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It’s rare that an artist’s commercial breakthrough is also their most critically acclaimed. It’s even rarer for an artist to make such a breakthrough more than a decade into their career. But U.K. pop singer Charli Xcx managed to do both with her sixth studio album, Brat, which captured the zeitgeist in 2024 and introduced hyperpop to soccer moms across the U.S. and elsewhere.

Charli first caught our ear all the way back in 2011, with her early lo-fi singles “Stay Away” and “Nuclear Seasons,” which mixed ’80s-coded synths, dark-sided lyrics, and pitch-shifted vocals. Those singles paved the way for the pop-perfect True Romance, the punk-edged Sucker, and a pair of mixtapes, Number 1 Angel and Pop 2, that pushed the singer toward the more experimental sound she would later hone on 2020’s How I’m Feeling Now and Brat.

As we approach the one-year anniversary of Brat Summer,...

Val Kilmer died from pneumonia, the Los Angeles Department of Public Health has confirmed. The veteran actor died April 1 in L.A. at age 65.

TMZ posted an image of Kilmer’s death certificate today. The beloved screen star was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and underwent two tracheotomy procedures but had recovered.

The Juilliard-trained Kilmer amassed more than 100 credits during his 40-year career, mostly on the big screen. He broke out with his first movie, 1984’s Cold War romp Top Secret! from the Airplane! crew of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, and shot to stardom with his second, the techie teen comedy Real Genius.

Related: Tom Cruise Admits To Tears When Working Once Again With Val Kilmer On ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Kilmer followed that up with his first smash movie, starring as Lt. Tom “Iceman” Kazansky opposite Tom Cruise in 1984’s Top Gun. He reprised the role for 2022 blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick,...

If awesomeness had a face, it would be wearing aviators and chomping on a toothpick – oh, wait, that was just Val Kilmer’s Iceman in Top Gun. As Maverick’s ultimate yet oh-so-charming rival, Iceman is just one of those characters you simply cannot forget. Of course, it also has to do with the fact that it was Val Kilmer himself who brought the iconic role to life. While we love Iceman, did you know that there was a time when the actor did not have any interest in playing him?

That’s right. Val Kilmer turned down the director, Tony Scott, when he first offered him the role. Things worked out for him, and he was soon scaling new heights. Then came Déjà Vu, where he had to beg Tony Scott to hire him for a role.

Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in Top Gun (1996) | Credits: Paramount Pictures When...

The ongoing social media war between Alabama Barker and rapper Bhad Bhabie is no longer just an internet drama—it’s become a serious concern for those around them, especially Alabama’s stepmother, Kourtney Kardashian.

What started as messy online exchanges has escalated into full-blown diss tracks, with even Kourtney’s name being dragged into the chaos. Now, sources close to the reality star say she’s considering taking more serious action to control the narrative.

From Diss Tracks to Family Drama

The tension began months ago when Bhad Bhabie (real name Danielle Bregoli) accused Alabama of going after her longtime boyfriend, Le Vaughn. Bhabie, who shares a child with Vaughn, took to social media claiming Alabama “took my man,” sparking a digital firestorm.

Alabama clapped back, insisting she was told Vaughn was single. But the drama didn’t stop there—it snowballed into lyrical warfare.

In February, Bhabie released...

Saturday Night Live paid tribute to Val Kilmer following the Batman Forever star's death last week. The NBC sketch show briefly honored Kilmer during an episode hosted by Jack Black on Saturday (April 5).

A memorial graphic aired before Saturday's final segment, featuring a stylized promo image of Kilmer from his SNL hosting debut on December 9, 2000. One of the most notable moments from that season 26 instalment was an It's a Wonderful Life-themed monologue where Kilmer learned about the disastrous consequences if he'd have turned down hosting the show.

Saturday Night Live Honors the Late Val Kilmer

Kilmer also reprized his role as Jim Morrison from 1991's The Doors for a Behind the Music parody where Morrison formed a psychedelic band in heaven, called The Great Frog Society, with fellow deceased musicians Janis Joplin (Molly Shannon), Jimi Hendrix (Jerry Minor), Keith Moon (Horatio Sanz), Buddy Holly (Jimmy Fallon) and Louis Armstrong...

Once upon a time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino made Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – his love-letter to late-‘60s LA, and an elegiac swan-song to a bygone age of movie-making that rewrote the tragic death of Sharon Tate in true fairytale style. But it seems we’ll find out what comes beyond that happily ever after. In news that frankly nobody saw coming, The Playlist has confirmed that a sequel to Outaih is apparently in the works – but without Quentin Tarantino directing. Instead, David Fincher is set to bring it to the screen, since the film will focus on the character of stuntman Cliff Booth, played by Fincher’s regular collaborator Brad Pitt.

