Asteria, the AI studio co-founded by filmmaker Bryn Mooser and Natasha Lyonne, has struck a strategic partnership with ZeroSpace, a virtual production studio, in the hopes of transforming hybrid models of filmmaking. The partnership between the two coastal studios — Asteria is
HBO has ordered the limited series “The Trial of Louise Woodward” with Meghann Fahy attached to play the lead role. The five-episode series is based on a true story. Matthew Barry (“Industry,” “The Guest) serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Susanne Bier
The Oscar winner’s new specialty label Magenta Edge Films will release Sabrina Greco’s debut feature in theaters on Aug. 8, ahead of a platform release in September.
Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite” has become one of today’s rare indie comedies to connect at the summer box office. Sandwiched between big-budget blockbusters like “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” A24’s “The Invite” has climbed to $20 million in North America and $15.7
The Oscar winner confirmed he's not going to star in the 'Blade' reboot, and suggests the studio didn't want to move forward: "If they wanted to do it, we would've done it."
London’s BFI Imax cinema — the biggest Imax screen in the U.K. — is experiencing its very own Odyssey. On Friday, due to unprecedented demand to see Chris Nolan’s already record-breaking “The Odyssey,” on Imax 70mm, as the director intended, the BFI Imax released another batch
Tony Romo may face a delay of game after being arrested in Milwaukee last week on suspicion of driving under the influence. CBS Sports said Friday that Romo, its star NFL analyst and a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, was “on leave until further notice,” a move that may
The comic book icon, who has famously dissed Nolan's Batman films, loves the new Tom Holland movie.
Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal lead Sony's superhero feature that is spinning toward a stunning opening.
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is already web-slinging its way to box office history. Tom Holland’s latest Spidey movie has made a record-breaking $72 million in previews, including Wednesday early access screenings, the most of any movie in history. The previous record was held
Created by Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith and executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, “Fightland,” is a stimulating crime drama that puts audiences directly in the boxing arena. Set in London, “Fightland” follows Maduka “Duke” Kilroy (Howard Charles), a
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” and Italy have special ties that are generating rich returns. The Greek epic was partly shot on the island of Favignana off the west coast of Sicily — which stood in for Ithaca, home to Penelope, her son Telemachus and its legendary, long-lost
German music collection society GEMA notched another major legal victory in its campaign to rein in AI companies’ use of copyrighted material on Friday, winning the case it brought against the generative music platform Suno. The Munich Regional Court has ruled that Suno is in
Full details of an under-the-radar and low-budget Irish feature starring Barry Keoghan have been revealed alongside a couple of first look images from the film. “Lemonade,” written and directed by documentary filmmaker Kim Bartley in her narrative feature debut, was shot
'Together' explores "rising individualism" and the "Eurocentric, patriarchal narrative" behind land ownership, while 'Ãsheghetam' sees a queer youth in Iran "retreat into a bubble of romantic illusion."
The global live music business is chugging along through its busy summer season as strong as ever, defying even what has long been its biggest challenge: ticket-price sensitivity. Consumers consistently cite cost as the biggest barrier to attending concerts. But the percentage
‘Obsession’ star Inde Navarrette, director Lee Chang-dong, and producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler will also take part in TIFF's content market.
“Slow Horses” star Gary Oldman, “Obsession” director Curry Barker and “Barbie” producer Robbie Brenner are among the lineup of speakers at the Toronto Film Festival’s inaugural market, which runs Sept. 10-16. Other speakers at the event, known as TIFF: The Market, include
While Canal+ has just agreed to invest more than $1.1 billion in French and European films over the next five years, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix are fighting in court and behind closed doors to loosen France’s streaming regulations. Both services have launched separate legal
In Hollywood’s original horror heyday of the 1930s and ’40s, it would have been hard to imagine another figure challenging the classic terror quartet of Dracula, Frankenstein monster, werewolf and mummy — let alone that the lowly zombie would ever become serious competition.
The talkies’ arrival was a major hardship in many respects for the movie industry, as theater owners had to install expensive new equipment, and studios could no longer easily export fresh product to lucrative foreign markets. One solution weighed to the latter dilemma was
India’s Oscar-qualifying Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) has expanded its competition to 10 arenas of cinema for its 16th edition, adding new categories for AI-made films and screendance. BISFF received a record 3,340 submissions this year from more than 100
Element Pictures, the powerhouse Irish film and TV production company and awards season regular, has appointed its first in-house head of communications and marketing. Seasoned publicity veteran Chris Duggan has been appointed to the newly-created role and will work across
ITV has unveiled “solid” if underwhelming results for the first half of 2026, with a 2% uplift across its major profit centers. Total group revenue stayed steady at £1.9 billion ($2.5 billion). These are the first results published since it was revealed ITV are selling their
Ehsan Khoshbakht explains what Charlie Chaplin, Dorothy Parker, 'High Noon,' noir films, Paul Thomas Anderson and, yes, even The Hollywood Reporter's own past have to do with "Red & Black."
