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Ryan Reynolds Confirms New Deadpool Movie In Development
Ryan Reynolds confirmed during a Fanatics Fest 2026 appearance that another Deadpool film is in early development at Marvel Studios, though no writer or director has been attached.
Kaylee Hottle Dies: ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ & “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’ Star Was 18
Kaylee Hottle, the 18-year-old deaf actress who played Jia in the MonsterVerse films 'Godzilla vs. Kong' and 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,' died July 21 in a car accident in Frederick, Maryland.
MGM+'s 'Magnificent Seven' Adds 4 Series Regulars
MGM+ has added four actors — Joshua Close, Ken Yamamura, Michael Rubenfeld, and Joel Nankervis — as series regulars on its Western series 'The Magnificent Seven,' joining a previously announced cast l
Amazon Orders 'Robocop' Series With Peter Ocko, James Wan
Amazon MGM Studios has greenlit a Robocop TV series for Prime Video, with Peter Ocko (Lodge 49) as showrunner and James Wan's Blumhouse Atomic Monster producing.
Film Finances Buys Media Guarantors To Lead Bond Market
Film Finances is acquiring completion bond rival Media Guarantors from insurance brokerage CAC Group to form a leading global bond firm serving independent film, consolidating a niche market under A-C
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Star Kaylee Hottle Dies at 18
Kaylee Hottle, the 18-year-old deaf actress who played Jia across both 'Godzilla vs. Kong' films, died Monday in a car accident in Frederick, Maryland.
Sphere Hires Laureano-Rikardsen as Comms Chief
Sphere Entertainment has hired Karen Laureano-Rikardsen, a veteran communications executive from the finance world, as its global head of corporate marketing and communications, tasking her with servi
Independent Film Company Acquires Comedy ‘The Stunt Driver’ Starring Jay Baruchel As Canadian Daredevil Ken Carter Ahead Of TIFF Premiere
Independent Film Company has acquired U.S. rights to the Michael Dowse-directed comedy 'The Stunt Driver,' starring Jay Baruchel as Canadian daredevil Ken Carter, ahead of its world premiere at TIFF.
Reading Festival axes BBC Introducing stage
Festival Republic has axed the BBC Introducing stage at Reading Festival as part of a wider overhaul, despite the scheme having supported roughly 70% of the UK artists on this year's lineup.
TIFF Reveals Platform Lineup of 12 Films from the Next Generation of Auteurs
TIFF's 2026 Platform lineup expands to 12 international films and, for the first time, gives non-English-language entries a direct path to Best International Feature Film Oscar contention — making TIF
TikTok's 'Povvo King' Shabaz Ali takes on billionaires in BBC doc
TikTok satirist Shabaz Ali, whose 'Povvo King' videos mocking wealthy influencers have drawn 4 million followers, brings his anti-billionaire rhetoric to the BBC in a new documentary investigating ext
Ben Platt stars in Midnight at the Never Get cabaret
Ben Platt stars in Mark Sonnenblick's 'Midnight at the Never Get,' a cabaret-musical about two gay musicians in 1960s New York whose underground love story collides with a choice between protest and a
Sabrina Elba & Ashley Thomas Star In Rom-Com 'Not Like Us'
Writer-directors Ramla Ali and Richard A. Moore have wrapped production in East London on "Not Like Us," a debut rom-com starring Sabrina Elba as a Somali pharmacist and Ashley Thomas as a Jamaican ma
Historian traces anti-egalitarianism from Adams to Musk
Historian Kim Phillips-Fein publishes 'Country of Lords,' tracing America's long fight against equality from John Adams's post-revolutionary ambivalence through Social Darwinism and mid-century eugeni
Ed Askew's posthumous 'The Final Painting' released a year
The posthumous album "The Final Painting" by cult psych-folk songwriter Ed Askew — who died at 84 a year ago — is being released this month, produced by collaborator Jerry David DeCicca and featuring
Anurag Kashyap Seeks 'New Cinematic Language' at MIFFest
Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is serving as jury president at this year's Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) while leading a masterclass, framing his role as a hunt for "a new cinematic
The Odyssey: jaw-dropping action, dark magic and dolphin cameos – discuss with spoilers
Christopher Nolan's *The Odyssey* opens to $264M globally, earning critical acclaim and sparking discussion over its casting, technical ambition, and departure from Homer’s original epic.
ZDF & ProSieben Strike Streaming Pact As Traditional Rivals Team To Fight Streamers: “A Strong, Forward-Looking Signal”
German public broadcaster ZDF and commercial rival ProSiebenSat.1 have struck a streaming partnership putting ZDF's on-demand news, docs, culture, factual and entertainment programming on Joyn startin
Moebius Picks Up Fiona Roan's 'Happily Ever After'
Hong Kong-based Moebius Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights (excluding Taiwan) to Fiona Roan Feng-I's sophomore feature 'Happily Ever After,' reuniting the company with the director and
Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives: Trewley Steals the Show
A glowing review of Channel 4's new reality series "Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives" hails Trewley Precious and her Traveller family as a "gift to reality TV," while also exposing the grim council-estate
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