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Only three of the 100 top-grossing films of 2016 were shot in California with state tax incentives, according to a new report from FilmL.A. It's another reminder that the state's program isn't doing much to capture big-budget blockbusters, which generally produce the most jobs and generate the greatest economic impact…

The second Tuesday for Disney/Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was bigger than its first, grossing an estimated $22.6M yesterday according to industry reports. Last week in its first Tuesday, Rogue One grossed $17.58M, but that’s when there were more kids in school. Rogue One‘s second Tuesday (which is -29%…

Updated, Tuesday, 5:23PM: FINAL CHRISTMAS WEEKEND ACTUALS A Christmas weekend that sends the annual box office past the $11B mark for the second year in a row can’t be discounted. And while among mass-appealing fare, Disney/Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Illumination/Universal’s Sing remained the top two…

The premise for the new film Why Him? is not exactly new, pitting a skeptical and concerned dad against his daughter’s new boyfriend, so for this sort of thing it's all in the execution. In this case co-writer and director John Hamburg mostly is right on target. As I say in my video review above, Why Him? is…

In possible anticipation of Oscar momentum for the upcoming historical biopic, 20th Century Fox has moved up the release of Hidden Figures. Originally set for January 13, the Theodore Melfi-directed film will now get limited theatrical release on December 25, with wide release to follow January 6. Starring Taraji P. H…

“No father would want their daughter with this guy.” Bryan Cranston loves his little girl. She’s the apple of his eye, the wind beneath his wings, the light in his piazza. So when he goes to visit Stephanie (Zoey Deutch) at college during the holidays, he has just one question upon meeting her filterless “Internet…

EXCLUSIVE: Megan Mullally has landed a role opposite Bryan Cranston and James Franco in Why Him, the Fox comedy from director and co-writer John Hamburg. She will play Barb Fleming, the wife of Cranston’s Ned. In the film, a salt-of-the-earth Midwestern dad (Cranston) travels with his family to visit his daughter at…

EXCLUSIVE: Griffin Gluck will star opposite Bryan Cranston and James Franco in Why Him, the Fox comedy from director and co-writer John Hamburg. Gluck will play Scotty Fleming, the son of Cranston’s character. In the film, a Midwestern dad (Cranston) travels with his family to visit his daughter at college during the…

Bryan Cranston has been set to star opposite James Franco in Why Him, the 20th Century Fox comedy to be directed and co-written by Meet The Parents and Zoolander scribe John Hamburg. Hamburg previously directed I Love You Man and Along Came Polly. He co-wrote this one with Ian Helfer. The logline: Over the holidays, a…