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Over the years, WWE has been working tirelessly to forge pro-wrestling in the word’s barest sense and has imparted a cinematic aura to it. When the storyline starts exhibiting a certain aspect between the superstars, the authority tends to add an element of drama by tweaking the stipulation.

Amidst the popular stipulations which has been a stern test for the WWE superstars include the likes of Hell in a Cell, Last Man Standing, I Quit, No Holds Barred, Survivor Series Elimination match, Steel Cage match, Barbed Wire Steel Cage match and the list simply goes on and on. However, adding drama and spice to the list, there are fascinating stipulations including the likes of boneyard matches, lumberjack matches and whatnot.

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Matthias Schweighöfer, star of Fatih Akin’s “Amrum,” wanted to work with the acclaimed “Edge of Heaven” and “In the Cut” director for years before an opportunity presented itself, he told Steve Pond during TheWrap’s Cannes Conversations in partnership with Brand Innovators.

The German Schweighöfer had been building a career of his own not just as an actor in projects like “Valkyrie” and Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead,” but as a director in his own right with films like “The Manny” and “You Are Wanted.”

Things worked out for Schweighöfer and Akin to work together after “he called me again and said, ‘Matthias, there is this one cool thing called ‘Amrum.’ I didn’t want to direct it. I only would produce it, but now I have to direct it. And I would love you to play a part in this,'” Schweighöfer recalled.

The resulting film...

Over the years, the zombie genre has gone through several mainstream approaches that have ended up repelling some fans of the universe of the undead who crave human flesh. The Walking Dead shot off in all directions and revived the flames of the genre. Films like Train to Busan and Army of the Dead recently showed there's still love for the living dead. Nevertheless, to bring back all the fans who don't like these conventional takes, all we need is a fresh twist on the world of zombies. Something like what Shaun of the Deaddid back in 2004. The problem is that, according to the co-writer and lead, Simon Pegg, we should not expect a sequel anytime soon.

It's been over 20 years since the release of Shaun of the Dead, the zombie romantic comedy that can only be described as a disruptive force within the genre. Since then, Pegg and director...

Lionsgate has released the final trailer for Ballerina and it's easily the best one yet as we finally get to see Ana de Armas step into the fire and unleash her rage on a wide range of killers, including the legendary John Wick (Keanu Reeves).

In the film, she plays Eve Macarro, a young woman training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma. However, when she learns the truth behind her family's murder, she embarks on a one-woman mission to avenge her fallen loved ones or die trying.

Tickets are now on sale, with early premium large format screenings taking place on Wednesday, June 4! The runtime has also been confirmed, with the film clocking in at 125 minutes.

Early tracking numbers are currently projecting an opening weekend in the $39 million to $48 million range, with $45 million being the current target launch. If that holds, it would be the third-largest opening weekend for the franchise,...

Exclusive: Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of Thieves) has landed a lead role opposite Noah Jupe in Play Dead, the new survival thriller from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra described as Don’t Breathe meets 1917.

Further plot details remain under wraps, as do the roles of the duo. Production has just kicked off in Australia.

Peter Stanley-Ward & Natalie Conway penned the script for Play Dead, which Nocturnal will fully finance and produce alongside Ghost House Pictures, BoulderLight Pictures, and Bad Grey. Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs are producing for Nocturnal, along with Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for Ghost House, Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight, and Dane Eckerle for Bad Grey. Romel Adam and Jose Cañas are overseeing for Ghost House, with Louis Winters overseeing for BoulderLight. Scott Greenberg of Lbi is exec producing, with Jazmyn Tanski overseeing.

German actor Schweighöfer is perhaps best known for directing, producing and starring in Netflix’s Army of Thieves,...

Kaley Cuoco and Sam Claflin have been added to the cast of the Prime Video mystery thriller series ‘Vanished.’

Karin Viard (Polisse, The Bélier Family), Matthias Schweighöfer (Oppenheimer, Army of the Dead), Simon Abkarian (Casino Royale) and Dar Zuzovsky (Corduroy) will also star. Barnaby Thompson (Pixie, St Trinians 1 & 2, and Mad About The Boy – The Noel Coward Story) will direct the four-part series about a romantic getaway gone awry.

The plot line reads; When a couple’s trip to Paris takes a dark turn with the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend Tom (Claflin) aboard a train to the south of France, Alice (Cuoco) is plunged into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering shocking secrets about the man she thought she knew.

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The series comes from AGC Studios, created by David Hilton & Preston Thompson, written by...

Exclusive: Amazon has picked up AGC Studios’ Kaley Cuoco-starring thriller series Vanished for several territories.

