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Vertigo Releasing has acquired U.K. and Irish distribution rights to “Dead of Winter,” the action-thriller starring Emma Thompson that had its world premiere at Locarno Film Festival earlier this month.

The film, directed by Brian Kirk in his first feature since 2019’s “21 Bridges,” casts Thompson as Barb, a widowed fisherwoman who becomes trapped in a Minnesotan blizzard and accidentally discovers the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Realizing she’s the victim’s only hope, Thompson’s character must transform from ordinary woman to unlikely hero.

Reviewing the film for Variety, Jessica Kiang wrote: “‘The Dead of Winter’ entertains, largely due to Thompson’s sturdy portrait of grace clad in a sensible, fleece-lined overcoat of gumption.”

Thompson also executive produced the project alongside her starring role. The cast includes Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden (“Ms. Marvel”), and Thompson’s daughter Gaia Wise (“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim...

From the highly anticipated adaptation of master storyteller Stephen King's first-written novel, and Francis Lawrence, the visionary director of The Hunger Games franchise films, comes The Long Walk, an intense, chilling, and emotional thriller that challenges audiences to confront a haunting question: how far could you go?

The first social media reactions just hit X, and they're all overwhelmingly positive. We know this is often the case with the critics who weigh in on X after early screenings, but taking these at face value, it seems Lawrence has done the near-impossible: he's delivered a sublime adaptation of King's work.

The prolific writer has authored a long list of classic books. However, outside of a few exceptions, most have been poorly handled during the transition from page to screen.

The Long Walk has, no pun intended, been a long time coming. Filmmakers like George A. Romero and Frank Darabont have...

Last year, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Long Walk (which was, like The Running Man and Thinner, published under the pen name Richard Bachman) went into production, with director Francis Lawrence, whose previous credits include Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2, Red Sparrow, Slumberland, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, at the helm. Lionsgate will be releasing the film on September 12th – and today, we have a batch of first reactions to share with you. They can be seen below, and promise that this is going to be an intense, brutal, and emotionally impactful film.

An adaptation of The Long Walk has been trudging through development hell for decades. At one point, the rights were in the hands of Frank Darabont, who made the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile,...

The Long Walk has been heaped with praise in its first social media reactions. The upcoming movie, which was directed by Francis Lawrence (the Hunger Games franchise) from a screenplay by Jt Mollner (Strange Darling) is based on a Stephen King novel that follows a deadly competition where teenage boys are forced to walk until only one is left standing.

The upcoming The Long Walk features a star-studded ensemble cast. The young actors playing the walkers include Licorice Pizza's Cooper Hoffman, Alien: Romulus' David Jonsson, Jojo Rabbit's Roman Griffin Davis, Karate KId: Legends' Ben Wang, and All the Money in the World's Charlie Plummer.

They are joined by a number of notable performers playing the adult characters, including Mark Hamill as the Major, who enforces the rules of the competition, and Judy Greer as Mrs. Garraty, the mother of Cooper Hoffman's character.

The embargo has now been lifted on...

While Peacemaker may have existed in the comics from the 1960s but James Gunn claims that his version is a spiritual sequel to the lowest-rated film of his career, Super. Starring Rainn Wilson in a dark-comical role, Super was written and directed by Gunn in his pre-Marvel and DC days.

However, recently, the movie has started gaining some recognition among niche fans, despite its generally obscure status. In a sit-down session between Wilson and Gunn for Interview Magazine, the filmmaker asked the actor, “You see where Peacemaker is a spiritual successor to Super, right?”

While it was not immediately obvious to Wilson (as might be the case with some fans), one can definitely see the connection once Gunn starts breaking it down. Read on to find out how.

Super v Peacemaker: James Gunn Breaks Down the Difference

In his interview with The Office star, James Gunn tells Rainn Wilson...

IGN recently gave fans a glimpse of a new R-rated thriller, The Long Walk, but the clip was so intense that the Sdcc decided not to show it in full. The film is based on Stephen King’s novel and tells a story set in a dark future where the U.S. is ruled by a harsh regime.

Every year, teenage boys are forced into a walking contest that sounds simple, but it’s deadly. If a boy drops below three miles per hour for too long, he is killed. The walk continues until only one boy is left alive.

Get an exclusive first look at the complete Red Band clip from @Lionsgate's @jointhelongwalk that San Diego Comic-Con deemed too intense and shocking to show in full:@LionsgateHorror pic.twitter.com/32Bcshyb4P

— IGN (@IGN) August 19, 2025

Cooper Hoffman stars as the lead, Raymond Garraty, while David Jonsson plays Peter McVries.

