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Elle Fanning has joined Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” as Effie Trinket, the Capitol stylist played by Elizabeth Banks in the original “Hunger Games” series.

Set a quarter-century before the original series, “Sunrise on the Reaping” tells the story of how Haymitch Abernathy, the future mentor to Katniss Everdeen, became the first District 12 resident to win the Hunger Games.

Elle Fanning joins a cast led by Joseph Zada as Haymitch and also includes Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, Ben Wang and Ralph Fiennes.

“From the moment Suzanne released the book, one question echoed from fans around the world: Who will play Effie? Elizabeth Banks made her iconic—so who could honor that legacy while bringing us back to Effie’s early, most formative days? For us, there was only one answer,” Lionsgate motion picture group co-president Erin Westerman said.

May is absolutely brimming with great new movies streaming. This month brings sequels, star-studded adventure films, smart slashers and even Oscar-winning favorites to streamers like Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Peacock and Max, and we’ve gone ahead and put together a curated list of the best of the best. Below you’ll find a roundup of the best new streaming movies this month, from bona fide new releases like “Another Simple Favor” and the John Krasinski-fronted “Fountain of Youth” to new-to-streaming titles like “The Brutalist,” “Dog Man” and the critically acclaimed “Black Bag.”

So pop some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the show.

“Another Simple Favor” Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in “Another Simple Favor” (Credit: Lorenzo Sisti)

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Yes, there is a new sequel to the 2018 film “A Simple Favor” (see below) and yes, Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are back for another round of murderous fun.

Was Kim Yoo-Jung almost kidnapped?(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Being a celebrity means staying under a spotlight all the time. And often fame puts a celeb’s life in danger as they rise to popularity with much love from their fans. Now, these fans often cross that boundary and try to get too personal. That’s what could have happened to My Demon actress Kim Yoo-Jung if she had gotten kidnapped back in her elementary school days. Yes, that’s right.

Many celebs have talked about their own experiences with stalker fans, and in some cases, some fans have even hurt their favorite idol in the process. Once Yoo-Jung opened up about her experience of having a stalker fan who claimed to be her father and wanted to abduct her.

Kim Yoo-Jung started off her career as a child actor and model. She debuted at the age of four as a model,...

Bosch star Titus Welliver's Dracula sequel, Abraham's Boys, just received an exciting update. The film has been acquired by Rlje Films and Shudder.

Per Variety, Abraham's Boys is written and directed by Natasha Kermani (Lucky) and based on a short story written by horror legend Stephen King's son, Joe Hill. The film will premiere at the Overlook Film Festival, a four-day celebration of all things horror taking place in New Orleans between April 3 and April 6.

Abraham's Boys follows Max and Rudy Van Helsing, the children of Dracula's legendary Abraham Van Helsing. After learning about their father's history with Dracula, Max and Rudy's worlds are turned upside down as they uncover the reasons for their father's unhinged and violent behavior. Welliver stars alongside Jocelin Donahue (The House of the Devil), Judah Mackey (The Young and the Restless), Aurora Perrineau (Westworld) and Brady Hepner (The Black Phone).

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Exclusive: Jimmy Tatro has joined the cast of an untitled comedy from Amazon MGM Studios, alongside Will Ferrell, Zac Efron and Regina Hall. Nicholas Stoller is directing the film from his own script.

The comedy follows a young convict (Efron) fresh out of prison who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage blaming the megalomaniac judge (Ferrell) for a past ruling that the convict feels ruined his life. Producers include Stoller Global Solutions’ Stoller and Gloria Sanchez Productions’ Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum and Alex Brown.

This marks a re-teaming of Ferrell, Stoller and Tatro, as the latter pair starred alongside Reese Witherspoon in Stoller’s movie You’re Cordially Invited, which premiered in January on Prime Video.

Tatro recently wrapped Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice for 20th Century and Scream 7 for Paramount, and recently starred, wrote, directed and produced The Real Bros of Simi Valley movie for Roku. The film serves as a...

Drew Barrymore is a child of Hollywood royalty and a Golden Globe winning actress whose career has spanned nearly her entire life, making her first credited screen performance at the age of three. But how many of her titles remain classics? Let’s take a look back at 15 of her greatest films, ranked worst to best.

Barrymore was born to a celebrated acting family though she never really knew her famous ancestors. Her grandfather was John Barrymore, star of “Grand Hotel”, “Twentieth Century” and “Dinner at Eight” among others. She is also the great grand niece of Oscar winners Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore. Lionel won one of the earliest Oscars as Best Actor for “A Free Soul” in 1931 but is probably best remembered as the villainous Mr. Potter of the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.” His sister Ethel won the 1945 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “None but the Lonely Heart...

