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Alexander Skarsgård (“Wicker”), Hunter Schafer (“Blade Runner 2099”), Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”) and Harry Melling (“Pillion”) are set to star in “The Confessions,” the latest feature from Canadian filmmaking trio Guy Maddin, Galen Johnson and Evan Johnson, with Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg producing. The project, which marks the trio’s follow-up to their […]

EXCLUSIVE: Daisy Ridley (Ebenezer), Darren Criss (Glee), Travis Fimmel (Dune: Prophecy) and Judy Greer (Ant-Man) have joined Catherine Zeta-Jones in Tate Taylor’s psychological thriller Cupid, which is now filming in Natchez, Mississippi. Tate Taylor (The Girl On The Train) is directing from a screenplay by the Van Dyke brothers (Don’t Worry Darling). Cupid “follows a […]

HBO’s “Harry Potter” showrunner Francesca Gardiner is condemning the “abuse” being directed at Paapa Essiedu, the “I May Destroy You” Emmy nominee who is taking over the role of Professor Severus Snape in the first television series adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s literary franchise. Essiedu has been outspoken since March about the racism he’s been facing […]

“The Peanut Butter Falcon” breakout Zack Gottsagen and “S.W.A.T.” star Anna Enger Ritch will star as brother and sister in “A Reason to Stay,” a new romantic comedy from Rippin Sindher. The film recently wrapped principal photography in Ohio. The project reunites Gottsagen with TVACOM Films’ Davied Thiews after their collaboration on “The Peanut Butter […]

EXCLUSIVE: Actor Will Yun Lee has been cast as Peyton Burnes in White Lightning Lullaby, an upcoming crime thriller written and directed by John Hensley (Nip/Tuck). Flintlock Pictures and Rabbit Foot Film are producing the film, which is currently in production in Texas. White Lightning Lullaby follows a dirt-track racer turned ex-con who, in an […]

The US actor died in Poland on Tuesday, ‘after a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure’, his wife said Stacy Keach, one of America’s finest stage actors who became best known for playing scruffy private eye Mike Hammer on TV and whose career was nearly derailed after he was imprisoned in 1984 for trying to smuggle cocaine into Britain, has died aged 85. Keach died at home in Magdalenka, Poland on Tuesday, “after a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure,” his wife, Malgosia Tomassi Keach, said in a statement. Keach had previously suffered a heart attack onstage in Chicago in 2017. Continue reading...

Jamie Dornan, who is set to star as Aragorn in “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” is getting candid about what it means to step into the role originated by Viggo Mortensen for the forthcoming installment of the beloved franchise. “I cried. I actually cried,” Dornan told Entertainment Tonight when asked how he […]

Matt Smith will play an alien inside the body of a Cambridge academic in “The Humans,” a stage adaptation of Matt Haig’s novel by “Adolescence” writer Jack Thorne. The play will have its world premiere in London’s West End next year. Jeremy Herrin (“Wolf Hall,” “People, Places and Things”) will direct the limited run at […]

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Douglas will be the first guest on Mostly Sheenius, the new podcast from Charlie Sheen. The weekly interview pod, from Fox-owned Red Seat Ventures, bows on November 12. Douglas is fresh off publishing his well-received memoir ‘One Helluva Ride’. His sit-down with Sheen will cover the book, Hollywood and his time working with […]

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Wesley, of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Vampire Diaries, is the newest addition to the cast of Netflix’s college romance drama series Icebreaker, based on the #1 New York Times bestseller by Hannah Grace. Wesley will play Coach Neil Faulkner. He joins the previously announced Daisy Jelley, Connor Simos, Gabriel Tierney, […]

James Reynolds, who has played Abe Carver on Days of Our Lives for 45 years, has revealed that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and that his condition will be worked into the storyline of the long-running soap. In an interview with ET (watch it below), Reynolds, 80, concedes that he initially tried to mask […]

EXCLUSIVE: Britt Robertson (Tomorrowland) is joining Kellan Lutz in faith-based survival thriller The Rescue, which Premiere Entertainment will continue selling at the AFM. Production is scheduled to begin in New Zealand in February 2027. Pic will be directed by Darren Simmonds and Jared van Berkel from a screenplay written by van Berkel. Simon Ambridge, Anton […]

EXCLUSIVE: Ron Livingston (Office Space), Jake Ryan (Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City), Beth Grant (Donnie Darko) and Christina Kirk (Girls) have wrapped on the Ohio shoot for Fonk, an indie comedy from filmmaker Steve Collins. Fonk follows a beleaguered English professor who hijacks an impressionable student’s thesis film and begins a comically troubling partnership to reclaim […]

