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Given that (a) the Cannes Film Festival always takes place in mid-May, (b) Primetime Emmy nominations voting always begins in mid-June, and (c) Cannes draws a large cross-section of the entertainment industry and press, it has always made sense for Emmy hopefuls to show up on the Croisette. But arguably, never have more made the pilgrimage than this year.

They have come — or will be coming — for a wide variety of reasons.

Robert De Niro, a best actor in a limited or anthology series or a TV movie contender for Netflix’s Zero Day, who usually does everything he can to avoid the spotlight, jetted in to collect an honorary Palme d’Or on opening night, May 13, and the following day participated in a rendez-vous about his career.

Also at the opening night ceremony, as a spectator, was Marco Calvani, a best supporting actor in a comedy series contender for...

Look up! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...? Warner Bros has revealed the second official trailer for James Gunn's new Superman movie – his fresh, modern update on the iconic "Man of Steel", the "Last Son of Krypton", from DC Comics. Formerly known as Superman: Legacy, it follows Supes as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing living in Kansas as Clark Kent. Written and directed by James Gunn, actor David Corenswet stars as Clark Kent / Superman this time around. The excellent ensemble cast includes Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, plus Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Neva Howell. This is the second real trailer but we've also featured the Fortress of Solitude sneak peek and the "Superman Day...

This article is part of ScreenRant's Exclusive Summer 2025 Movie Preview. Keep an eye out for the full feature next week!

A new Fountain of Youth image is here, teasing the dynamic between stars John Krasinski and Natalie Portman. Directed by Guy Ritchie, the upcoming Apple TV+ movie stars Krasinski and Portman as Luke and Charlotte Purdue, respectively, estranged siblings who join forces for an epic quest to discover the titular mythical fountain. The first Fountain of Youth trailer has already provided a taste of the globe-trotting adventure to come, with Luke and Charlotte poised to butt heads while being forced to work together.

Ahead of the movie's release later this month, ScreenRant now presents a new image from Fountain of Youth, showing Portman's Charlotte looking skeptically over at Krasinski's Luke during what appears to be some kind of planning session. The table before them is strewn with papers, including maps and blueprints,...

Exclusive: In what is lining up to be one of hotter packages at this year’s Cannes market, we can reveal that Oscar winner Natalie Portman is set to star in Photograph 51 for The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper.

Oscar winner Hooper is directing the pic which is inspired by the true story of Rosalind Franklin, the groundbreaking British scientist who first unveiled the hidden structure of DNA but whose legacy has been overshadowed. Anna Ziegler is adapting the script, which is based on her play of the same title.

Photograph 51 will uncover the story behind the brilliant scientist whose pioneering work in x-ray crystallography captured the image that revealed DNA’s double-helix structure, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for all known life. The movie poses the question how could Watson and Crick, scientists working on the same conundrum in a competing lab, have been awarded the Nobel...

Apple TV+ has decided how to campaign the cast of the limited series Dope Thief for Emmy consideration.

Gold Derby has learned that star Brian Tyree Henry will be the only lead actor submission for the crime series. Costar Wagner Moura, who plays the childhood friend and partner of Henry’s character, is among three actors who will compete for supporting actor consideration, alongside Amir Arison and Ving Rhames.

While none of the show’s actresses are being submitted in the Best Limited Series/Movie Actress category, three women will be on the supporting ballot: Nesta Cooper, Marin Ireland, and Kate Mulgrew.

Any Dope Thief actor can submit themselves for Emmy consideration; the above stars are the actors Apple TV+ will place on the Emmy ballot.

Created by Peter Craig (The Town) and based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Dennis Tafoya, Dope Thief is about two friends...

You know him as Murray in Stranger Things, or Martin in Fleabag, or loved him in Lemon (the wonderful indie film he also co-wrote), or his countless guest star roles on Comedy Central, Adult Swim, The Office, Curb (the list goes on), but lately Brett Gelman has been venturing into more serious projects like McVeigh and Lady in the Lake. On this episode, he talks about the conscious choice to just “do great roles” that often takes him away from comedy. He talks about his relationship to the craft which started in acting school, explains how bombing on stage doing […]

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You know him as Murray in Stranger Things, or Martin in Fleabag, or loved him in Lemon (the wonderful indie film he also co-wrote), or his countless guest star roles on Comedy Central, Adult Swim, The Office, Curb (the list goes on), but lately Brett Gelman has been venturing into more serious projects like McVeigh and Lady in the Lake. On this episode, he talks about the conscious choice to just “do great roles” that often takes him away from comedy. He talks about his relationship to the craft which started in acting school, explains how bombing on stage doing […]

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With its premiere just a few short weeks away, Apple TV+ has released another action-packed new trailer for Guy Ritchie's upcoming heist adventure thriller, Fountain of Youth, which is headlined by John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, and Eiza González in the lead roles as they race around the world to unlock one of humanity's greatest mysteries.

