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Steven Spielberg was always destined to become the legendary director he is today. He grew up with a deep love for movies and was making his own amateur films long before he briefly studied the subject at California State University, Long Beach.

During his formative years, several films played a vital role in shaping his sensibility, beginning with "Lawrence of Arabia" (which Spielberg has described as "the film that set me on my journey"). But there were several other hugely influential movies of the era that were nothing like that 1962 epic. Most notably, any kid coming of age in the 1960s was going to be a fan of James Bond,...

Josh Groban performed two hometown shows at the Hollywood Bowl this weekend and they paid tribute to the city of Los Angeles!

The five-time Grammy-nominated singer joined the L.A. Phil on Friday (September 5) and Saturday (September 6) to perform music that he felt represented his love for his hometown.

Josh performed such songs as “Angels” by Robbie Williams, “Skyfall” by Adele from Skyfall, “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, “Brucia La Terra” from The Godfather, and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz.

During the show, Josh also teased that his next album is going to be a cover of music from movies!

“There are so...

Oscar-winning director Taika Waititi is set to produce a New York-bound stage musical-comedy about the ill-fated Fyre Festival and its creator Billy McFarland, with “Skyfall” songwriter Paul Epworth composing the score and The Pirates of Somalia director Bryan Buckley writing the book and directing.

Announced today at a launch event on a barge anchored in New York Harbor, Fyre Fest The Musical will also feature a set design by Hamilton designer David Korins. A production timeline or Broadway plans were not disclosed.

“Working in the theater is always fun,” said Waititi in a statement. “I mean I haven’t done it for 15 years because it was no longer fun, but I’ve been told it will be fun this time. And I believe them. When Bryan Buckley told me he wanted to make a musical about the Fyre Festival, I said ‘Who the hell is Bryan Buckley?...

Director Sam Mendes once revealed that Daniel Craig gave him the “worst audition” he had ever seen, but it didn’t stop him from casting the actor. Mendes shared the story while speaking on BBC Radio 4’s This Cultural Life in December 2022 with host John Wilson.

Mendes explained that during the casting for Road to Perdition, he was looking for someone to play Paul Newman’s son.

The studio had already spent heavily on stars like Tom Hanks, Newman, and Jude Law, so they asked Mendes to find a cheaper fourth actor. That search eventually led him to Craig.

When Craig came in to read, Mendes admitted it was a disaster.

At one point in time, Steven Spielberg was set to direct the thriller Cape Fear, while Martin Scorsese was attached to direct the historical drama Schindler’s List. Then Scorsese decided to step away from Schindler’s List, a choice that coincided with Spielberg deciding that Cape Fear was too violent for him. So the directors traded movies – resulting in Scorsese directing Robert De Niro and Juliette Lewis to Oscar nominations for Cape Fear and Spielberg turning Schindler’s List into a Best Picture winner. Now, Spielberg and Scorsese are teaming up to executive produce a TV series adaptation of Cape Fear, with Nick Antosca on board as executive producer...

F1 Box Office: Brad Pitt’s Racing Drama Nears Casino Royale & Wandering Earth II Milestones ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Joseph Kosinski’s sports drama F1 with Brad Pitt in the lead has been racing ahead since its release on June 25. For more than two months now, the film has held its ground, though its strength lies more overseas than in North America. Now, nearly ten weeks in theatres, it is still about 12 million dollars short of reaching the 200 million dollar mark domestically. Yet the worldwide numbers tell a different story as F1 has crossed 600 million dollars, with close to 70% of the total coming from international markets.

Brad Pitt’s F1’s...

F1 Box Office Run Brings Brad Pitt’s Racing Drama on the Verge of Beating a James Bond Classic(Photo Credit –YouTube)

Boasting an impressive 82% Rotten Tomatoes (source: Rt) critics’ score, a stellar 97% audience score, and a rock-solid 7.8/10 IMDb rating (Source: IMDb), Brad Pitt’s Formula One racing spectacle F1 has impressed cinephiles worldwide. Recently, the film crossed the $600 million mark at the global box office, leaving popular hits like The Passion of the Christ, Life of Pi, War of the Worlds, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and Iron Man in its rear-view mirror.

F1 even edged past James Gunn’s Superman reboot after a neck-and-neck box office race.

Daniel Craig‘s best James Bond movie outing had one violent scene that almost got cut out. During his debut as Bond in Casino Royale, Craig appeared in a torture scene that was very rough to watch for the audience. Mads Mikkelsen‘s villain, Le Chiffre, strips him naked, ties him to a chair, and starts torturing him.

