George Jung — the prolific cocaine smuggler portrayed by Johnny Depp in the movie “Blow” — has died … TMZ has learned. Sources close to the situation tell TMZ … George died Wednesday morning at home in the Boston area. The cause of death is currently not known, though he had recently been experiencing liver
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Malcolm inherits a bank vault that contains classified government documents and an audio recording that urges him to complete a series of requests. “Box 616” by Mitch Glass Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: https://bit.ly/signal_newsletter #DUST #scifi #shortfilm Making of “Box 616”: We shot this in an old bank vault over a two day period. We
Director Nia DaCosta‘s take on Candyman is set to debut in theaters later this year, with an all-new photo from the upcoming revival offering an intimate glance at Anthony McCoy, played by Watchmen‘s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. While this new look at the film might not be the most frightening image we’ve seen, it does pique
This summer, Space Jam is finally making its return to the big screen. Fans of the beloved sports comedy have been asking for a sequel ever since Michael Jordan teamed up with Bugs Bunny back in 1996, and they’re finally getting their wish in July. Los Angeles Lakers superstar four-time NBA MVP LeBron James is
The paddle Tom Hanks used to help repair U.S. relations with China in “Forrest Gump” just sold at auction … and it fetched a whopping $25,600!!! The ping pong bat the famous actor grabbed for his role as Gump hit the block a few weeks ago … and the gavel just dropped for the final
Last week saw the release of Ryan Spindell’s horror anthology The Mortuary Collection. The film, which starred Clancy Brown in a Cryptkeeper-style role, in which he bantered with a young woman played by Caitlin Custer, who before The Mortuary Collection appeared in a crowdfunded short film directed by Spindell and titled The Babysitter Murders. Horror
Anna Nicole Smith‘s daughter Dannielynn Birkhead not only looks like her late mom, she’s also getting the same attention from Hollywood … but she keeps passing on movie and modeling offers. Dannielynn’s dad, Larry Birkhead, tells TMZ … the 14-year-old’s been offered a bunch of acting and modeling jobs over the years, but Dannielynn is
Comedy Dynamics has released the trailer for Chris Gethard: Half My Life, a new comedy special/tour documentary from comedian and podcaster Chris Gethard. The film will be released to streaming services on June 1st, with an accompanying album on June 4th. Half My Life follows Gethard’s 2019 comedy tour in which he performed in smaller, often DIY
After many months of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of major theme parks are beginning to reopen, with Disneyland being among the latest to do so last week. In addition to the sheer novelty of getting to return to the park again, fans were offered a first look at a number of
Michael Alig — one of the ringleaders of the Club Kids — died from an overdose of several hard drugs … TMZ has learned. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner in NYC tells us … Alig’s cause of death was acute intoxication by fentanyl, acetylfentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine. We broke the story … Alig —
It’s officially been thirteen years since the launch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Iron Man made its debut in theaters on this day in 2008. The franchise is undeniably still going strong, with an ever-growing number of movies and Disney+ shows in the pipeline for the years to come. Still, fans have managed to
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan are at odds over the ‘Magic Mike’ franchise … the exes are fighting over money and want a court to intervene and settle the dispute. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … one of the lingering issues in the wake of the divorce stems from holdings related to the ‘Magic
We’re still some time away from a trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, but that isn’t stopping the massive consumer products machine from unleashing its merchandising upon the masses. This time last week, LEGO released new sets involving the franchise’s eponymous character and now, shoppers have noticed the set also includes another set featuring
Play video content TMZSports.com Wrestling legends Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash (Diesel) were WWF Tag Team champs in the mid-’90s … but initially got linked up together ’cause Nash’s WCW character reminded the “Heartbreak Kid” of … Andrew Dice Clay!! Yes, Michaels was a HUGE fan of the “Diceman” … and that’s why he tells
Ryan Reynolds better start to pay attention. That, of course, is the advice of Hugh Jackman and an officer with the New York City Parks Department. In an Instagram video shared by the X-Men superstar Saturday, the officer asked Reynolds to give Jackman a cameo role in Deadpool 3. The Logan alum seemed to agree
Olympia Dukakis — the Oscar-winning actress best known for her role in ‘Moonstruck’ — has died … this according to her family. Her brother, Apollo, broke the sad news Saturday … taking to Facebook to update fans that his sister had passed in New York City. He adds, “After many months of failing health she
Olympia Dukakis, the Oscar-winning actress best known for her roles in Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias, has died at the age of 89. 50 Greatest Romantic Comedies of All Time The actress’ brother Apollo Dukakis announced his sister’s death on Facebook Saturday. No cause of death was revealed. “My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this
Filming for the new Dungeon & Dragons movie is officially underway. Co-director Jonathan Goldstein officially announced that Paramount and eOne’s Dungeons & Dragons movie has started filming via Twitter earlier today by posting a photo of one of the first clappers for the film. Goldstein is co-directing the movie with his frequent partner John Francis
Jennifer Lopez was hanging out with Ben Affleck this week, setting the Internet on fire with proclamations they’re back together. Not so, and we have an explanation. True … they spent time together, but we’re told they’re strictly friends. Fact is, they’ve been friends for a long time following their difficult breakup. There’s no such
Electronic music — or, as we think of it today, most popular music — is so taken for granted that it’s easy to forget its original pioneers were iconoclasts of their time. Lisa Rovner’s new documentary Sisters With Transistors, about the women who expanded the technological and artistic possibilities of the form during the 20th