The film "follows two estranged siblings (Krasinski and Portman) who partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth. They must use their knowledge of history to follow clues on an epic adventure that will change their lives … and possibly lead to immortality."

Ritchie helmed the feature, with a screenplay from James Vanderbilt (The Amazing Spider-Man; Ready or Not; Scream VI). David Elllison and the Skydance team are producing alongside Apple Studios.

In addition to Krasinski (The Office; A Quiet Place; Jack Ryan) and Portman (Black Swan; Jackie; Thor: Love and Thunder...

With its premiere just a few short weeks away, Apple TV+ has released another action-packed new trailer for Guy Ritchie's upcoming heist adventure thriller, Fountain of Youth, which is headlined by John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, and Eiza González in the lead roles as they race around the world to unlock one of humanity's greatest mysteries.

The film "follows two estranged siblings (Krasinski and Portman) who partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth. They must use their knowledge of history to follow clues on an epic adventure that will change their lives … and possibly lead to immortality."

Ritchie helmed the feature, with a screenplay from James Vanderbilt (The Amazing Spider-Man; Ready or Not; Scream VI). David Elllison and the Skydance team are producing alongside Apple Studios.

In addition to Krasinski (The Office; A Quiet Place; Jack Ryan) and Portman (Black Swan; Jackie; Thor: Love and Thunder...

“Royal Pains” might return to screens soon, with a reboot series currently in the works at NBC.

NBC is developing a new “Royal Pains” series centered on Mark Feuerstein’s Hank Lawson, with Feuerstein attached to star and executive produce the new series.

The official logline is as follows: “Over a decade ago, Hank Lawson left a hospital to start a concierge practice in the Hamptons. Now, several years later and searching for a new purpose in life, Hank is about to embark on his biggest project yet.”

Andrew Lenchewski, who created “Royal Pains,” will return to write and executive produce the new drama series alongside Michael Rauch, who served as a producer on “Royal Pains” during its eight-season run. Rich Frank will also return as an executive producer.

The new series hails from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.

“Royal Pains” ran for eight seasons from 2009-2016 on USA Network,...

Apple TV+ estrenará en mayo una suerte de ‘Indiana Jones’ contemporánea. © Apple TV+

Apple Original Films ha revelado hoy el nuevo tráiler y póster de La fuente de la eterna juventud, una película de acción y aventuras capitaneada por Guy Ritchie y con guion de James Vanderbilt (Zodiac).

La fuente de la eterna juventud sigue a dos hermanos distanciados (Krasinski y Portman) que se alían en un gran golpe a escala global para encontrar la mitológica fuente. Para ello, tendrán que usar sus conocimientos de historia para seguir pistas en una aventura épica que cambiará sus vidas… y que puede que les conceda la inmortalidad.

La película está protagonizada por un reparto de lujo formado por John Krasinski (Amigos imaginarios), Natalie Portman (La dama del lago), Eiza González (El problema de los 3 cuerpos), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina), Arian Moayed (Succession), Laz Alonso (The Boys), Carmen Ejogo (El Pingüino) y...

Jaume Collet-Serra directed the horror thriller The Woman in the Yard, which has pulled in just $17 million at the global box office since reaching theatres last month, but back in December he brought us the action thriller Carry On, which quickly became one of the most popular movies on the Netflix streaming service. There has been talk of a sequel – but before any Carry On follow-ups get rolling, Collet-Serra has already lined up two other projects. He’ll be working with Netflix on a dramatic psychological thriller called An Innocent Girl and Deadline reports that Noah Jupe has signed on to star in another thriller Collet-Serra is pushing toward production, the survival thriller Play Dead.

Jupe may be best known for playing Marcus Abbott in A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II. Some of his other credits include Lady in the Lake, Franklin, The Undoing, Ford v Ferrari,...

Exclusive: Rising British actor Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) is set to star in Play Dead, the new survival thriller from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra that we told you about back in February, sources tell Deadline.

No details have yet emerged about Jupe’s character or the film’s plot, though it’s been described by sources as Don’t Breathe meets 1917. Production begins in Melbourne, Australia in May. The project is one of two recently announced for Collet-Serra, who earlier this month was linked to An Innocent Girl, a psychological thriller to be produced for Netflix by Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.

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,...

