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When Sylvester Stallone wrote "Rocky" as a way to launch his career, he infused his script with plenty of heart and character development, revealing himself to be a talented writer with a sensitivity for which fans of his action filmography don't always give him credit. That said, there's no doubt that the man has a talent for bombastic action. 1982's "First Blood," in which his John J. Rambo debuted, was all the better for having Stallone in the lead role, with the star making changes to the script by removing much of the macho posturing in favor of a more restrained approach. Stallone added what became the defining feature of "First Blood" to the script, and ever since, has been crafting engaging action tales.

As the years went by, however, Stallone frequently embraced a formulaic approach. The retired badass with the "I don't do that any more" attitude exists, in part,...

Recently, Ranker conducted a large survey to determine the best villain performances across all Spider-Man-related movies. This list, counting down from the 10th to the top spot, spans characters from all live-action Spider-Man movies, regardless of the universe they belong to. We hope you enjoy this deep dive into the best Spider-Man villain portrayals!

10. Michael Mando as Mac Gargan / Scorpion (Spider-Man: Homecoming)

You might have overlooked this one, as Mac Gargan didn’t transform into Scorpion in the movie, but fans clearly appreciated the portrayal. Considering the competition, this is a solid choice; while there are some big names on the list, many were limited to cameos, underdeveloped roles, or simply didn’t hit the mark. The Better Call Saul alum delivered a memorable performance that resonated with fans.

9. Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon / Electro (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)

Remember our recent list of the worst superhero performances? Jamie Foxx’s Electro made that list,...

Seth Rogen was very particular when it came to writing and crafting the characters in The Studio.

The star and co-creator of the Apple TV+ series recently shared with People why he “specifically” wrote Dave Franco’s role and multi-episode storyline for the actor. In the show, Franco plays a fictionalized version of himself as a Hollywood action star and wild party animal.

“Honestly, there were very few people that could have filled the roles that the people had filled because we really specifically were catering the stories to certain traits that celebrities have,” Rogen said of creating the 21 Jump Street actor’s storyline.

The Studio follows a legacy Hollywood movie studio striving to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and business to live together, with Rogen playing the new head of the fictional Continental Studios. The series has featured several celebrity cameos, as...

Nearly 92, more controversial than ever, and coming off perhaps the least-liked film of his career, Roman Polanski has not entirely been expected to direct again. Yet he, still among our greatest filmmakers, doesn’t seem content to let The Palace‘s final shot close his story. (That will mean nothing if you’ve not seen the film; those who have understand fully.) Polanski recently met with Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Maciej Wróbel, who revealed that their conversation concerned “plans related to the production of a new film” that will shoot in the director’s native country. [Wiadomości Gazeta]

As Polanski tends to keep a low profile, we’ve no pre-existing details on what it might be, though this hint of advanced funding and logistics stages suggests word would arrive shortly. As for who agrees to star in it or what festival opts to premiere it––that should be...

As Dana Carvey proves on the regular when he records Fly on the Wall podcasts with David Spade, his Saturday Night Live memory isn’t always razor sharp. But he was able to pull an accurate nugget from the deep recesses of his brain when Taran Killam dropped by for a chat this week. “Did I host the show when you were there, and you did a Harrison Ford at read-through, which kind of impressed me?” Carvey wondered. “I go, ‘Who is this kid?’”

Killam acknowledges he was the kid when Carvey hosted in early 2011, still a featured player and working his way into the regular cast. While there was no Star Wars sketch in Carvey’s episode, Killam proudly said he eventually got his Harrison Ford imitation on the show. “I’m really a big Star Wars nerd.”

It’s not clear which sketch Killam is referring to, though...

More than a decade after the original Spring Breakers was released in 2012, the cult classic thriller is getting a sequel. Written and directed by Harmony Korine, Spring Breakers follows college students Candy, Faith, Brit, and Cotty, low on cash, who decide to rob a Florida diner so they can pay for their spring break trip. But they are soon arrested by the police. Luckily, a drug dealer/rap artist named Allen bails them out, and they opt for a life of crime.

Now, a new Spring Breakers, titled Spring Breakers: Salvation Mountain, has been confirmed, per Variety. However, there's a catch that might be disappointing for big fans of the previous film. While the original Spring Breakers starred Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, James Franco, and Gucci Mane, that will not be the case with Salvation Mountain. The sequel will feature an entirely new cast - and a new director.

Jason Statham’s thriller movie collaboration with Sylvester Stallone is a streaming hit 12 years later. Stallone and Statham have shared the screen four times, playing mercenary comrades Barney and Christmas in the Expendables series.

