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TheDirect: Set photos from GOTG Holiday Special. Takes place (partially at least) on Earth, Atlanta set recreations of Beverly Hills notfabio Mar 28, 17:38

James Gunn mentioned (In the past) that they had planned to shoot in LA late last year but couldn't due to COVID-19 restrictions {nm} notfabio Mar 28, 17:39

Variety: ABC's SVP Rob Mills throws Will Packer under the bus on most of the odd choices for the Oscars last night. notfabio Mar 28, 17:34

DL: Gave a similar interview to DL, Ukraine titlecard only decision "was way above my paygrade" Bruno decision was made in January. notfabio Mar 28, 17:58

Seems like he was very happy with having hosts, will tweak, but because people weren't that angry with it, likely keep 8 category cuts. . {nm} notfabio Mar 28, 18:00

(the not that angry was in reference to morning after, but obviously the slap talk blew out other quibbles) {nm} notfabio Mar 28, 18:02

difference is they only sprung these changes on members a few weeks before the ceremony. have to go a whole year until the next fat bernie Mar 28, 18:02

The problem is that it didn't save time because they filled that time with other nonsense. {nm} The Weekend Warrior Mar 28, 20:19

CDAN blind items from Oscars. Vanessa Hudgens is expected to get a lot more gigs from her preshow work notfabio Mar 28, 17:21

After clicking through 30+ of them, not much in the way of "news" {nm} notfabio Mar 28, 17:27

DL: Will Smith has finally issued a (very carefully PR team crafted) apology that for the first time directly includes Chris Rock. notfabio Mar 28, 16:24

Will Smith should have been arrested last night regardless of whether Chris Rock pressed charges and should also be sued civilly. fourstars Mar 28, 17:17

It's a misdemeanor in California, so he'd simply get a citation with an order to appear. They even do it with most DUIs. {nm} bsbbtnh Mar 28, 21:34

NewYorker: THE NORTHMAN budget went from 65 to 90 million due to COVID-19 protocols. First cut tested in the 60's. notfabio Mar 28, 16:17

DL: NCM Upfront, SPID8 opening weekend drew more 18-34's than the Superbowl notfabio Mar 28, 13:32

AMC is the only chain of theirs to reject "Platinum" Pre-show Ads just before the final trailer {nm} notfabio Mar 28, 13:33

Frankly, I'd love a consistent way to know when I can hit the bathroom one more time before the feature (especially with today's runtimes! {nm} gsquared Mar 28, 13:47

Trailer runtimes sure are super egregious at this point (pre-show inventory is deeply devalued due to reserved seating) {nm} notfabio Mar 28, 13:54

2 decades back when the Internet belonged to individuals with inventive minds there was this one page site for this Tallwonder Mar 28, 20:06

CB: Empowered Snydercut fans! "Make the Batfleck Movie" Digital Billboard Truck parked outside of Discovery HQ. notfabio Mar 28, 13:28

Reminds me of the guy with the "Stephen King Kiled JFK" van Rishoutfield Mar 28, 20:50

Variety: Last nights Oscars was the most engaged with event, series, awards show since Variety has been tracking (think 2 years?) notfabio Mar 28, 13:23

more slaps! {nm} fat bernie Mar 28, 13:48

THR: AMPAS is hosting an emergency call now to discuss what to do with Will Smith, suspension is possible, revoking his award, unlikely. notfabio Mar 28, 12:04

New Statement from AMPAS: We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences notfabio Mar 28, 12:24

SAG-AFTRA is also looking into taking action notfabio Mar 28, 15:33

I'm really surprised by the reaction to this. It's clearly a case of two wrongs not making a right... The Weekend Warrior Mar 28, 12:36

They have to react...... altoids65 Mar 28, 12:56

I'm not just talking about the Academy. I'm talking about EVERYBODY. The Weekend Warrior Mar 28, 14:05

They need to do something or else future stars may refuse to present due to not feeling safe, since no actions were taken during the event. {nm} monkeybeat Mar 28, 12:58

I agree. And this behavior is BIZARRE. It's so far beyond what any rational person would expect. It just boggles the mind. Goodvibe61 Mar 28, 16:29

Basic management. No violence at workplace. Rules are for everyone; violations have consequences. Seems straightforward. {nm} SenJohnBlutarsky Mar 28, 13:33

DL: Will Packer claims he was coping with the pain of the Will Smith incident with his initial jokey response to it. notfabio Mar 28, 11:50

