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The cast has been revealed for Lake Vernon, a new psychological thriller movie that's in the works. Among the cast members is Tommy Wiseau, the eccentric filmmaker and actor best known for his unforgettable performance in the 2003 movie The Room.

Per Variety, Lake Vernon will feature Wiseau as part of the ensemble cast, joined by former NFL star Vernon Davis (The Ritual Killer), Malcolm Goodwin (Reacher), David Anders (The Vampire Diaries), Olivia Grace Applegate (Love and Death), and Andrea Sixtos (Arrow). The cast members are currently filming the movie in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Lake Vernon comes form a story by Davis and Tiffany Toney, while director Aaron Jay Rome (End Trip) co-wrote the screenplay with Isaiah Laborde. Davis is also serving as a producer on the project for Real 85 Productions, joined by Rome and Laborde. Additionally, Davis is also executive producing. Oscar-winning editor Scott Conrad (Rocky) will edit the movie.

The first teaser trailer for Dave Franco and Alison Brie‘s horror thriller has been released.

The married couple star together in the new movie Together written and directed by Michael Shanks.

Here’s the synopsis: “Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie (Franco and Brie) find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.”

Keep reading to find out more…If you were unaware, this is hardly the first time that Dave and Alison have collaborated. They previously joined forces for Somebody That I Used to Know, The Rental, The Disaster Artist and The Little Hours.

During an interview earlier this year, they revealed one thing that they never do when working together.

Together...

Films about marriage have taken on many forms, but co-dependency within a relationship will have a sort of meta-body horror twist as real-life married couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco test the bounds of personal space in Together. A horror film that made a big splash at this year's Sundance Film Festival, Neon has released the first trailer for the film, and it looks like it could make audiences question their personal boundaries and interpersonal dynamics.

In what has become tradition for Neon when it comes to marketing their horror films, the trailer for Together doesn't give away too much, but it does provide just enough insight to give audiences a hint at what's to come. In the film, Brie and Franco portray Millie and Tim, a married couple who have spent years together. They are at a crossroads in their relationship when they make a move to the country...

Exclusive: Strange Darling actress Willa Fitzgerald is joining Paramount Pictures’ feature adaptation of the Colleen Hoover 2019 novel Regretting You.

The Fault in Our Stars’ Josh Boone is helming and wrote the latest draft off Susan McMartin’s version (After). This movie hits theaters on October 24.

In Regretting You, a shocking car wreck takes the lives of two family members, unlocking a series of secrets, lies and regrets. The people left behind can’t move forward without looking at the past. The movie explores what’s left behind after a tragedy, the messiness and grief but also the beauty of life and love.

Fitzgerald joins a booming cast that includes Allison Williams, Dave Franco, Mckenna Grace, and Mason Thames (Black Phone).

Robert Kulzer is producing for Constantin Film alongside Brunson Green of Harbinger Pictures,...

Dave Franco and Alison Brie are the definition of couple goals while attending the premiere of their new movie Together during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at The Paramount Theatre on Friday (March 7) in Austin, Texas.

The married stars will play a couple onscreen in the new movie and were perfectly in sync while posing for photos at the premiere.

Dressed in a bright blue suit, Dave finished off his look with a white T-shirt. Meanwhile, Alison looked cool in a pair of wide-legged jeans with a black top.

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Costar Damon Herriman was also present as was writer and director Michael Shanks. We’ve got photos of them in the gallery!

Here’s a synopsis of the movie, via the SXSW website: “Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie (Franco and Brie) find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning...

Many of us were first introduced to Seth Rogen close to 25 years ago when he played Ken Miller, one of the “freaks” in Freaks and Geeks, then, as part of Judd Apatow’s usual group of actors and comedians he liked to work with, in comedy hits like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Superbad, and the Rogen-starring Knocked Up. It didn’t take long for him to climb the Hollywood ladder, making his feature directorial debut with This Is the End, alongside co-director Evan Goldberg, almost causing an international incident with their second film, The Interview, becoming a producer on projects as varied as The Disaster Artist, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Boys, and Pam & Tommy (just to name a few), and starred in films by directors like Steven Spielberg, Danny Boyle, Michel Gondry, and Sarah Polley. Over the course of the 21st century, we’ve basically watched Rogen...

