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After the global success of 28 Years Later, director Danny Boyle is showing no signs of slowing down, with a new movie on the horizon. 28 Years Later marked the third installment in the franchise and Boyle's long-awaited return to the post-apocalyptic genre he helped define. The film received positive reviews and grossed $150 million worldwide.

Critics praised the intense pacing, atmospheric dread, and 28 Years Later'scast — especially Jack O'Connell's performance as Sir Jimmy Crystal — with Boyle gearing up for another sequel in 2026. For Boyle, 28 Years Later'ssuccess reaffirmed his reputation as one of the most versatile directors, capable of dramatic genre shifts. Now, the Oscar-winning filmmaker is pivoting once more.

According to a report by Deadline, 28 Years Later'sJack O'Connell may reunite with Boyle for his new movie, Ink. The upcoming film will adapt James Graham's acclaimed stage play, which focuses on media mogul Rupert Murdoch's rise in the U.

Earlier this year, Danny Boyle returned to the big screen with 28 Years Later, a horrifying examination of the dark side of humanity, the insidious capacity of the media to shape society in its image, and — basically — where it all went wrong for us Homo sapiens. Continuing in that vein then, Boyle's next movie will be Ink, which is set to detail media mogul Rupert Murdoch's rise to power in the late 1960s. And, according to THR, The Brutalist Oscar nominee Guy Pearce is currently in talks to play the mega-rich magnate.

Per THR's reporting, negotiations are ongoing for Aussie actor Pearce to take on the role of Rupert Murdoch in the movie, which writer James Graham has adapted from his own same-named 2017 play. What's more, Jack O'Connell — who so memorably showed up as the tracksuit rocking Jimmy during 28 Years Later's bonkers ending — is being eyed to co-star as Larry Lamb,...

“My career is not one steeped with awards attention,” notes Seth Rogen, chuckling in his inimitable way, on the latest episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast. “I’ve accepted that, and that’s become fine with me. So it is nice and sort of novel that, after working for this long, something new and exciting can happen.”

The Canadian actor, writer, producer and director is referring to the TV Academy’s tremendous embrace of the The Studio, the Apple TV+ comedy series about a present-day Hollywood studio chief that he co-created, co-wrote, co-directed and stars in. Last month, the show received 23 Emmy nominations — breaking Ted Lasso’s record for most noms for a rookie comedy and tying the second season of The Bear’s record for most noms for any season of a comedy — including acting, writing, producing and directing noms for Rogen himself. He emphasizes, “We’re very thrilled about it.

Filmmaker Kayci Lacob knew she wanted to capture everything about growing up in the heart of Silicon Valley during the early-2000s tech boom for her directorial debut. She also knew that her first film deserved to be in theaters, and so Lacob did what most established auteurs are still hesitant to do (other than Francis Ford Coppola with “Megalopolis”): She is self-distributing her debut “Everything to Me” for a theatrical run and “betting” on audiences to buy tickets.

“Everything to Me” isn’t without star power. “The Haunting of Hill House,” “Ponyboi,” and “You” actress Victoria Pedretti leads the film as Claudia, a woman reflecting on her career trajectory and life choices years after aspiring to be the next Steve Jobs as a Stanford freshman (Abigail Donaghy plays a younger version of the character). But this isn’t an Elizabeth Holmes story gone awry: “Everything to Me” is...

When David Ellison had an informal meeting with New York-based media executives at a restaurant in the city earlier this year introducing the Hollywood producer to the kind of people he’d soon be communing with, the vibe was, to say the least, amiable. The Skydance founder was awaiting FCC approval on his bid to buy Paramount, and so he chatted a little and mostly listened, the executives joking about the challenged landscape as Ellison responded with platitudes about his vision for a well-run Paramount. But one point about Ellison stood out to attendees: He talked a lot about gaming.

The emphasis spoke volumes about where Ellison’s eye is trained as he takes over Paramount: Steward a company anchored by a traditional film studio and freighted down by a lot of dated television assets, sure, but also make a big push to digital frontiers.

Skydance already has a hand...

Steve Jobs‘ daughter Eve Jobs and Olympian Harry Charles exchanged vows on July 26, 2025, in a ceremony held at St Michael’s and All Angels Church in Great Tew, England. The couple planned a four-day nuptial celebration, including the church marriage (via Daily Mail). Their wedding party was held at Estelle Manor in the Cotswolds countryside.

The wedding was attended by the family and friends of the bride and groom, who arrived in luxury minibuses in the countryside. The guests at the wedding included the star chef Baroness Ruth Rogers, Bill Gates’s daughter, Jennifer Gates, as well as Roman Abramovich’s daughter, Sofia. Bruce Springsteen’s daughter Jessica was one of her nine bridesmaids.