Vanished, which stars Sam Claflin (Peaky Blinders), three-time Cesar winner Karin Viard (The Bélier Family), German actor Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of the Dead), Simon Abkarian (Casino Royale) and Dar Zuzovsky (Corduroy), will air on Prime Video next year in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Stuart Ford’s AGC is selling worldwide rights and cameras are rolling in Paris and Marseille. Barnaby Thompson directs.

Deadline first told you about the project at Series Mania in March, at which point AGC launched sales. In Vanished, Big Bang Theory star Cuoco plays Alice. When a romantic getaway to Paris takes a dark turn with the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend Tom (Claflin) aboard a train to France, she is plunged into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering secrets about the man she thought she knew.

Ballerina opens in just about a month, and as the marketing campaign ramps up, we've received a handful of new stills from the actioner, featuring Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, a young new Ruska Roma assassin that is out for revenge.

Like with any John Wick film, this one will also showcase extensive stunt work and larger than life action set pieces, none bigger than a sequence that will see the film's Academy Award-nominated star wield a flamethrower to take on a horde of baddies.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, de Armas detailed her rehearsal for the flamethrower sequence and how the whole experince absolutely shook her to her core. "I remember the first day the stunt team was practicing with the fire, and they told me to go do it before the shoot, and I said, 'No, no, no, I'll be fine,' and they got the main fire guy that gets burned,...

Zack Snyder is quite the controversial filmmaker of modern cinema. We’re familiar with his stylized approach to movies, and he’s made a brand of that for himself, but one of the biggest criticisms in his works is his own inconsistency. It’s safe to say that he is sort of the hit-and-miss type of director.

He is widely known for his efforts on the Dceu and the 300 franchise, but many sometimes forget he was also the one behind the zombie apocalypse title, Dawn of the Dead. This was his directorial debut and, surprisingly, the best work of his career.

Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead defied all expectations

This May, Netflix offers new shows to keep subscribers entertained throughout the month, and one of the titles added to its library is Zack Snyder’s 2004 horror flick Dawn of the Dead. Those who haven’t watched this classic,...

Ariana Greenblatt of Barbie, 65, and Borderlands, Billy Magnussen of No Time to Die, Road House, and The Franchise, and Ella Purnell of Fallout, Yellowjackets, and Army of the Dead have signed on to star in the “riotous” comedy thriller Hot Ted, which will mark the feature directorial debut of Saturday Night Live segment director Hannah Levy. Protagonist Pictures will be launching worldwide sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.

Scripted by Grace McLeod, Hot Ted has the following synopsis: When 16-year-old true-crime podcast enthusiast Zoe’s (Greenblatt) parents send her to Camp Shady Pines for the summer against her will, she’s the immediate black sheep of the Beaver Cabin. The summer takes a turn when their bunk counselor Liz doesn’t arrive for breakfast one morning, and Zoe’s counselor crush Amy (Purnell) tells everyone Liz had to leave for a “family emergency.” But Zoe doesn’t buy...

Netflix isn’t just a streaming service, but also a production house behind original movies and series; the streaming giants have proven they can deliver cinematic gems like The Irishman and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs that earned them the status of a legitimate player in the film industry.

When it comes to movies, like any art form, they have their highs and lows. Not every film becomes a sensation because of its storytelling or direction; sometimes, it’s the star power of the cast or the endless promotion from the team that takes a not-so-great movie from the back of the list to the spotlight.

Let’s look at some movies that have gained massive attention not for being a great movie with a story but due to sheer viral moments, a star-filled cast, and endless promotion. These movies prove that not all films deserve the hype they get.

Netflix released their Summer 2025 movie lineup this morning, and while you won’t find any real horror on the list, there was one movie that at least caught our attention.

Matthias Schweighöfer (Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead) stars in the upcoming horror-thriller Brick, which will begin streaming exclusively on Netflix on July 10, 2025.

In the film, “Tim (Matthias Schweighöfer) and Olivia (Ruby O. Fee) awake trapped in their apartment behind an impenetrable, futuristic wall which has materialized overnight … and they are not alone. The entire building and its residents seem to be enclosed.

“What happened? Who built that wall and why? Without any chance of outside help, they must band together to find a way out. Can they solve the mystery of the wall in time — and survive?”

Philip Koch directed Netflix Original Brick, which also stars Frederick Lau, Salber Lee Williams, Murathan Muslu, Axel Werner, Sira-Anna Faal, and Alexander Beyer.

Hot on the heels of those awesome Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning posters, Lionsgate has debuted twelve kickass new character posters of their own for their upcoming actioner Ballerina, which stars Academy Award-nominee Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, a young new Ruska Roma assassin that is out for blood as she attempts to avenge her fallen family.

Standing in her way, however, will be an entire horde of top-level killers, none bigger than the legendary Baba Yaga himself, John Wick (Keanu Reeves), who it seems will be tasked with dissuading her conquest or taking her out... permanently.