The Expendables stars’ numerous collaborations indeed represent a union of two different movie eras. Stallone was the co-ruler of 1980s action, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. Statham established his own stoic action-hero persona beginning with his early Guy Ritchie films, and continuing through a string of hard-hitting vehicles, culminating with his arrival as a big-budget franchise stalwart in the Fast & Furious series.

Stallone And Statham’s Homefront Is A Hit On Streaming 12 Years Later Stallone Produced And Statham Starred

After doing two Expendables movies together, Stallone and Statham teamed up again for Homefront, an action-thriller co-written by Stallone and directed by Gary Fleder, that 12 years later is trending on streaming. Stallone also served as a producer on the film,...

Harmony Korine's 2013 film "Spring Breakers" is a time capsule of the early 2010s -- a time when James Franco was still a big-name movie star and Skrillex's brostep bass wobbles soundtracked all of the cool parties in town. Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine, the film follows four college students who turn to a life of crime after meeting Alien (Franco), a drug dealer who convinces them to wear pink balaclavas, carry machine guns, and dance to Britney Spears power ballads.

Considering that Harmony Korine was banned from "The David Letterman Show" for causing mischief, it makes sense that he'd create a movie about renegades wreaking havoc. That said, "Spring Breakers" also taps into the universal feeling of being young, carefree, and wanting the party to last forever -- themes most of us can relate to, even if we didn't grow up listening to...

The iconic 2013 film “Spring Breakers” is getting a sequel.

Variety reported that the essence of Harmony Korine‘s classic feature will live on, sans its original stars and director, however. Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, James Franco, and more starred in the first film; now, its follow up will center on Gen Z actors for a new generation of mayhem.

“Spring Breakers: Salvation Mountain” will have returning producers Chris Hanley and Jordan Gertner from the original feature. Bella Thorne, Ariel Martin, Grace Van Dien, and True Whitaker will star, with Matthew Bright directing. Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Global and its joint venture with Signature Entertainment called Capture will be launching sales in Cannes.

The logline for the sequel reads: “When a trip explodes out of control, the girls are forced to outrun the chaos they’ve created.” Muse Production’s Chris Hanley and Jordan Gertner will produce, with Capstone Studios serving as financiers.

Didn't have this latest bit of news on our 2025 movie bingo card, but here we are. Released in 2012, Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers received reasonably positive reviews from critics given its divisive subject matter, and it provided a more adult vehicle for its younger stars, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Benson, known for more light teen fare at the time. James Franco's turn in the film also received positive notices, but nothing about its reception gave the impression that more stories needed to be told. However, in this industry, one can never say never as it appears that more from this universe is coming our way.

Per Variety, a sequel to Spring Breakers is moving forward but with a brand-new cast and director. Spring Breakers: Salvation Mountain will star Bella Thorne, Ariel Martin, Grace Van Dien and True Whitaker as a new set of rebellious young girls...

Get your bathing suit ready — a Spring Breakers sequel is on the way. Variety reports that Spring Breakers: Salvation Mountain, the new movie from filmmaker Matthew Bright (Freeway), will follow in the footsteps of the original, even boasting a star-studded cast that will take over the next chapter of the story where Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, and James Franco left off with director Harmony Korine more than a decade ago. This time around, the action will play out between a primary ensemble that includes Bella Thorne (Shake It Up!), Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things), Ariel Martin (Zombies 2), and True Whitaker (Godfather of Harlem).

In typical Spring Breakers fashion, the movie will follow the quartet of girls who strike out for the time of their lives during spring break. Billed as “a bold new ride for Gen Z,” the group will find plenty of trouble along the way with the...

A sequel to Harmony Korine’s cult classic “Spring Breakers,” which starred James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens, is officially a go.

“Spring Breakers: Salvation Mountain” comes from the producers of the 2012 original but with an all new cast — including Bella Thorne. Replacing Korine in the director’s chair will be Matthew Bright (“Freeway”).

Capture — the recently-launched joint venture between Capstone Global and Signature Entertainment — is launching sales in Cannes.

Alongside Thorne, “Spring Breakers: Salvation Mountain” will star Ariel Martin (“Zombies 2”), Grace Van Dien (“Stranger Things”) and True Whitaker (“Godfather of Harlem”). The four are set to play a group of rebellious girls who hit the road for spring break in a crime thriller described as “a bold new ride for Gen Z.” But, as per the synopsis, “When their trip explodes out of control, they’re forced to outrun the chaos they’ve created.”

Producers of the original feature,...

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The late author Cormac McCarthy may have only had a dozen novels published in his lifetime, but he left an indelible mark on literature through his work. Often marked with graphic, unflinching violence and gruff characters living on the fringes of society, McCarthy grounded his stories in dogged realism. McCarthy's protagonists were often no-nonsense figures, sometimes the villains in their own stories, whether they recognized it or not. The author painted the world as a harsh and uncaring one, with survival as an unguaranteed reward for resilience.

