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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...

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.

Two-time Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch and Oscar winner Olivia Colman engage in an escalating feud as their marriage falls apart in the trailer for The Roses. And if you watch the trailer and think the setup feels familiar, it’s because The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 film The War of the Roses starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner and based on the novel of the same name.

Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon also star.

“Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids,” reads Searchlight Pictures’ synopsis. “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 opens in theaters...

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Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch go to war in...

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.

Benedict Cumberbatch is an actor known for playing all kinds of roles – geniuses (Sherlock), dragons (The Hobbit trilogy), time-bending doctors (Doctor Strange) and numerous dramatic leading roles. The one thing we don’t get to see him fully lean into very often? Comedy. That’s about to change with The Roses, in which he stars opposite Olivia Colman as a married couple having some pretty extreme relationship troubles. Watch the trailer below.

Cumberbatch and Colman are Theo and Ivy Rose, spouses living a seemingly perfect life with their kids in a beautiful house by the beach. But under the surface, jealousy and resentment starts bubbling up, with Theo’s career takes a downward turn just as Ivy’s is taking off. Cue a series of escalating jabs and retaliations at each other as they start to face their marital problems – including awkward exchanges over dinner, crabs in a bathtub, and gunshots in the kitchen.

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,...

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a married couple on the verge of entering the violent arena of divorce in the new trailer for The Roses, a “reimagining” of the novel and 1989 film The War of the Roses.

In the domestic black comedy directed by Meet the Parents’ Jay Roach, Cumberbatch and Colman’s marriage goes downhill when the former loses his job and the latter’s professional career as a chef takes off.

Thrust into a Mr. Mom role, the two constantly and comically bicker, with Cumberbatch admitting he...

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.

"I just want the house... I built it." Searchlight Pictures has unveieled the first official trailer for relationship comedy The Roses, the latest comedy from filmmaker Jay Roach. Searchlight has this set for release at the end of August at the end of the summer coming up in a few more months. "All's fair when love is war." A tinderbox of competition and resentments hidden underneath the façade of a picture-perfect couple is ignited when the husband's professional dreams come crashing down and his (ex-)wife's career takes off. An updated take on the book "The War of the Roses" written by Warren Adler, which was already adapted before into 1989 comedy of the same name. The Roses features Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon. This trailer starts out all nice and peaceful, erupting into all-out divorce chaos by the end.

All’s fair when love is war. Searchlight Pictures has released the official trailer for The Roses, a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

In 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.

The film, which has not yet been rated by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), is scheduled to open in theaters on August 29, 2025.

Directed by Jay Roach, The Roses stars Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon.

Featuring a screenplay by Tony McNamara, the...

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.

The trailer for The Roses is teasing Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman‘s marriage falling to pieces bit-by-bit.

Here’s the synopsis of the film: 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.

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Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao and Kate McKinnon also star in the film, due to hit theaters on August 29.

Watch the trailer below and see stills in the gallery below as well!

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,...

Searchlight Pictures is behind a new take on the 1989 romantic comedy “War of The Roses” as the studio has released a first-look trailer for “The Roses,” starring the duo of Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”) and Benedict Cumberbatch (“Power of The Dog”).

Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Andy Samberg, Sunita Mani, and Kate McKinnon are among the supporting cast.

Continue reading ‘The Roses’ First Look Trailer: Benedict Cumberbatch & Olivia Colman Star In ‘War Of The Roses’ Reimaging Coming In August at The Playlist.

Searchlight has released the first trailer for “The Roses,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman in a marriage turning sour. A reimagining of the 1989 black comedy “The War of the Roses,” “The Roses” is directed and produced by Jay Roach with a screenplay by Tony McNamara. Both films are inspired by Warren Adler’s 1981 novel “The War of the Roses.”

The film follows Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch), a seemingly perfect California couple with successful careers, great kids and a loving marriage. But when Theo’s career begins to nosedive as Ivy’s ambitions take off, their ideal life crumbles and the couple’s hidden resentments bubble to the surface.

Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon, Sunita Mani, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao and Belinda Bromilow also star. “The Roses” is produced by Michelle Graham, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver, with Benedict Cumberbatch under his SunnyMarch banner alongside producing...

