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Exclusive: After an intense bidding war with multiple parties interested, Skydance has won the next project —Doppelgänger— from Searching and Run filmmaker Aneesh Chaganty with his Search Party team and Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media to produce.

While the story is being kept secret we hear it’s an original take on the spy thriller, with the potential to be a franchise-starter. We’re told there are two very meaty lead roles for an actor and actress. The team secured a seven-figure deal, which is notable in the marketplace since there aren’t any cast attachments yet.

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Chaganty and Dan Frey wrote with the former set to helm. Doppelgänger is produced by Natalie Qasabian and Aneesh for Search Party and Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler and Zinzi Coogler for Proximity Media.

Doppelgänger reps the third movie from writer-director Chaganty. He burst onto the scene with Sundance hit, Searching, (which...

Dominique Thorne’s Ironheart Journey Began With A Failed Black Panther Audition(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Before Ironheart, Dominique Thorne had her eye on another Marvel role, Shuri in Black Panther. She came close, too. But in the end, the role went to someone else. It was a tough break, but Thorne didn’t sulk; she shifted gears and years later became Marvel’s Ironheart.

From Failed Shuri Audition To MCU’s Rising Star

Dominique Thorne first crossed paths with the MCU when she auditioned for Shuri, Wakanda’s tech genius and fan favorite. She didn’t land the part, but she didn’t sit around sulking either. She doubled down on the grind, hit the books hard, and stayed locked in on her goals.

That grind paid off. Soon, she was racking up screen time in Oscar-caliber films like If Beale Street Could Talk and Judas and the Black Messiah.

Which MCU Actors Have Won The Oscars? (Photo Credit – Wikipedia)

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is best known for its visual spectacles, record-breaking box office numbers, and storylines that span galaxies. But beneath the CGI battles and billion-dollar spectacles lies a cast filled with some of Hollywood’s most acclaimed actors. While comic book films were once dismissed as genre fare unworthy of critical recognition, Marvel flipped the script by assembling a lineup of performers whose talent had already been validated by the industry’s highest honor: the Academy Award.

These aren’t just actors playing superheroes; they’re Oscar winners who brought gravitas, complexity, and character depth to roles that could have easily been one-dimensional. From long-established legends to surprising supporting players, the MCU is quietly stacked with gold, figuratively and literally. What’s especially striking is the sheer variety among these Oscar-winning performers. Some won decades ago, long...

Mediterrane Film Festival has revealed its international jury, which will include director Catherine Hardwicke and production designer Rick Carter.

The new creative team for the festival, which runs from June 21 to 29 in Valletta, Malta, is led by festival director Ray Calleja and festival curator Mark Adams.

The festival features three programming strands: the Main Competition, showcasing films from across the Mediterranean; Out of Competition, featuring a selection of international films; and Mare Nostrum (a.k.a. Our Sea), for films dedicated to sustainability and environmental themes.

In addition to public screenings, the festival will host an industry strand, housed in the 400-year-old Fort Ricasoli, offering panels, roundtables and masterclasses from leading industry figures.

The Main Competition jury will decide on the winners of the Golden Bee Awards, which will be announced at a gala event on June 29.

As well as Hardwicke, director of “Twilight, “Thirteen” and “Lords of Dogtown,” which will screen at the festival,...

Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s zany romantic drama A Useful Ghost has won the top prize at Cannes Critics’ Week.

The feature, which is the first Thai film to play in the parallel section for a number of years, won the inaugural Ami Paris Grand Prize.

This year’s jury was presided over by Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, who was joined by Oscar-winning Judas and the Black Messiah UK actor Daniel Kaluuya, Moroccan journalist Jihane Bougrine, French-Canadian cinematographer Josée Deshaies and Indonesian producer Yulia Evina Bhara.

A Useful Ghost co-stars top Thai actress, model and influencer Davika Hoorne as Nat, a woman who dies of dust pollution and then returns as a ghost in the form of a vacuum cleaner, determined to save her family from a similar fate.

The feature, which is the first Thai film to play in the parallel section for a number of years,...

Dominique Thorne made her live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Riri Williams in 2022's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and left us wanting an "Ironheart" series right there and then. What with everything we know about "Ironheart," the show should prove to be worth the wait, too. With executive producer Ryan Coogler (who also directed the first two "Black Panther" movies) fresh off his bloody vampire masterclass "Sinners" and the MCU itself on the upswing following the emotional gut punch of "Thunderbolts*," the hype train of "Ironheart" is drawn by two capable locomotives ... and that's before you take into account the amount of talent attached. 

Series creator Chinaka Hodge was a staff writer on AMC's dystopian sci-fi train thriller "Snowpiercer." Directing duties of the six-episode series are shared by Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes ("Mythic Quest," "Atlanta.") On the acting front, Thorne has ample backup from the likes of Anthony Ramos and Alden Ehrenreich.