More than just an influential presence in the literary world, a significant portion of McCarthy's work has been adapted into film. Many of these movies have similarly earned their fair share of fans and critical acclaim, including multiple Academy Awards. Regardless of the quality of the adaptations, McCarthy's work continues to stand the...

The upcoming Cannes market is seeing a whole slew of films picked up by distributors, including the 70s serial killer thriller, Golden State Killer, starring James Franco and Vincent Gallo. Deadline is now reporting that Daisy Ridley’s post-apocalyptic zombie film, We Bury the Dead, has also been sold. We Bury the Dead has been acquired by Vertical Entertainment.

Vertical Partner Peter Jarowey made a statement about the acquisition that said, “With a great cast led by Daisy Ridley and Brenton Thwaites, Zak has re-energized the zombie genre with We Bury the Dead. Next year, North American audiences will be on the edge of their seats watching this post-apocalyptic thriller.” Scripted by Hilditch, We Bury the Dead is said to be “a story about grief, loss, and the undead.” Ridley takes on the role of Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment.

Formally titled The Policeman, James Franco and Vincent Gallo‘s serial killer film, now called Golden State Killer, will now be getting domestic distribution thanks to Lionsgate. Deadline is now reporting that the true crime thriller will go on sale this week at Cannes with Lionsgate after their studio partner, Grindstone Entertainment, has picked up the domestic distribution rights. Golden State Killer is currently in the post-production process. However, the film has gone through some controversy last year when it had been scrutinized by the SAG-AFTRA union over complaints of misconduct against Vincent Gallo by multiple female actors.

Producers on the film include Scott Clayton, Jordan Gertner, Barry Brooker, Todd Williams, and Gary A. Hirsch. Gertner was also previously attached as the writer and director. However, Deadline is now saying that it is no longer the case. The description reads, “Written and directed by Vito Brown, the movie has Gallo...

Exclusive: True-crime thriller Golden State Killer (previously known as The Policeman), starring Vincent Gallo and James Franco, is on sale this week at the Cannes market with Lionsgate.

The film has secured a domestic distribution release via Lionsgate’s longtime genre partner Grindstone.

Written and directed by Vito Brown, the movie has Gallo playing Golden State killer Joseph James DeAngelo, the serial murderer and rapist who began terrorizing California residents all the way back in the 1970s, only being brought to justice in 2018. Franco plays a detective who faces the impossible task of finding the serial killer at the height of his crime spree before he can claim his next victims.

Producers are Scott Clayton, Jordan Gertner, Barry Brooker, Todd Williams, and Gary A. Hirsch. Gertner was previously aboard as writer-director but that’s no longer the case, we understand.

The project, which is currently in post-production, hit some turbulence...

Exclusive: Red Sea Media arrives in Cannes with international sales rights to the horror thriller Skillhouse starring starring social media personalities Bryce Hall and Hannah Stocking, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Neal McDonough, Leah Pipes, and Emily Mei.

Josh Stolberg, whose credits include Saw X and Jigsaw, wrote and directed the film from GenTV, in which ten influencers are lured into Skillhouse, a sinister content house, and forced to compete in lethal social media challenges.

Producers are Ryan Kavanaugh, Shane Valdez, and Brad Baskin. “We have blended the most compelling elements of modern horror with authentic influencer integration – both within the...

It’s starting to look like a great year if you are into horror movies; from Ryan Coogler’s classic Sinners, to the movie saga that traumatized a whole generation like Final Destination: Bloodline, set to release this year. One addition to the list of horror movies coming out this year is the Michael Shanks-directed movie Together.

Stepping aside from the usual jump scares and ghosts with horrifying faces, Together does something different. It takes a more supernatural approach with evil forces making physical changes to their bodies. Looking at the trailer, it might not seem like the loudest or the flashiest horror movie, but it sure seems like the most intriguing one.

The premise is thrilling for sure, but it’s the emotional storytelling and the sense of unease created through the setting’s atmosphere that you are strangely immersed in their eerie situations. It’s almost as...

Oh, Peach Salinger. What would You be without, well… you? Despite the hilariously pretentious name, the trust fund, and a vanity so blinding it deserved its own filter, Peach Salinger was That girl.

The one who clocked the psycho way before anyone else even noticed the red flags were, in fact, blood-soaked. Say what you want about her, but Peach had layers. She was messy, dramatic, and high-key obsessed with her bestie. Yeah, she had her toxic moments (don’t we all?), but Peach sniffed Joe out like a Chanel-spritzed bloodhound way before anyone else even flinched. And for that alone? She deserved better. Way better.

Let’s be honest—this woman deserves a little posthumous justice, and I’m here to serve it.

