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Actress Margaret Qualley (“The Substance”), is part of the new Chanel Spring/Summer 2025 eyewear campaign, photographed by Karim Sadli:

The daughter of actress Andie MacDowell, Qualley was trained as a ballerina…

…then debuted with a minor acting role in the feature "Palo Alto" (2013)...

... followed by the HBO TV mystery series "The Leftovers" (2014–2017)...

...dark comedy feature "The Nice Guys" (2016) and the Netflix supernatural thriller "Death Note" (2017).

Qualley was nominated at the '71st Primetime Emmy Awards' for portraying actress/dancer 'Ann Reinking’, in the FX biographical drama miniseries "Fosse/Verdon" (2019).

She appeared in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood"(2019) followed by "Native Son" (2019), "Io" (2019)…

…”My Salinger Year" (2020), "Maid" (2022), “Poor Things” (2023), “Drive-Away Dolls” (2023) and “The Substance” (2024).

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Created by Jesse Armstrong, the HBO series Succession wrapped up its four season run back in 2023 – and now, Armstrong and HBO are continuing their working relationship with the film Mountainhead, which is set to premiere on HBO on May 31st. With that date swiftly approaching, a teaser trailer for Mountainhead has dropped online and can be seen in the embed above.

The film has the following synopsis: A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis. Now, thanks to the teaser trailer, we have an idea of how that international crisis is going to play out – and how the billionaire characters react to it.

The group of billionaire friends are tech executives Randall (Steve Carell of The Office), Hugo Van Yalk, a.k.a. Souper (Jason Schwartzman of Rushmore), Venis (Cory Michael Smith of Saturday Night), and Jeff (Ramy Youssef of Poor Things). Also...

From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, “Mickey 17.” The film arrives for purchase and rental Digitally at home on April 8. “Mickey 17” will also be available to purchase on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD on May 13. Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho, “Mickey 17” stars Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie (“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”), Steven Yeun (“Nope”), with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette (“Hereditary”), and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”). The film is produced by Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner (Oscar winners for “Moonlight” ... Read more...

A topic rarely explored on screen with such nuance, The Ceiling, directed by Louisa Connolly-Burnham, delves into the often-overlooked reality of sexual assault within dating contexts. Written and performed by Louisa Sexton, the script emerged from candid conversations about how such violations are frequently normalised. Connolly-Burnham directs an uncomfortably intimate viewing experience which mirrors her protagonist’s psychological journey, employing long uninterrupted shots that force viewers to experience each moment in real time, before shifting modes to incorporate fragmented imagery and slow motion to make the experience of dissociation tangible for viewers. This short film stands as a powerful exploration of the complexities of consent, offering a cinematic portrayal of arousal non-concordance with remarkable sensitivity. Through its restrained storytelling and thoughtful visual approach, The Ceiling gives voice to experiences that too often remain unspoken, while creating an environment where the importance of active consent becomes unmistakably clear. As Connolly-Burnham premieres The Ceiling with Dn,...

The Star Wars Celebration event in Japan may have concluded, but exciting news concerning that infamous galaxy far, far away continues to trickle in.

Screen Rant had the opportunity to speak with Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy at the event, and she offered a promising update on the long-awaited Star Wars film being helmed by the award-winning Taika Waititi.

While fans eagerly anticipate Waititi's unique vision for the franchise, Kennedy clarified that the primary factor delaying the start of production is the director's own busy schedule.

"Taika is on Taika time," Kennedy playfully admitted to to the site. "I’ve just continually said to him, look, when you feel that you’re ready and you can really devote the time, we’re going to do it. We’ll be waiting. I’m just hoping we get there. That will be a great Star Wars movie."

Adding an intriguing layer to the project,...

There are a lot of elements that go into making a movie great, from the screenplay, to the direction, and even the editing. It's not uncommon for the main factor to be the actors, as is the case for some of the worst movies ever made. Some of the best "so bad it's good" movies of all time have performances that are so terrible, they're somehow more memorable than some of their actors' greater roles. However, being in a bad movie hasn't stopped some actors from maintaining their reputations in Hollywood.

As proven time and time again, actors cannot be judged by the quality of their worst movies. Some undoubtedly incredible actors have made misguided choices in their careers, whether it's a poor attempt at gaining mainstream attention or a project that just simply didn't come out they way they intended. For years, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were ridiculed...

Two-time Emmy nominee Margaret Qualley, who was recently seen in The Substance, is joining Aubrey Plaza (Agatha All Along)in Honey Don’t!, a new dark lesbian comedy movie from Fargo filmmaker Ethan Coen. The film also features Marvel Cinematic Universe mainstay Chris Evans, Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia),Lena Hall (Snowpiercer), and Billy Eichner (The Lion King).