A “Barbershop” TV series has been greenlit at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned.

The show will connect to the universe of the “Barbershop” film franchise, with Jermaine Fowler attached to star. Marshall Todd, who co-wrote the original film, is writing the series and executive producing. The announcement was made during Amazon’s upfronts presentation to advertisers in New York on Monday night.

The official description states the show “revolves around Travis ‘Trav’ Porter (Fowler), who endeavors

to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, a legendary barber at the iconic ‘Calvin’s’ barbershop in

Chicago. And while the barbers are new, the shop remains just as lively, the customers just as argumentative, and the fades are still the dopest in the city — because at Calvin’s, the community comes together for way more than just a haircut.”

Along with Todd, Max Searle serves as executive producer and co-showrunner. Kevin Hart,...

Exclusive: Teri Polo (Meet the Parents), James Udom (Judas and the Black Messiah), Davida Williams, and Sa’Raya Paris Johnson (If) are set to star in Caroline, a dramedy marking the feature directorial debut of Outer Range actress Morningstar Angeline.

The film follows 11-year-old Caroline (Johnson), a clever, sharp-eyed girl navigating a life of excitement and peril as a shoplifter with her mom Jocelyn (Williams). When Caroline’s estranged father Corey (Udom) — a charming, small-town con artist — gets out of prison and re-enters their lives, things briefly seem to settle. But when the family is threatened over a debt they can’t repay, their fragile peace falters. Desperation drives Caroline and her mom into one last, ill-fated heist.

Per Angeline, who directs from a script by novelist Daniel Blum (The Feet Say Run), “Caroline maintains a perspective from a young girl at the precipice of becoming a teenager.

Jermaine Fowler has booked a recurring guest star role in “Only Murders in the Building” Season 5, Variety has confirmed.

Fowler joins previously announced additions to “Only Murders” including Renée Zellweger, Christoph Waltz, Logan Lerman, Téa Leoni and Keegan-Michael Key. As is typically the case with the Hulu series, character and plot details for the new season are being kept under wraps. Season 5 is currently in production.

An accomplished stand up comedian, Fowler broke out onscreen with his starring role in the CBS multi-cam “Superior Donuts.” His other TV credits include the FX limited series “A Murder at the End of the World” and the truTV sketch comedy series “Friends of the People.” He will next be seen in the Tracy Morgan comedy series “Crutch” at Paramount+. Fowler has starred in films like “Coming 2 America,” “Sorry to Bother You,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” and “Ricky Stanicky.”

He is repped by UTA,...

Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya has joined the jury for the 2025 Cannes Critics’ Week, a prominent sidebar of the prestigious film festival dedicated to first and second feature films. The jury will be headed by Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, known for his critically acclaimed works like The Beasts, which earned multiple Goya Awards in 2022.

The five-person jury, which will convene during the festival’s Critics’ Week running from May 14–22, will also include Moroccan journalist Jihane Bougrine, French-Canadian cinematographer Josée Deshaies, and Indonesian producer Yulia Evina Bhara. Together, the jury will select winners for several prestigious awards, including the Ami Paris Grand Prize for best feature, the French Touch Prize of the Jury, the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award, and the Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for best short film.

Sorogoyen, who had originally been set to lead the 2024 jury before stepping down due to personal circumstances, shared his belief that the...

Rosanna Arquette and Ashton Sanders have been cast in Corporate Retreat, a horror-thriller currently in pre-production. The film, written and directed by Aaron Fisher, will begin principal photography in June.

Corporate Retreat centers on a group of corporate executives whose bonding retreat takes a deadly turn as they face off against a vengeful retreat leader. Fisher co-wrote the script with Kerri Lee Romeo. The project is being produced by Passage Pictures, with Uri Singer serving as producer.

Arquette, known for her roles in Pulp Fiction, Desperately Seeking Susan, and After Hours, brings a wealth of experience to the cast. Her recent television credits include Presumed Innocent (Apple TV), Florida Man (Netflix), and Big Sky (ABC).

Sanders, who gained widespread recognition in Moonlight, also starred in Native Son, Judas and the Black Messiah, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and The Equalizer 2.

Fisher’s previous directorial work includes the romantic drama Inside the Rain.

Rosanna Arquette and Ashton Sanders have joined the cast of the horror film, “Corporate Retreat.” Currently in pre-production, the film is written and directed by Aaron Fisher, whose previous credits include the romantic drama “Inside the Rain.” Principal photography on the project will begin in June.

