Focus Features is staying in the Curry Barker business. The company, which will release the Barker-written and directed movie Obsession on May 15, has picked up Anything But Ghosts, a separate feature that Barker directed […]
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Paramount is doubling down on Heart Eyes. The studio has has set a Valentine’s Day weekend release date of Feb. 11, 2028. Paramount will co-produce and co-finance Heart Eyes 2 along with Spyglass Media Group […]
Curry Barker is gassing up his chainsaw. Though the 25-year-old filmmaker’s much talked-about film Obsession is not yet in theaters, A24 is handing him the feature keys to storied horror property The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. […]
Doom came to CinemaCon Thursday, where Marvel Studios showed off the first extensive look at Avengers: Doomsday, its multi-verse mashup movie that brings Robert Downey Jr. back to the fold. Marvel Studios honcho Kevin Feige […]
Just how do you make a movie that takes place inside of a whale? Theater owners got a bit of an answer at CinemaCon, when 20th Century showed off the first trailer for Whalefall, filmmaker […]
Paramount’s Call of Duty has a date to invade theaters. The studio revealed it will open the feature on June 30, 2028, making the announcement as part of its CinemaCon presentation Thursday. “I told everyone […]
Mel Brooks had a galactic announcement at CinemaCon: the title for the forthcoming Spaceballs sequel. No, it’s not Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money. It’s simply Spaceballs: The New One, as he revealed via […]
Santa’s naughty list is getting a little longer in the first trailer for Violent Night 2, which bowed at CinemaCon Wednesday during the Universal presentation. David Harbour stars as a vengeful Santa Claus in the […]
Clayface took form at CinemaCon during Warner Bros.‘ presentation. DC Studios boss Peter Safran took the stage in Las Vegas on Tuesday to reveal the first, action-packed footage from the film. The chilling footage, which […]
Mortal Kombat II delivered a few fatalities with new footage debuting at CinemaCon Tuesday. The violent video game adaptation brings in Karl Urban to the franchise as fan favorite character Johnny Cage — a washed […]
Warner Bros. is getting in the Sean Baker business. The studio has acquired Ti Amo!, Baker’s first feature since becoming a best picture Oscar winner with Anora. It will release the film globally in 2027 […]
James Gunn has found the final piece of his Man of Tomorrow casting puzzle. After several rounds of screen tests, Adria Arjona has been chosen for the mystery role in DC Studios’ sequel to Superman. […]
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse thwipped up some new footage at CinemaCon, where Sony shared a look at the upcoming trilogy capper. As part of Monday night’s presentation, writer-producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller were joined […]
Four years after Spider-Man: No Way Home became the biggest film in Sony history, Tom Holland‘s webslinger was back as part of the studio’s CinemaCon presentation. Sony introduced a scene from Spider-Man: Brand New Day, […]
Three years ago, Angel Studios became a box office water cooler sensation with Sound of Freedom, an out-of-nowhere hit released amid the 2023 labor strikes that outgrossed a number of Hollywood tentpoles and put the […]
[This story contains light spoilers for Outcome.] Jonah Hill has lived many lives since audiences first got to know him in comedies like Knocked Up and The Forty Year Old Virgin. Just consider his cameo […]
Paramount has set a date to head back to 1966. The studio has acquired U.S. rights for the historical crime thriller By Any Means and set a Labor Day weekend release date of Sept. 4, […]
James Gunn is getting close to finding his Maxima for Man of Tomorrow. Adria Arjona, Eva De Dominici, Sydney Chandler and Grace Van Patten are the four finalists for the role, sources tell The Hollywood […]
James Cullen Bressack is going low-fi for his upcoming horror feature. The filmmaker will shoot I Have Proof entirely on VHS-C, a move to match the back-to-basics approach of the script he wrote. Plot details […]
At the end of January, comic artists Nick Dragotta and Daniel Warren Johnson sat at two separate tables in a small conference room at a Marriott Hotel in Monterey Park, Calif. From morning to deep into the night, […]
It’s been an out-of-this-world past few years for James Ortiz, the New York theater artist and puppeteer behind Rocky, the lovable alien at the center of Project Hail Mary. Ortiz spent months on a London […]
A time-bending short film is winding its way to the small screen. Mobius Loop has been acquired by Watermelon Pictures, which is putting the short on its new streaming service Watermelon+ starting today. It can […]
Ten years after Deadpool arrived in theaters and broke the rules of the comic book genre, two of its players are back together. Filmmaker Tim Miller has tapped actor Stefan Kapicic to join the cast […]
In the early weeks of the pandemic, Ryan Gosling received the manuscript for Project Hail Mary a full year before The Martian author Andy Weir published the sci-fi space novel. The actor was hooked. Just […]
When filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller first called Daniel Pemberton about Project Hail Mary, the conversation started with wood blocks. Not metaphorically — literally. The directing duo had an idea that the entire film […]
Richard Gere and Michelle Rodriguez have officially checked in to Left Seat. The contained thriller, first announced as a Cannes market title year ago, is officially a go and began production this week in Munich, […]
Richard Gere and Michelle Rodriguez have officially checked in to Left Seat. The contained thriller, first announced as a Cannes market title year ago, is officially a go and began production this week in Munich, […]
Brand new day, brand new trailer record. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has easily become the biggest trailer of all time in 24 hours, according to Sony. The studio says the trailer reached 718.6 million views […]
Disney has set dates for the next installments of two big franchises, with both coming in the summer of 2028. Lilo & Stitch 2, the sequel to the surprise $1 billion hit live-action remake of […]
Nearly forty years ago, Bloodsport launched the career of Jean-Claude Van Damme and helped propel him as a bankable leading man known for his glistening muscles and martial arts prowess. The 1988 film centered on […]
What should Timothée Chalamet have done differently? That’s the question du jour for some Oscar viewers after Michael B. Jordan walked away with the best actor Oscar for his remarkable dual role in Sinners. At […]
Denis Villeneuve never planned to make a third Dune movie so soon after Dune: Part Two. After all, they are massive undertakings, and he felt the need to make a different film first to clear […]
When you arrive at your seat at the Oscars, underneath you’ll find a care package with a note from host Conan O’Brien. Inside: a small bag of popcorn, a bottle of water and some candy […]
Just days before Kpop Demon Hunters is expected to be golden at the Oscars, Netflix has closed deals for directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans to return for the sequel as part of a new, […]
In early 2023, Hunter Doohan got a text out of the blue from Bryan Cranston. Doohan, best known for his work in Netflix’s Wednesday, had played Cranston’s son on the Apple series Your Honor. Now […]
Kate Winslet has wrapped up her time in the Avatar universe, but is joining another franchise with close ties to New Zealand. The Oscar winner is in talks for Lord of the Rings: The Hunt […]