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Oscar season is ready to start.

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival kicks off on Tuesday with a lineup that includes new movies from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, Richard Linklater, Spike Lee, Lynne Ramsay, and more of the world’s top auteurs.

In many ways, the Cannes Film Festival is more important than ever for the awards race. Over the last five years, multiple movies that premiered on the French Riviera have gone on to receive Best Picture nominations at the Academy Awards, including Oscar winners Parasite and Anora, and nominees Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Substance, and Emilia Pérez. With the 2025 lineup loaded with some highly anticipated titles, it would be considered an upset if at least one or two of the following movies failed to secure eventual Oscar bids in the top categories.

Ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, here are the 11 projects...

Ric Roman Waugh, the action director behind Angel Has Fallen and Greenland, has signed a first look deal with Lionsgate.

The producing deal aimed at the genre space will also cover Waugh’s CineMachine Media Works banner and production partner Brendon Boyea. As they cement their production ties, Lionsgate recently picked up the action-thriller Renegotiate, to be written by Mark Townend and produced by Waugh and Boyea, alongside Range Media Partners’ Brian Kavanagh Jones and Fred Berger, with Aj Bourscheid executive producing.

“When you’re surrounded by a cadre like this who respect, collaborate and care for you as their filmmaker, there’s not a place on earth I’d rather call home than Lionsgate,” Waugh said Friday in a statement. He is also in production on an untitled thriller to star Jason Statham, Naomi Ackie and Bill Nighy for Black Bear.

Lionsgate will release Waugh’s next film, Greenland: Migration,...

Exclusive: Oscar-nominated actors Colman Domingo and Jeremy Strong are in discussions about making their debuts at London’s National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham, the landmark institution’s artistic director and co-chief executive has confirmed to Deadline.

“They’re the real deal, and I want them here at the National,” Rubasingham says. “I’m talking to them about what they might want to do here.”

Rubasingham, as we reported, announced her inaugural season of plays and musicals Tuesday, featuring an array of starry names with strong stage chops that include Paul Mescal (Gladiator II), Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) and Aidan Turner (Rivals). All have signed on to take their bows on the National’s stages.

The National Theatre’s Indhu Rubasingham. Photo by Baz Bamigboye/Deadline

Lesley Manville (The Crown), a leading artist who long has trodden the National’s boards, returns to lead...

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This May, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the much-anticipated premiere of the new season of Criminal Minds and also the release of the much-awaited new season of The Chi. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films coming to Paramount+ in May 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (May 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98% Credit – Asia Union Film & Entertainment Ltd.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a wuxia martial arts film directed by Ang Lee from a screenplay co-written by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung. Based on the Chinese novel of the same name by Wang Dulu, the 2000 film is set in the 19th...

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Paramount+ is ready with an entertainment-packed May this year. The upcoming month will see the premiere of the much-anticipated new season of Showtime’s The Chi and the return of Paramount+’s Criminal Minds. Just like every month, Paramount+ is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 7 best movies and TV shows coming to Paramount+ in May 2025.

Titles with an * will only be available with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan.

Just Friends (May 1) Credit – New Line Cinema

Just Friends is a Christmas romantic dark comedy film directed by Roger Kumble from a screenplay by Adam ‘Tex’ Davis. The 2005 film follows Chris Brander, a formerly obese high schooler who goes through a transformation, and when he returns to his hometown, he tries to get back his former best friend and crush,...

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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...

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This May, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated next chapter in the Fear Street universe and the next season of the beloved adult animated anthology series, Love, Death + Robots. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Netflix in May 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

American Graffiti (May 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95% Credit – Universal Pictures

American Graffiti is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas, who also co-wrote the film with Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck. The 1973 film is set in 1962 in Modesto, California, and it revolves around a group of high-school graduates as they enjoy the final day...

We’ve all been there, binge-watching your favorite show, only to find out it’s leaving the platform sooner than expected. It’s the worst, right? Well, May is shaping up to be especially heartbreaking for Netflix subscribers, as a slew of fan-favorite movies and TV shows will be disappearing. From iconic rom-coms to intense thrillers, this month’s Netflix exit list is stacked.

So if you’ve been meaning to watch (or rewatch) a few, now’s the time to hustle before these gems are gone for good. Time to hit play before they’re outta here!

Movies leaving Netflix in May May 1 1. About Time (2013)

If you haven’t seen About Time yet, prepare for your heart to be gently squeezed and your tear ducts thoroughly tested. This British romantic dramedy, written and directed by Love Actually’s Richard Curtis, stars the endlessly charming Domhnall Gleeson as Tim, a...

