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Brad Pitt Returning for ‘World War Z’ Sequel at Paramount With Edward Berger to Direct
Brad Pitt will officially return to star in Paramount’s long-awaited sequel to “World War Z.” “All Quiet on the Western ...
Getting to Know Juan Andrés García Ropero ‘Bropi,’ the New Director of Content of Movistar Plus
Juan Andrés García Ropero, “Bropi,” Movistar Plus’ new director of content from May 2026, re-adjusts himself in his seat...
Drunk Shakespeare Theater Producer Sues Amazon, Alleging Prime Video’s ‘Off Campus’ Violated Its Trademarks
Double, double toil and trouble! The company that produces the Drunk Shakespeare-branded theatrical shows sued Amazon, c...
Sony Music, Universal Music Group Sue Suno Over Label-Backed Model: ‘Fruit of the Same Poisoned Tree’
Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group aren’t done with Suno in federal court. The two labels filed a new, 4...
Rina Sawayama on Releasing New Music After Two-Year Break: ‘I Didn’t Think I Would Return’
Rina Sawayama is back. In 2024, the multi-hyphenate talent took a step back from the spotlight to recalibrate. Now, she’...
‘Red Snow,’ a Vampire Santa Horror-Comedy, Acquired by Shudder (EXCLUSIVE)
No need to leave milk and cookies for this vampire Santa! Shudder has announced the acquisition of the horror-comedy “Re...
New Independent Film Studio SuperCinema Launches in Burbank
A new independent film studio, SuperCinema, launches Friday from commercial production company Concrete Studios. Based i...
Disney Hires Its First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of AI Chatbot Start-Up
Disney chief Josh D’Amaro, in a move that shows he’s trying to position the Mouse House as a tech-forward entertainment ...
T-Mobile’s Latest Home Internet Deal Gets You a Free Month One Month of Service on T-Mobile — Plus AirPods 4 or Up to $200 Back
T-Mobile is sweetening the deal for anyone looking to cut down their monthly internet bill. The carrier’s latest Home In...
Nike’s New NBA Collection Lets Fans Shop Player-Worn Gear for the First Time
Ahead of the NBA season opener on Oct. 20, Nike has just released “Standard Issue,” its latest pro basketball collection...
‘The Traitors’ Season 5 Cast Revealed: Kristin Chenoweth, Dominic Monaghan, Whitney Leavitt, and More
“The Traitors” has set a new round of players for its upcoming fifth season. The cast of Season 5 of the hit Peacock rea...
Oscars: Poland Submits Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland,’ Starring Sandra Hüller, for International Feature Race
Poland has selected “Fatherland,” Paweł Pawlikowski’s post-WWII drama starring Sandra Hüller, as its entry for the Oscar...
Duncan Sheik, ‘Barely Breathing’ Hitmaker and ‘Spring Awakening’ Stage Composer, Dies at 56
Duncan Sheik, who had a pop smash with “Barely Breathing” in the mid-1990s but then found his biggest success — and mult...
Bill Hader on Why Young People Hate AI, Voicing Cat in the Hat and the Status of His Jonestown HBO Series
Bill Hader offered his thoughts on voice acting and artificial intelligence while teasing his next projects at the Varie...
Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Transformation Initially Took Six Hours — but He Convinced the Makeup Team to ‘Get It Under an Hour’
For his new film “Digger,” Tom Cruise transforms into Digger Rockwell, a wealthy oil tycoon who was not blessed with Cru...
Fan Bingbing on Toronto and Busan Selection ‘Diary of a Mad Old Man’ and Her International Ambitions: ‘Cinema Should Be Able to Cross Borders’ (EXCLUS...
Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing’s latest role puts her at the center of an unusual dynamic: a Chinese caregiver drawn int...
‘Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift’ Ride Opens to Thrill Fans at Universal Studios Hollywood
Fans yearning to drive like Dominic Toretto or Letty can finally strap into a Dodge Charger or a Toyota Supra at Univers...
Japan’s Top Broadcasters Unite for First Joint Delegation to MipCancun (EXCLUSIVE)
Ten major Japanese broadcasters are joining forces for the first time to send a joint delegation to MipCancun, marking t...
Catalonia: A Dozen Highlights at San Sebastián, From a Time-Loop Thriller to a Singular Heist Tale and a Potential Arthouse Sleeper
Barcelona’s soccer players packed out Spain’s FIFA World Cup winning team. Now Catalonia, the northeast region of Spain ...
Catalonia’s New Generation Raises Its Game as Ambition, Scale and Genre Become the Names of the Arthouse Game
Over 2019-25, annual Catalan government general cinema funding soared from €12.5 million ($14.4 million) in 2019 to €30....
