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Mel Brooks (born 1926)

The Egot winner and comedy legend has kept working into his 90s, with roles in films like 2018’s “Hotel Transylvania 3” and 2019’s “Toy Story 4.” He’s also been working on a stage musical adaptation of his 1974 comedy Western “Blazing Saddles.”

Ed Asner (born 1929)

The Emmy-winning star of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Lou Grant” has kept working, with 2020 appearances in TV shows like “Modern Family,” “Blue Bloods” and “Briarpatch.”

Cicely Tyson (born 1924)

An Oscar nominee for 1972’s “Sounder” (and an honorary Oscar winner in 2019), Tyson has stayed on screen in films like “The Help” and 2017’s “Fall From Grace” as well as TV shows like “Cherish the Day” and “How to Get Away With Murder.”

Dick Van Dyke (born 1925)

The Emmy-winning star of the ’60s sitcom “The Dick Van Dyke Show” also broke out on the big screen in films like 1964’s “Mary Poppins

Even if you’re not a fan of either Star Wars or the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s still plenty of high profile original content coming to Disney Plus over the next several years, as the Mouse House doubles down on making streaming exclusives the number one priority.

There’s episodic reboots of The Mighty Ducks, Turner & Hooch and Percy Jackson, Gaston’s Beauty and the Beast prequel, a Three Men and a Baby remake with Zac Efron, Hocus Pocus and Enchanted sequels, new animated spinoffs for the Night at the Museum and Ice Age franchises, live-action remakes of Pinocchio and Peter Pan, along with sequel shows for Big Hero Six, Zootopia, The Princess and the Frog and Moana, not to mention a huge number of Pixar shorts.

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HBO Max has released the first trailer for Locked Down. This is one of several Hollywood projects that, against all odds, managed to film during quarantine. Director Doug Liman is at the helm of the heist thriller, with a cast led by Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor. As the trailer reveals, the movie makes use of the times we live in by cooking up a crime that could only take place while the world is on lockdown.

The trailer opens with Chiwetel Ejiofor's Paxton having a video chat with some friends. He is on lockdown with his significant other, Linda, played by Anne Hathaway. But there is trouble in paradise. As things go from bad to worse, the feuding couple hatches an ambitious plan to steal an incredibly valuable diamond while the world is otherwise preoccupied. Despite mirroring the dire circumstances many of us are currently dealing with, the trailer

Believe it or not, the Night at the Museum franchise was a multi-billion dollar property for Fox, with the three installments in the family fantasy series raking in over $1.3 billion at the box office and generating close to $250 million from DVD sales in the United States alone, despite the fact that the entire trilogy was painfully average.

Shawn Levy has been the go-to guy for studios looking to craft formulaic and inoffensive four-quadrant PG blockbusters for a while now, and the filmmaker was certainly safely within his wheelhouse. Ben Stiller starred as a nightwatchman at the American Museum of Natural History who discovers that the exhibits come to life, and the basic premise had been stretched out pretty thin by the time Secret of the Tomb drew to a close back in 2014.

The rights are now in the hands of Disney following their takeover of Fox, and insider Daniel Richtman

A new year means a new start. But in its list of new year releases for January 2021, Hulu is sending a message of…eh, we’ll get the year started in February. Not to be overly rude to the usually sturdy streaming service, but there’s not much going on for Hulu in 2021’s first month.

Perhaps the biggest release of note is something that already enjoyed a successful release for ITV in the U.K. The Sister is the lates thriller from Neil Cross (Luther) and it makes its U.S. debut on Hulu on Jan. 22. 2020 comedies Save Yourselves and Like a Boss both arrive on Jan. 1. Hulu original film The Ultimate Playlist of Noise premieres on Jan. 15 and TV series Everyone is Doing Great arrives on Jan. 13.

Thankfully Hulu’s library titles are a bit livelier this month. Jan. 1 sees the arrival of Blade Runner: The Final Cut,

Hulu is kicking off the new year in style next month, with January set to deliver a ton of fresh titles to the Disney-owned streaming service. There’s a bunch of original content landing throughout the first few weeks of 2021, but probably the highlight is the incredible number of classic movies that are going up on the site on New Year’s Day. Whether you’re in the mood for iconic comedies, dramas, animated efforts or sci-fi flicks, there’s something for you on the way.

There are well over 100 films being added to Hulu’s library on January 1st, so let’s just pick out a few notable titles. The full Austin Powers trilogy is among them, and if you can’t get enough of Mike Myers, the first Shrek likewise becomes available. For dramas, there’s Robert Downey Jr. biopic Chaplin, Johnny Depp vehicle Donnie Brasco and Jim Carrey’s The Truman Show.

