Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” retained the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a third consecutive weekend, earning £3.5 million ($4.7 million) and pushing its cumulative total to £31.1 million ($42 million), according to numbers from Comscore.

Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” held steady in second place with $3.1 million, bringing its total to $29 million after three weekends in release.

The top new release of the frame was “From The World of John Wick: Ballerina,” from Lionsgate U.K.. The Ana de Armas-led spin-off danced its way to a strong $1.9 million debut, landing in third position. Close behind was Black Bear’s “The Salt Path,” which added $1.8 million in its sophomore frame for a robust $5.8 million total.

Sony’s “Karate Kid: Legends” took fifth place with $1.4 million, raising its running cume to $5.6 million. Warner Bros.’ “Final Destination: Bloodlines” followed at sixth with $835,902, now tallying $14.2 million to date.

Wanna feel old, Focker? Meet the Parents is turning 25 this October, and to mark the occasion, the cast — including Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, and Teri Polo — and director Jay Roach reunited at the Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend for a Q&a after an anniversary screening of the comedy.

And while the original movie was the night's main topic, the recently announced fourth movie in the series seemed to be on everyone's mind. Last month, it was announced that Academy Award nominee Ariana Grande would be joining the cast.

"I can’t really talk too much, I guess, at this point about the movie," Stiller. "But the character [Grande is] playing is — she’s going to be really, really funny and kind of the whole engine of the new movie. So it's exciting."

"The script is really fun," De Niro said. "I'm looking forward to it."

"I fell in love with that script,...

During a presentation at the Annecy Animation Festival today, Sony Pictures Animation unveiled the voice cast for its upcoming feature, “Goat,” an original action-comedy slated to hit theaters on Feb. 13, 2026. From the studio behind “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and in collaboration with NBA great Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media and Modern Magic, “Goat” brings to life a world where the fiercest animals compete in the high-octane sport of roarball, and a diminutive goat dares to dream big.

Directed by Tyree Dillihay – who co-hosted the day’s presentation with producer Michelle Raimo Kouyate – and co-directed by Adam Rosette, the film celebrates the spirit of the underdog with a story steeped in the energy of basketball culture.

Leading the cast is “Stranger Things” star Caleb McLaughlin, voicing Will Harris, the titular “Goat,” a small-framed but big-hearted dreamer determined to prove he belongs in the Roar League, where speed and ferocity rule the court.

When "Iron Man" took the worldwide box office by storm in the summer of 2008, it did so with the audacious promise of not just sequels, but the creation of an entire big-screen universe that would culminate in the superhero mash-up comic book fans had been dreaming of since they were children. Could this newfangled Marvel Cinematic Universe hook enough rank-and-file moviegoers to achieve this lofty goal?

This would all be contingent on numerous gambles breaking in the company's favor. Marvel had to team steady-handed directors with color-inside-the-lines screenwriters, who would then hope like hell that the not-quite-a-list stars they'd cast to play these heroes could turn them into billion-dollar franchise pillars.

The most well-publicized casting competition at the time centered on finding the perfect, fresh-faced up-and-coming star to take up the shield of Steve Rogers, aka Captain America. I was covering this process at the time for Ain't It Cool News,...

The protruding belly getting its closeup early in “She Runs the World” belongs to Allyson Felix, the world’s most decorated track star. It’s 2018, Felix is 32 and pregnant for the first time. In direct address, she talks about what she wants people to take away from her story — a story about starting a family during a stellar professional career and about the way the sports industry had made it hard for female athletes to choose parenting.

“I love when people say I can’t do something,” says Felix, her hair pulled up, her smile lucent. She is wearing a dark gray T-shirt with the word “Equality” embossed in gold. “Because I’m going to show you that I can.”

“She Runs the World,” directed by Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill, joins a squad of documentaries that feature the stories of elite female athletes while leveraging lessons about equality and pay equity,...

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Robert Downey Jr.'s talent was always obvious, but his appetite for drugs and alcohol made it easy for studios to deny him work throughout the first few decades of his career. The son of trailblazing independent filmmaker Robert Downey (whose "Putney Swope" is one of the most scabrous pieces of pop cultural satire you will ever see), Downey fils popped up on the periphery of 1980s favorites like "Weird Science" and "Back to School" before delivering his breakout performance as the redlining addict Julian Wells in Marek Kanievska's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' "Less Than Zero."

Downey had the gift. He had it all. He was always the most exciting person on screen, which probably cheesed off some of his co-stars, but the kid couldn't help it. Like Eddie Murphy or Robin Williams, you were primed to laugh...

