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IGN.com
Mike Flanagan Explains Why Warhammer 40,000 Is a 'Brutally Difficult Adaptation'
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026
Mike Flanagan has discussed the challenges of adapting Warhammer 40,000 into an Amazon TV series, calling it “brutally difficult.” Continue Reading »The Batman Part 2 Brings in Director Steven Soderbergh to Finish Film in Place of Matt Reeves, Reeves Responds With New Statement
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026
Ocean's 11 director Steven Soderbergh has been hired to finish filming The Batman Part 2 while Matt Reeves attends to a family matter. Continue Reading »Mortal Kombat Creator Ed Boon Responds to Street Fighter Cast Saying They Want a Crossover Movie
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026
Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has responded after the cast of the Street Fighter movie were vocally enthusiastic about the idea of a crossover film with Mortal Kombat, and it looks like he’s open to the possibility, too — as long as a game gets made first. Continue Reading »The Mummy 4 Now Officially Titled The Mummy: Book of the Dead
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026
The Mummy: Book of the Dead is the official title of the next movie in Brendan Fraser’s beloved action-adventure film franchise. Continue Reading »Sacrifice Review
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026
Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy lead this semi-satirical and surprisingly melancholy Netflix movie. Continue Reading »Sony Explores Unconventional Release and Box Office Strategy for Beatles Biopics
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026
ony Pictures is mulling a few different novel release strategies for director Sam Mendes’ The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, from releasing all four films on the same day in April 2028 to lumping the box office returns of all four films together so that no one Beatle biopic can be deemed more successful than the other. Continue Reading »Obsession’s Nikki, Buddy the Unicorn Top This Year’s Most-Googled Halloween Costumes
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026
Google has released its top 10 most-searched Halloween costumes, and unsurprisingly, Nikki Freeman from Obsession and Buddy the Unicorn are two of the most popular searches this year. Continue Reading »The Batman Part II Production Pause Is Not Permanent, DC Studios Confirms
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026
The show must go on. DC Studios co-CEO and co-chairman Peter Safran addressed the production stoppage on The Batman: Part II in a new interview with IGN. Continue Reading »Zendaya and Alex 'Ex Machina' Garland Team up for New Sci-Fi Movie
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026
It's just been announced that Dune and Spider-Man star Zendaya is working on a science fiction project with Ex Machina director Alex Garland. Continue Reading »Street Fighter Review
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026
Review: Street Fighter benefits from a very enthusiastic cast and an anarchic spirit, but Kitao Sakurai’s adaptation of the Capcom games struggles to focus all that energy into a well-told story. Continue Reading »
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Anthropic Could IPO Any Time Now, But Some of the People Who Matter Most Don’t Want It
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Investors are reportedly unhappy with the financials, while politicians are pleading for a delay. Continue Reading »
Zendaya to Star in Alex Garland’s Next Sci-Fi Movie
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Plus, the 'Mummy 4' gets an official title. Continue Reading »
You Probably Won’t Be Able to Get an iPhone Duo Until 2027
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Home deliveries for the iPhone Duo have already slipped into next year. Continue Reading »
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Review: Complicated, yet So Damn Worth Getting Stuck In
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra isn't just a MacBook Pro for PCs. It's a strong sign that local compute power is what we actually need in the so-called "AI era." Continue Reading »
Ultron Is Still Dangerous in ‘VisionQuest,’ Says James Spader
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Sure, he's significantly more mature, but that doesn't mean he's trustworthy. Continue Reading »
‘The Batman Part II’ Production Is Back on, With Steven Soderbergh’s Help
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026The veteran filmmaker is stepping in to complete principal photography while director Matt Reeves tends to a family matter. Continue Reading »
Tesla’s New Roadster Can Somehow Do Corkscrews in the Air (Without Exploding—Yet)
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026This engineering marvel / catastrophe-in-the-making will definitely come out in 2028, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised. Continue Reading »
