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Corpse Bride, Tim Burton’s 2005 stop-motion animated film, will be released in 4K and digital formats in celebration of the film’s 20th anniversary (pre-order here).

The new edition will officially be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital for the first time on September 23rd. In addition to the updated resolution, Corpse Bride will arrive in special steelbook packaging with a variety of new and old bonus features, such as “Digging up the Past: The Minds Behind The Corpse Bride” and ‘Til Death Do Us Art: A Corpse Bride Reflection.”

Featuring the voices of Johnny Depp as Victor Van Dort and Helena Bonham Carter as Emily (the titular Corpse Bride), the film follows Victor, a nervous young man who accidentally marries a deceased bride while practicing his wedding vows in a forest. When Emily whisks him away to the Land of the Dead, Victor must find...

Tim Burton 2005 animated movie Corpse Bride will be making its 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray debut in September – more on the release here.

Warner Bros continues to offer strong support for physical media, and it’s also identified another title from its catalogue to bring to the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format this year.

As you’ll have gleamed from the headline to this piece, it’s the 2005 stop frame animated movie Corpse Bride that’s heading our way, initially in a pair of Steelbook edition releases.

There’s a ‘standard’ Steelbook, for which you’ll find the listing here.

And then there’s a collector’s edition Steelbook pack, that you can find the listing for here.

A standard edition has also been added to the list too, and you can find that here.

Furthermore, we now have an official release date for the set. Warner Bros has inked it in for 22nd September.

Tim Burton has long been regarded as one of Hollywood's most visually distinctive filmmakers, so it only stands to reason that audiences would want — nay, deserve — to see his works in the highest possible resolution. Well, Burton fans, we've got some great news on that front: One of his most well-received fantasies is returning to store shelves with a 4K Uhd remaster, timed to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary.

We're talking, of course, about The Corpse Bride, the stop-motion animated effort that paired Johnny Depp (as Victor Van Dort) and Helena Bonham Carter (as the titular undead betrothed) in an unorthodox love triangle with Emily Watson. Although the film marked Burton's first official foray into stop-motion, he'd dabbled before by producing The Nightmare Before Christmas in 1993 and James and the Giant Peach three years later.

Although The Corpse Bride was generally well-received by critics — it's currently at 84 percent on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes,...

Tim Burton‘s Corpse Bride will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a 4K Ultra HD release in both SteelBook and standard packaging on September 23 via Warner Bros.

The 2005 stop-motion fantasy musical has been newly restored in 4K with High Dynamic Range and Dolby Atmos-TrueHD sound.

Special features:

Digging up the Past: The Minds Behind Corpse Bride (new) ‘Til Death Do Us Art: A Corpse Bride Reflection (new) Danny Elfman Interprets the Two Worlds Inside the Two Worlds of the Corpse Bride Making Puppets Tick The Animators: The Breath of Life The Corpse Bride Pre-Production Galleries Tim Burton: Dark vs. Light Voices from the Underworld The Voices Behind the Voice

Burton co-directs with Mike Johnson from a script by John August (Big Fish), Caroline Thompson (The Nightmare Before Christmas), and Pamela Pettler (Monster House). Danny Elfman (The Nightmare Before Christmas) composed the music.

A young man mistakenly weds a corpse while...

Jake Gyllenhaal recently wrapped filming on Guy Ritchie’s new action movie, In the Grey, but before it hits theaters, one of his films that will celebrate an important anniversary this year has returned to streaming charts. Gyllenhaal stars alongside Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) and Sam Worthington (Avatar) in Everest, the 2015 survival thriller following two mountain guides who combine their expedition teams for one final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. Everest is currently streaming on Tubi in the United States and on HBO Max globally, where it’s one of the most popular movies for the streamer in more than 15 countries. The film earned 73% from critics and a 68% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed $203 million globally against a $55 million budget, making it a major financial success.

Simon Beaufoy and William Nicholson wrote the script for Everest, and Baltasar Kormákur directed the film. Two years before Everest,...

Contrary to internet speculation, AI is not responsible for the saucer-eyed, blue-furred, adorably simian attractions of The Legend Of Ochi. No, these are creatures of an older age — that is, the practical-effects heyday of the 1980s, when people still built monsters from elbow grease instead of ones and zeroes. Moving to movies years after conjuring the weird menagerie of Björk’s ‘Wanderlust’ video, director Isaiah Saxon deploys old-school animatronics and puppetry to breathe life into his beasts of the Romanian wild, which roam the woods surrounding a sleepy island village on the Black Sea. The Ochi are charmingly bespoke — and so, on a purely cosmetic level, is everything else in this quirky and vibrantly shot A24 family film. Hey, sometimes they do (hand)make ’em like they used to!

