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EXCLUSIVE: Following their critically acclaimed collaboration on Queer, The Dish hears that Oscar nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino and Daniel Craig are getting back together for Sgt. Rock at James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios. Actually, this is poised to be Guadagnino’s next directorial before Lionsgate’s American Psycho reboot as we hear the screenplay by

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige can hardly wait for the Fantastic Four‘s entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the X-Men’s future involvement. Feige made a live virtual appearance at the opening of the Disney APAC Content Showcase, held in Singapore, and talked up the future of the MCU ahead of The Fantastic Four: First

Saoirse Ronan is having a moment. Which is not necessarily a new experience, given she has four Oscar nominations to her credit. Now 30, the Irish-born actress first made the Academy cut at 14 for her supporting role in Atonement, which she followed with leading roles in Brooklyn, Ladybird and Little Women. But this year,

James Gunn is not discarding making R-rated projects at DC Studios if the story merits it. As Gunn and Peter Safran build their version of the DC Universe, the filmmakers are not shying away from continuing to take risks in their storytelling. In a new interview, Gunn revealed he would not wait and see how

Colin Petersen, the original Bee Gees drummer who played on such classic 1960s tracks as ‘I Started a Joke’, ‘To Love Somebody’ and ‘I Just Gotta Get a Message to You’, died Monday. He was 78. His death was confirmed in a Facebook post by his current band Best of The Bee Gees, which reads:

EXCLUSIVE: WME‘s ex-corporate strategy SVP has joined the board of Insanity, the UK agency that reps the likes of Maya Jama. Laura Edwards will become a Non-Executive Director at the London shop following five years in New York with WME, which she exited several months back. During her time at WME she worked across M&A,

Looking outside America this Oscar season, there are plenty of candidates for the Best International Feature award. You might gravitate to Latvia’s Cannes entry Flow, a dialogue-free animation in which a black cat, a bird and a ragtag band of other creatures fight for survival in a human-free world after a catastrophic flood. Or maybe

Gabrielle Union is joining a now-growing list of public figures that are leaving social media platform X. In a final post made yesterday, the Bring It On star cited changes to the terms of service, as well as the return of “volatile” individuals as reasoning for her departure. Recently, Jamie Lee Curtis also announced her

Contenders Film: Los Angeles photo studio hosted talent on November 16 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles as cast members of films stopped by including Brian Tyree Henry, Ryan Destiny, and Rachel Morrison from The Fire Inside; Maisy Stella from My Old Ass; Jharrel Jerome, Judy Robles and William Goldenberg from Unstoppable;

Denzel Washington, revered for his consistent hit rate as much as his talent when it comes to movie-making, reveals he knows he made some bad choices at an earlier stage in his career.  The double Oscar winner, who stars as slave owner Macrinus in Gladiator II, told The Times of London:  “After Malcolm X [1992] I made

ITV2 is set to crown the winner of Big Brother UK 2024 Season 21 after 41 days. Only six housemates made it to the final, which included Alison “Ali” Bromley, Emma Morgan, Hanah Haji, Marcello Spooks, Nathan King, and Segun Shodipo. AJ Odudu and Will Best hosted the finale, and after showcasing the housemates having

In the 20 years since her breakout film Dig!, about the uber-cool post-rock cold war between rival bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Ondi Timoner has positioned herself as a great explorer of the times we live in, usually while that history is still unfolding. In the case of 2009’s We Live

The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) wrapped its 19th edition on Wednesday with a screening of E.oni’s bold coming-of-age drama Love in the Big City, which stars Kim Go-eun (Exhuma) and Noh Sang-hyun (Pachinko). Run by the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK), this year’s festival drew over 3,300 attendees and also marked a historic collaboration

Disney’s latest quarter was mixed but solid with a big upswing in studio profit led by Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2. At a complex time for media and a company with many moving parts, streaming was in the black and domestic theme parks saw operating income rise. All in, Disney’s fiscal fourth quarter

Xolo Maridueña is set to reprise his Blue Beetle role in an animated series from DC Studios. The Cobra Kai actor recently teased what it means to continue telling the story of Jaime Reyes, the DC Comics superhero he played in the 2023 film. “There’s only one Blue Beetle,” Maridueña said in an interview with

British theater and screen actor Timothy West has died aged 90. His children, Juliet, Samuel and Joseph, released a statement that said he said died “peacefully yesterday evening” surrounded by friends and family. West was one of the UK’s most beloved actors, known on-screen for roles in soaps EastEnders and Coronation Street, comedy-drama Brass and