Eve and Charles started dating in 2022. Charles is an Olympic gold medal-winning equestrian belonging to Team Gb. They made their relationship public when Eve congratulated Charles on the win at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Instagram.

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Michael Fassbender's highly anticipated Korean sci-fi thriller, Hope, has set a release window. The upcoming film is from the acclaimed South Korean director Na Hong-Jin, who has been credited with redefining Korean genre cinema with the action-thrillers The Chaser (2008) and The Yellow Sea (2010), and the horror movie The Wailing (2016). Now, Na's next film is described as a sci-fi action thriller.

The film features South Korean stars Hwang Jung-min (The Wailing), Zo In-sung, and Emmy nominee Hoyeon (Squid Game). Its international stars include two-time Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender, Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl), Taylor Russell (Bones and All), and Emmy nominee Cameron Britton (Mindhunter).

Now, the highly anticipated Korean sci-fi thriller has set a release window. According to Variety, Hope is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2026. As the movie reveals its release plans, the project is currently in post-production. Na shared the following statement:...

Eve Jobs is married!

The 27-year-old model, who is the daughter of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, married Olympic equestrian Harry Charles on Saturday (July 26).

The couple exchanged vows at the St Micheal’s and All Angels Church in Great Tew, England, according to The Daily Mail.

Keep reading to find out more…Bruce Springsteen‘s daughter Jessica served as one of Eve‘s nine bridesmaids.

Eve and Harry, 26, went public with their romance last summer at the 2024 Paris Olympics where Harry won a gold medal in the team jumping event.

“Team Gold!!!!! Beyond proud of you my love !!!!

Entertainment 360, the management‑and‑production firm behind Game of Thrones and other marquee projects, has added another trophy name to its roster: Emmy, Golden Globe and newly minted Tony winner Sarah Paulson has signed for representation, ending a 13‑year stretch in which she handled her own management affairs while remaining with CAA for agency services.

The agreement was finalized just six months after Entertainment 360 accepted a minority investment from global private‑equity giant Carlyle, capital earmarked to scale client services and fuel “extraordinary opportunities for artists,” according to the companies’ joint statement.

Paulson’s move comes amid a wave of consolidation across Hollywood’s representation sector, where private equity has begun targeting management companies following a decade of agency roll‑ups. Analysts say the Carlyle deal positions Entertainment 360 to compete more aggressively for A‑list talent and develop in‑house productions around its clients, a strategy that has already...

Skip Brittenham, the forthright Hollywood attorney and power broker who represented A-listers from all corners of the industry, from Kevin Feige, Harvey Weinstein and Toby Emmerich to Harrison Ford, Tom Hanks and Eddie Murphy, died Thursday. He was 83.

“Everyone in our industry knew of Skip’s legal prowess,” Ziffren Brittenham Llc., which he founded in December 1978, said in a statement. “But some may not have known of his quiet generosity, his ability to find humor and opportunity in the darkest moments and his unwavering belief that media and the entertainment industry must serve people, not the other way around.” (Read the firm’s full statement here.)

A Hollywood Reporter “Legal Legend,” Brittenham launched the boutique firm Ziffren Brittenham with Ken Ziffren, and his clients over the years also included Richard Pryor, Tony and Ridley Scott, Joe Eszterhas, Glen A. Larson, Warren Littlefield, Ted Danson, Tom Selleck, Tim Allen, Bruce Willis,...

It may be hard to remember today with all we’ve been through as a people in the last twenty-five years, but back in the late 90s and early 2000s, cloning was a scorching hot news topic. Though we don’t agree on mostly anything these days, back then there were legitimate reasons for vehement opinions on both sides as the ability to clone pets and humans began to feel eerily reachable. Naturally, Hollywood stepped in to do what Hollywood does. They gave us a humorous but sneakily deep-thinking Sci-Fi/Action flick about all of the discourse surrounding cloning, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. And he almost died making it. This is the story of what happened to The 6th Day.

When husband/wife writing duo Marianne and Cormac Wibberley sold the second script they’d written together to Disney to break onto the scene, they were shocked by how quickly they...

Marvel Studios is getting ready to bring the Fantastic Four into the MCU with a brand new movie called The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The film is set to hit theaters on July 25, 2025. This will be the 37th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the second time the Fantastic Four have been rebooted.

The movie is directed by Matt Shakman and written by Josh Friedman and Eric Pearson. The main cast includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm. The teaser trailer just dropped, and it’s called Welcome. It gives fans their first real look at the movie’s world, which has a retro-futuristic 1960s vibe.

The studio released the teaser trailer for the movie today, and it offers the best look yet at fans fans can expect. The teaser is titled ‘Welcome’ and it’s narrated.