Per The Pink News, Qualley will play Honey, a lesbian detective who is in charge of investigating a suspicious church and a prospective cult. Captain America’s Chris Evans will play Priest Dean, the leader of the suspected cult. Plaza is set to play a “mystery woman” in the film.

The Movie is the Second Film of a Proposed Trilogy

Honey Don’t! is the second in Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s “lesbian B-movie trilogy.” The first was 2024’s Drive-Away Dolls, which also starred Qualley, along with Geraldine Viswanathan (Thunderbolts*),Beanie Feldstein,...

Una nueva versión del clásico de 1989 ‘La Guerra de los Rose’. © 20th Century Studios

Ya está aquí el primer tráiler de la película The Roses, dirigida por Jay Roach y escrita por Tony McNamara.

Esta reinterpretación del clásico clásico de 1989 La guerra de los Rose, la novela de Warren Adler, nos presenta a Ivy (Olivia Colman) y Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch), una pareja aparentemente perfecta: carreras de éxito, un matrimonio feliz y unos hijos estupendos. Pero tras la fachada de su supuesta vida ideal, se avecina una tormenta: la carrera de Theo se desploma, mientras que las ambiciones de Ivy despegan, lo que desencadena una caja de Pandora de competitividad y resentimiento ocultos.

La película está protagonizada por Olivia Colman y Benedict Cumberbatch. Completan el reparto Andy Samberg (Lee Miller), Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow (The Great), Sunita Mani (Government Cheese), Ncuti Gatwa (Barbie), Jamie Demetriou (Fleabag), Zoë Chao (Canina) y Kate McKinnon...

The most frightening zombies to ever appear on the big screen are back, and faster than ever. But can they run all the way to the 2026 Oscars?

Set almost three decades after 28 Days Later (2003) and 28 Weeks Later (2007), the first two films in Alex Garland's horror franchise, 28 Years Later is scheduled for a theatrical release on June 20. Garland is back as the writer and Danny Boyle, who directed the first flick, returns to direct. (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo directed and cowrote the sequel.) The latest trailer (below) dropped this morning.

The new movie stars Jodie Comer as Isla, a pregnant woman; Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Jamie, a scavenger and Isla's husband; and Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Kelson, a knowledgable fellow survivor. The plot follows a group of people who've avoided zombie attacks for decades by living on an isolated island. When one member goes to the mainland, he discovers...

Competirá por la Palma de Oro en el Festival de Cannes 2025. © A24

A24 ha desvelado el primer tráiler y póster de la película Eddington, el cuarto largometraje de Ari Aster tras Hereditary, Midsommar y Beau tiene miedo.

Eddington se sitúa en mayo de 2020, cuando un enfrentamiento entre el sheriff de un pequeño pueblo (Phoenix) y el alcalde (Pascal) provoca un estallido social que divide a los vecinos en bandos opuestos en Eddington, Nuevo México.

La película está protagonizada por Joaquin Phoenix, y Pedro Pascal junto a Luke Grimes (Yellowstone), Deirdre O’Connell (¡Olvídate de mí!), Micheal Ward (El imperio de la luz), Amélie Hoeferle (La piscina), Clifton Collins Jr. (Star Trek), William Belleau (Los asesinos de la luna), Austin Butler (Dune: Parte dos) y Emma Stone (Pobres criaturas).

Aster habló de este proyecto hace años en una sesión Ama (Ask Me Anything) en Reddit, donde dijo: «Hubo un momento en el...

Upcoming comedy The Roses, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch as a warring couple, arrives in August. Have a trailer:

On paper, everything about Searchlight’s upcoming remake of the 1989 dark comedy, The War Of The Roses looks to be in order. You get Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch as the unhappy couple, delivering withering put-downs in a steadily escalating conflict that gets rather out of hand.

Plus, it has Jay Roach at the helm, a filmmaker who knows how to craft a big studio comedy, not to mention a script from Poor Things and The Favourite writer Tony McNamara. This doesn’t look like it will have the frisson of the Danny DeVito film that starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, though. The original War Of The Roses was a continuation of the chemistry the duo perfected in 1984’s Romancing The Stone and the following year’s sequel, The Jewel Of The Nile.

Days after the first images from The Roses were released, Searchlight Pictures has proceeded to unveil the first official trailer for the film. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, The Roses is a remake of the 1989 film The War of the Roses, which stars Michael Douglas and was directed by Danny DeVito, who also stars in the film. The story is based on the novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler, and it follows a once-happy married couple who get into a competition to see who can drive the other out of the house faster. The first trailer for The Roses shows off the film’s breathtaking cinematography from director of photography Florian Hoffmeister. The film will be released in theaters on August 29, and you can check out the full trailer below.