Passage Pictures is producing the film. Arquette is best known for her starring roles in “Pulp Fiction,” “Desperately Seeking Susan,” “The Whole Nine Yards,” “The Big Blue,” and “After Hours.” Her recent work includes Apple’s “Presumed Innocent,” Netflix’s “Florida Man” and ABC’s “Big Sky.”

Sanders is known for his roles in the Oscar-winning “Moonlight” and A24’s “Native Son.” His other film credits include “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” and “The Equalizer 2.”

“Corporate Retreat” is described as an “elevated horror-thriller.” It centers around a group of corporate executives whose team-bonding trip turns into...

Lawrence Saint-Victor’s Carter has certainly run the gamut of emotions on The Bold and the Beautiful lately. He went from feeling elated when he snatched Forrester Creations away from Ridge, Steffy, and Eric to feeling like a heel for betraying his friends and pseudo-family. He also went from thinking he was in love with Hope to having mixed emotions about Daphne. Saint-Victor’s been having a field day with these storylines and now he gets to branch out into the thriller genre.

She Was Framed

On Instagram, the online streaming service BET Plus shared a post with Saint-Victor that stated, “Corruption, conspiracy, and murder! How far will Dani go to prove her innocence and uncover the truth behind her fiancé’s death. Watch @thugginn, @crystalleebrown, @lsaintvic, and @rockmonddunbar in #TheAccusedBETPlus, streaming April 10th!”

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Extensively labeled as one of the best genres in the history of film, drama can connect audiences with interesting characters, meaningful narratives and well-constructed technical qualities that enhance the viewing experience of a movie. As the decade of the 2020s introduced moviegoers to wonderful films, there have also been great dramas to come along and make an impression; so much so, that a collection of acclaimed drama movies have already earned their placement as instant classics within the wider landscape of cinema.

Defined by cultural status and top-notch filmmaking, a classic drama film should captivate viewers at every turn and display timeless storytelling that always provokes an audience to rewatch said movie to gain some perspective. With several solid pieces of drama produced in the 2020s, fans can look at these works with excitement and depth.

Everything Everywhere All at Once Explores Family Drama Excitingly

Conceived as a fantastical reaction...

When H.E.R. won an Oscar for Best Original Song for “Judas and the Black Messiah” in 2021, she used her acceptance to thank some of her biggest influences, including Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, and Curtis Mayfield. But when articles about her speech began popping up online, she noticed that Mayfield was the name that websites always cut from the headlines.

That experience convinced H.E.R. that Mayfield, a soul legend whose legacy spanned ’60s hits with The Impressions to a solo career that included the influential “Super Fly” soundtrack, hadn’t received the appropriate recognition from modern audiences. She attempts to rectify the problem with her directorial debut, “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,” a documentary that sees her join an A-list roster of her musical idols to discuss Mayfield’s ongoing legacy.

As the film tells it, Mayfield was ahead of the curve on just about everything.

H.E.R. is weighing in on Oscar producers’ decision not to include performances of this year’s best original song nominees during Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony.

The singer-songwriter would have performed Diane Warren’s “Journey” from the “The Six Triple Eight” soundtrack if the traditional performances took place.

“It’s kind of weird, but I’m just happy to be there,” H.E.R., who won the original song Oscar in 2021 for “Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah,” told me Saturday night at the Chanel and Charles Finch pre-Oscars dinner at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hill Hotel, “Performing or not, the song’s gonna live on, whether we perform it on the Oscar stage or not, I was a little bummed because I look forward to those performances, not just being in it, you know, but it’s totally fine. It’s still gonna be a great show,...

1998 was a titanic year for the Oscars, in more ways than one. James Cameron's Titanic took home Best Picture, as well as 10 other Oscars, tying the record set by Ben-Hur and, later The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Not only that, but the ceremony's broadcast amassed 57 million viewers. 1998 became the most watched Academy Awards ever and still is to this day.

2024's ceremony, however, secured only 19.5 million viewers, which was, believe it or not, an improvement on 2023's numbers (18.7 million). This is nothing compared to the Academy Awards' dismal performance during the height of the pandemic, which saw the show's lowest numbers ever, 10 million in 2021. In fact, the Oscars have not been able to boast numbers above 40 million since 2014.

What could possibly be responsible for this significant decrease in Oscars spectatorship? Movie lovers, critics, and sociologistsalike have theorized for some time now about the various phenomena...

The idea of a Barney movie being released by A24, produced by Academy Award-winning actor DanielKaluuya, and written by and starring Emmy-winning actress Ayo Edebiri sounds like a joke in an SNL sketch. However, it most certainly is real. In fact, A24's Barney might be one of the most fascinating IP adaptations since Barbie. The Barney movie was first announced in 2019 but now appears to be gaining some real traction as Kaluuya is putting a strong creative team together for the live-action reboot.