This isn’t totally Tarantino-free, though – Qt will write the screenplay, which apparently has its roots in The Movie Critic. That’s the film that Tarantino seemed close to making in recent years, his tenth (and possibly final) feature,...

Tom Cruise honored the late Val Kilmer with a moment of silence on the CinemaCon stage in Las Vegas, asking the crowd of exhibitors and press to take a moment to remember all the great film moments Kilmer gave audiences in his career and the “wonderful times we had with him.”

“I’d like to take a moment to honor a dear friend of mine, Val Kilmer,” Cruise said. “I really can’t tell you how much I admire his work, how much I thought of him as a human being and how grateful and honored I was when he joined ‘Top Gun’ and came back for ‘Top Gun: Maverick.'”

Kilmer died on Tuesday at age 65, dying of pneumonia after having previously struggled with throat cancer that made it incredibly difficult to speak. He had recovered enough to appear in 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick.”

Cruise, who took the stage...

It seems odd to refer to 1988's "Willow" as "the Willow movie," but that's because every nostalgic intellectual property is ripe for refreshing in the modern franchise era, and "Willow" finally got a sequel streaming series on Disney+, also called "Willow." Over 30 years passed between the two, and that's a lot of time for actors to change or even pass away. Warwick Davis' passion for his biggest lead role without special effects makeup never waned, and his enthusiasm is palpable still as he struggles to get the series reclaimed from the Disney vault into which it quickly vanished (and we know the annoying reason why).

The original movie, written by George Lucas and directed by Ron Howard, was an attempt to do for fantasy what "Star Wars" had done for science fiction, and it even featured groundbreaking special effects, like the first use of digital morphing. It was a box office disappointment in its day,...

Val Kilmer was often underrated as an actor, despite his prolific career spanning films like Real Genius, Top Gun, True Romance, and more. As Robert Ebert famously described him, he was the most unsung leading man of his generation, a legend whom we now mourn.

While the world recalls his legacy of being ‘hard to work with,’ here is an instance from behind the scenes of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang that showcases what a man he was behind the scenes. Apparently, as an act of solidarity for his co-star Robert Downey Jr., Kilmer did not drink during the film’s production, a profound act of friendship and a testament to Kilmer’s character that one should not forget.

Val Kilmer in Batman Forever | Credits: Warner Bros. Val Kilmer’s profound act of friendship for Robert Downey Jr. Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr. in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Credit: Warner Bros.

Brad Pitt is set to return as Cliff Booth in the sequel to Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. The film, which will follow Booth, has been suspected to be a reworking of Tarantino’s former final film, The Movie Critic.

While there is a lot of hubbub about the film making its way to Netflix, what has fans more worried about is whether this will be the tenth film in Quentin Tarantino’s filmography, which has been widely known to be his final film.

Cliff Booth || Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing

Brad Pitt was cast in the lead role for The Movie Critic, which was supposed to follow a film critic who wrote for a porn magazine in the 70s. After longstanding rumors that this would be the tenth film of the visionary director, it was finally reported that fans of the film have actually fallen apart.

Quentin...

Val Kilmer had a face that belonged in movies. A stunningly beautiful heartthrob known for his chiseled jaw and shock of blonde hair that looked great either messy or perfectly coiffed, Kilmer practically glowed whenever he was onscreen, as if he was put on Earth by God himself for the purpose of getting immortalized on film.

What made Kilmer not just a flash-in-the-pan but an icon of the ‘90s, though, is that he was far more than just a pretty face. Trained at Julliard and initially finding work as a stage actor, Kilmer took his craft seriously, and in his peak years held all of his roles with equal weight, whether it was a prestige drama like “Heat” or a silly comic book blockbuster like “Batman Forever.” His choices in projects, especially later in life when he spent years playing his hero Mark Twin in live stage shows, reflected someone...

Celebrities are paying tribute to Val Kilmer.

The Top Gun star sadly passed away at the age of 65 on Tuesday (April 1), with pneumonia as the cause, via his daughter.

He was previously diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 but had recovered years later. Due to a tracheostomy, his voice was permanently damaged.

Following the news of his passing, friends and fellow celebrities spoke out with their heartfelt tributes and emotional words.

Keep reading to find out what they said…

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Rip Val Kilmer. If it wasn't for our chance encounter at the Source in 1985, I may never have been cast in Full Metal Jacket. Thanks, Val.

Nicolas Cage has described his Bad Lieutenant co-star Val Kilmer as a “genius actor” in a written tribute following news of his death at age 65.