Fans are getting an early look at The Long Walk, the R-rated thriller that San Diego Comic-Con called too intense and shocking to show in full. The clip gives a glimpse into the story, which takes place in a grim future where the U.S. is controlled by a brutal regime. Every year, teenage boys are forced to take part in a walking contest. It sounds simple, but there’s a deadly rule: if they drop below three miles per hour for too long, they die. The walk doesn’t stop until only one boy is left standing.

Get an exclusive first look at the complete Red Band clip from @Lionsgate's @jointhelongwalk that San Diego Comic-Con deemed too intense and shocking to show in full:@LionsgateHorror pic.twitter.com/32Bcshyb4P

— IGN (@IGN) August 19, 2025

The movie stars a mix of rising talent and familiar faces. Cooper Hoffman plays the lead,...

There are several characters on "The Big Bang Theory" who deserved more screen time, but sometimes less is more. Judy Greer's Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton only appeared in one episode of the CBS sitcom -- season 3's "The Plimpton Stimulation," to be exact -- and it seems that she made a big impact on viewers. The episode in question originally aired in 2010, but Greer claims that people haven't forgotten about it yet.

Greer has had supporting roles in many famous films, from "13 Going on 30" to "Jurassic World," with major roles in the "Ant-Man" and "Halloween" reboot franchises. But in an interview with "Big Bang Theory" star Mayim Bialik for the podcast "Mayim Bialik's Breakdown," Greer explained that fans remember her performance as Elizabeth more than most of her other roles. Furthermore, Greer has a theory as to why she's so fondly remembered for her brief outing in the sitcom,...

It’s about 85 degrees in my apartment, and my iced latte is melting into a puddle on my coffee table, yet I’m covered in goosebumps watching the new trailer for Dead of Winter, where Emma Thompson unwittingly comes face-to-face with a violent kidnapper in the middle of the Minnesota wilderness. There’s blood in the snow, but that could be from anything, right? There’s plenty of hunting and fishing in these parts, after all.

The new trailer for Dead of Winter drops Thompson into an icy, snowbound nightmare, where a remote cabin, a raging blizzard, and a pair of murderous strangers force her to become the hero no one saw coming.

Read the full synopsis below:

Hit by a blizzard, a grief-stricken loner (Emma Thompson) gets lost among backroads near a Minnesota lake and stops for help at a remote cabin in the woods. Here she discovers a...

After decades of anticipation, those excited to see The Long Walk adaptation will be able to do so next week at an exclusive showing of the film. MovieWeb is proud to announce that it will be hosting a screening of the new Stephen King adaptation in Los Angeles, and select fans will be able to punch their tickets free of cost. The long-awaited horror thriller will arrive in theaters nationwide on September 12, but not everyone will have to wait until then to see it.

The Long Walk is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which America has resorted to dystopian death games that include having 100 boys walk until all but one is eliminated (shot dead). It's a harrowing story based on King's seminal 1979 novel that continues to be ever-so-relevant in today's capitalist world. The film stars Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis,...

Move over Nobody's Bob Odenkirk, a new unexpected hero emerges in the first trailer for a "riveting" new action thriller. Acclaimed actress Emma Thompson can be seen in so many different productions, from major films to television shows and on stage. The two-time Academy Award winner snagged the prestigious award in 1992 for Best Actress in Howards End and, in 1995, she won for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility. While those productions established her as a star in Hollywood, younger supporters know her as Professor Sybill Patricia Trelawney in a few of the Harry Potter films. Throughout her career, Thompson has starred in comedies, dramas, and more, portraying each character with the same fire. In her latest film, Dead of Winter, the actress is in survival mode, not just for herself, but for a kidnapped young woman.

Dead of Winter stars Thompson as a grief-stricken loner who gets hit by a blizzard,...

The Long Walk director Francis Lawrence has explained the importance of showing how brutal and violent the Stephen King story is. The filmmaker is no stranger to adapting this type of dystopian survival stories, after previously directing most of the movies in The Hunger Games franchise.

During a recent interview with SFX Magazine, Lawrence addressed how difficult it was to adapt King’s The Long Walk novel due to its violent themes. In order to stay true to the original source material, they made sure that the movie would be rated R, teasing the adaptation’s intense sequences. "I wasn’t going to buckle on that. I knew we were making a tough one. It doesn’t deserve to be PG-13; it deserves to be R," he shared. "Stephen also said it had to be an R. To be truthful to the book, it has to be violent, intense, sad.

The trailer for Emma Thompson‘s upcoming survival movie Dead of Winter has been released!

The 66-year-old actress stars in and executive produces the forthcoming movie as a grief-stricken loner and the first look was unveiled on Wednesday (August 13) ahead of the fall release.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a synopsis: Hit by a blizzard, a grief-stricken loner (Thompson) gets lost among backroads near a Minnesotan lake and stops for help at a remote cabin in the woods. Here she discovers a young woman (Laurel Marsden) kidnapped by a desperate couple who are armed and intent on murder. Isolated and without cell service, this unlikely hero realizes she is the woman’s only hope of survival.