The scene was controversial at the time of the film’s release, as Craig’s tortured hero was very different from the earlier ‘cool’ iterations of the hero. Mikkelsen recalled in an interview with GamesRadar that the scene was a little too radical for the main character.

He shared,

It was actually...

As the 007 casting speculation reaches across the pond, Austin Butler is taking himself out of the running.

The Oscar nominee admitted it “would be kind of sacrilegious” for him to play the British MI6 agent as a California-born-and-raised actor, despite his willingness to work with his Dune: Part Two (2024) director Denis Villeneuve again.

“No calls as far as that goes, but I love that man,” he told Hits Radio UK. “Would I play James Bond? I don’t think that would be a good idea. Because I’m an American. I can do an accent but that would be kind of sacrilegious.

Butler continued, “Those movies meant so much to me, but I think that it’s gotta be somebody who is from [England].”

On the other hand, “Villain? That would be alright. I’d do that.”

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Sky has unveiled the first look at its upcoming prestige drama ‘Amadeus,’ a bold five-part reimagining of Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play. The series stars Will Sharpe as the genius and self-destructive Wolfgang ‘Amadeus’ Mozart, Paul Bettany as his envious rival Antonio Salieri, and Gabrielle Creevy as Mozart’s fiercely loyal wife Constanze Weber.

Adapted by Joe Barton, ‘Amadeus’ explores the meteoric rise and tragic downfall of one of history’s most iconic composers — and rockstar virtuoso of the 18th century.

Sky Original Amadeus First look – Paul Bettany as Salieri

Joining Sharpe, Bettany and Creevy in a stellar cast lineup is Rory Kinnear as Emperor Joseph, Lucy Cohu (Becoming Jane) as Cecilia Weber,...

When Netflix first started making its own movies, most people thought of them as small, quirky projects meant to fill out a streaming library. Fast forward a few years, and the platform is casually dropping movies with budgets that rival and, in some cases, surpass Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters.

From action-packed spy thrillers to sweeping historical dramas and even animated family flicks, the streaming giant has proven it’s willing to throw hundreds of millions of dollars at projects that never even touch a movie theater screen. But here’s the kicker: many of these Netflix originals cost more than iconic Hollywood films we associate with massive scale — think Avatar,...

Eat Pray Love completes 15 years! ( Photo Credit – Amazon Prime Video )

2010’s Eat Pray Love, starring Julia Roberts and a captivating cast, created a generation of people wanting to travel to discover themselves. We explore what the actors from romcom have been doing as the film completes 15 years.

The Cast of Eat Pray Love 15 Years Later: Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, James Franco, and more

The beloved film has Roberts charm with her spaghetti-slurping and bright smile, while the cast of Javier Bardem, James Franco, Viola Davis, and more (across countries), ably support her growth.

Trending Casablanca: The Secret Behind This Iconic Scene From Humphrey Bogart’s Classic Romantic Drama Will Blow Your Mind!

Is Spider-Man: Brand New Day Setting Up A Venom-Infused Scorpion In The MCU?

Read on to find out where the careers of the actors of Eat Pray Love have taken them!

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In June, two former Pulse Films creative executives, Marisa Clifford and Davud Karbassioun, officially unveiled their new Magna Studios, a production house that produced film, branded entertainment and music content, and had already quietly delivered global campaigns for Nike and Spotify.

Movie and TV watchers are used to seeing product placement, like Eleven’s Eggo fixation in “Stranger Things” or a bevy of items seen in “Love Island.” But a number of companies are taking a more active hand in how their brands are portrayed in shows and movies and getting into these productions earlier than ever.

They include Starbucks Studios, founded in 2024, Rei-Co-Op Studios, which launched 2021, and Red Bull Studios Media House, which released its first feature film in 2011. Last week, Dick’s Sporting Goods launched its in-house production studio for unscripted sports-themed TV series.

These new movie and TV backers do more than pay a fee to place a...

Scott Rose-Marsh, a little-known British actor from Southampton, has entered the 007 race as the next James Bond candidate [The Hollywood Reporter] into the fiery and unforgiving pit of Hollywood controversy. In stark contrast to fan-favorite contenders like Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Callum Turner, and Jack Lowden, Rose-Marsh has dropped straight out of relative anonymity and into the pit of controversy.

Like Daniel Craig, the first impression that Scott Rose-Marsh has left on fans is based on his hair, as opposed to his talent as an actor. The redheaded actor has broken new ground for the classic spy franchise, after Craig’s casting had previously led to mass outrage over his blond hair.

