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One Night Only has found its leading duo. The upcoming movie is set to be directed by Will Gluck, who recently struck box office gold with the 2023 romantic comedy Anyone But You, which grossed a whopping $220.3 million against its reported $25 million budget. The Anyone But You cast was led by Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney.

A new duo is stepping into the leads for One Night Only, which was also written by Gluck, revising the original Black List script by Travis Braun. The tweaks he made are unknown, but the original storyline was a comedy tweak on The Purge where premarital sex is only legal for one day, leaving single people rushing to find partners.

Deadline reports that Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner will play the leads in One Night Only, which is in the works with Universal Pictures. They also report that the actors were both high on Gluck's...

Will Gluck is returning to familiar territory for his Anyone But You follow-up movie. The filmmaker is set to direct a new romantic comedy for Universal Pictures, with stars from Top Gun: Maverick and Fantastic Beasts in the lead roles.

According to Deadline, Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner are attached to lead One Night Only. Gluck will direct the rom-com based on his rewrite of Travis Braun's 2024 Black List script. It's currently unclear if Gluck's rewrite has strayed from Braun's original draft, which followed two strangers who scramble to find someone to sleep with on the one night of the year when premarital sex is legal. Universal has already set an Aug. 7, 2026, release date for One Night Only, which suggests that this movie is being fast-tracked into production.

While he has directed family-friendly fare like the 2014 Annie remake and the two live-action/CG Peter Rabbit movies, Gluck is...

After turning heads with knock-out performances in Netflix’s Fubar and James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, Monica Barbaro is ready to take Callum Turner by the hand for Will Gluck’s One Night Only. Gluck helped revive the romantic-comedy genre in 2023 with Anyone but You, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, and he’s hoping to continue the trend with his new film at Universal Pictures.

According to sources, Only Night Only will be released in theaters on August 7, 2026. Will Gluck will direct the film based on his rewrite of Travis Braun’s chart-topping Black List script. It is unknown if Gluck’s story version will deviate from Braun’s draft. However, we know Braun’s screenplay follows two strangers who scramble to find someone to sleep with on the one night of the year when premarital sex is legal. Say what? Is this The Purge of premarital sex?...

“Top Gun: Maverick” star Monica Barbaro and “Masters of the Air” star Callum Turner are set to star opposite each other in “One Night Only” for Universal Pictures. The film will release in August 2026.

Directed by Will Gluck, the film is based on his rewrite of Travis Braun’s Black List script, which topped the annual survey of most liked scripts on the list last year. Braun’s story takes place in a world where premarital sex is only legal for one night every year, and follows two strangers who are racing to find someone to sleep with.

Gluck previously directed the box office hit “Anyone But You,” which stars Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney. Gluck also led “Friends With Benefits,” “Easy A” and more beloved romantic comedies. He will produce through Olive Bridge Entertainment.

Jacqueline Monetta, VP at Olive Bridge Entertainment, will oversee and produce with Gluck.

Barbaro previously starred as Lt.

After making the highest-grossing live-action William Shakespeare adaptation of all time with his steamy flick Anyone But You starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney, director Will Gluck is going back to what worked for his next film. He's landed yet another Top Gun: Maverick star, Monica Barbaro, alongside Masters of the Air alum Callum Turner to lead the new romantic feature One Night Only for Universal, per a new report by Deadline. The project comes at the end of a long search for Gluck's big follow-up to his $220.3 million success, which premiered back in 2023 and helped launch both its leads into new levels of superstardom. In addition to the hot new couple, it was also announced that the film will hit theaters in just under a year on August 7, 2026.

One Night Only is not another Shakespeare adaptation, but it is based on a script by Travis Braun that topped the 2024 Black List.

Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner are teaming up for a new movie!

On Friday (August 8), it was reported that the 35-year-old Oscar-nominated actress will be starring alongside the 35-year-old BAFTA-nominated actor in filmmaker Will Gluck‘s new movie One Night Only for Universal Pictures.

Keep reading to find out more…According to Deadline, Gluck, who directed the hit 2023 rom-com Anyone But You, will be directing the project based on his rewrite of Travis Braun’s Black List script.

While it’s unclear what kind of changes Gluck will be making to the story, the original version “follows two strangers who scramble to find someone to sleep with on the one night of the year when premarital sex is legal.”

If you missed it, Monica will be starring opposite boyfriend Andrew Garfield in Luca Guadagnino‘s new movie Artificial. Find out more about the project here.

As of right now, One Night Only...

