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Fans are eagerly awaiting the news of who will play a young Haymitch in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Now, the franchise film producer has broken their silence about finding someone to fill the role previously played by Woody Harrelson. The latest entry inThe Hunger Gamesfranchise hit bookshelves on Mar. 18, 2025, and passionate fans are already speed-reading through the prequel story that follows Haymitch Abernathy and his road to victory in the 50th annual Hunger Games. A film adaptation is already well into development, with a release date set for Nov. 20, 2026, but still no casting has emerged.

Speaking with Variety, franchise producer Nina Jacobson spoke about the acting process for Haymitch. Part of the reason no decision has been made yet? "Because of this early manuscript not being published, we haven’t even been able to read actors for fear that sides could leak," said Jacobson. Jacobson said they...

Michael Fassbender details the most challenging scene for him to film in his new movie. The X-Men actor, best known for playing Erik Lehnsherr, aka Magneto, in 20th Century Fox's X-Men saga, has a diverse career outside of superhero movies. He portrayed Bobby Sands in the historical drama Hunger, and has starred in Ridley Scott's Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. In the comedy space, Fassbender left a memorable performance as a coach of the American Samoa soccer team in Next Goal Wins.

In recent years, Fassbender has been deep in the thriller/spy genre. Following his journey portraying an assassin in David Fincher's 2023 film The Killer, the actor starred in the 2024 Paramount+/Showtime spy series The Agency, where he plays thecovert CIA agent Martian, who struggles to cut ties with an old flame after his mission has come to an end. Fassbender's new 2025 film further sees him in...

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes’true love first blossomed poetically on screen. Gosling often defines his performances through understatement, from a vintage heartthrob in The Notebook to a brooding protector in what this author thinks is the best film ever, Drive, while still featuring in blockbusters like the pink phenomenon, Barbie. Mendes, now happily embracing the beauty of motherhood and entrepreneurship, also dedicated herself to acting, delving into roles like the complicated mistress of Denzel Washington's character in Training Day to a cynical gossip columnist in Hitch, showing she also had the range to tackle both dramatic and comedic contexts.

However, there’s a strong case that their finest work came when they shared the screen in the same movie: Derek Cianfrance's 2012 morality tale The Place Beyond the Pines.The ambitious, multi-generational film brought the couple together off-screen while testing the actors with roles that demanded intensity. In this atmospheric exploration of family,...

We here at JoBlo.com love us some Michael Fassbender. From Hunger to Inglourious Basterds to 12 Years a Slave to pretty much any of his upcoming projects, the man is one of the finest actors of his generation. But it’s not like he lands every role he wants. He has been open about inadvertently sabotaging his own audition for James Bond by pushing Daniel Craig instead of himself, but he’s missed out on major parts in worse ways than that.

Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Michael Fassbender remembered trying to land the role of Max Rockatansky for George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road. But it went about as bad as it could, with the actor remembering it was straight-up awful. For starters, he was late to meet with Miller by nearly an hour. Frazzled, he said he didn’t have his bearings when he did...

Known for his contributions to the documentary medium with epic portraits like “The Vietnam War” and “Baseball,” Ken Burns took to the Criterion Closet recently to express his appreciation for narrative cinema and how, for him, “becoming a filmmaker was born in tragedy.” Burns shared that his mother passed from cancer when he was only 11 and soon after, his father introduced him to cinema as a way of coping.

“My dad, who had never cried before in his life — not during her illness, not when she died, not at her impossibly sad funeral — would let me stay up late and watch films,” Burns said, “He’d take me out to the Cinema Guild in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and we’d look at films together of all sorts. And I got my education there and decided to become a filmmaker when he showed me one night Sir Carol Reed’s ‘Odd Man Out...

Thai production outfit Night Edge Pictures has locked in its lead cast for the upcoming horror-thriller “Delivery Man,” with Bhumibhat Thavornsiri, Plearnpichaya Komalarajun, and Ananda Everingham joining the project, it was unveiled during Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM).

The deal was orchestrated by U.S.-Thai film global sales, production, and finance company Est N8’s team of Tenten Wei, Sophie Shi, and Cathy Ni, adding to their growing slate of Asian content which includes MD Pictures’ “Sorop,” December’s box office leader “Hutang Nyawa,” and the Fantasia best director award-winning Korean action film “Mash Ville.”

“Delivery Man,” which blends Korean cinema’s suspenseful pacing with Thailand’s signature storytelling approach, delves into the dark underbelly of stalker culture. The project comes from the directing duo Ornusa Donsawai and Pun Homchuen, who co-wrote the script with Kongkiat Komesiri.