Variety reports that Ayo Edebiri has joined the in-development Barney movie as both screenwriter and star. Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions is partnering with A24 to produce the film, working closely with Mattel Films, the owners of the Barney IP. Even though Kaluuya has been overseeing Barney's creative development as lead producer, he is not expected to star in the film. Details on the plot of Barney are under wraps,...

An actor’s physicality is “one of the many strange things” about a career in performance, as Jesse Plemons says, and it’s not a quality he may try to manipulate any time soon.

In a recent profile with The Independent, the star of Netflix’s Zero Day reflected on having gained weight for 2015’s Black Mass, in which he portrayed a real-life mobster, admitting that he’s not sure the toll it took on him would be worth repeating.

“I never imagined getting to play a part like that,” he said. “[Gaining weight] was a decision I made at that age, given that opportunity for that director — and I was playing a real person. I don’t regret it. But it was very easy to put the weight on, and much more difficult taking it off. I don’t know if it’s something I would do again — because it did mess me up a bit.

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HBO ha anunciado que la mismísima Rosalía se incorpora al reparto de la tercera temporada de Euphoria, que ya se encuentra en pleno rodaje. Y esto no es todo, ya que la nueva entrega del popular drama adolescente contará con varias caras nuevas: Marshawn Lynch (El club de las luchadoras), Kadeem Hardison (Un mundo diferente), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (El sindicato), Toby Wallace (Bikeriders), Darrell Britt-Gibson (Judas y el mesías negro), Priscilla Delgado (Los protegidos), James Landry Hébert (1883) y Anna Van Patten (Gossip Girl).

Por su parte, Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie y Maude Apatow retomarán sus papeles, con Martha Kelly y Chloe Cherry ahora ascendidas a regulares y Colman Domingo volviendo como estrella invitada.

Pero hay bajas importantes: Storm Reid, Barbie Ferreira, Nika King, Austin Abrams, Algee Smith y Angus Cloud, que falleció tristemente a los...

The musical crime film by Jacques Audiard made history this year at the Academy Awards by receiving 13 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón. Gascón is the first openly trans woman to have been nominated for the honor, and many were speculating that the film and crew would win big at the awards.

Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez | Credit: Pathé

However, such a feat seems difficult now that Karla Sofía Gascón’s old tweets have resurfaced causing a nightmare for the film. Truly racist and objectionable, one of her tweets even attacked the Oscars for their diversity.

Karla Sofía Gascón causes controversy after receiving her first Oscar nomination Karla Sofía Gasćon has already won several awards for Emilia Pérez | Credit: Instagram / @karsiagascon

Karla Sofía Gascón made history when she was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Emilia Pérez. While...

Emilia Pérez star and Best Actress nominee Karla Sofia Gascón has apologized after several offensive social media posts she wrote resurfaced online on Thursday.

“I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt,” Gascón said. “As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well, and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain. All my life, I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness.”

Gascón, who made history last week as the first openly trans woman nominated for Best Actress, came under fire for multiple social media posts that included inflammatory language about Muslims, George Floyd, diverse Oscar winners, and even the coronavirus.

In a since-deleted post from Nov. 22, 2020, Gascón wrote, “I’m sorry. Is it just my impression, or are there more Muslims in Spain? Every time I go...

For the past dozen years, the eventual Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor has hailed from a Best Picture nominee. But that streak could finally end this year, based on Gold Derby’s predictions.

Kieran Culkin is the odds-on frontrunner to win Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Real Pain. He plays Benjamin “Benji” Kaplan, who embarks on a roadtrip through Poland with his cousin, David Kaplan (Jesse Eisenberg), following the death of their grandmother. The Searchlight Pictures film also received a Best Original Screenplay nomination for Eisenberg, who directed, wrote, produced, and starred in the project, but it was snubbed in Best Picture.

Culkin has dominated the precursor awards and should he prevail at the Oscars, he would end a 12-year streak that began after Christopher Plummer won for Beginners (2011). Plummer notably claimed this award at age 82, making him the oldest acting winner at that time (an...

Hollywood’s biggest night? More like Hollywood’s messiest secret. The Oscars aren’t just about glitz and glam; they hide a darker side. Behind the golden statues and teary speeches, a tangled web of politics, personal grudges, and backroom deals runs the show.

A screengrab of the Oscars thumbnail | Credits: YouTube/Clanhold Cinema

Votes are cast, but merit, not always. Campaigning turns into a high-stakes game, and favoritism often eclipses talent. Those shiny awards aren’t always earned fair and square.

Oscars exposed: Glitz, glam, and a whole lot of sham The journey to Oscars 2025 has already begun | Image by Greg Hernandez, licensed under Cc 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hollywood’s coveted award is a sham, or so the critics say.