Exclusive: After hitting it big with the Sydney Sweeney-Glen Powell rom com Anyone But You, Will Gluck hopes lightning strikes twice as he looks to have landed on another pair of young stars to light up the screen for his next feature. Sources tell Deadline, Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner are set to star in One Night Only for Universal Pictures. Sources also tell Deadline the film will bow on Aug. 7, 2026. Gluck will direct the project based on his rewrite of Travis Braun’s Black List script.

The script topped the 2024 Blacklist, and while it’s unknown if Gluck’s version will stray from the original story, the original draft follows two strangers who scramble to find someone to sleep with on the one night of the year when premarital sex is legal.

Gluck will produce through Olive Bridge Entertainment. Jacqueline Monetta, VP Olive Bridge Entertainment, will oversee and produce with Gluck.

The Prime Video viewership charts have finally witnessed some action after several weeks. During this time, The Accountant 2 had become a fixture at the number one spot, with a couple of recent Jason Statham action vehicles — A Working Manand Wrath of Man — jostling for space some rungs below. Briefly, the tremendously-reviewed period epic The Promised Land, starring Mads Mikkelsen, made its presence felt. However, the list was overdue a rejig, which has now happened. The number one spot was recently taken over by Heads of State, with a word-of-mouth blockbuster from 2023 also rising up the ranks.

Starring John Cena, Idris Elba, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Heads of State has been the number one movie on Prime Video across the globe ever since its release last week. The Accountant 2 has been pushed to the second spot. But in third place is the Sydney Sweeneyand Glen Powell-led romantic comedy Anyone But You.

It turns out all you really need for a runaway rom-com hit in 2024 is Australia, Shakespeare, and a healthy dose of fan-fiction-level chemistry. Anyone But You, starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney, has officially become a global streaming juggernaut — and it’s still climbing. The film, which Powell stated "makes people feel love and joy, which is the greatest thing you can do as an actor", currently sits at #5 on Prime Video and shows no signs of slowing down. This comes after a staggering $219 million box office haul worldwide from just a $25 million budget. Not bad for a romantic comedy in the age of superheroes and sequels.

The breakout success was no accident. In a recent interview with the New York Times, Powell was refreshingly candid about the “delightful manipulation” behind the movie’s rollout — namely, the internet-fuelled speculation that he and Sweeney were more than just co-stars. And they...

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This July, Hulu is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated return of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to the much-anticipated streaming release of The Amateur. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Hulu this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the seven best films that are coming to Hulu in July 2025 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Bridesmaids (July 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89% Credit – Universal Pictures

Bridesmaids is a comedy film directed by Paul Feig from a screenplay co-written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig. The 2011 film revolves around a group of women as they go on various misadventures after being chosen by their friend to serve as bridesmaids at her wedding. Bridesmaids stars Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph,...

A new fantasy series is in development at Amazon that could be a new go-to for fans of the recently canceled The Wheel of Time. Deadline reports that Powerless is in the works at Prime Video. The series is based on the young adult book trilogy by Lauren Roberts, which includes 2023’s Powerless, 2024’s Reckless, and 2025’s Fearless.

Billed as a “romantasy,” the television adaptation of Powerless is coming from Daphne Ferraro, who was the head writer on the first season of the German series Maxton Hall, which also streams on Prime Video. The first season will reportedly follow the first novel and will come from Will Gluck’s Olive Bridge and Lyrical Media, which has the rights to all three of the books.

The Show Will Focus on the “Elites” and the “Ordinaries”

The show, like the books, will be set in the Kingdom of Illya. In the kingdom,...

During the 2010s, one television show reigned supreme, and its impact was felt around the world. The fantasy genre made a splash on the global stage as HBO adapted George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire into the award-winning series, Game of Thrones. Since then, there has been a desire to bring even more fantastical worlds and monsters to life. HBO doubled down on Westeros, with spin-offs like House of the Dragon and others in the works. Netflix went for The Witcher and Shadow and Bone. Prime Video decided to explore the world written about in Robert Jordan's massive 14-book series, known as The Wheel of Time. Unfortunately, after three seasons, of which the third season was the most critically acclaimed, Prime Video decided to break the spinning wheel and cancel the show.

However, despite ending the adventures of Rand al'Thor (Josha Stradowski) and Moiraine Damodred...

Exclusive: Prime Video, the home of YA hits The Summer I Turned Pretty, Maxton Hall and Culpables and sprawling fantasy The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, is looking to mix the genres with Powerless, a series in development at Amazon MGM Studios.

Like The Summer I Turned Pretty, Maxton Hall and Culpables, Powerless is based on a YA book trilogy, Lauren Roberts’ Powerless (2023), Reckless (2024) and Fearless (2025).

