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At 28, actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld already has decades of experience working with some of the biggest names in entertainment: Taylor Swift, Harrison Ford, Michael B. Jordan, Jeremy Renner, Anderson .Paak and Jeff Bridges.

Steinfeld earned her first TV credit when she was just 10 years old. Three years later, she garnered a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her first big-screen role in the Coen Brothers’ remake of True Grit.

Her other career highlights include fronting the standalone Transformers film Bumblebee, playing Juliet in a Julian Fellows-penned adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, a prominent role in Pitch Perfect 2 and 3, playing The Trinity in Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” video, voicing Gwen Stacy in the Oscar-winning animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, playing Kate Bishop in Hawkeye and Mary in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners.

For a gallery of Steinfeld’s already-accomplished career, scroll through the photos below.

Sinners, a genre picture and a period piece from frequent collaborators Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan – who have worked on Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever together as director and cast member, and have other collaborations that Coogler didn’t direct – reached theatres on April 18th. Released by Warner Bros. and sporting a budget of around $90 million, the film has racked up over $181 million at the worldwide box office so far… and has proven to be so popular, Warner Bros. has already announced a re-release! A press release informs us that Sinners will be re-released in nine select IMAX 70mm theatres across North America, with screenings taking place from Thursday, May 15 to Wednesday, May 21.

Jeff Goldstein, President of Global Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, provided the following statement: “Audiences have spoken and we listened. If ever a film needed to be experienced in this incredible larger-than-life format,...

In the dusty expanse of Wyoming Territory, 1882, life meant balancing scarcity and steel (and occasionally a misplaced bullet). Rust arrives as an indie art–Western that tiptoes between a grim morality tale and an unlikely buddy film—think True Grit with a generational twist.

Lucas Hollister, a 13-year-old orphan, accidentally kills a rancher while defending his little brother. The frontier court’s answer is swift: the gallows. Enter Harland Rust, a laconic gunslinger with more past sins than sermons, who busts his grandson out of jail and leads him toward the Mexican border.

That setup carries the weight of classical tragedy and a wry nod to our fascination with outlaw folklore.

Behind the camera, the film bears a solemn dedication to Halyna Hutchins, whose final frames linger like a silent elegy. Her dusk-and-sunset compositions haunt every scene, reminding us that art and loss often ride in tandem.

Here, the Western...

The late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died on set, shows herself to be the saving grace of an otherwise poorly acted and overly long mess

Let’s put this upfront: the cinematography by the late Halyna Hutchins is gorgeous. Hutchins died in a horrific accident on the set of the movie Rust, when a prop gun, improperly checked before it was given to star and producer Alec Baldwin, shot a real bullet – prompting the reasonable question of whether the movie itself should ever be finished and see the light of day. Regardless of the moral quandary, the movie is here, primarily showcasing how good Hutchins was at her job. The first few minutes of Rust quickly accumulates half a dozen gorgeous images in establishing shots, and remains great-looking throughout – visually worthy, at least, of moments that imitate famous shots from classics of the genre like The Searchers and the True Grit remake.

Actress Hailee Steinfeld (“Sinners”), poses for “Vogue” (Philippines) magazine, wearing Loewe, Saint Laurent, Duha and a whole lot more, photographed by Greg Swales:

Steinfeld played 'Mattie Ross' in the western drama "True Grit” (2010)…

...receiving an Oscar nomination for 'Best Supporting Actress'.

This was followed by "Ender's Game" (2013), "Romeo & Juliet" (2013)…

….”Begin Again" (2013) and "3 Days to Kill" (2014).

She played 'Emily Junk' in the "Pitch Perfect" film series (2015–2017)...

...then received a 'Golden Globe Award' nomination…

… for 'Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical'...

...for her role as 'Nadine Franklin' in "The Edge of Seventeen" (2016).

In 2018, Steinfeld voiced 'Gwen Stacy' in the award-winning animated feature "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"...

...as well as starring in the "Transformers" spin-off "Bumblebee".

She played ‘Kate Bishop’ in the Marvel Studios TV mini-series “Hawkeye” (2021), based on the Marvel Comics characters.

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Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” is both a crowd and critical darling — and a box office smash, so you may be wondering where you’ve seen the cast of his vampire horror hit before.

“Sinners” reunites Michael B. Jordan with director, Coogler. They first teamed up for his directorial debut “Fruitvale Station” and have since worked together on “Black Panther,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Creed.”