The class of East Highland High School just got a little bit bigger today, as it’s been revealed that Sharon Stone will officially enter into the world of Euphoria. Okay, so maybe the next set of episodes in the Sam Levinson-created gritty teen drama won’t take place in high school, but we’d really love it if they tried to make Stone look like a teenager along with the rest of the fully-grown adult cast. As of right now, no further details surrounding Stone’s role have been released, but with someone with as wide a range of talent as the Basic Instinct and The Disaster Artist star, we can’t wait to see what’s in store. Stone herself is just as excited as we are to be joining the production, telling Deadline,...

The ever-growing cultural footprint of The Roomhas transcended cult classic status and vaulted into the mainstream. From "Oh hi, Mark" to "You're tearing me apart, Lisa!", everyone knows you're quoting Tommy Wiseau's 2003 disasterpiece when you repeat these lines. The widespread embracing of The Room and the mysterious Wiseau peaked in 2017 when a feature-length film, The Disaster Artist, was made to honor the bizarre legacy of The Room and the sincere admiration towards its DIY free spirit. What if we told you that, only a year after the release of James Franco's biopic, Wiseau and Room star Greg Sestero reunited after all these years? Most people are oblivious to this reunion, a two-part film called Best F(r)iends, and while it is more assured and dignified in its craft, it nonetheless taps into the peculiar energy that inspired the 21st century's totemic midnight classic.

Seth Rogen is weighing in on his friendship with James Franco after his former friend revealed their relationship had ended.

In a new interview, Apple TV+’s The Studio star said he doesn’t pay much attention to social media buzz around him.

“Honestly, I absorb so little media that it really wasn’t on my radar,” Rogen told Esquire about Franco’s comments on their friendship.

According to the publication, Rogen was “not surprised to get that question, and he’s clearly not happy about it.” The magazine also noted his response was “all he wants to say about that.”

Rogen and Franco got their start in the business by starring on the NBC series Freaks and Geeks. They would go on to star in films like Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, This Is The End, The Interview, Sausage Party and The Disaster Artist.

However, things took a turn when,...

Seth Rogen is opening up about where things stand with James Franco.

The 42-year-old filmmaker and comedian opened up to Esquire about the 46-year-old actor’s comments to Variety.

“No. I haven’t talked to Seth. I love Seth, we had 20 great years together, but I guess it’s over. And not for lack of trying. I’ve told him how much he’s meant to me,” James said at the time.

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Back in 2021, Seth told The Sunday Times that he did not plan to work with James again after sexual misconduct allegations made against him.

When asked about James‘ comments, Seth said he didn’t want to discuss the topic: “Honestly, I absorb so little media that it really wasn’t on my radar.”

Esquire noted: “That is all he wants to say about that.”

The two began as co-stars on Freaks and Geeks...

Seth Rogen said in a new cover story for Esquire magazine that he did not pay attention to the online buzz that ignited last fall after his former friend and collaborator James Franco told Variety their friendship is definitively over. Rogen told The Sunday Times in 2021 that he did not plan to work with Franco again after sexual misconduct allegations made against the latter.

“No. I haven’t talked to Seth. I love Seth, we had 20 great years together, but I guess it’s over,” Franco told Variety last year. “And not for lack of trying. I’ve told him how much he’s meant to me.”

When asked now by Esquire how it felt “to have something so personal become so public,” Rogen did not want to discuss the topic outside of saying: “Honestly, I absorb so little media that it really wasn’t on my radar.” Esquire noted:...

Exclusive: Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip), James Franco (The Disaster Artist) and Christopher Meloni (Snatched) are joining Katt Williams (Scary Movie V), Craig Robinson (Hot Tub Time Machine), James Paxton (Twisters) and Oliver Wyman (Feeling Randy) in Adam Rifkin’s psychedelic stoner comedy Toad.

Architect have launched worldwide sales on the eve of Berlin’s EFM. Pic is due to shoot in Q2, 2025 in Atlanta.

James Paxton and Oliver Wyman play Sam and Alex, two hapless but lovable stoners, who accidentally find themselves in the service of crime lord, Charles (Robinson), when they are made to transport a mysterious box from LA to Vegas. Almost immediately, their childlike curiosity gets the better of them and upon opening the box, they find a bunch of live, psychedelic Sonoran “acid” toads. When the toads begin to overheat, the duo make an ill-advised attempt at mouth-to-mouth, thereby dosing themselves with extreme amounts of the toads’ psychedelic secretion.

Oh, boy! The profanity watchdogs of social media will love the title of the upcoming comedy The Shitheads, starring Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr., and Peter Dinklage. The unhinged comedy project hails from Macon Blair, who recently partnered with Dinklage for The Toxic Avenger reboot, which is coming to theaters this August. The Shitheads is a hot-ticket item at next week’s EFM (European Film Market) in Berlin, with multiple studios interested in the upcoming road trip film with a starry ensemble.