Thavornsiri (known as Aim) takes the lead as Guy, a socially...

Actress, singer, songwriter Ella Bleu Travolta, the daughter of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, poses for the 2025 issue of “Hunger” magazine, wearing Chanel, photographed by Andrew Yee:

“Acting is the first thing that I knew I wanted to try to do,” Travolta said.

“But the only opportunity I get to act is when I’m auditioning or have an actual project going on. It’s not much of a one person process creatively.”

“I’ve always loved singing, but I didn’t think I could write a song. I just had less confidence in that.”

“I’d be doing something random, like walking or driving, and a melody or a few lyrics would pop into my head and I’d record it on a voice memo.Then I’d sit down with a ukulele and start playing chords and make it more into a song…”

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The first trailer for Marvel Studios' "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" just dropped, kicking off Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The highly-anticipated trailer offers us a glimpse of the film's 1960s retro-futurist setting, in which Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn), and Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) are seen navigating several superhero-related challenges. These four do-gooders are not just allies working together but something akin to a family, and each one of them has undergone a life-altering transformation after a certain incident that is alluded to for a few seconds. Before the trailer dives into the team's superhero shenanigans, however, we are treated to a sweet moment between Ben/The Thing and the humanoid experimental robot H.E.R.B.I.E, who are seen cooking dinner together at the Baxter Building.

While we do not see Reed in action or using...

For months, fans of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games franchise have been highly anticipating the release of her new prequel novel, Sunrise on the Reaping. Scheduled for release on March 18, 2025, Sunrise on the Reaping will revolve around the events of the 50th Hunger Games—also known as the Second Quarter Quell. A Quarter Quell is different from a typical Hunger Games year, as the quarter-century anniversary of the Capital's defeat of the district's often features particularly cruel or challenging twists—this time demanding double the amount of tributes.

Fans of the Hunger Games novels know that the 50th Quarter Quell is in fact the year that Katniss' mentor, Haymitch Abernathy, won his games—but his victory is a tragic one. Catching Fire gives readers a glimpse into Haymitch's games, but the first true look into Haymitch's story can be seen in the Sunrise on the Reaping excerpt published in People Magazine.

Despite being pushed to a December 2025 release, things appear to be slowly picking up for Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. Spotted by Eurogamer, several fan accounts on X have snapped images of the sign for the infamous pizzeria, as well as merchandise stands for a scene in the film.

The X account Fnaf Movie Updates recently posted images of the pizzeria, which appears to be a little worse for wear, given the brush that’s surrounding the building.

The 'Five Nights At Freddy's 2' pizzeria sign has been revealed!#FNAFMovie #Fnaf pic.twitter.com/xOkBVGlrhS

— Fnaf Movie Updates (@FNAFMovieUpdate) January 10, 2025

Things get even more interesting from another account, this time from katfanf, taken from Reddit. Not only do these photos show merchandise stands for what appears to be a scene from the film, but another post from the same account also shows decorations for a “Fazfest” scene.

Martial arts legend Sammo Hung has been tapped as jury president for the 18th Asian Film Awards, while South Korean supernatural thriller “Exhuma” and Hong Kong action pic “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” dominate the nominations.

South Korean supernatural thriller “Exhuma,” helmed by director Jang Jae-hyun and marking the return of veteran actor Choi Min-sik, leads with 11 nods including best film, director, actor and actress. The film weaves elements of feng shui and traditional shamanism in its story of an ominous grave investigation.

Hong Kong action film “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” follows with nine nominations. Based on Yuyi’s “City of Darkness” novel and set in the 1980s Kowloon Walled City, the film is competing for best film, supporting actor and multiple technical awards.

Soi Cheang’s Hong Kong action film “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” follows with nine nominations. Based on Yuyi’s “City of Darkness...

Hunger Games fans were surprised earlier this year with the news that not only is there a new prequel novel coming in 2025, but that a film adaptation will quickly follow in 2026. Titled Sunrise on the Reaping, the latest chapter in author Suzanne Collins' epic tale is set to explore the 50th Hunger Games, and focuses heavily on the character of Haymitch Abernathy, who was portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the original films. Now, Sunrise on the Reaping director Francis Lawrence is discussing some of the biggest challenges he’s facing when it comes to casting the right person for the job.

Speaking with ComicBook.com, Lawrence compared the experience of casting a young Abernathy to a similar challenge he faced when casting a younger version of the late Donald Sutherland’s Coriolanus Snow for Songbirds and Snakes - a role that ultimately went to Tom Blyth. He said the challenge is...