Movies rarely come more generic than French-Canadian filmmaker Maxime Giroux’s “In Cold Light,” an exhaustingly paced action-thriller where every idea and visual seems templated and stylized within an inch of their life. It’s something closer to a mood-board assortment than a film with a real story to tell. A stockpile of neon lights, derelict spaces, gritty town exteriors and an on-the-run anti-heroine (Maika Monroe) caught in a web of drug lords can only sustain one’s attention for only so long.

That’s too bad, as Monroe, the renowned scream queen of excellent genre entries like “It Follows” and “Watcher,” is always an enthralling watch pit against sinister pursuers. She brings her signature qualities — a silent emotional forte, a stoic sense of gracefulness — to the psychically demanding “In Cold Light.” But while a very muscular Monroe gives the cat-and-mouse game her character is forced into her all (and...

James Gunn stood his ground to protect his highly beloved “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise, even against the studio that produced it.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gunn said he fought back against the MCU’s connected timeline after he saw Thor join the Guardians in the “Avengers: Endgame” finale.

“I said in the script notes: ‘I’m not gonna put him in. I don’t want to have Thor in the Guardians. I don’t want to do a movie with Thor,'” Gunn explained. “I don’t understand the character that much. I love watching his movies and I love Chris Hemsworth as a guy. I don’t understand how to write that character.”

Gunn also discussed teasing Will Poulter as Adam Warlock in the post-credit scene of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” Although it panned out with the character’s major role in “Guardians 3,” at the time,...

11 years ago, Keanu Reeves hadn’t had a hit movie in several years, Chad Stahelski was a stunt performer who had yet to direct a movie, and action cinema was in a bit of a rut. All that changed with the release of a little movie called “John Wick,” one that brought some much-needed spark to its genre.

Named after Reeves’ taciturn lead, the original 2014 “John Wick” was on paper a relatively straightforward revenge story, following a legendary hitman who reenters the criminal underworld to get revenge on the men who killed his dog (a storyline that provided a long-lasting icon for animal lovers everywhere). What made it stand out against a sea of similar films was the care with which Stahelski and writer Derek Kolstad fleshed out this world, placing Wick’s quest for vengeance in an over-the-top universe of cartoonish assassins who abide by their own rules and...

Welcome to Pour One Out! In this series, IndieWire celebrates some of our favorite characters on TV that have come to the end of their run this season, with the stars that played them.

[Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for “Yellowjackets.”]

For Steven Krueger, “Yellowjackets” was “kind of a mindfuck.” The actor spent three seasons playing TV’s unluckiest soccer coach before a bout of sudden-death overtime forced Coach Ben to hang up his crutches in Season 3. Speaking with IndieWire amid a heated Emmys race, Krueger reflected on his bizarre experience making the show — a brain-twisting challenge he still considers a personal best.

“Everybody asks me all the time, ‘Did you get to keep your head?’ That really is the universal first thing that everybody wants to know,” said Krueger. “The answer, of course, is no, I did not — nor would I want to.”

“The first time I saw it, my very first instinct was, ‘This...

Frank Lee has spent nearly his entire life running movie theaters. At 70, after a long career as an independent theater operator in San Francisco, he and his wife and co-owner, Lida, are looking to sell the Marina and Presidio theaters which they have overseen since the early 2000s. But he says the filmgoing experience shouldn’t end.

Lee wants to “see these two theaters continue as movie theaters.”

He says he would be sad about stepping away from the theaters, which are both on Chestnut Street in the Marina District and part of the Lee Neighborhood Theatres business, but that it’s the right moment for a new owner.

“I think it’s about time. After 60 years in the business, it might be a good opportunity right now. And things are looking up,” Lee told Variety. “I think the release schedule this year could be hopefully back to normal from pre-covid.

FilmLA has issued a production alert warning it may not grant permission to film in parts of Downtown Los Angeles affected by the ongoing civil unrest sparked by immigration raids.

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On Tuesday evening Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass imposed a curfew on the Downtown area where the unrest originated on Friday when protestors took to the streets in response to a raid on premises by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).Coordinated protests have been taking place across the United States.

It was unclear at time of writing whether Bass’s curfew will...

Michael Douglas on Tuesday was celebrated with a lifetime achievement award by Italy’s Taormina Film Festival where “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” the multiple Oscar-winning classic that he produced 50 years ago, will screen in the fest’s 6,000-seat open-air ancient Greek amphitheater.

The fest is headed by marketing guru Tiziana Rocca who has close Hollywood ties and is back at the helm eight years after she was forced to step down due to political infighting in 2017 following a five-year stint.