Marvel Studios is set to release their new Fantastic Four movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, in theaters on July 25, 2025. This film is the 37th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and marks the second time the Fantastic Four story has been rebooted. Directed by Matt Shakman, with a screenplay by Josh Friedman and Eric Pearson, the movie features Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the main characters.

The story follows the team as they defend their 1960s-style retro-futuristic world from Galactus, a giant cosmic being who devours planets, played by Ralph Ineson.

The studio released the teaser trailer for the movie today, and it offers the best look yet at fans fans can expect. The teaser is titled ‘Welcome’ and it’s narrated.

Related: Galactus Destroys a Planet in a Stunning New Look of ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’

Before Marvel took over, 20th Century Fox...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (Peter Browngardt)

Directed by Peter Browngardt, this is a charming affair. Modeled after sci-fi B-movies of the 1950s and starring Looney Tunes legends Porky Pig and Daffy Duck (both voiced by Eric Bauza), The Day the Earth Blew Up starts with a UFO landing. The spacecraft takes off on the roof of Porky and Daffy’s broken-down house (bequeathed to them by surrogate father Farmer Jim) just before crashing. It goes on to infect a local scientist (Fred Tatasciore) with a zombifying goo not long after. Soon enough, the goo is in the mix at the gum factory, where Porky and Daffy have taken jobs in a last-ditch effort to save their beloved home from being demolished.

Marvel Studios is gearing up to release their new Fantastic Four movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, hitting theaters on July 25, 2025. This film is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is the 37th movie in the series.

It’s also the second time the studio is rebooting the Fantastic Four story. The movie is directed by Matt Shakman and written by Josh Friedman and Eric Pearson. The main cast includes Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn.

The story takes place in a world inspired by the 1960s with a retro-futuristic feel. The Fantastic Four have to defend their world against Galactus, a massive cosmic being who eats planets. Ralph Ineson plays Galactus in the film.

Related: New ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Teaser Offers Fresh Look at Galactus and Franklin Richards

Before Marvel took over, 20th Century Fox had been trying to reboot the Fantastic Four after...

Marvel Studios is set to release their new Fantastic Four movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, in theaters on July 25, 2025. This film is the 37th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and marks the second time the Fantastic Four story has been rebooted. Directed by Matt Shakman, with a screenplay by Josh Friedman and Eric Pearson, the movie features Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the main characters.

The story follows the team as they defend their 1960s-style retro-futuristic world from Galactus, a giant cosmic being who devours planets, played by Ralph Ineson.

The studio released the final trailer for the movie today, and it offers the best look yet at fans fans can expect:

Related: New ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Teaser Reveals a Glimpse of Galactus and Franklin Richards

In One Month, Marvel Studios’ #TheFantasticFour: First Steps arrives in theaters July 25.

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A new teaser for Fantastic Four: First Steps has given fans a closer look at some important characters, especially the cosmic villain Galactus and the young Franklin Richards. This film marks the first time the Fantastic Four appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with a planned release date of July 25, 2025.

The story is set on a retro-futuristic Earth inspired by the 1960s. Here, the Fantastic Four face a huge danger: Galactus, a giant cosmic being who survives by consuming planets. Ralph Ineson plays Galactus and describes him as a “humongous, 14-billion-year-old, planet-devouring cosmic vampire.” Unlike earlier versions where Galactus appeared more like a cloud, this movie uses a comic-accurate design.

Related: Did Pedro Pascal Just Confirm the Sequel to The ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Is in Development?

Ineson wears armor to physically portray Galactus, which gives the character a strong, grounded presence on screen.

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Another key character is Franklin Richards,...

A new teaser for Fantastic Four: First Steps has given fans a fresh look at some key characters, especially the cosmic villain Galactus and the young Franklin Richards. This upcoming Marvel Studios film will be the first Fantastic Four movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU and is set to hit theaters on July 25, 2025.

The story takes place on a 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic Earth, where the Fantastic Four face the enormous threat of Galactus. Galactus is a cosmic being who eats planets to survive, and in this film, he’s shown as a huge (star-sized) and powerful figure.

Actor Ralph Ineson plays Galactus and describes him as a “humongous, 14-billion-year-old, planet-devouring cosmic vampire.” Unlike previous versions of Galactus, this film uses a comic-accurate design, with Ineson actually wearing armor to bring the character to life. Director Matt Shakman wanted someone physically present for the role, which adds a unique feel compared...

A new trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives tomorrow, and a teaser has just dropped featuring some thrilling, never-before-seen footage from the Marvel Studios reboot.

