Lawyers for Alec Baldwin and fellow “Rust” producers stated that “any claim that Alec was reckless is entirely false” in response to the new lawsuit filed by Halyna Hutchins’ family. “Everyone’s hearts and thoughts remain with Halyna’s family as they continue to process this unspeakable tragedy,” Baldwin and ‘Rust’ attorney Aaron Dyer, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman said, via Deadline. “We continue to cooperate with the authorities to determine how live ammunition arrived on the ‘Rust’ set in the first place....

He was found guilty of raping an Italian model, identified as Jane Doe #1, at Mr. C hotel in February 2013. He was acquitted on another charge of sexual battery, and the jury was unable to reach unanimous decisions on one charge of rape and one charge of sexual battery. Weinstein was facing trial for a total of seven charges: two counts of rape and five counts of sexual assault....

WarnerMedia announced on Friday that all seasons of Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show,” “Nathan For You,” “Key & Peele,” “Inside Amy Schumer,” and “Reno 911!” will be available on HBO Max at the start of the month. The impending availability of the shows marks a further bulking up of HBO Max’s comedy library; the streaming service already offers streaming for the complete libraries of popular shows such as “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Rick and Morty,” and “Friends....

The $900 million price tag for Witherspoon’s company sounds insane by Hollywood standards, and it is: That valuation comes from the tech industry, not from studio comps. More importantly, as box-office and Nielsen impact declines as a metric of clout, the Blackstone-backed deal shows there’s room for major TV and movie producers to cash in on the chaos of the moment. In the future Hollywood, streamers won’t hold every iota of power....

Back in the virtual Sundance Film Festival of 2022, the world was in the middle of an Omicron surge when Oscar perennial Searchlight and its streaming partner Hulu acquired Sophie Hyde’s “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.” The film scored raves for Best Actress Oscar-winner Emma Thompson (“Howard’s End”), who plays a widow who hires a sex worker (Daryl McCormack of “Peaky Blinders”) to teach her about sexual pleasure. Intended for smart adults, this movie fits the Searchlight Oscar movie box....

The film traveled the festival circuit after its 2019 premiere at the London Film Festival, winning awards and slowly building a profile. Bhutan was so proud of Pawo Choyning Dorji’s feature debut that the country submitted the movie twice. The Academy initially disqualified it because the country had neither an official selection committee nor an Oscar track record: Bhutan hadn’t submitted a film for 23 years. When photographer-turned-director Dorji tried to fill out the submission form, he told me on Zoom, it listed neither Bhutan nor its official language, Dzongkha....

This also means that, unlike David Lynch and Alejandro Jodorowsky before him, Villeneuve can’t afford to divebomb his $165-million “Dune.” Over the four years that he developed with Legendary Entertainment Frank Herbert’s otherworldly 1965 saga (which he had adored since his early teens), he wanted to ensure his big-screen adaptation was much more audience-friendly than his “Blade Runner” sequel. “I wanted to make sure that people that were like 13 or 14 years old would have fun watching the movie,” he said....

Ready to cut the cord? If you’re looking for a budget-friendly way to watch some of your favorite cable channels and live sports, Sling TV is one of your best options. It’s $35 a month, but new subscribers will only pay $25 for their first month with Sling TV’s current promotion. Depending on the package you purchase, you’ll be able to have anywhere from one to four streams at a time, access to your favorite shows and local channels, and tons of movies....

That was a shock to the developers of the virtual reality headset, which Taiwanese smartphone company HTC and video game developer Valve released one year earlier, but it opened a whole new potential to the technology that has only just started to take root — a cost-effective approach to motion-capture technology that could revolutionize the way stories are told. Over the past year, as virtual productions have increased during the pandemic, that potential has become more prominent than ever....

However, Industrial Light & Magic VFX supervisor, Richard Bluff, took a deeper dive into the de-aging process with IndieWire. “We knew we had to be faithful to the look of [Luke Skywalker] around the time of ‘Return of the Jedi,’ which was the last movie we saw him at that age,” Bluff said. “And that was the look we had to reproduce. So it was important to [showrunner] Jon Favreau and [executive producer] Dave Filoni that we bring Mark Hamill in to perform there on set [at Manhattan Beach Studios in L....

