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Apple Original Films‘ critically acclaimed F1: The Movie is off to the races.

The Formula One movie — directed by Joseph Kosinski of Top Gun: Maverick fame and starring Brad Pitt — earned an impressive $25 million on Friday from 3,661 theaters for a North American opening in the $55 million-$58 million range, well ahead of expectations. Friday’s haul included a hefty $10 million in previews.

Warner Bros. is distributing and helping Apple to market the big-budget summer tentpole, which is tipped to earn another $85 million overseas for a global start of at least $140 million — supplanting World War Z’s $112 million to mark the biggest worldwide launch of Pitt’s career, not adjusted for inflation. F1 has a huge advantage in having a lock on Imax screens for three weeks, in addition to playing in other premium large-format screens, including Dolby Cinema, for part of that time. (On Friday, 58 percent of ticket sales were for...

Finding a good movie to watch on Amazon Prime Video can be difficult to say the least. While Amazon’s robust library of titles is available to every Amazon Prime subscriber, they don’t exactly make it easy to find what you’re looking for. That’s where we come in. Below, we’ve assembled a growing list of the best movies on Amazon Prime right now. Our carefully curated selection runs the gamut from crowd-pleasing blockbusters to Oscar-winning dramas to delightful rom-coms and beyond. There’s a little something for everyone, so stop the endless scrolling and simply choose one of these great movies to watch.

Check out our list of the best movies on Amazon Prime video below. The list will be updated weekly with new titles.

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There are currently a lot of IMAX tickets sold for the Thursday and Friday screenings of the F1 The Movie. The premium format is said to be a very immersive experience for the film and our own Chris Bumbray glowed in his 9/10 review that it’s “one of the most awe-inspiring works of pure spectacle seen on the big screen in years. It’s stunning to look at, and the IMAX ratio makes the racing scenes feel like a rollercoaster ride.” He also stated, “It can’t be denied that F1 is an absolute rollercoaster ride of a movie, and – like Sinners – helps make the case for theatres still being essential to a particular kind of filmmaking. Hopefully, this is the blockbuster hit it deserves to be.”

He has also written a column about why you should see F1 in IMAX, which you can check out Here. Deadline has reported...

Spielberg, 78, has announced he’ll keep making films till he dies – and he’s a spring chicken next to Coppola, Scorsese, Werner Herzog and Ridley Scott, all still working in their 80s. What makes directing a job for life?

If life behaved in the same way as movies, then The Fabelmans would have been Steven Spielberg’s last film. He spent the previous five decades writing the rulebook of modern cinema, and then The Fabelmans was the rare work of art that wrapped everything up with a neat little bow. Part autobiography and part tutorial, it was like the work of a man looking back on his life with a sense of satisfied completion.

But real life doesn’t behave like that, and Spielberg has just announced that he is never going to retire. In fact, he announced it twice. In a speech he gave during a star-studded event unveiling...

The shark movie that you may have heard of, Jaws, turned a golden 50 this year. The movie and director Steven Spielberg had changed cinema forever as the first summer blockbuster, and is just one of the many movies Spielberg directed that became synonymous with the film medium. The director with the legendary legacy was celebrated at Universal last night with a new state-of-the-art theater dedicated to the iconic filmmaker. Guests of the event included Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and president Mike Cavanagh, as well as actors like John Travolta, Vin Diesel, Seth Rogen, Colman Domingo, Dakota Fanning, Jeff Goldblum and Goonies stars Ke Huy Quan and Jeff Cohen. Additionally, writer-directors such as Jon M. Chu, the Daniels and Kevin Williamson were in attendance.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Spielberg happily joins his fellow 70s class of filmmakers, like Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott, who have proclaimed that despite their advanced age,...

Jerry Bruckheimer, start your engines. The veteran producer's latest summer spectacle, F1: The Movie, races into theaters on Friday and is already expected to top the weekend box office courtesy of Brad Pitt's star power and the global popularity of the Formula 1 racing circuit.

Based on advanced looks, F1 also has the right stuff to appeal to Oscar voters — much like Bruckheimer's previous collaboration with director Joseph Kosinski, 2022's Top Gun: Maverick. That legacy sequel received six nominations, including Best Picture. That also happened to be Bruckheimer's first nod in a five-decade career.

"We got recognized for a terrific film and thanks to Tom Cruise, I'm here," the producer said at the time, adding: "I've been doing it for so long and haven't had the accolades from my peers. ... I finally got that which is kind of a completion for making movies for all these years."

While Top Gun: Maverick...

Amazon has secured the rights to adapt Collision, a short novel from Don Winslow’s upcoming collection called The Final Score. According to Deadline, the bidding for the project was intense, but Amazon came out on top. Jake Gyllenhaal will both star in and produce the film, working alongside his Nine Stories producing partner Josh McLaughlin and Shane Salerno from The Story Factory.