In case you spent all day yesterday on the Moon, in a cave, with your fingers in your ears, Disney hosted a massive Investor Day presentation where they laid out plans for all sorts of future films and TV shows. It was kind of like Comic-Con, but all Disney, all the time, and with a […]

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Disney is continuing to lean even more heavily into streaming as Disney+ continues its extraordinary growth trajectory. Executives on Thursday began the company’s four-hour virtual investor day by announcing the service now boasts 86.8 million subscribers as of December 2. Four hours later Disney revealed it plans to spend $14-16 billion on content creation for all of their direct-to-consumer platforms from now until 2024, a figure that rivals Netflix’s own extraordinary content budget.

In between, during those four hours, the company also revealed also revealed a multi-pronged distribution model that will see previously announced theatrical titles being released on Disney+, teased beefed-up content offerings for the service, and revealed new TV and film developments with Hulu.

Executives made the announcements Thursday during a special presentation to investors that was streamed online. While the company’s quarterly earnings calls this year have all been headline-grabbing affairs, Thursday’s event pulled out all

Exclusive: As the mystery at the center of Big Sky unfolds, so do the stories of the various characters living in David E. Kelley’s world. Set to join the ABC crime drama’s family are Camille Sullivan, Chad Willett and Patrick Gallagher in recurring roles.

Starring Katheryn Winnick, Kylie Bunbury and Ryan Phillippe, Big Sky centers on private detectives Cassie Dewell and Cody Hoyt, who team with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt, to search for two sisters mysteriously kidnapped by a truck driver in Montana. Upon learning that the kidnapping isn’t an isolated incident, the law officials must race against the clock to prevent any more abductions.

Sullivan and Chad Willet will play Joanie Sullivan and Robert Sullivan, the parents of two kidnapped sisters played by Jade Pettyjohn and Natalie Alyn Lind. The parents, arriving in Helena from out of town, are pushed to their limits as they search for their missing daughters.

After spending more then a decade calling 20th Century Fox home, Shawn Levy and his 21 Laps production banner have found a new home. Sources tell Deadline that, after considering several offers, Levy and 21 Laps Entertainment has signed a first-look deal for features with Netflix as well as extending his current TV overall deal. 21 Laps is run by Levy and partners Dan Levine and Dan Cohen, as well as the President of 21 Laps Television Josh Barry.

Sources say the deal is a five-year first look for film and exclusive for TV and was in the nine-figure range.

Insiders say the deal is not only well earned but also rare, and rivals J.J. Abrams’ recent deal with WarnerMedia given that non-writing producers, which Levy is on for shows like Stranger Things, don’t typically get these deals. The exceptions have been the Obamas and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle,

Netflix has signed “Stranger Things” producer Shawn Levy and his 21 Laps Entertainment to a first-look deal for features and extended his current television overall deal.

Levy signed his overall TV deal with Netflix in 2017, a year after “Stranger Things” became a hit for Netflix. The series has been renewed for an upcoming fourth season and has made stars out of its cast members, including Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard and others. In the feature world, Levy is best known for directing and producing the “Night at the Museum” franchise. He was nominated for a best picture Oscar as a producer for “Arrival.”

Netflix said Thursday that 21 Laps Entertainment has become one of its most prolific producers, with over half a dozen series in production and more than 15 additional series and films in active development. The company’s current slate includes the documentary series “Unsolved Mysteries,” romantic comedy series “Dash & Lily,

Shawn Levy, with his company 21 Laps Entertainment, has signed a first-look feature deal with Netflix, which also extended the director’s current television overall deal with the streamer.

Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment has over six series in production and more than 15 additional series and films in active development at Netflix. The company’s credits over the past 15 years have included the “Night at the Museum” franchise as well as the Oscar-winning film “Arrival.”

21 Laps’ Netflix series include “Strangers Things,” “Unsolved Mysteries,” “Dash & Lily,” as well as the upcoming fantasy epic series “Shadow and Bone” and recently announced “Lost Ollie.” 21 Laps has 10 feature films in development at Netflix, and produced the new upcoming horror-thriller, “There’s Someone Inside Your House,” alongside James Wan. That film will be released next year.

“My ambition with 21 Laps was to build a company that would be fiercely committed to empowering storytellers across a broad swathe of genres,

To kick off a brand new month, we have a brand new batch of horror and sci-fi titles coming home this week on Blu-ray & DVD. If you missed it earlier this year, you can check out Antebellum this Tuesday when it hits 4K Ultra HD, Blu, and DVD. Rlje Films is getting into the holiday mood early with their release of Christmas Presence, and the entire series of Game of Thrones is getting the 4K treatment as well.

