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1091 Pictures has acquired the global rights to “Vandal,” Jose Daniel Freixas’ feature directorial debut, which premieres digitally and on demand on 11/16.

The film follows Nick “Damage” Cruz (Daniel Zovatto), the young leader of an infamous graffiti crew in Miami, as he experiences love, loss and the consequences of his actions while coming of age and struggling to justify his obsession with illegal street art.

Zovatto’s credits include the 2016 horror-thriller “Don’t Breathe,” Showtime horror series “Penny Dreadful” and the upcoming “Station Eleven” adaptation for HBO Max. Otmara Marrero, Beau Knapp (“Southpaw”), Juan Pablo Raba (“Narcos”), Richard Schiff (“The Good Doctor”) and Frankie J. Alvarez (“Looking”) also star.

“Graffiti has been a part of my life since I was 10 years old,” Freixas said. “I grew up through graffiti with so many highs and so many lows along the way. As a filmmaker it has been one of my earliest dreams...

Rob Weiss is set to executive produce and direct multiple episodes of “Hold On for Dear Life,” the first-ever scripted television series centered on modern cryptocurrency culture.

The series follows a young tech founder, Mel, as she launches a non-fungible token (Nft) named after her best friend, Aveer, who disappeared. Along with a squad of misfit friends, Mel must overcome enemies and centralized powers on a mind-bending and inspiring journey.

“When I read the ‘Hold On for Dear Life’ pilot, I felt as if I had been transported into a fresh and unique universe where characters spoke about money in a whole new language,” Weiss said. “The world of currency is rapidly changing, and ‘Hold On for Dear Life’ will both illuminate and entertain at the same time.”

“Hold On for Dear Life” is also executive produced by Beacon Pictures’ Mark Pennell, Satoshi Nakamoto Productions and the Map Group. The...

Hey, "Ballers" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed tonight's episode 2 of this final season 5. Now that it's officially all wrapped up, it's time to let you guys know what you can expect to see in the next,new episode 3. Thanks to the wonderful HBO people, we do have a few teaser descriptions for episode 3 via their press release. We will reference that in this spoiler session. To get things started, they revealed that episode 3 is officially entitled, "Copernicursed.” So, that's a very interesting title. It sounds like episode 3 will feature some interesting and possible intense scenes as Jason gets hit with a counteroffer from Joe. Vernon tries out for an e-sports company. Reggie gets ticked off about his Sports X position. Ricky resorts to past modes of operation. Charles contemplates a certain solution and more. We'll go ahead and start off this spoiler session with the Jason counteroffer situation.It...

Hey, "Ballers" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed tonight's premier episode 1 of this final season 5. Now that it's all over and officially in the bag, it's time to let you guys know what's in store for the next, new episode 2 that's scheduled to air next Sunday night, September 1, 2019. HBO was kind enough to send us a press release for episode 2. It features a few teaser descriptions. So, we will certainly reference those for this spoiler session. To get things started, episode 2 does have title. The producers named it, "Must Be The Shoes." It sounds like episode 2 will feature some pretty interesting and possible dramatic scenes as Spencer decides to align with allies from the past. Joe has to make an apology. Ricky and Vernon contemplate different things to look forward to. Charles attempts to hide something bad and more. We'll go ahead and start off this spoiler session with the Spencer situation.

HBO’s “Ballers” is set to end with its upcoming fifth season, series star Dwayne Johnson announced on Instagram Thursday.

“Cheers to our final season of HBO’s Ballers,” wrote the actor, who also serves as executive producer on the series. “My heart [heart] is full of gratitude to all of you for rockin’ with us every season … I love you, I thank you and enjoy our final season of Ballers.”

Set in the “glamorous and often cutthroat world of pro football,” “Ballers” stars Johnson as an ex-superstar who has reinvented himself as a financial manager for today’s players. John David Washington, Rob Corddry, Omar Benson Miller, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, London Brown and Brittany S. Hall also star.

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The fifth season, which debuts on HBO on Sunday, sees Johnson’s character “settling into retirement and reflecting on his past when an...

“Ballers” is coming to an end after five seasons on HBO.

Star and executive producer Dwayne Johnson confirmed the news via an emotional Instagram video.

“My heart is full of gratitude to all of you for rocking with us every season. You made us HBO’s highest rated comedy for years and most importantly, you helped create and sustain a platform for other actors to have the opportunity to work hard, grow and become household names. To me, the opportunity ‘Ballers’ created for so many others, is the real gold of our show.