Collision follows a devoted husband and father who makes a terrible mistake that lands him in prison. While inside, he must figure out how to survive. However, the story doesn’t stop there, after his release, he learns the reason he was protected during his time behind bars and is sent on a life-changing mission.

This film will mark another collaboration between Winslow and Amazon. The company is also teaming up with Working Title to release Crime 101, a movie based on a different Winslow story, set...

Amazon has secured the rights to Collision, according to Deadline, a short novel from Don Winslow’s upcoming collection The Final Score. This deal was highly competitive, with several bidders, but Amazon won. Jake Gyllenhaal will star in the adaptation and also produce it alongside his Nine Stories partner Josh McLaughlin and Shane Salerno from The Story Factory.

Collision tells the story of a devoted husband and father who makes a serious mistake that lands him in prison. While behind bars, he has to learn how to survive. But the story doesn’t end there. When he gets out, he discovers why he was protected in prison and is sent on a mission that changes his life forever.

This project marks a reunion between Winslow and Amazon. The streaming service, along with Working Title, is also releasing Crime 101, a film based on another of Winslow’s short stories, scheduled...

Stephen King called The Final Score, which contains Collision, "the best crime fiction I've read in 20 years," and now it's being adapted into a movie with an A-list star. A short novel in Don Winslow's upcoming story collection The Final Score, Collision follows a loving husband and father whose seemingly perfect life unravels after a single devastating mistake lands him in prison.

Forced to adapt and survive behind bars, he eventually earns his freedom, only to discover the shocking reason he was kept safe all along. What follows is a transformative mission that alters the course of his life forever.

Now, after a highly competitive bidding war involving multiple contenders, Amazon has secured the rights to Don Winslow's short novel Collision with Jake Gyllenhaal set to star, according to Deadline. The actor will also produce via his Nine Stories banner.

What This Means For Collision What To Know About The Adaptation

Earlier this month,...

Denis Villeneuve is set to direct the next James Bond film for Amazon MGM Studios, the studio announced Wednesday.

Amy Pascal and David Heyman will produce, as previously announced, with Tanya Lapointe exec producing.

Related: James Bond Movies In Order: Filmography, Bond Women & Iconic Villains

Villeneuve has been rumored as one of the high-profile directors being looked at for the project, alongside the likes of Edward Berger, Edgar Wright, Jonathan Nolan and Paul King. Earlier, the sense was that Alfonso Cuarón, a frequent collaborator of producer Heyman, might be taking the gig.

The Bond directing gig has been the most closely watched in town ever since Amazon MGM acquired full creative control of the franchise in February in a historic deal with longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, resulting in a new joint venture. The studio gained distribution rights to Bond with the acquisition of MGM Studios for...

An aging driver and a menacing AI doll go up against each other at the box office this weekend in what’s a test for two challenged genres — Formula 1 racing pics and horror titles.

If box office pundits are correct, Apple Original Films’ critically acclaimed F1: The Movie will leave Blumhouse and Atomic Monster’s sequel M3GAN 2.0 in the dust with an impressive domestic opening of $40 million to $50 million. Warner Bros., which is distributing and helping Apple to market the big-budget summer tentpole, is being more conservative in suggesting in the high $30 million range.

Overseas, the action sports drama is forecasted to take in $75 million for a worldwide opening of $115 million or more against a net production budget of at least $200 million before marketing. (Sources tells The Hollywood Reporter the production budget is far higher, but there’s no way of confirming whether that’s the case.

Chernin Entertainment, the studio responsible for ‘Ford v Ferrari’, has signed an exclusive deal with Apple TV+. Fans who love adrenaline-pumping cinema are in for a treat. The two have signed an exclusive deal which features a multi-year first-look contract, meaning Apple TV+ will be the go-to streaming platform for Chernin’s future projects.

Chernin is known to be the producer behind the Oscar-winning Ford v Ferrari, which made $ 225.5 million globally, while earning 2 Academy Awards. This collaboration between the two powerhouses will mean a surge in supreme drama and action content, and fans of these genres can look forward to it. There may be possible theatrical tie-ins along with direct streaming of Chernin content on Apple TV+ in the future.

What’s in it for Apple TV+? How does a big production house on board change things for Ott?

Signing the deal with Chernin adds another feather in Apple TV+’s stellar production lineup.

Exclusive: In a major deal that was highly competitive with multiple bidders, Amazon has bought the rights to Collision, a short novel in Don Winslow’s upcoming story collection The Final Score for Jake Gyllenhaal to star in and produce with his Nine Stories partner Josh McLaughlin and The Story Factory’s Shane Salerno.

Collision tells the harrowing story of a devoted husband and father with a great life who makes one terrible mistake that sends him to prison, where he must learn how to survive. But that’s only the beginning: When he finally becomes free, he learns why he was protected in prison and is a sent on a mission that will change him forever.

