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Simon Rich’s script for “Artificial,” the upcoming, Andrew Garfield-starring Luca Guadagnino feature that tackles the company OpenAI, has the chance to be something of an A.I. time bomb, if Matthew Belloni’s description in the Puck newsletter is anything to go by. Belloni read a draft of the script, and — though he’s careful to say he “won’t give away too much” — gives away enough to ruffle some Silicon Valley feathers… and possibly Elon Musk.

According to Belloni, the movie, set for 2026 and produced by Amazon of all places, depicts many of the heavy hitters in the A.I. world but focuses on Ilya Sutskever (to be played by “Anora” Oscar-nominee Yura Borisov), the engineer who co-founded OpenAI. Belloni writes that the character is “leveraged, marginalized, and ultimately betrayed by both his power-hungry friend Altman and the larger Silicon Valley community — with potentially disastrous consequences for all of humanity.

Yura Borisov, who landed a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his critically acclaimed turn alongside Mikey Madison in Sean Baker’s “Anora,” has been officially cast in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming feature “Artificial.”

The film, which is set up at Amazon MGM, is described as a “comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence.” Simon Rich wrote the script and will produce alongside Heyday Films’ David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford as well as Jennifer Fox.

Borisov is one of the biggest stars in his native Russia with more than 50 credits to his name, including “Captain Volkonogov Escaped” and Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Petrov’s Flu.” He first rose to prominence to Western audiences as one of the leads in the Cannes-bowing Grand Prix winner “Compartment Number 6,” which saw him earn a nomination for best actor at the European Film Awards.

But it was his quiet performance (and his first English speaking role) as Igor,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited hundreds of artists and executives to join the organization!

Wicked star Ariana Grande, Dune‘s Jason Momoa and girlfriend, Hit Man star Adria Arjona, Superman‘s Rachel Brosnahan and Anora breakout Mikey Madison are among the actors who have “distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures.”

“We are thrilled to invite this esteemed class of artists, technologists, and professionals to join the Academy,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang shared in a statement. “Through their commitment to filmmaking and to the greater movie industry, these exceptionally talented individuals have made indelible contributions to our global filmmaking community.”

Keep reading to see the full list of invitees…

According to the Academy website, “Membership selection is based on professional qualifications, with an ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and equity remaining a priority. Of the 2025 invited class, 41% are women,...

Recent Oscar winners Kieran Culkin and Mikey Madison, along with nominees Ariana Grande, Fernanda Torres, Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong, are among the 534 distinguished artists and executives invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

These individuals have been recognized for their exceptional contributions to the art and science of filmmaking, representing a diverse spectrum of talent, perspectives and geographic backgrounds.

If all invitees accept, the Academy’s total membership will rise to 11,120, including 10,143 voting members. Invitees hail from 60 countries and territories outside the United States, contributing to the Academy’s increasing international profile.

“We are thrilled to welcome this esteemed class of artists, technologists and professionals into the Academy,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang in a joint statement. “This year’s class embodies the diversity and global breadth of today’s film community, and their inclusion will continue to enrich the Academy’s mission and work.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to join the organization to a new class of filmmakers. Over 500 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures are now welcome to join one of the Academy’s 19 branches.

“We are thrilled to invite this esteemed class of artists, technologists, and professionals to join the Academy,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang via statement. “Through their commitment to filmmaking and to the greater movie industry, these exceptionally talented individuals have made indelible contributions to our global filmmaking community.”

The list of new invitees includes several of the cast and crew of “Anora,” including Best Actress winner Mikey Madison, Best Picture winners Alex Coco and Samantha Quan, and Best Supporting Actor nominee Yura Borisov. Other 2025 Oscar winners like “A Real Pain” star Kieran Culkin, “No Other Land” directors Yuval Abraham,...

2025 Academy Award winners Mikey Madison, Kieran Culkin and Lol Crawley and nominees Ariana Grande, Sebastian Stan and Brandi Carlile have been invited to become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as have other notables including incumbent Oscars host Conan O’Brien, his predecessor Jimmy Kimmel and their respective producers; top executives Tom Quinn of Neon, Jason Ropell of Mubi, Ravi Ahuja of Sony and Shannon Ryan of Disney; plus WME president Ari Greenburg, entertainment lawyer Nina Shaw and Christian Hodell, managing partner of the leading U.K. talent agency Hamilton Hodell.

The list of 534 invitees, released Thursday morning by the Academy, is the largest one issued since 2020, the last year of a half-decade stretch in which the organization recruited huge classes of unprecedented diversity, ranging in size from 683 to a record 928, as part of its response to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy of 2015 and 2016. Subsequent classes were smaller: 395 in...

Oscar has its new voters.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out its annual invitations to membership today, with 534 new invitees. If all of them accept, the new overall membership would be 11,120, of which 10,143 would be eligible to vote for Oscars and run for governance elections.