EXCLUSIVE: César winner Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone) and Cannes best actress winner Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds) will star in The Writer, set in the underground graffiti art world. Schoenaerts will portray “a battle-scarred New York graffiti legend who is thrust into the global spotlight when his painting, stolen from a Paris subway tunnel, ignites […]

Josh O’Connor has reportedly turned down the chance to become the next James Bond (Picture: Getty Images) One of the frontrunners to become the next James Bond has reportedly turned down the coveted role, throwing the increasingly unpredictable race to replace Daniel Craig into further chaos. Josh O’Connor, 36, has been heavily linked with the iconic British spy in recent weeks, with rumours even suggesting he had secretly landed the part. However, the Challengers star is now said to have removed himself from contention, having previously revealed plans to take an extended break from acting in 2027. A source told the Daily Mail: ‘Josh has turned down the Bond role.’ The reported decision comes just days after the actor addressed the relentless speculation himself, casting doubt on whether he would be slipping into 007’s famous tuxedo. Asked about the possibility of becoming Bond at a screening of the National Theatre production Golden Boy, he replied: ‘No, no, no. We’ll see but I doubt it.’ Josh recently revealed he plans to take a break from acting in 2027 (Picture: Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images for National Theatre Live) He also revealed that although he has a project scheduled for January, he intends to take some time away from work afterwards. Given that production on the next Bond film is expected to begin in 2027, those plans would appear difficult to reconcile with the considerable commitment required of the franchise’s new leading man. Still, O’Connor admitted that being mentioned alongside some of Britain’s most sought-after actors was an extraordinary experience, describing the attention as a surreal career milestone. The Crown actor’s apparent withdrawal is particularly surprising given that, just last week, reports emerged that he had already secured the part. According to the claims, one of his Golden Boy castmates supposedly let slip that O’Connor had landed the role during a night out in Soho following the production’s final…

EXCLUSIVE: Jade Pettyjohn (Little Fires Everywhere), George Lopez (Blue Beetle) and Joel McHale (Animal Control) have signed on for Junkyard, an indie horror-thriller from Dan Riesser. An Emmy-nominated director/producer on E! Entertainment’s The Soup during McHale’s hosting run from 2005 to 2015, Riesser’s film follows Sam (Pettyjohn), a strong-willed young woman who trespasses into a […]

EXCLUSIVE: Pierson Fodé (The Wrong Paris) and comedian-actor Matteo Lane have joined Lucy Hale in the upcoming romantic fantasy feature Vision Board, which is due to shoot in New York from January. Directed by Peter Hutchings, who reunites with Hale after The Hating Game and Which Brings Me to You, the Morgan Matson script “follows […]

Dylan Sprouse, Barbie Ferreira and Tanner Buchanan are heading to the Hamptons together for “The Sleeping Dogs of Southampton,” a psychological thriller set inside a “dangerous world of sex, money and obsession,” according to the description. Directed by David Lipper (“Neglected”) and written by Peter James Cooper, the “The Sleeping Dogs of Southampton” is heading […]

EXCLUSIVE: Wilson Bethel (Untamed, Daredevil: Born Again) is set for a key recurring role opposite Dakota Fanning in Apple TV‘s Alex Cary thriller series. He joins a cast that also includes Stellan Skarsgård, Daryl McCormack, Grace Gummer, Joely Richardson, Susan Kelechi Watson, David Zayas and Louisa Krause. In the as-yet-untitled series, Fanning stars as an […]

Jonathan Lipnicki is jumping at projects that scare him. With three decades in the business, the 36-year-old actor and producer knows that sometimes, it’s about taking a risk. During a conversation with Variety at Coronado Island Film Festival on Nov. 5, he opened up about his career arc, including the daunting role he took on […]

Skyler Gisondo is sharing his thoughts on the future of The People v. Gorilla Grodd amid Peter Safran and James Gunn’s exit from DC Studios. Gisondo is set to reprise his Jimmy Olsen role in an HBO series, a character he originated in 2025’s Superman film opposite David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan. With Skydance taking […]

Many names have been tested for the new James Bond, and Denis Villeneuve has shared an update on the casting process. In a new interview posted by GQ, the Dune director was asked if the new 007 agent had been cast. “It’s—it’s in the process. In the process,” the filmmaker said, with the publication noting […]

Frank Grillo took to social media to express all of his gratitude to former DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran. Following the merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount, Skydance parted ways with Gunn and Safran, who were still in the initial stages of rebuilding the DC Universe. Amid the executive shakeup, Grillo posted […]

"He also wanted to stop me from getting work and meeting with fans at fan events. So if you’ve noticed my absence, that’s why," Nathaniel Buzolic said in a slur-filled video.