If only Saxon crafted his storybook story as carefully. It feels cobbled together in a less inventive way, like a rummage...

Paramount’s Liam Neeson-led The Naked Gun leads this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office releases, starting in 632 cinemas.

The spoof comedy is a reboot of the Naked Gun series, which began with 1988’s The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, grossing £7.8m.

It was followed by sequels The Naked Gun 2 ½ in 1991, making £8.8m, and The Naked Gun 33 1/3 in 1994, making £5.3m.

The new film sees Neeson as Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr., son of the original films’ Frank Drebin, attempting to counter the evil plot of businessman Richard Cane, with the assistance of love interest Beth Davenport. Pamela Anderson...

In a film world dominated by glossy CGI effects, The Legend of Ochi stands out. It’s a refreshing film, carefully made with a passion for old-school fantasy. Isaiah Saxon’s debut feature is a marvel of visual design, a children’s fantasy that evokes the tactile charm of 1980s classics while refusing to become a slave to nostalgia.

The story takes place in Carpathia, a fictional island in the Black Sea. It’s a magical place with thick forests and ancient traditions, but also modern touches like cars, supermarkets and television sets. Children on the island are taught to fight against the Ochi, mysterious creatures they believe to be monsters. But when young Yuri (Helena Zengel), whose father Maxim (Willem Dafoe) leads the militia, finds a baby Ochi, she discovers that fear and truth rarely walk hand in hand.

Much has already been said of the film’s practical artistry,...

If there’s one surefire thing when it comes to genre filmmaking, it’s serial killers. For better or worse, the public remains uniquely fascinated with the most heinous, depraved minds around. Since the days of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, serial killers have featured prominently in film and television, and I don’t anticipate that ever really slowing down. There are some real gems, especially recently. Woman of the Hour was one of last year’s best, and I recently spotlighted the fictional (and deeply upsetting) serial killer at the center of Lars von Trier’s The House That Jack Built.

Recently, there’s been renewed interest in one serial killer in particular—Fred West. West, alongside his wife, Rose West, were English serial killers who committed an estimated 12 murders between 1967 and 1987. Upon their arrest, Fred West was charged with 11 counts, and Rose with eight. They were heinous, horrifying crimes,...

Disney’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” claimed the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office with a strong debut of £8.1 million ($10.8 million), according to Comscore.

Holding firm at No. 2, Warner Bros.’ “Superman” added $2.5 million in its third weekend, bringing its total to $28.7 million. Universal’s animated sequel “The Bad Guys 2” debuted in third place with $2.1 million.

“Jurassic World Rebirth” was pushed to fourth but held well, earning $2.1 million in its fourth weekend for a cumulative total of $38.5 million. Warner Bros.’ racing drama “F1” rounded out the top five with $867,818, pushing its cume to $26.3 million after five weeks.

In a notable jump, Yash Raj Films’ Bollywood romantic drama “Saiyaara” climbed from 10th to sixth place with $675,380, taking its total to $1.3 million. Paramount’s “Smurfs” followed in seventh with $642,120 for a total of $3.7 million, while Sony’s “I Know What You Did Last Summer” took $503,886 in its second week to reach $2.6 million.

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HBO Max is ready with an entertainment-packed August this year. The upcoming month will see the return of some of the popular superhero series, Peacemaker, as well as the streaming release of the brilliant and bloody film, Final Destination: Bloodlines. Just like every month, HBO Max is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the six new movies and TV shows coming to HBO Max in August 2025.

Final Destination: Bloodlines (August 1) Credit – Warner Bros.

Final Destination: Bloodlines is a supernatural horror film co-directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein from a screenplay co-written by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor. The 2025 film is the sixth entry into the Final Destination film franchise, and it follows Stefani Reyes, a college student who discovers that her grandmother saved the lives of several...

On July 25, It's time to head back to the links — and the 1990s — with Adam Sandler. The star is picking up his golf clubs again for Netflix's Happy Gilmore 2, a belated follow-up to the 1996 golf comedy that propelled him onto Hollywood's comedy A-list. It's the first time that Sandler has revisited one of those vintage comedies; to date, his only live-action sequels to previous successes have been Grown-Ups 2 and Murder Mystery 2.

Interestingly, Happy Gilmore 2 is arriving on Netflix one month ahead of Sandler's latest seriocomic turn; the actor will be starring alongside George Clooney in Noah Baumbach's Venice-bound feature Jay Kelly. And the two actors will likely be joined at the hip throughout awards season as Clooney positions himself for his first Best Actor nomination since The Descendants way back in 2013. (He won a Best Supporting Actor statuette in 2007 for Syriana.)

Meanwhile, Jay Kelly...