While you'll have to wait until June to find out what ultimately happens when the two square off, the film is easily one of this summer's most anticipated offerings as Ana de Armas tackles the most physically demanding role of her career - and her deadliest role since playing the fan-favorite...

Get your first look at the cast of killers in From the World of John Wick: Ballerina with a new set of character posters. There are old faces and new among the murderers' row of characters in the long-awaited actioner. The movie will pirouette its way into theaters on June 6, 2025.

Ana de Armas leads the cast of the film as Eve Macarro, a ballerina-slash-assassin from the same organization John Wick (Keanu Reeves) grew up in, as seen in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. That organization is led by The Director (Anjelica Huston), who returns for Ballerina. Other familiar faces on the posters include Reeves' Wick, Continental hotel manager Winston Scott (Ian McShane), and Continental concierge Charon (Lance Reddick); it will be the late Reddick's last performance. New faces include Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects), Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead), Catalina Sandino Moreno(Maria Full of Grace), David Castañeda (The...

Fan-favorite director Zack Snyder is well known for his dark, gritty take on superheroes and his slow-motion action heavy set pieces. His credits are full of features like Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the Army of the Dead films and the Rebel Moon franchise. But before he got to make any of those well-known feature films, he directed an underrated animated fantasy film which will now return to Max.

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole is coming to the streaming platform to give fans another peak at this animated feature based on the Guardians of Ga'Hoole book series by Kathryn Lasky. The movie, written by John Orloff and Emil Stern follows a young owl Soren (Jim Sturgess), kidnapped by the evil owls of St. Aegolious, who want to turn him into a mindless soldier. He escapes with some of his friends and...

Zack Snyder is best known for his work in the superhero genre, having helmed several fan-favorite DC adaptations, like Watchmen, Man of Steel, and Zack Snyder's Justice League. What some of his fans might not know is that he also directed an underrated animated fantasy film, and it's heading back to Max next month.

Beginning May 1, Snyder fans can stream Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole on Max. Based on the Guardians of Ga'Hoole book series by Kathryn Lasky, the 2010 animated fantasy adventure film focuses on barn owl Soren, who is kidnapped and taken to St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls led by Metal Beak and Nyra, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He befriends a fellow owl named Gylfie, and together they escape the facility to find the Island of Ga'Hoole, teaming with newfound friends to fight against Metal Beak and Nyra's evil army.

Until Twilight of the Gods...

There were no new John Wick projects sent out into the world last year, but that all changes this year, thanks to Ana de Armas. The Blade Runner 2049 and No Time to Die star will lead a new John Wick spin-off movie, Ballerina, that just got a thrilling new look. The official Ballerina Instagram account shared a new clip from behind the scenes of the upcoming action film, which shows Armas battling a foe with a pan, proving she’s every bit as resourceful as Keanu Reeves’ John Wick. In addition to Ana de Armas, Ballerina will also star Norman Reedus as Pine, with Lance Reddick and Ian McShane reprising their roles as Sharon and Winston, respectively. Reeves will also appear as John Wick in the film, which is coming to theaters on June 6.

Shay Hatten, who previously made his screenwriting debut on John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, will...

Dave Bautista hit the gym from a young age and was a very jacked-up 16-year-old, as his old photos prove. But that doesn’t mean he had it easy getting into professional wrestling. Recalling his first audition, Bautista shared that he was told he would never make it in wrestling. That was a pretty rude comment from WCW, but I’m glad he proved them all wrong by becoming one of the fan-favorite wrestlers in the WWE.

Bautista began his career in wrestling in 1999 and joined the WWE in 2000. He has two WWE Championship titles, four World Heavyweight Championship titles, and four Tag Team titles. He had his final wrestling match at WrestleMania 35, where he went up against fellow Evolution member Triple H.

Dave Bautista in the ring with his championship title | Credits: WWE

Bautista now has a full-time Hollywood career. He was part of several IP projects like James Bond,...

Ella Purnell is one of the most confounding performers working right now. With large, Disney-like eyes and a bright, charismatic personality evident in various interviews online, one might expect to see the English actor leading coming-of-age comedies or sweeping period dramas. Instead, she's made her mark in stories that thrive on grim humor, brutal violence, and the darkest corners of the human psyche.

It certainly seems to us that her unique and unexpected resume was born of a desire to consistently challenge herself artistically, fortunately drawing her toward strikingly complex characters in arresting stories. Among these, we've selected those which best represent her talent, potential, and impact on film and television. These are the best Ella Purnell movies & TV shows, ranked.

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Army Of The Dead

When Ella Purnell was added to the cast of Zack Snyder's Netflix zombie action film "Army of the Dead,...

"Yeah, I'm thinking, I'm back!"