Tony McNamara adapted the screenplay for the 2025 reimagining of The Roses, and Jay Roach was tapped to direct the film.

Both Europe’s most right-wing nation and its second hottest destination for international shoots, Hungary has shocked the world with its recent ban on LGBTQ+ public events. But Hollywood is not yet ready to give up on the country’s generous tax incentives.

An amendment to the constitution passed on Monday by the Hungarian parliament codifies a law passed in March that made it an offense to hold or attend events that violate Hungary’s “child protection” legislation, which prohibits the “depiction or promotion” of homosexuality to minors under 18.

The Hungarian government will use measures to enforce the ban including the use of facial recognition software to identify those attending LGBTQ+ public events — such as Budapest Pride — and infractions can come with fines of up to 200,000 Hungarian forints ($546).

It’s not Hungary’s first anti-lgbtq+ law. Back in 2021, the country’s parliament passed a law forbidding the dissemination of content...

Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch are married folks from hell in “The Roses.” The feature is a remake of 1989 film “The War of the Roses,” which starred “Romancing the Stone” alums Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, with Danny DeVito directing. “The Roses” now is written by “The Favourite” and “Poor Things” screenwriter Tony McNamara, a reunion for “The Favourite” Academy Award winner Colman.

The official synopsis reads: “Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. ‘The Roses’ is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.”

Jay Roach directs and produces, along with fellow producers Michelle Graham,...

Searchlight Pictures has slated Jay Roach’s new comedy The Roses for an August 29 release. Based on the novel by Warren Adler, the film boasts an all-star cast which includes Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman. Now, the studio has given us a new look at the film with the first official trailer. The film also stars Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow, and Kate McKinnon. Tony McNamara (Poor Things) wrote the script. Jay Roach, who directed the Austin Powers and Meet the Parents movies, helms this retelling.

The official synopsis for The Roses reads:

“Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

Disney has debuted the first trailer for the reimagining of the 1989 classic film ‘The War of the Roses,’ ‘The Roses.’

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

Benedict Cumberbatch. Photo by Jaap Buitendijk, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved. Olivia Colman and Allison Janney. Photo by Jaap Buitendijk, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.

Based on the novel by Warren Adler, Jay Roach directs a cast that also includes Andy Samberg, Academy Award® winner Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon. The screenplay is written by Academy Award® nominee Tony McNamara.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a picture-perfect married couple who descend into a bitter cat-and-dog divorce battle in the trailer for The Roses, director Jay Roach’s dark comedy.

Cumberbatch is Theo, whose career nosedives while Ivy (Colman) sees her ambitions take off just as their increasingly competitive and resentful marriage leads to a bracingly nasty divorce battle to divide up what they own.

“Things are getting a little hand,” a deadpanning Theo tells a menacingly angry Ivy at one point in the trailer, as she points a pistol in his direction.

Amid screaming matches and food fights, Theo and Ivy fight to the finish in the reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, which was based on the novel by Warren Adler and had Danny DeVito directing leads Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.

The Roses is set to hit theaters on Aug. 29, 2025, with Roach directing...

A trailer has been released for the star-studded and highly anticipated film The Roses, from Searchlight Pictures. The film, releasing August 29, 2025, comes from director Jay Roach and writer Tony McNamara, and is an adaptation of the classic 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler. The Rosesstars Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon. Check out the trailer below.

The synopsis for The Roses reads as follows:

"Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses,...

Even before Hereditary and Midsommar director Ari Aster’s most recent film, Beau Is Afraid, was released back in April of 2023, there were rumblings that his next project would be a “western noir dark comedy” called Eddington. This is a project Aster would be circling back to, because at one time he thought Eddington was going to be his first feature. Soon enough, it was confirmed that the “contemporary western that takes place during the pandemic” would be his fourth film – and just last week, it was announced that Eddington will be screening at the 78th Annual Cannes Film Festival in May before receiving a theatrical release on July 18th. With its Cannes screening swiftly approaching, a trailer for the film has dropped online, and you can check it out in the embed above. A poster has also been unveiled; that can be seen at the bottom of this article.

From the moment I saw it, I could tell that #1 Happy Family USA was either going to go very right or very wrong. The basic hook of a Muslim-American family living through post-9/11 culture is a solid one for a sitcom, but also one that could easily indulge in harmful, racist stereotypes in the wrong hands.

