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Exclusive: Goodfellas Animation has boarded international sales on Andy Serkis’ animated adaptation of Animal Farm, based on the iconic novella by George Orwell.

The company will introduce the film to buyers in Cannes next week ahead of its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June.

Lord of the Rings and Planet of the Apes star Serkis has gathered an all-star voice cast featuring Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Andy Serkis, Kathleen Turner and Iman Vellani to bring the timeless allegory to life.

Directed by Serkis and written by Nick Stoller, Animal Farm is a modern adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel, one of the most widely read books in history with countless copies sold and translations in more than 250 languages.

The story follows a group of farm animals who rebel against their human owners and take over the farm,...

In 1981, Harrison Ford traded in the galaxy that is far far away for a fedora and whip to help him swing through the 1930s as Indiana Jones. He first appears in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," which includes some of the coolest moments in the "Indiana Jones" franchise. It was the beginning of a new era for Ford that lasted well into the 2020s, and the franchise's success is not just based on action alone. It's about telling stories that connect the past to the present while the mission focuses on finding a way to save the future. Yes, Indiana can be arrogant and all-knowing, but he is always focused on saving artifacts that are essential in telling the story of humankind.

He's not the only character who is using history to help save the future. While the "Indiana Jones" franchise has plenty of adventures for fans to enjoy, there...

Olivia Wilde is set to direct a new feature after her provocative 2022 film Don’t Worry Darling. This time, she’ll be helming a date night comedy that was inspired by the Spanish film Sentimental. This new film will be titled The Invite and has been adapted by Rashida Jones and her writing partner Will McCormack, whose credits include Celeste & Jesse Forever. The Invite will be about “a couple [who] invites the neighbors over, igniting an evening full of unexpected twists and turns, revealing deeply repressed emotions and unexplored sexuality.”

Variety reports that Wilde has her cast with Seth Rogen starring in the film alongside Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz. The production has already started in Los Angeles. The comedy will be produced by Ben Browning of FilmNation Entertainment, along with Annapurna Pictures’ Megan Ellison, and David Permut. Additionally, Annapurna’s Head of Film and Television, Patrick Chu, is on board as an executive producer.

Actor turned filmmaker Andy Serkis has been trying to get a new feature film version of George Orwell‘s (“1984”) 1945 novella “Animal Farm” (yet another story warning about fascism in society) into theaters for decades, and we finally have an update on a voice cast assembled for a new animated film iteration that counts Matt Reeves (“The Batman”) as an executive producer.

Variety has revealed that the stacked group of talented actors voicing various animals in the pic will include Seth Rogen (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”), Gaten Matarazzo (“Stranger Things”), Steve Buscemi (“Hotel Transylvania”), eight-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close (“Guardians of The Galaxy”), Laverne Cox (“Promising Young Woman”), recent Best Supporting Actor winner Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”), Woody Harrelson (“Triangle of Sadess”), Jim Parsons (“Big Bang Theory”), Kathleen Turner (“Romancing The Stone”), and Iman Vellani (“Ms.

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Andy Serkis has unveiled the all-star voice cast for his long-gestating animated adaptation of George Orwell's seminal 1945 novella Animal Farm, with Seth Rogen (The Studio) leading the pack as the power-hungry pig Napoleon. He, along with the other barnyard animals, will shepherd in a rebellion against their human owners in an attempt to take over the farm. However, under the staunch dictatorship of the tyrannical Napoleon, the herd will face new challenges and hardships, forcing them to find the courage to stand up against the patriarch.

The cast of Animal Farm also includes Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction), Laverne Cox (Orange is the New Black), Kieran Culkin (Succession), Woody Harrelson (True Detective), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Kathleen Turner (Peggy Sue Got Married), and Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel). In addition to directing, Serkis (Andor) will also lend his voice to one of the animals,...

It has been announced that Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner, and Iman Vellani have been added to the voice cast of Andy Serkis’ animated adaptation of George Orwell’s classic ‘Animal Farm.’

As well as pulling directing duties, Serkis will also lend his voice to the animation.

The story revolves around a group of animals who rebel against their human owners and take over the farm. Their uprising over, they are presented with a fresh set of challenges under the rule of a cunning pig named Napoleon (Rogen). It’s a situation that forces them to find the courage to stand up to Napoleon.

