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Sharon Stone to Receive Taormina Film Fest Lifetime Achievement Honor
Sharon Stone will receive a lifetime achievement honor on the closing night of the 70th edition of the Taormina Film Festival next month. The fest will present her with the Cariddi d’oro alla carriera (Golden Cariddi for Lifetime Achievement), which has previously been awarded to the likes of Jessica Lange, Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise, […]
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Locarno Fest Lineup Includes Hong Sang-soo, Paz Vega Films, Honors for Mélanie Laurent, Guillaume Canet
The Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland has unveiled an eclectic lineup for its 77th edition, taking place Aug. 7-17. The fest will screen 225 total films, including 104 world premieres, five international premieres and some debut features, including new films from such directors as Hong Sang-soo, Spanish actress Paz Vega and Radu Jude. Gianluca Jodice’s Le […]
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Scarlett Johansson Gets Surprise Welcome to ‘Jurassic World’ From Franchise Favorite
As Scarlett Johansson begins filming the latest installment of Universal’s enduring dino-centric action-adventure, she received a warm welcome to Jurassic World from franchise veteran Jeff Goldblum. Johansson, who recently outed herself as a “huge nerd” for all things Jurassic Park and Jurassic World appeared on NBC’s Today on Tuesday morning to promote her new romantic […]
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Paul Mescal Says It Would Be “Amazing” If ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Wicked’ Replicated Barbenheimer
While it seems like Barbenheimer was one of those phenomenons that will never be replicated, Gladiator II and Wicked: Part One have a chance to bring the same friendly competition to the big screen later this year. Both films hit theaters ahead of Thanksgiving week, making way for a Barbenheimer part two — and Gladiator […]
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Doug Liman and Tom Cruise Are Still “Talking About” Doing an ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Sequel
Doug Liman and Tom Cruise haven’t shut down the idea of an Edge of Tomorrow sequel quite yet. Ten years following the release of the 2014 sci-fi action film, the filmmaker told Empire magazine that he and the actor “keep talking about” doing a follow-up because “we love that world.” “Tom and I just actually rewatched […]
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‘Shrek 5’ Set for 2026 with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz Returning
Shrek 5 is officially a go, with Universal and DreamWorks Animation announcing that the storied franchise will return on July 1, 2026. Stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz will return 25 years after the original Shrek hit theaters. The feature has long been in development and will arrive 16 years after previous entry, […]
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Final ‘Conjuring’ Movie Sets Fall 2025 Release
The end of the Conjuring story is now in sight. New Line has set a Sept. 5, 2025, release date for the untitled fourth Conjuring movie, which the studio is billing as a finale for the main set of films. Michael Chavez is directing the movie after helming 2021’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me […]
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Paramount in Final Talks for Robert Pattinson-Parker Finn’s Remake of ’80s Horror Movie ‘Possession’ (Exclusive)
Paramount Pictures is closing deals with Robert Pattinson and Smile filmmaker Parker Finn to tackle a remake of Possession, the cult 1981 psychological supernatural horror movie written and directed by Polish filmmaker Andrzej Zulawski. The deal is being made in the shadow of the landmark transaction that saw parent company Paramount Global agree to be […]
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Eva De Dominici Joins Mark Wahlberg in Peter Farrelly’s ‘Ball’s Up’ Action Comedy (Exclusive)
The Cleaning Lady star Eva De Dominici is set to join Peter Farrelly’s Ball’s Up, where she will star opposite Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser. The action comedy has Farrelly reteaming with Amazon MGM Studios on the project from Skydance. Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese (Deadpool & Wolverine) wrote the script for the feature that […]
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Emily Henry to Adapt Her Best-Seller ‘Funny Story’ Into Feature Film
Another Emily Henry best-seller is getting the adaptation treatment. The romance author is set to adapt her recent novel Funny Story into a feature film, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Company will produce. The best-selling novel, released in April, centers on protagonists Daphne and Miles, whose exes are dating. Daphne, a children’s […]
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Jennifer Lawrence to Star in ‘Why Don’t You Love Me?’ for A24
Jennifer Lawrence is set to star in the feature Why Don’t You Love Me?, an adaptation of the Paul B. Rainey graphic novel. A24 acquired the rights to Rainey’s sci-fi comedy, which follows an unhappily married couple who struggle through their personal and professional lives until they realize that their reality is not what it […]
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‘Longlegs’ Director Says Nicolas Cage Stayed “Very Focused” on Character Between Takes But Without “Any Sort of Method-Acting Bull****”
Longlegs writer-director Osgood Perkins is opening up about working with Nicolas Cage on their new horror movie, in which the star plays a satanic serial killer and undergoes a full physical transformation. The look — which has been kept under wraps in all of the film’s trailers and marketing — is so terrifying that Neon […]
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Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain Face Post-Trauma Feud in ‘Mothers’ Instinct’ Trailer
Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain agonize and plot as otherwise immaculate suburban wives in the trailer for Mothers’ Instinct, a 1960s-set costume drama helmed and shot by veteran cinematographer Benoît Delhomme. Chastain and Hathaway respectively play Alice and Celine — two 1960s housewives, best friends and next-door neighbors — who live an apparently idyllic, traditional lifestyle […]
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Phil Lord, Chris Miller to Produce Live-Action ‘Crumble’ From Director Brian Duffield for Laika
Laika has acquired the live-action movie Crumble from writer-director Brian Duffield and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Duffield, who wrote and directed last year’s Hulu feature No One Will Save You, is set to helm the new project from his original script. Crumble focuses on a married couple who end up on a globe-trotting […]
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‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Cast, Greg Berlanti on How Film’s Take on an “OG Conspiracy Theory” Shows “Why the Truth Matters”
Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Greg Berlanti and more of the Fly Me to the Moon team celebrated their upcoming film at its New York City premiere on Monday night. The rom-com follows Johansson’s Kelly Jones, a marketing executive hired to “sell the moon” to America ahead of the Apollo 11 moon landing. When she makes […]
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Lena Dunham Says She’s Not Making Polly Pocket Movie: “I Don’t Think I Have That in Me”
Lena Dunham is no longer attached to the previously announced Polly Pocket film. In a wide-ranging interview with The New Yorker published Tuesday, the Girls creator revealed that despite working on a script for three years, she decided it wasn’t the right project for her. “I’m not going to make the Polly Pocket movie. I […]
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