“I always liked Val and am sad to hear of his passing,” Cage said in a statement sent to Deadline. “I thought he was a genius actor. I enjoyed working with him on Bad Lieutenant, and I admired his commitment and sense of humor. He should have won the Oscar for The Doors.”

The Doors — Oliver Stone’s biopic of 60s rocker Jim Morrison — was one of Kilmer’s defining roles. The film has gone on to become a cult classic, but in 1991, the year of its release, it didn’t land a single Oscar nom. That year, the Best Actor Oscar was won by Anthony Hopkins for Jonathan Demme’s classic horror The Silence of the Lambs.

Kilmer’s death was confirmed by his...

Val Kilmer's death at the age of 65 has been met with an outpouring of love and heartfelt tributes across social media from devoted fans of the prolific actor and his vast body of work. The star, famed for his versatile roles in the likes of Batman Forever, Top Gun, and Heat, among many, many others, died on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, from pneumonia. In the hours that followed the announcement, movie enthusiasts came together online to mourn the loss of a Hollywood great and remember some of his most iconic cinematic performances.

Kilmer made his feature debut in the 1984 spy spoof Top Secret!, in which he starred as rock and roll singer Nick Rivers, but that was only the beginning of his acting career on screen. He went on to star in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including playing Bruce Wayne and his superhero alter ego in Batman Forever,...

Late actor Val Kilmer is being honored by Hollywood. Kilmer, who died at age 65 of pneumonia after battling throat cancer for more than a decade, was a go-to star in the 1980s and ’90s across both high concept blockbusters and auteur dramas. Now, his former collaborators are remembering his talent.

Kilmer landed his breakout role as Lt. Tom “Iceman” Kazansky alongside Tom Cruise in 1986’s “Top Gun. He went on to portray Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors,” and star in “Tombstone,” “True Romance,” “Heat,” and “Batman Forever,” among other iconic features. Kilmer later reprised his turn of Iceman in 2022 film “Top Gun: Maverick.”

Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, leaving him unable to speak. Kilmer’s recovery was captured in 2021 documentary “Val.” He died of pneumonia at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 1.

“Heat” director Michael Mann honored Kilmer, writing, “While working with Val...

Val Kilmer is gone. It’s strange to say, since he was such an important part of the fabric of movies – and of pop culture, really – for decades. And if it wasn’t movies, it was something else.

He hosted “Saturday Night Live.” He appeared in an endlessly touring stage show as Mark Twain. He had a reputation for being prickly, maybe difficult, but for turning in brilliant performances that only he could.

And then, starting in 2015, he began battling cancer. In 2017, he announced that he had experienced a “healing of cancer,” but he was still struggling. As a lifelong Christian Scientist, he didn’t want to accept medical treatment. Eventually he did, having throat cancer removed and leaving him without the ability to speak and being forced to eat via a feeding tube. In recent years, he had experimented with AI to replicate his voice. “Val,” a 2021 documentary produced...

Star of films such as Top Gun, The Doors and Batman Forever whose acting could combine playfulness and intensity

Temperamental on-set behaviour by successful actors is common, but rarely made public. So it takes a particular type of performer, or one with poor PR defences, to become notorious for tantrums or capriciousness. The actor Val Kilmer, who has died aged 65 after suffering from pneumonia, was one such case.

He starred in several box-office hits, including Top Gun (1986), and played roles as distinctive as Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991) and the ghost of Elvis Presley in True Romance (1993). He also got a fleeting taste of superstardom when he took the lead in Batman Forever (1995).

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Sad news out of Hollywood this week:

Val Kilmer, a veteran actor best known for roles in 1986’s Top Gun in 1995’s Batman Forever — passed away on April 1.

He was 65 years old.

Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65. Rip. (Getty)

The star’s daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, spoke to the New York Times and said her father died due to pneumonia.

Val Kilmer made his final appearance on film in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, a sequel to the aforementioned classic.

The actor reprised his role from the original movie in this hit project, sharing an emotional scene with Tom Cruise.

“I just want to say that was pretty emotional,” Cruise told Jimmy Kimmel back then about acting alongside his friend again. “I’ve known Val for decades, and for him to come back and play that character… he’s such a powerful actor that he instantly became that character again.

In some entirely unexpected and unprecedented news, a sequel to Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is reportedly in development at Netflix. There has been plenty of speculation and reports surrounding what Tarantino's 10th and final film will be, as the legendary director has been vocal about how he wishes to retire after directing 10 movies. Much of that talk has centered around a project with the working title of The Movie Critic, with trade outlets reporting on Tarantino's ambitious script before it was revealed the director would start from scratch, with the filmmaker's reasons for this remaining unknown...until now.

Per a report by The Playlist, it has now been revealed that the shelved script for what was originally Quentin Tarantino's final film was something of a spiritual sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, set in 1970's Los Angeles with a new lead...