Gaia Wise, Cuan Hosty-Blaney, Dalton Leeb, Paul Hamilton, Lloyd Hutchinson and Brian F. O’Byrne also star in the upcoming movie.

Directed by Brian Kirk and co-written by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb,...

There’s a vast world of horror beyond movies out there, especially in the literary space. So much so that novels frequently inspire new horror adaptations, whether brand new publications or enduring horror lit classics.

In a year that’s already delivered an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Monkey and Adam Cesare‘s YA slasher novel Clown in a Cornfield, there’s still plenty more on the way.

Here are seven upcoming adaptations of horror novels that we can’t wait to check out.

The Long Walk – September 12

The first Stephen King adaptation arriving in the back half of 2025 is a doozy based on King’s 1979 novel of the same name. Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, Constantine) directs from a script by Jt Mollner (Strange Darling). The R-rated film centers on a grim annual contest in which 100 teens must journey, nonstop and under strict rules, until only one is left alive.

"A riveting psychological and emotional thriller." Vertical has revealed an official trailer for a snow survival thriller titled Dead of Winter, also listed as The Dead of Winter, from director Brian Kirk as his third feature. This is actually premiering at the 2025 Locarno Film Festival underway right now in Switzerland, and it will hit theaters later in September for anyone interested. A grief-stricken loner is caught in a brutal Minnesotan blizzard, where she discovers a young woman imprisoned by a desperate armed couple, forcing this unlikely hero into a dangerous fight for her and the victim's survival. Reminds me of Fargo, of course. Starring Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, & Gaia Wise, with Cuan Hosty-Blaney, Dalton Leeb, Paul Hamilton, Lloyd Hutchinson, and Brian F. O'Byrne. The director also adds: "The Dead of Winter is a merciless kidnap thriller, set in the epic snowbound wilderness of northern Minnesota, with a beautiful love story at its heart.

Vertical has released the official trailer for Brian Kirk’s action thriller Dead of Winter, starring and executive produced by Emma Thompson. The film will be released in theaters on September 26, 2025.

Dead of Winter also stars Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden, Gaia Wise, Cuan Hosty-Blaney, Dalton Leeb, Paul Hamilton, and Lloyd Hutchinson, with Brian F. O’Byrne.

Hit by a blizzard, a grief-stricken loner (Emma Thompson) gets lost among backroads near a Minnesota lake and stops for help at a remote cabin in the woods.

Here she discovers a young woman (Laurel Marsden) kidnapped by a desperate couple who are armed and intent on murder. Isolated and without cell service, this unlikely hero realizes she is the woman’s only hope of survival.

With the screenplay by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb, Dead of Winter is Brian Kirk’s follow-up to the 2019 movie 21 Bridges.

“The Dead of Winter is a merciless thriller,...

"What used to feel like a far off destiny, was now just around the corner. It was time to be proactive about my future." Concourse Media & Winding Way Productions have revealed the official trailer for an indie film titled Everything to Me, formerly titled The Book of Jobs during its original festival premiere last year. A reference to the book the character writes. Everything to Me is a sharp, nostalgic coming-of-age comedy set in early-2000s Silicon Valley, inspired by the real story of filmmaker Kayci Lacob growing up in Silicon Valley in California. This premiered last year and will be out in US theaters starting in September. Telling the story of a girl raised in Northern California in the shadow of Steve Jobs' successful return to Apple, and his huge influence on her imagination, her aspirations and relationships. The film stars Abigail Donaghy as teen Claudia, Lola Flanery, Utkarsh Ambudkar,...

Emma Thompson’s palpable aura of capability and down-to-earth shrewdness has seldom been better deployed than in “The Dead of Winter.” Without the star channelling the blunt good sense and sing-song Minnesotan vowels of “Fargo’s” Marge Gunderson, Brian Kirk’s midwestern midwinter thriller would amount to little more than an episode of “Criminal Minds” with a bigger landscape photography budget.

With her, however, the film just about performs against genre expectations regarding suspense and blood-in-the-snow violence, while also delivering a lesson in the potential for heroism of ordinary older women. Contrary to the impulse — in cinema and in the world — to ignore or at best wildly underestimate this cohort, “The Dead of Winter” regards the wisdom accrued by one such sixty-something, over the course of a decent life lived well and lovingly, as little short of a superpower.

In a Minnesota house blanketed in snow adjoining the bait-and-tackle store she runs,...