A “romantasy,” Powerless is being adapted for TV by Daphne Ferraro who served as head writer on the breakout first season of German series Maxton Hall. The project, whose first season will follow the first novel, comes from Will Gluck’s Olive Bridge and Lyrical Media who acquired the rights to Roberts’ books last fall.

Powerless is set in the kingdom of Ilya where the Elites reign supreme with their breathtaking powers—and hunt those without. Paedyn Gray, a powerless Ordinary,...

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The most romantic season of the year is finally here, and as the temperature cools down, Netflix has the perfect way to bring the heat. We are talking about its collection of spicy romantic comedy movies featuring salacious scenes and a lot of hilarious comedy. So, here are the best R-rated romantic comedy movies on Netflix you should check out right now.

Trainwreck Credit – Universal Pictures

Trainwreck is a romantic sex comedy film directed by Judd Apatow from a screenplay by Amy Schumer. The 2015 film follows Amy Townsend, a promiscuous and free-spirited young woman working as a magazine writer. When she is tasked with writing about a prominent orthopaedic surgeon named Aaron Conners, she finds herself attracted to him despite her fear of relationships. Trainwreck stars Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, John Cena, Tilda Swinton, and LeBron James.

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Summer of 69 is a comedy film directed by Jillian Bell, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Liz Nico and Jules Byrne. The 2025 film follows Abby, an awkward high school senior who hires an exotic dancer to learn some seduction methods to seduce a boy she has had a crush on for a long time. Summer of 69 stars Chloe Fineman, Sam Morelos, Matt Cornett, Charlie Day, Natalie Morales, Alex Moffat, Paula Pell, Liza Koshy, Nicole Byer, and Ian Karmel. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, coming-of-age story, and compelling characters in Summer of 69, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

The To Do List (Pluto TV & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – CBS Films

The To Do List is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Maggie Carey. The 2013 film follows Brandy Klark,...

Anyone But You 2 has gotten an update. The original movie, which was directed by Will Gluck and debuted in 2023, was a modernized adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing that followed resentful exes Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) pretending to be in a relationship while at a destination wedding. The Anyone But You box office had an inauspicious beginning when it debuted at No. 4 over Christmas weekend with a $6 million haul against its $25 million budget, but it became a sleeper hit and eventually ballooned to a total of $220 million worldwide.

The newest print edition of Empire magazine featured an interview with Sydney Sweeney, who called in from Barcelona while on a break from the ongoing production of Euphoria season 3. During their conversation, she addressed the status of development on Anyone But You 2, which has not yet been officially greenlit. Sweeney, who was an executive producer on the original movie,...

Here’s A Look At Sydney Sweeney’s Net Worth 2025!(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Sydney Sweeney has become one of Hollywood’s brightest stars, lighting up screens with her undeniable talent and magnetic presence. From her breakout role as Cassie Howard in Euphoria to her thrilling performances in The White Lotus and Madame Webb, this Washington-born actress has skyrocketed to the A-list.

But behind her dazzling career is a mix of ambition, strategic thinking, and a little bit of family support. As a teenager, Sweeney wasn’t just dreaming of fame. She came armed with a five-year business plan to win over her parents. Flash forward to today, and her net worth reflects years of hard work and savvy choices.

Whether starring in TV dramas or dipping her toes into major film franchises, Sweeney’s journey shows how a blend of passion and strategy can lead to critical and financial success.

A big swing and nearly a miss, Chad Hartigan’s The Threesome is not without its charms even as it can overstay its welcome. A rom-com that offers a more serious tone for characters either in a state of arrested development or a new kind of adulthood that defies labels, it has much in common with Hartigan’s previous films, which live and breathe as hangout movies. His latest, written by Ethan Ogilby, starts to wane as characters continue bantering over the predicament they find themselves in time and again, leading to an awkward balancing act.

The fatal flaw is that lead Connor (Jonah Hauer-King) is too generic––a recording engineer living in Little Rock, Arkansas who appears to be an all-around good guy made for flirty banter. He’s always had a thing for hip waitress Olivia (the always-spirited Zoey Deutch). Olivia is either a free spirit or someone...

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Valentine’s Day is finally here, and Netflix has the perfect films to watch on this romantic day with your significant other. In this list, we have included some new films and some classics, but they all have that comforting feeling of love that people crave especially today. So, here are the 10 best romantic movies on Netflix to watch this Valentine’s Day with your partner.

