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DC Unveils Complete Slate Of Batman Films Through 2028, Including Aztec Batman, The Batman 2 & More (Photo Credit – Netflix)

Batman is about to dominate the big screen in a way we have not seen before. According to a new report, DC has mapped out a series of movies stretching all the way to 2028, each one offering a different side of the Dark Knight and his world. The lineup, from new animated ventures to live-action stories, is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious in the hero’s long history.

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Aztec Batman Kicks Off in 2025

It all begins with Aztec Batman, which arrives on September 18, 2025. This unique animated film takes Batman in an unexpected direction, setting the stage for an era where different interpretations can exist at once. After that, September 11, 2026 will bring Clayface, a...

Brad Pitt’s Killing Them Softly wasn’t exactly a crowd-pleaser upon its release, as despite garnering a fresh rating from critics on the Tomatometer, the movie holds an F grade on CinemaScore, which only 21 movies have earned so far. This isn’t to say the movie wasn’t well-made, quite the opposite. Boasting a cast of Pitt, Ray Liotta, and James Gandolfini, arguably the greatest TV actors of this century, known for his incredible work as the protagonist in The Sopranos, it perfectly reflects the post-2008 financial crisis cynicism.

Directed by Andrew Dominik and shot by Greig Fraser, now a prominent name in Hollywood, the movie proves to be a gritty commentary on the reality of the American dream through the cynical lens of Pitt’s hit man, Jackie.

While a mob drama on paper, the mob syndicate in the movie mirrors the real-life reflections of 2008’s crisis, and...

The next Dunefilm is set to film later this year with Timothée Chalamet back in the starring role, who was recently seen rocking a new haircut for the film. The official title and some key production details have now been revealed, the former of which comes as a surprise after a year's worth of reporting.

According to Variety, the third Dune movie will be titled Dune: Part Three. It might be a bit obvious at first, but for those who have been paying close attention to reporting on the sequel, Dune: Messiah has been the projected title since last year. Although it will follow the events of the Messiah novel, it appears Denis Villeneuve is keeping things simple the third time around. The follow-up will feature a time jump and take place several years after Paul Atreides took control of the Empire. It is also set to feature the children...

IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond has revealed an exciting new detail about Dune 3. Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two was one of the most critically and commercially successful movies of 2024, and thankfully the acclaimed filmmaker will return to direct the third movie. The upcoming Dune: Part Three will be Villeneuve's last film in the sci-fi franchise, but it seems like it will be the biggest entry yet.

Timothée Chalamet will reprise his role as Paul Atreides in the third movie. His character will serve as the Emperor in the next entry, but based on the ending of Dune: Part Two, the Bene Gesserit and even Zendaya's Chani will likely conspire to dethrone him. This will make for an epic conclusion to the trilogy, which Villeneuve will shoot entirely with IMAX cameras.

In an interview with CNBC, Gelfond revealed that the entirety of Dune 3 will be shot with IMAX cameras,...

When I watch "The Batman," I never want it to end. Even three hours isn't enough time in this world, and the spin-off show "The Penguin" could only tide me over so much. Even "The Penguin" setting the stage for "The Batman Part II" is bittersweet because that sequel remains years away.

Matt Reeves' "The Batman Part II" has been delayed several times. The movie is currently set to open October 1, 2027, but DC Studios co-chief James Gunn told Entertainment Weekly that he hadn't seen Reeves' script as of the end of March 2025.

It's easy to feel cynical right now. On top of these delays, Gunn is reimagining the DC Universe on film and it's difficult to see Reeves and actor Robert Pattinson's Batman fitting into that. DC Studios has even announced a different Batman movie, "The Brave and the Bold," featuring Bruce Wayne and his son Damian/Robin.

But...

For many book readers, the upcoming “Project Hail Mary” adaptation is one of the most anticipated films of 2026.

The film follows a molecular biologist-turned middle school science teacher played by Ryan Gosling who is tasked with traveling almost 12 light years from Earth to figure out a way to stop the Sun from dying. If that isn’t enough to worry about, he also runs into alien life right as his journey begins.

Here’s what we know so far about “Project Hail Mary.”

When does “Project Hail Mary” come out?

“Project Hail Mary” debuts in theaters on March 20, 2026. It’s one of 14 films Amazon MGM Studios plans to release in theaters in 2026.

What is “Project Hail Mary” about?

The film is an adaptation of author Andy Weir’s 2021 book of the same name. It follows Ryland Grace as a molecular biologist-turned middle school science teacher who wakes up on a...

