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Set and shot in his hometown of Syracuse, New York, with family members even making cameos, “Plainclothes” is clearly very personal to writer/director Carmen Emmi. It’s much more than its plot synopsis, which tells of a 1990s period piece about an undercover police officer luring gay men into the crime of indecent exposure. In reality, “Plainclothes” is a meditation on the process of accepting oneself even as society and loved ones deem it wrong.

English actor Tom Blyth, most recognizable from the MGM+ series “Billy the Kid” and “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” impresses as Lucas, the cop. Blythe’s performance is an interior one, where what Lucas does is not as important as how he feels inside. Capturing that is a special gift and Blyth delivers. Early on, it’s obvious that Lucas compartmentalizes his own desires with ease while performing his job.

There's been a lot of casting buzz surrounding Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot lately, with Stranger Things star Sadie Sink a supposed frontrunner for Jean Grey and The Bear's Ayo Edebiri potentially among those being eyed for Storm. We've also heard that Gambit and Kitty Pryde will be in the movie.

Today, we finally have some news on the team's leader, Scott Summers/Cyclops. While it's still early days for the project - which, last we heard, is being penned by The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes scribe Michael Lesslie - it does appear as if casting is slowly beginning.

According to scooper @MyTimeToShineH, "Jack Champion is being considered for the role of Cyclops in the X-Men reboot."

Champion's main credits include Miles "Spider" Socorro in Avatar: The Way of Water and Ethan Landry in Scream VI. He also shot a small role as "Kid on Bike" in Avengers: Endgame,...

As the LGBTQ community continues to face threats to their safety and rights as equal American citizens, the cast and creatives of “Plainclothes” were quick to admit that things feel “terrifying” right now. But that’s what makes their film so important for others to see, they shared.

Having its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this year, “Plainclothes” tells the story of a promising undercover police officer assigned to lure and arrest gay men, who defies those orders when he falls in love with a target. Starring “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” star Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey, Maria Dizzia and others, the film is set in the 1990s.

But stopping by TheWrap’s Sundance Studio presented by World of Hyatt, Tovey said that it unfortunately doesn’t feel like a story of the past.

“The world moves in circles, and you would hope that,...

Tom Blyth may have starred in Francis Lawrence’s box office hit “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” but that doesn’t mean the British actor is moving on from independent film.

Case in point: “Plainclothes.” In writer-director Carmen Emmi’s feature debut, Blyth stars as Lucas, an undercover cop in 1990s Syracuse, N.Y., who falls in love with Andrew (Russell Tovey), one of his targets in a sting operation going after gay men for public indecency in a mall bathroom.

“There is just something really refreshing about the scrappiness of a smaller film like [“Plainclothes”],” Blyth tells me during a Zoom video interview for this week’s “Just for Variety” podcast from Senegal, where he is shooting Claire Denis’ “The Cry of the Guards.” “I’ve done a bunch of them this year and last year. I’ve gone back to that kind of on purpose.

Like “Cruising” for the 1990s New Queer Cinema set, Carmen Emmi’s feature debut “Plainclothes” features the most emotionally (and physically) naked performance yet from rising British star Tom Blyth. He plays Lucas, a rookie cop somewhere outside Syracuse assigned to post up in one of those bland, sad Malls of America, hoping to lure men into a toilet stall — and into exposing themselves or more.

This clandestine, bait-and-catch operation was the sort of problematic police procedure that got people like George Michael into trouble for lewd conduct. Here, it forms the basis of a thriller — and one with shades of romance when Lucas’ own secret attraction to men starts overtaking him. And especially in the form of Russell Tovey, sparking a hesitant hook-up and possible romance after Lucas catches Andrew (Tovey) in the bathroom, only to end up lingering too long.

IndieWire shares an exclusive clip for the film in the video above.

While a handful of MCU movies have been dated for the unknown - but likely "Mutant" - Saga set to follow Avengers: Secret Wars, there's been no word on exactly when we'll see Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot in theaters.

Michael Lesslie (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) is said to be penning the screenplay, but beyond that, updates have been few and far between. Unsurprisingly, social media scoopers have already begun dropping hints about who could play the McU's mutants.

Stranger Things star Sadie Sink has been named as a contender for Jean Grey, while Wicked star Cynthia Erivo and Jurassic World Dominion's DeWanda Wise are among those suggested for Storm. We say "suggested" because it seems highly unlikely Marvel Studios will cast actors in their late 30s or early 40s to play the McU's X-Men.

Regardless, insider @MyTimeToShineH is today reporting that The Bear star Ayo Edebiri...

