Michael Douglas
Apple at Press Tour: ‘Palm Royale,’ ‘Franklin’ and … ‘The Simpsons’ (Yes, Really)
Stars including Michael Douglas, Carol Burnett, Maya Rudolph and many others made their way through monsoon-like weather Monday to the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., for the first day of the winter portion of the semi-annual Television Critics Association’s press tour as Apple showcased new and returning shows Loot, The New Look, Palm Royale, Franklin […]
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Jonathan Dolgen, Longtime Viacom Entertainment Group Chairman, Dies at 78
Jonathan Dolgen, the tough-minded dealmaker and skillful numbers-cruncher who spent a decade at Viacom working for Sumner Redstone and alongside Paramount Pictures head Sherry Lansing, has died. He was 78. Dolgen died Monday evening of natural causes at UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his family, a publicist announced. He had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in […]
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Alan Arkin, Virtuoso Comic Actor With a Serious Side, Dies at 89
Alan Arkin, the versatile actor who finally won an Oscar — for Little Miss Sunshine — after making a career of disappearing into characters with turns that could be comic, chilling or charming, has died. He was 89. His sons, Adam, Matthew and Anthony, announced the news in a joint statement. “Our father was a […]
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Cannes: Michael Douglas to Receive Honorary Palme d’Or
Wall Street, Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction star Michael Douglas will receive an honorary Palme d’Or for lifetime achievement at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Michael Douglas will receive the Palme d’or d’honneur at the opening ceremony for the 76th Festival de Cannes on May 16, where the festival will pay tribute to his “brilliant […]
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Hollywood Flashback: In 1987, ‘Fatal Attraction’ Would Not Be Ignored
Fatal Attraction — which wheezes back to life as a series starring Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan, premiering April 30 on Paramount+ — began as the 1979 short Diversion, about a one-night stand gone haywire, which writer-director James Dearden fleshed out into a feature screenplay. With contributions from Nicholas Meyer (writer-director of Star Trek II: […]
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‘Fatal Attraction’ Stars on Updating the Original (With a New Rabbit Scene) and Feedback From Glenn Close: “Don’t F*** It Up”
Even the cast and creative team behind Fatal Attraction know it’s a tall task to remake the hit 1987 film as a Paramount+ series, and admit to all having hesitations when first hearing the pitch. “My first thought was, ‘Man that’s crazy, why would you want to do that?'” recalled Joshua Jackson, who takes over […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Review: Threequel Goes Big, Busy and Sci-Fi Heavy, With Pros and Cons
Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly reprise their roles as the titular characters in this latest Marvel offering, with Jonathan Majors playing a genuinely scary villain.
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Paul Rudd, ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Team on Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror: “He’s Just a Force of Nature”
In kicking off Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania marks the beginning of a new stage in the Multiverse Saga. “This movie is the biggest of the three. We decided if we had a chance to make a third round, we wanted to go nuts,” director Peyton Reed (who […]
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Edward R. Pressman, ‘Wall Street’ and ‘American Psycho’ Producer, Dies at 79
Edward R. Pressman, the veteran producer behind Wall Street and a frequent Oliver Stone collaborator, has died. He was 79. The prolific producer died peacefully Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital surrounded by his loved ones, including members of his family and his company, his son, Sam, a Pressman Film vp production, told The […]
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AFM: Michael Douglas Teams with Son Cameron on ‘Blood Knot’ (Exclusive)
Oscar-winner Michael Douglas and son Cameron will share the screen in the upcoming family drama Blood Knot, playing a father and son trying to mend their broken relationship. The Wall Street and Ant Man and the Wasp star and his oldest son last appeared together in Fred Schepisi’s 2003 dramedy It Runs in The Family, […]
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Michael Douglas to Play Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+ Series
Michael Douglas will play one of the founding fathers in a limited series for Apple TV+. The Oscar and Emmy winner will star in and executive produce a drama about Benjamin Franklin and his diplomatic mission to France during the American Revolution. The series, a co-production of ITV Studios America and Apple Studios, is based […]
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24 of Hollywood’s Best Presidents in Movies and TV
From Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln to Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump, Presidents Day provides an opportunity to revisit some of Hollywood's best presidential performances on the big and small screen.
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