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In 1983, Jim McBride attempted an English-language remake of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1959 cinema landmark, Breathless with Richard Gere. It broke one of Godard’s cardinal rules: It was in color. Although not as terrible an idea as Gus Van Sant’s disastrous shot-by-shot 1998 color remake of Hitchcock’s 1960 Psycho — which, like Godard’s forever-influential movie the year before, also broke all the rules of its genre — it is dismissed today with the original still finding new life with young audiences each generation, as France’s New Wave also continues to do.

With the truly wonderful Nouvelle Vague (New Wave), premiering today in Competition at Cannes (where else?), Richard Linklater smartly has not attempted a remake of Breathless but rather a certain regard and respect for the wildly creative cinematic period Godard and his contemporaries achieved with the French New Wave. A cinema revolutionary in spirit and deed himself — just watch his...

Has Cannes gone all political on us? The French film festival, which used to pride itself on, sometimes to a fault, being the apolitical “cinema for cinema’s sake” festival, appears to be storming the barricades.

The 78th Festival featured one of the most political opening ceremonies in living memory. In his speech accepting an honorary Palme d’Or, Robert De Niro lambasted U.S. President Donald Trump, labeling him “America’s Philistine president” and rallying the audience to “act now…without violence, but with great passion and determination” to defend democracy. “It’s time for everyone who cares about liberty to organize, to protest, and when there are elections, vote. Vote. Tonight, and for the next 11 days, we show our strength and commitment by celebrating art in this glorious festival. Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité.”

Ceremony host, French actor Laurent Lafitte, gave a similarly passionate and highly political speech, calling on...

Arab cinema and its representatives are out in full force — and in the spotlight — on the Croisette this year, where the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday.

Case in point: Qatar’s film industry is gearing up for what insiders say will be its biggest-ever presence on the Croisette. The timing seems fitting given that the Arab Cinema Center (Acc) will, during the fest, bestow its sixth Arab Cinema Personality of the Year Award onto Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, CEO of Qatar’s Doha Film Institute, for her “noteworthy efforts to advance the Qatari, Arab, and global film industries.”

Egypt also has reason to celebrate. It returns to the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard lineup for the first time in nine years, with its “central role in regional production and distribution” as “the Arab world’s largest filmmaking hub” getting the spotlight in a...

Robert De Niro, in Cannes to receive an honorary Palme d’Or during Tuesday night’s glitzy opening ceremony, used his time in the spotlight to defend democracy and take aim at America’s commander in chief.

“In my country, we are fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted. That affects all of us here, because art is the crucible that brings people together, like tonight. Art looks for truth. Art embraces diversity. That’s why art is a threat. That’s why we are a threat to autocrats and fascists,” he said to applause inside the Grand Lumiére theater with Leonardo DiCaprio standing over his shoulder after an affecting tribute to DiCaprio’s frequent collaborator and acting icon.

“America’s Philistine president has had himself appointed head of one of our premier cultural institutions [the Kennedy Center]. He has cut funding and support to the arts, humanities and education.

When Cannes Film Festival Jury President Juliette Binoche was asked today why she didn’t sign a global film industry open letter condemning the “silence” over the deadly impact of Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza; The English Patient Oscar winner told a reporter “I cannot answer you.”

“You will maybe understand it a little later,” the actress said.

Binoche at this afternoon’s Cannes jury press conference was asked by Al Jazeera English about the open letter that was released on the eve of the festival with signatures from more than 350 cinema world figures including Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Javier Bardem.

“In Cannes, the horror Gaza must not be silenced,” read the letter.

Binoche was questioned on why she did not sign the letter herself, despite being “well-known for speaking out about a variety of causes.” After a long hesitation, she refused to answer but insisted that...

Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong, and Cannes jury president Juliette Binoche were immediately pressed on all things Trump at the festival’s first press conference on Tuesday.

They were joined by Alba Rohrwacher, auteur directors Hong Sangsoo, Payal Kapadia, and Carlos Reygadas, French Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, and Congolese documentarist Dieudo Hamadi.

Of course, the conversation swiftly moved to the looming shadow of President Donald Trump whose spate of tariffs has upended the global economy. He has, in recent days, turned his attention to Hollywood: a 100 percent movie tariff on international films putting the fear of god into every producer flocking to the Croisette.

“I’m not sure I’m capable to answer that because it requires an analysis of the industry and cinema in the world,” Binoche said when asked how the proposed tariffs threaten the international film industry. “I understand President Trump is trying to protect… he was trying to protect his country,...

More than 350 film world figures, including Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Javier Bardem, have published an open letter on the eve of the Cannes Film Festival condemning “silence” over the deadly impact of Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza.

The letter, published on the website of France’s Libération newspaper on Monday evening, was headed “In Cannes, the horror Gaza must not be silenced”. It was addressed “For Fatem”, in memory of 25-year-old Gaza artist and photojournalist Fatima Hassouna.