Tom Blyth (“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”) will star in Claire Denis’ “The Cry of the Guards.” Blyth joins the cast of the four-hander, which also stars Mia McKenna-Bruce, Matt Dillon and Isaach De Bankolé.

The film, adapted from Bernard-Marie Koltes’ play “Black Battles With Dogs,” was written by Denis, Suzanne Lindon and Andrew Litvack. The story unfolds over the course of one night near a construction site in Senegal, where a group of workers are confronted by a man seeking justice for his brother’s death at the site.

The film is being produced by Curiosa Films and Vixens alongside Goodfellas and Saint Laurent Productions, with Senegal’s Astou Production and backing from Arte France Cinema.

Blyth recently finished filming as the male lead in Netflix, Sony 3000 and Temple Hill’s “People We Meet on Vacation,” based on the #1 New York Times bestselling novel written by Emily Henry.

Tom Blyth, star of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, has landed a role alongside Mia McKenna-Bruce, Matt Dillon, and Isaach De Bankolé in The Cry of the Guards, the forthcoming four-hander drama from renowned French filmmaker Claire Denis (Stars at Noon).

Character details are under wraps. Based on Bernard-Marie Koltes’ play Black Battles with Dogs, the story unfolds over the course of one night near a construction site in Senegal, where a group of workers are confronted by a man seeking justice for his brother’s death at the site.

Script was adapted by Denis, Suzanne Lindon and Andrew Litvack. Curiosa Films and Vixens are producing alongside Goodfellas and Saint Laurent Productions, with Senegal’s Astou Production and backing from Arte France Cinema.

Breaking out with his lead role as a young Coriolanus Snow in Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,...

Lucy Gray Baird, the protagonist in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is named after a poem from 1799. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was the first Hunger Games spinoff written by author Suzanne Collins. The novel was published in 2020, and the film adaption was released in 2023. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is one of the best Hunger Games movies, and successfully showcased a much less developed version of Panem, decades before the original films. The film proved that Hunger Games movies not featuring Katniss can still find success.

After watching Katniss rebel against the Capitol in four Hunger Games films, the spinoff film follows a new protagonist, Lucy Gray. In the film, Lucy Gray is portrayed by Rachel Zegler. In addition to Zegler, the cast of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes includes Tom Blyth, Jason Schwartzman, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, and Hunter Schafer. The...

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will cover the bloodiest Games in Panem's history — but despite Haymitch's prequel promising to be the bleakest book yet, it promises to continue the franchise's smartest romance trend. The Hunger Games books are known for their searing social commentary, but all of Suzanne Collins' books also feature memorable love stories. Indeed, the original Hunger Games trilogy became known for the love triangle between Katniss, Peeta, and Gale. And The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes emphasizes the connection between Coriolanus Snow and Lucy Gray.

Of course, romance is far from the point of The Hunger Games, but that's what makes Collins' books so incredibly clever. The author knows exactly how to hook readers with one aspect of her story, then deliver a message once she has their attention. And judging by the newly released excerpt of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Haymitch's...

The upcoming Hunger Games book, Sunrise on the Reaping, may finally provide the definitive connection between Lucy Gray Baird and Katniss Everdeen. This will be the fifth of Suzanne Collins' novels in the series, though, like The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the newest installment will serve as a prequel. Sunrise on the Reaping is set during the 50th Hunger Games, for which Haymitch Abernathy was elevated a victor. Hopefully, this next book will provide further context to Katniss' story, perhaps even connecting her to Lucy Gray, victor of the 10th Hunger Games.

Katniss Everdeen (along with Peeta Mellark) was the victor of the 74th Hunger Games. Prior to this, there had only been two victors from District 12. The first had been forgotten by Katniss' day, but The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has revealed that her name was Lucy Gray Baird, a member of a nomad group of musicians called the Covey.

Long-running franchises often bring back characters from previous movies, and some ongoing franchise should consider reintroducing fan-favorites from the past. Bringing back minor characters is always a fun moment for hardcore fans who have been with franchises from the beginning, but it's often much more than pure fan service. A well-timed reintroduction can create a moment of reflection.

While some major franchises like Star Wars, James Bond and John Wick still have a few projects up in the air, it's a good time to consider how their futures could be best served by returning to their pasts. It's always a shame when a franchise introduces a fascinating character for a one-off, so bringing them back creates the oppportunity for more development. Just because a character is gone doesn't mean they're forgotten.

Mags The Hunger Games

Lynn Cohen plays Mags in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, but the prequel movies mean...

