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In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo weaves through memory to discuss the film “Knox Goes Away” with director and star Michael Keaton (“Batman,” “Beetlejuice”) and co-star James Marsden (“X-Men,” “Sonic the Hedgehog”). The film follows the story of Knox (Michael Keaton), a seasoned contract killer whose life takes a dark and unexpected turn when he’s diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease while also needing to help his estranged son (Marsden) before he loses his mind completely.

While it wasn’t a commercial for the sequel, per se, during the Oscars ceremony this past weekend, there was a mini “Beetlejuice” reunion as co-stars Michael Keaton and Catharine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”) presented together for Best Makeup and Hairstyling; a category their film won back in 1989. The duo are also part of the cast of Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice 2,” and Keaton was raving about the sequel when he spoke with SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show” this week.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Keaton has some great news for “Beetlejuice” fans. During a recent interview on SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show,” the actor said he has watched a first cut of Tim Burton’s upcoming sequel, officially titled “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” and he has nothing but raves for it. “I’ve seen it now.

Following the spectacular box-office failure of “Madame Web,” a film that was a punchline twice at the Oscars last night, Sony’s Spider-Man universe continues to be ridiculed in the media outside the Marvel-produced films with Tom Holland and the successful ‘Spider-Verse’ movies. “Morbius,” starring Jared Leto, was another dud at the box office.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito came together last night to present the award for Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards.The prestigious ceremony took place yesterday (March 10) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and was hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel. The winner in this category was the epic Japanese movie, Godzilla Minus One, with visual effects supervised by Takashi Yamazaki.The two actors, who have worked together on the movie Twins, explained how they were both villains of Batman in separate films based on the DC superhero.

Oscars producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan did their best to make this the “Barbie” Oscars. And, in some ways, the participation of Ryan Gosling, Billie Eilish, and America Ferrera assisted in that effort.

Two of Batman‘s most iconic foes took the stage during the 2024 Academy Awards on Sunday (March 10), and they called out the Caped Crusader in the audience.

Oscars 2024 is taking place tonight (March 10) in Los Angeles, with Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and Killers Of The Flower Moon set to battle it out for the top gongs.The ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel for a fourth time.Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leads the nominations going into the event with 13 nods, including Best Director, Best Picture and Best Actor. Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things follows on 11, while Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon is in the running in 10 categories.

So many celebrities were in attendance at the Chanel and Charles Finch Pre-Oscar Dinner ahead of the 2024 Academy Awards!

Michael Keaton reprised his role of Beetlejuice in the upcoming Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and just revealed he saw a cut of the sequel.

In what’s becoming tradition, Vanessa Hudgens will host The Oscars Red Carpet Show again this year. It marks the third year in a row the actress and singer will front the official lead-in. She’ll be joined by Dancing with the Stars vet Julianne Hough this year as co-host.

UPDATED, 10:00 AM: The Academy said today that Emily Blunt, Cynthia Erivo, America Ferrera, Sally Field, Ryan Gosling, Ariana Grande, Ben Kingsley, Melissa McCarthy, Issa Rae, Tim Robbins, Steven Spielberg, Mary Steenburgen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlize Theron, Christoph Waltz and Forest Whitaker will present at the Oscars on Sunday. See the rest of the envelope openers below.

EXCLUSIVE: Skydance has closed a deal with Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) to produce and star in The 47 Night Stand, a new film scripted by 4x Emmy nominee Greg Malins (Friends, How I Met Your Mother).

When Harry Met Sally… has revealed that the film was originally supposed to conclude with a much more emotionally downbeat ending.Rob Reiner, who also helmed This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride and Stand By Me, has revealed the reason for the last-minute switch to the classic 1989 romcom’s finale in a new podcast interview.During an appearance on CNN’s Who’s Talking with Chris Wallace, Reiner disclosed that the original script, which was written by the late Nora Ephron, did not see Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) getting hitched at the end.“I had been married for 10 years,” said Reiner. “I had been single for 10 years, and I couldn’t figure out how I was ever going to be with anybody, and that gave birth to When Harry Met Sally…”“I hadn’t met anybody, and so it was going to be the two of them seeing each other after years, talking, and then walking away from each other,” he continued.Reiner had been married to fellow film director Penny Marshall (Big, Awakenings) from 1971 to 1981, but had been single for several years before making this film.In the end, the film concluded with Harry running towards Sally at a New Year’s Eve party and spilling out his love for her.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Keaton told People magazine in a recent interview that reuniting with Tim Burton and shooting the “Beetlejuice” sequel (officially titled “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”) was “the most fun I’ve had on set in a long time.” The film is the follow-up to the duo’s 1988 comedy classic. Keaton stressed how refreshing it was to embrace practical filmmaking after “years” spent working with giant green screens. Prior to “Beetlejuice 2,” Keaton reprised his Batman role for the VFX-heavy comic book tentpole “The Flash.” “On one hand, you’d go, ‘Well, of course it’s the most fun.

