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Deadline's studio at the 2019 Toronto lnternational Film Festival kicked off Day 3 by hosting fest-goers including Jennifer Lopez of Hustlers, Eddie Murphy of Dolemite Is My Name, Christian Bale of Ford v Ferrari and many more. Click on the photo above to launch the gallery. Stay tuned for more galleries and video…

It was a big day Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival, with World Premieres from Tom Hanks, Daniel Craig and Chris Evans, Eddie Murphy , Jennifer Lopez, and Dreamworks Animation. How’s that for a full plate? Of course, at TIFF it just wouldn’t be a normal day without at least six or seven big premieres…

You can go home again. Eddie Murphy has already announced he’s returning as a host to Saturday Night Live in its upcoming season after a long hiatus. Now, he’s hinting that another homecoming of sorts is in the works, as he said on a podcast that he would be mounting a stand-up tour in 2020. Murphy has been rumored to…

Saturday Night Live returns for Season 45 on September 28 with three live coast-to-coast shows. Woody Harrelson, in his fourth appearance as host, and musical guest Billie Eilish will open the season. Making his first return to SNL for the first since a somewhat awkward appearance for a tribute at the SNL 40th…

EXCLUSIVE: Power star and R&B crooner Rotimi is the latest to join the cast of Paramount Pictures' Coming 2 America sequel. He’ll be joining some of the original cast members including star Eddie Murphy (Prince Akeem) and Arsenio Hall (Semmi), James Earl Jones (King Jaffe Joffer), Paul Bates (Oha), John Amos (Cleo…

With today’s initial announcement of Gala and Special Presentations at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, we get the first major burst of clues to the race for the 92nd annual Academy Awards. On paper, and mostly sight unseen, I spot at least 20 films that might be considered hopefuls for the Oscar race…

While it has been speculated for months, Deadline can confirm that Arsenio Hall has officially closed his deal to reprise his role as Semmi, the best friend and trusted aide to Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem, in Paramount’s Coming To America 2, which Craig Brewer is directing based on a screenplay from Black-ish creator…

EXCLUSIVE: Dan Gregor and Doug Mand are scripting New Line’s remake of Grumpy Old Men. The redo has Eddie Murphy attached and Samuel L. Jackson circling, with Tim Story directing. John Davis is producing through Davis Entertainment. In the 1993 comedy, two lifelong neighbors (Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau) who've…

After winning an Oscar for her costumes on the Ryan Coogler blockbuster Black Panther, Ruth E. Carter is carefully stitching together a plan for her next assignment — bringing the wardrobe to life for Coming to America 2. Last week, Carter posted pictures on Instagram with Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall, confirming…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is setting Craig Brewer to direct Coming To America 2, finally bringing to the starting gate the sequel to the 1988 blockbuster comedy. Eddie Murphy is poised to reprise his role as Akeem, the pampered African prince who became bored of potential marriage partners in the kingdom too in…

EXCLUSIVE: New Line has attached Eddie Murphy to star, and Tim Story to direct and produce, an untitled comedy inspired by the hit Walter Matthau-Jack Lemmon comedy Grumpy Old Men. John Davis is producing through his Davis Entertainment banner. He produced the original. In the 1993 comedy, two lifelong neighbors…

Last year Kenan Thompson officially became the longest-running Saturday Night Live cast member, with 15 seasons under his belt. And, when he started on the show in 2003, he was the show's youngest performer—a situation that seems worthy of some sort of SNL careerist medal. Instead, this year he got his first Emmy nom…