Indie distributor Film Movement has acquired U.S. rights to “Paying for It,” an indie comedy about an introverted cartoonist who starts sleeping with sex workers that premiered positively in Toronto.

Set in the late ’90s, “Paying for It” is a live-action adaptation of Canadian alternative-cartoonist Chester Brown’s bestselling graphic novel. In the partly autobiographical film, when Chester’s girlfriend announces she wants to explore other romantic options, Brown opts to sleep with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy.

“Paying for It” is directed by multidisciplinary artist Sook-Yin Lee, who was Chester Brown’s real romantic partner when the real-life story took place.

The film – which is executive produced by John Cameron Mitchell and Dan Beirne – stars Beirne, emerging actor Emily Lê (“Riceboy Sleeps”) and acclaimed activist, author and performer Andrea Werhun.

“Paying for It” launched from Toronto’s Platform section in 2024 and was named by...

20th Century is waiting to greenlight a developing remake of director Colin Higgins 1980 American comedy feature “9 to 5”, to star Sydney Sweeney and Zendaya (“Euphoria”) following working women who live out their fantasies of ‘getting even’ with their ‘boss’:

“It all starts when reserved housewife ‘Judy Bernly’ must start work as a secretary at ‘Consolidated Companies’ after her divorce…

‘..and is placed under the supervision of experienced and sharp-tongued widow ‘Violet Newstead’.

“Both work under egotistical, sexist vice president ‘Franklin Hart’, whom Violet once trained…

“…and who encourages the rumor that he and his attractive married secretary, ‘Doralee Rhodes’, are having an affair…”

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Julia Robert is teaming up with James Gray to tackle an adaptation of New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson’s forthcoming novel, Kill Your Darlings.

Scott Stuber’s rebooted United Artists label, as well as its big brother Amazon MGM Studios, have picked up the powerhouse package that also comes with a bevvy of producers

Roberts will star and produce with partners Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill through their Red Om Films banner, as well as Tribeca Studios’ Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh. Stuber and partner Nick Nesbitt are also producing.

The book, from HarperCollins, doesn’t come out until June, but Amazon and Stuber acted quickly to take the book off the Hollywood market. The story is a murder mystery told in reverse.

Darlings centers on Tom and Wendy Graves, a couple married for over 25 years who appear to have a picture-perfect life, but beneath the surface,...

The science fiction genre in cinema is roughly one hundred and twenty-five years old, with Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon frequently cited as the film industry's first major work within the genre. While the silent era produced many influential science fiction movies, such as Metropolis, The Lost World, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, for most of the twentieth century, science fiction movies were predominantly B movies.

That all changed in 1977 when Star Wars lit the box office on fire. Ever since, science fiction has remained arguably the most profitable genre at the box office. Currently, 14 of the 25 highest-grossing movies of all time are science fiction movies. However, despite the immense popularity of the science fiction genre, many iconic sci-fi films continue to fly under the radar and have been forgotten by modern audiences. Each film included in this article has under 100,000 ratings on Letterboxd.

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Scott Derrickson's hit feature film adaptation of The Black Phone is about to have a new streaming home.

Per Peacock, 2021's The Black Phone will be joining the streaming platform's ever-expanding library of films and TV shows on February 1. The Black Phone is just one of several major genre additions being made to the Peacock catalog on the same day, including 30 Days of Night and Candyman.

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The Return of the Living Dead is getting a crowd-funded follow-up featuring several stars from the original, including two who already passed away.

Based on Joe Hill's short story of the same name from his 2005 anthology, 20th Century Ghosts, 2021's The Black Phone was directed by Derrickson from a script co-written by longtime collaborator C. Robert Cargill. The film starred Mason Thames as Finney, a young...

Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson have renewed their commitment to Turner Classic Movies, and George Stevens Jr. and Michael Schultz will be honored at the TCM Classic Film Festival in April, it was announced Saturday.

TCM also noted that new episodes of Two for One will return to the channel in April, with filmmakers and Ben Mankiewicz co-hosting a double feature on Saturday nights. Joe Dante, Kathy Bates and Jamie Lee Curtis will be among the guests.

TCM will continue to celebrate a different star every month, like Elvis Presley on what would have been his 90th birthday; Peter Sellers, Angela Lansbury, Rock Hudson, Paul Newman, Tony Curtis and Donald O’Connor on what would have been their 100th birthdays; and Dick Van Dyke on his 100th birthday in December.

George Raft, Barbara Stanwyck, Red Skelton, Mae West, Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon will also be featured throughout 2025.

During its 31st year,...

