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Michael Rooker says folks are sleeping on Kevin Costner's new movie saga ... telling us the film is a throwback to classic Hollywood and a departure from the "crap" TikTok generation.

We got Michael, who stars in Kevin's new epic "Horizon: An American Saga -- Chapter 1," at LAX and our photog asked him about the film's poor box office opening.

Michael thinks one of the reasons Kevin's movie only grossed $11 million last weekend is because folks nowadays are used to short social media clips and 90-minute movies ... not real, quality films with deep characters and rich storylines.

Jamie Foxx has shed more light on the sequence of events leading up to the mysterious ailment that landed him in an ATL hospital last year -- this in a resurfaced clip doing the rounds online.

It's unclear exactly when the video was taken ... but as you can see, Jamie tells a group of Phoenix, Arizona, restaurant-goers, "Look, April 11 last year, bad headache, asked my boy for an Advil ... I was gone for 20 days."

The crowd around him gasped in shock as Jamie revealed he had no recollection of anything during his 20-day hospital stay.

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet's romance is still a thing -- or so it seems -- after several months out of the spotlight, they're back together for date night!

The couple, who first linked up last year, proved they're still together by enjoying a rare movie night out in Hollywood, stopping by the TCL Chinese Theatre over the weekend ... and, at least, attempting to keep a low profile.

The Kylie Cosmetics founder and actor were both dressed casually, wearing baseball caps and face masks.

Renuald White -- a soap opera star who broke down barriers for Black people in modeling -- has died ... according to one of his longtime friends.

Fashion designer Jeffrey Banks revealed the news to Women's Wear Daily -- a popular fashion magazine -- Friday sharing that White died last week while under hospice care in Manhattan. He did not provide a cause of death.

White rose to prominence via modeling in the 1970s ... becoming just the second Black model to appear on the cover of GQ in 1979 -- two years after Urs Althaus.

Kevin Costner proved to be a stand-up guy during an intimate scene in his new movie ... 'cause his costar says he brought a sensitive nature to filming the down and dirty.

Abbey Lee -- who stars in Costner's new movie "Horizon" -- dished on going all the way with Kevin onscreen in an interview with People ... and, she says the veteran actor brought a great deal of sensitivity to the interaction.

Lee says Costner was aware of how daunting sex scenes can be ... adding he wanted to make sure she felt comfortable while they filmed -- and, sat down for an extra-long convo about all the beats of the scene before they started shooting.

Michael J. Fox can still shred on the guitar ... taking the stage alongside Chris Martin and Coldplay -- and playing a mashup "Back to the Future" fans know so well.

The actor took the stage at the Glastonbury Music Festival in England Saturday night during the band's headlining set ... and, ya gotta watch the video 'cause it's a tear-jerking tribute to the film and TV legend.

The vid kicks off with Chris and the crew jumping into their hit song "Fix You" -- Michael's already onstage, sitting in a wheelchair and holding a guitar on his lap.

Lupita Nyong'o's beauty has no boundaries ... her looks will go on forever!

Here is a 30-year-old version of the Hollywood starlet at the "12 Years A Slave" premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2013 (left). This was just one year following her starring role on MTV's drama "Shuga."

And, 11 years later Lupita is still strikingly gorgeous and workin' it ... recently turning heads at her newest movie premiere for "A Quiet Place: Day One" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater in NYC (right).

She's incredibly talented, Has style for days and is absolutely gorgeous, but we still gotta ask ...

Eddie Murphy is back in "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" ... and, it's gonna redeem the franchise after the third film bombed with critics and fans -- so says Bronson Pinchot.

The actor -- who's played the flamboyant fan-favorite Serge since the 1984 original -- tells TMZ 'Axel F' has the secret sauce that made the first two films '80s blockbusters ... namely, the entire OG cast is back in a story that's vintage buddy cop.

BP uses the metaphor of his beloved bird flying into a wall to describe the 'BHC3' flop -- but, the bird survived, and he says the series is mending in much the same way.

Chris Pratt says he's willing to change cinematic universes, Kesha got booted from a gas station and Stefon Diggs is failing at Pilates ... all this on today's TMZ Hot Takes.

On "TMZ Live" Harvey and Charles react to Chris telling our photog he's down to make movies in the DC Universe despite his Marvel fame.

Behind this cheeky chick pic is a gal who first started hittin' the big screen circa late '90s but stepped into stardom alongside Terrence Howard. You better hustle and go with the flow in order to land on the scrambled star ...

In addition to her successful career in TV and film, she's notoriously on Three 6 Mafia's track "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp."

With years of hard work, she's now runnin' her own empire in Hollywood, and this Queenie is set to take the stage and host the BET awards tonight!

Josh Lucas' future forecast calls for happy days and loving commitment ... 'cause the star actor just got engaged to his girlfriend who's a meteorologist!

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the actor proposed to his girlfriend -- ABC7's Brianna Ruffalo -- on their recent trip to Italy, a pretty dang romantic place to bend the knee, we gotta say.

We're told the lovebirds traversed all over the country ... visiting Positano and Naples for a little summer R&R -- and apparently JL felt it was a perfect time to propose since Ruffalo's ancestors came from Italy.

Kevin Costner blasted off on the set of "Hidden Figures" ... but instead of a rocket taking him to space he says need morphine to relieve pain.

The superstar actor sat down for an interview with People released Saturday ... and, he talked about the hit 2016 film about several Black women and their contribution to the space race at around the 17-minute mark.

KC -- who plays director of the Space Task Group in the movie -- says most of the shoot went just as planned ... until a bout of kidney stones wrecked him.

Martin Mull -- famous for his work on "Roseanne" -- is dead.

The longtime actor died Thursday at his home, the result of a long illness ... according to his rep, Jennifer Craig.

Martin played Leon Carp on "Roseanne" back in the day, appearing in 46 episodes. He was also a regular on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and had a recurring role in "Two and a Half Men."

Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are expanding their family ... because she's got another bun in the oven.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter is pregnant with the married couple's third child ... TMZ has confirmed.

Unclear how far along Katherine is in this pregnancy ... ditto for whether it's a boy or a girl on the way.

A biker outlaw legend is weighing in on the new motorcycle club action-drama "The Bikeriders" ... saying people will flock to the life after seeing the flick, but they'd better earn their stripes the right way.

We talked with George Christie -- a former Hells Angels president for the Ventura chapter of the infamous motorcycle club -- and he knows a lot of young men and women will want to join big-name clubs after watching the feature film ... especially because America's obsessed with outlaw culture.

But, if they don't join a club, and just try to wear a Hell's Angels patch ... George says they could encounter big problems -- ranging from a "good ass-chewing to a good ass-kicking."

Ben Affleck is cutting all ties to the marital home he owns with Jennifer Lopez ... moving his belongings out while she was off hanging with friends in Italy and France.

Ben took the last of his belongings from their Beverly Hills mansion before Jen got back home from Europe ... according to People.

Ben completing the move is just the latest sign of what we've been reporting -- that he and J Lo are splitting, and the actual divorce filing is imminent here.