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‘The Muppets’ and ‘Storks’ scribe, Nick Stoller has adapted the the screenplay. Aniventure and Imaginarium are producing with Adam Nagle, Dave Rosenbaum, Jonathan Cavendish,...

Andy Serkis’ film of George Orwell’s Animal Farm is finally arriving in the summer, with an extensive voice cast announced.

For a long time now, Andy Serkis has been working away on a movie adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. An animated film, it’s one that Andy Serkis is directing, as well as taking his place in the voice cast. Nicholas Stoller has penned the screenplay, and finally, details of the movie have been revealed.

It’s going to feature an extensive voice cast, including Seth Rogen, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Steve Buscemi, Gaten Matarazzo, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson and Iman Vellani. The animated side of things has been handled by the company Cinesite, with producer Connie Nartonis Thompson on board.

It’s been a project on Serkis’ slate for around a decade and a half, and the movie is set to get a release this summer.

Andy Serkis has unveiled the voice cast for his animated adaptation of the classic George Orwell allegory “Animal Farm.” It’s a film that Serkis has wanted to direct for over a decade, and it’s finally becoming a reality.

The cast of the film includes Seth Rogen (“The Studio”), Gaten Matarazzo (“Stranger Things”), Steve Buscemi (“Boardwalk Empire”), Glenn Close (“Fatal Attraction”), Laverne Cox (“Orange is the New Black”), Kieran Culkin (“Succession”), Woody Harrelson (“True Detective”), Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”), Andy Serkis, Kathleen Turner (“Peggy Sue Got Married”), and Iman Vellani (“Ms. Marvel”).

A classic novella first published in 1945, “Animal Farm” is a satirical political allegory about anthropomorphized animals who rebel against their human farmer owners in the hopes of creating a new society, but the story shows how new challenges can emerge and that revolution is just the beginning. Rogen leads the cast as the cunning pig named Napoleon.

Seth Rogen, Woody Harrelson and Kathleen Turner has joined the voice cast of Andy Serkis’s animated Animal Farm adaptation at Aniventure and Imaginarium Productions.

Rogen will voice Napoleon, the pig that leads a group of farmyard animals into authoritarian rule in the story based on George Orwell’s 1945 allegorical novella.

The cast includes Glenn Close, Steve Buscemi, Gaten Matarazzo, Laverne Cox, Jim Parsons, Iman Vellani, and Serkis.

Aniventure and Imaginarium are producing with Adam Nagle, David Rosenbaum, Jonathan Cavendish, and Serkis. Harrelson serves as executive producer alongside Matt Reeves. Animation has been provided by Cinesite, produced by Connie Nartonis Thompson...

Andy Serkis has been working on his animated adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm for a looong time, but the voice cast has finally been announced. Variety reports that Seth Rogen (The Studio), Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Glenn Close (Damages), Laverne Cox (Orange is the New Black), Kieran Culkin (Succession), Woody Harrelson (True Detective), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Kathleen Turner (Romancing the Stone), and Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel) will all be voicing characters in Animal Farm.

Animal Farm is directed by Serkis (who also voices a character) from a script by Nick Stoller (The Muppets). The film tells the story of “a group of animals who rebel against their human owners and take over the farm. Their uprising over, they are presented with a fresh set of challenges under the rule of a cunning pig named Napoleon (Rogen). It’s a situation that...

Andy Serkis has assembled an all-star voice cast for his animated adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel “Animal Farm.” It includes Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner, and Iman Vellani. In addition to directing “Animal Farm,” Serkis will also lend his vocal talents.

Nick Stoller, whose screenwriting credits include “The Muppets” and “Storks,” adapts the story of a group of animals who rebel against their human owners and take over the farm. Their uprising over, they are presented with a fresh set of challenges under the rule of a cunning pig named Napoleon (Rogen). It’s a situation that forces them to find the courage to stand up to Napoleon.

Aniventure and Imaginarium are producing with Adam Nagle, Dave Rosenbaum, Jonathan Cavendish, and Serkis. Harrelson also serves as executive producer alongside Matt Reeves, who worked with Serkis...

