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From Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver to Woody Allen’s Match Point, some of the most unforgettable movies out there owe a quiet debt to Fyodor Dostoevsky. Sure, you won’t see his name plastered across the posters, but his vibe is all over Hollywood.

The Russian master’s favorite playgrounds, guilt, obsession, morality, faith, and the messy duality of human nature, translate almost too perfectly to the screen. Think about it: loners spiraling in New York streets, killers convinced they’ve outsmarted morality, families torn apart by power and betrayal. That’s Dostoevsky, but with sharper suits and slicker cinematography.

The wild part is how seamlessly his ideas slip into thrillers,...

On Wednesday August 20 2025, Fyi broadcasts 1,000 Ways to Dine!

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The upcoming episode of “1,000 Ways to Dine” titled “Underground” promises to take viewers on an exciting culinary journey. Michael Yo will explore some of the most unique dining experiences that go beyond the ordinary. This episode will air on Fyi and is sure to captivate food lovers and adventure seekers alike.

In “Underground,” Michael Yo will dive deep into the world of dining, starting with a thrilling underwater adventure. He will travel 20 feet beneath the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean in Norway. Here, he will discover fresh seafood that is as unique as the environment it comes from.

Michael Sloan, the writer-producer who co-created with Richard Lindheim the durable 1980s TV series The Equalizer, died August 13. He was 78.

His death was announced by his family, which includes his wife of 35 years, the actor Melissa Sue Anderson, who starred in NBC’s Little House on the Prairie in the 1970s and ’80s. The family announcement did not name a place or cause of death but noted that he passed away peacefully.

Michael Fred Sloan was born to a show business family on October 14, 1946, in New York City. His grandfather, Fred Stone, was a vaudeville performer who played the Scarecrow in the 1902 Broadway production of The Wizard of Oz, and his parents Paula Stone and Michael Sloane were Broadway stage producers.

The family moved to London when Sloan was young, and it was there that he would later begin to write and produce feature films. He had returned to America...

Michael Sloan, the television writer and producer who co-created TV series “The Equalizer” with Richard Lindheim, died Wednesday in New York City. He was 78.

Born in New York City in 1946, Sloan was exposed to the entertainment industry from an early age. His grandfather, Fred Stone, was a vaudeville performer known for playing the Scarecrow in the 1902 Broadway production of “The Wizard of Oz.” His parents Paula Stone and Michael Sloane were Broadway stage producers, mounting numerous plays throughout the 1940s and 50s.

Sloan moved to England where he wrote and produced his first three films: a 1972 short titled “Hunted” and two features titled “Assassin” and “Moments,” released in 1973 and 1974, respectively. In 1976, he wrote an episode of “Columbo” for Universal Television. The episode, “Now You See Him” from the show’s fifth season, was widely praised and the series’ only episode ever written by a freelancer.

When Sloan returned to the United States,...

Audible is turning up the suspense this fall with the return of The Prophecy, the hit audio drama that blends mystery, faith, and supernatural danger into a binge-worthy sonic experience. Season two drops September 25, exclusively on Audible, and Emmy-winning powerhouse Kerry Washington is once again pulling double duty as executive producer and star, reprising her role as Dr. Virginia Edwards.

Produced by Audible in partnership with Simpson Street and Qcode, the new season brings back Alano Miller (Underground) and introduces an impressive lineup of fresh talent, including Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Dulé Hill (Psych), Rhenzy Feliz (The Penguin), Ebony Obsidian (If Beale Street Could Talk), Eme Ikwuakor (On My Block), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), Annie Gonzalez (Flamin’ Hot), Guillermo Diaz (Scandal), Crystal Fox (The Haves and the Have Nots), Roz Stanley, and Mara Shuster-Lefkowitz (Searching for Sisterhood). Series creator Randy McKinnon is back steering the ship, with Malakai (The Chi...

Netflix is expanding its adult animated comedy slate with new series Strip Law, from Cullen Crawford, Underground and Titmouse. It’s set to premiere February 20, 2026 on the streamer.

Adam Scott (Severance), Janelle James (Abbott Elementary), Keith David (Platoon) Stephen Root (Barry) and Shannon Gisela (M.I.A.) are set as the lead voice cast.

Strip Law revolves around uptight lawyer Lincoln Gumb, who is too boring to win cases in Vegas until he teams up with local magician/hedonist Sheila Flambé to bring some flash and pizzazz to the stupidest cases the city can throw at them.

(L-r) Adam Scott, Janelle James, Keith David, Stephen Root, Shannon Gisela Leigh Kelly/Gianna Dorsey/Courtesy

Crawford serves as creator and executive producer. Steven Fisher and Trevor Engelson also executive produce with Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Ben Kalina and Antonio Canobbio for Titmouse Inc.