That includes a shot of Galactus looming over New York, Reed Richards' stretchy superpowers in action, and the Human Torch creating a "4" from his flames, an iconic piece of imagery lifted straight from the comic books. Hopefully, we can expect more of the same tomorrow. 

Mister Fantastic actor Pedro Pascal was recently asked about Reed's greatest weakness and responded, "I think when your mind is always focused on the greater good, you can miss a lot of little details. Knowing those details is very important to keeping the family together."

That echoes what filmmaker Matt Shakman said when he described Mister Fantastic as "part Steve Jobs and part Oppenheimer," adding that the hero has "always [been] on the edge of saving the world or destroying it.

It’s hard to believe nearly a decade has passed since Pixar’s Coco, an original, music-infused fantastical yarn about a Mexican boy who travels to Land of the Dead, grossed nearly $800 million at the global box office to rank No. 11 on the year’s list of top-grossing films. That was in 2017, a time when no one could have anticipated it would be quickly followed by a dramatic downturn in the appetite for original animated fare.

For Pixar, that downturn hit a new tipping point with the debut of Elio over the June 20-22 weekend. The original summer tentpole, about an orphaned boy whose wish to be abducted by aliens comes true, debuted to a dismal $20.8 million domestically and $14 million overseas in what’s by far a record-low opening for the storied animation studio co-founded by the late Steve Jobs and later acquired by Disney.

Publicly, Disney execs are putting...

The United States of America is embroiled in a new military operation in the Middle East that threatens to destabilize the entire region and drag us into another endless, multi-trillion-dollar war, which can only mean one thing — it’s time to buy Apple stock.

Many members of the Millennial-and-above generations who are watching nervously as Donald Trump puts America smack-dab in the middle of the conflict between Iran and Israel can’t shake the sickening feeling that we’ve been down this road before. As President Trump implores the American people to re-think their feelings on the phrase “regime change” while Vice President J.D. Vance swears that, this time, the President in charge of throwing American lives and tax dollars at a foreign entanglement isn’t “dumb,” those of us who lived through the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and other oil-rich, Arab-majority countries are wondering when the makers of MADtv...

If it seems like Danny Boylehas left an indelible impression on the last three decades of cinema, that's only because it's true. The British filmmaker has always been ahead of the curve, sometimes to his own detriment. His latest film,28 Years Later, finds him in typically adventurous form. He shot a large portion of it on iPhones and created startling images using inventive rigs and setups. The film opened this past week to positive reviews and helped push Boyle's career box office haul past a majestic milestone.

Thanks to the $60 million that the zombie sequel has grossed globally so far, the cumulative total of Boyle's movies has passed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. To be precise, the grand total revenue of all his films combined currently stands at around $1.04 billion globally. Boyle's biggest hit remains Slumdog Millionaire, the India-set sleeper hit that was almost released directly on home video,...

Pedro Pascal shared the one significant weakness of his version of Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Reed Richards is perhaps one of the most brilliant minds in the Marvel Universe, and the McU's iteration of the character is set to take center stage in the upcoming Phase 6 movie, where he is set to prove that he is an important character in the Multiverse Saga's grand scheme of things. However, Richards is far from perfect, as evidenced by the worst mistakes he committed from Marvel Comics (such as The Multiversal Bridge and the superhero prison in the Negative Zone). 

Pascal's version of Reed Richards is not from the mainline MCU, but he will soon cross paths with the rest of Earth's Mightiest Heroes due to the Fantastic Four's confirmed appearance in Avengers: Doomsday. While not much is known about Pascal's Mr. Fantastic, The Fantastic Four director...

Chase Sui Wonders is opening up about her audition process for The Studio.

In a new interview, the 29-year-old actress dished on her co-star Seth Rogen and auditioning with him, her favorite movie of his and more.

Chase revealed she only auditioned with Seth once for the Apple TV+ satire comedy series, and noted how she loves his laugh.

Keep reading to find out more…

“It was a 10-minute riff session. He lit up a joint at the end of it and said, ‘That was great,’” Chase told W Magazine of their one audition together. “He has the best, best laugh. Immediately after I hung up the Zoom audition, I watched a 10-minute compilation of Seth Rogen’s laughs. And now, on the show, I have to scheme against him. He’s my boss, and I have to call him a little b–ch! It’s pretty intimidating to scheme...

Warner Bros. Pictures is set to release a new Superman movie on July 11, 2025. This film is directed and written by James Gunn and represents a fresh start for the Superman story as part of the new DC Universe. David Corenswet takes on the role of Clark Kent/Superman, while Rachel Brosnahan plays Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult is cast as the villain Lex Luthor.