Fantasy adventure films are dreams brought to life on the big screen. From colorful scenery to talking animals, sparkles, and more, fantasy worlds are an escape for a lot of moviegoers. While many films in the genre have become classics, some have been flops, and others have become underrated gems that didn't receive the attention they deserve. One of those underrated fantasy films is A24's The Legend of Ochi. It was released in theaters in the United States on April 25, 2025, after a limited theater release on April 18, 2025. Before that, the movie premiered at Sundance in January. Now, it's heading to HBO Max.

The Legend of Ochi will begin streaming on HBO Max on August 15, 2025. The film stars Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man), Helena Zengel (System Crasher), Emily Watson (Hilary and Jackie), and Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things). The story revolves around a farm girl named Yuri (Zengel) who lives in a secluded...

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the HBO Max streaming service in August. The HBO Max August 2025 lineup includes a new season of Peacemaker, the feature films Final Destination Bloodlines, Freaky Tales, and The Legend of Ochi, and the comedy special Marc Maron: Panicked.

The schedule includes the HBO Original sports documentary series Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills and the HBO Original documentary series The Yogurt Shop Murders.

Peacemaker Featured Programming

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Marc Maron: Panicked (HBO Original Comedy Special)

Debuts August 1

In his second HBO special, comedian and podcaster Marc Maron offers up his nuanced perspective on our increasingly uncertain world. Performed, written, and executive produced by Marc Maron; executive produced by David Martin; produced by Avalon; and directed by Steven Feinartz.

Peacemaker

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Peacemaker Season 2 (Original Series)

The eight-episode season premieres on August 21 and episodes debut weekly at 9 p.

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It always seems like Netflix has an unending library of great movies and TV shows, but at the same time, it is also quite difficult to figure out what you actually want to watch. So, we thought why not let Netflix make it easy for you, as it removes movies and TV shows from its library every month, and we decided to pick the best of the best films and TV shows you should watch before you can’t anymore and also just a reminder 12 great AMC shows are also leaving Netflix next month.

Dawn of the Dead (August 1) Credit – Universal Pictures

Dawn of the Dead is an action horror film directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay by James Gunn. Based on the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead by George A. Romero, the 2004 film is set in...

The Cillian Murphy-starring drama Steve, from director Tim Mielants and Netflix, will open the 2025 Platform competition at the Toronto Film Festival, organizers said Tuesday.

Adapted by Max Porter from his novella Shy, Steve has Oscar winner Murphy playing a headteacher during a pivotal day for students at a last-chance reform school and in a world that has left them behind. As Steve deals with his own trauma, he meets Shy (Jay Lycurgo), a troubled teen also caught between a dark past and an uncertain future.

Tracey Ullman, Simbi Ajikawo and Emily Watson also star in Steve, which will hit Netflix on Oct. 3. On Tuesday, Toronto unveiled in all 10 features for the festival section where international films outside of the Hollywood studio orbit compete.

There’s a rare international premiere in the section for Pauline Loquès Nino, which bowed in Cannes and has rising star Theodore Pellerin playing a young...

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Foundation is an epic sci-fi drama series co-created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman. Based on the Foundation book series by Isaac Asimov, the Apple TV+ series is set in the far future where humans have conquered the galaxy and are ruled by the Galactic Empire. It revolves around Hari Sheldon, a mathematician and developer of psychohistory, who predicts that the empire will fall, sending humanity to the dark ages. Foundation stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Leah Harvey, Laura Birn, Terrence Mann, Cassian Bilton, Cherry Jones, Brandon P. Bell, and Alexander Siddig. So, if you loved the epic sci-fi adventure, complex storyline, and compelling characters in Foundation, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Dune: Prophecy (HBO Max & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Max

Dune: Prophecy is a sci-fi drama series co-developed...

The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival added several world premieres by prolific filmmakers including Netflix’s Rian Johnson threequel Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Sony Pictures Classics’ Nicholas Hytner title The Choral, Miramax/Paramount’s Derek Cianfrance caper The Roofman, Paul Greengrass’ AppleTV+ movie The Lost Bus, Searchlight’s The Rental Family from Beef episodic director Hikari as well as the Canadian premiere of Hament from Oscar winning Nomadland filmmaker Chloe Zhao.

In total TIFF unveils today 11 more Official Selections in the Gala and Special Presentations programmes. The fest, presented by Rogers, runs from Sept. 4-14.

“Since its inception, TIFF has championed global cinema that opens our eyes and brings us together,” said Anita Lee, Chief Programming Officer, TIFF. “We are delighted to share 11 more titles from our Gala and Special Presentations programmes that showcase the remarkable originality and excellence of today’s most exciting and acclaimed directors.

The Toronto Film Festival has added to its 50th edition world premieres the latest films by Paul Greengrass, Rian Johnson, Hikari, Agnieszka Holland and Canadian auteur Clement Virgo.