You fell for Joe, Peach saw the truth Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in Season 5 of You | Credits: Netflix

You should worship Peach Salinger. And I mean build-a-shrine,...

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A Working Man is an action thriller film directed by David Ayer, who also co-wrote the film with Sylvester Stallone. Based on the 2014 novel Levon’s Trade by Chuck Dixon, the 2025 film follows Levon Cade, an ex-Royal Marine Commando working as a construction worker for his friend, Joe Garcia. When Joe’s teenage daughter is kidnapped by criminals, Levon takes it upon himself to rescue her, but ends up finding a dark web of corruption and crime. A Working Man stars Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, David Harbour, Michael Peña, Merab Ninidze, Cokey Falkow, and Maximilian Osinski. So, if you loved the thrilling action, cheesy drama, and entertaining characters in A Working Man, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

The Beekeeper (Prime Video & MGM+) Credit – Amazon MGM Studios

The Beekeeper is an action thriller film directed...

Jason Segel is enjoying a career resurgence thanks to Shrinking, the Apple TV+ show he co-created and stars in. But his journey to this creative high point has been anything but highs and lows. Today, he has become a household name as the lovable best friend on a widely popular sitcom, How I Met Your Mother, that lasted for nearly a decade.

But long before the therapist and the best friend, he played a teenager in a short-lived show that barely anyone watched, but everyone remembers. That one season changed everything, now that it became a cult classic, and the show is— Freaks and Geeks.

Jason Segel starred in a cult classic that lasted only one season Jason Segel in Freaks and Geeks | Credit: NBC

Long before writing heartfelt monologues about grief or reinventing the therapist sitcom, Jason Segel was a 19-year-old on one of TV’s beloved one-season wonders,...

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Netflix is one of the best places to find the best movies and TV shows you can watch on any streaming service. Every month, it adds hundreds of new titles to its content library. For instance, this month, we are getting the much-anticipated Season 4 of Love, Death & Robots and a new original comedy series titled The Four Seasons, but with that, some titles have to leave the service for a number of reasons. So, today, we are here to tell you about the best film and TV shows you should watch before they leave Netflix in May 2025.

About Time (May 1) Credit – Universal Pictures

About Time is a sci-fi romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The 2013 film follows Tim Lake, a young man who his father tells that the men in his family have the...

At a special screening of Another Simple Favor, Collider's Steve Weintraub sat down with filmmaker Paul Feig for a Q&a to talk about sequels, editing, and the challenges of working in Hollywood. Before the night was over, the conversation simply had to turn to one of Feig’s most beloved — and famously short-lived — projects: Freaks and Geeks. The cult classic high school dramedy aired for just one season between 1999 and 2000, yet it left an indelible mark on television history, launching a genuinely stunning wave of future stars — seriously, the cast included Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Martin Starr, Jason Segel, Busy Philipps, Samm Levine and Seth Rogen to name just a few — and gaining a second life through streaming, DVD box sets, and endless critical praise. But for all the fans' hopes of a revival, Feig made it clear: the show’s ending is exactly how he always wanted it.

Spider-Man fans, heads up. If you love Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy or the animated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse then you have few days left before these web-slinger stories leave Netflix. The Tobey Maguire-starring trilogy, directed by horror icon Raimi, was the kick-start of the superhero genre as we know it today.

The original Spider-Man trilogy sort of provides a blueprint of Peter Parker’s origin story on the big screen. Thanks to the success of these movies, fans around the world have a solid trilogy to go back to that also stars Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, and more. Furthermore, hints of what happened to the Og Peter after the movies ended can be found in Spider-Man: No Way Home, which brought back both Maguire and his successor, Andrew Garfield, to the MCU.

In contrast, Across the Spider-Verse tells us the story of Miles Morales, in an animated format,...

Timothée Chalamet Movie Transformation (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Timothée Chalamet’s rise has been as dramatic and stylish as one of his red carpet-looks. He started as the indie scene’s favorite artsy boy, soft-spoken, floppy-haired, and constantly heartbroken in sun-drenched landscapes. Fast forward a few years, and he’s now leading box office juggernauts, riding space worms in Dune: Part Two, and rapping his way through chocolate factories in Wonka.

Somehow, he managed to stay both a fashion icon and a total goofball (we’re still not over Lil Timmy Tim). With collaborations spanning from Greta Gerwig to Denis Villeneuve, he has officially entered that rare actor zone where people will show up just to watch him stare moodily into the distance. So, whether you’ve been following him since Call Me By Your Name or hopped on the hype train post-Interstellar, it’s time to rank the hits, the near-misses,...