A recent teaser, titled “Strength,” highlights Superman’s greatest power, his humanity. This approach gives the film a unique angle compared to earlier versions. The story focuses on Superman trying to balance his alien roots with the life he has with his human family in Smallville, Kansas. James Gunn mentioned that Clark is “madly in love” with Lois and is also dealing with new friendships among other superheroes who think he is naive.

Related: James Gunn Reveals Which ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Cast Members Have Hidden...

Warner Bros. Pictures is gearing up to release the new Superman movie on July 11, 2025. The film, directed and written by James Gunn, is the first in the new Dcu and marks a fresh start for the Superman story on the big screen. David Corenswet plays the lead role of Clark Kent/Superman, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as the villain Lex Luthor.

The latest clip, called the Strength, shows Superman talking about his greatest power being the humanity inside him. It’s a new angle that sets this film apart from past versions. Fans are already buzzing about what this reboot will bring when it hits theaters.

This movie shows Superman struggling to balance his alien background with the life he’s built with his human family in Smallville, Kansas. James Gunn described Clark as “madly in love” with Lois and navigating new friendships with other...

Not to make you feel old or anything, but it’s been 10 years since Pixar’s emotional masterpiece “Inside Out” hit screens. Yes, really.

First premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, the animated film hit theaters on June 19, 2015. Having given cars, toys and monsters emotions, “Inside Out” introduced fans to emotions themselves: Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear and Disgust. They inside the head of Riley, a young girl just starting to hit adolescence, whose entire life is uprooted when her family moves to San Francisco.

Like any movie, “Inside Out” had quite the journey in getting to screen, and there are some hidden gems in that trail. So, we picked out a few of our favorites.

Here are 10 facts about the animated classic you might not have known.

1. Riley’s Emotions Nearly Talked to Her

In one draft of the film, the console in Riley’s head had a microphone, so...

When Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, he was a national folk hero — the Apple icon defined 21st-century life with innovations like the iPod, iPad and iPhone. But at least one comedian didn’t appreciate his contributions. “I’m not a big fan of Steve Jobs,” Bill Burr complained to Conan O’Brien back in 2012.

“He's like Edison,” protested O’Brien, unable to comprehend how anyone could have an issue with Jobs. “He invented all this stuff!”

But did he? Burr couldn’t imagine Jobs sitting down in his black turtleneck to invent the iPhone, welding away on electronic prototypes. “Didn’t he have a crew of guys helping him out?” Burr griped. “Why, when he went to those nerd fests, didn’t he have a chorus of scientists behind him who helped him out? He walked out like he was Tesla tapping into electricity.”

Burr thinks the reality was different. In his version,...

Sometimes, a decision speaks a thousand words. The first-ever celebrity spokesman hired by Apple to pitch its personal computers in television ads was Dick Cavett. The company was barely 5 years old in 1981 when it tapped Cavett to star in a series of commercials designed to demystify the idea of using a home computer. The choice of the erudite writer and talk show host said so much about who Apple saw as its target audience.

Steve Jobs, the legendary tech visionary who co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak, was famously attentive to image-making for his brand. And when it came to speaking to Hollywood, first and foremost, Apple took care to position itself as a wellspring of high-end filmmaking tools. Jobs, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2011 at age 56, knew how valuable it was for Apple to be embraced as the gold standard for creative design, editing and visual effects. He also...

As The Fantastic Four: First Steps gets closer to its big Marvel Cinematic Universe release, the director shares what comic influences he drew from for the reboot. While The Multiverse Saga may be coming to an end in Phase 6, Marvel's First Family is about to have their beginning in the MCU, with The Fantastic Four: First Steps' release coming up in July. As this will mark the latest cinematic depiction of the team, The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be drawing more from the comics in comparison to previous live-action incarnations.

On June 3, the Marvel Premiere Collection release for Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four: Solve Everything is becoming available for purchase, and to celebrate it, The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman (via Variety) wrote the collection's foreword. Shakman's foreward details how Hickman's Fantastic Four: Solve Everything became a great source of inspiration for the MCU reboot.Check it...

After helming WandaVision, a TV series still widely considered one of Marvel Studios' best, filmmaker Matt Shakman moved on to The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Spider-Man: No Way Home helmer Jon Watts was originally attached to direct, but Shakman wasn't a last-minute hire and made the movie his own. While Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's early Fantastic Four comic books were an obvious inspiration, so too was Jonathan Hickman's game-changing run.

Variety has shared Shakman's foreword for the new Marvel Premiere Collection release, Fantastic Four: Solve Everything. That collects issues #570 - #588, written by Hickman with art from Dale Eaglesham, Neil Edwards and Steve Epting.

We're sure some of you will comb through these remarks for clues, and Shakman's mention of The Bridge, for example, stands out as a concept he's potentially adapted for the MCU.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps' trailers have confirmed that Mister Fantastic is investigating the Multiverse,...