This is a reunion with Winslow and Amazon. Amazon and Working Title will be releasing Crime 101, based on another Winslow short story, on President’s Day weekend 2026. The film is written and...

The New York Times recently ran a poll asking famous filmmakers, actors, and writers to name the best movies of the century so far. From Pedro Almodóvar to "West Side Story" and "Snow White" star Rachel Zegler, the Times asked dozens upon dozens of famous people about their favorite feature films released since the year 2000 and then compiled their responses into a Top 100 list (ranked by which movies got the most votes). The poll was very similar to the polls that Sight & Sound holds once every decade, only limited to releases from the last 25 years and inviting a different team of filmmakers, writers, and executives to participate. (Sight & Sound also invites critics and essayists.)

As of this writing, one can see many of the Top 10 lists submitted by the participants, and, boy howdy, are some of the choices interesting. Alex Winter, the star of the "Bill & Ted" films and director of "Freaked,...

Kevin Spacey has secured another award as he continues his efforts to make a comeback. The disgraced actor and director received the Maximo Excellence award at the inaugural Italian Global Series Festival in Riccione, Italy. Spacey's career hit a dramatic halt in 2017 as sexual misconduct allegations began to surface against him. Those allegations led to his highly publicized dismissal from Netflix's critically acclaimed House of Cards, where he had portrayed the lead role of Frank Underwood. He was also replaced in Ridley Scott's film All the Money in the World during post-production, with Christopher Plummer reshooting his scenes.

Since his acquittal on charges in the US in 2022 and in the UK in 2023, Spacey has appeared in several independent features. Among these projects is the 2022 Italian drama L'uomo Che Disegnò Dio (The Man Who Drew God), directed by and starring Franco Nero. This film, based on a true story,...

The scourge of heroin use by Black Americans in cities like New York in the 1970s sparked Richard Nixon’s War of Drugs. The goal was to “associate the hippies with marijuana and Blacks with heroin” and to “disrupt those communities” by “criminalizing both heavily,” Nixon’s domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman said in 2016.

Legs McNeil uses that quote in his documentary, Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster, distributed by Mvd Entertainment, which arrives on streaming service Tubi today (June 24). “I’d never heard it before,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I thought it was a fantastic quote. It made sense because they would raid you, they’d target you. I was targeted as a kid for going to antiwar demonstrations.”

McNeil’s movie focuses on Frank Lucas, the Harlem dope pusher made famous in Ridley Scott’s 2007 druggy saga American Gangster, which was based on a...

Rome’s Villa Pamphili Park with its ornate flowerbeds, lawns and walkways is the Italian capital’s largest landscaped garden and a place of respite for the local population as temperatures soar in the summer.

The popular jogging, dog-walking and picnicking spot became a crime scene June 7 when a baby girl’s body was discovered by a hedge, followed by that of a young woman a few hours later in another part of the park.

Mystery swirled around their identities. Some media outlets suggested the woman was a Ukrainian refugee, while others ran reports that she was a hacker, who hailed either from Russia or Ireland.

A week later, a 46-year-old U.S. man, described as a film producer and director named Rexal Ford, was arrested on the Greek island of Skiathos on suspicion of being the killer, in an operation involving cooperation between the Italian and Greek police forces as well as the FBI.

Jacob Elordi is spending some time off from work with his family!

The 27-year-old Euphoria actor spent the afternoon sightseeing with his sister Isabella and their parents John and Melissa Elordi on Sunday (June 22) in Rome, Italy.

For his outing, Jacob wore a graffiti-decorated T-shirt with long, denim shorts paired with sunglasses and a crossbody bag.

Jacob has been in Italy for the past several weeks filming his upcoming movie The Dog Stars.

Directed by Ridley Scott, The movie is “set in a near future where society has changed profoundly. Elordi plays Hig, a civilian pilot living on an abandoned Colorado airbase with his dog. Through an unlikely circumstance he meets a tough ex-marine called Bangley, to be played by Josh Brolin, and they are forced to work together to navigate this dangerous and uncompromising new world. One day, when a random transmission beams through the radio of Hig’s beloved Cessna plane,...

Apple Original Films’ recent foray into movie theaters has mostly brought lackluster number at the box office, and its future is very murky. But the Silicon Valley studio may finally have its first bona-fide big-screen hit with “F1,” the Brad Pitt racing drama from “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski and producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Lewis Hamilton.

With annual revenues of $390 billion, Apple is willing and able to spend big on projects that Hollywood’s legacy studios wouldn’t touch, as evidenced by the $150 million-plus budgets granted to titles like Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon.” With “F1,” the bar has been raised even further.

Sporting a net budget of at least $200 million, “F1” is a film as globe-trotting as the racing circuit whose name it bears. Kosinski, Pitt and their film crew traveled the world with Formula One, filming races in locales like Las Vegas,...

