Movies News and Headlines
Movies News and Headlines
Kathryn Hahn has officially confirmed her role as Mother Gothel in Disney's upcoming live‑action Tangled remake, a casting choice that fans have already dubbed "perfect." The announcement follows earlier speculation that Scarlett Johansson might have taken the part, but scheduling conflicts cleared the way for Hahn. The film will co‑star Teagan Croft as Rapunzel and Milo Manheim as Flynn Ryder, with Michael Gracey directing and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson writing. Production is slated to begin in June, targeting a 2027 theatrical release.
Boots Riley’s sophomore feature I Love Boosters will launch on a nationwide college tour before its SXSW opening‑night debut and theatrical release on May 22. The tour, organized by Neon, spans ten U.S. campuses from late March through early May, each screening paired with...
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir is set to helm a biographical documentary on EGOT legend Whoopi Goldberg. The untitled film will draw from Goldberg’s autobiography and feature her own narration, while chronicling the revival of her 1984 ‘Whoopi Monologues’ and new theatrical...
Universal Pictures has green‑lit a definitive biopic chronicling the formative years of Bon Jovi, the New Jersey rock quartet that sold over 130 million albums. The project, backed by the studio’s experience with music biopics like Straight Outta Compton, will feature Jon Bon Jovi’s direct...
Oscilloscope Labs has dropped the official trailer for “John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office,” a documentary‑biopic exploring neuroscientist John C. Lilly’s radical experiments with isolation tanks, dolphin communication, and psychedelics. The film, co‑directed by Michael Almareyda and Courtney...
Searchlight Pictures' comedy film "Is This Thing On?" will begin streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. on March 20. The movie is directed by Oscar‑nominated Bradley Cooper and stars Will Arnett, who also...
Amazon’s $200 million sci‑fi epic “Project Hail Mary,” starring Ryan Gosling, opened to a near‑perfect 95 % Rotten Tomatoes score from 61 critics. The film adapts Andy Weir’s bestseller and aims to become Amazon’s first true blockbuster after earlier mixed results. Early box‑office forecasts...
South Korean actor Park Bo-gum will headline the upcoming epic period film “The Sword: A Legend of the Red Wolf,” directed by veteran filmmaker Kim Han‑min. Set in 668 AD, the gritty historical thriller follows Chil‑seong, a memory‑less slave who discovers...
The 55th New Directors/New Films festival will run April 8‑19 at Film at Lincoln Center and MoMA, presenting 24 feature films and 10 shorts. Adrian Chiarella’s queer horror "Leviticus" opens the program, with Neon securing worldwide rights at Sundance. The lineup closes...
Netflix released the first‑look teaser for "Remarkably Bright Creatures," a new film adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s novel slated for streaming on May 8, 2026. The story follows Tova, an elderly widow working night shifts at an aquarium, who bonds with a...
Former and current NFL players participated in the NFL & NFLPA Film and Entertainment Career Tour, a four‑day bootcamp run by Deon Taylor’s Hidden Empire that teaches all aspects of filmmaking. Twenty‑six athletes, including Charles Tillman, worked on short‑film projects,...
With the 98th Academy Awards approaching, the Oscars voting system has been spotlighted. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, comprising over 10,000 professionals from 17 branches, uses branch‑specific voting to nominate and a preferential ballot for Best Picture....
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Netflix’s upcoming film *The Adventures of Cliff Booth* pairs director David Fincher with a Quentin Tarantino‑written script, creating a rare sequel to *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*. A 64‑second Super Bowl teaser confirms Brad Pitt will reprise Cliff Booth,...
Deadline’s 2026 Awards Season Calendar outlines key dates for major film, television, music, and theater honors through September 2026, with the Academy Awards slated for March 15 and the Tony Awards on June 7. The schedule also notes shifts such...
The Academy announced that singers from two Best Original Song nominees will perform live at the 98th Oscars on March 15. K‑pop‑themed "KPop Demon Hunters" will feature EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami singing "Golden" with traditional Korean instrumentation. The...
Netflix announced its next original film, *The Yeti*, a survival thriller directed by Michael Chaves and starring Chris Pine alongside Ray Winstone, Sofia Boutella and Iona Bell. The story follows a father and daughter stranded in the Alps after an...
