Martin Bobb-Semple, the fast-rising British actor who recently nabbed a leading role in the upcoming “Tomb Raider” live-action series at Amazon MGM Studios, has signed with CAA. Bobb-Semple was most recently seen as series regular Orlando “Lando” Johnson in “All American:
Olivia Wilde, Kerry Washington, Ryan Coogler, Dave Franco, Channing Tatum and Chloe Zhao are just a few of the names making the rounds at the Sundance Film Festival from Jan. 22 through Feb. 1.
Singer Yulee Choi wasn’t the only one making her acting debut in the comedy “Food Truck: Stolen Love…and Moo Deng.” The viral pygmy hippo who charmed the world after she was born in 2024 also appears in a feature film for the first time in the Thai family movie. Choi, a Korean
When Katie Pavlich launches her new 10 p.m. show on NewsNation on Monday night, she will be taking on a unique competitor: the guy who gave her a start in the TV business. At an earlier time, Pavlich, then working for the conservative site Townhall.com, was trying to network at
Launched in 2023, few physical markets have come together so fast as Miami’s Content Americas. Attendance stood at 2,278 delegates in 2025. This year, all exhibition space has sold out. Yet just as it has fast consolidated as the No. 1 international TV meet and mart for Latin
The NBA on MLK Day pays tribute to the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with a slate of games that promote equality and activism. In 2026, there are nine games on the schedule, including four nationally-televised NBA games on Monday, Jan. 19. MLK Day tips off with the
After Paramount’s 2023 “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” featured Peru extensively, interest in the South American country spiked, particularly in the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu, the colonial city of Cusco and the Peruvian Amazon, which formed key backdrops to the latest
International sales agency Pluto Film has picked up Paul Negoescu’s “Atlas of the Universe,” which explores the fragile shift from childhood innocence to early independence. The Romanian-Bulgarian co-production is set for its world premiere in the Berlinale’s Generation K+
There’s more to Peru than Machu Picchu, Cusco and the Nazca Lines. Indeed, the Andean city and region of Arequipa reveal a surprising wealth of lesser-known but equally compelling locations. The Arequipa capital is known as the “White City” due to the bleached volcanic sillar
Daisy Duck gets the high fashion treatment in a new capsule collection from Disney and the Copenhagen fashion label Ganni.Their second limited-edition collection is centered on Daisy Duck, pairing a 16-piece fashion drop with a collectible fanzine designed to deepen fan
Kirk Herbstreit usually describes Hail Mary passes when he sees them. In recent weeks, he’s been helping fans to throw them. The ESPN and Amazon Prime Video sportscaster is part of a promotion from AT&T called “Clutch Calls:” that helps fans send messages to college football
Indian streaming giant JioHotstar has unveiled a restructured subscription model that introduces monthly payment options across its entire service lineup while raising prices on several tiers. The updated pricing framework, which takes effect Jan. 28, for new subscribers,
FIPRESCI, the international body for film critics, is to launch the Documentary Grand Prix at Millennium Docs Against Gravity, a documentary film festival in Poland, whose 23rd edition takes place from May 8 to 17. The award will be given to the best documentary film of the
Multi-Emmy nominated TV exec Leonardo Aranguibel, who spearheaded the production of Disney Latin America’s hit local adaptations of “Desperate Housewives” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” is leaving the company effective Feb. 22. Aranguibel is currently production VP and head of
"It is essential to show the harm transphobia enacts on the community, but equally important to show is the joy they can never take away," Steele told The Hollywood Reporter.
Prince Harry is set to appear in London’s High Court on Monday as his privacy case against the publisher of U.K. tabloid Daily Mail kicks off. The Duke of Sussex is one of several big names — including Elton John and his husband David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost —
One of the most lauded authors in the history of the Brazilian telenovela, Aguinaldo Silva is responsible for iconic works such as “Tieta,” “Anything Goes” and “Her Own Destiny,” having penned some of the most infamous villains in the catalogue of Brazil’s media giant Globo.
Brussels-based Syrian artist Rand Abou Fakher's debut feature, world premiering at IFFR in Rotterdam, "was born from both grief and hope, at a time when death had become almost ordinary."
U.K.-based sales and distribution company Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide rights to “Imposters,” a sci-fi thriller marking the feature directorial debut of Caleb Phillips. The film is set to world premiere in the Midnighter section at SXSW 2026. It centers on a couple
Bangladeshi filmmaker Leesa Gazi is set to helm “Shasti” (Punishment), a contemporary adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore’s 1893 short story, with an international production lineup backing the project. The psychological drama stars Pori Moni, Chanchal
The first selection of Asian projects from the influential Asia Film Financing Forum's 2026 edition includes dramas backed by filmmakers Stanley Kwan and Anthony Chen.
Clare Binns, the creative director of film exhibition company Picturehouse Cinemas and its distribution arm Picturehouse Entertainment, will be presented with BAFTA’s Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the BAFTA Film Awards next month. The award is presented to
Beta Film has secured several key deals across Europe for its slate of premium Spanish drama series. German-French public service broadcaster ARTE and German public broadcaster SWR have acquired two Beta drama series by writer/director/actress Leticia Dolera: drama “Pubertat –
Local romance “Once We Were Us” maintained its position at the summit of the South Korean box office for a second consecutive weekend, according to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. While the local hit continued to draw the largest
The popular stand-up and digital voice, who has in the past also made headlines by playing pranks on the likes of Donald Trump, Kanye West, and FIFA, "is truly in the Premier League of U.K. stand-ups."
"Her belief in the power of cinema, and her ongoing work championing emerging independent filmmakers, is inspirational."