Before Iron Man, before the Hulk, before Spider-Man, there was the Fantastic Four. The quartet of astronauts transformed into superheroes were Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s first creation for Marvel Comics, launching the sprawling storytelling universe of interconnected characters that has endured for 64 years. Until Disney acquired 20th Century Fox in 2019, however, Reed Richards (a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic), Sue Storm (a.k.a. the Invisible Woman), Johnny Storm (a.k.a. the Human Torch) and Ben Grimm (a.k.a. the Thing), as were unable to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

That will finally change in July with the premiere of Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” starring Pedro Pascal as Reed, Vanessa Kirby as Sue, Joseph Quinn as Johnny and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben. To marshal Marvel’s First Family into the MCU, studio chief Kevin Feige tapped veteran director Matt Shakman, who helmed every episode...

“Test,” an Indian drama now available on streaming platforms, uses the fervent world of international cricket as its canvas. Specifically, the narrative unfolds against the backdrop of a highly anticipated test match between India and Pakistan – an event that, for audiences familiar with the subcontinent’s passions, is far more than a mere sporting contest; it is a recognized stage for national pride and intense rivalry.

The film traces the intersecting trajectories of three central individuals, each grappling with formidable personal and professional trials that push them to their limits. As their stories converge, “Test” probes ambitions that curdle, moral compasses that spin under duress, and the crushing weight of expectation, hinting at a complex, if not entirely seamless, exploration of human fallibility.

Three Lives on a Collision Course

The film introduces its key players as they navigate precarious junctures. Arjun (Siddharth) is a celebrated cricketer confronting a sharp career decline.

Mountainhead’s ending is a surreal turn of events that reminds you that humanity is truly on the brink. HBO Max’s TV film tells the story of 4 tech-bros who have their regular weekend getaway at the titular spot, one of their homes, in the middle of a snowy mountain range. The billionaires have gathered to chill and have a fun weekend, but this is, of course, impossible when you’re a billionaire whose app has essentially just set fire to the whole darn world. In Mountainhead, Jeff can be considered the “good” guy. He has what you could call a sense of self-control, and he’s grounded, despite his growing wealth and position in the world. On the other hand, there’s Venis, whose company, Traam, has launched a new updated version of their AI program that has basically turned the world upside down because of how realistic its fake content can be.

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The late Kevin Conroy will always be the voice of Batman. His 30 year tenure in the role, from "Batman: The Animated Series" to Conroy's fitting bow-out in "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths — Part Three," is immortal. Conroy brought his own life into the performance that redefined the Dark Knight; as a gay man living in mid-20th century America, Conroy could relate to Batman keeping secrets and pain bottled up inside.

But across his many times voicing Batman, Conroy's voice shifted. During the original run of "Batman: The Animated Series," Conroy's Batman voice wasn't quite as deep as it became. He also gave the character two voices: a light and laidback one for Bruce Wayne (which was Conroy's own natural voice) and a stern one for Batman.

Then, in 1997, the series relaunched with an updated art style as "The New Batman Adventures.

It’s “the coolest piece of technology the world has ever seen.” It’s going to “completely reimagine what it means to use a computer.” It’s the “beginning of the greatest technological revolution in our lifetimes.”

It’s a floor wax and a dessert topping.

In one of the more head-scratching branding exercises in recent Silicon Valley history, OpenAI on Thursday dropped a nine-minute video of CEO Sam Altman and former Apple designer Jony Ive strolling the streets of San Francisco, settling onto a couple of stools in a macchiato bar, and chatting amiably — one might even say bromantically — about how much they admire one another.

Also, how the new mystery gizmo they’re building together — whatever the hell it might be — will change the course of human evolution.

Not surprisingly, the internet had a field day. “How is this not satire?” one viewer asked. “I’ll be happy...

Ayn Rand’s 1943 novel The Fountainhead, a paean to capitalist self-interest, has become a bible for right-wingers and entrepreneurs from Donald Trump to Steve Jobs. In his latest skewering of the super-rich and his first feature film as a director, Succession’s Jesse Armstrong borrows the title of Rand’s book for a Bond villain-style lair where a group of amoral, mega-powerful tech magnates watch a global crisis unfold, one that they insist they aren’t at all responsible for.

We find host Hugo (a wonderfully weaselly Jason Schwartzman), aka ‘Souper’, waiting at Mountainhead for his friends to arrive and praying one of them will “bust a B-nut” (i.e. invest a billion dollars) in his new wellness app. But his guests have more pressing matters on their minds. Elon Musk-alike Venis (Cory Michael Smith), the richest of the quartet, has unveiled a generative AI feature on his social-media...

