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Wes Anderson is the singularly talented filmmaker who has quickly gone from indie darling to Oscar favorite in just a little over two decades, creating a number of quirky, visually splendid classics. Let's take a look back at all 11 of Anderson's films, ranked worst to best.

Anderson made his directorial debut with "Bottle Rocket" (1996), released when he was just 27-years-old. He received his first Oscar nomination five years later: Best Original Screenplay for "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001). He followed that eight years later with a Best Animated Feature bid for the stop-motion film "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009). Another Best Original Screenplay nomination followed for "Moonrise Kingdom" (2012). Then he hit the Oscar jackpot with Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay nominations for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) -- well, almost hit the jackpot, since he went home empty-handed from those awards, losing all three to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for "Birdman." He...

Marvel superstar Hugh Jackman has a couple of projects lined up for release in the near future, and among them is Song Sung Blue. The film, which will see the multi-hyphenate return to his musical roots, is based on true events and follows a musical duo who form a Neil Diamond tribute band. Jackman plays Mike Sardina, one half of the married couple at the center of the story, opposite Kate Hudson, who plays his wife and bandmate, Claire Sardina. The two leads gave fans a sneak peek at the film earlier today by sharing the first look at their characters on social media, along with the announcement that the film is headed to theaters during the 2025 holiday season.

Written and directed by Craig Brewer, Song Sung Blue serves as a narrative adaptation of the 2008 documentary of the same name by Greg Kohs. The story follows Mike and Claire Sardina,...

Jack Quaid has become a fan-favorite following his role in the Prime Video satirical superhero series The Boys, and has starred in many critically acclaimed films since his career took off. 2025 has already been a Jack Quaid-filled year, with two lead roles, and he continues to be wildly popular.

Quaid starred in the sci-fi thriller Companion, which debuted in theaters in January, as well as the action comedy Novocaine, which was released in theaters in March. Both have been successful, yet the former was a smash hit. Companion was just released on Max, and immediately after became a huge hit globally, per FlixPatrol.

Following its release in theaters on Jan. 31, the movie, which Warner Bros. distributed, premiered on Max on Apr. 18, with a debut on HBO on Apr. 19. Companion immediately topped the charts globally. On Apr. 20, it was already the No. 1 film in 50 countries, including the U.S.

However, the...

Universal Pictures has released an awesome new TV spot for Jurassic World Rebirth, teasing some of the most dangerous dinosaurs the franchise has ever put on screen.

In terms of what dangerous dinos we can expect, the trailers have teased that the fan-favorite Tyrannosaurus Rex will be front-and-center once again, this time finally taking part in the long-awaited riverboat chase, which is expected to be one of the film's standout sequences.

The following have also been spotted and/or are expected to make an appearance: Aquilops, Ankylosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Mosasaurus, Parasaurolophus, Quetzalcoatlus, Spinosaurus, Titanosaurus, Triceratops, and Velociraptor.

Plus, there's also a giant mutant dinosaur running around on the island that will be causing all kinds of terror for our heroes. The creature's design was based of a T-Rex, a Rancor from Star Wars, and a Xenomorph from Alien; and while, no official name has been provided yet, some fans have been...

Universal Pictures has released a brand new featurette for their upcoming summer blockbuster Jurassic World Rebirth, featuring some never-before-seen new footage and revealing how the new film is more connected to the original than any of the previous sequels.

Outside of the main cast of characters returning to Isla Nublar - the island where the original film takes place - the most prominent way the film connects back to the original is by bringing back Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park scribe David Koepp.

In the new featurette, Koepp teases the T-Rex riverboat sequence, which promises to be one of the upcoming film's most thrilling moments and a scene that has has essentially been thirty years in the making.

The cast features Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation; Marriage Story; Black Widow), Mahershala Ali (Moonlight; Green Book; True Detective), Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton; Fellow Travelers; Crashing), Rupert Friend (Homeland; Anatomy of a Scandal...

Dirigida por Carlos Sedes y protagonizada por Ivana Baquero, Carmen Machi y Tristán Ulloa. © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado la fecha de estreno y las primeras imágenes de su nueva película La viuda negra, su nueva apuesta en el género del true crime patrio, dirigida por Carlos Sedes y escrita por el mismo equipo de guionistas de El caso Asunta.

La viuda negra (no confundir con el popular personaje de Marvel interpretado por Scarlett Johansson) se basa en la historia del caso conocido como la viuda negra de Patraix: en agosto de 2017 aparece el cadáver asesinado de un hombre en un aparcamiento de Valencia, acuchillado siete veces. Todo apunta a un crimen pasional, y una inspectora veterana lidera una investigación a contrarreloj que pronto los conduce a una sospechosa que nadie esperaba: Maje, la joven viuda, dulce y serena, que llevaba menos de un año casada con la víctima.

