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There is a pecking order in Hollywood that determines which actors and directors get first crack at the hottest material in town. When agents and managers (relying on the perspicacity of their underpaid assistants and readers) come across a script that could be a launching pad for a billion-dollar franchise or an awards season thoroughbred, they fire that sucker off to their top client (even if they're not exactly right for the lead role). This is how you get Tom Cruise embarrassing himself in "Far and Away" with the worst Irish accent you'll ever hear outside of a community theater production of "The Plough and the Stars" (and even then).

But every A-list screenwriter's gotta start somewhere, and if you find yourself in a fertile creative environment that hasn't been completely overrun with apex industry predators, you might uncover a...

Darren Aronofsky’s crime caper Caught Stealing is set to reach theatres on August 29th, with Francis Lawrence’s intense Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk following on September 12th and Scott Derrickson’s sequel to his Joe Hill adaptation The Black Phone (a sequel simply titled Black Phone 2) dropping on October 17th – and today, we have learned that the Motion Picture Association ratings board has given all three of these movies R ratings!

Directed by Aronofsky from a screenplay by Charlie Huston, who is also the author of the book that the movie is based on, Caught Stealing has the following synopsis: Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant.

Deadline reports that Matt Smith has joined the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter, with the actor set to play one of the villain roles in the movie. Ryan Gosling is already attached to star in the film, with Mia Goth also on board.

The film, which will be directed by Shawn Levy from a script by Jonathan Tropper, is a new standalone adventure set five years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. It will feature all-new characters and explore a period of time that has not yet been explored on screen. Production is expected to kick off this fall. The film will hit theaters on May 28, 2027.

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You may recall that Matt Smith was supposed to appear in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. He joined the cast in what was supposed to be a “key role,...

"What did you get me into?!" "Welcome to Narnia." Sony Pictures has debuted a new "inside look" promo featurette for the movie Caught Stealing, which is Darren Aronofsky's 1990s NYC crime comedy out in theaters in a few weeks. We've already seen the official trailer, now they're starting the final marketing blitz before this opens in theaters soon. "He was just supposed to watch the cat. Now he's running for his f**king life." Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 90s New York, forced to navigate an underworld he never imagined. When his punk-rock neighbor Russ asks him to take care of his cat, Hank finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters. They all want a piece of him; but he has no idea why. Starring Austin Butler as Hank,...

Idles debuted a new single, “Rabbit Run,” which was written for Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film Caught Stealing.

The song is one of four original tracks the rock band contributed to the movie’s soundtrack and they also recorded the full film score composed by Rob Simonsen. The soundtrack, out Aug. 29 via Protozoa/Partisan Records, additionally features a cover of the Junior Marvin’s “Police and Thieves,” which was previously covered by The Clash on their 1977 self-titled debut LP.

“Rabbit Run” was inspired by the “gritty energy of the 1990s...

Idles have shared a new song, “Rabbit Run,” one of four original tracks the band contributed to the soundtrack for director Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film, Caught Stealing. Stream it below.

According to a press release, “Rabbit Run” mirrors “the film’s central theme of confronting fear head-on.” Idles also recorded the full score for Caught Stealing, which was composed by Rob Simonsen. The soundtrack will be available digitally on August 29th via Protozoa, with a vinyl pre-order launching the same day.

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“This has been a huge opportunity for us that seemingly came about after a chance meeting backstage at Fallon when we both happened to be guests on the same day,” Idles singer Joe Talbot said in a press statement. “But in hindsight, I realize that Darren is one of my favorite directors and his films have in some ways made me who I am as an artist.

Idles have shared a new song, “Rabbit Run,” one of four original tracks the band contributed to the soundtrack for director Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film, Caught Stealing. Stream it below.

According to a press release, “Rabbit Run” mirrors “the film’s central theme of confronting fear head-on.” Idles also recorded the full score for Caught Stealing, which was composed by Rob Simonsen. The soundtrack will be available digitally on August 29th via Protozoa, with a vinyl pre-order launching the same day.

Get Idles Tickets Here

“This has been a huge opportunity for us that seemingly came about after a chance meeting backstage at Fallon when we both happened to be guests on the same day,” Idles singer Joe Talbot said in a press statement. “But in hindsight, I realize that Darren is one of my favorite directors and his films have in some ways made me who I am as an artist.