Among those on the list are newly minted Oscar winners Mikey Madison (Best Actress for Anora) and Kieran Culkin. Among all the invitees this year 91 are past Oscar nominees including 26 winners. The prominent star names include Ariana Grande, Dave Bautista, Jodie Comer, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Gillian Anderson, Stephen Graham, Andrew Scott, Danielle Deadwyler, and on and on.

The Academy said 41% of the new class are women, 45% belong to underrepresented communities and 55% are from 60 countries and territories outside the United States. If all accept, it would result in an overall AMPAS membership of 35% women,...

Luca Guadagnino was set to begin filming Sgt. Rock for DC Studios this summer, but the project has been delayed. While conflicting reports have surfaced about the reasons behind the setback, James Gunn has confirmed that Sgt. Rock is still moving forward — it just needs a few creative adjustments before production can begin.

“I feel like we’re in a pretty good place,” Gunn told Entertainment Weekly. “We’re still moving forward, but it’s not going to be…What would Peter want me to say here? … So it’s still moving forward, but, yeah, right now it wasn’t exactly where I wanted it to be creatively, and so it needs to change a little bit.“

Related James Gunn teases that a famous actor pitched him an Elseworlds tale for DC Studios

Some have suggested that scheduling conflicts were the reason for the delay, due to the project’s plan to shoot outdoors,...

After three decades of performing for the camera, actress Emily Mortimer is getting into the director’s chair for a project mounted with the cool kids at A24 and Fruit Tree prod. company. Alison Oliver and Yura Borisov (clearly Anora helped his international career) will topline the set in the 90s project titled Dennis. No production start date was given by Deadline, but we have the complete producing team identified in Emma Stone, Dave McCary and Ali Herting for Fruit Tree alongside King Bee Productions’ Mortimer, her hubby Alessandro Nivola and Lizzie Nastro Adler. Exec producers include Intake’s Joshua Horsfield, Proton Cinema’s Viktória Petrányi and Lighthouse’s Jacob Epstein.…...

Exclusive: Alison Oliver (Saltburn) and Anora Oscar nominee Yura Borisov have signed on to star in Dennis, a romance marking the feature debut of BAFTA-nominated actress Emily Mortimer, for A24 and Fruit Tree.

Written and directed by Mortimer, the film follows a British student (Oliver) and a Russian poet (Borisov) who fall in love in 1990s Moscow.

The project marks a reunion for A24 and Fruit Tree following their work on two Jesse Eisenberg projects: his forthcoming untitled comedy, starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti, on which we were first to report, and his feature directorial debut, When You Finish Saving the World. Previously, the companies have also collaborated on Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow, as well as The Curse, the Showtime series from Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, starring Fielder and Fruit Tree’s Emma Stone.

Stone, Dave McCary and Ali Herting will produce Dennis through Fruit Tree alongside Mortimer,...

After his DC Studios Sgt. Rock film fell through, director Luca Guadagnino is moving fast on his next project and is eyeing stars like Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man) and Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown) for lead roles. Guadagnino has become one of the most acclaimed and in-demand directors working today, and in 2024, he had two critically acclaimed films hit theaters, Challengers and Queer. The busy filmmaker has several projects lined up, including a remake of American Psycho and the previously planned DC superhero movie that was put on hold due to shooting conflicts. However, Guadagnino has found his next project, one that is building momentum quickly.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Guadagnino has signed to direct Amazon MGM's Artificial, a drama about the artificial intelligence company OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who was fired in 2023 only to be rehired in a matter of days. Garfield is being eyed to play Sam Altman.

Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown) and Yura Borisov (Anora) have entered into negotiations to star in Luca Guadagnino’s Amazon MGM Studios feature ‘Artificial.’

Sources say the film revolves around the period at the artificial intelligence company OpenAI in 2023 that saw CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days.

Simon Rich penned the script and will produce alongside Heyday Films’ David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford. Jennifer Fox is also in talks to produce.

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The film will reunite Guadagnino and Amazon MGM Studios. He directed ‘After the Hunt,’ starring Julia Roberts, Garfield and Ayo Edebiri, which the studio is releasing in theatres on October 10.

Guadagnino was initially set to begin production on Dv Studios’ Sgt. Rock starring Colin Farrell this year, but with production being pushed back a year, the filmmaker...

Un drama de comedia sobre el escándalo en OpenAI. © Getty Images

Según ha anunciado Deadline, Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro y Yura Borisov (Anora) están en conversaciones para protagonizar Artificial, dirigida por Luca Guadagnino a partir de un guion de Simon Rich (Saturday Night Live) para Amazon MGM.