If you've seen "The Pitt" you probably feel like you've worked an entire shift in a real emergency room. That's very much the point of the Max series, which has become a big hit for the streamer in recent months to the extent that there's already talk of a "Pitt" spin-off and celebrity fans are singing the show's praises.

Undoubtedly, part of the show's success is it's commitment to realism. Unlike other series, "The Pitt" depicts its medical drama with a strikingly naturalistic tone that immerses you in what can feel like the truly harrowing lives of real emergency medical staff. After just a few episodes you feel the strain under which the doctors and nurses at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital are working, and when you start to think about how this is just a single day in their lives, you realize just how unfathomable the pressure of the medical field really is,...

Aaron Sorkin, writer of the hit play To Kill a Mockingbird, recently appeared on Jeopardy! Master to ask contestants a selection of trivia questions about this wide-ranging career, spanning from his TV shows like The Newsroom to the Academy Award-winning film The Social Network. Watch the video to find out the answers! Sorkin is an Academy Award and Emmy-winning screenwriter, director, and renowned playwright who made his Broadway debut with A Few Good Men. His subsequent film adaptation was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Screenplay and Best Picture. Sorkin won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Social Network and received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay Moneyball. Additional screenplays include Steve Jobs, The American President, and Charlie Wilson's War....

Bono laid bare his transformation from Dublin lad Paul Hewson into a global rock star and human rights crusader in his memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. Now, premiering at Cannes, comes the Andrew Dominik-directed documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender. Culled from the U2 frontman’s 2023 one-man show at New York’s Beacon Theater, Bono weaves performances of his best-known hit songs into a tale of a youngster suffering the shocking loss of his mother and trying in vain to get the needed acknowledgment from a grieving father who withdrew and never mentioned his dead wife in their Dublin home. The need to fill the void and to be seen and heard led to a miracle. In the span of a week, the 16-year-old Bono found the family that would sustain him. In short order, he fell in love with future wife Ali, and found his bandmates Dave Evans (The...

We're not the boss of you now, but we still strongly recommend revisiting the classic sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle." Created in 2000 by "Little House on the Prairie" alum Linwood Boomer, the series ran for seven seasons and over 150 episodes before it ended in 2006. Though it may seem somewhat predictable now, it was a fairly subversive program at the time with regard to how chaotic and internally hostile the central Wilkerson family could be.

The actors who portrayed the Wilkersons -- and the neighbors, classmates, relatives, and co-workers they terrorize -- were an amusing mix of established sitcom stalwarts and up-and-coming child actors, a dynamic encapsulated by Malcolm actor Frankie Muniz and his on-screen father Bryan Cranston. With nearly a decade of television between us and the series finale and a reunion miniseries reportedly on the way, we're more curious than ever what the cast of "Malcolm in the Middle" is up to now,...

Let’s talk about The Revenant. 2016 – The year Leonardo DiCaprio finally clinched that elusive Oscar after what seemed like a lifetime of being the bridesmaid, never the bride. Sure, it was a feel-good moment, the kind of redemption story Hollywood loves to tell. But wait… Did the Titanic star really deserve that statue for his portrayal of Hugh Glass in The Revenant? Or was this a case of the Academy just making up for lost time?

We’re not saying his performance wasn’t impressive, because it was. But let’s not forget that year another actor turned in a performance that was just as bold, just as nuanced, and in many ways, far more deserving of the gold. Michael Fassbender, playing Steve Jobs in Steve Jobs, turned in a performance that was a surgical dissection of a complicated genius. Fassbender was nothing short of masterful in his portrayal of the man behind Apple,...

Darren Aronofsky had a big problem after the huge success of “The Whale”: He didn’t know what to do next. While “The Whale” landed lead star Brendan Fraser the Best Actor Oscar in 2023, Aronofsky was weighed down by the intensity of the feature’s plot about a man who essentially eats himself to death. Aronofsky wanted to work on a film that was lighter in tone.

“I was really upset that I couldn’t figure out what was next,” he told Vanity Fair. “And I kind of had this urge to do something fun.”

That led him to revisit Charlie Huston’s script for “Caught Stealing,” which had been in the works for about 15 years. “I felt like there was just so much tension in our normal lives that I felt like the one thing that Hollywood has always done great is entertain. I looked at my projects and I said,...

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We are already a quarter through 2025, and it is clear that television has been quite exemplary so far. One of the year's most buzzed-about series is the Max original, "The Pitt," which stars Noah Wyle as the protagonist, Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinovitch. Wyle is receiving widespread acclaim, with some predicting him to be a major contender at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards, having been nominated five times for his role as John Carter, M.D. in "ER."