Shawn Levy's Star Wars movie was announced in November 2022, and development is finally moving forward. The movie is reportedly starring Ryan Gosling.

Levy's untitled movie in the Star Wars franchise will be the next movie to start production, per a new report in late February. Following the update, casting continues. Alongside Gosling, Levy reportedly wanted to cast recent Oscar-winning actress Mikey Madison, per Variety.

Madison recently won the Oscar for Best Actress for Anora, and she has yet to pick her next project. However, it turns out that going to a Galaxy Far, Far Away in Star Wars won't be among them, as Madison passed on the part.

Shawn Levy thinking Mikey Madison was gonna star in his Star Wars movie https://t.co/So1ttPIqEBpic.twitter.com/3yHgIMHreK— Qyxdfgkâ‰ï¸| Free 🇵🇸 (@trinidaddylmao) April 16, 2025Looks like she isn't interested in just jumping into franchise films. Avoiding...

We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2025 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations announced Tuesday, July 15. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 18 and ends the night of August 27. The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 14, and air live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.

The State of the Race

Is the best yet to come when it comes to this year’s field of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie Emmy contenders? April and May not only brings Netflix’s “Sirens,” starring Emmy winner Julianne Moore and recent Emmy nominee Meghann Fahy, but it also has Amazon Prime Video’s “The Better Sister...

"With a healthy dose of yellow sun, we'll have you up and at 'em in no time." Wow. WB has revealed a 5-minute "Sneak Peek" promo trailer for James Gunn's new Superman movie direct from CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Formerly known as Superman: Legacy, it follows Supes as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing in Kansas as Clark Kent. Written & directed by Gunn, David Corenswet stars as Clark Kent / Superman this time. The ensemble cast includes Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, plus Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk (whose voice you can hear as one of the automatons), Pruitt Taylor Vince, & Neva Howell. This is a spectacular and exciting way of introducing us all to the new Fortress of Solitude, plus even...

Apple TV+ estrenará en mayo una suerte de ‘Indiana Jones’ contemporánea. © Apple TV+

Apple Original Films ha revelado hoy el primer tráiler de La fuente de la eterna juventud, una película de acción y aventuras capitaneada por Guy Ritchie y con guion de James Vanderbilt (Zodiac).

La fuente de la eterna juventud sigue a dos hermanos distanciados (Krasinski y Portman) que se alían en un gran golpe a escala global para encontrar la mitológica fuente. Para ello, tendrán que usar sus conocimientos de historia para seguir pistas en una aventura épica que cambiará sus vidas… y que puede que les conceda la inmortalidad.

La película está protagonizada por un reparto de lujo formado por John Krasinski (Amigos imaginarios), Natalie Portman (La dama del lago), Eiza González (El problema de los 3 cuerpos), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina), Arian Moayed (Succession), Laz Alonso (The Boys), Carmen Ejogo (El Pingüino) y Stanley Tucci...

Apple TV+ has debuted the first official trailer for Guy Ritchie's Fountain of Youth, an upcoming heist adventure film that promises to unlock one of the world's greatest mysteries.

The film "follows two estranged siblings (Krasinski and Portman) who partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth. They must use their knowledge of history to follow clues on an epic adventure that will change their lives … and possibly lead to immortality."

In addition to John Krasinski (The Office; A Quiet Place; Jack Ryan) and Portman (Black Swan; Jackie; Thor: Love and Thunder), the supporting cast consists of Eiza González (Baby Driver; Ambulance; Godzilla vs. Kong), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina; About Time; The Revenant), Arian Moayed (Succession; Inventing Anna; Spider-Man: No Way Home), Laz Alonso (The Boys; Avatar; Fast & Furious), Carmen Ejogo (Selma; True Detective; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), and Stanley Tucci...

Originally published March 25; updated March 28 at 10:45 a.m. Pt

The Oscars may be in the rearview mirror, but eight of this year's Academy Award acting nominees could find themselves competing once again ... at the 2025 Emmys.

Mikey Madison and Zoe Saldaña, the respective Oscar winners for Anora (Best Actress) and Emilia Pérez (Best Supporting Actress), will be seeking Emmy nominations this year for vastly different TV projects. Madison will submit for the 50-year-old sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live and the limited series Lady in the Lake, while Saldaña will be eligible for Season 2 of the spy thriller Lioness.

Speaking of SNL, Timothée Chalamet and Ariana Grande are two other recent Oscar nominees who also hosted the program this season. Chalamet earned an Oscar nod for his portrayal of music superstar Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, and Grande made magic happen in Wicked as Glinda the Good Witch.