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Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed May this year. The upcoming month will see the premiere of many of Netflix’s original and licensed films, including the highly anticipated next Fear Street film and the arrival of The Wild Robot on Netflix. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 5 best new movies coming to Netflix in May 2025.

Heart Eyes (May 8) Credit – Sony Pictures

Heart Eyes is a romantic comedy slasher film directed by Josh Ruben from a screenplay co-written by Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy. The 2025 film is set during Valentine’s Week, and it revolves around two coworkers who are mistaken as a couple and soon become the next target of a masked maniac killing couples all over the United States.

Jason Statham fans will soon be able to add the actor's latest action movie to their physical media collections. Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios have jointly announced when A Working Man will receive a physical release.

Per Screen-Connections, A Working Man will be available to own on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD beginning June 10. The action-thriller was previously released on digital platforms last week following a 20-day exclusive theatrical window. In A Working Man, Statham stars as Levon Cade, who left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss’s daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.

Based on the Chuck Dixon novel Levon's Trade, A Working Man was...

Exclusive: Rising British actor Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) is set to star in Play Dead, the new survival thriller from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra that we told you about back in February, sources tell Deadline.

No details have yet emerged about Jupe’s character or the film’s plot, though it’s been described by sources as Don’t Breathe meets 1917. Production begins in Melbourne, Australia in May. The project is one of two recently announced for Collet-Serra, who earlier this month was linked to An Innocent Girl, a psychological thriller to be produced for Netflix by Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.

Peter Stanley-Ward & Natalie Conway penned the script for Play Dead, which Nocturnal will fully finance and produce alongside Ghost House Pictures, BoulderLight Pictures, and Bad Grey. Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs are producing for Nocturnal, along with Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for Ghost House, Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight,...

The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its 78th edition (May 13-24).

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Festival director Thierry Frémaux revealed the Official Selection at a press conference at the Ugc Montparnasse cinema in Paris alongside festival president Iris Knobloch.

A diverse range of features make up the 2025 Competition, mixing veteran auteurs with up-and-coming directors.

Acclaimed directors the Dardenne Brothers, Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater and Joachim Trier are among those selected for Cannes Competition 2025.

Newcomers to the Competition include genre specialist Ari Aster, Berlin Golden Bear winner Carla Simon as well as Germany’s Mascha Schilinski.

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Over the years, there have been countless familiar faces that have made guest appearances on Doctor Who, including the likes of Bill Nighy, Andrew Garfield, Maisie Williams, and Olivia Colman. If Russell T Davies gets his way, there will be one more added to the list by way of Dcu star Viola Davis, but as of right now, that's nothing more than a pipe dream for the showrunner, who recently called Davis "one of the greatest actors in the world."

Speaking with GamesrRadar+ ahead of the new season of Doctor Who that premieres on April 12, Davies was asked who he would love to have make a guest appearance on the long-running sci-fi series that hasn't already been called upon. After humming and hawing and saying that "almost everyone has been in it," he finally landed on Davis, who starred in the Dcu as Amanda Waller, and will be kicking some...

In September 1963, American audiences received their first introduction to anime via the televised debut of Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy. Recently, the classic black-and-white series was given a brand-new, full-color restoration and a prime-time broadcast slot on Japanese television.

Per Osamu Tezuka's official site, a "re-edited version" of Astro Boy: Hero of Space (1964) -- the franchise's first-ever compilation film -- was re-broadcast on March 30 (effectively March 31) by Nhk General TV. Prior to the film's release, the network spotlighted it via its online blog, stating that it has "now been restored to full color using AI-restoration technology." The original 1964 version was shown with only some colorized scenes. Certain sequences, such as transitions between individual episodes, were redrawn by human animators for the restored edition.

North America’s First Anime Re-Airs Following AI Restoration After 60 Years Image via Tezuka Productions

Widely perceived as one of Tezuka's most iconic creations, Astro Boy revolves...

Earth Mama filmmaker Savanah Leaf, X+Y and 500 Miles helmer Morgan Matthews and Spilt Milk screenwriter Cara Loftus all touched down at Dublin’s second annual screenwriting festival Storyhouse this week where they revealed their different paths of entry into the film business.

“Someone once told me that you’re not a director until you tell people you are,” said Leaf, whose debut feature Earth Mama earned her a BAFTA award. “So, for me, it became about owning that title. I would then tell everyone I was an aspiring director and so I just started to reframe that in my own headspace.”