Aunque todavía no se ha confirmado, diversas fuentes apuntan a que Artificial girará en torno al agitado episodio que vivió OpenAI en 2023, cuando su CEO, Sam Altman, fue despedido y recontratado en cuestión de días.

Si los acuerdos llegan a buen puerto, Garfield interpretaría a Altman, Barbaro asumiría el papel de Mira Murati, la directora de tecnología que lo sustituyó brevemente, y Borisov encarnaría a Ilya Sutskever, cofundador de la compañía y figura central en el intento de destitución.

La película, descrita como una comedia dramática, tiene previsto comenzar su rodaje a lo largo de este año en localizaciones de San Francisco e Italia.

Luca Guadagnino is to direct Artificial, a telling of the behind the scenes stories behind the company OpenAI.

Keeping up with Luca Guadagnino’s ever-shifting film slate is always a fun form of brain training, given that the director’s roster of upcoming projects seems to change more than most filmmakers’ project lists, sometimes even on a monthly basis. As such, you have to stay fairly sharp to stay on top of Guadagnino’s list of upcoming films.

Interestingly, it looks like the latest addition to his slate could also be the next to go before cameras.

According to Deadline, Guadagnino is planning to use the window recently afforded to him by the suspension of his Sgt Rock adaptation to instead shoot Artificial, a film charting the drama at AI company OpenAI that saw CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days back in 2023.

If you recall,...

Luca Guadagnino is in talks to direct Artificial for Amazon MGM Studios, a comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence.

According to reports the story will take place in 2023 when OpenAI fired and then rehired its founder Sam Altman, the high priest of artificial intelligence whose focus on profit has alarmed many in the space who want to see guardrails ensuring the technology is for the benefit of humanity.

Reports also say that Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro and Yura Borisov from Anora are in talks to star.

Amazon MGM would only confirm Guadagnino’s engagement in early talks...

Andrew Garfieldand two Oscar-nominated actors are reportedly in talks with Luca Guadagnino to star in a new movie about OpenAI. Guadagnino recently directed Garfield in After the Hunt, which stars Julia Roberts and Ayo Edebiri, and is expected to arrive in theaters on October 11. The director's film Challengers with Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor arrived in theaters last year. However, his planned DC movie, Sgt. Rock, has recently been confirmed as canceled.

According to Deadline, Garfield, Monica Barbaro, and Anora's Yura Borisov are in talks to star in Guadagnino's Artificial. No deal has been reached, but Guadagnino is negotiating with Amazon MGM Studios to helm the project with a script from Simon Rich. The movie will reportedly revolve around the artificial intelligence company OpenAI in 2023, which saw CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a short period of time. While negotiations are ongoing and the movie is still in development,...

After the production of Sgt. Rock got pushed back, Luca Guadagnino moved quickly to fill his schedule with Artificial. The director is in talks to helm the project for Amazon MGM Studios, and although deals haven’t closed, insiders say Andrew Garfield (We Live in Time), Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), and Yura Borisov (Anora) are in early talks to star.

The film recounts the tumultuous period at artificial intelligence company OpenAI in 2023, when CEO Sam Altman was fired and rehired in a matter of days. It’s assumed that Garfield will play Altman, Barbaro will play chief technology officer Mira Murati, and Borisov will play Ilya Sutskever, a co-founder who led the movement to boot Altman out of the company. Assuming the deals close, the plan is to shoot in San Francisco and Italy this summer. The script was penned by Simon Rich (Miracle Workers), who will also produce...

Sean Baker, the director of films like The Florida Project, Red Rocket, and recent Academy Award darling, Anora, is already planning his next film. His sweep at the Oscars surely made some heads turn and his schedule is probably packed, but don't expect him to make the jump towards the studio system. The director is planning to stay in the indie circles, and to prove his point, he has made a stinging remark. While talking about his next project, Baker simply said, "Don’t expect a Marvel film."

Baker probably doesn't mean ill will towards his colleagues and peers who have built their career in the studio system, and mainly focused on franchises. He stated that he prefers the radically different universe that is the production of independent movies. And he has a very good reason for this.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Baker appeared on the podcast It Happened in Hollywood,...

Hollywood cannot stop Luca Guadagnino from making a movie. With his DC Universe movie Sgt. Rock delayed until 2026, the filmmaker is quickly pushing ahead with a radically different feature at Amazon MGM Studios.

According to Deadline, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker (Call Me By Your Name) is set to reunite with his After the Hunt star Andrew Garfield on Artificial, which sources state will revolve around "the period at the artificial intelligence company OpenAI in 2023 that saw CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days." However, it's not a done deal just yet, as Guadagnino and Garfield are still in talks for the movie.

Also in talks for the movie are recent acting Oscar nominees Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown) and Yura Borisov (Anora). If all the deals close, the plan would be to shoot Artificial, which boasts a screenplay by Simon Rich, later this year. Guadagnino was initially...

