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“The Cure,” the upcoming horror thriller starring David Dastmalchian (“Late Night with the Devil”), Ashley Greene (“Twilight”), has been acquired by Vaneast Pictures.

The company — founded by Danielle Gasher — picked up international sales rights to the feature, directed by Nancy Leopardi, whose previous credits include “Nanny Cam” and “Lethal Seduction.”

Also starring Sydney Taylor (“Marked Men”) and Samantha Cochran in her feature film debut, the film centers on a 16-year-old adopted girl with a mysterious illness who discovers her biotech billionaire parents are harvesting her blood for sinister reasons. As the twisted experiments escalate, she must fight to escape before she’s drained of everything that makes her human.

“The Cure is a gripping and unnerving addition to the Vaneast slate. David Dastmalchian and Ashley Greene are magnetic in roles that crawl under your skin. We’re excited to screen the film for buyers at TIFF,” said Gasher.

“The Cure” is produced by Nancy Leopardi,...

The Ba***ds Of Bollywood Preview Review( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Aryan Khan is the star kid, and from the fans to the industry, all eyes have always been on him. He is here with his very first show, The Ba***ds of Bollywood, which will arrive on Netflix, one of the top streaming platforms. Finally, the preview is out after a roaring first look a few days back, and here’s what we think of the upcoming series featuring the talented duo Raghav Juyal and Lakshya. Keep scrolling for the deets.

Decoding The Ba***ds of Bollywood preview

Around three days ago, Aaryan dropped the first look of his upcoming series, and since then, we have not been able to keep calm and have waited eagerly for more updates on the show. The 2 minutes 27 seconds preview opens with Shah Rukh Khan’s voice in the background and a short description of...

Must See Top 10 Anime High School Romcoms ( Photo Credit – IMDb )

Greetings, dear readers, and welcome to a nostalgic journey through the captivating universe of anime! My fascination with this unique art form began during my childhood, courtesy of the Animax channel, where I initially gravitated toward its dynamic violence and action sequences. As I navigated through the intricacies of anime, my interests evolved, leading me to embrace the delightful world of romcoms during my teenage years.

From my early comedy series addiction to the discovery of romantic comedy anime, this curated list is a testament to the classic and contemporary gems that promise to captivate and entertain you. Embark on this thrilling anime odyssey with me as we delve into the finest elements of the genre and rediscover the enchanting magic. Check out the 10 best high school rom-com animes, ranked per their IMDb rating.

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War 2 Worldwide Box Office Day 5 Collection! (Photo Credit – Instagram/Netflix)

Yrf’s spy thriller War 2 is at a risky stage. It has witnessed a big drop on the first Monday amid the mixed word-of-mouth. Along with the domestic, the pace at the international circuits has also slowed down. However, there’s some good news as it has surpassed Race 3 and 2.0 at the worldwide box office. Scroll below for the day 5 update!

War 2 Domestic Box Office

War 2 is currently the 5th highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2025. In 5 days, it has accumulated around 187.75 crore net, all languages included. It should have ideally crossed the 200 crore mark by now but the run has been underwhelming. Including taxes, the gross total surges to 221.54 crores.

War 2 Overseas Earnings

Jr Ntr was enjoying a strong pull in the Telugu belt at international key circuits like North America. However, the content wasn’t strong enough...

Telugu Actor Reported To Star In Dhoom 4 (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Dhoom 4 is already in the buzz among the audience, especially after reports about the Dhoom 4 cast circulate on the internet. For those who might not know, Dhoom is a popular Indian Cinema franchise and is reportedly gearing up for its next sequel. As of now, reports reveal that Ranbir Kapoor is expected to play the main lead in the movie, potentially replacing Abhishek Bachchan. Amid this, new sources revealed that Yrf has potentially approached another major hero for the film.

Yrf Reportedly Eyes A Telugu Star For Dhoom 4

Ranbir Kapoor is expected to play the key role in Dhoom 4, but according to a report from Aakashavaani, Yash Raj Films has reportedly approached a Telugu hero for the film. The role will be alongside Ranbir Kapoor, which seems like a second lead male character for the film.

War 2 Box Office Day 5 (Hindi) (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Siddharth Anand passed on the legacy to Ayan Mukerji in War 2, and it may not have been the best decision. The word-of-mouth is mixed to negative, and Hrithik Roshan starrer may not even be able to match its predecessor. How much has it earned in the Hindi language so far? Scroll below for a detailed day 5 update!

War 2 Box Office Collection Day 5 (Hindi)

Due to the lukewarm response, War 2 may soon wrap up its run in the Tamil and Telugu belt. On day 5, it earned 8.50 crores in all languages. Out of this, 7.50 crores were from the Hindi language alone, which means 88% of the total earnings.