Baltimore native John Waters is filmdom’s pencil-mustached titan of trash who has spent a lifetime of dumpster-diving into a vat of bad taste, sleaze, kinky gross-outs, over-the-top camp, maudlin melodramatics, sick jokes, taboo sexuality, vulgarity and bizarre personalities. At least he has a fabulous sense of humor. The director is a New York University film school dropout who instead became a scholar of transgressive, envelope-shredding cinema, influenced by the directorial likes of Herschell Gordon Lewis, Federico Fellini, William Castle, Douglas Sirk and Ingmar Bergman. Early on, Waters assembled a stock company of players from suburban Baltimore who he would the Dreamlanders, including Mink Stole and Edith Massey.

But Waters would find his true muse and favorite leading lady in his childhood friend, Glenn Milstead, a drag queen whose alter-ego was known as Divine. When Milstead died at age 42 from an enlarged heart in 1988, Waters' output went more mainstream, with...

Upcoming comedy The Roses, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch as a warring couple, arrives in August. Have a trailer:

On paper, everything about Searchlight’s upcoming remake of the 1989 dark comedy, The War Of The Roses looks to be in order. You get Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch as the unhappy couple, delivering withering put-downs in a steadily escalating conflict that gets rather out of hand.

Plus, it has Jay Roach at the helm, a filmmaker who knows how to craft a big studio comedy, not to mention a script from Poor Things and The Favourite writer Tony McNamara. This doesn’t look like it will have the frisson of the Danny DeVito film that starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, though. The original War Of The Roses was a continuation of the chemistry the duo perfected in 1984’s Romancing The Stone and the following year’s sequel, The Jewel Of The Nile.

Two-time Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch and Oscar winner Olivia Colman engage in an escalating feud as their marriage falls apart in the trailer for The Roses. And if you watch the trailer and think the setup feels familiar, it’s because The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 film The War of the Roses starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner and based on the novel of the same name.

Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon also star.

“Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids,” reads Searchlight Pictures’ synopsis. “But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.”

The Roses opens in theaters...

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Lindsay Lohan to star in Hulu drama from This Is Us showrunners

Lindsay Lohan, the once-embattled Mean Girls star, is continuing her comeback with her first starring TV role. She'll star in and executive-produce Count My Lies, a Hulu drama series from former This Is Us showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger based on a novel by Sophie Stava. Lohan will play Violet, a woman with a seemingly perfect life and a lot of secrets. Here's the logline: “When compulsive liar Sloane Caraway fibs her way into a nanny position for the gorgeous and charismatic Violet and Jay Lockhart, it seems she’s finally landed her dream job. But little does Sloane know, she’s just entered a household brimming with secrets that are about to explode — with potentially catastrophic consequences for all.”

Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch go to war in...

Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch are married folks from hell in “The Roses.” The feature is a remake of 1989 film “The War of the Roses,” which starred “Romancing the Stone” alums Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, with Danny DeVito directing. “The Roses” now is written by “The Favourite” and “Poor Things” screenwriter Tony McNamara, a reunion for “The Favourite” Academy Award winner Colman.

The official synopsis reads: “Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. ‘The Roses’ is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.”

Jay Roach directs and produces, along with fellow producers Michelle Graham,...

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a married couple on the verge of entering the violent arena of divorce in the new trailer for The Roses, a “reimagining” of the novel and 1989 film The War of the Roses.

In the domestic black comedy directed by Meet the Parents’ Jay Roach, Cumberbatch and Colman’s marriage goes downhill when the former loses his job and the latter’s professional career as a chef takes off.

Thrust into a Mr. Mom role, the two constantly and comically bicker, with Cumberbatch admitting he...

Searchlight Pictures has slated Jay Roach’s new comedy The Roses for an August 29 release. Based on the novel by Warren Adler, the film boasts an all-star cast which includes Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman. Now, the studio has given us a new look at the film with the first official trailer. The film also stars Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow, and Kate McKinnon. Tony McNamara (Poor Things) wrote the script. Jay Roach, who directed the Austin Powers and Meet the Parents movies, helms this retelling.

The official synopsis for The Roses reads:

“Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a picture-perfect married couple who descend into a bitter cat-and-dog divorce battle in the trailer for The Roses, director Jay Roach’s dark comedy.

Cumberbatch is Theo, whose career nosedives while Ivy (Colman) sees her ambitions take off just as their increasingly competitive and resentful marriage leads to a bracingly nasty divorce battle to divide up what they own.

“Things are getting a little hand,” a deadpanning Theo tells a menacingly angry Ivy at one point in the trailer, as she points a pistol in his direction.

Amid screaming matches and food fights, Theo and Ivy fight to the finish in the reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, which was based on the novel by Warren Adler and had Danny DeVito directing leads Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.

