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James Gunn continues building out the DC Universe and recently questioned Margot Robbie‘s involvement as Harley Quinn. The DC Studios co-head released a podcast titled The Suicide Squad: Is It Canon? where he answered fan questions about which characters would transfer to his new universe. When Robbie’s Harley Quinn came up, Gunn said, “I think

EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Guild has acquired North American distribution rights for German Angela Schanelec’s My Wife Cries (Meine Frau weint), written and directed by Angela Schanelec. The film premiered inCompetition at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival ealier this year and recently played in the Main Slate selection of the 64th New York Film Festival. The

As Jimmy Fallon gears up for Halloween, he and his latest talk show guest nailed their take on You Can See Everything. On Wednesday’s episode of The Tonight Show, the 6x Emmy-winning host channeled his inner Nathan Fielder to grill Jamie Lee Curtis as Elizabeth Holmes during the NBC talk show’s cold open. “Be honest,

Editor’s note: This story contains details of alleged sexual offenses that some readers may find distressing. Russell Brand was told he “has a platform with followers in the millions” and has not been “taken apart by the media” during questioning by the prosecution today at Southwark Crown Court. Brand was being probed by barrister Riel

Hollywood is struggling with layoffs and budget cuts, but entertainment just overtook the automotive industry to become the world’s second-largest business sector. That’s according to consultancy Interbrand, whose latest Best Global Brands report pegs the cumulative value of entertainment companies at $332.5B, an increase of 12.4% year-on-year. Within that, Netflix‘s brand value grew 22%, which

EXCLUSIVE: Celine Dion will perform original songs written and composed by Paul McCartney for the upcoming 3D animated feature High in the Clouds adapted from his children’s novel, with the soundtrack to be released worldwide by Universal Music Group. Dion has already been announced as member of the voice cast topped by Himesh Patel and

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Searchlight Pictures‘ EVP of Marketing Michelle Hooper, who delivered the specialty label numerous Oscar nominations and wins during her two-decade tenure, is exiting. Hooper led publicity, awards and creative marketing operations, earning the studio 21 Best Picture Oscar nominations — including Best Picture winners Slumdog Millionaire, 12 Years a Slave, Birdman,

EXCLUSIVE: Stoic has acquired international sales rights (excluding North America) for Unbearable Christmas, the holiday comedy starring SNL alum Alex Moffat, Julia Stiles, David Cross, Caroline Rhea, Mena Suvari, and Stephen Root. Stoic will officially launch sales for all available international territories at the upcoming American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles. The international launch

With DC’s Clayface in theaters this weekend and Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday barreling toward us, users online have been playing compare/contrast. One commenter apparently had questions about the connectivity between the projects in the DC Cinematic Universe being created by James Gunn and Peter Safran. Listing six recent projects — Superman, the Peacemaker series, Supergirl, the

By now, Renate Reinsve is no stranger to the closing-night pomp of the Cannes Film Festival, having won the best actress trophy in 2021 for Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, her first ever leading role. Since then, she’s clearly mastered the art of capturing souls; after reteaming with Trier for last year’s

Although the Wicked movies may not have given LGBTQ fans the sapphic moment they wanted for Elphaba and Glinda, Saturday Night Live UK heard their demands. On this weekend’s episode of the sketch comedy show, host Cynthia Erivo returned to the magical franchise for the parody Nigerian Wicked, in which she mixed it up by

“The world needs the BBC more than ever. It might be a different size and shape. It’s not going to be a so-so Netflix or a me-too YouTube. It’s going to be a better BBC.” That was the message Matt Brittin left ringing in the ears of BBC staff when concluding a town hall last

In DC Studios‘ Clayface, Tom Rhys Harries’ titular shape-shifting Batman villain takes multiple forms, including a surprising familiar face. Following murmurs of a cameo, director James Watkins confirmed that Aaron Paul makes a brief appearance in the DCU movie as Matt’s (Harries) father, who raised him in the slums of Gotham City. “He has a

Chris Pratt is teasing his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to reprise his role as Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy. After Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3, the post-credits assured fans that the “Legendary Star-Lord Will Return,” but that has not happened yet. With Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars seeing the

In a surprise appearance at the Paramount UK Upfronts, Kelly Reilly officially revealed that Dutton Ranch will begin filming Season 2 in just a few months. Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch has been a huge hit for Paramount+ and the expected Season 2 renewal came with two episodes still to stream of Season 1. Filming will