Long considered the pinnacle of filmmaking achievement, the Oscars might just be the messiest popularity contest on planet Earth. Sure, those statues sparkle, but the system behind them? Nah,...

Mark your calendars, Oscars fans, because the 97th Academy Awards will air on Sunday, March 2, 2025 on ABC. The annual star-studded ceremony will honor movies released in theaters within the 2024 calendar year of eligibility. AMPAS members will vote on the Oscar winners in 23 categories, including Best Supporting Actor. But who will win? Here at Gold Derby, thousands of users have been making and updating their 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Supporting Actor, so let’s take a look at all of the top contenders in our photo gallery below.

These 25 Best Supporting Actor hopefuls are listed in order of their racetrack odds, which are derived from the combined forecasts of four unique groups: experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, editors who cover awards year-round for this website, top 24 users who had the best accuracy scores last year, and the mass of users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.

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Sundance Film Festival has announced the 16 jurors heading into the festival launch on January 23, with Critics’ Week artistic director Ava Cahen,Celine Song, and Daniel Kaluuya among those taking part.

Song, whose Oscar-nominated Past Lives premiered in Park City in 2023, joins Bob Marley: One Love director Reinaldo Marcus Green, and Iranian-born Succession actor Arian Moayed as U.S. Dramatic Competition jurors.

Serving on the corresponding documentary jury are Steven Bognar, director of Sundance 2019 selection American Factory, Higher Ground head of film and TV Vinnie Malhotra, and Marcia Smith, who is president of the non-profit Firelight Media that advocates for documentary filmmakers of colour.

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival announced its 16-member jury on Tuesday, which is set to include “Bob Marley: One Love” director Reinaldo Marcus Green, actors Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) and Elijah Wood (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy) and more.

Green, along with “Succession” actor Arian Moayed and “Past Lives” filmmaker Celine Song, will handle the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Oscar- and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Steven Bognar (“American Factory”), producer Vinnie Malhotra and Marcia Smith will oversee the U.S. Documentary Competition.

Heading up the World Cinema Dramatic Competition are Ava Cahen, Wanuri Kahiu and Kaluuya. Daniela Alatorre, Laura Kim and Kevin Macdonald will oversee the World Cinema Documentary Competition.

Kaniehtiio Horn, Maggie Mackay, and Kibwe Tavares will oversee the Short Film Program Competition, while Wood will handle the Next section.

The jury for the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize deliberated ahead of the festival and awarded the prize to “Sally,...

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival has unveiled its buzzy Beyond Film lineup with top filmmakers in attendance.

The Beyond Film program will take place in-person from January 24-31; the festival films will become available to audiences across the country on the online Festival Platform throughout the week. The festival will take place from January 23 to February 2 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Highlights of the Beyond Film panels include conversations with Chloë Sevigny — who appears in two Sundance 2025 films, “Atropia” and “Magic Farm” — Olivia Colman (“Jimpa”), Marlee Matlin (“Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore”), and Steven Yeun, who stars in and produces “Bubble & Squeak.”

“Past Lives” writer/director Celine Song, Daniel Kaluuya, and “Guardians of the Galaxy” writer Nicole Perlman are also among the panelists. A live podcast recording of Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah’s “Visitations” will additionally take place; Wood and Noah both produce “Rabbit Trap,” which premieres at the festival.

The Sundance Film Festival has unveiled the 2025 lineup for its Beyond Film series of talks and events.

Notables participating, with films in the festival, include Chloë Sevigny, Olivia Colman, Steven Yeun and Marlee Matlin, to name just a few. Celine Song, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind Past Lives, and Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah) will also be on hand.

Beyond Film talks fall under the program strands of Power of Story, Cinema Café, Film Church, and The Big Conversation, all of which are free to attend, with the exception of Power of Story. Talks will take place in person from January 24–31, 2025, with most offerings to be available to audiences online the day following the in-person event.

Sundance announced just this morning that the festival will, in fact, move forward this year,...

Quick Links Daniel Kaluuya's First Big Role in 'Skins' Where Will Hobie's Story Go Next in the Spider-Verse Films?

With Sony's Spider-Verse trilogy finale indefinitely delayed after its initial March 2024 scheduled release date and the McU's Spider-Man 4 still in production, 2025 is shaping up to be a rather Spider-Man-less year. This is particularly devastating for fans of the animated feature, as Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse was a huge success both critically and commercially, managing to match the standard set by its predecessor, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

The Spider-Verse trilogy boasts a cast full of titans of the entertainment industry, its most recent installment including Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya. His performance as Hobie Brown/Spider-Punk was so impactful that despite clocking in at a grand total of five minutes of screen time, there's a 35-minute analysis of his character on YouTube with 3 million views. Kaluuya is...

