EXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has acquired UK & Irish rights to Bryan Cranston crime-comedy Chili Finger from Archstone. The feature stars Judy Greer (13 Going On 30), Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), and John Goodman (The Big Lebowski). The dark-comedy follows a small-town lawyer (Greer) who discovers a severed finger […]

EXCLUSIVE: Dan Stevens (Zero Day, Downton Abbey) is the second new star joining the cast of Showtime’s Dexter: Resurrection‘s second season as a series regular. He follows the announcement of Brian Cox’s casting as the mysterious Season 1 enigma, the elusive Don Framt, The New York Ripper, and the return of Uma Thurman as Charley, […]

Don’t let the title fool you. Mother Mary is defiantly not the latest in a long line of Hollywood’s biblical epics, but instead an exploration of spirituality and reawakening in the life of a mega-pop star who may be part Beyonce, part Taylor Swift, part Lady Gaga, but certainly mostly an ode to Madonna, or […]

EXCLUSIVE: Urban Sales has acquired international sales rights to working-titled Born Under A Bad Star (Mauvaise Étoile), which was announced on Tuesday as the opening film of Cannes parallel section ACID. The debut feature from French directors Lola Cambourieu and Yann Berlier follows 24 hours in the life of a couple, exposing the dysfunction at […]

EXCLUSIVE: Taskmaster’s international rollout is continuing apace, with a local version greenlit by Polish broadcaster TVN. Warner Bros. Discovery-owned TVN’s version of the hit comedy-entertainment format will be produced by Avalon and Constantin. The news comes as several new international Taskmaster series have just launched, with more to come through 2026. The format has an […]

Oliver Savell, who has been twice BAFTA nominated for his role as a young Alan Carr in Changing Ends, is leading the BBC’s adaptation of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. The adaptation, which is being overseen by One Day author David Nicholls with writers including Caitlin Moran, comes nearly 30 years after […]

Saturday Night Live UK has gone starry with its next two hosts. Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan and White Lotus actor Aimee Lou Wood will take the reins of the next two eps after the hiatus, with Coughlan helming on April 25 and Wood presenting on May 2. They will be joined by Foo Fighters and […]

Returning to hosting duties on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart addressed everything from President Donald Trump’s spat with the Vatican to the electoral defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The POTUS recently took umbrage with Pope Leo XIV’s message of peace amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, but Stewart urged him to reconsider: […]

Sony has offered a first look at The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin’s companion piece to his Oscar-winning drama The Social Network, which stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, and Jeremy Strong. Whereas The Social Network was a drama looking at the origins of Facebook and the legal battles that followed, adapting Ben Mezrich’s book The […]

Sony has offered a new a look at Spider-Man: Brand New Day at CinemaCon, unveiling a for-room-only scene from the next installment in the franchise. In the clip, an incognito Peter Parker, forgotten by his friends, sees his friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) out in public and follows him into a house party. At one point, […]

Wednesday’s third season is officially in the works with quite a few new stars joining the already stacked cast that has been established in the first two seasons. Season 2 ended on quite some cliffhangers for certain characters with a clear lead as to where Season 3 would go for the Addams family. For everything […]

Nostalgia is in full force at Disney. Following the successful launch of the Scrubs revival on ABC and Hulu, the revival of another popular single-camera comedy of the 2000s, Malcolm In the Middle, got off to a strong start, logging 8.1M views globally in the first three days to become the #1 season premiere across […]

Peacock is staying in The ‘Burbs, renewing the breakout suburban mystery comedy series, starring and executive produced by Keke Palmer, for a second season. The pickup comes two months after The ’Burbs‘s high-profile launch on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 8. Promoted with spots during the game on NBC and Peacock, all 8 episodes dropped on […]

Kim Kardashian has joined the producing team of Broadway’s wrongful conviction drama The Fear of 13 starring Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson as part of what the media personality and entrepreneur says is her continued effort to bring worldwide attention to criminal justice reform. “My commitment to criminal justice reform has always been about more […]

The UK’s antitrust authority has taken its first step towards launching a formal investigation into the $110B merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Competition and Markets Authority said it was seeking comments from interested parties ahead of commencing a deeper examination of a deal that will reshape the global media landscape. “The CMA […]