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El filme más caro de PTA. © Warner Bros

Warner Bros ha compartido el primer tráiler de la película Una batalla tras otra, escrita y dirigida por Paul Thomas Anderson.

Una batalla tras otra supuestamente bebe de la novela Vineland (1990) de Thomas Pynchon, aunque en clave libre. En la película, un grupo de ex revolucionarios se reúne para rescatar a la hija de uno de ellos.

La película está protagonizada por Leonardo DiCaprio (Los asesinos de la luna), Sean Penn (Ciudad de asfalto), Benicio Del Toro (Sicarios), Regina Hall (Plan de chicas), Teyana Taylor (Mil uno), Chase Infiniti (Presunto inocente), Wood Harris (La dama del lago) y Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza).

El presupuesto de la película es de más de 140 millones de dólares, lo que la convierte en la película más cara de Anderson.

Una batalla tras otra se estrena en cines el 26 de septiembre.

¡Os dejamos con el tráiler de la película!

Apple TV has had a string of massive successes over the past few years. Titles like Ted Lasso and Lady in the Lake have thrilled millions of viewers, and it looks like the studio is gearing up for another hit. Your Friends and Neighbors is set to debut soon, and its plot promises to be a heart-pounding ride.

So, what’s this new show about? Details are currently scarce. Apple TV is wisely keeping its cards close to its chest, but there’s still plenty of info to glean from official press releases.

What Is Your Friends and Neighbors? Image via AppleTV+ Creator Jonathan Tropper’s production company, Tropper Ink Productions, has also contributed to the series’ creation. Despite being the series creator, Tropper has only three writing credits for Season 1. Star John Hamm is set to feature in all nine of the show’s Season 1 episodes.

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Natalie Portman seems to have found a new man!

Following Portman’s divorce from Benjamin Millepied, she’s finally ready to date again — apparently.

This looks extremely new. At least, their public outings sure are.

So who is Tanguy Destable?

Natalie Portman poses during the unveiling of her dedicated beach locker room on the Promenade des Planches during the 50th Deauville American Film Festival on September 14, 2024. (Photo Credit: Francois Durand/Getty Images) Natalie Portman is reportedly dating Tanguy Destable

In early March 2025, French tabloid Voici first linked Natalie Portman and Tanguy Destable. This came just over a year after she finalized her divorce from Millepied.

Soon, other outlets followed, with sightings of the two walking around Paris together.

Portman and Destable have not gone public with their reported entanglement. But that doesn’t mean that her fans aren’t interested in hearing more about the guy.

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Lady in the Lake.It is not quite right to call a point-of-view shot “subjective.”1 As Jean Mitry observes, there is an essential tension in the spectator’s relationship to a filmic point of view: “At the movies I am both in this action and outside it, in this space and outside this space. Having the gift of ubiquity, I am everywhere and nowhere.”2 If subjectivity designates an individual’s embodied movement through the world—structured by goals, obstacles, detours, means—then point-of-view shots only highlight the disjunction between seeing through someone else’s eyes and walking in their shoes. Lady in the Lake (1947) was partly conceived with this equivalence in mind, advertised in trailers as a “revolutionary innovation in film technique,” starring Robert Montgomery and “You!” But if anything, this sustained experiment with a camera that purports to collapse viewer and character only accentuates the gap between a point...

Courtney A. Kemp has nabbed her first series greenlight under her overall deal with Netflix.

Variety has learned that Netflix has ordered the drama series “Nemesis,” which is co-created by Kemp and Tani Marole in his series writing debut. The official logline for the series states:

“‘Nemesis’ is the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force (an expert criminal) meets an immovable object (a brilliant police detective). What starts as a series that aims to subvert the heist genre at every turn, amped with thrilling life-or-death stakes, family dynamics and explosive action, actually gives birth to an exploration of what drives us, sustains us, and ultimately destroys us.”

“Tani and I are excited to bring a hard-hitting psychological crime drama to Netflix, specific in location, but broad in universal themes of right and wrong, love and loss, and loyalty vs self-preservation,...

Netflix has officially greenlighted Nemesis, the first series under Power universe creator Courtney A. Kemp’s overall deal with the streamer. Created by Kemp and Tani Marole, the project had already been casting for a couple of months.

Matthew Law and Y’Ian Noel have been tapped for the titular leads. Also cast as series regulars are two Power alums, Domenick Lombardozzi and Jonnie Park, as well as Cleopatra Coleman, Tre Hale and Ariana Guerra.

Described as an action heist series in the vein of Power set in LA, the new series will film in Los Angeles.