Douglas, 80, received the prize on the fest’s opening night from Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch, who is attending Taormina to take part in a panel on female empowerment in the film industry.

“Michael Douglas is far more than a star. He is a cornerstone of modern cinema,” Knobloch said. “Over the course of more than five decades he has consistently chosen roles that reflect the complexity of human nature.

We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2025 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations announced Tuesday, July 15. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 18 and ends the night of August 27. The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 14, and air live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.

The State of the Race

This year, the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series race is the most brutal acting category. “The White Lotus” Season 3 alone could fill all eight nomination slots, and there is an argument to be made that it’s deserved. Star Natasha Rothwell reprised the role she had already been nominated for after the first season, so voters...

Scarlett Johansson told David Harbour during a conversation for Interview magazine that she asked Marvel to remove her executive producer credit for “Thunderbolts*,” the Marvel tentpole that opened in theaters in May. Harbour headlined “Thunderbolts*” alongside Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Julia Louis Dreyfus and more. Harbour and Pugh originally made their MCU debuts opposite Johansson in “Black Widow.”

“It’s the opening day of a movie that basically you are the seventh Thunderbolt in. Your character is all over this movie…. You are an executive producer on it. Congratulations,” Harbour said during the chat.

“I asked to have my credit removed because I wasn’t involved,” Johansson replied, more or less suggesting that contractual reasons were why she was credited.

Elsewhere during their Interview magazine discussion, the “Black Widow” co-stars found common ground over the annoyances that arise while playing the same character for a decade or more. Johansson played...

Dakota Johnson revealed on Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast that Sandra Bullock reached out to her earlier this year after Johnson won the Razzie Award for worst actress. Bullock previously “won” the same prize in 2010 for her performance in the rom-com “All About Steve.” Bullock then won the Oscar for best actress a few days later, thanks to “The Blind Side.”

“I recently actually exchanged texts — well, I got a voice note — from Sandra Bullock, because I don’t know if you know, but I won the Razzie for Worst Actress,” Johnson told Poehler. “There’s a lot of good people who have won that… but Sandra Bullock sent me a voice note, being like ‘I heard you are in the Razzie club and we should have brunch, we should have a monthly brunch.’ Because I guess she won that the year that she won the Oscar as well.

It can be surreal to learn about the casting decisions that almost happened. "A Clockwork Orange" star Malcolm McDowell almost played Pennywise the dancing clown. Val Kilmer was almost Morpheus in "The Matrix." For every movie or TV show, there are a whole bunch of "almost" casting stories that would have completely changed the way things turned out. Usually, things seem to work out for the best, but there are always those circumstances where fans wonder what might have been. There's even one to ponder about actor Jonah Hill. 

Brothers and directors Josh and Benny Safdie had a long road to making their 2019 thriller "Uncut Gems," which eventually starred Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner, a jeweler and gambling addict who gets in way over his head. It's a harrowing anxiety attack of a movie in the best possible way, and Sandler's performance is a career best, surpassing even his work...

We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2025 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations announced Tuesday, July 15. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 18 and ends the night of August 27. The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 14, and air live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.

The State of the Race

The glass-half-full way to look at only two or three shows dominating the supporting categories reveals how each member of an ensemble has something to contribute to make the overall show special. The glass-half-empty way, however, indicates more shows than can be possibly represented that also reflect that sentiment.

Anyhow, we can’t talk about the Outstanding Supporting...

Doctor Doom is one of the most noteworthy and beloved villains ever to grace the pages of a comic book. While he's become a larger fixture in the larger Marvel Comics universe over the decades since his creation, Victor Von Doom is most closely associated with the Fantastic Four as their arch-nemesis. Naturally, that will lead certain fans to wonder if former "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom is going to appear in this summer's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." Well, director Matt Shakman has weighed in on the topic multiple times, and his answers don't leave much room for interpretation.

Shakman, who is best known for his work on "WandaVision," spoke with Entertainment Weekly back in April, previewing the much-anticipated "Fantastic Four" reboot within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. When addressing the Doctor Doom of it all (or lack thereof), Shakman made it pretty clear the esteemed...

Roman Polanski’s “An Officer and a Spy” is finally getting a U.S. release, six years after premiering at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize under Lucrecia Martel’s jury. The film, which won four of its 12 César nominations including Best Director in 2020, is now set for a two-week limited engagement, starting August 8, at New York City’s Film Forum.

Film Forum isn’t handling the release beyond showings at its own venue, IndieWire has learned, which were booked by “An Officer and a Spy” producer Alain Goldman. News of the engagement was included deep into Film Forum’s summer programming announcement that went out Monday, June 9 (and also highlighted by World of Reel).

