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Ali Calls Out Marvel Over Scrapped Blade Movie
Mahershala Ali publicly criticized Marvel Studios for never producing the Blade movie he was attached to since 2019, saying the studio had the resources and his commitment but simply chose not to make
Inde Navarrette Met X-Men Director, Eyes Mystique
Breakout "Obsession" star Inde Navarrette confirmed on Variety's "Up Next" podcast that she met with Jake Schreier, the director attached to Marvel's upcoming "X-Men" reboot, and floated Mystique as a
Nightborn Review: Grint, Haarla in Shudder's Bloody Motherhood Horror
Shudder's "Nightborn," directed by Hanna Bergholm, stars Rupert Grint and Seidi Haarla as a couple in Finland whose newborn turns out to be a bloodthirsty creature — a film that uses demonic-baby body
Wild State Boards 'Learning To Fly' Ultra Marathon Doc
Wild State, the production company founded by Chris Hemsworth and Ben Grayson, has boarded Max Lowe's ultra marathon documentary 'Learning to Fly' ahead of its August 21 theatrical bow.
Rebecca Hall Officially Joins Netflix's Dan Brown Series
Rebecca Hall has officially been cast as Katherine Solomon in Netflix's series adaptation of Dan Brown's 2025 novel The Secret of Secrets, starring opposite her real-life husband Morgan Spector as Rob
Buffalo Traffic Jam Were Just Two Dudes in Montana. Now They’re Headliners
Montana folk duo Buffalo Traffic Jam release their 14-track debut album "Pictures of You" on Arista Records as their streaming-fueled rise continues, with 25 of 54 confirmed tour dates already sold ou
Summer Concert Biz Defies Ticket-Price Sensitivity
The global live music industry is powering through its summer season with strong demand, according to Luminate's new report, even as consumers continue to cite ticket costs as their top barrier to att
Scorsese FaceTimed Edit Notes Into Antosca's 'Cape Fear'
Showrunner Nick Antosca reveals Martin Scorsese was deeply hands-on with his new 'Cape Fear' series — FaceTiming edit notes and frame-level suggestions — after years of winning both Scorsese's and Ste
‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Says Goodbye To Major Series Character In Season 5: “I Wish We Could’ve Gotten One More Season”
Marvin, the drug-world brother played by London Brown, was shot dead by his nephew Kanan in Episode 7 of Starz's 'Power Book III: Raising Kanan' final season, and Brown reflected on the character's jo
Vicky Krieps on rage, rebellion, and rejecting Hollywood
In a wide-ranging interview, Luxembourg-born actor Vicky Krieps discusses her forthcoming custody drama 'Love Me Tender,' explains why she was 'laughed at' for rejecting Hollywood after 'Phantom Threa
Gary Oldman, ‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker and ‘Barbie’ Producer Robbie Brenner Among Toronto Market Speakers
TIFF is launching its inaugural market September 10-16 with a speaker lineup spanning Gary Oldman, Lee Chang-dong, Robbie Brenner, Curry Barker, and Killer Films founders Christine Vachon and Pamela K
Netflix, Prime Video Battle France Streaming Rules in Court
Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have filed legal challenges at France's Conseil d'État and are negotiating with regulators to loosen the 20% revenue investment mandate and shorten the 17-month theatric
‘Black Zombie’ Review: An Engaging Doc on How the Flesh-Eating Hordes of Screen Fame Obscured Painful Real-Life History
Director Maya Annik Bedward's Canadian documentary 'Black Zombie' argues that Hollywood's cannibal-zombie genre exploited and distorted Haitian Vodou religious beliefs, tracing the distortion from Wil
Los Vampires Dramatizes Universal's Forgotten Spanish Dracula
Craig Mitchell's 'Los Vampires' dramatizes Universal's 1931 decision to shoot 'Dracula' twice — once with Bela Lugosi, once in Spanish — and the ego war between the two leads, now complicated by fears
Boy George Pulled From Superstar Over Pro-Israel Reggae Song
Boy George has been pulled from a London Palladium production of Jesus Christ Superstar by his manager, days after releasing a pro-Israel reggae song that sparked protests and sharp condemnation from
Jacqueline Crooks: The books behind her novel 'Sky City'
Author Jacqueline Crooks reflects on the literary influences — from Toni Morrison to Wilson Harris to Alice Coltrane — that shaped her forthcoming novel 'Sky City' and her writing voice, in a wide-ran
Peter Heller's The Dog Stars: Read the Excerpt
New Scientist publishes an opening excerpt from Peter Heller's post-apocalyptic novel The Dog Stars as its August Book Club selection, featuring protagonist Hig flying a 1956 Cessna 182 over a landsca
Nund Rishi and Kashmir's Sufi-Hindu poetic legacy
A scholar spotlights Kashmir's centuries-old Rishi Sufi tradition, centered on 14th-15th century poet-saints Nund Rishi and Lal Ded, whose interreligious verses remain recited by both Hindu and Muslim
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Tops No Way Home's $50M Previews
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is on track to outpace Spider-Man: No Way Home's $50M Thursday preview record, ranking as the third-best U.S./Canada preview haul ever with industry projections now ranging f
Your Book Genre Reveals Hidden Insecurities
Psychology researchers say your summer reading list isn't a random pick — it maps to deep-seated anxieties about relationships, danger, or humanity's future, based on a four-cluster model of genre pre
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