Months after Practical Magic debuted on HBO Max, where it instantly became a favorite among subscribers, the 1998 fantasy pic has found another streaming home. Starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sisters Sally and Gilly Owens, it was released on October 16, 1998, and later landed on HBO Max on October 1, 2024, where it climbed to the #5 spot the following day. Even so, the film was not much of a success either critically or commercially, considering its worldwide earnings of $68.3 million against a $75 million budget and its rotten 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Despite flopping, the romantic drama has already received the sequel treatment, scheduled to premiere on September 18, 2026. As fans gear up for its arrival, Hulu plans to add the original to its platform starting August 1. The magical film will join numerous other classics also debuting on the same day, including 10 Things I Hate About You and another Bullock-starrer, 28 Days.

Mere days after Collider previewed an exclusive poster from Darren Aronofsky’s next film, the Caught Stealing universe is expanding. Sony has officially released the new Caught Stealing video game, which is out on mobile and desktop platforms. The new game is described as Super Mario meets Temple Run, and it’s inspired by classic 8-bit games of the 90s and set in Caught Stealing’s iconic and lived-in world. Players will play as Austin Butler’s character, Hank, and run through notable Caught Stealing locations like Paul’s Bar, Hank’s apartment, and more. The goal is to collect money while dodging and jumping over obstacles, while also coming across friends and foes during your travels. The game is already available now, ahead of the film’s August 29 release.

Caught Stealing follows a burned-out former baseball player, Hank Thompson (Butler), who unexpectedly finds himself in a fight for his...

“Caught Stealing” is a new crime thriller, directed by Darren Aronofsky, based on the book by Charlie Huston, starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D'Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Bad Bunny and Carol Kane, releasing August 29, 2025 in theaters:

“…a former baseball player…

“…finds himself immersed…

‘in the criminal underworld of New York during the 1980’s…”

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Matt Smith is currently in the middle of filming House of the Dragon Season 3, but long before his Game of Thrones prequel returns to HBO Max, he’ll star in a dark gangster drama that just got a kick-ass new look. Smith will star alongside Austin Butler (Dune: Part Two) and Zoë Kravitz (The Batman) in Caught Stealing, the upcoming film from Darren Aronofsky coming to theaters on August 29 courtesy of Sony Pictures. Collider is happy to partner with Sony to exclusively preview a new poster from the film showing a new look at Smith’s character, Russ. The art comes from contemporary artist Swoon, who is one of the first women Street Artists to gain international recognition. Smith’s Russ is a punk-rock neighbor who just needs someone to look after his cat for a few days.

Director Darren Aronofsky also shared the story of how Swoon came...

It’s Midnight Margarita time because Nicole Kidman is already casting spells from the set of Practical Magic 2. The Academy Award-winner has officially reunited with her Practical Magic (1998) costar Sandra Bullock — who is an Oscar winner in her own right — as production begins on the 2026 sequel. Kidman took to social media and shared a first-look video (below) of the two Hollywood A-listers hugging it out in the never-before-seen footage from the film. Kidman wrote via her Instagram post (below):

"The witches are back ✨ Owens sisters’ first day on set! #PracticalMagic"

Kidman reprises her role as the enchanting Gillian Owens, who is the sister of Bullock’s character, Sally Owens. Both actresses were reported to be in talks to return for the magical sequel over a year ago in the summer of 2024, and it was Kidman who revealed that "Sandy will be in it" only days after the news started...

The first-look behind-the-scenes footage for Practical Magic 2reunites Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock 26 years after they starred in Griffin Dunne's 1998 movie. In Practical Magic, Kidman and Bullock played a pair of sister witches plagued with a family curse that brings fatal consequences for the men they fall in love with.

Taking place after their parents' deaths, the movie follows the two sisters as they use magic to overcome challenges in life. Last year, it was reported that the two stars were in talks to return for a sequel directed by Susanne Bier, with Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing reprising their roles as Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny.

In an Instagram post by Nicole Kidman, the Babygirl actor reunites with Bullock in the behind-the-scenes footage as filming is officially underway. Kidman captioned the clip, "The witches are back," revealing that it was their first day on set. Bullock can be...