In the upcoming episode of “1,000 Ways to Dine,” titled “Underground,” Michael Yo takes viewers on an exciting culinary journey that dives deep into unique dining experiences. This episode, airing at 1:00 Pm on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, promises to showcase some of the most unusual and adventurous meals one can find beneath the surface.

First, Michael explores the depths of the North Atlantic in Norway, where he goes 20 feet under the sea to discover fresh seafood. This underwater adventure is sure to thrill food lovers and adventure seekers alike, as it highlights the connection between the ocean and the dining table. The beauty of the underwater world adds an extra layer of excitement to the culinary experience.

Next, the episode shifts to Singapore, where Michael indulges in a daring dish of braised crocodile feet. This unique offering is sure to surprise and intrigue those who tune in. The contrast between the...

Are you ready for some (fictional) football?!

William H. Macy has officially joined Hulu’s upcoming NFL drama from Dan Fogelman, TVLine has learned.

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TVLine exclusively broke the news that Macy was circling the project in July; we can now report that he will be a series regular. Though the project...

Explosive director Michael Bay is being alleged to return to the Transformers franchise after Paramount is scouting for a director to take the franchise in a newer direction. The director directed a total of five Transformers movies before walking out in the late 2010s.

However, it was initially the intention of the 6 Underground director to finish a trilogy and stop at three. According to Unilad, Steven Spielberg even advised him to stop after finishing three Transformers movies, but Paramount “begged” Bay to return and continue to direct more because of the profits that the studio was earning.

After five movies, Michael Bay felt burned out and tired and wanted a change of theme, which resulted in him walking out of the franchise. The Transformers movies were even facing low box office numbers, and Bay had to stop eventually.

I made too many of them. Steven Spielberg said, ‘Just stop at...

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells will star and executive produce a TV adaptation of the comedy classic “Stay Tuned,” which is in development at Hulu, TheWrap has learned.

The project from Akiva Goldsman, Jordan Cahan and Greg Lessans is loosely based on the 1992 movie starring John Ritter and Pam Dawber. The series would follow Rannells and Gad as they find themselves trapped on the wrong side of the screen and forced to navigate their way through TV’s most binge-worthy obsessions.

Cahan serves as showrunner on the potential series, reuniting with Rannells after previously working together on Showtime’s “Black Monday.” 20th Television is the producing studio. Executive producers include Goldsman and Lessans for Weed Road Productions, Gad, Rannells, and Morgan Creek’s James G. Robinson & David Robinson, and Aaron Semmel.

Rannells is a Grammy Award-winning and two-time Tony Award nominated actor who starred in Jim Rash’s film “Miss You, Love You,...

The video game adaptation Five Nights at Freddy’s (read our review Here) quickly became Blumhouse Productions’ highest-grossing movie when it reached theatres and the Peacock streaming service, surpassing the likes of Split, The Invisible Man, The Black Phone, M3GAN, the recent Halloween sequel trilogy, and the Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and The Purge franchises with its haul of $295 million. So, of course, there’s a sequel coming our way, aiming for a December 5, 2025 theatrical release – and today, a full trailer for Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 has dropped online! You can check it out in the embed at the bottom of this article.

The first Five Nights at Freddy’s follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through. Now, a shocking...

Christopher Meloni is taking a break from pursuing criminals to take a turn as a football team's coach, as the actor has been cast in a new show that will see him coaching a pro sports team for Hulu.

Per Variety, Meloni is the first cast member to join an untitled sports drama series focused on the NFL that's in development at Hulu. The show comes from Dan Fogelman, who also created Hulu's hit drama series Paradise, and serves as an executive producer on the streamer's hit comedy Only Murders in the Building. Fogelman is writing an executive producing the Meloni-led series alongsdie David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, and Jason T. Reed for Skydance Sports.

The Hulu series does not yet have an official title. Plot and character details are also mostly under wraps, but some information has been divulged about the role Meloni will be playing. What's known is that...

Christopher Meloni is stepping into the NFL world, as seen by Dan Fogelman.

The “Law & Order: Organized Crime” star is set as the first cast member in the “This Is Us” and “Paradise” creator’s NFL drama series for Hulu, TheWrap has learned.

Details about the plot are being kept under wraps, though the series will take place within the world of the NFL and will involve a generational family component, with Meloni set to play the head coach of a team, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. No further details regarding the show’s plot are known.