Leaf, a former athlete who had played volleyball for Team Gb at the 2012 Olympics, said she took the money she had made from her sports career and put it into making her first short film The F Word.

“It was basically about me trying to understand why my father wasn’t parenting me,...

Western movies have long entertained fans with high-stakes drama and action, and over the years, the genre has produced a long list of admirable heroes. However, for these heroes to thrive, the genre's greatest sharpshooters often need an equally impressive antagonist to overcome. A great Western villain is essential to the genre's storytelling, and in many cases, these characters leave their mark on the series from their first moments on screen.

Considering that first impressions often define a character’s core traits, Western villains have traditionally made an impact on viewers when established in a story and fundamentally shape the hero’s obstacles. Within the pantheon of great Western movie villains, some have come along and truly exceed an introduction and advance a film’s developing dramatic stakes.

Rattlesnake Jake Forces the Protagonist to Surrender Rango Blends Animated Action and Comedy Wonderfully

The western diamondback gunslinger Rattlesnake Jake from Gore Verbinski...

Action icon Jason Statham continues to fly the flag for crowd-pleasing action movie fare, with the actor and martial artist now joining forces with the perfect director for another tale of a man with a mysterious past who is forced to fight for justice. The action thriller project does not yet have a title, but is now shooting in Enniskerry, Ireland, and will see The Stath working under the direction of Ric Roman Waugh, who is best known for helming the Gerard Butler-led Angel Has Fallen and Greenland.

Enniskerry hosted the Disney sequel Disenchanted back in 2022, but rather than the music and whimsy of that fantastical comedy, Jason Statham will instead tear through the picturesque village as a man who, after saving a girl from drowning, finds himself the target of a local gang. Enniskerry will stand-in for Scotland in the movie, with a shot of Statham posing with...

“The Wild Robot” animated science-fiction feature, winner of 3 Academy Awards, including ‘Best Animated feature and ‘Best Original Score’, is directed by Chris Sanders, starring Lupito Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames, now streaming on digital platforms and available on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray:

“…’Rozzum 7134’ aka ‘Roz’, a futuristic robot, washes ashore on a deserted island. From there a tale of survival and discovery begins when Roz becomes the unexpected protector to an orphaned gosling, named ‘Brightbill’.

“Together they struggle to survive the harsh environment, but only succeed with the help of a close-knit group of misfit animals, who become first friends, then family.

“Ultimately Roz and company save the island from a robotic invasion by Roz's manufacturer, looking to bring her back to civilization by any means necessary…”

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It is customary that once every few years, a movie studio - in hopes of creating future success - will produce a sacrificial lamb of sorts, a high-budget fantasy film with a cast only most directors could dream of that exists purely to fail spectacularly at the box office. If you find this to be entirely unbelievable, then surely question why there is such a trend in fantasy that continues to this day.

It varies from film to film on the specifics of the failure - sometimes it's a matter of poor script, sometimes overestimation of the audience turnout, sometimes the story just doesn’t appeal. Whatever the case was for Jack the Giant Slayer, the film didn't get the success it deserves, though it will get another chance to shine when it starts streaming on Netflix on April 1, via What's On Netflix.

Based on the English fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk,...

“The Wild Robot” animated science-fiction feature, is directed by Chris Sanders, starring Lupito Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames, now available in 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray:

“…’Rozzum 7134’ aka ‘Roz’, a futuristic robot, washes ashore on a deserted island. From there a tale of survival and discovery begins when Roz becomes the unexpected protector to an orphaned gosling, named ‘Brightbill’.

“Together they struggle to survive the harsh environment, but only succeed with the help of a close-knit group of misfit animals, who become first friends, then family.

“Ultimately Roz and company save the island from a robotic invasion by Roz's manufacturer, looking to bring her back to civilization by any means necessary…”

Click the images to enlarge…...

Exclusive: Ian Hamilton’s Ava Lee novels are being given the small screen treatment.

Robin Cass and Robert Munroe are behind the adaptation of the Canadian author’s books, with a writer still being sought.

The deal is with Cass & Co and Blacktop Recess for 17 Ava Lee novels plus four Uncle Chow Tung prequel books. A globe-traveling enigma, Ava Lee is an unexpected heroine – a formidable forensic accountant, a fearless sleuth and a master of an ancient martial artform, Bak Mei – historically taught only to males. She is a true original as she outruns, outsmarts and outpaces the most dangerous criminals in the world. The 17 books include The Water Rat of Wanchai, The Disciple of Las Vegas and The Fury of Beijing.