It was a train wreck of epic proportion. Just one more thing the movies needs. Thanks Will. Goodvibe61 Mar 28, 12:03

DL: DIsney's latest statement on Florida’s HB 1557 which was signed into law, working with groups to repeal/strike down law (in courts) notfabio Mar 28, 10:44

which Federalist Society gooned-up court? Fla state supreme court or SCOTUS? fat bernie Mar 28, 10:55

The final studio line-up for CinemaCon includes Neon (doing the opening breakfast). No MGM/UA this year. notfabio Mar 28, 10:16

Not sure where the figure is really from but One Take News is saying 13.73M viewers for Oscars last night. notfabio Mar 28, 09:58

Apparently it's the real Nielsen figure, it stopped the bleed from 2021's 10.4 million, nowhere near 2020's 23.6 million notfabio Mar 28, 10:00

Variety: Oscars telecast updated numbers 15.36 million viewers, up 56% from last year. notfabio Mar 28, 10:35

Still 2nd lowest rated telecast. {nm} notfabio Mar 28, 10:35

even if Will hadn't slapped Chris, i would expect Spielberg and other heavy hitters to have a sit down with the Academy brass fat bernie Mar 28, 11:22

Apparently their contract goes to 2028, so not sure how much AMPAS can really fight ABC's wishes even if SSPIE went to bat notfabio Mar 28, 11:46

ABC is basically extorting these changes to the TV broadcast. Academy lawyers could play harder ball against them, depending what the K says fat bernie Mar 28, 12:07

DL: Wes Ball is developing a mystery H.G. Wells project for Paramount, a loose adaptation of one of his novel's "mythology" notfabio Mar 28, 09:33

If it's not the 8 billionth War of the Worlds/Time Machine adaptation, maybe another loose adaptation of The Shape of Things To Come? {nm} notfabio Mar 28, 09:41

The Atlanta Filming Twitter account that monitors MCU filming there is reporting that SHAZAM 2 is online (somehow) notfabio Mar 28, 09:13

Not seeing any other sources for this yet. {nm} notfabio Mar 28, 09:16

Sounds like they may just be talking about the plot. {nm} notfabio Mar 28, 09:28

DL: The two largest multiplex chains in India are merging. notfabio Mar 28, 08:43

So Who Saw What Last Week?...Tully (B)...Nobody (A)...North By Northwest (B) {nm} tealfan Mar 28, 08:39

Belfast (C+); our female party guest graded it (A); a pledge graded it (B) {nm} SenJohnBlutarsky Mar 28, 08:41

The Fisher King (1991) A+, The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) A, Lemon (2017) C, and... {nm} joeoftexas Mar 28, 08:56

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie / Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972) A. {nm} joeoftexas Mar 28, 08:57

The Americans (end season 3/early 4) (A-/B+) depending on episode; our female party guest grades it (C) {nm} SenJohnBlutarsky Mar 28, 09:05

Al Oriente (D), Acting: The First Six Lessons (B-), Our Happiest Days (B) {nm} gsquared Mar 28, 09:21

Dune (A), The Eyes of Tammy Faye (C), Nightmare Alley (B), King Richard (B) {nm} tallbridge Mar 28, 09:50

X (A+), RRR (twice, A+) {nm} Moviesnob Mar 28, 10:35

The Lure (2015) A-, Bill and Ted Face the Music (2020) C, Alphaville (1965) A- {nm} TFeeney Mar 28, 11:44

RAZZIES: Filmed Version Of 'DIANA' Stage Musical Tops 2022 Winners With 5 Razzies. LeBron James Wins For Worst Actor. Winners List. Captain Obvious Mar 28, 05:57

Love the Bruce Willis category. Nominee montages must feel like the same 30s repeated 8 times! Tallwonder Mar 28, 06:26

The worst screen couple nominees made me giggle {nm} bchicken Mar 28, 18:05

The Academy learned the rough way that Will Packer was not up to the job. So far, Academy is a failure, too. {nm} SenJohnBlutarsky Mar 28, 05:38

The show was fine... honestly I'm not sure why anyone would want the job considering the way people treat the producers. {nm} The Weekend Warrior Mar 28, 05:46

Handing the microphone to Will Smith — then letting him ramble — was not fine. It was lousy judgment, cowardice, maybe both SenJohnBlutarsky Mar 28, 06:34

Looks like the Lionsgate social media intern was bored... The Weekend Warrior Mar 28, 02:27