The film broke box office records with the best opening weekend for an original film this decade, earning over $60 million in its first week domestically. The film, set in the 1930s Deep South, follows twin gangster brothers Smoke and Stack, played by Jordan, as they return to their Mississippi hometown to start a juke joint, but they are confronted by a bloodthirsty vampire gang led by Remmick (Jack O’Connell).

Keep reading for a full breakdown of where you might have seen the “Sinners” cast before.

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Westerns might have fallen out of favor decades ago, but they never truly died altogether. Even after the genre became reliably unpopular in the 1970s, we still had a trickle of truly great Westerns from 1992's "Unforgiven" to 2010's "True Grit." Heck, there's even been some great Western movies to come out of the last decade. Still, it remains true that the genre's glory days are long behind it.

But in recent years, as Hollywood has discovered that conservatives also watch things and dads everywhere have finally learned how to use streaming services, there's been hints of a modest Western revival. By far the most influential factor at play here is Taylor Sheridan's "Yellowstone" and its various spin-offs, which have proved that Westerns, both neo and traditional, not only maintain a certain appeal, but can be the basis for...

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler's Sinners has been exceeding expectations at the box office ever since it knocked A Minecraft Movie from the top spot when it debuted in theaters last weekend, and is now on track to becoming a bona fide box office juggernaut.

The movie added another $23 million since Monday for a domestic total of $71.5 million through Wednesday, and is now approaching $87 million. It should pass the $100 million milestone by Monday.

The period vampire drama, which stars Michael B. Jordan as identical twin brothers, recently made history with the highest domestic opening weekend for an original film of the decade, surpassing Jordan Peele’s Nope.

It's a great result for an R-rated movie with a reported production budget of $90 million, and analysts believe Sinners will continue to dominate the box office over the next couple of weeks at least - though it will face competition from video...

Late style can seem like a safe haven for the modern movie lover. Whether its the sparse styling of Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2” or the multi-million-dollar gonzo flair of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” there’s a vital, existential intrigue to directors who may seem over the hill, or encased in amber, and who can be easily dismissed as unfashionable.

“Nobody will admit that about Clint Eastwood though! Everybody on the internet is a Clint auteurist,” Karina Longworth says, chuckling. The film historian and former critic has been the writer and host of her podcast “You Must Remember This” since 2014. “It was definitely that in terms of ‘Megalopolis.’ … It is very easy to write off Coppola as a rich old man who doesn’t have to answer to anyone but himself and to say that that’s a problem. But the out-of-timeness, looking backwards and forwards, is what’s exciting about it.

Everyone has a favorite movie star. Whether you grew up cheering on Harrison Ford as he kicked the crap out of legions of Stormtroopers or laughed when Tom Hanks danced on a massive piano, at some point or another, an actor from Tinseltown captured your attention and forced you into a theater to witness their latest big-screen escapade. Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, and Arnold Schwarzenegger all took the world by storm in their heyday and used their incredible good looks and rock star charisma to entertain the masses, often pulling in hundreds of millions of dollars simply by having their name at the top of a poster.

Still, being a Hollywood icon occasionally has its drawbacks. Often, an actor will leap into the spotlight by playing a specific character and then get stuck playing that character for the rest of their career. Here are 15 examples of such an occurrence -- and no,...

Michael B. Jordan is not the only recognizable star in “Sinners,” writer-director Ryan Coogler‘s bloody new vampire horror movie. The film’s ensemble cast also includes Delroy Lindo, Li Jun Li, Jack O’Connell and Hailee Steinfeld. “Sinners” marks the latter’s first substantial role in a live-action movie in six years (a brief cameo at the end of 2023’s “The Marvels” notwithstanding). Steinfeld has kept busy in those six years, but “Sinners” is primed to remind moviegoers what a welcome presence she is whenever she shows up on the big screen.

She may not even yet be 30, but Steinfeld has been a fixture of film and TV for 15 years now. Throughout that time, she has built one of the most sneakily impressive and successful Hollywood careers of any actress of her generation. In honor of her new role in “Sinners,” here are her five best films, ranked.

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Warner Bros. and writer-director Ryan Coogler's vampire drama, Sinners, has taken the lead at the Easter weekend box office with an estimated $45.6 million debut, claiming the domestic Bo No. 1 spot from video game adaptation, A Minecraft Movie.

This marks the biggest domestic opening for an original film (not based on an existing IP) this decade.

The critically-acclaimed horror flick also took in $15 million from overseas markets, for a global total of $61 million. With a reported production budget of $90 million, the movie will need to pass the $200 million milestone to turn a profit.

