Tim Lammers

Peter Van Norden, who starred in the Police Academy and Naked Gun movies, as well as the Jodie Foster drama The Accused and the Stephen King TV miniseries The Stand , has died.

The live-action version of Disney’s "Moana," starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Catherine Lagaʻaia, is hitting choppy waters in its opening weekend at the box office.

Director Kane Parsons' horror thriller "Backrooms," starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, is now available on digital streaming. The film, which opened May 29, follows Clark, a furniture store owner, who discovers a portal to the eerie "Backrooms" and becomes trapped. His therapist, Mary, bravely enters the interdimensional maze to rescue him, facing terrifying entities. "Backrooms" was a box office sensation, grossing over $366 million globally, prompting A24 to prolong its cinema release. It arrives on PVOD platforms like Apple TV, Prime Video and Fandango at Home this Tuesday, July 14, for $24.99 to buy or $19.99 to rent, featuring the original 110-minute cut.

The family comedy "The Breadwinner," starring Nate Bargatze and Mandy Moore, is heading to digital streaming on July 14 following a lackluster theatrical performance. Bargatze, in his feature film acting debut, plays Nate Wilcox, a successful salesman who becomes a chaotic stay-at-home dad to three daughters after his wife, Katie, lands a major "Shark Tank" deal. Directed by Eric Appel and co-written by Bargatze, the film opened May 29, earning a modest $20.2 million domestically against its $25 million production budget. It will be available for premium video on demand purchase at $24.99 or a 48-hour rental for $19.99, including bonus features like bloopers, deleted scenes, and a "Making Of" featurette. The PG-rated film also features Colin Jost, Zach Cherry, and Will Forte.

The DC superhero flop "Supergirl," starring Milly Alcock, has already fallen out of the domestic box office top 5 after two weeks in release.

Collectibles company Funko is releasing a Pop! figure of "Freaky Nikki" from Curry Barker's horror blockbuster "Obsession." The film, starring Inde Navarrette as Nikki, tells the story of Bear, who uses a "One Wish Willow" to make Nikki obsessively love him, leading to deadly consequences. "Obsession" was a massive box office success, earning over $400 million worldwide after being made for just $750,000. The new "Pop! Nikki (Bloody)" figure, priced at $14.99, depicts the character from a horrific party scene, holding a One Wish Willow package. It's available for pre-order now and is estimated to ship on December 15th, catering to fans of the hit R-rated movie.

Curry Barker’s independent horror movie sensation "Obsession" is already coming to Peacock this week, just over two weeks after the film made its digital streaming debut on premium video on demand.

Wai Ching Ho, who played the villainous Madame Gao in the Marvel series Daredevil Iron Fist and The Defenders , has died.

Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, Tom Hiddleston, Cynthia Erivo, Lily Collins and Andrew Garfield were among the stars in attendance during finals weekend at the 149th edition of the Wimbledon Championships.

"Evil Dead Burn" producer Rob Tapert says that one of the most brutal scenes in the new hit horror thriller had to be trimmed several times before the film could get an R rating.