Dystopian stories have always been an interesting way for entertainment to explore peoples' fears of the future. There are some exceptional TV shows from recent years that feature an eerie dystopian world, including The Handmaid's Tale, Silo, and The Last of Us. There are also some iconic dystopian movies that have shaped the genre, including The Matrix, Mad Max, and The Hunger Games.

There are many ways in which movies and TV shows can create a disturbing, captivating narrative about the future of the world. However, arguably, the most entertaining dystopian stories are ones that focus on realistic scenarios. From stories that portray societal issues taken to the extreme to plausible end-of-world situations, these dystopian movies are some of the most eerily realistic depictions of futuristic events.

Idiocracy (2006) Is a Satire On Anti-Intellectualism

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In Idiocracy, United States Army librarian Joe Bauers is chosen for a...

For fans of heartfelt romantic dramas that leave a lasting impression, 20th Century Girl on Netflix is a must-watch. But be warned, this Korean romantic drama is not for the faint of heart. Starring the enchanting Kim Yoo-Jung and the charismatic Byeon Woo-Seok, the movie masterfully captures the complexities of young love and the unbreakable bond of friendship.

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The film, which follows the journey of a high school girl torn between her first love and her loyalty to her best friend, is nothing less than an emotional rollercoaster as it sweeps the viewers in moments of joy, laughter, and love, only to be blindsided by the devastating twist that will leave you reaching for tissues.

20th Century Girl on Netflix Will Break Your Heart in the Best Way

Netflix’s 20th Century Girl is a romantic drama that gently envelops viewers with its heartfelt narrative,...

Walt Disney Studios has confirmed its slate of box office release dates and Disney+ series premiere dates for the 2025 calendar year. The plethora of titles includes long-awaited reboots (like “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”), highly anticipated sequels (like “Avatar: Fire and Ash”), a Pixar animated movie (“Elio”), and several Marvel TV shows (like the returning “Andor” and the brand new “Wonder Man”).

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” which will be the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing. Even though it’s the first iteration of these characters within the MCU, there have been prior editions of “The Fantastic Four” on the big screen, including in 2005, 2007, and 2015.

As for “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” will it go on to become the...

La historia de Noa sigue. © 20th Century Studios

En una reciente entrevista para The Hollywood Reporter, el presidente de 20th Century Studios, Steve Asbell, ha revelado que una secuela de El reino del planeta de los simios está en camino, con un estreno previsto para 2027. ¡Grandes noticias, sin duda, para los fans de la saga!

El reino del planeta de los simios se ambienta varias generaciones después del reinado de César (Andy Serkis). Ahora, los simios son la especie dominante y los seres humanos se han visto reducidos a vivir en la sombra. Mientras un nuevo y tiránico líder simio construye su imperio, Proximus César (Kevin Durand), un joven simio llamado Noa (Owen Teague) se embarca en un angustioso viaje que le llevará a tomar decisiones que definirán el futuro de simios y humanos por igual.

El reino del planeta de los simios recaudó nada más y nada menos que...

La conclusión de la trilogía tendrá que esperar.

El presidente de 20th Century Studios, Steve Asbell, ha compartido novedades sobre el estado de la franquicia Kingsman, confirmando en una reciente entrevista para The Hollywood Reporter que «por ahora no hay planes» para más secuelas o precuelas de la saga de espionaje, basada en el cómic de Mark Millar y Dave Gibbons.

La saga, que comenzó en 2014 con Kingsman: Servicio Secreto, sigue a Gary ‘Eggsy’ Unwin (Taron Egerton), un delincuente juvenil al que recluta una agencia secreta de élite bajo la tutela de Harry Hart (Colin Firth), un elegante y experimentado espía. A esta película le siguió una secuela, Kingsman: El círculo dorado, en 2017 y una precuela en 2021, The King’s Man, que exploraba los orígenes de la organización de espías en la Primera Guerra Mundial, protagonizada por Ralph Phiennes (Conclave) y Harris Dickinson (Scrapper).

La próxima película de Kingsman iba a...

Known as the Queen of Screwball Comedy, Carole Lombard was one of the biggest stars during the early days of Hollywood's Golden Age, gaining prominence for classic screwball comedies such as Twentieth Century, My Man Godfrey, and To Be or Not to Be. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Lombard started in B-list dramas but eventually found her niche and immense success in comedy, becoming a pillar of the screwball and romantic comedy genres.

Two Winnipeg filmmakers gathered in Toronto last week to discuss their latest works and their relationship to their hometown and its anti-mainstream film scene. Matthew Rankin, whose “Universal Language” now represents Canada in the Best International Feature Film Oscar race, was joined by Canadian auteur Guy Maddin at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival for a dialogue about their filmmaking.