The young woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike in mid-April just 24 hours after it was announced a documentary exploring her life in the Gaza Strip would world premiere in the Cannes. Ten of her relatives, including her pregnant sister, were killed in same strike.

“She was a Palestinian freelance photojournalist. She was targeted by the Israeli army on 16 April, 2025, the day after it was announced that Sepideh Farsi’s...

A best-selling smash before being adapted into a trilogy of similarly successful movies, author E.L James' "Fifty Shades of Grey" is a strong reminder that sex sells. The novels and their cinematic adaptations explored a central romance that dealt heavily in eroticism and uninhibited sexual passion. The story occasionally broached on darker themes, bordering on the thriller genre, but maintained its key narrative focus on the sensuality between its lead characters. Fortunately, for those looking for similar steamy stories or dark explorations into sexuality, there are a number of acclaimed movies to follow up the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy.

Whether it's the ultimate in cinematic bad romances or neo-noir thrillers that have a decidedly erotic tinge, plenty of movies provide unflinching on-screen sensuality. To be clear, this isn't just a collection of movies that would make your parents blush but rather well-crafted films that happen to be linked by frank sexual themes.

The indie film world is betting on 1-2 Special.

The spanking new U.S. theatrical distributor has closed its first round of equity financing, securing backing from a group of private investors led by Alex Lo’s Cinema Inutile. Anita Gou’s Kindred Spirit, Chris Quintos Cathcart and Tyler Boehm’s Unapologetic Projects, and Bill and Mary Way’s Fit Via Vi are also first-round investors in New York-based 1-2.

Launched by former Sideshow executive Jason Hellerstein in February, 1-2 Special is set up as a theatrical-first, all rights distributor, dedicated to “acquiring and releasing exceptional films from top-tier domestic and international festivals.” 1-2 picked up its first feature, Kontinental ’25, from acclaimed Romanian director Radu Jude (Bad Luck Banging, Or Looney Porn) out of the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival. With its coffers full of Pe cash, we expect 1-2 will be an active buyer in Cannes.

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Nicholas Sparks writes the kind of books you're likely to find on your mom's nightstand. His romances have captivated (mostly women) readers around the world for nearly 30 years, with over 130 million copies sold according to his website. Many of his novels follow the same formula, but clearly, he's found a winning one: stories of star-crossed lovers, often set in picturesque coastal American small towns, where a profound and enduring bond is tested by a tragic twist. Few authors can claim that all of their books have reached #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

Nicholas Sparks' stories didn't make the leap to the silver screen until 1999 with the adaptation of his second novel, "Message in a Bottle." Star Kevin Costner fits perfectly into Sparks' universe, portraying the all-American, rugged man — stoic and guarded, yet warm. We've seen Kevin Costner play similar roles in some of his best movies, including...

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Tariff Shocker

Trump card: “Tariff” is a word that has entered the daily lexicon over the past few weeks, but the industry was still blindsided when Donald Trump set out a plan (via Truth Social) to impose 100% tariffs on film imports Sunday. It’s been quite the rollercoaster since and the sector is spooked. “It’s insane,” was the simple response leading our international reax piece, which is well worth a peruse. What started as a ranty proposal made on social media that appeared to reflect Trump’s hatred for California governor Gavin Newsom as much as his desire to return production to America, became a more codified plan when Deadline revealed Trump and his Hollywood compadre...

Oscar-nominated director Atom Egoyan and writer-director Eric Nazarian engaged in an inspiring conversation on the eve of the theatrical release of Nazarian’s latest feature Die Like a Man, which had a theatrical engagement in Los Angeles last month prior to its digital release.

Egoyan is an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker and one of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave, emerging during the ’80s and making his career breakthrough with Exotica. Egoyan followed this with the critically acclaimed film The Sweet Hereafter, for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Nazarian is a graduate of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and recipient of the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for his screenplay Giants. His first film as writer-director, The Blue Hour, premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the Torino Film Festival, winning...

Richard Gere and Michelle Rodriguez have been cast in a new plane survival thriller.The 'Pretty Woman' actor and 'Fast and Furious' franchise star will join forces on upcoming blockbuster 'Left Seat' from 'Bleed For This' director Ben Younger.As reported by Deadline, Rodriguez will play a "travelling pharmaceutical rep" who is "forced to take control of a small charter plane after the pilot falls unconscious mid-flight".The synopsis continues: "She must rely on the help of a stranger (Gere) over the radio, to navigate through deadly storms and land the aircraft before the fuel runs out.”Younger will direct from David M. Crabtree's screenplay, and he is also making script revisions.Longtime Mandalay President Jason Michael Berman is serving as producer under his new A/Vantage Pictures banner.He said in a statement: "I am thrilled to be bringing David M. Crabtree’s brilliant screenplay to life,...