Compared to the 29 crores earned on the opening day in the Hindi belt, War 2 earned almost 4X less on day 9. It has miserably failed the Monday test, leading to a stressful scenario at the box office.

Coolie Box Office Day 5 (Hindi) Update! (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Rajinikanth and Nagarjuna starrer Coolie was expected to lock horns in a big box office clash with War 2. Unfortunately, none of the films lived upto the expectations and are dwindling at the ticket windows. The Tamil action thriller has witnessed a 63% drop in the Hindi belt, and it looks like it’s time to wrap up! Scroll below for a detailed day 5 report!

Coolie Box Office Collection Day 5 (Hindi)

As per Sacnilk, Coolie added 12 crores to the kitty in all languages on day 5. Out of this, only 1.75 crores came from the Hindi belt, which means only 14.5% of the total earnings. Compared to 4.50 crores minted on the opening day, Rajinikanth starrer has witnessed a 61% drop in collections. It has miserably failed the Monday test.

A further drop may be witnessed due to the mid-week blues. If Coolie does not hold the fort today,...

War 2 Box Office Collection Day 5 Update!(Photo Credit –Facebook)

It is sad to say that War 2 failed the Monday test. Hrithik Roshan, Jr Ntr, and Kiara Advani starrer could not live upto the expectations, which even led to considerable slips on Saturday and Sunday. The stakes are high considering the massive budget, but is it game over at the box office? Scroll below for a detailed day 5 report!

War 2 Box Office Collection Day 5

According to the latest update, War 2 earned 8.50 crores in all languages in India on day 4. This is a 75% drop from the 33.65 crores earned on Sunday, its lowest day since release. A fall was expected, given the mixed word-of-mouth, but what happened is highly disappointing.

The overall net collection in India stands at 187.75 crores after 5 days. Including taxes, the gross total comes to 221.54 crores.

Trending Mahavatar Narsimha Box Office: With War 2 Turning Out To Be A Failure,...

Thama Teaser Review Ft Ayushmann Khurrana & Rashmika Mandanna!(Photo Credit –YouTube)

Maddock Supernatural Universe is ready to serve its latest outing after Stree, Munjya, and Bhediya. Thama teaser featuring Ayushmann Khuranna and Rashmika Mandanna in a never-seen-before avatar is out now! Aditya Sarpotdar’s directorial feels a desi version of Twilight, but it’s Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s character that I’m the most curious about. Scroll below for a detailed teaser review.

Decoding Thama Teaser

Thama is the first love story in the Maddock Supernatural Universe, and the makers ensured it was clear from the beginning. It begins with the mysterious looks of Rashmika Mandanna and Ayushmann Khurrana. This is seemingly a story about vampires as Dinesh Vijan and Amar Kaushik promise a bloody ride. There are thrilling action sequences, romantic moments, and an item song by Malaika Arora. The 1-minute and 49-second-long teaser also introduces Paresh Rawal and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Darren Aronofsky's Black Swanfeatured a thrilling rivalry between ballerinas vying for the coveted role of the Black Swan in Swan Lake. Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis talked about how Aronofsky attempted to pit them against each other when the cameras were off.

The two actresses spoke to Vogue, along with Aronofsky himself. “My take is that I was trying to be a sneaky director and make them argue,” Aronofsky said, “Mila and Natalie both realized very quickly what I was doing and made fun of me, so it quickly became a joke that we all understood. They’re both very clever and were instantly privy to whatever trick I was playing.

Witty and always prepared with a quip, Rachel Brosnahan has played a number of fierce, unconventional women over the course of her career. The Wisconsin-born actor made her film debut with the 2009 horror film "The Unborn," and since then, she's been a frequent face both in film and on television. Until recently, she's been best known for her Emmy-winning turn as Midge Maisel on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," but to boil her down to just that is to ignore all of the great roles she'd had leading up to the Amazon Prime Video show that made her a star.

And of course, that doesn't include her recent foray into the world of superheroes in "Superman," where she played the indomitable Lois Lane to David Corenswet's Clark Kent. Rachel Brosnahan is a multi-faceted performer who's equally adept with comedy and drama (she's even starred in a few plays on Broadway...

“Black Swan” returns to theaters on Aug. 21 and 24, playing in Imax for the first time to celebrate fifteen years since the psychological thriller first hit cinemas. Director Darren Aronofsky recently reunited with stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis to reflect on the film’s milestone anniversary for Vogue, and their discussion revealed that the director had tried and failed to stoke rivalry between the two stars to reflect their on-screen feud.

“My take is that I was trying to be a sneaky director and make them argue,” admitted Aronofsky, “Mila and Natalie both realized very quickly what I was doing and made fun of me, so it quickly became a joke that we all understood. They’re both very clever and were instantly privy to whatever trick I was playing.”

Aronofsky’s method was meant to help the actors get into character, as both play ballerinas in the film, competing...