Guy Maddin co-directed the 2024 film “Rumours” with Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson, and the political satire has played festivals far and wide, from Cannes to TIFF. Rankin won the Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award at Cannes for his absurdist triptych comedy that riffs on Wes Anderson while homaging Abbas Kiarostami. Rankin’s Oscilloscope release (out early next year) connects three seemingly unrelated stories about people in Winnipeg whose ordinary lives take a surreal turn.

Both Maddin and Rankin shared in their desire not to be pigeonholed into genre. Though Rankin is only...

Paris-based Loco Films has boarded “Paying For It,” Canadian helmer Sook-Yin Lee (“Octavio is Dead!”)’s adaptation of Chester Brown’s best-selling graphic novel. The movie is world premiering at Toronto Film Festival in the competitive Platform section.

Co-written by Lee and Joanne Sarazen, the live action movie stars Dan Beirne, emerging actor Emily Lê (“Riceboy Sleeps”), and acclaimed activist, author and performer Andrea Werhun.

The film explores the themes of love, sex and non-monogamy for adults. It’s set in the late 90s and revolves around Chester, an introverted cartoonist who starts sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy after his girlfriend, Sonny, decides to redefine their committed relationship.

“Paying For It” is produced by Matt Code of Wildling Pictures, whose credits include “See for Me,” “Mary Goes Round” and the upcoming “Young Werther;” as well as Sonya Di Rienzo and Aeschylus Poulos of Hawkeye Pictures...

Updated: While the calendar has clicked over to September, summer vibes are still being felt at the global and international box office. In yet another ascent, and on its 12th weekend of release, Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 has now grossed $1.666B+ globally, overtaking 2019’s The Lion King to become the 9th biggest movie ever at the worldwide box office. The cume through Sunday is an estimated $1,666.2M.

Summer has indeed been good to Disney and its brands, and vice-versa. Between Pixar’s Inside Out 2 and Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, Dis boasts the two biggest movies of the year and the only billion-dollar grossers so far. Meanwhile, 20th Century’s Alien: Romulus is chomping its way to $300M global.

Sony/Wayfarer’s It Ends with Us is headed towards the same milestone, and Illumination/Universal’s Despicable Me 4 has gruved past the $900M global mark.

Breaking down the weekend,...

Labor Day weekend is never a big holiday for moviegoing, as most people mark the end of summer with other activities, and this year is no exception. Deadpool & Wolverine is the biggest headline of the four-day weekend as it stays No. 1 in its sixth outing and crosses $600 million domestically, becoming only the 16th film in history to do so, not adjusted for inflation.

The only newcomer landing in the upper reaches of the chart is the indie biopic Reagan, starring Dennis Quaid and based on Paul Kengor’s book The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism. After a better-than-expected Sunday, the film has found itself in a three-way contest with Twisters and It End With Us for either third or four place. The order won’t be determined until final grosses for the four-day holiday weekend are issued Monday.

Distributor Sbd is estimating a four-day opening of $10.07 million,...

Kim Kardashian and La La Anthony are working on a new TV project together!

The 43-year-old The Kardashians star is set to produce an adaptation of her best friend’s book, “The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex and Happiness,” a part of a new first-look deal with 20th Century Television, Variety reveals.

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Titled Group Chat, La La will star and produce the series, while Kim will executive produce alongside Kenya Barris, who will serve as the series creator.

If the series gets picked up, it is set to stream on Hulu.

“The secret is out!!

Founded in 1946, Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival is one of the world’s longest-running film festivals, known for its adventurous programming, exciting retrospectives, and nightly open-air screenings in the Piazza Grande, capable of seating 8,000 spectators. The latter is by no means the only screening spot, but it’s the location most associated with the festival.

Hosting world premieres and special screenings of highlights from Cannes, SXSW, and other early-year festivals, this year’s Piazza Grande selection includes the launch of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette portrait “The Flood,” starring Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent; Bérénice Béjo-led thriller “Mexico 86”; Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes prizewinner “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”; actor Paz Vega’s directorial debut “Rita”; and the world premiere of Tarsem Singh’s restored recut of “The Fall.”

The Piazza Grande often showcases more mainstream fare, but Locarno has always prided itself on providing a less hostile...

20th Century is developing a movie remake of Kiefer Sutherland's 24, exploring a new format for the iconic franchise. The movie adaptation aims to capture 24's intense storytelling in a condensed format more suitable for modern viewers. There is uncertainty about Sutherland's return as Bauer, but the actor's enthusiasm for reprising his role is evident in past interviews.