Meloni currently stars in “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” where he reprises his “Law & Order: Svu” character, Elliot Stabler. “Organized Crime” recently moved from NBC to Peacock for its most recent installment, Season 5, that wrapped up on June 12. It has yet to receive a Season 6 renewal.

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Christopher Meloni is the first addition to Dan Fogelman’s upcoming Hulu series set in the world of pro football, Variety has learned exclusively.

The untitled series was originally announced in October 2024. Exact plot and character details are being kept mostly under wraps, aside from the fact the show is set inside the world of the NFL with a generational family component. Meloni will play the head coach of a team.

Meloni is no stranger to the world of football, as he was the quarterback of his high school team at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School in Virginia. In 2007, he and the team were inducted into the school’s hall of fame for their undefeated season in 1978. More recently, he appeared in the Kansas City Chiefs scripted series “The Magic Number” and has provided voice overs for NFL advertisements on Peacock.

Meloni is best known for his role as...

Exclusive: Please See Hr is never a phrase you want to hear, unless you’re Hulu and 20th Television, which are partnering to develop a workplace comedy of the same name from the Family Guy duo of Evan Waite and Alec Sulkin.

While specifics as to the plot are under wraps, the show is set in the Human Resources department of Miser Perpetuale, a massive, for-profit healthcare “provider”.

Waite will write and exec produce, with Sulkin overseeing, per sources, in his role as exec producer. Trevor Engelson of Underground and Doug Banker of Five All in the Fifth will also exec produce, with Sean Shepard serving as a producer.

A co-executive producer on Family Guy where he has been a writer for the past five years, Waite previously wrote on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, NBC’s Sunnyside, Inside Job, The President Show,...

If you’ve had a chance to check out the opening hours of Smoke Season 1, then you know it’s a twisty, complex crime drama with that dark and ominous vibe that surrounds many Apple TV+ series.

And if you haven’t checked it out yet, what are you waiting for?

While the series may just be getting started, the cast is full of recognizable faces that have impressive filmographies. And we’re taking a look at some of the projects that put these faces on the map.

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Dave Gudsen, an arson investigator and former firefighter, is portrayed by Welsh actor Taron Egerton with an air of cockiness and narcissism.

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From his secret lair deep within the South American jungle, international super-villain Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) and his sadistic daughter Lin Tang (Tsai Chin) reveal their latest diabolical plot for world domination: ten beautiful women are infected with an ancient poison so deadly that one kiss from their lips will bring instant death and lead to a global plague. Now the Asian madman’s nemesis, Nayland Smith (Richard Greene), must desperately hunt an antidote in a savage land where rape and torture reign and the ultimate evil lies in 1968’s The Blood of Fu Manchu.

For 1969’s The Castle of Fu Manchu, Lee returns as the diabolical super-villain, who, along with his sadistic daughter Lin Tang, creates a fiendish new chemical weapon that will turn the seas into a giant block of ice. But when his archenemy Nayland Smith tracks the madman’s trail of kidnapping, murder and massive global destruction,...

Ryan Gosling is done being a nice guy. The actor is in talks to star in and produce Tough Guys, a new action comedy for Amazon MGM Studios. He is set to share the screen with comedy legend Will Ferrell for the feature, which isn't connected to Ferrell's buddy cop hit The Other Guys, nor Gosling's The Nice Guysor The Fall Guy. We guess they're just two guys who like being, well, guys… and if you ask us, they're the iconic duo we never knew we needed until now — though some people may have been hoping for a different team-up.

As reported by Deadline, Tough Guys is based on a spec script by longtime Workin' Moms scribe Daniel Gold, telling the story of "two henchmen who are tired of being disposable and break free from the criminal underworld, rewriting the rules as they build a new life on their own terms.

Ryan Gosling is trading in Ken’s fur coat for a bulletproof vest. The La La Land star is set to headline Tough Guys, a new action comedy that pairs him with none other than his Barbie co-star Will Ferrell. The project is in development at Amazon MGM Studios, Deadline has confirmed, with both stars set to produce through their respective banners. And no, this is not a sequel to The Fall Guy, nor is it a sequel to their Jimmy Kimmel bit, Knife Guys. Or even Guys and Dolls.

Originally written as a spec script by Daniel Gold, Tough Guys tells the story of two criminal henchmen who are fed up with being expendable cannon fodder. Tired of their roles in the shadows, they decide to ditch the underworld entirely and rewrite the rules on their own terms — by breaking free and forging a new path. Expect equal parts bullets and belly laughs,...

Exclusive: Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell are attached to star in Tough Guys, a new action comedy for Amazon MGM Studios, sources tell Deadline.

Reps for Amazon MGM declined to comment.