Fast & Furious franchise star Michelle Rodriguez and The Agency's Richard Gere are teaming up for a new plane survival thriller from director Ben Younger.

Per Deadline, Rodriguez and Gere will star in Left Seat, which is described as a plane survival thriller. Younger directs from a script penned by David M. Crabtree. The official synopsis for Left Seat reads: "When a traveling pharmaceutical rep (Rodriguez) is forced to take control of a small charter plane after the pilot falls unconscious mid-flight, she must rely on the help of a stranger (Gere) over the radio, to navigate through deadly storms and land the aircraft before the fuel runs out."

Left Seat is produced by Jason Michael Berman, best known as a producer for Ben Affleck's Air and Surrounded, a western starring Black Panther's Letitia Wright. Berman also serves as a producer for the highly anticipated new Spike...

Hollywood kingpin Barry Diller has, for the first time, shared his thoughts on the decades of speculation about his sexuality and his marriage to fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg in an excerpt of his upcoming memoir that appeared in New York Magazine on Tuesday.

The former Paramount and Fox boss said that while there have been a “good many men in my life, there has only ever been one woman” — von Furstenberg, whom he met shortly after getting the top job at Paramount in the mid-1970s. The pair were together for years in the ’70s, before breaking up and later marrying in 2001.

Diller, in the endearing and revealing excerpt, said he had been “realistic” that “everyone knows” in the entertainment world that he is attracted to men, but that he “never wanted to make any declarations.” But long-running rumors that his relationship with von Furstenberg is merely an arrangement or friendship are untrue,...

Billionaire Barry Diller is opening up about his sexuality for the first time in an essay about his romance with wife, fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg.

The essay – titled “The truth about us, after all these years” – was published by NY Magazine. It details their meeting, falling in love, their breakup, and their rekindling of their romance.

He also mentioned, for the first time, dating men.

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“While there have been a good many men in my life, there has only ever been one woman, and she didn’t come into my life until I was 33 years old,” he wrote. “I have never questioned my sexuality’s basic authority over my life (I was only afraid of the reaction of others).”

Of his romance with Diane when it first started decades ago, he shared, “People started saying, ‘Huh? What is it with this person? We thought he liked only men.

For better or worse, Edward Norton is known to fully commit himself to his acting choices. He earned an Academy Award nomination earlier this year, for his supporting performance in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. The movie re-established him as the star he'd always been touted as, right from his first-ever big-screen appearance in the courtroom drama Primal Fear, which, incidentally, earned him an Oscar nod as well. Directed by Gregory Hoblit, the movie was headlined by Richard Gere, and released to positive reviews in 1996. It has since developed a reputation as a '90s classic, and is now becoming quite a hit on streaming following its debut on Netflix.

According to FlixPatrol, Primal Fear has accumulated a total of 354 points in May, and is the 16th-biggest film on Netflix for the month so far. The movie is doing particularly well in Canada, several European countries, and the Middle East.

Stars: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Darya Ekamasova, Yura Borisov, Paul Weissman, Lindsey Normington, Emily Weider, Luna Sofía Miranda, Vincent Radwinsky, Brittney Rodriguez, Sophia Carnabuci | Written and Directed by Sean Baker

Since releasing his first feature in 2000, writer/director Sean Baker has built himself a name as an exciting voice in independent cinema. As his works have gotten more attention, from Tangerine being shot on multiple iPhones, to Willem Dafoe’s Oscar nomination for The Florida Project, Baker has grown in stature as a director. This leads us to Anora, the writer/director’s eighth feature which won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes festival, and manages to be another exemplary piece of cinema from the creative.

British viewers may find themselves surprised in this film’s opening moments, as a remix of Take That’s ‘Greatest Day’ plays while a line of exotic dancers perform for paying customers.

Richard Gere has revealed his one requirement to reprise his role as Edward Lewis in a potential sequel to Pretty Woman. The iconic 1990 romantic comedy was directed by the late Gary Marshall and told the story of Edward, a high-powered businessman (Gere), and Vivian Ward, a spirited sex worker (Julia Roberts). What begins as a business transaction turns into a modern fairy tale of love featuring class differences and personal transformations. Pretty Woman was a massive box office hit, grossing over $460 million worldwide, and cemented both Roberts and Gere as romantic leads in Hollywood.

The film has remained an audience favorite for decades, but despite sequel speculation, neither lead had been open about the possibility of revisiting the film. Now, while speaking with Peopleat the City Harvest Gala in New York, Gere stated that he would be open to stepping back into Edward's shoes, but only under one condition. Read...

In 1990, Richard Gere appeared in Pretty Woman alongside Julia Roberts. The rom-com recently celebrated 35 years since its release, and it's still one of the most beloved films in the genre.