20th Century is currently developing a movie remake of Kiefer Sutherland's 24. Premiering in 2001 on Fox, the action-drama thriller follows Sutherland's Jack Bauer a US counter-terrorist federal agent, as he navigates various crises in the span of just one day. Running for 9 seasons with over 200 episodes, 24 also got a television film, 24: Redemption, as well as the shortlived spinoff, 24: Legacy, which starred war hero and ex-United States Army Ranger Sergeant Eric Carter, played by Corey Hawkins. Now, the franchise attempts to live on via a big screen adaptation.

A new...

Where to begin in describing the emotions that Hollywood and theater owners — not to mention Pixar and its parent company Disney — are likely feeling over the stunning start of Inside Out 2 at the box office. (Hint: Sadness isn’t one of them.)

In a joyous comeback for Pixar, the tentpole opened to a massive $155 million domestically over Father’s Day weekend — well ahead of an expected $90 million — to secure the second-biggest animated launch of all time for a three-day weekend, not adjusted for inflation. It also did historic business overseas, where it opened to a record $140 million for a global total of $295 million, the biggest opening of all time for an animated film in like-for-like markets when accounting for exchange rates.

Fellow Pixar sequel Incredibles 2 is the crown-holder for top animated domestic opening ($182.7 million). That was previously followed by Illumination and Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie...

Julien’s Auctions, the Beverly Hills-based company that specializes in movie memorabilia, drew sharp criticism on Friday for listing a fragment for sale from the plane crash that killed actress Carole Lombard in 1942.

The item is offered as part of the “Danger, Disaster and Disco” lot, which runs from June 12-14 and is cosponsored by Turner Classic Movies. The starting bid is $250, with the piece of wreckage valued at between $1,000 and $2,000.

Film historian Olympia Kiriakou tweeted, “It’s quite despicable that @JuliensAuctions is selling a piece of mangled plane debris from the crash that killed Carole Lombard.”

Her tweet was shared by X user Frank Wells, who wrote, “I’m trying to figure what kind of ghoul would want this in their home, certainly not an actual Carole Lombard fan. And do what with it? Display? Trot it out at parties? ‘Hey, check this out….'”

One X user called the auction “horrible and macabre,...

A24 has earned a reputation as a studio that embraces the kinds of movies that most would flee. In a world where most movies are beginning to feel like variations on the same theme, it brings a breath of fresh originality onto the scene. It began in 2013 with the release of A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III and has expanded from there to become one of the most renowned distributors of the modern era.

Awards ceremonies are beginning to take notice of this unique approach to filmmaking. Throughout the studio's history, it has been nominated for fifty-five Academy Awards and taken home sixteen of those. However, some of its best movies were simply nominated rather than winning the coveted award. Let's take a look at the best movies of A24 that have been recognized by the Academy Awards.

20th Century Women Pays Tribute to the Director's Childhood...

Inspired by the annual “Manga We Want To See Animated” ranking in Japan, a Twitter user conducted a similar poll to find the most desired manga adaptations among Western audiences.

The poll, conducted over a two-week period in February, invited fans to cast their votes for manga series yet to receive an animated adaptation.

Notably, titles already slated for anime production or those with existing adaptations were excluded from consideration.

Here are top 25 manga western fans are most eager to see animated:

25. Kaoru Hana Wa Rin To Saku by Saka Mikami 24. Gokurakugai by Yuto Sano 23. I Am A Hero by Kengo Hanazawa 22. Chi No Wadachi by Shuzo Oshimi 21. Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint by Sing Shong, Umi, and Sleepy-C 20. Ruri Dragon by Masaoki Shindo 19. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes by Hideyuki Furuhashi 18. I Sold My Life For Ten Thousand Yen Per Year by Shoichi Taguchi 17. Jagaaan by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Kensuke Nishida...

Great news, “Predator” fans: a new pic in the franchise is on the way. And no, it’s not “Prey 2,” although that’s still very much in development. Deadline reports that 20th Century has greenlit “Badlands,” a new standalone tale in the franchise, with “Prey” director Dan Trachtenberg returning to direct. And Patrick Aison, who wrote “Prey,” also returns for the new sequel, with he and Trachtenberg working on the story of “Badlands” together.

Continue reading ‘Badlands’: 20th Century & Dan Trachtenberg Have A New ‘Predator’ Standalone Film On The Way at The Playlist.

Following the massive success of the Predator pic, Prey, 20th Century is moving forward with the next film as Deadline is hearing Dan Trachtenberg is returning to write and direct Badlands, a new standalone pic in the franchise that is expected to shoot later this year. The film is a high priority for the studio and sources say Trachtenberg and execs are already meeting with talent for the lead role. Trachtenberg co-wrote script with Patrick Aison.