Follow the journey of a boy and his mother separated by war in this Apple TV+ exclusive.

Oscar-winner Steve McQueen is out with his latest film, this time a World War II epic called “Blitz.” This gripping historical drama is told through the eyes of George, a nine-year-old boy (Elliott Heffernan) separated from his mother, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), during the Blitz. While George braves the chaos of war to return to London and get back to his mom, Rita fights desperately to find her missing son. With a stunning premiere at the BFI London Film Festival and a buzzy reception at the New York Film Festival, “Blitz” is one film you don’t want to miss. You can watch it on Apple TV+ when it premieres on Friday, Nov. 22.

How to watch ‘Blitz’ When: Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 Where: Apple TV+ Stream: Watch with a subscription to Apple TV+. 7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month apple.

Apple's historical war drama film Blitz has an impressive cast led by 4-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan. Blitz follows the story of a mother and son searching for each other in war-torn London. Written and directed by Steve McQueen, Blitz has received mostly positive reviews after it had its world premiere as the opening film at the BFI London Film Festival on October 9, 2024. The film was released in select theaters on November 1, 2024 and received an exclusive streaming release on Apple TV+ on November 22, 2024. Blitz currently has a Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 81%.

Blitz is already considered one of Saoirse Ronan's best movies. The official logline of Blitz reads, "The stories of a group of Londoners during the German bombing campaign of the British capital during World War II" (via IMDb). Blitz marks the feature film debut of rising British actor Elliott Heffernan, who was discovered in a...

Plot: During the WW2 bombing of Britain, a young mother (Saoirse Ronan) sends her young son, Georgie (Elliott Heffernan), off to the countryside for his own safety. Angry at being separated from his mother and used to being taunted for his mixed-race heritage, he jumps off the train to the countryside and embarks on an odyssey through a bombed-out London to reunite with his family.

Review: Blitz wasn’t what I expected from director Steve McQueen. One of the most potent directors in the business, Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave, Widows and Small Axe were all dazzlingly well-directed, but there was nothing in any of them which made me think McQueen had a family film in him. Blitz, which carries a PG-13 rating, is his most accessible film to date, with it a soft-hearted journey through London which sometimes feels almost Spielbergian. While it’s not as good as...

British artist-turned-filmmaker Steve McQueen is tired of being defined by other people. Since he broke out with 2008’s Irish prison drama “Hunger” — along with Michael Fassbender — each film has been completely different from the last. “Shame” (2011) was a provocative portrait of a sex addict (Fassbender), while Best Picture winner “12 Years a Slave” (2013) turned Lupita Nyong’o into an Oscar-winning star and grossed $187.7 million worldwide. “Widows” (2018) was a less successful foray into an American genre picture. And back in Britain, his 2020 “Small Axe” limited TV series and 2023 documentary “Occupied City” earned raves.

“I don’t even try to be in my own box,” he told IndieWire during a Los Angeles interview. “My mother always told me, ‘Never let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.’ Someone blow the dust off of cinema because I don’t want to be stuffy. I want it to be entertaining in a...

Steve McQueen

The director of Blitz talks us through the choices he made to create his dreamlike love letter to wartime London

1 — Don’t look back

None of my films have been similar to any other film, from Occupied City to Hunger to Small Axe to Shame. I mean, they are all very, very, very different. And that’s not just because I want to be different, it’s because the subject matter asks for it to be like that. It’s all about subject matter, and then making work that can enhance what I want to talk about. With Blitz, I wanted to look through a child’s perspective. Like a Brothers Grimm fairytale, it’s very dark, but it’s almost like a dream — and I think that seeing these things through a child’s perspective is what gives it a dreamlike quality. Because I’m putting you...

Judy Greer, who stars in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk, shares insight into the film's dark themes. Based on Kings 1979 novel, The Long Walk is a dystopian thriller following 100 teenage boys forced into a brutal endurance competition: walking U.S. Highway 1, facing the threat of soldiers if they fall behind. Directed by Hunger Games veteran Francis Lawrence, the adaptation stars young talents Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson in lead roles, supported by an ensemble cast with Halloweens Greer and Star Wars icon Mark Hamill. A release date has yet to be announced.