Benedict Cumberbatch will always be known for his role as Doctor Strange and for playing Sherlock Holmes in the popular TV series, but his next project just got an exciting new look. Vanity Fair has released the first new images from The Roses, the upcoming romantic comedy in which Cumberbatch stars alongside Olivia Colman and Kate McKinnon. The film is a reimagining of the 1989 classic comedy The War of the Roses, and it follows a couple whose marriage crumbles into a catastrophic and hilarious divorce. Cumberbatch and Colman feature on the beach, on a plane, and in other spots from the film in the new images, which also show the first look at other cast members such as Ncuti Gatwa, McKinnon, Allison Janney, and even a shot of director Jay Roach.

The first images of The Roses from Vanity Fair can be found here.

Michael Douglas starred in the original film,...

The annual trade show hosted by Cinema United, CinemaCon is where the nation’s theater owners spend a week listening to sales pitches from Hollywood’s most important people: studio executives, Oscar-winning filmmakers, and Tom Cruise. Here are the standout moments, trailer, and highs and lows from CineamaCon 2025.

Most Important Movie

CinemaCon closed with a flourish on Thursday night, with a first look at Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron’s forthcoming blockbuster. In some ways, the preview — with its exceptional visuals and pacing typical of an Avatar film — felt like a Brigadoon for the nation’s theater owners and its studio partners. This year’s CinemaCon was marked by notable unease for the motion picture industry, with sagging box office totals sparking debate about theatrical windows and the future of several studio executives uncertain. The assumption is that Cameron’s Avatar will once again swoop in to save the...

Disney executives delivered a tidy CinemaCon session in Las Vegas packed with sequels, reboots and spin-offs like Avatar: Fire & Ash, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Tron: Ares. Executivesnoted – unsurprisingly – that the studio and its labels has ranked number one in Hollywood for eight out of the past nine years and keeps films exclusively in cinemas longer than any of its rivals.

Judging from the steady stream of whoops and applause from the crowd of exhibitors at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace on Thursday, the formula works, and Disney’s appetite for revisiting familiar territory well into 2028 and beyond suits them well.

Disney executives delivered a tidy CinemaCon session in Las Vegas packed with sequels, reboots and spin-offs like Avatar: Fire & Ash, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Tron: Ares and noted – unsurprisingly – that the studio and its labels has ranked number one in Hollywood for eight out of the past nine years and keeps films exclusively in cinemas longer than any of its rivals.

Judging from the steady stream of whoops and applause from the crowd of exhibitors at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace on Thursday, the formula works, and Disney’s appetite for revisiting familiar territory well into 2028 and beyond suits them well.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman have a not-so-cordial split in the first trailer for The Roses, the forthcoming remake of The War of the Roses.

Jay Roach directed the new movie from a script by Tony McNamara. Hitting theaters Aug. 29 from Searchlight Pictures, the project’s cast includes Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow and Kate McKinnon.

The ribald footage shared at CinemaCon shows Cumberbatch and Colman as a happy couple who quickly fall apart — and seem to have fun doing just that. “I suppose sometimes I do hate you,” Cumberbatch says to Colman in the trailer before clarifying, “Sporadic hatred.”

As things sour, Colman’s character quips about her hubby, “Sometimes he’s got his cock in me, and I can’t really tell.” Soon, Cumberbatch gets an unwelcome surprise while he’s soaking in the bath tub.

Toward the end of the trailer,...

Walt Disney Studios is taking over the main stage at CinemaCon 2025, and things are getting freaky! The highly anticipated panel included a presentation for Freakier Friday, the sequel to Disney’s 2003 comedy smash starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis! Before CinemaCon, Disney unveiled an adorable teaser trailer for the upcoming bodyswap tale, and now the con crowd is learning more details.

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Gatwa took over as the Fifteenth Doctor in 2023, following Jodie Whittaker’s exit. His first full series aired last year, and I’ve got to say, he brought a fresh energy to the role. Born in Rwanda and raised in Scotland, he’s already made a name for himself with standout performances—like playing Eric in ‘Sex Education’ on Netflix and popping up as a Ken in the 2023 ‘Barbie’ movie alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. That film was a massive hit,...

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,...

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.

With...

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...

Should we be worried? We might be. Jay Roach’s remake of Danny DeVito’s 1989 black comedy “The War of the Roses,” shortened to “The Roses,” is now set to open on August 29. That is a strange release date even for a commercial contender starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. Searchlight Pictures made the dating announcement this afternoon, just in time for CinemaCon next week.