It did not take long for Apple TV+, after its inception in 2019, to slowly but surely prove itself to be the home of high-quality prestige television, competing with the likes of HBO and FX. Among its latest offerings is the new sports comedy Stick, which took streaming by storm for a few weeks after its debut. The comedy premiered on June 4, wrapping up its debut season run towards the end of the following month, on July 22. Sports comedies are great, mixing the intense passion and competitiveness of elite sport with humorous comedy, delivering an excellent cocktail. However, while it might have dethroned it for a time, the Og sports comedy Ted Lassois making a comeback as it has overtaken Stick in the latest Apple TV+ rankings.

Stick tells the story of Pryce Cavill, a former pro golfer whose career goes downhill rapidly and unexpectedly nearly two decades ago. Pryce is played by Owen Wilson,...

The Minnesota landscape of The Dead of Winter is a void waiting to be filled with violence. Director Brian Kirk opens on an expanse of punishing white, a blank page on which a story of grief will be violently overwritten. Emma Thompson plays a widow on a quiet, somber mission: to deliver her husband’s ashes to a frozen lake that holds the geography of their shared past.

The film’s initial rhythm is meditative, almost funereal. Then, a wrong turn. She stumbles upon a remote cabin, a place that radiates a deep sense of wrongness. The narrative pivots sharply when she discovers a young girl held captive, pulling an ordinary woman from her private sorrow into a brutal ethical dilemma. Her personal ritual is shattered, replaced by an immediate, life-altering choice.

Two Queens on a Board of Ice

The film rests upon the shoulders of its two female leads,...

Some sitcom producers play favorites. How else to explain why they would hire the same actor two, three or four times to play multiple parts on their TV comedies?

For reasons the world can’t quite fathom, here are five sitcoms that cast the same actor to play different parts on the same show. As If We Wouldn’T Notice.

1 Two and a Half Men

The hilarious Judy Greer played three different characters on the show: Walden’s ex-wife Bridget; Herb Melnick’s little sister Myra; and Danny, a lesbian who Walden tries to pick up. At least the physical resemblance explains both his attraction and the duplicate roles.

But Chuck Lorre wasn’t done with his lazy casting. I like Jennifer Taylor as much as the next guy, but Lorre cast her in four different parts —Charlie’s ex-fiancee Chelsea; Suzanne, who flirts with Charlie in a grocery store; Tina,...

Emma Thompson discussed her career, including getting a call from Donald Trump asking her on a date, her days doing stand-up comedy, including jokes about herpes and Margaret Thatcher, Sense and Sensibility, and the Monica Lewinsky scandal playing out during the Primary Colors shoot in Locarno, Switzerland, on Saturday.

She appeared in front of a huge and hugely excited crowd after, on Friday evening, joining the likes of Faye Dunaway, Mia Farrow, Andy García, Adrien Brody, Meg Ryan, Hilary Swank, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Irène Jacob as a recipient of the Locarno Film Festival‘s Leopard Club Award on the Swiss town’s picturesque Piazza Grande. The Friday-evening world premiere and awards ceremony was such a hot ticket in town that security had to turn people away when the square reached capacity.

At Saturday’s talk, all seats were filled well ahead of the event, with more people crowding outside the...

Dame Emma Thompson relished playing a "real female heroine" in The Dead of Winter.The 66-year-old actress stars in the new action-thriller film, and Emma - who plays a widowed woman who finds herself in the middle of a kidnapping plot - has explained what drew her to the project.During a conversation at the Locarno Film Festival, Emma shared: "We seem to be telling an awful lot of stories about the super rich or about the dark side of human nature, and this woman’s life, this ordinary humble life, is so beautiful and so rich."She’s able to say: ‘I’m able to let it go to let someone else find herself.’ It’s a story of her love."Emma confessed to being a big fan of her on-screen character, suggesting that she's an outlier in the movie business.She said: "30 years ago, when I was starting out,...

Emma Thompson called her character in Brian Kirk’s film “Dead of Winter” a “real life heroine” during a conversation at Locarno Film Festival on Friday.

“We seem to be telling an awful lot of stories about the super rich or about the dark side of human nature, and this woman’s life, this ordinary humble life, is so beautiful and so rich,” Thompson said of the film. “She’s able to say: ‘I’m able to let it go to let someone else find herself.’ It’s a story of her love.”

In the action thriller, she plays a widowed woman who just wanted to go fishing in snowbound Minnesota. Instead, she finds herself in the middle of a kidnapping plot. Thompson also executive produced the film.

Written by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb, both from Minnesota, it pays homage to the “amazing women” who raised them, said Jacobson-Larson,...

Emma Thompson has gone from snowy landscapes to sunny pastures. The star plays a widowed fisherwoman who travels alone through snowbound northern Minnesota and interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl, portrayed by Laurel Marsden (Ms. Marvel), in her latest film, Dead of Winter, directed by Brian Kirk (21 Bridges, The Day of the Jackal, Penny Dreadful). On Friday, though, she discussed the movie in summery Locarno, Switzerland during a press conference at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival.