Originating as a spec from writer Daniel Gold, the story follows two henchmen who are tired of being disposable and break free from the criminal underworld, rewriting the rules as they build a new life on their own terms.

We’re told Gosling and Jessie Henderson are in talks produce through Open Invite Entertainment, which has a first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum are in talks to produce for Gloria Sanchez Productions, with Trevor Engelson and Aaron Folbe in talks to exec produce for Underground. No word yet on who’s directing.

Next to be seen in Amazon MGM’s Project Hail Mary, Barbie star Gosling also has Star Wars: Starfighter coming up.

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Apple TV+’s upcoming crime drama Smoke might be Jurnee Smollett’s latest chapter, but for longtime fans of quality TV, it’s hard to forget where she proved she was something special: Dillon, Texas. Before Lovecraft Country, Birds of Prey, and Underground, Smollett joined Friday Night Lights in Season 4 as Jess Merriweather, a fiercely determined teen with a mind for football and dreams of coaching. She quickly became one of the show’s most compelling late-game additions—and now, 13 years later, fans are wondering if she’d return for the reboot reportedly in the works.

In a recent interview with Collider’s Taylor Gates, Smollett addressed the speculation directly and didn’t hesitate to show love for her old Dillon family—especially showrunner, Jason Katims.

“I love Jason Katims, so if I was invited to, it would be an honor. In a heartbeat. I’d do anything with Jason Katims.

There’s a distinct texture to the memories of the early 2000s, a kind of vibrant, sun-bleached energy that feels perfectly captured by the whir of polyurethane wheels on pavement. After the brilliant success of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 remake showed us it was possible to go home again, the series returns with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4. This time, the project is helmed by developer Iron Galaxy, tasked with reviving two of the franchise’s most acclaimed chapters.

The immediate appeal is undeniable; the fast-paced, score-chasing, combo-linking gameplay feels as intuitive and absorbing as ever, now presented with a crisp modern finish. But this package is not a simple, uniform act of preservation. It quickly becomes clear that this is a tale of two distinct creative philosophies.

One game is treated as a careful restoration, while the other is subjected to a fundamental reinterpretation of its structure and pacing.

First Blood.In 1983, Ted Kotcheff attended the Brussels Film Festival as a guest of honor; he was also there to promote the first Rambo movie, First Blood (1982), which would be the biggest commercial success of his directorial career. First Blood had originally been set for production in the early 1970s but was put through the developmental wringer for the better part of a decade, with a revolving door of potential leading men, attached directors, and multiple revisions of its survival-thriller plotline. It was an odd project for Kotcheff, then best known for the barbed social satire of Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) and North Dallas Forty (1979), broad, vulgar comedies that dealt with class warfare by means other than armed combat. “Freud says that guns are an extension of your dick,” scoffs Nick Nolte’s battered wide receiver Phil Elliott in North Dallas Forty, mocking the hardened gridiron ideal he’s...

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The Old Guard is a superhero action thriller film franchise based on a series of graphic novels of the same name by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández. The film revolves around a group of immortal mercenaries secretly living among us as they are reunited because of a threat to their freedom as a sinister group tries to hunt them down. The Old Guard stars Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Veronica Ngo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Uma Thurman. So, if you loved the explosive action, thrilling drama, and entertaining characters in The Old Guard film franchise, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Wanted is an action thriller film directed by Timur Bekmambetov from a screenplay co-written by Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, and Chris Morgan.

Tony Hawk himself has weighed in on which of his games needs a remake after Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4. Hawk has always been vocal about his involvement in the world of skating video games: having assigned his name to the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series, the most iconic franchise in simulated skateboarding, he's inevitably always going to be associated with it. The recent remakes of Pro Skater games - first 1 + 2, and now 3 + 4, due out later this month, has catapulted the series back into the public eye. But now that all the existing Thps games have been tapped for remaking, what's next?

In a recent interview, Hawk told Screen Rant that Tony Hawk's Underground - colloquially known as Thug - would naturally be the next candidate for a remake, saying, "By chronology, if we get to keep doing [these remakes], then after this one that would be next. We're on the precipice of...

Christopher Meloni has embodied NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler within the world of NBC’s Law & Order for the better part of 25 years. Outside his iconic Emmy-nominated role, the 64-year-old’s career grew on the big and small screen with a wide-ranging resume including turns on Oz, Happy!, Underground, Bound, and even Harold & Kumar movies. The beloved Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order Organized Crime star’s work will be celebrated during the North Fork TV Festival as the 2025 Canopy Award honoree . Past recipients have included Marcia Gay Harden, Carrie Preston, J. Smith-Cameron, Kelsey Grammer, Jeremy Sisto and more. Now in its 10th year, the event supports independent development and innovative voices around the world on June 17 and 18 at Sound View in New York’s Greenport. Others spotlighted are Breakout Performance Award winner Tramell Tillman (Severance) and Rising Star Award winner Summer I Turned Pretty Christopher Briney. Here...