I love you, I thank you and enjoy our final season of ‘Ballers,'” Johnson wrote in a farewell statement.

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My heart is full of gratitude to all of you for rockin’ with us every season. You made us HBO’s highest rated comedy for years and most importantly, you helped create...

Dwayne Johnson is back as Spencer Strasmore in one of HBO’s highest rated comedies, Ballers: The Complete Fourth Season, available for Digital Download on November 5th. Exploring the glamorous, and often cutthroat world of pro football, the fourth season features new guest stars including Russell Brand (Get Him to the Greek), Tony Hawk, Joy Bryant (Parenthood), Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), Grace Zabriskie (Big Love) and more.

In Ballers: The Complete Fourth Season, Spencer (Johnson) and Joe Krutel (Rob Corddry) are back at it, and this time the unstoppable duo are bringing the hustle to Los Angeles to expand their empire. Meanwhile, Ricky (John David Washington) eyes a comeback while chafing at his new life as a father; Charles (Omar Benson Miller) faces the challenges of being a general manager; Vernon (Donovan Carter) continues his profligate ways, to the chagrin of his sidekick, Reggie (London Brown); and Jason (Troy Garity) tries...

HBO has renewed comedy series Ballers for a fifth season and Insecure for a fourth season.

The renewals follow the August 12 season premieres for both series.

Created by Stephen Levinson, (HBO’s Boardwalk Empire), Ballers explores the glamorous and often cutthroat world of pro football through a group of past and present players striving to stay in the game. It stars Dwayne Johnson as ex-superstar Spencer Strasmore, who has reinvented himself as a financial manager for today’s players. Cast also includes series regulars John David Washington, Rob Corddry, Omar Benson Miller, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, London Brown and Brittany S. Hall.

Levinson executive produces with Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Peter Berg, Rob Weiss, Denis Biggs, Karyn McCarthy and Julian Farino.

Created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore, Insecure follows the friendship of two black women as they deal with their own real-life flaws while attempting to navigate...

HBO has renewed “Insecure” for a fourth season and fellow comedy series “Ballers” for a fifth season.

The renewals come nearly a month after the two series returned for new seasons Aug. 12 on HBO and its digital platforms.

Created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore, “Insecure” follows the friendship of two women dealing with their own real-life flaws while attempting to navigate different worlds and cope with an endless series of uncomfortable everyday experiences. Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Lisa Joyce, Natasha Rothwell, Amanda Seales and Y’lan Noel star. Executive producers are Rae, Prentice Penny, Melina Matsoukas, Michael Rotenberg, Dave Becky, Jonathan Berry, Jim Kleverweis and Dayna Lynne North.

Starring Dwayne Johnson and created by Stephen Levinson, “Ballers” explores the world of pro football through a group of past and present players striving to stay in the game. Johnson plays ex-superstar Spencer Strasmore, who has reinvented himself as a financial manager for today’s players.

HBO has booked summer return dates for two of its comedy series. The premium net said today that Season 4 of the Dwayne Johnson’s Ballers will bow at 10 Pm Sunday, August 12, followed at 10:30 by the third-season debut of Issa Rae’s Insecure. Check out the new Ballers trailer below.

Ballers looks at the lives of former and current football players, following ex-superstar Spencer Strasmore (Johnson), who has reinvented himself as a financial manager. This season, Spencer and Joe (Rob Corddry) take their skills to Los Angeles as they look to expand their roster and horizons in the world of action sports. Other cast members include John David Washington, Omar Benson Miller, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, London Brown, Jazmyn Simon and Brittany S. Hall.

Steve Levinson created Ballers and executive produces alongside Mark Wahlberg, Johnson, Dany Garcia, Peter Berg, Rob Weiss, Julian Farino, Denis Biggs and Karyn McCarthy.

Insecure follows...

HBO announced the premiere date for two of its popular comedies Thursday.

Season 4 of Dwayne Johnson’s “Ballers” and Season 3 of Issa Rae’s “Insecure” will premiere on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., respectively.

On the new season of “Ballers,” Spencer (Johnson) and Joe (Rob Corddry) make the move to the left coast to take on Los Angeles.

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“L.A. can be a dark place, brother,” Spencer says prophetically in the first look trailer (watch it above). We’re treated to plenty of SoCal shots full of palm trees, mansions and beaches as the business buddies hash out a new plan to become media titans. John David Washington also stars with Omar Benson Miller, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, London Brown, Jazmyn Simon and Brittany S. Hall.