It’s safe to say that Marvel has found a sweet spot in the streaming universe. Now that “WandaVision” has wrapped up a successful premiere season, “The Falcon and the Winter Solider” is next on the landing strip. The highly anticipated superhero series is now available on Disney+. With a subscription, of course. If you’re not already signed up for Disney+, there are a couple of options to pick from. The streaming service offers monthly subscriptions for just $7....

Everyone from Adam McKay to Apple and Focus executives were wandering the spiral floors of the Dolby Theatre, taking a break from the overlong show to schmooze, when Rock stepped out to introduce the documentary category; in the commercial break that followed, I found myself accosted by attendees begging for a recap when they missed the big moment. The big moment, of course, should have been Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson accepting his prize for “Summer of Soul....

“It’s better than a puck in the garb, as we say back home,” he told me on Zoom. “I’m pretty quietly thrilled.” Does Hinds take everything he’s offered? “I was brought up,” he said, “if somebody offers you something, say ‘Yes, gracious me,’ and off you go!” He can hold his own opposite Benedict Cumberbatch as “Hamlet” at The National Theatre, or against Nic Cage in “Ghost Rider.” “I live on a day-to-day basis, as I turn up like a bad penny, hither and yonder, in various guises and projects,” said Hinds, “And I’m still wondering, ‘How did that happen?...

It’s strange to realize, given that it’s late April and we’ve yet to witness this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, but Emmy season is already upon us and, perhaps more fascinating is the fact that networks and streamers are already making bold moves to better position themselves in the weeks and months to come. The most recent culprit is Disney+, which this week told IndieWire Deputy TV Editor Ben Travers that rather than follow in the footsteps of fellow Marvel series “WandaVision,” “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” will be competing at this year’s Emmys as a Drama Series....

The “Avatar: The Way of Water” director dissed Marvel and DC superheroes for being two-dimensional characters that lack any real-world motivations or deeper emotions. Aside from seemingly eternal youngin’ Spider-Man (minus the Sam Raimi trilogy), the Marvel heroes “act like they’re in college,” Cameron said. “When I look at these big, spectacular films — I’m looking at you, Marvel and DC — it doesn’t matter how old the characters are, they all act like they’re in college....

“I am pleased with Jay’s progress, and I am optimistic that he will make a full recovery,” Dr. Peter Grossman said in a statement, according to NBC News. IndieWire has reached out to Leno’s representatives. The 72-year-old comedian and former “Tonight Show” host was admitted to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank on November 12 and quickly transferred to Grossman for treatment. According to Dr. Grossman’s statement, Leno was working underneath one of his vintage cars in his garage in Burbank when a gasoline fire broke out, causing him to suffer second-degree burns on his hands, face, and chest....

His lifelong regard as a master is a tribute to his films above all, but it also speaks to a cinephile culture that elevated and supported him for decades despite the general public’s disinterest. In the U.S., Godard’s films initially received erratic distribution with short-run showings at a few big-city theaters; even his best-known titles like “Breathless” and “Week-end” received marginal releases. They appeared erratically, out of order, and sometimes not until two or three years after their public debuts....

West’s mythic confidence gradually became a fact of life after he unhinged his wired-shut jaw and began swallowing the culture whole over the last two decades. But back then it felt like Simmons had discovered a new molecular element, and he wasn’t going to let it out of his sight. The covalent bond that formed between filmmaker and subject soon grew into a brotherhood, and the infinity pool of footage that resulted from that brotherhood doesn’t merely take you inside the formative years of the 21st century’s most inescapable artist, it also implies the story of a lifelong friendship that formed in the margins between self-belief and self-immolation....

In a conversation at the London Film Festival (via Variety), the actress revealed that her early success and the entertainment industry’s enthusiastic response to it took a serious toll on her. Seeing the value of her personal brand skyrocket so quickly caused her to lose touch with the artistry of acting. “I think I lost a sense of control,” Lawrence said. “Between ‘The Hunger Games’ coming out and winning the Oscar, I became such a commodity that I felt like every decision was a big, big group decision....

The film, directed by Abi Damaris Corbin, who also co-wrote the script with Kwame Kwei-Armah, tells the true story of a Marine Veteran who was denied support from Veterans Affairs and turned to taking an Atlanta bank hostage in 2017. Boyega plays veteran Brian Brown-Easley, with “The Wire” icon Williams portraying an officer tasked with talking Brown-Easley down. “I actually requested him to be in this movie, and he came through,” Boyega told Entertainment Tonight about helping cast Williams....