Toronto programmers unveiled six news Gala titles on Wednesday, including world premieres for Nicholas Hytner’s The Choral, with the U.K. director reteaming with writer Alan Bennett for a First World War drama that stars Ralph Fiennes, Jim Broadbent and has been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics.

Also getting a first look in Toronto is Derek Cianfrance’s Roofman, an upcoming Paramount release that stars Channing Tatum as a real-life former Army Ranger who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs. And there’s a Canadian premiere for Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet, an adaptation centering on William Shakespeare’s wife that stars Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn. Earlier picked up by Focus Features,...

Cillian Murphy stars in Steve, an intense drama about leadership, personal crisis, and redemption, arriving on Netflix this autumn.

Netflix has revealed the first official image and full cast of ‘Steve‘, its upcoming film starring Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy. The highly anticipated feature will premiere in select cinemas in September 2025 and will be available globally on the platform from 3 October. Directed by Tim Mielants and written by Max Porter, ‘Steve‘ is shaping up to be one of the major releases of the autumn season, combining psychological drama, institutional critique, and high-calibre performances.

Set in the 1990s, the story centres on ‘Steve’, a headteacher who leads a reform school for teenagers on the verge of social exclusion. Cillian Murphy plays this character marked by an internal struggle: while trying to prevent the closure of the school he manages, he also faces increasing emotional instability. The plot unfolds over the course of a single day,...

Helena Bonham Carter once passed on a role in Breaking the Waves, and it ended up catapulting Emily Watson into the spotlight instead. The 1996 drama was directed by Lars von Trier and became one of the filmmaker’s most acclaimed works, which made big stars want to work with him.

Everyone praised the movie and its actress’ performance, and it could have possibly changed Carter’s trajectory if she had accepted the role. The actress did eventually become successful, but the taste of this win would have likely brought more opportunities early on in her career. So, let’s look at why exactly Carter rejected the film and how it played out for her.

Helena Bonham Carter’s Rejected Role in Breaking the Waves Helena Bonham Carter in Fight Club | Credits: Fox 2000 Pictures

Lars Von Trier’s Breaking the Waves was a raw and emotionally explosive movie set in...

Stellan Skarsgård opened up about working with Ingmar Bergman at Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

“My complicated relationship with Bergman has to do with him not being a very nice guy. He was a nice director, but you can still denounce a person as an asshole. Caravaggio was probably an asshole as well, but he did great paintings,” said the Swedish actor.

“Bergman was manipulative. He was a Nazi during the war and the only person I know who cried when Hitler died. We kept excusing him, but I have a feeling he had a very weird outlook on other people. [He thought] some people were not worthy. You felt it, when he was manipulating others. He wasn’t nice.”

Skarsgård, in town to present “Sentimental Value” and pick up Crystal Globe award at the festival, also discussed Joachim Trier’s latest film.

“I’ve seen him really see the actors he’s worked with.

We are launching our Gold Derby predictions center event for Oscars 2026 nominations today! Even though Academy Awards nominees will not be announced for another six months, on Jan. 22, 2026, see how well you see into the future. Click here to jump in right away, helping us set the extremely early odds and rankings for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor.

As we begin this new event, there are almost 50 contenders for Best Picture. Please keep in mind that we will update the predictions center weekly by adding, deleting, and changing movies, performers, and more. These updates will be made based on new information from the studios/campaigners provided to us. A movie and its contenders can only be added once it has a U.S. distributor and an approximate or firm release date in 2025. In a few months,...

While director Tim Burton is best known for live-action films like Beetlejuiceand Batman, the filmmaker has more than a few killer animated features under his sinister belt. The one that often gets talked about is The Nightmare Before Christmas – a film which he didn't even direct. However, out of the stop-motion animation classics he did indeed direct, Corpse Bride is arguably his most celebrated in that artful category. Now, in honor of the film’s 20th anniversary, Corpse Bride is finally coming to 4K Blu-ray.

Warner Bros. will be releasing Corpse Bride via a 4K/Digital combo pack steelbook. While the spooky edition doesn't have a release date yet, there is cover art to admire. The outside is simply the film’s logo on a black background, but the inside artwork is more defined. The inner workings of the steelbook feature Emily, aka the “corpse bride,” with a few of the eerie underworld residents.

Netflix has released the first look image, release date and full cast reveal for ‘Steve,’, the new film starring Academy Award® winner Cillian Murphy and introducing Jay Lycurgo, in a reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller, Shy.

Tracey Ullman, Simbi Ajikawo (Top Boy) and Emily Watson are revealed as supporting cast members.