Charlotte Kirk (Duchess) is set to topline Myra, an indie drug thriller from veteran action director R. Ellis Frazier. Others in the cast include Gary Daniels (The Expendables), Mike Ferguson (Showdown at the Grand), Roberto Sanchez (2 Fast 2 Furious), Mauricio Mendoza (Deadpool 2), and Corin Nemec (Place of Bones). Currently in production in Tijuana,

Blade might be off the theatrical calendar, but Marvel Studios Chief Creative Officer Kevin Feige has exclaimed that the studio is “committed” to the project. The reboot of the Wesley Snipes franchise was announced at Comic-Con 2019 with Oscar winner Mahershala Ali in the title role. However, there was a rotation of directors in Bassam

In the last six years, Rapman has gone from making breakout YouTube project Shiro’s Story, to helming his first feature, Blue Story, and then creating one of Netflix’s most successful UK series this year with superhero sci-fi drama Supacell. With each milestone, Rapman has continued to flip the entertainment industry’s script on its head. “I

Pamela Anderson Flick ‘Costa Rican Summer’ Lands Deal — AFM Eclipse International has sold the Pamela Anderson flick Costa Rican Summer to MVD Entertainment. The film follows a down-on-his-luck, booze-soaked surfer who relies on his imaginary dreamgirl for guidance and moral support as he stumbles through life and attempts to win a major surf competition and the

Refresh for latest…: New this weekend at the international box office, Warner Bros began pre-domestic release on Amazon MGM Studios’ Red One. The opening numbers on the Christmas-themed movie are within the range we expected heading into the frame, coming in at $26.6M from 75 offshore markets.  For Latin America, the film ranked No. 2

Jon M. Chu had a bit of a scheduling conflict with the Los Angeles premiere of his sweeping musical Wicked. Ahead of the the film’s West Coast debut, held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Chu spoke to attendees, cast and crew in a recorded clip explaining that he was at the hospital awaiting the birth

James Gunn is shutting down rumors that a Joker series starring Barry Keoghan is in the works. The DC Studios co-head took to social media to debunk rumors of a spinoff series based on Matt Reeves’ The Batman. “Turn on threads and everyone is asking me about this. No there is absolutely no truth to

First Nations Australians have called for TV chef Jamie Oliver to withdraw his children’s book from sale, saying it includes a “damaging stereotype of First Nations people and experiences.”  The British TV chef and author has apologised for the offence he has  caused to indigenous Australians with his children’s book Billy and the Epic Escape. 

Nicholas Hoult was destined for the DC Universe, but before landing the role of Lex Luthor in James Gunn’s Superman, he suffered an “emotional blow” when he found out he wasn’t going to star in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. In a new interview, the Skins alum opened up about discovering Robert Pattinson was landing the role

The UK government plans to examine ways of sustainably preserving linear television for older and underprivileged audiences amid the streaming revolution. Media minister Stephanie Peacock will oversee a forum of broadcasters and experts to consider the future of traditional TV so that all viewers can continue to access British content. The BBC, ITV, Channel 4,

Streaming platform Mubi has cancelled its long planned Mubi Fest Istanbul at the eleventh hour after the city governor banned a screening of Luca Guadagnino’s LGBTI+ themed movie Queer, which was to have been the opening film. The film festival, which ran in Istanbul for the first time in 2023 after editions in São Paulo,

EXCLUSIVE: Sports car biopic Maserati: The Brothers, which gets underway this month, has booked into Rome’s iconic Cinecittà studios. Filming will also take place in Modena and Bologna, and the production will use VR and VFX technology from Tuscany Film Studio. Michele Morrone, Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia and Jessica Alba are starring in the film about the

Nicholas Hoult is teasing his Superman role as Lex Luthor in the upcoming DC Studios film. During the AFI Fest, Hoult talked to Deadline about working on the superhero movie where he will play the villain. “I’m a fan of Superman and Lex Luthor as a character, so hopefully we’ve done something special with it

EXCLUSIVE: The life and career of the fascist Dutch filmmaker Jan Teunissen, best known in Holland as the Dutch Leni Riefenstahl, has been examined in the IDFA competition doc The Propagandist. We can share the first official trailer for the flick above.  The Propagandist was directed by Dutch filmmaker Luuk Bouwman and produced by Ilja