In the film, Thompson’s character faces a huge challenge. “Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realizes that she is the young girl’s only hope,” explains a synopsis.

“Why start this action thing when you’re 66?! That’s just stupid,” Thompson told the press in Locarno on Friday, earning laughter.

The cold and action scenes meant she was trying to get ready by...

Filmmaker Kayci Lacob knew she wanted to capture everything about growing up in the heart of Silicon Valley during the early-2000s tech boom for her directorial debut. She also knew that her first film deserved to be in theaters, and so Lacob did what most established auteurs are still hesitant to do (other than Francis Ford Coppola with “Megalopolis”): She is self-distributing her debut “Everything to Me” for a theatrical run and “betting” on audiences to buy tickets.

“Everything to Me” isn’t without star power. “The Haunting of Hill House,” “Ponyboi,” and “You” actress Victoria Pedretti leads the film as Claudia, a woman reflecting on her career trajectory and life choices years after aspiring to be the next Steve Jobs as a Stanford freshman (Abigail Donaghy plays a younger version of the character). But this isn’t an Elizabeth Holmes story gone awry: “Everything to Me” is...

On Thursday August 7 2025, CBS broadcasts The Late Show With Stephen Colbert!

Alex Padilla; Louis Cato; John Scofield; Marcus Miller Season 10 Episode 153 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” promises to be an exciting one. Titled “Alex Padilla; Louis Cato; John Scofield; Marcus Miller,” this episode will air on CBS and features a mix of entertainment and insightful discussions.

One of the highlights will be the segment called “Kids Pitch,” where young guests will present their creative ideas. This segment will include appearances by well-known personalities such as John Oliver, Amanda Seyfried, Judy Greer, Lizzy Caplan, Matthew Rhys, Steve Buscemi, Tituss Burgess, Tramell Tillman, and Walton Goggins. These guests are sure to bring humor and charm to the show, making it a fun experience for everyone involved.

In addition to the entertaining pitches from kids, Senator Alex Padilla from California will join Stephen Colbert for a conversation.

The Long Walk is one of Stephen King‘s most harrowing books, and the upcoming film adaptation doesn’t seem to be shying away from the intensity with its “R” rating from the MPA.

The Long Walk is rated “R” for “strong bloody violence, grisly images, suicide, pervasive language, and sexual references.”

Based on King’s 1979 dystopian novel of the same name, the film arrives in theaters on September 12 from Lionsgate.

The story follows Raymond Garraty, a 16-year old who takes part in an annual contest in which 100 teens must journey, nonstop and under strict rules, until only one is left alive.

Francis Lawrence directs from a script by Jt Mollner (Strange Darling).

Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza) and David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus), Garrett Wareing (“Manifest”), Tut Nyout (“The Witcher: Blood Origin”), Charlie Plummer (The Clovehitch Killer), Ben Wang (Karate Kid: Legends), Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), Jordan Gonzalez (“Pretty Little...

Darren Aronofsky’s crime caper Caught Stealing is set to reach theatres on August 29th, with Francis Lawrence’s intense Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk following on September 12th and Scott Derrickson’s sequel to his Joe Hill adaptation The Black Phone (a sequel simply titled Black Phone 2) dropping on October 17th – and today, we have learned that the Motion Picture Association ratings board has given all three of these movies R ratings!

Directed by Aronofsky from a screenplay by Charlie Huston, who is also the author of the book that the movie is based on, Caught Stealing has the following synopsis: Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant.

Clint Eastwood debuted his final film last year with Juror #2, but nearly 10 years before he hung up his director’s camera for the final time, he helmed a critically acclaimed docudrama that’s returned to streaming charts. In 2016, Eastwood directed Sully, the disaster biopic starring Tom Hanks (Greyhound) and Aaron Eckhart (Olympus Has Fallen) that tells the story of Chesley Sullenberger, the famous pilot who landed his plane on the Hudson River to save the lives of his passengers and crew. Sully is currently streaming on HBO Max in the United States, but globally, it’s become one of the most popular movies on VOD nine years later. Sully earned scores of 85% from critics and 84% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed $243 million at the box office against a $60 million budget.

Clint Eastwood has one of the most iconic and enduring filmographies of all time, and Sully will live...

These days, multi-hyphenate writer/director/executive producer/co-ceo of DC Studios James Gunn is a pretty massive mover and shaker in the entertainment world, but in 2004, he was still just getting his career off the ground. Sure, he had been working with Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Studios for years at that point, having written "Tromeo and Juliet" in 1996 for his very first official gig, and he had written a successful screenplay for "Scooby-Doo" in 2002, but he was far from the professional and pop culture titan he is today. In true Troma spirit, however, Gunn was still hard at work on low-budget projects, and he starred as a version of himself alongside his then-wife Jenna Fischer in her directorial debut, a mockumentary called "LolliLove."