Actor Val Kilmer, the film star of “The Doors”, “Tombstone”, “Heat” and a whole lot more, has died:

Kilmer’s features included “Real Genius” (1985), the military action film Top Gun (1986) and the fantasy film Willow (1988).

Kilmer gained acclaim for his portrayal of ‘Jim Morrison’ in director Oliver Stone's “The Doors’ (1991).

He then starred in a variety of films, including the western “Tombstone” (1993) and the crime dramas “True Romance” (1993) and “Heat” (1995).

In addition, he portrayed ‘Batman’ in director Joel Schumacher's “Batman Forever” (1995) and appeared in “The Ghost and the Darkness” (1996), “The Saint” (1997), “The Prince of Egypt” (1998), “Alexander” (2004), “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” (2005), and “The Snowman” (2017).

In 2022, Kilmer reprised his role as ‘Iceman’ in “Top Gun: Maverick”, marking his final film performance.

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Heat director Michael Mann has remembered Val Kilmer today following the actor’s death aged 65.

Mann said today: “While working with Val on Heat I always marvelled at the range, the brilliant variability within the powerful current of Val’s possessing and expressing character. After so many years of Val battling disease and maintaining his spirit, this is tremendously sad news.”

Kilmer starred with Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore and Ashley Judd in hit 1995 film Heat, about a group of high-end professional thieves who start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.

Kilmer‘s death was confirmed by his family to the New York Times after battling pneumonia and cancer.

The respected actor was also remembered this morning by fellow thespian Josh Brolin who posted a picture of himself with Kilmer on Instagram, noting: “See ya, pal.

It's with a heavy heart that we report tonight that Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65 in Los Angeles after a short battle with pneumonia. His daughter Mercedes Kilmer confirmed news of his passing to The New York Times earlier this evening.

Kilmer had also battled throat cancer since 2015, and had a procedure on his trachea that damaged his vocal cords to the point where it significantly limited his ability to speak. He had also undergone chemotherapy treatments and two tracheotomies.

He is survived by his two adult children, Mercedes and Jack, who he had with ex-wife Joanne Whalley.

Kilmer's breakthrough performance was in 1986's Top Gun, where he played Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky, and his career reached new heights in 1991 when he played Jim Morrison in The Doors. His most prominent credits also include playing Doc Holliday in 1993's Tombstone, Bruce Wayne/Batman in 1995's Batman Forever, and Chris Shiherlis in Heat.

Quentin Tarantino writes, David Fincher directs, Brad Pitt stars – it’s a Once Upon A Time In Hollywood spin-off movie. Reportedly.

When news of this story first emerged, we’d imagine that plenty of film fans simply dismissed it as an April Fool’s joke. But unless most of Hollywood’s most credible reporting sources are all in on it together, this is actually real: David Fincher is set to direct Quentin Tarantino’s script for a Once Upon A Time In Hollywood spin-off. It’s a screenplay that is said to have emerged from the latter filmmaker’s abandoned The Movie Critic project, once billed as his tenth and final film.

Outlets such as Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and The Playlist (who broke the story) are all reporting it as true, and it certainly does fit with the speculation that was flying around a few weeks ago regarding Fincher’s next project for Netflix.

Val Kilmer, the actor known for playing Iceman in Top Gun, Jim Morrison in The Doors, and the Caped Crusader in Batman Forever, has died at age 65.

News of Kilmer’s passing was confirmed by his daughter Mercedes Kilmer, who told the Associated Press that the actor died of pneumonia on Tuesday night in Los Angeles, surrounded by friends and family.

Val Edward Kilmer was born on December 31st, 1959 in Los Angeles. Despite becoming one of the biggest movie stars of the 1980s and ’90s, he began his career in theater, starring in productions of Orestes and in The Wood Demon as a student at Juilliard. He was so committed to being a proper thespian that he turned down a role in The Outsiders to attend to prior theater engagements — though acting alongside Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn, and Jackie Earle Haley in an Off Broadway production of The Slab Boys...

The iconic actor Val Kilmer, best known for roles such as Jim Morrison in 1991's The Doors and "Ice" (Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky), in 1986's Top Gun, has died at the age of 65 according to his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, who told The New York he died of pneumonia on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. This follows a decade of medical issues for Kilmer. The actor's final film fittingly found him reprising his role as 'Iceman' in Top Gun: Maverick, though the actor would continue to be involved in the arts with his painting. His final Facebook post, on March 22, 2025, included his last painting. He wrote, "It’s got that late-night glow. Cool tones with a low burn, like when the camp fire cools down but you’re still wide awake." Rest in peace, sir.

It’s got that late-night glow. Cool tones with a low burn, like when the camp fire cools down...