The Spy x Family anime may not be returning 'til October, but the hit series is celebrating summer all month long with its "Anya x Summer" illustration series! The latest in the set is dedicated to the snacks, yukata and memorabilia of summer festivals. Check out the visual, titled "Anya x Festival." Bond, the penguin and the chimera even have cameos! "Anya x Festival" Summer Artwork Related: Spy x Family Season 3 Anime Trailer Teases Twilight’s Backstory And in case you missed it, here's the previous installment — simply titled "Anya x Water Gun": "Anya x Water Gun" Summer Artwork Related: Spy x Family Anime Kicks off "Anya x Summer" August Art Gallery Yukiko Imai, who was a storyboard artist and episode director on the first two seasons of Spy x Family , will be taking up the director reins for season three at both Wit Studio and CloverWorks. Previous script...

Get ready for a truly vicious time at the movies. Paramount has announced that Vicious, an upcoming horror film starring Dakota Fanning, will premiere on its flagship streaming service Paramount+on October 10. This marks a notable shift for the film, which was previously set to receive a theatrical release from Paramount. But all this means is that people will be able to stream the film at home just in time for Halloween.

Vicious, which will have its world premiere at the horror-themed Fantastic Fest in September, has had slim plot details released. But we do know that the film will center on Polly (Fanning), a woman who receives a box from an unexpected visitor late at night, according to a synopsis from Paramount. The box contains instructions to place three items inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. But what begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare,...

Nobody’s ever claimed teenage girls have normal taste. From the first time some cave fuckboi with pouty lips smashed a rock, they’ve been into bizarre displays of masculinity. They also gravitate toward the supernatural for reasons that probably have to do with astrology and incredibly valid fears about real boys. Thus, we get entire generations of teenage girls obsessed with the sparkly geezers of Twilight, the current wave of monsterotica, and apparently, Ted Cassidy as Lurch in the mid-‘60s sitcom adaptation of The Addams Family.

The lust for Lurch first came to the attention of those on The Addams Family set when Cassidy began receiving a bizarre amount of fan mail from teenage girls. Now, when we say “bizarre,” that’s not to disparage Cassidy’s appearance; in fact, behind-the-scenes photos of Cassidy suggest he was actually pretty dreamy without all that makeup on. With flawlessly styled...

Exclusive: Maggie Grace (Taken), Devon Sawa (Final Destination), Emmy winner Tiffany Haddish (Bad Boys: Ride or Die) and Emmy nominee Ralph Macchio (Cobra Kai) have signed on to star in an indie crime thriller titled The Girl in the River.

In the film, which entered production in Mississippi this week, a seasoned criminologist and a young female psychologist are lured to a remote Mississippi town to investigate the murder of a little girl and the disappearance of her twin sister.

The project marks the feature debut of Brando Benetton, an Italian writer-director whose previous credits include the action-thriller short Nightfire starring Emmy nominee Dylan Baker.

The film is being produced by Andrew Stevens’ Andrew Stevens Entertainment banner and Joe Lemmon under his Black Diamond Films banner (The Ritual Killer). Executive producers are Rick Moore under his Eyevox Entertainment banner, Hicham Benkirane under his Hbk F.

American actor Noah Centineo is attached to replace Sylvester Stallone in the prequel to Rambo titled John Rambo. A report by Deadline reveals that Noah Centineo has been confirmed to portray the role of John Rambo in the upcoming project, which will serve as a prequel to Stallone’s 1982 film, First Blood.

Unfortunately for the project, Sylvester Stallone is allegedly not involved in it, and it will be a completely independent film based on the life of John Rambo before the events of the 1982 film.

Noah Centineo is attached to star in ‘Rambo’ prequel ‘John Rambo.’

Sylvester Stallone is not involved.

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Sisu director Jalmari Helander is set to helm the project as its director with a story and screenplay by writing duo Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani. Although no other details have been confirmed,...

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"Taking the sensibility of Edgar Wright, before I even knew what he wanted to do with it, and applying it to that material, I knew in an instant that this could be quite a combustible combination." Those are the words of producer Marc Platt speaking on a making-of documentary attached to the "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" Blu-ray release. Naturally, the material he's talking about was the "Scott Pilgrim" comics by Bryan Lee O'Malley.

Wright was coming off of the success of his now-classic horror/comedy "Shaun of the Dead" and its follow-up, the brilliant cop comedy "Hot Fuzz." Both movies were decent hits that put Wright on Hollywood's radar in a big way. When Universal Pictures was looking to put together...

Saoirse Ronan gave a brilliant performance in her recent WWII feature, Blitz,where she played a mother looking for her son. The actor has a long and illustrious career and has given us some brilliant performances in Little Women, Lady Bird, Mary Queen of Scots, and many more. Among her filmography is a movie which is widely considered a better Twilight replacement, and it's heading to a new streamer.