“From my first read of the first novel in the series, Ava firmly implanted herself in my imagination and my heart. Bond is one thing. Ava Lee is quite another.

While remakes will always be forced to justify their existence if the original film that they are inspired by is already well-received, that pressure can be even more heightened when it is considered to be an all-time great classic.Akira Kurosawais often considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, and Ikiru is definitely his most personal film; although Kurosawa was best known for his epic Samurai films, Ikiru was a deeply personal drama about one man coping with the inevitability of death. Even though Ikiru is just as powerful today as it was during its initial release, Oliver Hermanus’ powerful remake Livingperfectly added new context to the story by setting it in England during the 1950s. Although it is best known for earning Bill Nighy the first Academy Award nomination of his entire career, Living features a memorable, inspiring performance from Aimee Lou Wood.

DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot,” based on Peter Brown’s book of the same name, opened this past fall and became a quiet smash, making $331 million and taking home major awards all season long, including securing an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. It is a gorgeously animated fable about the importance of kindness, rendered in a lovely, painterly style and directed by a modern animation master Chris Sanders.

But if for some reason you haven’t seen “The Wild Robot” yet, well, there’s no time like the present. Where can you watch the “The Wild Robot?” We’ll answer all of your questions.

Is “The Wild Robot” streaming?

It is!

Where is “The Wild Robot” streaming?

The movie is streaming on Peacock, Universal’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform.

When was “The Wild Robot” released?

It was released back on September 27, 2024.

What is “The Wild Robot” about?

“The Wild Robot...

A clip from Jason Statham's soon-to-debut A Working Man has arrived. It showcases one of the brutal, bone-breaking fights audiences can expect from the action movie, which hits theaters this March.

The trailer features Statham's character, Levon Cade, in a fierce brawl with a gang after refusing to confirm he is not a law enforcement agent. The popular Irish band The Dropkick Murphy's The Boys Are Back plays over the exhilarating sequence as Cade breaks a few bones and bashes a couple of heads in. Impressed by Cade, the gang leader halts the violence and shakes their assailant's battle-worn hand, which reassures him Cade is not a cop. "You're a working man," he declares.

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Based on acclaimed comic...

It’s a well-known fact that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences don’t tend to favour genre films when it comes to shortlisting for their tentpole awards ceremony. It’s simply not their bag and that goes that double for anything that happens to fall into the disreputable slum of horror. Indeed — bar a few outliers like Silence of the Lambs, The Exorcist or Get Out — scary movies rarely get a fair shake come Oscar season. Certainly not when compared to, say, glitzy biopics or period pieces that have a more prestigious air about them.

Yet, against all odds, the genre has done quite well for itself this year. Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is dominating the technical categories, The Substance has found itself as an unlikely contender for four of the “Big Five” awards, and even Alien: Romulus has gotten a look in for its VFX work.

With that being said,...

Tatiana Maslany is starring in The Alison Hendrix Story Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed at Apple TV+.

The 10-episode series is described as “a half hour darkly comedic thriller about a newly divorced mom who falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder, and youth soccer.” (Can’t you just see that becoming Alison’s Orphan Black fate if she separated from Donnie?)

More from TVLineWhat to Watch the Week of March 2: Daredevil, Deli Boys, 9-1-1 and MoreJessica Lange Firmly Shuts Down Any Chance of an American Horror Story Return: 'Oh Christ, No'Sharon Horgan to Headline New HBO Comedy,...

Bill Nighy (“Living”) is among the stars recruited to join Prime Video’s upcoming action-adventure series starring Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham. That show also now has a title — “Ride or Die” — while Matt Miller (“Lethal Weapon”) has joined as showrunner and Peyton Reed (“Ant-Man”) has been tapped to direct the first two episodes.

Based on an idea by creator Tessa Coates (“Feel Good”), the eight-episode “Ride or Die” stars Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”) as Judith, who has secretly been working as a highly trained assassin. That’s a double life that Judith’s best friend Debbie (played by Spencer) knows nothing about — until a hit goes wrong. Now Judith and Debbie are on the run, aiming to stay one step ahead of a mysterious enemy.

Nighy will play “The Director” in “Ride or Die.” Also joining the cast: Ed Skrein as “Billy Donovan”; Sylvia Hoeks as “Ana”; Calam Lynch as...