We’ve all been there – you discover an amazing show, fall head over heels for the characters, and then boom! It’s canceled after just one season. Talk about a TV heartbreak! Television history is filled with these brilliant but short-lived gems that were cut down way too soon.

Whether they fell victim to network politics, got stuck in impossible time slots, or simply arrived before audiences were ready for them, these shows left us desperate for more. Remember staying up late to binge-watch that perfect series, only to discover there would never be a second season? The pain is real!

Here are ten incredible one-season wonders that absolutely deserved a much longer run on our screens. Grab some popcorn and prepare to get nostalgic about what could have been!

1. Firefly

Let’s talk about the granddaddy of all unfair cancellations, shall we? Joss Whedon‘s space western Firefly lasted...

Sophie Nyweide, the former child actor who made appearances in the films Mammoth, Noah Baumbach’s Margot at the Wedding and Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, died April 14. She was 24.

In a paid obituary, her family wrote that the former actor “self-medicated to deal with all the trauma and shame she held inside, and it resulted in her death.”

“Sophie was a kind and trusting girl,” her family writes. “Often this left her open to being taken advantage of by others. She wrote and drew voraciously, and much of this art depicts the depth she had, and it also represents the pain she suffered. Many of her writings and artwork are roadmaps of her struggles and traumas. Even with those roadmaps, diagnoses and her own revelations, those closest to her, plus therapists, law enforcement officers and others who tried to help her, are heartbroken their efforts couldn’t save her from her fate.

Sophie Nyweide, who portrayed the daughter of Michelle Williams and Gael García Bernal’s characters in the 2009 romantic drama Mammoth, has died. She was 24.

Nyweide, who appeared in seven films by age 10, died April 14, her family announced in a paid obituary. She died in Bennington, Vermont, her mother, former actress Shelly Gibson, told The Hollywood Reporter, and “police there are investigating.”

“Sophie was a kind and trusting girl,” her family wrote. “Often this left her open to being taken advantage of by others. She wrote and drew voraciously, and much of this art depicts the depth she had, and it also represents the pain she suffered. Many of her writings and artwork are roadmaps of her struggles and traumas. Even with those roadmaps, diagnoses and her own revelations, those closest to her, plus therapists, law enforcement officers and others who tried to help her, are heartbroken their efforts couldn’t save her from her fate.

One of this week’s new releases stars Steve Coogan and a penguin, so here’s a film quiz about other actors and their animal co-stars.

They say you should never work with children or animals, but that’s not stopped movie stars teaming up with animal co-stars. There are usually mixed results – even the can’t-lose buddy pairing of “Tom Hanks and a French mastiff” definitely didn’t end happily for both of them (spoilery details here). Now in UK cinemas, Peter Cattaneo’s new movie The Penguin Lessons teams up Partridge and penguin, so we’ve got some quiz questions about other live-action animal star vehicles as part of your usual movie-related trivia safari.

Once you’ve completed this week’s film quiz, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is just for fun,...

Following the reveal of past social media posts that made headlines for all the wrong reasons, Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is once again courting controversy with her new film, The Life Lift. First-timer Italian director Stefania Rossella Grassi is set to helm the project, which will also star Vincent Gallo – who's no stranger to controversy himself – and depict Gascón as a psychiatrist who "embodies both God and the devil."

Variety broke the news about The Life Lift today, which is said to be a psychological thriller that has Gallo portraying a man named Gabriel "who lives in a small New York apartment and becomes persecuted by Post-its left in the building’s elevator." It's giving off series The X-Files vibes already. Materials obtained by the outlet regarding the film note that the messages "order him to commit atrocious murders of three other tenants who, in turn, want to kill their next-of-kin.

Following his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Brave New World, award-winning actor Giancarlo Esposito returns to the action world for his newest project. The Hollywood legend joins the star-studded crime thriller, By Any Means, in a significant role.

According to Deadline, Esposito will portray NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer, who was murdered by the KKK for his voter recruitment work, in By Any Means. The Star Wars: The Mandalorian star is among several new cast inclusions, with Emmy nominee and The Morning Show star Nicole Beharie, Scream 7's Ethan Embry, Palm Royale's Josh Lucas, Tony Award-winning star Lachanze and Oscar-nominated actor David Straithairn. Details on whom the other actors will portray are being kept under wraps.

By Any Means

is directed by The Inspection helmer Elegance Bratton, based on the Black List script, CI34, by Sascha Penn. Set in 1966, the film chronicles the true story of a...

New York University has revealed its 2025 picks for its Black List-inspired Purple List of the best production-ready screenplays from Tisch School of the Arts graduate film students and recent alumni.

The four screenplays, selected via a blind reading process by industry insiders, are How I Learned to Die by Manya Glassman, Mandingo by Terrance Daye, Punter by Jason Adam Maselle and Sweetwater by Cassidy Batiz.