20th Century had no comment.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, other than it will feature everyone’s favorite extraterrestrial big game hunter. It is also not known about release plans as the last film exclusively streamed on Hulu (breaking numerous viewerships records for the streamer) but given that 20th Century has been very much back in the theatrical game with films like Boogeyman and the upcoming Alien: Romulus film bowing in theaters,...

Back in October, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions announced that The Black Phone 2 will be receiving a theatrical release on June 27, 2025, marking the “launch of a sinister new franchise.” Soon after, it was revealed that the sequel will see the return of Mason Thames (How to Train Your Dragon) as Finney Shaw, Madeleine McGraw (Secrets of Sulphur Springs) as Finney’s sister Gwen, Jeremy Davies (Justified) as their dad Terrence, and Miguel Mora, whose only previous credit is The Black Phone, as Robin, a friend of Finney’s who was killed in the first movie. Plus, yes, Ethan Hawke (Moon Knight) will be reprising the role of the child-killer known as The Grabber. The Black Phone director Scott Derrickson had said he would only return for a sequel if Hawke did as well… and after Hawke was confirmed to be returning, we learned that Derrickson will indeed be directing The Black Phone 2.

Last month, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions announced that The Black Phone 2 will be receiving a theatrical release on June 27, 2025, marking the “launch of a sinister new franchise.” Now Deadline has broken the news that Ethan Hawke (Moon Knight) will be reprising the role of the child-killer known as The Grabber in the sequel – and he’s joined in the cast by several of his co-stars from The Black Phone! Also returning for this one are Mason Thames (How to Train Your Dragon) as Finney Shaw, Madeleine McGraw (Secrets of Sulphur Springs) as Finney’s sister Gwen, Jeremy Davies (Justified) as their dad Terrence, and Miguel Mora, whose only previous credit is The Black Phone, as Robin, a friend of Finney’s who was killed in the first movie.

Details on the plot and exactly what the characters will be doing this time around are being kept under wraps.

While the WGA strike is thankfully over, the SAG-AFTRA strike is still ongoing, and it has just claimed its latest high-profile victim. Jeff Nichols' The Bikeriders, which stars Tom Hardy, Austin Butler and Jodie Comer, has been delayed from its December release date as the SAG strike continues to drag on with no immediate end in sight.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, New Regency has decided to vacate the film's Dec. 1 release date because the ongoing strike prevents the movie's actors from doing any promotion. With names such as Hardy, Butler, Comer, and Walking Dead favorite Norman Reedus among its cast, it makes sense that they would want them all potentially available to give the film a fighting chance at the box office. The good news is, despite not announcing a new date yet, New Regency still wants to release it by the end of 2023 so it qualifies for this year's awards season.

Actors have been turning down leading roles, for one reason or another, since the beginning of the movie business. In most of these cases of role rejection, the eventual choice for leading man or woman seems irrefutable. Tom Hanks is Forrest Gump. Titanic wouldn't be nearly as watchable without Kate Winslet as Rose. Anyone other than Al Pacino as Michael Corleone? Forget about it. Still, with the benefit of hindsight, it's fun to imagine what could have been, like John Travolta being the one to say "life is like a box of chocolates," or Gwyneth Paltrow clinging onto the door, or Jack Nicholson making someone an offer they couldn't refuse. Here's another one for you: what if Leonardo DiCaprio had been the one to light the black flame candle?

Sure, the 1993 Disney film Hocus Pocus may not be on the iconic level of the previously-mentioned movies, and yes, Omri Katz...

If you want to win an Oscar for Best Costume Design, it’s best to pick a project for which you can create frilly dresses from a bygone era. Since its introduction at the 1948 Academy Awards, this category has favored period pictures, including the 2021 winner “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Voters love to reward the creative forces behind such films, especially those that are about the aristocracy including recent champs “Marie Antoinette” (2007), “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2008), “The Duchess” (2009), “The Young Victoria” (2010), and “Anna Karenina” (2013). (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2023 Oscars Best Costume Design predictions.)

By the way, none of those films even competed for Best Picture. Indeed, only 20 of the most recent 73 Best Picture champs also won this award. Among these was “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004). Fantasy films such as this often boast Oscar-winning costumes, including 2022 champ “Cruella,” 2019 winner “Black Panther” and its...

The North American box office has been a challenge to track the past couple of years, first with movie theaters shuttering along with almost everything else due to the Covid pandemic, and then in 2023, just when thing were returning to normal, a pair of Hollywood strikes has further complicated studios’ release-date strategies.

Still, as of last weekend of August, the 2023 domestic box office is already past $6.6 billion in grosses, up 25% over the same frame a year ago, and there are still busy festival and holiday seasons to help boost awareness — and attendance.

Check out 2023’s latest U.S release date schedule for the major and specialty studios below and keep checking back for the latest updates.