El true...

Yellowjackets starSophie Thatcher and The Boys actor Jack Quaid's sci-fi thrillerCompanion, which earned almost universal praise from critics, has set its streaming release date. The New Line Cinema movie debuted in January, grossing just over $36 million against a budget of $10 million.

Per Deadline, Companion will start streaming globally on Max on April 18 and debut on HBO a day later at 8:00 p.m. Et. Written and directed by My Dead Ex helmer Drew Hancock, Companion stars Quaid and Thatcher as Josh and Iris, a couple on a weekend getaway with their friends in a remote cabin. While there, Iris discovers, to her dismay, that she is an AI companion rented from a tech company, and things turn ugly from there. The movie also stars Lukas Gage (Smile 2), Megan Suri (Never Have I Ever), Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), and Rupert Friend (Asteroid City). Zack Cregger,...

One of the best-reviewed movies of the year, Companion, finally has a streaming release date. Starring Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid, the AI thriller follows a couple on a weekend getaway with a group of friends that goes awry when it is revealed one of them is a companion robot. The film currently has a 94% Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score, one of the year's best thus far.

According to Warner Bros. Discovery, Companion is getting a global streaming release on Max later this month on Apr. 18. Additionally, the film will premiere on HBO the following day on Apr. 19 at 8:00 Pm Et. Made with a $10 million production budget, Companion made a killing at the box office, grossing $36.7 million worldwide. While a sequel has not been officially greenlit, the director behind the film already has ideas for a follow-up. If Companion proves to be a streaming success, it would be shocking...

New Line Cinema announced today that Companion will make its global streaming debut on Friday, April 18, exclusively on Max. The film will debut on HBO linear on Saturday, April 19, at 8:00 p.m. Et.

From the studio that brought you The Notebook and the unhinged creators of Barbarian, the new kind of love story is rated R for strong violence, sexual content, and language throughout.

Warner Bros. Pictures distributed the romantic sci-fi thriller to theaters on January 31, 2025. The film grossed $36.7 million at the global box office, with $20.8 million coming from North American theaters and $15.9 million from international markets.

Written and directed by Drew Hancock, Companion stars Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, and Rupert Friend.

Companion was produced by the filmmakers behind Barbarian—Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Zach Cregger, and Roy Lee. The executive producers are Tracy Rosenblum and Jamie Buckner.

The cinematographer is Eli Born.

New Line’s sci-fi thriller Companion, starring Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets) and Jack Quaid (The Boys), will begin streaming globally on Max on Friday, April 18, debuting on HBO linear on Saturday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m. Et.

In Companion, written and directed by Drew Hancock (My Dead Ex), Thatcher plays Iris, who joins her boyfriend Josh (Quaid) and friends at a remote lake house, only to discover that she’s actually an AI “companion” rented from a tech company. We won’t reveal more than that, except to say that Iris doesn’t take the revelation lightly.

The film also stars Lukas Gage (Smile 2), Megan Suri (Never Have I Ever), Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), and Rupert Friend (Asteroid City). From the producers of horror hit Barbarian — Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Zach Cregger and Roy Lee — its executive producers are Tracy Rosenblum and Jamie Buckner.

Warner Bros...

Few directors have a style as distinctive as Wes Anderson. Having spent decades crafting a unique look for his movies, he went from making somewhat risky films to becoming one of the most sought-after figures in the industry. Very few people like him have existed in the film industry, being so authentically themselves that they end up creating a subgenre of their own.

Being behind classics like The Grand Budapest Hotel, Asteroid City, and Moonrise Kingdom, it is not surprising that fans are waiting for news on any of his movies. Most recently, the trailer for his upcoming film, The Phoenician Scheme, was released, and naturally, it was a conversation starter.

A still from The Phoenician Scheme | Credit: Universal Pictures

However, the theme that the trailer has taken seems to be very interesting when it comes to Anderson’s art style.

Wes Anderson has done it again—or has he?...

The cast of Wes Anderson players continues to be one of the starriest rosters in all of Hollywood. Whenever the director sets up a new project, he has an increasing spread of go-to names ready to enter his meticulously-crafted worlds (Bill Murray! Jason Schwartzman! Tilda Swinton!), whilst always expanding it with new faces. In The Phoenician Scheme, Anderson’s follow-up to 2023’s Asteroid City, he’s welcoming someone who’s long been an Anderson acolyte, but has never worked with the man himself: Michael Cera.

Here, Cera plays Björn, a Norwegian tutor hired to educate the sons of Benicio Del Toro’s businessman Zsa-Zsa Korda – a role that unexpectedly takes him across the world with Korda, and the businessman’s daughter, Mia Threapleton’s nun Liesl. For Cera, The Phoenician Scheme was a chance to work with a filmmaker he’s long admired. “I saw The Royal Tenenbaums in the theatre.