Luca Guadagnino has found his next project.

While the director, who always has several projects in the hopper (including an update of Bret Easton Ellis’ “American Psycho”) will make “Artificial” for Amazon MGM Studios. Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro and “Anora” star Yura Borisov are in early talks. The film is being readied to shoot later this year.

The script, by Simon Rich, is said to be a comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence. Rich will also produce alongside Heyday Films’ David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford. Jennifer Fox will also produce.

Guadagnino’s DC movie “Sgt. Rock,” written by his “Queer” and “Challengers” scribe Justin Kuritzkes, was meant to go into production this year with Colin Farrell in the title role. But when the film was unceremoniously canceled (or at the very least indefinitely postponed), Guadagnino went looking for his next film. And he found “Artificial.”

“Artificial” will...

Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro are a couple in real life and now it looks like they might be working together very soon!

Deadline is reporting that Andrew and Monica are “in early talks to star” in the upcoming movie Artificial, which Luca Guadagnino is in talks to direct.

Plot details aren’t known as of this time and “the film is described as a comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence.”

Keep reading to find out more…

Luca hasn’t officially signed on for the project yet, but Deadline is reporting that he has already assembled Andrew, Monica, and Anora‘s Oscar-nominated breakout star Yura Borisov for the ensemble cast.

The screenplay was written by Simon Rich, who wrote the 2020 movie An American Pickle.

We have new photos from Andrew and Monica‘s beach day last week!

With DC’s Sgt. Rock no longer on his schedule, Luca Guadagnino has now lined up a brand-new movie project to direct.

Guadagnino is in talks to direct Artificial, a recounting of the tumultuous period at artificial intelligence company OpenAI in 2023 that saw CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days.

Heyday Films’ David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford are producing the feature that is being put together at lightning speed at Amazon MGM Studios. Simon Rich wrote the script and will also produce, with Jennifer Fox also in talks to produce.

How fast is this moving? Sources say Amazon is looking to get production going this summer, with an eye to shoot in San Francisco and Italy.

Actors are being lined up, although no deals are made and much is contingent on Guadagnino’s deal being closed. Andrew Garfield, A Complete Unknown scene-stealer Monica Barbaro, and Anora...

After his DC Studios pic Sgt. Rock got pushed a full year, Luca Guadagnino has moved fast to find his next movie. The director in talks to helm Artificial at Amazon MGM Studios. While deals are still not closed, he looks to have found a strong ensemble as insiders say Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro and Anora breakout Yura Borisov are in early talks to star.

While not confirmed, sources say the film revolves around the period at the artificial intelligence company OpenAI in 2023 that saw CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days. Simon Rich wrote the script and will produce alongside Heyday Films’ David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford. Jennifer Fox is also in talks to produce.

Guadagnino is someone who always likes to work and was getting ready to shoot Sgt. Rock later this summer with Colin Farrell set to star. When the film had to push a full year,...

Exclusive: ColorCreative has signed Japanese actress and model Yuka Kouri for management.

Kouri is best known for her role of Kiku in the Emmy-winning FX series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell, which is heading into its second season. Her character in the show, set in feudal Japan, is the highest-ranking courtesan in Izu, who is skilled in ways known only to the select few men who can afford her.

“Yuka imbues her portrayal of ‘Kiku’ with profound emotional resonance, embodying a woman governed by duty yet unmistakably alive with feeling,” said Raj Raghavan, Co-Head of Talent at ColorCreative. “We are thrilled to welcome her to the ColorCreative family, and we look forward to guiding her toward new opportunities in international film and television.”

Kouri’s other U.S. acting credits include Tokyo Vice (Max) and Invasion (Apple TV+). Currently, she plays Karen in the Fuji TV series Heart Attack,...

Olivia Cooke has cemented herself as one of the most magnetic performers on HBO's House of the Dragon, and will now apply those talents to Chloe Okuno's latest thriller, Brides. The project will be distributed by Neon, which has recently garnered acclaim for its film Anora.

Per Deadline, Cooke will be replacing horror veteran Maika Monroe, who has appeared in films like It Follows and Okuno's breakout film, Watcher. Monroe was forced to step down from the role due to scheduling conflicts with her Universal film Reminders of Him– adapted from It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover's novel of the same name. The film follows "Sally Bishop (Cooke) and her husband, who travel to a remote Italian villa whose owner, a mysterious count, takes a peculiar interest in Sally."

Cooke is known for her roles in the sci-fi film Ready Player One, the American psychological horror drama Bates Motel,...