Creator Steve Levinson executive produces with Johnson,...

2017-08-08T12:46:18-07:00'Insecure' and 'Ballers' Renewed By HBO

Viewers haven't seen the last of Ballers and Insecure.

HBO has renewed the Dwayne Johnson and Issa Rae comedies for seasons four and three, respectively.

Rae announced the season three pickup on Twitter with a special video.

The renewals come midway through the half-hours' current summer runs, where they are airing behind Game of Thrones.

“We’re thrilled that the summer lineup of Ballers and Insecure connected with our viewers out of the gate,” said HBO programming exec vp Amy Gravitt. “We're so proud to work with Dwayne, Issa and all of the amazing talent in both shows.”

Debuting in November 2016, HBO moved up Insecure's sophomore run to pair the half-hour with two of the pay cabler's biggest original hits, Game of Thrones and Ballers.

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Last month, HBO said it was “evaluating” whether Season 3 of Ballers would be shot in Florida, and now we know it won't. The Dwayne Johnson-starring football comedy is officially relocating from the Sunshine State to the Golden State, the California Film Commission confirmed today in unveiling its latest list TV series tax credit recipients. With the move, the series created by Stephen Levinson and executive produced by Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg and Rob Weiss is now set…...

Citing both the 1969 original and its subsequent 2003 remake as inspiration, Paramount is said to be revving up a new interpretation of The Italian Job for TV.

Deadline broke the news yesterday evening, confirming that Rob Weiss (Ballers, Entourage) and Benjamin Brand will join forces to flesh out the script, before going on to executive produce alongside Donald De Line, the producer involved in that 2003 remake headlined by Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg.

If you’re unfamiliar with the property, The Italian Job is a British crime caper centering on a make-shift family of expert criminals. Forced out of retirement to complete one last job – a time-honored action trope if ever there was one – their mission involves rescuing their beloved “patriarch” from a long sentence behind bars. Charlie Croker, played by Michael Caine and later Wahlberg, is the crooning ex-con at the heart of the story, with Deadline noting that the...

Another day, another reboot: NBC has given a script commitment plus penalty to The Italian Job, a potential series inspired by the 1969 film of the same name and the 2003 remake, which starred Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron, our sister site Deadline reports.

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The drama project — written/executive produced by Rob Weiss (Entourage, Ballers) and Benjamin Brand (Bollywood Hero) — is described as “a noisy, sexy thrill ride” about a makeshift family of expert criminals who are forced out of retirement when an opportunity arises to get...

NBC is working on a TV version of iconic heist caper movie The Italian Job. That’s per Deadline, which says that the network has given a script commitment to a new crime drama based on the 1969 Michael Caine classic. The show is being written and produced by Ballers’ Rob Weiss, whose old Entourage co-producer Mark Wahlberg starred in the original’s 2003 remake.

NBC is promising a “noisy, sexy, thrill-ride” with its new show, along with—presumably—a whole host of product placement for BMW’s Mini Cooper. Coopers—originally produced by the British Motor Corporation—were a key component of the climax of both films, with the Quincy Jones-scored Cooper chase from the original a regular entry in lists of the best cinematic car chases of all time.

A sequel to the 2003 film, tentatively titled The Brazilian Job, has been in the works for years, but ...

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How will the heist film classic translate to the small screen? NBC is planning to find out...

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that NBC has given a script commitment to a TV series based on The Italian Job. The show will follow a found family of expert criminals who come out of retirement to try to save their beloved patriarch from jail. Like the previous films, the TV show will feature the character of Charlie Croker at its centre, a criminal trying to go straight, but who can't help but get pulled back into this adrenaline-fuelled world of high-stakes crime. You know how it is.

Unlike the movies, it seems that the show will feature a prison break rather than a heist. But, hey, who says we can't have both? According to the report, the show hopes to "preserve the action, humour, romance and picturesque international locales from the movies.

NBC has given a script commitment plus penalty to The Italian Job, a drama series inspired by the classic 1969 film and its 2003 remake. The project hails from Paramount TV, whose sister movie studio was behind the original British caper starring Michael Caine and the hit 2003 film toplined by Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron. Written/executive produced by Rob Weiss (HBO’s Entourage, Ballers) and Benjamin Brand (IFC’s Bollywood Hero) and executive produced by the 2003…...