When it comes to superhero portrayals, fans often end up associating the actor and the character with one another. So much so that it is hard to see one without the other, and Chadwick Boseman is one such actor. Having achieved global stardom with his portrayal of Black Panther in the MCU, the actor tragically lost his life to colon cancer in 2020.

Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther | Credit: Marvel Studios

Since then, his character has even been killed off in the MCU. But for years, fans have been demanding another Black Panther and it seems that Marvel Studios is finally ready to recast the character for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. Well, if they do, here are three actors who can surely live up to the legacy of the late actor and fill up his shoes.

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This December, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the highly anticipated new series in the Dexter universe alongside a ton of great shows and movies. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 13 best films coming to Paramount+ in December 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Boogie Nights (December 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Credit – New Line Cinema

Boogie Nights is a period coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The 1997 film is set in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, and it follows Eddie Adams, a young nightclub dishwasher who became a big name in the adult film industry in the 1970s. Boogie Nights stars Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore,...

With December on the horizon, Paramount+ has a slew of award-winning films ready to hit the platform that almost every viewer will absolutely love. Whether audiences want to laugh until their side splits or cry until the tissues are gone, the streaming platform is all but guaranteed to evoke whichever emotion viewers want to feel.

From biographical dramas to comedies and even science fiction, the streaming service has just about everything audiences could possibly want. As the winter weather sets in, movie lovers will definitely want to cozy up on the couch and enjoy any of the various films Paramount+ will be offering next month. No matter what a viewers mood might be, the streaming platform has them covered this December.

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King Richard is a biographical sports drama about Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena Williams (Demi Singleton) father, Richard (Will Smith), and how his coaching...

$3.8 billion. That’s the amount of money Clint Eastwood’s films have grossed at the North American box office throughout his career. A superstar since the 1960s, Eastwood is rare in that almost all of his biggest blockbusters, including all the Dirty Harry movies, were all made for Warner Bros. It’s been his home studio since about the time he made The Outlaw Josey Wales. He’s made everything from Oscar-winners to action movies, to movies where he’s chilling with his pal Clyde the Orangutan for them, and they almost always ended up at least breaking even. Sure, he’s had a few flops, but even in his golden years, he still cranked out smash hits for them, with American Sniper making over half a billion dollars, while The Mule and Sully both made over $100 million domestically. Even when his movies didn’t do well, Eastwood keeps his...

Netflix film executive Niija Kuykendall is leaving the streamer after three years.

She joined in October 2021 as VP of film, where she oversaw a new department focusing on mid-sized holiday, faith-based and young adult movies. Netflix didn’t give a reason for her departure but confirmed she’ll be exiting the company at the end of the year.

“Niija’s creative relationships with established and upcoming filmmakers, like Tyler Perry, Denzel and Malcolm Washington, and David Yates, have had a great impact on our film slate,” Netflix’s film VP Doug Belgrad said in a statement. “I want to thank her for her many contributions, including films such as ‘The Piano Lesson,’ ‘The Deliverance,’ ‘The Six Triple Eight,’ ‘Pain Hustlers’ and ‘Mea Culpa.’”

Kuykendall was hired by Netflix’s former film chief Scott Stuber, who was replaced earlier this year by Dan Lin. In Lin’s first month on the job,...

Netflix film executive Niija Kuykendall is departing the company after three years.

The vp film joined the streaming service in October 2021 and managed faith-based, young adult and holiday features. She will exit at the end of the year following a transitional period.

Her forthcoming slate includes Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight, starring Kerry Washington in the story of the only Women’s Army Corps unit of color during World War II, and first-time director Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson, an August Wilson play adaptation.

“Niija’s creative relationships with established and upcoming filmmakers, like Tyler Perry, Denzel and Malcolm Washington, and David Yates, have had a great impact on our film slate,” Netflix vp of film Doug Belgrad said in a statement. “I want to thank her for her many contributions, including films such as The Piano Lesson, The Deliverance, The Six Triple Eight, Pain Hustlers and Mea Culpa.

Lil Rel Howery is set to make his directorial debut and star in the horror comedy Haunted Heist, which will co-star Tiffany Haddish. The film was written by Carl Reid, who co-wrote the script for Hulu's 2024 release Mr. Crocket, a horror movie about a sinister children's television show host. French distribution outfit The Coven, which recently enjoyed big success with Terrifier 3, will distribute Haunted Heist.

The plot, according to Deadline, is as follows:

...four estranged friends reunite at what appears to be a typical house. But one friend has ulterior motives; he plans to rob the place and needs their help to find an antique worth a fortune. But the house is straight up haunted, and the group must squash their differences to survive the night and an insane pack of ghosts.