Benicio del Toro plays a bloodied and black-eyed arms dealer who survives six plane crashes and overlooks his nine sons to give his family empire to his one daughter, Liesl, a nun with a knife played by Mia Threapleton, in the trailer for Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, which dropped on Monday.

“Today, tonight and tomorrow, we rendezvous with every titan and pretend we agree what we already agreed. But, in fact, we don’t. We can’t,” Zsa-zsa Korda (del Toro) says at one point in the teaser for the espionage black comedy as he attempts to secure the future of his family business and repair his relationship with his estranged daughter.

Other cast members include Michael Cera as tutor Bjorn Lund, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks and Bryan Cranston, who compete in a 3-point basketball shot competition. Anderson is known for doing repeat business with collaborators,...

Cannes 2025 suena como la gran puesta de largo. © Universal Pictures

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler de la película La trama fenicia (The Phoenician Scheme), dirigida por Wes Anderson.

La trama fenicia se ambienta en el mundo del espionaje de los años 40, teñido del inconfundible estilo visual de Wes Anderson (aun sin contar con su habitual Dop Robert D. Yeoman). El breve eslogan oficial de la película la define como «la historia de una familia y un negocio familiar». Según se puede ver en el tráiler, sigue a Zsa-zsa Korda (del Toro), uno de los hombres más ricos de Europa. Tras sobrevivir a su sexto accidente aéreo, Zsa-zsa decide que ha llegado el momento de escoger un heredero para su fortuna.

Como es habitual en el cineasta texano, el proyecto reúne a un elenco de primer nivel. Encabeza el reparto coral de esta película Benicio del Toro junto...

Focus Features is ready to introduce cinephiles to The Phoenician Scheme. The official trailer for Wes Anderson's next movie has been released.

The upcoming espionage black comedy movie features a star-studded cast led by Benicio del Toro, who is playing Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe. Mia Threapleton and Michael Cera round out the leading roles as Liesl, Korda's daughter and a nun; and Bjorn, their tutor, respectively. The trailer, featuring Anderson's signature style, begins with Korda surviving yet another plane crash before introducing his daughter, who he has appointed sole heir to his estate. Along with Cera's Bjorn, the trailer teases the conflict the three will come into as they travel around the globe conducting family business. Check out the trailer for The Phoenician Scheme below.

The Phoenician Scheme Features Several Wes Anderson Regulars

The footage also shows off the star-studded ensemble...

Just when you thought Wes Anderson couldn’t get more Wes Anderson, he continues to Wes Anderson and still makes it look intriguing and hilarious. Focus Features has released the new trailer for The Phoenician Scheme. The studio previously collaborated with Anderson on Asteroid City and Moonrise Kingdom, which was a partnership that turned out very well for them as Asteroid City earned an impressive $53.8 million at the box office for an arthouse film, while Moonrise Kingdom grossed $68.3 million and was nominated for an Oscar for its screenplay.

Anderson directed The Phoenician Scheme from a screenplay he wrote with Roman Coppola, who previously worked on the scripts for Anderson’s films The Darjeeling Limited, Moonrise Kingdom, Isle of Dogs, The French Dispatch, and Asteroid City. Filming took place in Germany from March to June of 2024.

Described as an espionage comedy drama thriller, The Phoenician Scheme tells the story of a family and a family business.

Focus Features has released the official trailer and first photos for The Phoenician Scheme, the next film from Wes Anderson. The film will open in theaters on Friday, May 30.

In addition to directing, Anderson wrote the script with the story co-written by Roman Coppola.

The Phoenician Scheme marks the third major collaboration between Focus, Anderson, and Indian Paintbrush, who also partnered on Anderson’s most recent feature, Asteroid City, and the 2012 hit Moonrise Kingdom, which were both written by Anderson and Coppola.

Focus will distribute the film domestically with a limited release on May 30, 2025, and a wide expansion on June 6th. Universal Pictures International is handling international distribution.

The Phoenician Scheme is simply described as follows: “The story of a family and a family business.”

The movie stars Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Sister Liesl, his daughter/a nun...

Benicio del Toro and Mia Threapleton portray a complex father-daughter duo in the trailer for “The Phoenician Scheme,” Wes Anderson’s latest feature.

Del Toro plays business magnate Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe. Threapleton stars as his daughter, a nun named Sister Liesel, with Michael Cera as her tutor Bjorn Lund. The film also features Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Jeffrey Wright, Riz Ahmed, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Ayoade, Mathieu Amalric, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis and Benedict Cumberbatch.

“The Phoenician Scheme” was shot in Germany. Anderson co-wrote the story with Roman Coppola, and Alexandre Desplat composed the score.

Anderson’s most recent features were 2023’s “Asteroid City” and 2021’s “The French Dispatch,” and he won his first Oscar for the short film, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” in 2024.