In 2023, filmmaker Ridley Scott and actor Joaquin Phoenix, who worked together on the 2000 Oscar-winning epic filmGladiator, teamed up once again for another historical movie. Now, two years after it was released, Napoleonis climbing the streaming charts. Per FlixPatrol, Napoleon is currently in the No. 10 spot in the top 10 movies streaming on Apple TV+.

Napoleon was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Best Achievement in Production Design, and Best Achievement in Costume Design. The film was directed by Scott from a script by David Scarpa. Scarpa also co-wrote Scott’s 2024 Gladiatorsequel, Gladiator II, with Peter Craig.

Image via FlixPatrol Phoenix Stars as the Titular French Emperor

Scott’s Napoleon stars Phoenix as the titular Napoleon Bonaparte in the war movie that also serves as a biopic chronicling the rise and fall of the French emperor. The Fantastic Four: First Stepsstar Vanessa Kirby co-starred in Napoleon as Josephine Bonaparte,...

Pedro Pascal has portrayed the main character in The Mandalorian, The Last of Us, and Marvel's Fantastic Four. He currently has two major franchise films set to release soon, and he's in conversation for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his performance as Joel Miller in The Last of Us.

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Pascal's busyness is well documented, and he's not ready to slow down anytime soon, but his high-profile roles in big franchises do come with a cost. There's added pressure with franchises because they often come with huge fan bases. CinemaBlend interviewed him on the set of his next film, Fantastic Four, where Pascal gave an insight into whether things have gotten any easier for him over the years.

According to Pascal, with each franchise, it only gets "scarier," as "Each time you step into one, and you feel like this can't be scarier,...

John Carpenter's thematically connected Apocalypse Trilogy — which comprises "The Thing," "Prince of Darkness," and "In the Mouth of Madness" — is the ultimate test of faith. All three movies offer bleak landscapes steeped in nihilism, telling isolated stories that prove that humanity never had any hope to begin with. Some stories are lessons in paranoia-fueled xenophobia, while "In the Mouth of Madness" specifically tunes into a more esoteric interpretation of the end of the world. Carpenter weaves a suffocating net of terror with this uncanny triptych, underlining his strongest impulses as a horror director who comprehends the language of fear. So much so that his beloved, mainstream horror entry "Halloween" feels almost cozier in comparison to the thematic ushering of an apocalypse that leaves mankind utterly helpless and alone.

Then there are his post-apocalyptic forays, such as "Escape from New York" and "Escape from L.A.," which take a dramatic, action-packed...

There's a new No. 2 on Apple TV+. Echo Valley, the new Ridley Scott-produced thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Julianne Moore, has been kicked to third place by the new sci-fi series Murderbot.

Per FlixPatrol, Murderbot has jumped up three spots on Apple TV+'s Top 10 Overall list to No. 2, knocking Echo Valley down one spot to No. 3. However, Murderbot was unable to dethrone the reigning champion, Stick, the new Owen Wilson sports comedy series about a washed-up pro who turns to a young gifted golfer to turn his life around, which is holding onto that No. 1 spot. Of course, Echo Valley is still No. 1 when it comes to just movies on Apple TV+, while Stick and Murderbot are No. 1 and No. 2 for TV shows.

Murderbot is based on Martha Wells' The Murderbot Diaries, with the first season adapting All Systems Red, the 2017 novella that kicked off the sci-fi series.

A major star has joined Henry Cavill's Highlander reboot. The original movie, released in 1986, starred Christopher Lambert and Connery in a battle between immortal warriors across space and time. Since then, several sequels and spinoffs have been made, and the franchise has also expanded to include a TV series. Lately, Amazon MGM and United Artists have teamed up for a new iteration, withJohn Wick's Chad Stahelski at the helm and Cavill as a lead.

According to Collider, Russell Crowe will star in a key role opposite Cavill, which also sets up a Man of Steel reunion. The Gladiator star has reportedly been cast to play Ramirez, MacLeod's immortal mentor, a role that was populated by Sean Connery in the 1986 original, per Deadline's report.

What This Means For Highlander Russell Crowe Is Playing Henry Cavill's Mentor

Ramirez was born in 898 BC in Egypt under the name of Tak-Ne. As the...

With director Danny Boyle returning to the horror franchise he helped start in 28 Years Later, he also reflected on turning down his previous opportunity to direct Alien Resurrection. Boyle's return in 28 Years Later comes more than two decades after he helped redefine the zombie movie genre with 28 Days Later. The 2002 movie was Boyle's first horror movie, and he proved to be a true talent for the genre. However, closer to the start of his career, Boyle was offered the chance to direct a sequel in one of the biggest horror franchises of all time.

Speaking toThe Hollywood Reporter, Boyle explained that he was approached to direct the fourth movie in the Alien franchise, Alien: Resurrection. The movie ended up being directed by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet, but Boyle was the studio's first choice for the project, coming off his acclaimed breakout movie, Trainspotting. However, while Boyle was approached...