In Pretty Woman, Richard Gere plays businessman Edward Lewis, who hires Roberts' sex worker Vivian Ward to keep him company for a week, but they end up falling in love and getting their happy ending. Although the rom-com premiered over three decades ago, the rom-com still stands and made a huge impact on the two stars' careers. In a new interview with People, Gere revealed what would take for him to reprise his role in a possible Pretty Woman sequel.

Asked about the idea of a sequel, Gere revealed he has one requirement: "It all comes down to whether or not there's a good script." His answer makes sense, but the probability of a sequel is low. Pretty Woman came from the late Garry Marshall,...

Before she was slicing and dicing on Top Chef or making headlines with her own Hulu show, Taste the Nation, Padma Lakshmi was heating things up in the romance department. The stunning TV host, author, and all-around queen has dated some very famous and powerful men over the years.

We’re talking about acclaimed author Salman Rushdie, Hollywood heartthrob Richard Gere, and even venture capitalist Adam Dell. But among all, it’s her relationship with billionaire businessman Theodore J. Forstmann that caught our attention. But sadly, their romance ended in 2011 after Forstmann passed away. But how? Well, let’s check it out.

How did Padma Lakshmi’s billionaire ex-boyfriend die?

While Padma Lakshmi is popularly known for her long-term hosting gig on Bravo’s Top Chef, she has also made some glowing headlines for her love life. From dating notable men in the entertainment industry to getting hitched to an acclaimed author,...

Richard Gere established himself as one of the finest leading men during the 1970s. He is known for his performances in movies such as American Gigolo and Days of Heaven. Following his relationships with Cindy Crawford and Carey Lowell, Gere married Spanish activist Alejandra Silva, with the couple tying the knot in 2018.

During an appearance on a talk show, Gere opened up about his marriage to Silva, with a 34-year age difference between the two. In an interview, Silva revealed a promise Gere made to her. However, Gere’s promise might just be too bold to pull off, given the age gap between him and his wife, and here is why.

Richard Gere made a bold promise to wife Alejandra Silva

Richard Gere married Spanish activist Alejandra Silva in 2018. The American Gigolo actor is currently 75 years old, while his wife is 41. As a result, there is a 34-year age gap between the couple.

Update [29/4/25, 10.00 Cest]: Screenings at Barcelona’s Bcn Film Fest will go ahead as scheduled from today, with power now restored after the outages on Monday.

The festival has posted an update to its social media channels stating that it “resumes its programming with total normality”, including the red carpet event with Richard Gere this evening.

Original story [28/4/25]:

Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival (Bcn Film Fest) in Spain has cancelled its screenings for the rest of today following mass power outages that have caused difficulties across Spain and Portugal.

The festival posted a message on its social media channels at...

Masayuki Suô’s beloved romantic comedy “Shall We Dance?” is finally getting a proper U.S. release. The 1996 feature stars Oscar nominee Kôji Yakusho in one of his breakout roles as a married accountant who becomes intoxicated by the world of competitive ballroom dancing. Yakusho most recently led “Perfect Days.”

The official synopsis for “Shall We Dance?” reads: “Shohei Sugiyama (Yakusho) seems to have it all — a high-paying job as an accountant, a beautiful home, a caring wife and a doting daughter he loves dearly. However, he feels something is missing in his life. One day, while commuting on the train, he spots a beautiful woman staring wistfully out a window and eventually decides to find her. His search leads him head-first into the world of competitive ballroom dancing.”

Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka, Eri Watanabe, Yû Tokui, Hiromasa Taguchi, Reiko Kusamura, and Hideko Hara also star.

The Japanese film was released in the U.

At the end of The Agency Season 1, the ground shifts on several characters as their secrets catch up with them. After a whirlwind romance with Martian (Michael Fassbender), Samia (Jodie Turner-Smith) is arrested. She is suspected to have been imprisoned in a secret prison, which becomes a major driving factor for Martian's shocking decision to become a double agent. The Agency is based on a French drama series Le Bureau des Légendes, and Samia meets the ultimate fate, something Turner-Smith hopes her character avoids in the succeeding season of The Agency. The actress told The Hollywood Reporter that she had talked to the show's creative team, hoping to sway them into writing a different fate for the character. "Because I’ve seen the show, the French version, I keep on trying to stalk the Butterworths to be like, ‘So can we make certain changes so that I can get some...

Not even two months after its theatrical release, the latest film from Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh, Black Bag, will hit streaming. Black Bag, which stars two-time Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, will drop on Peacock on May 2.

The spy thriller stars Blanchett as Kathryn St. Jean, the wife of Fassbender’s British intelligence officer George Woodhouse. In Black Bag, George is tasked with investigating a list of would-be traitors, one of whom may be his wife, Kathryn. The film also stars Pierce Brosnan (MobLand), Gustaf Skarsgård (Evil), Naomie Harris (Moonlight), Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga), and Marisa Abela (Barbie). The movie was written by David Koepp, who has written movies like Jurassic Park (1993), Mission: Impossible (1996), and Spider-Man (2002).