“An Officer and a Spy” is led by Louis Garrel, who portrays French army Captain Alfred Dreyfus after his trial. The politically scandalous Dreyfus affair took place around the turn...

Glen Powell’s ex-girlfriend Gigi Paris appeared on the latest episode of the “Too Much” podcast and spoke out for the first time about the end of their relationship in April 2023 amid romance rumors between Powell and his “Anyone But You” co-star Sydney Sweeney. The two actors later confirmed to The New York Times they leaned into the fake romance rumors in order to boost the film’s publicity, a strategy that worked, as “Anyone But You” was a box office sleeper hit with $220 million worldwide.

“I just wanted respect, especially if it’s gonna be public,” Paris said on the podcast about seeing the rumors of an alleged real-life romance between Powell and Sweeney. Although she didn’t name the actors, the podcast is billed as Paris talking about “the very public unraveling of her four-year relationship with a certain A-list celebrity ex.”

“Like, don’t make an ass out of me,...

Building your professional toolkit is not an overnight task. For actress/writer/comedienne Kerri Kenney-Silver, even though she continues to adapt with more dramatic work like “The Four Seasons,” she still holds true to what she learned when pursuing sketch comedy in college: Know how to do it all.

Speaking to IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking for the latest episode of “What No One Tells You,” Kenney-Silver said of her early years in comedy, “You are doing everything. You are the prop master. You are doing your own makeup. You’re slapping on wigs. You’ve got Ziplocs full of mustaches.”

The sketch group Kenney-Silver joined at New York University would go on to become the beloved comedy troupe The State, which also featured David Wain, Joe Lo Truglio, Thomas Lennon, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and Ken Marino. When they were just starting out in 1992, every aspect of their performances were self-curated.

If I say the name Joey Tribbiani today, everybody on Earth who was born before 2000 and owned a television immediately pictures Matt LeBlanc with his mischievous smile and jet-black hair, uttering some nonsense line or asking a beautiful girl how she's doing. And that's exactly how it should be. In retrospect, the NBC sitcom's casting was pitch-perfect, and one of the reasons "Friends" turned into the pop culture phenomenon it's been regarded as for decades. But even back in the '90s, before the show kicked off, up-and-coming actors knew the main roles in this series were golden opportunities to stand out and boost their careers — even if they hadn't suspected the monumental global impact the program would have on the comedy genre and broadcast television itself.

So, every aspiring young actor in Hollywood who heard about the sitcom back then was trying to land a part in it. Among...

Dakota Johnson could be on her way to an Oscar down the line, but the “Materialists” star is first celebrating being a part of the “Razzie Club” thanks to Sandra Bullock.

Johnson earned her first Razzie Award for Worst Actress for comic book flop “Madame Web” (the film also “won” Worst Screenplay and Worst Picture earlier this year.) Johnson’s fellow Razzie alum Bullock reached out to the actress to welcome her to the “club,” as Johnson said during Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast.

“Sandra Bullock sent me a voice note, being like, ‘I heard you are in the Razzie Club and we should have brunch. We should have like a monthly brunch,’” Johnson said. “But I freaked out getting this message from her because she’s so iconic to me, as a movie star. I was like, ‘Oh my god, it was just crazy.’”

Bullock famously won both...

“American Honey” breakout Sasha Lane and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” star Elias Kacavas have joined the cast of the horror-satire “Corporate Retreat.” The pair will appear in an ensemble that includes Alan Ruck (“Succession”), Rosanna Arquette (“Pulp Fiction”), Ashton Sanders (“Moonlight”) and Odeya Rush (“Lady Bird”). The film is currently shooting in Los Angeles.

Lane’s recent credits include “Twisters” and “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” as well as the limited series adaptation of Sally Rooney’s “Conversations With Friends”.

Kacavas recently starred in the “Pretty Little Liars” reboot series. He also starred in the film “Winter Spring Summer or Fall” alongside Jenna Ortega, and was also featured in the HBO series “Euphoria.”

“We are really happy to bring Sasha and Elias onboard,” producer Uri Singer said in a statement. “This cast is so incredible – we can’t wait for audiences to see them all together onscreen.”

“Corporate Retreat...

[Editor’s note: The following story contains spoilers for “The Last of Us” Season 2.]

It’s Abby’s turn now: Kaitlyn Dever is confirmed to be the lead star of “The Last of Us” Season 3, as co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann said during an Emmys FYC event attended by IndieWire.

While this is no surprise to fans of the video games, the series adaptation is now following suit. Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal previously were co-leads of the first season; Ramsey stepped into a solo leading role after Pascal’s character Joel met his demise by the hands of Dever’s Abby.