The Beekeeper 2 with Jason Statham is in the works at Miramax. Unfortunately, one member of the original movie's creative team will not be returning (at least in the same role) for the action sequel.

According to Deadline, David Ayer will not be returning as director for The Beekeeper 2, with Nobody 2 helmer Timo Tjahjanto tapped as his replacement. Ayer is currently busy filming the Brad Pitt-led movie The Heart of the Beast for Paramount. However, Miramax is hoping that Ayer will join the sequel in a producing capacity. Kurt Wimmer returned to write the screenplay for The Beekeeper 2, which is slated to begin production this fall. Amazon MGM Studios is expected to secure the sequel's domestic rights. The company previously handled distribution on the 2024 original.

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The odds are in for which actors are likely to portray a villain in the upcoming James Bond movie, with Game of Thrones and Wheel of Time stars leading the pack. Amazon MGM Studios was recently announced to be taking creative control of the franchise.

Gambling.com's odds show Peter Dinklage as the top choice to battle bond as the next male villain, with odds at +162.5 and a 38.1% probability. After Dinklage, the second most likely actor appears to be Barry Keoghan, with +175 and a 36.4% probability of being Bond's next male villain. Keoghan is joined by two of his Saltburn co-stars on the list, with Richard E. Grant and Jacob Elordi scoring 28.6% and 14.3% probabilities respectively.

RelatedKevin Feige and Dave Filoni Reportedly Contenders to Succeed Kathleen Kennedy at Lucasfilm

Disney is currently searching for a suitable replacement for Kennedy, but the task is a tough one.

Ben Affleck, who starred in Amazon's Air,...

Ozzy Osbourne could have been in Pirates of the Caribbean. Ozzy's wife and long-time manager, Sharon, recently appeared on "The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan" podcast, and revealed the legendary singer was offered the chance to audition for a role.

"Do you want to know the biggest mistake I ever made with Ozzy? He got offered to go and read for 'Pirates of the Caribbean' — and I’ve never said this to anyone. I said no. Now, wouldn’t he have been perfect?"

It would have been an inspiring casting decision had the "Prince of Darkness" landed a part in Pirates of the Caribbean. But Sharon was quick to say, "Johnny [Depp] … wanted Keith [Richards] to be a pirate, you remember?"

Depp famously based his performance as Jack Sparrow on The Rolling Stones guitarist, Keith Richards. So it made sense that the actor pushed for him to play Jack's long-lost father,...

The Pirates of the Caribbean swashbuckler franchise is synonymous with Johnny Depp, who played the drunk and eccentric pirate Jack Sparrow. However, Depp, who is also a musician, had brought several high-profile friends to the franchise.

The film series followed Sparrow's adventures in getting back his ship, the Black Pearl, as well as rescuing various characters over the course of the first five films. The franchise was a major success at the box office, partly thanks to Depp's popularity as the infamous pirate. Depp was hardly the most famous name in the franchise, and even Ozzy Osbourne was offered the chance to read for a role, his wife and longtime manager, Sharon Osbourne, revealed during an appearance on the podcast The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan.

RelatedOrlando Bloom Reacts to Keira Knightley's 'Shocking' Pirates of the Caribbean Experience

While his experience was positive, Bloom empathizes with his co-star.

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Jason Statham’s upcoming film Mutiny has now been given a release date, according to Deadline. Lionsgate has given the new action thriller an opening on January 9, 2026. That weekend is currently not sporting competition from any other films, but it will be following up the opening week of Universal’s M3GAN spin-off Soulm8te, which could be its only formidable challenge at the box office after the popularity of the original M3GAN.

Lionsgate, MadRiver, and Punch Palace are teaming up to release the film in theaters. Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis wrote the screenplay for Mutiny, with principal photography beginning last September in the UK. Statham produces through his newly-founded Punch Palace Productions, with Marc Butan via his MadRiver Pictures studio.

In Mutiny, after his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime— leaving him on the run...

A new Pirates of the Caribbean movie could be on the horizon. A new rumor has emerged claiming that Disney is quietly putting together a new installment in the action-adventure franchise.

According to The DisInsider, one of its sources has shared that Walt Disney Studios is getting ready to begin production on the sixth Pirates of the Caribbean movie at a Hollywood sound stage. While there is no timeline for when production might officially begin (it's likely a ways off since no director or cast has been announced yet), DisInsider added that Johnny Depp is expected to return as Captain Jack Sparrow. However, since the site was unable to get a second source to verify the first, the aforementioned rumor should be treated with a grain of salt until officially confirmed or debunked.