Nemesis is the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force (an expert criminal), Coltrane Wilder (Noel), meets an immovable object (a brilliant police...

Mikey Madison has established herself as one of Hollywood’s most compelling young actresses, culminating in her historic 2025 Best Actress Academy Award win for “Anora.” In a stunning upset, Madison beat favorite Demi Moore, who was widely expected to take home the Oscar for her transformative performance in “The Substance.” For fans wanting to explore Madison’s impressive filmography, here’s a comprehensive guide to where you can watch all her performances across streaming platforms and rental services.

Anora (2024)

In her Oscar-winning role, Madison stars as the titular Anora, a sex worker who unexpectedly marries the spoiled son of a Russian oligarch, only to face the wrath of his family. Madison’s raw, vulnerable, and often hilarious performance showcases her incredible range as she navigates both comedy and heartbreak. Critically acclaimed with a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, this Sean Baker-directed gem offers Madison her most substantial and rewarding role to date.

David Corenswet is the latest person to play DC Comics fan-favorite character Clark Kent/ Superman in the first film of the upcoming DC Universe, James Gunn's Superman. The actor is following in Henry Cavill's footsteps, who played the Man of Steel in Zack Snyder's Dceu.

Corenswet and Cavill are hardly the only actors to tackle the character in a live-action adaptation. However, with the expansion of social media, the fans' responses have gotten louder and more polarizing. In a new interview with Esquire España, Corenswet revealed that he is already aware of the fan expectations and that he embraces any constructive criticism that might help him grow professionally.

RelatedJames Gunn Considering Doing Reshoots on Superman

Superman writer-director and DC Studios co-head James Gunn delves into test screening and reshoots for the Man of Steel's newest cinematic outing.

Speaking about whether he had any doubts about playing such a famous character,...

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Ever since her breakout role of starring in Max Fox in FX’s comedy-drama series Better Things, we have all known that Mikey Madison is going to be a star, and now, with her film Anora winning Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2024, the young actress is well on her way to becoming an acting-powerhouse. Madison began her career at a very young age by starring in a couple of short films, and then she starred in her first feature film, Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey, in 2014 when she was 15 years old, but the film didn’t get released until 2017. Since then, she has starred in many great films, including a small role in Quentin Tarrantino‘s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin‘s Scream. So, if you also enjoy Mikey Madison’s performances,...

Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu), Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus), and Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) are new additions to the cast of The Death of Robin Hood, the new film from writer-director Michael Sarnoski, to be distributed in the U.S. by A24.

Hailing from Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Company, the film will be led by Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer, as previously announced. Production begins in Ireland this week. The story follows a battle-worn loner, grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, who finds himself gravely injured and in the hands of a mysterious woman, who offers him a chance at salvation.

Lyrical Media is fully financing the film. Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett are producing under their Ryder Picture Company banner alongside Alexander Black for Lyrical Media and Jackman. Lyrical’s Jon Rosenberg and Natalie Sellers are exec...

It’s an experiment that shouldn’t work. A feature film shot entirely through the point of view of a ghost who watches a family of four move into a large suburban home and over time witnesses their most intimate and disturbing moments, as a supernatural mystery begins to bubble beneath the surface.

Director Steven Soderbergh, better than anyone, laid out why a fully Pov camera doesn’t work for narrative storytelling when discussing first-person VR movies back in 2022. Said Soderbergh, “[That] there’s no Pov and reverse angle on a character who’s experiencing this is hugely limiting. That is how we engage with visual stories, is to watch the expressions of the characters so that we can read the emotions of what we’re experiencing.”

But two years later, Soderbergh did make it work, and while he was a guest on this week’s episode of IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast,...

When it comes to Oscar nominations, the Academy frequently gets it wrong. I'm not going to waste too much time regurgitating all the ways that awards voters have bungled things, because I think it's common knowledge at this point that more often than not, the Oscars aren't really about rewarding the most deserving art of the year. Instead, movies that land nominations (and wins) often do so thanks to heavy campaign work performed by studios and PR folks. Recency bias is also a huge issue — films that are shown to voters at the end of the year tend to get all the glory, while movies released earlier get overlooked. On top of that, anonymous voters will consistently confess that more often than not, they tend to vote for films their friends worked on rather than stuff that's actually deserving merit. With all that in mind, I try not to let Oscar snubs get me down.

Henry Cavill’s Superman replacement, David Corenswet, has appeared in quite a few interesting roles before his Dcu entry. One of these roles was in the Netflix political drama, House of Cards, which starred Kevin Spacey. By the time Corenswet made his only appearance in the penultimate episode, Spacey was fired from the show after his legal troubles.