Attention, fans: Pete Holmes has reached “cruising altitude.” 25 years into his stand-up career, Holmes has settled into a new rhythm as a performer. He no longer wants to be a “rock polisher,” he says, grinding out three to four sets a night, as he did for many years. In the interest of preserving his […]

EXCLUSIVE: Alan Ritchson is heading into the wilderness for a new unscripted series at Netflix. The star of Netflix’s War Machine and Amazon’s Reacher is leading a survival competition series for the streamer. It marks his first time fronting an unscripted series and comes over twenty years after he appeared on season three of American […]

Erin Kellyman (28 Years Later: The Bone Temple) and Tim McGraw (1883) are set to star alongside Kevin Bacon in Southern Bastards, the recently announced Hulu drama pilot from director/executive producer Reinaldo Marcus Green. Kellyman will play the role of Roberta, with McGraw as Coach Boss. Bacon plays Earl, as previously announced. Based on the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off the SXSW debut for his latest feature Never After Dark, filmmaker Dave Boyle has been set to direct a new Untitled feature for Paramount Pictures and producer Walter Hamada’s 18Hz label. Nick Romano will executive produce for 18Hz, as well. Boyle will also rewrite the screenplay, based on an earlier draft by Natalie Conway and […]

After more than 1,000 Hollywood content creators and other figures signed on to a letter opposing the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, the company has responded by making the case that the transaction will ensure that there will be “more avenues for their work, not fewer.” The company statement said, “This transaction uniquely brings together complementary […]

The Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy vaulted NBCUniversal and Versant ahead of YouTube in Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge report. The breakdown by distributor, as well as the monthly Gauge look at market share for individual streaming platforms, were issued by Nielsen on Tuesday after a high-profile delay. The company had initially planned to roll out […]

EXCLUSIVE: Nyle DiMarco has boarded feature documentary The Way We Move, chronicling the life and work of acclaimed American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter Amber Galloway, as executive producer following its buzzy debut in SXSW last month. Galloway has made her mark specializing in live music events, signing at concerts for the likes of Kendrick Lamar, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Kristin Scott Thomas and Kurt Russell will both be feted with a Crystal Nymph Award at this year’s Monte-Carlo Television Festival. The stars will be in Monte-Carlo in June to accept the honor, which is bestowed for longstanding career achievements and creating a lasting impact on the creative industry. 2026 will be the 65th […]

Kantemir Balagov’s New Jersey-set drama Butterfly Jam, starring  Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough, will open the 58th edition of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. It is among 19 features, selected from 1,800 submissions, and nine short and medium-length works announced on Tuesday by the parallel section for its 2026 edition running from May 13 to 23, alongside […]

Hisamatsu Takeo has been appointed as Festival Director at the Tokyo Film Festival, replacing Ando Hiroyasu, who is due to step down on May 31.  Takeo previously served as the Festival Director from 2017 to 2021.  Hiroyasu had been the festival chairman since 2019. Under his leadership, Tokyo relocated its main festival hub from Roppongi […]

EXCLUSIVE: Pearl Mackie (Doctor Who, The Diplomat), Chizzy Akudolu (Tommy & Tuppence, Holby City) and Kerry Howard (Him and Her, Bad Apples) are among the six actresses making up the cast of Grace Link’s indie TV series Locker Room Talk. Link (Geek Girl, Bulletproof), Florence Andrews (House of Gucci, School of Rock) and Rhianna Merralls […]

ACID, the filmmaker-selected Cannes parallel section which first championed the early works of Justine Triet, Kaouther Ben Hania and Radu Jude, has announced the lineup for it 2026 edition. The selection, showcasing nine independent productions, will open with French fiction Born Under A Bad Star (Mauvaise Étoile). Set on a scorching hot day in a […]

Jumanji 3 has an official title: Jumanji: Open World. Stars Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black made the announcement tonight while closing out Sony’s CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas with the unveiling of a first trailer for the threequel. The trailer opens with a computer repair man played by Lamorne Morris coming into the […]

Today at CinemaCon, Sony Pictures debuted the first trailer for Insidious: Out of the Further, the upcoming sixth installment in the horror franchise. The film bows on August 21. Amelia Eve stars as Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in who discovers she can travel into The Further, […]

Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, and the first Hollywood studio chief to take the stage at CinemaCom came down hard on cinemas ticking off three key changes he thinks exhibition needs to make for the health of hte industry. Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, and […]

