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Super Mario Galaxy targets $200M-plus Easter weekend opening
Nintendo and Illumination are positioning the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy film to open with over $200M domestically during the Easter holiday weekend, citing the 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron $191M opening as a benchmark.
Kevin Williamson disclosed multiple attempts to secure Emma Roberts for a cameo in Scream 7, but scheduling conflicts prevented her return as Jill Roberts. The director also tried to bring back Timothy Olyphant, who was unavailable. Scream 7 incorporates legacy killers through archival footage and features a mix of returning and new talent. The film has become the franchise’s highest‑grossing entry worldwide, surpassing $177 million and poised to top U.S. earnings.
The ladies and #ColleenHoover also making the most of SPRING BREAK at US #BoxOffice, as #Universal new book adaptation #RemindersOfHim grossed strong 2.4M on TUE Discount Day, up +43.7% from MON (vs #RegrettingYou’s 1.8M, +23.6%, #TheLostCity’s 3.3M, +48.5%) The...
Robert Pattinson praised the script for The Batman: Part II, calling it extraordinary and daring. He told Deadline that director Matt Reeves is taking big creative swings, promising a film that differs from the 2022 debut. The sequel, which earned over...
Filming on location in Sagkeeng Anicinabe as part of a #HomeStreetProduction. First time working with talented #Neechi film maker & story teller, Jordan Molaro 👊🏽⚡️#indigenousfilm
The American Film Institute announced that its 2026 AFI Awards honorees‑only ceremony will take place on Friday, January 8, 2027, at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. Submission guidelines and deadlines will be released in the coming weeks, with...
Marvel and Sony’s upcoming Spider‑Man: Brand New Day trailer reveals a major shift: Tom Holland’s Peter Parker will sport organic web shooters, a nod to the character’s original comic ability. The change arrives as the MCU grapples with a string...
Recent data shows the U.S./Canada box office has recovered to about $8.7 billion in 2025, still roughly 24 percent shy of its 2019 peak. Ticket volumes have slumped dramatically, with 2024 sales 38 percent below pre‑pandemic levels, while average ticket prices have risen...
A generative‑AI version of the late Val Kilmer will appear posthumously in the independent film *As Deep as the Grave*, after his estate granted permission and compensation. The project, shot years earlier, was stalled in post‑production until the digital recreation was...
Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord arrives on Disney+ on April 4, bringing back Sam Witwer as Darth Maul. The trailer introduces two newly named Zabrak brothers, Scorn and Icarus, whose over‑the‑top monikers echo the franchise’s love of eccentric side characters....
Iron Maiden has dropped the trailer for its new documentary *Burning Ambition*, a 50‑year chronicle of the band’s rise from bar‑room gigs to global heavy‑metal icons. Directed by Malcolm Venville and produced by Dominic Freeman, the film features interviews with...
The San Quentin Film Festival will hold its first event outside San Quentin at the Central California Women’s Facility on March 28, featuring award‑winning short films, a filmmaker panel moderated by W. Kamau Bell, and a Women in Film panel with director Dee Rees....
A new live‑action adaptation of the Yakuza franchise has debuted, starring actors from Japan’s long‑running gangster drama *Nihon Touitsu*. The first episode is available for free with subtitles on IGN, and two more episodes will roll out later this week....
Netflix’s April 2026 slate introduces a mix of new originals, animated spin‑offs, and genre‑spanning titles. Highlights include the animated series "Stranger Things: Tales from ’85", the seven‑episode adaptation "Man on Fire" starring Yahya Abdul‑Mateen II, and season two of "The Bad...
Ready or Not 2 is a damn good sequel. Cleaner & more clever. This plays more like Hunger Games meets Squid Game than the raw horror of the first one, especially with all that has happened in the real world...
Marvel fans argue that the new Spider‑Man: Brand New Day trailer hints Sadie Sink will portray X‑Men mutant Jean Grey, citing mind‑control visuals. Although Sink appears in the film’s cast, the trailer offers no clear face reveal. Sink herself has addressed the...