While the entire premise sounds promising, the phrase "insane pack of ghosts" will certainly pique the interest of the horror community.

Channing Tatum's upcoming drama based on a real-life McDonald's robber has officially set its release date. New actors have also been revealed for the star-studded film.

Per Deadline, Tatum's upcoming film, Roofman, will land in theaters on Oct. 3, 2025. Derek Cianfrance directs from a script he co-wrote with Kirk Gunn. Lynette Howell Taylor, Jamie Patricof and Duncan Montgomery will serve as producers. Cianfrance is best known for directing the film Blue Valentine and for penning the script for The Place Beyond the Pines. Tatum will star as the real-life robber Jeffrey Manchester alongside Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man) and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones).

Additionally, other new cast members that have just been announced include Juno Temple (Venom: The Last Dance), as well as MCU actors Ben Mendelsohn (Captain Marvel) and Tony Revolori (Spider-Man: No Way Home). Other confirmed names are Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black), Lakeith Stanfield...

Break out the covered wagons and gather the settlers because an Oregon Trail movie is officially in the works at Apple. Yes, that Oregon Trail, the text-based strategy game that first debuted in 1971 in which you assume the role of a pioneer in 1847 trying to lead people from Missouri to Oregon, hunting, gathering, and trying not to die from starvation and dysentery along the way.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Oregon Trail is still in the very early stages of development, with the duo of Will Speck and Josh Gordon attached to both direct and produce. Its said to fall within the action-comedy genre, and will even include a couple of musical numbers, with composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul on board to provide original songs. Max Reisman (The Millers) and The Lucas Brothers (Judas and the Black Messiah) are set to pen the screenplay, and Caroline Fraser will also serve...

Lakeith Stanfield made his feature debut just over a decade ago, but in the years since, he's put together a career that would be notable for an actor working in Hollywood twice as long. He's made a name for himself on both television and the big screen, working in a variety of different genres and with exciting up-and-coming directors. With his penetrating stare and off-kilter sense of humor, Stanfield is an undeniably distinctive screen presence, and he's becoming one of the most fascinating actors of his generation. Over the course of his career, he's also gathered a collection of accolades, including an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2021 for his work in "Judas and the Black Messiah."

Although almost all of his performances are noteworthy in one way or another, there are a few that stand out as the best of the best. Here, we've assembled the most interesting...

Movies based on hit video games have been notoriously difficult to get right, but Hit-Monkey creators Will Speck and Josh Gordon have their sights set on adapting The Oregon Trail. Originally created in 1971, the adventure game was initially developed as an educational tool to teach middle school students about 19th-century pioneer life. Renowned for its frequently dark and often amusing outcomes, it would become synonymous with having its players repeatedly die of dysentery. Over the years, the game has seen countless remakes and spinoffs created, with a PlayStation 5 edition released as recently as February 2024.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Speck and Gordon have been tapped by Apple Studios to direct and produce a movie adaptation of The Oregon Trail based on a script penned by screenwriters and comedians The Lucas Bros. (Judas and the Black Messiah) and Max Reisman. The movie adaptation is also reported to feature original musical numbers in the vein of 2023s Barbie,...

Apple Original Films is set to develop “Oregon Trail,” an action/comedy feature, which is in early development. It will be produced by Egot winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, via their Ampersand production banner, and directed and produced by Will Speck and Josh Gordon, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

Based on the popular video game franchise, which is owned by HarperCollins, the script will be written by The Lucas Bros. and Max Reisman. In 2021, Apple Arcade launched an official successor and modern twist to “The Oregon Trail.” The global phenomenon video game continues to be highly rated, and is available to play on Apple Arcade.

Caroline Fraser will produce for HarperCollins Productions. Kevin K. Vafi will also serve as producer.

Speck and Gordon most recently directed Sony’s live-action musical adaptation of the children’s book “Lyle Lyle Crocodile.” They are also the creators and...

Dysentery is coming to the big screen! Apple Original Films is officially set to develop “Oregon Trail,” an action/comedy feature that will be produced by Egot-winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul via their Ampersand production banner, and directed and produced by Will Speck and Josh Gordon.

Based on the popular video game franchise, which is owned by HarperCollins, the script will be written by The Lucas Bros. and Max Reisman. Caroline Fraser will produce for HarperCollins Productions, and Kevin K. Vafi will also serve as producer.

Speck and Gordon most recently directed Sony’s live-action musical adaptation of the children’s book “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.” They are also the creators and showrunners of the Hulu/Marvel series “Hit Monkey,” which stars Jason Sudeikis and recently premiered its second season The pair’s other credits include “Blades of Glory,” “The Switch” and “Office Christmas Party.”

Songwriters and producers Pasek and...

