Tonight, the actors take center stage. Welcome to Deadline's live blog of the 2017 SAG Awards , which are being handed out tonight at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
La La Land may be headed for Academy Awards history next month , but come this Wednesday , it won't even be the best musical playing in theaters. Instead, that distinction will go to The Lure , the first feature of Polish director Agnieszka Smoczynska, and a film that, like Damien Chazelle's retro hit , focuses on two young people who find themselves torn between personal and professional desires while being seduced by the glitzy, glamorous entertainment spotlight.
On Friday, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter hits theaters; it's the sixth and reportedly final film in a series that has grossed nearly a billion bucks since its original hit theaters in 2002. Its central star, Milla Jovovich tells ABC Radio she's still surprised that that "little indie movie" became a blockbuster franchise - one in which gun-packing girl power is paramount.
From left, Kate Micucci, Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza appear in "The Little Hours" by Jeff Baena, an official selection of the Midnight program at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.
It may not be known for its quality, but you can't say that the Resident Evil franchise isn't lucrative. Despite consistently poor reviews , the franchise has always performed well enough at the box office to warrant a sequel, but now we've reached the last installment.
Elsewhere, 'Gold' marks the worst wide opening of Matthew McConaughey's career in a leading role; 'Hidden Figures' and 'La La Land' lead the pack of Oscar best-picture contenders enjoying a bump from nominations. Lasse Hallstrom's A Dog's Purpose came in behind expectations with a debut of $18.3 million from 3,058 theaters at the North American box office after being dogged by controversy over a leaked video showing a dog in distress on the set of the film.
"Religion is the opiate of the masses." Like a lot of famous quotes, that's not exactly what Karl Marx said or even meant but it stuck in the public consciousness as one of the defining expressions of how modernity is challenging the central role of faith in society.
"All employees, lend me your full attention" BH Tilt released a third trailer for The Belko Experiment , the indie action comedy about an office building locked down where all the employees are forced to play a game of kill-or-be-killed. We've already seen two trailers for this film previously, and it looks good, but at this point I don't need to see more footage.
Drew Barrymore and her ex-husband Will Kopelman were separated recently. No, Im not ready.