Some horrible news to start the day. Actor Val Kilmer has died at the age of just 65, it’s been announced,

Just awful news, this. Actor Val Kilmer has died, at the age of just 65. It’s no secret that he’d been diagnosed with cancer of the throat just over ten years ago, but still: reading the news coming in overnight is a terrible shock.

According to a report at the New York Times, the cause of his death has been attributed to pneumonia. He leaves behind one heck of a body of a work, and no shortage of film stories too.

Top Secret! was his movie debut, the film that the Zucker Abrahams Zucker team made after Airplane!. It remains a sublimely funny piece of work, with a superb performance at the heart of it.

Of course, from there, Kilmer built up a career with a collection of memorable roles.

Actor Val Kilmer has passed away. Known for several fan-favorite roles, from Doc Holliday to Batman, the actor was 65 years old.

The New York Times reported on the passing of Kilmer, with his daughter, actress Mercedes Kilmer, confirming the news. According nto his daughter, Kilmer died in Los Angeles due to pneumonia. He'd previously been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015. His subsequent health struggles had been chronicled in the documentary Val, released in 2021.

Val Edward Kilmer was born on New Year's Eve in 1959. At the age of 17, he started studying acting at Juilliard in New York. This led to his work in theater, and he made his Broadway debut in 1983 with a role in Slab Boys. He'd make his debut in film by playing teen idol Nick Rivers in the 1984 film Top Secret!, following it up with a role in tthe1985 film Real Genius.

A big break came quickly for...

Val Kilmer, the celebrated actor known for intensely committing to his performances and for starring roles in films like “Tombstone,” “Top Gun,” “The Doors” and more, died Tuesday from complications of pneumonia. He was 65.

His daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, made the news public.

A Los Angeles native born in 1959, Kilmer grew up in the San Fernando Valley and as a teenager set a record as the youngest student to be accepted into the Julliard school of Drama (the record was broken by Seth Numrich.)

Kilmer pursued a stage career when he started acting professionally in the early 80s, but launched his film career with “Top Secret!” a parody of both World War II dramas and musical comedies starring Elvis Presley directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, the team behind “Airplane!”

The film, though considered a bomb, showcased Kilmer’s matinee idol looks, impeccable comic timing but also his versatile singing voice,...

Val Kilmer, the Juilliard-trained actor with leading man looks known for taking on roles that transcended his appearance, has died. His daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed to the New York Times that the actor had passed away after battling pneumonia. He was 65.

Kilmer’s early films included comedies like Top Secret! (1984) and Real Genius (1985), as well as his breakout role as Lt Tom “Iceman” Kazansky opposite Tom Cruise in Top Gun (1986). That was followed by the fantasy film Willow (1988).

His big break as a leading man came with his swaying, leather-clad portrayal of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s The Doors.

After his outing as The Lizard King, Kilmer lead Thunderheart (1992) before opting for scene-stealing co-starring roles in Tombstone (1993), True Romance (1993) and Heat (1995).

“Someone sent me a poll recently where Tombstone snuck into the top 10 Best Westerns of all time,” Kilmer later told Deadline. “I don’t know if that film is a classic,...

Val Kilmer, the star of films such as “Top Gun,” “Batman Forever,” “The Doors,” and many more classics, has died, his daughter told The New York Times. He was 65.

Kilmer died of pneumonia at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 1, his daughter told Nyt. He had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, rendering him unable to speak and having him disappear from Hollywood for years, but he had recovered.

The Iceman in “Top Gun” opposite Tom Cruise, Kilmer was one of the coolest leading men around but also one of Hollywood’s most unsung stars. He had a handsomeness and charm but also a guarded, reserved presence and mystique that made him perfect to play a rock star like Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors,” one of his most acclaimed performances, as well as tentpole roles like Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever.” He broke out in films such as “Real Genius,...

Val Kilmer, who played Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever,” channeled Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors” and starred as a tubercular Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. His daughter Mercedes told The New York Times the cause was pneumonia. He was 65. He had been battling throat cancer for several years.

Kilmer’s reps did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.

The baby-faced blonde actor had a solid run as a leading man with a volatile reputation in the ’80s and ’90s, starring in “Top Gun,” “Real Genius,” “Willow,” “Heat,” and “The Saint.” He returned briefly to screens in 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick” although he could no longer speak due to his cancer.

In 2021, a documentary on his life, “Val,” was released. His son provided the actor’s voice and the film utilized hundreds of hours of video he had recorded over the years,...

Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt might not be entirely done with Cliff Booth.