Grab your wagons and oxen, and get ready to ford a river: A movie adaptation of the popular grade school computer game Oregon Trail is in development at Apple.

The studio landed the film pitch, still in early development, that has Will Speck and Josh Gordon attached to direct and produce. Egot winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will provide original music and produce via their Ampersand production banner. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the movie will feature a couple of original musical numbers in the vein of Barbie.

The Lucas Bros. (Judas and the Black Messiah) and Max Reisman are set to pen the screenplay about the game that is meant to mimic 19th-century pioneer times, following a covered wagon train heading west. Created in 1971, the game reached cult status among American grade schoolers by the 1990s as one of the first educational computer games allowed in schools...

Could Ridley Scott ride an overdue narrative to an Oscar win? Who or what will be the shocking snub or nomination this season? Gold Derby editors and experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to answer your burning questions of the week.

Since “Gladiator II” has screened for press this week, Scott has surged to sixth place in the Best Director odds. The four-time Oscar nominee has an inconsistent track record at the Oscars and was surprisingly snubbed the last time he was firmly in a race, for 2015’s “The Martian.” But in a field that lacks a marquee name of the top contenders and with the possibility of “Dune: Part Two’s” Denis Villeneuve being snubbed again, will voters feel inclined to vote for the soon-to-be 87-year-old?

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Scott’s snub for “The Martian” was...

Biography is undoubtedly one of the most popular genres in existence, because people just love to watch a Wikipedia page come to life in live-action format. But as someone who has flunked his history exams quite a few times, I don’t like a by-the-numbers chronicling of the past. I love biographies that tend to have pizazz, if they have the audacity to be experimental with their storytelling, or if they are centered around a not-so-popular subject matter. Off the top of my head, I can name Schindler’s List, Ford v Ferrari, Elvis (the 2022 one), Rocketman, Jarhead, The Aviator, First Man, Spotlight, Serpico, Spencer, American Animals, Dog Day Afternoon, Tetris, Judas and the Black Messiah, Dolemite Is My Name, and Chopper as some of my favorite biopics. Now, it seemed like The Man Who Loved UFOs was tailor-made for me. It had a peculiar subject matter. The filmmaking looked good.

Actor Daniel Kaluuya quickly established himself as one of the finest actors, with a meteoric rise to fame in the late 2010s. The actor gained recognition for his frequent collaborations with filmmaker Jordan Peele. At the same time, Kaluuya also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with 2018’s Black Panther, starring the late Chadwick Boseman in the titular role.

Daniel Kaluuya appeared in 2018’s Black Panther (Credit: Marvel Studios).

In an interview, Kaluuya spoke about his MCU stint and reflected on his time working alongside Boseman. The actor who was just making his way up the ladder of fame at the time praised Boseman for looking after him during the production of Black Panther like an elder brother. Here is what Kaluuya revealed about his experience with Boseman.

Daniel Kaluuya Is Grateful For How Chadwick Boseman Helped Him During Black Panther

Daniel Kaluuya gained recognition for his performance in the British series Skins.

Daniel Kaluuya claimed there is “less hierarchy” on UK productions compared to the US while speaking at the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) today (October 9).

The UK actor, writer and director spoke of the key differences between working in the two countries, notably the impact of the lack of free healthcare in the US.

“I feel like there is much more anxiety in America because there’s a lot on the line. Here [in the UK], I think there’s a better work-life balance,” Kaluuya said.

“When you finish [a work day] you finish and the crew go to the pub and sometimes the cast will go the pub.

Daniel Kaluuya discussed the early days of his career in a Screen Talk on the opening day of the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday.

Speaking to fellow actor and close friend Ashley Walters, the Oscar winner took time to salute his Screen Talk host, someone he said had provided major inspiration when he was just starting out in the mid-2000s.

Kaluuya said seeing Walters’ face on the cover of a magazine while shopping in a supermarket was the “moment I believed it could happen… I was like, ‘Oh, he looks like me.'”

While Kaluuya may be one of the best known British actors working today — and one with a statue recently unveiled in his honor in central London — he said it was Walters’ work on screen that “really gave me the kind of belief” that a career as an actor was a possibility. He also suggested that Walters,...

Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Lakeith Stanfield, and Demi Moore will star in Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters for Neon, which will finance, produce and distribute worldwide.

Riley’s follow-up to his Sundance 2018 debut Sorry To Bother You is scheduled to begin production this autumn, with Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett producing for Ryder Picture Company, alongside Savage Rose Films’ Allison Rose Carter and Jon Read. Mike Jackman and Gus Deardoff will serve as executive producers.

I Love Boosters follows a group of shoplifters, also known as boosters, who go after a ruthless fashion maven. Additional casting is underway. Neon...