Back in 2004, Christopher Smith made his feature writing and directing debut with the horror film Creep, which starred Franka Potente as a young woman who discovers a hideously deformed cannibal living in the London Underground. A few weeks ago, we learned that Smith is set to direct a reboot of his film – and since another horror franchise has taken over the name Creep, this reboot is called The Creep. Now, Deadline reports that the Shudder streaming service has acquired the North American distribution rights to the film, which will be released sometime in 2026.

Production on The Creep is scheduled to take place in the UK this fall. Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy), Andy Nyman (Wicked) and rapper Aitch have signed on to star in the film, which will (as expected) be set in London’s shadowy underground. The story follows a struggling artist (Jobson) forced to return to her criminal drug-running past.

WWE Backlash 2025 opened with the United States Championship match, in which we got a surprise debut from Jeff Cobb. Jacob Fatu was supposed to defend the title in a four-way against Damian Priest, Drew McIntyre, and LA Knight. It was down to Knight vs Fatu, and the former was clearly gaining the upper hand, when Solo Sikoa appeared to protect Fatu.

When Knight began chasing Sikoa around the ring, we got another figure enter from within the crowd at St. Louis. Cobb attacked Knight, making a fitting debut in the WWE programming.

Fatu wasn’t appreciative of the help from Cobb and Sikoa, but he capitalized on the opportunity and pinned Knight to retain the United States Championship. Here are 7 things you need to know about the new WWE signee, Cobb.

1. Who is Jeff Cobb, the former Njpw champion? Jeff Cobb making his entrance | Credits: Njpw

Jeff Cobb’s big...

Just like many longtime fans of the skating game franchise, Tony Hawk also wants to see a remaster of Tony Hawk's Underground. The Pro Skater series is seeing its second remaster collection with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 in July 2025, but the other iconic series, Underground, has not received the same treatment.

Screen Rant spoke to Hawk at Thps Fest, and asked him if there are aspirations to keep the series going with a Thug remaster. "I always have aspirations," Hawk said. "It's not up to me generally. I'll campaign all I can, but I'm working with a much bigger company that's a lot smarter than me." Hawk then clarified that a Tony Hawk's Underground remaster hasn't really been discussed, noting that Thps 3 + 4 hasn't yet been released, the success of which may impact the franchise's future.

Tony Hawk Would Like To See A Thug Remaster After Thps 3 + 4 The Other Incredibly Popular...

Back in 2004, Christopher Smith made his feature writing and directing debut with the horror film Creep, which starred Franka Potente as a young woman who discovers a hideously deformed cannibal living in the London Underground. Now, Screen Daily reports that Smith is set to direct a reboot of his film – and since another horror franchise has taken over the name Creep, this reboot is called The Creep.

Production on The Creep is scheduled to take place in the UK this fall. Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy), Andy Nyman (Wicked) and rapper Aitch have signed on to star in the film, which will (as expected) be set in London’s shadowy underground. The story follows a struggling artist (Jobson) forced to return to her criminal drug-running past. Andy Nyman plays a captive well-versed in Creep’s nefarious behavior, while award-winning rapper Aitch plays Natter G, a famous drill rapper with natural survival instincts.

Aitch is set to star in the 'Creep' re-imagining.The 25-year-old rap star will make his acting debut alongside Jasmine Jobson in 'The Creep', a re-imagining of the 2004 cult horror movie, Screen Daily reports.'Creep' filmmaker Christopher Smith, who is returning to direct the new project, said: "Ever since I finished 'Creep' and released it to the world, I’ve wanted to return to that story."I’ve always felt there was unfinished business. While I’ve always loved the purity of what I achieved in my first film with Franka Potente and Sean Harris, I know there’s a scarier, more evolved film still inside me. "'Creep' resonates deeply with people. No matter what I’ve done since, it’s always 'Creep' that people know me by - and want to talk about."'Creep' told the story of a...

Exclusive: HanWay Films is launching sales at Cannes on The Creep, a re-imagining of 2004 cult horror classic Creep, with cast including Top Boy and Bird star Jasmine Jobson and UK rapper Aitch, in his acting debut.

Creep filmmaker Christopher Smith returns as director, with producers of the original film Julie Baines and Jason Newmark also back for the UK’s Dan Films and Newscope Films, respectively. Jonathan Taylor joins as producer for Dan Films and Laurie Cook for Newscope. Creepcinematographer Danny Cohen and production designer John Frankish are also returning.