"LolliLove" is as indie as it gets, filmed for about $1,500 and shot in and around Gunn and Fischer's home, with actual footage from their wedding used as B-roll.

James Gunn is now one of the biggest names in Hollywood. As the co-ceo of DC Studios, he’s in charge of shaping the future of the DC Universe.

Before that, he directed Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy movies and is now behind the upcoming Superman. But before superheroes and billion-dollar franchises, Gunn worked on a much smaller, and much weirder project.

In 2004, Gunn starred in LolliLove, a low-budget mockumentary directed by Jenna Fischer, who was his wife at the time. Fischer also co-wrote the movie and played the lead alongside Gunn. The film is a sharp comedy about a wealthy Southern California couple who believe they’ve come up with a genius way to help the homeless: handing out lollipops wrapped in cheerful slogans.

The cast is full of familiar faces. Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, Judy Greer, and cult filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman all appear, mostly as versions of themselves.

James Gunn might be best known today as the man behind Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad, and the upcoming Superman. But before he was leading huge superhero movies, he was part of a much smaller, stranger project, a 2004 mockumentary called LolliLove.

LolliLove was directed by Jenna Fischer, who also co-wrote and starred in it alongside Gunn, her husband at the time. The movie is a sharp, awkward comedy about a rich Southern California couple who decide to “help” the homeless in their own misguided way. Their big idea? Handing out lollipops with cheerful slogans printed on the wrappers.

The cast includes several familiar faces. Gunn plays James. Fischer plays Jenna. Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, Judy Greer, and even cult filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman make appearances. Most of them play exaggerated versions of themselves.

Fischer told St. Louis Magazine that she began with a loose plot outline and then had...

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert is set to deliver another exciting episode on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Season 10, Episode 153 promises a night filled with laughter, music, and engaging conversations. The episode features a special segment called “Kids Pitch,” where some well-known faces will join Stephen for a fun and entertaining experience.

Viewers can look forward to appearances by popular personalities like John Oliver, Amanda Seyfried, Judy Greer, Lizzy Caplan, Matthew Rhys, Steve Buscemi, Tituss Burgess, Tramell Tillman, and Walton Goggins. Each guest brings their unique charm and wit, ensuring a lively atmosphere that fans have come to love. The mix of comedy and creativity in “Kids Pitch” is bound to spark plenty of laughs.

In addition to the star-studded guest lineup, the episode will feature Senator Alex Padilla from California, who will likely share insights on current political issues and engage in light-hearted banter with Stephen. Music lovers will also be...

Mel Gibson might be known for charging into battle in Braveheart or directing The Passion of the Christ, but there was a moment in 2000 when he stepped squarely into the world of romantic comedies — and now, that film is making a streaming comeback. What Women Want, the high-concept rom-com from writer-director Nancy Meyers, has just landed on Pluto TV, for free.

The movie stars Gibson as Nick Marshall, a chauvinistic advertising executive who, after a freak accident involving a bathtub and a hair dryer, gains the inexplicable ability to hear women’s thoughts. Naturally, chaos — and introspection — ensue. Helen Hunt co-stars as Darcy, Nick’s new boss and the first real challenge to both his career and worldview. Rounding out the cast are Marisa Tomei, Judy Greer, and Sarah Paulson. According to the official logline:

"Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a...

Exclusive: Henry Eikenberry (Euphoria) and Roberta Colindrez have joined the cast of Peacock’s The Five Star Weekend in recurring guest roles. Bekah Brunstetter created the project based on Elin Hilderbrand’s bestselling novel The Perfect Couple.

The Five-Star Weekend centers on Hollis Shaw (Jennifer Garner), a famed food influencer known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste, and warm demeanor, who suffers a devastating loss. Unable to move forward, the death exposes the cracks in Hollis’s picture-perfect life — her strained marriage, her complicated relationship with her daughter, and her growing pursuit of validation from her followers.

To overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her 20s, 30s, and one surprise fifth star. Set against a luxurious and coastal backdrop,...

Much like other daily challenges, Framed offers a series of puzzles that must be completed in a set number of times – before it is game over. Unlike other puzzles, though, Framed has you choosing the correct name of the movie as your puzzle’s answer.

These puzzles can be a bit challenging at times, though. Fret not, as I will be listing the solutions for four of today’s Framed puzzles – along with a general breakdown of the whole puzzle.

Framed Classic Solution for Today Image Credits: Framed/FandomWire

Today’s Classic Framed puzzle has you guess the correct name of the movie from a total of 6 slides. These slides will be random stills from the movie in question, and you will have a total of 6 guesses before it’s over.