According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, The Shitheads “follows cynical degenerate Mark (Franco) and bumbling idealist Davis (Jackson) as they’ve both hit rock bottom. Paired for a job by a shady transport service, their task seems simple: transport Sheridan, a wealthy troubled teen, to rehab. But Sheridan has other plans and what starts as a simple road trip becomes an unhinged odyssey of drug-fueled disasters, near-death experiences,...

Acting couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie have produced a body horror hit. After the success of their new film at the Sundance Film Festival, it will be given a wider release in theaters courtesy of Neon.

Per Variety, Franco and Brie's Together has just been sold to Neon after the film's impressive debut at Sundance. With its early reviews after premiering at the prestigious film festival, Together has a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. This early praise, coupled with The Substance – another acclaimed body horror film – garnering major award nominations, may have helped seal the deal of Neon swooping in to acquire the distribution rights. Now, filmgoers will just need to wait for the wide release date to be announced. There was reportedly a bidding war once it arrived, with A24 and Mubi also in the mix, and the deal is believed to be one of the biggest...

It's always exciting when a new horror film gets picked up, particularly by distributors like A24 or Neon. These companies have a keen eye for great horror content, and more often than not, the films they acquire are usually both unique and boundary-pushing. One of these indie powerhouses just snagged the worldwide rights to a new body horror, and based on what we know so far about this movie, it's something you're going to want to see.

We're talking about Neon, the studio that delivered what is arguably the best horror film of 2024, Longlegs. If you haven't seen Longlegs, maybe you're familiar with other Neon horror movies such as Immaculate, Cuckoo, Possessor and Infinity Pool. Now, the company has another horror flick to add to its lineup, and we're hoping it hits theaters this year.

The film is titled Together, and it stars real-life husband and wife Alison Brie and Dave Franco.

“Together,” a horror film with Dave Franco and Alison Brie, has sold to Neon after premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Neon plans to release the movie in theaters on Aug. 1 amid the dog days of summer.

The feature, from first-time writer-director Michael Shanks, was one of the rare Sundance films to spark a bidding war. A24 was also in the running at other point, with other studios kicking the tires. It’s not clear what the final price tag is, but sources said the bidding was well over $10 million at one point. Another source said the final price reached $17 million, which makes it one of the richest deals in Sundance history.

“Together” follows a codependent couple who move to the remote countryside to become even closer. And they do, on a nightmarish physical level, thanks to a supernatural force. Putting a meta spin on the body horror film, Franco...

Dave Franco and Alison Brie pose together while attending the premiere of their new movie Together at Eccles Theatre on Sunday (January 26) in Park City, Utah.

The married couple and co-stars were joined their writer and director Michael Shanks for the event, which was held during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

While attending another event over the weekend, Dave and Alison dished on what it’s like working together and revealed something that they never do on set when filming.

Keep reading to find out more…

“We love it and we want to keep going,” Dave told Variety. “As long as people let us keep doing it, we feel like we’re getting away with something. For whatever reason, we work really well together. When we’re acting together, we’re so comfortable with each other and we can take more risks with the material. If one of us has an...

Real-life married couple, Dave Franco and Alison Brie, have been collaborating over the years and have appeared together in comedies such as The Little Hours and The Disaster Artist. This time, they are trying something different, starring in their first horror movie, Together. The film, which is the feature directorial debut of Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks, is set to make its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, where it stands a chance to generate a lot of buzz and gain wider visibility, if well-received. Ahead of the premiere, Vanity Fair has unveiled first-look stills from the movie, which features the central troubled couple, Tim and Millie.

Babygirl Worldwide Box Office: 4th Friday Update ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Nicole Kidman is showcasing her star power at the box office as her film Babygirl becomes one of the highest-grossing films of A24. The R-rated movie was released in the theatres along with Nosferatu and A Complete Unknown on Christmas Day in 2024. It has also been in the news for its erotic theme. Scroll below for the deets.

The erotic thriller was directed by Halina Reijn, featuring Kidman in the lead role as the hot-shot CEO who puts her career and family on the line as she begins an affair with her intern. The movie’s estimated budget is a decent $20 million, and the movie has successfully recovered it; however, to break even, it needs to collect around $50 million and more to earn profits. It will not be surprising if it manages to achieve that feat, as the small-budget movies performed really well last year.