Thankfully, the hands of stand-up comedian and Poor Things star Ramy Youssef were the right ones; as the series is consistently funny, politically inciteful, and oddly enough, deeply sad thanks in no small part to how compelling and relatable its core cast of characters and their struggles truly are.

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Our story centers on the misadventures of the Hussein family in Hackensack, New Jersey. The eternally cranky grandparents, the father Hussein running his halal cart, the Princess Diana-obsessed mother Sharia working as a dental receptionist, teenage daughter Mona, a closeted lesbian and class presidential hopeful,...

Days after A24 released the first image from Ari Aster’s Eddington, the film got another exciting look. The first trailer for Eddington has officially been released, and it will serve as the follow-up to Beau Is Afraid, the 2023 mind-twisting psychological thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Ryan. Aster will reunite with Phoenix for Eddington, which also stars Emmy nominee Pedro Pascal and two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone. The film is a contemporary Western following a standoff between a small-town sheriff and a mayor that sparks a powder keg of a matchup in the small town of Eddington, New Mexico. The trailer is set almost entirely on social media, with characters from the film providing their input on socioeconomic issues like the Covid-19 pandemic. Eddington will also star Austin Butler, who recently featured in Dune: Part Two, and Luke Grimes, the Yellowstone veteran who is also known for his work on Fifty Shades of Grey.

Alex Garland returns to the war drama genre, but this time sets it during a real war instead of a dystopian future like Civil War. A24’s Warfare is co-directed by Garland along with Iraq War veteran and former Navy Seal Roy Mendoza, who makes his directorial debut. The film is based on Mendoza’s experiences in Iraq, during the Battle of Ramadi.

The film was released this week to mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the craft and set pieces. It stars Will Poulter, D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai, Cosmo Jarvis, Joseph Quinn, and more, as Mendoza’s real-life brothers-in-arms, although only two of them, including Mendoza, came forward with their real identities.

As the film releases this week, fans surely want to know every detail regarding the experience, including whether Alex Garland and Roy Mendoza’s film Warfare has a post-credits scene or not.

Directors Alex Garland and Roy Mendoza kept...

When fans talk about the Spider-Man movies, they often debate one question: which female lead was the best in the franchise? While some love Mary Jane from the original Spider-Man movies, others prefer Mj from the recent ones featuring Tom Holland. However, most of them agree that it was Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man movies that truly stood out.

Thanks to one smart decision taken by the producer of the project, who detailed that Stacy wasn’t just the love interest of Peter Parker, but she was smart and more than capable of taking her own decisions.

Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone in The Amazing Spider-Man | Credits: Sony Pictures Releasing

Played by actress Emma Stone, Gwen Stacy became a character who mattered to the story, something that even Zendaya’s Mj cannot come close to.

The Amazing Spider-Man made Gwen Stacy the best female lead in the franchise

When...

Briston Maroney has returned with the announcement of a new album, Jimmy, and the release of its two latest singles, “Tomatoes” and “Bullshit.”

Due on May 2nd via Atlantic Records, Jimmy will be Maroney’s third full-length album, following 2023’s Ultrapure and his 2021 debut, Sunflower. According to its press release, the new album’s 12 tracks see him muse on the dual upbringings he received bouncing between divorced parents, one marked by the “devil-may-care spirit” of north Florida and the other by the “relatively privileged but pressured” life of a Catholic school student in Tennessee.

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Ultimately, the synthesis between these two worlds is a resounding belief in “simply being yourself.” Indeed, the singles “Tomatoes” and “Bullshit” showcase the candidness and intimacy that Maroney has a knack for conveying, turning personal observations and remembrances like “listening to Ween on an airplane” into expressive, resonant compositions.

On “Tomatoes,...

Fremantle has launched Imaginae Studios, a standalone label that will harness the power of artificial intelligence to “push production boundaries and drive innovation in storytelling,” according to the production and distribution giant.

Fremantle is known for hit unscripted shows like “American Idol” and “America’s Got Talent,” drama series like “Normal People,” and films such as Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.”

Imaginae will “leverage all AI solutions, technologies and tools for the creative community, embracing experimentation, innovation and vision,” the company added. The label will offer “opportunities for the next generation of creative talent, with the hire of a dedicated team of creatives with a passion for innovation in storytelling.”

Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle’s group chief operating officer and CEO Europe, is spearheading the launch of the independent label, whose creative team will work exclusively within the new business.

Scrosati said: “Our mission is, and will always be,...

Film at Lincoln Center has named former Film4 executive Daniel Battsek as president, the nonprofit home of the New York Film Festival announced on Tuesday.