The Host, based on Stephenie Meyer’s novel of the same name, is coming to Hulu this month. The movie, blending sci-fi with romance, is set in a world where parasitic aliens threaten mankind by taking over their bodies as a “host.” We follow Melanie Stryder (Ronan), who risks everything to protect the people she cares about the most. The movie was a box office dud, earning $63.3 million.

But there is a section of the audience that felt the Host was much better written,...

When Twilight hit theaters in 2008, it quickly became a cultural phenomenon. Based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling novels, Twilight'ssubsequent five-film arc follows the love story between Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson)as they face various challenges, including Bella's mortality and the looming vampire threat of the Volturi facing the Cullen family.

The Twilight Saga earned over $3.3 billion at the global box office, yet its reception was divisive. While fans heavily praised the film, as evident by the first outing's 72% Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes, critics gave generally negative reviews, with Twilight scoring a 48% Tomatometer. Furthermore, some actors like Robert Pattinson have shunned the role despite its commercial success.

That being said, the chemistry between Edward and Bella is the emotional core of the Twilight movies, helping drive the vampire franchise to global success. In fact, Pattinson's portrayal of Edward became so iconic that it's hard to...

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez‘s friendship really outclasses the whole #Bff goals thing with just how heartwarming and adorable they are together, being each other’s biggest supporters both in front of the lenses as well as behind them. But did you know that the two have even dated the same celebrity, only at different points in time?

As surprising as that is, it’s only true, for the heartthrob who managed to steal both Swift and Gomez’s hearts was none other than Taylor Lautner. Does this make the best friends Eskimo sisters, aka women who have had relationships with the same man? Well, it sure sounds like it!

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez Both Have Dated Taylor Lautner Taylor Lautner in a still from the Twilight film series. | Credit: Summit Entertainment.

Back in 2009, when both were still in the early stages of their careers in the entertainment industry,...

The 80s were a great time for Hollywood movies, from slasher flicks to adventure and comedy to sci-fi every genre elevated the features with innovation in practical effects and unique protagonists. Which in turn gave us iconic films like Jurassic Park, Et, Blade Runner along with horror films like The Shining, Evil Dead II, The Fly, and many more. And one of these iconic horror movies is now available free to stream.

The Lost Boysis now available to stream on The Roku Channel. The movie is often dubbed the best vampire film from the decade. Directed by Joel Schumacher, the film is loved for its strong script, very unique characters, and humor that helps to dissolve the most intense situations. Schumacher’s visual aesthetic is slick, glossy, and appealing, much like the vampiric lifestyle we see now in the genre. While in contemporary times Twilight is considered to revive the YA vampire genre,...

Robert Pattinson’s best performance ever isn’t as Batman. It’s not even in live-action. It’s him going absolutely unhinged as a talking anime heron in Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron. Yeah, you read it right. Forget Gotham’s dark alleys and those glittery vampire woods. Miyazaki dragged Pattinson into his magical Studio Ghibli world and unlocked an acting range that even The Batman can’t compete with.

This isn’t some cutesy voiceover gig where Rob just shows up, reads lines, and grabs a check. Nope. Hayao Miyazaki had Pattinson go all out, into Aosagi, a sarcastic, slightly unhinged gray heron who’s part guide, part chaos gremlin, and somehow the most unforgettable character in the entire movie. While The Batman had everyone thinking, “Whoa, he’s more than Edward Cullen,” it’s this wild anime bird that really shows Robert Pattinson’s acting has no limits.

Bobby Hill’s proclamation of “who’s ready for sauerkraut ice cream?!?!” at his Japanese-German fusion restaurant Robata Chane sparked smiles from his family, friends and foes alike in the new season of King of the Hill. But the reality of the dessert was probably more grin-and-bear-it than begging for seconds — not that it’s that odd on the surface.

“Sauerkraut definitely isn’t the most out-there ingredient I’ve used,” gastronomer and ice cream influencer Hannah Spiegelman of A Sweet History tells me.

Spiegelman, like Bobby, isn’t afraid to take culinary risks. She’s served scoops in a uranium glass in honor of Marie Curie. She’s embraced strong Midwestern flavors (to put it politely) in a Malört-infused “Chicago Float.” She’s even experimented with pork blood in a frozen homage to every ‘00s girl’s favorite movie, Twilight.

“Most of my flavors are inspired by historic places or people,...

Nikki Reed is making a surprising fashion confession!

The 37-year-old actress was a guest on The Art of Being Well with Dr. Will Cole recently where she revealed that her closet is full of vintage clothes that she’s been wearing and repairing for over a decade.

The Twilight alum talked about her clothing choices, why she’s been staying out of the spotlight, and what life with husband Ian Somerhalder is like.

Keep reading to find out more…

“I’ve got vintage pants on and they’ve got a bunch of holes,” Nikki said on the podcast episode. “And if I were to turn around and show you my butt pockets, you would see that my mom helps me patch the back of them because I wear the same pants.”