Other releases for November 3rd include Lake Michigan Monster, The Veil, They Reach, Let's Scare Julie, and V for Vendetta in 4K.

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Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced today “Stars in the House” will mark Election Day with a 10 hour marathon!

From 9 Am to 7 Pm on November 3rd, Seth and James will be Live with special guests including Bellamy Young, Dana Delany, Marcia Cross, Jessie Mueller, Megan Hilty, Jeremy Jordan, Marc Shaiman, Vanessa Williams, Adam Pascal, Peri Gilpin, Anika Larsen, Judy Kuhn, Marilu Henner, Annette Bening, Kelli O’Hara, and many more. Poll workers across the country from Poll Hero Project – and some familiar faces, like Elizabeth Stanley, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Lauren Patten – will drop by on breaks from their shifts working at the polls. “Stars in the House” favorite Brenda Braxton will join in as a guest host from 2-3 Pm.

Fans have always been a huge part of the show at “Stars in the House,” and on Election Day, that will be truer than ever! Seth and James will be inviting

It’s a bit odd how the third Night at the Museum movie was supposed to be a way to say goodbye to the franchise, but seeing as how Hollywood thrives on reviving old ideas and trying to cash in on them it’s not hard to see how a fourth movie could come about, with animation at least. Robin Williams’ unfortunate passing has put a huge damper on the idea of making a live-action movie since there was really no one that could be brought in to replace the legendary comedian, but with animation, it feels likely that an attempt can

Night at the Museum 4 Will Be an Animated Movie For Disney Plus

Predictably, Disney+ made quick and easy work of cornering the tween and teen market demographic mere months are starting their streaming service, thanks to the Disney brand's popularity with family audiences. Now, a report by The Disney Insider indicates the Mouse Empire is looking to further cash in on fan nostalgia with an animated follow-up to the Ben Stiller comedy series Night at the Museum.

According to the report, the animated sequel has been temporarily titled Night At The Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again, with casting for the project having already started. The movie is expected to go into production on November 2nd in Los Angeles, California.

The original three Night at the Museum movies dealt with the story of Larry Daley, a struggling entrepreneur who is forced to take a job as a night watchman at a museum. Things get strange when Larry discovers the artifacts in the building come

Video games are littered with drones, mindless characters in the background known as NPCs, a non-player character. But what if one of those NPCs gained agency all of a sudden, had a voice, and became free of the constraints and limitations of background slavery? That’s the premise, essentially of “Free Guy,” a new high-concept, hi-tech science-fiction action-comedy from director Shawn Levy starring Ryan Reynolds.

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As major theatrical films scheduled for the coming months continue to be pushed to future dates, the upcoming sci-fi action comedy “Free Guy” remains dated for December 11. 20th Century Studios’ movie stars Ryan Reynolds as a video game character who, after becoming self-aware, rejects his role as a non-playable character and begins acting as the game’s hero.

The official synopsis for the movie reads: “In the open world video game ‘Free City,’ an amalgamation of Grand Theft Auto and Fortnite, Guy (Reynolds) is a non-player character (Npc) working as a bank teller. Thanks to a code developed by programmers Milly (Comer) and Keys (Keery) inserted into Free City by the publisher Antoine (Waititi), Guy becomes aware of his world being a video game, and takes steps to make himself the hero, creating a race against time to save the game before the developers can shut it down.”

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Netflix has been gaining something of a reputation recently as a place where overlooked, underrated or forgotten movies find a fresh lease of life and gain a whole new audience. Over the last few months, a raft of surprising titles have dominated the streaming service’s Top 10 most-watched list, proving that you can never truly guess what subscribers are in the mood for on any given day.

Enola Holmes may be capturing the imagination as it continues to break records, and could very well be set to dethrone Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction as Netflix’s most popular original movie ever, but Hugh Jackman’s Real Steel has also been quietly posting a strong showing ever since it was added to the content library last week.

Real Steel looked like it had built-in franchise potential when it first hit theaters back in 2011, and while a box office haul of $299 million is hardly a disaster,

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It’s always a good time to update your bookshelf, and today IndieWire staffers have selected some of their favorite film books, from screenwriting manuals to fascinating histories and even musings on the art of criticism itself.

The selections are wide-ranging, so if you’re looking for a book specifically about film criticism then you can check out this list, and if you’re looking for a juicy memoir, check out this one.

But otherwise, read on for a broad spectrum of books about cinema, including behind-the-scenes accounts of major blockbusters, essays on film theory, and more.

Film Deputy Editor Kate Erbland’s Pick:

“Better Living Through Criticism” by A.O. Scott

In his 2017 book, New York Times critic A.O. Scott elegantly (and respectfully) unpacks the sort of questions