“I am very honored to be selected to lead Film at Lincoln Center, a globally recognized cornerstone of film culture,” Battsek said in a statement. “My goal is to bring the knowledge and experience I’ve gained throughout my career in the film industry to support and elevate Flc’s programming, mission and brand. Having long admired Flc as a vital New York cultural institution, I am immensely proud to take the helm at such an exciting moment for cinema.”

Battsek most recently served as chairman of Film4 in the U.K. through 2024 after joining as director in 2016. There, he oversaw movies like “The Zone of Interest,” “Poor Things,” “All of Us Strangers,” “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “The Favourite.” He will assume his new...

Former Film4 chairman Daniel Battsek has been named as the new president of Film at Lincoln Center.

Battsek, who begins his new role on May 1, will guide the strategic direction of the organization behind the New York Film Festival.

He assumes the leadership role of the nonprofit group dedicated to the art of cinema after former president Lesli Klainberg stepped down following the 2024 New York Film Festival.

Battsek was director and then chairman of Film4 from 2016-2024 overseeing the production of critically-acclaimed, award-winning films such as The Zone of Interest, Poor Things, All of Us Strangers, The Banshees of Inisherin and The Favourite. He stepped down from his role leading Film4 in 2024.

Since 2018, Battsek also served as chairman of Film London. Prior executive roles during his more than three decades of leadership experience include tenures as president of National Geographic Films, president of filmed entertainment at Miramax and a long...

Daniel Battsek, the veteran producer and executive known for high-level stints at Film4, Miramax, Disney and National Geographic, has been named President of Film at Lincoln Center.

The non-profit organization behind the New York Film Festival and many other year-round events, had conducted a search for a new president after the departure last year of Lesli Klainberg. Battsek will start in his new post on May 1, reporting to Flc’s board of directors.

From 2016 to 2024, Battsek was a director and chairman at the UK-based Film 4. He oversaw the production of a number of well-received films, including Oscar winners like The Zone of Interest, Poor Things, All of Us Strangers, The Banshees of Inisherin, and The Favourite. Since 2018, Battsek

has been chairman of Film London, the agency supporting the city’s film and screen industries.

Battsek has been New York-based for key stretches of his career, and also has had...

Film at Lincoln Center has a brand-new boss. After the departure of long-time president Lesli Klainberg following the conclusion of last year’s New York Film Festival, the board of directors of the nonprofit org has announced its pick for the gig: widely respected film executive Daniel Battsek.

Battsek most recently served as Chairman of Film4 in the U.K. Per today’s announcement, “he joins Flc with a wealth of experience in leading world-renowned film organizations and brings deep expertise in global film production, exhibition, distribution, and industry relations.” He will report to the board of directors, as he “guides the strategic direction of Flc, steering the organization toward the realization of its vision, mission, and goals.”

He starts on May 1, 2025, just days after Flc will celebrate filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar at its annual Chaplin Gala.

Of the pick, Daniel H. Stern, Chair of the Flc Board of Directors, said in an official statement,...

Industry veteran and former Film4 chairman Daniel Battsek has been appointed president of Film At Lincoln Center (Flc), effective May 1.

Battsek is tasked with guiding the strategic direction of the non-profit dedicated to cinema and home to New York Film Festival, and reports to the board.

The highly regarded UK-born, New York-based veteran brings more than three decades of leadership experience in the film world, most recently as director and later chairman of Film4 from 2016 to 2024.

Under his tenure, he oversaw production of Oscar and Bafta winners and nominees including The Zone Of Interest, Poor Things, All Of Us Strangers,...

Cannes 2025 suena como la gran puesta de largo. © Universal Pictures

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler de la película La trama fenicia (The Phoenician Scheme), dirigida por Wes Anderson.

La trama fenicia se ambienta en el mundo del espionaje de los años 40, teñido del inconfundible estilo visual de Wes Anderson (aun sin contar con su habitual Dop Robert D. Yeoman). El breve eslogan oficial de la película la define como «la historia de una familia y un negocio familiar». Según se puede ver en el tráiler, sigue a Zsa-zsa Korda (del Toro), uno de los hombres más ricos de Europa. Tras sobrevivir a su sexto accidente aéreo, Zsa-zsa decide que ha llegado el momento de escoger un heredero para su fortuna.

Como es habitual en el cineasta texano, el proyecto reúne a un elenco de primer nivel. Encabeza el reparto coral de esta película Benicio del Toro junto...

Jesse Armstrong, the acclaimed creator of HBO’s “Succession,” is set to make his feature film directorial debut with the HBO Original film “Mountainhead,” premiering on May 31. Known for his incisive exploration of power dynamics and complex relationships, Armstrong’s latest project promises to delve into similar themes within a new narrative framework. The film will be available for streaming on Max, offering audiences a fresh perspective on the intricate world of the ultra-wealthy.