Anderson produced the film via American Empirical Pictures, with Jeremy Dawson and John Peet, as well as Steven Rales via Indian Paintbrush.

The wait for the new Wes Anderson (Asteroid City) movie is almost over, and there is nothing better than a trailer to hype up fans of the filmmaker. Last week, CinemaCon attendees were treated to a first look at the highly anticipated The Phoenician Scheme, and now we can all get a sense of what the story will be like and, of course, dive again into Anderson's colorful and extremely symmetric world. The movie is set to premiere in June.

While details of The Phoenician Scheme are still kept under wraps, we do know that the movie will center on a fragile father-daughter relationship and there's quite a bit of action going on. The movie's brief official logline calls it "the story of a family and a family business." It also reveals that Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another) will play Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe.

Ready for another trip into the whimsical, yet emotionally nuanced world of Wes Anderson? The auteur has kept unusually busy over the last few years, releasing “The French Dispatch” in 2021 after delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, “Asteroid City” in 2023, “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar and Three More” in 2024, and now “The Phoenician Scheme” in 2025. His latest ensemble adventure is set in the world of 1940s espionage and stars returning Anderson players Benicio del Toro, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Rupert Friend, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bill Murray, and Willem Dafoe, as well as newcomers to his troupe Michael Cera, Mia Threapleton, and Riz Ahmed. Watch the trailer below.

Shot at Babelsburg Studios in Germany where Anderson produced “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Isle of Dogs,” “The Phoenician Scheme” sees del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe and father to Threaplton’s character,...

Jesse Armstrong, the acclaimed creator of HBO’s “Succession,” is set to make his feature film directorial debut with the HBO Original film “Mountainhead,” premiering on May 31. Known for his incisive exploration of power dynamics and complex relationships, Armstrong’s latest project promises to delve into similar themes within a new narrative framework. The film will be available for streaming on Max, offering audiences a fresh perspective on the intricate world of the ultra-wealthy.

Who is Jesse Armstrong?

Jesse Armstrong is a British screenwriter and producer renowned for his work on critically acclaimed television series. He co-created the British comedies “Peep Show” (2003–2015) and “Fresh Meat” (2011–2016) with writing partner Sam Bain. Armstrong also contributed to the political satire “The Thick of It” (2005–2009) and co-wrote its film adaptation, “In the Loop” (2009), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. His most notable achievement is creating the HBO series “Succession” (2018–2023), which garnered multiple awards,...

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong's new HBO movie has officially received its title and release date, and it's coming sooner than expected.

Per Variety, Armstrong's new film is officially titled Mountainhead and is set to premiere on Max on May 31. The film was announced back in January and began filming in March, making it one of the quicker turnarounds in recent memory. The film is currently set to wrap production this week. Mountainhead serves as Armstrong's first project since Succession wrapped up its Emmy-winning run back in 2023. Armstrong also penned the script for the film.

Mountainhead follows a group of billionaire friends and is set "against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis," per the official logline. The film stars Steve Carell (The Big Short), Jason Schwartzman (Asteroid City), Ramy Youssef (Poor Things), Cory Michael Smith (Saturday Night), Hadley Robinson (Anyone But You), Andy Daly (Review), Ali Kinkade (Yellowstone...

This summer, get ready for a whole new dino-filled adventure with Jurassic World Rebirth, a film that promises to take the franchise in a bold and terrifying new direction as new dinos and monsters descend on humanity, causing unprecedented mayhem.

During their CinemaCon presentation, Universal Pictures brought out director Gareth Edwards and stars Scarlett Johansson ("Zora Bennett") and Mahershala Ali ("Duncan Kincaid") to introduce their never-before-seen new footage from the upcoming blockbuster.

With all three of the previous entries topping $1 billion, it's a pretty safe bet that Rebirth will likely also reach those heights, especially with fans eager to see this bold and scary new direction as well as box office superstar Scarlett Johansson leading the charge.

Johansson is a longtime Jurassic superfan, telling the CinemaCon audience, “It has been a lifelong dream to be in a Jurassic movie.," before adding how she did everything in her power to be cast in this film,...

A lot of the conversation at CinemaCon 2025 has been about trying to find the elusive answer to the question of how to get audiences back in theaters for films that aren’t franchises and horror…the sort of offerings that made up the vast majority of Universal’s CinemaCon presentation on Wednesday afternoon.

The presentation, which kicked off with an elegant, 50-piece live orchestra playing iconic Universal film scores and showcased everything from “Wicked: For Good” to “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” was a notable departure from Warner Bros.’ focus on risky original titles and Lionsgate’s attempts to strike a balance on expanding their franchises and offering some low budget originality. Universal’s message was about stability, offering titles that audiences know and which will likely provide reliable box office while the industry as a whole tries to figure out how to effectively bring variety back to the big screen in...