Suzanne Collins' upcoming Hunger Games prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping, is undoubtedly exciting, yet the novel has already proven that it is going to repeat one tragic element of Katniss's story, but even worse. In June 2024, it was announced that The Hunger Games would be returning with a new prequel novel called Sunrise on the Reaping. The book, which is already being developed into a movie, is going to be set during the 50th annual Hunger Games. Notably, those games were fought by Katniss and Peeta's District 12 mentor, Haymitch Abernathy.

The prospect of learning more about Haymitch's time in the Hunger Games is both exciting and daunting. Collins has already proven that she can successfully expand the world of Panem through her 2020 novel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Thus, readers are expecting another riveting story. However, Haymitch's story is also concerning because there have already been hints within...

Tom Blyth is still relatively early in his career, but already has some impressive movies and shows in his filmography. Getting his start with small roles in Robin Hood and Pelican Blood in 2010, Tom Blyth has steadily made a name for himself, appearing in a number of films and shows including Billy the Kid, The Guilded Age, and Benediction. His biggest role, which is also one of his most recent, was playing Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, the newest entry in the popular YA franchise.

Since his turn as Snow, Tom Blyth has become a rising star, and already has a handful of new projects in various stages of development. These include an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, Discussion Materials, the indie film Plainclothes, the Netflix film People We Meet on Vacation, an adaptation of the novel of the same name.

The 2025 box office has a new number one movie with Den of Thieves 2's debut, as the January 10-12 weekend figures are finalized. Lionsgate handled the domestic release of Gerard Butler's Den of Thieves sequel, with the movie expected to perform close to, if not below, the opening of the original 2018 action crime film. This came as Den of Thieves 2 marked the biggest new release of the weekend, followed by Universal's risky bet on Better Man and expansions for The Last Showgirl and Hard Truths.

The release of Den of Thieves 2 and others helped bring some new titles into the mix as the new year moves forward. Last weekend, it was Mufasa: The Lion King's box office and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 battling for the top spot. It was expected that Mufasa would stay atop the box office once more and hold off the action sequel,...

Yet another adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera is in development for Disney+, and the project may now be honing in on its female lead.

According to scooper Mttsh, Rachel Zegler is being eyed to play Christine, the object of the titular Opera Ghost's obsession. Whether this means she's actually in talks for the role or simply someone the studio is interested in is not clear.

Titled Phantom, this YA take on the classic novel by Gaston Leroux will be directed and executive produced by Kenny Ortega, who has led two major Disney franchises with High School Musical and The Descendants.

It doesn't sound like Ortega's version will be changing up the basic premise, with the story focusing on Erik, "a mysterious, disfigured musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House. He becomes obsessed with a young soprano, Christine, and manipulates events to make her the star of the opera.

With “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” opening at the top of the domestic box office and earning an estimated $15.5 million in its opening weekend, Lionsgate scored a major win. This is the studio’s first number-one debut since “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” in November 2023.

The crime movie features Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. It was shown in 3,008 theaters and had mostly male viewers, who accounted for 63% of the tickets sold. According to PostTrak data, 82% of the crowd was over 25. This opening weekend did a little better than the one in 2018, which made $15.2 million and ended up with a total of $44.9 million domestic.

Lionsgate has had a difficult 2024 with disappointing releases like “Borderlands” and “The Crow,” so the successful start is a much-needed boost. With a $40 million production budget, “Den of Thieves 2” needs to keep up its momentum to make a profit, but its...

Lionsgate bucked the trend of a difficult 2024 at the box office as Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera delivered the studio its first number one opening weekend since 2023 on an estimated $15.5m.

A solid if not spectacular debut did not appear to suffer unduly from the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, the number one market in the United States.

Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. star in the crime thriller buddy movie, which opened in 3,008 locations and reportedly carries a $40m budget. According to PostTrak, males accounted for 63% of the audiences and the over-25 crowd made up 82%.

This was a solid start...

Lionsgate bucked the trend of a difficult 2024 at the box office as Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera delivered the studio its first number one opening weekend since 2023 on an estimated $15.5m.

A solid if not spectacular debut did not appear to suffer unduly from the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, the number one market in the United States.

Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. star in the crime thriller buddy movie, which opened in 3,008 locations and reportedly carries a $40m budget. According to PostTrak, males accounted for 63% of the audiences and the over-25 crowd made up 82%.

This was a solid start...

Update: 2025/01/12 08:02 Est By Brennan Klein

Den Of Thieves 2 Holds Its Position At No. 1 With $0.5 Million Boost

This article was originally written Saturday Am and has been updated Sunday Am with up-to-date box office projections (in bold), a full chart, and further analysis.