To close out their CinemaCon presentation today, Lionsgate officially announced John Wick: Chapter 5, which is now in active development at the studio, with both director Chad Stahelski and star Keanu Reeves set to return.

To date, the franchise has grossed over $1.028 billion at the global box office, with each installment grossing more than the last. The original John Wick earned $86 million worldwide, John Wick: Chapter 2 grossed $174.3 million, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum topped $328.3 million, and, most recently, John Wick: Chapter 4 collected $440.1 million worldwide.

A spinoff film, titled Ballerina is due out this summer, and two more John Wick films were announced earlier today: an anipated prequel film that will follow Baba Yaga as he completes The Impossible Task, and a Caine spinoff film that will follow Donnie Yen's character after the events of Chapter 4.

In a statement, Lionsgate Motion Picture...

"The dead are gone. Only the living matter. After my daughter was born, I wanted to leave this life. I thought I did."

Following up on the John Wick animated prequel news, Lionsgate also announced today that John Wick: Chapter 4 star Donnie Yen will direct and headline an upcoming spinoff film centered around his scene-stealing character Caine.

The untitled feature is expected to kickstart production in Hong Kong later this year, with a screenplay from The Batman Part II scribe Mattson Tomlin. Plot details remain under warps, but the new film will continue Caine's story arc following the events of Chapter 4, as he has been freed from his obligations to the High Table.

It will be stylistically modeled on the uniquely designed action films that Yen helped make famous, so fans of the action legend should be very, very excited.

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John Wick is going animated!

During their CinemaCon presentation today, Lionsgate announced a brand new animated John Wick prequel film, that will return Keanu Reeves to his iconic role.

The new film will be set before the events of the original John Wick, and will follow Baba Yaga as he completes "the Impossible Task - the killing of all of his rivals in one night - in order to free himself from his obligation to the High Table and earn the right to be with the love of his life, Helen."

The untitled animated feature will continue to deliver the highly stylized and defined action that fans of the franchise expect and will also be geared more toward adult audiences, meaning it will still carry an R-rating.

Primetime Emmy-winner Shannon Tindle (Ultraman: Rising; Kubo and the Two Strings) has been tapped to direct, utilizing a screenplay from Academy Award-nominee Vanessa Taylor...

The Sony panel was held at the CinemaCon event last night, and while the Anaconda reboot was surprisingly left out of the presentation, they did take a moment to provide updates on a couple of their other upcoming horror projects: the Resident Evil movie that’s coming our way from Barbarian director Zach Cregger and a new Insidious sequel!

Sony will be releasing Cregger’s Resident Evil movie on September 18, 2026, and it was recently revealed that Austin Abrams of Euphoria, who worked with Cregger on his upcoming film Weapons, is in early talks to star in the film. No details have been revealed about the screenplay Cregger has written with Shay Hatten (Army of the Dead), but we have previously heard that the story apparently harkens back to the original Capcom game’s horror roots.

Cregger didn’t confirm or deny Abrams’ involvement during the CinemaCon presentation, but he did...

Zack Snyder has signed on to direct UFC drama ‘Brawler’.The 58-year-old filmmaker, who will also co-write and produce the project, is teaming with UFC president Dana White and His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority and owner of boxing magazine ‘The Ring’, to shoot the new film about a Los Angeles man who rises in the world of Ultimate Fighting Championship.Mr Alalshikh was quoted by Variety saying: “I’ve been a fan of Zack’s work for years, his unique style – from his iconic action sequences to his sweeping visuals and intensely emotional storytelling – coupled with his humanised portrayal of deeply flawed characters is singular. “I couldn’t think of a better person to partner with to bring the UFC to the big screen. 'The Ring', with its 103-year legacy, will support to ensure the project’s success.”Dana White, 54, said:...

Zack Snyder is getting in the Octagon. The fan-favorite filmmaker is partnering with the UFC for a mixed martial arts movie titled Brawler.

Per Variety, Snyder will co-write and direct Brawler. The movie, according to the logline, will "portray a young fighter rising from the rough streets of Los Angeles to get a shot at a UFC championship but having to battle his inner demons as he fights for redemption." Snyder will also produce Brawler alongside his wife/producing partner Deborah Snyder and Wesley Coller through their Stone Quarry banner. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, UFC chief content officer Craig Borsari, Shay Hatten, and Kurt Johnstad are attached as executive producers, with the latter two also co-writing Brawler with Snyder.

"Behind every great fighter is the story of how they got there. UFC is the world leader in combat sports, and I’m honored to be partnering with them to tell this incredible story,...