In a way, both the crime thriller Killing them Softly and the sports drama F1 are about capitalism. One of them features a central character who isn't in it for the riches, while the other film ends with the protagonist literally demanding the money that's owed to him. Both movies star Brad Pittin the lead role, but only one of them has been successful. This weekend, F1generated nearly $150 million at the global box office, on the back of positive reviews and near-unanimous praise from audiences. At the same time, it ended up lapping Killing them Softly's entire box office haul four times in just three days. The crime thriller debuted back in 2012, received straight-up hate from audiences, and concluded its run with less than $40 million globally.

It was, however, a film of uncommonly high pedigree. Directed by Andrew Dominik, Killing them Softlycompeted for the prestigious Palme d'Or at...

Amazon MGM has released the first trailer for Project Hail Mary.

The sci-fi comedy stars Ryan Gosling, who plays a middle school science teacher, Ryland Grace (Gosling), who wakes up on a spaceship with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He must figure out how to complete his interstellar mission to save Earth from an astronomical catastrophe completely alone, until he meets a mysterious alien who has traveled light years to save his own species from the same fate.

The Phil Lord and Chris Miller-directed space adventure is based on the Andy Weir bestseller of the same name.

Amazon MGM showed footage from the film at their CinemaCon presentation in April. Gosling was present and called the film an “insanely ambitious story, massive in scope.” It was so big, “we tried to put it on a TV once, it wouldn’t fit,” he said.

As we first reported on SFFGazette.com, the first trailer for Project Hail Mary has finally landed! In it, we find Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling lost in space as a hapless 6th-grade science teacher tasked with saving the world.

Based on Andy Weir's New York Times best-selling novel of the same name, the movie is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative masterminds behind Sony Pictures' animated Spider-Verse trilogy. They also helmed Solo: A Star Wars Story before being replaced with Ron Howard.

Drew Goddard, who wrote the big screen adaptation of Weir's The Martian, penned the script, and the impressive cast also includes Sandra Hüller, Milana Vayntrub, Bastian Antonio Fuentes, Isla McRae, and James Wright.

The movie looks gorgeous, no great surprise when Greig Fraser served as cinematographer.

In this sneak peek, we find Gosling's science teacher being tasked with travelling into deep space,...

As we first reported on SFFGazette.com, the first trailer for Project Hail Mary has finally landed! In it, we find Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling lost in space as a hapless 6th-grade science teacher tasked with saving the world.

Based on Andy Weir's New York Times best-selling novel of the same name, the movie is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative masterminds behind Sony Pictures' animated Spider-Verse trilogy. They also helmed Solo: A Star Wars Story before being replaced with Ron Howard.

Drew Goddard, who wrote the big screen adaptation of Weir's The Martian, penned the script, and the impressive cast also includes Sandra Hüller, Milana Vayntrub, Bastian Antonio Fuentes, Isla McRae, and James Wright.

The movie looks gorgeous, no great surprise when Greig Fraser served as cinematographer.

In this sneak peek, we find Gosling's science teacher being tasked with travelling into deep space,...

Ryan Gosling puts the “not” in “astronaut” in the first trailer for “Project Hail Mary,” Amazon MGM Studios’ adaptation of the Andy Weir novel of the same name. The film hails from “Jump Street” and “Spider-Verse” filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, with “The Martian” screenwriter Drew Goddard on script duties for a story that’s not entirely dissimilar from that previous Weir adaptation starring Matt Damon.

Gosling plays a middle school science teacher whom an international group enlists as humanity’s last hope — he is to travel 11.9 million light-years as Earth faces extinction with the Sun dying out.

Set to Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times” and showing off some eye-popping cinematography by Oscar-winning “Dune” and “The Batman” Dp Greig Fraser, the trailer boasts a mix of humor and humanity that is a hallmark of Lord and Miller’s filmography.

Speaking of, this marks Lord and Miller’s first...

Amazon MGM Studios started its inaugural CinemaCon presentation with a bang: the first trailer for Project Hail Mary, a new science-fiction feature from directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller with Ryan Gosling in the lead role.

The movie is based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir (The Martian) with a script from Drew Goddard. As revealed in the trailer — and likely familiar to anyone who has read Weir’s best-selling book — Gosling stars as Ryland Grace, a schoolteacher-turned-astronaut sent on a longshot mission to save the planet as the sun begins to die. Ryland, the lone survivor of the trip, eventually comes face-to-face with an alien who similarly wants to save the universe.

The trailer, set to Harry Styles’s “Sign of the Times,” showcased Lord and Miller’s bold vision and blended science-fiction spectacle and future dread straight out of Interstellar with Ridley Scott's The Martian—not a...