EXCLUSIVE: Script platform Stage 32 has launched an official marketplace to partly help combat an influx of AI-written projects. The Stage 32 Marketplace, which launched yesterday, allows executives to discover film and TV projects that have been fully vetted via an “evaluation process” conducted by humans. Only scripts submitted across Stage 32’s 15-year existence with

If you don’t ask, you don’t get, and that’s what Mark Kermode discovered over 20 years ago while trying to put together the definitive version of Ken Russell’s badly butchered 1971 film The Devils. Thanks to Kermode’s sleuthing, not only did the missing moments turn up, but it also resulted in the one of the

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has rounded out the young cast of its romantic comedy Egg Baby with seven additions: Holly Barrett (Universal’s upcoming The Comeback King), Arica Himmel (The Rise & Fall of Reggie Dinkins), Loki Olin (upcoming Heavy Hitters), Isaac Arellanes (A Million Miles Away) and Conor Sherry (Reversing Falls), plus newcomers Lilia Ireland

Disney+’s latest Japanese original is supernatural thriller series Night Tales Club. A teaser trailer has dropped for the show, which follows a successful businessman, Hojo, obsessed with the inexplicable who turns his attention to solving life’s biggest mysteries, unleashing all manner of bizarre horrors. Six-part series will launch in January 2027 and is based on

Seven years have passed since Cats, but the spectacular musical flop still makes Judi Dench cringe. Writing in her new memoir, Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?, the Oscar-winner lamented the “waste” of “goodwill and talent” on Tom Hooper’s 2019 adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage show. Dench says she has

If Michael Douglas had his way, he would’ve left the Marvel Cinematic Universe after starring in 2015’s Ant-Man and its sequel. In a new interview, the actor got real about his time in the MCU and asked the studio to kill off his character. “I would have been killed off after the second one, but

EXCLUSIVE: Armie Hammer is starring in under-the-radar action-thriller Tokyo Blitz, which recently wrapped in Los Angeles. This marks the Call Me By Your Name and The Social Network actor’s first announced project since his controversial Citizen Vigilante film caused a stir this summer after getting the backing of Elon Musk. Hammer continues to rebuild after

As Alex Gibney takes on Elon Musk with his latest documentary, the Bleecker/Universal project is continuing to push back against censorship on social platforms. Following the reported “permanent suspension” of the doc Musk‘s promotional TikTok account, the platform has claimed the decision was the result of “an error” and has since restored the profile. “I

Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa’s latest feature Imperium has won the Best Film Award in the Official Competition at this year’s London Film Festival. The winners were announced this afternoon, the last day of the LFF. The LFF Official Competition jury was led by documentary filmmaker Sam Pollard. Discussing why they chose Imperium, the jury described

Nearly 40 years after first opening the Lament Configuration on screen, Clive Barker is ready to explore pain and pleasure again in the Hellraiser film franchise. With the recent release of the Saber Interactive’s Hellraiser: Revival video game, the writer/director of the original 1987 horror movie, which was based on his own book, teased that

Penélope Cruz had been a muse to Los Javis — the moniker for Spanish filmmakers Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo — for years before they met for lunch to persuade her to play a singer (more a force of nature, really) in La Bola Negra, an electrifying sensation at Cannes that’s now Spain’s entry for

As Diablo Cody prepares to resurrect Megan Fox‘s teen succubus one more time, she’s adding a more human element to the demonic role. While discussing the “imminent” sequel Jennifer’s Body 2, the Oscar-winning writer explained that the followup will “explore even more about why Jennifer is sympathetic and what she’s been through” after she was

Rafe Spall was one of the biggest names at MIPCOM Cannes this week where he gave Deadline his take on playing super sleuth Sherlock Holmes. The Trying star is leading The Death of Sherlock Holmes, which fills the gap between the detective’s apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls in 1891 and his reappearance in The

Cynthia Erivo is rounding out her cast of magical beings with the latest Bad Fairies news, which announced live on Thursday at the Hollywood Bowl. During her one-night-only concert Let Me Sing to You, the 2x Grammy winner revealed that Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and Catherine Tate have joined her in the cast of the

The UK’s broadcasting union has a new chief. Noel McClean has been appointed Head of Bectu and will take over from the retiring Philippa Childs early next year. McClean previously spent 13 years at Bectu, rising up to National Secretary, before he became a Deputy General Secretary at Bectu parent union Prospect. McClean described the