According to Nikki, her repair and re-wear philosophy applies to all of her fashion choices. She went on to say,...

Canada’s creepiest little production studio, Black Fawn Films, have been on a real roll lately. Earlier this year their supernatural Horror from writer/director Chad Archibald It Feeds (a great indie scare fest for fans of Lights Out and Insidious, starring Twilight‘s Ashley Greene) hit theatres after scaring the pants off of everyone at Panic Fest. And now, the hometown team returns to Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival with The Undertone, a slow burn that really delivers the goods and crafts some of the year’s scariest sequences with nothing more than a microphone and your imagination’s ability to totally f*ck you up.

Written and directed by Ian Tuason, in his directorial debut, The Undertone follows Evy (Nina Kiri), a young woman completely isolated from the outside world while caring for her dying mother. Evy‘s only real escape from the day-to-day gloom is her...

Rockne S. O'Bannon's sci-fi series "seaQuest Dsv" was immensely popular for its all-too-brief, three-season run, airing from September 1993 through early June of 1996. Set in the far-off future of 2018, "seaQuest" followed the crew of a high-tech super-submarine called a Deep-Submergence Vehicle. The crew worked for an international research enclave called the United Earth Oceans Organization, at a time when earthbound resources were dwindling, and humanity could only survive by salvaging food and fuel from the ocean floors. The series frequently centered on biodiversity and ecological themes. It was slick and well-thought-out. It starred Roy Scheider as Captain Nathan Bridger, and Jonathan Brandis as hotshot teen Lucas. Frank Welker voiced the talking dolphin Darwin (able to speak via a high-tech translator). 

The show became more fantastical in its second season, featuring fire-breathing worm monsters, time travel plots, and an ancient alien ship. The series didn't suffer in quality, but it certainly became sillier.

[This story contains spoilers for Netflix’s My Oxford Year.]

Audiences may have seen Sofia Carson fall in love onscreen in roles such as Netflix’s Purple Hearts and the Life List, but her new film is offering a revival of the traditional classic love story.

“There’s a certain level of escapism that comes with falling in love with a love story that is so beautiful to be able to offer that, and this one in particular just felt timeless,” Carson tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It felt like it had been a while since I had seen a classic and timeless love story brought to life for this generation.”

That love story is My Oxford Year, directed by Iain Morris and starring Carson (who also exec produce) and Queen Charlotte star Corey Mylchreest. The film, based on the 2018 book by Julia Wheelan, centers on Carson’s Anna, an ambitious young American woman who sets...

In 2003, Catherine Hardwicke’s (Twilight) directorial debut, Thirteen, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film starred Evan Rachel Wood as Tracy, a 13-year-old in Southern California who befriends the popular Evie (Nikki Reed) and begins dabbling in drugs, alcohol, and crime.

Co-written by Hardwicke and then-14-year-old Reed, based on the teen’s real-life experiences, the script was crafted in only six days. When the film was released, it was every parent’s nightmare and generated a ton of controversy because of the situations depicted in the film. However, it was well received by critics and garnered award nominations for Wood and Holly Hunter, who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance as Tracy’s mom, Melanie.

Stream it on Netflix now.

Tracy (Wood) is a mild-mannered, 13-year-old seventh grader who lives with her recovering alcoholic mother, Melanie (Hunter), and older brother, Mason (Corbet), in Los Angeles. Tracy hates her mother’s boyfriend,...

How to Train Your Dragon continues to climb up a major all-time box office chart. The 2025 movie is a live-action remake of DreamWorks' 2010 animated movie of the same name, which itself was loosely based on the children's book series by Cressida Cowell. The 2010 title launched an animated trilogy that collectively grossed more than $1.6 billion.

The 2025 How to Train Your Dragon release kicked off on June 13, earning the best opening weekend of the franchise with an $84.6 million domestic debut and eventually rising past the $600 million milestone worldwide.

Per The Numbers, How to Train Your Dragon has now risen to a cumulative domestic box office total of $258.69 million, adding nearly $500,000 on Thursday alone during the waning days of its theatrical run. This has been the case despite the movie already being available for rental and purchase at home via premium video on demand.

This total sees the movie continuing to climb...

Spy x Family may not be returning 'til October, but fans can enjoy new surprises for the rest of the summer! Throughout the month of August, the show's official social media will be uploading new summery goodies. And, starting today, every Friday will see the release of a new piece of art on the theme of "Anya x Summer"! Check out the first in the series, Anya x Fireworks. Note the presence of a certain penguin on the print of Anya's yukata: "Anya x Fireworks" Summer Artwork Related: Spy x Family Season 3 Anime Trailer Teases Twilight’s Backstory Yukiko Imai, who was a storyboard artist and episode director on the first two seasons of Spy x Family , will be taking up the director reins for season three at both Wit Studio and CloverWorks. Previous script writer Rino Yamazaki has been promoted to series composer while Kazuaki Shimada continues designing the...