In an interview with Collider, Greer spoke about her experience on the set of The Long Walk and the adaptations faithfulness to Kings novel. She further related the impact of watching young actors on set, noting how refreshing it was to work alongside the young men whose performances enhance the grim storyline. Read the full quote here:

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Michael Fassbender has been considered one of the best actors of his generation ever since his breakout in the early 2010s, and has managed to work alongside such acclaimed directors as Ridley Scott, Derek Cianfrance, Steven McQueen, David Cronenberg, Steven Soderbergh, and Quentin Tarantino among others. Although there was concern that Fassbenders career may have been in decline due to the more negative reception to the later installments in the Alien and X-Men franchises that he starred in, 2023 brought him back to the forefront of popular culture with the Netflix thriller The Killer and the light-hearted sports comedy Next Goal Wins. However, Fassbender has reached an even greater height this year with the award-winning biopic Kneecap, in which he plays a supporting role. While the film has been getting great reviews since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Kneecap draws in elements from Fassbenders underrated films Hunger and Frank.

Enda Walsh may not be a household name, but he should be. Hes one of Irelands most prolific and celebrated living playwrights, with original productions including Ballyturk, The Walworth Farce, and Mistermam. Movie buffs may know him for adapting the Irish films Once and Sing Street for the stage. He co-wrote the Irish historical drama Hunger with Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen. What some people may not know is that Walsh was instrumental in the launch of Cillian Murphys career. Walsh wrote the play Disco Pigs, which Murphy starred in on a world tour in the late 90s. This gave way to one of Murphys earliest screen performances in the film adaptation of the play in 2001. Since then, the actor and writer have reunited several times for the stage and have become close friends and creative partners.

Few auteur filmmakers can tear through a viewers skin and grasp at their heart like writer-director Steve McQueen. After telling profoundly personal and UK-centric stories like Hunger and Shame, McQueen took home the Best Picture Oscar for his uniquely American tragedy, 12 Years A Slave. Now, the director is back on his home turf to share an intense tapestry of the human condition by way of London in World War II in his new feature, Blitz.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will take readers back into the world of Panem, and the book could restore a series staple that The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes skipped. Set to come out in March 2025, the new Hunger Games book will follow Haymitch Abernathy, Katniss' and Peeta's mentor who participates in the second-ever Quarter Quell. This is one of the bloodiest Hunger Games tournaments in Panem's history, and that's not to mention the tragic losses Haymitch faces after surviving the arena.

Sunrise on the Reaping is poised to be a heartbreaking narrative and the trailer for the upcoming prequel suggests it could be a return to form for Suzanne Collins. Her first three Hunger Games books drive home their themes using a storytelling device that helps immerse readers in Katniss' struggle: a first-person perspective. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes moves away from this, opting for...

BritBox Signs UK Programs From Sphere Abacus

Best-of-British streamer BritBox has bought a package of programs from Sphere Abacus, the UK-based sales house making its debut at MIPCOM in its current guise. Package contains Travels With Agatha Christie with Sir David Suchet from Soho Studios and Two Rivers Media. Suchet is currently on the ground with Sphere Abacus in Cannes, as our report earlier today noted. Also acquired by BritBox are Jon and Lucy’s Odd Couples, The Murder of Sandra Rivett, Breaking Dad: Britain’s Unlikeliest Drug Dealer, Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple (aka Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Suspense), Diana: The Interview That Shook the World and Susan Hill’s The Small Hand: A Ghost Story (1 x 94’) produced by Awesome and Two Rivers Media. BritBox takes rights for the U.S. and Canada.

Beta Sets Globo Co-Pro ‘Discipline

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Love Is Blind just opened its famous pods for the seventh season on Netflix, but some fans are still hungover from Season 1 of the UK version, which premiered in August. Part of it is due to hosts, Matt and Emma Willis, who fans called a "refreshing change" compared to Nick and Vanessa Lachey.

The Willis' and Lachey's share similar backgrounds pre-reality TV: both Nick and Matt rose to fame in boy bands while their wives are both model-turned-tv personalities. Both are likable couples who have shared their imperfect marriage journeys to inspire the hopeful singles of the franchise. But fans think the UK hosts are more "dignified" than their US counterparts.

Love Is Blind UK's Matt And Emma Willis Avoid Unnecessary Drama in Reunions

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Many fans praised Matt and Emma for the way they asked questions during the reunion episode. "In the UK version, I just saw...

The Hulk is easily one of the strongest characters in the Marvel Universe, yet even he is no match for the likes of Galactus, who wields power that even someone as incredibly strong as the Hulk couldnt even comprehend. However, even though the Hulk wouldnt stand a chance against Galactus, the same cannot be said for Hulks best friend, who proved to be the one hero powerful enough to actually beat Galactus solo.

In the four-part miniseries Hunger by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Leonard Kirk, a rift is created between Earth-616 and Earth-1610 aka the original Ultimate Universe. The Avengers inadvertently tore a hole through time and space during the events of Age of Ultron, creating this massive rift connecting the two universes - and Galactus uses it to enter the Ultimate Universe.