Danny Boyle, the director of films like Trainspotting, The Beach, and 28 Days Later, has revealed that he was supposed to make the fourth film in the Alien series, the sci-fi horror franchise created by Ridley Scott in 1979. The director said he was happy to be involved in the film, which eventually became Alien Resurrection. However, he ultimately decided to abandon the project because he felt he wasn't "the right guy" to direct the horror sequel.

Boyle is currently promoting his most recent feature, 28 Years Later. The zombie horror movie is the third in the franchise, and it marks Boyle's official return to the series. He directed 28 Days Later in 2002, the groundbreaking movie that revolutionized the zombie genre. He wasn't involved in the sequel, 28 Weeks Later, but almost 20 years later, he has decided to revisit the post-apocalyptic horror franchise.

The director sat down with The Hollywood Reporter...

Acclaimed filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott has been behind some of the most iconic films of all time. He has helmed many box office hits, although his projects weren't always a hit with the critics.

2005's Kingdom of Heaven is one of them. His lesser-known historical epic premiered on May 6, 2005, and received mixed reviews, but made decent money at the box office. As the film recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, Kingdom of Heaven has also scored a brand-new streaming home and will head to Hulu on July 1, per WhenToStream.

The historical epic had previously switched streaming homes late last year. Ahead of Gladiator II's release, which marked the sequel to probably one of Ridley Scott's most famous works, 2000's Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven headed to Prime Video on Nov. 1. The film had been available on Disney+ before, and now it's heading to Hulu.

The move is not surprising. Kingdom of Heaven...

A new era for mobile cinema is imminent. The upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 Ultra—yet to be officially unveiled—is expected to power the first-ever 200Mp 1-inch-class image sensor in a smartphone. This revolutionary combo may redefine what’s possible in mobile filmmaking, pushing smartphones closer to full-fledged cinematic tools.

The Galaxy S23 Ultra. BTS of Behold’ by Director Ridley Scott. Picture: Samsung Bigger Sensor, Bigger Impact

A 200Mp 1-inch-class sensor marks a seismic leap for smartphone cameras. In the past, high-resolution sensors were often bottlenecked by small sensor sizes and limited light capture. But a 1-inch sensor changes everything—dramatically improving dynamic range, depth of field, and low-light sensitivity. This follows earlier trends we covered in Omnivision Unleashes a Game-Changing 1‑Inch 8K, 18 Stops of Dr Sensor for Smartphones, where Omnivision demonstrated how large sensors paired with advanced processing can bring 8K resolution and up to 18 stops of dynamic range to mobile devices.

Jurassic World: Rebirth was inspired by Sir Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven, director Gareth Edwards has revealed.The 50-year-old filmmaker is helming the next era in the Jurassic era, and has now spilled Scott’s “visually stunning” 2005 epic Kingdom of Heaven was a big influence in making Jurassic World: Rebirth.In the July 2025 issue of SFX Magazine, Edwards said of Kingdom of Heaven: “John Mathieson was the director of photography and the more and more I looked at it, the more I was like, ‘This is perfection. There’s not a bad frame in this movie.’“I’ve always had this love for his work. When you start a film like this, you have a group of names you’d like to work with, and the studio have a group of names they would trust.”The Rogue One: A Star Wars Story filmmaker added it was important to...

Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) has announced its slate of three major screening series for the summer, linked by the theme of big-screen moviegoing.

From late June through August, MoMI will present the 22-film retrospective Tom Cruise, Above and Beyond, which captures the full range of his charismatic star performances from the 1980s to present; its annual See It Big: 70mm! summer festival, with Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey as its centerpiece; and the weekly Summer Saturdays with Dolby Atmos, featuring a wide-ranging selection of films, from science fiction to musicals, to demonstrate the spectacular audio and visual upgrades to its Sumner M. Redstone Theater.

Tom Cruise, who is both producer and star of the Mission: Impossible films, is also a main attraction in the Museum’s exhibition Mission: Impossible – Story and Spectacle. The exhibition explores how the series combines technical ingenuity, personal discipline and artistic commitment,...

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Ott giant Netflix has an exciting slate of original films and shows lined up for release in the coming months. One such title quietly making its way to the streaming platform is the mystery thriller limited series Untamed. The series, which consists of six episodes, will premiere on Netflix on July 17, 2025. Here are three solid reasons why this show deserves a spot on your watchlist.

1. The Creators

The upcoming Netflix series has been created by Mark L. Smith and Elle Smith. For the unversed, Mark L. Smith is a screenwriter who has previously lent his writing skills to Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Oscar-winning film The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role.

He also created Netflix’s recent Western series, American Primeval, and his upcoming projects include Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi film The Dog Stars. With such an impressive filmography, streaming enthusiasts have every...