Today’s answer is ‘13 Going On 30,’ a 2004 romantic comedy starring Jennifer Garner, and has the following attributes:

Genre: Romantic Comedy,...

Mark Hamill rose to fame with his performance as the heroic Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, but his newest role takes the actor to the other end of the spectrum. He plays the villain in The Long Walk, a new dystopian horror film based on a Stephen King story that's coming to theaters on Sept. 12.

Per DiscussingFilm, Hamill was present at San Diego Comic-Con to help promote the film. He spoke about the dark nature of his "sadistic character," referred to in the story as the Major. While Hamill has voiced the Joker for many DC projects, he still feels like playing the Major was very dark in its own way, and that even attracted the actor to the role in the first place.

Mark Hamill tells us about playing potentially the most villainous character of his career in ‘The Long WALK’:“He’s sadistic and all those terrible things.

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Apple TV+ ha renovado su serie deportiva Sticks: Cracks del golf para una segunda temporada.

Sticks: Cracks del golf está creada por creada por Jason Keller (guionista de Le Mans ’66) y sigue a Pryce Cahill, un ex golfista profesional cuya carrera descarriló prematuramente hace 20 años. Después del fracaso de su matrimonio y ser despedido de su trabajo en una tienda de artículos deportivos de Indiana, Pryce deposita todas sus esperanzas de futuro en un fenómeno del golf de 17 años llamado Santi.

La serie de 10 episodios está protagonizada por Owen Wilson (De boda en boda) y Peter Dager (Insidious: La puerta roja). Completan el reparto Marc Maron (The Order), Mariana Treviño (El peor vecino del mundo), Lilli Kay (Rustin), Judy Greer (El sueño de mi vida) y Timothy Olyphant (Terminator Zero), y cuenta con apariciones especiales...

Last year, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Long Walk (which was, like The Running Man and Thinner, published under the pen name Richard Bachman) went into production, with director Francis Lawrence, whose previous credits include Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2, Red Sparrow, Slumberland, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, at the helm. Lionsgate will be releasing the film on September 12th. It sees a group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as “The Long Walk,” where they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot. The film had a presence at the San Diego Comic-Con, and today, as JoBlo continues our coverage over at #SDCC2025, our Eic Chris Bumbray caught up with the iconic Mark Hamill and David Jonsson, along with producer Roy Lee, Tut Nyuot,...

Lionsgate has just released the official trailer for The Long Walk, a new dystopian horror film based on Stephen King’s 1979 novel, written under his pen name Richard Bachman. The film is directed by Francis Lawrence, known for The Hunger Games series, and it’s set to hit U.S. theaters on September 12, 2025.

The story takes place in a grim future where the U.S. is controlled by a brutal regime. Every year, a group of teenage boys is forced to take part in a walking contest. It sounds simple, but there’s a deadly twist: if they drop below three miles per hour for too long, they’re killed. The walk only ends when one boy is left standing.

The cast is packed with rising stars and familiar faces. Cooper Hoffman plays the lead role of Raymond Garraty. David Jonsson takes on the role of Peter McVries, and Mark Hamill...

The first trailer for The Long Walk has just been released during Sdcc, giving fans a chilling look at the upcoming Stephen King adaptation that’s set to hit theaters on September 12, 2025. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film is based on King’s 1979 novel written under his pen name Richard Bachman.

It’s a tense, dystopian horror story set in a version of the U.S. where freedom is gone and survival is everything.

The movie follows a group of teenage boys who are forced to take part in a brutal walking contest. The rules are simple, but deadly, you must keep walking at a speed of at least three miles per hour, and if you slow down too much or stop, you’re executed on the spot.

Only one walker is allowed to survive, and the last one standing wins. It’s a test of endurance, fear, and pain,...

"I don't have much to lose, but I have everything to gain – that's why I'm here." Dang, this looks fantastic! Lionsgate has marched out the second trailer for The Long Walk, an extremely intense new thriller from filmmakers Francis Lawrence & Jt Mollner about a dystopian America. Based on storyteller Stephen King’s first-written novel, and Francis Lawrence, director of The Hunger Games films, comes this grueling story of boys out on a never-ending walk. In the near future, where America has become a police state, one hundred boys are selected to enter an annual contest where the winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life. The brutal game is simple - maintain a steady walking pace of three miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings, and you're out – forever. It's win or die, on this walk. Starring Cooper Hoffman + David Jonsson (from Alien: Romulus), Garrett Wareing,...

Although Francis Lawrence's highly anticipated Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk, isn't out until September, San Diego Comic-Con is giving attendees a head start on the dark, gruelling journey. In addition to the official trailer, the first 22 minutes were shared at the convention, which shows how the dystopian competition kicks off as the contestants line up for what will either be their doom or their salvation. Mark Hamill, who was present for the panel, also gets a chance to shine as the cruel Major, setting the pace for the many boys about to compete and embracing villainy that rivals his turn as the Joker. Collider's Samantha Coley was in attendance for the entire presentation and provided a description of the footage for fans at home.