Ballers is staying in the game. HBO has renewed the football comedy starring Dwayne Johnson for a third season, the star announced Thursday on social media. Shortly thereafter, HBO confirmed the pickup, which comes just two episodes into the second season. “Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg and the rest of the Ballers team have once again delivered a winner for our viewers,” HBO programming president Casey Bloys said. “We look forward to another great season of Ballers next year.” In addition to headlining the series, Johnson exec produces with creator Stephen Levinson as well as Mark Wahlberg, Dany Garcia, Peter Berg, Evan Reilly, Rob Weiss, Julian

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On July 15, 1996, IndieWire launched as an e-mail newsletter providing “the daily news service for independent film.” (See the first newsletter here.) The original iteration of the site was the brainchild of Cheri Barner, Eugene Hernandez and Mark Rabinowitz, three recent college students obsessed with the movies. In the ensuing years, IndieWire grew and changed hands many times over. Barner now works as a talent manager in Los Angeles, Hernandez is the deputy director of the Film Society Lincoln Center, and Rabinowitz is a freelance publicist, consultant and programmer.

But they have remained a part of our close-knit community. As IndieWire arrives at its 20th anniversary, the trio gathered together for their first joint interview to recall the early days of IndieWire — as well as the thriving American independent film scene that inspired the publication.

Eugene Hernandez: IndieWire was an outgrowth of something that Mark, Cheri and I had started in 1995. At the time,...

Before American Psycho came out, 25 years ago this month, it was already the most controversial novel of the Nineties. Its vivid depictions of gruesome murders of women, men, children and animals preceded wherever it went. The original publisher dropped it and told author Bret Easton Ellis to keep the money — but to please go away. The New York Times titled its book review "Snuff This Book!" On the opposite coast, Los Angeles Times begrudgingly wrote that "Free Speech Protects Even an 'American Psycho.'" The National Organization of Women attempted to organize boycotts.

'You're no one until you have enemies!' That's the tagline for Ballers as it prepares to unleash all-new episodes. Dwayne Johnson returns as Spencer Strasmore for Season 2 this summer on HBO. And it looks like he's not making new friends as much as he is setting up a bitter rivalry with a soon to be enemy, played by Andy Garcia. About continuing this hit drama, HBO Programming president had this to say.

"The charismatic and hugely talented Dwayne Johnson, along with the rest of the Ballers cast, has truly struck a chord with the HBO audience. We are thrilled with the overwhelming response the series has received and look forward to another exciting season."

A superstar during his football playing days, Spencer Strasmore tries to find the same success as a financial manager for current players in sun-splashed Miami. Heeding his boss Joe's instruction to "monetize his friendships," Spencer...

Director: Doug Ellin; Screenwriter: Doug Ellin, Rob Weiss; Starring: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Billy Bob Thornton, Haley Joel Osment; Running time: 104 mins; Certificate: 15

An entertaining and undemanding watch on the small screen, HBO's Entourage lifted the lid on the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to show what it might be like to live the life of a movie A-lister. Heavy on star cameos and bro banter, the show whizzed by in 30-minute instalments and swiftly built up a cult following.

There was something hugely appealing about living vicariously through fast-rising star Vincent Chase and his boys from Queens. That's not to mention Jeremy Piven's agent Ari Gold, whose unwavering loyalty to Vince was matched only by his explosive temper.

An Entourage film has been long in the works, though its arrival long after the show's creative and pop cultural peak can't...

The financial failing and critical lashing the "Entourage" movie faced earlier this month proved the former HBO series had no place in modern society. Yet previews for the creative team's follow-up series looked an awful lot like what the bros' tried to sell us before. From former "Entourage" executive producers Rob Weiss, Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson comes "Ballers," a trip inside the lives of NFL athletes via their financial manager Spencer Strassmore. Played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (who also executive produced the new series), Spencer is an ex-Miami Dolphins linebacker known for his punishing hits more than his monetary wherewithal. But nothing will stop Spencer from winning over former teammates and rivals to his new business via outlandish parties, big money promises and lots and lots of women. Read More: The 15 Best TV Episodes of 2015 (So Far) Sound familiar? Part of "Ballers" certainly is, and anyone who loved.

Producers Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg and Rob Weiss have hit upon an HBO formula that works: pick a high-powered industry, and then track a group of attractive people as they try to navigate through that world. "Entourage" has been their biggest success so far, though the recent big screen flop is an indication that their lightweight modus operandi doesn't have much in the way of substance or longevity. The fashion world set "How To Make It In America" was dropped after two seasons, which is a shame as the show included complex relationships and real struggle for its characters, though it was decidedly lacking with respect to the hot bods, hot cars and celebrity cameos common to "Entourage." It's those qualities that Levinson, Wahlberg, and Weiss return to in quantity with "Ballers," which is essentially "Entourage" in the world of sports, and this is surely no coincidence. There's at least one key difference that makes.