Despite following closely on the heels of his predecessor, nothing is set in stone yet for the BBC star with regard to his casting as the next James Bond.

Denis Villeneuve’s Casting Decision Can Repeat Daniel Craig’s ‘Blond Bond’ Controversy Daniel...

Global Box Office Showdown: Superman vs Quantum of Solace – Who Will Lead?(Photo Credit –Facebook)

Following its theatrical release, James Gunn’s Superman reboot not only won over critics and audiences but also made a strong impact at the global box office. Boasting an impressive 83% critics’ score and 91% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has grossed over $581 million worldwide. It currently ranks as the seventh-highest-grossing movie of the year, trailing behind Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’s global haul.

After outperforming several 2025 titles like Brad Pitt’s F1, Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts* and Sinners, Superman is now closing in on a James Bond film starring Daniel Craig, albeit his lowest-rated 007 entry. Read on to find out which movie it is and how much the superhero film needs to earn to surpass it.

Superman Inches Closer To This James Bond Film At The Global Box Office

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Prime Video has been trying to crack the code for making a great spy action drama for quite some time now. The first season of The Family Man was pretty amazing, but then the next two seasons came out, and everything, from the story to the visuals, took a nosedive. They invested a huge amount of money into Citadel and its spin-offs, Diana and Honey Bunny, but all of them were pretty much dead on arrival. As far as I know, the franchise has been shelved as well. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a decent concept, but it was an extremely dour affair. If I stretch the horizons of the subgenre to stories that deal with domestic and international terrorism, then Reacher, Terminal List, and Countdown can be taken into consideration. And, to be really honest, Jack Reacher’s saga is the only real winner out of those three. Now,...

After 15 years of bringing James Bond to life over the course of five films, Daniel Craig officially retired from the role of 007 in 2021's "No Time To Die." The film served as a definitive send-off to Craig's iteration of the character, who was subject to varied quality with his films. The odd-numbered entries were great, while the even-numbered entries left much to be desired ("Quantum of Solace" and "Spectre").

Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is set to direct "James Bond 26," which he will tackle right after he completes work on his much-anticipated trilogy capper, "Dune: Part Three." Naturally, most of the speculation online is now on who will succeed Daniel Craig. While fans continue to throw out every young British actor possible for the new 007, there is at least one acclaimed actor who does not see himself as a fit, and that is none other than "Smoke" star Taron Egerton.

Zootopia Beats Two Fantastic Four Films On Disney+ Global Streaming Chart Ahead Of Sequel’s Release ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Only a select few films have crossed the coveted billion-dollar mark at the global box office, including blockbusters like Top Gun: Maverick, Avengers: Endgame, Avatar, Skyfall, The Dark Knight, Titanic, and Jurassic Park. But there’s another billion-dollar movie notably missing from that list. It’s a film that not only crossed the milestone but also became the highest-rated entry within the billion-dollar club and even won an Academy Award.

We’re talking about Zootopia, the 2016 animated buddy cop comedy that’s now trending again. Remarkably, it has outranked not one but two Fantastic Four titles on Disney+’s global streaming charts, according to FlixPatrol. Read on to find out what the film’s about and which two Fantastic Four films it has surpassed.

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet's post-Titanic reunion is now streaming for free. Their original collaboration was written and directed by James Cameron, blending real-life events with fictional drama. They star as two lovers from different social backgrounds aboard the ill-fated Rms Titanic during its maiden voyage in 1912.

Titanic was a landmark movie in many ways. It was the most expensive movie ever made at the time, with a production budget of $200 million, but wholly paid off by making $2.264 billion at the box office, the first film to ever surpass the billion-dollar mark, and was the highest-grossing movie of all time until Cameron's own Avatar took the title in 2010.

Critically acclaimed, Titanic received 14 Academy Award nominations and took home 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, tying the record set by Ben-Hur (1959). Among its many accomplishments, Titanic also propelled DiCaprio and Winslet to stardom, and the duo shared the...

Tom Holland‘s answer to speculations about his James Bond role might have hinted that the actor is nearly at the end of the finish line. While cooking with Gordon Ramsay on his YouTube channel, the actor was asked by Ramsay about the rumors of his casting as James Bond.

The actor coyly revealed that these were just speculations and that he will hold onto them for a minute because nothing seems confirmed. However, Tom Holland’s cheeky response suggests that the actor may have already signed the deal.

Listen, there’s speculation at the minute. We’ll keep it to a minimum for now. Every young British actor, it’s the pinnacle of working in our industry. I already consider myself to be the luckiest kid alive. I could never have dreamed to have the career that I’ve had.

