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Searchlight Pictures’ Sundance-winning original comedy Theater Camp will take in an estimated $281,172 or $46.9k per theater at six locations opening weekend — the best limited opening for the distributor since Jojo Rabbit in the fall of 2019 ($349k in five locations). That’s after the A CinemaScore film on Sunday pulled ahead of Searchlight’s The Banshees Of Inisherin four-theater debut last year.

trailer for Dune: Part Two has arrived – you can watch it above.Offering a more detailed look at Denis Villeneuve’s second chapter of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic, the trailer gives us glimpses of all-out war as Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen, while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.“Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, Paul must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee,” the official synopsis reads.The trailer also gives us our first look at Christopher Walken’s Emperor Shaddam IV, a character who did not feature in the first film.Dune: Part Two, which will be released in cinemas on November 3, also stars Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.Dune: Part Two was officially announced last October after the first film earned more than $40million at the US box office on its opening weekend. Dune was nominated for 10 Oscars and won six, including Best Sound, Visual Effects, Production Design, Music, Editing and Cinematography.On what to expect from the sequel, Villeneuve previously told ET Canada: “I cannot say nothing about the movie – I don’t like to talk about projects as I am doing them – but it’s probably going to be the biggest challenge of my career, again, because it’s even more complex than Part One.”In a four-star review of Part One, NME wrote: “After two hours and 35 minutes, Dune‘s lack of closure feels irksome to say the least.

Jordan Moreau Warner Bros. and Legendary have released a brand new trailer for “Dune: Part 2,” and it gives a better look at new characters played by Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken and returning stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya. In the Oscar-nominated “Dune,” directed by Denis Villeneuve, Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) traveled to Arrakis, the universe’s most dangerous and sandiest planet, to ensure his family and people’s future as the evil Harkonnen army attacked. In the sequel, Paul teams up with Chani (Zendaya) and the mysterious, blue-eyed Fremen natives to exact revenge on the Harkonnens, who destroyed his family. He must also juggle his love with Chani while the fate of the universe is at stake.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the successful theatrical run of her latest directorial effort Cocaine Bear, a Uni horror comedy that grossed over $87M worldwide, Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect franchise) has been set to topline Skincare, a new film from Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment and producers Jonathan Schwartz and Logan Lerman, which wrapped production prior to the writers’ strike.

Craig Mazin, showrunner of The Last of Us, is opening up about working on the script for Dune: Part Two.

Paul Plunkett Texas offers vast, open spaces and is beefing up its industry infrastructure to attract production not only across the state but in several pockets that have become hubs for all types of media production. From the central regions in and around Austin and Waco to the western panhandle near Amarillo, the Lone Star State is positioning itself for a production boom, aided by the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive program, recently passed by the state legislature. “We were able to receive such great funding and have such support from the legislators across the board on both sides of the aisle, from rural areas to the cities,” says Mindy Raymond, communications director for the Texas Media Production Alliance, noting the leap in funding from the previous legislative session ($45 million) to this one ($200 million).

Actors Sawyer and Raye Spielberg are set to star in the dark comedy thriller, Pink Flags, written and directed by indie filmmaker Misha Calvert.

on Max (formerly HBO Max), the show is a docuseries that calls itself a “rom doc” (for “romantic documentary”).It focuses on lesbian entrepreneur Ashleigh Warren, 31; hairstylist Reagan Baker, 38, realtor Kesun Lee, 36; and gay data scientist Krishnanand “Kris” Kelkar, 30. “I wouldn’t say I was tired of the New York dating scene, but it did feel like a lot,” Baker told The Post. “It was nice to remove myself from that, in order to reset.”The eight-episode series sends the four singles to eight cities: Asheville, North Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana; Miami, Florida; Austin, Texas, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Boulder, Colorado; Seattle, Washington; and Honolulu, Hawaii. There, they use dating apps to select potential new partners, and go on dates – all on camera. “There would be cameras around, and I’d be like ‘So…what’s your favorite color?’ I would lose my mojo, at times,” said Baker. “There were a couple of dates that were more awkward than others. But, that’s part of dating.” Not all of the singles agreed on which cities offered the best dates.“I was surprised by Asheville,” said Baker. “That was one of my favorite cities for dating.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Veteran music writer Scott Schinder, who wrote for virtually every major music publication over the course of a three-decade-plus-long career, has died after a long illness, his friend Randy Haecker confirms to Variety. Schinder’s work can be read in Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Time Out New York, the Austin Chronicle, Please Kill Me, Creem, Musician, Newsday, Stereophile, Musician, Tower Pulse, New Musical Express, Melody Maker, Texas Music, SXSWorld and probably many others. No cause of death has been announced; he was 61. A native of Long Island and a longtime New York resident, Schinder was a ubiquitous presence on the city’s music scene, where, beginning in the 1980s, he could be found most nights of the week at CBGB, Irving Plaza, Maxwells, Under Acme, Brownies and multiple other venues of the era. Indeed, the photo on his author page at Please Kill Me could have been taken at one of dozens of different venues in the city on any of a couple thousand evenings (it was actually taken at CBGB circa early 1990s).

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according to IndieWire. “And he decided to go purge. So I told him, ‘Out of solidarity, I will purge with you.’ And Ted said, ‘I’ll purge, too.'”According to Wendt, the trio had a wonderful time puking.

A24 follows You Hurt My Feelings last weekend with dual-language romance Past Lives, starting a platform release on four screens in New York and LA including Q&As led by talent who have been champions of the film, including Steve Buscemi, Jodie Turner-Smith and Lulu Wang. Expanding this month.

Florence Pugh has not been immune to unraveling projects. In an interview as one of 's 2023 Next Generation Leaders, the Oscar nominee candidly addresses how a movie can sour before it ever reaches a theater. «A whole film set, it’s everybody making a huge effort because they want to be there,» the actress explains.

Valeria gets some comfort from Isabel in a first look clip from this weekend’s new episode of Ride.

Jonas Brothers have announced their massive 35-date ‘Five Albums, One Night’ North American tour for this summer.Following the band’s Broadway residency which saw them perform one album from their discography in its entirety each night and their planning for their Yankee Stadium five albums, one-night show, the brothers have decided that instead of doing a one-off show, they will take the Five Albums, One Night show across North America.The 35-date run is set to kick off on August 12 with two nights at Yankee Stadium in New York City. From there, the band will spend the following two months making their way through North America making stops at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Arlington’s Globe Life Field and Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium, Toronto’s Rogers Centre.

Morgan Wallen has bad news for fans – he’s postponing the next six weeks of his concert tour.

 adaptation is coming this fall. And on Wednesday, fans got the first look at a new trailer for the upcoming film, which is slated to debut in theaters on Nov.

The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner will draw loads of attention for the celebrities who show, the jokes that Joe Biden tells and the shtick that Roy Wood Jr. uses in his routine.

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EXCLUSIVE: Content creator and entrepreneur Markiplier has entered production in Austin, TX, on Iron Lung, a new horror film that he’s starring in and directing from his own script.

Paramount+ has become an official partner of Formula 1, as it pushes deeper into sports content.