BayView Entertainment will launch the documentary *More Than One Child* digitally on March 10, 2026. Directed by 49‑time award‑winning Vinit Parmar, the film follows three siblings from an illegal Chinese migrant family who were separated at birth to evade the One‑Child Policy....
Kino Lorber announced a March 24, 2026 release of Richard Attenborough’s 1977 war epic A Bridge Too Far in a 4K Ultra HD + Blu‑ray combo pack. The 4K disc features a new HDR/Dolby Vision master derived from a 4K scan of the original 35 mm negative on...
Veteran auteur Gus Van Sant is back with the thriller “Dead Man’s Wire,” a dramatization of the 1977 Indiana hostage standoff that made headlines for its 63‑hour live broadcast. The film stars Bill Skarsgård as Tony Kiritsis, Colman Domingo as the DJ, and features an...
After more than two decades of proposals, the Art Gallery of New South Wales officially opened the Sydney Cinémathèque on 7 March, providing the city with a permanent home for curated repertory cinema. The gallery’s film program, already serving as an...
An official trailer for the upcoming film "Iron Winter" has been released, depicting two young Mongolian horse herders battling severe winter conditions in the Tsakhir Valley of Arkhangai province. The visual narrative emphasizes the struggle to safeguard an ancient tradition...
Elijah Wood has confirmed he will reprise Frodo Baggins in a new Lord of the Rings feature titled *The Hunt for Gollum*. The film, directed by Andy Serkis, is set between the Hobbit prequels and the original trilogy and is scheduled...
The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, an animated continuation of the Avatar franchise, will debut on October 9 2026 via Paramount+ rather than a theatrical run. Co‑directors Lauren Montgomery and William Mata confirmed the film has finished production, and original creators...
The British Film Institute and the UK Consulate in Los Angeles are celebrating a record‑breaking Oscars season, with five Best Picture nominees and 40 total nominations linked to British productions or co‑productions. Highlights include *Hamnet*, *Sinners* and *Frankenstein*, which feature...
Amazon MGM Studios announced that four actors—Fabrizio Guido, Lisa Gilroy, Myra Lucretia Taylor, and Dustin Ybarra—have joined the untitled romantic comedy starring Cameron Diaz and Stephen Merchant. Merchant also directs and co‑writes the film with John Butler, while producers include...
Daniel Battsek, newly appointed head of Film at Lincoln Center, is spearheading the "Rendez‑Vous With French Cinema" showcase to draw younger U.S. audiences to French and other foreign‑language films. The program features contemporary titles from directors like François Ozon, Arnaud...
Director Mona Fastvold discusses her new historical musical drama "The Testament of Ann Lee," starring Academy Award‑nominee Amanda Seyfried as the Shaker founder Ann Lee. The film reimagines more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns as fully choreographed musical numbers,...
Donald Glover has been cast as the voice of Yoshi in the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a sequel to the 2023 Mario Bros. film. The trailer, released alongside the casting news, highlights vibrant action sequences but offers little plot...
The New South Wales government has launched an Expressions of Interest (EOI) to locate a second global film studio in Greater Sydney, committing up to $100 million under its three‑year Screen & Digital Games Strategy. The initiative will complement the existing...
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday, directed by the Russo brothers, is in post‑production and slated for a December 18, 2026 theatrical release, followed by Avengers: Secret Wars in December 2027. Four teaser trailers have highlighted returning icons such as Steve Rogers,...
Triple Media Film and Iconic Events Releasing dropped the official trailer for Lifehack, a screen‑life thriller starring Georgie Farmer and Yasmin Finney. The film, which debuted at SXSW 2025, follows four gamers‑turned‑hackers as they breach a billionaire’s cryptocurrency wallet using...
Dreamscape, the 1984 sci‑fi horror film starring Dennis Quaid, revisits the concept of infiltrating people’s dreams—a premise that predates Christopher Nolan’s Inception by two decades. The movie follows psychic Alex Gardner as he battles a government plot to assassinate the...
Disney‑Pixar’s new animated feature Hoppers opened theatrically on March 6 2026 and is projected to reach digital platforms within weeks. Based on Disney’s recent release cadence, the film should appear on PVOD services such as Prime Video and Apple TV in May...