Michael Keaton is teasing the upcoming Beetlejuice Beetlejuice film that will open in theaters later this year. The Tim Burton film is a sequel to the 1988 horror comedy that starred Keaton in the titled role.

Michael Keaton is back, releasing the trailer for Knox Goes Away, the story of a principled hit man.

The hitman has proven a consistent source of inspiration for movies, from 1942’s “This Gun For Hire” to 1967’s “Le Samourai” to the recent “Hitman.” With so many movies centered around a hitman, it’s hard not to feel derivative. One of the ways that filmmakers make their take on the hitman feels fresh and unique is to give the contract killer a quirk, an easily distinguishable characteristic.

Jenna Ortega is adding a new achievement to her long list of accomplishments. This year, Ortega is starring in a Super Bowl commercial, scheduled to air on February 11th. The commercial is a part of the Super Bowl’s stacked roster of ads, which are watched by over 36 million people.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Ketchup Entertainment acquired for mid-seven figures Goodrich, the comedy that stars Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis, directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer from the script she wrote. C2 Motion Picture Group and Stay Gold Features controlled the rights. Ketchup has committed to a wide theatrical release with P&A.

Jenna Ortega has some of the most exciting projects in Hollywood in her line up. She attended the Emmys this week and discussed some of her upcoming TV shows and films, including the awaited “Beetlejuice 2,” which is currently in production. Jenna Ortega and Jacob Elordi are prospects for an unconfirmed ‘Twilight’ rebootJenna Ortega and Olivia Rodrigo Disney days: Remembering their featuring song ‘Legendary’Ortega is a fan of the 1988 film and seems thrilled to be involved in Tim Burton’s exciting universe.

Jenna Ortega is sharing a little tease about her upcoming movie Beetlejuice 2!

Jenna Ortega has revealed the actor that she most admires, as well as her all-time favourite film.The Wednesday and Scream star was asked the questions by fans and responded in a Stories reel on Instagram earlier today (January 9).Replying to the inquiry about her favourite actor, Ortega wrote: “Too hard, but I do love Harry Dean Stanton. Paris, Texas is one of my favorite movies.

Daniel Waters, the screenwriter behind 1992’s Batman Returns, said the proposed “Catwoman” spinoff from that film had two very different takes.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Batman Returns” screenwriter Daniel Waters participated in a recent discussion about the Tim Burton-directed sequel (via IndieWire) and revealed the collaborators’ clashing visions for a spinoff project centered on Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman. Waters was envisioning a satirical take on the comic book movie genre, something he says was more akin to Prime Video’s “The Boys” these days, but Burton had something far more risky up his sleeve.

George Clooney seemingly has no interest in returning to the role of Batman following his cameo appearance in The Flash.The actor appeared as Bruce Wayne opposite Ezra Miller in the final moments of the multiverse superhero outing, reprising the role for the first time since 1997’s widely-derided Batman & Robin from director Joel Schumacher.Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of his new film The Boys In The Boat, Clooney explained why he returned for the cameo.“There was such a clamour for me to come back as Batman, as you know,” Clooney joked. “Why are you making that face? I saw that face.“I actually said, ‘Where are my rubber nipples?’ And they were like, ‘Can we do it without the rubber nipples?’ I was like, ‘Well, it’s not really my Batman, is it?'”Asked if he could be convinced to return to the role again, Clooney replied: “I don’t think there’s enough drugs in the world for me to go back.”Speaking to Variety in 2021, Clooney joked that Batman & Robin “destroyed” the superhero franchise because it was so bad – and that he refused to let his wife, Amal, watch it.“There are certain films I just go, ‘I want my wife to have some respect for me,'” Clooney said.Multiple actors who previously played Batman make an appearance in The Flash, including Clooney, Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck.In a four-star review of the film, NME wrote: “One of the things that makes The Flash good is how well the timey-wimey stuff works.

Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds are playfully dragging each other online again.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer After “Barbenheimer” rocked the 2023 theatrical release calendar, what will keep the moviegoing momentum pushing forward next year? Consumers gave some indication in an annual survey from online ticketing giant Fandango, whose users voted on their most anticipated films of 2024. The ranking discusses films at large and drills down into genres and individual performances.

Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman will star in a new psychological thriller, Miller’s Girl – watch its trailer below. The film, produced by longtime collaborators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, is written and directed by newcomer Jade Halley Bartlett.

EXCLUSIVE: After winning one of the highly sought-after roles in the highly-anticipated Beetlejuice 2, Arthur Conti has also found a new agency as the actor has signed with WME.