They Will Kill You is a 94‑minute indie horror‑action film directed by Kirill Sokolov, starring Zazie Beetz as Asia Reeves, a former inmate turned housekeeper in a New York high‑rise haunted by a satanic cult. The story follows her brutal,...
Larry Cohen’s 1984 film *Special Effects* offers a grimy, low‑budget reinterpretation of Hitchcock’s *Vertigo*, swapping De Palma’s sleek style for grindhouse sleaze. The story follows a deranged director who murders an aspiring actress and then turns her death into a movie,...
Daren Smith argues the traditional indie film financing model is structurally broken, leaving investors, filmmakers, and distributors misaligned. He cites data showing only 0.025% of scripts achieve profitable theatrical runs, with oversupply at every production stage. Smith proposes a new...
The SXSW 2026 Film Festival spotlighted three standout titles—Wishful Thinking, The Sun Never Sets, and Obsession—each receiving distinct grades and critical praise. Wishful Thinking explores a couple’s emotional energy affecting global systems, earning an A‑. The Sun Never Sets offers...
Renowned Japanese animator Mamoru Hosoda is set to release "Scarlet," a 2026 anime reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The film merges the classic tragedy’s narrative with Hosoda’s signature blend of modern Japanese visual storytelling and speculative futurism. Production is being handled...
Santiago Segura’s sixth Torrente film, *Torrente for President*, opened in 1,000 Spanish cinemas on March 13, 2026, earning over €7 million and reaching one million admissions in its first weekend. The debut represents 70 % of domestic box‑office revenue, making it the highest‑grossing Spanish...
Netflix’s adult‑animation lineup has become a cultural force, with titles like K‑Pop Demon Hunters, Arcane, Nimona, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep and Love, Death & Robots drawing millions of viewers worldwide. K‑Pop Demon Hunters set a streaming record as...
Italian comedy "Notte prima degli esami 3.0" revives Fausto Brizzi’s 2006 cult franchise for a Gen Z audience. Directed by newcomer Tommaso Renzoni, it stars YouTube influencer Tommaso Cassissa opposite Sabrina Ferilli and opens in cinemas on 19 March 2026 via 01 Distribution....
The new trailer for Spider‑Man: Brand New Day shows Mark Ruffalo back in his human Bruce Banner form, a shift explained by a Hulk Inhibitor device introduced in She‑Hulk: Attorney at Law. The device, designed to suppress gamma radiation, was...
Marvel’s upcoming Spider‑Man: Brand New Day trailer appears to reveal that Mayor Wilson Fisk is no longer in power, as actress Zabryna Guevara’s character Sheila Rivera hands Spider‑Man the city’s keys. The visual cue suggests the Kingpin’s political grip has...
California awarded film‑tax credits to 16 productions, including HBO Max’s drama “The Pitt,” the “Stewie” spin‑off and Jimmy Kimmel’s kids’ science competition “Schooled!”. The projects represent $871 million in qualified in‑state spending and are projected to generate $1.3 billion in economic activity,...
It’s really simple. When your non-industry friends talk about what films they loved last year, how does the conversation go? “Well, I loved X and Y. I still haven’t seen Q or H and I hear amazing things… but this...
Jason Bateman to Direct Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell in ‘The Cackling of the Dodos’ https://t.co/hiAk1fzsNH via @thr
“I Heard That They Are Not Going to See Each Other Anymore” is Kaki Wong’s debut hybrid film that blends documentary and fiction in a visually arresting style reminiscent of Taiwanese New Wave cinema. The movie follows four urban protagonists—Shin,...
Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ Movie — First Look (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/6XZm3ZWYTg via @variety
Inside Chloé Zhao’s Failed ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Reboot — and Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Shockingly Small Screen Time (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/pxY8qarqDe via @variety
Emmy‑winning writer‑director Michaela Coel is set to write and direct a new version of Jean‑Claude Van Damme’s 1988 martial‑arts film “Bloodsport” for A24. The project, produced by Marc Toberoff and Alberto Lensi, will be financed and distributed by A24, marking...