Babygirl is climbing a major chart as it nears one full month in theaters. The A24 movie, which was written and directed by Halina Reijn, stars Nicole Kidman as Romy Mathis, a CEO who begins an illicit affair with her intern Samuel (Harris Dickinson) which allows her to explore her repressed sexual desires. The Babygirl release kicked off on Christmas Day and, while it was the third highest-grossing new release of the day behind Nosferatu and A Complete Unknown, it has quickly earned back its $20 million budget in theaters.

Per The Numbers, Babygirl has reached a worldwide gross of $29.3 million as of Friday, January 17. This sees it climbing the chart of the highest-grossing A24 movies of all time, surpassing 2017's The Disaster Artist ($28.72 million) to become the nineteenth best-performing release by the independent studio and distributor. However, it is still quite far from the grosses of the movies at the top of the chart,...

If you're looking for a good cry from the comfort of your own home, Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh have got you covered with a streaming date for their romantic drama We Live in Time. The film impressed critics when it was released last year, and now you can track the emotional journey of the characters played by Garfield and Pugh just in time for Valentine's Day.

Max has announced that We Live in Time will hit the streaming service on Friday, Feb. 7, but if you're not a subscriber, you can catch the movie when it premieres on HBO linear on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8:00 Pm Est. This is all perfectly timed in the days before Valentine's Day, when a film like this has full potential to shine at home. We Live in Time has legit tearjerking moments, but the palpable chemistry between Garfield and Pugh could make just about...

Babygirl has become an all-time hit for A24. The independent studio and distributor's newest movie is an erotic thriller written and directed by Bodies Bodies Bodies' Halina Reijn that follows a CEO (Nicole Kidman) beginning an illicit affair with an intern (Harris Dickinson) while exploring her identity and her sexual proclivities. The Babygirl release kicked off on Christmas Day 2024, debuting at the No. 7 spot on the domestic chart, a position that made it the third-best of the holiday frame's new releases, which also included Nosferatu (No. 3), A Complete Unknown (No. 6), and The Fire Inside (No. 10).

Per Deadline, as of Saturday morning, Babygirl is projected to take in a 3-day gross of $4.6 million at the domestic box office by the end of its second weekend in theaters. This will bring its cumulative domestic total to $16.2 million, drawing closer to its reported $20 million budget. This also sees it surpass MaXXXine's domestic box...

Death of a Unicorn is an upcoming A24 horror comedy and there have been some exciting updates about the film. Joining the increasingly unmatchable stable of A24 horror movies like Hereditary, The Witch, and Pearl, while also dabbling in A24 style comedy like Zola, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and The Disaster Artist, Death of a Unicorn looks to bridge two genres the studio excels at. Unrelated to Peter Dickinson's 1984 novel of the same name, Death of a Unicorn is shaping up to be a hit for horror and comedy fans.

Since 2023, news has been slowly rolling out about the movie with the unusual and exciting name. So far, it looks like A24 may have once again produced something wildly unique and enjoyable with some of the biggest stars working. Despite the interest in the film, and A24's trailer, which suggests the movie is far along in post-production,...

Alison Brie and Dave Franco are hopefully just at the start of a long and fruitful life of artistic collaboration. The couple, like Godard and Miéville or Fincher and Chaffin before them, and unlike the majority of spouses in the world, truly enjoy working together in the professional and artistic space. The pair (named the most attractive couple in the world by the just-made-up Obviously Magazine) made some very good films together, either as actors or with one of them as writer or director — The Lego Movie, The Little Hours, The Disaster Artist, The Rental, and Somebody I Used to Know.

In January, their latest film will have its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, and it sounds like a doozy. It's called Together, and the available image for the film makes it seem pretty harrowing. Check it out and the synopsis below:

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James Franco Method Acting Fallout ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

James Franco’s method acting obsession got him into hot water during the making of Annapolis in 2006. Known for taking his roles to extreme levels, Franco stayed in character 24/7, even during boxing practice with co-star Tyrese Gibson. This intense dedication backfired, leaving Gibson furious. He was repeatedly hit for real during practice, and after a while, it wasn’t just the punches that were landing.

“I was always like, ‘James, lighten up, man. We’re just practicing,’” Gibson admitted in a 2007 Elle interview. But Franco didn’t have it. The actor was so deep into his role that he couldn’t escape his character’s mindset—even when the cameras weren’t rolling. It was a method-acting misstep that turned the set into a tension-filled experience.

Gibson’s frustration boiled over, and he openly declared, “I never want to work with him again,...

Why was Dave Franco trending across multiple social media platforms?