The heist movie sequel Den of Thieves 2: Pantera has kicked off Lionsgate's 2025 with a bang, while the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man, featuring the pop star as a CGI monkey, flounders in its wide expansion. Lionsgate, which is both a production company and distributor, released a string of notable flops into theaters in the second half of 2024, including White Bird, Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, The Crow, Borderlands, and The Killer's Game. While movies like November 2024's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever did make their money back, Lionsgate has not had a substantial blockbuster hit in some time.

Per Deadline, as of Saturday morning,...

Lionsgate’s “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” was the weekend’s biggest hit at the box office, taking in about $15 million in its first weekend. This crime thriller is Lionsgate’s first big hit in theatres since “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” in November.

Gerard Butler plays the brave police officer Big Nick again in this follow-up, showing that mid-budget action films are still popular. Audiences still enjoy this genre, as evidenced by the film’s success matching that of its 2018 predecessor.

While “Pantera” was doing well, wildfires in Los Angeles closed about a dozen theaters in a major movie market. Even so, some theaters, such as the AMC Americana in Glendale and the AMC Topanga 12, were able to return over the weekend.

The film had a diverse audience: 31% were white, 31% were Latino or Hispanic, and 25% were black. It was very popular with people ages 25 to...

Big Nick and his boys have heisted a No. 1 opening. Lionsgate’s crime sequel “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” debuted on top of domestic charts after cashing roughly $5.8 million on opening day from 3,008 theaters.

That’s pacing a touch ahead of the first “Den of Thieves,” which STX opened in January 2018 to a $5.6 million opening day and $15.2 million three-day total. It’s also going to be Lionsgate’s first opening on top of the box office since “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” bowed in November 2023.

While “Pantera” isn’t showing a significant uptick from its predecessor, Lionsgate is banking on the film being a steady draw through the typically lackadaisical moviegoing month of January. The sequel carries a modest $40 million production budget and the studio typically mitigates financial burdens by selling foreign rights to titles ahead of release. Reviews are just so-so (though more positive than...

Lionsgate is hoping to put a poor 2024 box office behind them starting with the release of “Den of Thieves: Pantera,” which is opening to a solid $15 million from 3,008 locations and the studio’s first No. 1 since “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” in November 2023.

That matches the unadjusted $15.2 million of the first “Den of Thieves” released back in 2018. The sequel, which stars Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr., has received somewhat positive reception with Rotten Tomatoes scores of 60% critics and 80% audience and a B+ on CinemaScore. The film carries a $40 million budget, though Lionsgate’s strategy of recouping some or all of the investment on their films through foreign presales should lower the break-even point.

Holiday holdovers fill up the rest of the top 5, starting with Disney’s “Mufasa,” which will cross $500 million worldwide with an estimated $12 million fourth weekend, bringing its domestic total to $187 million.

Paramount...

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes co-stars Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth reunited at Zegler’s Broadway production of Romeo + Juliet. Set during the 10th Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes follows a young Coriolanus Snow (Blyth) as he mentors Lucy Gray (Zegler), a traveling musician-turned-District 12 tribute. With a star-studded cast that included Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, and Jason Schwartzman, director Francis Lawrence's prequel revealed a younger, more vulnerable side to the man who would later become Panem’s ruthless president.

Blyth shared photos of the reunion on his Instagram story, showcasing the pair’s genuine camaraderie a little over a year after their film’s release. The photos offer a nostalgic glimpse of the two stars' bond, which helped to reinvigorate interest in Suzanne Collins' dystopian world. Check out the photos below:

What Rachel Zegler & Tom Blyth's Reunion Means Keeping The Hunger Games...

While a handful of MCU movies have been dated for after Avengers: Secret Wars, there's been no word on exactly when Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot will be released.

We know that Michael Lesslie (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) is penning the screenplay, but beyond that, updates have been few and far between. Unsurprisingly, social media scoopers are already dropping hints about who could play Marvel's Merry Mutants.

Stranger Things star Sadie Sink is supposedly being eyed for the role of Jean Grey and, according to scooper @MyTimeToShineH, Wicked's Cynthia Erivo is "one of the actors Marvel has been eyeing for Storm."

Sink is 22 and Erivo is 38, so that's a big age difference between the two team members. However, it's possible Marvel Studios is casting a wide net and has yet to decide whether we're getting an established team of Uncanny X-Men or a younger group of First Class-style mutants.

