(Left) Oscar® nominee Kenneth Branagh arrives on the red carpet of the 94th Oscars® at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Credit/Provider: Michael Baker / A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Chris Hemsworth in ‘Thor.’ Photo: Paramount Pictures. Preview: ‘Thor’ director Kenneth Branagh says he’d like to make
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As content creators and mainstream Hollywood continue to intersect in the age of social media, Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think influencers should be declared the “stars of the future.” The Oscar winner recently sat down for an interview on the Conversations for our Daughters podcast, where he compared modern-day influencers with creatives who actually “want
Christina Ricci in 1995’s ‘Casper’. Photo: Universal Pictures. Preview: A new take on ‘Casper’ is in development. Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston are overseeing the potential new show. It’s based at Disney+. While the friendly ghost might be best known for his 1995 movie incarnation, Casper has a legacy that stretches back years (more on
The Brits are coming… to the Croisette! The British Film Institute (BFI) continued an annual tradition on Thursday, unveiling its 2026 crop of “Great 8” movies, eight features from the “most exciting first-time and early career filmmakers” that it will showcase to international distributors and festival programmers in the run-up to and during the Marché du Film market taking place during
Universal Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas. Photo: Jami Philbrick. On the heels of the tremendous success Universal Studios has had with their seasonal Halloween Horror Nights events in both Hollywood and Orlando, Universal Destinations & Experiences has created an all-new, first-ever, year-round horror experience called Universal Horror Unleashed, which opened last August at AREA15 in
Who will be the fairest of them all at a very crowded Mother’s Day box office? While most tracking services are betting on the violent video game adaptation Mortal Kombat II to prevail and top the North American chart with $40 million or more — one research firm is even suggesting $45 million to $49
Melissa McCarthy arrives on the red carpet of the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Etienne Laurent / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. Preview: Melissa McCarthy is in talks for new thriller ‘Turpentine’. ‘Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie may also join the cast. ‘The Penguin’s Craig Zobel is
Mubi has picked up Coward, the new film from Belgian director Lukas Dhont (Close, Girl) for multiple territories, including the U.K, Germany, Australia/New Zealand and Latin America, the company announced Wednesday. The company also secured rights for Ireland, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Turkey. Mubi said it will outline its release plans in the near future.
Hugh Jackman in ‘The Sheep Detectives’. Photo: Amazon MGM Studios. The new mystery comedy ‘The Sheep Detectives’, which is based on the book ‘Three Bags Full’ by Leonie Swann and was written by Craig Mazin (‘Chernobyl’) and directed by Kyle Balda (‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’), opens in theaters on May 8th. “A new breed
Live Nation posted $3.8 billion in revenue for the first quarter, the company reported in its Q1 earnings report on Tuesday, though the live music giant also posted an operating loss of $371 million tied to $450 million in legal accruals from the company’s recent antitrust trial loss last month. Tuesday’s earnings marked Live Nation’s
Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in 20th Century Studios’ ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’. Photo by Macall Polay. © 2026 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved. Meryl Streep is the GOAT of American acting! She is widely regarded as one of the greatest living actresses and holds the record for the most Oscar nominations of
Ahead of Cannes, Mubi has snatched up rights across multiple international territories for Hope, the new sci-fi action thriller from South Korean director Na Hong-Ji (The Wailing, The Yellow Sea), which will premiere in the Cannes competition lineup later this month. Mubi secured all rights for Hope in Latin America, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland,
(L to R) Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Chris O’Dowd star in ‘The Sheep Detectives’. Opening in theaters on May 8th is the new mystery comedy ‘The Sheep Detectives’, which is based on the book ‘Three Bags Full’ by Leonie Swann and was written by Craig Mazin (‘Chernobyl’) and directed by Kyle Balda (‘Minions: The Rise of
The filmmaker behind SLC Punk! is going back to his roots for a forthcoming music-focused movie. James Merendino is set to direct Gasoline, a feature set in the world of 1990s punk rock, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Principal photography is expected to commence this August. Merendino helms the project from his own script. Isen
(Left) Tessa Thompson stars as “Hedda Gabler” in ‘Hedda’. Photo: Amazon MGM Studios. (Center) Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in ‘Adolescence’. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2024. (Right) Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios’ ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’. Photo by Jay Maidment. © 2025 20th Century Studios / ©
Lord of the Flies, William Golding‘s 1954 novel, is one of those properties that feels like it has constantly been adapted for the screen — even though beyond films by Peter Brook (1963) and Harry Hook (1990), both intriguing yet imperfect, it has actually very rarely been adapted. Sure, there was a 1975 Filipino movie
(L to R) Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly and Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling in 20th Century Studios’ ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’. Photo by Macall Polay. © 2026 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved. Preview: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ opened well at the international box office. It earned an estimated $77 million domestically.
A former BBC reporter is claiming that the U.K. broadcaster “buried” footage that he captured of Banksy at one of his mural sites in New York City. Nick Bryant, who previously served as the BBC’s New York correspondent, detailed his encounter with the anonymous British street artist and political activist in a recent post on