The 'Stranger Things' star joined Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon for the fourth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The actress will preside over the Oct. 6 kickoff of the festival's 31st edition, which is looking to build on the success of the new flagship competition section it unveiled last year.
On the surface, Ariana Grande’s “Petal” is a sister album to its predecessor, 2024’s “Eternal Sunshine” — it was made with the same two collaborators, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Max Martin, and it also was entirely written, performed and produced by the three of them. Usually, that
Sony Pictures Entertainment posted a sales decline for the June 2026 quarter, offset by growth at Crunchyroll, while Sony’s music segment saw revenue increase 21%. The PlayStation games unit had flat sales for the period and a 37% increase in operating income driven by U.S.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” now playing in theaters. Where in the world is Spider-Man going next? After saving New York City in “Brand New Day,” Tom Holland’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man looks like he’s heading
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” Season 1 Episode 2, now streaming on HBO Max. “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” Episode 2 was chock full of cameos and guest stars — but saved the biggest one, at least for “The Big Bang
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ now playing in theaters. After months of speculation about who Sadie Sink is playing in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” the movie has finally hit theaters and Spidey fans can see for themselves
Boy George has dropped out of a London production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” just days after releasing the controversial pro-Israel song “We Will Dance Again.” Paul Kemsley, George’s manager, released a statement on social media that he had decided that the Culture Club singer
“Dungeons & Dragons” maker Wizards of the Coast announced the upcoming launch of Star Wars and “World of Warcraft”-themed tabletop role-playing game offerings during Gen Con 2026 on Thursday. Starting Nov. 17, the “WoW”-themed “D&D” book will allow players to “roll for Azeroth
With the completion of the $8 billion merger between Banijay and All3Media, as expected Banijay Americas CEO Ben Samek is in line to oversee the combined company’s U.S. entity. News comes after Banijay and All3Media, which described their merger as “the world’s largest
“Wonder Man” star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is speaking out about the surprise cancellation of the Marvel TV series, after it had been renewed for a second season on Disney+. “Word just dropped that Wonder Man won’t be coming back for Season 2. (And if you don’t knowww, now ya
Director Ben Gregor joined stars Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy as they celebrated the adaptation of Enid Blyton’s 80-year-old children’s novels in NYC.
Disney is getting ready to shed its ownership stake in A+E Global Media, the cable-focused programmer it has owned jointly with Hearst for more than a decade. Disney will sell its 50% stake in A+E Global Media (formerly known as A+E Networks) to Hearst, in a transaction valued
The producer of Fortitude , a movie “tonally in the vein of Ocean’s 11 or Inglourious Basterds ,” wants $105 million for the alleged gaffe
Outfest looked a little different this past weekend. Instead of the usual 11-day window over the summer, the festivities ran for four days from July 23-26, with screenings and conversations held at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre in Hollywood. The program featured
The dark prince of reality TV has re-emerged. Mike Darnell has inked an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Netflix, where he will also consult on the platform’s unscripted slate. He’ll work closely with Netflix nonfiction series & sports vice president Brandon Riegg, who
Tom Holland said in an interview with Quotable on the “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” press tour that one of the worst cuts he saw of the movie was shaped by test screenings. “We’ve seen loads of different cuts of this movie, and one of the cuts, they took all of the notes from all
Apple turned in another solid earnings report overall for the June 2026 quarter, which marks the last earnings period for outgoing CEO Tim Cook. For the three months ended June 27, Apple’s Q3 of fiscal 2026, the tech giant reported total revenue of $109.4 billion, up 16% — a
NBCUniversal is starting to blaze its own corporate path. The Comcast-backed media conglomerate, which is slated to be spun off from its parent company within a year’s time, named Christopher Halpin as chief financial officer. He will begin in his new role on September 8, and
"I swear they choose me, I'm not choosing them," the 'Hacks' star joked, as she stars opposite Gillian Anderson in 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.'
Electronic Arts is set to close its previously announced $55 billion go-private deal next week, according to the video game publishing giant. In a document filed with the SEC Thursday, the “Battlefield 6” and “The Sims” publisher disclosed: “As of July 30, 2026, all regulatory
Influence Media Partners, in collaboration with funds and accounts managed by affiliates of BlackRock, has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Anthem Entertainment: its music publishing catalogs, film & TV publishing assets and its portfolio of
After serving for more than 11 years on Netflix’s board, Anne Sweeney has departed as a director. Netflix disclosed Sweeney’s departure in an SEC filing Thursday. “On July 26, 2026, Anne Sweeney notified Netflix, Inc. (the ‘Company’) that she was resigning from the Board of
Amazon reported its second-quarter 2026 earnings Thursday, revealing it beat Wall Street’s estimates with more than $200 billion in revenue for the April-June period. Advertising services revenue for the quarter was up 26% year over year to $19.8 billion, while the tech giant’s
A film producer sued Netflix for $105 million on Wednesday after the company lost an unencrypted copy of his World War II film “Fortitude,” starring Nicolas Cage and Ben Kingsley. Simon Afram, a Swiss businessman, wrote the script and spent seven years and $45 million bringing