Lionsgate is moving forward with the sixth Rambo installment, titled John Rambo, directed by Jalmari Helander and starring Noah Centineo as the young titular character. Production is currently underway, and Sylvester Stallone announced via Instagram that he will serve as...
HBO is developing a Harry Potter television series slated for a 2027 debut, with each season adapting one of J.K. Rowling’s novels. Recent Apple‑Maps drone footage reveals brand‑new Diagon Alley and Gringotts sets, confirming that the production is building its...
Mike Flanagan has inked an exclusive overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios to develop original series, kicking off with a reimagined adaptation of Stephen King’s *Carrie* and a new version of *The Exorcist*. The agreement follows his departure from Netflix,...
Kodansha Ltd. unveiled a two‑minute handmade papercraft short titled “Light Hole,” blending live‑action footage with stop‑motion animation. The film showcases characters from more than 100 of the publisher’s manga titles, including Akira, Attack on Titan, and Ghost in the Shell. Directed...
Indie pop duo Average Friends announced a partnership with two‑time Oscar‑nominated animator Bill Plympton to create an original animated short titled "u know i luv u." The collaboration, currently in the story‑boarding phase, will feature the band's music woven into...
Cataylst Studios released the official trailer for "Broken Bird", a gothic horror thriller set for a U.S. theatrical launch on April 24, 2026. The film follows Sybil Carmichael, a poetic mortician portrayed by Rebecca Calder, whose grief‑driven search for connection...
On the 30th anniversary of its 1996 release, critics reaffirm that Fargo remains the Coen brothers’ most celebrated and compelling film. The article highlights the movie’s blend of dark violence and “Minnesota Nice,” underscored by Frances McDormand’s iconic Marge Gunderson...
Juno Temple recently discussed starring in the upcoming sci‑fi dark comedy Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, directed by Gore Verbinski and headlined by Sam Rockwell. The film follows a rag‑tag group of diner patrons recruited by a mysterious time traveler...
James Cameron told fans that Avatar 4 is "very likely" to happen, but Disney has not yet given the official green light. The third installment, Avatar: Fire & Ash, earned just under $1.5 billion, sparking concerns about the franchise’s profitability. Cameron indicated that audience...
Elijah Wood told the London Times he would not allow anyone else to play Frodo while he’s alive, echoing Ian McKellen’s earlier sentiment. He hinted at a possible reunion of the original Lord of the Rings cast for the upcoming film...
Indie crime thriller *Silver Star* unveiled its official trailer, announcing a U.S. direct‑to‑VOD launch on March 31, 2026. The film is the second feature from directors Ruben Amar and Lola Bessis, who previously co‑directed *Swim Little Fish Swim*. It follows Billie, a...
Parrot Analytics and Radial Entertainment have forged a multi‑year partnership to embed Parrot’s global, cross‑platform audience demand index into Radial’s content valuation, programming, and growth strategy. The deal gives Radial, which manages a library of over 70,000 movies and TV...
Mary Bronstein’s sophomore feature *If I Had Legs I’d Kick You* debuted in the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s Premieres section, starring Rose Byrne and Conan O’Brien. The film immerses viewers in the anxiety‑filled mind of a mother battling emotional burnout,...
Netflix has added the 1999 legal thriller *Double Jeopardy* to its catalog, and the film quickly rose to the seventh spot on the platform’s trending chart. The movie follows Ashley Judd’s character, Libby Parsons, a woman wrongfully imprisoned for her husband’s...
Director Gore Verbinski returns after a decade with the sci‑fi comedy "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die," starring Sam Rockwell as a future man battling an AI apocalypse. The film satirizes generative AI’s cultural impact while delivering high‑end visual effects...
Sumerian released the first official trailer for Chandler Levack’s sophomore feature, Mile End Kicks, a Canadian coming‑of‑age comedy set in Montreal’s 2011 indie‑music scene. The film stars Barbie Ferreira as Grace Pine, a Toronto music critic who moves to Quebec, falls for two...
Peter Diamandis, founder of XPRIZE, announced a $3.5 million Future Vision XPRIZE aimed at encouraging optimistic science‑fiction storytelling. The contest, backed by Rod Roddenberry, Marc Benioff, Cathie Wood, Google and other high‑profile donors, will award a $2.5 million production fund to the grand‑prize winner. Submissions consist...
