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Matthew Lillard has confessed that he’s “embarrassed” about returning for Scream 7 following Melissa Barrera’s firing from the slasher franchise. During a recent Q&A, via a video posted on TikTok, the actor said Barrera was “on the right side of history” when she expressed support for Palestinians in 2023 amid the Israel-Hamas war. “It’s just

20th Century Studios has 99 problems but a pitch ain’t one. The Disney studio arm has hired Josh Cooley, the animation filmmaker known for Toy Story 4 and Transformers One, to pen the live-action adaptation of video game 99 Nights in the Forest. 20th Century picked up theatrical film rights to the popular game, developed

John Leguizamo, who earned praise for his performance in Universal’s summer blockbuster The Odyssey, is returning to the studio for its big-screen take on Miami Vice. Leguizamo has joined Miami Vice ’85, adding to the crime thriller’s cast that already includes Michael B. Jordan, Austin Butler, Alden Ehrenreich, Whitney Peak, Camila Morrone and Danny Ramirez.

One of the principal takeaways from Tim Blake Nelson’s bruising drama set in and around a maximum-security Oklahoma prison, The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd, is how infrequently we get to see Scoot McNairy in a meaty lead role that gives the reliably great character actor real complexity to chew on. McNairy plays a

The New York Film Festival always boasts its own eclectic, high-profile slate of world premieres, but from the outside looking in, a larger chunk than usual of the fall’s splashiest films are set to make their grand debuts on Manhattan’s Upper West Side this year. They include the Centerpiece selection, Searchlight’s Behemoth!, directed by Oscar

Thunderbolts* and Disclosure Day star Wyatt Russell has joined the cast of John Carroll Lynch’s upcoming comedy Happy. He will appear as Roger alongside Sex Education alum Asa Butterfield and 1917‘s Mark Strong, with Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer), Brittany O’Grady (The White Lotus) and Patti Harrison (Together Together) also starring. The feature follows Myles (Butterfield)

In his latest movie, Johnny Knoxville nearly gets electrocuted on a fence and pees himself, clings to the hood of a speeding jeep, and suffers numerous other physical abuses. No, it’s not the latest Jackass flick, but rather Michael Lewen’s scatological new comedy about kids at summer camp. The sort of determinedly outrageous R-rated comedy

The Zurich Film Festival has confirmed its feature film competition jury will be presided over by James Bond director Cary Joji Fukunaga, while filmmaker Sine Plambech will head up the documentary competition jury. American director and screenwriter Fukunaga (No Time to Die) will be joined on his jury by Swiss-French actress Ella Rumpf (Love Letters),

Elf fans will have a unique way to spread Christmas cheer during this holiday season. The world of New Line Cinema’s beloved film Elf is set to come alive at HERO in New York City‘s Rockefeller Center with The Elf Experience. The all-new immersive holiday adventure begins Nov. 14 from Warner Bros. Global Experiences and

The coalition between Blacks and Jews was integral to shaping 20th-century America, steering entertainment, sports and politics as two groups often “othered” within our cultural tapestry found power in unity. But where shared values and purpose led to joint fights against fascism and prejudice, events like the Crown Heights riots and the aftermath of the

Practical Magic 2 conjured up a win over the unstoppable Spider-Man: Brand New Day as the box office had a sleepier weekend overall amid its shift to fall. Earning a B+ CinemaScore from audiences, Practical Magic 2 opened to around $30 million domestically for the weekend, hitting the low end ofWarner Bros.’ projected range. Director

Rebel Wilson mostly got a pass for her ebullient 2024 directing debut, The Deb, adapted from a well-received Australian stage musical by one of the show’s authors. In her second multitasking job on both sides of the camera, Girl Group, Wilson goes it alone as screenwriter, with no pre-existing material to supply the bones. The

Tensions heat up between Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Evans in the trailer for Netflix‘s Sacrifice. Director Romain Gavras‘ feature debuts on the streaming service Oct. 16 after premiering at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Vincent Cassel, Sam Richardson, John Malkovich and Salma Hayek Pinault round out the cast. Sacrifice centers on Evans as a