The Film Will Get a Physical Media Release

Black Bag, despite its 96% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, failed to make back its budget, having earned just $37.7 million against its budget of around $50 million to $60 million.

Almost exactly a decade since espionage thriller “The Bureau” became the first series in France to adopt the American writer’s room format, French-American producer Alex Berger is still reaping the laurels of its success.

At Canneseries to promote the festival’s opening night screening of “The Agency,” the George Clooney-produced adaptation of his French hit, the veteran reflected on his career and impact in the industry, recalling how the European country “wasn’t used to doing the type of shows we were aiming for in the rhythm we wanted to do them in.”

By “we,” Berger refers to himself and multi-hyphenate creative and “The Bureau” showrunner Éric Rochant. The duo founded independent production company The Originals Productions in 2008 and perfected their practice following the success of their hit show, coining a technique titled Structured Writing Workshop. The custom-tailored method mixes “the best of what France and the U.

Held under clear skies, Canneseries kickstarted Thursday with much panache via the out-of-competition French premiere of Paramount+’s ‘”The Agency,” a remake of the French hit thriller “The Bureau.”

For its eighth edition, the festival was slightly overshadowed, however, when jury president Norman Reedus of “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” fame had to cancel at the last minute for other work commitments. He was replaced by jury member Jeff Russo, Emmy-awarded composer of “Fargo,” also credited for “Ripley” and “Star Trek: Section 31.” Co-jurors of the main competition remained “Pachinko” showrunner Soo Hugh, actors Louise Bourgoin, Lola Dueñas and César Domboy, who walked the pink carpet on Thursday evening.

Crowd onlookers who expected “The Agency” stars Michael Fassbender and Richard Gere or the aforementioned Reedus to share a selfie with them were perhaps disappointed, such as a young Thea, in her 20s, who was coming from Nice to have a...

As The Agency heads into filming season two, Jeffrey Wright and Jodie Turner-Smith have some specific thoughts about where they would like to see their characters’ storylines go.

Wright portrays Henry Ogletree, CIA London Deputy Station Chief and mentor to Michael Fassbender’s Martian, in Showtime’s espionage thriller from Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. An American remake of the French series Le Bureau des Légendes that originally aired in 2015, The Agency has been set closer to modern day so it can address current world issues like the war in Ukraine and crisis in Sudan. Because the timeframe is set a few years earlier, however, the Butterworth brothers previously told The Hollywood Reporter that the series wouldn’t address the real-time unfolding of the second Trump administration and its global impact. Yet there is one issue stemming from Donald Trump’s current presidency that Wright would like to see an exception made.

Kevin Spacey has not taken on a single role since 2017 due to his s*xual assault allegations, but this was not the case back in the day. The New Jersey-born actor was killing it in the 90s with action-packed roles like John Doe in David Fincher’s movie Se7en (1995), Kevin “Verbal” Kint in The Usual Suspects (1995) a movie by Bryan Singer, and Lester Burnham in American Beauty a film by Sam Mendes, to name just a few.

The actor has an amazing filmography and has bagged two Oscars as well. He is someone whose name in the cast would fill up theaters. However, even a great actor like Spacey can mess up in selecting his next role and miss out on movies that go on to become hits. This often happens in Hollywood—actors rejecting scripts or, at times, being rejected by casting crews or directors.

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Costalegre, a 200-mile ribbon of Pacific coastline stretching between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo, is one of the last truly wild corners of Mexico. There are no mega-resorts here. No spring-break beach clubs or 20-story condos. Just sandpipers skimming the surf, green sea turtles digging moonlit nests — and, every so often, Richard Gere strolling on the beach.

This is Xala, a 3,000-acre development so “low-density,” it’s practically invisible. Co-founded by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo Santa Cruz and supported by Gere and a group of ecologically minded billionaires, Xala is reimagining luxury from the earth up. Instead of golf courses and gated estates, think turtle sanctuaries and organic mango groves.

Santa Cruz could have built thousands of hotel rooms on the property — he has environmental approval for 4,500 of them — but instead, he’s vowed to build just 93. The sole resort planned for the property, a Six Senses opening in 2027, will comprise 51 stand-alone pool villas and 42 branded residences.

Stars: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Sophie Wilde, Antonio Banderas, Esther McGregor, Vaughn Reilly, Victor Slezak | Written and Directed by Halina Reijn

Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson star in this erotic office drama from writer-director Halina Reijn’s follow-up to last year’s horror favourite Bodies Bodies Bodies. Provocative and crackling with tension, Babygirl explores ideas of desire, control and illicit sexuality from a decidedly Gen Z perspective, while playing interesting games with established erotic thriller conventions.