According to Coley, the film opens in a near-future America where Cooper Hoffman's Raymond Garrity gets a letter informing him that he's been...

Today, Lionsgate released the new trailer for The Long Walk at San Diego Comic-Con, where the studio also screened the first 22 minutes of the film. The September 12 release is based on the 1979 novel by Stephen King.

The Long Walk is an intense, chilling, and emotional thriller that challenges audiences to confront a haunting question: how far could you go?

From the highly anticipated adaptation of master storyteller Stephen King’s first-written novel, and Francis Lawrence, the visionary director of The Hunger Games franchise films.

The cast includes Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick, and Josh Hamilton, with Judy Greer and Mark Hamill.

The thriller, which features a screenplay by Jt Mollner, was produced by Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping), and Cameron MacConomy.

Lionsgate (The Strangers – Chapter 2) is presenting, in association with Media Capital Technologies,...

Fresh out of San Diego Comic-Con tonight, the brand new trailer for Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk has shambled its way online. Watch Official Trailer 2 down below.

Based on Stephen King’s 1979 novel of the same name, The Long Walk arrives in theaters on September 12 from Lionsgate. Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, Constantine) directed.

The story follows Raymond Garraty, a 16-year old who takes part in an annual contest in which 100 teens must journey, nonstop and under strict rules, until only one is left alive.

Jt Mollner (Strange Darling) wrote the film’s screenplay.

Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza), David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus), Garrett Wareing (“Manifest”), Tut Nyout (“Witcher: Blood Origin”), Charlie Plummer (The Clovehitch Killer), Ben Wang (Karate Kid: Legends), Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), Jordan Gonzalez (“Pretty Little Liars: Origin Sin”), Joshua Odjick (Welcome to Derry), Josh Hamilton (“Walking Dead”), Judy Greer (Halloween), and Mark Hamill (The Life of Chuck) star.

The new trailer for The Long Walk reveals a better look at the Stephen King adaptation at San Diego Comic-Con. The dystopian film is based on the novel of the same name by King (originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman). The film focuses on a group of teenage boys competing in an annual last-one-standing contest where they must keep walking or die.

Adaptations of The Long Walk were attempted and shot down for years, but the first completed version will finally be released in theaters this year and is helmed by Francis Lawrence. The cast is set to include Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Mark Hamill, Ben Wang, Charlie Plummer, Judy Greer, Garrett Wareing, and Roman Griffin Davis.

At Sdcc, Lionsgate has released a new trailer for The Long Walk. The trailer opens with a brief moment of levity, as Jonsson's Peter McVries notes that he was warned not...

It’s time for marching orders. Lionsgate dropped a new trailer for The Long Walk today during the pic’s Hall H San Diego Comic-Con presentation Friday. Author of the novel that inspired the film Stephen King introduced the clip via video message, alluding to the Vietnam War and drawing attention to how this story came out long before The Hunger Games and Squid Game.

“It’s got some hard bark on it,” King added of the adaptation.

Based on King’s 1979 dystopian horror novel of the same name, The Long Walk takes place in a disillusioned America that is entertained by a competition called The Long Walk— a challenge in which 50 teenage boys walk continuously without rest. As the journey continues, each competitor must keep walking faster than three miles per hour nonstop or risk being killed. The last boy remaining will earn a prize of their choosing.

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At San Diego Comic-Con, it was revealed that Stephen King was very involved in the casting behind The Long Walk. The story is a dystopian novel that King originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It focuses on the story of a group of boys made to participate in a competition called The Long Walk, where they must continuously walk or risk being shot.

Over the years, The Long Walk has gone through multiple adaptation attempts. First, Night of the Living Deaddirector George A. Romero was approached to direct a version of the book, but that never came to fruition. Over 15 years went by before the rights were secured by Frank Darabont in 2007.

Darabont's rights eventually lapsed when his project never came to fruition, and control over the story went to New Line Cinema in 2018. New Line even announced a director in 2019, marking the third attempt to make the film.

Last year, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Long Walk (which was, like The Running Man and Thinner, published under the pen name Richard Bachman) went into production, with director Francis Lawrence, whose previous credits include Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2, Red Sparrow, Slumberland, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, at the helm. Lionsgate will be releasing the film on September 12th – and today, the film was promoted with a panel at San Diego Comic-Con! Although a trailer was just recently released , Sdcc attendees got to see a new trailer, which was introduced by a video of Stephen King (he’s not at Sdcc). JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray said it’s a “very cool trailer, has the shocking image of seeing Mark Hamill use the F-word. Does a good job...