The Hunger Games’ Sunrise on the Reaping will show young Haymitch in a different light, and he will be the complete opposite of Coriolanus Snow in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. After Katniss’s story was completed in Mockingjay, the next installments in Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games books turned to the history of Panem, with Snow being the protagonist in the first prequel. Five years after The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was released, Suzanne Collins announced that she would be writing another Hunger Games prequel and Lionsgate confirmed that they would be adapting the book the very same day.

The Hunger Games movies give snippets about Haymitch’s past. However, the details of who he was when he was younger or how he came to be who he is aren't fully revealed. As Katniss and Peeta’s mentor, Haymitch has an interesting backstory that Sunrise on the Reaping is set to explore.

Director Francis Lawrence has opened up about the challenges of casting a young Haymitch Abernathy for the upcoming The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The longtime franchise director is returning to helm the highly anticipated prequel featuring the brutal second Quarter Quell, where twice as many tributes will battle in their district's favor. The story, adapted from Suzanne Collins’ forthcoming novel, will explore the traumatic events of the 50th Hunger Games that shaped a young Haymitch Abernathy. The film adaptation of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set for a November 20, 2026 release.

In an interview with ComicBook.com, Lawrence opens up about the casting process for Haymitch. The character was originally portrayed by Woody Harrelson, whose distinct charisma and multifaceted portrayal will be a unique challenge for a younger actor to replicate. Lawrence likenes the difficulty of finding someone who could capture the drunken victor's complexity to the...

Germany’s film and TV industries will kick off 2025 with an overhaul to the country’s funding system for productions that, besides providing a local boost, is also good news for Hollywood.

The German parliament on Friday, in its last session before being dissolved, pushed through a watered down version of the country’s long-gestating new film funding law that will basically streamline the process through which local productions get subsidies that are financed by various levies, including on movie admission tickets.

The still partly provisional new law also raised Germany’s existing cash back production grant by 5% to 30%, which “makes Germany more competitive for incoming productions,” says producer Philipp Kreuzer, who is among the founders of Munich-based Penzing Studios and has been servicing Hollywood productions such as the second season of Nicole Kidman-starrer “Nine Perfect Strangers” and “Cliffhanger 2″ (pictured above).

The good news for Hollywood is that – amid...

Earlier this year, we shared updates as a cast was assembled for the Prime Video limited series Blade Runner 2099 – which is, of course, a continuation of the franchise that began with the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner and then got a long-awaited follow-up called Blade Runner 2049, which had Denis Villeneuve at the helm, in 2017. Now, Discussing Film has shared a short and simple update on the project: Blade Runner 2099 has wrapped filming!

‘Blade Runner 2099’, starring Hunter Schafer and Michelle Yeoh, has wrapped filming.

Coming soon to Prime Video. pic.twitter.com/gUUdDAon9o

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) December 29, 2024

Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) star in the series alongside Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga), Dimitri Abold (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy), Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), Daniel Rigby (Renegade Nell), Johnny Harris...

Stars: Jaeden Martell, Tim Heidecker, Alicia Silverstone, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler, Fred Durst, Kyle Mooney | Written by Evan Winter | Directed by Kyle Mooney

At the end of 1999 humanity faced the first major crisis of the computer era, the Y2K Bug. For those lucky enough to be too young to remember, it was feared the fact most programs hard coded the “19” and only stored the last two digits of a year in memory would cause them to think the year 2000 was actually 1900 and plunge the world into chaos.

While there were some problems, it ended up being considerably less than the end of the world as we know it. The biggest problem I had to deal with was my copy of WWE 2K20 crashing until I could download and installed a patch. The characters in Saturday Night Live regular turned first-time director Kyle Mooney and co-writer Evan Winter’s alternate history...

L to R: Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba and Ariana Grande is Glinda in Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu

Ring in the New Year with the grand cinematic triumph Wicked.! After setting the record for the biggest opening for a movie based on a Broadway show ever and nominated for four Golden Globes® including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, the thrillifying, must-have musical adaptation will be available exclusively on digital platforms to own or rent in time to celebrate New Year’s Eve on December 31, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Having cast a captivating spell on film audiences around the world, the film has earned Certified Fresh and Verified Hot designations on Rotten Tomatoes and a wickedly stunning “A” CinemaScore. Experience the magic of the spellbinding film with a dazzling bonus Sing-Along version, a 40-minute journey through Oz that celebrates the film’s transformative on-screen magic, deleted & extended scenes...

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the Wicked Digital, 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD release details. The film’s Peacock streaming debut has not yet been announced.

After setting the record for the biggest opening for a movie based on a Broadway show ever and being nominated for four Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, the musical adaptation will be available exclusively on digital platforms to purchase or rent in time to celebrate New Year’s Eve on December 31, 2024.