Edmund Yeo and Vivian Sung Chase Malaysia’s Buried Past in Toronto Title ‘The Age of Goodbyes’: ‘Ordinary People Living Inside History’
“The Age of Goodbyes” begins, in more ways than one, with a curse. In Li Zi Shu’s sprawling Malaysian Chinese novel, a f...
Tom Cruise Says Taylor Swift Was ‘Schooling Me on Football’ at Chiefs Game, Calls Her a ‘Brilliant Musician and Director’
Tom Cruise and Taylor Swift made headlines on Monday when they sat next to each other at the Kansas City Chiefs’ first g...
‘Best of the Best’ Director Lena Khan on Making a Bollywood Fusion Dance Movie for Netflix, Working With Hasan Minhaj and Telling Maitreyi Ramakrishna...
Competitive Bollywood fusion dance has thrived on American college campuses for decades, but it has rarely been the subj...
Alfonso Cuaron to Make First Korea Visit at Busan as Festival Also Spotlights European Women+ Filmmakers
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced the first-ever Korea visit by Alfonso Cuarón, alongside ...
‘Tenzing’ Actor Tenzin Dalha Unveiled as Male Lead in Bengali Thriller ‘Chheledhora’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Tenzin Dalha, at the Toronto Film Festival with Jennifer Peedom’s Apple original Film “Tenzing,” has been revealed as th...
San Sebastián 2026: ’Les Mis,’ Los Javis, Brad Pitt, Penélope Cruz and Much More
Ten takes on this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival, which runs Sept. 18-26 at the picturesque Basque Country resort: B...
‘The Traitors: New Blood’ EPs Break Down NBC Premiere, Sweetening the Pot for the Faithful and Why the Civilian Cast ‘Played Hard Straight Away’
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for the two-hour series premiere of NBC’s “The Traitors: New Blood,” now stre...
Universal Still Plans Overseas Release for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Documentary Despite Mogul’s Legal Threats
Contrary to a recent report, Universal is moving forward as planned with the international release of Alex Gibney’s Elon...
Nick Kroll Delivers Heartfelt Appeal for Productions to Shoot in L.A.: ‘It Will Bring Life Back’ to the City
Nick Kroll said upcoming Netflix comedy series “A Hundred Percent,” which he co-created and stars in, is a “love letter”...
Battling Misconceptions and Figuring Out Use Cases: Entertainment Leaders Navigate AI’s Place in the Industry
In a world where AI is capturing every conversation, a series of experts is trying to figure out what it actually means ...
‘Resident Evil’ Video Game References: All the Zombies, Weapons and Easter Eggs in Zach Cregger’s Reboot
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Resident Evil,” now playing in theaters. “Resident Evil” is one...
Top Marketers on How Creators, TikTok, Spotify and Pinterest Help Fuel Fandom
The era of AI and social media platforms has blown open the marketing playbook for bringing audiences to entertainment a...
With Lucas Museum About to Open, Mellody Hobson Steps Down From LA28 Olympics Board
Just days before the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens to the public, co-founder Mellody Hobson has stepped down from ...
Paranormal Comedy ‘Don’t F — k With Ghosts’ Premieres On Demand, Launches Original YouTube Channel (EXCLUSIVE)
“Don’t F***k With Ghosts,” a paranormal hybrid comedy from 5’7 Films, is now available to rent or buy in the U.S. on Ama...
Orville Peck on His New Album ‘Muse,’ Battling Addiction and Making Out With a Pro Football Player
Orville Peck has a ritual he does before every concert. He hugs and tells each member of his band, “I love you.” And tha...
FCC Approves 49.5% Foreign Ownership of Paramount-Warner Bros.
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved Paramount’s petition to allow 49.5% of its equity to be held ...
Director and Producer James Wan on YouTube Filmmakers: ‘You Don’t Even Need to Be in the System Anymore to Get Something Made’
The phenomenon of YouTube breakout stars-turned-feature filmmakers is nothing new for director, writer and producer Jame...
‘Evil Genius’ Review: Courteney Cox Fashions the Pizza Bomber Case Into a Broad, Shrilly Played Farce
If you were glued to “Evil Genius,” Netflix’s 2018 documentary series about the bizarre “pizza bomber” killing of 2003, ...
Rei Ami on Her New Pop Girl Era, and How Feeling Confident Inspired Her New Single ‘2 Loud’: ‘It’s a Clapback’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Rei Ami is loving life, and she’s also learned to love herself. But it wasn’t an easy journey getting to this stage. Bef...
‘Lizzie Borden’ Cast on Treating the Story as a Comedy, the Joy of Playing a Sadistic Character and Finding Empathy for a Bloody Monster: ‘I Understan...
“Don’t you worry: I look after my axes,” Charlie Hunnam says proudly with an impish grin. At the moment, he’s not in cha...
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