film: Last News

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and his House Eleven10 production banner have signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television. Under the mutli-year deal, Abdul-Mateen will produce scripted drama series for streaming and cable.First up, he is attached to star in a series adaptation of the Roger Hobbs novel “Ghostman” with House Eleven10 producing.

Ne Zha 2, the biggest animated film of all time, is set to get a UK cinema release.The Chinese film was released in its homeland in January, and has broken a slew of records since, notably becoming the highest-grossing animated film ever after surpassing last year’s Inside Out 2.Ne Zha 2 is also now the highest-grossing film of all time in China and the biggest in a single market, the first non-English language film to gross $1billion (£700million), as well as the highest-grossing non-English language film ever. It also currently stands as the sixth highest-grossing film in history.It has now been confirmed that the film will be released in the UK later in March, according to Deadline, with other European territories likely to get a release too.The film landed in the US last month, and has so far made just over $19million (£14.6million) across the pond.Ne Zha 2 comes from director Jiaozi and follows on from the 2019 first film.

Stranger Things star Sadie Sink has addressed the upcoming final season of the show, saying she is “ready to cry with everyone”.The fifth season of the Netflix sci-fi hit, which is slated for release this year, recently finished filming, though details on what will happen are still under wraps for now.However, Sink – who has played Max Mayfield since season two – has teased an emotional final chapter for the Hawkins residents.“I haven’t seen anything from it yet, I’m very curious though,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s going to be super emotional so I’m ready to cry with everyone.”Recalling the final day of filming, Sink added: “I had cried so much that my eyes were so puffy – they had never been like that before and there are some pretty embarrassing photos of me just with these giant puffy eyes.”Despite being planned for release in 2025, show creators the Duffer brothers suggested last month that a premiere this year could be “quite the push”.“Right now, we’re just cutting all the visual effects sequences for the show so they can get started on those, so that they can be running in time for a release,” Matt Duffer told Variety.“A lot of it hasn’t been decided, in terms of exactly the release dates and cadence,” he added.

Andy Cohen is breaking his silence on what went down last night with RHOC‘s Tamra Judge.

J. Kim Murphy The public domain is, in a way, the great cinematic universe in the sky — the final resting place for all intellectual property where characters from all walks of life are legally allowed to encounter one another. Untouchables Entertainment sees a filmmaking opportunity in that.

SXSW on Sunday, high school seniors Alex and Ethan decide during the last week of school to pretend they’re trans so they can sneak into the women’s locker room. If that sounds like a premise lifted right out of MAGA-era attacks on trans rights, it’s because it is — that’s the point.

Ethan Shanfeld “Kill Tony” is coming to Netflix. Three exclusive specials from Tony Hinchcliffe‘s live comedy show will launch on the streamer, with the first one, filmed at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, debuting April 7.

Brent Lang Executive Editor RLJE Films has acquired “Neighborhood Watch,” a crime thriller starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jack Quaid and Malin Akerman. The film was directed by Duncan Skiles, who is best known for his work on “The Clovehitch Kiler.” It was previously entitled “Nowhere Men.” The rights will cover North America. RLJE Films plans to release “Neighborhood Watch” in theaters and on demand on April 25, 2025.

Katcy Stephan Foton Pictures will release “The Uninvited,” written and directed by Nadia Conners. The film made its world premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival and has gone on to play at multiple festivals ahead of its release in New York on April 11 and Los Angeles on April 18. It will also premiere in Miami at the Coral Gables Art Cinema on April 18 ahead of VOD release, and will open in the U.K.

John Goodman is on the mend after suffering from an injury on a movie set. "John Goodman experienced a hip injury," a Warner Bros. Pictures spokesperson told Variety.

EXCLUSIVE: It’s official. After weeks of indications that it would acquire The Perfect Neighbor, Netflix has finalized a deal for the film which won the directing award for U.S. Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.

Andrew Ahn’s latest feature The Wedding Banquet opens this year’s BFI Flare Film Festival, which runs from March 19 – 30 at the BFI Southbank in London. 

Naman Ramachandran The South Korean box office saw “Mickey 17” retain its dominance for a second consecutive weekend, grossing KRW5.6 billion ($3.8 million) and capturing 65.79% of the market share. The sci-fi epic, directed by Bong Joon-ho and starring Robert Pattinson, continues to build on its impressive opening, bringing its cumulative total to $14.3 million with 2.1 million admissions. According to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the weekend of March 7-9, saw the top 10 films earn a combined $5.8 million, reflecting a significant drop from last weekend’s $9 million.

Thania Garcia The NVision Latino Film and Music Festival, a three-day event celebrating Latin creatives in film and music, is moving to Miami for its 11th edition on Sept. 5 to 7. The festival, founded by Danny Hastings in 2015, and acquired by Ntertain and Neon 16’s Lex Borrero, Tommy Mottola and Tainy last year, has taken place in New York and Palm Springs for the last 10 years.

Shareholders will finally get a chance to vote April 23 on the long-planned proposal to separate Lionsgate Studios from Starz.

Korea’s Barunson E&A is set to join Indonesian musical film Rangga & Cinta as a co-investor and will launch the film for international sales at Hong Kong’s Filmart, which takes place from March 17 to 20.

Harry Potter actor Simon Fisher-Becker has passed away at the age of 63, it has been confirmed.The actor played the role of The Fat Friar, one of the Hogwarts ghosts, in Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone in 2001, and was also known for appearing in TV series Doctor Who as Dorium Maldovar.The sad news of his death confirmed by his husband Tony, who wrote on the star’s Facebook page on Sunday (March 9): “Hello everyone. This is Tony, Simon’s husband. I have some very sad news.

UTA’s Co-Head of Media Rights, Jason Richman, is feeling reflective after one of the most shocking beginnings to a year the entertainment industry can remember. The prominent lit exec is considering how the industry has been recovering from the California wildfires that tore through neighborhoods in January, as he prepares for the London Book Fair (LBF), kicking off thousands of miles away this week in the UK. Richman will be repping the likes of Adam Kay’s thriller A Particularly Nasty Case and Jemimah Wei’s The Original Daughter and sees the event as a reset opportunity for the international book-to-screen market.

Jim Halterman Television series don’t come much buzzier than “The White Lotus,” and audiences are flocking to watch another round of (mostly) new jet-setting characters while awaiting the Max show’s trademark of a murder before the season’s end. Actors like Parker Posey, Walton Goggins and returning star Natasha Rothwell add to the Emmy-winning series’ appeal, but so does another major draw – the location.

Alex Ritman The BBC has acquired “Families Like Ours,” the debut TV drama by Oscar-winning director Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round,” “The Hunt”) for the U.K. Written by Vinterberg and Bo Hr.

Naman Ramachandran Oscar-winning “Parasite” production company Barunson E&A has officially signed on as co-investor for “Rangga & Cinta,” a musical reboot of Indonesia‘s beloved romance franchise “What’s With Love?” (Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?). The international sales deal was secured ahead of the upcoming Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FilMart), scheduled for March 17-20.