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EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear International has launched international sales on Fred & Ginger, the musical about the passionate and explosive relationship between Hollywood dance legends, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

EXCLUSIVE: John Cusack has signed with APA for representation after less than half a year with Gersh. 

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood epic “Babylon” will open in theaters across the country on Dec. 23. Paramount initially planned to debut the movie in select theaters on Dec. 25 before expanding it nationwide on Jan. 6. Sources close to “Babylon” suggest the earlier release date points to the studio’s confidence in the film, which carries a $78 million production budget. The news comes the day after Sony amended release plans for “A Man Called Otto,” starring Tom Hanks, which was supposed to debut nationwide on Dec. 14 and will now open in select theaters on Dec. 25 before expanding nationwide on Jan. 13.

Scarlett Johansson got candid about her awkward and "bizarre" sex scene with Joaquin Phoenix.  In the 2013 film "Her," the actress opened up about how gross it was listening to her fake an orgasm on set.  Johansson revealed Phoenix had a difficult time recording audio for their sex scenes in Spike Jonze’s movie. The Academy Award nominee pointed out, "You definitely don't want to hear what you sound like having a fake orgasm."  "I remember we came in that day," the "Black Widow" star began to explain in Dax Shepard’s "Armchair Expert" podcast.

Apparently, Joaquin Phoenix could not handle filming an intimate scene with Scarlett Johansson while working on the movie Her — even though they never touched!

Zack Sharf Scarlett Johansson revealed on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast (via IndieWire) that her orgasm recordings for the movie “Her” resulted in Joaquin Phoenix fleeing the set. Phoenix starred in the Spike Jonze-directed drama as a man who falls in love with his phone’s operating system, a Siri-like female voice named Samantha, played by Johansson. The two have a sexual relationship in the form of phone sex, which required Johansson to record herself fake orgasming. “We tried to get through one take, and he was, like, losing it,” Johansson said. “He left the studio. He needed a break.” Johansson added, “You don’t want to hear your voice ever. You definitely don’t want to hear what you sound like having an orgasm. You definitely don’t want to hear what you sound like having a fake orgasm — ew. It’s so gross. It was so bizarre.”

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Egyptian-American director Dina Amer’s politically sensitive drama “You Resemble Me,” the story of Hasna Aït Boulahcen who in 2015 was wrongly believed to be Europe’s first female suicide bomber, is getting a Middle East release via Front Row Filmed Entertainment. Amer’s feature debut, which world premiered positively at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, is a deeply researched character study of the fragile young Muslim woman who became linked to the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris even though she didn’t participate in them. Aït Boulahcen died during an anti-terrorism raid alongside her cousin Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who was one of the ringleaders of the coordinated assaults that killed 130 people in the French capital, including 90 at the Bataclan theater. 

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Damien Chazelle was itching for a change of pace. “After the quietness of ‘First Man,'” he says, referring to his 2018 astronaut drama, much of which unfolded in deep space, “I wanted to do something big, boisterous and loud.” The result is “Babylon,” a star-studded homage to Hollywood’s silent era, a movie that captures “humanity at its most glamorous and animalistic,” the director teases. “It’s a mostly fictional film.” Chazelle brought a never-before-seen trailer to the Toronto Film Festival, where he spoke at length about his career — namely “Whiplash” and “La La Land” — in a keynote conversation with CEO Cameron Bailey. The Oscar-winning filmmaker is still in post-production on “Babylon,” which opens in theaters on Dec. 25. “I’ll be very happy to finally finish it.”

Jackass Forever in a new interview.The stunt performer was fired from Jackass Forever after a positive drug test earlier this year.Speaking on Steve-O’s podcast, which was released last week but recorded some weeks earlier, Margera opened up about leaving the show.“Everything [was] meant for a reason and I’m much better off not being in it,” Margera said to Steve-O after the latter explained how much he “campaigned” to get Margera back on Jackass Forever.“I don’t want to do that anymore,” Margera said, “I don’t want to be a part of it. I’m much happier without it.”Following his exit from Jackass Forever, the stunt performer filed a lawsuit in August against the film’s producers claiming a violation of his civil rights.

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split from longtime collaborator Desus Nice, and according to the comedian, it's just the natural next step.Last Monday, the pair's Showtime series, , announced that the comedians are going their separate ways and that the show would be coming to an end after four seasons. Desus confirmed the news with his own reply, tweeting, «shouts to showtime & shouts to the hive, thanks for being part of the journey. proud of the show my staff made every episode. Big tings soon come….»shouts to showtime & shouts to the hive, thanks for being part of the journey.

EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe, SAG, WGA and BAFTA Award nominee John Cusack (Utopia) has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas.

There are a ton of massive filmmakers who get their start in music video production. Folks like David Fincher, Spike Jonze, and many more directed music videos well before they became A-list feature filmmakers.

“Babylon.” This time, he’s taking it back to the Golden Age of Hollywood, when silent films transitioned to talkies. Like any Hollywood movie about Hollywood, the cast of “Babylon” is as star-studded as they come, playing a mixture of fictional and historical characters. Among them: Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt (reuniting onscreen for the first time since “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” another self-dedicated love letter); Olivia Wilde, Samara Weaving, Tobey Maguire, Jean Smart, Spike Jonze, Chloe Fineman and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu Originals today named Kelci Parker to the newly-created role of Vice President, Animation as the streamer continues to expand its slate of adult animated originals.

John Legend and Jesse Williams are stepping out during the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.

Bam Margera is heading back to the court-mandated rehab facility he fled earlier this week. The Jackass star has been in recovery in Florida and is now on his way back to the facility he fled from, according to TMZ.

Bam Margera has allegedly been reported missing by bosses of his rehab facility. According to a police report obtained by TMZ, the manager of the rehab facility in Delray Beach, Florida reported the Jackass star missing on Monday. Officers reportedly went out looking for the daredevil that day but did not find him.

Dakota Johnson is no stranger to a viral moment. ET’s Lauren Zima spoke with Johnson ahead of the release of her new film, “Cha Cha Real Smooth”, about becoming a meme and all the exciting projects she has in the works.

Dakota Johnson is no stranger to a viral moment. ET's Lauren Zima spoke with Johnson ahead of the release of her new film, , about becoming a meme and all the exciting projects she has in the works.«I’m not aware of them,» Johnson said when asked if she's privy to some of her internet-breaking clips, including her infamous 2019 interview on  and discussing her love of limes during 's tour of her home.

Selome Hailu Anna Konkle, Lisa Zwerling, and Katherine Collins are the official mentors of Screencraft’s 2023 pilot competition. Additionally, Colin Trevorrow and Emily V. Gordon have joined Screencraft’s annual Writers Summit as speakers.Konkle, Zwerling and Collins will each select one grand prize winner from the pilot competition, which is accepting submissions through Sept.

EXCLUSIVE: Dree Hemingway (The Unicorn) is the latest addition to the cast of Yale Entertainment’s darkly comedic thriller The Kill Room, from writer Jonathan Jacobson and director Nicol Paone. She joins an ensemble that also includes Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Joe Manganiello, Maya Hawke, Debi Mazar and Larry Pine, as previously announced.

who was fired from Jackass Forever after a positive drug test, celebrated the achievement on Instagram after completing the year-long program in Florida.Alongside a video of his son Phoenix receiving a bunch of presents, Margera shared a photo with the words “1 year” written across his hand. In the caption, he wrote: “ONE YEAR of treatment! #fuCKYeah #bamsback #bamsfree.”As reported in TMZ, his wife, Nikki, and son have moved to Boca Raton to live with Margera in an apartment outside the rehab centre as he completes his treatment.

Congratulations are in order for Jackass alum Bam Margera!!

Damien Chazelle’s latest film “Babylon” dazzled with its Old Hollywood glamour and other more eccentric charms and mayhem at CinemaCon on Thursday, one of the showpieces of Paramount’s presentation. Chazelle’s film, which is a “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” reunion of Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, has a lot of style, some jazz but also some madcap humor, including a closing scene to the trailer in which Pitt’s producing tent is precariously located next to where an elaborate battlefield is staging a period war scene, only for a spear to come flying in inches next to his head.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDirector Damien Chazelle brought the ol’ razzle dazzle to CinemaCon, showcasing the first look at his next film “Babylon,” a star-studded homage to Hollywood’s golden era.Attendees of CinemaCon, the annual gathering of movie theater owners that’s currently unfolding at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, were treated to never-before-seen footage of “Babylon,” which puts the spotlight on Brad Pitt as silent film star John Gilbert and Margot Robbie as Roaring Twenties icon Clara Bow.Prior to Paramount’s presentation at CinemaCon, little had been revealed about “Babylon,” which is set in the late 1920s during the movie industry’s transition from silent films to talkies.Based on the first-look footage of glamorous parties against a backdrop of an entertainment business in flux, “Babylon” looks like a mix between Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” “You know what we have to do… we have to redefine the form,” Pitt’s character. “When I first moved to Hollywood, the stars on all the doors said ‘No actors and no dogs allowed.'”Robbie’s character is less worried about her place in showbiz.