RelatedPirates of the Caribbean Alum Keira Knightley Explains Why She Won't Reprise Elizabeth Swann Role Again

Pirates of the Caribbean...

One of the best movies of last year is now all set to land on Netflix later this year, and we now know when. Thanks to What’s on Netflix, the science fiction animated outing The Wild Robot is now due to stream on the platform in May, meaning that audiences will finally be able to watch this modern masterpiece about a shipwrecked robot who connects with nature on an uninhabited island from the comfort of their own home.

According to the outlet, The Wild Robot will land on Netflix on May 24, 2025, before moving back to Peacock after 10 months. While this may be subject to change, we can at least be confident that The Wild Robot will be available to stream on Netflix within the next few months. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, The Wild Robot is based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Peter Brown.

You might be a fan of the Harlan Coben Netflix shows like Missing You, Fool Me Once, and The Stranger, but most fans of those shows probably don't know about one of Coben's other shows, Shelter, was canceled on Prime Video after one season. And, it was a big mistake.

Harlan Coben's Shelter premiered on Prime Video on Aug. 18, 2023. The series ran for eight episodes through Sept. 22, 2023. The series was created by Harlan and Charlotte Coben and starred Jaden Michael, Abby Corrigan, Adrian Greensmith, Sage Linder, Brian Altemus, and Constance Zimmer.

The series tells the story of Mickey Bolitar (Michael) who investigates the disappearance of his girlfriend in a mysterious small town. You might recognize the name Bolitar if you're a fan of Coben's works.

For me, there are two main reasons (and a lot of little ones) why canceling Shelter was a bad move for Prime Video.

Shelter is...

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Valentine’s Day is finally here, and Netflix has the perfect films to watch on this romantic day with your significant other. In this list, we have included some new films and some classics, but they all have that comforting feeling of love that people crave especially today. So, here are the 10 best romantic movies on Netflix to watch this Valentine’s Day with your partner.

Hit Man Credit – Netflix

Hit Man is a romantic crime comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell. The 2023 film follows Gary Johnson, a mild-mannered psychology and philosophy professor who moonlights as a pretend hitman for the police to catch the people trying to hire him. When he meets a beautiful woman who wants to hire him to kill her abusive husband, his life completely changes.

Exclusive: Bankside Films has announced additional cast, pre-sales and new producers for & Sons, director Pablo Trapero’s adaptation of the novel by David Gilbert.

Imelda Staunton (Downton Abbey), Johnny Flynn (Ripley), Dominic West (The Affair), Anna Geislerová (Anthropoid) and Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) are new additions to the project, for which current pre-sales include Airlines (Penny Black Media), Australia & New Zealand (Transmission), Bulgaria (Beta), Eastern Europe Ptv (HBO), Former Yugoslavia (McF), Hungary (Cinetel), Middle East (Front Row) and Spain (Divisa Red).

Elevation Pictures’ Christina Piovesan and Emily Kulasa have joined as co-producers, with Tricky Knot and Maven Screen Media boarding as executive producers. As previously announced, Bill Nighy, Noah Jupe and George MacKay also star.

In & Sons, Nighy plays Andrew — or A.N. Dyer, as he is known to the world — a famous novelist whose first novel became an instant classic and created a cult following around its elusive author.

Update: Producers of the Off Broadway staging of Andrew Scott’s Vanya at the Lucille Lortel Theatre have extended the show’s run. Vanya will begin performances on Monday, March 10, a day earlier than previously announced – and run through May 11, a week later than previously announced.

Previous: Andrew Scott will reprise his acclaimed West End performance in Vanya, described as a radical new adaptation of Chekhov’s masterwork Uncle Vanya, for a spring 2025 Off Broadway engagement at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, producers announced today.

Co-created by Scott and Simon Stephens, the play is directed by Sam Yates.

“I love this masterpiece of a play,” Scott said in a statement. “I love these heartbreaking, hilarious, sexy, characters. I love my colleagues with whom I made this show. I love New York. So, I couldn’t be more thrilled to bring Vanya to the audiences at the Lortel Theatre.”

Vanya, which features Scott in multiple roles,...

Andrew Scott’s Off-Broadway production of Vanya is adding more dates to the run due to demand.