This shouldn't prove too difficult as long as audiences keep turning up, and positive word of mouth is sure to play a part. Sinners releases on the back of an excellent marketing campaign and overwhelmingly positive reviews (98% on Rotten Tomatoes), with an A CinemaScore.

“I just want people to have a good time at the movies," said...

Ryan Coogler's critically-acclaimed vampire drama, Sinners, is now in theaters, and if you want to know how the movie ends, you'll find a full breakdown of the last act along with a pair of post-credits scenes below.

Major spoilers ahead.

Before any supernatural elements are introduced, Sinners focuses on identical twins Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan) as they prepare for the opening of a new juke joint they purchased from the clearly shady Hogwood (David Maldonado). After enlisting their talented musician cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) to perform, the brothers split up, with Smoke reconnecting with his estranged wife Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), and Stack running into former lover Mary (Hailee Steinfeld).

The night starts off well, but Sammie's exceptional singing/guitar playing - a truly incredible, audacious sequence that we're not going to spoil - soon draws the attention of a trio of vampires, and it's not long before all hell breaks loose.

Sinners, a genre picture and a period piece from frequent collaborators Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan – who have worked on Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever together as director and cast member, and have other collaborations that Coogler didn’t direct – has now made its way out into theatres. There have been a lot of highly positive reactions for this one, with JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray adding to the chorus of rave reviews with his own 9/10 write-up. Now, we want to know: what did you think of Sinners?

Directed by Coogler with Jordan playing dual roles, Sinners has the following official synopsis: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. “You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.

This week’s new releases include a Blumhouse horror movie that’s fresh out of theaters and now available at home, a vampire epic from Ryan Coogler in theaters, the latest from returning master David Cronenberg, and, quite fittingly, a Cronenberg-inspired body horror take on Cinderella that made headlines after someone vomited while watching it on the festival circuit.

Here’s all the new horror that released April 14– April 18, 2025!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

After being released in theaters less than a month ago, Blumhouse and Universal’s latest horror movie The Woman in the Yard is now available on Premium VOD at home.

You can rent the film for $19.99 or purchase it for $24.99.

Jaume Collet-Serra (House of Wax, Orphan, The Shallows, Carry-On) directed The Woman in the Yard from a script by first-time feature screenwriter Sam Stefanak.

Danielle Deadwyler stars as Ramona,...

Ryan Coogler's Sinners arrives in theaters this Friday amid overwhelmingly positive reviews, and Warner Bros. has released a new teaser featuring some of the praise that's being heaped upon the Black Panther director's first foray into the horror genre.

We also have the latest box office updates, and Sinners is expected to take in $40 million to $45 million (some analysts believe it could end up north of $50 million) in its domestic box office debut, as well as another $10 million to $15 million from overseas markets.

Will this be enough to dethrone the mighty Minecraft Movie? It's a long shot. The family-friendly video game adaptation will likely take in $40 million to $45 million in its third weekend of release. Good news for Warner Bros. either way, as the studio now looks set to claim both the No. 1 and No. 2 spots.

Sinners has a reported production budget of $90 million (not factoring in global marketing...

Hailee Steinfeld fans aren’t the only ones missing her music.

The actress-singer, known for her hit songs “Starving,” “Love Myself” and “Most Girls,” recently told Collider that while she’s enjoyed focusing on her acting career in recent years, she’s also missing the music world.

“I had taken a bit of a break from music, which was a very difficult decision to make, but I wanted to focus on my acting and was happy to be doing that,” she said. “It goes without saying, but…music is a love of mine and a huge passion and something that has played a very strong role in my life in more ways than one, and having had the opportunity to make music through the years of my own is something I will never take for granted.”

Steinfeld, who has previously starred in Pitch Perfect 3 and True Grit, the latter...

Throwback To John Wayne’s Infamous Oscars 1973 Moments! ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Before Will Smith ever slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, John Wayne nearly caused his own headline-grabbing scene. At the 1973 Academy Awards, the True Grit icon had to be physically restrained by six security guards because he was seconds away from storming the stage.

That year, The Godfather dominated the night. Marlon Brando won Best Actor but ditched the ceremony. In his place, activist Sacheen Littlefeather appeared on stage. Dressed in traditional Apache attire, she calmly rejected Brando’s Oscar while drawing attention to the portrayal of Native Americans in Hollywood and the ongoing Wounded Knee Occupation.

The crowd wasn’t ready. Boos echoed through the room. Some listened. But behind the scenes? It got real. John Wayne was allegedly waiting in the wings, ready to charge. It wasn’t a dramatic metaphor. He reportedly tried to get on...