Don't be alarmed if you hear the thundering sound of drums. It just means that the new epic series, Chief of War, is arriving on your screen. This Friday, Apple TV+ debuts the new show led by Jason Momoa (Fast X). In order to get your blood pumping, Collider can exclusively unveil a sneak peek into the debut episode that lets you get the general feel of the story. The nine-episode series will kick off with two installments and keep rolling on Fridays through September 19.

Our exclusive sneak peek showcases a tense encounter between Momoa's character, Ka'iana, and a group of invaders of the Hawaiian territory. Told from a long-overdue indigenous perspective, Chief of War will chronicle Ka'iana's attempt to unify the inhabitants of the archipelago before they suffer the horrors of Western colonization in the late 18th century. Needless to say, their conflict won't be pretty, and a river of blood will be spilled.

The Lost Boys premiered in 1987 and transformed the vampire genre forever! The cult classic, directed by the late Joel Schumacher, didn’t just tell a plain old horror story about vampires. Instead, it turned the undead into rock stars and showed us the chaos of being young and feeling invincible in the ‘80s.

The horror-comedy that exceeded everyone’s expectations and became a genre-defining film starred Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, and other amazing actors. The Lost Boys had that teen angst, supernatural horror, mullets, and comic book nerds that continue to echo through pop culture even decades later.

The Lost Boys Redefined Vampires as Cool, Funny, and Rebelliously Undead A still from The Lost Boys | Credits: Richard Donner Production

Before The Lost Boys came along, most vampire movies had stiff, brooding, and serious depictions of the creatures. But Joel Schumacher reimagined vampires with motorcycles, sunglasses, and rock ‘n’ roll vibes,...

Two middle-aged tourists walked up to the Dior store in midtown Manhattan, looking to browse the selection of luxury goods and maybe splurge while on vacation. Before they could enter, though, a no-nonsense woman holding a clipboard, stopped them in their tracks: “Sorry, the store is closed until next week.”

There was nothing online to indicate the store’s closure on this brutally hot Wednesday in July. And to be fair, the sidewalks of New York City are perpetually chaotic. But had the couple taken a look to the left — or just a gander across the street — they’d notice the crew members with walkie talkies, paparazzi with jumbo cameras, a video village set up nearby and a gaggle of black directors chairs, one of which was emblazoned with the name Andy.

All the fanfare was for “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which has captivated the masses while filming around Manhattan.

Exclusive: Cam Gigandet (Twilight) has signed on to star in the feature Deadly Games.

Gigandet joins the wider ensemble featuring Eddie Hall (The Expendables 4), Shane McCormick (Beneath the Silence), Hannah James (Supergirl), and Megan Lockhurst (The Siege).

Deadly Games follows Dax Cage (Gigandet), a former undisputed Mma champion who returns home after a seven-year prison stint to find his life in ruins. His estranged father wants nothing to do with him, his marriage has crumbled, and his younger step-brother Maverick (McCormick) — once Mma’s most promising star — is barely staying afloat with a newborn on the way. Drowning in debt to London’s most feared loan shark, Maverick is forced into the Deadly Games—a brutal underground tournament offering a £1 million prize.

As Dax fights to protect his brother, he must enter the ring once more—risking his life and defying a doctor’s orders after multiple concussions ended his professional career.

Watching G. Aravindan’s “Pokkuveyil,” released in 1982, is like reading a Sylvia Plath poem, full of restrained sorrow, inner turbulence, and the kind of sadness that doesn’t leave but lingers. It’s very precise, poetic, and quietly devastating. It wouldn’t be a lie to say that the despair is haunting.

On the Deeply Personal Nature of Balu’s Distress

The movie revolves around Balu, a college-going student who is both a poet and an artist, seemingly disinterested, yet deeply caring in his relationships, whether with friends, parents, or his lover. He is portrayed beautifully and with striking realism by Balachandran Chullikkad, who is also a well-known poet in Kerala in real life.

The opening scene takes us to the stark, realistic setting of a mental hospital, where we see Balu’s mother and uncle visibly worried about him. He appears withdrawn, frightened, and sad. There is an unsettling...

The trailer for the upcoming A24 rom-com Eternity has arrived and it puts Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner into a love triangle in the afterlife.

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Teller) and her first love (Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.

Also starring in the movie, directed by David Freyne, are John Early, Olga Merediz, and Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph.

Head inside to watch the trailer for the upcoming movie…

Watch the trailer below!

Eternity doesn’t have an official release date yet, but A24 says the film will hit theaters in November 2025.

It was recently announced that Elizabeth will be starring in a new vampire movie with Kristen Stewart, and no, it’s not a Twilight film!