Prominent filmmakers whose work was included on past editions of the Purple List, now in its 14th year, include Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, Eternals), Judas and the Black Messiah‘s Shaka King, Cathy Yan (Succession, Dead Pigs, Birds of Prey), Desiree Akhavan (Appropriate Behavior, The Miseducation of Cameron Post) and The Starling Girl’s Laurel Parmet.

Nineteen of the 58 scripts showcased in past editions of the list, founded by alumni Ashim Bhalla and Shandor Garrison and faculty member John Tintori in 2012, have been turned into finished feature films.

Selena Gomez is back in her acting bag after stacking hits, running a billion-dollar beauty empire, and proving she can do it all. Yes, we all know Wizards of Waverly Place, the iconic show that is a core memory from childhood. While we watched most of the 90s, kids watched Gomez as Alex, she has refined her talent and taken over our adulthood with relatable characters.

Recently, Gomez has been on a roll with new projects, such as Only Murders in the Building and the critically acclaimed Emilia Pérez. Throughout the years, she has appeared in different genres and played unique roles. While some of her work received immense praise, others not so much.

Selena Gomez in Wizards of Waverly Place and Emilia Pérez

In this list, we will be elaborately discussing Selena Gomez movies and TV shows and rank them accordingly in order of their likeability, audience reception, and overall impact on pop culture.

Jason Statham’s new movie is finally losing steam at the box office after falling out of the top five, but one of his older flicks just got an update to help ease the pain. More than 10 years before Statham teamed up with director David Ayer for A Working Man, he starred in Homefront, the 2013 conspiracy thriller following a former DEA agent who moves his family to a quiet town only to get involved with a local drug lord. The free streaming service Tubi has announced that Homefront will hit the platform on April 18. The film also stars Winona Ryder (Stranger Things), Frank Grillo (Creature Commandos), and James Franco (Spider-Man 3). It earned scores of 42% from critics and 61% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Homefront is based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Logan, and action icon Sylvester Stallone wrote the script for the film. Stallone also penned...

James Franco is an Oscar-nominated actor-director who has had his share of up-and-downs, controversies and good graces, but through it all has always remained an interesting presence in front of and behind the camera. Take a look back at 16 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best.

Born on April 19, 1978, Franco has developed a pretty notable resume since he first came to audience’s attention on the low rated but highly acclaimed TV series “Freaks and Geeks.” A year after that NBC show ended, Franco found fame in a highly praised TV biography of James Dean for which he won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy award. That success led him to a film career which has run the gamut from superhero blockbusters to Oscar nominated prestige films.

It hasn’t all been a smooth ride for Franco though. In 2010 he should have been at the peak...

Don Mischer, the Emmy-accumulating director-producer who called the shots on the biggest live entertainment events in the world, from Super Bowl halftime shows and Olympic opening ceremonies to the Oscars and the Emmys, has died. He was 85.

Mischer died peacefully in his sleep in Los Angeles on Friday, a family spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.

The San Antonio native also helmed the Kennedy Center Honors, starting with the inaugural 1978 event through 1986 — he then produced the CBS telecast from 1993-2001 — and guided Barbara Walters‘ highly-rated ABC interview shows beginning in the late 1970s.

Meanwhile, Mischer was the architect of dozens of landmark TV specials, including 1983’s Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, which featured a reunion of The Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson’s “moonwalk” during a “Billie Jean” performance, and 1990’s The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson and 1998’s Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers, both of which aired mere months after the shocking deaths...

Harmony Korine’s multimedia design collective Edglrd has inked a first-look development deal with AI giant Runway. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The two companies plan to develop new projects, using Runway’s generative AI tools. Edglrd previously worked with Runway on campaigns for Marc Jacobs and Balenciaga.

“At Edglrd, we’re always experimenting with new technology and tools as we look for new ways to create images and tell stories,” Korine said in a statement on Runway’s blog. “This partnership is about exploring what’s possible.” Korine used Runway’s AI tools for his experimental project “Baby Invasion,” which he debuted last year at the Venice Film Festival.

In a statement, head of Runway Studios Jamie Umpherson said: “Partnering with Harmony is a perfect fit – as someone who has made a career out of pushing the boundaries of traditional production and story structures, his expertise is...

In a surprising move, the partners at Slate PR — one of Hollywood’s highest-profile publicity firms that represents a long list of A-list stars, creators, talent and events — are dissolving the company.

The development was confirmed Thursday morning in a brief statement sharing that after 15 years together, the partners Stephen Huvane, Simon Halls, Robin Baum, Ina Treciokas and Andy Gelb have all “decided to move forward on separate paths.” The statement added that Treciokas will soon announce her next venture while the others, Huvane, Halls, Baum and Gelb, will “do the same.”