Focus Features took CinemaCon attendees inside the mind of Wes Anderson on Wednesday afternoon, showing off footage of his upcoming The Phoenician Scheme. This marks the filmmaker’s third major collaboration with Focus and tells the story of a family and a family business.

As per norm, Anderson’s film is packed with talent, the roster this time including Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend and Hope Davis.

Del Toro is Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Threapleton is Sister Liesl, his daughter, a nun; Cera is Bjorn Lund, the tutor.

The exclusive CinemaCon trailer shown in the room is goofy, stylized, fast-paced good fun in full Wes Anderson style. Korda names his daughter, one of his six children, as heir, not disclosing why but notifying all that...

Wes Anderson brought the impossibly twee “The Phoenician Scheme” to Las Vegas while Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone showcased the creepy, bee-filled “Bugonia” at CinemaCon.

Anderson’s latest film, an espionage thriller, debuted a first-look trailer on Wednesday as part of Universal’s presentation to theater owners. The studio’s indie arm, Focus Features, is distributing “The Phoenician Scheme,” marking the third collaboration with Anderson after 2012’s “Moonrise Kingdom” and 2023’s “Asteroid City.”

Benicio del Toro stars in the film as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe, while Mia Threapleton plays his daughter and Michael Cera portrays her tutor. In the trailer, which hasn’t been made available to the public, Zsa-zsa Korda survives a plane crash (his sixth!) and decides to take that as a sign — so he arranges to bestow his estate to his daughter. The ultra-stylized footage will feel familiar to fans of Anderson,...

Wes Anderson is back this summer with The Phoenician Scheme. The first trailer from the indie filmmaker's new espionage thriller debuted at CinemaCon today, and Collider's Britta DeVore is on the scene. The film opens in limited release on May 30, 2025, before opening wide on June 7.

In the new trailer, a man (Benicio del Toro) lies in a cornfield following a plane crash. Barely surviving the accident, he decides that he must choose his successor. That successor will be his daughter, who is somewhat inconveniently a nun. Benedict Cumberbatch pops in with a ridiculous beard while an assassin comes for everything del Toro’s character has built during his lifetime. The trailer is shot in Anderson's now-trademark style, complete with his beloved Futura typeface. The trailer was not released to the public, so you'll just have to rely on our "surveillance report" to get you up to speed until we...

One of the most famous “Saturday Night Live” sketches among cinephiles is one that imagines if Wes Anderson directed a horror movie. But with the director’s new film “The Phoenician Scheme” we will get the answer to this question: What if Wes Anderson directed a spy film?

In the new trailer first shown at CinemaCon, we see a plane crash where Zsa-Zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe, has survived a plane crash and is assumed dead. But it turns out the assassination may be a part of a plan by the U.S. government to take him out, as he has set up one of the most lucrative underground crime rings in the world.

Cue several rapid fire quips that Anderson fans have come to expect from an ensemble cast that includes Michael Cera, Tom Hanks, and many, many more.

“The Phoenician Scheme” hits theaters May 30 from Focus Features.

Cannes is back: The 78th French film festival returns May 13-24 with a wave of world premieres that will set the tone for the movie year ahead. Months earlier than the fall corridor that once positioned the narrative for awards season, Cannes is now the go-to first stop for new films that want to make an impact on the fall race.

Just look at last year’s bounty: “Anora” won the Palme d’Or from a jury led by Greta Gerwig, played Telluride and Toronto, and went all the way to five Oscar wins for Best Picture, Best Director/Writer/Editor Sean Baker, and Best Actress Mikey Madison. Plus, 2024 competition winners including “The Substance” and “Emilia Pérez” also picked up Oscars, with “The Apprentice,” “The Girl with the Needle,” and “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” also netting Academy Awards nominations. The year before, Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall...

Kogonada’s A Big Bold Beautiful Journey got a big and bold debut in Las Vegas on Monday.

Sony used its CinemaCon presentation to bring out the filmmaker, who introduced exclusive footage from the upcoming film starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell from studio label Columbia Pictures.

Kogonada said he was inspired to make the movie “because it’s the kind of film that I would want to watch in a packed theater.” He used a string of adjectives to describe it, including “original,” “surprising,” “romantic,” “and, I hope, moving.” He revealed a few more specifics by saying that he considers it a film about two people reckoning with their pasts to find love in the present. Kogonada also praised his Oscar nominated actors as “two extraordinary stars at the peak of their craft.” He added: “They light up the screen together.”

The emotionally resonate trailer showed the pair of...

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Scarlett Johansson is much more than a Tony-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress. She’s also a loving mom to two beautiful children.

Scarlett is beloved for her performance as Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but she’s also appeared in many classic films, including Lost in Translation, Her, and Marriage Story.