Mubi has announced a release date for The History of Sound – the historical drama starring Paul Mescaland Josh O'Connor. Audiences will be able to catch this title on the big screen starting September 12. Mubi acquired the distribution rights for the title after this year's edition of the Cannes Film Festival, where several companies were given the opportunity to bid for the rights to send the title to the big screen. The Deadline report states that The History of Sound could make its debut in North America thanks to this year's edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.

The History of Sound follows the tender romance between Lionel (played by Paul Mescal) and David (portrayed by Josh O'Connor). The relationship between the two characters is thoroughly developed with plenty of honesty and trust, allowing the bond to remain strong. While that may be true when it comes to the couple's early years,...

“We all live with terror inside of us,” says Judith Light. So does her character in the upcoming Season 3 of anthology series “The Terror” called “Devil in Silver” and out later this year.

“This woman has been put in an institution for 30 years – by her own husband. He didn’t want to deal with her ‘mood swings.’ She’s been desperate to find her voice and has sold herself out on so many levels within this institution in order to survive.”

Ridley Scott and David W. Zucker executive produce via Scott Free Productions, with Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert (Emjag Productions), Guymon Casady (Entertainment 360), Brooke Kennedy and Dan Stevens, who’s also starring. As previously announced, Stevens plays a man wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital, where he needs to deal with other patients, doctors and maybe even the devil himself.

Based on a novel by bestselling author Victor Lavalle,...

Metal Hurlant, the French comic book anthology from the 1970s and 80s credited with reshaping the contemporary sci-fi aesthetic and inspiring films such as “Alien,” “Tron,” “Blade Runner,” “Akira” and “The Fifth Element,” is returning on its 50th anniversary.

A new English-language quarterly edition of Metal Hurlant — first announced last year — is hitting shelves this week from publishers Humanoids, which launched the original in France in 1975. Variety can exclusively reveal several excerpts of new stories from the anthology alongside support from one of the biggest filmmakers working today.

Excerpt from ‘Respect’ by Matthew Allison

Metal Hurlant was first created by comic artists Jean Giraud (better known as Mœbius) and Philippe Druillet, together with journalist-writer Jean-Pierre Dionnet and finance director Bernand Farkas. Collectively, the four were known as “Les Humanoïdes Associés (United Humanoids), which became the name of their publishing house, first launched in Paris but now based in Los Angeles.

When M3GAN first crawled her way into our nightmares, she was the perfect combo of creepy and cute—a murderous babysitter. The original film gave us chills, thrills, and a tech-savvy doll with a deadly side-eye. And now, the franchise is expanding with M3GAN 2.0 on the way. But this time, things are about to go full throttle.

Scheduled to release on June 27, 2025, this upcoming sequel is ditching slow-burn scares for high-octane action, and honestly, it might not be such a bad thing. Why? Because James Cameron did it in 1986 and succeeded. So maybe Megan’s glow-up won’t be so risky after all.

M3GAN 2.0 is trading jump scares for high-octane punches

Back in 2022, when M3GAN was released in theaters worldwide, it wasn’t just a horror movie. It was a whole vibe, with a killer doll, jump scares, and lots of emotional trauma. The movie gave us those spine-tingling chills,...

Top Gun 3 is officially in the works, with director Joseph Kosinski returning to helm the next chapter of the high-flying franchise. Following the massive success of Top Gun: Maverick in 2022, which saw Tom Cruise reprise his role as Maverick to train a new generation of pilots, excitement is building for what comes next.

Kosinski shared updates on the project while promoting his upcoming film F1: The Movie in an interview with ScreenRant.

The script, penned by Ehren Kruger, who also wrote Maverick, is still being crafted. Kosinski revealed that the story stems from a grand, innovative concept developed over nearly a year with input from the Navy and Lockheed.

“Ehren Kruger is writing the script as we speak. It’s a big idea that I spent almost a year developing — working with some friends at the Navy and Lockheed. And yeah, Ehren’s into it now, so we’ll see how it comes along,...

The next Top Gun movie is moving forward, and director Joseph Kosinski just shared an exciting update. After the massive success of Top Gun: Maverick in 2022, which brought Tom Cruise back as Maverick to train a new team of pilots, fans have been waiting to hear what’s next.

Now, Top Gun 3 is officially in the works, and Kosinski is returning to direct.

While talking to ScreenRant during an interview about his upcoming film F1: The Movie, Kosinski explained that the third Top Gun is still being written.

Related: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Ending, Explained: What Happens To Maverick At The End Of Top Gun: Maverick?

The script is being handled by Ehren Kruger, who also worked on Maverick. Kosinski didn’t share plot details, but he did hint that the story is built around a big and bold idea.

“Ehren Kruger is writing the script as we speak. It...

Actress Jodie Comer (“28 Years Later”) poses for the June 2025 issue of “GQ” (UK) magazine, wearing Balenciaga, Dolce & Gabbana, Saint Laurent and a whole lot more, photographed by Scandebergs:

Comer is noted for her role as 'Oksana Astankova'/'Villanelle' in the BBC America comedy spy thriller series "Killing Eve" (2018–present)…

...winning a 'Primetime Emmy' for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series' and the 'British Academy Television Award' for 'Best Actress'.