Hit Man Credit – Netflix

Hit Man is a romantic crime comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell. The 2023 film follows Gary Johnson, a mild-mannered psychology and philosophy professor who moonlights as a pretend hitman for the police to catch the people trying to hire him. When he meets a beautiful woman who wants to hire him to kill her abusive husband, his life completely changes.

Will Gluck, the director of the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell comedy Anyone But You, is spicing up cinemas with his next project, One Night Only. Universal Pictures snagged the rights to Gluck’s latest comedy, which boasts a Black List script from Travis Braun. In addition to directing One Night Only, Gluck will produce through his Olive Bridge Entertainment studio alongside Olive Bridge vice president Jacqueline Monetta.

After reading the synopsis, One Night Only reminds me of The Purge, but for sexy times. Let me explain. In One Night Only, “two strangers, a man, and a woman, scramble to find someone to sleep with on the one night of the year when premarital sex is legal in their society.” Don’t make a “We live in a society joke,” Steve. You’ll never forgive yourself.

Phew. Okay, One Night Only is a curious screenplay from Travis Braun, whose credits...

The number one script on the Black List has found a home.

In a brisk auction, Universal Pictures has landed Travis Braun’s Black List script One Night Only, with Anyone But You filmmaker Will Gluck set to direct.

Gluck will also produce through his Olive Bridge Entertainment banner. Olive Bridge vp Jacqueline Monetta will over oversee the project and produce with Gluck.

One Night tells of two strangers, a man and a woman, who scramble to find someone to sleep with on the one night of the year when premarital sex is legal in their society.

The script topped the 2024 Black List, the annual ranking of most liked unproduced screenplays that was unveiled in December. Braun made history with the list, as he became the first writer to reach number one status two years in a row. He topped the list in 2023 with Bad Boy, the story of a...

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You’re Cordially Invited is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Nicholas Stoller. The Prime Video film follows Margot, a woman planning her sister’s wedding and Jim, an overattentive father planning his daughter’s wedding. However, when the venue is mistakenly double booked, both Margot and Jim get into various misadventures. You’re Cordially Invited stars Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan, Meredith Hagner, Stony Blyden, Leanne Morgan, and Rory Scovel. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, a bit of romance, and compelling characters in You’re Cordially Invited, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Bride Wars (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – 20th Century Studios

Bride Wars is a romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick from a screenplay co-written by Greg DePaul, Casey Wilson, and June Diane Raphael. The 2009 film follows Emma Allan and Olivia “Liv” Lerner,...

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Tubi might not be as big as some of the other popular streaming services, but it does have some of the best movies and TV shows of recent times, and that too for absolutely free. The Fox-owned streaming service adds a ton of new monthly content to its ever-expanding library. So, we thought of compiling a list of the best movies coming to Tubi in February 2025.

2012 (February 1) Credit – Sony Pictures

2012 is an epic sci-fi disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Harald Kloser. The 2009 film follows Jackson Curtis, a writer, as he tries to protect his family from a series of apocalyptic natural disasters that threaten to destroy all humanity. 2012 stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandiwe Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson.

Blue Beetle (February 1) Credit – Warner Bros. Pictures...

Did Glen Powell risk his life while filming Anyone But You? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

While shooting a cliffside scene with co-star Sydney Sweeney, Powell had to frantically strip down—only to nearly take a deadly tumble. “Taking your clothes off on the side of a cliff in a hurry is not safe either,” Powell shared at the movie’s New York premiere. “Nobody talks about that safety issue on set, where I almost died falling off a cliff taking my pants off too fast. But it’s a really fun scene, so it was all worth it.”

The scene in question? An over-the-top moment where Sweeney’s character, Bea, pulls a large spider out of Powell’s shorts. “You just have to grip it and rip it on a scene like that,” Powell joked. “You know you’re not going to leave that filming day looking cool, so you just have to embrace it.

In an interview with the new PBS SoCal digital series Locationland, location manager Danny Finn describes the kismet moment when he discovered that the house used for Freaky Friday in 2003 was still standing and still owned by the same woman. Even better, she was open to allowing it to be used again for Disney’s August 2025 release, Freakier Friday.

“I called and got an old, robotic answering machine, left a Hail Mary voicemail,” Finn recalled. “Two minutes later I got a call from an unknown number and this voice answered, ‘Hi. It’s Me. Yes, I still live here. Same house, new husband, all good.’ So we ended up shooting there, which was wonderful.”

Then, last week, everything changed.

“We’ve since confirmed that that house — along with every house on that block — was lost in the Palisades Fire,” he told Locationland.