Once in the Ultimate Universe, Galactus merges with his own variant, Gah Lak Tus, and makes the hive-mind android swarm his Herald.

Widows, the 2018 crime/thriller by director Steve McQueen, puts its female characters in the spotlight, as four women are forced to work together to clear the debt left behind by their deceased husbands' criminal activities. As well as an awesome premise, the movie stars a kick-ass cast, with Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo making up the titular group of heroines. But despite everything working in its favor, Steve McQueen was frustrated with the studio's lack of support towards the movie's feminist message, and wished the film's marketing was handled very differently.

Appearing at a Q&a at the London Film Festival (attended by MovieWeb), Steve McQueen recalled the frustrating marketing for Widows. The director didn't dive into all the specifics, but discussed the movie's poster. "Just look at the poster," McQueen said. It would be safe to assume that the poster for Widows would feature, well,...

It’s strange to discover that “Blitz” is the most anonymous movie that Steve McQueen has made thus far, as this pseudo-Dickensian epic — the story of a half-Grenadian boy’s quest to reunite with his guilt-ridden single mother (Saoirse Ronan) after she evacuates him out of London in the fall of 1940 — would appear to be an ideal showcase for his singular vision as a filmmaker.

Drawn towards subjects that allow him to interrogate and expand upon historical notions of resilience, the “Hunger” director has frequently returned to portraits of life during wartime over the course of his career as both a visual artist and commercial auteur. This one, set at the height of the stiff upper lip spirit that McQueen is eager to question for its cracks, offers such a natural canvas for his favorite subject that it can seem like he’s spent the last 20 years waiting for the budget to paint on it.

With his new World War II drama Blitz, uncompromising filmmaker Steve McQueen is once more tackling weighty, vital material. He tells us about his ongoing mission to break new ground…

Here’s what you need to know about Steve McQueen, as a man and as a filmmaker: he will not waste your time. Not with false modesty, nor with empty boasting. Not by suffering fools or flattering royalty. This is sometimes mistaken for brusqueness. It isn’t. It’s a guarantee that when a single shot of a priest conversing with a prisoner lasts 17 minutes and 11 seconds (as in 2008 feature debut Hunger), or when his 2023 Holocaust documentary Occupied City takes four hours and 26 minutes (not including interval), every moment is necessary and accounted for.

It’s this disciplined focus on what McQueen emphatically calls “the work... The W-O-R-K” which has enabled the 54-year-old to frequently...

Steve McQueen said he prefers a collaborative style of filmmaking, saying that “being a director is not about being an arsehole”.

“Once you have a situation where everyone’s together – I’ll take a good idea from anybody,” said UK filmmaker McQueen, at a Screen Talk ahead of the world premiere of his new film Blitz, opening the 68th BFI London Film Festival this evening.

“A director is not about being an arsehole. A director is about listening and feeling and smelling and tasting…There are too many arseholes, trust me,” said the director, who did not name names.

This...

Oscar- and BAFTA Award-winning British writer and director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Hunger, Shame, Small Axe, Uprising, Occupied City) got a huge applause in honor of his birthday on Wednesday during a BFI London Film Festival event.

He spoke during a “Screen Talk” Wednesday afternoon and press conference ahead of the world premiere of his new movie Blitz — starring Saoirse Ronan, Stephen Graham, Elliot Heffernan and Benjamin Clementine — which is the opening film of the 68th edition of the London fest (Lff).

The movie, McQueen’s third Lff opening film, follows 9-year-old George (Heffernan) in wartime London after his mother Rita (Ronan) sends him as an evacuee to safety in the English countryside. Defiant and determined to get back home on his own to his mother and grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, George encounters real danger as a distraught Rita tries to find her footloose son.

British artist-filmmaker Steve McQueen made history with his best picture win for 12 Years A Slave in 2014. But what does he remember from that night in the Dolby Theatre?

“I met Prince,” McQueen said jokingly this morning during an onstage screen talk at the London Film Festival where his latest feature length project Blitz debuts this evening. “He took his shades off and met my mum. It was Prince, man, oh my god.”

McQueen — who was questioned on stage by film critic Danny Leigh — continued to describe Oscars night in 2014 night as “heavy” before telling the London crowd that he’s proud of the film’s legacy. However, he told the audience that he’s certain the film would not have been made if Barack Obama wasn’t in office at the time.

“I know for a fact that if President Obama wasn’t in office that movie wouldn’t have been made.