Scarlett usually keeps her personal life as private as she can, but she has opened up about a few relationships over the years. She’s been married to Saturday Night Live star Colin Jost since 2020, and she’s appeared alongside him on the sketch show.

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost attends the Cannes Film Festival Air Mail /Warner Brothers Discovery Party at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 23, 2023 in Cap d’Antibes, France. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images for Air Mail/Warner Brothers Discovery)

While Scarlett is most known for her movie roles, she...

Wes Anderson’s Studio Babelsberg Honor

Germany’s Studio Babelsberg has named a building on its studio lot after filmmaker Wes Anderson. The former Haus 5 will now be known as the Wes Anderson Building. The building houses offices and functional spaces for costume and production design. Anderson filmed his latest feature, The Phoenician Scheme, at the studio last year. Anderson has also used the studio for past productions, including Isle of Dogs, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Asteroid City.

Vernon Davis & Candice Bolden To Star in ‘The Masquerade’

Former NFL player Vernon Davis (The Ritual Killer) and choreographer Candice Bolden are set to star in The Masquerade, a fantasy-driven drama from Emmy-nominated director Joslyn Rose Lyons. Rounding out the ensemble cast are Ashley Haas (Match Point), Deshuan Thompson (Hidden Lives), Simone Leanora (With 2 You Get Horror), former NFL star Omar Bolden (The Choices We Make), and Mariah McKay. The Masquerade...

Basada en la novela homónima de Ramiro Pinilla. © Buena Vista International

El 13 de marzo comenzó el rodaje de la película Las ciegas hormigas (Inurri Itsuak), tercer largometraje del cineasta Igor Legarreta (Autómata), en diferentes localizaciones de Bizkaia, donde se combinan algunos de los paisajes naturales más impresionantes del País Vasco y la construcción de grandes decorados.

Basada en la novela homónima de Ramiro Pinilla, Las ciegas hormigas se ambienta en Bizkaia, 1935, cuando un duro temporal hace encallar un barco inglés con toneladas de carbón en su interior. Durante la noche, los vecinos de Algorta se agolpan en la costa para rescatar el oro negro. Sabas Jauregui lo ve como un golpe de suerte; Josefa, su esposa, como un mal presagio. Sin atender sus ruegos, Sabas arrastra a sus hijos hacia la violenta tormenta. La familia hará lo impensable por proteger el carbón que podría salvarles del invierno… o condenarles para siempre.

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Jarvis Cocker's Aline, directed by Wes Anderson. Wes Anderson's latest works all wear their influences on their sleeves. While the films all might feel like Wes Anderson's normal twee, symmetrical, pastel-colored schtick, there are some parts of those films that feel so inspired by some of their forebears, that they infuse the regular Anderson-style with some new elements that breathe life into them. For instance, The Grand Budapest Hostel has a world weary bittersweet nostalgia that feels very much inspired by the Eastern-European films that it pays homage to, while Asteroid City splits the difference between Chuck Jones and Bertold Brecht, borrowing from...

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Not many artists can assume the impact of their work before it’s released out onto the world, but from Wes Anderson’s early days, he knew how special everything that goes into his films would one day be to the masses. From Max Fischer’s sports jacket and beret in “Rushmore” to Auggie’s camera and pipe in “Asteroid City,” every detail in an Anderson film is intricately and thoughtfully designed, so much so that Cinémathèque Française in Paris has decided to honor the Texas-born auteur with his first career retrospective.

As per The New York Times, Anderson has been carefully storing and keeping track of his films’ paraphernalia ever since Columbia Pictures sold materials off his first feature “Bottle Rocket” without his consent. For two-and-a-half years, curators from Cinémathèque Française and the Design Museum in London pored over a treasure trove of items locked away in Anderson’s storage facility in Kent,...

What’s going to be this year’s “Anora”? As the Cannes Film Festival rapidly approaches, that’s the question for artistic director Thierry Fremaux and movie buffs around the world.

A month before Cannes Film Festival’s press conference, the official selection is still very much a work in progress, with little reliable information filtering through about which movies have already been invited. In fact, as of Friday — despite the volume of splashy prediction stories — it appears that only three films have so far been given a golden ticket to compete in Cannes. Variety can reveal that one of them is Jim Jarmusch’s anticipated “Father Mother Sister Brother“ starring Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver and Tom Waits.

The last edition of the festival, which Fremaux had warned would be slightly weaker due to the impact of the double Hollywood strikes, proved to be anything but. Headlined by Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning “Anora,...

UK VFX group Jellyfish Pictures, which has credits on such projects as Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the upcoming series of Black Mirror, has announced it has suspended all operations and is currently “exploring all options for sale and investment.”

The studio, first launched in 2001, said in a statement it has “taken legal steps to protect the position of the business while we strive to find a way forward.”