Zack Snyder, the director behind hits like Watchmen, Man of Steel, and Zack Snyder's Justice League, as well as more divisive movies like the Rebel Moon franchise, has found his next film. So, what magical, superhero world will Snyder be bringing to life in his next movie? Los Angeles. Snyder's next film will partner the director with the UFC for a new martial arts/action thriller, Brawler. As mixed martial arts grows as a sport, movies focusing on Mma have skyrocketed in popularity. But Snyder is certainly the biggest director to step into the octagon.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Brawler sees Zack Snyder partner with the UFC's CEO, Dana White, to produce the second movie ever shot in the organization's prestigious octagon. Snyder is co-writing the film, along with Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad (who will also executive produce). The trio previously worked together on the Rebel Moon series and 300.

Five months ago, we heard rumblings that Zack Snyder might be planning to make a movie set in the world of the UFC (Ultimate Fight Championship), the mixed martial arts organization. Now, it’s official, as a press release has been sent out to confirm that Snyder is set to direct a film called Brawler.

Snyder is making the movie in partnership with the UFC and He Turki Alalshikh, who is Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia and the owner of The Ring Magazine. Snyder has also written the screenplay for the film with his frequent collaborators Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad. He will be producing the film, alongside Deborah Snyder and Wesley Coller, through Stone Quarry, while Alalshikh and UFC Chief Content Officer Craig Borsari serve as executive producers.

Snyder provided the following statement: “Behind every great fighter is the story of how they got there.

Zack Snyder has signed on to direct “Brawler,” a new feature about a L.A. man who rises in the world of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The filmmaker, who will also co-write and produce, is teaming with Dana White’s UFC for the film, as well as His Excellency Turki Alashikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia and owner of boxing magazine The Ring.

“I’ve been a fan of Zack’s work for years, his unique style — from his iconic action sequences to his sweeping visuals and intensely emotional storytelling — coupled with his humanized portrayal of deeply-flawed characters is singular,” Alashikh said in a statement. “I couldn’t think of a better person to partner with to bring the UFC to the big screen. The Ring Magazine, with its 103-year legacy, will support to ensure the project’s success.”

“His Excellency Turki Alalshikh and Zack Snyder...

Zack Snyder is getting in the Octagon.

The veteran Hollywood director is partnering with the UFC to direct Brawler, a movie that promises bone-breaking action scenes likely not seen before in Snyderverse superhero films. Brawler will portray a young fighter rising from the rough streets of Los Angeles to get a shot at a UFC championship but having to battle his inner demons as he fights for redemption, according to a logline from the film’s producers.

The Snyder project marks the mixed martial arts giant’s latest best on a big-screen, immersive experience after the UFC, led by CEO Dana White, took over the Sphere in Las Vegas in September 2024 with its 160,000-square-foot curved LED screen for its first-ever live sporting event. Snyder, his wife and producing partner, Deborah Snyder, and Wesley Coller will produce Brawler through their Stone Quarry banner, with Turki Alalshikh and UFC chief content officer Craig Borsari executive producing.

Zack Snyder is partnering with UFC and Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (Gae), on fighter drama Brawler.

Under the partnership, Justice League and Man Of Steel hitmaker Snyder will direct and co-write the screenplay with writers and executive producers Shay Hatten (Ballerina) and Kurt Johnstad (300), who both previously collaborated with the director on his 2023 space opera Rebel Moon.

A logline for the project reads: “Rising from the rough streets of Los Angeles, a young fighter gets a shot at a UFC championship, battling his inner demons as he fights for redemption.”

Deborah Snyder and Wesley Coller will produce through Stone Quarry with Alalshikh and UFC Chief Content Officer Craig Borsari also serving as executive producers.

“Behind every great fighter is the story of how they got there,” said Snyder. “UFC is the world leader in combat sports, and I’m honored to be partnering with...

Fans of Capcom's renowned survival horror video game were ecstatic to recently learn that Sony was contemplating a reboot of the original Resident Evil film series, which starred Mila Jovovich.

Compared to the Jovovich/Paul W. S. Anderson-developed films, which included a number of original characters and story twists, the reboot is said to be far more true to the storyline of the Capcom video game franchise.

Recently, Austin Abrams (Euphoria) was offered the role of the male lead in the reboot, which is written and directed by Zach Cregger.

Now, a new report from World of Reel states that Anora award-winning actress Mikey Madison is now in talks for the female lead.

The unconfirmed plot of the film is said to center on, "a hapless courier (Abrams) tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital. He finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak and...

Kaley Cuoco has been a steady presence on our TV screens for decades at this point, and when one show goes away, it doesn’t take long for her to find a new show to star in. She was in the sitcom 8 Simple Rules, which ran from 2002 to 2005, then moved on to the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, which ran from 2007 to 2019. She followed that with the comedy thriller show The Flight Attendant, 2020 to 2022, and then the dark comedy show Based on a True Story, which aired in 2023 and 2024. Now, Variety reports that she has signed on to star in a mystery thriller series called Vanished, which is scheduled to begin filming on April 28th. Locations will include Paris and Marseilles.