Amazon MGM Studios’ CinemaCon presentation began on Wednesday night with a look at the first trailer for Ryan Gosling’s “Project Hail Mary.”

The filmed-for-IMAX movie from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller is based on Andy Weir’s 2021 novel by the same name. Gosling stars as Ryland Grace, a middle school science teacher-turned-astronaut who wakes up from a coma and finds himself alone on a space station — with absolutely no memory of how (or why) he got there.

On Earth, Sandra Hüller’s character recruits a reluctant Grace who complains “I put the not in astronaut. I can’t even moonwalk.”

“The whole world is counting on you,” she says. Scenes ensue on the space ship called “Hail Mary.”

The character’s memory begins to return over time. He must figure out how to complete his interstellar mission to save Earth from an astronomical catastrophe completely alone, until...

Jason Momoa is officially returning to the sands of Arrakis, according to the man himself. The Fast X star will reprise his role as Duncan Idaho in Dune: Messiah, the highly anticipated sequel to Dune: Part Two from director Denis Villeneuve. Although Idaho met his end in Dune, fans of Frank Herbert’s original novels won’t be surprised by his return. In Dune: Messiah, Idaho is resurrected as a ghola, a genetically engineered clone, and plays a crucial role in a conspiracy against Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet). Poor Paul, he loves Duncan so much. The plot will focus on Paul’s struggle as Emperor, burdened by the religious fervour surrounding his rule and the devastating jihad waged in his name. Momoa delivered the news to EW while promoting his upcoming role in Minecraft:

"Well, I’m not sure if I’m going to get in trouble or not. But...

Last year's release of Denis Villenueve's epic blockbuster sequel, Dune: Part Two, met widespread critical and audience acclaim along with overwhelming box-office returns. But the famed director isn't finished with Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi universe just yet. He is already developing his highly-anticipated film-trilogy finale: Dune: Messiah.

Despite there being six books in the main series, Villeneuve doesn't intend to make any more Dune movies beyond this upcoming threequel. Regardless, his films have brought Herbert's original characters and story to life in a way that hasn't been accomplished before in theaters, so it's no wonder die-hard fans are already itching for more. Here's everything we know so far about his third, and final, installment, Dune: Messiah — from production updates to the expected plot — so everyone can get just as excited as we are to see Paul Atreides' character arc brought to a satisfying end.

'Dune: Messiah'...

Robert Pattinson has become one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. That is due, of course, partly to his casting as pop cultural icon Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman.” It is also thanks to Pattinson’s willingness to take risks and push himself. Over the years, he has managed to outgrow his work in the “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” franchises and establish himself as an actor whose films are not only worth taking seriously but actively seeking out.

In his latest film, writer-director Bong Joon-ho‘s “Mickey 17,” Pattinson plays over a dozen different versions of the same poor sap. It is a fearless swing from an actor who has built his career by always aiming for the fences. So, without further do, here are Pattinson’s seven best films, ranked.

“Tenet” (Warner Bros. Pictures) 7. “Tenet” (2020)

Christopher Nolan’s most divisive movie, 2020’s “Tenet,” is a...

Denis Villenueve inarguably accomplished an impressive feat with his first two "Dune" movies. Finally giving Frank Herbert's supposedly "unfilmable" 1965 novel a worthy big screen adaptation, the French Canadian filmmaker somehow managed to craft his own unique vision while staying true to the author's original story.

Villeneueve was clearly loyal to Herbert's writing but wasn't so precious about it that his movies didn't make changes to the novel. In places, the director and his team were able to make their own creative decisions, such as when production designer Patrice Vermette based the look of the Emperor Shaddam's tent on a Rolex watch. Elsewhere, cinematographer Greig Fraser shot the exterior of the Harkonnen home planet Giedi Prime with infrared cameras to produce a monochrome image that reflected the black sun-drenched surface of the world. These were all creative decisions the team had to make in order to bring Herbert's words to life in a visual medium.

Anora was the big winner at the 2025 Academy awards, taking home Oscars for best picture, best director for Sean Baker and best actress for Mikey Madison.

The Brutalist star Adrien Brody picked up best actor, with the film also winning for cinematography and original score.

As expected, Zoe Saldana and Kieran Culkin won the supporting actor prizes for Emilia Perez and A Real Pain, respectively.

The ceremony took place tonight (March 2) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Conan O’Brien hosting for the first time.

Oscar winners 2025

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Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez...

The 97th Academy Awards is taking place tonight (Sunday March 2) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

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The ceremony started at 4pm Pt/7pm Et (midnight UK time) and is set to run for around three hours (although it usually overruns).

