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Harvey Weinstein has filed a lawsuit against the producers of the tour of the Broadway musical Finding Neverland, seeking more than $2.3 million in profits related to the production’s national tour. The complaint, filed Tuesday in New York's Supreme Court, names NETworks Presentations LLC as a defendant, along with other producing partners. Court documents allege that NETworks Presentations LLC and others withheld $2.3 million or more from Weinstein and his associated companies, Weinstein Live Entertainment and Finding Neverland USA LLC. Weinstein asserts in the filing that he and his entities had a 50% ownership stake in the tour. The suit also details that Weinstein and his companies were to receive a minimum weekly advance of $4,000, a weekly consulting fee of $3,750, and...

Harvey Weinstein has sued the production companies behind the national tour of the musical “Finding Neverland” for breach of contract, accusing them of secretly withholding $2.3 million in payments owed to the imprisoned Hollywood producer.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court, alleges Weinstein and his companies owned a 50% stake in the tour and were entitled to half of the gross proceeds from NETworks Presentations, National Artists Management Company and Fnl Touring.

Despite lacking signed final agreements before the tour launched in October 2016 — after the Broadway run ended in August that year — his partners began payments, but abruptly stopped them, the lawsuit states. It also accuses the producers of failing to provide proper accounting, and demands a full audit of the tour’s books.

The complaint also claims the producers stopped making contractual payments, including a $4,000 minimum weekly advance, a $3,750 consulting fee, and a $2,000 guaranteed weekly minimum. Plaintiffs...

Harvey Weinstein is suing the producers and managers of the Finding Neverland musical, accusing them of cutting him out of part of the tour’s proceeds.

In a lawsuit filed in New York state court on Wednesday, Weinstein alleges NETworks Presentations, National Artists Management Company and Fnl Touring secretly withheld $2.3 million from him in breach of their contract.

“This isn’t about redemption—it’s about remuneration,” said Juda Engelmayer, a lawyer for the disgraced ex-Hollywood mogul, in a statement. “Harvey Weinstein built this tour. He was promised a share. They took his name, his work, and tried to erase the deal.”

Finding Neverland, adapted from a 2004 film of the same name, had a 17-month Broadway run that closed in 2016 after 565 shows, which was followed by a national tour.

Weinstein, through his live entertainment company, played a central role in producing the hit musical, bringing on National Artists Management founder...

Rose McGowan has resurfaced.

Argentinian artist Baby Yors dropped a new single on Friday titled “Monte y Culebra,” and the reggaeton track features an intro from the actress turned activist and best-selling author. “Hey Marco, it’s Rose,” she says, referencing Baby Yors’ real name, Marco Palou. “Um, I just am not gonna be in the world for a little while.” The beat then kicks in to reveal a song Baby Yors describes as an upbeat dance track with themes of rebirth and transformation and inspired by a process of “embracing the esoteric” side of himself. It’s also just fun.

Baby Yors pulled McGowan’s audio from a voice note she left for him as they were becoming fast friends. Though they initially crossed paths years ago at a dinner in New York City, the two bonded more recently online over a shared appreciation for one another’s work.

Despite being poles apart in their filmmaking, Quentin Tarantino and Hayao Miyazaki developed a surprising connection. The duo fought against the same man—the infamous Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein. Before his scandals destroyed his career, Weinstein was known for forcing directors to cut scenes from their movies.

So much so that the notorious producer even earned the title “Harvey Scissorhands”. And that’s exactly the kind of inconvenience that Quentin Tarantino and Hayao Miyazaki faced. While Tarantino was asked to remove the now-iconic torture scene from Reservoir Dogs, Miyazaki faced a similar fight against Weinstein regarding Princess Mononoke’s runtime.

Quentin Tarantino Fought Harvey Weinstein With Words, Hayao Miyazaki Did With a Sword

Quentin Tarantino and Hayao Miyazaki come from completely different filmmaking worlds. Tarantino’s movies are loud, bloody, and packed with sharp dialogue, whereas Miyazaki’s stories are magical, peaceful, and often speak to nature and the human spirit.

Actress Julia Ormond has reached an out-of-court settlement with Disney and Miramax regarding her 2023 sexual assault lawsuit involving Harvey Weinstein. However, her former agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), continues to dispute her allegations, prolonging the legal battle.

Settlement Details with Disney and Miramax

According to the Irish Daily Mail, court documents from New York indicate that on March 31 Ormond finalized a sealed settlement agreement with Disney and its former subsidiary, Miramax. Under the terms of this settlement, Disney agreed to pay Ormond $5.75 million. Ormond’s lawsuit initially accused Disney and Miramax of “negligent supervision and retention,” asserting the companies continued employing Weinstein despite knowledge of his misconduct, thereby placing employees at risk.

