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Imax has held early stage talks with potential suitors of the large-screen exhibitor, Deadline has learned, confirming an initial report today in the Wall Street Journal. The news of a possible deal comes after Imax beat Wall Street expectations on both top- and bottom-line metrics in the March quarter and with the company in the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/S8ngyRW

"Love not war." Who are the real cowards of war? Is it the soldiers? Is it the men who get too scared to fight and run away because they want to live? Or is it the generals and the captains and all the warlords dictating orders from a safe distance? Or is it the politicians sending their citizens to death? It doesn't matter who is labeled a "coward" and why – these soldiers don't deserve to go off to war and die. They deserve to live . And we should always be fighting for love not war – no matter the situation, no matter the battle being fought. I am pleased to report that the new film made by Belgian director Lukas Dhont is sensational. Coward is his third feature film so far and it's magnificent, showing us how love matters more than anything else on this planet. The film is Dhont's most ambitious creation yet, taking us into the trenches of World War I to tell a tender, heartfelt love story between two Belgian soldiers. Another enchanting fi...

"Can you feel it rolling around inside you – squeezing, squeezing hard." Bleecker Street has revealed their first look teaser trailer for Victorian Psycho , a kick ass horror comedy thriller from filmmaker Zachary Wigon arriving to watch in theaters this fall . The film premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival today (I saw it there - and it's fantastic!) which is why this teaser is dropping at the exact same time. An entertaining spin on American Psycho but set in Victorian times. In 1858, an eccentric young governess, Winifred Notty, arrives at the remote gothic manor Ensor House. As Winifred assimilates and begins her job, staff begin to inexplicably disappear, and the owners wonder if something is amiss with this new arrival... These strange happenings stir suspicion that Ms. Notty not what she seems. Starring Maika Monroe as Winifred Notty, along with a tremendous cast: Jason Isaacs , Thomasin McKenzie , Ruth Wilson , Evie Templeton , Jacobi Jupe , Amy De Bhrú...

Mike White was part of the epic season of Survivor 50 and appeared via video call during the finale of the CBS competition. The Survivor contestant, who was eliminated fourth this season, is busy filming Season 4 of The White Lotus in France and made a surprise announcement. White has cast Survivor alums from previous seasons to make […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/lqHg8By

It was an AI-generated video of the goddess Lakshmi that convinced Eros Innovation founder Kishore Lulla that India needed a different approach to AI.  “I was playing with some LLMs and wanted to make a video out of our goddess Lakshmi,” says Lulla, sitting down with Deadline on the sidelines of Eros Innovation’s ‘AI in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FMvirLf

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the Summer House Season 10 finale and the In the City Season 1 premiere. Bravo extended the Summer House universe with one of the most seamless transitions into a spinoff series since The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules crossover. Summer House ended its tenth season […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/S4w3Dx8

The ebb tide is nigh for Broadway’s Beaches. The musical based on the 1988 Garry Marshall movie has set an early closing date after getting blanked at the Tony Awards nominations a couple of weeks ago. The last day at this beach will be May 24. The show starring Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett had […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5bLsEeV

Whether you like it or not, we live in perilous times. But it still seems hard to talk about this, to talk about what's broken, what's happening to humanity, what's going on all over the world, how rotten it has become. The easiest way to exist peacefully is to shut up, conform to the new rules, do what you're told, don't cause any trouble, and just stay in line. And this is what leads us even deeper into the depths of Hell. One of the best films at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival dares to tell an unflinching story about this pervasive moral rot and challenges us to observe how easy it is to lose all your humanity in order to hold on to money & power. Minotaur is the sixth feature film by acclaimed Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev and it might be his best yet. This hit me hard and I haven't stop analyzing it, making sense of it, processing its immensity in the hours since emerging from my screening. Extraordinarily powerful, stomach churning, of-the-mo...