Conan O’Brien is hosting the ceremony for the first time, with Raj Kapoor returningas executive producer and showrunner, and Katy Mullan serving as executive producer.

Screen is posting all the winners on this page as they are announced during the live ceremony. Refresh the page for latest updates.

Winners in bold, as they are announced, below...

The Academy Awards are underway, with Oscar statuettes being handed out for the year's most acclaimed filmmakers and performers. Heading into the event, there may have been favorites heading into certain categories, but no wins are guaranteed, given some of the shockers that have been seen on the small screen in the Oscars' past.

The list of nominations for the evening are listed below, with winners updated in bold as they happen live.

Actor in a Leading Role Adrien Brody, The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown Colman Domingo, Sing Sing Ralph Fiennes, Conclave Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice Actor in a Supporting Role Yura Borisov, Anora Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown Guy Pearce, The Brutalist Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice Actress in a Leading Role Cynthia Erivo, Wicked Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez Mikey Madison, Anora Demi Moore, The Substance Fernanda Torre, I'm Still Here Actress...

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Dune: Part Two earned widespread acclaim in 2024, praised for its massive scope, set pieces, and political intrigue. The sequel completes director Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's first Dune novel, effectively adapting the back half of the book. If the 2021 film didn't do so already, this sequel establishes the series as a cinematic franchise that is not to be missed. With the new Dune movies introducing the sci-fi epic to a new generation of fans, audiences are bound to have questions about the most recent film—especially with Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune Messiah on the way.

With the IP's newfound franchise status, the world of Herbert's Dune has also expanded into TV.

The 97th Academy Awards will air on March 2, with the ceremony set to begin at 4:00 Pm Pt/7:00 Pm Et on ABC and Hulu. The night holds the potential for records to be set, surprises in major categories, and international recognition for films that have gained momentum throughout the season.

Best Picture Contenders

Anora could become the third film in history to win both the Palme d’Or at Cannes and the Academy Award for Best Picture, a feat previously achieved by Parasite and Marty. Emilia Perez, which has earned 13 nominations, enters the night among a select group of films that have reached that number.

Of the previous 12 films with 13 nominations, only three failed to win Best Picture. If Conclave wins, it will be one of the few films to take the top prize without its director receiving a nomination, a distinction shared by Wings, Grand Hotel, Driving Miss Daisy,...

Editor’s Note: On Februrary 27 this article was updated to reflect changes in our predictions for the Best Sound and Best Production Design categories.

When it comes to the “technical” categories, we all know what the Academy voters like: large-scale world-building, showy “look at me” uses of craft, period detail, and, ideally, especially for certain categories (like Best Editing and Cinematography), it helps to be the Best Picture front-runner. But those aren’t always the ingredients that make for the best filmmaking and visual and aural storytelling.

With final Oscar voting having wrapped, the IndieWire craft team looks at eight categories to see who is most likely to win and who we would pick if we had a vote. A few notes before we jump in.

The “Will Win” sections below are based on the latest predictions by IndieWire’s Bill Desowitz, the best craft and animation awards analyst in the business.

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has recently made headlines with reports of her alleged plans to step down and retire by the year’s end. While there is no confirmation about Kennedy’s rumored exit, the prolific producer has undoubtedly been a key figure in shaping the galaxy far, far away for the past decade.

Kathleen Kennedy at Star Wars Celebration 2023 (Credit: YouTube).

Amidst reports of Kennedy’s alleged exit plans, it might be worth taking note of the one technology developed under her regime that has now become commonplace in the Star Wars franchise. In an interview, Kennedy revealed how one of the best Star Wars movies of the recent era helped Lucasfilm perfect the volume technology, and here is what she had to say.

Kathleen Kennedy revealed how Rogue One helped perfect a common Star Wars technology

Ever since the George Lucas days, the Star Wars franchise has been...

We’ve put too much stock on the winners of the ASC prize in past years, like when we thought that Łukasz Żal’s cinematography for Cold War would persevere over Alfonso Cuarón’s for Roma on Oscar night. That particular pick was further justified by Paweł Pawlikowski’s nomination for his direction, as there’s a strong link between films winning in this category and their being nominated for directing and, especially, best picture.

Which is my way of saying that the only thing that was going to possibly prevent us from calling this race for Lol Crawley’s cinematography for The Brutalist was if the ASC went for Greig Fraser’s for Dune: Part Two, especially considering that Fraser won an Oscar for his work on the first Dune. But the ASC’s very ASC winner this year was Ed Lachman’s work on Maria, a result that...