The one-man show, starring and co-created by Scott, will now begin performances one day early, on March 10, and extend an additional week through May 11, 2025. The play is scheduled to open March 18 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

This marks the American premiere of the production, which sees Scott taking on every character in an adaptation of the classic Chekhov drama, Uncle Vanya. The play comes to New York after a West End run in 2023 and a filmed live capture of the show.

Scott devised the show with adaptor Simon Stephens, designer Rosanna Vize and director Sam Yates. Rehearsals began in London this week.

The play, which has eight characters, sees an older professor and his younger wife visit their rural estate, which is run by their family members Vanya and Sonya. After various flirtations,...

Exclusive: Bill Nighy is in talks to star in Clifftops, a Hugo Blick series for the BBC set in a nostalgia-soaked 1970s trailer park overlooking the English Channel.

Deadline hears that The English writer has teamed with Drama Republic, the producer behind Netflix’s One Day, to create the six-part series, which sources said has the wit of The Royle Family and the emotional clout of The Grapes of Wrath.

Clifftops centers on a mother and daughter who escape an abusive husband to set up a home away from civilization. On the clifftops, Lela is reunited with her Bradford-born parents in a community of outcasts, set to the soundtrack and TV culture of its day.

The BBC declined to comment on the series. Nighy’s agent at Independent Talent has been contacted for comment. Blick is also repped by Independent Talent.

Nighy, Oscar-nominated for his role in Living, is currently...

Naomi Ackiehas joined the cast of the next action story starring Jason Statham. According to Deadline, the Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker performer will appear in the movie alongside Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Bill Nighy and Daniel Mays. Ackie won't be the only Star Wars star featured on the project, considering how Daniel Mays played Tivik in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Naomi Ackie famously brought Jannah to life in the final installment of the Skywalker Saga. Years after joining the fight in the galaxy far, far away, Ackie is ready to be seen in the story that will remind audiences around the world why Jason Statham is such a beloved action star.

Jason Statham seems to be always working on expanding his action resume and, rest assured, fans of the beloved star will continue to eat well for the coming years. Ahead of David Ayer's A Working Man, out in theaters next month, Statham already has his next film lined up. He is set to star in a new, untitled action thriller that will see him join forces with actors from several major franchises, including Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean. And yes, he will be fighting bad guys once again and confronting a perilous past.

According to Deadline, Statham has begun filming an untitled action film from Greenland director Roman Waugh and acclaimed production studio Black Bear. The film has also rounded out its cast, which now includes Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean), and Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker). Additionally, the project features up-and-comer Bodhi Rae Breathnach...

Jason Statham seems to be always working on expanding his action resume and, rest assured, fans of the beloved star will continue to eat well for the coming years. Ahead of David Ayer's A Working Man, out in theaters next month, Statham already has his next film lined up. He is set to star in a new, untitled action thriller that will see him join forces with actors from several major franchises, including Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean. And yes, he will be fighting bad guys once again and confronting a perilous past.

According to Deadline, Statham has begun filming an untitled action film from Greenland director Roman Waugh and acclaimed production studio Black Bear. The film has also rounded out its cast, which now includes Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean), and Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker). Additionally, the project features up-and-comer Bodhi Rae Breathnach...

Jason Statham has begun filming his next action movie. The untitled action-thriller has also unveiled its full cast, which includes two Star Wars alums and the actor behind one of the best Pirates of the Caribbean villains.

According to Deadline, Black Bear has commenced production on Statham's next action movie in the UK and Ireland with Ric Roman Waugh in the director's chair. Waugh is perhaps best known for directing a trio of action movies starring Gerard Butler — Angel Has Fallen (2019), Greenland (2020), and Kandahar (2023). He also recently wrapped filming on the sequel, Greenland: Migration, which is expected to be released in 2025. Baltasar Kormakur was previously attached to direct but had to exit for undisclosed reasons.

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Starring alongside Statham in the untitled action-thriller are newcomer Bodhi Rae Breathnach,...

Statham would recently get promoted to the lead in the fourth Expendables film, which was directed by Scott Waugh. Now, Deadline reports that Statham will be working with the director’s brother, Ric Roman Waugh, whose credits include Greenland, Snitch and Angel Has Fallen. The film will be an action thriller that is currently untitled, but the film is now being said to be underway in the U.K. and Ireland for Black Bear. The company introduced the film to the Cannes market, co-representing the U.S. rights with Range Select, and plans to take it to the European Film Market.

The untitled action-thriller is based on a script by Ward Parry with revisions by Christian Contreras. Not much is known about the film, but the description of the movie’s plot says Statham “will play a man pulled back towards the ghosts of his violent past.” Statham will be...