Production is set to begin in the UK in autumn.

The fifth season of Stranger Things is just a couple of months away, but fans are certainly feeling mixed emotions right now. After almost a decade of joining The Party in their adventures and mishaps, we are getting close to the end of the portal. Speaking of such, remember that confusing arc in Season 3 involving the Russians?

During that period, we were introduced to the villainous scientists and soldiers trying to open the gate to the Upside Down that Eleven had already closed. They were quite adamant about their mission that they built a secret lab beneath Starcourt Mall.

The big question about the Russians in Stranger Things Season 3

As the show nears its end, fans are starting to really dive deeper into the Stranger Things lore and find answers to questions that have been plaguing them since the earlier seasons. There is hope that all of these will be...

The Now You See Me magical heist films are becoming a trilogy with Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, and Lionsgate has just disclosed some of the scenic shooting locations for the film. The Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi will be one such key location, due to its iconic city landscape.

Per Deadline, the third installment in the franchise, which has largely been kept under wraps, benefits from the Abu Dhabi Film Commission’s support, including a 35% rebate and logistical guidance. "The Lionsgate team benefited not only from Abu Dhabi Film Commission’s financial rebate offering, but also from the support of our key partners, Miral Destinations, facilitating key filming and the expertise of our local crew, led by Epic Films," said Mohamed Dobay, Acting General Director of Creative Media Authority.

The film will see Woody Allen, Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Mark Ruffalo, and Morgan Freeman touch...

It’s sad news today. Ted Kotcheff, the Canadian filmmaker who directed First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, has died at the age of 94.

Kotcheff got his start working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as the youngest director on staff. However, he was briefly jailed and branded a communist after his first visit to the United States, which led to his leaving to work in London. He memorably helmed Underground, an episode of Armchair Theatre in which one of his principal actors actually died in the middle of the live shoot. He scrambled to re-structure the story during the commercial break while the other actors improvised, unaware that their fellow cast member had just passed away.

When Kotcheff returned to Canada, he helmed The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, which starred Richard Dreyfuss as a brash young Jewish Montrealer who embarks on a string of get-rich-quick schemes to gain respect.

Sydney Sweeney is getting further into the thriller genre.

The actress/producer is set to lead the adaptation of a short story that first originated on Reddit, “I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl,” which was written in 2021 by high school English teacher Joe Cote. The viral short story is now getting a big screen adaptation by way of Oscar-winning “Forrest Gump,” “A Star Is Born,” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” scribe Eric Roth, with Sweeney starring and producing, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.

Cote’s story, titled “I pretended to be a missing girl so I could rob her family,” centers on a drifter (Sweeney) who impersonates a missing girl ten years after she went missing to rob her family, only to realize it’s a terrible mistake. The drifter plans to convince the family she is their missing child, and stay just for...

Four years ago, a high school English teacher posted a short story to Reddit, a tale with Gone Girl-worthy twists and turns. Now, Joe Cote is in the midst of his own real-life plot twist.

The Massachusetts-based educator’s project is in development as a feature, with Sydney Sweeney attached to star and produce, and Oscar-winning Forrest Gump scribe Eric Roth penning the script.

Warner Bros. has won the rights to the package in a competitive situation that now puts the teacher on Hollywood’s radar. He first landed representation after manager Aaron Folbe of Underground Entertainment stumbled upon the story and sought Cote out for a meeting.

Sweeney’s involvement on the project then pushed it into overdrive, with her bringing Roth aboard.

Cote’s story, titled “I pretended to be a missing girl,” centers on a young woman who shows up at a family’s doorsteps ten...

Transformers director Michael Bay returns to the big screen. But rather than a tale about giant alien robots, the filmmaker instead keeps things grounded (so to speak) with a documentary all about Storror, a group of parkour and freerunning athletes. We Are Storror has now debuted at SXSW 2025, and the first reactions have since emerged, with critics having praised Bay’s deliriously kinetic vision of the aerial urban acrobatics.

Critic @SiddhantAdlakha took to X/Twitter to share that We Are Storror is nothing less than "incredible," praising the documentary for offering insight into the group and how they deal with being aging athletes, its reflection on more universal themes and, of course, "dizzying" parkour sequences.

The Michael Bay-directed* “We Are Storror” is absolutely incredible. A dizzying stunt doc about an aging parkour group that puts into perspective the passage of time and the thrill of moving images throughout history. Praying for an IMAX release.