David Corenswet as Jack Costello in a still from Hollywood | Credits: Netflix

Corenswet’s character in the series was not fond of Spacey’s character at all. The same would’ve happened in DC if their characters were to meet. While Corenswet plays the Man of Steel in James Gunn’s Superman, Spacey played villain Lex Luthor in Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns.

David Corenswet had a role in Kevin Spacey’s political drama before his Superman role David Corenswet as Reed in a still from House of Cards | Credits: Netflix

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Updated with ceremony hosts: Dune: Part Two scored a leading seven nominations to lead the 2025 Ves Awards, which the Visual Effects Society revealed today. Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel will battle for the marquee Photoreal Feature category against Better Man, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Mufasa: The Lion King and Twisters.

The Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature race is among Blitz, Civil War, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One, Nosferatu and Young Woman and the Sea. Battling for VFX in an Animated Feature are The Wild Robot — which leads all toon movies with five noms — Inside Out 2, Moana 2, Transformers One and Ultraman: Rising.

Shōgun and The Penguin nabbed received four nominations each to lead in the episodic TV field. See the list of nominees in all 25 categories below.

Related: Visual Effects Society Sets VR Pioneer Jacquelyn Ford Morie For Career Honor At Ves...

The Visual Effects Society (Ves) is the entertainment industry’s only official organization representing the extended global community of visual effects practitioners, including supervisors, artists, producers, technology developers, educators, and studio executives. The 5,000-member Ves body has now selected nominees for its 2025 awards honors in features, animation, television, commercials, games, and new media, as well as the VFX supervisors, VFX producers, and hands-on artists who bring their work to life.

“Dune: Part Two” leads the photoreal feature film field with seven nominations, although nominations include character work on “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” as well as “Better Man” and nominations for the virtuosic digital camerawork in Episode 4 of “House of the Dragon” Season 2, “The Red Dragon and the Gold.”

“The Wild Robot” is the top animated contender with five nominations. “Shōgun” and “The Penguin” each received four nominations in the episodic field, with “The Penguin” also nominated for...

The Visual Effects Society (Ves) announced its nominees for the 2025 Ves Awards, a celebration which annually “recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in features animation, television, commercials, games and new media.”

Dune: Part Two led the film nominations with seven nods, while Shogun and The Penguin tie in the episodic field with four each. The Wild Robot led the animation field with five.

“The artistry, ingenuity and passion of visual effects practitioners around the world have come together to create remarkable imagery,” says Kim Davidson, Ves Chair. “We are seeing best in class work that elevates the art of storytelling and exemplifies the spirit of innovation. The Ves Awards is the only venue that showcases and honors these outstanding artists across a wide range of disciplines, and we are extremely proud of our nominees.”

The nominees in 25 categories were selected by Ves members at 49 in-person and virtual panels around the world.

“Dune: Part Two” led all films in nominations for the 233 annual Ves Awards, the Visual Effects Society announced on Tuesday. Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic received seven nominations in the Ves Awards’ eight non-animated feature film categories, followed by “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” with six, “Better Man” with four and “Mufasa: The Lion King” with three.

In the Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature category, the category that corresponds most closely to Best Visual Effects at the Oscars, the nominees were “Better Man,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “Mufasa: The Lion King” and “Twisters.”

All 10 of the films on the Oscars’ Best Visual Effects shortlist received Ves nominations. In addition to the five nominees in the Ves Outstanding Visual Effects category, “Civil War” and “Gladiator II” received two nominations and “Alien: Romulus,” “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Wicked” each received one.

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Coming from the powerful Apple Inc., it is perhaps not surprising that Apple TV+ has managed to become such a powerful streaming service since its launch in 2019, but the best shows on Apple TV+ highlight its incredible library of content. Apple TV+ kicks off 2025 in a big way with the much-anticipated Severance season 2 will finally mark the return of one of its most acclaimed shows. There has also been some exciting news for the streamer recently with the announcement that Silo will be renewed for both seasons 3 and 4.

Apple TV+’s line-up of original series offers some of the best shows on television right now, some fantastic shows that have already come to an end, and some new series fans are just getting into. There have been some changes in their TV offerings lately with Shrinking’s second season wrapping up and Sunny being canceled after two seasons, but the...

Natalie Portman enjoyed some fun in the sun!

The 43-year-old Oscar-winning actress wore a black bikini while soaking up the sunshine on Wednesday (December 25) at the beach in St. Barts.

Natalie and her loved ones were seen having lunch at Shellona restaurant before going to Shell Beach for a swim.

