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Sep242024 by cineverseNo Comments

The Penguin’ Opens to 5.3 Million Viewers Across Platforms in First Four Days

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By Joe Otterson The Penguin” is an ice cold hit. Per HBO, the spinoff series starring Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti opened to 5.3 million U.S. viewers across all platforms since its debut on Sept. 19. That includes repeat airings on HBO as well as streaming viewership. That puts it above the final season premiere of “Succession,” which drew 4.9 million viewers, and the second season premiere of “The White Lotus,” which drew 4.1 million. It also falls just behind the premiere of “True Detective: Night Country,” which nabbed 5.7 million viewers. Additionally, the show has landed the biggest 4-day audience for a new series on Max in every region globally since “The Last of Us” in Jan. 2023. Farrell reprises his role from “The Batman” in the series, once again playing Goth...

Sep242024 by cineverseNo Comments

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to Star in Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Film

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By Angelique Jackson Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell‘s anticipated “Wuthering Heights” adaptation just got buzzier with Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie and BAFTA nominee Jacob Elordi attached to star as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. MRC has tapped LuckyChap to produce the upcoming feature film — written, directed and produced by Fennell, based on the classic romance novel by Emily Brontë. This marks LuckyChap and Fennell’s third collaboration following 2020’s “Promising Young Woman” (which won Fennell the Oscar for best original screenplay) and 2023’s “Saltburn.” Fennell also had a featured role in LuckyChap’s $1.4 billion-grossing and Academy Award-winning “Barbie” movie, which Robbie produced and starred in last year. “Wuthering Heights” is...

Sep232024 by cineverseNo Comments

New Chilean Troika, Maquina, Launches at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Anna Marie De La Fuente According To The variety Aiming to optimize and streamline the development and production of films and series in the international marketplace, Maquina, a new production entity comprising three companies, has launched at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival. Formed by three firms led by seasoned Chilean producers – Augusto Matte’s London-based Deptford Film, Úrsula Budnik’s Horamágica in Valdivia and Fernando Bascuñán’s Santiago-based Planta – Maquina has been established to leverage the combined strengths of its founding partners, all of whom are attending the prominent Spanish festival. “We’ve always wanted to work together, Maquina provides us with a more flexible structure that allows us to be more agile and practical,” Matte told Variety, explaining...

Sep222024 by cineverseNo Comments

Keke Palmer and SZA’s R-Rated Buddy Comedy Gets 2025 Release Date

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By Angelique Jackson According To The variety Keke Palmer and SZA‘s highly-anticipated team-up movie is coming to theaters next January. The TriStar Pictures movie — produced by Issa Rae‘s Hoorae, written by Syreeta Singleton and directed by Lawrence Lamont — will get a theatrical release on Jan. 24, 2025. The title for the R-rated comedy and other plot details are still being kept under wraps, but the supporting cast includes Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph. Last month, Variety exclusively announced the additions of Dewayne Perkins, Joseph, Gabrielle Dennis and DomiNque Perry to round out the cast. The film began from the CoCre lab ...

Sep222024 by cineverseNo Comments

Questlove to Direct Earth Wind & Fire Documentary

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By Angelique Jackson According To The variety Do you remember the 21st night of September? Well, let six-time Grammy winner and Academy Award-winning director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson remind you — via the definitive documentary on the iconic group Earth Wind & Fire. Earth, Wind & Fire is one of the most critically and commercially successful pop bands of all time with more than 90 million records sold, 11 consecutive albums going gold or platinum, six Grammy Awards and indelible hits like ““Shining Star,” “Let’s Groove,” “Reasons” and, of course, “September.” The forthcoming feature documentary, which Questlove teased on social media as coming in 2025, will examine the group’s lasting legacy, cultural impact and enduring body of work with exclusive access to archives of ...

Sep222024 by cineverseNo Comments

Kathryn Crosby, Actor and Widow of Bing Crosby, Dies at 90

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By Andrés Buenahora According To The variety Kathryn Crosby, the actor, singer and widow of Bing Crosby, died Friday evening of natural causes at her home in Hillsborough, Calif. She was 90. A representative for the Crosby family announced the news. Crosby starred in over 20 films over the course of her career including “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad,” “Anatomy of a Murder,” “Operation Mad Ball” and “The Wild Party.” She typically performed under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff. Crosby appeared frequently on Bing Crosby’s “Merrie Olde Christmas” specials and hosted “The Kathryn Crosby Show,” a 30-minute talk show based in San Francisco. Following the death of her husband in 1977, she performed in several stage pr...

Sep182024 by cineverseNo Comments

Rahul Kohli Joins ‘Deepest, Darkest’ Horror Anthology From Marc Bernardin and Tiffany Smith (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Emiliana Betancourt According To The variety he new horror and science fiction anthology, “Deepest, Darkest,” has added yet another cast mate to its already stellar lineup of genre heavyweights. Rahul Kohli, a beloved member of Mike Flanagan’s Flanaverse (“The Haunting of Bly Manor,” “The Fall of the House of Usher”) and essential teammate in the crime-solving “iZombie” series, has officially joined the star-studded cast of “Deepest, Darkest,” a new horror anthology from writer and director Marc Bernardin and actor Tiffany Smith. “‘Deepest Darkest‘ is an exciting project combining all ...