Kidman plays Romy Mathis, the powerful CEO of a New York robotics company, who seemingly has it all, including two teenage daughters (Esther McGregor and Vaughan Reilly) and an apparently happy marriage to successful theatre director Jacob (Antonio Banderas). However, there are early hints that something is missing, because – in the opening scene – after faking an orgasm with Jacob, Romy sneaks off to a different room and masturbates to dodgy daddy porn on her laptop.

Richard hosted the 1992 World AIDS Day event at the United Nations.

Gere co-founded Heroes Project.

He has received important awards from the Harvard AIDS Institute, American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), Amnesty International, and the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award.

Charities & foundations supported

Richard Gere has supported the following charities:

Afghanistan Relief OrganizationAmerican Foundation for AIDS ResearchAmerican India FoundationAmnesty InternationalBarbara Davis Center for Childhood DiabetesCinema For PeaceDalai Lama FoundationDruk White Lotus SchoolElizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS FoundationExploring The ArtsFree The ChildrenFree Tibet CampaignGere FoundationHealing the DivideHeroes ProjectHuman Rights WatchInternational Campaign for TibetMeals On WheelsRobert F Kennedy MemorialSociety for Animal Protective LegislationStand Up and Take ActionSurvival InternationalWild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary Read more about Richard Gere's charity work and events. Related articles Charity Heavyweights Support Muhammad AliStars Auction Face Time For CharityGere Launches Ad Campaign For Meals On WheelsDamon Is Back for One X ONENeil Young Organizes Benefit Concert

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Only four people have been named People’s Magazine’s Sexiest Man of the Year on two separate occasions. Richard Gere, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, and George Clooney. You would probably find all four of those men in most women’s top-10 hottest actors list, without a question. But if there’s one guy who defined the term Silver Fox in Hollywood, it’s Gorgeous George. And this goes without any disrespect to Mr. Gere.

But what happens when your Silver Fox isn’t all that… silver anymore? Well, that is the current situation a lot of fans are dealing with, since Clooney is donning an entirely different ‘do. The Ocean’s ringleader has ditched his signature salt-and-pepper look for a darker, more clean-cut image. Now, he has his reasons. But will those reasons fly with the legions who swooned for the silver?

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Production momentum is building for The AgencySeason 2, with a fresh update that should ignite excitement among fans of the espionage thriller. Showtime and Paramount+ announced in December 2024 that the series was renewed for a second season following rave reviews and an overwhelmingly positive reception. The decision was on the backs of the series' record-breaking debut, which garnered over 5.1 million cross-platform viewers, making it the most-streamed new series in Showtime's history.

Executive Producer Joe Wright, known for his work on films likeAtonementand Hanna, has expressed his enthusiasm for the upcoming season. In a recent interview with ScreenRant, Wright stops short of going into details about the production but says enough to signal that everything is going according to plan. He said:

“I think season 2 starts shooting at the end of this month, and I'm very excited by the scripts. The cast are great, and it's gratifying to see that it's having this life.

Films have a unique way of showing us how stories are built, broken, and reimagined, and nowhere is that more evident than in a well-executed plot twist. It reshapes the entire experience and forces audiences to question everything they have just seen.

A great twist flips the narrative on its head. It isn’t, however, just about pulling the rug out for shock value. None of it matters if the scene you’re building toward for the entirety of your film falls flat. We’re looking at you, the much dreaded, “It was all a dream.” Succintly put, a good twist builds on three very specific things – anticipation, revelation, and satisfaction – and it only hits hardest when it ties into your characters and themes.

In this instance, we’re taking ranking ten movies that make us sit up stunned with the realization that we’ve been played, perhaps in the best way possible.

When Michael Fassbender was first offered the lead role in The Agency, Paramount+ With Showtime’s cerebral spy thriller (an adaptation of the critically acclaimed French series Les Bureau des Legendes), he had a couple questions. Mainly, he needed help getting inside the head of his character, Martian, a CIA operative who has just returned from six years undercover. “I was like, who would want this job?” Fassbender said at a recent THR Frontrunners panel. “The question for me was, is this guy a sociopath or not?”

The production put Fassbender in touch with one of the show’s CIA consultants, and together they realized that the character — who is also the father of a teenaged daughter — checked a lot of the boxes. “I was like, Ok, this is who I’m dealing with now,” says Fassbender. “That’s not to say that he isn’t in some ways trying...

In 1973, when Henry Winkler auditioned for the role of Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on "Happy Days," he was three years removed from having graduated from the prestigious Yale School of Drama, and making a living as an actor by appearing in commercials. This allowed him the freedom to take less lucrative theater and movie gigs, which is often the only way to get anywhere as an actor and the reason why the washout rate is so high.

Just prior to reading for the role that would completely change his life (and make television history in the process), Winkler landed a part in the coming-of-age comedy "The Lords of Flatbush." Set in Brooklyn, the film depicts the antics of four young Brooklyn greasers who cause mostly innocuous trouble around the borough. The movie was modestly successful, giving a small boost to its cast -- which, along with Winkler, included such up-and-comers as Perry King,...