Stars: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Darya Ekamasova, Yura Borisov, Paul Weissman, Lindsey Normington, Emily Weider, Luna Sofía Miranda, Vincent Radwinsky, Brittney Rodriguez, Sophia Carnabuci | Written and Directed by Sean Baker

Since releasing his first feature in 2000, writer/director Sean Baker has built himself a name as an exciting voice in independent cinema. As his works have gotten more attention, from Tangerine being shot on multiple iPhones, to Willem Dafoe’s Oscar nomination for The Florida Project, Baker has grown in stature as a director. This leads us to Anora, the writer/director’s eighth feature which won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes festival, and manages to be another exemplary piece of cinema from the creative.

British viewers may find themselves surprised in this film’s opening moments, as a remix of Take That’s ‘Greatest Day’ plays while a line of exotic dancers perform for paying customers.

Exclusive: Neon is gearing up to begin production in May on Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, with Takashi Miike set to direct. The thriller will star Shun Oguri, Lily James, and WWE star Liv Morgan (Gionna Daddio).

The film will be a U.S.-Japan co-production, produced by Jeremy Thomas for Recorded Picture Company, Sam Pressman for Pressman Film, Naoaki Kitajima for Nippon TV and Misako Saka for Olm. Executive producers include Tom Quinn, Yuzo Kuwahara, Tetsu Fujimura, Paula Paizes, Alainée Kent, Peter Watson, Ivan Kelava, Max Loeb and Mike Apgar. The deal was negotiated by Neon’s Sarah Colvin, VP of Acquisitions, and Paula Paizes from Pressman Film and Recorded Picture Company’s Ivan Kelava on behalf of the filmmakers.

Neon will release the film theatrically in North America and represent the international sales rights in Cannes this month.

GroupStitch has fallen for The Summer Will End.

The independent distribution and content consultancy firm founded by Nick Isaak confirmed that it has acquired global rights (outside Russia) as well as English language remake rights to the crime thriller starring Anora breakout and best supporting actor nominee Yura Borisov.

The Summer Will End, directed by Maksim Arbugaev and Vladimir Munkuev from a script by the latter, is set in a remote northern town and centers on two brothers who are on the run after one of them has stolen gold from a local mafia syndicate. As they struggle to outrun the consequences, the film takes a suspenseful turn setting off a violent chain of events. Borisov leads alongside Makar Khlebnikov as the two brothers while Dmitriy Podnozov, Aleksandr Mosin, Makar Khlebnikov, Vasiliy Shchipitsyn, Ivan Tarabukin, Batma Imanakunova and Denis Kuznetsovround out the cast.

The film was produced by Valery Fedorovich,...

Anora, Spine #1259, will release in the Criterion Collection on April 29th, 2025.

Mikey Madison is a star, delivering a mesmerizing performance in the titular role of Sean Baker’s Oscar winning film. The role of Ani is a complicated and layered one that allows Madison to showcase the full extent of her acting abilities. Sean Baker — acting as the director, writer and editor — delivers his most compelling and finely crafted film to date. Anora is — in my opinion — the best film of 2024, and it is an absolute gift to have this gorgeous new edition join the Criterion Collection.

Anora plot

Anora (Mikey Madison) — or “Ani” as she likes to be called — is an exotic dancer and sex worker. She spends her nights buttering up clients and enticing them to spend their cash on her in the club’s VIP section. One of those clients winds up being Ivan, a wealthy young...

The eponymous character of Anora, a feisty 23-year-old Brooklyn sex worker, lives the sort of hardscrabble and precarious life that Sean Baker has vigorously tracked across his work. But while Baker’s protagonists are typically mired in the same place, Ani (Mikey Madison), as Anora emphatically prefers to be called, manages to escape the familiar, and crash through the class divide with all the subtlety of a wrecking ball. Her quixotic quest to remain among Russian oligarchs is a riotously funny neorealist farce that will be familiar to fans of Tangerine and Red Rocket, though at times it feels like the rougher edges of Baker’s vision have been smoothed out in the interest of driving home an easily digestible allegory.

We meet Ani inside the strip club where she works as a dancer, an environment that she manages an impressive level of control over. She easily seduces the wealthy...

The Die Hard actor recently turned 70, and there is no other way to enter the hearty 70s than dancing. A heartwarming video of former actor Bruce Willis and his ex-wife Demi Moore surfaced online. Both enjoyed Willis’ birthday countdown by dancing in the kitchen through the hallways. The video was posted by Bruce and Demi’s eldest daughter, Rumer Willis, on her Instagram on March 19, 2025.

Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard | Credits: 20th Century Studios

The video captures joyful moments shared by the former couple against the backdrop of Bruce Willis’s health challenges. In 2023, he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a condition that profoundly affected his family. Before this diagnosis, the retired actor had been dealing with aphasia, a disorder that impairs speech abilities. The video serves as a reminder of Willis’s remarkable spirit and love for life.

Bruce Willis and Demi Moore parted ways in...