Do you believe in Magic? The Owens sisters are back in bewitching action in Practical Magic 2, the forthcoming sequel to the 1998 romantic fantasy film Practical Magic, and Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock are back on set together. Kidman celebrated the start of filming in an Instagram video she posted on Friday, July 18. In the clip, she hugs Bullock and presses her cheek to her costar’s. “The witches are back. Owens sisters’ first day on set!” Kidman wrote in the video’s caption, adding a sparkles emoji and the hashtag #PracticalMagic. In the original Practical Magic — directed by Griffin Dunne and based on a 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman — Kidman and Bullock played Gillian “Gilly” Owens and Sally Owens, two witch sisters dealing with a curse upon the Owens family’s love lives and a reappearance (or two) of Gilly’s abusive boyfriend. A mix of romantic comedy, supernatural fantasy,...

The witches are officially back!

To celebrate their first day on the set of the Practical Magic sequel, Nicole Kidman shared a heartfelt video on Instagram of herself and Sandra Bullock shooting for the film.

“The witches are back. Owens sisters’ first day on set! #PracticalMagic,” the Babygirl star wrote in the caption of the post, while The Lost City actress can be heard saying, “Turns out, we have a lot of work to do.”

Kidman and Bullock first starred as Sally and Gillian Owens, two sister witches who are plagued with a family curse that kills the men they fall in love with, in the 1998 film helmed by Griffin Dunne. Practical Magic 2 will be directed by Susanne Bier, whom Bullock has worked with on Bird Box and Kidman on The Perfect Couple.

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It’s an Owens family reunion as production begins on Practical Magic 2, more than 25 years after the original 1998 movie.

In a new behind-the-scenes video from the set of the highly-anticipated sequel, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reprised their roles as witchy sisters Sally and Gillian Owens while filming a scene.

“The witches are back,” Kidman captioned the clip on Instagram. “Owens sisters’ first day on set!”

“Turns out we have a lot of work to do,” Bullock tells Kidman as they share a hug in a cemetery, in character as the Owens sisters.

After Deadline reported last June that Bullock and Kidman were in negotiations to return for a sequel to the Griffin Dunne-helmed Warner Bros. adaptation of Alice Hoffman’s ’95 novel, Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing also signed on to reprise their roles Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny.

The Owens sisters are back!

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Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Tracy Pollan, Matthew Modine, Robert Downey Jr. | Written and Directed by John Sayles

You have probably heard the statement ‘You can’t help who you fall in love with’. Sometimes you just can’t help it! Even Elvis sang about this with his classic song ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love with You’. You probably heard ‘girls love the bad boys’. A lot of times, this is true. There have been many romantic films about those kinds of love stories.

In 1983, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and director John Sayles Passion Fish (1992) and Lone Star (1996), helmed the romantic comedy-drama Baby It’s You. And now Fun City Editions, who have been releasing some great Blu-rays like Party Girl, Falling in Love, and Breaking Glass, have released Sayles’ rom-com, giving it its time to shine on Blu-ray!

Jill (Rosanna Arquette) is headed for college. Sheik’s a drop-out,...

Not everyone may be obsessed with the era of sequels and reboots, but at least fans get to see their favorite classics return in an all-new form, usually with the original stars, on either small or large screens, or even both. One such classic is the bewitching 1998 pic Practical Magic, which is getting the sequel treatment but won’t be released till the fall of 2026. While fans eagerly anticipate, we have a major casting update, which comes not long after two major returnees joined the enchanting sequel.

So far, a few original stars have already been confirmed to reprise their roles in Practical Magic 2, including the leading duo, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, who portray sisters Sally and Gilly Owens. And just last weekend, Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing were announced as returnees too, playing the Owens aunts, Jet and Franny. With the latest addition, many wondered if Evan Rachel Wood...

Last year, it was officially announced that Warner Bros. is moving forward with a sequel to the 1998 film Practical Magic, with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reprising the roles of sister witches Sally and Gillian Owens. Producer Denise Di Novi has promised that the sequel, which is aiming for a September 18, 2026 theatrical release, will honor the original and not attempt to reinvent the wheel – but that doesn’t mean they’re bringing all of the original cast members back. Evan Rachel Wood, who played Sally’s daughter Kylie in the original film, has confirmed that she will not be back for the sequel. But her absence from the film was not her choice.

The Hollywood Reporter caught Wood’s confirmation on her Instagram Stories. She wrote, “I am getting asked about this a lot, so l’ll just clear it up now; I was not asked to come back and...

Darren Aronofsky, the acclaimed director known for powerful films like Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, and The Whale, is taking a bit of a new direction with his new movie. He's stepping into the world of comedic action with his latest pic, Caught Stealing, from Sony Pictures.