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Further cast members include Douggie McMeekin, Youssef Kerkour, Luke Ayres, Joshua J Parker, Araloyin Oshunremi, Tut Nyuot, Tom Moya, Ahmed Ismail, Joshua Barry, Archie Fisher, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Priyanga Burford, George Fouracres, Marcus Garvey, Ruby Ashbourne-Serkis and Roger Allam.

Set in the mid-90s, Steve is a reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller Shy. The film follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher Steve (Academy Award® winner Cillian Murphy) and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them.

Cillian Murphy’s acting career has spanned nearly three decades and is still going strong. Over these years, he has played pretty much everything, from being a villain to being the Father of the Atomic Bomb in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer; he has built a career as diverse as it could be.

Along the way, he has won several accolades and awards, including an Academy Award in 2024 for Best Actor. However, he is not done yet because Netflix has dropped the first look of his new and exciting project, Steve, taking place in the mid-90s, and it looks like the Red Eye actor has already cut out work for himself.

Surprisingly, fans are already thrilled as they get their hands on the first look of the movie, as Murphy adds depth with a single look.

Cillian Murphy Returns With Another Iconic Role

A couple of years back, Cillian...

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Billy Joel: And So It Goes doc gets premiere date

The first part of the music documentary chronicling the life of Billy Joel will bow July 18 on HBO. The second and final installment will air a week later on July 25.

The Strangers: Chapter 2 trailer

The Madelaine Petsch-led horror sequel dropped its first trailer, ahead of a Sept. 26 release.

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Cillian Murphy is Steve

Netflix has released a first-look image of Oscar winner Cillian Murphy in Steve, a feature adaptation of Max Porter's book Shy. The film,...

Cillian Murphy is heading to Netflix for his next big role. The actor, who won an Oscar for his role in the Christopher Nolan epic Oppenheimer, will soon be playing the titular role in the Netflix movieSteve.

Steve is adapted by Max Porter from his bestselling novella, Shy. Tim Mielants (Small Things Like These) directs. A first-look photo of the film released by Netflix on Tuesday reveals Murphy in his role as Steve, depicting the character leaning against a blackboard, seemingly lost in thought. The character is a head teacher who's facing the closure of his reform school, while Jay Lycurgo co-stars as one of his students, who's enduring his own struggles.

Here's your first look at Cillian Murphy in the upcoming film Steve. Also starring Jay Lycurgo, Tracey Ullman, Simbi Ajikawo, and Emily Watson.A reimagining of Max Porter's bestselling novel Shy, the film follows a pivotal day in...

El ganador de un Óscar es hijo de dos profesores en la vida real. © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado la primera imagen y ha anunciado la fecha de estreno de la película Steve, dirigida por Tim Mielants (Small Things Like These).

Ambientada a mediados de los años 90, Steve es una reimaginación de la novela Shy, escrita por Max Porter, y narra un día crucial en la vida de Steve (Cillian Murphy), un director de un centro de reinserción para jóvenes al borde del abismo en un mundo que les ha dado la espalda. A medida que Steve lucha por salvar el centro y evitar su cierre, también se enfrenta a sus propios problemas de salud mental. En este mismo día también seguimos a Shy (Jay Lycurgo), un adolescente problemático atrapado entre su pasado y su futuro, que intenta conciliar su fragilidad interna con sus impulsos autodestructivos y violentos.

La película está protagonizada por Cillian Murphy,...

Netflix has released a first look at Cillian Murphy in Steve, adapted by Max Porter from his bestselling novella Shy.

Off the back of Porter’s Berlinale debut The Thing With Feathers, Oscar-winning Murphy stars as a headteacher in the Tim Mielants-directed Steve. The image released Tuesday shows him holding a tennis ball while leant against a blackboard.

The movie, set to release in October, follows a day in the life with Steve and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them.

“As Steve fights to protect the school’s integrity and impending closure,” a plot synopsis reads, “we witness him grappling with his own mental health. In parallel to Steve’s struggles, we meet Shy (Jay Lycurgo), a troubled teen caught between his past and what lies ahead as he tries to reconcile his inner fragility with his impulse for self-destruction and violence.

Cillian Murphy will soon be seen in a new film titled Steve, a drama that’s set to arrive in cinemas this September before making its Netflix debut on October 3, 2025. The movie is inspired by Max Porter’s 2023 novella Shy and marks another collaboration between Murphy and the author.

The story follows a tense and emotional day at a reform school for troubled boys. Murphy plays the headteacher in charge of the school, while Jay Lycurgo plays Shy, a student at the heart of the story. Also joining the cast are Tracey Ullman, Simbi Ajikawo, and Emily Watson.

Tim Mielants directed the film, and Max Porter adapted the script himself from his own book. Porter and Murphy have worked together before, both on stage and in short films. This time, they’re teaming up again, Murphy is not just acting but also producing the movie through his company, Big Things Films,...