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The Equalizer 3

Sony Pictures (Wide)

The Good Mother

Vertical Entertainment (Moderate)

Cheta Singh

Seven Colors America (Limited)

Don’t Look Away

Level 33 (Limited)

Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia

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Greta Gerwig, director of the highly anticipated Barbie film, reveals the influences, inspirations, and references she used in her creation.

In an interview with Letterboxd, Gerwig shared a watch list of 29 must-see films integral to her shaping of the Barbie world. The films spanned genres and decades and revealed a broad palette of influences on everything from set design to tone. Gerwig described the Barbie film as a "movie driven by music, but not a musical," much in line with John Badham's 1977 film Saturday Night Fever, a key inspiration. However, this did not stop the Academy Award-winning director from including ten musicals on her list: Grease (1978), Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935), Oklahoma! (1955), All That Jazz (1979), The Red Shoes (1948), Singin' in the Rain (1952), An American in Paris (1951), The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), and The Wizard of Oz (1939).

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Since she first appeared in "E.T." when she was just 7 years old, Drew Barrymore has been a beloved fixture in the entertainment industry. Films like "Never Been Kissed" and "Charlie's Angels" solidified her star power, and she's started a new chapter as the host of "The Drew Barrymore Show," which kicked off in September 2020.

Over the years, Drew's candid, vulnerable conversation style has helped her interviews stand out on her talk show. She's been able to connect with people like Brooke Shields about the sexualization they both faced as child stars, and in particular, Drew's openness about the struggles she faced with her parents during her youth has allowed her to bond with stars with similar backgrounds, like Jennette McCurdy.

Drew was raised by actors John Drew Barrymore and Ildiko Jaid Mako Barrymore, but she's been clear about how absent and unreliable they were during her childhood. She became emancipated...

Howard Hawks was the Oscar-nominated director who has become a favorite among cinephiles, praised as a master of genre entertainments. But how many of his titles have remained classics? Let’s take a look back at 20 of Hawks’ greatest films, ranked worst to best.

Born in 1896, Hawks had a background in engineering and aviation before turning to filmmaking during the silent era. He proved himself to be a versatile talent, adapting his direct, fast-paced style to a variety of genres, including comedies, westerns, film noir, adventures (“Only Angels Have Wings”), gangster epics (“Scarface”) and war dramas.

Although Hawks often explored the codes of masculinity in films starring Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne and Cary Grant, he was noted for his strong-willed, fast talking female characters, coined the “Hawksian woman.” The battle of the sexes was never more evenhanded than it was in one of his films, thanks to the likes of Katharine Hepburn,...

When Twa Flight 3, a twin-engine DC-3 concluding its cross-country route from Indiana to Burbank, California, slammed into Potosi Mountain just outside of Las Vegas in the early evening of January 16, 1942, the movies lost its greatest screwball comedienne.

Carole Lombard was 33 years old, and had just weathered a run of tepidly received dramas to reclaim her stature as one of Hollywood's most dependably hilarious performers via Alfred Hitchcock's "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." She was about to receive another round of critical acclaim for her turn as the Polish theater diva Maria Tura in Ernst Lubitsch's masterful "To Be or Not to Be." She was married to Rhett Butler himself, Clark Gable, and had committed herself to the war effort (she'd been in her home state of Indiana to host a war bond rally). Lombard was as beloved and consequential an actor as there was in the industry, and, just like that,...

Another high profile sequel has turned in a solid opening weekend at the box office as Paramount/Spyglass’ “Scream VI” has scored a $44.5 million domestic launch this weekend from 3,675 theaters.

The last “Scream” film, which opened to $30 million, kicked off a 2022 that was Paramount’s best box office year since 2011. While that great year ended on a rough note with Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” flopping, “Scream VI” now has Paramount back on a roll as it hopes to continue that in a few weeks with “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” which gets a premiere at SXSW this week ahead of a release on March 30.

“Scream” first hit theaters back in the 1990s, and it has been Millennial and Gen Z audiences that have driven turnout for “Scream VI,” with 63% of the opening weekend audience being from the 18-35 demo. The presence of Jenna Ortega, who appeared in the last...

Raquel Welch, the American actress known for her role in One Million Years B.C. that made her a 1960s pin-up icon and later made a memorable guest appearance on Seinfeld, has died at 82.

Welch’s son Damon Welch confirmed his mother’s death (via The New York Times), although no cause was given.

Welch was born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5th, 1940 in Chicago, and expressed interest in entertainment and performing at an early age. She studied ballet and won numerous beauty pageants in her youth, enrolling in a theater program at San Diego State College after graduating high school.

