Shoot is under way on Sean Penn-directed feature drama Flag Day, in which Penn will star alongside daughter Dylan Penn (Elvis & Nixon).
The strong supporting cast joining the production includes Josh Brolin (No Country For Old Men), Norbert Leo Butz (Fair Game), Dale Dickey (Hell Or High Water), Eddie Marsan (Happy-Go…
(Updated with a statement from director Farhad Safinia) EXCLUSIVE: The long legal tussle involving Mel Gibson and director Farhad Safinia against Voltage Pictures overThe Professor and the Madman was settled confidentially this week, but the man who once played Mad Max is not happy with the results.
"As the…
UPDATED, 4:55 PM: A California judge has thrown out a copyright-infringement lawsuit filed against Voltage Pictures by the writer-director Farhad Safinia over its upcoming Mel Gibson-Sean Penn film The Professor and the Madman. Safinia had claimed ownership of the copyright after penning a 2007 revision of its…
Rolling Stone will premiere a documentary series on the infamous rise and takedown of the world's most elusive drug kingpin, JoaquÃn "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera.
Five-episode USA v. Chapo: The Drug War Goes on Trial, directed by Bernardo Ruiz, from Rolling Stone and Jigsaw Productions, also gives viewers a…
Bradley Cooper has a problem. Sure, it all looks good on the outside. Family, fame, fortune, and with his first film as director, he's made the most successful contemporary love story of all time. That's exactly the problem Bradley Cooper has.
It has been so long since we have been able to equate a success or a love…
There will be no second season for Beau Willimon’s Hulu series The First, starring Sean Penn. Deadline has confirmed that the streaming service has opted not to renew the drama, which it picked up straight to series in 2017.
Written by Willimon and executive produced by Willimon and his producing partner Jordan…
The CORE: Community Organized Relief Effort charity raised $3.5 million last night for disaster relief and preparedness work in Haiti, across the Caribbean, and in the US.
The Sean Penn-hosted annual CORE event was a benefit for the organization formerly known as the J/P Haitian Relief Organization. The event began…
As controversy continues to swirl around the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, reports are surfacing that Sean Penn is working on a documentary in Turkey about the Washington Post columnist and outspoken critic of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince.
Al Jazeera and other regional news outlets report that the…
At tonight's 32nd American Cinematheque Award dinner at the Beverly Hilton, guests were seated in the ballroom by 7:30 PM. But it was not until 10:40 PM that the night's honoree, Bradley Cooper, took the stage after an outpouring of affection from Hollywood colleagues including A Star is Born co-stars Lady Gaga and…
On NBC’s TodayShow this morning, Sean Penn waded, literally barefoot, into the #MeToo floodwaters, and if he’s not in over his head he’s certainly standing on tiptoes.
“It’s too black and white,” Penn said of the movement, describing #MeToo as a “receptacle of the salacious.” What’s more, Penn seems to appoint…
Following a first-look teaser last month, Hulu has released the official trailer for its upcoming original drama series The First starring Oscar winner Sean Penn in his first major TV role, from House of Cards creator Beau Willimon.
In The First, Penn leads an ensemble cast in the near-future drama about a crew of…
