Author: Alizee Ali Khan

Studiocanal has secured its writers for Paddington 4. Armando Iannucci, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated creator of Veep and The Thick of It, will write the fourth film. He is co-writing the upcoming Paddington franchise installment alongside his longtime creative partner, Simon Blackwell. Blackwell also won two Emmys for his acclaimed work on Veep and The Thick of It. The fourth film was announced at CinemaCon after Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh officially confirmed the project was moving forward. The identities of the writers and the potential director were not officially announced. Currently in negotiations to return as director is the award-winning…

Life Is Strange adaptation from Prime Video is expanding. The exciting update follows the announcement of four new actors who are joining the already-established cast. Tom Cullen, Leisha Hailey, Raúl Castillo, and Owen Teague have all been added to the cast of the adaptation. They join the previously known lineup of Maisy Stella and Tatum Grace Hopkins. The show is an adaptation of the video game series of the same name. Cullen will appear as Mark Jefferson, Max’s teacher, while Hailey will portray Joyce Price, Chloe’s mother. Castillo will play David Madsen, Chloe’s stepfather, and Owen Teague will appear as…

Sony Pictures has signed Kyle Gallner to join Oscar-winning lead Brie Larson in Skeletons, the JT Mollner directed, J.J. Abrams produced horror film. The casting news was confirmed earlier this week and represents some serious genre credibility for what remains one of the most buzzed about upcoming horror projects. Skeletons is a contemporary take on creature horror, filtered through the eyes of a young boy who will slowly learn that something disturbing is afoot with his parents, specifically his mother. Mollner will direct from a screenplay by Brian Duffield, based on the short story Fail-Safe by Philip Fracassi. Mollner also…

This week, first-ever UK solo show by filmmaker and speculative architect Liam Young, In Other Worlds, arrives at London’s Barbican Centre. It’s running from May 21 to September 6, 2026. The immersive experience has an impressive roster of voices narrating six future worlds that unfold around the visitors. The opening prologue and closing epilogue are given and played by Rogue One and Andor star, Diego Luna. Other Narrators Other narrators include American Fiction and Casino Royale star Jeffrey Wright, alongside Shameless star Maxine Peake. The cast also features The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power star Anson Young.…

The Adventures of Cliff Booth, the unofficial title for the sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, will debut in Imax this Thanksgiving. Netflix has confirmed the film will get an exclusive two-week run on Imax screens starting November 25. Afterwards, it will then land on the streamer on December 23. David Fincher directs the movie from a script by Quentin Tarantino, continuing Brad Pitt’s Oscar-winning Once Upon a Time in Hollywood stuntman character. Though the film has been referred to as The Adventures of Cliff Booth, it does not yet have an official title. Shuffling around…

Mick Jagger is heading to Sicily for his latest acting role. The Rolling Stones frontman is starring in Italian director Alice Rohrwacher’s adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s novel Three Incestuous Sisters, alongside Dakota Johnson, Josh O’Connor, Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley, and Isabella Rossellini. According to unconfirmable Italian press reports, Jagger is starring as the lighthouse keeper. The son of the lighthouse keeper (Jagger) is being played by O’Connor. The Rolling Stones frontman touched down via helicopter earlier this week on the volcanic island of Stromboli, off the coast of Sicily, where Rohrwacher’s gothic drama is shooting. The location carries its own…

Emile Hirsch always believed in Speed Racer. The world just needed time to catch up. $94 million at the box office against a $120 million budget made this the most unforgivable flop of 2008. Plus, it was the Wachowskis’ first film since The Matrix trilogy, and that fact alone has to compound the disappointment. Critics did not hold back. The film was almost unanimously panned, and even their few positive reviews weren’t exactly effusive, more like tossing a bone. Years passed. Something quietly shifted. Hirsch started seeing signs of reappraisal around the film’s tenth anniversary, when he watched his then…

First look images from coming supernatural horror The Punishing have arrived, and the cast alone is worth the attention. Cara Delevingne is headlining the marketplace horror film alongside Star Wars alum John Boyega. This is a project that has already started to heat up at Cannes. The film is written and directed by Chris Sparling of Buried and currently in post. Based on Scandinavian folklore it is set on a remote Icelandic island. A place “where a man miraculously recovers from a terminal illness. But his wife soon discovers the land’s healing powers come at a terrifying price.” That foundation…

A curated collection of AI-generated short films using erotic magazine photo spreads has made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival. The collection used photoshoots published 50 years ago. The collection is now streaming on Cultpix, with physical releases on Blu-ray and VHS coming from Klubb Super 8. The project is from Thomas Meier of Norwegian company Multiformat. They used generative AI tools to turn 1976 magazine photo spreads into full-motion video. The video is complete with color, synced sound, dialogue, and voiceover. It’s an odd bet even for Cannes. However, transmuting still photos from half a century ago into…

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Christopher McQuarrie are moving forward with King Conan, the long-awaited Conan the Barbarian sequel. Schwarzenegger told fan outlet TheArnoldFans that the project is eyeing a 2027 start for production, with the announcement timed to the 44th anniversary of the original 1982 film. McQuarrie, who helmed the four most recent Mission: Impossible films, is attached to write and direct the follow-up for 20th Century Studios. Schwarzenegger would reprise his role as the sword-wielding barbarian, a part that became one of his earliest signature performances. Fredrik Malmberg of Conan Properties International, producer on the project, confirmed that a deal…