Who is Jesse Armstrong?

Jesse Armstrong is a British screenwriter and producer renowned for his work on critically acclaimed television series. He co-created the British comedies “Peep Show” (2003–2015) and “Fresh Meat” (2011–2016) with writing partner Sam Bain. Armstrong also contributed to the political satire “The Thick of It” (2005–2009) and co-wrote its film adaptation, “In the Loop” (2009), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. His most notable achievement is creating the HBO series “Succession” (2018–2023), which garnered multiple awards,...

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong's new HBO movie has officially received its title and release date, and it's coming sooner than expected.

Per Variety, Armstrong's new film is officially titled Mountainhead and is set to premiere on Max on May 31. The film was announced back in January and began filming in March, making it one of the quicker turnarounds in recent memory. The film is currently set to wrap production this week. Mountainhead serves as Armstrong's first project since Succession wrapped up its Emmy-winning run back in 2023. Armstrong also penned the script for the film.

Mountainhead follows a group of billionaire friends and is set "against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis," per the official logline. The film stars Steve Carell (The Big Short), Jason Schwartzman (Asteroid City), Ramy Youssef (Poor Things), Cory Michael Smith (Saturday Night), Hadley Robinson (Anyone But You), Andy Daly (Review), Ali Kinkade (Yellowstone...

Director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man shakes up the werewolf mythos with a new take on the Universal Classic Monster, and it’s heading to Peacock this month.

From Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, Wolf Man begins streaming exclusively on Peacock beginning April 18.

Christopher Abbott (Poor Things) stars as Blake, a husband and father who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes. With his marriage to wife Charlotte (Julia Garner) fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger (Matlida Firth). But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they’re attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter.

Of course, there’s also the matter of Blake, who begins a harrowing transformation. Whannell’s reimagining of...

Wes Anderson brought the impossibly twee “The Phoenician Scheme” to Las Vegas while Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone showcased the creepy, bee-filled “Bugonia” at CinemaCon.

Anderson’s latest film, an espionage thriller, debuted a first-look trailer on Wednesday as part of Universal’s presentation to theater owners. The studio’s indie arm, Focus Features, is distributing “The Phoenician Scheme,” marking the third collaboration with Anderson after 2012’s “Moonrise Kingdom” and 2023’s “Asteroid City.”

Benicio del Toro stars in the film as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe, while Mia Threapleton plays his daughter and Michael Cera portrays her tutor. In the trailer, which hasn’t been made available to the public, Zsa-zsa Korda survives a plane crash (his sixth!) and decides to take that as a sign — so he arranges to bestow his estate to his daughter. The ultra-stylized footage will feel familiar to fans of Anderson,...

In just a few years since “The Favourite” premiered in 2018, Yorgos Lanthimos has gone from idiosyncratic independent filmmaker to full-fledged industry darling, racking up Oscar nominations and other accolades for his bold, distinctive work. He’s become a true auteur, and like many great auteurs, the Greek director has taken his new caché to explore brand new mediums, via an emerging side-passion in still photography.

Last year, Lanthimos published two new photography books, “i shall sing these songs beautifully” and “Dear God, the Parthenon is Still Broken.” Each book consists of photos taken during the production of his last two films, “Poor Things” and “Kinds of Kindness,” and features many of the actors from both films modeling for him. Now, Lanthimos has hit another milestone in his nascent photography career with an exhibition of his work at MacK + Webber at 939, an art gallery in Downtown Los Angeles.

To celebrate the exhibition,...

After a lackluster first weekend at the box office, WB swiftly revealed that Mickey 17 would be available on streaming services and VOD on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, just 18 days after its March 7, 2025, theatrical debut.

VOD platforms now only offer pre-orders for Mickey 17, suggesting a sudden and recent change to its digital release date.

Various social media posts claim that on March 25 at midnight, the movie was on sale on select VOD services before those platforms swiftly changed the title to pre-order status.

Now, via whentostream.com, it's being reported that Mickey 17 will arrive on digital OnDemand in just a few more days, on April 8th, 2025. As of this date, Mickey 17 is still playing in local cinemas in the US and has ample showtimes.

Currently, the film has grossed $121 million worldwide from an estimated production budget of $118 million.

WB's Mickey 17 salvaged another $7.1M worldwide this weekend, $121M total.

