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Angel Studios is set to produce and distribute “Fablehaven,” a film adaptation of Brandon Mull’s New York Times best-selling fantasy book series. “Fablehaven” is in the early stages of pre-production and is preparing to shoot in late summer of 2025. Angel Studios reached an agreement with Haven Films, partnering to begin development of the motion

National Cinema Day, an annual event in which movie theater tickets are heavily discounted, is returning in 2025 with a new title and expanded programming that won’t confine the affordable festivities to one day. Retitled “@ the Movies,” the initiative — hosted by The Cinema Foundation, the non-profit branch of the National Association of Theatre

Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner are in early talks to star in the next installment in the “Meet the Parents” franchise. Plot details for the fourth film in the series remain under wraps. John Hamburg is set to write the screenplay. Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro will produce through

There’s a downside to our ocean-of-content culture: It can be overwhelming. Scanning all those titles, all those options, you feel at moments like you’re drowning in possibility. Yet there’s a serious upside as well. In cinema, it’s not just that the endless options are enticing in their multiplicity — it’s that a great movie can

The Producers Guild of America 2025 nominees for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture award include “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” “Gaucho Gaucho,” “Mediha,” “Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa,” “Porcelain War” and “We Will Dance Again.” Winners will be announced at the PGA Awards on Feb. 8 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in

Academy Award-winning actor Humphrey Bogart’s life might have turned out a whole lot different had he taken to heart criticism his parents showered on him through his entire early life, calling him an “inadequate” actor and scholar, and an outright “failure.” But a distinctive, raspy voice, the character in his face that he once said

In one of the many incandescent, finely layered scenes that make up “A Complete Unknown,” James Mangold’s entrancingly offbeat drama about the early years of Bob Dylan, we watch Dylan (Timothée Chalamet) and Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro), who’ve been involved musically and romantically, perform a duet at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964. They’re singing

Coralie’s Fargeat’s “The Substance,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and “The Deliverance” led the 12th annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award nominations. The body horror of Fargeat’s “The Substance” resonated with the make-up and hair stylist guild with three nominations. Special effects artist Pierre Olivier Persin explained that Fargeat wanted to use practical effects, instead of

After offering a brief teaser over a month ago, A24 has pulled back the curtain on director Brady Corbet‘s “The Brutalist,” sharing a full trailer for the award-winning historical epic after its impressive turn-out among the Golden Globe nominations Monday morning. Along with a closer look at Adrien Brody‘s lead turn in the film, the

Jeremy Renner, who suffered a near-fatal snow plow accident in January 2023, spoke Tuesday about his recovery at an on-stage talk at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. Asked if there were any “limitations” imposed by his injuries he said, “I don’t think of it as limitations – even though I’m 25% titanium, so fuck

Brazilian writer, director and animator Carlos Saldanha has boarded Carla Melo Gampert’s Oscar-qualified Colombian animated short “La Perra” to accompany the film through its upcoming awards season run. “La Perra” is largely inspired by Melo’s own life and tells the story of a young woman who leaves her family home in Bogota, a domineering mother

Spike Lee spoke about his upcoming film “Highest 2 Lowest” – which will see the director reunite with lead actor Denzel Washington – during an on-stage talk Tuesday at the Red Sea Film Festival, where he is the president of the competition jury. The film is inspired by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller

Saudi Arabia’s Neom Media production hub and the kingdom’s Hakawati Entertainment have forged a strategic partnership to produce up to nine feature films and establish a new on-site services unit “supported by experienced Hollywood-level talent and significant financial investments,” they said in a statement. Neom, which is the site of Saudi’s futuristic city in the making, is clearly

Lace up your running shoes and get ready to return to Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s world of fleet-footed zombies because “28 Years Later” has its first official trailer. The third installment in the “28 Days Later” franchise sees Boyle and Garland return to their respective roles in the franchise as director and writer, having

Speaking at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia this week, Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux spoke with passion about his love of cinema. “If you love cinema, cinema will love you,” he said with emphasis. He also sought to explain what made a “good film” for the world’s leading film festival. Frémaux,

In his new Netflix comedy special “What Had Happened Was,” Jamie Foxx finally told the story behind the mysterious and harrowing medical emergency that left him hospitalized and fighting for his life in 2023. Emerging on stage and proclaiming “I’m back!” as he danced and hyped up the crowd, Foxx said his life was saved

Disney’s “Moana 2” stayed atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £6.9 million ($8.8 million) in its second weekend, bringing its cumulative total to £21.5 million ($27.4 million), per numbers from Comscore. Universal’s “Wicked” continued to perform steadily in its third frame, adding £5.3 million for a running total of £37.7 million. Paramount’s “Gladiator

The first reactions to Disney‘s “Mufasa: The Lion King” have started pouring in on social media, and members of the press are roaring with excitement over the prequel to the 2019 photorealistic remake of “The Lion King.” “‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ is the perfect prequel,” wrote Variety‘s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay. “So beautifully crafted.