Not only was it Christmas Day, it was also the first night of Hanukkah. This marks Natalie‘s first holiday season without husband Benjamin Millepied. They got divorced back in March this year.

Natalie‘s Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake premiered over the summer, but she recently promoted the show at a For Your Consideration event as we head into awards season.

Browse through the gallery for more photos of Natalie Portman at the beach in St. Barts…...

Jomo Fray can pinpoint the day when the bold idea of “first-person perspective” truly clicked.

The Brooklyn-based cinematographer and his director, RaMell Ross, had spent months discussing, studying, and experimenting for the filming of “Nickel Boys.” Based on Colson Whitehead’s novel, the movie is shot almost entirely through the eyes of its main characters, Elwood and Turner (played by Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson), two young Black men at an inhumane reform school in Florida.

The eureka moment came during a scene when Elwood’s grandmother (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) visits the school to deliver bad news to her grandson. “I was the camera operator for that scene,” said Fray. “And as she was building up the courage to tell Elwood something devastating, I looked away. I find it very difficult to look a person in the eyes when I know they’re telling me something that’s difficult for them.

David Corenswet—tall, striking, with a smile that could thaw the iciest of hearts—is on the cusp of donning the iconic red boots of Superman. The actor is stepping into a role that many actors would give an arm and a leg for—Clark Kent. And while countless renditions of this character have graced the screen, Corenswet’s take, under the sharp eye of James Gunn and Peter Safran, promises something unique.

Gone are the brooding shadows and grim intensity; the new Superman is a beacon of hope, compassion, and… a whole lot of charm.

David Corenswet as Superman | Credits: Instagram @jamesgunn

But who is David Corenswet? Where did he come from? Is he just another handsome face in Hollywood’s crowded scene, or does he have the chops to elevate the Superman legacy to unprecedented heights? That being said, are you ready to meet the man behind the cape?...

Look, up… his name on Google.

Worldwide interest in David Corenswet skyrocketed after the Superman trailer was released on Dec. 19, the new film from James Gunn that stars the young actor as the famed man of steel. Corenswet, 31, may not be a household name like former Superman actors Christopher Reeve and Henry Cavill, but he’s been a star on the rise over the past decade.

So, who is David Corenswet? Below, we list the five film and TV projects in which you’ve seen the new Superman in action — plus the one appearance you likely blocked from your memory.

Lady in the Lake (2024)

In the recent Apple TV+ limited series, a bearded Corenswet plays Allan Durst, the bereaved father of a young girl who is killed. In one stand-out scene, he angrily confronts Natalie Portman‘s journalist character, Maddie Schwartz, at a Hanukkah party and suggests that she’s...

"Look up!" It's time for our first look. Warner Bros has revealed the first teaser trailer for James Gunn's new Superman movie – his fresh new take on the "Man of Steel", the "Last Son of Krypton". Formerly known as Superman: Legacy, this movie follows Supes as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing in Kansas as Clark Kent. Written & directed by James Gunn, he cast David Corenswet as Clark Kent / Superman this time. The impressive full ensemble cast includes Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, plus Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince, & Neva Howell. Well here we go! This is a beautiful introduction, featuring Krypto the Super Dog playing a major role as well. And tons of appearances including Green Lantern & Hawkgirl and others.

The old saying goes that "a hero is only as good as their villain." That's a philosophy that David Corenswet discovered firsthand when he was cast in the iconic role of Clark Kent for James Gunn's much-anticipated Superman. Fresh off of roles in this year's natural disaster blockbuster Twisters and Apple TV+'s Lady in the Lake, he'll look to take the Man of Steel in a new direction next year that leans more into the character's trademark hope and compassion than the grittiness of Henry Cavill and the old Dceu. The process of creating that more positive Superman was a long one with plenty of inspirations playing into the final product seen on screen. It wasn't just comics or Gunn's direction that got him to a spot he was happy with, but also his co-stars, who helped him fully understand who this version of Clark is at his heart.

The new Dcu’s Man of Steel takes flight in the first teaser trailer for Superman, revealed on Thursday morning and embedded above.

Written/directed by DC Studios co-ceo James Gunn and due to swoop into theaters on July 11, 2025, Superman (fka Superman: Legacy) stars David Corenswet (of TV’s The Politician and Lady in the Lake) as the titular Kal-El aka Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent. Emmy winner Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) plays intrepid Daily Planet journo Lois Lane, while Skyler Gisondo (The Righteous Gemstones) fills the role of Jimmy Olsen and Wendell Pierce (Elsbeth) plays boss man Perry White.