Yorgos Lanthimos started taking pictures on set out of necessity. “We didn’t have an on set photographer when we were making little films in Greece,” the Oscar-nominated auteur recalls. “I would take my own for publicity, but I enjoyed it at the same time.” That pleasure has multiplied to become a full-fledged passion.

He has since been shooting on the sets of his high-profile films like Kinds of Kindness and Poor Things, and those collections of images respectively produced the photography books i shall sing these songs beautifully (MacK, 2004) and Dear God, the Parthenon is Still Broken (Void, 2024). The books have now inspired yet another creative endeavor as Lanthimos is set to have his first exhibition of still photography at MacK + Webber at 939 in Los Angeles.

Ahead of its opening this weekend — the exhibition runs March 29-May 18 — Lanthimos joined The Hollywood Reporter on Zoom to discuss his love of the art form,...

Director Danny DeVito’s 1989 BAFTA-nominated film The War of the Roses is being revived with a new cast and a new film from Searchlight called The Roses. Oscar-winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) and BAFTA and Emmy winner Benedict Cumberbatch are set to star in The Roses, which, per Variety, has an official release date of Aug. 29.

Billed as a dark comedy-drama, The Roses is being directed by Jay Roach, who directed the Austin Powers trilogy, Meet the Parents, and Dinner for Schmucks. Tony McNamara wrote the script, which is based on DeVito’s The War of the Roses, which in turn was based on the 1981 Warren Adler novel of the same name.

A Picture-Perfect Couple

The specialty banner for The Roses describes the movie as follows: “Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch) successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the facade of their supposed ideal life,...

Fremantle has locked a first-look TV deal with Fruit Tree, the production label run by two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone (Poor Things) and Dave McCary (Saturday Night Live).

Fremantle has said that under the pact, it will be the primary home for all Fruit Tree scripted television projects and unscripted docuseries, with Fremantle’s global drama division and international distribution team consulting closely on the company’s slate.

The pair previously had a first-look TV deal at A24.

Lorenzo De Maio, President of De Maio Entertainment, initially brought the idea of partnering with Fruit Tree to Fremantle. He will oversee the partnership alongside Christian Vesper, Fremantle’s CEO Global Drama and Film, and Seb Shorr, Fremantle’s COO of Global Drama and Film. Evan Gelb of De Maio Entertainment will also run point.

Founded by Stone and McCary, her husband, in 2020, with Ali Herting joining shortly thereafter as President, Fruit...

Benedict Cumberbatch remains as busy as ever these days, with no less than three movies premiering in 2025. There's a drama (The Thing with Feathers), an espionage thriller (The Phoenician Scheme), and a remake of the '80s classic The War of the Roses, which has now set a summer release date. Simply titled The Roses, Cumberbatch stars in the film alongside Academy Award-winner Olivia Colman, with the duo playing a married couple whose life seems picture-perfect on the surface, but underneath is anything but.

Per Searchlight Pictures, The Roses will hit theaters on August 29, 2025, the same day as the long-awaited remake of The Toxic Avenger. Directed by Danny DeVito and based on the novel by Warren Adler, the original The War of the Roses starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner debuted all the way back in 1989, and earned each of its two stars a Golden Globe nomination. This new adaptation...

The Roses is a remake of War Of The Roses, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. It’s arriving this very summer.

While we often roll our eyes at Hollywood’s lack of originality and continued reliance on remakes, we’re looking forward to Fox Searchlight’s upcoming remake of the 1989 dark comedy, The War Of The Roses.

It has Jay Roach at the helm, a filmmaker who knows how to craft a big studio comedy, not to mention a script from Poor Things and The Favourite writer Tony McNamara, who imbued both of those films humour that ranged from slapstick to biting to outright shocking.

Also, this is an anglicised take on the Danny DeVito film that starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in a continuation of the love-hate onscreen pairing the duo perfected in 1984’s Romancing The Stone and its sequel, 1985’s The Jewel Of The Nile.

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Searchlight Pictures has slated Jay Roach’s new comedy The Roses for an August 29th release. Based on the novel by Warren Adler, the film boasts an all-star cast which includes Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman.

The official synopsis for The Roses reads: “Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.” The film also stars Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow, and Kate McKinnon. Tony McNamara (Poor Things) wrote the script. We may see the first trailer dropped during CinemaCon next week.

The Roses will have a little competition on its chosen release date, with Darren Aronofsky...

“The Roses,” a reimagining of the 1989 drama “The War of the Roses,” will be released on Aug. 29, 2025, Searchlight announced on Tuesday.

The new film will be directed by Jay Roach (“Bombshell”) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman.

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. “The Roses” is inspired by the 1989 classic film “The War of the Roses,” based on the novel by Warren Adler.