Because he’s a good-looking actor with Italian-American features and thick eyebrows.

And because that set of features also happens to describe Luigi Mangione, the accused UnitedHealth CEO assassin.

Because this story has become so controversial, there are those who are already planning the biopic of Mangione. Most are half-joking about Franco playing him in such a film.

But he’s not the only famous figure who’s become part of the jokes.

Dave Franco attends the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019. (Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) In a sense, this isn’t about Dave Franco at all

On Monday, December 9, the internet cried out in heartbreak.

Police claimed to have arrested the gunman who killed UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson on December 4. When Luigi Mangione stopped by a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania,...

Comedy is one of the most popular movie genres, and it's still churning out great films, such as action comedy The Fall Guy, and throwbacks like Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Ben Stiller has also made a welcome acting return with the warmly received Nutcrackers. However, during the development process of a movie, the best intentions to make a serious film can turn it into an unintentionally hilarious comedy.

There are always deciding factors for this. Perhaps the script needed another draft, or the director should have had more control over the actor's performances. The problem is, that such movies were never meant to be comedies. There would have been humorous sequences to add levity to the script, but the intention wouldn't be to make an out-and-out comedy. Unfortunately, many movies with the best intentions are hilariously bad.

The Room (2003) Directed By Tommy Wiseau

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From a perspective of simple dollars and cents, cinema can be a seriously unforgiving endeavor. Many factors have to fall in place for a film to be successful in theaters, let alone garner a positive reception from audiences. Even with a hefty budget, great concept, and thorough marketing, their performance is still a gamble. Over the years, there have been many movies that witnessed terrible initial reactions from economic and critical fronts alike. However, once they had ample time to marinate, the public attitude toward them changed entirely.

For example, Ridley Scott's 1982 neo-noir Blade Runner was a box-office disaster, yet remains so iconic today that it warranted a second sequel 40 years later with the upcoming series Blade Runner 2099. Most are familiar with Dennis Villeneuve's 2021 rendition of Dune, which is receiving its third installment in 2026 with Dune: Part Three. The lesser-known 1984 version is a cult classic, even though it...

Colman Domingo has been part of the 2025 Oscars race for Best Actor for some time thanks to Sing Sing, and his first major win with the Gotham Awards is a telling sign of what is to come. After breaking through into the awards side of Hollywood with Rustin, Domingo's praised work in Sing Sing reviews once again vaulted him into contention for another Academy Award nomination. The Gotham Awards have become the first awards ceremony to officially recognize his performance with a win, as Colman Domingo won Outstanding Lead Performance on the December 2nd awards show.

The Gotham Awards have been around since 1991 and have carved out a spot as one of the earliest shows in awards season. In 2013, Best Actor and Best Actress were added to the category lineup before both were combined into Outstanding Lead Performance starting in 2021. That is the category Colman Domingo won at the 2024 Gotham Awards,...

Andrew Santino — the comedian, actor and host of podcasts “Whiskey Ginger” and “Bad Friends” with Bobby Lee — has set his next stand-up special at Hulu.

The comedy hour will be executive produced by Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions banner. The special joins the streamer’s “Hularious” lineup, which boasts a roster that includes Bill Burr, Chris Distefano, Jim Gaffigan, Ilana Glazer, Jessica Kirson, Matteo Lane, Sebastian Maniscalco, Atsuko Okatsuka and Roy Wood Jr.

While a release date for Santino’s special was not announced, “Hularious” kicks off on Nov. 22. It also features a curated collection of previously released stand-up specials licensed from smaller distributors like 800 Pound Gorilla, Comedy Dynamics, and Don’t Tell Comedy, among others.

In 2015, Santino released a Comedy Central half-hour stand-up special alongside his debut album “Say No More.” He made his stand-up debut on Adam DeVine’s “House Party” and has since performed on “Conan” and “The Meltdown.

Being two of comedy’s most famous talents, Seth Rogen and James Franco had an enduring friendship, which included a long history of riffing off one another and collaborating. Beginning their collaboration with the 1999 show Freaks and Geeks, Rogen and Franco had a friendship spanning over two decades until the duo fell apart in 2018.

James Franco and Seth Rogen in The Interview | image: Columbia Pictures

Despite working together in hit comedies and sharing an unbreakable bond, Seth Rogen and James Franco sparked a rift, after the latter was accused of s*xually inappropriate behavior in an L.A. Times article. After Franco’s s*xual misconduct lawsuit was settled, the allegations seemingly caused him and Rogen to drift apart. Since then, their friendship has never been repaired.