This film is already generating buzz, drawing comparisons to gritty, darkly funny crime capers like Snatch and Layer Cake. So, if you enjoy movies with intense plots, a touch of dark humor, this one should be right down your alley.

Austin Butler leads the film and plays a character whose promising baseball career ended before it even began. His life takes an unexpected and dangerous turn when he agrees to look after his punk rock neighbor's cat. This simple favor leads to a case of mistaken identity, throwing him into the path of some very dangerous individuals.

Butler is joined by an impressive lineup of talented actors,...

Sally Owens’ (Sandra Bullock) spell-casting eldest daugther, Kylie Owens, will be a no-show in the upcoming Practical Magic 2, or, at least, the role won’t be played by Evan Rachel Wood this time around. Wood, along with Alexandra Artrip’s portrayal of Antonia, played the two children of Sally and the nieces of their spellbinding Aunt Gillian (Nicole Kidman). Sadly, though, Wood confirmed in a story posted to her Instagram account that she would not be returning for the sequel, and it seems she did want to be a part of the magical sequel. Wood wrote on social media:

"I am getting asked about this a lot, so l'll just clear it up now; I was not asked to come back and be in the #PracticalMagic sequel. l offered my services, even if it was one scene or one line. I was told they are re-casting. I am sorry to disappoint the fans.

Evan Rachel Wood is clearing things up and confirming she will not be part of the Practical Magic sequel in the works

Wood took to social media to address her fans asking if she would reprise her role opposite Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman.

“I am getting asked about this a lot, so l’ll just clear it up now;I was not asked to come back and be in the #PracticalMagic sequel. l offered my services, even if it was one scene or one line,” she shared on her Instagram Stories.

She continued, “I was told they are re-casting. I am sorry to disappoint the fans. It was not in my control or my choice. I would have happily rejoined my sisters.”

Practical Magic 2 is set to be released on September 18, 2026. The sequel is based on the 1998 film directed by Griffin Dunne, which was an adaptation of the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman.

The multi-talented Griffin Dunne (with his Louis Kahn hair) with Anne-Katrin Titze on his Oscar-nominated short Duke of Groove and his fabulous memoir The Friday Afternoon Club: “That was based on the thing in the book, actually, when I went to my aunt's party where Janis Joplin was going to be and Otto Preminger.”

During the 24th edition of the Tribeca Festival at their Lisboa launch party, hosted by co-founders Robert De Niro (featured in Matt Tyrnauer’s Tribeca highlight Nobu on chef Nobu Matsuhisa) and Jane Rosenthal, Griffin Dunne, who had been part of the inaugural Lisbon delegation in 2024, spoke with me about his intimate documentary on his aunt, Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold, the Monica Vitti Cinecittà retrospective at Film at Lincoln Center, and a possible documentary on The Dakota building in his future. We also made plans to talk in depth about his witty, thoughtful,...

Break out the midnight margaritas because the highly anticipated Practical Magicsequel has expanded its cast coven once again, with two more original stars returning to reprise their beloved roles alongside several newcomers, including a Game of Thrones alum, Foundation actor, and DC star. The newly announced cast members join the decorated leading ladies Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, who are back as bewitching sisters Sally and Gillian Owens after more than 25 years since the original release of the '90s fantasy film.

Deadline confirms that the two Practical Magic leads will once again be joined by Oscar winner Dianne Wiest and Oscar nominee Stockard Channing, reprising their roles as the eccentric aunts Bridget ("Jet") and Frances ("Franny") Owens, who took the spellbinding siblings into their care following the death of their parents. The delightful duo famously taught Sally and Gillian the ways of magic and how to embrace their witchy heritage,...

Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock are no longer the only returning cast members for Practical Magic 2. The long-awaited sequel to the 1998 romantic fantasy has added two additional returning stars as well as four new actors.

According to Deadline, Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing are set to return for Practical Magic 2, reprising their respective roles from the original movie as Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny, the eccentric and wise matriarchs who took in witch sisters Sally (Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Kidman) following their parents' deaths. They are also responsible for teaching Sally and Gillian everything they know about magic, mischief, and self-reliance. Additionally, Lee Pace (Foundation), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Xolo Maridueña (Blue Beetle), and Solly McLeod (The Dead Don’t Hurt) have rounded out the ensemble in undisclosed roles, while Joey King has finalized her deal to play Sally’s daughter.