Of course, it would be an incredible opportunity for...

If there’s any truth to rumors that Tom Holland is in the running to play James Bond, he’s keeping it top-secret for now.

As the BAFTA winner returns to one major franchise with Friday’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day teaser, he recently commented on “speculation” that he’s up for the coveted part in the Denis Villeneuve-helmed update of the franchise.

“Listen, there’s speculation at the minute. We’ll keep it to a minimum for now,” he said in a video on Gordon Ramsay’s YouTube. “We’ll get there one day.”

Holland added, “Every young British actor, it’s the pinnacle of working in our industry. I already consider myself to be the luckiest kid alive. I could never have dreamed to have the career that I’ve had.”

Daniel Craig played the iconic role in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die...

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is confirmed as the writer for the forthcoming James Bond film, which will be directed by Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, and it sounds like he has big plans for Amazon's takeover of the 007 franchise. News of Knight's involvement with the reboot only broke one day ago, but he has wasted no time in sharing his love for the iconic British spy series and what he hopes to bring to the table when it comes to the top-secret project — other than a martini... of course.

Knight recently received praise for his latest series, the British historical drama A Thousand Blows on Disney+ and Hulu, but his next undertaking is even more high-profile. He told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast on Friday, Aug. 1, that being involved in a 007 film had always been on his "bucket list," as he expressed his commitment to helping usher in...

Amazon MGM Studios has officially taken the baton from the former MGM Studios, greenlighting the next chapter in the James Bond franchise. With Steven Knight tapped as screenwriter, the next film will be directed by Denis Villeneuve, as Deadline reports.

With Amy Pascal and David Heyman as producers and Tanya Lapointe serving as executive producer, the announcement comes after Amazon acquired full creative control of the franchise back in February, in a deal with Bond fame producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. Slated as a high-profile return following Daniel Craig’s No Time to Die, the project launches Amazon’s bold new push into blockbuster territory.

Amazon Studios’ Bold Vision for James Bond: What We Know So Far Denis Villeneuve will direct the next Bond film | Credits: Film at Lincoln Center / YouTube

Amazon Studios acquired MGM Studios back in 2022 for a hefty price of $8.5 billion. This deal subsequently landed...

With the director now in place, Amazon MGM Studios has hired “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight to write the screenplay for the 26th James Bond film — the first installment since longtime stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson ceded full creative control of the franchise to the studio.

Oscar-nominated “Dune” filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is attached to direct the first new installment of the franchise since Daniel Craig’s tenure.

Plans for the new Bond movies are under lock and key, but newly installed producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman made a statement with Villeneuve’s hiring: This new Bond will be stylish. It will be big. And it could even make an awards splash.

This is in contrast to the majority of the films in the 25-movie series, which were largely directed by journeyman filmmakers without signature styles and which kept budgets fairly in check. This choice shows that Amazon...

The James Bond franchise is all set for a reboot under the direction of Denis Villeneuve; the filmmaker is currently working on the third Dune film, after which he will presumably focus his attention on the new 007 movies. No star has been cast in the titular role yet, although punters have been rather busy in these past few months. Meanwhile, Daniel Craig has seamlessly transitioned to his next franchise: Knives Out. He retired as Bond with 2021's No Time to Die, which did rather well at the box office despite being delayed for a few years. Craig's top-grossing Bond film, however, remains Skyfall. The blockbuster, which is often regarded as the best Bond movie of all time, was recently overtaken at the domestic box office by Jurassic World Rebirth.

The Dinosaur movie's $305 million running domestic haul puts it ahead of Skyfall's $304 million haul from 2012. Directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes,...

Check Out Billon Dollar Movies With Highest Rt Score ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

Over the years, several films have entered the coveted $1 billion box office club while also earning widespread critical acclaim. This elite group includes titles like Top Gun: Maverick, Avengers: Endgame, Avatar, Skyfall, The Dark Knight, Titanic, and Jurassic Park, among others.

But none of these blockbuster giants holds the highest Rotten Tomatoes score within the billion-dollar club. So, which films have earned that distinction and outscored even Avatar and Avengers: Endgame while grossing over a billion dollars worldwide? As it turns out, there are not one, but two, and they’re tied with the same score. Read on to discover which films they are and where to stream them.

1. Toy Story 3 (2010) Director – Lee Unkrich Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score – 98% Box Office Worldwide – $1.07 billion Streaming On – Jio Hotstar

Plot: The third installment in the Toy Story film series follows...