The new hit crime thriller series Cross on Prime Video has just achieved a rare milestone, proving its staying power among audiences.

Cross, the adaptation of James Patterson’s bestselling Alex Cross novels, has now spent 100 consecutive days in Prime Video’s top 10 most-watched series as of March 6, 2025, according to FlixPatrol. This solidifies its place among the platform’s most successful originals, following in the footsteps of Alan Ritchson's Reacher, another hit Amazon series based on a best-selling book franchise. Cross has further proven that audiences have a strong appetite for hard-hitting crime thrillers led by iconic literary protagonists. With its impressive staying power, the series continues to draw viewers, further cementing Amazon’s dominance in the action and crime drama space.

Premiering on November 14, 2024, Cross quickly became a standout success for Amazon. Since its debut, Cross has maintained a strong presence in Prime Video’s rankings. By December...

Michael Bay is in Miami, which seems right. He also doesn’t exactly love strictly scheduled interviews, and instead just calls when he’s ready to chat, which also seems right. Today, the director of tentpole blockbusters like The Rock and the Transformers franchise is calling to talk about his new parkour documentary, We Are Storror, which is debuting at the 2025 South by Southwest Film Festival this weekend.

Interviewing Bay feels like watching one of his summer tentpole hits. He’s energetic, upbeat and full of boyish humor (and plenty of f-bombs). He’s now 60, but thankfully still sounds like how you expect Michael Bay to sound — like a guy who is still ready to blow some shit up (“Oh, you live in Austin?” he asks, “I burned down a house there once!”).

Interestingly, this idea — can we maintain our playfulness as we age? — is a major theme in We Are Storror.

Bringing snark and condescending line deliveries to every role, Ryan Reynolds is a love-him-or-hate-him kind of actor. He made his Hollywood debut in 1995 in a teen TV series called Fifteen. Since then, he has made a name for himself in comedy, horror, and most notably, as the "Merc with a Mouth" Wade Wilson, better known as Deadpool. Among critics and audiences, Deadpool and its sequel are considered some of the best superhero movies of the 21st century.

Ryan Reynolds almost single-handedly made the character of Deadpool a reality. Of course, it's not all love for Reynolds. With reviews of Deadpool & Wolverine being fairly mixed, it's a good time to go into the Ryan Reynolds archive to see which of his films is actually rated the lowest. Some of the films are entertaining gems that critics got wrong. Others are tough to watch, even for hardcore fans of the Canadian actor.

Exclusive: Lincoln Child’s New York Times bestselling book series Jeremy Logan, is being put into feature development at Amazon MGM Studios with Safehouse Pictures producing.

Jeremy Lott and Cory Goodman are writing the script. The film will follow Jeremy Logan who is a self-proclaimed “enigmatologist,” an investigator who works to debunk the paranormal and unexplained using modern science. The Jeremy Logan books include the Child’s novels Deep Storm, Terminal Freeze, The Third Gate, The Forgotten Room, Full Wolf Moon, and Chrysalis.

The film will fall under Safehouse Pictures’ first-look film deal with the studio, with Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell producing.

Goodman and Lott are currently adapting the comic series Proof for Fox. They have also landed several seven-figure spec deals including Lore for Warner Bros. starring Dwayne Johnson, and Hood for Sony with Jerry Bruckheimer producing. Separately, Goodman wrote Priest and Underworld: Awakening for Screen Gems, The Last Witch Hunter for Lionsgate,...

Exclusive: Hulu and 20th Television are in early development on Hip Hop Cop, a TV series adaptation of Ron Stallworth’s memoir The Gangs of Zion, his first book since the 2018 release of Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime, Deadline has learned. The project is executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television and Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group.

Multiple award winners Kevin Willmott and Anthony Hemingway are set to write and direct the series, respectively. Willmott and Stallworth reunite following their collaboration on the acclaimed 2014 film BlacKkKlansman, based on the latter’s book, for which the former received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay that he shares with Charlie Wachtell, David Rabinowitz and Spike Lee.

Hip Hop Cop is not a sequel to BlacKkKlansman but is a...

Exclusive: Akiva Goldsman is developing a new Universe at Legendary Television featuring three reimagined Irwin Allen sci-fi TV series. The Oscar-winning writer, producer and director will draw inspiration for the new TV shows from Allen’s catalog and focus on revitalizing Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Land of the Giants and The Time Tunnel.

Goldsman and Legendary Television are crafting a unified vision for these stories, bringing modern sensibilities to their appeal and expanding upon his success in revitalizing the Star Trek universe.

Jon Jashni serves as executive producer, guiding the effort to reintroduce these popular franchises to a new generation, with Derek Thielges co-producing.