Steve McQueen is set to open the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday night with a world premiere — and it’s not his first time doing so. But his new film “Blitz” is very different from crime thriller “Widows,” which lifted the curtain back in 2018.

“Blitz” is set in WWII London as it came under devastating nightly attacks from German bomber planes, with a population that was forced to seek shelter underground not knowing what would be left of the city they returned to each morning. Taking place over just a few days, the visceral drama follows a 9-year-old boy — played by newcomer Elliot Heffernan — sent off to safety in the countryside but determined to return home to find his mother (Saoirse Ronan), who likewise is desperately searching for her missing son amid the chaos and carnage.

For the Oscar-winning and two-time BAFTA-winning McQueen, the idea of “Blitz” first began...

Warning! Spoilers for Netflix's Uglies and Scott Westerfeld's continued book series ahead!

An interesting theory suggests that Netflix's new sci-fi movie, Uglies, is secretly a prequel to Katniss Everdeen's story in The Hunger Games. The 2024 dystopian movie is based on the book of the same name by author Scott Westerfeld, which was first released in 2005. Since The Hunger Games was written by Suzanne Collins, and the first book was released in 2008, these two stories can't actually be directly related. However, it's interesting to consider how they might fit together.

Like Netflix's adaptation, the Uglies book series follows a 15-year-old girl, Tally, who lives in a future centuries after the near collapse of human civilization. To combat humanity's destruction of the planet and itself, those who survived the apocalypse devised a plan to turn everyone into docile and compliant citizens, therefore allowing for a utopia. They achieved this through...

Earlier this year, Christopher Nolan finally won Best Director at the Academy Awards. He picked up prize for helming Best Picture champ “Oppenheimer.” That victory came after five prior Oscar nominations, all of which ended in losses. Anyhow, Nolan has now finally been given the rewards his talents deserve. But there are still plenty of filmmakers who are overdue a Best Director gong. Scroll down for a list of five overdue filmmakers who could compete for the award at the 2025 Oscars.

Pedro Almodóvar

Almodóvar has five Oscar nominations and two victories to his name, so he may not seem overdue. He was nominated for Best Foreign Language Feature Film in 1989 for “Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” and in 2000 for “All About My Mother.” He won for the latter. He was then nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay in 2003 for “Talk to Her,” winning for his writing.

Steve McQueen’s filmography will be feted at the 2024 Middleburg Film Festival.

The annual festival, which will take place from October 17 through 20, will honor Academy Award winner McQueen with the Visionary Director Award. McQueen’s latest film “Blitz” will open the festival, and the auteur will participate in a post-screening conversation.

“Blitz” follows the “epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to Rita and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son,” per the official synopsis.

“Blitz” will screen at Middleburg as a co-presentation with the British Embassy. British Ambassador to the United States Dame Karen Pierce will introduce the feature, and also receive the Festival’s inaugural Film Diplomacy Award.

It’s always Emmys time. With the Primetime Emmys wrapping on Sunday, and the News and Documentary Emmys set to announce their winners next week, the International Emmys have also entered the conversation — revealing on Thursday the nominations for the 2024 International Emmy Awards.

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced a roster of 56 International Emmys nominees across 14 categories and spanning 21 countries. Leading the pack was the United Kingdom, with nine nominees, followed by France with seven and Brazil with five.

“Every year the international television community competes to be recognized on the International Emmys’ much coveted global stage,” said International Academy president/CEO Bruce L. Paisner in a statement. “We congratulate the Nominees for their outstanding programs and performances, they are once again a testament to the universal appeal of great storytelling across all genres, countries and cultures.”

Thus year’s nominees came from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile,...

"My Mom sent me away." "She did it to keep you safe." Apple has finally unveiled the official trailer for the movie Blitz, the next cinematic creation from maestro Steve McQueen. It's set to premiere soon at the 2024 New York & London Film Festivals this fall, before opening in theaters in early November and streaming on Apple TV+ later that month. The new film follows the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the London bombing in World War II (from 1940 to 1941). A defiant young boy goes on an adventure running around London during the war only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son. Saoirse Ronan stars as Rita, along with Elliott Heffernan as her 9-year-old son George. The full ensemble cast for this includes Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, Cj Beckford,...

Steve McQueen is debuting his latest period piece, this time starring Saoirse Ronan.

McQueen writes and directs “Blitz,” which follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside.

Per the official synopsis, “George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.”

Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, Cj Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman, and Sally Messham also star.