Indian entertainment powerhouse Yash Raj Films (YRF) is partnering with rising production banner Posham Pa Pictures to jointly develop and produce theatrical features beginning in 2025. Founded in 1970 by filmmaker Yash Chopra, YRF has grown into one of India’s largest film studios, delivering blockbusters that have shaped Hindi-language cinema for over five decades. The

Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” begins with the voice of James Earl Jones, followed by a title card that reads, “In Remembrance.” Jones, who died in September at 93 years old, originated the voice of King Mufasa in the 1994 Oscar-winning animated feature “The Lion King,” its direct-to-video sequels and the 2019 live-action remake. Jones

The Indies, a new awards franchise from the creators of Slamdance meant to highlight true indie grit, held its inaugural ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday night. Hosted by Nic Novicki at West Hollywood’s DGA theater, the honors went to. “distinctly independent US and Indigenous feature filmmakers,” according to co-founder Ben Umstead. “Their films will

Jay-Z and Beyoncé walked the red carpet at the “Mufasa: The Lion King” premiere in Los Angeles on Monday night to support their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. The 12-year-old voices Kiara, the daughter of Simba (Donald Glover) and Nala (Beyoncé), in the prequel to the 2019 photorealistic remake of Disney’s “The Lion King.” Glover and

The shattering of a childhood dream is symbolic of the cruelly contorted fate of a nation in “Baghdad Messi.” Kurdish-Belgian filmmaker Sahim Omar Kalifa has expanded his much-acclaimed 2012 short into an affecting social drama that unfolds amid violence and fear in Iraq, 2009, during the second Gulf War. Centered on a soccer-mad young boy

An amusing bridal switcheroo, “Laapataa Ladies” (or “Lost Ladies” in some territories) makes effective use of Bollywood’s broad social messaging. This mode of storytelling can be heavy-handed for the sake of mass appeal, but director Kiran Rao deftly combines the literal and symbolic, resulting in a crowd-pleaser filled — for better or worse — with

Singapore director Chiang Wei Liang and co-director Yin You Qiao’s “Mongrel,” a portrayal of disenfranchised migrant workers in Taiwan, won Best Asian Feature Film at the 35th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF). The jury praised the film’s “dense, shadowy and violent world” and its innovative approach to depicting contemporary issues of forced migration. The film

As an actor, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has never regarded the camera as her ally. “I’ve always felt like it was an enemy, because it feels intrusive,” says Ellis-Taylor, folding her legs under her on the couch in a West Hollywood hotel as she discusses her latest role in “Nickel Boys.” Movie sets are like construction sites,

It’s looking like Chris Evans will return in “Avengers: Doomsday.” The actor, best known to Marvel fans for playing Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is circling another MCU appearance in 2026’s comic book epic. However, it’s not clear who he’ll be playing because (spoiler alert!), at the end of 2019’s

Kaveh Daneshmand’s “Endless Summer Syndrome” unfolds like a Chekhov drama. Set in an idyllic country house where a family of four is enjoying the final lazy days of summer, the French film is jolted into focus with a whispered allegation that risks upending a mother’s picture-perfect image of those she loves. Awash in bright sunny

The Golden Globes unveiled nominations this morning, offering a blend of surprising choices and unexpected omissions that could reshape the awards landscape. With the Oscars nomination voting period just weeks away, the Globes voters have once again asserted themselves as a momentum driver, and indicator of what might follow in Hollywood’s most glamorous season. Jacques

The 2024 edition of the Kennedy Center Honors celebrated an eclectic assortment of entertainers Sunday night: filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, singer Bonnie Raitt, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and surviving members of the Grateful Dead. The organization also bestowed its honor on an entertainment venue for the first time, New York’s iconic Apollo Theater. As per tradition,