Memories of cinema past and present come rushing at you like 2001’s Star Gate sequence in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell, his first return to cinema since 2016’s Neon Demon and his first project since dying for 20 minutes from a serious heart condition three years ago. Somehow, it was excluded from the Cannes […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8hbxtq5

The phrases “low hanging fruit,” “hit or miss” and “luck of the draw” come to mind as one not very funny moment after another counts down to the end of the 90-minute Celebrity Autobiography, the much-staged oddity finally making its Broadway debut tonight. The premise, which I assume is more suited to the many small, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/estw8nc

"I am made of stardust... The moment you forget that, is the moment you disappear..." Um sure, okay? Neon has revealed the first look teaser trailer for the brand new neon-drench Nicolas Winding Refn film titled Her Private Hell – his first feature film in 10 years since he last made The Neon Demon . This just premiered today at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in France, playing in the Midnight section , and not in the main competition which might be a sign this isn't going to be anything truly great (early reviews are pretty harsh). Set in a a multi-realm, neon-drenched metropolis, Her Private Hell is a pulsating dreamscape that feels torn from science fiction yet suspended between seduction & violence. When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled young woman searches for her father. The film stars Sophie Thatcher , Charles Melton , Kristine Froseth , Havana Rose Liu , and Diego Calva and evokes Refn...

The Mandalorian and Grogu helmer Jon Favreau admits he has “a healthy concern” around artificial intelligence encroachment in Hollywood. During a conversation with CBS Sunday Morning (view below in full), correspondent Tracy Smith asked the MCU actor and director if he had any worries about technological advancements and AI. “I have a healthy concern about […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/eSUnPlp

"It's coming for us!" Plus M Entertainment in Korea has unveiled the first look teaser trailer for the totally crazy new epic sci-fi movie made by Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin (of The Chaser , The Yellow Sea , The Wailing ) titled simply Hope . This just premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival hours ago playing in the prestigious Main Competition in France. I just came out of seeing it and it's bonkers, though I've got to say it's very strange to be playing at Cannes, it's much more of a midnight special than a slick Cannes premiere. A mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of a remote harbor town when a monster suddenly attacks. The residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they've never encountered before – alien creatures that have crashed nearby... This teaser already reveals tons of surprising footage, including a quick look at the aliens themselves. The cast includes Hwang Jung-min , Zo In-sung ,...

Dancing with the Stars may be a reality competition staple today, but that wasn’t always the case, as co-host Julianne Hough and judge Bruno Tonioli recall. In a recent interview with People at the 2026 Disney Upfront, Hough and Tonioli reflected on the pervasive doubt about whether the format would work. “I mean, this show […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/sArqQmg

As Will Ferrell bounced down the stairs to take center stage at Studio 8H to kick off his sixth stint hosting Saturday Night Live, it became readily apparent something was … amiss. Hitting his mark to address the enthusiastic audience was not the Elf star but rather Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, who […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9CuvOH4

Who knew that Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump singing Bill Wither’s ‘Just The Two of Us; was the creepy comic duet we all needed? Saturday Night Live’s 51st Season came to an end today by beginning with a blazing cold open that had host Will Ferrell as the ghost of pedophile Epstein and a mosaic […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MkpTvYq

Coming off the news that VisionQuest will head to small screens Oct. 14 of this year, star Paul Bettany is teasing the show as a “huge” swing in the vein of its predecessor WandaVision. In a recent interview with Josh Horowitz for his Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Emmy-nominated actor previewed the series, calling it […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/k9E3Qzu

Hayden Panettiere is recalling her time on Nashville, saying the set of the ABC musical drama was unsupportive and isolating. In a new interview with The Times U.K. tied to the release of her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, the child star also reflected on numerous negative experiences growing up in Hollywood. “It’s just […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PETt26U

After the R-word has recently been normalized on television, Dani Bowman is speaking out against the casual use of the ableist slur. The Love on the Spectrum star recently reacted to Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie on Euphoria proclaiming “I’m not r—ed” when accused of sounding like a Democrat in a recent episode of Sam Levinson’s HBO […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/iSrAOLc

Everyone’s favorite blue hedgehog is zooming back to theaters as production wraps on Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Director Jeff Fowler, who has helmed all four movies in the franchise, announced on Friday that filming had concluded on the fourth installment of the Paramount/Sega franchise, sharing a set photo of himself with the hedgehog’s robotic doppelganger […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MpjGeEl