Academy Award winner McQueen reunites with production designer Adam Stockhausen, costume designer Jacqueline Durran (“Small Axe”), and composer Hans Zimmer (“12 Years a Slave”) for the production. The feature is also a reunion...

Its common knowledge that Galactus is one of the greatest villains in the history of Marvel Comics, as hes nearly destroyed the world a number of times, has murdered trillions of life forms, and remains one of the most dangerous entities in the universe. But, then again, is Galactus really a villain? That question has stumped fans for decades, but with just four words, the truth about whether Galactus is a hero or a villain is permanently settled.

In the four-part miniseries Hunger by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Leonard Kirk, Galactus crosses over into the Ultimate Universe after a rift is created between Earth-616 and Earth-1610 following the events of Age of Ultron. While that event ended with the heroes of Earth-616 saving their reality, they nearly doomed the Ultimate Universe in the process. Galactus didnt just cross into the Ultimate Universe, but once there, he merged with his Earth-1610 variant,...

Movie adaptions always make cuts and alterations to their source material. In the case of The Hunger Games, The franchise comes down to Katniss and Peeta and their relationship how two people, who, despite their odds, choose to save each other instead of killing. Peeta Mellark received some of the most significant changes during the adaptation process, transforming him from one of the novel's most complicated characters to a fairly one-dimensional part of the film.

Josh Hutcherson's Peeta was charismatic and strong, and he was genuinely kind and in love with Katniss. In many ways, Peeta transformed Katniss from a girl who was angry at the game and politics, to someone with her own thinking and personality. In the rebellion that gradually unraveled through the 74-75th Hunger Games, Katniss wouldn't have become the Mockingjay symbol without Peeta. However, the character is different in the book and the movie series.

Lionsgate has announced details for the US release of the new film “Small Things Like These.” The drama, set in 1980s Ireland, tells the story of a coal merchant who uncovers secrets kept by the local convent. It is based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Irish author Claire Keegan.

The movie will open in US theaters on November 8. It will first debut in the UK and Ireland on November 1. Lionsgate acquired distribution rights for North America, the UK, and Ireland after “Small Things Like These” premiered to critical acclaim at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year.

Starring Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, the film follows Bill Furlong, a devoted father, as Christmas nears in 1985 Ireland. Furlong discovers disturbing truths kept by the convent in his small town. He is then forced to face the silence of his community about these secrets, as well as confronting parts of his own past.

Lionsgate has dropped the official trailer and set UK, Ireland and U.S. release dates for Small Things Like These, starring Oscar winner Cillian Murphy. Check out the trailer above and a new poster below.

Small Things Like These opened the Berlin Film Festival in February, the first time an Irish movie has had the honor. Emily Watson went on to win the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance for her role. Lionsgate later acquired North America, the UK and Ireland. It will release the film first in the UK and Ireland on November 1, followed by the U.S. on November 8; the latter with Roadside Attractions.

Murphy, who also produces, stars as devoted father Bill Furlong in the drama that’s based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan. While working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill discovers disturbing secrets kept by the...

Here’s a sneak peek at Cillian Murphy’s next not-“Peaky Blinders” film.

The Academy Award winner stars in and produces “Small Things Like These” based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan. “Small Things Like These” centers on devoted father Bill Furlong (Murphy) who works as a coal merchant to support his family. While on the job, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent — and realizes some truths of his own — forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

The film is set in 1985, and co-stars Emily Watson, Michelle Fairley, and Eileen Walsh.

Playwright Enda Walsh adapated the script, with “Peaky Blinders” director Tim Mielants directing. The feature premiered at Berlinale 2024; it was later acquired by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions.

Murphy’s “Oppenheimer” co-star Matt Damon also produces through his...

The whole idea of Galactus is utterly terrifying in a cosmic sense, as hes essentially a god with the power to consume an entire planet, and theres really no way to stop him. However, his standing as a pillar of cosmic horror in Marvel Comics doesnt end with the fact that Galactus merely travels the cosmos devouring worlds, as he has one unique power that effectively turns Galactus from an evil god to absolute nightmare fuel.

In the four-part limited series Hunger by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Leonard Kirk, readers are shown the fallout of The Age of Ultron from the perspective of the Ultimate Universe. The Age of Ultron happened in Earth-616, but because the Avengers used time travel to defeat Ultron, they inadvertently tore the fabric of reality, creating a rift between Earth-616 and Earth-1610. Earth-616s Galactus traveled through that rift into the Ultimate Universe, and he...