Directed by Danny DeVito and starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, “The War of the Roses” was a black comedy that earned a BAFTA and three Golden Globe nominations. Roach directed the new version of the divorce story from a screenplay by Tony McNamara,...

The War of the Roses remake starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman as a warring married couple will be released nationwide on Aug. 29 via Searchlight Pictures, the studio announced Tuesday.

Jay Roach directs The Roses from a script by Poor Things and The Favourite writer Tony McNamara, which is based on the novel published in 1981 by Warren Adler. The Adler novel was made into the 1989 dark comedy from Danny DeVito and starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.

The official synopsis for the film reads: “Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.”

Joining Colman and Cumberbatch is an onscreen ensemble that includes Andy Samberg,...

Searchlight’s “The Roses” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, will release on Aug. 29.

The dark comedy is directed by Jay Roach and is written by Tony McNamara. “The Roses” is inspired by the 1989 classic “The War of the Roses,” based on the novel by Warren Adler.

As the specialty banner describes, life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch) successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow and Kate McKinnon also star. Roach, Michelle Graham, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver are producers on “The Roses.” Cumberbatch is also a producer under his SunnyMarch banner, alongside producing partners Adam Ackland and Leah Clarke.

Distributor and studio A24 is gearing up for a busy lineup at the theater in 2025 with upcoming movies such as “Death of Unicorn,” “Warfare,” “Friendship,” and “Materialists.” Another pic that is sure to get audiences exited is a new fantasy adventure, “The Legend of Ochi,” that boasts a cast that includes actors Helena Zengel (“News of The World”), Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson (“Dune: The Prophecy”), and Willem Dafoe.

Continue reading ‘The Legend Of Ochi’ First Look: New Video Showcases Practical VFX & Sets For A24’s New Fantasy Adventure Film Coming April 25 at The Playlist.

Although highly regarded as a theater star -- he earned a Tony nomination in 2006 for "Awake and Sing!" and just returned years later to Broadway in "The Price" -- Mark Ruffalo is for most people a bona fide movie star. For his film performances, he has been nominated for three Oscars, two Golden Globes and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning one as part of the ensemble cast of "Spotlight" in 2015.

These days, however, Ruffalo's greatest fame is largely thanks to his being part of the Marvel universe, having taken over the roles of Dr. Bruce Banner and The Hulk in 2012's "Marvel's The Avengers." After a cameo performance in 2013's "Iron Man 3," Ruffalo's Hulk also appeared in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" in 2015, "Thor: Ragnarok" in 2017 and the final "The Avengers" movies.

Ruffalo has fashioned a remarkable career appearing in Arthur Miller plays, Kenneth Lonergan films and Marvel superhero...

Stars: Katalin Krenn, Caroline Boulton, Anders Olof Grundberg, Matt Devere, Luca Papp, Nikolett Barabas, Declan Hannigan, Alexis Latham | Written by Viktor Csák, Krisztián Illés | Directed by Peter Deak

A mysterious outbreak at an international airport marks the explosive beginning of Silent Zone, a post-apocalyptic action-horror film that throws viewers headfirst into a world spiralling toward collapse. Containment efforts fail almost immediately, and within days, the streets are overrun with the infected—aggressive, ravenous, and disturbingly relentless. Civilization falls swiftly, and survival becomes the only priority.

In the heart of this chaos is five-year-old Abigail (Katalin Krenn), who watches in horror as her mother and younger brother Lucas are brutally attacked. Abigail’s fate seems sealed until she’s rescued by Cassius, a battle-worn former soldier. In a grim twist, he is forced to shoot Abigail’s reanimated mother in front of her – an early signal that Silent Zone isn’t pulling any emotional punches.

Fremantle profits were up by nearly a quarter last year but the much-vaunted €3B ($3.3B) turnover target appears to have been pushed back indefinitely.

For full year 2024, The Poor Things super-indie’s adjusted Ebita shot up by 23% to €171M, its highest to date. Fremantle-owner Rtl put this down to “significantly lower overhead costs and the first-time profit contribution from Asacha Media Group,” which the outfit acquired at the start of last year at a cost of €200M when the acquisition of 80% of Singapore’s Beach House Pictures was included. Adjusted Ebita margin was up by 1.5 percentage points to 7.6%, with a target of 9% set for 2025.

Rtl pointed to 2024 success stories including Oscar-winner Poor Things, hit Amazon YA series Maxton Hall, Kim Kardashian-produced doc Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar and U.S. entertainment smashes like Family Feud and The Farmer Wants A Wife.

But turnover at the Element Pictures-owner slid slightly to €2.25M,...