Coinbase Lays Out How It Thinks Bitcoin Should Prepare for the Quantum Threat
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026The crypto giant says a decision on Satoshi's coins can wait. Continue Reading »
Investigation Finds Hundreds of ‘Injuries and Dangerous Malfunctions’ at Six Flags Before Lethal Goliath Accident
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026A CNN report detailed widespread safety and mechanical issues, as well as hundreds of injuries, at over a dozen Six Flags parks since 2021. Continue Reading »
Denis Villeneuve Sees His James Bond Movie as a ‘Powerful Rocket’ Separating Him From ‘Dune’
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Breaking away from Arrakis after three movies is understandably a daunting task. Continue Reading »
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The Hollywood Reporter
Daisy Edgar-Jones Reveals She Might Be “Slightly Deaf” in One Ear After Filming ‘Twisters’
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026The actress starred opposite Glen Powell in the 2024 action-adventure thriller. Continue Reading »
‘Street Fighter’ Eyes Box Office Victory as Buzzy Elizabeth Holmes Doc Heads for Strong Launch
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026'You Can See Everything,' 'Whalefall' and 'Sense and Sensibility' are among the weekend's notable newcomers. Continue Reading »
Ben Affleck Warns ‘Digger’ Box Office Bomb Will Lead to “A Bunch of Sh***y Homogenized Movies”
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026He argued that criticizing a "big swing" movie could result in studios later opting to take a safer approach with future projects. Continue Reading »
‘The Batman Part II’: Steven Soderbergh to Work with Matt Reeves to Complete Filming
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Reeves stepped away to deal with a family situation, and will not be on set as production resumes. Continue Reading »
Bullying Book ‘The One We Left Behind’ Optioned by ‘Henry Danger’ Director Mike Caron (Exclusive)
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Sean Lavery, who wrote for comedies 'Cougar Town' and 'Crossing Swords,' has been set to pen the feature adaptation of the indie book. Continue Reading »
‘The Mummy’: Brendan Fraser Sequel Gets New Title Ahead of 2027 Release
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Rachel Weisz and John Hannah also reprise their roles in the latest installment in the Universal franchise. Continue Reading »
All 5 ‘Hunger Games’ Movies to Be Free on Streaming for First Time
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026The ad-supported Fandango app is set to offer all the previous 'Hunger Games' movies in the run-up to 'Sunrise on the Reaping.' Continue Reading »
Prepare to Fall in Love With ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Star Herbert Nordrum
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026The Norwegian actor — heart-wrenching as the lovesick Colonel Brandon — sits down to talk pleasing Jane Austen fans, his chemistry with Esmé Creed-Miles and the legacy of the late Alan Rickman: "It's very important to recognize the shoulders I stand on." Continue Reading »
‘The Beekeeper 2’ Trailer: Jason Statham Uses Machine Gun, Flamethrower to Battle Rogue Intelligence Organization
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026The action star is back as Adam Clay in the buzzy sequel from Amazon MGM Studios directed by Timo Tjahjanto and set to hit theaters early next year. Continue Reading »
Indie Distributor Bleecker Street Sold to Firm Backed By Billionaire Pierre Omidyar
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Bleecker CEO Kent Sanderson is staying on at the newly named holding firm Outerlight Entertainment, which also houses ‘Club Kid' producers Topic Studios. Continue Reading »
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ET Online
New Music Friday October 16: U2, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Ciara, Tate McRae, KATSEYE, Eric Nam and More
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Check out some of ET's favorite new music of the week! Continue Reading »
Tallulah Willis and Rebecca Rittenhouse Show Mother Earth Love with MOTHER, Shopbop, and The Climate Pledge
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Tallulah Willi and Rebecca Rittenhouse show Mother Earth love at the MOTHER, Shopbop, and The Climate Pledge event at Flamingo Estate. Continue Reading »
MOTHER Teams Up with Amoeba Music for a Collab You'd Be Lucky to Find Digging Through Vintage Bins
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026MOTHER teamed up with Amoeba Music for a collaboration filled with deep cuts. Continue Reading »
Maureen Kelly of tarte Shares Her Slumber Party Essentials and the Morning-After Espresso Shot for Sleepy Eyes
Posted on Tuesday October 13, 2026Maureen Kelly tells ET her sleepover essentials and trick for looking awake the next day to celebrate the tarte x Roller Rabbit collab. Continue Reading »
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Variety
Lucky Daye on Creating His New Album ‘Aloud’ and Collaborating With Pusha T and Muni Long: ‘It’s About the Magic’