The shuttering of Jellyfish follows last month’s news of the shuttering of Technicolor Creative Studios UK, the British division of the storied Hollywood company, which laid off its 400 U.K. staff and put its assets up for sale.

“Like so many other companies operating across the VFX, animation and wider creative industries, we’ve been battling hard in the face of strong headwinds over the past twelve months,...

UK VFX house Jellyfish Pictures has suspended all operations and is currently exploring options for either a sale or large scale investment.

The company released a statement late yesterday after news broke of the company halting operations in the local press in India, where the company has a production outfit. The statement said the company had been “battling hard in the face of strong headwinds over the past twelve months. The long-tail impact of Covid, coupled with rising costs and the fall-out from the writer and actor strikes, have had a profound effect on our business.”

“Over recent months, we’ve been working closely with our key stakeholders to find a path forward, including exploring all options for sale and investment, with the aim of putting in place a strong financial platform upon which we can build,” the statement said. “While we continue to engage in these discussions and explore our options,...

A24's religious-themed horror flick, Heretic, recently landed on Max after an impressive run in theaters, and it's pulling in massive viewership numbers for the streamer.

Per FlixPatrol, Heretic is the most popular film on Max, just days after landing on the streaming service. The Hugh Grant-led film beat out the Oscar-winning animated film Flow, which ranks second on the list, and the recently added video game adaptation Assassin's Creed, which comes in at third. Heretic also ranks third among all movies and television shows on the platform. During its theatrical run, Heretic took home $58 million at the worldwide box office against a reported budget of $10 million. The film received tons of praise from critics upon release, earning a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score, while Grant earned some awards recognition for his performances as the villainous Mr. Reed. Grant was nominated at the BAFTA Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, and Golden Globes for his performance.

At least one member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s original Avengers lineup won’t be coming back anytime soon — not if Scarlett Johansson has anything to say about it.

In an interview with InStyle published Tuesday, Johansson insisted that Marvel fans need to let go of Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a Black Widow, the MCU hero she played onscreen for 11 years. Natasha famously sacrificed her life in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.” While Johansson subsequently reprised the role in 2021’s “Black Widow,” a prequel set years before “Endgame,” she has no plans of undoing her character’s tragic, heroic death.

“Natasha is dead. She is dead. She’s dead. Ok?” Johansson exasperatedly told InStyle, noting that Marvel fans remain convinced that she is going to return to the MCU at some point. “They just don’t want to believe it. They’re like, ‘But she could come back!’”

Ultimately, Johansson said...

Based on the fact that her character Natasha Romanoff — also known as the Black Widow — very obviously died in 2019's epic "Avengers: Endgame," you would think that, at this point, Scarlett Johansson would stop getting asked about a potential return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You would be wrong, though, especially considering the fact that Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the cinematic universe despite the fact that Tony Stark also died in "Endgame." With Downey Jr. set to play Doctor Doom in "Avengers: Doomsday" and "Avengers: Secret Wars," which are slated to release in 2026 and 2027 as of this writing, it's actually not surprising that people are bugging Johansson to return as Natasha. But as the actor clarified in a profile for InStyle, Natasha Romanoff is very most sincerely dead.

Speaking to interview Jason Sheeler for the magazine in March 2025, Johansson was blunt about the idea of coming back to the MCU.

Marvel fans just can't seem to let the McU's deceased heroes go, as Scarlett Johansson is now pleading with fans to let Black Widow rest. Johansson first portrayed Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow, in Iron Man 2, and the character quickly became a staple of the MCU, joining the Avengers when they first assembled in, well... The Avengers. Romanoff boldly sacrificed herself in Avengers: Endgame for the Soul Stone and only came back once more for the prequel film, Black Widow. But fans still assume that Johansson will return for Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars, a rumor which she desperately wants to put to rest.

"Natasha is dead," Johansson said to InStyle Magazine when asked about potentially returning to the MCU. Of course, it may seem hard to trust any former Marvel actor who says they're not coming back to the superhero franchise, especially after Andrew Garfield blatantly...

The journey for the Sony feature A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, will start later than initially expected.

Director Kogonada’s film is now set for theatrical release on Sept. 19 after previously having been dated for May 9. Lily Rabe, Jodie Turner-Smith, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Hamish Linklater round out the cast for the movie that boasts a script from Seth Reiss (The Menu).

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey will hit theaters on the same day as Universal’s horror flick Him that stars Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers, along with 20th Century Studios’ James L. Brooks-helmed Ella McCay, featuring Emma Mackey, Woody Harrelson and Ayo Edebiri. The previous release date would have seen it compete against A24’s Friendship that stars Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson, in addition to the second weekend for Marvel’s Thunderbolts.

Imperative Entertainment and 30West are behind A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,...

