and starring roles in Ken Loach’s Palme D’Or-winning “The Wind that Shakes the Barley” and Steve McQueen’s BAFTA-winning “Hunger.” Cunningham has won acting prizes at the Irish Film and Television Awards three times. Next up for him is the Amblin and Universal film “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” by “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” filmmaker André Øvredal. The supernatural thriller, adapted from a chapter of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula” called “The Captain’s Log,” is set aboard the schooner Demeter, which was chartered to carry 50 unmarked wooden crates from Transylvania to London.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” set sail with $750,000 in previews on Thursday. The horror film, which is derived from a transit-heavy chapter of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” screened in 2,350 theaters with showings beginning at 5:00 p.m. It tells the story of the merchant ship that ferried fifty unmarked wooden crates from Carpathia to London.

FRIDAY AM UPDATE, refresh for more…The only new wide release this weekend is Amblin’s period Dracula horror pic The Last Voyage of the Demeter being distributed by Universal. It made $750K last night in previews from showtimes that began at 5PM in 2,350 theaters in what is expected to be an underwhelming 3-day single digit million result for the $45M feature production. The R-rated pic expands to 2,715 theaters today.

The new movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter, inspired by a single chilling chapter from the original Dracula novel by Bram Stoker, is now in theaters.

came the unfunny “Renfield,” starring Nicolas Cage as the count and Nicholas Hoult as his mistreated assistant. And now, as if we haven’t been bitten enough already, here’s the new horror film “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” about the vamp’s not-so-pleasurable cruise to England.Running time: 118 minutes. Rated R (bloody violence).