IndieWire invited the cinematographers from the Oscar-nominated films to choose and analyze a pivotal scene that best showcases their craft. Here are the four who were able to participate: Lol Crawley (“The Brutalist”), Greig Fraser (“Dune: Part Two”), Paul Guilhaume (“Emilia Pérez”), and Ed Lachman (“Maria”).

For Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” Crawley resurrected VistaVision, the higher resolution, wide-screen variant of 35mm popularized in the ’50s (“Vertigo”). The strategy worked visually and thematically for a maximalist approach to this post-war immigrant drama about Holocaust survivor and visionary architect László Tóth (Best Actor nominee Adrien Brody). It brilliantly showed off the Brutalist style of Tóth’s work as an expression of his post-war trauma, with its massive blocks of concrete and steel. Additionally, the format provided a wider field of view of the compositions.

“Dune” Oscar winner Fraser returns with “Dune: Part Two,” Denis Villeneuve’s more lavish, action-packed sequel, in...

Edward Lachman, Jomo Fray, and Sam McCurdy take home top honors at the 39th annual ASC Awards, while ‘Maria’ and ‘Nickel Boys’ stand out among the winners.

Edward Lachman won his first ASC Award for Maria, beating out Greg Frasier for Dune: Part Two and Lol Crawley for The Brutalist at the 39th annual ASC Awards, held on February 23 at The Beverly Hilton. Lachman’s surprise win comes after five previous nominations, marking a long-awaited achievement in his career.

Maria, Lachman’s collaboration with director Pablo Larraín, focuses on the final days of opera singer Maria Callas, reflecting on her life and the challenges of maintaining her voice. To capture this story, Lachman utilized Kodak film in 35mm, 16mm, and Super 8, shooting in both color and black-and-white stock. This film is part of Larraín’s Important Women Trilogy, alongside Jackie and Spencer.

Other notable winners included Robert Elswit for Ripley in the Limited Series category,...

“Maria” cinematographer Edward Lachman won the Feature Film prize at the 39th annual ASC Awards, February 23 at The Beverly Hilton. His surprise win beat out Academy Award favorites “Dune: Part Two” (Greig Fraser) and “The Brutalist” (Lol Crawley), as well as “Nosferatu” (Jarin Blaschke), “Conclave” (Stéphane Fontaine), “A Complete Unknown” (Phedon Papamichael), and “Wicked” (Alice Brooks). The expanded list was due to how close the percentage of voting was.

This marks Lachman’s first win after five nominations at the ASC Awards. He was previously nominated for his work with Todd Haynes on “Mildred Pierce,” “Far From Heaven,” and “Carol,” as well as his previous effort with Pablo Larraín, “El Conde.” His second project with the Chilean filmmaker, “Maria,” follows the last days of opera singer Maria Callas as she reflects on her life and the struggle of maintaining her own voice. It serves as a culmination of Larraín’s “Important Women” Trilogy,...

Edward Lachman has taken top honors at the 39th annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for his work on “Maria.”

In a competitive year, the ASC nominated seven cinematographers in the feature film category. The last time the field expanded beyond five was in 2014. The other nominees are Lol Crawley for “The Brutalist,” Phedon Papamichael for “A Complete Unknown,” Stéphane Fontaine for “Conclave,” Greig Fraser for “Dune: Part 2,” Jarin Blaschke for “Nosferatu,” and Alice Brooks for “Wicked.”

In its 38-year history, only 18 have gone on to win the Oscar. Last year, Hoyte Van Hoytema won the ASC for “Oppenheimer” and went on to win the Oscar.

In TV, winners included Robert Elswit for “Ripley.” Elswit won the Creative Art Emmy last year. Speaking with Variety for Inside the Frame, Elswit spoke about shooting the black and white limited series. He said, “Lighting was important. It needed to reflect who...

The American Society of Cinematographers Awards were handed out Sunday night, with the film prize going to Edward Lachman for Maria.

This is Lachman’s first ASC win. He was previously nominated for Far From Heaven (2003), Mildred Pierce (2011), Carol (2016) and El Conde (2024). He received the ASC’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.

On the TV side, Richard Rutkowski won for Sugar in the episode of a half-hour series category, and Sam Mccurdy won for Shogun in the one-hour regular series category, while the limited or anthology series of motion picture made for television award went to Robert Elswit for Ripley.

The Spotlight Award was awarded to Jomo Fray, cinematographer of Nickel Boys.

The 2025 ASC Career Achievement in Television Award was awarded to Michael Goi, whose credits have included Web Therapy, Glee, American Horror Story and Scream Queens. Pete Romano was honored with the 2025 Curtis Clark ASC Technical Achievement Award for revolutionizing underwater cinematography.