Noah Wyle has had quite the prolific career, appearing in numerous TV series and films in both lead and supporting roles. Through his work in television, he has appeared in "Falling Skies," "The Librarians," and "Leverage: Redemption." Some of his notable film appearances include "A Few Good Men," "Donnie Darko," and "W." However, one of his most famous roles was as arguably the...

You know Rob McElhenney as the guy who made It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the show that somehow convinced us to root for a gang of sociopaths running a bar with no morals, no ambition, and zero understanding of consequences. But after nearly two decades of absurd chaos with Charlie, Mac, Dennis, Dee, and Frank, McElhenney decided to turn his world-building skills to the next dysfunctional ecosystem, the video game industry.

Then came Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, a slick, chaotic, and surprisingly heartfelt series about the studio behind a massive online RPG that makes World of Warcraft look like Minesweeper. It’s a show where debugging code is somehow as dramatic as Game of Thrones, minus the dragons, but with just as much betrayal.

Rob McElhenney in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Credits: FX/Fxx

But why did McElhenney, a guy best known for screaming about karate and cats, suddenly...

Did Mila Kunis hate Ashton Kutcher’s grape-laden job prep process? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Back in 2013, Kutcher starred as the Apple co-founder in the biopic Jobs. He didn’t just study the man, he tried to be him. From mimicking Jobs’ walk, voice, and mannerisms to copying his diet, Kutcher went all-in. Problem? That diet was fruitarian. And at one point, it was just grapes.

“He only ate grapes at one point, it was so stupid,” Mila Kunis said (via People). “We ended up in the hospital twice with pancreatitis!” She added, “He was so dumb,” with a mix of exasperation and affection that only comes from witnessing your husband sabotage his pancreas for a movie.

Kutcher had already opened up about this back in the day, during the premiere of Jobs. “I went to the hospital like two days before we started shooting the movie. I was like doubled over in pain,...

USS Callister, one of the best episodes of Black Mirror season 4, is finally getting a sequel to give all the key characters a conclusive ending. The story revolves around a video game company, Callister Inc, that, in the near future, has developed a multiplayer online gaming platform called Infinity that gives gamers access to a virtual universe where they can compete against each other. With the wearable device called the “Disk,” the players can transfer their consciousness to the simulated reality, enabling them to take control of a spaceship and conquer the infinite universe. The first episode of season 4 mostly focuses on Robert Daly, the developer of the game, who can better be described as a wolf in sheep’s clothing. In his pursuit to seek revenge on his fellow colleagues, Robert ends up being the real villain of the story. With that said, allow me to narrate all the...

Autographs are holdovers from the days before everyone carried cameras on them at all times. If you met a celebrity back then, your only options to record the encounter were to make them sign a piece of paper or to befriend them and keep them in your home forever.

For celebrities, the pride they feel the first time a fan asks for their autograph eventually gives way to annoyance, especially when the item you ask them to sign is secretly a deed of sale. They might refuse the demand and offer you something else instead.

5 Kobe Bryant

Bryant’s final game with the NBA was on April 13, 2016. The Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 101 to 96, and 60 of those 101 points were scored by Kobe himself. There haven’t been that many games in history where one guy made more points than that. Though, Bryant also does hold the record for most-points-scored-in-a-game-by-someone-who’s-not-Wilt-Chamberlain,...

From what we understand, writing a movie or sitcom back in the day was basically a paint-by-numbers operation. You plug in some stock characters, give them a roadblock, throw in a complication or two and cash your paycheck made of cocaine. That’s a lot harder to do nowadays, and not just because cocaine has become so unfashionable. The facts of modern life have simply rendered a lot of classic plot devices obsolete.

5 Phones

The complexities of the telephone were all but a weekly feature in the storylines of sitcoms until about 2005. Siblings fighting over its use, members of multi-phone households listening in on each other’s conversations, the comical limitations of the corded telephone — all solved by Steve Jobs. There are entire episodes of Seinfeld that never happen if they have mobile phones.

4 Getting Lost

Every road trip episode or movie would inevitably find our heroes on the side of the road,...

When Bob Iger became the CEO of the Walt Disney Company in 2006, he defined his tenure early on. It wasn't through any specific films or new theme parks or attractions, but through an acquisition: He immediately set to work with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter on not only ironing over the previous tensions between Pixar Animation Studios and Iger's predecessor, Michael Eisner, but to also purchase the company. By 2006, Pixar had become an official part of the Walt Disney empire, not just a beloved studio that had essentially been contracted to make a few films. 

Iger would further cement his own brand as the House of Mouse's CEO by engineering the purchases of both Lucasfilm and Marvel in the early 2010s. At the time, buying Marvel made a heap of sense. By that point, the House of Ideas had only barely become a serious force in filmmaking thanks to the...