And now another summertime staple appears at the multiplex: the feature film version of a television series. It’s not a recast movie adaptation of a beloved series from TV’s “golden” or “silver age” like Get Smart or The Fugitive nor one with an intense cult following that like Star Trek, which has inspired a long-running (over 35 years now) franchise (but who knows?). This series isn’t currently in production as with “The Simpsons” or “The X-Files” (which was still running on Fox TV when the first film premiered). This could be closer to Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, which hit theatres mere months after ABC TV’s show left the airwaves. But it’s closest, perhaps, to Sex And The City which made its movie debut just a few years after wrapping a successful run on “premium” cable channel HBO (as in “It’s not TV…it...

The television series Entourage ran for eight seasons on HBO, but I checked out sometime during the third season in 2006, burned out on the show's consistently tasteless humor and refusal to engage with its subject matter on anything more than a surface level. The Entourage movie runs for 104 minutes, but my mind wanted to change the channel after the first 15 minutes, when it had become readily apparent that it would be nothing more than the most rudimentary, self-abusing treatment possible of what once sounded like a passably entertaining idea. Series creator Doug Ellin directed from a screenplay credited to himself and Rob Weiss. The movie begins a few short days after the conclusion of the series, and promptly junks the happy endings...

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As someone who doesn’t watch a whole lot of television, it’s rare for me to actually be looking forward to seeing a film that’s basically just an extended version of a TV show. A notable exception to that, however, happens to be Entourage, which hits screens this weekend after a long journey from HBO to theaters. One of the few shows I used to watch, it was always a hoot to look at Hollywood through essentially rose colored glasses (and yes, it was basically a fictionalized version of Mark Wahlberg’s early days in the business). Now, audiences worldwide get to reunite once again with movie star Vincent Chase, his literal entourage, and excitable super agent Ari Gold, among many others this week… For those of you unfamiliar with the show, it follows the adventures of actor Vincent Chase, who navigates Hollywood and being a movie star...

Ever cruise Sunset Boulevard in a stretch limousine, and then hit the red carpet at a star-studded movie premiere? Stop by an impromptu party on the beach in Malibu, where the sun always shines and the cocktails flow? Score the best table at the hottest restaurant in town, no reservation required? And all the while, everywhere you go, gorgeous starlets wave as you pass by.

It’s everybody’s fantasy to live the Hollywood dream, but Vince, Eric, Drama, Turtle and Ari Gold really do, and they make it all look so easy. Boy, do the boys of Entourage know how to do it up and do it right, how to dream large – and live larger.

Here’s your chance to win passes to the advance screening of Entourage in St. Louis before it opens in theaters on June 3rd!

Entourage the much-anticipated big-screen version of the award-winning hit HBO series,...

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Johnnie Walker Scotch and Entourage fans can “hug it out” with excitement. The world’s leading Scotch whisky has partnered with the highly anticipated feature film from Warner Bros. Pictures, Home Box Office and Rat-Pac Dune Entertainment to debut a new chapter in the Entourage storyline: the short film “Johnny for Johnnie.”

Like the Johnnie Walker ‘Keep Walking’ campaign, Entourage is centered around personal progress and the celebration of achievements, both big and small, along the way. From embarrassing failures to epic successes and all the steps—and missteps—in between, the guys from Entourage never stop pursuing their dreams with the utmost optimism and confidence.

“What makes the Entourage series so universally relatable is that its story revolves around a group of friends and their unrelenting pursuit of their dreams,” explains Dan Sanborn, VP of Influencer and Entertainment Marketing for Diageo North America. “We all have...

HBO has released the first trailer for its upcoming summer series Ballers, starring Dwayne Johnson in his first major TV role. Ballers Season 1, which will span 10 episodes, debuts Sunday, June 21 at 10 Pm Et, following the Season 2 premiere of True Detective at 9 Pm Et. Dwayne Johnson stars as a former pro football player, which is fitting since, before his WWE and his acting days, he played college football at the University of Miami.

Ballers examines the lives of former and current football players. The show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore (Dwayne Johnson) as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football, although he is now struggling in his new career as a financial advisor. In his new role, he tries to advise his NFL friends financially and professionally, but identifies with the trials they are...