Maria cinematographer Edward Lachman took the marquee Theatrical Feature Film prize at the 39th annual ASC Awards, which were handed out Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton. It’s the first major award for the Netflix pic starring Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas. See the full winners list below.

The ASC’s Theatrical Feature Film prize winner has gone on to claim the Best Cinematography Oscar nearly half of the time — 18 times in its 38 years — including Hoyte van Hoytema for Oppenheimer last year. Maria also is up for the Best Cinematography Oscar, which is its only nomination. Lachman will vie for the prize against Lol Crawley (The Brutalist), Greig Fraser (Dune: Part Two) Paul Guilhaume (Emilia Pérez) and Jarin Blaschke (Nosferatu). All five also were up for the ASC Award tonight.

Ed Helms hosted the American Society of Cinematographers’ ceremony, where Jomo Fray won the Spotlight Award for his work...

In an exciting update for ‘Dune‘ fans, Jeff Sneider of The Hot Mic reports that Jason Momoa is set to return as Duncan Idaho in the highly anticipated sequel ‘Dune: Messiah.’

Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the film will continue the saga where Duncan Idaho is resurrected as a ghola—a clone created from genetic material, aligning with Frank Herbert’s original storyline.

Fans of the book will already be familiar with Duncan Idaho’s unique journey in ‘Dune: Messiah,’ but for those new to the story, we’ll avoid revealing too much about how his return unfolds. Suffice it to say, his resurrection plays a crucial role in the intricate political and philosophical conflicts that define this chapter of the saga.

The plot of ‘Dune: Messiah’ thickens as Timothee Chalamet’s character, Paul Atreides, finds himself overwhelmed by the religious zeal and ongoing jihad he’s tied to.

Amidst this chaos,...

The 97th Academy Awards showcased a fascinating shift in cinematography trends, emphasizing the enduring dominance of film cameras over digital. With the Best Cinematography nominees featuring an array of legendary cameras, it is evident that celluloid remains at the heart of visual storytelling. Notably, the Arricam series led the charge, appearing in four out of the five nominated films. Meanwhile, the Beaumont VistaVision made a rare and exciting appearance, reinforcing the importance of large-format film in contemporary filmmaking. This article will delve deep into the cameras used in this year’s nominees, highlighting insights into the evolving preferences of top cinematographers.

Oscars 2025 Best Cinematography nominees: The list

These are the Best Cinematography nominees and their cameras and lenses, according to IndieWire’s camera survey:

“The Brutalist”. Cinematographer: Lol Crawley. Cameras: Arricam Lt, Arricam St, Arriflex 235, Beaumont VistaVision. Lenses: Cooke S4/i, Leica R Lenses “Dune: Part 2”. Cinematographer: Greig Fraser, Acs,...

No woman has even won an Oscar for best cinematography, and that’s not likely to change in 2025. Why? Because no women made the final five. But this year, the American Society of Cinematographers could be righting Oscar’s wrong.

ASC has only handed out the top prize once to a woman — Mandy Walker, who won in the feature competition in 2023 for “Elvis.” Now, for the first time since 2014, the feature competition field has expanded its nominees to seven, with Alice Brooks landing a nomination for her work on “Wicked.”

Brooks had one goal for the big screen adaptation of the hit musical, that “it would be the most beautiful love story between these two women,” she says, referring to Glinda (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), who star as the famous witches of Oz.

Brooks is Jon M. Chu’s go-to Dp since their filmmaking days at the University of Southern California.

“Dune: Part Two” cinematographer Greig Fraser’s work on Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the classic Frank Herbert sci-fi novel is so beautiful, every image he shot could be framed and hung on a wall — so that is exactly what they did.

A brand-new exhibit, Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Exposures,” runs until the end of the month at the Leica Gallery in Los Angeles, and highlights the work of the cinematographer (currently nominated for an Academy Award for his work). Along with photographs taken by Fraser, the exhibition features text by “Dune” star Josh Brolin.

TheWrap walked around the exhibit with Fraser, who talked about what the shoots were like, what made “Dune: Part Two” different and what his next challenge will be.

[Indicating to image of Rebecca Ferguson, hunched over, with Villeneuve talking to her] Where is this? I imagine in the big pyramid on Arrakis?

This is for the first film. It...

Mary Parent has seen it all. Since her youthful days hanging with current Warner Bros. co-chairs Michael DeLuca and Pamela Abdy at New Line Cinema, she has worked her way up the ranks at Universal Pictures, where she and Scott Stuber ran the movie division, to her own production shingle, Disruption Entertainment, which currently co-produces with Legendary Entertainment. Among many other things, Parent produced Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” series, A.G. Iñárritu’s Oscar-winning “The Revenant,” and the Monsterverse movies including blockbuster “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ($572 million worldwide).