Avengers Endgame Cast Net Worth 2025 – 5 Richest Actors! ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Marvel Cinematic Universe may have moved on, but Avengers: Endgame will always remain the most memorable movie for its massive fan base. Robert Downey Jr is returning to the MCU and is charging a handsome salary for his role as Doctor Doom. But can you guess the top 5 cast members with the highest net worth? Scroll below for an interesting scoop.

Avengers: Endgame was released in April 2019. It is the second-highest grossing film worldwide, with box office collections of $2.79 billion. Marvel has beautifully shaped the careers of its leading actors, such as Rdj, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, and Tom Holland. They were paid staggering paychecks for the Avengers: Infinity War sequel. But below is where they stand today:

Robert Downey Jr is still the most successful!

After his final exit as Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame, Robert Downey...

One of the most popular sitcoms of all time may not have had a particularly "friendly" behind the scenes environment, according to one of its stars. Friends, the NBC juggernaut sitcom that ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004, starred numerous supporting actors throughout its entire run, and one of them has called out the show for having a "toxic environment" behind the camera.

Stephen Park, the veteran comedian who has appeared in films like A Serious Man, Snowpiercer, and Asteroid City, was featured in two episodes of Friends. In 1996, he played Scott Alexander in "The One with the Chicken Pox," and in 1997, he played Phil in "The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion." Although it was a brief stint in the cultural phenomenon that is Friends, Park does not have good things to say about his experience on the show. While discussing his role in Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi comedy Mickey 17,...

The Office star Steve Carell has officially joined the cast of Jesse Armstrong's upcoming movie for HBO, starring alongside an ensemble cast filled with heavy hitters.

Per Variety, Carell will star alongside Jason Schwartzman (Asteroid City), Ramy Youssef (Poor Things) and Cory Michael Smith (Saturday Night) in Armstrong's untitled film for HBO, which is expected to begin filming this month in Utah. Armstrong served as executive producer and showrunner of HBO's Emmy-winning juggernaut Succession, which concluded its run back in 2023. The untitled film follows " a group of billionaire friends who get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis." His upcoming untitled film for HBO serves as his feature directorial debut.

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Succession has repeatedly used bathrooms to expose the true feelings of its normally-guarded cast.

Accompanying the casting announcement, Armstrong issued a statement, sharing...

Jesse Armstrong, the creator of Succession, is one of the hottest tickets in Hollywood after the booming success of his enthralling HBO drama. Any network or studio would be lucky to have him, and HBO knows this. In the interest of keeping one of their best and brightest talents close, Armstrong’s next project, a star-studded feature film about billionaires caught in an international crisis, is on the fast track to audiences who crave nail-biting drama and unforgettable characters. Today, we’ve learned that Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youseff, and Cory Michael Smith will lead the cast of Armstrong’s Succession follow-up, making the project all the more enticing.

According to the movie’s logline, Jesse Armstrong’s upcoming feature revolves around “a group of billionaire friends who get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis.”

While the film has yet to reveal its title, an image...

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Adrien Brody is one of the frontrunners for the Best Actor Award at the 2025 Academy Awards. His performance in The Brutalist has been one of the most revered this awards season. As he attends the ceremony, he’ll certainly have his longtime girlfriend Georgina Chapman by his side.

If Adrien wins, this will be his second-ever Best Actor Oscar. He notably became the youngest person to ever win the award in 2003 for The Pianist. He was 29 at the time.

In the years between his last win and now, Adrien has appeared in countless hit films, like King Kong and The Village. He also has been in many Wes Anderson movies, like The Grand Budapest Hotel and Asteroid City.

Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman attend the 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Marleen...

Once again, Adrien Brody is earning attention from both audiences and critics with a great performance in The Brutalist. The film depicts the journey of a Holocaust survivor who comes to America and has brought much acclaim to Brody, including the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and his second Oscar nomination.

Few actors can match the intensity and the serious commitment to their art that Brody has. From his performance in The Pianist through his recent one in The Brutalist, Brody has always been challenging himself with complex characters that show his amazing range.

Adrien Brody | via Adrien Brody’s Instagram

However, it is not just awards and nominations that have attracted Brody’s admirers. Fans love to know the background and how much such award-winning actors earn. So, let’s take a look at Adrien Brody’s net worth in 2025.

Adrien Brody...

After hitting theaters near the end of 2024, A24's horror film, Heretic, is heading to its new streaming home in March.

The Hugh Grant-led horror flick, Heretic, officially lands on Max on March 7. The official synopsis for the film reads: "Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse." In addition to Grant, Heretic stars Sophie Thatcher (Companion), Chloe East (The Fabelmans), Topher Grace (Spider-Man 3), and Elle Young (Little Fish). Heretic was written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, best known for the Adam Driver-led film, 65, and as screenwriters of A Quiet Place.

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A24's Heretic finale is filled with bloodshed, provocative messages about religion, and an existential deep-dive into toxic masculinity.

After landing in theaters on Nov.