Greenland director Ric Roman Waugh is now directing a new, untitled Jason Statham action thriller, with filming underway in the UK and Ireland.

Last May, we heard about one of a several forthcoming projects from action specialist, Jason Statham. It didn’t have a title, but it did have a premise: Statham, roaming about on a Scottish island under the assumed name of Mason, and rescuing a little girl in the middle of a raging storm.

Filming was set to begin in November 2024, with the attached director being Baltasar Kormakur, perhaps best known for his somewhat tame survival movie, Everest.

As of February 2025, things appear to have changed somewhat. Filming did not get underway in 2024. Kormakur is out and a new director is in: step forward Ric Roman Waugh, who directed Gerard Butler in the beefy end-of-the-world thriller, Greenland. Under his stewardship, the production is now due to get underway in the UK and Ireland,...

Exclusive: Black Bear is underway in the UK and Ireland on their untitled Jason Statham action-thriller, which is confirmed today as being directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Greenland).

Joining Statham are newcomer Bodhi Rae Breathnach (upcoming Hamnet), Oscar nominee Bill Nighy (Living), BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie (Blink Twice), and BAFTA nominee Daniel Mays (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story).

Based on a script by Ward Parry with revisions by Christian Contreras and Parry, we broke news of the project back in Cannes where Black Bear introduced it to the market, co-representing the U.S. rights with Range Select. Baltasar Kormakur was previously attached to direct but had to exit. Black Bear will continue sales at the EFM.

Producers on the picture include Statham (The Beekeeper) for Punch Palace Productions, John Friedberg (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) for Black Bear, Brendon Boyea (Kandahar) for Cinemachine, and Jon Berg (Wonder Woman) and...

As the European Film Market kicks off Feb. 13 in Berlin with a new market head, Tanja Meissner, at the helm, this year’s buzziest titles suggest the industry will be looking toward tried-and-true genre fare and splashy, star-driven packages to thaw the winter chill.

Bankable stars are expected to heat things up in Berlin, with Ari Aster and A24’s “Eddington”, Guy Ritchie’s “Wife & Dog”, Ernest Dickerson’s untitled hitman thriller and Kantemir Balagov’s “Butterfly Jam” showcasing how marquee names remain a safe bet as uncertainty continues to reign in the theatrical market.

On the genre side of things, horror is still expected to scare up sales, with buyers looking to sink their fangs into Isabelle Huppert’s 16th-century vampire mystery “The Blood Countess” and Jacob Chase’s killer canine genre-bender “Bad Boy,” starring Ke Huy Quan and Lili Reinhart. Meanwhile, comedy could be making a comeback,...

IndieWire invited the directors of the five Oscar-nominated Best Animated Features to pick and analyze a pivotal scene that best represents their films: Chris Sanders (“The Wild Robot”), Gints Zilbalodis (“Flow”), Kelsey Mann (“Inside Out 2”), Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham (“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”), and Adam Elliot (“Memoir of a Snail”).

“The Wild Robot,” the Best Feature Annie winner, is the crowning achievement for writer-director Sanders. The dramatically compelling and visually arresting sci-fi adventure (adapted from Peter Brown’s illustrated book) finds robot Roz (Lupita Nyong’o) washed ashore on an uninhabited island, where she must adapt and survive among the animals. DreamWorks’ innovative handmade stylization takes Sanders back to his 2D roots with its tactile nature and watercolor backgrounds. The more time Roz spends in the wild, the more her surface changes with dents, scratches, mildew, and mold. She quickly becomes a hand-painted surface, blending in with the animals and the wilderness.

Felicity Jones, Emma Corrin, Stephen Fry and Sharon Horgan are set to be honored at the upcoming Newport Beach Film Festival during its 2025 UK and Ireland Honors event.

Fry will be recognized with the Icon Award, celebrating his over 25 years of experience and contributions to the film industry with notable roles in “Heartstopper,” “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” “The Dropout,” “V for Vendetta,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “The Hobbit” films. Past recipients of the award include Bill Nighy, Lesley Manville and Richard E. Grant.

Meanwhile, Jones, Corrin and Horgan will be honored within the Artists of Distinction category. Jones received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for her role in Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” while Corrin was recently in both “Nosferatu” and “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Horgan’s last appearance was in the Irish comedy show “Bad Sisters,” which she also created and writes on.

“The Newport Beach Film Festival is delighted to be...