“I’ve been involved with several failed adaptations, both for ‘Uncharted’ and ‘The Last of Us,'” Druckman said. “And I think it was good to go on that journey, to end up at HBO and end up at a place that leaned into those controversial decisions, I guess. But those decisions are just the story require that,...

“I’m not being boujee, but they have to do this while we’re talking,” Logic says as a crew of makeup artists encircle him, powdering his face as we chat.

“It’s okay,” I assure him. “You’re in Hollywood now!”

“I know…it’s crazy.”

We’re not literally in Hollywood but at the Getty Portrait Studios at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival, where the rapper, born Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, is premiering his directorial debut “Paradise Records.” He’s still adjusting to the whirlwind of the film industry, a world far removed from the rapper’s lifestyle that defined his rise — one that earned him multiple award-winning, critically acclaimed albums before he announced his “retirement” in 2021. Music doesn’t fuel him creatively in the way it once did, and now he’s going all-in on his one true love: film.

“I am in love with cinema,...

Danny Boyle has had rotten luck over the years with studio movies. After establishing himself as a brashly talented filmmaker with "Shallow Grave" and "Trainspotting," 20th Century Fox brought him into the fold for an outright flop ("A Life Less Ordinary") and a massive under-performer. He tends to do just fine when he's working outside of the system on movies that've received studio distribution, but his sensibility is just off-center enough to get him in trouble when dealing with bottom line-minded executives.

One of Boyle's biggest Hollywood headaches was induced during the pricey production of "Sunshine." The heady sci-fi thriller marked his third collaboration with screenwriter Alex Garland, and it's still dividing audiences today due to its arguably too-conventional third act. Thanks to mutedly positive reviews and a meh response from moviegoers, the film -- which features superb performances from Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, and Chris Evans -- wound up...

The introduction of the character Nicepool in Marvel’s 2024 hit “Deadpool & Wolverine” might mark the most scrutinized four minutes of screen time in recent memory.

On Monday, Judge Lewis Liman threw out Justin Baldoni‘s defamation case against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. That means Marvel won’t have to turn over what it calls “proprietary and highly confidential” documents and communications about the development of Reynolds’ Nicepool character. While Judge Liman threw out Baldoni’s defamation case, he is allowing the director to file an amended complaint by June 23 regarding interference with contracts. But the Nicepool subpoena was tied to the defamation claims, which are now dead.

“The motion by Marvel Entertainment, LLC (“Marvel”) to quash a subpoena issued to Marvel from the Wayfarer Parties and for a protective order prohibiting the disclosure of Marvel’s confidential documents is Granted,” Judge Liman wrote. “The information sought is no...

Fandom can be a really intense and personal thing, and sometimes that means fans can take things way too far. That's the central premise behind "The Fanatic," the 2019 thriller co-written and directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, which follows a neurodivergent man named Moose (John Travolta) who becomes violently obsessed with his favorite actor, Hunter Dunbar (Devon Sawa). Durst co-wrote the movie with screenwriter Dave Bekerman and loosely based it on his own experiences with fans who began to stalk him, though Moose takes things to truly terrifying places. Moose isn't just the kind of obsessive fan who knows everything there is to know about someone, like hardcore Trekkies or the hilarious fictional "Galaxy Quest" fandom; he also starts stalking Hunter and even breaks into his home.

"The Fanatic" is a bizarre film that never quite nails its tone, and though Travolta commits fully to the part, it's both...

If you were a fan of “The Day of the Jackal,” the 1973 political thriller directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on Frederick Forsyth’s novel about an elusive assassin, and worried that a television adaptation would prove unworthy, you weren’t alone — even the creators of Peacock’s new take on the material were nervous about living up to the original.

“We did approach it with some trepidation,” executive producer Nigel Marchant told IndieWire as part of our Usg University virtual panel series. “Gareth [Neame], my producing partner, and I were great fans of the book and the original movie, and we knew you couldn’t redo the movie and make it any better.”

With that in mind, Marchant and his collaborators — including star and executive producer Eddie Redmayne, director of photography Christopher Ross, costume designer Natalie Humphries, and director and executive producer Brian Kirk, all of whom joined Marchant on...

Anyone who's played a game from acclaimed Japanese video game designer Hideo Kojima can tell he's a big fan of movies. His games, like the "Metal Gear" series and "Death Stranding," are well known for being deeply cinematic with wildly complex plots, and he's gotten some pretty famous movie-makers to take on roles in them. In fact, "Death Stranding" features not only actors Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Margaret Qualley, and Léa Seydoux, but it also includes vocal and motion-capture performances by directors Nicolas Winding Refn and Guillermo del Toro. Now, with Kojima and A24 now in the process of turning "Death Stranding" into an actual movie, it seems prudent to look into the impressive creative's favorite films.