Continue reading ‘The Roses’ Will Bloom For Olivia Colman & Benedict Cumberbatch On August 29 at The Playlist.

“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.

Labor Day weekend this year won’t be sleepy. Searchlight is jumping into the mix on Aug. 29 with their Jay Roach-directed comedy The Roses starring Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, Oscar winner Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Oscar winner Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow and Kate McKinnon.

In the screenplay from 2x Oscar nominee Tony McNamara, 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 inspired by the 1989 Danny DeVito-directed, Michael Leeson-scripted movie The War of the Roses starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

Producers on The Roses are Roach,...

Exclusive: Oscar and Emmy winner Olivia Colman is set to star in and executive produce a drama created, executive produced and showrun by The Affair co-creator Sarah Treem, sources tell Deadline. The project, which is in development at FX, is inspired by the Danish format Ulven Kommer (Cry Wolf), I hear.

The untitled one-hour is described as a sweeping family drama that is both a mystery and thriller. Further details are being kept under wraps. The 2020 Danish series Cry Wolf follows a social worker who tries to find out who is telling the truth in a family with a teen daughter which may be plagued by domestic violence.

A rep for FX declined comment.

The project reunites Colman with FX where she starred in Great Expectations and most recently guest starred on The Bear, earning an Emmy nomination last year. It was her fifth Emmy nomination; Colman won for The Crown...

Olivia Colman is ready to bring the ultimate marital meltdown to life in The Roses, a new and updated — and "quite different" — take on the classic dark comedy The War of the Roses, and she can't wait for audiences to see it. Directed by Jay Roach and written by Tony McNamara, the film is set to reimagine the brutal, hilarious battle between a divorcing couple who refuse to back down from each other and try to make their lives a living misery. But don’t expect a straightforward remake — Colman says McNamara’s script has taken the story in an even wilder, more absurd direction. Colman stars alongside Benedict Cumberbatch as the feuding couple at the center of the chaos, with the likes of KateMcKinnon, Andy Samberg, and Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa rounding out the cast.

Benedict Cumberbatch isn’t trying to solve the case of why he’s considered to be a sex symbol.

Cumberbatch, whose tenure on BBC series “Sherlock” propelled him to viral thirst fandom, told Variety that he knows he’s not akin to Brad Pitt or Leonardo DiCaprio in terms of his appearance.

“I’m not Brad, I’m not Leonardo, I’m not a typical movie star,” Cumberbatch said. “People were scrambling for ‘Why is he at all attractive to us?’ But for me to guess and try to understand that is so fucking weirdly navel-gazing. I’m not sitting around thinking, ‘Why am I sexy?’”

He added, “I worry about myself in the mirror as I age, like every other fucker does.”

And don’t say that Cumberbatch is a celebrity either.

“It’s so derogatory,” he said of the term, “and just lumps anyone famous together. Am I a ‘celebrated’ person?...

Benedict Cumberbatch has become a household name for several key roles. Across the pond, it's thanks to his portrayal of the titular character in BBC's Sherlock, before becoming worldwide famous thanks to his superhero role as Doctor Strange.

With two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 2014's The Imitation Game and 2021's The Power of the Dog, Cumberbatch has proven his acting skills in all types of roles. Whether he's bringing big money with roles in big franchises like the MCU, The Lord of the Rings, or Star Trek, and smaller projects like the biopic The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, the limited series Eric and Patrick Melrose, Cumberbatch has proven to be a very successful movie star. However, during his feature interview with Variety, the actor denounced his description as a "celebrity."

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Though it's been six months since the confirmation of Robert Downey Jr.'s Marvel Cinematic Universe return, many remain shocked that the Tony Stark/Iron Man actor opted to return as the villainous Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday. One fellow MCU star is among the onlookers stunned by the development, as Doctor Strange franchise star Benedict Cumberbatch shares his Nsfw reaction to the move.

During an interview with Variety, Cumberbatch revealed he found out about Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom casting like most people, live during the final reveal at last summer's San Diego Comic-Con. When he saw Downey Jr. remove the famous Victor von Doom mask to reveal he was playing the McU's next big bad, Cumberbatch immediately texted three words to Marvel president Kevin Feige. “I texted, ‘What the f**k?’ Cumberbatch said, before adding. ‘Good what-the-f**k. I mean, good what-the-f**k.’”

