November 18, 2019
The Christian Bale-Matt Damon racing drama Ford v Ferrari is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $31 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
Coming in at No. 2 is Midway with $8.8 million, followed by Charlie's Angels at No. 3 with $8.6 million, Playing with Fire at No. 4 at No. $8.55 million and Last Christmas at No. 5 with $6.7 million.
Rounding out the top tier are Doctor Sleep at No. 6 with $6.2 million, The Good Liar at No. 7 with $5.7 million, Joker at No. 8 with $5.6 million, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil at No. 9 with $5.2 million and Harriet at No. 10 with $4.8 million.
Bill Murray teams up with the Farrelly brothers for Quibi comedy
Ghostbusters and Lost in Translation actor Bill Murray has signed on to play a recurring role in the Farrelly brothers' new comedy series The Now.
Dave Franco, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Daryl Hannah, Jimmy Tatro, Alyssa Milano, Rob Yang and Lex Scott Davis will also star in the show for the Quibi mobile-device streaming service.
The series is billed in a press release as a "comedy that examines what exactly makes life worth living."
"For Ed Poole (Franco), clarity comes when a secret from his past has seemingly destroyed his future. He soon realizes the only thing that will make his life worth living is to forget the past, screw the future and just live in The Now."
Character details are being kept under wraps.
Filmmakers Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly are known for their movies Dumb and Dumber, Shallow Hal, There's Something About Mary, Me, Myself and Irene, and Stuck On You.
Peter Farrelly also co-wrote and directed this year's Best Picture Oscar winner Green Book.
Quibi recently announced it is working on new shows starring Kiefer Sutherland and Sophie Turner.
Mark Ruffalo says he doesn't know if he will return as The Hulk
Mark Ruffalo said on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that he doesn't know if The Hulk will be seen again in the Marvel cinematic universe.
"I don't know," the actor said on Thursday when asked if he will portray the giant green superhero again and his alter-ego, Bruce Banner.
Ruffalo mentioned that he discussed his future as the character with Marvel head Kevin Feige recently at the Hollywood Film Awards where Avengers: Endgame won the Hollywood Blockbuster Award.
"He did say, 'Hey, do you think there's anymore story left here?' and I said, 'I could probably come up with a few storylines,"' Ruffalo said of his interaction with Feige.
Ruffalo first appeared as The Hulk starting with 2012's The Avengers. He also starred in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2017's Thor: Ragnarok, 2018's Avengers: Infinity War and 2019's Avengers: Endgame.
The 51-year-old also defended Marvel movies following comments from director Martin Scorsese and other filmmakers that the movies are not cinema.
"All these kids were bawling, crying, freaking out, screaming in the car and that's real emotion I think," Ruffalo said of the emotional reaction his son and his friends had to seeing an Avengers film.
Ruffalo will next be seen in Dark Waters where he portrays real-life corporate attorney Robert Bilott who takes on DuPont after the chemical company is linked to a series of unexplained deaths. The film is set to hit theaters on Nov. 22.
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Which former James Bond actor's sons will serve as Golden Globes ambassadors?
Clive Owen to portray Bill Clinton in 'American Crime Story' Season 3
Clive Owen has been tapped to portray former President Bill Clinton in the third season of FX's American Crime Story.
The third season, titled Impeachment: American Crime Story, will explore Bill Clinton's impeachment trial and the Monica Lewinsky scandal, told through the perspective of three women who were involved with the probe.
Owen joins a cast that includes Beanie Feldstein as Lewinsky, Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp and Annaleigh Ashford as Paula Jones. Lewinsky is serving as a producer alongside Henrietta Conrad and Jemima Khan.
The role of Bill Clinton's wife and former first lady Hillary Clinton is still being cast.
Impeachment: American Crime Story, will premiere on FX on Sept. 27, 2020, just in time for the 2020 presidential election. The upcoming season is based on author Jeffrey Toobin's book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President.
Production is set to begin in spring 2020. Sarah Burgess is penning the project and executive producing along with Ryan Murphy, Paulson, Feldstein, Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander and Alexis Martin.
American Crime Story Season 1 explored the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Season 2 focused on the assassination of Gianni Versace.
Owen last appeared in action film Gemini Man alongside Will Smith.
Billy Bob Thornton's 'Goliath' to return for fourth and final season
Amazon has renewed Goliath, its legal drama starring Billy Bob Thornton and Nina Arianda.
"Billy's not done yet. #Goliath will return for its fourth and final season to @PrimeVideo," the streaming service tweeted Thursday.
The show casts Thornton as Billy McBride, a former successful defense attorney trying to rebuild his life and career after a murder suspect he got acquitted went on to kill a family.
He now focuses on helping clients who take on the rich and powerful.
Season 3 began streaming on Amazon last month.
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Which former James Bond actor's sons will serve as Golden Globes ambassadors?
Actor Pierce Brosnan's aspiring-filmmaker sons Dylan and Paris have been named Golden Globe ambassadors for the 2020 gala.
The Globes ceremony is where the Hollywood Foreign Press Association distributes awards for excellence in film and television.
It is set to take place on Jan. 5 in Beverly Hills, Calif., with comedian Ricky Gervais serving as host for the show to air on NBC.
The ambassador position is typically held by the child or children of a well-known screen artist.
The kids of Dwayne Johnson, Jamie Foxx, Idris Elba, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Bacon and Kelsey Grammer have all helped hand out statuettes at the prize presentation in recent years.
They also have done philanthropic work in connection with the HFPA after the star-studded gala is over.
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