The Roses is set to hit theaters on Aug. 29, 2025, with Roach directing...

A trailer has been released for the star-studded and highly anticipated film The Roses, from Searchlight Pictures. The film, releasing August 29, 2025, comes from director Jay Roach and writer Tony McNamara, and is an adaptation of the classic 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler. The Rosesstars Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon. Check out the trailer below.

The synopsis for The Roses reads as follows:

"Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses,...

Searchlight has released the first trailer for “The Roses,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman in a marriage turning sour. A reimagining of the 1989 black comedy “The War of the Roses,” “The Roses” is directed and produced by Jay Roach with a screenplay by Tony McNamara. Both films are inspired by Warren Adler’s 1981 novel “The War of the Roses.”

The film follows Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch), a seemingly perfect California couple with successful careers, great kids and a loving marriage. But when Theo’s career begins to nosedive as Ivy’s ambitions take off, their ideal life crumbles and the couple’s hidden resentments bubble to the surface.

Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon, Sunita Mani, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao and Belinda Bromilow also star. “The Roses” is produced by Michelle Graham, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver, with Benedict Cumberbatch under his SunnyMarch banner alongside producing...

Benedict Cumberbatch will always be known for his role as Doctor Strange and for playing Sherlock Holmes in the popular TV series, but his next project just got an exciting new look. Vanity Fair has released the first new images from The Roses, the upcoming romantic comedy in which Cumberbatch stars alongside Olivia Colman and Kate McKinnon. The film is a reimagining of the 1989 classic comedy The War of the Roses, and it follows a couple whose marriage crumbles into a catastrophic and hilarious divorce. Cumberbatch and Colman feature on the beach, on a plane, and in other spots from the film in the new images, which also show the first look at other cast members such as Ncuti Gatwa, McKinnon, Allison Janney, and even a shot of director Jay Roach.

The first images of The Roses from Vanity Fair can be found here.

Michael Douglas starred in the original film,...

Ted Kotcheff, the versatile, two-time Palme d’Or nominee who directed more than two dozen movies including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Fun with Dick and Jane, North Dallas Forty and Wake in Fright and exec produced hundreds of episodes of Law & Order: Svu during a six-decade career, died Thursday. He was 94.

Family members confirmed the news to Canada’s The Globe and Mail.

Born on April 7, 1931, in Toronto, Kotcheff began his career as a producer and director in 1950s and ’60s TV there. He became an important member of the 1960s fraternity of filmmakers in England, distinguishing himself with the films Life at the Top and Two Gentlemen Sharing. He also won a BAFTA TV Award in 1972 for the BBC drama Play for Today.

By the 1970s, he was focused on longform projects, including features and several made-for-tv movies. He helmed and co-wrote the Australia-set 1971 thriller Wake in Fright,...

The annual trade show hosted by Cinema United, CinemaCon is where the nation’s theater owners spend a week listening to sales pitches from Hollywood’s most important people: studio executives, Oscar-winning filmmakers, and Tom Cruise. Here are the standout moments, trailer, and highs and lows from CineamaCon 2025.

Most Important Movie

CinemaCon closed with a flourish on Thursday night, with a first look at Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron’s forthcoming blockbuster. In some ways, the preview — with its exceptional visuals and pacing typical of an Avatar film — felt like a Brigadoon for the nation’s theater owners and its studio partners. This year’s CinemaCon was marked by notable unease for the motion picture industry, with sagging box office totals sparking debate about theatrical windows and the future of several studio executives uncertain. The assumption is that Cameron’s Avatar will once again swoop in to save the...

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman have a not-so-cordial split in the first trailer for The Roses, the forthcoming remake of The War of the Roses.

Jay Roach directed the new movie from a script by Tony McNamara. Hitting theaters Aug. 29 from Searchlight Pictures, the project’s cast includes Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow and Kate McKinnon.

The ribald footage shared at CinemaCon shows Cumberbatch and Colman as a happy couple who quickly fall apart — and seem to have fun doing just that. “I suppose sometimes I do hate you,” Cumberbatch says to Colman in the trailer before clarifying, “Sporadic hatred.”

As things sour, Colman’s character quips about her hubby, “Sometimes he’s got his cock in me, and I can’t really tell.” Soon, Cumberbatch gets an unwelcome surprise while he’s soaking in the bath tub.