Her other notable roles include 'Chloe Gemell' in the E4 comedy-drama series "My Mad Fat Diary" (2013–2015)…

…'Kate Parks' in the BBC One drama series "Doctor Foster" (2015–2017)…

…'Ivy Moxam' in the BBC Three drama miniseries "Thirteen" (2016), and as 'Elizabeth of York' in the Starz historical miniseries "The White Princess" (2017).

Comer co-starred with Ryan Reynolds in the action comedy "Free Guy" and starred with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel" (2023).

Currently Comer can be...

Ridley Scott is a critically acclaimed filmmaker who has received three Academy Award nominations for his directorial skills, including one for 2000's Gladiator. However, aside from writing and directing, he has also produced many projects.

One of them is Apple TV+'s recent release, the Sydney Sweeney-led thriller Echo Valley. The thriller debuted at the top of the charts instantly after its release on streaming on June 13. However, even if the film has all the ingredients to become a streaming hit, Echo Valley failed to impress the critics and the audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

From the critics, Echo Valley received a 50% approval score, which comes with a "rotten" badge. The audience gave the mystery a positive score but just barely, holding a 61% rating, which is just above the positive threshold at 60% on the Popcornmeter.

Reeling Reviews' Laura Clifford gave Echo Valley a positive score, highlighting that the Ridley Scott-produced...

Ana de Armas’ Top 5 Highest-Grossing Movies(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Cuban-Spanish actress Ana de Armas made her Hollywood debut in 2015 when she couldn’t even speak English properly. Over the years, she showed her dedication and hard work, earning accolades for portraying her versatility in different projects, including action-thrillers like Blade Runner 2049, erotic thrillers like Knock Knock, and thrillers like Deep Water, as well as biographies such as Blonde, where she played Marilyn Monroe.

Ana has a way of charming her audience, which has always worked. She is currently ruling the theatres and box office with her performance in Ballerina, a John Wick spin-off. Before the final verdict of the movie’s box office collection arrives, here’s a list of the top five highest-grossing films of her career, ranked by their order of worldwide box office collections retrieved from Box Office Mojo.

1. No Time To Die (2021) – $774M Streaming On: Prime Video,...

One awkward voiceover, one grumpy actor, and one sci-fi classic—that’s the chaotic world of Blade Runner! Believe it or not, the 1982 cult classic, which now sits pretty with an 89% rating and multiple versions, once had fans scratching their heads over a weird narration that felt like Harrison Ford was forced to do it at gunpoint.

Now, while most people might have blamed the studio for it—director Ridley Scott kind of pointed fingers at Harrison Ford himself! Apparently, the narration was never really in sync with the film’s tone, and Scott thinks Ford ruined it on purpose. Yup, Ford’s “grumpy” energy might just be the reason why the voiceover landed flat.

The theatrical cut of Blade Runner featuring Harrison Ford’s awkward voiceover

If you’ve ever stumbled upon the sci-fi classic Blade Runner, and found yourself greeted by a narration from Harrison Ford—then congrats,...

Materialists North America Box Office: Thursday Previews Update ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal in a rom-com is something no one ever thought of but what we all needed. Materialists by A24 is on track to register as one of the studio’s biggest openings. It has also earned strong reviews from the critics and is expected to be a box-office success. Keep scrolling for more.

The film was directed by Celine Song, the Canadian director, playwright, and screenwriter who made her directorial film debut in Past Lives. It received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. This latest release features a love triangle between Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, and Pedro Pascal.

Materialists’ preview collection at the North American box office

According to Luiz Fernando‘s report, Celine Song’s rom-com drama Materialists collected a strong...

Alien: Earth Ott Update ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

The upcoming sci-fi horror series, Alien: Earth, is slated to premiere in the US on FX and Hulu. Based on the Alien film franchise and backed by Ridley Scott, the director of the original Alien film, the series is created by Noah Hawley, the man behind acclaimed shows like Fargo and Legion. If you are wondering when and where you can watch the eagerly anticipated series in India, we’ve got you covered. Read on to find out what Alien: Earth is about and where you can stream it in India.

Alien: Earth – Plot, Cast & Setting

Set in the year 2120, the series takes place in a world where cyborgs (humans with biological and artificial parts) and synthetics (artificially intelligent humanoid robots) live with humans on Earth. When a deep space research vessel crash-lands on the planet, Wendy (played by Sydney Chandler) and a...

FX and Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth is set to premiere on August 12, and a brand-new TV spot has just dropped, featuring fresh footage centered on Sydney Chandler’s character, Wendy. Known for her roles in Don’t Worry Darling and Pistol, Chandler takes on the role of a groundbreaking new Synthetic, the first being to merge human consciousness with a robotic body.