Cuoco is joined in the cast by Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & The Six), Karin Viard (The Bélier Family), and Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of the Dead). The show will...

Kaley Cuoco isn't waiting around for a Based on a True Story renewal announcement. The fan-favorite actor has been tapped to lead a new television series titled Vanished.

According to Deadline, the Based on a True Story actor will lead the forthcoming suspense drama series, which AGC Television is launching sales for this week at Series Mania in Lille. Also attached to the television project are The Hunger Games alum Sam Claflin, three-time Cesar winner Karin Viard, and Army of the Dead star Matthias Schweighöfer. Filming on Vanished is set to begin at the end of April in Paris and Marseilles with Barnaby Thompson in the director's chair.

Vanished was created by David Hilton and Preston Thompson. The logline for the suspense drama series reads as follows: "When a romantic getaway to Paris takes a dark turn with the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend Tom (Claflin) aboard a train to the south of France,...

The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco has landed her next TV role, starring alongside Sam Claflin in the European mystery series Vanished, where she will be tasked with piecing together clues to solve a missing persons case – and in this case, that missing person is her boyfriend. According to TVLine, the couple's romantic getaway to Paris is derailed when Claflin's character Tom disappears at some point during their train journey to the South of France, leaving Cuoco's Alice to pick up the pieces and attempt to solve the mystery.

If this was Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (and we certainly hope for Tom's sake it isn't), it sounds like Alice would be the self-appointed Hercule Poirot of the investigation as she desperately tries to establish her partner's whereabouts. The official logline for the series suggests that Alice will have a difficult time getting the trip back on track,...

Kaley Cuoco is set to take the lead in upcoming mystery thriller series “Vanished,” announced during Series Mania in Lille, where AGC will launch sales.

Sam Claflin, three-time Cesar winner Karin Viard and Matthias Schweighöfer will also star in the series to be direct by Barnaby Thompson.

“Vanished” follows a romantic getaway to Paris that take a dark turn. When her boyfriend Tom (Claflin) suddenly disappears aboard a train to the south of France, Alice (Cuoco) is plunged into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering shocking secrets about the man she thought she knew.

The series was created by David Hilton and Preston Thompson, written by Preston Thompson and executive produced by James Clayton (Slow Burn Entertainment), David Kosse (Rockwood Pictures), Barnaby Thompson (Fragile Films), Preston Thompson and AGC’s Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz and Miguel A. Palos Jr. AGC Television — the scripted arm of Ford’s AGC Studios — will fully-finance and co-produce,...

Exclusive: The Flight Attendant and The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco is set to lead buzzy series package Vanished, which AGC Television is launching for this week’s Series Mania in Lille, where it’ll likely be the hottest brand new show on sale.

Starring in the suspense drama alongside Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Cuoco will be Sam Claflin (Peaky Blinders), three-time Cesar winner Karin Viard (The Bélier Family) and German actor Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of the Dead).

The logline reads: When a romantic getaway to Paris takes a dark turn with the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend Tom (Claflin) aboard a train to the south of France, Alice (Cuoco) is plunged into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering shocking secrets about the man she thought she knew.

Producer, director and Ealing Studios owner Barnaby Thompson (Pixie) is directing ahead of production beginning April 28 on locations in Paris and Marseilles.

Director Zach Cregger (Barbarian) may have found one of the stars for his upcoming Resident Evil movie, with Deadline reporting that Austin Abrams is in talks to join the cast. Abrams is also starring in Cregger’s upcoming movie Weapons.

After seven live action movies and a short-lived Netflix television series, Constantin Film and PlayStation Productions are bringing Resident Evil back to the big screen, with Cregger writing and directing. Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil hits theaters September 18, 2026.

This latest Resident Evil movie is said to “take the title back to its horror roots and be more faithful to the initial games,” with Cregger and Shay Hatten (Army of the Dead) writing.

The most recent installment in the film franchise, director Johannes Roberts’ Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City took a similar approach back in 2021, but ultimately failed to resonate with fans. It came in the wake of six movies starring Milla Jovovich,...

Euphoria actor Austin Abrams has emerged as the choice to star in Sony Pictures’ and Zach Cregger’s reboot of horror action movie Resident Evil.

Cregger, the filmmaker who became part of the horror genre’s new generation thanks for his breakout Barbarian, wrote the script and is directing the feature.

He is readying for the release his follow-up to Barbarian, an ensemble horror piece titled Weapons. Abrams makes up part of the cast, which includes Josh Brolin and Julia Garner. Resident Evil would mark a reunion between the two, should any deal make.