Toward the end of the trailer,...

Big changes might be coming to the Tardis. Word on the street is that Ncuti Gatwa, the current Doctor in ‘Doctor Who,’ could be stepping away after his second series. Industry insider DanielRPK dropped this bombshell on his Patreon, claiming Gatwa’s got his sights set on a bigger prize—Hollywood. If true, it’s a bold shift for the actor who’s only just started wielding the sonic screwdriver.

Gatwa took over as the Fifteenth Doctor in 2023, following Jodie Whittaker’s exit. His first full series aired last year, and I’ve got to say, he brought a fresh energy to the role. Born in Rwanda and raised in Scotland, he’s already made a name for himself with standout performances—like playing Eric in ‘Sex Education’ on Netflix and popping up as a Ken in the 2023 ‘Barbie’ movie alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. That film was a massive hit,...

Director Danny DeVito’s 1989 BAFTA-nominated film The War of the Roses is being revived with a new cast and a new film from Searchlight called The Roses. Oscar-winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) and BAFTA and Emmy winner Benedict Cumberbatch are set to star in The Roses, which, per Variety, has an official release date of Aug. 29.

Billed as a dark comedy-drama, The Roses is being directed by Jay Roach, who directed the Austin Powers trilogy, Meet the Parents, and Dinner for Schmucks. Tony McNamara wrote the script, which is based on DeVito’s The War of the Roses, which in turn was based on the 1981 Warren Adler novel of the same name.

A Picture-Perfect Couple

The specialty banner for The Roses describes the movie as follows: “Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch) successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the facade of their supposed ideal life,...

Benedict Cumberbatch remains as busy as ever these days, with no less than three movies premiering in 2025. There's a drama (The Thing with Feathers), an espionage thriller (The Phoenician Scheme), and a remake of the '80s classic The War of the Roses, which has now set a summer release date. Simply titled The Roses, Cumberbatch stars in the film alongside Academy Award-winner Olivia Colman, with the duo playing a married couple whose life seems picture-perfect on the surface, but underneath is anything but.

Per Searchlight Pictures, The Roses will hit theaters on August 29, 2025, the same day as the long-awaited remake of The Toxic Avenger. Directed by Danny DeVito and based on the novel by Warren Adler, the original The War of the Roses starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner debuted all the way back in 1989, and earned each of its two stars a Golden Globe nomination. This new adaptation...

The Roses is a remake of War Of The Roses, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. It’s arriving this very summer.

While we often roll our eyes at Hollywood’s lack of originality and continued reliance on remakes, we’re looking forward to Fox Searchlight’s upcoming remake of the 1989 dark comedy, The War Of The Roses.

It has Jay Roach at the helm, a filmmaker who knows how to craft a big studio comedy, not to mention a script from Poor Things and The Favourite writer Tony McNamara, who imbued both of those films humour that ranged from slapstick to biting to outright shocking.

Also, this is an anglicised take on the Danny DeVito film that starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in a continuation of the love-hate onscreen pairing the duo perfected in 1984’s Romancing The Stone and its sequel, 1985’s The Jewel Of The Nile.

With...

Searchlight Pictures has slated Jay Roach’s new comedy The Roses for an August 29th release. Based on the novel by Warren Adler, the film boasts an all-star cast which includes Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman.

The official synopsis for The Roses reads: “Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.” The film also stars Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow, and Kate McKinnon. Tony McNamara (Poor Things) wrote the script. We may see the first trailer dropped during CinemaCon next week.

The Roses will have a little competition on its chosen release date, with Darren Aronofsky...

“The Roses,” a reimagining of the 1989 drama “The War of the Roses,” will be released on Aug. 29, 2025, Searchlight announced on Tuesday.

The new film will be directed by Jay Roach (“Bombshell”) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman.

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. “The Roses” is inspired by the 1989 classic film “The War of the Roses,” based on the novel by Warren Adler.

Directed by Danny DeVito and starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, “The War of the Roses” was a black comedy that earned a BAFTA and three Golden Globe nominations. Roach directed the new version of the divorce story from a screenplay by Tony McNamara,...

The War of the Roses remake starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman as a warring married couple will be released nationwide on Aug. 29 via Searchlight Pictures, the studio announced Tuesday.