What would movies be about if not for love? Since well before the days of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in “Casablanca,” romance has driven countless classic stories, setting up some of the highest highs in cinematic history to follow. Be it Cary Grant and Grace Kelly seeing stars in “To Catch a Thief” or Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal disturbing diner patrons in “When Harry Met Sally,” the 20th century was chock full of iconic romances that helped humanity fall in love with the movies. Of course, those titles were dominated by white artists telling largely heteronormative tales — meaning many (but not all) of the best and most inclusive romances have arrived this millennium.

Now, the best romance movies of the 21st century both resonate and surprise, showing audiences characters they might recognize from their own lives in new and surprising ways. Yes, finding “the one” is exceedingly well-frequented thematic territory,...

Exclusive: Breakout Anora star Mark Eydelshteyn has inked with WME for representation in all areas, we can tell you.

The Russian actor made his English-language debut in Sean Baker’s Anora in which he played a Russian oligarch’s son who falls for a high-class stripper gal Ani (Mikey Madison) in a story set against the Russian immigrant community of Brighton Beach.

The movie, released by Neon stateside and Focus Features abroad, lit its wick at the Cannes Film Festival and went on to take home the Palme d’Or as well as five Oscars (out of six nominations), including Best Picture, Best Editing, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Madison. Baker counted four of those wins. Yura Borisov, who also starred in the movie, received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.

Eydelshteyn is a graduate of the Moscow Art Theater School. His other work includes Julia Trofimova’s Strada Sasha,...

Anora Worldwide Box Office: Hits Significant Milestone (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Sean Baker’s Indie film ruled the Oscars 2025 by winning five awards. Anora is also enjoying a post-Oscars boost, crossing a significant mark at the worldwide box office. It has achieved enormous financial success, as it was made on a production budget of $6 million only. Keep scrolling for more.

The film features Mikey Madison as Anora Mikheeva, a New York stripper who marries the wealthy son of a Russian oligarch, played by Mark Eydelshteyn. The supporting cast includes Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Darya Ekamasova, and Aleksei Serebryakov. It has received excellent ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.

The critics have it 93% on the Tomatometer, and the audience rating is also a favorable 86%. The collective critics’ consensus states, “Another marvelous chronicle of America’s strivers by writer-director Sean Baker given some extra pizzazz by Mikey Madison’s brassy performance, Anora is...

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Oscar We Hardly Knew Ya

Supreme internationalization: It’s hard to believe the Oscars is already almost a week old (any talk of how next year’s awards season has already started is banned), but on reflection it was quite the year for international movies and the growing internationalization of cinema. After what felt like an entire epoch of campaigning (complete with a few highs and some very low lows), it was Anora in the end that swept up – winning Best Actress for superstar-in-the-making Mikey Madison and a record four awards for director Sean Baker, who was finally rewarded for a unique, gonzo-style of filmmaking that pays...

Demi Moore’s ageless beauty has always been a hot topic, but recent reports suggest trouble beneath the surface. Allegations about her br**st implants, coupled with her alarmingly thin frame, have insiders worried about potential health risks — some even calling it a ticking time bomb.

Demi Moore in The Substance | Credits: Working Title Films

With concerns over leaks and complications, speculation is running wild. Moore has yet to respond, but the debate over extreme beauty standards in Hollywood is heating up again.

Demi Moore’s alleged b**b job sparks health fears Demi Moore in The Substance | Credits: Working Title Films

Demi Moore’s latest b**b job reportedly had her inner circle in full panic mode. The G.I. Jane icon flaunted her noticeably larger assets, leaving those close to her fearing she was one step away from disaster.

RadarOnline.com spilled that Moore, known for her ever-evolving looks,...

Deadpool & Wolverine opened with Wade Wilson pulling off some impressive dance moves to the tune of Nsync's "Bye Bye Bye." However, it wasn't Ryan Reynolds in the suit; instead, dancer Nick Pauley took on the role of the McU's "Dancepool."

During Sunday's 97th Academy Awards, host Conan O'Brien performed "I Won't Waste Time" and was accompanied on stage by Dune: Part Two's Sandworm and Deadpool & Wolverine's titular Merc with the Mouth.

The Marvel Studios movie didn't receive a single nomination - much to the chagrin of many comic book fans - but Deadpool's cameo felt like an acknowledgement of what a positive impact the threequel made to theaters in 2024.

Now, Pauley has taken to Instagram to confirm he once again donned the suit for the Oscars. He also credited Ryan Reynolds for advocating that he be the one who hit the stage as "Dancepool."

"Thank you [Ryan Reynolds]; who loved the...

Mikey Madison was already starting to get a lot of attention thanks to her lead performance in Sean Baker's Anora, but Sunday's surprise Best Actress Oscar win is certain to make the 25-year-old a highly in-demand star in Hollywood.

Major studios are sure to have reached out already, and we're now hearing that Madison could be in line to play a character in an upcoming Marvel Studios project.