Kristen Stewart has a new ‘do.

The 35-year-old Twilight actress was seen showing off her bright new hair color while walking her dog with wife Dylan Meyer on Sunday (July 27) at Griffith Park in Los Angeles.

The two looked casual for their daytime outing in matching green shorts, with one wearing a white graphic tee and the other in a grey tee and black cap, both sporting white sneakers.

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The couple said “I do” in front of family and friends during an intimate ceremony in LA towards the end of April.

A few weeks later, Kristen headed to Cannes, France, to attend the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where she premiered her new movie The Chronology of Water.

If you didn’t know, the couple is also working on a movie together. Kristen will star in The Wrongs Girls alongside Alia Shawkat, Seth Rogen and more,...

Since Broadway theatergoing has made a full-fledged comeback after shutting down during the Covid-19 pandemic, there's been plenty of big Hollywood names taking the stage. This past year's Tony Awards included nominees best known for film and television, like George Clooney for "Good Night, and Good Luck" and Sarah Snook for "The Picture of Dorian Gray." However, for the pop culture fanatics who maybe aren't well versed in the history of theater, many of these stars don't originate on the screen, but on the stage. 

While many casual Broadway fans' introduction to famous shows might be through the best movie musicals of all time, they might not know about these 10 stars of film and television whose careers began as primarily theater performers. Even the likes of big movie stars like Pedro Pascal had plenty of experience performing Shakespearean across the country before becoming a franchise lead, though Pascal sadly is...

George R.R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter can push his novel series’ ranking to a higher spot in the list of best-selling fantasy books of all time despite its massive delay. The sixth installment in the A Song of Ice and Fire saga has kept fans waiting for 14 years, but the anticipation remains high, sparking hope for a successful commercial return.

Martin’s book series is already on the top ten list, a testament to the fact that his masterpiece is loved and cherished by millions of readers worldwide, alongside other popular titles.

The HBO adaptation Game of Thrones undoubtedly helped increase the books’ sales, and with the upcoming release of The Winds of Winter, we can expect further resurgence, not only in print purchases but also interest in the television series.

Fantasy Novels Remain a Top Favorite Genre Among Fans

Everyone loves escaping reality from time to time,...

Ozzy Osbourne was many, many things. Black Sabbath frontman, eater of bats, controversial media figure. But it can’t be lost that amid all the black clothing and signature sunglasses was a sharp sense of humor. This is no better exemplified than in a Late Night with Conan O’Brien segment from all the way back on October 18, 2001.

Resurfaced on Reddit after the news of Osbourne’s passing at the age of 76, the original seven-minute clip is full of quick jokes. The premise: Conan brings Ozzy to the Late Night offices to boost morale in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. “A lot of things have been tense, a lot of people have been on edge, and people are probably experiencing this in their offices,” Conan says, to introduce the segment. “Take a look at how I cheered up my staff.”

Osbourne’s approach to comforting O’Brien’s New York City-based staff...

The list of the IMDb's 250 top-rated films is an interesting peek into the minds of IMDb users. The people who log onto IMDb to give ratings seem to be, collectively, very fond of movies about criminals, prisoners, or war. There is also a heavy violent-fantasy contingent. Almost all the films on the list are about men, masculinity, and male concerns. The ten highest-rated films on the top-250 list include titles like "The Shawshank Redemption," "The Godfather," "The Lord of the Rings," "Pulp Fiction," and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." 

Of course, the 100 worst-rated films on IMDb is more of a mixed bag. Great films tend to be the movies that many audience members and critics agree are great. Bad films tend to be individually uncovered discoveries, oddball outliers that no one wants to talk about. Classics bring communities together. Bad films feel deeply personal. 

Films can be bad for many,...

Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Catherine Hardwicke and Jake Lacy are among the star-studded jury lineup for the 21st HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Running Aug. 7-17, the summer festival spotlights the best of shortform cinema, with winners of HollyShorts awards in four key categories earning automatic Oscar qualification: best short film grand prize, best animated short, best live action short, and best documentary short.

Imrie (Bridget Jones’s Diary, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) will adjudicate this year’s selection alongside Wilton (Downton Abbey), Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Jennifer Ehle (Pride and Prejudice), The White Lotus star Lacy, Essie Davis (The Babadook), Lewis Tan (Cobra Kai), Mena Suvari (American Beauty) and Twilight (2008) director Hardwicke.

Adam Graves, director of the Oscar-nominated short Anuja, will also sit on the jury, as will journalists Ward Bond, Matthew Carey and Ramin Zahed, among others. See the full jury lineup, exclusively given to The Hollywood Reporter,...

After nearly two years of anticipation, Spy x Family is finally set to return to television later this year. The Forger family will be back with more mayhem than ever, if the latest teaser trailer is any indication. Spy x Family Code: White gave fans a big-budget break from the episodic action comedy, but it is about time for the anime to make its Season 3 debut.