Having cast a captivating spell on film audiences worldwide, the film has earned Certified Fresh and Verified Hot designations on Rotten Tomatoes and a wickedly stunning “A” CinemaScore. You’ll be able to experience the magic of the spellbinding film with a dazzling bonus Sing-Along version, a 40-minute journey through Oz that celebrates the film’s transformative on-screen magic, deleted & extended scenes and more.

On Dec. 31, the Wicked...

A new clip from Disney's Snow White offers a closer look at an original new song. Snow White's cast is led by Rachel Zegler, who plays the titular princess, while Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot plays the Evil Queen. Directed by Marc Webb and with a screenplay co-written by Greta Gerwig, Snow White joins Disney's growing number of live-action remakes. It was originally slated for a March 2024 release, which was pushed back to March 21, 2025, due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.

Disney has now shared a first look at "Waiting on a Wish," a new original song performed by Zegler and written for the 2025 movie. The song begins with lyrics about how Snow was told by her father that she was born during a terrible snowstorm, which is the basis for the character's name in this version of the story. As the song continues, she sings about wanting to...

I'm even more hopeful about the upcoming X-Men reboot following recent reports of Jean Grey's casting in the MCU. As a member of the original X-Men team in Marvel Comics and one of the most-adapted and beloved mutants in the Marvel Universe, it makes sense to me that Jean Grey would be an essential character to debut in Marvel Studios' upcoming X-Men movie. The powerful telepath has previously been portrayed in live-action by Famke Janssen and Sophie Turner, and her possible MCU casting may now have been revealed.

Marvel boss Kevin Feige first teased the introduction of the McU's X-Men team back in 2019, shortly after Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox. However, it's only recently that we've been hearing more solid updates concerning the highly-anticipated reboot, including the hiring of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes writer Michael Lesslie to pen X-Men's script. Feige has...

Suzanne Collins' next book in The Hunger Games franchise, Sunrise on the Reaping, will take place during the Second Quarter Quell, when many familiar characters were teenagers, including one who has yet to be seen. The film series began in 2012 when Lionsgate adapted Collins' first novel for the big screen, and it soon took the world by storm. More than a decade later, Collins has written five Hunger Games books, all of which have been or will be adapted into movies.

Sunrise on the Reaping (the book) will be released on March 18, 2025, while The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (the film adaptation) is scheduled to premiere on November 20, 2026.

As mentioned above, Collins' next venture, Sunrise on the Reaping, revolves around the events of the 50th Hunger Games, aka the Second Quarter Quell. The story is told from Haymitch Abernathy's point of view, seeing as he is one of the...

The MCU’s upcoming X-Men reboot is one of the most exciting projects for fans. It will officially introduce the X-Men to the MCU, replacing the previous X-Men franchise from Fox.

Details about the movie are still limited, but the studio aims to balance humor and drama. They also plan to include mutants who haven’t been seen in live-action before.

We’ve learned that Michael Lesslie will write the script for the film. He’s known for writing The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, making him a great choice for the job.

Michael Lesslie reportedly suggested using the full X-Men ’97 roster for the team, but rumors say Wolverine won’t be included at first since Hugh Jackman will continue playing the role after Secret Wars.

If these rumors are true, the rebooted team might include Cyclops, Rogue, Storm, Beast, Gambit, Jubilee, Jean Grey, Professor X,...

The MCU’s upcoming X-Men reboot is one of the most exciting projects for fans. It will officially introduce the X-Men to the MCU and replace former Fox’s X-Men franchise.

Not much is known about the movie yet, but the studio wants to find a good mix of humor and drama. They also plan to bring in some mutants who haven’t appeared in live-action before.

We recently learned that Michael Lesslie has been chosen to write the script for the upcoming movie. Lesslie is best known for writing The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, making him a strong choice for the project.

Lesslie reportedly pitched a full ‘X-Men ’97’ rooster for the team, but rumors indicate that Wolverine won’t be part of the team at first due to Jackman continuing to play the role post-Secret Wars.

This means that MCU’s reboot would have the following team: Cyclops,...

A new report suggests that Stranger Things star Sadie Sink is in the running to portray Jean Grey in Marvel Studios' upcoming X-Men reboot for the MCU. Marvel boss Kevin Feige first teased the development of an X-Men reboot in the MCU back in 2019, shortly after Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox, but it's only recently that the highly-anticipated movie has seen some huge updates. This includes the hiring of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes writer Michael Lesslie to pen X-Men's script, and now there could also be exciting casting news.