In the midst of that life-altering tragedy, Finn...

Lyrical Media chief Alex Black got swarmed with “a million emails and messages” on the day it was announced his young production company was teaming with Ryder Picture Company on a film adaptation of Emily Henry’s best-selling 2024 rom-com “Funny Story,” screen-written by the author herself.

A big get for any studio, the deal was particularly noteworthy for a three-year-old company still establishing itself in Hollywood and going up against the old guard for top titles and talent.

“In the meeting, I think we were able to really pitch to Emily that we would be great partners on this project because of our understanding of the material and our ability to make independent movies — not necessarily indie movies — that allows us to just work more nimbly and do what’s best for the project,” Lyrical Media’s vice president of film and TV Natalie Sellers said. “Emily got really excited...

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Cameron Diaz is a fabulously talented actress with a scope of incredible movies from her long-spanning career. Diaz’s acting kicks off with the hilarious Jim Carrey film The Mask, making her debut at just 21, but in recent years, she is best known for her performance in Will Gluck’s remake of Annie. Although she has retired from the silver screen before, she is still remembered and is an actress that many audiences hoped would return. Since her start in the ‘90s, Cameron Diaz’s net worth has soared from her most memorable roles.

Thankfully, Cameron Diaz’s movie comeback is finally happening. The actress is due to appear opposite Keanu Reeves in Apple TV’s Outcome, and she is once again lending her voice to Princess Fiona in the fifth installment of the Shrek franchise. While Diaz is generally prominent in romantic comedy movies,...

It was in 2014 that we last saw Cameron Diaz when she starred in Will Gluck’s Annie as the cruel and drunk Ms. Colleen Hannigan. And now, 10 years later, the Charlie’s Angels star returns with a loud bang in Back in Action, a film that truly marks Diaz’s comeback, literally and figuratively. The film also marks a reunion for Diaz and her co-star Jamie Foxx, who plays her on-screen partner-in-crime. The duo first shared the screen in 1999’s Any Given Sunday and later in 2014’s Annie.

The last time Cameron Diaz graced our screens, the BAFTA nominee was singing up a storm and cussing out kids as the villainous Miss Hannigan in Will Gluck’s 2014 Annie remake. Now, after a ten-year hiatus from Hollywood, Diaz is gearing up to make her return to movies in aptly titled Netflix joint Back In Action. Assuredly not a remake of *that* early noughties Looney Tunes movie, this one is instead a spy comedy caper from Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon that reunites Diaz with her Annie and Any Given Sunday co-star Jamie Foxx. This time out, the duo play Emily and Matt, a seemingly ordinary suburban couple whose past lives as elite CIA agents comes back to haunt them when their cover gets spectacularly blown.

For Diaz, who’s spent the last decade raising a family with former Good Charlotte guitarist husband Benji Madden, it was the Foxx factor that swung her cinematic comeback.

CAA and Untitled Entertainment had the most scripts in the 20th edition of The Black List, the annual compilation of Hollywood’s best-liked unproduced screenplays.

CAA scored 15 executive mentions, leading on the agency side for the fourth year in a row, with Untitled landing nine. Leading the pack with by far the most mentions, at 60, is Travis Braun’s One Night Only, about two strangers who scramble to find someone to sleep with on the one night of the year when premarital sex is legal. UTA and Echo Lake rep the scribe, who also topped the 2023 list with Bad Boy. Will Gluck’s Olive Bridge is on board to produce.

Untitled’s highest ranked script, at 38 mentions, is Natan Dotan’s Alignment, the hot AI-themed piece that Fifth Season recently secured in a seven-figure deal, with Makeready coming aboard to produce, as we were first to report. Securing 37 mentions, CAA...

Here’s how Mila Kunis accepted the Friends With Benefits role ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Well, after a dinner with director Will Gluck and co-star Justin Timberlake, they reworked it—and the rest is rom-com history. The Black Swan star admitted, “When I got the script, it was very dated, but I knew it made for a funny movie.” Talk about a formidable first impression. But Mila Kunis saw potential, so she sat down with Gluck and Timberlake to hash out the details.

The three of them realized they were on the same page over a meal (because the best ideas are born over food). “We were able to workshop it, rewrite the script, and tailor the characters to what we feel our generation is like now,” Kunis explained. And just like that, the film we know and love was born—funny, fresh, and cheeky.

What’s even more incredible? The...

Emma Stone might be in a whole bunch of your favorite movies — but what are her favorites?