Recently, Kojima has both visited the Criterion closet to discuss some of his favorite films and been asked about his favorite four movies by GQ, and while there's a tiny bit of overlap,...

There are a few things Margarita (Lillian Carrier) knows for sure: she does not want to get a job, she definitely does not want to get a job which requires her to wear “hard pants,” she loves horses, she loves her mom, and she’s not eager to engage in much of anything that might open her up to ridicule. And yet, the young autistic woman — and Carrier herself is autistic — has already gone against some of those internal rules. She went to college and got a degree. She spends a lot of her time riding around on an adult-sized tricycle with a stuffed horse head attached to it (he’s known as “Cheeseburger”). She loves doing karaoke with her mom Sandy (a heartbreaking Gretchen Mol) at their favorite restaurant.

Like any person, the push-pull of Margarita’s wants and needs are constantly butting up against each other. Margarita’s disability may,...

Superman has always been a character that's represented ideals such as hope, altruism, and the indomitable human spirit, but this year, he's standing tall against a scourge endemic to many a recent comic book movie: Homework. As Warner Bros. seeks to reboot its flagship franchise with a whole new DC Universe unfolding under the careful eye of studio co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran, no movie feels more crucial right out of the gate than Gunn's upcoming "Superman." Part of that comes down to simply making good and successful movies, which would be a refreshing change of pace from the string of critical and box office disappointments leftover from the previous regime. But equally as important is the need to avoid the mistakes of DC's biggest and most formidable competitor, the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

To that end, we can apparently wave goodbye to the notion of having to treat...

Exclusive: Motion Picture Exchange (Mpx) has hired former DeskPop Entertainment senior Mat Levy as executive vice president to oversee all aspects of global film sales operations.

Levy will handle distribution deals in North America and international markets, expand the overall positioning of Mpx’s slate of completed features, play an integral role in shaping market strategies, strengthening industry relationships, and supporting Mpx’s acquisition efforts.

Most recently Levy served as EVP at DeskPop Entertainment where he curated a diverse roster of films including Screamboat, Starz hit Camp Pleasant Lake, an exclusive restoration of Around The Fire starring Colman Domingo, and...

Netflix subscribers have apparently been enjoying a unique and twisted getaway recently via the sleeper hit black dramedy series "Sirens." Created by playwright Molly Smith Metzler and executive produced by "Barbie" star/producer Margot Robbie, among others, the five-episode limited series follows two sisters on vastly diverging paths who are somewhat forced to reconnect at a billionaire's summer home.

As hard as it would be for these two sisters to reconcile under the most normal of circumstances -- one dropped out of college to devote her life to a wealthy socialite; the other just got out of prison -- their relationship is further strained by the influence of the various bizarre, unsettling, and out-of-touch people that now surround them. 

"Sirens" is an ensemble series in the truest sense. From the billionaire herself to her in-house chef, each character has a memorable impact on the story -- and each one of...

Scarlett Johansson is one of the most important actors in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having portrayed Black Widow, aka Natasha Romanoff, on screen for over a decade. The character (spoilers?) eventually died in 2019's "Avengers: Endgame," and while Johansson returned to the role two years later in the movie "Black Widow" (which takes place before "Endgame" in the McU's timeline), she has made it clear Black Widow herself is going to stay dead. All the same, it previously appeared as though Johansson had since reunited with Marvel Studios, having landed an executive producer credit on 2025's "Thunderbolts*." However, it turns out that she tried to have that credit removed.

Johansson touched on this while speaking to "Thunderbolts*" star David Harbour, who made his MCU debut in "Black Widow," in a piece for Interview Magazine. The two spoke on the very day that "Thunderbolts*" hit theaters and had a good-natured exchange about it.

The Tribeca Festival is known for its film selections, but in recent years, to compete with events like SXSW, it has expanded to include tracks highlighting audio, gaming, immersive, and musical storytelling. Acknowledging that innovative storytelling is happening in many media is a welcome development from Tribeca, which is also the first major festival to have official podcast selections and the only one to require world premiere status.

In the world of audio storytelling, once podcasts are dropped on an open RSS feed, they have to sink or swim on the many podcast platforms of the internet. They might get highlighted by the press or a podcasting convention if the producers have the right connections. But discoverability is a huge issue for both audio fiction and nonfiction alike.

Tribeca’s Head of Podcasts and Audio Davy Gardner hopes that scrolling through podcast listings on Apple or Spotify and seeing the...

“Animal Farm” has always been, since its first publication in 1945 by British novelist George Orwell, both a timeless tale and a story of its time. It is no surprise, then, that Andy Serkis’ animated adaptation feels so deeply rooted in our own contemporary world.

Bringing the film to its global premiere at the Annecy Animation Festival yesterday, Serkis appeared moved and delighted to present “Animal Farm” in front of a packed Bonlieu. The film features a star-studded cast led by Seth Rogen (voicing a rowdy/eerie version of Napoleon), Gaten Matarazzo (Lucky), Woody Harrelson (Boxer) and Laverne Cox (Snowball), along with talents such as Iman Vellani, Kieran Culkin, Glenn Close and Serkis himself.

Back for the second year at an event that he, according to artistic director Marcel Jean, “immediately fell in love with,” Serkis spoke with Variety about the film, decades in the making.

Andy Serkis in Annecy Credit: Annecy

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Dick Wolf's "One Chicago" franchise has been one of NBC's most reliable Nielsen ratings performers since its flagship show, "Chicago Fire," debuted in the fall of 2012. Aside from the ill-fated, semi-redundant "Chicago Justice" (which only lasted 13 episodes in 2017), the series and its spinoffs, "Chicago P.D." and "Chicago Med," seem every bit as unkillable as Wolf's "Law & Order" franchise. As long as the shows' fans keep tuning in every week, these Windy City procedurals ain't goin' nowhere.

Alas, the cast members aren't guaranteed to stick around for quite as long. Fans were reminded of this when, prior to the conclusion of the show's 13th season, it was announced that Daniel Kyri and Jake Lockett would not be returning to the show in the fall. Obviously, long-running series like "Chicago Fire" need viewers to sense that every character is human and, thus, vulnerable to an unexpectedly fatal end, but this...

Stanley Kubrick is celebrated as one of the most visually dynamic filmmakers in the medium's history, with his work demonstrating a willingness to play in every kind of genre playground. While some of his previous films dabbled with horrific themes, "The Shining" was his first flat-out horror film. Horror maestro Stephen King notoriously shared some not so kind words over the past few decades over Kubrick's wildly different adaptation of his 1977 novel. "The Shining" may not be a 1-1 recreation of the source material, but it stands as one of the best examples of what an adaptation can be.

King's story of a recovering alcoholic battling his demons alongside his family in a haunted hotel nestled deep in the Colorado Rockies took on a much meaner bent in Kubrick's hands. In the 1980 film, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) is off from the start. The horror derives, not from a complex individual staving off his impulses,...

Chanel celebrated the return of the hottest, most star-studded event of the Tribeca Festival Monday, June 9: Its 18th annual Tribeca Artists Dinner at The Odeon in New York City. The evening celebrates visual artists who have contributed original artwork to films at the festival, highlighting the intersection of creative fields — the fine arts and filmmaking — and the city’s innovation in cultural practices and happenings.

“We’re all working together and these are our collaborators, so it’s always great to support other filmmakers,” Sofia Coppola said on the red carpet. “These are all people that you get to know over the years. I have friends that are artists and, of course, as a visual medium, I think we respect each other. I’m always inspired by the work of visual artists and other mediums, and I always love meeting other creative people.”

“The consistency and the continuity of...

Emerging animation creators should learn to stop worrying and love social media, looking beyond established production and distribution models. But there are a few pointers.

“Talk back to the people who comment. They don’t want to talk to a wall,” said Hayley Lam, founder at Studio Munbou.

“That’s the beauty of independent creators and stories and internet-born characters: you get to interact with the communities and fandoms. [Vocaloid] Hatsune Miku is a great example. It really is about putting IP into the audience’s hands.”

She stressed the need to experiment to stand out on social media during a Wia Summit panel dedicated to “The Audience-Driven Future,” moderated by Wia president Marge Dean.

“If you don’t capture their attention within the first three seconds, they’re going to move on with their doom-scrolling. It’s a dopamine effect, so make your IP and storytelling memorable. It must stand...

“Elemental” director Peter Sohn will direct “The Incredibles 3” for Disney and Pixar.

This installment is the first without Brad Bird at the helm. Bird wrote and directed the original 2004 adventure “The Incredibles” and its 2018 sequel “Incredibles 2.” It’s unclear why Bird is no longer directing the threequel, but the Pixar veteran will remain involved as a screenwriter and producer. Scheduling conflicts could be the culprit. Bird is developing the futuristic “Ray Gunn” for Skydance and historical drama “1906” for Disney, though the timeline on those films are hazy.