Following positive social media reactions, the first full reviews for Black Panther director Ryan Coogler's Sinners are in (via FearHQ.com), and they're even more glowing.

Though some write-ups do point out issues with the Jim Crow-era vampire drama, we haven't come across an entirely negative verdict yet, and the movie is currently sitting at a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 37 reviews.

Pretty much every aspect of Sinners is coming in for praise, from the performances to the script to the score/soundtrack, and many critics are hailing the film as Coogler's best work to date.

The Rt Critics Consensus reads: "Thematically rich as a Great American Novel and just plain rip-roaring fun, writer-director Ryan Coogler's first original blockbuster reveals the full scope of his singular imagination with unforgettable panache."

You can have a read through the reviews at the links below.

The first reviews are in for...

Michael B. Jordan delivers a compelling dual performance in Sinners as twin brothers Smoke and Stack, World War I veterans returning to their Jim Crow-era Mississippi hometown after years in Al Capone’s Chicago underworld. Bearing the scars of war and crime, they seek to turn a new leaf by purchasing an abandoned mill, envisioning it as a vibrant music hall for the area. But if you’re expecting just another gangster tale, brace yourself—this one takes a turn you won’t see coming.

Ryan Coogler skillfully blends period drama, gore and action, creating a film that is both grand in scope and intensely gripping. When the horror elements take hold, the film erupts into some of the most striking sequences in recent memory. Coogler brilliantly interweaves the supernatural horror with stark realities, making the former a potent reflection of profound historical race issues.

.Jordan is captivating in his dual roles,...

Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler is expected to make Black Panther 3 at some point – in fact, there has already been a lot of talk about Denzel Washington joining the cast of that movie. But before he returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Coogler has decided to make Sinners, a genre picture and a period piece he worked on with frequent collaborator Michael B. Jordan. Coogler and Jordan previously teamed up for Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as director and cast member, and have other collaborations that Coogler didn’t direct. The film is set up at Warner Bros., has a budget of around $90 million, and is scheduled for a theatrical release on April 18, 2025 (having moved back from a previously announced March release date). During an interview with Deadline, Coogler explained why he decided to make Sinners before Black Panther 3.

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Hailee Steinfeld thanked “Sinners” director Ryan Coogler for giving her the opportunity to connect with her Black roots and learn more about her family’s history.

The ‘True Grit’ actress’ maternal grandfather is half-Black and half-Filipino. Steinfeld said that making discoveries about her own family history informed her performance as Mary, a multi-racial woman in Coogler’s 1930s vampire thriller.

When asked about how her relationship with being white-passing has changed since filming “Sinners,” Steinfeld told Sirius Xm host Mike Muse that it “left me with more questions than it did answers.”

“I’m forever grateful to Ryan [Coogler] for trusting me with this, for giving me the opportunity to use this as a way to get closer to my family history,” she said. “I truly believe that this came into my life in a time where I didn’t know I needed it. I wish it had happened sooner, looking back on it now,...

Sinners, a genre picture and a period piece from frequent collaborators Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan – who have worked on Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever together as director and cast member, and have other collaborations that Coogler didn’t direct – is set up at Warner Bros., has a budget of around $90 million, and is scheduled for a theatrical release on April 18, 2025 (having moved back from a previously announced March release date). With just two weeks to go until the film reaches the big screen, the first reactions have started to drop online – and they are overwhelmingly positive, calling Sinners a gory, masterful banger.

Directed by Coogler with Jordan playing dual roles, Sinners has the following official synopsis: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Streaming services haven't only facilitated the release of movies and TV shows at the same time across the world but also gave viewers a chance to rewatch or discover old titles, as well. Now, one of the longest-running TV series of all time is getting its chance.

Gunsmoke, which was the second Western television series for adults, is now finding success online. The series debuted in 1955, just four days after the first Western TV series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. Per Matthew Belloni, Gunsmoke just entered the Nielsen charts for acquired shows on a list filled with current shows, 50 years after its series finale.

Gunsmoke just entered the Nielsen Top 10 for acquired shows on streaming. Congrats to the cast and creators, who are all dead. pic.twitter.com/KCVuKDZoBG— Matthew Belloni (@MattBelloni) April 3, 2025

The Western show was in the charts for the week between Mar. 3 and 9, per the Nielsen charts.

