Author: Alizee Ali Khan

After making $118M worldwide on A24’s Backrooms, its 20-year-old director Kane Parsons is already in talks to write a sequel with a partner. All that remains is to figure out who that partner might be. Talking about his upcoming deal with A24, Parsons discussed the lack of any other greenlit projects or attached actors for the sequel, as his interest in the IP remains definite. “Without a doubt, Backrooms has always been planned to be more of a series that goes outside the confines of this film.” he said in a Variety interview. He was more forceful in a Polygon…

Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Rotten Mango, and What Now? with Trevor Noah are making their way to Tubi as part of a new distribution and advertising partnership with SiriusXM. The deal is non-exclusive, so the titles won’t be taken down from YouTube or other platforms. You just get to add a new spot to watch and listen to your favorites. In other words, if you are already tuned in, you don’t need to do a thing; Tubi is just another option. Additional titles in the pipeline for the platform include The School of Greatness and The Deep 3 Podcast,…

Fab Morvan has reversed course on Freedom 250. The Milli Vanilli singer shared his decision during a CNN interview Monday night. “This is not what I signed up for,” he said. Morvan first grew concerned when another name backed away. “When I saw Young MC pulled out, I was like, ‘Well, that’s weird… What does he know that I don’t know?’ So I was a little worried there, and then one after the next, people started to leave,” “But throughout the week it turned into a circus. I’m not into politics, so you hear it first here: I’m not attending…

Damien Leone is expanding his horror footprint beyond Art the Clown. Lionsgate has officially acquired Tortures of the Damned, a new original horror film Leone will write, direct, and produce. Plot details are unknown, but sources say the project will be different in tone from Terrifier and will carry a heftier budget than the low-budget franchise. Leone will turn his attention to the project after completing Terrifier 4, which is currently in pre-production. Tortures of the Damned will notably be his first movie made with a studio, as all three Terrifier films were independently made with very low budgets. Joining…

Euphoria is officially over after seven years, three seasons and 26 episodes. Sam Levinson, the creator, writer and director of the show, announced it on Popcast, the New York Times’ music podcast, and HBO later confirmed the news to Variety. The Season 3 closer “In God We Trust,” was its series finale, Levinson said. “In terms of the story that we set out to tell, which is a story about addiction and its consequences, this feels like the end to me.” The drama concludes on HBO with the death of Zendaya’s Rue from an accidental overdose. In a behind-the-scenes feature…

Warner Bros. and Legendary formally announced the sequel to A Minecraft Movie, titled A Minecraft Movie Squared, featuring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Kirsten Dunst. The title is different from the one previously announced by Warner Bros. The film was described as A Minecraft Sequel by Warner Bros. at CinemaCon in April. It seems like the studio was listening to feedback, including all the online memes, and revealed the new name during Minecraft Live 2026. The announcement was made on X. In addition to the post they also showed the sequel’s official logo. The Minecraft YouTube channel shared a video…

Sixty-three years after Alfred Hitchcock’s original, The Birds is being remade as a limited series. Emmy winner Sarah Snook starring and Tom Spezialy writing. The package is currently being pitched to networks and streamers, billed as “a visceral, present-day reimagining” of the 1963 horror classic. Snook plays Myra Massey, a traveling magistrate who returns to her isolated Alaskan hometown for a routine presumptive death hearing. She expects a simple cold case and instead finds her childhood friend’s bullet-ridden body. When Myra is forced to step outside her role as judge to untangle the mystery, nature itself turns hostile with a…

Capcom recently partnered up with Japanese kawaii metal bestie Babymetal for a 30th anniversary line of Resident Evil-themed merchandise. Pre-orders started on May 25, 2026 and will take place on the Babymetal Official Online Store. The collaboration again brings together some of the most far apart cultural forces today. Unsurprisingly, enthusiastic fans have already taken notice. The five items in the line are a hoodie, two t-shirts, a random acrylic keychain, and an acrylic stand. Both the t-shirts and hoodie display original artwork from two of Capcom’s collaborative artists, illustrator Hinanana and graphic designer GOTO. Both creators have major credits…

Boots Riley isn’t losing sleep over Cannes. On May 24, the filmmaker confirmed publicly that the film festival passed on every project he’s ever submitted, including his newly released crime comedy I Love Boosters. Riley was asked on X why he chose to premiere I Love Boosters at SXSW over Cannes. He confirmed that Cannes rejected the film, as well as several of his previous works. And he answered with a short and snappy comment. “Cannes didn’t pick Sorry To Bother You altho they picked other stuff that had been played in their home country. They picked The Idol over…

The Oscar-winning actor was seen outside his hotel in Paris, where a group had gathered to try and get his autograph and photo. He was in town for the French Open, what happened soon went viral. Russell Crowe approached the autograph seekers gathered around the steps of the hotel, asking “Are you listening?” as he waved his arms. “Stay where you are, don’t fucking push in on me and I’ll come to you.” “Give everybody space,” he added. “As soon as somebody’s a dick, I’m going.” In agreement, Crowe (who wore a navy blue polo shirt and slacks) began to…