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UPDATED with HBO venue reopening to staff: The HBO “Penguin Lounge” activation in San Diego’s Gaslamp district has reopened to staff, about 90 minutes after being evacuated due to a structure fire in a nearby building.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Last year, the organizers of San Diego Comic- Con were eager to put on their annual event sans pandemic cancellations or COVID protocols — until the SAG-AFTRA strike forced almost every studio to pull their panels.

Matt Reeves started to create a whole universe with the release of 2022’s The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader.

Amazon’s decision to release his film Thirteen Lives straight to streaming, describing it as “shameful”.The 2022 film told the story of the heroic rescue of 12 members of a Thai youth football team and their coach from an underground cave system. Mortensen played Richard Stanton, one of the cavers who proved pivotal in the operation.It received a limited theatrical release before being fast-tracked to Amazon Prime Video, despite a cast that also included Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton, and generally positive reviews.Speaking to Vanity Fair, Mortensen gave his clear view on that decision, noting that studio MGM had intended to release it in “many, many, many thousands of theatres” due to its positive test screenings.Then Amazon bought MGM, initially promised to respect the deal that MGM had made with [director] Ron Howard, and then they went back on that.

Viggo Mortensen is calling out Amazon for its handling of the Ron Howard film Thirteen Lives, which he starred in alongside Colin Farrell.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Viggo Mortensen called out Amazon in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine for the company’s decision to scrap an extensive theatrical release for Ron Howard’s 2022 movie “Thirteen Lives” and give it a global streaming launch instead. Mortensen, who starred in the well-reviewed Thai cave rescue thriller opposite Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton, said the film was a “really good movie” that MGM intended to give a full blown theatrical release to after “they did their test screenings for that movie and got the highest scores in the history of that studio.” “They were going to put it out worldwide in many, many, many thousands of theaters,” Mortensen said. “Then Amazon bought MGM, initially promised to respect the deal that MGM had made with Ron Howard, and then they went back on that.

the 2024 San Diego Comic Con.Set to take place July 24-28 — “without a virtual event, pandemic protocols or labor strike cancelations for the first time since 2019,” according to Variety — this year’s main attraction will be huge stars from iconic film and TV franchises like Marvel Studios, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Star Trek,” “Doctor Who” and “The Walking Dead” sitting in on lively panels.Just a few of those household name actors gracing the hallowed halls of the San Diego Convention Center include Chris Hemsworth (“Transformers One”), Keegan-Michael Key (“Transformers One”), Kevin Smith, Colin Farrell (“The Penguin”) and the casts of popular sitcoms “Abbott Elementary” and “What We Do In The Shadows.”Yes, the “Spongebob” voice cast will be there, too.Plus, you won’t want to forget the many, many, many comic and graphic novel artists (seriously, so many) on hand, too.And, if you want to be there, last-minute tickets are still available.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on five-day general admission passes was $1,187 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $354 before fees.Still want to do a bit more research before smashing that buy button?Keep scrolling.Here’s everything you need to know and more about the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all single and multi-day San Diego Comic Con ticket prices can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value,

EXCLUSIVE: It wouldn’t be Comic-Con without The Penguin and the HBO Original series will be taking over San Diego Comic-Con from Thursday July 25 to Saturday July 27 with several experiences. The Penguin premieres on HBO and Max in September.

The 2025 Hollywood Walk of Fame honorees have been unveiled!

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is looking ahead as it prepares to honor the star-studded Class of 2025.

The Penguin has given DC fans an idea of what happens after the end of The Batman.The 2022 story of one of DC’s most iconic superheroes, starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz, ended with Paul Dano’s Riddler destroying the sea wall and flooding Gotham, leaving the city in disrepair Batman aiding recovery efforts. Check out the trailer below.While fans will have to wait another couple of years for the sequel, with the current release date for Part II being October 2, 2026, the newest trailer for upcoming spin-off series The Penguin has hinted at what they can expect.Starring Colin Farrell as the supervillain, alongside How I Met Your Mother’s Cristin Milioti and Runaways’ Rhenzy Feliz, the series is scheduled to debut in the US on Max in September.

Colin Farrell is back as The Penguin!

Starting today, Max will cost you more for ad-free monthly and yearly plans. The move comes just ahead of the Season 2 premiere of HBO‘s House of the Dragon on June 16.

Sky subscribers will have access to Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) content “in every scenario,” Dana Strong has said, as she stressed conversations continue between the two key players over one of the industry’s most talked about partnerships.

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Gadon (Ferrari) is set to star opposite Mae Martin in the upcoming limited series Wayward (fka Tall Pines), one of the first commissions for Netflix Canada.

Marcelo Cajueiro RIO DE JANEIRO — Paris Entretenimento, the production arm of top Brazilian distribution company Paris, will produce two features, “My Life with Shurastey” and “Bahamas Club,” helmed by Afonso Poyart, director of Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins starrer “Solace” and just out Brazilian Netflix action thriller “Bionic.” “My Life with Shurastey”(“Minha vida com Shurastey”) is to be lensed in the U.S. and Argentina in the first semester of 2025, while “Bahamas Club” is scheduled to go into production in Brazil in the second half of 2025. Each pic has a budget about RS25 million ($5 million), Veronica Stumpf, head of Paris Entretenimento, told Variety. Based on the homonymous travel diary of Jesse Kozechen, “My Life with Shurastey” turns on a young Brazilian who quits his boring job in order to travel the Americas in a Volkswagen Beetle with his dog Shurastey.

EXCLUSIVE: Sky has swooped for The Penguin.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Are we headed for a bon marché? A new class of finished films and packages (unmade movies with big stars and a director attached) will travel to Cannes this week in search of cash and homes with the studios, streamers and global indie players. The 2024 Cannes market comes equipped with some interesting contradictions. Stateside, the content buying machine is fraught.

EXCLUSIVE: MMA Champion and The A-Team star Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has joined forces with multi-hyphenate Joel Silverman to launch Rampage ‘n J Productions, a new production company that will focus on Silverman’s specialty — biopics, book-to-screen adaptations, and TV dramas, particularly in the area of crime.

EXCLUSIVE: Chloe East (The Fabelmans), Jacqueline Novak (Get on Your Knees) and Jennifer Grant (Babylon) have boarded Sony Pictures‘ romance A Big Bold Beautiful Journey from director Kogonada.

wild partying and being a tabloid staple, she left Hollywood and started a new life. Now, the actress is back, and she’s resurrecting her career. She’s starred in two Netflix films that have been well-received, and she’s even thinking about writing a book.Sources tell In Touch Weekly that Lohan is debating whether or not to write a memoir about her wild early days in Hollywood.