But the teaser hints at a darker twist. While Wendy’s transformation marks a major leap in technology, the footage cryptically suggests that such evolution doesn’t come without consequence.

Set in the year 2120, just two years before the events of Ridley Scott’s original Alien, the upcoming Alien TV series brings the horror home to Earth for the first time in the franchise’s history. The story unfolds during a future known as the “Corporate Era,” where five mega-corporations, Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic, and Threshold, wield influence on a global scale,...

FX and Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth is set to premiere on August 12, and a brand-new TV spot has just dropped, featuring fresh footage centered on Sydney Chandler’s character, Wendy. Known for her roles in Don’t Worry Darling and Pistol, Chandler takes on the role of a groundbreaking new Synthetic, the first being to merge human consciousness with a robotic body.

But the teaser hints at a darker twist. While Wendy’s transformation marks a major leap in technology, the footage cryptically suggests that such evolution doesn’t come without consequence.

Set in the year 2120, just two years before the events of Ridley Scott’s original Alien, the upcoming Alien TV series brings the horror home to Earth for the first time in the franchise’s history. The story unfolds during a future known as the “Corporate Era,” where five mega-corporations, Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic, and Threshold, wield influence on a global scale,...

A brand-new teaser for Alien: Earth has just dropped, and it’s definitely leaning into the creepy side of sci-fi. The upcoming series is created by Noah Hawley and will arrive on Hulu and FX on August 12. It asks a big question in its teaser: what does it really mean to be more than human?

The series will launch with two episodes on both Hulu and FX in the U.S., with international viewers catching it on Disney+. After that, new episodes will be released every Tuesday. The show is made up of eight episodes total and is executive produced by Alien legend Ridley Scott, so fans of the franchise are expecting something intense.

Set two years before the original 1979 Alien movie, Alien: Earth follows what happens after a deep space research ship called the Uscss Maginot crashes on Earth. That crash leads to some terrifying discoveries, and it’s...

Sam Rockwell may have dropped out of “G.I. Jane” but he got a good story before he did.

During an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday night, Rockwell remembered a party thrown by “G.I. Jane” star Demi Moore for everyone cast as a Navy Seal in the film – which he was at the time. The actor ended the night with a shaved head.

“Demi Moore had just done ‘Striptease,’ the movie, and she got a strip joint, and she got all the strippers and the Navy Seals and the actors and got us drunk on tequila,” Rockwell said. “And they shaved our heads — the strippers and Demi shaved our heads, and we got drunk with the Navy Seals and got lap dances.”

Kimmel was shocked the actor would bow out of the movie after that. Rockwell explained that the movie involved so much time in the water and he...

Paramount knew what it was getting into with director Darren Aronofsky's mother!. Starring Jennifer Lawrence in the titular role, the movie earned a rare F grade according to CinemaScore, which implies extreme dislike among audiences who checked it out on its first day of release. Generally, movies that score this poorly on the polling platform become objects of curiosity, which is exactly what happened with mother! The fact that the film starred A-listers such as Lawrence and Javier Bardem only made it more intriguing. This fascination will follow it for eternity, which is why the movie keeps popping up on streaming charts regularly.

According to FlixPatrol, mother! was the ninth-biggest film on Paramount+ on June 12, earning a total of 41 points on the platform. The list was led, as it has been for weeks, by Ridley Scott's Gladiator II. Joseph Kosinski's Top Gun: Maverick took the number two spot,...

A day after it overtook director Ridley Scott's landmark original Gladiator film at the global box office, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning has surpassed perhaps the most memorable movie that director Zack Snyder has ever made. It's certainly the film that launched his career, establishing him as a specialist in the comic book genre. Released in 2006, Snyder's 300 concluded its global box office run with nearly $455 million, a figure that The Final Reckoning has surpassed in 20 days of release.

That being said, the action epic's reported budget of $400 million puts it in a difficult spot. The Final Reckoning needs to gross at least $800 million worldwide in order to break even, seeing as it's one of the most expensive movies of all time. Costs ballooned because of the pandemic and the industry-wide strikes of 2023. Plus, star Tom Cruise is a stickler for in-camera perfection, which means that no...

Brad Pitt & Tom Cruise ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

In his prolific acting career, the globally admired Hollywood actor Brad Pitt has starred in several acclaimed films like Ocean’s Eleven, Fight Club, World War Z, 12 Monkeys, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, to name a few. On the other hand, the Oscar-winning actor could have been part of other highly-rated movies as well.

One such film was Frank Darabont’s cult prison drama The Shawshank Redemption, which was released in 1994 and is considered by many fans to be one of the greatest films ever made. But what exactly happened? Why did Brad Pitt not star in the film? Was he offered a lead role? And who finally played that part? Read on to find out.

Why Brad Pitt Turned Down The Shawshank Redemption?

According to a USA Today report, The Shawshank Redemption director revealed that Brad Pitt could not do...