Tom Cruise’s Final Reckoning Overtakes Quantum Of Solace Worldwide, Becoming The Only Ethan Hunt Film To Outshine A Bond Movie!(Photo Credit –Facebook/Prime Video)

Tom Cruise’s seemingly impossible mission has accomplished something that few expected it to given it came out way back on Memorial Day. Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning has now administered yet another blow to Daniel Craig-era James Bond films, and this time it’s the whole wide world bearing the witness.

Amid the many conclusions one may draw, this box office victory reinforces the notion that audience appreciation for authentic action filmmaking transcends the ever-changing market spectrum that has seen no superhero movie gross $250 million at the international box office this year.

Final Reckoning Meets Its Match in Quantum of Solace

Following the providential boost its 10th weekend brought in despite the newly released The Fantastic Four: First Steps stealing most of its screens,...

“She Rides Shotgun” stars Ana Sophia Heger as Polly, a young girl who does not cling to the side of a carriage while wielding a blunderbuss, as she blasts away masked bandits who want to steal her Western Union packages. This is a shame. But one of the hardest lessons we have to learn in life is that some titles are only metaphors. (I’ll never forget the day I saw “Skyfall.” I should have left my umbrella at home.)

Instead, Polly is a little girl who waits and waits and waits after school, but her mom never picks her up. Instead her father, Nate (Taron Egerton), trundles along in a ramshackle car with a freshly busted window, telling her everything is alright, yes he did just get out of prison, and no, her mom isn’t coming. Red flag! Red flag! Red flag!

Polly is terrified but conflicted, because Nate’s still her dad.

The world of daily puzzles is an amazing one. What started with something as simple as Wordle a few years back has now become a whole genre of online puzzles without which the days of many players remain incomplete. Actorle is one such site, where the set of daily puzzles helps keep your Hollywood knowledge sharpened.

Solving them daily has become a habit of mine, and July 29’s set of puzzles on Actorle is no different. Following are all the answers I was able to figure out for the day, in case the need for them ever arises for you:

Actorle Solution for Today The answer for Actor on July 29 is Daniel Craig | Credit: Actorle/FandomWire

July 29’s Actorle threw me off initially; the list began with action-heavy titles and dramatic thrillers, which could have pointed toward a handful of actors. But after a few guesses, the movie names Skyfall and Knives Out were unlocked,...

It's been over two decades since 28 Days Later, the film that revolutionized the zombie genre with a quickly-spreading virus and terrifying fast zombies. Now, with the franchise expanding, the original is rising to the top of the streaming charts.

Per Collider, 28 Days Later has now become one of the ten most-streamed movies on AMC+. It's currently in fifth place in the top ten. The Walking Dead: Dead City is also one of the most streamed titles on the platform.

28 Days Later can be considered as one of the pillars of the zombie movie genre. When it first came out in 2002, critics raved about it. "In a big-budget, star-studded summer, Boyle has made a cheap monster movie with a cast of nobodies, and it gives the first genuine jolt of the season," The National Post wrote in a since-deleted review, quoted on Rotten Tomatoes' critic reviews page for the film.

James Bond Highest-Grossing Movie (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

It’s been four years since Daniel Craig’s No Time to Die hit theatres. While it’s confirmed that Dune helmer Denis Villeneuve will direct the next installment, there’s still no official word on who will step into the role of the next James Bond. In the meantime, the franchise’s highest-grossing entry is making waves in the streaming space.

We’re talking about Skyfall (2012) — the billion-dollar James Bond blockbuster, which grossed over $1.1 billion at the global box office, according to Box Office Mojo. The film is currently trending in several countries on Amazon MGM+. Read on to find out which other 007 movies are trending alongside Skyfall and where you can stream them right now.

Skyfall & Other James Bond Films Are Dominating Streaming Charts

13 years later, Skyfall, the highest-grossing James Bond film to date, is currently trending on Amazon MGM+ in multiple countries,...

One of the greatest films in the James Bond franchise, which also marked the action film series' commercial peak, is now a smash hit online over a decade after its premiere. The Daniel Craig-led 007 flick, Skyfall, is on cloud nine in the streaming world as James Bond heads in a new creative direction.

Per Collider,Skyfall is one of the most popular titles on the Amazon-owned MGM+ months after Amazon acquired the creative rights to the James Bond franchise from long-time producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. Skyfall is charting well in the United Kingdom and Germany as it climbs the global charts.

Regarded as one of the best James Bond movies of all time, Skyfall is considered the apex of the Craig era. Coming after Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, Skyfall sees Craig return as the titular sharp-suited agent alongside Judi Dench, who reprised her...