We don't have much to go on, but scooper Daniel Richtman is reporting that Madison is "being considered" for an MCU role.

It's always worth keeping in mind that Marvel Studios meets with and reaches out to a lot of talent (it might be quicker to list the people that haven't been up for a part at one point or another), so this is far from a guarantee that Madison is even in talks with the studio.

Even so, there's already...

Kieran Culkin has certainly come a long way since portraying Kevin McCallister’s bed-wetting younger sibling, Fuller, in the holiday classic Home Alone (1990). Culkin is now a member of the inclusive Oscar club (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role) thanks to his win at the 97th Academy Awards, and his real-life older brother, Macaulay Culkin, couldn’t help but shed a tear over the momentous occasion. He said in an interview with Vanity Fair (below):

"I cried. And I was like, 'I’m going to see you later.'"

The elder Culkin admitted during his red carpet interview at Vanity Fair’s Academy Awards afterparty that he only watched the Best Supporting Actor portion of the Oscars ceremony, which turned out to be the very first category to be awarded on Sunday, Mar. 2. The Home Alone icon also revealed that he had no doubt his baby...

Ignoring politics doesn’t mean that it would ignore us, as it penetrates in every aspect of our life, even the entertainment we consume. The 2025 Oscars will be remembered for the seismic shift it caused in the global cultural landscape, with a small-budget film like Anora winning 5 Academy Awards.

Yura Borisov | Oscars / YouTube

But this monumental achievement is now being sidelined due to international discourse, and Russian actor, Yura Borisov seems to be at the heart of it. So, how has his rise to fame sparked both admiration and controversy? Let’s dive in.

Yuri Borisov’s Oscar nomination and why it stole the spotlight Yura Borisov in Anora | Cre Film

When Yura Borisov was announced as a nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 2025 Oscars, it became a historic moment for Russia. It was the first time since 1978 that the Academy had recognized a Russian actor. Even though he...

A star-studded host committee, Academy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful industry influencers came together on March 1, 2025, for MPTF's 23rd Annual ‘Night Before’ benefit.

Demi Moore, Colman Domingo, and Cynthia Erivo

Co-Chaired by Demi Moore, Colman Domingo, and Cynthia Erivo, the annual event raised close to $4 million.

Colman Domingo noted, “MPTF has been there for our community for over 100 years and this celebration is a great way to come together in the spirit of taking care of our own.”

“This incredible organization raises crucial funds and provides a host of other services for our industry family when they need it most. I’m looking forward to celebrating everyone’s great accomplishments while supporting a cause that helps many generations,” said Demi Moore.

Funds raised will help MPTF continue to provide essential support and services to working and retired entertainment industry members in response to the...

Sean Baker’s latest film Anora claimed a good chunk of the awards at the 97th annual Oscars. Baker himself won for editing and directing, and star Mikey Madison who plays the titular character, won best actress for her performance in the film.

The independent feature film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and it gained awards momentum as the season went on.

For all the details on how to watch Anora, read on.

Is Anora streaming? Where to watch:

Anora will arrive on Hulu March 17. The film is also available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Microsoft TV, Plex, Spectrum TV and more.

What is Anora about?

In Sean Baker’s original film, Anora, who is employed as a sex worker at HQ in Brooklyn, gets caught up in a whirlwind romance with a young Russian man named Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn) who impusively proposes marriage to...

Filmmaker Sean Baker’s dark romantic comedy-drama Anora proved to be the Cinderella story at this year’s Oscars (and the biggest winner of the night), taking home five awards, including Best Motion Picture of the Year. Starting March 17, for those who didn’t get a chance to see Anora in theaters, the film, starring Mikey Madison, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, will stream on Hulu.

The independent film from Neon, which had a $6 million budget, beat out The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wickedfor the Best Picture Oscar.

Anora tells the tale of a young woman, Anora “Ani” Mikheeva (Madison), who is living in Brooklyn and working as a stripper when she meets and marries Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), the young son of a Russian oligarch. Her fairy tale may...

In only a matter of weeks, Hulu subscribers will get the chance to stream one of the year's most important movies. Anora, the 2025 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, will be streaming soon on Hulu. The announcement was made through the streamer's Instagram account, where they published the poster and the official streaming release date, which is March 17.

Written and directed by Sean Baker, the film stars Academy Award winner for Best Actress Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov (nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category), Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan and Ivy Wolk, among others. Independent film production studio Neon has been in charge of Anora's distribution since the film was acquired in 2023. In 2024, the film premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival and won the Palme d'Or. After this, it received a limited theatrical release and, subsequently, it premiered on digital services for renting and/or buying.

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Just before midnight, two of the Oscars’ biggest winners, Mikey Madison and Adrien Brody, descended on the Vanity Fair party, one of the starriest shindigs of Hollywood’s longest — and biggest — day of the year at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.