Created by Allen, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea premiered in 1964 on ABC based on the 1961 film co-written by Allen and Charles Bennett. It ran for four seasons starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Harriman “Harry” Nelson in the leading role, as well as David Hedison,...

Character dives are often the strongest installments for many shows, particularly those with more procedural formatting, like Doc.

It allows the viewers to connect with characters they may not have otherwise done. It also helps us look at characters in a whole new light.

One could argue that Doc Season 1 Episode 7 aims to do this well into the series by placing the two most consistent antagonists into the forefront.

(Courtesy of Fox) Doc’s Secondary Characters Remain Underdeveloped Near the Season’s Conclusion

We only have three episodes of Doc Season 1 remaining. I know; it’s shocking to me, too.

I’ve been getting lost in this story arc, which focuses so heavily on Amy and her journey, that it’s hitting me now that little remains in the first season.

Carver Struggles on Chicago Fire Season 13 Episode 13, and Violet Helps an Old Foeby Carissa Pavlica Chicago Med Season 10 Episode...

As of this writing, there have been approximately 900,000 episodes of TV to have come out of Dick Wolf's long-running "Law & Order" franchise. 

In actuality, that number is closer to 1,400, but that's still nothing to sneeze at. The original "Law & Order" debuted in 1990, and it quickly became one of the most celebrated crime shows on television. After a few years, it also became one of America's most reliable comfort-watches, providing miniature grit-covered criminal melodramas that could be easily consumed in four-to-five-hour binge-watching blocks. "Law & Order," along with its many spinoffs, were all rigidly and predictably structured, letting audiences relax over the sight of dead bodies. 

Characters rotated out of the "Law & Order" shows regularly. There were certainly long-standing fan favorites, but the real main character of "Law & Order" was the criminal justice system itself. In the world of "Law & Order," cops were hard-working and devoted...

Jack White was joined by on stage by his daughter, Scarlett, during his concert at Irving Plaza in New York City on Monday night.

Scarlett, 18, is the oldest child of White and Karen Elson. She seems to have taken after her father’s musical acumen, as she played bass guitar on two tracks from his latest album, No Name—”Archbishop Harold Holmes” and “Underground.” On Monday, Scarlett had the chance to back her father live on the former song during the encore of his Irving Plaza set.

In a recent interview with Consequence, Jack described Scarlett as a “great” bassist, but emphasized letting her carve out her own musical path. “She likes doing her own thing, and I like her doing her own thing, so once in a while we might touch base here and there, but, I like her doing her own thing, and I think that’s where she feels comfortable,...

Like The Beatles’ classics “Eleanor Rigby” and “Penny Lane,” Andrew Gower’s latest single “Underground” brings to life the strangers we encounter on public transit with catchy lyricism and a stirring amount of empathy for their untold struggles. The track marks the third single release for Gustaffson’s debut album Black & White Movie, which is officially available to pre-order today.

Stars: Nahéma Ricci, Mattis Savard-Verhoeven, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi, Alexandre Landry, Maxime Genois, Bruno Marcil, Marc Beaupré | Written and Directed by Annick Blanc

Hunting Daze (Jour de Chasse), the first feature from writer/director Annick Blanc, begins on a desolate road somewhere in rural Quebec, the kind where the quiet feels eerie rather than peaceful. That’s where we meet Nina and her two companions, fellow strippers stranded by the side of the road because their not-so-bright manager, Mike, forgot to fill up his car’s gas tank.

Nina eventually manages to get Kevin, one of the guys from the bachelor party they’d performed for the night before, to come to their rescue with gas. But things go sideways quickly. A heated argument between Nina and Mike escalates into violence, and Nina winds up returning with Kevin to the hunting lodge. The deal? She can stay the night and get a ride back to civilization later,...

Exclusive: Spike Lee is developing Liberty, a comedic military drama based on a pitch from writers Rebecca Murga and Jalysa Conway, which he’ll produce with an eye to direct, sources tell Deadline.

Said to be in the vein of The Last Detail, Hal Ashby’s Oscar-nominated 1973 Navy dramedy starring Jack Nicholson, Otis Young and Randy Quaid, Liberty follows a group of military cadets on one crazy night in New York City during Fleet Week. This is the second military-themed project Lee has developed with Murga and Conway — a pair of military veterans who will write the script — on the heels of a coming-of-age Rotc drama series for Amazon, on which we were first to report in 2022.

Lee and Steven Jackson will produce for their 40 Acres And A Mule Filmworks, alongside Underground, which reps the writers.

A U.S. Army vet who completed two tours in Afghanistan, Murga has been a...