There’s something about Edward Norton that sets him apart. He doesn’t just play a character—he disappears into it. Every performance feels raw, lived-in, and totally believable, like he’s not acting at all. Whether he’s a troubled narrator, a reformed neo-Nazi, or a genius with a secret, Norton brings layers and intensity that few actors can match. He’s built a career on complexity, always choosing roles that leave a mark. Honestly, he’s not just part of modern cinema—he’s helped shape it.

Blowing up in the late 90s with a string of Oscar-worthy performances, Norton quickly became the guy directors had to work with. He’s teamed up with visionaries like David Fincher, Tony Kaye, and Wes Anderson, shared the screen with legends like Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, and delivered some of the most iconic performances that created a shift in the world of filmmaking.

The Jackal is bringing Bruce Willis' take on the iconic killer to a brand-new streaming home. The 1997 action thriller is now on Tubi.

The Jackal, starring Willis as the iconic assassin, has officially become a part of the free streaming platform's ever-expanding catalog of thrillers. The Jackal was quietly added to the Tubi library on April 1. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones from a screenplay written by Chuck Pfarrer, 1997's The Jackal was an updated feature film adaptation of author Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel, The Day of the Jackal.

The story follows Willis's Jackal, who is being hunted by Sidney Poitier's FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston, and Ira sniper Declan Joseph Mulqueen, played by Richard Gere, as he tries to kill a top-ranking U.S. government official. The film also features appearances by numerous fan-favorite actors, such as J. K. Simmons, Jack Black, Leslie Phillips, and Mathilda May.

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One of Jason Statham’s action movies that celebrated its 10th anniversary a few years ago has returned to streaming charts. Statham stars opposite Jennifer Lopez in Parker, the 2013 heist caper film following a thief with a unique code of ethics who is double-crossed and left for dead by his crew. After assuming a new disguise and connecting with a woman on the inside, he begins his mission to take his old crew’s newest score. Wendell Pierce, Nick Nolte, Bobby Cannavale, and Patti LuPone also star in Parker, which earned “rotten” scores of 41% from critics and 48% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Parker premiered on Tubi on April 1 and has made its way to the #3 spot on the streamer’s charts.

John McLaughlin wrote the script for Parker, which is based on the novel Flashfire by Donald E. Westlake, which he wrote under the pen name Richard Stark. McLaughlin worked...

Cindy Crawford, the American model and actress, is 5 feet 9 inches tall, approximately 175.3 centimeters.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Cindy mentioned her height as “5 feet 9 and a half inches,” a detail that also appeared on her modeling card. When asked about her height in the Chicago Tribune on August 10, 1990, she confirmed it as “5-9.”

During her modeling career in the 1990s, her agency listed her dress size as 8, with measurements of 34B-24-35, and she wore a shoe size of 9.5 in the US.

Cindy Crawford is slightly taller than her daughter Kaia Gerber, who stands at 5 feet 8 ½ inches (174 cm), with a height difference of approximately half an inch (1.3 cm).

Kaia Gerber dazzles in a crystal-embellished fringed dress paired with clear-strap heels, while Cindy Crawford stuns in a multicolored Missoni gown and neutral peep-toe sandals at the 2021 InStyle Awards (Credit: Abaca / INSTARimages / Cover Images)

Cindy Crawford has occasionally mentioned her height,...

Exclusive: Director and actress Joan Chen signs with Anonymous Content for management.

Chen can most recently be seen in Sean Wang’s Didi, for which she was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award. She will next be seen in Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet, alongside Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang, which releases theatrically on April 18. Following this, she will star in the Amazon MGM holiday comedy Oh. What. Fun., alongside Felicity Jones and Michelle Pfeiffer. It was recently announced that Chen will also star in the Netflix series “Remarkably Bright Creatures” alongside Sally Field.

Her career began with her winning the prestigious “Hundred Flowers Award” for Best Actress, China’s equivalent to an Oscar, during her teenage years. After moving to the U.S. at twenty, Chen earned rave reviews as the female-lead in Bernardo Bertolucci’s 9x Oscar winning film The Last Emperor and was part of...

Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for its Contenders Television 2025, its showcase of series and TV movies that marks the start of the small-screen awards season.

The cast and creatives from a total of 27 shows appeared over the weekend in a pair of all-day affairs at the DGA Theater, with the discussions delving deep into the journeys their projects took to get made, and even to tease what’s coming next. The complete panel videos are now available.

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The lineup of shows represented the cream of the crop of watercooler series, with participating shows Saturday and Sunday including ABC’s High Potential; AMC’s Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire; Apple TV+’s Dope Thief, Severance and The Studio; CBS Studios’ Matlock; Disney+’s Out of My Mind; Fox Entertainment’s Going Dutch; HBO | Max’s The Last of Us; Hulu’s Good American Family,...