“The partners depart with mutual respect and appreciation for their joint accomplishments at Slate PR,” per a statement received by The Hollywood Reporter. “The partners sincerely thank their clients, colleagues and industry peers for their support throughout the years. They remain committed to providing thoughtful and strategic communications guidance in their new ventures.”

That announcement of a new...

Now that Jonathan Jackson is back as legacy character Lucky, it’s easy for many long-time General Hospital viewers to ship LL2. But Elizabeth was part of another beloved pairing not too long ago, and those devoted shippers are torn.

Lucky vs. Franco

One viewer took to the Gh Reddit to share their thoughts on Lucky and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) vs. Franco (Roger Howarth) and Elizabeth.

“None of you love Liz and Lucky like I love them. They are the reason I fell in love with Gh,” the fan started their post. When Lucky ‘died’ in that fire, that was it for me,” they admitted. “Then one day, I tuned in on a whim and it was the day that Liz was waiting at the alter for Franco, and they play the montage of those two and Omg. I went back and saw their whole story.”

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An entire unfinished cut of A Minecraft Movie has leaked online just as the completed movie opened in theaters. Of course, that didn't stop it from becoming the biggest opening weekend of 2025. A Minecraft Movie took the world by storm as the movie performed well above its initial $60 million projected opening weekend and grossed $157 million in its opening weekend, beating The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the highest-grossing opening weekend for a video game movie. While A Minecraft Movie had a lot to celebrate, it wasn't all good news, as Warner Bros. found themselves scrambling to stop a completed film cut with unfinished visual effects from spreading across the internet.

Variety revealed that a workprint for A Minecraft Movie leaked online right before the film opened worldwide. The cut of the movie contained an unfinished VFX shot that began circulating online just as A Minecraft Movie was starting its theatrical release.

Marvel, and specifically the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has dominated the zeitgeist for nearly two decades at this point. There's always plenty of talk as to whether general audiences are getting tired of Marvel movies, and while the MCU may not be as infallible as it once was, there's still ample interest. 2024's "Deadpool & Wolverine" crossed the $1 billion mark, and "Daredevil: Born Again" has been largely viewed within a positive light. Sure, every so often you get a "Captain America: Brave New World" that underperforms, but superhero movies will always have a place within the cultural landscape.

Some might argue that there are already too many Marvel movies, but they're could've been plenty more. For every Marvel project that winds up in theaters, there are numerous others where a script was written or even went into pre-production but got cancelled for one reason or another. Honestly, some of these cancelled...

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The Life List is a romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Adam Brooks. Based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Lori Nelson Spielman, the Netflix film follows Alex, a young woman still grieving her mother’s recent death. She soon receives a video from her late mother telling her to revisit her childhood aspirations and old goals, which sends her on an adventurous journey. The Life List stars Sofia Carson, Kyle Allen, Connie Britton, José Zúñiga, and Jordi Mollà. So, if you loved the heart-touching drama, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in The Life List, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Eat Pray Love is a biographical romantic drama film directed by Ryan Murphy, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jennifer Salt.

For a show that featured a lot of death, "Bones" sure did have a lot of heart. A series doesn't run for 12 seasons without an effective emotional core, after all, and "Bones" certainly managed to maintain a soft spot, even as Emily Deschanel's Temperance Brennan and David Boreanaz's Agent Seeley Booth inspected some of the most horrific corpses you've ever seen on TV.

One nice behind-the-scenes aspect of the series to offset the ongoing corpse inspections was the fact that the "Bones" cast often included family members of the stars and the show's creator, Hart Hanson. David Boreanaz's father, Dave Roberts, appeared in an uncredited cameo as an FBI agent, while Hanson's own father, Paul, showed up as a vending machine repairman. But it was during one Christmas episode that we got perhaps the most notable family-member appearance in the series.

Yes, even "Bones," with fake cadavers...

It's almost impossible to talk about action movies without mentioning Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone. They're both bankable stars who have left a large legacy in their genre, so it's no surprise the two have worked together multiple times. Their most recent collaboration is on the 2025 Statham film A Working Man, which Stallone wrote and produced. Stallone is no stranger to screenwriting, having written the Oscar-winning film Rocky. He's no stranger to writing for Statham either, as he wrote the screenplay for Statham's 2013 movie Homefront.

Stallone Made Statham a DEA Agent in 'Homefront'

In Homefront, Jason Statham plays Phil Broker, a retired DEA agent and single dad living in Louisiana. Phil's daughter, Maddy, fights one of her classmates, and when Phil is called to Maddy's school to talk about it, the classmate's father tries to fight Phil. Phil beats the father, and in retaliation, the father's wife calls her brother,...