Sinners, a genre picture and a period piece from frequent collaborators Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan – who have worked on Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever together as director and cast member, and have other collaborations that Coogler didn’t direct – is set up at Warner Bros., has a budget of around $90 million, and is scheduled for a theatrical release on April 18, 2025 (having moved back from a previously announced March release date). In the build-up to the film’s release, the marketing department has unveiled a whole lot of posters, probably around two dozen of them. And now, thanks to our friends at Bloody Disgusting, we have four more Sinners posters at the bottom of this article.

Directed by Coogler with Jordan playing dual roles, Sinners has the following official synopsis: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again,...

Directed by Ryan Coogler, the upcoming period supernatural horror movie Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Li Jun Li, and others. Jordan, starring in a dual role as twin brothers, returns to his hometown but is faced with a greater evil. Sinners is the fifth collaboration between Coogler and Jordan.

At the time of the announcement of the movie, it was reported that the story of Sinners is based on an original script by Ryan Coogler set in the 1930s Jim Crow-era South. Ahead of the release, fans cannot help but notice how insanely good Jordan and Steinfeld’s chemistry is.

Hailee Steinfeld as Mary in Sinners | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures Fans praise Sinners co-star Hailee Steinfeld and Michael B. Jordan’s chemistry

Actress-singer Hailee Steinfeld, who made her on-screen debut almost 15 years ago with True Grit, is now gearing up to play a bold love interest in an upcoming movie,...

Academy Award nominee Hailee Steinfeld is among the star-studded cast for the Michael B. Jordan-led supernatural thriller, Sinners. Known for more family-friendly roles, the Spider-Verse franchise star claims her role in the Ryan Coogler-helmed movie casts a new web of opportunity for her career, insisting it's "far removed" from what fans have been accustomed to seeing from her.

In her Beau Society newsletter (via Yahoo! News), Steinfeld teased her role as the mysterious character, Mary, in Sinners, her first film since making a cameo as Hawkeye in The Marvels. According to Steinfeld, the R-rated Sinners sees her in a new element as she looks to take on more complicated and risqué roles. "This role is far removed from what I've done, but that's part of what drew me to it! I feel like I'm stepping into my own more and more as I get older, and this role mirrors that,...

At this point in their careers, Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua simply trust each other and it's not hard to see why. The pair's first collaboration, 2001's "Training Day" resulted in an Oscar win for Denzel, which considering this was the first movie in which the esteemed star played a villain, is a pretty good outcome — even more so when you consider Denzel's "Training Day" casting sparked so much controversy that he was warned against taking the role by the NAACP.

In the years that followed, Washington and Fuqua worked together multiple times, most notably on the "Equalizer" films which saw Washington going full John Wick-mode in a trilogy of action thrillers based on the 1985 CBS series. But "The Equalizer" and its sequels aren't the only Fuqua/Washington team-ups to come in the wake of "Training Day." In 2016, the director oversaw yet another Denzel Washington first with "The Magnificent Seven,...

Sinners, a genre picture and a period piece from frequent collaborators Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan – who have worked on Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever together as director and cast member, and have other collaborations that Coogler didn’t direct – is set up at Warner Bros., has a budget of around $90 million, and is scheduled for a theatrical release on April 18, 2025 (having moved back from a previously announced March release date). As we get closer to that date, the marketing department keeps unveiling more and more posters for the film. We’ve already seen several (there were even 13 character posters), and now there are several more to be seen at the bottom of this article! Our friends at Bloody Disgusting got the first look at the 4Dx ones.

Directed by Coogler with Jordan playing dual roles, Sinners has the following official synopsis: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind,...

Warner Bros is once again digging into Fortnite as part of a promotion for Ryan Coogler‘s upcoming Sinners. Based on the film starring Michael B. Jordan, the Sawhorse-developed Sinners: Survive the Night has just launched in Fortnite, and pits teams of six players against vampires in a Survival Horror challenge.

Per Variety, Sinners: Survive the Night features likenesses of Jordan and other members of the cast in a custom map based on the film. Gameplay features an albeit expected (but welcome) twist that’s akin to Halo‘s Infection Mode: those players who have been eliminated subsequently become vampires, forcing players to fight against their former teammates.

The main goal for Human players is to survive until daylight, while the Vampires must eliminating all remaining human players before dawn. In-game currency can be collected by recruiting Npc allies and unlocking items within the experience.

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind,...

Ryan Coogler’s new vampire horror movie Sinners is sinking its teeth into our necks in just a few more weeks, and we’ve learned that the film will be released in 4Dx theaters.

4Dx is a premium format that allows films to be projected with various multi-sensory effects like rain, wind, strobe lighting and motion-seats. The goal is to fully immerse the audience in the movie and the effects allow for recreations of various effects seen on screen.