Sony is moving fast on Resident Evil and a summer shoot in Europe is being planned. Cregger is said to already be scouting.

Constantin Film is producing and co-financing the film. Constantin’s Robert Kulzer, Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee (Barbarian,) and Miri Yoon (Weapons) as well as PlayStation Productions are also producing.

The previous Resident Evil movies,...

"Rules and consequences."

Lionsgate has finally launched the brand new trailer for their upcoming action-thriller Ballerina, offering a killer new look at Academy Award-nominee Ana de Armas (Knives Out; No Time to Die; Ghosted) heading into action as Eve Macarro, and it looks like her mission just got considerably more difficult than we imagined as she'll soon find herself up against Baba Yaga himself!

Yes, as the trailer reveals, The Director (Anjelica Huston) will send John Wick (Keanu Reeves) after Eve, in a last-ditch effort to stop her vendetta. John will offer her a choice, leave or die, and the battle commences. It certainly adds an interesting wrinkle to the film, as we were all previously under the assumption that Wick and Macarro would be allies and fight together, which could obviously still happen, but it looks like things will head into a different direction before the credits roll.

The film's official synopsis reads,...

It’s now only a few months until the “John Wick” franchise is back on the big screen — this time, with the Oscar-nominated Ana de Armas in the lead.

The new trailer for “Ballerina” shows de Armas in action as Eve Macarro, a Russian ballerina-turned-assassin with an eye for vengeance against the men who killed her family. But de Armas isn’t alone, as Keanu Reeves makes his anticipated return as John Wick.

“Ballerina” takes place in between “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” and “John Wick: Chapter 4,” expanding the assassin role originally played by Unity Phelan with de Armas’ take on the character. The film comes two years since audiences saw Reeves in the fourth entry, which became the highest-grossing installment in the series with a worldwide gross of over $440 million. Altogether, the first four “John Wick” films grossed over $1 billion worldwide.

This latest installment in the “John Wick...

With a new trailer confirmed for 10 Am Est tomorrow, Lionsgate has shared a handful of brand new stills from Ballerina, their upcoming action-thriller starring Academy Award-nominee Ana de Armas (Knives Out; No Time to Die; Ghosted) in the lead role as Eve Macarro.

While plot details remain mostly under wraps, the film's official synopsis reads, "Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma."

Since Ballerina is set inbetween the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4, it will also feature franchise mainstays Keanu Reeves as John Wick, Ian McShane as Winston Scott, and the late Lance Reddick, in his final on-screen appearance, as Charon.

According to McShane, Ana's character will find herself under the protection of the New York Continental Hotel at some point in the film,...

Shudder had pull for “Push,” as the all-horror-all-the-time streamer has acquired the home invasion thriller ahead of its U.S. premiere at Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, Calif. later this month. The film, directed by David Charbonier and Justin Powell, will make its exclusive debut directly on AMC Networks’ genre-focused service later this year.

“Push” stars Alicia Sanz, seen in Prime Video’s “El Cid,” and Raúl Castillo, seen in “Smile 2” and “Army of the Dead,” as a realtor and a killer, respectively. Their stand-off during an open house triggers the pregnant real estate agent into premature labor, adding another alarming layer of dread to the survival premise.

“With ‘Push,’ David and Justin continue to hone their spectacular skill for intimate, visceral suspense,” said Sam Zimmerman, Shudder’s head of programming. “After ‘Boy Behind the Door,’ we are thrilled to reteam with the dynamic duo on this frightening...

In 2023, New Line Cinema went all-in on a partnership with Barbarian (watch it Here) writer/director Zach Cregger and Barbarian’s producers at BoulderLight Pictures. New Line came out the winner in a bidding war over Weapons, which they’re planning to give a theatrical release date on January 16, 2026, and they’re also paying Cregger a sum in the eight figure range to make the movie. In addition to working with them on Weapons, New Line signed a first look deal with BoulderLight Pictures, tasking the company with developing high concept genre projects for them, and they gave a greenlight to the sci-fi thriller Companion, which was produced by BoulderLight and Cregger and released at the end of January. But while Cregger is collaborating with New Line Cinema, he’s also making a Resident Evil movie for Constantin Film – and while New Line’s parent company Warner Bros. participated in...

After seven live action movies and a short-lived Netflix television series, Constantin Film and PlayStation Productions are bringing Resident Evil back to the big screen, with Zach Cregger (Barbarian) writing and directing. Several studios had been engaged in a bidding war for the project, but Deadline reports today that the property will stay at Sony.

Warner Bros. and Netflix had reportedly also been in the mix. Sony, who released all previous Re movies, will release Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil in theaters September 18, 2026.

Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is said to “take the title back to its horror roots and be more faithful to the initial games,” with Cregger and Shay Hatten (Army of the Dead) writing.