Jay Roach directs The Roses from a script by Poor Things and The Favourite writer Tony McNamara, which is based on the novel published in 1981 by Warren Adler. The Adler novel was made into the 1989 dark comedy from Danny DeVito and starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.

The official synopsis for the film reads: “Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.”

Joining Colman and Cumberbatch is an onscreen ensemble that includes Andy Samberg,...

Searchlight’s “The Roses” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, will release on Aug. 29.

The dark comedy is directed by Jay Roach and is written by Tony McNamara. “The Roses” is inspired by the 1989 classic “The War of the Roses,” based on the novel by Warren Adler.

As the specialty banner describes, life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch) successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow and Kate McKinnon also star. Roach, Michelle Graham, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver are producers on “The Roses.” Cumberbatch is also a producer under his SunnyMarch banner, alongside producing partners Adam Ackland and Leah Clarke.

Labor Day weekend this year won’t be sleepy. Searchlight is jumping into the mix on Aug. 29 with their Jay Roach-directed comedy The Roses starring Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, Oscar winner Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Oscar winner Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow and Kate McKinnon.

In the screenplay from 2x Oscar nominee Tony McNamara, life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

The Roses is inspired by the 1989 Danny DeVito-directed, Michael Leeson-scripted movie The War of the Roses starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

Producers on The Roses are Roach,...

Nancy Cartwright has made enough money playing Bart Simpson to buy as many elephants and all-syrup Squishees as she pleases. But over the course of her career, the actress has lent her voice to a ton of other projects, including classic shows such Animaniacs, Rugrats and Kim Possible, as well as less-than-classic shows like the Saturday morning cartoon adaptation of Problem Child that nobody remembers.

But perhaps most surprisingly, it was Cartwright’s voice that traumatized a generation of kids in the iconic ‘80s family film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

For those who don’t remember, or who have actively suppressed the memory, when the evil Judge Doom is explaining his plan to control the toon population using a lethal toxic substance known as “Dip,” he demonstrates its effects with a helpless animated shoe. And we were all forced to watch as the poor little guy is slowly, painfully dissolved...

Here are ten movie moms you would not want as your parent.Mega'Psycho' – Norma Bates Movieclips/YouTube

Norma Bates got into son Norman's (Anthony Perkins) head so deeply that she lived in his psyche long after Norman killed her and mummified her body to be with her forever.

'The Graduate' – Mrs. Robinson Mega

Anne Bancroft's portrayal of Mrs. Robinson seducing Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) was so great that the name has become synonymous with older women preying on younger men.

'Mommie Dearest' – Joan Crawford Mega

Faye Dunaway was scarier than any movie monster playing Crawford, who allegedly terrified adopted daughter Christina and screamed, “No wire hangers!”

'Carrie' – Margaret White Mega

Piper Laurie's unstable religious fanatic mother put Carrie (Sissy Spacek) through h--- — and ended up going there when Carrie unleashed her supernatural powers and killed her!

'I, Tonya' – Lavona Golden Mega

Tonya Harding...

Since 1975 nearly a thousand hosts have graced the stage at Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center for “Saturday Night Live.”

Actors, comedians, musicians and even politicians have taken the stage to make America laugh on Saturday night for 50 seasons. Twenty five of these hosts have been inducted into the “Five Timers Club.” The club was first introduced during Tom Hanks’ 1990 monologue, featuring Steve Martin, Elliott Gould and Paul Simon.

During Martin Short’s December 2024 appearance, several Five Timers Club members popped up on the show to welcome him into the club, including Emma Stone, Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Kristen Wiig and more, to give him the ceremonial robe.

Alec Baldwin has hosted the show 17 times, the most in the series’ history, with Martin, Hanks, Buck Henry and John Goodman following close behind.

As the show celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, we have rounded up every person who has hosted the sketch show.

Andy Serkis has set his sights on another tale of rebellion. The Planet of the Apes star is trading in primates for pigs in his upcoming animated adaptation of George Orwell's 1945 satirical allegory Animal Farm. As the director and possible star of the upcoming Animal Farm adaptation, Serkis has cleared the air about his mysterious and long-awaited animated directorial debut.

Speaking with Collider, screenwriter Nicholas Stoller said Serkis' Animal Farm will be a "darkly comic" yet family-friendly animated tale that puts a modern spin on the classic political satire.

