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Shane Black on cult success of ‘The Nice Guys,’ 10 years later: ‘There’s something to being the king of the midnight movie’

“They’re just so angry,” star Ryan Gosling lamented a decade ago, about his film's fate, going up against the Angry Birds.

06.05.2026 2

Fortune

Jake Coyle

‘Unequivocal opposition’: Over 1,000 members of Hollywood royalty lobby against Paramount/Warner merger

In response to the open letter, Paramount issued a statement Monday arguing that the merger will give creators “more avenues for their work, not...

14.04.2026 3

Fortune

Jake Coyle

‘I wrote this movie for my kids to say sorry for the housekeeping mess that we left in this world’: Oscars hint at politics

"One Battle After Another" and "Sinners," two movies on America's troubled identity, dominated the Oscars.

16.03.2026 6

Fortune

Jake Coyle

‘Scream 7’ rides millennial slasher nostalgia to $64.1 million opening at box office

In a so-far sluggish 2026 at the box office, “Scream 7” managed the best debut of the year in a surprise win for Paramount.

02.03.2026 10

Fortune

Jake Coyle

Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ sets Oscars record with 16 nominations

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” the favorite coming into nominations, trailed in second with 13 nominations.

22.01.2026 10

Fortune

Jake Coyle

‘Star Wars’ gets new chief with Kathleen Kennedy ending lucrative, restless 13 years in rein, Dave Filoni taking over

Fans were so irate recently about a recently revealed canceled Star Wars movie that a plane was flown over Disney’s Burbank studios with a banner.

16.01.2026 10

Fortune

Jake Coyle

The comic book industry faces a new fight amid the coronavirus pandemic

Saturday would have been Free Comic Book Day. But stores are closed nationwide and new print issues haven’t been released since late March.

15.01.2026 60

Fortune

Jake Coyle

‘Avatar’ notches third straight week in first place, crossing $1 billion worldwide

“Fire and Ash” is doing its biggest business overseas; it’s grossed $777.1 million internationally thus far.

05.01.2026 20

Fortune

Jake Coyle

James Cameron’s third ‘Avatar’ movie has big opening, but the weeks that follow could determine if parts 4 and 5 are ever made

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut...

22.12.2025 10

Fortune

Jake Coyle

Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ opens the summer movie season with a solid $76 million box office debut

The results – similar to the debuts of “The Eternals” ($71 million) and “Ant-Man and the Wasp” ($75 million) — suggested Marvel’s...

05.05.2025 10

Fortune

Jake Coyle

‘A Minecraft Movie’ brings in another $80.6 million to top the box office again, making it Hollywood’s biggest film of 2025

None of the weekend’s new releases — Angel Studios’ “The King of Kings,” the Walt Disney Co.’s “The Amateur,” Universal Pictures’...

14.04.2025 10

Fortune

Jake Coyle