Brody is swarmed by photographers when he strides into the main party space with his partner, fashion designer Georgina Chapman, grinning on his arm and his Oscar statue in hand. The actor’s parents, Sylvia Plachy and Elliot Brody, are a step behind.

Every few feet, “The Brutalist” star gets stopped by one A-lister after another offering their congratulations: There’s Oscars host Conan O’Brien, who has been fielding kudos of his own for a job well done as first-time emcee. Next, Brody says hello to Queen Latifah, who performed the tribute to Quincy Jones during the show. Then, Vin Diesel stops Brody for a handshake and,...

Macaulay Culkin revealed at the Vanity Fair Oscars party (via Entertainment Weekly) that he cried when his younger brother Kieran Culkin won the Oscar for best supporting actor at the 2025 Academy Awards. It turns out that category was the only part of the Oscars telecast that Macaulay Culkin and his partner, fellow actor Brenda Song, watched.

“Just the Best Supporting Actor,” Macaulay Culkin said when asked if he watched the show. “That’s the only thing I watched. True story, true story… I cried. And I was like, ‘I’m gonna see you later.’”

Kieran Culkin won the Oscar for best supporting actor thanks to his acclaimed performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain.” He was nominated opposite Yura Borisov (“Anora”), Edward Norton (“A Complete Unknown”) and Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”). Culkin was considered the Oscar frontrunner after sweeping awards season with supporting actor wins at the Golden Globes,...

This is clearly not your parents' Motion Picture Academy. Anora won Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday, one of five awards claimed by the indie film from director Sean Baker. It's an unconventional Oscar champ to say the least, but unconventional seems to be the new standard for voters, who have made a series of daring choices over the last decade. It appears as though the Academy's efforts to expand and diversify its ranks are paying off. While diversity in business and government faces a vicious backlash, Anora shows how Dei has transformed the Oscars.

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Anora is a frank, sexually explicit comedy about a Brooklyn sex worker (Best Actress winner Mikey Madison) who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch (Mark Eydelshteyn) much to the disapproval of his family. In addition to Best Picture and Best Actress it claimed Best Director,...

No guts, no glory. The way to win your Oscar pool this year was to skip some of the obvious frontrunners, note the surge in popularity on the ground, and bet that the international bloc would push over the top Sideshow/Janus Films’ Animated Feature nominee “Flow” (the first Latvian Oscar win), Cinetic Media’s Documentary Feature “No Other Land” (the first Palestinian win), and Sony Pictures Classics’ International Feature “I’m Still Here” (Brazil’s first Oscar in a major category). Even the Live Action and Animated Short winners were international (The Netherlands’ “I Am Not a Robot” and Iran’s “In the Shadow of the Cyprus”).

As American as “Anora” is, the raucous $6-million comedy launched at Cannes with the Palme d’Or and mustered support over the next 10 months across the globe. Oscar-winners “Flow,” “The Substance” (Makeup & Hairstyling), and “Emilia Pérez” also played big at Cannes.

Many folks expected “Anora,...

The stars are wrapping up Oscars night at Madonna‘s big party!

Winners Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin, and Zoe Saldana were among the many stars at the 66-year-old “Like A Virgin” singer’s party co-hosted by Gucci on Sunday night (March 2).

The party was held at the home of Madonna‘s longtime manager Guy Oseary.

Keep reading to find out more…While no photography or social media was allowed inside the party, visionary artist Jr set up a portrait studio where the stars posed with confetti of eye drawings.

Following the event, we compiled photos of the stars playing in the confetti!

Keep scrolling to see the stars at the party…

Adrien Brody

Anora stars Mikey Madison, Mark Edylshteyn, & Yura Borisov with director Sean Baker

Danielle Deadwyler

Demi Moore

Iris Apatow

Jacques Audiard

Joey King

Julia Garner

Kieran Culkin & wife Jazz Charton

Madonna

Mikey Madison

Miles Teller & wife...

Throughout his speeches for his record-breaking four Oscar wins yesterday (the most amount ever awarded to one person for one film), Sean Baker thanked his team, his distributors, his cast, and his crew, and the sex-worker community, and his dog Bunsen. By the time Anora bagged Best Picture, the orchestra once more striking up Take That’s ‘Greatest Day’, there was barely anyone left to thank. Just as Anora is a fairy-tale story, this was a fairy-tale win for, as Baker said during his final speech, “a truly independent film” made by someone who, a decade ago, was on the verge of jacking it all in.

I first met Baker in 2015, interviewing him for his fifth feature, the transgender sex-worker comedy drama Tangerine, which tore through the screen just as its protagonists tore through Hollywood. Its heroines were hustlers, as was Baker, not that he particularly wanted to be. He...