Following a series of one-off television appearances, Welch made her first leading feature film appearance in 1966 starring in Richard Fleischer’s sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage, which was a commercial success and quickly secured her star status. The following year, she appeared in Don Chaffey’s One Million Years B.C.; her...

Anne Heche, the star of Six Days Seven Nights Donnie Brasco, Wag the Dog and a Daytime Emmy-winning TV actress who was equally comfortable in everything from heavy dramas to sitcoms to romantic comedies, has been taken off life support. She was 53.

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Declared brain dead several days ago, following her Aug. 5 fiery car crash in Los Angeles, Heche had been left on a ventilator with her heart beating so she could be evaluated for organ donation. Multiple organs were scheduled to be recovered on Sunday.

“Anne Heche has been peacefully taken off life support,” a rep for the actor said Sunday evening.

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Heche sustained severe injuries when her car jumped a curb and careened into a house in West L.A., where it burst into flames. She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

US actress Anne Heche is dead but will remain on life support to allow for a possible organ donation, her representative has said. The 53-year-old had been in a coma for a week after crashing her car into a house in Los Angeles, reports the BBC.

“Today we lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul,” her family said in a statement on Friday.

Heche appeared in films including ‘Volcano’, ‘Donnie Brasco’ and the 1998 remake of ‘Psycho’.

The mother-of-two also appeared on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ in 2020.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (Lafd), Heche’s vehicle “erupted in heavy fire”, which took 59 firefighters more than an hour to fully extinguish. The two-storey home she crashed into was left “uninhabitable”.

As well as suffering burns, the actress was left with “a severe anoxic brain injury”, when the brain is deprived of oxygen, the BBC quoted her family as saying.

Anne Heche, star of “Six Days, Seven Nights” and an early LGBT role model for openly dating TV host Ellen DeGeneres in the 1990s, has died from injuries she sustained in a horrific car crash a week before. She was 53.

Her death was first noted Friday by friend Nancy Davis, who posted a tribute on Instagram. TMZ later reported that she was brain-dead, which is legally considered dead in California. A rep for Heche confirmed to TheWrap that she had no brain function Friday, but had no update as to whether she was still on life support.

Before she was formally declared dead, her representatives said in a statement released Thursday that the actress was unlikely to survive due to severe brain injuries. With her heart still beating, she was kept on life support for several hours after that diagnosis, while doctors determined if any of her organs were viable...

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Anne Heche is reportedly in a coma and in critical condition Monday following a car accident in which her car crashed into a Los Angeles residence on Friday, setting fire to both the home and vehicle.

“She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention,” a rep for the actress said in a statement sent to media outlets Monday. Heche slipped into a coma shortly after the accident, the rep told CNN.

Heche’s reps previously shared on Saturday that the actress was in “stable condition” after her hospitalization and that Heche’s family was asking for “thoughts and prayers and to respect her privacy during this difficult time.”

The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed in a public report that the car collided into a two-story home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of L.A., causing a fire.

Sending well wishes. Two days after Anne Heche was hospitalized following a fiery car crash in Los Angeles, Alec Baldwin took to social media to send his love and support to the actress, who he called "an old pal of mine." "Hey, I just want to send out my best wishes and all my love to Anne Heche," he said in an Aug. 6 Instagram video. "There's not a lot of women I've worked with that are brave in the way that Anne is brave." Alec, 64, and Anne, 53, first co-starred in the 1996 legal thriller The Juror. They also worked together on the Broadway play Twentieth Century, for which Anne was nominated for a 2004 Tony Award for Best Performance...

Joe Hill has been having a great year not only is he celebrating the birth of twins, but a new film based on his work is being released in theaters next month. The Black Phone which is based on a short story of the same name in Hill’s collection 20th Century Ghosts. The film will …...

Updated March 9: In winning the photoreal feature VFX prize at the 20th Ves Awards on March 8 (at the Beverly Hilton), “Dune” is now a step closer to winning the VFX Oscar. It also collected three other awards for model (Royal Ornithopter), effects simulations (Dunes of Arrakis), and compositing & lighting (Attack on Arrakeen).

Updated February 9: Denis Villeneuve’s sweeping “Dune” (Warner Bros.) leads the way as the frontrunner in the VFX race. The other nominees include “No Time to Die” (MGM/UA), “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (Marvel/Disney), “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Marvel/Disney), and the surprising “Free Guy” (20th Century/Disney).

Dneg created imaginative VFX for the otherworldly “Dune” (overseen by two-time Oscar-winning production VFX supervisor Paul Lambert and Oscar-winning SFX supervisor Gerd Nefzer). Shot in Budapest, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, and Norway, the work is both epic and intimate, from the wind blown sand,...