A new teaser trailer for Spy x Family Season 3 makes it official: fans will be back in the treacherous and hilarious world of spies this October. An official premiere date was not revealed, but if it follows a similar pattern to Season 2, expect Spy x Family to return within the first weeks of October. As teased in the new footage, the season will include Anya, Yor and Loid Forger back in action as spies in disguise, but it seems a major revelation from the...

Spy x Family is officially back this October, and the new trailer for season 3 has fans buzzing with theories, excitement, and more than a little surprise. While the Forgers’ chaotic double lives remain front and center, the trailer also teases an unexpected focus by showing a younger version of Loid Forger himself. For the first time, the story appears ready to dive into Twilight’s shadowy past.

This marks a bold tonal shift from the comedic family antics viewers know and love. And with Yukiko Imai stepping in as the new director, replacing Kazuhiro Furuhashi and Takahiro Harada, season 3 might be the show’s most emotionally layered and stylistically daring yet, according to the trailing from @TOHOanimationEN on X. Fans have every reason to be off the rails about Spy x Family's new season and the Kid Loid arc might be one of its most interesting moves.

Kid Loid...

There are very few anime or manga stories within the industry that can match the slice-of-life quality of Tatsuya Endo’s Spy x Family. The story’s ability to masterfully combine thrill, comedy, adventure, and a realistic representation of everyday experience through an eccentric family has led to fans loving and praising it on a completely different level.

Now, in an exciting turn of events, Toho Animation has announced the third season of the Spy x Family series through a promotional video. This promotional video was first posted through a post @spyfamily_anime/X, official account of the Spy x Family franchise. According to the highlights from the promotional video, this season would be a special one for Loid Forger.

Not only that, the teaser trailer for Spy x Family season 3 has also confirmed a release window for the series. This is certainly the most exciting part of the announcement...

The curtain seems to be lifting a little bit on the details of Loid’s past with the first trailer for season 3 of the Spy x Family anime, based on the manga of the same name by Tatsuya Endo and published on the Shonen Jump+ platform. The trailer was released today, teasing a young Twilight alongside the new staff members for the hit spy series’ latest season. Spy x Family Season 3 Anime Trailer Part 1 Related: Spy x Family Season 3 Anime Unveils Forger Family Visual Yukiko Imai, who was a storyboard artist and episode director on the first two seasons of Spy x Family , will be taking up the director reins for season three at both Wit Studio and CloverWorks. Previous script writer Rino Yamazaki has been promoted to series composer while Kazuaki Shimada continues designing the characters alongside the rest of the returning staff, including (K)NoW_NAME composing the music.

Stranger Things’ final season has fans terrified. It has been hyped that the series will not hold back in its fifth season, spilling blood as it sees fit. Considering this, there are specific characters that fans do not want to see die. While everyone has their individual preferences, fans are collectively worried that Steve Harrington will be one of the casualties of this season.

With this, bajji_kadhu_bujji_ on Instagram put up a reel regarding Steve’s potential death. They stated that they would quit Netflix if they heard the song “End of Beginning.” Since music is a very powerful tool in the series, playing a song by Post Animal member, Joe Keery, during his character’s death would be gut-wrenching in so many ways. This would be especially daunting since the show did something similar in the fourth season.

Stranger Things Carved Max’s Narrative Through the Blade...

It's no secret that adaptations of YA novels can be hit and miss in Hollywood. For every success like Twilight, Harry Potter, or The Hunger Games, there are at least a half-dozen novels that are meant to start franchises only to flop after one outing.

Yet some of these failures get a second chance on television to be better. The Golden Compass was a 2006 box office disappointment but was redeemed by HBO's His Dark Materials show. Likewise, The Mortal Instruments failed as a movie but turned into the beloved Shadowhunters series.

Granted, it doesn't always work (Vampire Academy flopped in both mediums), yet TV offers a shot for these properties to do much better. A season of episodes provides more time for a story than a movie and can expand on things better. While there are several candidates, these are 10 notable failed YA movie series that would be much better as TV shows,...

Over the past couple of years, the Spy x Family manga has become one of Shōnen Jump's most successful series. For most fans, this is no coincidence, as it is one of the funniest and most wholesome stories of recent years. Recently, the series once again proved itself as a modern classic with a heartwarming love confession.

During the events of chapter #120, after struggling with her emotions for many days, Yor has finally accepted her true feelings for her fake husband Loid. In a shocking but hopeful confession, the Thorn Princess has confirmed to her daughter Anya that she has indeed fallen in love with Agent Twilight.

Yor’s Feelings Have Finally Been Confirmed The Assassin Has Officially Fallen in Love

Over the last couple of chapters, Spy x Family's Yor has been dealing with a crisis about her true feelings for her fake husband Loid. During the...