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Let the speculation begin. The “Untitled Event Film” Warner Bros had dated for December 2026 now is being billed as a “Denis Villeneuve Event Film,” and sources said the studio and Legendary are holding the date with expectations that he wraps up the spectacular trilogy with Dune 3. Hurdles still…

Sony and Legendary announced on Wednesday afternoon that their live-action Street Fighter film, based on the classic video games from Capcom, has been dated for release in theaters on March 20, 2026. News of the release date comes shortly after word that Danny and Michael Philippou, the Australian…

In a global box office that’s still licking its wounds from the strike, here’s something to scream about: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the highest grossing movie in the Legendary and Warner Bros Monsterverse franchise at $570M around the world. That beats previous Monsterverse champ 2017’s Kong…

EXCLUSIVE: Joaquim De Almeida has joined the cast of Legendary’s Animal Friends, the live-action and animated hybrid pic from writing duo Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider. Peter Atencio directed the R-rated Road trip adventure. He joins a cast that includes Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza…

After seeing Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire gross over $548 million and counting worldwide since its March 29 debut, Legendary has tapped Dave Callaham (Shang-Chi) to script the next film in its Monsterverse franchise, Deadline can confirm.Detail as to the threequel’s plot are under wraps. Directed by…

In a highly competitive situation, Legendary has closed a deal with Mob Entertainment to develop and produce a live-action film based on its hit horror video game franchise Poppy Playtime, Deadline can confirm. Legendary will develop and produce along with Don Murphy & Susan Montford’s Angry Films, and…

Warner Bros, the studio who just might win it all this year, can celebrate $1.2 billion being grossed around the world between Legendary’s Dune: Part Two, which just crossed $700M, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire surpassing $500M. The moment comes as the studio re-released Dune: Part Two this weekend…

While playing the same character at different ages as his real-life son Wyatt Russell in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Kurt Russell admitted after watching Wyatt at work that he realized just how good of a performance his son was delivering, and he'd better bring his own A-game to match it. Russell…

EASTER SUNDAY AM UPDATE: Legendary and Warner Bros’ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire stomped all over expectations with an $80M opening, the second best start of the year so far, $2.5M behind the $82.5M opening of Legendary’s other big pic this spring, Dune: Part Two. No one saw this coming. As we told you…

Nothing says Easter tentpole quite like Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which is set to conquer the world with a box office debut around $135M, bolstered by 63 foreign markets and 3,850 theaters stateside. Warner Bros had great fortune in releasing the Legendary IP during Easter 2021 with Godzilla v…

When movies come out, we grade them with reviews, define them by box office returns or eyeballs on streaming services, and maybe trophies down the line. But every successful, ambitious film starts with a dream, followed by compromise and adversity. Deadline offers the occasional peek into the creative…

Nearly 74 years after the Producers Guild of America was formed, its members learned Sunday night that they finally be getting closer to getting healthcare coverage. PGA presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line announced at the trade organization's 35th annual Award ceremony that the group has…