EGOT winner and former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson is returning to the ABC music competition series as a guest judge and mentor on its upcoming Disney Night, April 20. During tonight’s episode, the long-running reality show announced that the multi-hyphenate superstar and 2004 finalist would join Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood to […]

Studiocanal, Europe’s largest independent film studio, hit Vegas today with director Danny Boyle and the opening scene of his new film Ink, the true story of British Tabloid The Sun. It teased a next Paddington film. It announced a reboot of John Carpenter’s iconic Escape From New York a reimagining of 1981 horror classic The Howling. Guy Pearce’s Rupert […]

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of Sony’s CinemaCon presentation slated for this evening, where we’re told Zach Cregger will be on hand to tout his Resident Evil movie, we’ve learned of a new project from the filmmaker. Following his success alongside Roy Lee on Weapons, and his breakout horror flick Barbarian before that — with their Resident Evil […]

After starring in Apple’s veteran drama Causeway and crime drama series Dope Thief and earning major awards recognition for both, Brian Tyree Henry has inked a deal to star opposite Alien: Romulus alum Spike Fearn in Running, Apple Original Films’ new film from director Gavin O’Connor which we scooped in November 2025. Character details are […]

NewsNation will simulcast a California gubernatorial debate on April 22, a race scrambled over the weekend by the exit of Democrat Eric Swalwell amid sexual misconduct allegations. The debate, which will start at 10 p.m. ET, is produced by the broadcasting division of NewsNation’s parent, Nexstar, and will be carried by its local stations in […]

The Devil Wears Prada 2 world premiere will be live-streamed worldwide on Disney+ and Hulu on Monday, April 20, starting at 5:30 p.m. ET, with a full replay available following the event. Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway are reprising their roles for The Devil Wears Prada sequel, and Disney+ and Hulu subscribers will get a […]

EXCLUSIVE: Comedy film O Horizon, starring Maria Bakalova (The Apprentice) and David Strathairn (Nomadland) will be released theatrically this June by Variance films. The film is written and directed by Madaleine Rotzler. After its debut in New York on June 12, the film will have a platform rollout in Los Angeles and additional markets from […]

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed international adventurer and TV host Bear Grylls for representation. Grylls rose to prominence as the host of the Discovery Channel’s Man vs. Wild, a series that redefined the survival genre and reached audiences around the world. He currently stars in Running Wild, now in its ninth season on Fox, where he takes guests […]

EXCLUSIVE: Linda Cardellini (DTF St. Louis) has closed a deal to join Bill Hader in They Know, the horror film for MRC, marking his feature directorial debut. Kicking off production in Los Angeles today, They Know centers on a divorced dad (Hader) who grows suspicious that his ex-wife (Cardellini) is secretly dating a mysterious man […]

The first two seasons of Everyone Is Doing Great are coming to Netflix. The streamer picked up exclusive global rights for the series through its licensing deal with Sony Pictures Television. Both seasons will be available exclusively on Netflix on May 11. Created by One Tree Hill’s James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti, Everyone is Doing Great is described […]

Netflix’s move into sports continues, this time with the streamer netting national soccer rights for Mexico. It has inked a four-year deal for the Concacaf Nations League Finals and the Concacaf Gold Cup tournaments. These are the flagship events organized by the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, better known as CONCACAF. […]

John Gore Studios, the outfit led by the 25-time Tony Award-winning producer, has acquired Angels Costumes.  Founded in 1840, Angels Costumes is said to house more than one million costumes and accessories on over 10.5 miles of clothing rails. Filmmakers who have worked with the company include Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, […]

Taylor Swift, the winningest artist in the history of the American Music Awards with 40 trophies, has been nominated for another eight in categories including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (The Life of a Showgirl), Song of the Year (“The Fate of Ophelia”), Best Music Video (“The Fate of Ophelia”), Song of […]

EXCLUSIVE: Lip Sync Productions, the British film and TV investor behind titles including The Brutalist and Viggo Mortensen’s Falling, has been named and shamed by the UK’s tax authorities. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said Lip Sync Productions, a sister company to the collapsed Lipsync post-house, was at the top of its most recently published […]

TommyInnit, who runs the most popular Minecraft channel on Twitch, is leading the first series and channel to emerge from Sony’s new digital arm with guests including Stephen Fry. 100 Questions with Tom Simons will feature the Minecraft supremo under his real name alongside interviewees as he is given exactly 100 questions to get to […]