The James Bond franchise has accumulated over $7 billion in box office revenue, and the highest-grossing entry of them all has found continued streaming success. Daniel Craig stars alongside Javier Bardem in Skyfall, the 2012 film following Craig’s 007, as his loyalty to M (Judi Dench) is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, Bond must track down and destroy the threat, no matter the cost.Skyfall is streaming on Amazon MGM+ globally, and it’s become one of the most popular movies in the world, trending in countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom. The film earned immaculate scores of 92% from critics and 86% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it also grossed $1.1 billion at the box office — the only 007 film to crack 10 figures.

Skyfall is, unfortunately, not streaming anywhere in the United States, but the film is available to rent ($3.99) or...

One of the most controversial movies of the near future could be Michael, director Antoine Fuqua’s high-profile biopic about the life of Michael Jackson. Despite glowing reactions to early footage, the film’s release has reportedly been delayed due to legal complications. Lionsgate, the studio behind the film, had initially hoped it would be a major awards-season contender and a box office juggernaut this year – but now, it has been confirmed that they’re waiting to give the film a global theatrical release on April 24, 2026. (With a second film already in development.) So, what exactly is going on with Michael? Here’s what we know so far.

Michael comes from producer Graham King, the man behind Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury biopic that grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide and took home several Oscars. Like that film, Michael has endured its share of pre-release hurdles. While production reportedly went smoothly, the...

Quentin Tarantino is known to have a knack for writing the most singularly unique characters and imbuing them with a background arc and a story that unravels over the course of a movie. Hans Landa was one such character who was created by the writer-director and subsequently made immortal by Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz in his villainous arc on Inglourious Basterds.

Now it seems as though Waltz’s arc was not a one-and-done deal for the movie industry. A role as great as Landa’s is wasted in the past, and The Bad Guys 2 director Pierre Perifel knew exactly how to bring his menacing personality back without offending the purists and Tarantino fans.

The Bad Guys 2 Star Took Inspiration From the Worst Guy Ever in Quentin Tarantino’s Film Universe Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009) [Credit: Universal Pictures]

Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds came out 16 years ago,...

Steven Spielberg is the highest-grossing director with $10.7 billion in worldwide box office (not adjusted for inflation), with James Cameron right behind at $8.7 billion, basically one "Avatar" movie. The top-grossing actors include Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Zoe Saldana, and Chris Pratt each in the $14 billion range (unadjusted). Pretty darn impressive ... but film composers scoff at such meager numbers, probably while twirling their batons.

The highest-earning film composers don't just match these figures; they far exceed them. Movie composers get their due credit, as their work is frequently one of the most enjoyable and enduring parts of the films we love. But while we talk a lot about composers, it's not often that the conversation turns to what really matters in Hollywood -- the money they make for movie studios. We're going to change that right now. You have seen their movies. You definitely know their work. Now...

Barbara Broccoli, who guided 007 for 44 years, says Denis Villeneuve is “a fantastic filmmaker” and that she is “thrilled he’s going to be doing it,” marking her first public reaction to his hiring for Bond 26 after stepping aside earlier this year. Her remarks, made during a widely shared podcast appearance, also confirmed she will focus on stage work and other films rather than provide day‑to‑day input on the spy series.

Creative control now rests with Amazon MGM Studios and new producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman, ending the Broccoli‑Wilson era that began in 1995. The studio announced Villeneuve’s appointment on 25 June, describing him as a childhood Bond devotee who views the character as “sacred territory.” The director has long called the assignment a “massive yes,” a sentiment he first voiced while promoting Dune in 2021.

Industry analysts see the choice as a signal that Amazon wants a prestige‑minded,...

Jeopardy! clues can often be tricky, but it doesn’t help matters when the phrasing of a question confuses viewers. On Monday’s (July 7) episode, contestants Ashley Caval Curto, Vince Carter, and reigning champion Scott Riccardi were faced with a Final Jeopardy! clue that had some viewers at home scratching their heads. The clue read: “The last 2 Best Song Oscar winners whose titles were the same name as the movie they were in had this man in the leading role.” Both Riccardi and Carter answered correctly with “Who is Daniel Craig?” while Curto responded with the incorrect, “Who is Timothée Chalamet?” The clue referred to the songs “No Time to Die” and “Skyfall”—both Oscar-winning tracks that share their titles with the James Bond films for which they were written. “No Time to Die” was performed by Billie Eilish, while “Skyfall” was sung by Adele. However, the clue was looking...