Cillian Murphy is back on screen in a new film called Steve, and here’s a first look. The movie is based on the 2023 novella Shy by Max Porter, and it’s hitting select cinemas this September. After that, it’ll be available to stream on Netflix starting October 3, 2025.

Steve tells the story of a headteacher and a group of troubled boys at a reform school. The whole film takes place over one very intense day. Murphy plays the headteacher, while Jay Lycurgo takes on the role of Shy, one of the boys at the school. Tracey Ullman, Simbi Ajikawo, and Emily Watson are also in the cast.

The film is directed by Tim Mielants and was written by Max Porter, who adapted it from his own book. Murphy and Porter have worked together before on both stage and screen, and this new project is another collaboration between the two.

Netflix’s movies – to me, anyway – always fall neatly into two categories. There are the big audience blockbusters, such as The Electric State, Carry-On, and the upcoming The Old Guard 2 and Happy Gilmore 2, and then there’s the prestige fare. Sometimes the two categories meet, such as with the Knives Out movies, but for the most part, they are distinct. As much as some of their blockbusters seem to vanish into the ether of streaming, they’ve also bankrolled some intriguing prestige fare that rank among the most acclaimed films of our era, such as Roma, Marriage Story, The Irishman, and many others. After a quiet 2024 that saw them throw all their eggs into the Emilia Perez basket, the streamer is back with a bumper crop of awards fare this year, including Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, and more.

Among them is a low-key English drama called Steve,...

Oscar winner Cillian Murphy’s next feature, Steve, will receive a theatrical release in select cinemas in September before dropping on Netflix on October 3. We’ve got a first-look image of Murphy in the eponymous role – scroll down to check it out.

Murphy also produces the reform school drama under his Big Things Films banner with partner Alan Moloney, and in collaboration with Netflix which handles global distribution. The release dates could point to fall film festival play.

Directed by Tim Mielants, Steve is a reimagining of Max Porter’s novel Shy, and also stars the previously announced Jay Lycurgo. Supporting cast revealed today are Emmy and Golden Globe winner Tracey Ullman, Top Boy’s Simbi Ajikawo (aka Little Simz) and BAFTA winner and Oscar nominee Emily Watson. Mielants recently helmed Netflix’s Murphy-starrer Small Things Like These in which Watson featured.

Set in the mid-1990s, Steve follows a...

Cillian Murphy lit the world on fire two years ago with his performance in Oppenheimer, and now the Oscar-winning star is back with another project that just got a thrilling new update. Netflix has officially debuted the first look at Murphy alongside Jay Lycurgo (The Batman) in Steve, the upcoming drama that’s coming to the platform later this summer. The film is a reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller Shy, and Porter was even brought on to adapt the screenplay from his book, with Tim Mielants directing. The film is set in the mid-90s and follows Steve (Murphy), a headteacher at a troubled boarding school, fighting against closure. In comes Shy (Lycurgo), a teen stuck between his past and his future who battles against his inner desire for self-destruction and violence while coming to terms with his fragility.

Murphy will also produce the film along with Alan Moloney and Tina Pawlik,...

[Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for Season 1 of “Dune: Prophecy.”]

It wasn’t enough for Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. to mount three big-budget spectacles directed by Denis Villeneuve based on Frank Herbert’s classic “Dune” series. The studios also teamed up with HBO to produce the TV series “Dune: Prophecy.”

Executive produced by Diane Ademu-John and showrunner Alison Schapker, the show also takes place on a massive scale. The veteran who carries the six-episode series (which starts production on a second season this summer) is Emily Watson, a British character actress who broke out back in 1997 with a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Lars von Trier’s “Breaking the Waves.”

With 28 years of rich work behind her since then, Watson emerges in a powerful role as Valya Harkonnen, the ruthless, driving Mother Superior of the Sisterhood, an early precursor to the mighty Bene Gesserit. She and her black-veiled minions run the universe, wielding their dark arts behind the scenes.

Critically Acclaimed Crime Drama Streaming On Ott ( Photo Credit – Prime Video )

With many movies and shows dropping every week across various streaming platforms, finding your next binge-watch can be time-consuming. If you are facing this what-to-watch dilemma, then we have got you covered. To make your job easier, we handpick lesser-known titles that may have flown under your radar. One such series is a chilling and hard-hitting crime drama that deserves your attention. We’re talking about the miniseries Too Close. Read on to find out what it’s all about and where to stream it on Ott.

Too Close – Plot & Cast

Directed by Susan Tully and based on a 2018 novel, the miniseries follows a forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Emma Robertson (played by Emily Watson), who is assigned to determine the mental state of Connie Mortensen (played by Denise Gough). But the case is not as simple as it sounds because...