Exclusively check out two official Sinners 4Dx posters below!

Michael B. Jordan plays dual roles in Sinners, which Warner Bros. is describing as “a new vision of fear from Ryan Coogler.” The film will be unleashed in theaters on April 18, 2025.

Here’s the official plot synopsis for Sinners, which is said to be “genre fluid,” with sources of inspiration including From Dusk Till Dawn, The Faculty, Salem’s Lot, and John Carpenter.

Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, the film industry has tackled a range of genres, from horror to comedy, delivering audiences a long list of iconic stories and heroes. The Western has proven particularly fascinating, bringing the medium some of its strongest scripts and best-written heroes. One of the defining traits of a good hero of the Old West is endurance and grit, two features key to survival on the frontier.

Western heroes represent some of the most morally ambiguous characters in fiction due to the time's ever-changing morality as criminals could reinvent themselves as lawmen or bounty hunters. Even beyond the Old West, the archetypes established by the genre have laid the foundations of iconic franchises, whether it's Star Wars' Mandalorian or the crew of Firefly. Thanks to actors like Clint Eastwood and John Wayne, audiences have decades of hardened heroes to choose from when it comes to tough Western protagonists.

Sinners, a genre picture and a period piece from frequent collaborators Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan – who have worked on Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever together as director and cast member, and have other collaborations that Coogler didn’t direct – is set up at Warner Bros., has a budget of around $90 million, and is scheduled for a theatrical release on April 18, 2025 (having moved back from a previously announced March release date). Earlier today, we shared the latest poster for the movie, and now Coogler and Jordan have gone ahead and shared a creepy clip from the film that deals with a traditional piece of vampire mythology: that vampires can’t enter a place unless they’ve been invited. You can watch the clip, which is introduced by Coogler and Jordan, in the embed at the bottom of this article.

Directed by Coogler with Jordan playing dual roles,...

Sinners, a genre picture and a period piece from frequent collaborators Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan – who have worked on Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever together as director and cast member, and have other collaborations that Coogler didn’t direct – is set up at Warner Bros., has a budget of around $90 million, and is scheduled for a theatrical release on April 18, 2025 (having moved back from a previously announced March release date). We’ve seen a lot of Sinners posters already – here’s one with the tagline “Dance with the Devil,” here’s another with the tagline “We are all sinners,” and then there are 13 character posters to look over. Now, another Sinners poster has made its way online, and this one goes back to the “Dance with the Devil” tagline. You can check it out at the bottom of this article.

Directed by Coogler with Jordan playing dual roles,...

Before he returns to the MCU to helm Black Panther 3, Ryan Coogler will dip his toe into the horror genre for a period vampire tale starring frequent collaborator Michael B. Jordan.

Sinners is set to hit theaters next month, and Warner Bros. has now released the first full clip from the movie.

There may be spoilers ahead.

Coogler and Jordan introduce the new preview, which finds Cornbread (Omar Benson Miller) attempting to convince one of Jordan's character's, Smoke (he plays twin brothers), to invite him inside. Wunmi Mosaku's Annie doesn't believe that Cornbread is simply being polite, and rightly guesses that he has another reason for needing an invitation to the dance.

Smoke puts his hand over the threshold to give Cornbread his money, and the clip concludes with a quick flash of fangs.

Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan invite you in to see an exclusive clip from...

Quick LinksJohn Wayne’s McLintock! Broke Several Western TropesJohn Wayne’s McLintock! Is Based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the ShrewMcLintock! Was One of Several Films Starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara

McLintock!(1963) was both true to form and a departure for star John Wayne. By this point, he'd become well-known for his presence in Western films. And the formula remained crowd-pleasing even if not always a sure-fire win. Just three years prior, Wayne's The Alamo (1960) had performed below expectations, leaving Wayne disappointed. With McLintock!, he would return to the Western genre yet again, but this time on his own terms. The movie itself would take a more comedic approach than viewers had, perhaps, previously seen for Wayne to great success.

McLintock! took inspiration from surprising sources and proved to be a major win for Wayne. Not only that, he was able to do things his way and exert...

Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, Westerns have delivered audiences some of the most powerful performances and best-written stories of cinema, from John Wayne in The Searchers to Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven. In 1993, Tombstone shook up the genre by bringing a star-studded, action-heavy story to the West, quickly winning over a new generation of viewers to the Western and revitalizing the film industry's interest in it.