“I’ve been a rabid fan of these games for decades and to be able to bring this amazing title to life is a true honor,” Zach Cregger told Deadline in a statement published this afternoon.

Resident Evil is back in Sony’s hands.

The studio has won a hotly contested bidding war to nab not only the rights to the horror action movie franchise based on the popular video games, but also for the opportunity to work with hot filmmaker Zach Cregger. The studio has set a release date of Sept. 18, 2026 for the project.

Cregger, the writer-director behind acclaimed horror movie Barbarian and the upcoming ensemble piece Weapons, is attached to write and direct.

The franchise, which had called Sony label Screen Gems home since releasing the first movie in 2002, found itself in a unique position of being up for grabs in January, inciting an intense bidding war. In the end, Sony prevailed, this time via its Columbia Pictures banner, allowing for a bigger budget.

Constantin Film, which has held the screen rights to the title since the late 1990s and has been behind the previous movies,...

As we prepare for the 97th Academy Awards this weekend, here’s a reminder of the Oscars Cheer Moment, and the weirdest year in the body’s history.

On Valentine’s Day 2022, the American Academy of Motion Pictures unveiled a pair of awards so prestigious they could only be accurately communicated via hashtag.

#OscarsFanFavorite and #OscarsCheerMoment were the latest in a string of attempts from the world’s most famous awards body to stay popular and relevant. The last was in 2018 when, in an attempt to reverse the ratings freefall the ceremony had found itself in over the last decade, Film Academy president John Bailey proposed an official Popular Film category – the first new competition since Best Animated Film in 2001.

Months later, the award was slipped quietly into the organisation’s back pocket, after Academy members and the public at large united to declare the idea a silly one. Making a popular film,...

Dave Bautista, the performer most widely known for his role in the MCU as Drax the Destroyer, shares that he would have liked to see more of his character in the franchise. Although the MCU isn't over as a franchise, Drax's run belongs to another era that appears to be in the past. Bautista is committed to other projects today, but the actor nostalgically looks back at the role that paved a future for him in Hollywood.

Bautista played Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy and several other titles in the MCU. He reprised the character in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as well as in the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Drax became a popular player in the franchise after the first Guardians, and even in theme park attractions, where the character shows his naive attitude that has made him such a beloved Guardian. However, he...

Exclusive: Lincoln Child’s New York Times bestselling book series Jeremy Logan, is being put into feature development at Amazon MGM Studios with Safehouse Pictures producing.

Jeremy Lott and Cory Goodman are writing the script. The film will follow Jeremy Logan who is a self-proclaimed “enigmatologist,” an investigator who works to debunk the paranormal and unexplained using modern science. The Jeremy Logan books include the Child’s novels Deep Storm, Terminal Freeze, The Third Gate, The Forgotten Room, Full Wolf Moon, and Chrysalis.

The film will fall under Safehouse Pictures’ first-look film deal with the studio, with Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell producing.

Goodman and Lott are currently adapting the comic series Proof for Fox. They have also landed several seven-figure spec deals including Lore for Warner Bros. starring Dwayne Johnson, and Hood for Sony with Jerry Bruckheimer producing. Separately, Goodman wrote Priest and Underworld: Awakening for Screen Gems, The Last Witch Hunter for Lionsgate,...

It's the picture that launched a thousand rumors and frenzied meltdowns among fans. Recently, the very socially active James Gunn tweeted out a picture that promptly sent the comic book fanbase into a tailspin. Although a longtime friend and creative collaborator of Zack Snyder, the filmmaker who was last given the reins to the DC empire and famously parted ways with the franchise following the release of "Justice League" in 2017, Gunn's status as the new co-ceo of DC Studios (alongside Peter Safran) has sparked a rivalry of sorts between the two. Never mind that they actually worked together to help bring Snyder's "Dawn of the Dead" remake to life back in 2004 and, by all accounts, get along swimmingly. A combination of the very different storytelling approaches between the two directors, Gunn's crossover into the DC world with 2021's "The Suicide Squad," and that Marvel/DC rivalry stemming from...

Dave Bautista is ready to star in Netflix's Gears of War movie. However, the Guardians of the Galaxy actor is getting a bit tired of waiting.

Speaking with ComicBook.com to promote his latest movie In the Lost Lands, Bautista touched on Netflix's Gears of War movie, which was announced alongside an adult animated television series back in November 2022. While Bautista is not formally attached to the project, he remains a popular casting choice among the Gears of the War fandom due to his love of the game. Now, more than two years after the initial announcement, Bautista is tired of Netflix dragging its feet and has called out to fans to "Start an online thing about freaking Gears of War. Come on, Netflix. Come on already." The actor shared that he has also been in contact with the streamer about the movie, saying, "It’s not like I’m not badgering them.