Man, it has been trailer heaven for HBO and Netflix lately and yet another one has just arrived, this one for HBO's "Ballers" starring Dwayne Johnson as former football superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football. Rob Corrdry, Omar Benson Miller, John David Washington, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, Jazmyn Simon and Arielle Kebble co-star and you'll even see Peter Berg in this brief trailer. The series was created and executive produced by Steve Levinson with the aforementioned Berg joining a fleet of executive producers that also includes Mark Wahlberg, Dany Garcia, Julian Farino, Evan Reilly and Rob Weiss. The half-hour series kicks off its ten-episode season on Sunday, June 21 at 10 Pm. Watch the trailer below. sb id="1510565" height="360" width="640"...

‘Franchise viagra’ man Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is taking a time out from global gallivanting and taking out bad guys with a swift flex of the bicep. Ahead of any potential involvement in another Fast & Furious instalment, he can next be seen onscreen in HBO’s upcoming comedy Ballers. The ten-episode season kicks off this summer with Johnson in the lead role as former football superstar Spencer Strasmore, whose post-career job finds him training upcoming athletes.

And to get you game-ready, Johnson himself has dropped the first trailer online. At first glance it seems to bear the hallmarks of its executive producer Mark Wahlberg’s handiwork (i.e. it’s a bit Entourage-esque), but that’s in no way a disparaging comparison. For the most part, the series looks to be finally making the most of Johnson’s comedic skills, which are usually only grazed upon in his big screen outings.

It's time to dream large and live larger as Vincent Chase and his boys return in the all-new Entourage movie! Warner Bros. has debuted the second trailer for this much-anticipated big-screen version of the award-winning hit HBO series, which reunites the show's original cast, led by Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven. Check it out as Vincent takes it to the next level, hoping to direct his first feature film.

Movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier), together with his boys, Eric (Kevin Connolly), Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) and Johnny (Kevin Dillon), are back...and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven).&#160 Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood. Also starring are Billy Bob Thornton and Haley Joel Osment as father and son, Larsen and Travis McCredle.

This summer, Vince and the boys are back in the hotly anticipated Entourage movie. Fans of the hit HBO series quickly learned that in the world of Hollywood, it’s all about exclusivity and being in-the-know. Fortunately, HBO is making it easier than ever to catch up on the series and gain exclusive access to a movie certificate for the film through a partnership with Fandango. Starting May 12, 2015, all eight original seasons of Entourage, as well as the Entourage: The Complete Series box set, will include an exclusive certificate offer granting fans money to spend toward their ticket to see Entourage, in theaters June 5, 2015. It’s the perfect way to get caught up on the series in anticipation of the big screen release this summer.

Individual box sets for seasons 1-8 will include an offer for up to $8 off one movie ticket to see Entourage. The offer will be...

For the second consecutive year, Warner Bros. Pictures International has exceeded the coveted $3 billion mark at the international box office. This benchmark comes on the heels of the release of The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, which surpassed $400 million at the international box office this weekend and is still going strong.

Nine Warner Bros. Pictures films have exceeded $100 million internationally, topped by Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (with Paramount Pictures), which has taken in an astounding $467 million outside of the U.S. to date, and Godzilla (with Legendary Pictures), which has earned $327 million overseas.

Four titles – Doug Liman’s Edge Of Tomorrow (with Village Roadshow Pictures), Phil Lord & Christopher Miller’s The Lego Movie (also with Village Roadshow Pictures), and Noam Murro and Zack Snyder’s 300: Rise Of An Empire (with Legendary), along with the 2014 spillover grosses from The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug...

Fans of “Entourage” have been waiting on the rumored movie to come out for years. Finally, after much ado, the show that helped cement HBO into a new age of subscription cable dominance is now heading to theaters June 5, 2015. The film brings back the original “Entourage” crew – Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Adrian Grenier, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven. The film also has some producing help from the likes of Mark Wahlberg. Doug Ellin is directing the film from a script he’s written based on a story he developed with Rob Weiss. The film finds movie star Vincent Chase and his posse live out their dreams in show [ Read More ]

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Warner Bros. has finally released the first trailer for the Entourage movie, based on the hit HBO comedy series. Movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier), together with his boys, Eric (Kevin Connolly), Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) and Johnny (Kevin Dillon), are back! And back in business with super-agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven). Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.

Entourage also stars Billy Bob Thornton and Haley Joel Osment as father and son, Larsen and Travis McCredle.&#160 Returning cast from the series also includes Perrey Reeves as Ari Gold's wife; Emmanuelle Chriqui as Sloan; Rhys Coiro as Billy Walsh; Debi Mazar as Vince's publicist, Shauna; Rex Lee as Lloyd; Constance Zimmer as Dana Gordon; and Nora Dunn as Dr. Marcus.&#160 Emily Ratajkowski appears as herself.&#160 Rounding out the cast are Alan Dale, who appeared in the series,...

"Entourage" writer and producer Rob Weiss has come onboard to co-write and direct the long gestating "Hell's Angels" movie

The late Tony Scott was previously attached to helm the project which would've centered on Sonny Barger, the eighteen-year-old who founded the Oakland chapter of the notorious motorcycle gang in 1957.

Barger became a key figure in the gang's rise as an international organization. Jeffrey Santos will co-write the film which spans a time period between the 1950s and the 1970s.

One key scene is the The Rolling Stones concert in Altmont, California where the Angels were asked to provide security due to the stage being so low. One young man died, while a pregnant woman suffered a skull fracture.

Tony Scott's name will be kept on the film as a producer. Scott originally envisioned the film as a "Donnie Brasco"-esque thriller, whereas Weiss plans to shift the focus to...

Entourage writer and producer Rob Weiss will co-write and direct the long gestating Hell's Angels movie formerly attached to director Tony Scott, who passed away in August of 2012.

The film will center on legendary member Sonny Barger, who founded the Oakland chapter of the notorious motorcycle gang in 1957, at the age of 18 years old. He became a key figure in the gang's rise as an international organization.

Jeffrey Santos will co-write the historical biopic, which will draw on the controversial life of Sonny Barger, beginning with the formation of the Hell's Angels itself.

Rob Weiss had this to say about the movie,

"We're approaching this as a genesis story of the motorcycle club culture. I've wanted to do something in the biker space for a long time. [It's] a period piece that explores the early days of the club, the philosophy of the formidable, most loyal brotherhood that started it and what drove Sonny,...

Haley Joel Osment has joined the cast of the Entourage movie.

The former child star will feature in a currently unknown role in the film version of the HBO series from Doug Ellin, reports Deadline.

Jeremy Piven, Billy Bob Thornton, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon and Jerry Ferrara will star in the project alongside other original cast members.

Ellin and Rob Weiss have written the screenplay, with Mark Wahlberg and Weiss producing.

Constance Zimmer recently joined the cast of the movie, which is due for release in 2015.

Osment has just finished production on Kevin Smith's comedy Tusk, and recently co-starred in the IFC miniseries The Spoils of Babylon.

He can also been seen in Amazon Studios' Alpha House with John Goodman.

Haley Joel Osment has signed on for an unspecified role in the Entourage movie for Warner Bros., which is currently in production.

Adrian Grenier (Vincent Chase), Jeremy Piven (Ari Gold), Jerry Ferrara (Turtle), Kevin Dillon (Johnny Drama) and Kevin Connolly (Eric Murphy) reprise their roles from the hit HBO TV show, which ran for eight seasons between 2004 and 2011. Haley Joel Osment joins new cast members such as Billy Bob Thornton, who plays a Texas billionaire that provides financing for Vincent's new Dracula movie, and Ronda Rousey.

Doug Ellin is directing from a script he co-wrote with Rob Weiss, with Mark Wahlberg, whose real-life Hollywood stories served as the inspiration for the series, producing alongside Stephen Levinson. Production is currently under way in Los Angeles.

Haley Joel Osment is best known for his Oscar-nominated performance in The Sixth Sense. The actor most recently starred on IFC's new TV mini-series The Spoils of Babylon,...

Exclusive: Haley Joel Osment has landed a supporting role in Entourage, the feature transfer that Doug Ellin is directing from his HBO series creation for Warner Bros. Some 13 years removed from The Sixth Sense, Osment joins Jeremy Piven, Billy Bob Thornton, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon and Jerry Ferrara along with the rest of the original TV cast. Ellin and Rob Weiss wrote the screenplay and Mark Wahlberg and Weiss are producing. Osment gets the role as he finishes production on the Kevin Smith-directed A24 Films comedy Tusk, which will be released in the fall. He recently costarred with Will Ferrell, Tobey Maguire, Tim Robbins and Kristen Wiig in the IFC miniseries, The Spoils Of Babylon and can currently be seen in Amazon Studio’s Alpha House with John Goodman. Osment is repped by The Schiff Company and Resolution with attorney Bill Sobel.