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Lucky Daye is in a season of change. Ahead of the release of “Aloud,” out today, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is settling into a new label home at Warner Records, working with a wider circle of collaborators and taking more control of his creative process. Even his look signals a shift: When Variety meets him for […] Continue Reading »
El Gouna’s Amr Mansi on CineGouna Expansion, New Partnerships and Making ‘the Industry Our Hero’
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival heads into its ninth edition with a mix of major international titles, including Cannes prize winners “All of a Sudden” and “Ben’imana,” major star power, and the Red Sea glitz woven into its DNA. Co-founder and executive director Amr Mansi wants to expand upon those founding elements, broadening GFF’s industry […] Continue Reading »
Indonesian Zombie Franchise ‘Zona Merah: Dead City’ Unveils Teaser, Takes Outbreak Into the City
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026The first teaser for “Zona Merah: Dead City,” the big-screen adaptation of Indonesian zombie series “Zona Merah,” has landed ahead of the film’s Jan. 14, 2027, release in Indonesian cinemas. Screenplay Films, which unveiled the trailer on Friday, is billing the feature as the largest zombie production Indonesia has ever mounted. The source series, a […] Continue Reading »
Chris Pratt and Pope Leo Explore St. Peter’s Tomb in Trailer for Vatican Documentary ‘Discovering the Origins’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026A new documentary pairs Pope Leo and Hollywood star Chris Pratt to delve into the history, religious passion and archaeological discoveries surrounding the tomb of St. Peter at the Vatican. Titled “Pétros Ení — Discovering the Origins,” the doc — which launches from the Rome Film Festival on Friday ahead of its international rollout — […] Continue Reading »
El Gouna Artistic Director Andrew Mohsen Puts ‘Discovery’ First: ‘We’re Trying to Draw Attention’ to Overlooked Films
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026For his first edition at the helm of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival, artistic director Andrew Mohsen wants to widen the scope of what, and who, audiences discover on the shores of the Red Sea. “Discovery,” Mohsen asserts, sits at the heart of that vision, which builds on the festival’s established place as a showcase […] Continue Reading »
How Creators Make Money: Digital-Native Leaders on What Drives Audiences and Brands in the Attention Economy
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026On the latest episode of Variety’s “Strictly Business” podcast, leaders of top digital-native firms discuss the factors that are funneling viewership, fan engagement and brand deals in the creator economy. Aaron Doades, senior VP of product management for Comscore, Zach Miller, president of JesserCo., Jarret Myer, CEO of Uproxx Studios, and Shaun Newsum, CEO of […] Continue Reading »
Anna Faris Says ‘It Hurts’ After ‘Mom’ Creator Chuck Lorre Admits His ‘Reluctance to Hire’ Her Was Proven ‘Correct’ After She Exited the Show
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026“Mom” star Anna Faris acknowledged that “of course it hurts” how show creator Chuck Lorre wrote about her in his recent memoir, in which he said he was “in fact, correct” about his initial reluctance to hire the actress. “Yikes,” she wrote in a statement posted on Instagram Thursday. “Yes, I read a few things. I really didn’t […] Continue Reading »
Russell Brand Trial: Second Woman Alleges He Was a ‘Wild-Eyed Maniac’ as He Tried to Pull Her Into Bathroom
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Russell Brand’s criminal trial in London continued on Friday, with his second accuser alleging that Brand was a “wild-eyed maniac” as he tried to pull her into a bathroom. The actor and comedian has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault relating to incidents […] Continue Reading »
Omar Sy on Taking Creative Control of Netflix’s ‘Lupin’ and Why ‘Black Dumas’ Will Spark Political Debate in France
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Netflix’s smash hit heist series “Lupin” is back bigger and bolder after three years, and its French star Omar Sy, who plays French gentleman thief Assane Diop, has something to do with it. Sy, who served as artistic producer on previous installments, makes his debut as co-showrunner alongside Louis Leterrier for the show’s fourth part, […] Continue Reading »
‘Toy Story 5’ Co-Director Kenna Harris on Going From Jessie Superfan to Pixar Filmmaker — and the Two-Week Rewrite That Reshaped the Sequel
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Long before co-directing Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” Kenna Harris spent childhood afternoons drawing Jessie, painstakingly reproducing details from “Toy Story 2” and even imagining Woody offering the cowgirl a flower. Decades later, the character helped Harris navigate a daunting first feature — including a two-week production pause to overhaul a story that was not yet […] Continue Reading »