Is anyone truly normal? Aren't we all flawed? How do we evolve humanity knowing this truth? Can a bit of compassion save us? These are a few of the philosophical questions introduced in this phenomenal film. Walking out of my afternoon screening of this sublime film at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, I couldn't stop talking about it. Shaking with energy and excitement, I just blurted out sentence after sentence, word after word, about why it's so utterly masterful and beautiful and soulful and enchanting. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's new film All of a Sudden is a bona fide Masterpiece . Filmed mostly in Paris, it's Hamaguchi stepping out of his usual Japanese setting to tell his most masterful story yet – a profound look at humanity and how we must grow & how art can help us evolve. It's one of the most deeply soulful, philosophically mesmerizing, profoundly humanistic, exceptionally heartfelt films I have EVER seen. It's not only one of my favorite films of t...

You can take the villain out of the reality TV show, but looks like Spencer Pratt will always return to his The Hills roots one way or another. To the surprise of absolutely no one, Pratt has signed up for an unscripted series following his bid to be the 44th Mayor of Los Angeles. Deadline […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YUeKNXG

"Animation is cinema. Animation is not a genre for kids. It's a medium for art, it's a medium for film."  –Guillermo del Toro. This animated film from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival is one of the highlights of 2026 so far when it comes to animation . Tangles is the feature directorial debut from up-and-coming filmmaker Leah Nelson , adapting a graphic novel by Sarah Leavitt. Her book is subtitled "A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me" – it's an autobiographical tale of her experiences with a mother whose memory begins to degrade. Leah Nelson & her team took this story and turned it into an absolutely beautiful animated film, embracing the same B&W style from the graphic novel. Tangles is a B&W film with a few glimmers of color that pop up throughout. It's an emotionally devastating, unashamedly compassionate, brutally honest look at Alzheimer's disease and how hard it is for other family members to deal with when it gets w...

There will be more Margo, but hopefully less money troubles. Apple TV has renewed Margo’s Got Money Troubles, created by David E. Kelley, Eva Anderson and more, for a second season. Based on Rufi Thorpe’s best-selling novel, the series follow’s Elle Fanning’s eponymous character, who resorts to OnlyFans work to support herself and her newborn […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gXGo8pW

YouTube, which has been increasingly competing with the likes of Disney and Netflix at the Upfronts, went big with its opening: a performance by Zara Larsson, the Swedish pop star who is having a moment. Trevor Noah, former host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, was ostensibly the MC for the night. “Everything is on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TSE7lXH

EXCLUSIVE: Philippine producer-distributor CreaZion Studios is expanding its production slate with the next projects from filmmakers Ruel Santos Bayani, who is lining up a feature to shoot in Spain, and Green Bones director Zig Dulay.  Dulay, whose 2024 feature Green Bones won Best Picture at Metro Manila Film Festival, is developing character-driven drama Maria Maria for […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/SQ8qElj

Donald Gibb, best known for playing the “Ogre” in the Revenge of the Nerds franchise, has died. He was 71. The actor’s son, Travis, shared with TMZ that his father had died on Tuesday evening “due to health complications.” Travis said that his dad died in his Texas home and “was surrounded by family who […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/aSRT0eg

"Long live Carmen!" A first look teaser trailer has been unveiled for the animated film titled Viva Carmen , premiering soon at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. This is the latest feature film made by the very talented French animation filmmaker Sébastien Laudenbach , who also made the vibrant Chicken for Linda! , too. This one is premiering in the Directors Fortnight sidebar at Cannes (and also at Annecy) and looks just as stunning as his past creations. In the back alleys of Seville – Salva, Belén, and their gang of street kids will brave every danger to ward off the threat hanging over Carmen, a free-spirited & flamboyant young woman. The fate of Carmen, a rebellious soul, lies in their hands if they can help save her. Set in Andalusia, Spain in 1840. Returning to Seville after three years far away, 13-year-old Salva meets Carmen, a 20-year-old gypsy with a fascinating voice. Learning from an omen that death is coming for her, he calls on his street friends to save h...