In a new report, insider Jeff Sneider reveals that he has learned Sadie Sink is in consideration for the role of Jean Grey in the MCU. Sneider elaborated on this tip on John Rocha's The Hot Mic podcast. Sadie Sink has portrayed Maxine "Max" Mayfield in Netflix's Stranger Things since 2017, and is...

Film studio Neon's presence in the horror genre expands with Hunter Schafer's thriller, and there are a lot of factors when it comes to figuring out where to watch Cuckoo. After her breakout role in Euphoria, Schafer became a rising star attached to many projects in various-sized roles. Cuckoo is a major turning point for her as it marks her first leading role in a movie after smaller roles in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Kinds of Kindness. It is her presence as the lead that made Neon's 2024 horror movie one of the most exciting.

Schafer is joined by Jessica Henwick and Dan Stevens in Cuckoo, giving the small horror movie a rather great collection of talent in front of the camera. With the intrigue provided by Cuckoo's trailers and the box office success of Longlegs, Neon's bet to give the...

December is here and with it, streamers are getting their monthly influx of new titles to watch. From “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu’s first feature to one of the standout horror movies of 2024 you might have missed, there are plenty of new movies on Hulu in December worth tuning into. To help you skip the infinite scrolling, here’s a curated selection of the best new movies streaming on Hulu this month.

“Gladiator” (Universal Pictures) ‘Gladiator’ (2000)

If the long-awaited arrival of Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” sequel has you in the mood to revisit the original 2000 film, Hulu has you covered this December. Russell Crowe stars as Maximus Decimus Meridius, a faithful soldier of the Roman Empire, loyal to Marcus Aurelius, who loses everything at the hands of Marcus’ scheming, sniveling son Commodus (a slithery Joaquin Phoenix) and winds up fighting for his life in the Gladiator arena. Nearly 25 years later,...

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Few things caught on in Hollywood during the 2010s quite like the YA movie adaptation. Much of that had to do with the phenomenon of the "Harry Potter" films and the wildly unexpected success of "Twilight" in 2008. But it was in the aftermath of that success that Lionsgate truly hit the jackpot with "The Hunger Games" in 2012. Based on Suzanne Collins' popular book series of the same name, the films take place in a dystopian future where the haves make the have-nots face off in a deadly competition annually from one of 12 Districts of Panem.

While the books themselves were certainly successful, director Gary Ross' "The Hunger Games" was a breakout box office success story that paved the way not only for this franchise to flourish in the years that followed, but for a slew of other YA series to...

James Gunn is once again uniting a team of super-powered misfits in the new animated DC series, “Creature Commandos.” The “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Suicide Squad” filmmaker — and co-head of the new DC Universe — unites a cast full of familiar faces, including some you’ll recognize from “The Suicide Squad,” as a roster of less familiar superheroes, including Rick Flagg Sr., GI Robot and The Bride.

Check out a handy guide to the “Creature Commandos” cast and the DC characters to whom they’re lending their voices.

Getty Images/Max Viola Davis as Amanda Waller

Amanda Waller is the imposing leader of A.R.G.U.S. (Advanced Research Group Uniting Super-Humans) and basically the closest thing the DC Universe has to its own Nick Fury. After the events of “The Suicide Squad,” Waller has been hemmed in; she can no longer use humans in her go-for-broke, off-the-books suicide missions. But don’t worry,...

Tentpoles Dune: Part Two, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Deadpool & Wolverine and TV series including Fallout and Agatha All Along lead nominations for the 52nd Saturn Awards, which recognize the year’s best genre movies and series.

Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two topped the overall noms list with 14 including Best Science Fiction Film and acting noms for Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya among others, followed by studio stablemate Beetlejuice 2 with 13 noms including Best Fantasy Film; Warner Bros topped all studios with 35 noms.

Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine had 10 nominations.

On the TV side, Amazon MGM Studios’ video game adaptation Fallout was tops with five nominations: Best Science Fiction Television Series, Best Actor on Television (Walton Goggins), Best Actress on Television (Ella Purnell) and Best Guest Star on Television (Kyle MacLachlan). Amazon MGM had a leading 17 TV noms among the studios, while Disney was second with 11.

Organized by the Academy of Science Fiction,...

Henning Molfenter, the longtime head of production at storied German backlot Studio Babelsberg, has set up his own shingle, Babelsberg Production Group, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Molfenter has been head of film and TV production at Studio Babelsberg since 2004, overseeing the production of such features as Roman Polanski’s The Pianist, Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel and the Russo Brothers’ Captain America: Civil War. He is leaving the studio when his current contract expires at the end of this year, to be replaced by Marcus Loges.