The great cinematographer Roger Deakins is quite selective these days; even more so after winning two Oscars. He works only on massive tent poles, or on new films directed by past collaborators. But in 2011, between shooting the Coen Brothers' True Gritand Sam Mendes' Skyfall, Deakins shot a science-fiction thriller that earned terrible reviews, had little impact on the cultural landscape, but marked a career-altering first for him. Directed by Andrew Niccol, the movie In Time did fairly well at the box office and is now rising up the HBO viewership charts.

According to FlixPatrol, it was the seventh-most-watched film on HBO on July 8, ahead of Jordan Peele's Get Out, the cult classic Napoleon Dynamite, and the recent animated film The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. The HBO charts were topped by Ryan Coogler's Sinners, and the hit video game adaptation A Minecraft Movie. In...

For years, there have been cries for a thorough, big-budget biopic centered on music's most famous quartet: The Beatles. Now, not only are we getting one, but we're getting four, with director Sam Mendes bringing the personal and professional lives of John, Paul, George, and Ringo to the big screen in a cinematic event truly like no other. As the director told a packed audience at the CinemaCon market event earlier this year, "We need big cinematic events to get people out of the house."

Currently, Harris Dickinson is set to appear as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and, finally, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, with the trio of Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan, and Adolescence's Jack Thorne penning each script. However, it seems as if the trio have had help piecing together the story from one of the two remaining members of the Fab Four.

Sam Mendes may be attempting the world’s most ambitious musical biopic project with The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event, but one original Beatle is ensuring it stays true to the band’s history. Originally announced in February 2024, the four-part exploration of the Fab Four will feature a movie told from the perspective of each band member.

Back in May of this year, Barry Keoghan, who is set to portray The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr, revealed that his fellow castmates had undergone an intensive 17-week band boot camp in preparation for the film. He is also set to be joined by Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), and Joseph Quinn (George Harrison).

Speaking with the New York Times, the real-life Starr revealed that he previously sat down with Mendes to go over the four films’ scripts. Highlighting that while the director had employed an excellent screenwriter, the original...

When the name Cillian Murphy pops up, what immediately springs to mind is his widely celebrated performance as Tommy Shelby in the BBC period drama series Peaky Blinders. But long before that career-defining role and his Oscar-winning performance in Oppenheimer, Murphy anchored one of the most emotionally powerful films of his career, and now, that forgotten gem is finding new life on Tubi. For younger fans of Murphy's or anyone looking for something that perhaps flew under the radar, Broken is a must-stream.

Set in a seemingly quiet North London cul-de-sac, Broken follows eleven-year-old Skunk Cunningham (played by newcomer Eloise Laurence in a breakout role), a diabetic girl whose innocence slowly gives way as the dark realities of adulthood confront her all too abruptly. Her coming-of-age is anything but gentle. A single act of violence sets off a chain reaction of heartbreak, trauma, and hard truths. The story weaves together...

Before The Hurt Locker made stars out of its leading men, Anthony Mackie and Jeremy Renner, Jarhead saw two Hollywood bona fides in Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx in a riveting war drama of their own. Soon, folks can give the under-celebrated movie a watch when it's streaming on Paramount+.

Released in 2005, Jarhead not only paired the two in-demand actors fresh off Jamie Foxx's Oscar-winning performance in Ray and Jake Gyllenhaal's blockbuster turn in The Day After Tomorrow,but put them under the direction of Sam Mendes. Mendes, who would go on to direct the seminal James Bond film seven years later in Skyfall, exercises his chops in Jarhead, delivering a gritty deviation from his greatest preceding, Oscar-winning success, American Beauty. The collective results are an atmospheric, harrowing look into the psyche of Gulf War-Era soldiers, absolutely worth shooting up to the top of everyone's What to Stream in July charts and watch-lists.

Former James Bond costume designer Jany Temime has questioned whether it will be possible to reboot the spy franchise.The designer worked with Sam Mendes on the 007 movies Skyfall and Spectre and doubts how the character can be modernised as the franchise enters a new era without Daniel Craig as she pointed out the difficulties that the 1917 filmmaker had adapting the series to the times a decade ago.Temime, 77, told Deadline: "He tried his best with a lot of psychology, talent and his incredible quality as a director... but we are 10 years later."I'm a James Bond fan but how are you going to have a guy killing somebody, making love to a woman and then drinking a Martini to forget, and then have those girls who know that they are going to die, because the Bond girls always die... I'm really wondering how you can adapt that formula...