Amazon MGM Studios‘ adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ bestselling novel Fourth Wing is moving forward with a series order by Prime Video. Series executive producer and newly minted Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan made the announcement onstage at the Amazon upfront presentation Monday. He then introduced fellow executive producer Lisa Joy — who will direct the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/dWqSCBk

Studiocanal’s new genre division Sixth Dimension is heading into production this summer on Sean Byrne’s violent high-stakes thriller The Mannequin starring The Fighter Oscar winner Melissa Leo. Byrne is directing and writing. Studiocanal is launching global sales at Cannes for Mannequin and will release the pic theatrically in their own territories of UK, France, Germany, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/tyfnega

After an impressive feat dominating every major awards show, Apple TV’s inside-baseball series The Studio has made history as the winningest freshman comedy ever. Following the show’s triumph at the BAFTA Television Awards this weekend, the Seth Rogen vehicle has officially become the first comedy to sweep all major awards in a single season. (The […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/30A4fps

Despite the “batch of bullshit” that was on the dais, according to The Plastic Cup Boyz member and longtime Kevin Hart writer Na’im Lynn, the stars were out this Mother’s Day — on and off the stage — at the Kia Forum for Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart. Led by “extremely white host” Shane Gillis, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/savPfzw

SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils the finale of the first season of Rooster on HBO and HBO Max. The first season of Bill Lawrence’s and Matt Tarses’ HBO comedy series Rooster has come to an end, but not to worry because everyone will be back for the second season. In a cozy, snowy Christmas-set finale […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PaIMisE

Saturday Night Live returned Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) and Kash Patel (Aziz Ansari) to the cold open, this time as they cavort in a booze-filled night along with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh (Matt Damon). Following last week’s debut of Ansari as Patel, the fact that SNL returned to the same theme this week is […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/4wq5BMV

Throughout the years, two-time Oscar-winning actress Sally Field has made her distaste for her breakout, titular role in The Flying Nun known, but while opening up to People, she revealed it was fellow Actors Studio alum Jack Nicholson who helped get her career going again afterward. After starring in ABC’s hit fantasy sitcom from 1967 […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9EI2dCy

Charlie Cox is giving credit where credit is due, saying he and Daredevil: Born Again co-star Vincent D’Onofrio are “indebted” to Marvel for listening to the duo’s creative input ahead of the show’s Season 1 launch. Post 2023 WGA strike, it was well-documented that Disney+’s revival of the beloved anti-hero underwent an overhaul following a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TdWrxG0

Nearly two years after leaving Yellowstone in the rearview with the series finale of the Taylor Sheridan hit, Kelly Reilly is missing her onscreen brother. The Dutton Ranch star, who reprises her role as Beth Dutton on the Paramount+ spin-off, recently shared her “wish” for a crossover with Luke Grimes’ CBS spin-off Marshals, in which […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9YIDsSF

After four years, Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson are finally returning to Gotham… or at least their version of it at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in Liverpool. Returning to the directors chair for The Batman: Part II, Reeves teased some test shots of the Batmobile this week on social media, as well as a snowy […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jFrtQCl

The first weekend of Millennium Docs Against Gravity – the prestigious international film festival in Poland – is underway after opening with Closure, the new film directed by Warsaw native Michał Marczak. The wrenching documentary about a father’s desperate search for his missing teenage son won the Golden Alexander at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/czmgUxB

A re-configured multimillion-dollar settlement of sorts between Village Roadshow and Warner Bros over 2021’s The Matrix Resurrections seems prophetic and very much of the matrix in its own special way. With the once-big-league film co-financier paying out $57 million to the likely soon-to-be David Ellison-owned studio, the words of Matrix Resurrections‘ Smith to Neo of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/lnE4S2k

Rumors of LeAnn Rimes joining the Real Housewives franchise have poured salt on old wounds for one Beverly Hills resident. Brandi Glanville, who was part of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills main cast from Seasons 3 to 5, recently commented on reports that the 2x Grammy winner is joining the series, after Glanville’s ex-husband […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PH1op40