The Beginning of James Franco and Seth Rogen’s Friendship

James Franco and Seth Rogen were both young and newcomers in the industry when...

James Franco was one of Hollywood's biggest stars before his career took a major hit at the height of the #MeToo movement. While the experience was undoubtedly unpleasant for the Spider-Man star, Franco now feels "grateful" for the unexpected turn, feeling that he's come out on the other side as a better person.

After starring in several feature films, Franco largely dropped out of the public eye in 2019 when he was sued for alleged misconduct involving women who'd taken his acting class. The publicity surrounding the lawsuit, which has since been settled, likely cost Franco a Best Actor nomination for The Disaster Artist, a role that had already won him a Golden Globe. Franco would later admit in a 2021 interview on Jess Cagle's podcast that he'd been intimate with some of his acting students and that he sought treatment for sex addiction.

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It's been almost exactly five years since James Franco was sued by two former students of his acting school, who accused him and his partners of sexually exploitative behaviors toward the students in their charge. Franco settled the suit (for more than $2 million dollars) in 2021, but by then his reputation had nose-dived,...

Before 2018, you couldn’t go more than a few months without at least one James Franco project hitting theaters or TV. The guy was a workaholic and was everywhere. Just as his career seemed to be hitting its peak, with his movie about The Room, The Disaster Artist, being tipped for Oscar nominations and his HBO show The Deuce a hit, his career hit the skids. After appearing at the 2018 Golden Globes wearing a “Time’s Up” pin, accusations of sexual misconduct were lobbed at the actor, and suddenly he was persona non grata, with everyone, including his former pal and co-star Seth Rogen, seemingly cutting ties with him overnight.

After many years of lying low (although he did film two more seasons of The Deuce), Franco has re-emerged, with him acting now mostly in European fare, such as the Italian-language film Joe, plus a sequel to the French film Largo Winch,...

James Franco has revealed that he and long-time collaborator Seth Rogen are no longer on speaking terms. Franco and Rogen worked together frequently throughout their careers, starring in projects such as the critically acclaimed but short-lived Judd Apatow series Freaks and Geeks, as well as films such as Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), The Interview (2014), Sausage Party (2016), and The Disaster Artist (2017). The pair were also good friends off-screen, but their relationship went south after sexual misconduct allegations against Franco.

In an interview with Variety to promote his new Italian-language film, Hey Joe, Franco was asked if he was still in touch with Rogen, to which he replied that he was not. He also indicated that he has been attempting to reconcile their friendship, but that Rogen has been the holdout. He also stated how much Rogen has meant to him over the past 20 years. Here's what the actor had to say:

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Five years after he was named in a series of sexual misconduct allegations, James Franco is addressing how the "painful" backlash affected his career. In a new interview, Franco, who was accused of exploiting multiple women in his acting class, opened up about the positive impact that experience had on his personal life. He also confirms that his relationship with longtime friend and collaborator Seth Rogen is over.

Once upon a time, James Franco was one of the most sought-after actors of his generation. He could effortlessly jump from comedies like Pineapple Express and This is the End to tentpole box-office successes like Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, to more prestige fare like his work in 127 Hours, a film that garnered him an Academy Award nomination. The actor also had a high-profile friendship and creative partnership with Seth Rogen, which led to many projects that solidified them as a duo to watch.

James Franco is tucked away in the corner of a five-star hotel lobby on Rome’s Via Veneto, sipping an Americano coffee. Wearing a chocolate brown hoodie he proudly says he co-designed, the actor and filmmaker looks relaxed and flashes his signature smile.

He’s in the Eternal City for the Rome Film Festival launch of Italian director Claudio Giovannesi’s “Hey Joe.” In the gritty drama, Franco plays Dean, an alcoholic American WWII vet who winds up back in Naples in the early ’70s in search of a son he fathered there before absconding to New Jersey.

The film is his first to surface on the fest circuit since his career went on hiatus following a now-settled 2019 lawsuit alleging that he sexually exploited young women who took his acting class. As he sips his coffee, Franco and I agree that his character is looking for redemption. Could the same be said of Franco?...

Those who were driving through the intersection of Highland and Fountain in Los Angeles in the early 2000s got to know Tommy Wiseau very, very well. It was at that intersection that Wiseau chose to buy a billboard for his then-new film "The Room," and it featured a rather unflattering closeup of the man, staring directly into the camera, one of his eyes half-closed. The billboard stayed up for five straight years, costing Wiseau $5,000 a month.