In what initially struck many cinephiles as a cruel April Fool’s joke but has now been reported by multiple outlets, Pitt is in talks to reprise his Oscar-winning role from “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” in a film written by Tarantino and directed by David Fincher, and which is set up at Netflix. The project, which first reported on by The Playlist, has been described as an extension of the mythology of the first film without necessarily being a direct sequel.

Representatives for Netflix and Tarantino did not respond to IndieWire’s requests for comment.

Even after releasing “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” in 2019, Tarantino has continued to develop the character of Cliff Booth. His novel based on the film added significant details about the character’s origins, including the foreign arthouse films that...

David Fincher is directing a sequel to “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” with Quentin Tarantino writing the follow-up to his Oscar-winning epic. Variety confirms the project, which does not have an official title, is being set up at Netflix, where Fincher has a first-look deal. Brad Pitt will reprise his role as stuntman and potential wife-killer Cliff Booth.

It’s an especially unique production — not only because a high-profile director is helming a sequel to another high-profile director’s film, but also because of the property’s shift from a theatrical studio to a streamer. (The shift is especially pertinent as news of the project emerged during the movie theater industry’s annual weeklong gathering at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.) “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” was released by Sony Pictures in 2019, but Tarantino negotiated a deal that would return him ownership of the film’s underlying copyright after a number of years.

Netflix might have hit on film nerd heaven, as The Playlist is reporting that David Fincher, Brad Pitt, and Quentin Tarantino are teaming up for a sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with Fincher directing, Tarantino writing, and Pitt starring.

Per The Playlist, “this is the screenplay that Tarantino’s The Movie Critic evolved into when the writer/director couldn’t put the pen down and kept exploring the adventures of Cliff Booth.” Pitt won an Oscar for playing Cliff in the original 2019 film, an aging stuntman and best friend of movie star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio). DiCaprio’s involvement in the sequel, it’s said, is “very doubtful.”

The Hollywood Reporter, which further confirmed the news, says production could begin this summer.

This wouldn’t be the first time a Tarantino script was directed by someone not named Quentin Tarantino — early on in his career, Tarantino worked on the films True Romance,...

Born in 1963, Quentin Tarantino redefined independent cinema with his pulpy mix of violence, dark humor and pop culture, crafting several modern classics. But before he made history, he made a living as a video store clerk while penning spec scripts. He made his directorial debut with "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), a "Rashomon"-esque crime drama about a botched jewel heist. Two more of his scripts, "True Romance" (1993) and "Natural Born Killers" (1994), were later produced by Tony Scott and Oliver Stone, respectively.

He hit the Oscar jackpot just two years after his filmmaking debut with "Pulp Fiction" (1994), a multi-narrative, self-referential pastiche about a group of criminals whose lives intersect in surprising ways. After winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes, the indie hit went on to collect a screenwriting prize for Tarantino and Roger Avery, earning nominations in Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (John Travolta), Best Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson), Best Supporting...

Léon: The Professionalstar Gary Oldman reveals that his iconic "Everyone!" line delivery was never intended to make the final cut of the movie. Released in 1994, director Luc Besson's action thriller stars Jean Reno as Léon, an assassin who takes the 12-year-old Mathilda (Natalie Portman) under his wing after her family is murdered. Oldman plays Léon: The Professional's main villain, Stansfield, a corrupt and violent DEA agent. One of the most iconic lines of Oldman's career comes when he demands that a subordinate bring him "everyone" as backup before he then repeats the word in an exaggerated yell.

During a recent interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Oldman reveals that his shouting delivery of the word "everyone" was actually intended as a joke for Besson. The actor recalls wanting to make the director laugh on one particular take, but then the moment ended up in the final cut of the movie.

It is a testament to his acting ability that it was years before I realized that Gary Oldman is British. With an ability to nail accents, the dedication to drastically change his appearance and the talent to convey the full spectrum of emotions, Oldman is one of the most eclectic and underrated actors of our time.

Born March 21, 1958, in London, Oldman began his acting career on the British stage in 1979, and made his film debut in "Remembrance" in 1982. In 1984, he reluctantly accepted the role of punk rocker Sid Vicious in "Sid and Nancy," a performance which garnered him critical acclaim and launched a diverse and successful career that has spanned almost four decades, and includes everything from small indie films to blockbuster franchises.

Oldman is well-known for his portrayal of some of the most memorable villains in the history of the cinema, from the campy Zorg in "The Fifth Element...

Except for John Williams, it's hard for a film composer to reach household name status, but it's safe to proclaim that Hans Zimmerhas successfully done so. After being a steady film composer in the 1980s and 1990s, working on films from a variety of genres, including Rain Man, True Romance, The Lion King, The Thin Red Line, and Gladiator, Zimmer ostensibly became the soundtrack for the archetypal modern blockbusters thanks to his work on most of Christopher Nolan's films, notably The Dark Knight trilogy, and revolutionizing the art of film scores for Denis Villeneuve's Duneseries. Someone of his caliber could have elevated the longest-running franchise of the last 20 years — the Marvel Cinematic Universe — into something more epic, but he has his eyes set elsewhere. To be completely honest, I don't blame him, as even he has outshined the scope of the MCU.