The still waters and intriguing depths conveyed by Chase Infiniti in The Julia Set offer proof positive that the magnetic One Battle After Another discovery has the goods to carry a movie. She also has robust support from an ensemble that includes Christopher Briney, Nina Hoss, Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson, an impressive assembly, especially

The new specialty label Magenta Edge Films has acquired Good Sport, the second feature from writer/director Andrew Jack Zuckerman, for a limited theatrical release from Sept. 20. The distribution label of Bob Yari’s Magenta Light Studios plans screenings in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, ahead of its digital release on Oct. 13. Zuckerman co-wrote

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is still soaring to new box office heights. Sony Pictures‘ spectacularly successful superhero blockbuster has become the highest-grossing title on the all-time North American chart with $936.773 million. The new domestic champion hit the top spot after 47 days of release, surpassing the previous record of $936.6 million for 2015’s Star

“There are survivors“ but “there are no winners“ in the Hunger Games. In the new trailer released Wednesday, Lionsgate offered another look at the return to the dangerous games of Panem in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping trailer. The film, adapted from Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins’ novel of the same name, centers

It seemed a step backward when it was announced that Zach Cregger’s next film would be a reboot of the Resident Evil film franchise. The writer-director had created two of the most audacious and original horror films of the last decade with Barbarian and Weapons, so to retreat to established IP, especially something as unrewarding

Being queer in a red state is a uniquely painful and complicated experience. And when you add inescapable parental dysfunction, leaving home can feel like a great escape. So when Gavin (Caleb Hearon) gets an urgent call from his hometown in Missouri, his dread is immediate. Moments before, he was surrounded by his chosen family

Halle Berry, Regina King, Celine Song and Meg Ryan are among the stars set to participate in the 2026 edition of Tribeca Enterprises and Chanel‘s Through Her Lens Women’s Filmmaker Program. Berry, King and Ryan will serve as jurors for the 11th edition of the artist development initiative, set to run from Sept. 22-24, with

There are lines of dialogue here and there in Avi Nesher’s Our Loves that criticize Benjamin Netanyahu’s regime and the military’s unpreparedness for the October 7th attack, suggesting a left-of-center political perspective (in Israeli terms) on the events. Nesher, whose Past Life also played in Toronto, told The Hollywood Reporter that he feels the film

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The SHOOQ online platform for Jewish filmmakers looking to tap investors, funders and philanthropists has launched. Ben Silverman, former NBC co-chairman; Micah Green, CEO of 30WEST; Tanya Cohen, co-CEO of Made by Us; actress Emmanuelle Chriqui; and Keshet International producer Anthony Bregman are among backers of the non-profit venture to advance Jewish storytelling. The SHOOQ

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Gilles Villeneuve still has a thriving fan base. At 32 years old, the Formula One legend died, in 1982, in a race car crash while qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. So the Toronto Film Festival has set the turbo-charged sports biopic Villeneuve : The Rise of a Legend as its closing night movie on

Avi Nesher is a TIFF veteran. Nesher’s Our Loves, which had its sold out world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Sunday, is his fifth TIFF movie, following official selections for The Secrets (2007), The Matchmaker (2010), The Wonders (2013), and Past Life (2016). One of the most significant figures in popular Israeli cinema

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Mexican-Salvadoran filmmaker Tatiana Huezo (Prayers for the Stolen, The Echo) will be the guest of honor at the 2026 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam(IDFA), which takes place Nov. 12-22. In addition to the Huezo retrospective, the doc fest on Tuesday also unveiled a spotlight on pioneering U.S. filmmaker, producer, editor and actor William Greaves. Plus,

The Chicago International Film Festival has unveiled the international competition selections for its 62nd edition, with new films from Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Lee Chang-dong among the highest-profile titles in the lineup. Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden, Kore-eda’s Look Back and Lee’s Possible Love will compete for the Gold Hugo in the International Feature

The Hollywood Reporter can unveil an exclusive clip from Massih Parsaei’s Lovers Sleep Alone, set to premiere at the upcoming San Sebastian Film Festival. The Iranian filmmaker is competing in the New Directors selection with the Berlin-set drama, focused on an isolated lead character played by Pooyesh Frozandeh in the actor’s first feature film role.