A Quadruple Feature On February 20, 2024, Sony Pictures released the news that they were undertaking what may very well be revolutionary in the world of cinema in this, the Information Age. Sir Sam Mendes Cbe made his name in the theatre originally, with a signature darker aesthetic on beloved classic musicals with his 1993 revival of 'Cabaret', 1994 revival of 'Oliver!', and 2003 revival of 'Gypsy'. It was the former two productions that first intrigued Steven Spielberg with Mendes, and why Spielberg- whose company DreamWorks had bought Alan Ball’s script for 'American Beauty'- hired Sam Mendes to direct the film, winning Mendes the Best Directing Oscar for this, his film debut, springboarding a career of consistently brilliant films. It’s this kind of record that has apparently imbued Sony with the confidence to back this historic project. The Sony press release reads as follows: “As conceived by Mendes,...

Former James Bondcostume designer Jany Temime explains one of the biggest hurdles in bringing a new film to life.

Speaking to Deadline, Temime discussed the past difficulties that director Sam Mendes had with adapting the classic bond formula for a modern audience in 2012's Skyfall and 2015's Spectre, which she described as "two beautiful James Bonds, two amazing gems." Temime stated that Mendes "tried his best with a lot of psychology, talent and his incredible quality as a director… but we are 10 years later."

"I’m a James Bond fan," Temime continued, "but how are you going to have a guy killing somebody, making love to a woman and then drinking a Martini to forget, and then have those girls who know that they are going to die, because the Bond girls always die… I’m really wondering how you can adapt that formula to 2025."

Temime went on to sing...

Former James Bond costume designer Jany Temime has questioned whether it will be possible to successfully reboot the 70-year-old spy thriller franchise for the current age.

Temime worked on Sam Mendes’ 2012 and 2015 movies Skyfall and Spectre but was not involved in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time To Die, the last film in the franchise to date, which came out in 2021 with Daniel Craig’s Bond perishing in a barrage of missiles.

“We made two beautiful James Bonds, two amazing gems,” said Temime, describing the coming together of Mendes, Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli as the “Golden Trio”.

She said adapting Bond to the times had already been a challenge for Mendes on Skyfall and Spectre a decade ago.

“He tried his best with a lot of psychology, talent and his incredible quality as a director… but we are 10 years later,” said Temime.

“I’m a James Bond fan but...

As the search for the next James Bond reaches the final stretch, Henry Golding shared his thoughts on the seemingly coveted role.

The British actor recently explained why the 007 lead character is “every actor’s kind of nightmare” following news that Denis Villeneuve will helm the next installment in the 60-year franchise.

“But at the same time, [you’re] also wanting to kind of add something new to a franchise,” he told People. “Why can’t they bring out more agents or more 00’s? I think that would be so much more fun, because there just isn’t the restraints and the expectation.”

Golding added, “Maybe I’m just a p***y. I don’t know. But I think I would love it so much more if there wasn’t that overhanging cultural pressure.”

Daniel Craig played the iconic role in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die...

Steven Spielberg once applied for the job — and didn’t get it. Same with Christopher Nolan. And Quentin Tarantino. And Peter Jackson.

Over the decades, James Bond has left behind a smoldering trail of blown-up villain lairs and wrecked Aston Martins — but also a hefty pile of heartbroken A-list directors. Ever since Terence Young shot the first 007 feature, 1962’s Dr. No, the franchise has been one of cinema’s most coveted behind-the-camera gigs. Alfonso Cuarón, Joe Wright, Matthew Vaughn, Guy Ritchie — at one time or another, they all dreamed of directing a Bond movie. And they all, for one reason or another, never got the chance.

All of which is to say: congratulations, Denis Villeneuve! You’ve just landed the hardest-to-get directing job in Hollywood. The 58-year-old French-Canadian auteur will be helming the 26th Bond film — the first since longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson sold the...

With one noteworthy exception (which didn’t work out too well in my opinion), no movie in the James Bond series has ever been directed by a marquee-name, rock-star filmmaker. And when you think about it, that’s quite a startling statement. Because…why not? Quentin Tarantino? Christopher Nolan? Who on earth would want to see a Bond film directed by one of those losers?

The directors of the Bond films have mostly been veteran craftsmen (like Terence Young or Guy Hamilton), or journeymen (like John Glen), and a few have had a prestige aura (like Michael Apted or Lee Tamahori). But it was only when Sam Mendes was tapped to direct “Skyfall” that one felt the series was suddenly aiming higher than it had been. I was excited to see a filmmaker as gifted as Mendes take the reins, but suffice to say: While much of the world loves “Skyfall,...