The following contains spoilers for The Studio Episode 1, "The Promotion," now streaming on Apple TV+.

Apple TV+’s The Studio doesn’t exactly have the most novel premise. Like Ricky Gervais’ Extras before it, or even that one episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (“Mac and Charlie Write a Script”), the new Seth Rogen series begins with more than a bit of movie magic in its premiere, "The Promotion." The scene opens on a lakeside cabin in winter. A serene spell of gentle snowfall is abruptly broken by a man bursting through a door. Gunshots ring out. The man's been hit. He leans back against the hood of a car, then slides to the ground. The man's mysterious attacker walks over to deliver the coup de grâce. "Bang, " the director yells. The camera pulls back, fading into the same image as seen on a monitor.

The actor, who was just killed on-screen,...

Jason Statham wasn’t always an action movie legend. He started out as a competitive diver, and even modeled for Tommy Hilfiger and Levi’s. But as soon as he made his big screen debut in Guy Ritchie’s “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” it was obvious. A star was being born.

Statham’s gravely voice, martial arts talent and toned physique served him well, and he quickly became one of the most recognizable action heroes of the 21st century, starring in billion dollar blockbusters and quirky crime thrillers, with a smattering of tough as nails or just plain weird genre films in the middle. And sometimes he also pokes fun at his grizzled persona, proving that he’s having just as much fun as we are.

Not every Jason Statham movie is great, but a lot of them are better than they get credit for. And even the silly ones are often 100% pure Statham.

Apart from the big screen, Hollywood stars have several personal stories that are equally entertaining, if not more. In this, Seth Rogen’s funny international escapade would definitely be in the top three. The actor, known for his comedic roles, could have truly inspired the fourth installment of The Hangover. While in the movies the cast woke up to tigers and missing teeth, Rogen actually ended up in an entirely different country.

Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, and Ed Helms in The Hangover Part II (2011) | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

This time, instead of marijuana, he tried something even stronger, and it’s safe to say that his journey after that was quite interesting, to say the least.

How Seth Rogen’s Amsterdam trip turned into a Hangover-style adventure

Seth Rogen is among the most sought-after comedy actors in Hollywood, with a slew of hilarious movies to his name. Even apart from his professional endeavors,...

Exclusive: Momentum on the next installment in the Meet the Parents franchise is building as sources tell Deadline that John Hamburg is set to direct the fourth film in the Universal series. As Deadline first reported, the original cast that includes Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner are returning to star, with Hamburg, who had co-written the three other Meet the Parents movies, penning this script as well.

Plot details are being kept inside the circle of trust. Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro will produce through Tribeca Productions. Jay Roach will produce through Delirious Media. Ben Stiller and John Lesher will produce through Red Hour Films. Hamburg will produce through Particular Pictures.

The first Meet the Parents grossed more than $330 million at the global box office when it was released in 2000, becoming that year’s seventh highest-grossing film globally. Its sequels Meet the Fockers (2004) and...

The cast has been revealed for Lake Vernon, a new psychological thriller movie that's in the works. Among the cast members is Tommy Wiseau, the eccentric filmmaker and actor best known for his unforgettable performance in the 2003 movie The Room.

Per Variety, Lake Vernon will feature Wiseau as part of the ensemble cast, joined by former NFL star Vernon Davis (The Ritual Killer), Malcolm Goodwin (Reacher), David Anders (The Vampire Diaries), Olivia Grace Applegate (Love and Death), and Andrea Sixtos (Arrow). The cast members are currently filming the movie in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Lake Vernon comes form a story by Davis and Tiffany Toney, while director Aaron Jay Rome (End Trip) co-wrote the screenplay with Isaiah Laborde. Davis is also serving as a producer on the project for Real 85 Productions, joined by Rome and Laborde. Additionally, Davis is also executive producing. Oscar-winning editor Scott Conrad (Rocky) will edit the movie.

At a New York Imax screening of “Spring Breakers,” Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco crashed the party, saying hello to hundreds of fans who showed up to watch A24’s bikini-clad drug bonanza on the nation’s second-largest screen.

Moviegoers shrieked as Gomez and Blanco made their surprise appearance, and one was heard saying, “Oh my God. I need to call everybody I know.”

“Hi guys,” Gomez said to the audience. “Did you guys enjoy one of my favorite movies ever?”

Gomez then pulled out her phone to take a selfie with the crowd at AMC Lincoln Square, promising to send it to “Spring Breakers” director “Harmony [Korine] and the girls,” referring to co-stars Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine.

During the short visit, Gomez and Blanco previewed a clubby track, “Bluest Flame,” off their upcoming album “I Said I Love You First,” and sent everyone home with a Usb drive containing the yet-to-be-released song.