Directed by Griffin Dunne from a screenplay by Robin Swicord,...

Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing will reprise their roles as eccentric aunts with a deep knowledge of coven living in “Practical Magic 2.” They join Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, the stars of the 1998 romantic fantasy that is getting a sequel from Warner Bros.

Wiest is a two-time Oscar winner who was recognized for her supporting turns in Woody Allen’s “Hannah and Her Sisters” and “Bullets Over Broadway.” Her film credits include “Parenthood” (another Oscar nomination), as well as “The Birdcage,” “Edward Scissorhands,” “The Lost Boys,” and “Little Man Tate.” More recently, Wiest appeared in “The Mule” and “I Care a Lot.”

Channing is an Oscar nominee for her work in “Six Degrees of Separation.” Her other films include “Grease” and “Up Close and Personal.” She also appeared on “The West Wing” and won a Tony for “A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.”

In addition to Wiest and Channing,...

“Practical Magic 2” has rounded out its cast with returning stars Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing, as well as four new faces.

Warner Bros. Pictures announced on Friday that Wiest and Channing will be reprising their roles from the original “Practical Magic” as witch sisters Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny, who raised sisters Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian (Nicole Kidman) following the deaths of their parents and taught them their family’s magical ways. The two performers join the previously announced Bullock and Kidman in the “Practical Magic” sequel, as well as Joey King (“A Family Affair”), who is set to star as the daughter of Bullock’s Sally.

In addition to Wiest and Channing, franchise newcomers Lee Pace (“Pushing Daisies”), Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones”), Xolo Maridueña (“Blue Beetle”) and Solly McLeod (“The Dead Don’t Hurt”) have all joined the “Practical Magic 2” cast. Details about their characters are...

A couple months ago, it was reported that the sequel to Practical Magic was adding Joey King to the cast. Now, Deadline has more casting updates for the witchy installment. Firstly, in addition to Bullock and Kidman’s return, Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing are now slated to reprise their roles in Practical Magic 2. Per Deadline, the actresses played “Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny, the eccentric and wise matriarchs who took in witch sisters Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman) following the death of their parents and taught them everything they know about magic, mischief, and self-reliance.”

More known names have also been added to the cast, including Lee Pace (Foundation), Maisie Williams (The New Look), Xolo Maridueña (Blue Beetle), and Solly McLeod (The Dead Don’t Hurt). Their roles have yet to be announced. Producer Denise Di Novi has promised that the sequel, which is aiming for a September 18, 2026 theatrical release,...

Exclusive: Oscar winner Dianne Wiest and Oscar nominee Stockard Channing are set to return for Practical Magic 2, Warner Bros. Pictures’ sequel to the 1998 romantic fantasy starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock.

The pair reprise their roles as Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny, the eccentric and wise matriarchs who took in witch sisters Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman) following the death of their parents and taught them everything they know about magic, mischief, and self-reliance.

Production on the sequel is now underway, with Bullock and Kidman returning. Joey King has now locked down the role of Sally’s daughter, after being tipped as being in talks. Rounding out the cast, we have Lee Pace (Foundation), Maisie Williams (The New Look), Xolo Maridueña (Blue Beetle), and Solly McLeod (The Dead Don’t Hurt). Character details for the newcomers are under wraps, as is the plot of the sequel, to...

“Caught Stealing” is a new crime thriller, directed by Darren Aronofsky, based on the book by Charlie Huston, starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D'Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Bad Bunny and Carol Kane, releasing August 29, 2025 in theaters:

“…a former baseball player…

“…finds himself immersed…

‘…in the criminal underworld of New York during the 1980’s…”

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After a career of intense character dramas, Darren Aronofsky changes up his style for a crime caper that has a surprising amount of levity for the filmmaker. Sony has just unveiled a new poster for Caught Stealing. The one-sheet is reminiscent of a collage with picture cut-outs that are glued together for decoration. The film is penned by Charlie Huston, who is also the author of the book that the movie is based on. The cast sports a list of impressive names that include Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio and Carol Kane.

The official plot synopsis reads,

“Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is...

Two of the best classic horror movies of the 1980s will be screening soon in a double feature that no fan of the genre should miss. 1981's An American Werewolf in London and 1987's The Lost Boys will be playing at Los Angeles' Hollywood Forever Cemetery, as part of Cinespia's curated program that often includes genre classics. The one-night-only event is called Full Moon Slumber Party and will take place on Saturday, August 9.