After decades of Serkis trying to get his vision for Animal Farm produced, the film is finally becoming a reality. Having recently released his new romantic comedy film You're Cordially Invited on Prime Video, Stoller talked to Collider about the next project he's been working on. Stoller wrote the script for the new take on the old classic from the...

Everyone knows the sound of Kathleen Turner’s voice.

Her sexy, smoky rasp most famously gave life to Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and although that was her first animated role, it definitely wouldn’t be her last. A few years later, she voiced Malibu Stacy creator Stacy Lovell on The Simpsons. A few years after that, she became the voice of Hank Hill’s boss’ wife, Liz Strickland, on King of the Hill, who famously tried to seduce Hank. And her voice career continues today with a recent guest spot on Rick and Morty and with the upcoming animated film Animal Farm, based on the famous George Orwell novel.

It was her time on King of the Hill that we set out to talk about during a recent phone interview, but that inevitably led to a discussion about her voice career as a whole and how that...

As an actor defined by his immense screen impact and his expansive versatility—as well as a celebrity adored for his charming personality and his humble candor—Stanley Tucci has admirers aplenty all over the world. It is easy to deduce that another reason for his widespread popularity is his exceptional and rich filmography, one that dates back to the mid 1980s, with his feature film debut as “Soldier” in the 1985 comedy flick Prizzi’s Honor starring Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner.

Sofia Coppola has big plans for the 25th anniversary of her directorial debut “The Virgin Suicides.”

The 2000 feature, which premiered at Cannes, cemented Coppola as the director for young female angst. Kirsten Dunst led the film adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ 1993 novel that centers on the five fictional Lisbon sisters who kill themselves one by one. Kathleen Turner and James Woods play their overprotective, religious parents; Dunst stars as middle sister Lux. The film, despite grossing just under $5 million in the U.S. against a $9 million budget, later became of a cult classic that was synonymous with the melancholic realization that teenage longing and ennui can extend into adulthood.

Coppola told Elle that she and frequent collaborator Dunst have plans to mark the 25th anniversary of “The Virgin Suicides.” (Dunst and Coppola have reunited on features “Marie Antoinette” and “The Beguiled.”)

“I think Kirsten [Dunst] and I will plan to do some screenings or something around it,...

The Godfather Part III, the final chapter in Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Godfather trilogy, was given a wide theatrical release on December 25, 1990 – and as far as director Luca Guadagnino is concerned, that release date was the perfect choice for the film, as it happens to be his go-to choice for Christmas viewing.

When IndieWire asked Guadagnino what he likes to watch over the holidays, he replied, “[The Godfather Part III] is the best of the three for me. Part II is too perfect and The Godfather is too legendary. But Part III has the ambition of a man who did everything and the fragility of the man who is going toward this older part of his work and his life. And it’s full of this longing melancholy. The scene where Diane Keaton listens to her son sing at the party in the villa, where she wanders in her...

As proven in David Fincher’s 2023 Netflix thriller The Killer, few have a cooler “I shall hunt you down and kill you” look than Michael Fassbender. Though perhaps he’s been matched by Cate Blanchett, his co-star in Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming thriller Black Bag.

The trailer, which just debuted on Tuesday morning, shows the two as elite London-based intelligence operatives (or something) and also a married couple. Security footage reveals that Blanchett’s character is in cahoots with some potential baddies, so Fassbender is tasked with taking her down. The film looks like a more serious spin on the Doug Liman action-comedy Mr. and Mrs. Smith starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, recently relaunched as an Amazon Prime Video series with Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. A couple in love assigned to take the other out was also the premise of John Huston’s late career winner Prizzi’s Honor...

Nicolas Cage, a formidable force in Hollywood, has graced the screen in over 110 films, showcasing a career that spans decades with unwavering dynamism. Known for his distinct blend of brilliance, controversy, and originality, Cage’s performances stand out in the realm of cinema. In this article, we delve into the crème de la crème of Nicolas Cage movies, highlighting his exceptional talent that has captivated audiences worldwide. From his early works to recent masterpieces, each film in our list not only leverages Cage’s remarkable versatility but also promises an enthralling viewing experience. Join us as we explore the top 15 Nicolas Cage movies, each a showcase of his enduring prowess and unique flair.

1. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

Cage got many of his early acting roles thanks to his uncle, Francis Ford Coppola, who cast him in supporting parts in both “Rumble Fish” and “The Cotton Club.” While being the relative...

