Refresh for updates Albert Finney, who died yesterday, is being remembered by co-stars and colleagues from Hollywood to London today as an actor who all but defined versatility. From the intimate kitchen-sink dramas that started his career to the big, broad musicals like Scrooge (pictured) and Annie that became family…

Adele has given the Cold Shoulder to the NFL and won’t be headlining the 2017 Super Bowl Halftime Show, the singer confirmed to fans last night during a performance in Los Angeles. On Monday it was reported by The Sun that the league was heavily courting the pop superstar for the gig and further, that the “Skyfall&#8221…

When Sam Smith hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts with his Spectre theme song “Writing's On The Wall,” he not only beat Adele's previous effort, “Skyfall,” which reached No. 2, but it was the first No. 1 Bond theme in 30 years and second ever. Of this achievement, Smith says, "It was very, very, very, very surreal to ge…

British singing superstar Adele is reportedly in talks to make a cameo in Canadian director Xavier Dolan’s English-language debut The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan. The singer, who recently worked with Dolan on the video to her comeback single “Hello”, has already had a taste of the film business. She sang- and…

It would be understandable if the makers and distributor of the 007 film Spectre felt under appreciated after it replaced last week’s empty theaters with crowds. Spectre racked up nearly $300 million in global ticket sales — only to receive lukewarm press because it fell $20M short of the $90.6M domestic opening B.O…

Beyond the “is it as good as the last one” debate that greets every James Bond film, the media narrative around Spectre has been all about whether Daniel Craig and director Sam Mendes are done. There is also a preoccupation over the financial stakes of a film whose reported $250 million budget means it won’t turn…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU: All this past week, James Bond has been battling bad guys and breaking daily records at the UK box office. Now, at the end of its first seven days, Eon, MGM and Sony Pictures' Spectre has a total $80.12M across just six territories. Naturally leading is the UK with a benchmark-setting $63.2M. That…

While the latest James Bond pic doesn't open Stateside — or in major international rollout — for another two weeks, look for Sony/MGM’s Spectre to loom large over the UK next week. The 24th movie in the 007 franchise is set to kick off its first paid previews Monday as it simultaneously world premieres at London’s…

Industry sources are projecting that Sony/MGM’s 24th James Bond title Spectre is on track to make $75 million-$80 million stateside, a figure that’s less than the previous installment’s $90.6M opening, Skyfall, which included Thursday previews. Any distributor would relish Spectre‘s lower opening, though some are…

“I said no to the last one and then ended up doing it, and was pilloried by all my friends,” the director Sam Mendes told BBC Radio, about his future (or not) with Agent 007. “But I do think this is probably it.” Spectre, which comes out this fall, and 2012’s Skyfall took a total of five years to make.

“It feels almost…

Spectre, the 24th installment of the James Bond franchise, will have its world premiere in London on October 26. EON Productions, MGM and Sony made the announcement today. The film opens domestically on November 6.

Spectre has some big shoes to fill. The previous Bond film — 2012’s Skyfall, also directed by Sam…

This is why it’s a good idea for studios to diversify. MGM’s theatrical and home entertainment revenues were down in Q1, but global TV licensing saved the day, according to the privately held company’s financial report to its investors today.

MGM generated net income of $56.8 million, up 27.4% compared with the period…