As reported by Fangoria, the double-bill event will start at 6:45 Pm when the doors of the classic location open and fans enter the venue. As expected, the show doesn't only include the two screenings. Costumes are encouraged, and usually, there are surprise guests. A DJ will play music while guests can purchase items from the concession stands and take pictures in the photo booth. Per Cinespia's note:

Picnic all day and slumber party ’til the creatures...

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2025 is halfway over, and while there were unexpectedly great movies that were released this year, there were also many disappointments, but don’t lose hope, as they are nothing compared to what lies ahead. From the first DC Studios film, Superman, to the much-awaited Guillermo del Toro‘s Frankenstein. So, let’s find out which of the movies that are coming in 2025 are the most anticipated.

Upcoming Superman (July 11) Credit – Warner Bros.

Superman is an upcoming superhero action-adventure film written and directed by James Gunn. Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, the first DC Studios film follows Clark Kent, aka Superman, as he comes to terms with his alien heritage while finding his place amongst humans. Superman stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo,...

Before Kristen Bell entered The Good Place or made our hearts swoon in Nobody Wants This, but after she made her breakthrough as Veronica Mars, she starred in the underrated Showtime comedy-drama series House of Lies. Even though the series also featured another major star, it managed to fly under the radar for five seasons. But this summer, it's making a comeback.

House of Lies coming to Netflix in July 2025

While we wait for Nobody Wants This season 2 to premiere in October, there's another Kristen Bell show to discover on Netflix. All five seasons of House of Lies are set to begin streaming on Netflix in the United States on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. You can set your reminders on Netflix now to make sure you can starting binge-watching the series as soon as its added to the streamer.

Netflix has been on quite the acquisition spree this summer, with the likes of Mr. Robot,...

The stars turn out for Mariska Hargitay.

Not only did many of her “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” co-stars join her at the Tribeca Festival premiere of her feature film directorial debut, “My Mom Jayne,” but so did Cher, Jamie Lee Curtis and Liam Neeson, among others.

Cher and Mariska Hargitay at the Friday night premiere of "My Mom Jayne" at Tribeca Festival pic.twitter.com/rZJ6exqAO8

— Variety (@Variety) June 14, 2025

Taking place at Carnegie Hall, the evening also included a Q&a with Hargitay moderated by Griffin Dunne.

The documentary tells the story of Hargitay’s mother, Hollywood bombshell Jayne Mansfield.

Mansfield died in a car accident when Hargitay, who was a passenger in the vehicle with her brothers, was three years old.

While Hargitay and Curtis are both children of celebrities, the “Freakier Friday” star told Variety, “We also share being women in our 60s in show...

Nicole Avant, film producer, activist and former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas, was at Taormina Film Festival on Friday to receive an award for the film “The Triple Six Eight,” which tells the true story of the only Black female regiment in the American army during World War II. Variety sat down with her earlier in the day.

What are you working on at the moment?

I have a few things on my slate. I have something with Tracey Edmonds, my fellow producer, that was greenlit at Netflix called “Movement.” I can’t talk too much about it. And I hope to be working on something with Griffin Dunne, because I read “The Friday Afternoon Club.” I think it’s one of the best books that I read all year. I did a book event with him in Los Angeles, and so I’ve been nudging him to make this into a TV series.

Voting for the 2025 Emmys officially opened today, and Gold Derby has spotted several intriguing strategies, omissions, and oddities in the ballots, which are available to view on the Television Academy website.

When it comes to the writing and directing categories, a popular strategy is to submit as few options as possible, so as not to split the vote. (Remember how Succession would only submit a single episode in writing each year? It won that race four seasons in a row.) That's why we're so surprised to see ABC's boat-themed medical drama Doctor Odyssey flooding the ballot 11 different times for Best Drama Directing. If the show can't pinpoint one or two stand-out directors out of Jen Lynch, Our Lady J, Tessa Blake, Paris Barclay, Crystle Roberson Dorsey, Brad Buecker, Millicent Shelton, Michael Medico, Steven Canals, Maggie Kiley, and John J. Gray, how are the voters supposed to?

Last year, Slow Horses...

Cue your midnight margaritas, belladonna, and flipped pancakes, because a Practical Magic sequel is officially underway. From Hocus Pocus to Beetlejuice, millennials’ favorite Halloween movies have all gotten the sequel treatment. But Practical Magic, the 1998 fantasy film starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock as cursed sister-witches, is the one we’ve all been waiting for, the one that’s always on our minds. It’s so beloved, in fact, that even its stars manifested a sequel while the original was still in production. “You heard our spell,” Kidman said. We most certainly did.

To date, Emmy voters have showered Only Murders in the Building with 49 nominations and seven wins, though none of the main actors has prevailed. That could all change for the buzzed-about fourth season, which aired last summer and is now eligible at the 2025 Emmys.

According to our updated odds, Martin Short (Oliver Putnam) is out front to win his Best Comedy Actor category, just months after he shockingly scored at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. His costars, Steve Martin (Charles-Haden Savage) and Selena Gomez (Mabel Mora), are both in sixth place for nominations. The three leads play unlikely crime-solvers who podcast about murders that occur in and around their building, the fancy-schmancy Arconia in New York City.

Season 4 features a sprawling roster of special guests, including two actors — Meryl Streep (Loretta Durkin) and Paul Rudd (Glen Stubbins) — who received supporting nominations last year. Due to an already-controversial new Emmy rule,...

Last week, the four guest acting categories were added to Gold Derby's Emmy predictions center, and we now have a snapshot of the initial odds.

For Best Drama Guest Actress, The Last of Us holds the top two spots with Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, a vengeful soldier in the zombie apocalypse, and Catherine O'Hara as Gail, a therapist who has a run-in with Pedro Pascal's Joel. Dever has yet to win an Emmy Award, while O'Hara is a two-time champion for starring on Schitt's Creek (2020) and for writing Sctv Network (1982).

Read: Our complete Best Drama Guest Actress breakdown

For Best Drama Guest Actor, Jeffrey Wright is in the lead for playing Isaac on The Last of Us, the former Fedra soldier in post-apocalypse Seattle who switches sides in explosive fashion. He previously won an Emmy for the HBO adaptation of Angels in America (2004). In second place is Shawn Hatosy,...

Almost three decades ago, Practical Magic hit the screens to show two of the most famous actresses of their time, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, joining hands for the fantasy-comedy romantic book-based film. At the time, the critical reviews it garnered weren’t all that favorable, although the general audience didn’t seem to dislike it so much.

Now, almost 27 years after the release of the original, Kidman has come forward to reveal that the movie, which has since gained a cult following for its cast, soundtrack, and feminist themes, is about to get a sequel. Surprisingly enough, though, although it took so long to be made, this upcoming follow-up movie was actually planned way before!

Practical Magic 2 was planned during the making of the original Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. | Credits: Practical Magic / Warner Bros.

In 1998, the entertainment industry delivered a storyline through Practical Magic that was so unique that,...

Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz aren’t done riding their high tides of fame and success yet after their commendable respective performances in Elvis and The Batman. This is because they are returning to the screens, together, this time around, in the black comedy crime thriller Caught Stealing, which is currently set to hit the screens later this year.

The official trailer of the movie was recently released, and the buzz around it is significant. The plot details sound interesting enough to make the flick a must-watch. But while that’s that, some are even intrigued enough to ask who the director of the movie is, having curated such a new story. Turns out, it’s none other than Darren Aronofsky.

Darren Aronofsky, the man whose films have received a combined 11 Oscar nods Darren Aronofsky. | Credits: Image by Harry Murphy/Web Summit via Sportsfile / Licensed under Cca 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons.

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Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky’s crime comedy Caught Stealing arrives this August. Here’s the first trailer:

Director Darren Aronofsky loves to try his hand at different genres. While there’s often a thrillingly dark edge to whatever he turns his hand to, over the years we’ve seen him delve into horror, drama and surreal psychodrama, to name but a few.

Caught Stealing – his upcoming crime comedy – is out in August. Sony is backing the film, but reportedly isn’t looking at it as an awards magnet like Aronofsky’s 2022 drama, The Whale, which was nominated for two Oscars (and won two). Instead, it’s billed as a ‘gritty Safdie-like crime thriller’ with ‘decent’ commercial chances.

Given how offbeat some of Aronofsky’s films can be, the setup for Caught Stealing does sound surprisingly straightforward. The project is based on the book of the same name by Charlie Huston,...

Caught Stealing-Hank (Austin Butler) cautiously anwers his front door in Columbia Pictures Caught Stealing. photo by: Niko Tavernise Copyright © 2024 Ctmg, Inc. All Rights Reserved. **All Images Are Property Of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc Prepare yourself! Here is the new trailer for the dark comic thriller Caught Stealing. Enter the rough streets of New York City in the 1990s with Hank Thompson, a former baseball player whose life is a shadow of what it used to be. Hank’s life goes from bad to worse to awful, as he gets pulled into the city’s criminal underbelly and must struggle to stay alive in a world he never thought he’d be part of. From visionary director Darren Aronofsky, this thrilling film features an incredible ensemble cast including Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio, and Carol Kane. Caught Stealing...

Last year, it was officially announced that Warner Bros. is moving forward with a sequel to the 1998 film Practical Magic, with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reprising the roles of sister witches Sally and Gillian Owens. Producer Denise Di Novi has promised that the sequel, which is aiming for a September 18, 2026 theatrical release, will honor the original and not attempt to reinvent the wheel – and now, Variety reports that the first cast member other than Bullock and Kidman has just signed on. Joey King (The Kissing Booth) has been cast in Practical Magic 2 as the daughter of Bullock’s character.

King and Bullock were both in the cast of the 2022 action film Bullet Train, and King played Kidman’s daughter in the Netflix rom-com A Family Affair just last year.

Based on a novel by Alice Hoffman and directed by Griffin Dunne from a screenplay by Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman,...

“Caught Stealing” is a new action crime thriller, directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio and Carol Kane, opening August 29, 2025 in theaters:

“…’Hank Thompson’ (Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant.

“But when his punk-rock neighbor ‘Russ’ (Smith) asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters.

“They all want a piece of him; the problem is he has no idea why. As Hank attempts to evade their ever-tightening grip, he’s got to use all his hustle to stay alive…...

Sony Pictures has debuted the trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Caught Stealing.’

Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favourite team is making an underdog run at the pennant.

When his punk-rock neighbour Russ (Matt Smith) asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters. They all want a piece of him; the problem is he has no idea why. As Hank attempts to evade their ever-tightening grip, he’s got to use all his hustle to stay alive long enough to find out…

Directed by Academy Award® nominee Darren Aronofsky, the film stars Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith,...

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Catsitting a friend’s feline leads to major trouble in Sony Pictures’ Caught Stealing. The trailer shows Austin Butler reluctantly watching Matt Smith’s furry Bff, getting beat up by thugs, and then running for his life. The lesson? Just say no to watching a friend’s cat.

Joining Austin Butler and Matt Smith in the crime caper are Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny), and Carol Kane.

“Hank Thompson (Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant,” reads Sony Pictures’ synopsis. “When his punk-rock neighbor Russ (Smith) asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself caught...

Austin Butler finds big trouble in the Big Apple with Caught Stealing, the latest from director Darren Aronofsky.

Sony just released the first trailer for the upcoming crime caper, and here's everything you need to know.

What's the story?

Butler stars as Hank Thompson, a former high school baseball hotshot, who volunteers to cat-sit for his punk-rocker neighbor (played by The Crown's Matt Smith) and winds up with a lot more trouble than just scooping out the litter box.

Soon, he's ensnared in a criminal enterprise involving a United Nations of gangsters and many, many guns.

Who stars in Caught Stealing?

In addition to Butler and Smith, Caught Stealing stars Zoë Kravitz as Hank's bartending girlfriend, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio (aka Bad Bunny), and Carol Kane.

Who's behind the scenes?

Hot off of the Oscar-winning The Whale, Aronofsky is returning to...

The highly anticipated movie from filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, Caught Stealing, has it’s first trailer and a release date – August 29 – and I can’t wait!

From Sony Pictures, the film stars Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny), and Carol Kane.

Aronofsky’s films, all psychologically intense and often surreal, include Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), The Wrestler (2008), Black Swan (2010), Noah (2014), Mother! (2017), The Whale (2022) and Postcard from Earth (2023).

Vanity Fair ran a first look piece in April:

Darren Aronofsky knew he was truly capturing the essence of New York’s wild and unpredictable nightlife when his new movie got hit with a sprinkling of urine.

The uncomfortable encounter happened last fall as Caught Stealing shot scenes beside a tenement in a New York neighborhood that’s famous for its boisterous and bohemian residents and club-goers.