German composer Hans Zimmer began his career playing keyboards for various New Wave bands around Europe. He played with Krakatoa in his native Germany, with The Buggles (of "Video Killed the Radio Star" fame) in England, with Krisma in Italy, and with Mecano in Spain. In the early '80s, he started to produce pop singles as well, overseeing "History of the World, Part 1" for the punk band The Damned. About the same time, he started to write commercial jingles and TV theme tunes, effectively giving him an "in" into film-scoring work. His first film as a composer was 1982's "Moonlighting," one of Jerzy Skolimowski's movies. 

For there, Zimmer's output increased exponentially, and he brought his unique, sweeping sensibilities (but with a pinch of New Wave) to over 20 features. He scored Stephen Frears' "My Beautiful Laundrette," (soon to be remade) and Bernard Rose's underrated "Paperhouse." In 1988, he...

Several years ago, Ethan Hawke said something interesting in an interview with Marc Maron. He admitted to having a lot of anxiety when he was cast in Training Day because he said that whenever he watched movies with Denzel Washington, he felt like his co-stars were blown out of the water by him. One exception that Hawke mentioned is Gene Hackman, who said the two played brilliantly off of each other in Tony Scott’s Crimson Tide, partly due to the fact that they were playing adversaries. Indeed, such was the power of Gene Hackman, who tragically passed away this week. While his career is loaded with classics, including The French Connection, The Conversation, The Royal Tenenbaums and so many more, one of his biggest box office hits was Crimson Tide, a movie that’s long overdue for a deep dive here on JoBlo!

When asked why he wanted to do Crimson Tide,...

She won hearts with True Romance – and an Oscar for Boyhood. The actor reflects on her TV show Severance, political chaos in the US and why human beings are a disaster

If escaping the world by running for the hills looks increasingly attractive to many of us – perhaps living on a commune – Patricia Arquette feels like that too. Head to the mountains, she says. “Plant seeds and farm.” But maybe not the commune part – she lived in one as a child and it wasn’t always utopian. If our conversation is more dystopian than usual, it’s probably because we’re talking about Severance, the hit Apple TV+ show now in its second season. In the first series, we were introduced to Lumon Industries, where some workers, tasked with doing something unknown but probably malevolent with data, were willingly “severed”; their work selves detached from their outside selves, with no memory between the two.

Long before Matthew Modine set foot in the Upside Down in Stranger Things, he established himself as a talented actor. Modine first gained recognition in the 1980s, starring in films like Birdy and Vision Quest. At the same time, Val Kilmer (a Juilliard-trained actor who had previously worked on stage) was trying to make it in Hollywood, appearing in films like Top Secret!, Real Genius, and Top Gun. Their paths crossed in a surprisingly intense confrontation, which Modine recently recounted on the Literally! With Rob Lowe podcast.

At the time, Modine was having breakfast with David Alan Greer, after the two had won an award at the Venice Film Festival for Robert Altman's Streamers.

"There was a fella sitting about 10 feet from me and he was saying obscenities. It was clearly directed at me. I told David, who had his back to this fella, I said, 'either that guy's...

Hans Zimmer’s 2016 Live In Prague show is now getting a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray physical media release. More here.

The week we learn that the work of Hans Zimmer is getting a cinema outing to itself, one of his sold out concerts is confirmed for the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format.

Hans Zimmer: Live In Prague is already available on Blu-ray, but Eagle Rock has now put a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray physical media release up for pre-order.

It’s set to land on 21st March 2025, and you can find more information, and order yourself a copy, right here.

Update: This has now been delayed to 18th July 2025.

This is a concert that was shot in 2016, and as such you’re not going to be getting anything from, say, Dune or Tenet in there. What you will get are pieces of music from the likes of The Dark Knight trilogy,...

Love is like a hammock—sometimes it’s relaxing, sometimes it’s a little too tight, but when it’s right, you just want to stay there forever. When you’re in love, your world is painted in technicolor, and when you’re out of love, it’s just black and white. That being said, some relationships give you warm fuzzies, while others leave you shaking off the chill.

Shakespeare himself, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, put it perfectly: “The course of true love never did run smooth.” His words capture the turbulence of love—the unpredictability, the highs and lows, the bliss and the agony. And in the case of Charli Xcx, the British pop sensation known for her unapologetic sound and soul-baring lyrics, the journey through love is anything but ordinary.