Disney release date news: LILO & STITCH 2 gets a 5/26/28 opening. INCREDIBLES 3 to open 6/16/28.
Alluding to Paramount's pending WBD deal, D’Amaro said “while others in our industry are consolidating just to compete, or struggling to be relevant in a fragmented and disrupted world, Disney is in a category of one," poised for "innovation and growth."...
Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd headline the musical comedy *Power Ballad*, which opened to a flawless 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating from 15 critics. Directed and co‑written by John Carney, the film follows a wedding singer and a fading rock star whose collaboration sparks...
I rewatched the Star Wars Prequels recently and wrote about something that bothers me, calling it the “dark side” of the force is really terrible marketing if you’re trying to win someone new over https://t.co/XlsOznsc0b
EXCLU: GAME OF LIFE movie in the works at Amazon with INSTANT FAMILY director helming https://t.co/8jGgxYzZ4t
German director Fatih Akin's new WWII drama "Amrum" starring Diane Kruger has released its first trailer and poster. The film, co‑written with Hark Bohm, follows 12‑year‑old Nanning on the island of Amrum as he confronts the collapse of Nazi Germany...
Oscar viewership fell 9% this year, but if you did watch the event it was brought to you by a truck 📷 Greg Dubuque https://t.co/3u9MFLuMLs
Gnarly Full Trailer for 'Beast' MMA Thriller Starring Daniel MacPherson https://t.co/LEFLozzBfB #MMA #BeastMovie #DanielMacPherson #LukeHemsworth #RussellCrowe #Lionsgate https://t.co/LVUTNAXFHe
Swedish filmmaker Nathan Grossman’s documentary Amazomonia revisits the 1996 first‑contact encounter between Brazil’s FUNAI, led by Sydney Possuelo, and the Korubo tribe, using original footage by Erling Söderström and new material from 2006 and 2023. The film interrogates colonial narratives,...
The 44th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival returns to Brussels Expo’s Palais 10 from 3‑18 April, featuring 130 feature films and 50 shorts after last year’s uncertainty. Highlights include an exclusive Easter Monday screening of RTBF’s sci‑fi series *Ethernal* at Flagey and...
How indie filmmakers used AI to resurrect Val Kilmer (with the blessing of his estate). Story w/ @jazzt https://t.co/Tou5CXTCsq
The July 31, 2026 debut of *Spider‑Man: Brand New Day* arrived with a trailer that signals a tonal shift and expanded villain roster after the memory‑wipe of *No Way Home*. Peter Parker (Tom Holland) faces a world where friends don’t...
Irish director David Gleeson unveils the first trailer and poster for his new 1980s‑set drama "Once Upon a Time in a Cinema," starring Colin Morgan as Earl, a small‑town cinema manager battling a chaotic Friday night and a potential sale...
"Forbidden Fruits" is Meredith Alloway’s debut feature that follows Apple (Lili Reinhart) and her witch‑cult sisters Cherry and Fig as they dominate a Texas mall’s luxury department store. The film mixes horror, dark comedy and 2000s femme‑focused aesthetics, with newcomer...
Here’s the brand new synopsis for #SpiderMan: Brand New Day. Only in theaters July 31. https://t.co/hguvjP8YQz
Netflix’s Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man completed principal photography in December 2024 after a three‑month shoot that spanned the West Midlands, Merseyside, West Yorkshire, Manchester, Derbyshire and even Wrexham, Wales. The production centered on Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham, using...
Russell Goldman’s debut feature "Sender" premiered at SXSW, starring Britt Lower, Jamie Lee Curtis and Rhea Seehorn in a psychological thriller about mysterious delivery packages. Despite a buzz‑worthy cast and a premise that taps into e‑commerce paranoia, the film falters...
Andy Weir gave an update on the stalled film adaptation of his 2017 novel Artemis, noting that the project remains on the backburner after Disney’s acquisition of Fox and the departure of directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. He said...