Marvel Studios recently announced that Galactus will be making his live-action debut in the upcoming MCU film Fantastic Four: First Steps, and that he will be played by actor Ralph Ineson. No further details or plot points have been made available, which means theres plenty of time for Marvel Studios to decide to adapt Galactus forgotten origin as opposed to his original one, as that would allow the MCU to use its own existing lore to shape his backstory.

In the four-part limited series Hunger by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Leonard Kirk, readers are shown how the events of the Age of Ultron in Earth-616 affected the Ultimate Universe of Earth-1610. During the Age of Ultron, the Avengers used time travel to defeat the murderous machine, and by doing so, they ripped a hole through time and space. That created a rift between Earth-616 and Earth-1610, one large enough for Galactus to travel through.

British Film Institute’s London Film Festival annual Screen Talks returns with a star-studded lineup that includes Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Steve McQueen, Lupita Nyong’o, Zoe Saldaña, and many more.

After featured Martin Scorsese, Andrew Haigh, and Lulu Wang spoke at the festival in 2023, this year’s crop of filmmakers represent the most highly-anticipated features on the 2024 festival circuit.

Sean Baker famously won the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2024 for “Anora,” which is an early Oscar frontrunner after IndieWire critic David Ehrlich praised the film for being a blend of “Uncut Gems” and “Pretty Woman.” At BFI, Baker will discuss his filmography including “Tangerine,” “The Florida Project,” and “Red Rocket.”

Steve McQueen, director of the Lff’s Opening Night Gala-selected film “Blitz,” will talk about his new film, alongside his work for the big and small screen, from “Hunger” and “12 Years a Slave” to “Widows,” “Small Axe,” and “Occupied City.

The BFI’s London Film Festival has set an impressive lineup of starry names including Academy Award winners Steve McQueen, Denis Villeneuve, Lupita Nyong’o, and recent Palme d’Or winner Sean Baker for this year’s screen talk Q&a sessions. Scroll down for the entire screen talks programme.

This year’s London Film Festival runs from 9 October – 20 October. The festival will open with Steve McQueen’s latest feature Blitz, an exploration of London during World War 2, on opening night at this year’s London Film Festival. The pic will screen as a world premiere.

Directed, produced, and written by McQueen, the film follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. The Synopsis reads: George, defiant and determined to return home to Rita and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London,...

On Election Night 2016, Lana Wilson fell into despair while on a filming assignment at a Trump property in New Jersey. As part of her search for meaning, she gravitated toward a storefront medium to calm her sense of dread. Two election cycles later, the same outcome looms as a possibility once again. But in the intervening eight years, Wilson has unpacked her initial impulse to seek solace from strangers in troubled times and reflected upon the power of the psychic reading in the documentary Look Into My Eyes.

Wilson’s film quickly moves beyond evaluating the correctness of her subjects’ clairvoyance. She instead narrows her focus on the connection that occurs during a reading between the psychics and their clients. More than people looking for answers, she finds individuals seeking connection through speaking and listening. Look Into My Eyes does expand its purview to cover more than just the sessions,...

The Silver Surfer is easily Galactus most well-known Herald, though that shouldnt suggest hes the most powerful. Norrin Radd was the first Herald of Galactus readers were ever introduced to, and even after he left Galactus side, Silver Surfer went on to become a major cosmic powerhouse in his own right. However, when considering Galactus strongest Herald of all time, Silver Surfer doesnt even come close.

In the four-part limited series Hunger by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Leonard Kirk, Galactus travels through a rift in time and space from Earth-616 to Earth-1610 after the Avengers tore a hole in reality during the events of Age of Ultron. Upon arriving in this new universe, Galactus assesses his surroundings, immediately looking for a planet to consume as well as a new Herald to help him in that process. And then, mere moments later, Galactus finds the perfect Herald: his own variant, Gah Lak Tus.

Steve McQueen, Bass, 2024. Installation view, Dia Beacon, New York, May 12, 2024–April 14, 2025. © Steve McQueen. Photograph by Bill Jacobson Studio, New York.“The point now is that I found a home—or a hole in the ground, as you will.”1Upstate New York’s Dia Beacon is surrounded by bucolic scenery, but beneath the post-industrial campus of the art institution, there is a hole. A blank slate enveloped in cool darkness, a palatial underground expanse of concrete, the subterranean gallery has hosted a number of site-specific installations by artists such as Joan Jonas, Carl Craig, and now British artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen, whose Bass is on view through next spring.Bass is a beguiling, confrontational work: over the course of its approximately 40-minute runtime, there is no dialogue, no moving image, and no semblance of a traditional narrative—things one might expect from an artist whose film projects, including Hunger (2008), 12 Years A Slave...