Charli Xcx | Credit: Instagram @charli_xcx

From messy entanglements to meaningful connections, her relationship history has been...

Quentin Tarantino fans might be waiting a lot longer than expected for the acclaimed director's final movie, as the director has his sights set on a different kind of project next. Tarantino's last film, Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood was released back in 2019, and starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie. Last year, fans thought Tarantino was making progress on his 11th and final movie, titled The Movie Critic. But, the director revealed he had scrapped that idea, and is now starting again.

But, during an appearance at the Sundance Film Festival (via Variety), it might be some years before Tarantino picks up a camera again, as he's currently way too pre-occupied... being a dad. "I’m in no hurry to actually jump into production," Tarantino said as the collective heart of his fans sunk. "I’ve been doing that for 30 years." While some may be upset,...

He might be a master of frightening readers to ridiculous lengths, but there's more to author Stephen King than scares, psychotic clowns, and kids that shine. For one, his favorite film isn't even a horror: the writer of books like "The Shining," and Goodreads' highly-rated entry, "The Stand," deemed William Friedkin's "Sorcerer" his number-one watch. King is fond of praising movies online. In a list submitted to Entertainment Weekly in 2003, the author put together an interesting playlist of films that had caught his eye that year, including Tony Scott's "The Taking of Pelham 123." A remake of the 1974 film starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw, Scott's take starred Denzel Washington as an Mta dispatcher who faced off against John Travolta as the leader of a gang of criminals who holding hostages on a subway train. 

Praising the film at the time, King said: "Director Tony Scott's most lucid and suspenseful movie.

“Severance” is finally back but there are a lot of characters to keep track of and remember in the three years since Season 1.

The Apple TV+ series follows a group of employees at the mysterious Lumon who underwent a procedure that “severs” their consciousness so one version of themselves is constantly at work and knows nothing of the outside world and vice versa. Adam Scott stars in the series as the leader of one of the company teams trying to uncover the mysterious happenings at Lumon.

Here’s who you need to know before Season 2 starts.

Adam Scott in “Severance” (Apple TV+) Adam Scott as Mark

Adam Scott plays Mark S. – the team leader for the Mdr team.

Scott is most known for playing Ben Wyatt in “Parks and Recreation.” He also stars in “Step Brothers,” “Party Down,” and more recently in “Loot” and “Madame Web.”

Apple TV+ Britt Lower...

Patricia Arquette recently spoke about starring in the late David Lynch's polarizing and surreal 1997 film, Lost Highway, as both Renee Madison and Alice Wakefield. In the interview with IndieWire, she reflected on the dual roles, filming with Lynch (who very recently passed away), and appearing nude.

"That was the hardest movie for me to ever make because I’ve always been very shy," Arquette said. "Especially sexually. I think I probably had a lot of trauma. For many years, I would even take baths in the dark, alone with just a candle."

In the past, she said filming the nude scenes were "terrifying," especially as the crew said "crude" things. She continued:

"For me, making Lost Highway was one of the bravest things I could have done. I was so sick of carrying this burden of terror, this fear. That was a very powerful movie for me to make.

After nearly three years, “Severance”, one of 2022’s most celebrated shows, is finally returning. The critically acclaimed series, which explores the sci-fi extremes of work-life balance, begins its ten-episode second season on January 17. Patricia Arquette, who earned an Emmy nomination for her role as the calculating Harmony Cobel, returns to play the office manager who stalks her employees outside of the company. As the air date approaches, Arquette is excited, but reluctant to open up too much about what lies in store. “I don’t really carry characters with me, or I try very hard not to, but ‘Severance’ is different,” she told IndieWire.

“Whenever people ask me about playing Harmony Cobel or ‘Severance,’ this little thing comes into my mind and I just want to lie to them,” she said with a wry smile. “So, whatever I say, I wouldn’t count on it.”

One thing fans of the...

Ridley Scott clarifies how Brad Pitt was cast in Thelma & Louise, sharing a different account than star Geena Davis. Released in 1991, the road-trip crime drama remains one of Scott's most-loved films, with a story that follows the two titular best friends, played by Davis and Susan Sarandon, respectively, as they run from the authorities. Pitt memorably appears briefly in Thelma & Louise as J.D., an attractive drifter, a casting that Davis has taken some credit for in the past. Davis has revealed that she read with four male actors in total, and that she enthusiastically chose Pitt.

In a recent interview with GQ, Scott addresses Pitt's casting in Thelma & Louise, revealing that parts of Davis' account are accurate. When it came to the final decision regarding Pitt's casting, however, the director reveals that he had already chosen him prior to Davis voicing her opinion. Check out Scott's comments...