In January 2024, Stone spoke to Letterboxd — the social media site centered around movies — about her "four favorites," a regular interview the outlet does with major Hollywood celebrities. After appearing visibly stressed by the prospect of only picking four movies, Stone responds that Charlie Chaplin's 1931 comedy "City Lights" is her all-time favorite movie. "I love 'Network,'" Stone continued, name-checking the 1976 dark comedy that won Best Picture at the 49th Academy Awards in 1977. "'Mikey and Nicky,' I just saw it for the first time a couple of weeks ago," Stone raved, citing Elaine May's movie (also from 1976) about a mobster and his best friend (played by John Cassavetes and Peter Falk). "I love almost every Cassavetes movie — that one wasn't Cassavetes, he's just in it. It's obviously Elaine May, who's a genius,...

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Glen Powell has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most prominent rising stars. After his charismatic performance in Top Gun: Maverick and Twisters, his fans have declared him the next Tom Cruise. In a time when people mostly agree that most movie stars have died out, Powell has made a career that is pretty similar to a movie star. So, if you love Powell’s brilliant performances and charismatic characters, you should check out these 7 best movies starring Glen Powell right now.

7. Anyone But You (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures

Anyone But You is a romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ilana Wolpert. Based on William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, the 2023 film follows Bea and Ben, who hate each other’s guts despite having a good...

With an upcoming return to the screen next year, Cameron Diaz is opening up about her decade-long hiatus from acting.

The four-time Golden Globe nominee recently explained why she took an extensive break from Hollywood following her last role as Miss Hannigan in the 2014 Will Gluck-helmed update of Annie.

“For me, it was just something I had to do,” she said at Fortune‘s Most Powerful Women Summit. “It felt like something I had to do to reclaim my own life. And I just really didn’t care about anything else. I didn’t. Nobody’s opinion, nobody’s success, no one’s offer, no one’s anything could change my mind about my decision of taking care of myself and building the life that I really wanted to have. So, I think it really comes to: What are you passionate about? For me, it was to build my family.

Ah, rom-coms! Who could forget those, silly little romances that made our hearts flutter? The ’90s and early 2000s were pure magic for love stories, they really don’t make them like that anymore! Fast forward to the 2010s, and it feels like the genre has taken a nosedive. But why? Sandra Bullock recently spilled the tea on why classic rom-coms seem to have gone Mia.

Sandra Bullock in The Net [Credit Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures]

Even though we’ve seen a bit of a gradual comeback with Sydney Sweeney’s films like Anyone But You in recent years, can we really expect rom-coms to reign over the box office as they once did?

Sandra Bullock on Why No One Makes Rom-Coms Anymore

The year 2023 saw a fresh, modern twist on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing from director Will Gluck, and it had audiences flocking back to theaters like never before,...

The best Rachel Griffiths movies and TV shows show the true range of the Australian actress, as she has taken on roles in several different genres over the past four decades. Griffiths studied drama and dance in college and then went on to get her start working in theatre groups, including writing and performing her own one-woman show in 1991 called Barbie Gets Hip. She then enjoyed her breakout role when she signed on to a supporting role in the Toni Collette 1994 movie Muriel's Wedding.

Since then, Griffiths has split her time between movies and TV shows. She made her American film debut in My Best Friend's Wedding and gained national prominence for her starring role in the critically acclaimed HBO series Six Feet Under. Over her career, the actress has gained high critical praise for her performances, with a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards for her television...

Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney may have their on-screen reunion before many fans expect it.

Edgar Wright is confirmed to direct The Running Man, with Glen Powell locked in for the lead role.

The long-awaited Stephen King adaptation is about to see Powell’s Anyone But You co-star Sydney Sweeney boarding the project for a reunion between the two fast-rising stars.

According to a report by Daniel Richtman, per MovieWeb, the Euphoria star Sweeney is wanted for the female lead in the film, which is set to begin production in London in October.

Wright will direct the film from a script he’s written with regular collaborator Michael Bacall, with the duo penning a take believed to be more in line with the original Stephen King/Richard Bachman novel.

Should Sweeney sign on for The Running Man, not only will it mark a reunion with Powell, but it will also...

Step aside Tom Cruise, there may be a new savior of cinema: Glen Powell.

The “Twisters” actor, who is a certified student of Cruise’s movie star status after the duo starred in “Top Gun: Maverick” together, recently took to social media to voice his love of theatergoing and thank “Twisters” fans. The quasi-sequel reimagining of the ’80s disaster film surpassed box office predictions to become a theatrical hit.