HBO's Dune prequel series Dune: Prophecy was filled with enough secrets and plot twists to do a Bene Gesserit proud, but according to showrunner Alison Schapker, one of the show's biggest reveals was teased right from the start.

Schapker was part of a recent FYC panel to talk up Dune: Prophecy ahead of the Emmys, along with Emily Watson (Valya Harkonnen), Olivia Williams (Tula Harkonnen), Travis Fimmel (Desmond Hart), producer Jordan Goldberg, costume designer Bojana Nikitović, production designer Tom Meyer, and VFX supervisor Michael Enriquez. Variety has published a report of some of the biggest moments from the panel, including Schapker's tease about a hidden Easter egg that hints at the identity of Desmond Hart in his very first appearance in the show.

Late in the series, it's revealed that Hart is none other than the son of Tula Harkonnen, who had a love affair with a member of House Atreides as a young woman.

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7. Pulse (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Pulse is a medical drama series created by Zoe Robyn. The Netflix series is set in Miami on the premises of Maguire Hospital, and it revolves around the emergency and surgical residents as they deal...

“Dune: Prophecy” spoiler alert incoming! Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel), the warrior, is Tula Harkonnen’s (Olivia Williams) secret son, and is half Harkonnen and half Atreides.

But there were hidden hints revealing his identity from the get-go.

Showrunner Alison Schapker was speaking at the show’s FYC and revealed how there had been an Easter egg from the beginning, and it would be the very thing that connects him to his mother, and audiences finally learn who he is. She revealed, “He walks up to the palace, and he has a little piece of black cloth, and it takes the whole season for you to really figure out where that comes from, but that’s a connection to his mom.”

That was just one of the key reveals during the panel moderated by Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay. Schapker was joined by Emily Watson (Valya Harkonnen), Williams, Fimmel,...

The first season of Dune: Prophecy led to a revelation that redefined HBO series core relationship and shed new light on the origin of its central villain.

Throughout the first six episodes of the series, which was renewed for a second season at the end of last year, viewers watched a Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams), dedicated member of the Sisterhood and literal sister to Valya (Emily Watson), played surrogate mother to the young acolytes of her order.

And there was a very good reason for that.

Toward the end of the season, a flashback revealed that not only did Tula give birth to the child of a Atreides, but the fire-wielding Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel) was that baby.

The two were eventually reunited, but under terrible conditions. Hart ordered Tula's arrest, no doubt setting up more confrontation in Season 2.

Gold Derby caught up with Williams to discuss how she worked...

Dune: Prophecy brought Frank Herbert's sci-fi universe back to television screens, but explored a corner of the mythos previously unseen. Working from Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's Great Houses of Dune, set 10,000 years before the events of the Denis Villeneuve-directed movies, showrunner Alison Schapker dove into the blood and deception that would form the foundation of the secretive and powerful Bene Gesserit.

Gold Derby recently spoke with Schapker about the massive task of adapting Sisterhood of Dune, finding a unique story to tell within the Imperium, and where it all might be headed in Season 2.

Gold Derby: This series went through years of development and changes behind the scenes. When did you join?

Alison Schapker: I feel like it was the summer of 2022. The show had been through some iterations. I came on and then took on a greater role as it went from there.

What...

In its first season, Dune: Prophecy explored the Imperium and the foundations of the Sisterhood that would become the powerful Bene Gesserit 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides.

At the cornerstone of that foundation stands Valya Harkonnen. As played by Emily Watson on the HBO series, the Mother Superior is a powerful and uncompromising leader, doing everything she can to secure the future of her Sisterhood.

By the end of the series' first season, Vayla found herself on a new planet, but one very familiar to Dune fans. Gold Derby had the opportunity to speak with Watson about playing Valya and what lies ahead for her as she ventures to Arrakis in search of the enemy who could destroy everything she holds dear.

Gold Derby: What was your familiarity level with the world of Dune coming into this project?

Emily Watson: Minimal. I had seen the first Denis Villeneuve movie,...

Exclusive: Kevin Proctor, a British producer involved in making the Brian Epstein biopic Midas Man, has pleaded not guilty to stalking an actress.

The 46-year-old appeared at Wigan & Leigh Magistrates’ Court in the north of England last Friday, where he faced a charge of “stalking involving serious alarm/distress.”

The charge relates to his alleged treatment of Nicola Holt, an actress and model who has appeared in series including Viewpoint and Hollyoaks. A trial has been set for November 27 at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.

Proctor has been released on conditional bail until the trial. To prevent witness interference or the obstruction of justice, the producer cannot contact Holt or enter Bolton, a town in Greater Manchester. Deadline has contacted Proctor for comment.

Proctor has several high-profile credits in behind-the-scenes roles, including working as an assistant production coordinator on Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi. Other credits include BBC series Sherlock and Luther,...

Panels for shows like ‘House of the Dragon’ and others are launching on Max as it prepares its campaign to sway Emmy voters.

Last year, Max tried a unique tactic in order to win over more Emmy voters over: the platform made its For Your Consideration panels available for subscribers to stream on the service. Several shows on Max won big at the 2024 Emmy Awards, and the panels may have helped to sway some minds. That would explain why Warner Bros. Discovery is bringing back those panels in 2025, as announced on Tuesday.

Key Details: Available now: Max’s For Your Consideration panels are available as of Tuesday, June 3. Access galore: The panels offer access to talent both in front of and behind the camera. Best of the best: Panels for “Dune: Prophecy,” “The Pitt,” and more are available. Sign Up $9.99+ / month max via prime video

These For Your Consideration panels...

Tonight at Tudum, Netflix unveiled the premiere date for their upcoming crime pic The Rip starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Co-starring Teyana Taylor, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Sasha Calle, the film will be released on January 16, 2026. The streamer also debuted a sneak peek, though it was for the room only.

Written and directed by Joe Carnahan with Artists Equity producing, The Rip follows a group of Miami cops whose trust begins to fray after they discover millions in cash in a derelict stash house. As outside forces learn about the size of the seizure, everything is called into question — including who they can rely on. Michael Joe and Kevin Halloran of Artists Equity exec produced.

After launching Artists Equity in November 2022, Damon and Affleck released the company’s first film, Air, in spring 2023 to strong reviews and a solid box office performance. Since then, it has produced the documentary...

Set in the same universe as Denis Villeneuve's Oscar-winning movie franchise, Dune: Prophecyis a prequel series that aired on HBO and Max last year to generally positive reviews. The network moved quickly to renew the epic action series for Season 2 before the finale, and it seems the big-budget production will begin rolling cameras sooner rather than later. Dune: Prophecy takes place 10,00 years before the events of the film series and follows the origins of the Bene Gesserit, a super-powered sociopolitical and religious entity with far-reaching influence across the galaxy.

During an interview with Collider, Dune: Prophecy star Josh Heuston, who portrays Constantine Corrino in the show, revealed that Season 2 will begin filming this August and continue until the end of the year. There is no release date yet, but fans can probably expect the show to return on HBO and Max sometime in 2026. For reference, the first season took...

ADune: Prophecy star reveals the filming schedule for season 2. Taking place 10,000 years before the events in Denis Villeneuve's Dune, HBO Max's prequel series tells the tale of the origins of the Sisterhood, later known as the Bene Gesserit. Led by Valya (Emily Watson) and Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams), season 1 revolves around their battle against a threat at a critical time in the Sisterhood's history. Ahead of season 1's finale in December, HBO Max has ordered a new season.

In an interview with Collider, Josh Heuston, who plays Constantine Corrino, shared a production update for Dune: Prophecy season 2. The actor shared that filming is expected to begin around August and continue "through the rest of the year." He also confirmed that Constantine, the Empire's son, will return in the new season. Read his comments below when asked whether he was involved in season 2:

Yes. Definitely in Season 2. We go back,...

Dune: Prophecy wrapped up its first season before Christmas last year, and the show was renewed for Season 2 mere days before the episode premiered on Max. Details about the second season of Dune: Prophecy have been sparse, as Max is playing things close to the vest when it comes to revealing new details to the public. However, the second season of the Dune prequel series just got a major update from one of its stars. Collider’s Steve Weintraub had the chance to chat with Josh Heuston, who plays Constantine Corrino in the series, while Heuston was promoting his upcoming project, Dangerous Animals. While refraining from using the Voice to get any new information, Weintraub asked Heuston if he was in Season 2, and he didn’t hold back on confirming his status and even revealing when the next installment would begin filming:

"Yes. Definitely in Season 2. We go back, I believe,...

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Dickinson is a comedy-drama series created by Alena Smith. The Apple TV+ series is set in the 19th century, and it follows Emily Dickinson, a budding writer who lives under the constraints of her time, but at every step, she challenges the norms through her writing. Dickinson stars Hailee Steinfeld, Toby Huss, Adrian Blake Enscoe, Anna Baryshnikov, Ella Hunt, Jane Krakowski, Amanda Warren, and Chinaza Uche. So, if you loved the period setting, a women-centric story, and compelling characters in Dickinson, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

My Lady Jane (Prime Video) Credit – Prime Video

My Lady Jane is a historical fantasy romantic comedy-drama series created by Gemma Burgess. Based on the novel of the same name by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, and Cynthia Hand, the short-lived Prime Video series is set in an alternate 16th-century England,...