It worked, though. Enough Angelenos drove past the billboard to become curious about "The Room" and seek out a screening at the Sunset 5 theater nearby. Those who saw it in those early days were utterly baffled. "The Room" is an intense infidelity drama about an all-around good guy named Johnny (Wiseau) whose fiancée Lisa (Juliette Danielle) instigates an affair with Johnny's best friend Mark (Greg Sestero). The film, however, is so weirdly scripted and...

Who is Ari Graynor? Everything to Know About the Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Star - Main Image

Ari Graynor became one of the standouts of the hit Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story thanks to her wonderful performance as Leslie Abramson, the Menendez brothers' defense attorney.

After watching the series and witnessing her impressive talent, you might want to learn more about the actress and find out which other films and TV series she has starred in.

Who is Ari Graynor?

Before starring in the hit Netflix series, Graynor starred in several films and TV series in both lead and supporting roles.

The most notable project that she starred in was when she played Cassie Feder in the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here which ran for two seasons. She also co-starred in Cate Blanchett's limited series Mrs. America.

She also played Cameron Diaz...

Nathan Lane has had an impressive career both onstage and on the screen, and these past few years have been especially great for him in terms of television, with the actor appearing on critically acclaimed shows like Only Murders in the Building and The Gilded Age. While Ari Graynor is slightly newer to the game, her resume is stacked in its own right, with credits like Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Whip It, and The Disaster Artist.

Stars: Frank Grillo, Eden Brolin, Melissa Leo, Andy Garcia, Mekhi Phifer, Beau Knapp, George Carroll, Josh Hutcherson, Juan Pablo Raba | Written by John Swab, Santiago Manes Moreno | Directed by John Swab

Long Gone Heroes marks the fifth collaboration between director John Swab and actor Frank Grillo beginning with Body Brokers and most recently One Day as a Lion. They might not be great cinema, but they’ve been well enough received, and more importantly, they’ve proven popular enough that they keep getting money to make more of them.

This time out, Grillo plays Gunner, ex-special forces, ex-husband, and all the other usual exes. His niece Julia is a journalist working on a story about a group violating US sanctions and bringing Venezuelan oil into the country. This gets her grabbed by some very dangerous people.

Complicating matters further is that her mother Olivia is not only a US senator,...

Although their comedic chemistry is undeniable, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele‘s careers have gone in different directions.

Nearly a decade after their Comedy Central sketch comedy show Key & Peele ended, Key admitted that he and his former onscreen partner “don’t see each other that often anymore” amid their busy lives on opposite coasts.

“Which is, to me, a tragedy,” he told People, noting that “your lives start to evolve and move in different directions.”

After the duo first appeared together on Fox’s Mad TV in 2004, they landed their own self-titled show on Comedy Central, which ran for five seasons from 2012 to 2015. The series earned them an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2016.

Key and Peele also appeared together in 2016’s Keanu, which was co-written by Peele. Additionally, they’ve voiced characters together in Storks (2016), Toy Story 4 (2019) and Wendell & Wild (2022).

Key explained,...

Sony’s overwhelming success with its adaptation of author Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us has paved the way for another book from the best-selling novelist to get the silver screen treatment with Regretting You. Discussion about It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, and Brandon Sklenar, have dominated watercoolers since the romantic drama’s theatrical release, with big box office numbers, controversy, and rumors keeping the film on tongues. Today, Deadline says Paramount Pictures has landed the rights to Regretting You, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2019 bestseller. The Fault in Our Stars helmer Josh Boone directs Regretting You, with M3GAN and Girls actress Allison Williams set to star. Dave Franco, Mckenna Grace, and Mason Thamesjoin Williams to lead the cast.

Here’s a synopsis for Hoover’s Regretting You novel courtesy of Amazon:

Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing...

Exclusive: Paramount Pictures has landed rights to the Constantin Film package Regretting You, an adaptation of the 2019 bestseller by Colleen Hoover, author of It Ends With Us, whose adaptation became a big sleeper hit.

Regretting You will be directed by Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) and will star Get Out and M3GAN’s Allison Williams, Dave Franco (The Disaster Artist), Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire) and Mason Thames (Black Phone).

Robert Kulzer is producing for Constantin Film alongside Harbinger Pictures’ Brunson Green, Frayed Pages Media’s Anna Todd, and Flavia Viotti. The author will be executive producer. The script is by Susan McMartin (After). Deadline revealed last month that this would be a hot package unveiled by WME Independent and North.Five.Six.

