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Alfred Molina Fights Tears Recalling His Father Rejecting His Acting Career: “I Did Disappoint My Dad”

"If my dad had lived a little longer, he’d hopefully would have realized I hadn’t wasted my time," the actor said.

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Naomi Osaka Shares Her Own Tennis Moves Set to ‘Challengers’ Score

Tennis star Naomi Osaka offered her response to Luca Guadagnino’s buzzy tennis movie Challengers on Thursday, sharing her own moves on the court set to the movie’s viral techno score. On TikTok, Osaka posted a video of herself moving through a tennis serve and twirling her racket with her fingers after writing, “Me after watching […]

Janelle Monáe Joins Universal Musical From Michel Gondry, Pharrell Williams

The high-profile cast for Universal Pictures’ forthcoming musical from Michel Gondry and Pharrell Williams has just been kicked up an octave with the addition of Janelle Monáe. Monáe has signed on to join the cast of the coming-of-age period feature that is currently untitled. The film’s previously confirmed castmembers include Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, […]

A24 Scoops Up Adam Wingard Action Movie ‘Onslaught’

It looks like another Godzilla x Kong movie will have to wait. Adam Wingard, who directed the last two of the hit Legendary MonsterVerse movies, has lined up a new feature project that will go before any new creature feature. A24, the one-time scrappy indie that is rapidly scaling up, came out on top of […]

‘Fantastic Four’ Enlists Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser will be making his Marvel debut with a role in The Fantastic Four, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. No character details were available, but he joins a cast that includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach […]

‘Fast X’ Director Louis Leterrier to Helm ‘11817’ Sci-Fi Horror Pic

Louis Leterrier the director of Fast X and several Transporter action movies has been tapped to direct and produce the sci-fi horror film 11817, based on a script by Matthew Robinson. The genre pic produced by Leterrier’s Carrousel Studios, Rocket Science, Thank You Studios, Chernin Entertainment and 3 Arts Entertainment is now casting. Rocket Science will fully finance, […]

Jan Haag, Founder of the AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women, Dies at 90

Jan Haag, who a half-century ago founded the landmark Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute, has died. She was 90. The remarkable Haag, who also was an actress, painter, poet, novelist, playwright, writer of travel stories and creator of needlepoint canvases, some of which required hundreds of hours to complete, died Monday […]

Kevin Durand Joins Liam Neeson in ‘Naked Gun’ Remake (Exclusive)

After donning ape fur for his upcoming Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Kevin Durand is now getting Naked. The actor, who is also currently on screens with horror movie Abigail, has joined Liam Neeson in Paramount Pictures’ untitled remake of Naked Gun, based on the crime spoof comedies that were released in the late […]

Nick Jonas, Paul Rudd to Star in New Movie from ‘Sing Street’ Director Jon Carney

Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd are set to star in the latest movie from Jon Carney, the director behind Once and Sing Street. The project, which was written by Carney and Peter McDonald, will follow Rudd as a wedding singer and Jonas as a flagging pop star who come together to write a song to […]

Jonathan Nolan Says He’d “Absolutely” Make More Batman Movies

The Dark Knight trilogy is considered, by some, the best superhero franchise ever made. The trio of films directed by Christopher Nolan, released between 2005 and 2012, are revered for their grown-up, adult crime drama vibe and cinematic scope. Now Nolan’s brother and franchise co-writer Jonathan Nolan says he’d be down to return to the […]

Meryl Streep Set to Receive Cannes Honorary Palme D’Or

Meryl Streep is set to receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, organizers said Thursday. The Hollywood star — who earned the best actress award at Cannes in 1989 for her performance in Fred Schepsi’s Evil Angels — will help kick off the 77th edition […]

Kristen Stewart, Oscar Isaac to Star in Vampire Thriller ‘Flesh of the Gods’ for ‘Mandy’ Filmmaker

Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac are set to star in Flesh of the Gods, a vampire thriller to be directed by Panos Cosmatos, the filmmaker best known for his hallucinatory 2018 horror movie Mandy. Adam McKay is producing this new feature along with Betsy Koch via the duo’s Hyperobject Industries production company. Isaac is also […]

Anthony Hopkins to Play George Frideric Handel in Composer Biopic ‘The King of Covent Garden’

Anthony Hopkins, who has embodied a cast of real-life characters in his long career, ranging from Richard Nixon (in Nixon) and Sigmund Freund (Freud’s Last Session) to Alfred Hitchcock (Hitchcock), and Adolf Hitler (1981 TV movie The Bunker), is set to play composer George Frideric Handel in the upcoming feature The King of Covent Garden. […]