With his new company, Molfenter will offer production services and co-production support for international film and TV productions looking to shoot in Germany and across Europe. “We hope to become the go-to service company for producers looking to shoot here,” Molfenter told THR.

Babelsberg Production Group will not develop its own IP but will service visiting...

La película llegará a los cines casi 90 años después del estreno de ‘Blancanieves y los Siete Enanitos’. © Disney

Disney ha publicado un nuevo tráiler y póster de Blancanieves, el remake de acción real de la película Blancanieves y los siete enanitos, que se convirtió en la piedra angular del imperio Disney, mostrándonos de cerca a los siete enanitos -Sabio, Gruñón, Feliz, Dormilón, Tímido, Mocoso y Mudito- y un avance de Waiting on a Wish, una de las nuevas canciones originales de los ganadores del Egot Benj Pasek y Justin Paul (El gran showman).

Dirigida por Marc Webb días juntos), Blancanieves es una reimaginación de la película de animación original de 1937. La original se centra en la joven Blancanieves, que huye del castillo después de que su madrastra, la Reina Malvada, se ponga tan celosa de su belleza que ordena al Cazador que la mate. El cazador no lo consigue y...

Best Song Written for Visual Media is especially interesting to predict at the Grammys since you can also take into account the Emmys, Oscars, and other visual media prizes. But this year’s five nominees are mostly what you expect from a category like this, with Grammy-loved artists and big hits making up the lineup.

You can probably rule out a couple of songs. Barbra Streisand’s “Love Will Survive” was an unexpected nominee, and while it features songwriting from legendary composer Hans Zimmer, songs from TV programs rarely win here, and it doesn’t help that “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” had limited buzz. Next, “Better Place” from “Trolls Band Together” was a decent-sized hit overall, peaking at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plus, the nostalgia around Nsync’s reunion could leave many wanting to reward them. However, “Trolls” and the song peaked long ago, and voters might decide this...

Cast members of AMC’s hit anthology series “The Walking Dead” accept the Dan Curtis Legacy Award at the 51st annual Saturn Awards in February 2024. (Courtesy photo)

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films will host the 52nd Annual Saturn Awards on Groundhog Day next year, the organization announced on Wednesday.

The awards ceremony will honor the best TV shows and movies in the genre of science fiction, horror and fantasy with its annual banquet on February 2, which will stream live via Electric Entertainment’s platform Electric Now and on The Roku Channel for the first time.

Nominees for the Saturn Awards were announced this week, with Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) grabbing the top spot for the most-nominated entertainment company with 35 nominations. Wbd-owned or produced films like “Dune: Part Two,” “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” and “Wonka” were among the titles mentioned. Dune: Part Two was the most-nominated singular title with 14 potential award wins.

Rachel Zegler stars as Snow White in Disney’s live action reimagining. Here’s the official trailer for the film. We wouldn’t post an unofficial one.

Rachel Zegler burst onto the scene as the star of Steven Spielberg’s 2021 remake of West Side Story, for which she won a Golden Globe. After appearing in Shazam! Fury Of The Gods and The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes, she now stars as the title character in Disney’s live action reimagining of Snow White. The original, made in 1937, is the first ever feature length animated film.

The synopsis for the new version now reads as follows:

Snow White is a live-action musical reimagining of the classic 1937 movie. The magical music adventure journeys back to the timeless story with beloved characters Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy.

Actor Peter Dinklage criticized Disney’s decision to remake the...

Potential ticket buyers are sounding off in Disney’s Snow White trailer comments section, and for once it appears they’re solidly on the side of the Evil Queen. The nearly three-minute trailer provides the first real look at the seven dwarfs interacting with Snow White (the comments aren’t kind) and also features a snippet from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s new song, “Waiting on a Wish.”

The live-action version of the classic fairy tale stars Rachel Zegler (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) as the titular character. Gal Gadot plays the Evil Queen who goes to extreme lengths to claim the “fairest of them all” title.

Disney offered this description of the live-action adaptation: “Disney’s Snow White is a live-action musical reimagining of the classic 1937 film. The magical music adventure journeys back to the timeless story with beloved characters Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy,...

In Disney’s new Snow White trailer, Gal Gadot’s evil queen, who also plays Snow White’s wicked stepmother, is out for blood. Eager to be the “fairest of them all,” the evil queen calls for the murder of Snow White, played by Rachel Zegler. The film releases March 21.

In the clip, Snow White escapes from Gadot’s villainous grasp, makes a run for the woods, and discovers the cozy abode of the seven dwarfs. While in the forest, she befriends the birds, takes mine cart rides with the seven dwarfs,...