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As cinema continues to evolve, 2025 is set to bring a diverse slate of films from acclaimed directors and exciting franchises. From Danny Boyle’s return to the 28 Days Later saga to Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, and Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme to Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, this year promises an eclectic mix of stories hitting theaters and streaming platforms.

Below is a comprehensive release calendar for 2025. While dates are always subject to change, we’ll keep this list updated with the latest information to make sure you don’t miss any of the biggest releases.

January

January 26 Rebuilding

Director: Max Walker-Silverman

Cast: Josh O’Connor, Meghann Fahy

After wildfires destroy his ranch, a cowboy named Dusty winds up in a Fema camp, where he reconnects with his daughter and ex-wife, finding a sense of community amid the tragedy.

January 27 Peter Hujar’s Day

Director: Ira Sachs

Cast: Ben Whishaw,...

Doctor Strange actor Benedict Cumberbatch has teased his upcoming remake of Danny DeVito's beloved 35-year-old satirical black comedy-drama film The War of Roses, calling it "a joy to make." Announced earlier this year, Cumberbatch's The Roses is directed by Jay Roach and also stars MCU alum Olivia Colman.

Per Variety, Cumberbatch discussed The Roses and his other upcoming projects at the Red Sea Film Festival. The actor stated that the movie had "pretty cool ingredients" in his "amazing" co-star Colman and Tony McNamara's "great script." The War of the Roses reimagining will mark Cumberbatch's first role as the lead in a comedy, and he has found the experience gratifying. "We'll see if it'll get there, but it was a joy to make," he said. Produced by Searchlight Pictures, the movie's cast includes Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon, Andy Samberg, Sunita Mani, Zoë Chao, Jamie Demetriou, and Belinda Bromilow.

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Benedict Cumberbatch is far from done with playing Doctor Strange. The actor, who is at the Red Sea Film Festival with “We Live in Time” — produced by his company SunnyMarch — called the superhero a “complex man motivated by a need to control everything at any cost.” “I am interested in seeing where these costs take him,” he said. “There is a lot more to play and it’s very exciting.”

The actor also briefly touched upon his upcoming film with Wes Anderson, “The Phoenician Scheme,” saying that it was a different experience from their previous collaboration in “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” in that “this was just character” instead of stepping into a meta-narrative based on pre-existing literary work. Of Jay Roach’s “The Roses,” Cumberbatch said the film had “pretty cool ingredients” in “amazing” Olivia Colman and a “great script” by Yorgos Lanthimos’s frequent collaborator Tony McNamara.

Benedict Cumberbatch is an immensely talented actor who excels in a variety of roles, and as a result, he has plenty of upcoming movies currently in the works. Cumberbatch has been acting in films and TV since 2002, when he appeared in the TV movie, Fields of Gold. However, he had already been appearing in theatrical productions around the UK for several years prior. While his success on TV and film did not take long, with his first major role that elevated his career being in the TV movie Hawking, where he played the late and great scientist, Stephen Hawking, Cumberbatch continued to pursue roles on stage and on the screen.

From 2005 onward, he began appearing in leading roles in West End theater productions, and his career began to really excel from this point onwards. In 2010, he became Sherlock Holmes for the hit BBC series alongside Martin Freeman, and this made Cumberbatch into a household name.

Searchlight Pictures would love to work with Emerald Fennell on a future project. But times are tough, even for a distributor owned by Disney (and even with its former boss running the whole operation), and Searchlight gets consistently “priced out” by the deep pocketed streamers.

Katie Goodson-Thomas, the head of international production and development for Searchlight in the UK, was blunt about her specialized-distribution business and the larger competitive marketplace.

“We can’t be competitive with Netflix. It’s just not going to happen…or Apple or Amazon,” she said in a panel discussion at the BFI London Film Festival (via THR).

Goodson-Thomas mentioned Fennell as an example of how Searchlight gets beat out by the streamers and how that “happens on a daily basis — it really does.” The “Saltburn” director is next making an adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” for MRC that will star Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. Technically...

Searchlight UK executive vice president Katie Goodson-Thomas revealed the Disney-owned studio gets outbid on a “daily basis” by streaming platforms for projects, during a spotlight conversation at the BFI London Film Festival today (October 15).

“We can’t be competitive with Netflix, or Apple, or Amazon,” said Goodson-Thomas, in response to an audience question on whether Searchlight gets outbid at development or acquisition stage on projects from the streamers.