Since the success of Tombstone, the Western genre has proven to be incredibly versatile, and studios have been more open to experimenting with the Old West than ever before. Films like Horizon: An American Saga, 3:10 To Yuma, and True Grit represent some of the most ambitious, best-written, and entertaining Westerns of all time. However, in the age of blockbuster superhero cinema, it's never been easier for great Westerns to go overlooked by mainstream audiences -- and these films prove it.

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Matt Damon is one of Hollywood’s finest, seamlessly slipping into roles that range from a stranded astronaut to a ruthless spy. Whether he’s outwitting enemies as Jason Bourne or cracking equations in Good Will Hunting, Damon has built a career that’s as versatile as it is impressive. With undeniable charisma and acting chops that never fail to deliver, he has carved out a space in the industry that few can match.

Starting his career with a small role in Mystic Pizza (1988), Damon’s breakthrough came with The Rainmaker (1996), setting the stage for his legendary rise. But it was his Oscar-winning screenplay and lead role in Good Will Hunting that truly put him on the map. Since then, he’s been unstoppable, headlining blockbusters and critical hits alike.

Beyond the awards and praise, Damon’s films have raked in massive box office numbers. From action-packed thrillers to gripping dramas,...

Sinners, a genre picture and a period piece from frequent collaborators Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan – who have worked on Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever together as director and cast member, and have other collaborations that Coogler didn’t direct – is set up at Warner Bros., has a budget of around $90 million, and is scheduled for a theatrical release on April 18, 2025 (having moved back from a previously announced March release date). With the release date just one month away, Warner Bros. has unveiled a new poster for the film… and also dropped 13 character posters online. You can check them out at the bottom of this article.

Directed by Coogler with Jordan playing dual roles, Sinners has the following official synopsis: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater...

It's official — Westerns are in. After a couple of decades when cowboys have seen diminishing returns on the big screen, the classic film genre has been returning in a big way. That is all thanks in part to Taylor Sheridan and his Yellowstone universe, but also to some great Western remakes, Kevin Costner's epic Horizon saga, and Oscar-winning films like The Power of the Dog. 2024 was a great year for Westerns, but 2025 is shaping up to be a good one, too, and the upcoming film Day of Reckoning is joining the ranks. The new film stars Billy Zane, Zach Roerig, Cara Jade Myers, Scott Adkins, and Trace Adkins. Directed by Shaun Silva, written by Travis J. Opgenorth, produced by Ali Afshar, Christina Moore, Daniel Aspromonte, and Don Lepore. Esx is bringing the film to theaters on March 28, 2025. Check out the synopsis below:

"On the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff,...

On March 17, Jeremy Zimmer, the co-founder and CEO of UTA, informed staff at the agency that he would be stepping aside.

In a choreographed succession maneuver, 66-year-old Zimmer named the 56-year-old David Kramer (who he had elevated to president of UTA just a couple years prior) his successor at the agency. Zimmer told staff that he would stick around for the year as executive chairman, and remain on the UTA board.

“Let’s be honest, the chances that I’m going to start an aluminum company in Alaska or a cement company in Cleveland are pretty slim. So this is not goodbye,” he quipped in his note to staff.

Zimmer’s exit and Kramer’s ascension, however, comes at an intriguing moment for talent agencies, which are seeking to adapt to the new world of media just as much as Hollywood writ large.

UTA’s changing of the guard also...

John Wayne was one of the biggest movie stars in the history of the medium, but because he reigned during the 1940s, 1950s, and some of the 1960s, he was not a beneficiary of franchise filmmaking. This was a blessing, as it allowed the star to entrust his coarse brand of heroism to great filmmakers like John Ford, Howard Hawks, and Don Siegel, all of whom were free to tweak his persona within reason while not being yoked to an ongoing narrative arc that forced them to color inside pre-determined lines. Look at it this way: instead of Wayne and Ford making a series of Ringo Kid movies after the success of 1939's "Stagecoach," they were able to re-team on original stories like "Fort Apache," "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," and "The Searchers," which challenged the Duke to play different kinds of hard men facing different kinds of dilemmas.

When...

Hailee Steinfeld is 5 feet 6 ¼ inches (168.3 cm) tall and wears a shoe size 10 (US). Taller than the average American woman, she gained widespread acclaim for her role in the 2010 western True Grit, which earned her nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.

Hailee Steinfeld arrives for a taping of “Good Morning America” in a Brandon Maxwell stretch denim button-down dress, Giuseppe Zanotti Ametista boots, and a Max Mara Fall 2021 floor-length camel coat in New York City on November 24, 2021 (Credit: Mega / WENN)

Embracing Height: Hailee Steinfeld’s Journey to Confidence in Heels

In her 2017 People interview, Hailee Steinfeld reflected on her feelings about being tall, mentioning that she didn’t always love standing out in school due to her height.