“The Incredibles” follows a superhero couple, Bob and Helen Parr, also known as Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, who attempt to live a normal suburban life with their three children after the government pans superpowers. In the second film, the Parr family tries to restore the public’s trust in masked vigilantes as a new cybercriminal threatens mankind. The first film grossed $630 million...

New documentary examines how predatory practices, from inhospitable conditions to deed theft, affect New Yorkers

The trouble began when the ceiling above the toilet collapsed. The Bravo family lost hot water and heat – sometimes the temperature would drop to 20F – and they had to boil water to bathe. Nathan, the youngest in the family, has asthma and needs a machine to help him breathe. A doctor blamed mould and cockroaches.

“It was because of a leak,” says his sister Samantha Bravo-Huertero. “When someone doesn’t fix it, it does start filling with mould. It’s disgusting to see. The landlord, her solution was to paint over it. You’ve covering it but it’s still there. Like, you’re not fixing it!”...

For better or worse, Nick Cassavetes' 2004 film "The Notebook" still resonates with audiences. It's been more than 20 years since this Nicholas Sparks adaptation first hit theaters, and many people have since come to regard it as one of the all-time great romance movies. It's a tad surprising, too; the film earned lukewarm reviews and was a respectable-if-modest box office success upon its initial release, receiving much in the way of criticism for its melodramatic extremes and tendency to stew in genre clichés.

20 years later, these criticisms still hold water, as "The Notebook" feels like a clumsy foray into saccharine sentimentality and lacks the innate sincerity that more compelling love stories embrace. Before you ready your pitchforks, however, I must admit that Cassavetes' film knows how to win you over even when you're aware of its flaws, thanks to the spectacular lead performances that make it worthwhile. Both Rachel McAdams and...

Annecy crowds were in for a treat as Ramsey Naito, President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, and longtime festival supporter, opened the studios’ 2025 showcase with a preview of the upcoming projects.

“Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie,” “The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2” are all in active development. “Paw Patrol” is set to hit theaters July 24, 2026, followed by Aang’s animated return on Oct. 9. Fans of pizza-loving martial artist turtles will need to wait until Sept. 27, 2027, for the next “Tmnt” bigscreen appearance — or will they? Read on to find out.

Naito, one of the most prominent animation executives in Hollywood today, expressed her excitement about returning to Annecy. She also unveiled new additions to the cast of “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.” Joining the regular cast and Mark Hamill are Regina Hall, Sherry Cola, Arturo Castro, George Lopez, and four-time Grammy-nominated,...

In 2010, Sang-yeop Yeun, an actor who went professionally as Steven, booked a role on "The Walking Dead," a zombie horror television show based on a long-running comic book series. While this wasn't his first professional credit -- you may have forgotten his cameo on "The Big Bang Theory" -- it was his breakout role, immediately endearing the performer to a wide audience and opening the doors on his career.

Since then, Yeun has played a rich and varied slate of roles in a wide variety of genres and tones while simultaneously seeming like a kind-hearted, self-effacing, and easily funny hang, thanks to a series of viral appearances with Conan O'Brien and a post-fame uncovered Second City sketch. He strikes one as an unpretentious actor who can do it all, and his body of work supports this thesis with aplomb.

In celebration of the versatile, engaging, and not-to-be-weird-but-very handsome performer, we've...

Carrie Preston is back in her Emmy-winning role as ‘Elsbeth Tascioni’ in the second season of the CBS series Elsbeth from The Good Fight and The Good Wife, creators Michelle and Robert King. On this episode she gives us a deep dive into her work on that hit show, taking us way back to the “queen of quirk” as just a recurring role on the Goods, trying to figure out how to dip her toes into this new character, taking clues from the word “pause,” all the way till the second season of her own show, taking the job of number […]

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Untitled ‘Reality/Resistance’, the 12th Nostradamus report and industry forecasts to be introduced June 11 at Madrid’s Ecam Forum Co-Production Market, after a first bow in Cannes, is not a “call to despair but a call to engage,” according to media analyst and author Johanna Koljonen.

The report, published by Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival and based on thorough research and interviews with power-players in the screen industries, offers practical tips on how to move forward as an industry and brace ourselves for tougher times, amid world crisis and structural upheaval in the sector.

Key suggestions include:

*using storytelling as a direct or indirect political tool to defend democracy and editorial independence;

*rethinking development with “more adaptive, cross-disciplinary approaches,” such as iterative testing, to better respond to real-world constraints and creative potential;

*rethinking distribution, promotion and marketing via “collective experiments in visibility, audience building and release strategy,”

*embracing innovative storytelling...