“When I was a kid, during the summer I begged my parents to stay in the movie theater all day. Not just cause it had the best air conditioning in Texas, but because summer movies were designed to give you your money’s worth,” Powell captioned. “And I always got to share that cinematic experience with a theater full of people who were on the same ride with me and left with the same rush. So seeing the universal response to...

According to director Will Gluck, studios wanted anything but “Anyone but You” in theaters. Gluck told The Hollywood Reporter that while he received numerous streaming offers for the original rom-com starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney, he had to “convince” studios to even entertain a theatrical release. Thankfully, Gluck’s longtime partnership with Columbia led to the film opening in theaters. The rest is history — and profit.

“It was a little bit of a battle to convince everybody,” Gluck said. “I just had to explain how good the people in the movie are and how impactful a theatrical experience could be.”

Gluck previously directed adaptations of “Annie” and “Peter Rabbit” for Columbia. He also helmed several projects for Columbia’s sister label Screen Gems, including the beloved “Easy A.”

“Anyone but You” went on to gross $88 million domestically against a $25 million budget. The film earned $220.2 million at the worldwide box office.

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Ang Lee was pulling his hair out. He was in preproduction in China on his ambitious martial arts movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon when a silent investor pulled out. “It was the toughest movie I’d ever tried to make,” recalls Lee, who thought it was all over. But Columbia came to the rescue, thanks to a new initiative to assist local-language filmmaking in foreign markets. Gareth Wigan, a widely respected Sony exec, became involved, as did Barbara Robinson, who lived in Hong Kong and headed up Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, and was asked to meet with Lee in Taiwan. A coalition came together, including Columbia, China Film Co-Production Corp., Good Machine International, Edko Films and Zoom Hunt Productions. Michael Barker and Tom Bernard’s Sony Pictures Classics signed on to distribute Crouching Tiger domestically, while Columbia International handled international territories...

Easy A, one of the best comedies of the 2010s, is now on Netflix. Easy A is a perfect companion to Anyone But You thanks to their similarities and connections. Despite their similarities, Easy A is a better movie than Anyone But You.

Netflixs catalog of movies continues to expand every week, and its now housing one of the most successful comedies from the 2010s, which is a must-watch after one of 2023s biggest box office hits. After a couple of rough years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 2023 was a great year for cinema, with huge box office successes like Barbie and Oppenheimer, and others that became surprise hits, as was the case for Anyone But You. Loosely based on William Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing, Anyone But You introduced the audience to Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell).

After a successful first date that soon turns sour, Bea...

Academy Award winner Emma Stone stars as Olive Penderghast in Easy A. Easy A marks Amanda Bynes' final film role. Other Easy A cast members include Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Lisa Kudrow, and more.

Easy A is one of the quintessential rom-coms of the 2010s, partly due to its all-star cast, which includes a two-time Academy Award-winning actress and a handful of Emmy Award-winning performers. The 2010 teen romantic comedy, directed by Will Gluck and written by Bert V. Royal, is partially inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne's renowned 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter as it depicts a teenager, played by Emma Stone, who becomes known as the school's resident tramp. Similar to Hester in The Scarlet Letter, Easy A's protagonist dons a scarlet "A" on her clothing to embrace her perceived identity.

Emma Stone was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her...

Anyone But You references director Will Gluck's previous rom-com, Easy A. Emma Stone's character Olive Penderghast features in three of Gluck's rom-coms - Easy A, Friends with Benefits, and Anyone But You. Stone's involvement in Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things may have prevented her from having a cameo in Anyone But You like she had in Friends with Benefits.

Anyone But You fulfills a covert rom-com trilogy by sneaking in a subtle reference to a character Emma Stone played early in her career. The popular romance film is, in fact, chock-full of references, most being towards Shakespeare's 16th-century play "Much Ado About Nothing," from which Anyone But You is loosely inspired. Anyone But You's rough remake of the comedic play features Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell as Beatrice and Ben, respectively, two rivaling singles who pretend to be in a relationship to appease their loved ones and stick it to their exes.

Exclusive: Richard Schwartz has joined Alfonso Cuaron’s Esperanto Filmoj as Head of Television. The Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Y Tu Mama Tambien, Gravity and Roma has leaned into television, and Schwartz will spearhead development and marketing efforts for the slate. This comes as the company prepares to launch Cuarón’s highly anticipated Apple TV+ series disclaimer, the miniseries thriller that stars Cate Blanchett and debuts October 11.

Schwartz spent over two decades working in film and television for artists including Ben Stiller, Conan O’Brien, Michael J. Fox and David Lynch, under whom Schwartz began his career working on the auteur’s landmark Mulholland Drive and The Straight Story.