Related: Book-To-Movie Adaptations Coming Out This Year

A shocking car wreck takes the lives of two family members, unlocking a series of secrets, lies and regrets.

Oftentimes, actors tend to delve so deeply into their roles to deliver the ultimate performance to viewers that their dedication is nothing short of sheerly commendable. If anything, some actors have even especially proven perfection in this field as they embrace the “darkness” of it all and stay in character even between scenes. Like Marvel’s Jon Bernthal.

Effortlessly enough, Bernthal’s name is one of the top names that come under this category, famous for his performance as the iconic Punisher in the super-verse for the tellies. But while he is one actor to be so creative while working, he isn’t the only one as three other actors from the MCU have also shown brilliance in working this way: Donald Glover, Jared Leto, and James Franco.

Marvel Actors Who Stay in Character Even Between Scenes 1. Jon Bernthal Jon Bernthal in Marvel’s The Punisher. | Credits: Netflix.

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Netflix has dropped the first look of its upcoming series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.” All episodes of the drama will premiere on the streamer globally Sept. 19.

The teaser starts with a family photo of José (Javier Bardem), Kitty (Chloë Sevigny), Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik (Cooper Koch) Menendez. After the seemingly perfect portrait is taken, all of their faces fall.

“I need to know what’s going on with you and the boys,” Kitty says in a voiceover as the camera continues to click.

“What do you mean?” her husband José responds.

“I need to know. I don’t want there to be anymore lies between us,” Kitty insists. “I won’t tell anyone.”

“It is over. Stop. I’m going to fix this family,” José says. At that point, José and Kitty walk out of frame. As Lyle and Erik watch them leave,...

Two years after the release of “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan are returning to Netflix with their latest harrowing saga. “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” will premiere globally on Netflix Sept. 19.

The first teaser for the series sticks to the facts of this chilling case. Bight white text reads “On August 20, 1989 Lyla and Erik Menendez murdered their parents.” the teaser then shows the two brothers entering José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez’s Beverly Hills mansion, shotguns in tow.

No words are spoken as the brothers enter the mansion and cock their weapons. The only other sound that can be heard is the fearful panting of an unknown person. Watch the full teaser below:

Following the success of “The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” Netflix expanded Murphy’s “Monster” saga into an anthology series — a common practice for the executive producer known for...

“Deadpool and Wolverine” is now playing in theaters, and although Hugh Jackman probably won’t receive any major awards nominations for his anticipated return as his comic book character, he has been nominated for an Oscar as well as other major trophies throughout his career. Let’s look back at his many awards races.

After his breakthrough performance as Wolverine in the first “X-Men” film, Jackman spent most of the 2000s appearing in summer action blockbusters like “Swordfish” and “Van Helsing” as well as “X-Men” sequels and a prequel. He was never a serious awards contender for the 2001 romantic comedy “Kate & Leopold,” but he did receive his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The other nominees were Ewan McGregor for “Moulin Rouge!,” John Cameron Mitchell for “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” Billy Bob Thornton for “Bandits” and Gene Hackman for “The Royal Tenenbaums,...

Max has shared a curated list of films available to stream on the service in Summer 2024. Max is home to Warner Bros. Pictures films, classics and new favorites from A24, the Studio Ghibli library, and award-winning films spanning multiple genres.

The platform is showcasing its vast film library with curated summer watch lists of blockbusters, horror, family-friendly films, and more.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Dune: Part Two, the groundbreaking sequel to Dune, is now available to stream on the platform along with recent hits like Wonka and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which also has an American Sign Language (Asl) version of the film available to stream.

Viewers can also find summer favorites like Mamma Mia!, Meg 2: The Trench, A Night at the Roxbury, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Dune: Part Two

Horror fans can look to Max for their summer scares and favorite films from franchises,...

Sharon Stone will receive Taormina Film Festival’s Golden Cariddi for Lifetime Achievement on the Italian event’s closing night this month.

Stone joins a prestigious lineup of actors who have been honored with the award, including Jessica Lange, Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Richard Gere, Colin Firth and Isabelle Huppert.

The 66-year-old actor will be present at the Taormina Film Fest, which runs July 12 to 19, to hold a conversation on how “she redefined what it meant to be a woman on screen,” according to a press release. This will be Stone’s first appearance at the festival, which hosted the Italian premiere of her 1992 film “Basic Instinct.”

Stone first appeared on screen when she cameoed in Woody Allen’s “Stardust Memories” in 1980, and went on to become a full-blown movie star in the ’90s with roles in “Total Recall” alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, “The Quick and the Dead...