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Deadline
Rafe Spall On Playing An Amnesiac Super Sleuth In ‘The Death Of Sherlock Holmes’: “This Is A Clean Slate”
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Rafe Spall was one of the biggest names at MIPCOM Cannes this week where he gave Deadline his take on playing super sleuth Sherlock Holmes. The Trying star is leading The Death of Sherlock Holmes, which fills the gap between the detective’s apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls in 1891 and his reappearance in The […] Continue Reading »
‘Dear William:’ Film Adaptation Of David D. Magee’s Memoir Underway
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026EXCLUSIVE: A big-screen adaptation of David D. Magee’s memoir Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love, and Loss has been greenlit, with production underway in Mississippi, and Andrew Hyatt (The Blind and Paul) directing. Hyatt has also written the film’s screenplay. Matt Passmore, Emily Rose, Gabriel Nagy and Hudson Macready star in the […] Continue Reading »
Russell Brand Accuser Argues He Wanted To Assault Her When Trying To Drag Her Into A Toilet: “The Intent Was There”
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Russell Brand’s second accuser in his trial has argued “intent was there” to assault her when the presenter allegedly tried to drag her into a toilet at the MTV offices in London 25 years ago. The accuser, who we are calling C2, said Brand went from “affable, jovial and friendly” to “suddenly turning into a […] Continue Reading »
From ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ To Scottish Indie Boss: Kevin McKidd On Ferryman Films & His New Show ‘The Only Suspect’
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Scottish multi-hyphenate Kevin McKidd has launched an indie on home turf, and says he’s using his Hollywood experience to make it work. When Deadline speaks with him in his New York hotel, McKidd is in the throes of filming Conviction, the Elisabeth Moss-starring Hulu legal drama from House creator David Shore. After that, he’s headed […] Continue Reading »
International Insider: Surfing To MIPCOM Cannes; Russell Brand Trial Begins; Nicole Wallace Interview
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Welcome back Insiders, glad to have you here after a busy week in Cannes and plenty else going on. Sign up here and whatever you do, read on. Surfing To MIPCOM Cannes Newly minteds: At this year’s MIPCOM there was a little bit of surf and a whole lot of shine as the edition was […] Continue Reading »
UK YouTube Breakout ‘A Memory Owed’, With James Bolam & Rumi Sutton, Moves Into Feature Development
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026EXCLUSIVE: It’s not only genre shorts that are taking off on YouTube. In the UK, a short about the Royal Air Force, starring BAFTA nominee James Bolam (The Likely Lads) and rising Brit actress Rumi Sutton (Ludwig, Mutiny), has struck a chord with viewers and is moving into feature development. A Memory Owed follows a […] Continue Reading »
BBC Studios’ Boss Says Streaming Is The Future But Linear Still Pays The Bills
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Marcus Arthur tells Deadline about walking a tightrope in a streaming-first world where linear remains a big money-spinner. Arthur is running a huge and complicated business. Having been upped from CEO of channels group UKTV to chief exec of global channels and streaming at BBC Studios, he faces a sizable challenge. Positioning the commercial arm […] Continue Reading »
Layoffs Take Place At ‘The Repair Shop’ Producer Ricochet
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026EXCLUSIVE: A number of staffers including creative chief Damon Pattison have been laid off at Ricochet, the Skydance UK-owned indie that produces hit BBC show The Repair Shop. We understand around 10 staff left several weeks back including Pattison and Rob Butterfield, who was running the indie’s Scotland office. This represents just under a third […] Continue Reading »
Bryson Fire Has Burned More Than 140 Acres; Evacuation Orders Issued; Wind Gusts Expected To 50 MPH Overnight
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026Refresh for latest… A wind-whipped brushfire ignited in western Malibu Thursday and spread from one to five acres in a matter of about 15 minutes. Within an hour, the incident was estimated at about 35 acres, including various spot fires that erupted as winds pushed the flames forward. As of 11:30 p.m., the fire was […] Continue Reading »
‘Street Fighter’ Punches $4M In U.S. Previews, ‘You Can See Everything’ $2M – Box Office Update
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026EXCLUSIVE: Paramount/Legendary’s PG-13 take of Capcom videogame Street Fighter is off to a solid start tonight with around $4M after showtimes that began at 2PM (further boosted by a 7PM fan showtime). The expectation is for the fisticuffs feature to open north of $30M; the pic costing a net $82M co-financed by Legendary and Capcom. […] Continue Reading »