“We could not be more thrilled to have Richie at the helm of Esperanto’s TV operations,” Cuarón said in a statement to Deadline. “His breadth of experience is a wonderful asset, and I am beyond eager to see the exciting work to come from our collaboration.

Glen Powell's recent movies showcase his talent as a leading man in romantic comedies with great chemistry and passion. "Hit Man" surpasses "Anyone But You" with deeper themes and complex characters, thanks to Richard Linklater's masterful direction. Powell's upcoming action comedy "Twisters" may solidify his Hollywood superstardom, showcasing his versatility beyond romantic comedies.

Glen Powell's latest movie Hit Man repeats the formula of his recent romantic comedy hit. Directed by Will Gluck, the breakout romantic comedy Anyone But You stars Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) and Sydney Sweeney as Ben and Bea, two former romantic interests who find a new spark when they run into each other at a destination wedding in Australia.

Glen Powell is best known as one of Top Gun: Maverick's most celebrated stars. Powell has been on a recent hot streak of popular movies. His 2023 romantic comedy with Sydney Sweeney Anyone But...

Can you look back at the film industry without a sense of awe at its resilience and adaptability? It’s no secret that the past couple of years have served as the ultimate litmus test for Hollywood, emerging from a period that could only be described as its trial by fire. Following the pandemic, Hollywood attempted to revert to its pre-covid ways, albeit with varying degrees of financial and critical success.

In a way, 2021 and 2022 were considered ‘trial years’, when Covid remained a major issue for the business, and movie failures could be attributed to its impact on drawing audiences into physical theaters. But in 2023, things were different. Hollywood was able to assess adaptability and durability in a post-covid environment.

While it’s tricky to encapsulate the rollercoaster ride of an entire industry within a year’s frame, the vibes emanating from Tinseltown by the end of 2023 mixed heady optimism with cautious introspection.

Suppose anyone talks about the hottest actresses working in the industry right? In that case, the name that will frequently come up is Sydney Sweeney and the biggest reason for that is just how freaking gorgeous the actress is, but other than that she has also starred in some films and TV shows that appreciate her beauty on screen. Sweeney has captivated the audience through her Instagram and projects to the point that her fans are excited to see her in anything. So, if you are a fan of Sweeney here are the hottest movies and TV shows of her career.

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Madame Web the film doesn’t deserve to be on this list and the only reason it is on this list is because of Sydney Sweeney’s looks during its promotion. The Sony Marvel film is the biggest disaster...

Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney passed on streaming offers for Anyone But You to preserve its cultural impact. The rom-com initially seemed like it could be a misfire but eventually became a box office hit. Powell and Sweeney focused on chemistry both on and off-screen to create buzz and make the movie a must-see event.

Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney's rom-com Anyone But You had many offers to go direct to streaming, but Powell believed that the film's "cultural impact" would be lost. It's a sub-genre that was once potent at the box office but has subsided in recent years with most of them heading to streaming services. That was almost the case with their R-rated romp but both stars knew it wouldn't have the same impact on those platforms.

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Anyone But You is a romantic comedy by director Will Gluck starring Sydney Sweeny and Glen Powell.

Sony brought together a multiverse’s worth of its filmmakers past and present together Friday at Cannes for a dinner celebrating the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures.

The attendees at Mamo Michelangelo included Cannes jury president and Barbie director Greta Gerwig (who made Little Women for Columbia), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Oscar winners Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Bad Boys: Ride or Die directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Chloe Zhao, whose The Rider was distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, Anyone But You director Will Gluck and Kraven the Hunter filmmaker J.C. Chandor.

Entrepreneur and film producer Charles Finch hosted the dinner with Tom Rothman, chairman & CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group.

During the dinner, Rothman gave a toast in which he wandered among the tables, pointing out specific talent and giving a nod to their contributions to the studio, name checking Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman...

Tom Rothman, the Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman and CEO, wined and dined a select few at a splendidly swish soirée Friday at Mamo Michelangelo in Antibes, hosted by Charles Finch as part of his annual Filmmakers Dinner honoring 100 years of Columbia Pictures, and there was something he said about why movies matter that has stuck with me.

Hours earlier, Rothman had introduced a gloriously restored print of Charles Vidor’s 1946 movie Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth as the eponymous nightclub temptress and Glenn Ford as the hardboiled gambler from her past.

They hate each other, but as we all know, that’s often a prelude on the road to love both in real and reel life.

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Vidor also uses the vocabulary of dance to signal Gilda’s emotional temperature.

The great choreographer Jack Cole, who later coached Marilyn Monroe on her moves in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,...