With production getting underway earlier in the month, news now surfaces that a new addition is set to join the cast of the anticipated Entourage movie in the form of Billy Bob Thornton.

THR reports that Thornton is in negotiations to join the movie, which will of course reunite the original cast, led by Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Dillon, and Jeremy Piven.

Production began as promised on 16th January, with creator Doug Ellin directing from his own script.

Scott Caan and Debi Mazar will be reprising their roles alongside the leading quintet, with Kate Upton reportedly sought for the female lead late last year.

The film is expected to feature the same kind of girl-chasing, larger-than-life party scenes from the original TV series, and will revolve around the making of a big-budget Dracula movie that stars Grenier’s Vincent Chase.

Thornton is set to play the role...

With production currently under way in Los Angeles on the Entourage movie, actor Billy Bob Thornton has joined the cast in a supporting role. In addition, we also have new story details for this highly-anticipated adaptation.

Adrian Grenier (Vincent Chase), Jeremy Piven (Ari Gold), Jerry Ferrara (Turtle), Kevin Connolly (Eric Murphy) and Kevin Dillon (Johnny "Drama" Chase) all reprise their roles from the HBO hit series Entourage, with the plot centering on Vincent Chase's new big-budget Dracula movie that is going into production. Billy Bob Thornton plays a billionaire cowboy who transitions into the world of film financing, agreeing to put up the money for Dracula. He sends his 20-year-old son to Los Angeles to keep an eye on the project for him, although the son has yet to be cast.

Entourage series creator Doug Ellin is directing from his own screenplay, with Mark Wahlberg, whose real-life Hollywood stories served...

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Fox is developing a sitcom, The Happy Tree, based around the legalization of marijuana, Deadline reports. The show, from former Entourage and How To Make It In America executive producers Rob Weiss, Mark Wahlberg, and Steve Levinson, centers on a young corporate attorney who relocates to Venice Beach, Calif. and finds himself the voice for the “legalize it” movement, per Deadline.

Getting high is fertile ground for comedy, and it’s no surprise that after the election a few weeks ago — where Colorado and Washington State voted to allow legal marijuana use — that...

Hoping to bring the same lacerating satirical sensibility to the drug war they previously, ostensibly lent to Hollywood, the Entourage production trio of Rob Weiss, Mark Wahlberg, and Steve Levinson are developing a comedy for Fox about the very timely topic of marijuana decriminalization—a subject deserving of the sort of trenchant, Swiftian comic observation that only a Fox sitcom and the makers of Entourage can provide. Titled The Happy Tree, at least until such a time as Giggles 'N Cheetos can be cleared by Fox's legal department, the series concerns a successful yet totally uptight lawyer whose nervous ...

Marijuana is poised for its primetime moment. Following a triumphant turn with regard to legalization in both Colorado and Washington, Fox is now developing a weed-themed comedy, appropriately titled The Happy Tree, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The half-hour effort, from Entourage trio Mark Wahlberg, Steve Levinson and Rob Weiss, will center on a young, hotshot corporate attorney who quits his day job following a nervous breakdown and seeks a life of peace and serenity in Venice Beach — only to find himself the unlikely voice for the movement to legalize marijuana. The timely 20th Century Fox TV project will be written by

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Mark Wahlberg and his Entourage co-producers Steve Levinson and Rob Weiss are working on a new show for fall. The Happy Tree, in development at Fox, is a comedy about legalizing pot. According to Deadline, the show centers on an uptight lawyer who has a meltdown and moves to Venice Beach, where he becomes an advocate for the decriminalization movement. Well, American drug policy is a joke ...

Exclusive: The marijuana legalization movement gained major momentum in the recent November elections as measures to regulate the drug made it to the ballot in three Western states and passed in two — Colorado and Washington — with several others working on similar legislation. Now the grass-roots campaign is set as the backdrop for a comedy in development at Fox. The Happy Tree, from former Entourage executive producers Rob Weiss, Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson, centers on a brilliant young corporate attorney who, after a nervous breakdown, quits his job and seeks a life of peace and serenity on Venice Beach only to find himself the unlikely voice for the marijuana “legalize it” movement. The project will be produced by 20th Century Fox TV and stems from Weiss’ blind script deal there. He will co-write the script with Jay Leggett and Blake Leibel, who co-executive produce with Lawrence Longo. In addition to Entourage,...