Nearly 30 years after his titular Good Will Hunting character memorably burned a snooty college dude by asking if he liked apples, Matt Damon is on the receiving end of that same query in a bit promoting his Saturday Night Live hosting gig this weekend. “Hey Matt, do you like apples?” castmember Ben Marshall asks […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/4gkxtaP

LeAnn Rimes will not be holding a diamond anytime soon, as she shoots down rumors she’s joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The 9-1-1: Nashville star took to social media to debunk the reports and clarify that playing Dixie in the ABC drama is enough drama for her. “No, no… no Housewives for me,” […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/6QbaLKx

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has passed on its YA drama pilot Foster Dade, from Greg Berlanti, Bash Doran, Warner Bros. Television and studio-based Berlanti Productions. The project already is being shopped to other platforms by the studio, which remains high on the pilot, sources said. Based on Nash Jenkins’ debut novel Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos, Foster […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/o0G3axF

David Letterman has some strong opinions on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert being canceled. In a new interview, Letterman said he didn’t believe CBS’s reason for cutting the late-night talk show, calling the network “lying weasels.” “He was dumped because the people selling the network to Skydance said, ‘Oh no, there’s not going to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ioNsh9d

Barry Diller is weighing in on CNN and is open to buying the news organization before it’s too late to salvage. During an appearance at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival, Diller made the bold claim about the news network. “Absolutely, I would do it tonight and tomorrow night,” he said, according to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/i7b0uvM

There’s a change at the top of Location Managers Guild International. The group said Tuesday that Danny Finn was elected president in a unanimous vote. Succeeding John Rakich in the top post, he had been LMGI’s 2nd Vice President, overseeing its communications and marketing strategies. The guild also elected a new team of executive officers […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MSXl4UR

Taraji P. Henson is censuring her fellow A-Listers for attending this year’s Met Gala, which is controversially sponsored by honorary co-chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos. The Empire actress co-signed a social media post from Meredith Lynch titled “a warning for celebs,” in which she cautioned those attending to not wear ICE Out pins […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/N2mckxD

Taking a victory lap by any other name, Blake Lively showed up at the Met Gala tonight just hours after Justin Baldoni settled the It Ends With Us star’s retaliation lawsuit against him, his company and PR firm. The actress wore a pastel-colored gown of peaches, purples and yellows with a bejewled bodice and a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/V7b0Orf

Whitney Leavitt is departing Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, the reality television actress-turned-Broadway starlet announced during her final performance in Chicago on Sunday. Her representative confirmed the departure to Deadline. Leavitt has appeared in every episode of the hit Emmy-nominated reality show, which follows a group of Mormon mom-influencers who contend with a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EntTGJm

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently in a Florida hospital in “critical but stable condition,” per reporting from The New York Times. It’s unclear what ailment led Giuliani to the hospital, nor when he was transported. His spokesman, Ted Goodman, said in an online statement: “Mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently in the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VXYlI8c

“In summary, war is awesome!” A week after taking the stage as a part of Deadline’s Contenders TV shindig in L.A., Ashley Padilla took center stage in SNL’s cold open tonight in NYC as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Then, in what may would assume was the comedy twist she quickly handed things over […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3HZWoNI

Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly has always resisted easy categorization, as a prickly boss whose foundation is ultimately much more understanding. The Devil Wears Prada 2 star said in a recent interview that she appreciates how nuanced her character can be. During a conversation with Hits Radio Breakfast Show‘s, interviewer Fleur East pointed out that the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EoQ4rsf

Deep in the middle of a tough reelection campaign, Karen Bass has discovered the middle of the road can be a very politically dangerous place with few good options. To that, the incumbent Mayor has today snagged the Hollywood production and competition proposals of her most threatening rival. Just like Councilmember Nithya Raman and most […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/SnNw5rY

How rude! Jodie Sweetin’s latest residual check from Full House sure isn’t buying her a San Francisco townhouse anytime soon. The actress recently revealed that she “got a one-cent check the other day” for residuals from her 1987-’95 run as Stephanie Tanner on the ABC sitcom, which she noted is no longer playing reruns on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/LKQ3ksC