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IFC Films has unveiled a new poster for “Paint”, an upcoming comedy starring Owen Wilson as a public television painter strikingly resembling the iconic Bob Ross.

Naman Ramachandran Queensland, Australia has scored another Hollywood production with action-thriller “Runner,” led by “Reacher” star Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson. The film, which began shooting March 31 in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, follows high-end courier Hank Malone (Ritchson) tasked with delivering a life-saving organ to a seven-year-old girl. What begins as a straightforward delivery spirals into danger when outside forces target the precious cargo.

EXCLUSIVE: Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page will star in Italianna for Universal Pictures, with Kat Coiro set to direct. Ryan Engle wrote the screenplay for the film based on an original idea by Ryan Engle and Kristin Engle. Plot details are being kept under wraps. Will Packer and Johanna Byer will produce the film through Will Packer Productions’ first look deal with Universal Pictures.

Ethan Shanfeld Marc Maron has a new stand-up comedy special coming to HBO later this year. The special, which Variety hears consists of material from his “All In” tour, will be filmed in New York City in May. The comedy hour will be Maron’s sixth stand-up special and comes two years after his latest for HBO, “From Bleak to Dark,” in which Maron discussed the death of his partner, Lynn Shelton, who died of cancer during the pandemic.

Ethan Shanfeld Henry Winkler, Sexyy Red, Ty Dolla $ign and Ski Mask the Slump God have joined “Rolling Loud,” an R-rated hip-hop comedy starring Owen Wilson and Matt Rife. Named after the world’s largest hip-hop festival, “Rolling Loud” is inspired by the true story of an overprotective father (Wilson) who, in an effort to be a cool and favorable Dad, sneaks his 13-year-old son (Convery) into a music fest, setting off a chaotic adventure with his reckless co-worker (Rife) and a quirky festival volunteer (Christine Ko). Together, they navigate wild crowds, security and family dynamics.

Gene Hackman, who died at age 95 on Wednesday under strange circumstances.“He was a tough nut, Gene Hackman. But he was really good,” Murray, 74, said in an interview with the Associated Press. The “Ghostbusters” star added, “And he was really difficult, we can say it now, but he was a tough guy.

EXCLUSIVE: Avesta Entertainment‘s Christina Shams has signed actor Kevin Miles for management with an eye towards expanding his presence in film and TV and beyond.

Abigail Lee Lionsgate has released a restored director’s cut of the late Peter Bogdanovich‘s final film, “Squirrels to the Nuts,” on digital platforms. “Squirrels to the Nuts” was originally released as “She’s Funny That Way” in 2014. Bogdanovich directed the film and co-wrote it with Louise Stratten.

Cynthia Erivo will be honored with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 36th annual GLAAD Media Awards.

EXCLUSIVE: Owen Wilson is set to star opposite Alan Ritchson (Reacher) in Runner, an action drama helmed by Scott Waugh (Need for Speed, Expendables 4) and getting underway in Australia. The  Black List script is written by Tommy White and Miles Hubley.

Variety reported on how Cumberbatch, best known for playing Doctor Strange in Marvel movies and the titular detective in “Sherlock,” cringed at having played a non-binary fashion model named “All” in the “Zoolander” sequel.In the 2016 comedy, the two main characters, played by Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, meet the character named “All” and immediately have questions.The character, with shaved eyebrows and an androgynous appearance, is asked by Stiller’s character, “So… are you, like, a male model or a female model?”“All is not defined by binary constructs,” Cumberbatch’s character replies.“That’s cool, I don’t like labels either,” Wilson’s character says. “But I think he’s asking, ‘Do you have a hot dog or a bun? You have a wiener or a ‘vageener’?”This and other awkward moments featuring this character were condemned by liberal critics.“I’ve had to apologize for that quite a lot.

EXCLUSIVE: Propagate Content has promoted four across key divisions.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Timothy Olyphant is the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series “Lucky.” Variety has learned that Olyphant has joined the series alongside previously announced lead Anya Taylor-Joy as well as recently announced cast member Annette Bening. “Lucky” is based on the novel of the same name by Marissa Stapley. The book was a New York Times bestseller and a selection for Reese Witherspoon’s Reese’s Book Club.

How Do You Know – a critically-panned romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd.Now though, he’s been sighted in a rare photograph shared by his daughter Lorraine Nicholson.In the photo, Nicholson poses with his daughter in front of what is presumably his bookcase, featuring several black-and-white photographs, and many Hollywood awards, including a couple of Oscars. It’s the ninth slide in the below photo carousel.A post shared by LORRAINE NICHOLSON (@lnicholson)With a total of 12 nods, Nicholson is the most-nominated male performer in Oscars history.

Christmas Day 2025 is bulking up in regards to product. In the wake of Lionsgate dating the Paul Feig directed Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried thriller, The Housemaid and A24 with their Timothee Chalamet ping-pong champ movie Marty Supreme, Sony is darting their reimagined comedy Anaconda starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black.

Pupils at a high school in Wythenshawe got a Christmas surprise when a famous alumnus returned for a visit. John Bradley West, best known for his role as Samwell Tarly in HBO's Game of Thrones, visited St Paul's RC High School, where he was a pupil.

Owen Wilson joined Travis Scott on stage at his headline Rolling Loud Festival slot to perform ‘FE!N’.Fans captured footage of Wilson stepping onto the stage to embrace Scott during their performance of the 2023 hit. In the video, the duo appeared to dominate the stage, with Wilson taking in the energy of the massive crowd.READ MORE: How did Rolling Loud festival become the “Disney World of hip-hop”?Watch fan-captured footage of the moment below:Owen Wilson just performed ‘FE!N’ with Travis Scott."I’m feining for more!!!” – Owen Wilson pic.twitter.com/Cm43O15qVV— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) December 15, 2024The video has been doing rounds on Reddit, after user Bris_23 posted it and highlighted in the caption that Wilson is starring opposite Matt Rife in a new comedy movie called Rolling Loud. One fan wrote under the video of Scott and Wilson, posted to the Travis Scott subreddit page, “never thought I’d hear Lightning McQueen saying he’s feining for more”.According to Deadline, the film is inspired by a true story and follows an overprotective father (Wilson) who goes to the hip-hop festival with his 13-year-old son and reckless co-worker (Rife).Written and directed by Jeremy Garlick of American High, the upcoming R-rated film sets to celebrate the festival’s 10th anniversary.

Owen Wilson and Matt Rife are set to star in the upcoming movie Rolling Loud together!

EXCLUSIVE: Owen Wilson is set to star opposite comedian Matt Rife in Rolling Loud, an R-rated father-son comedy set at the hip-hop festival of the same name, which is celebrating its 10th year. Production on the film, written and directed by American High‘s Jeremy Garelick, kicks off on the ground at the festival in Miami this weekend.

EXCLUSIVE: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner are in early talks to return for a new film in the Meet the Parents franchise, in development at Universal Pictures.

The seventh edition of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival wrapped over the weekend with the $50,000 top prize going to French director Jonathan Millet’s Syrian drama Ghost Trail, and its star Adam Bessa winning Best Actor (see below for full awards list).

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Melissa Villaseñor is opening up Owen Wilson‘s time as guest host on the NBC late-night sketch show.