UK agency YMU Group has promoted five agents in its entertainment division. Meghan Peterson, Jordan Johnson, Lauren Clark, and Nader Dehdashti were upped to Executive Director. The promotions are billed framed as “a deliberate investment in the next generation of YMU leadership.” The fifth appointment sees Claire Dundas has been promoted to Senior Executive Director, […]

EXCLUSIVE: BBC employees are expected to be updated on the British broadcaster’s plans to save an additional £500M ($675M) over the coming years. In an internal email, the BBC told members of staff to join a town hall meeting on Wednesday, when they will be updated on “savings plans.” Employees were informed that “everyone should […]

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse from Sony Pictures Animation swung into CinemaCon on Monday with a first-look scene and a big reaction from the room. The third in the Oscar-winning trilogy is set for release June 18, 2027 with Miles Morales, voiced by Shameik Moore, returning after a cliffhanger last chapter. At end of Across the Spider-Verse, […]

During their CinemaCon presentation on Monday night, Sony offered a first look at their new Resident Evil film from Weapons and Barbarian helmer Zach Cregger. The trailer introduces Austin Abrams as a young man trudging through the snowy dark and up to a dark, empty house. He had a problem on the road, he says, […]

We have the Class of 2026 for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Performer category includes several long-overlooked acts including Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden and Joy Division/New Order, along with Oasis, hip-hop collective , and Wu-Tang Clan and R&B stalwarts Luther Vandross and Sade. Set to be inducted with Early Influence […]

David Letterman is sharing his thoughts on CBS replacing The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed. The eye network unveiled its plans for its late-night schedule when Colbert signs off in May. CBS is selling the timeslot to Allen, who would move his comedy show up one hour, starting on Friday, […]

After abandoning his gubernatorial campaign amid sexual misconduct allegations, Rep Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said that he is resigning from Congress. What’s unclear is if California Governor Gavin Newsom will call for a special election to fill Swalwell’s seat or keep it vacant through the general election. His exit staves off a move to expel him, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Angel Studios is adding five films to its 2026 slate with thriller Runner by Scott Waugh starring Owen Wilson and Alan Ritchson set for Sept. 11. It unveiled a reimagining of John Wayne’s 1947 Angel And The Badman starring Tommy Lee Jones; a Cold War-era Reagan-Gorbachev film with Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris; a […]

20th Century Studios said Monday that it has secured theatrical film rights to 99 Nights in the Forest, the popular action-survival game hosted on Robolox that was developed by Grandma’s Favourite Games. No writer or director attachments yet, but Grandmas Favourite Games’ New Zealand-based founders Alec Kieft, Matthew Hufton and Cameron Angland will serve as […]

Suzanne Collins gave her readers a huge gift in returning to the world of The Hunger Games series, the first three books of which she wrote in 2008, 2009 and 2010, for the prequel story of one Haymitch Abernathy. Haymitch, portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the quartet of films based on Collins’ original book trilogy, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios is developing Playing the Field, a series based on the USA Today sports romance novel Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner. Sarah Tapscott will serve as the project’s showrunner, executive producer and writer. Other executive producers include Jeff Wachtel and Jared Berenholz for Future Shack Entertainment, Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe for […]

Neon has made a series of hires and promotions in the marketing department. Joey Monteiro has been elevated to President of Worldwide Marketing, where he will oversee both domestic and international marketing for the mini studio. Alex Altschuler has been elevated to President of Media, Don Wilcox to EVP of Marketing, Mike Winton to EVP […]

The first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming crime drama Nemesis has been released (above), and it’s setting up a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game between the two lead characters, played by Matthew Law and Y’lan Noel. Nemesis tells the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force, expert […]

EXCLUSIVE: Nick Jonas (Power Ballad) has inked a deal to star in an untitled Netflix rom-com from director Ari Sandel (The DUFF). Penned by Tamara Chestna, a writer with credits like Something from Tiffany’s and Moxie, the film follows a perennial bachelor whose carefree life is upended when he unexpectedly inherits his cousin’s infant child. […]

Damon Lindelof has done a lot of business with Warner Bros over the years, and today the Watchmen creator has put the business of the pending Paramount and WBD merger in a stark bottom line perspective. “Hollywood, believe it or not, is a blue-collar town,” the Lanterns EP posted Monday morning explaining why he joined […]