Mikey Madison has certainly been rising through the ranks of Hollywood. With her noteworthy role being in 2022’s Scream, she has come a long way since, starring alongside Natalie Portman in Lady in the Lake. Most recently, she was a part of Anora, a film that has gotten much buzz but has certainly turned the heads of critics.

Mikey Madison in a still from Anora | Credit: Neon

Her performance as the titular character was especially praised, embodying the essence of a s*x worker in ways that are rarely seen in the industry. Choosing to be more realistic than provocative with her acting, it would seem that the actress did some very thorough research to make sure she did justice to her character.

Mikey Madison worked very hard to make sure her character in Anora was accurate

In Anora, there is a 20-second scene of Mikey Madison’s character on a stripper pole.

The cast for The Madison continues to grow. Four more actors have joined the hotly-anticipated Yellowstone spinoff series, with one of the new additions already familiar with the franchise.

According to Variety, Kevin Zegers (The Rookie: Feds), Rebecca Spence (Lady in the Lake), Alaina Pollack (The Surrender) and Danielle Vasinova (The Bay) are the latest additions to The Madison cast, joining the previously announced Michelle Pfeiffer, Patrick J. Adams, Elle Chapman, Matthew Fox, Beau Garrett, Ben Schnetzer, and Amiah Miller. Vasinova may not be familiar yet to the Yellowstone fandom, but the actor has already wrapped a role in one of the franchise's other spinoffs, 1923 Season 2. For obvious reasons, Vasinova will not be reprising her 1923 role in the present-day-set The Madison; instead portraying Kestrel, "an indigenous woman married to a Montana rancher who lives with her family on a double-wide trailer on their ranch."

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The Yellowstone universe is continuing to expand in a manner that the Dutton family would never have approved of on their once great ranch. Taylor Sheridan’s latest spinoff series, The Madison, has added four new cast members as production continues on the highly anticipated project. Variety reports that Kevin Zegers (The Rookie: Feds), Rebecca Spence (Lady in the Lake), Alaina Pollack, and Danielle Vasinova(1923, The Bay) have all joined the series, set in the picturesque Madison River valley of Montana.

“The Madison,” the new upcoming series in the “Yellowstone” universe, has added four new cast members.

Variety has learned that Kevin Zegers, Rebecca Spence, Alaina Pollack and Danielle Vasinova have all joined the new Taylor Sheridan series. They will appear alongside previously announced cast members Michelle Pfeiffer, Patrick J. Adams, Elle Chapman, Matthew Fox, Beau Garrett, Ben Schnetzer and Amiah Miller.

The official logline for “The Madison” describes it as a “heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana.”

Zegers will play Cade, described as “Stacy’s (Pfeiffer) new neighbor, asked to look out for the place until the family showed up.” Pollack will play Macy, said to be “Abigail’s (Garrett) youngest daughter, who also grew up in a wealthy New York City family.” Spence will play Liliana Weeks, “Stacy’s friend and a fellow member...

Moses Ingram first came to viewers’ attention as Jolene, the best friend of Anya Taylor-Joy’s character in The Queen’s Gambit, a role that earned Ingram an Emmy nomination. After parts in Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Tragedy of Macbeth and Ambulance, the Baltimore native returned to home turf for a starring role on Alma Har’el’s Lady in the Lake, a whodunit about a Jewish housewife in the 1960s, played by the show’s exec producer Natalie Portman, who risks everything to become an investigative journalist trying to solve the death of Cleo Johnson, played by Ingram. The limited series that pushes all boundaries when it comes to genre and tone is a wild showcase for Ingram, who gets to demonstrate every skill she has as an actress. But for the 30-year-old, the highlight of the project was returning to the place her ambitions were born. “I did a lot of dreaming in Baltimore.

Apple TV+ recently hosted a screening and panel conversation for “Lady in the Lake” at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists in Los Angeles. Upon conclusion of the screening of the seventh and final episode, titled “My Story,” star and executive producer Natalie Portman and star Moses Ingram engaged in a fun Q&a moderated by Variety’s Emily Longeretta. Later on, attendees enjoyed a lively reception, complete with hors d’oeuvres and drinks.

“Lady in the Lake” streamed this summer on Apple TV+, with creator-executive producer-writer-director Alma Har’el adapting the thriller from the book of the same name by Laura Lippman. Besides Portman and Ingram, other cast members include Y’lan Noel, Brett Gelman, Byron Bowers, Noah Jupe, Josiah Cross, Mikey Madison, and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Portman is a Best Actress Oscar winner for “Black Swan” (2010), and Madison is getting major Oscar buzz right now for “Anora.