“In school, I was always taller than everybody else and I didn’t necessarily love it. I felt like it made me stand out in a way I didn’t want to stand out in,...

When thinking of John Wayne, it’s nearly impossible not to picture him as the no-nonsense cowboy in the Western genre — the kind of guy who rides into town, guns blazing, ready to take on any challenge. However, in Howard Hawks’ 1948 masterpiece Red River, Wayne takes on a role that completely overturns that familiar image. Here, he’s Thomas Dunson, a brutal cattle baron whose descent into dictatorship is as unforgiving as the land he’s trying to conquer. It's a role that lets Wayne explore a darker side of masculinity and one that has more in common with a Shakespearean tragedy than a typical Western.

But Red River was far more than a stepping stone to Wayne’s future anti-heroic roles. It’s a film that redefines the Western, turning away from the usual tale of outlaws and gunslingers to focus on a large group of cattlemen making the...

Warner Bros. has shared thirteen new character posters from Ryan Coogler's Sinners, offering a fresh new look at the devlish heroes and villains set to feature in the upcoming horror thriller.

While not much is yet known about the plot, save for the fact that Michael B. Jordan will be forced to square off with vampires, including his recently turned twin brother, which should only up the ante as he and a small group of survivors attempt to make it to daybreak.

When asked about his latest film, Coogler teased, “Sinners is a unique one. It’s genre fluid. There are vampires in the film, but it’s really about a lot more than just that. It’s one of many elements, I’ll say. I think we’re going to surprise people with it.”

Michael B. Jordan (Creed; Black Panther) headlines the feature in a double role, portraying Smoke and Stack,...

TheWrap is back with another round of titles landing on Hulu in March.

From Oscar-winning Cinderella stories to ultimate classics celebrating their 15th anniversary, Hulu is giving viewers a ton of different options. We’ve listed flicks you can watch with the family and films you can tune into while cuddling with your boo, but each movie is a must-see.

While Hulu’s list of new films in March stretches way beyond these seven titles, we wanted to point your attention to the best ones on its lineup. Check out our picks for the best new movies on Hulu in March 2025 below.

Paramount Pictures “The Truman Show” (1998)

“The Truman Show,” known as one of Jim Carrey’s most notable films, follows the life of a man named Truman Burbank. No, literally. He has no idea he’s part of a massive live broadcast centered on his life. As he’s...

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The new Michael B. Jordan/Ryan Coogler collaboration, Sinners, has been building hype since it was secretively being shopped around to the big studios last year. The project had the studios in Hollywood excited to bid against each other and Warner Bros. would come out on top. A couple of trailers have since dropped and teased some supernatural mayhem. The ratings board has now revealed that the vampire movie has been Rated R for strong bloody violence, sexual content and language.

Coogler has written the script for this project, which has been described as both a genre picture and a period piece. The project is set up at Warner Bros., has a budget of around $90 million, and is scheduled for a theatrical release on April 18, 2025 (having moved back from a previously announced March release date). Over the holidays, a new teaser (which still has the old release date) was unveiled,...

You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home. Ryan Coogler’s (Creed, Black Panther) Sinners is headed to theaters in just about a month from Warner Bros., and the vampire movie has officially received its “R” rating from the MPA this week.

Sinners is rated “R” for “Strong bloody violence, sexual content and language.”

Michael B. Jordan plays dual roles in Sinners, which Warner Bros. is describing as “a new vision of fear from Ryan Coogler.” The film will be unleashed in theaters on April 18, 2025.

Here’s the official plot synopsis for Sinners, which is said to be “genre fluid,” with sources of inspiration including From Dusk Till Dawn, The Faculty, Salem’s Lot, and John Carpenter.

“Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

When John Wayne starred in a movie, he expected all involved to operate at a high level of professionalism — even though he was known for drinking on set, which forced some of his directors to work around his escalating state of inebriation as the day wore on. But Wayne delivered when it counted, and, because he was considered the most bankable star in Hollywood during his prime, no one fought him too hard on the booze.

Perhaps they should have. Combined with his reported five-unfiltered-packs-a-day cigarette habit, the once strapping athlete's health was a mess for the last two decades of his life. He lost a lung to cancer in 1964, underwent open heart surgery in 1978, and ultimately succumbed to stomach cancer at the age of 72 in 1980. Because Wayne never let these struggles slow down his output (he had at least one movie in theaters every year between 1960 and his retirement...

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