But the films consuming most of her attention over the past few years are Denis Villeneuve’s ongoing “Dune” trilogy (Warner Bros./Legendary). She oversees all the films at Legendary, but on some projects like “Dune,” which she sold to Legendary three years before she joined the company, she’s an on-the- ground producer.

Part One scored $429 million...

Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’ (Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024)

Conclave and The Brutalist tied with four wins at the 2025 Ee BAFTA Film Awards, announced on January 16th during a ceremony hosted by David Tennant. Anora, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, A Real Pain, Wicked, and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Foul each picked up two awards, and David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus) was the recipient of this year’s Ee Rising Star Award.

Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, and Kieran Culkin took home their first BAFTA Film Awards wins. Warwick Davis was honored with the BAFTA Fellowship in recognition of “his work as an actor and for using his platform to challenge societal prejudice and champion self-empowerment, advocating that people with dwarfism can and do lead full and meaningful lives.”

BAFTA Awards 2025 Nominees and Winners

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Anora

The Brutalist

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The epic period drama film, The Brutalist, which stars Adrien Brody as Jewish Hungarian architect László Tóth, who attempts to find his place in America over several decades, was a big winner at the Feb. 16 BAFTA Awards. The A24 film from director Brady Corbet, who co-wrote the script with Mona Fastvold, took home four trophies at the 78th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, per Deadline.

Brody won for Leading Actor in The Brutalist, which also stars Felicity Jones (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), and Guy Pearce (Memento). The actor, who won an Oscar for his performance in 2002’s The Pianist, was up against Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Hugh Grant (Heretic), and Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)in the leading actor category. Brody previously was nominated for a BAFTA in 2003 for The Pianist.

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The Ee BAFTA Film Awards happened this evening at the Royal Festival Hall in London, hosted once more by David Tennant.

Poking fun at Trump during his monologue, Tennant also offered the usual celebrity gags and had several stars singing part of The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".

Cautioning audience members that there would not be an intermission as with nominated epic The Brutalist, Tennant also admonished winners to "keep your speeches the opposite of your films: nice and short."

A somewhat surprising addition to the night (though perhaps not given their presence on the soundtracks for both Better Man and Anora) was a performance of "Greatest Day" by Take That.

As for the winners, it was a good night for Conclave, which won Best Film, another Adapted Screenplay trophy for writer Peter Straughan, Best British Film and Editing and A Real Pain, which went home with Original Screenplay for...

The 2025 Bafta Film Awards ceremony are taking place today (February 16) at London’s Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank.

Screen is posting all the winners on this page as they are announced during the live ceremony (refresh the page for latest updates).

Winners in bold, as they are announced, below (latest award first).

Full list of nominations

Director

Sean Baker -Anora Brady Corbet -The Brutalist Edward Berger -Conclave Denis Villeneuve -Dune: Part Two Jacques Audiard -Emilia Pérez Coralie Fargeat -The Substance

Outstanding British Film

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It’s ironic that a quarter of the way into the 21st century, when studios have seemingly accepted home streaming as their primary means of movie distribution, Dp Lol Crawley has earned an Oscar nomination for “The Brutalist,” shot on VistaVision, a widescreen film process developed by Paramount Pictures in 1954 to help lure viewers away from their living room TVs and into the theaters.

Used for such films as John Ford’s “The Searchers,” Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” and Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” VistaVision was designed as a competitor to 20th Century Fox’s Cinema- Scope, which employed an anamorphic lens to compress a widescreen image on to standard 35mm film stock.

“As opposed to pulling the film down vertically in a motion picture camera, it’s actually pulling it horizontally across eight perforations at a time,” explains Crawley. “So you end up with a bigger format,...

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The Visual Effects Society just made the Oscar race for Best Visual Effects a lot more interesting, crowning Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes as its choice for top Photoreal Feature Tuesday night at the 23rd Annual Ves Awards. The Apes win came over a field that included heavy Academy Awards favorite Dune: Part Two along with Better Man, Mufasa: The Lion King, and Twisters.

However, the Ves feature award turned out not to be such an accurate predictor of the Oscar winner a year ago, with The Creator winning at Ves, while Godzilla Minus One snared visual effects at the Academy Awards. Avatar: The Way of Water took home both in 2023.

The Apes victory was especially surprising in that it was the film’s only win of the night, while Dune otherwise dominated in tallying four wins, the most of any photoreal feature. Those included triumphs for Best Environment,...