Ongoing Dispute with CAA

Despite the settlement with Disney and Miramax, Ormond’s former agency, CAA, remains actively involved in litigation. CAA has requested additional discovery from Disney and Miramax, seeking evidence to counteract Ormond’s allegations of...

Trigger Warning: This article contains minor references to themes of s*x trafficking and pr*stit*tion, which some individuals may find distressing.

P Diddy’s federal criminal trial has landed him with a split verdict that’s mostly in his favor, but he isn’t entirely out of public fire. For one, Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders is said to have called the rap mogul out for an alleged serious crime in a since-deleted tweet. Also embroiled in the fire with him was Snoop Dogg, whom the coach didn’t hesitate to name-drop.

As shared by @Ri_S_OB on X, in an old tweet from April 2011, Coach Prime seemingly took to his X handle @DeionSanders to allege both Sean Combs and Dogg of a disturbing claim. Here’s what he wrote:

I don’t think y’all heard me! Diddy, Snoop, and Prime with a house full of kids.

Ioan Gruffudd, the Og Mr. Fantastic from the 2005 Fantastic Four film, just sent the Marvel multiverse into a caffeine-fueled frenzy. The actor recently shared a cryptic photo of himself clutching a coffee cup with a very deliberate “4” foam art on the top. Now, fans are spiraling out of control, speculating if Gruffudd is hinting at his return.

And by speculating, we mean people are not hoping for Ioan Gruffudd to come back as Mr. Fantastic, especially now that Pedro Pascal has bagged the role. Instead, fans are expecting the actor to return as The Maker, an evil alternate version of Reed Richards. But the buzz didn’t stop there.

In a recent Vulture interview, Gruffudd dropped another bombshell about how he almost played a very different mutant role. Turns out, in the 2005 Fantastic Four movie, the actor appeared as none other than the X-Men mutant Wolverine, in a deleted scene.

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein gave an update on his time in prison in an interview with right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.

Weinstein, who was sentenced to prison in 2020, spoke about his relationship with his five children and his desire to spend time with them.

“I’d move as close to my kids as humanly possible,” Weinstein said. “My kids are number one now, my family is number one, because they’re the important thing.”

Weinstein, 73, was convicted of criminal sexual assault and rape and sentenced to 23 years in prison. While his conviction in New York was overturned, he was found guilty on three charges of rape in Los Angeles and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Last month, he was convicted of two counts of rape in his New York retrial and acquitted of the third count.

Time away from his family showed Weinstein that he can’t take his relationship with his children for granted.

Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein currently calls Rikers Island his home, serving a lengthy sentence that just might keep him behind bars for the remainder of his life. He recently had the opportunity to voice his side of the story in a conversation with political commentator Candace Owens, where he opened up about the one mistake in filmmaking history he would like to fix.

What’s the one mistake, you ask? Well, according to him, it is the 1957 adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s novel, ‘A Farewell to Arms’. Directed by Charles Vidor, the namesake adaptation failed to impress the audience back in the day, and Weinstein believes that if he were ever granted freedom, he would try his hand at bringing the novel to life and have it done right this time.

When asked what he would do if he were released, Weinstein had his answer ready, work-wise. In the conversation uploaded to Owens’ YouTube channel,...

Back in the middle of August, Justin Baldoni appeared for an interview with Cosmopolitan UK to talk about his film, ‘It Ends with Us.’ A project that went on to push him down a hole full of legal troubles. During the interview, Baldoni made it clear that he wasn’t the one in charge of intimate scenes with Blake Lively; rather, most of the decisions were made with the approval of the women on set.

He stated that Colleen Hoover‘s book is a story that is “told through the lens of a woman,” which is why a female gaze was necessary to bring the scenes to life. Talking about the themes of violence and intimacy in the film, Baldoni stated that it was important to him that ‘It Ends with Us‘ have a female stunt coordinator.

Thus, he hired his good friend Lauren Shaw for the role. He stated,...

Trigger warning: The following article contains mentions of s*xual misconduct and s*xual assault, which may be sensitive to a few readers. Kindly proceed with caution.

Harvey Weinstein has made wild accusations against his accusers from prison, when he attended an interview on controversial political commentator Candace Owens‘ show. Weinstein claimed that the district attorney spent an enormous amount of money to set up an overwhelming amount of evidence against him in the case.

He claimed that the expert witnesses in the case were paid hefty amounts. He even accused the victims in the case of taking money from him. He claimed that when Mimi Haleyi’s trial was announced, her attorney, Gloria Allred, came to his representatives with an offer. He shared:

She went to my lawyers and said, ‘For $750,000, pay us off and we’ll go away.’ And we didn’t pay her because we thought it was absolute nonsense.

Candace Owens laid bare a growing suspicion about the fairness of New York’s justice system during her recent interview with Harvey Weinstein. She pointed to several high-profile cases, from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ surprising acquittal on serious charges initially despite damning video evidence to even the partially dismissed claims against Justin Baldoni. “Forgetting your case, but just taking a look at everything on a larger picture… is there something rotten in the New York system?” Owens said bluntly.

Weinstein did not hold back in his agreement, expressing deep frustration with the outcomes and the processes that led there:

I certainly am, you know, sickened by the results. There’s no reason that with this trial shouldn’t be a mistrial. And so you can add me to those voices, you know, who feel that something’s wrong with the system. This is a terrible outcome.

He described the district attorney...

Actress Julia Garner made her feature film debut in 2011, playing the role of Sarah in the deprogramming drama "Martha Marcy May Marlene." She quickly landed many additional film roles for her talent and her intensity, appearing in both gentle indie dramas (like "Electrick Children") and studio schlock (like "The Last Exorcism II"). In 2014, Garner already appeared in her ninth feature film, "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," a sequel to the 2005 film "Sin City." She was rolling high, and would only continue to become more famous.

"Sin City," as many remember, was a highly stylized, near-animated film noir directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller. It was based on Miller's 1991 comic of the same name, itself designed to be a film noir on steroids. It took the images and themes and stories of old pulp crime stories, and ratcheted up the sex and violence to a dizzying degree.

A new biography by Amy Odell offers an unflinching look at Gwyneth Paltrow’s life and career, from Hollywood royalty to wellness mogul. “Gwyneth: The Biography,” out now, traces the Oscar-winning actor’s journey from childhood — as the daughter of actor Blythe Danner and director-producer Bruce Paltrow — to addressing the infamous allegation that she stole the “Shakespeare in Love” script from Winona Ryder. Odell draws on more than 200 interviews with people who know or have worked with Paltrow. Notably, Paltrow herself did not participate in the interviews.

Variety has reached out to Paltrow’s rep for comment.

Read on for 11 of the biggest revelations from “Gwyneth: The Biography.”

1. Paltrow’s father, director-producer Bruce Paltrow, was furious when she signed with her first manager, Joanne Horowitz, who, at the time, repped a then-unknown Kevin Spacey.

Shortly after graduating from high school in 1990, Paltrow appeared in a stage production of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,...

A music industry that barely heeded the #MeToo movement until just recently is very much on the mind of Honey Jam founder and executive director Ebonnie Rowe.

Launched in 1995, Honey Jam has mentored emerging Canadian female artists with workshops, vocal coaching and opportunities to perform and network in a safe space. The non-profit also puts on songwriting camps, industry panels, artist talks and talent showcases beyond its annual concert. Honey Jam alumni include Nelly Furtado, Jully Black, Lu Kala, Savannah Re, Joy Lapps and Anjulie Jenna Walker, among others.

Rowe is busy putting the finishing touches on the Honey Jam 30th anniversary concert this Wednesday night at Massey Hall in Toronto to celebrate three decades of empowering emerging female artists. “The show must go on,” Rowe tells The Hollywood Reporter.

Honey Jam’s initial mission was to address misogynist lyrics in rap music and their impact on young women looking...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is now in theaters, and we want to know what you, ComicBookMovie.com's readers, thought about Marvel Studios' long-awaited reboot.

Fans of Marvel's First Family have been waiting a long time to see these characters done justice on the big screen after several underwhelming efforts, and so far, the consensus seems to be that Marvel pulled it off by delivering a fun, stylish and engaging superhero adventure.

The majority of critics were very impressed, anyway, as the movie is currently sitting at 88% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 291 reviews.

There really hasn't been much negativity aimed the movie's way, but some do seem to feel that the third act felt a little rushed, and there wasn't enough time dedicated to developing Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm's characters.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps star Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards) has shared several behind-the-scenes photos to his Instagram page, and one of them features the four main cast members in the team's classic blue and black costumes.

We have heard that a much longer sequence featuring Marvel's First Family in these suits (likely doing battle with John Malkovich's Red Ghost and his apes) was originally going to open the movie, but there is still a brief shot of the heroes in their classic attire facing off against Mole Man's monster in the montage, which also name-drops villains such as Diablo, Mad Thinker and The Wizard.

Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben wear updates versions of these suits for the majority of the movie, but we'd say there's a decent chance they will debut all-new costumes for their return in Avengers: Doomsday.

There's nothing particularly revealing in the other photos,...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps features several standout moments, but arguably the most exciting and intense scene occurs about midway through the movie, as Sue Storm gives birth to Franklin under seriously perilous circumstances.

As Marvel's First Family are making their escape from Galactus' ship after attempting to negotiate with the all-powerful villain (he asks for Reed and Sue's unborn son in return for sparing their planet), Invisible Woman goes into labor, and must deliver her baby with the help of Reed, Johnny and Ben as they blast through space with the Silver Surfer in hot pursuit.

While speaking with USA Today, Vanessa Kirby - who is currently pregnant herself - discussed the nail-biting sequence, explaining why she was glad to be part of a scene involving the arrival of a new life because "in cinema history, we see thousands of deaths, but hardly any births."

Though Reed and Sue...

Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk’s marriage is reportedly in trouble after wild revelations about her s*x life with ex-boyfriends in her biography. Author Amy Odell will drop the book, Gwyneth Paltrow: The Biography, on July 29, and snippets of the book are already out in public. Interestingly, Paltrow hasn’t given her blessing to the book.

It includes wild tales about her s*xual relationship with Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck. While Paltrow hasn’t confirmed anything in the book, a source told RadarOnline that it was reportedly affecting her six-year marriage to Falchuk. The unauthorized tell-tale book’s stories have allegedly made Falchuk believe that Paltrow missed those wild days. The source shared:

Brad [Falchuk] really believes Gwyneth misses those wild, high-profile years. Back when she was a young star, dating Hollywood’s elite. The book has dragged all of that back into the spotlight, and in the most graphic way possible.

Jon Bernthal has played the Marvel Comics character Frank Castle, a.k.a. The Punisher, in season 2 of the Netflix Daredevil series and two seasons of his own The Punisher series, and he’s reprised the role in the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. Marvel Television boss Brad Winderbaum recently let it slip that Bernthal is also set to star in a The Punisher Special Presentation for Disney+ – and a while back, it was rumored that filming on the special presentation would begin in mid-July and continue through the first week of August in New York. As it turns out, the rumor was true, and Bernthal has been spotted on set!

Winderbaum told Entertainment Weekly that Bernthal is writing The Punisher Special Presentation with Reinaldo Marcus Green, who directed Bernthal in the 2022 mini-series We Own This City. Green, whose other credits include Bob Marley: One Love, King Richard, Joe Bell,...

Primarily known for his role as Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, Jon Bernthal found worldwide fame and acclaim for his role as the iconic Marvel hero in the Netflix show.

The actor starred in a supporting role in a movie called The Amateur (released April 11), and although that is what you’d call this movie, an amateur attempt, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the film cannot do good. In fact, Jon Bernthal’s The Amateur is currently dominating the streaming charts in the U.S. (via Flix Patrol).

Although there were some criticisms of the film, Jon Bernthal’s The Amateur is currently the most watched film on Disney+ in the U.S., overtaking many of the motion pictures. The Amateur has found itself at the top despite facing some criticism for its lack of originality.

Being rated 88% on Rotten Tomatoes (audience score), The Amateur is finding favor and love among the audience,...

Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps is now playing in several regions around the globe, which means leaks are inevitably going to find their way online.

Major spoilers from this point on.

A number of images featuring key moments from the MCU reboot have now been shared on Reddit. They include Paul Walter Hauser as Mole Man in his comic-accurate costume, the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) in human form during a flashback, the "Latveria" sign which indicates that Doctor Doom will indeed hail from Earth 828, Natasha Lyonne as newly-created character Rachel Rozman, and Sue Storm giving birth in space during one of the movie's best sequences.

We also have some shots from the final act, as Invisible Woman uses every last ounce of her power to send Galactus through a portal to another dimension before dying from the exertion. Fortunately, there's a "magic baby" on hand, and Franklin Richards...

Warning: This article contains major spoilers for The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has delivered a first look at Doctor Doom in the movie’s post-credits scene, but a new rumor has already placed his next brief appearance before Avengers: Doomsday hits cinemas in December 2026. Fans have been waiting to see Robert Downey Jr. return to the Marvel franchise as Doom, and it looks like he is going to be dropping in on at least one more superhero before his big, full reveal.

According to a post by the X account @missminutesborn, Doom will next make a short appearance in next summer’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day. While there are still no officially confirmed details about the plot of Tom Holland’s return as Peter Parker, we do know that Jon Bernthal will be playing The Punisher, and rumors have suggested the film will also feature...

Julia Ormond is asking a court to enforce a subpoena against CAA co-founder Michael Ovitz, after he skipped a noticed deposition in June.

Ormond is suing the agency for allegedly setting her up to be sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein in December 1995 — a charge the agency has adamantly denied.

Ovitz left the agency to take the number-two job at Disney in August 1995. Ormond’s lawyers want to question him about the agency’s ties to Weinstein and about comments he has made regarding sexual harassment in the industry in that era.

In 2018, Ovitz told Cbnc that sexual harassment had been around Hollywood “since its inception.”

“This whole concept has been around forever and it’s always been swept under the rug,” he said.

According to a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court, Ormond’s lawyers filed a deposition notice on May 29, ordering Ovitz to appear on June 12. Ovitz did not...

Mathilde Dratwa’s play A Play About David Mamet Writing a Play About Harvey Weinstein debuted in a one-night reading that benefited the Nyclu. The evening, which was held at Playwrights Horizons, raised $15,000. Directed by Leslye Headland, the four-person cast featured Abbi Jacobson, Heléne Yorke, Billy Eichner and Paige Gilbert (who filled in last minute for Kara Young), and was produced by George Strus of Benson Drive Productions, Rachel Sussman of Soto Productions, and Isabelle Mann of Funroe Productions. Audience members included playwrights Hansol Jung, Heidi Schreck, Sanaz Toosi, and Whitney White (who all had audience cameos), along with Busy Phillips, Jodi Balfour, Jen Tullock, Jackie Siblies Drury, Jocelyn Bioh, Ngozi Anyanwu, Meghan Kennedy, Rebecca Henderson, Kaki King and more. Photo credit: Michael Kushner <img alt="" height="467" src="https://cloudimages.broadwayworld.com/upload13/2381066/tn-500_abbijacobson.jpg"...

Candace Owens has been sued for defamation by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte over a years-long campaign featuring assertions that the first lady of France is male, marking the second time in as many months that a right-wing political commentator has been sued for allegedly false reporting.

Owens said last year that she “would stake [her] entire professional reputation on the fact that Brigitte Macron is in fact a man.” Since then, she’s leveraged the statement to juice her online following despite evidence disproving the claim, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Delaware state court.

In a video, Owens called the lawsuit an “obvious and desperate public relations strategy.”

The filing of the complaint follows Gov. Gavin Newsom in June suing Fox News for defamation over its coverage of a phone call he had with President Trump. He claimed that the network deceptively edited the...

While we fully encourage you to see both movies on the big screen, with Marvel's The Fantastic Four: First Steps and DC's Superman opening in such close proximity, a bit of friendly (and some not-so friendly) competition was inevitable.

Though First Steps doesn't hit theaters until Friday in North America, the review embargo lifted yesterday, and the movie is already "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes at 87% based on 134 reviews. James Gunn's Dcu reboot is slightly behind at 83% with 440 reviews counted.

Reviews for Fantastic Four are still coming in so there's plenty of room for that score to fluctuate, but we don't anticipate it dipping much lower, and there's a good chance both movies will wind up with the exact same Rt score (how on Earth will we argue about which one is better).

Though Rotten Tomatoes is the more popular aggregator, for many, Metactitic is a more reliable and...

Hayao Miyazaki‘s Princess Mononoke is famous for being the movie that defeated Harvey Weinstein. The CEO of Miramax had a famous tug of war with Hayao Miyazaki over editing the movie to make it fit for the American audience. Yet, while this story is popular amongst the otaku community, there is another Princess Mononoke lore that not many are aware of.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the first Legend of Zelda game with 3D graphics and was released in 1998 in Japan and North America. It was produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, who was horrified when he realized that the game had too many similarities with Princess Mononoke, which was released just a year before.

The Legend of Zelda Almost Became a Hayao Miyazaki Film Ripoff The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time almost clashed concepts with Princess Mononoke | Credits: Nintendo

Shigeru Miyamoto was available for an interview with Gamejin,...

Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt, aka the former “It couple of Hollywood”, had a short-lived run with each other, and now, a new biography is spilling all the secrets.

Pitt and Paltrow began dating soon after they met on the set of ‘Se7en’. They were all set to tie the knot when the former proposed to the latter in 1996, only for them to part ways a few months later.

Coming back to the biography, author Amy Odell is releasing her book titled ‘Gwyneth: A Biography‘, which is all set to come out in a few days on July 29. In the book, Odell recalls a few red flags in the high-profile romance.

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For starters, Odell claims that Paltrow had her doubts about Pitt, and even confided in a crew member on ‘Emma’ if he was right for her. She...

Harvey Weinstein has dropped a lawsuit against his brother Bob, in which he accused his sibling of “financial betrayal” that led to the collapse of his company.

Harvey Weinstein is in jail awaiting sentencing after he was convicted in June of sexual assault for a third time.

In February, his lawyers filed a counterclaim in a long-dormant lawsuit, seeking to reassign blame for the demise of the Weinstein Co. to his brother and two other employees.

Harvey Weinstein was exposed to dozens of sexual assault and harassment allegations in the fall of 2017, leading to his ouster from the company. Fatally wounded, the company declared bankruptcy a few months later, and its library was ultimately folded into Lionsgate.

In the counterclaim, Harvey Weinstein asserted that Bob Weinstein and David Glasser took millions in unjustified payments before the bankruptcy, leaving it vulnerable to insolvency. He also accused Reiter, the company’s longtime accountant,...

Harvey Weinstein has voluntarily discontinued his fraud and financial conspiracy claims against his brother, Bob Weinstein.

In a suit, which was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in February, Weinstein alleged that Bob Weinstein, David Glasser and others made Harvey Weinstein guarantee a $45 million loan from AI International Holdings in 2016 to support the film production and distribution company. Harvey Weinstein alleged that the money was not used to help the company, but rather that Bob Weinstein and Glasser took the money for “personal use, unauthorized bonuses, and unrelated financial dealings.” Harvey Weinstein alleged he was then wrongfully left solely responsible for repaying the loan after his sexual assault allegations led to a breach of contract.

On July 18, Harvey Weinstein voluntarily discontinued the claims against his brother, Bob Weinstein, with prejudice, meaning that the claims cannot be retried. The move did not involve any settlement or any paid consideration.

Marvel President Kevin Feige has just teased us how Jon Bernthal’s darker and ruthless Punisher will make Tom Holland’s Spider-Man a ‘Proper Spider-Man’ in the upcoming MCU flick, Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Feige talked to ScreenRant about the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home when the world has to forget about Peter Parker’s identity, including his lover Mj and his best friend Ned. That’s when Parker becomes a ‘Proper Spider-Man’ when he chooses to sacrifice everything he had to make the world a better place.

We are seeing for the first time in the Tom Holland Spider-Man stories, him being a proper Spider-Man, him being by himself dedicated to saving the city beyond and dealing with street level crime as opposed to world ending events that he faced when working with the other characters.

He further continued,

I know The Punisher started in a Spider-Man comic and that great cover,...

Spider-Man fans finally got the news they’ve been waiting for: Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is heading back to the streets. After years of big, multiverse-sized stories, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has confirmed that Spider-Man’s next movie will take things back to basics.

Ever since Spider-Man: No Way Home came out, fans hoped the next film would focus on Peter Parker fighting crime in New York, without all the universe-jumping. But rumors over the years made fans unsure. Reports teased all kinds of villains from Knull to Hobgoblin.

Some insiders even said the movie might mix street-level crime with multiverse action, and names like Kingpin were thrown into the mix. But when Jon Bernthal’s Punisher was announced to appear in the movie a few weeks ago, fans really started to believe Spider-Man was going back to his roots.

Now, thanks to Collider’s report from the recent Fantastic Four press event,...

Spider-Man fans have a reason to celebrate. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is finally going back to basics, and you can take that to the bank since Kevin Feige himself has confirmed that Spider-Man’s next movie will bring him back to the streets of New York, dealing with more grounded threats instead of multiverse chaos.

Ever since No Way Home ended, fans have been hoping that Peter would return to smaller, more personal stories.

Over the past few years, a lot of rumors suggested otherwise. Leaks talked about huge villains like Knull or Hobgoblin, and some said the film might mix street-level action with a multiverse plot. There were even reports that Kingpin might show up. But now, most of those rumors can be ignored.

A few weeks ago, news broke that Jon Bernthal’s Punisher would appear in the movie. That led fans to believe the film would focus on street crime,...

Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow’s relationship was short, steamy, and, in the end, seriously messy. They got together in late 1997, and by early 1999, it was over, with plenty of gossip left in their wake. So, did Ben Affleck cheat? That’s the million-dollar question. There was no public confession, no tabloid exposé with receipts. But behind the scenes, those close to the couple suspected something was off.

According to Amy Odell’s account, who recently published a book called Gwyneth: The Biography, Paltrow’s friends were wary of the Batman actor from the start. He wasn’t exactly boyfriend-of-the-year material, emotionally distant, unpredictable, and often more into his vices than the relationship. While the details remain vague, the breakup didn’t come as a shock to those who knew her.

What raised more eyebrows was Paltrow’s attitude after the split. She didn’t drop names, but her sharp...

Fans had some trepidation about The Fantastic Four: First Steps following reports from early test-screenings, but if the social media reactions are anything to go by, they needn't have worried.

We've learned not to put too much stock in these initial reactions, but the X posts from those who have seen the MCU reboot are significantly more glowing than they were for Captain America: Brave New World, for example.

Marvel Studios has now released a "Dreamer" teaser, which spotlights some new footage along with the high praise that's been heaped upon the movie over the weekend.

Whether First Steps really is destined to be considered a "masterpiece" (that word is tossed around way too liberally) remains to be seen, but these reactions do give us reason to be excited.

Check out the new teaser along with a behind-the-scenes featurette focusing on the movie's VFX below.

This Friday, experience Marvel Studios...

In 1928, author Herbert Asbury published "The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld," which rapidly became something of an underground classic. There was good reason for this: Asbury's account of the gangs of old New York was rather detailed and colorful, cobbled together with the help of myth, historical research, exaggerated first-person accounts, dodgy memory, and police records. The scope was vast too, tracing the turbulent nature of gang wars in the area that led up to the rise of the Mafia, while also providing a rogues gallery of individuals who were infamous for one reason or the other.

42 years after Asbury's book was first published, Martin Scorsese became fascinated with its subject matter, but didn't have the means to adapt it at the time. An up-and-coming director who had recently released his debut feature, Scorsese set his sights on other projects, diligently working towards cementing his name.

Details of The Fantastic Four: First Steps' post-credits scene have been doing the rounds for a while, but it seems the stinger was originally going to set up the events of Avengers: Doomsday in a very different way.

According to scooper Mttsh, Marvel was considering reintroducing Chris Evans as Steve Rogers in his Nomad persona before plans changed.

Spoilers for the actual post-credits scene follow.

"For Fantastic Four: First Steps, they originally planned a post-credits scene with Chris Evans as Nomad coming to warn them. Then they replaced it with one featuring Doom. Now, in the final version, there are two post-credits scenes."

Evans recently claimed that he was "happily retired," and has no intention of reprising his most famous role. During a reent interview with Screen Rant, the Materialists star remained adamant that he won't be back, while admitting that he's sad to be missing "the party."

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As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this month, A Play About David Mamet Writing a Play About Harvey Weinstein is soon coming to The Judith O. Rubin Theater at Playwrights Horizons as a reading to benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union. Produced by George Strus of Benson Drive Productions, Rachel Sussman of Soto Productions, and Isabelle Mann of Funroe Productions, the one-night-only event will feature a star-studded cast that includes Abbi Jacobson, Billy Eichner, Heléne Yorke, and Kara Young. The woman behind the concept is playwright Mathilde Dratwa. In a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter, she explained the play's origins. "The genesis for the play happened when I read a tiny little blurb that [Mamet] was writing about Harvey...

An international teaser for Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps has found its way online, giving us a look at quite a bit of new footage from the MCU reboot.

The tone is a little more sombre than previous trailers, as Marvel's First Family begin to comprehend the magnitude of the threat Galactus and the Silver Surfer pose to their world.

Speaking of the Devourer of Worlds, we do get a new look at the all-powerful villain, but the shot cuts away just before his full face is unveiled. We have seen plenty of promo art and merchandise at this stage, but it seems Marvel does intend to save the full reveal for the movie.

“It’s a big moment when the Fantastic Four get to see him for the first time,” director Matt Shakman tells USA Today. “And I'd love for that to be the same for the audience.

Fans of Marvel’s old The Defenders Saga have recently seen the old gang slowly getting back together, and of the most celebrated returns has been Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle aka The Punisher. Now, Bernthal is set to return in Daredevil: Born Again, his own Disney+ special, and, if rumors are to be believed,will have a big role to play in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Thanks to a new image released online, fans may have been given their first look at the actor’s return to the role in one of those projects.

Bernthal has recently been filming alongside Tom Holland, Matt Damon, and others, forhis role in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. Now, he is back in New York and filming his next appearance as Frank Castle, and appears to be going incognito compared to the last time we saw him.

Despite being part of three big upcoming Marvel Studios projects,...

Jon Bernthal lit the world on fire earlier this year by returning as Frank Castle/The Punisher in Daredevil: Born Again, and he was even rewarded with a spin-off Spotlight series coming to Disney+ next year. Just Jared has posted the first official photos from Bernthal’s Punisher spin-off, which can be found below. The first photos show Bernthal portraying a more rugged Frank Castle, similar to the one we see at the beginning of The Punisher Netflix series and when Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) first finds him in Daredevil: Born Again. Marvel has displayed a pattern of giving Frank a beard at the start of a series only to shave it at the show’s end, but fans remain hopeful this time around that the scruff is here to stay.

The first set photos from behind-the-scenes of The Punisher can be found here.

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Skip Brittenham, the forthright Hollywood attorney and power broker who represented A-listers from all corners of the industry, from Kevin Feige, Harvey Weinstein and Toby Emmerich to Harrison Ford, Tom Hanks and Eddie Murphy, died Thursday. He was 83.

“Everyone in our industry knew of Skip’s legal prowess,” Ziffren Brittenham Llc., which he founded in December 1978, said in a statement. “But some may not have known of his quiet generosity, his ability to find humor and opportunity in the darkest moments and his unwavering belief that media and the entertainment industry must serve people, not the other way around.” (Read the firm’s full statement here.)

A Hollywood Reporter “Legal Legend,” Brittenham launched the boutique firm Ziffren Brittenham with Ken Ziffren, and his clients over the years also included Richard Pryor, Tony and Ridley Scott, Joe Eszterhas, Glen A. Larson, Warren Littlefield, Ted Danson, Tom Selleck, Tim Allen, Bruce Willis,...