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” remained the top film in China for the Jan. 16–18 weekend, as the market continued to soften ahead of the Lunar New Year corridor. The animated sequel added RMB36.2 million ($5.1 million), according to Artisan Gateway, pushing its cumulative gross to
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFF) has unveiled the initial slate of 17 in-development projects selected for the 24th edition of the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), set to take place March 17-19 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Zee Studios and Bhansali Productions have unveiled a teaser for Bollywood romantic drama “Do Deewane Seher Mein.” The film stars Siddhant Chaturvedi and Mrunal Thakur in what is billed as a “perfect love story between two imperfect people” and as a “modern romance that feels
Ajay Devgn and Danish Devgn have launched their first original property from Lens Vault Studios, marking the entertainment company’s entry into AI-driven content creation with “Bal Tanhaji,” an expansion of the “Unsung Warriors” franchise. The generative AI-powered narrative
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the premiere of “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” now streaming on HBO Max. Westeros is not ready for “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.” The new “Game of Thrones” prequel, which takes place about 100 years before the main series
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains plot details for “The Commander and the Grey Lady,” Season 4, Episode 2 of HBO’s “Industry,” now streaming on HBO Max. All is not well in the House of Muck. After underlining his credentials as a failed entrepreneur in Season 3, “Industry”
India’s Junglee Pictures has tapped filmmaker Raj Kumar Gupta to helm a tentpole theatrical feature, bringing together the studio behind “Badhaai Ho” and “Raazi” with the director of the “Raid” franchise. Gupta, whose credits include “Raid,” “Raid 2,” “No One Killed Jessica”
Medialink Group Limited is launching Con-Con Hong Kong 2026, billed as Asia’s first comprehensive intellectual property extravaganza, set for April 4-5 at AsiaWorld-Expo. The inaugural two-day gathering aims to merge IP-focused programming with a large-scale music festival and
It’s time to journey back to Westeros. HBO’s latest “Game of Thrones” prequel spinoff, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” goes back in time and zeroes in on a lowly hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), rather than focus on the grand politics of the Iron Throne. The
Ben Affleck recently told Fox 32 Chicago that he had food poisoning while shooting his emotional goodbye scene with Bruce Willis in the 1998 disaster blockbuster “Armageddon.” “When we shot that scene, I had food poisoning,” Affleck said. “I wasn’t an experienced enough actor
The second season of “Landman” has come to an end, and while the dramatic focus of the series shifted from oil business to family matters, Billy Bob Thornton’s character Tommy always remained the central focus. Brash, brilliant and funny, Tommy is always able to keep cool under
Bay Area natives Green Day will kick off Super Bowl LX’s opening ceremony, the NFL announced on Sunday. It all takes place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. According to the announcement, the band “will open Super Bowl LX by ushering generations
Francois Ozon’s “The Stranger,” an adaptation of Albert Camus’ literary masterpiece which world premiered at Venice, topped the 31st Lumières Awards, taking best Film, best Actor for Benjamin Voisin, and best cinematography for Manu Dacosse at a ceremony held Sunday at the
CBS News is getting ready to put a delayed and much-scrutinized “60 Minutes” segment out into public view, but it remains unclear that doing so will tamp down the controversy that has erupted around it. The previously-impeded segment is called “Inside CECOT” and is a piece by
The “blind box” trend popularized by the seemingly omnipresent Labubu dolls last year has now hit one of the most popular films of 2025 too, with a new KPop Demon Hunters Mystery Box. Available now on Amazon and at Hot Topic online, each Mystery Box contains one random “KPop
Melissa Leo, who won the best supporting actress Oscar for “The Fighter” in 2011, said during a Q&A with The Guardian that her career was “much better” before winning the award. “Winning an Oscar has not been good for me or my career,” Leo said. “I didn’t dream of it, I never
Allers, who received an Oscar nomination, worked on other Disney films including 'Aladdin,' 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'The Little Mermaid.'
Just hours after landing from Los Angeles, where he attended the Golden Globes that saw two Croisette alumni – “Sentimental Value” and “The Secret Agent” — take home major awards, Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux made it straight to landmark 18th century restaurant
Roger Allers, a longtime Disney writer and the co-director of the 1994 animated classic “The Lion King,” has died. He was 76. Allers’ death was confirmed by veteran visual effects supervisor Dave Bossert, who honored his friend and collaborator on Facebook. “I am deeply
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of “Landman,” “Tragedy and Flies,” now streaming on Paramount+. After an annoying penultimate episode that finished with two shocks, “Landman” ends Season 2 with its best episode. Tommy (Billy Bob Thornton) has
Paramount+ has released the first teaser for Taylor Sheridan’s latest “Yellowstone”-adjacent series, “The Madison,” which premieres March 14 on the streamer. Cast members for “The Madison” include Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Beau Garrett, Elle Chapman, Patrick J. Adams,
Tennis champion Coco Gauff is a “Heated Rivalry” fan. Following a gushing review of HBO Max’s queer hockey romance series on social media, the American sports star said, “I’m their number one fan, I think.” Gauff’s comments came during her Australian Open media day press
“Zootopia 2” is hopping to another box office milestone. Disney’s hit sequel has earned $1.7 billion globally, overtaking another hit Disney sequel, 2024’s “Inside Out 2” ($1.69 billion), to stand as Hollywood’s highest-grossing animated film in history. China’s “Ne Zha 2,” a
In an unbilled performance Saturday night at the Light of Day festival in New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen took solemn time out during an otherwise celebratory 75-minute set to dedicate “The Promised Land” to the memory of slain Minneapolis woman Renee Good, decrying the “Gestapo