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” won Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, the top feature prize at the 23rd Annual Visual Effects Society Awards and the one that most closely corresponds to the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The celebration of achievement in visual effects took place on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

The sci-fi primate sequel beat “Dune: Part Two,” which went into the evening with the most nominations (seven) and emerged with the most wins (four): Outstanding Achievement in a Photoreal Feature, Outstanding CG Cinematography, Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature and Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature.

The victory for “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” does not necessarily make the film a frontrunner in the Oscars’ visual-effects race. Over the 22 years of Ves Awards, the winner went on to receive the Oscar 12 times, but the two groups have only matched three times in the last 10 years.

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” won the top VFX prize for Best Photoreal Feature at the 23rd annual Visual Effects Society Awards, held February 11 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and hosted by The Sklar Brothers (“What We Do in the Shadows”). This marks the fourth Ves win for the “Apes” franchise and Wētā FX, which also took home the character award for the Robbie Williams CG chimp from “Better Man.”

But “Dune: Part Two” bolstered its status as the VFX Oscar frontrunner for Dneg by grabbing the most live-action awards with four: Oscar-nominated Greig Fraser’s CG cinematography for Arrakis, the Arrakeen Basin environment, simulations for atomic explosions and wormriding, and compositing and lighting.

However, DreamWorks’ “The Wild Robot” earned top animated film honors and also won four awards. “Civil War,” meanwhile, won the supporting VFX prize for Framestore.

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Timothee Chalamet and Josh Brolin reunite at the opening night celebration of the Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Exposures exhibit at Leica Gallery Los Angeles on Monday (February 10) in Los Angeles.

The 29-year-old actor showed his support at his Dune: Part Two co-star’s exhibit with Greig Fraser, which is a collaboration of image and word for the gallery, which is also a book.

Dune director Denis Villeneuve was also in attendance, along with Josh‘s wife Kathryn Boyd and his Goonies co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Jeff Cohen.

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The exhibit celebrates the two Dune movies, where Josh and Greig “use each other’s medium for inspiration,” and it’s their “way of expressing our deep respect for the film making process, and more particularly our leader Denis Villeneuve. Our intention with the book and subsequent exhibition was to draw attention to the power which...

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Wicked and Conclave went into the 2025 Critics Choice Awards with the most nominations, but voters (myself included) spread the wealth around, showering Wicked, Conclave, The Brutalist, Anora, The Substance (congrats Demi Moore!), and Emilia Perez with film awards. On the TV drama side, Shogun earned Best Drama, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress awards. Hacks cleaned up in the TV comedy categories, scoring Best Comedy, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.

The Critics Choice Awards were held on February 7, 2025 with Chelsea Handler returning as host for the third time. Handler spent time during the opening of her monologue to thank first responders for their incredible work during the Los Angeles wildfires. She also thanked Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni for providing a distraction from waking up every day not knowing what news will disappoint or horrify us.

Critics Choice Awards 2025: Full List Of Winners (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Critics Choice Awards 2025: The award season continues with another much-coveted award night. It is the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards, where both films and television artists are awarded. Shogun has secured quite a few awards, including Best Drama Series. Deadpool & Wolverine and Emilia Perez, too, bagged two top awards at the ceremony. Keep scrolling for the complete winners list.

For the uninitiated, the ceremony was held at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport on February 7. It was live-streamed on E! According to reports, it was supposed to be held on January 12 but was postponed due to the California fires.

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After two separate delays due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards have all finally been handed out. The winners list provides another indicator of the strength of several films leading into the Academy Awards March 2, though TV plays a big role in the Critics Choice Awards as well — even if many of the top contenders on that side of the event, such as “Shogun,” which led the TV awards with four wins, are not eligible for this September’s Emmys having already stormed last year’s Emmys.

“Anora” won Best Picture out of a field of 10 nominees. It was the only Critics Choice Award the Sean Baker film starring Mikey Madison won full stop. The most film wins went to “Wicked,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “The Substance” with three each.

“Wicked” won Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and, in a shock, Best Director for Jon M. Chu,...

The best in both movies and television were honored at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards!

So many stars stepped out for the awards show on Friday (February 7) at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif.

Heading into the show, Wicked and Conclave were the most nominated movies of the night with 11 nominations each while Shogun led the TV categories with 6 nominations.

Make sure to check out our Best Dressed list to see all of the best looks from the red carpet.

Head inside to check out the complete winners list for the Critics Choice Awards…

Keep scrolling to see the full winners list from the Critics Choice Awards…

Movie Categories:

Best Picture

A Complete Unknown

Anora – Winner

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist – Winner

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig – Queer

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing...