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Carolyn Giardina As in so many aspects of media & entertainment, AI has found its way into exhibition. Speakers at an International Cinema Technology Association-hosted CinemaCon seminar suggested that AI can bring efficiencies in areas including audience analytics and automated customer service, but it’s not for everything and can’t replace the human component, at least not yet.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” electrified the audience at CinemaCon 2025, with a sterling villain reveal and a bundle of superhero joy. During the Marvel Studios presentation to the annual convention of movie theater owners in Las Vegas, division head Kevin Feige sent a video message from the set of “Avengers: Doomsday,” hyping up an extended look at the market’s big introduction to the titular four. The story unfolds in a retro-futuristic dimension of Earth, and is led by Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

Glen Powell, star of upcoming film The Running Man, which tests his physical limits, said mentor Tom Cruise was his first call when he got the part.

HBO‘s original series, Like Water For Chocolate, has begun production on the second and final season.

Reacher continued its latest Nielsen reign with another 1.4B minutes viewed from March 3 to 9, spending a second consecutive week at No. 1 following the release of Season 3.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Hollywood is forever cyclical, which means it was broadcast’s turn to experience a bit of a glow-up this season. While cable continues to struggle and streaming experiences some growing pains, the broadcast networks have been the beneficiary of a recent narrative that they still matter.

Warning: Spoilers for season one of Pulse ahead!Dr. Danny Simms, the protagonist of 's new medical drama, Pulse, is, in a word, complicated.

EXCLUSIVE: Stoked Bros Media is producing a reimagining of Strictly Sexual, the cult 2008 comedy from director Joel Viertel.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer An official trailer for “The Naked Gun” reboot is here, and brings with it a special set of skills: absurdist comedy, glossy action aesthetics, Liam Neeson in polkadot briefs and school girl uniform and, naturally, an O.J. Simpson joke. Neeson stars as Frank Drebin Jr., the son of legendary goofball cop and franchise father Leslie Nielsen.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer The 2025 BAFTA Games Awards will air April 8 — just after the theatrical release of “Minecraft,” ahead of HBO’s “The Last of Us” Season 2 and amid Amazon’s high-budget production on the second season of “Fallout.” It’s hard to argue there has been a more exciting time to be part of a project straddling both Hollywood and the gaming industry, or a riskier time to rollout your take on such valuable IP. The bar has been set very high for video game adaptations across film and TV as the projects — and the games they are based on — rack up awards nominations and critical acclaim, and their success or failure is more important than ever to the gaming industry.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Fox is eager for another helping of advertising dollars from companies interested in food. The broadcast network aims to lure money from food marketers and others who help with food preparation and sales with a new long-term initiative called “Bite of Fox.” Fox intends to position “Bite” as a venue for food and lifestyle content and expects to reach “food obsessed audiences wherever they are,” says Katrina Cukaj, executive vice president of advertising sales and portfolio marketing for Fox Entertainment, during a recent interview, and could involve everything from digital outreach to live events.

Naman Ramachandran U.A.E.-based streamer Begin has scored exclusive digital rights to Pakistan’s premier cricket tournament, partnering with local tech company Walee to deliver HBL PSL X (Pakistan Super League 10) to the cricket-mad nation’s rapidly growing mobile audience. The deal marks a significant move into sports streaming for Begin, which launched just last June and has been steadily building its content library with entertainment offerings from major studios.

Hallmark is reportedly planning to expand their footprint in the reality and unscripted TV show world!

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Strand Releasing has acquired North American rights to Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s “Cactus Pears” which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. The Indian gay drama will play at New Directors/New Films this week.

VR experience is coming to London this summer, allowing users to relive ‘80s acid house raves.Announced as part of the Barbican’s cross-arts program ‘Frequencies: The Sounds That Shape Us’, the new multiplayer version of VR experience In Pursuit Of Repetitive Beats will “transport audiences on an electrifying journey back to 1989, where you and your friends must track down an illegal acid house party hidden on the outskirts of Coventry.”The music documentary tells the story of promoters, police officers and rave-goers, and features a kick-ass soundtrack. “In Pursuit Of Repetitive Beats is a celebration of the transformative power of music and dance, showcasing how they unite communities and reshape society,” reads the listing.The VR documentary first premiered in 2022 but this new version will allow groups of up to four people to experience it together.“The goal of the project was to immerse audiences in the moments that characterised a night out in 1989, and allow them discover more about the people involved in organising, attending and policing those early unlicensed parties along the way,” director Darren Emerson told NME when the project first launched.

Aramide Tinubu Medical dramas are some of the most enduring shows on television. ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” has been on the screen for two decades, surpassing the long-running “ER.” HBO recently released “The Pitt” to critical acclaim, and now, Netflix is debuting its first original English-language hospital-based show, “Pulse.” Created by Zoe Robyn, “Pulse” follows a group of emergency and surgical residents at Maguire Hospital, a level-one trauma center in Miami. Like countless others in the genre, “Pulse” is a blend of illnesses and wounds paired with the sordid details of the doctors’ personal lives.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic There are two completely different kinds of brutality afoot in movies like “Screamboat,” the latest in the low-budget horror movie craze to pervert beloved intellectual property the instant their 95-year copyright protection lapses into the public domain. First, there’s whatever sadistic fates the filmmakers have in mind for the characters, from being impaled by a forklift to having their faces plunged into the propeller of the Staten Island Ferry.

Naman Ramachandran The eagerly anticipated fourth season of Prime Video‘s “Panchayat” has been set as the popular Indian comedy-drama celebrates its fifth anniversary since its 2020 debut. Created by The Viral Fever (TVF), the series has built a devoted following over its first three acclaimed seasons, with its signature blend of rural charm, relatable characters, and heartfelt storytelling. The upcoming installment promises to continue the slice-of-life adventures in the fictional village of Phulera.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer The highly anticipated prestige drama “After the Hunt” put CinemaCon in its crosshairs on Wednesday, delivering an exhilarating and deeply conflicting first look at the Julia Roberts-Luca Guadagnino film collaboration. Heavily tipped for awards buzz already, “After the Hunt” played confidently and compelled the audience of global movie theater owners at their annual Las Vegas convention.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande hit the stage to close out the Universal presentation at 2025 CinemaCon held at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Wednesday (April 2) in Las Vegas.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Universal reached back through the ages to hype Christopher Nolan‘s epic adaptation of “The Odyssey” at CinemaCon on Wednesday. Jim Orr, the studio’s distribution chief, predicted that the film, which is still shooting, will be “a visionary, once-in-a-generation cinematic masterpiece that Homer himself would quite likely be proud of.” He seemed to be serious, but the audience of theater owners (and perhaps a stray classicist or two) laughed at the hyperbole.