Goodson-Thomas noted she would love to work with Emerald Fennell, whose next project will be an adaptation of Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, produced by LuckyChap and financed by MRC.

Searchlight Pictures’ top international exec Katie Goodson-Thomas has acknowledged the constant battle the specialty studio has against the deep-pockets of streamers when it comes to securing projects.

Speaking at an industry talk at the BFI London Film Festival, Goodson-Thomas, head of international production and development, said that Searchlight being “priced out” by streamers was something “that happens on a daily basis, it really does.”

She added: “But we just can’t be competitive with Netflix of Apple or Amazon.”

Goodson-Thomas pointed to Emerald Fennell — someone she said she’d “love to work with” — and her upcoming “Wuthering Heights” adaptation, a film Searchlight simply wouldn’t have the finances to support. “But I think she’s an extraordinary filmmaker and I want her film to be made so I’m happy for her to go to those people who have the money to finance it,” she said.

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Searchlight Pictures top executive Katie Goodson-Thomas told the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) on Tuesday how passion and “humanity” make the studio special even though it gets “priced out” by streaming giants on a daily basis.

Sharing her thoughts and behind-the-scenes insight during a spotlight conversation at the 68th edition of the festival in the British capital, the studio’s head of international production and development said “we are quite light” in the U.K. as a team, with eight staffers in Britain, four of which are lawyers who work across the whole company. The studio is behind movies like The Banshees of Inisherin, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Poor Things, All of Us Strangers, Jojo Rabbit, Boys Don’t Cry, Napoleon Dynamite and Little Miss Sunshine.

Has the studio changed under the ownership of the Walt Disney Co.? “They give us total creative freedom” while allowing the studio to have...

Variety has announced its 10 Actors to Watch for 2024, naming breakthrough and up-and-coming actors whose stars are on the rise. Over the years, the list has included more than 35 Oscar winners and nominees, including Viola Davis, Mahershala Ali, Timothée Chalamet and Brie Larson. The10 to Watch lists have been a Variety staple since 1997, with Actors to Watch highlighted since 1998, with many performers from awards season prospects.

This year is no exception, including actors in such high-profile upcoming films as “Emilia Pérez,” “Queer,” “A Complete Unknown” and “Gladiator II.”

The honorees will be profiled in the Oct. 17 issue of Variety and feted at a special brunch on Oct. 20 at the Newport Beach Film Festival Honors presented by Visit Newport Beach. Says Gregg Schwenk, CEO and co-founder of the fest, “The Newport Beach Film Festival is immensely proud to host Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch. Variety has a long history of identifying...

On Saturday August 24 2024, Magnolia broadcasts Ask This Old House!

Roses; Toilet; Basement Leak Season 4 Episode 5 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Ask This Old House,” titled “Roses; Toilet; Basement Leak,” promises to tackle some common home issues. This episode will air on Magnolia and offers practical solutions for everyday problems that many homeowners face.

First, the team will address a struggling rose bush. Viewers can expect expert advice on how to revive the plant and keep it healthy. The hosts will share tips on proper care, including watering, pruning, and choosing the right soil. This segment aims to help anyone looking to enhance their garden with beautiful roses.

Next, the episode will shift focus to a wobbly toilet. The crew will demonstrate simple techniques to steady it. This part of the show will include step-by-step instructions, making it easy for homeowners to follow along. Fixing a toilet can seem daunting,...

Winslet will, naturally, be stepping into the shoes of Vogue's WWII correspondent, but she'll be far from alone. Rounding out the cast is Inception's Marion Cotillard, Oblivion's Andrea Riseborough, Challengers' Josh O'Connor, The Northman's Alexander Skarsgrd, Portrait of a Lady on Fire's Nomie Merlant, and none other than Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg. Before one wonders whether Samberg will be out of his league with such thespians, it's important to remember that, one, he's a ridiculously talented guy, and, two, it's not his first dramatic role, even if it's his first straightforward drama.

Samberg also had a lead role in the comedy-drama Celeste and Jesse Forever, a supporting role in fellow genre-blender Brigsby Bear, and co-led the brilliant Palm Springs. He also branched out a bit by playing a quasi-villainous variation of himself in Jake Johnson's fantastic directorial debut, Self Reliance, streaming exclusively on Hulu.