Doctor Strange actor Benedict Cumberbatch has teased his upcoming remake of Danny DeVito's beloved 35-year-old satirical black comedy-drama film The War of Roses, calling it "a joy to make." Announced earlier this year, Cumberbatch's The Roses is directed by Jay Roach and also stars MCU alum Olivia Colman.

Per Variety, Cumberbatch discussed The Roses and his other upcoming projects at the Red Sea Film Festival. The actor stated that the movie had "pretty cool ingredients" in his "amazing" co-star Colman and Tony McNamara's "great script." The War of the Roses reimagining will mark Cumberbatch's first role as the lead in a comedy, and he has found the experience gratifying. "We'll see if it'll get there, but it was a joy to make," he said. Produced by Searchlight Pictures, the movie's cast includes Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon, Andy Samberg, Sunita Mani, Zoë Chao, Jamie Demetriou, and Belinda Bromilow.

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Benedict Cumberbatch is far from done with playing Doctor Strange. The actor, who is at the Red Sea Film Festival with “We Live in Time” — produced by his company SunnyMarch — called the superhero a “complex man motivated by a need to control everything at any cost.” “I am interested in seeing where these costs take him,” he said. “There is a lot more to play and it’s very exciting.”

The actor also briefly touched upon his upcoming film with Wes Anderson, “The Phoenician Scheme,” saying that it was a different experience from their previous collaboration in “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” in that “this was just character” instead of stepping into a meta-narrative based on pre-existing literary work. Of Jay Roach’s “The Roses,” Cumberbatch said the film had “pretty cool ingredients” in “amazing” Olivia Colman and a “great script” by Yorgos Lanthimos’s frequent collaborator Tony McNamara.

Michael Douglas has revealed he has been enjoying a career break over the past two years but is still open to taking on projects that introduce him to a new genre or type of role, such as a horror movie.

The Wall Street and Fatal Attraction actor who turned 80 in September told an an onstage conversation at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival that he had been taking time off for the first time in nearly 60 years, apart from when he was being treated for cancer in 2013.

“I’ve just had my 80th birthday,” said the actor, who explained he had decided to take a break after playing Benjamin Franklin in Franklin.

“I took 2023 off and I’ve now nearly finished 2024… I’m having a very nice time enjoying my life,” he said.

Prior to stopping, the actor said he had taken on roles that stretched his repertoire including The Kominsky Method,...

Remember the 1980s? The decade of big hair, neon everything, and VHS tapes taking over the video shop. Aside from the flashy pop culture, this was also a great time for thrilling, edge-of-your-seat movies. The 1980s provided a wealth of classic 80s thrillers that redefined what it meant to feel suspenseful rather than just keeping viewers wondering. From dark crime dramas to mind-bending 1980s suspense movies that made your heart race, this era became the best place for directors who wanted to try new things and moviegoers who wanted to be shocked.

Why did the best 80s thriller movies come out at such a great time? The genre wasn’t just one thing but a wide range of movies. It had dark, twisty psychological thrillers that peeled back the layers of the mind (think Fatal Attraction), gritty crime sagas dripping with danger, and every once in a while, a heart-pounding story inspired by true events.

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A Man on the Inside is a crime comedy series created by Michael Schur. Based on the 2020 documentary The Mole Agent by Maite Alberdi, the Netflix series follows Charles Nieuwendyk, a widower and retired engineering college professor who takes a job as an investigative assistant for a private detective and goes undercover in an old folks home to find the thief who stole a ruby necklace but ends up making friends and figures a way out of his loneliness. A Man on the Inside stars Ted Danson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lilah Richcreek Estrada, and Stephanie Beatriz. So, if you loved the comedic story, crime mystery, and compelling characters in A Man on the Inside here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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For fifty-nine episodes, Sophie Turner played the role of Sansa Stark on the hit series Game of Thrones. For sixty-two episodes, Kit Harington played the role of Jon Snow on that same show. And now Turner and Harington are working together, as they both star in the Gothic horror film The Dreadful, which is currently filming in England. Deadline reports that the reunited Game of Thrones stars are joined in the cast by Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden, who won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the 2000 film Pollock.

The Dreadful is coming our way from writer/director Natasha Kermani, who has previously directed the thriller Shattered, the sci-fi drama Imitation Girl, and the horror film Lucky, as well as multiple short films and a segment of the horror anthology V/H/S/85. The story is set against the backdrop of the War of the Roses, which...