It took a very long time for Hollywood to take Marvel Comics seriously, and "Howard the Duck" gets a lot of the blame for that. By the mid-1980s, films like "Star Wars" and "Superman: The Movie" had incited a proper revolution in the film industry. Genres that previously weren't big hits — financially or critically — didn't just make lots of money, but they made movie stars out of actors nobody had previously heard of and even won awards. All of a sudden, sci-fi/fantasy and pulp heroes weren't just "kids' stuff." They were surefire recipes for four-quadrant success.

But even though Marvel was churning out superhero TV shows like nobody's business — not just Saturday morning cartoons but primetime hits like "The Incredible Hulk" and "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" — Marvel's first big budget foray into live-action theatrical features wasn't based on one of their most iconic costumed crimefighters. Instead, it was "Howard the Duck,...

Marvel Studios has announced that Disney+ will live stream the blue-carpet event for The Fantastic Four: First Steps on Monday, July 21. The event gets underway at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles at 7 p.m. Pt, with a full replay available to stream shortly after.

Expected to attend are: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne, Sarah Niles, director Matt Shakman, producer Kevin Feige, executive producers Louis D’Esposito, Grant Curtis, and Tim Lewis, and composer Michael Giacchino.

"This unprecedented live experience marks a new chapter for Disney+, bringing fans closer than ever to the excitement, glamour, and behind-the-scenes action of a red-carpet film premiere. From celebrity arrivals to cast interviews and special surprises, the livestream provides Disney+ subscribers around the world exclusive access, including a special sneak peek at the film before it opens in theaters."

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Among all the exciting Spider-Man updates fans have gathered surrounding Tom Holland's next installment, one in particular has certainly come as a shock. Following Charlie Cox's surprise cameo as Daredevil in No Way Home (2021), another MCU star from a Netflix series will appear in the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day: Jon Bernthal as The Punisher. Even though his series bowed on the streaming giant back in 2019, Frank Castle's legacy has clearly lived on. The Punisher storyline features a number of standout characters alongside the eponymous antihero, such as the infamous Jigsaw. Also known as Billy Russo, the villain was portrayed in the Netflix show by Ben Barnes, who can now be spotted as the lead in a new series on an entirely separate streaming platform.

The Institute is now available on MGM+, and MovieWeb recently spoke with the English actor while he was promoting his latest starring vehicle.

Harvey Weinstein was stamped with the disgraced mark after he became a convicted s*x offender in 2020. Prior to that, many women in the entertainment industry spoke out against the man, including Angelina Jolie and Cara Delevingne.

One of them was the ‘Iron Man’ actress, Gwyneth Paltrow. She was among the 60+ women who accused the former film producer of s*xual assault and misconduct.

Radar Online recently obtained a transcript from a deposition for actress Julia Ormond’s lawsuit against Weinstein and CAA. As per her claims, the agency did not warn her about Weinstein’s history before her alleged assault during a meeting.

In the transcript, Radar Online learned that Weinstein admitted that he hit Paltrow, but later “apologized on the spot.” Not only that, but he also confessed to making a pass at her, which she had previously accused him of. However, Weinstein went on to claim that he apologized to Brad Pitt,...

Is Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic, being positioned to lead Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Doomsday and/or Secret Wars?

The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman has set the internet buzzing with his comments about how much of a challenge it was to cast Pedro Pascal's character during a wide-ranging interview with Variety.

“He goes from being the nerdy scientist who’s locked away in the lab, to the husband and the father who’d do anything to protect his family, to the guy who’s leading the Avengers,” Shakman said of the Ff patriarch. “I realized that the version we were building had to have all of those elements.”

Though some have taken this as confirmation that Mr. Fantastic will lead the Avengers in the upcoming MCU event film, it's entirely possible that Shakman was simply referring to Reed's journey in the comic books. Or is he?...

The longstanding rumors of a feud between Gwyneth Paltrow and Winona Ryder are being addressed in a new book.

Amy Odell’s upcoming book, Gwyneth: The Biography, seemingly reveals how the 52-year-old Goop entrepreneur allegedly took the 1998 Shakespeare in Love role from the 53-year-old Stranger Things star.

According to the story, Gwyneth initially turned down the part of Viola de Lesseps without reading the entire script.

An excerpt from the book claims that Winona, whose name was “bandied about for the role,” never received “an offer,” but she “wanted to do the part.”

An interview with disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein in the biography further claimed that Gwyneth actually “recommended” Winona for the role.

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“After a story about Gwyneth allegedly stealing the script from Winona’s coffee table reached the media, Gwyneth told friends that Ryder had started the rumor, and insisted she’d received the script through her agent,...