If The AgencySeason 1 was a fraught, anxiety-inducing experience, brace yourself for an even tenser Season 2. Michael Fassbender stars in and executive produces the Showtime spy thriller show, and he recently appeared on a Deadline panel where he discussed the much-anticipated second season. The show improves on its first season as the spy world becomes even more secretive and the stakes are upped. "It just doesn’t let up in Season 2. The walls just keep coming in, and the vice grip keeps getting tightened," the actor said. "That tension and that jeopardy just heightens all the way through without any let up in the second season," he added, teasing a never-wracking second season. The show was already renewed for a new season that is currently in production.

Fassbender plays Martian in the thriller based on the hit French drama Le Bureau des Legendes. In Season 1, Martian, a covert CIA agent, is...

The Contenders Film event in Los Angeles, held at the Directors Guild of America, saw cast members from various television shows stop by a photo studio.

Day 2 of the event welcomed guests including Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, and Antony Starr (The Boys); Aldis Hodge (Cross); Brian Tyree Henry (Dope Thief); Matt Bomer and Nathan Lee Graham (Mid-Century Modern); Sterling K. Brown and James Marsden (Paradise); Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan, and Asif Aliand (Deli Boys) and Michael Fassbender, Richard Gere, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Jeffrey Wright (The Agency), among others.

Talent on Day 1 included Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us); Luke Kirby (Étoile), Brandon Sklenar and Julia Schlaepfer (1923); Melanie Lynskey and Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets); Elisabeth Moss, Bradley Whitford, and Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid’s Tale); Kate Hudson, Mindy Kaling, and Ike Barinholtz (Running Point); Noah Wyle (The Pitt); Kathy Bates and Jennie Snyder Urman (Matlock) and many more.

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The four stars of The Agency — Michael Fassbender, Richard Gere, Jeffrey Wright and Jodie Turner-Smith — were hesitant to spoil anything, just like their characters keep secrets and maintain their covers. As an executive producer, Fassbender had the authority to tease the upcoming second season.

“It just doesn’t let up in Season 2,” he said. “The walls just keep coming in, and the vice grip keeps getting tightened. That tension and that jeopardy just heightens all the way through without any let up in the second season.”

In the Paramount+ with Showtime series based on Le Bureau des Legendes, Fassbender plays Martian, a spy called back from his undercover assignment. That means the end of his marriage to Sami Zahir (Turner-Smith), who shows back up in his life. Gere plays Bosko, the superior to the agency characters, and Wright plays Henry Ogletree.

Fassbender said the show rewards viewers for following along...

As always, Deadline’s Contenders events offer up the lowdown on hot picks for awards season, with a wealth of talent and teasers for what you need to watch. With this year’s Contenders Television that continues Sunday at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, we are bringing you the latest round of must-see shows.

Today’s action gets underway beginning at 9:30 a.m. Pt. Doors at the DGA open at 8:30 a.m. if you’re attending live. If not:

Click here to register and watch the livestream.

Day 2 continues what Day 1 started Saturday, when a packed house of guild and Academy voters saw the casts and creatives of the likes of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Last of Us, 1923, Yellowjackets, Matlock, Running Point, The Pitt, Étoile, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, Good American Family, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, Landman, Going Dutch and the...

© Warner Bros, Beta Films & Alfa Pictures Una película de Minecraft © Warner Bros

Hayas o no jugado a Minecraft, esta película lo tiene todo para ser un éxito en taquilla y triunfar entre los más pequeños. En esta adaptación del conocidísimo videojuego de Mojang Studio, cuatro inadaptados se encuentran luchando con problemas ordinarios cuando de repente se ven arrastrados a través de un misterioso portal al Overworld, un extraño y cúbico país de las maravillas que se nutre de la imaginación. La trama es un poco como la nueva Jumanji e incluso el exitazo de Super Mario Bros: para volver a casa, tendrán que dominar este mundo (y protegerlo de cosas malvadas como Piglins y Zombies) mientras se embarcan en una búsqueda mágica con un inesperado experto artesano. Su reparto tiene a caras muy conocidas como Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers o Jennifer Coolidge.

Guillermo Tell © Beta Fiction

Ya se había adaptado anteriormente,...

The international premiere of JJ Abrams’ 1970s crime thrillerDusterfor Max andthe world premieres of AMC’sThe Walking Dead: Dead Cityand Max’s French-language crime thrillerMalditosare among the series set to screen at the eighth edition ofCanneseries, taking place from April 24-29.

Duster and The Walking Dead: Dead City are both playing out of competition, along with Canal+ mafia crime dramaThe Corsican Line,Mediawan’s Palomar and Demd-produced European co-productionThe Count Of Monte-Cristostarring Sam Claflin and Jeremy Irons, and Belgian seriesThe Big Fuck-Up.

Malditos is one of eight series selected for the international competition. Other competition titles include Belgium-Germany road trip...