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In the third episode of Netflix’s The Hunting Wives, Sophie (Brittany Snow) posits a theory as to why her glamorous new best friend, Margo (Malin Akerman), might be sleeping with an inappropriately younger man. Perhaps, Sophie suggests, Margo sees the tryst as a second chance, a redo of her lonely and impoverished high school years.

Margo listens politely, even allowing that Sophie might have a point. But that’s not the real reason, she counters. She does what she does simply because she wants to — “because it’s fun.”

In that, Margo and her series share a guiding philosophy. The Hunting Wives consistently prioritizes steamy scenes over sensible plotting or nuanced characters, juicy twists over deep emotions or big ideas. It might all be incredibly frustrating, if it were not also so wildly entertaining.

Created by Rebecca Cutter based on the book by May Cobb, The Hunting Wives is technically a mystery thriller,...

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The How To Train Your Dragon remake just burned through a major box office milestone. A remake of the 2010 animated classic, the live-action remake stars Mason Thames (Hiccup) and Nico Parker (Astrid), alongside the lovable CGI dragon Toothless. As they discover the truth about the war between dragons and Vikings, audiences have been pouring into theaters.

While Superman dominated the box office this week, a report from Variety indicates that it is not this weekend's only winner. How to Train Your Dragon took fourth place and crossed a massive global total. It has officially earned $239 million domestically and $560 million worldwide, having crossed the $550 million mark this weekend.

It is only the fifth movie of the year to reach that milestone, as only Ne Zha 2, Lilo & Stitch, A Minecraft Movie, and Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning reached it sooner. Ne Zha 2 finished its run with nearly $1.9 billion, while...

After the film’s flop, Gal Gadot, who starred as the Evil Queen in Snow White, released in the first quarter of this year, is now questioning her future in Hollywood. The report suggests that the actress feels under pressure and is cautiously choosing new roles that might change her luck for the future following this ‘box-office bomb’.

Also featuring Rachel Zegler as the main lead, Snow White had just grossed approximately $205.7 million worldwide. The film didn’t even do well on the charts and stands at a 2/10 IMDb score, the lowest for a Disney production. This figure is widely considered a major disappointment, especially when the production budget was reported between $240–270 million, with an overall investment, including sales and marketing, being closer to approximately $500 million.

‘Worst-Case Scenario’ Allegations: Unpacking the ‘Snow White’ Storm

The film faced backlash for several reasons, including the casting and public comments that followed. Zegler...

A seductive new drama that is sure to be juicy is coming our way soon! Starring Malin Åkerman and Brittany Snow, get ready to dive deep into the world of a small Texas town in The Hunting Wives. The upcoming series is based on the novel of the same name by author May Cobb. And now, you can get a look at it with the newly released trailer!

The Hunting Wives premieres Monday, July 21, 2025 with all 8 episodes on Netflix. As always with the streaming service, you can expect the episodes to drop on the streamer at 12 a.m. Pt / 3 a.m. Et. The Lionsgate TV production was initially supposed to premiere on Starz.

However, the two companies recently separated, with Lionsgate taking the show to Netflix instead. I'll be honest, the series is probably going to get more eyes on it on Netflix, so the move was probably for the best.

Lionsgate Television’s The Hunting Wives, based on May Cobb’s novel, has set a July 21, 2025 premiere date on Netflix. The trailer just dropped ahead of the series’ premiere and shows the two main characters bonding over recreational drugs, men, and murder.

Malin Akerman stars as Margo Banks and Brittany Snow plays Sophie O’Neil. The eight-episode season also stars Dermot Mulroney as Jed Banks, Chrissy Metz as Starr Jackson, Jaime Ray Newman as Callie Baskin, and Evan Jonigkeit as Graham O’Neil. George Ferrier plays Brad Thompson and Katie Lowes is Jill Thompson.

“The Hunting Wives is a sexy drama that follows newcomer Sophie O’Neil (Snow) as she becomes entranced with Margo Banks (Åkerman), a seductive socialite, and her exclusive circle of affluent girlfriends, known as the Hunting Wives, in a small East Texas town,” reads Lionsgate Television’s synopsis. “Underneath the Southern charm lies a world of temptation and dangerous liaisons.

In 2011, ABC created something magical with Once Upon a Time. It blended beloved fairytales and real-world storylines, and the fans loved it.

It began with two worlds: Storybrooke, Maine, and the fairytale realm, which expanded throughout the series into multiple fairytale realms, including Neverland, Camelot, and Oz.

The premise seemed simple. Young Henry Mills brought his birth mother, Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), to Storybrooke to break a curse and believe in fairy tales, including those of his adoptive mother, who had once been the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla).

Regina and Emma will contemplate whether the alternate world is better. (ABC/Jack Rowand)

Simple, right?

Not so much, especially when Emma’s parents turned out to be Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas).

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Another one of TVLine’s “missing” shows has been found.

A TV adaptation of May Cobb’s 2021 novel The Hunting Wives, ordered to series by Starz back in October 2023, instead will be released by Netflix — on Monday, July 21. (The move stems from Starz’s split from Hunting Wives acquirer Lionsgate Television, which took effect last month.)

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Watch a first trailer above, in which Brittany Snow...

Viewers' next television obsession is about to arrive with Netflix’s new series, The Hunting Wives. A new trailer has just dropped for the streaming platform, starring Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman. The series is adapted from the book of the same name by May Cobb and is due to fill the void that the scandalous and female-fronted HBO series, Big Little Lies, left behind.

Instead of the coastal town of Monterey, The Hunting Wives will instead set the scene in an affluent East Texas town, comparable to the world of Friday Night Lights. Snow stars as Sophie, an East Coast transplant who is a fish out of water in the South. Hailing from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sophie befriends Margo (Akerman) and her group of female friends, aptly dubbed the Hunting Wives. However, what starts as simple bonding turns deadly in the series' new trailer released by People.

The Hunting Wives...

Mark Snow, the Emmy-nominated composer behind the iconic theme for “The X-Files,” has passed away at 78. Per Variety, Snow died Friday at his home in Connecticut.

A 15-time Emmy nominee, in addition to The X-Files, Snow was also the composer for several other Chris Carter-helmed television shows, including “Millennium”, “Harsh Realm”, and “The Lone Gunmen”. Snow also composed music for the 2002 revival of “The Twilight Zone”, “The Ghost Whisperer”, and “Smallville”.

Six of his 15 Emmy nominations were for The X-Files, but Snow also earned nominations for acclaimed non-genre TV movies and miniseries.

At the beginning of his career in the 1970s, Snow starting out writing for full orchestra, but eventually made the move to electronic compositions, one of the first composers to do so, in the 1980s. All of the music for The X-Files was created using synthesizers and samplers.

The theme for The X-Files was released as a...

Super Stories

“Superman” star David Corenswet is trading his cape for a children’s book as he prepares to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story on July 11, the same day the film hits theaters. Corenswet will read Rachel Bright‘s “What Does Daddy Do?” a tale about young Daisy trying to figure out her father’s mysterious job. While her friends’ dads have clear professions – fireman, doctor – Daisy only knows her daddy climbs “mountains of paperwork,” has to “fly,” and reports to a dragon boss. Could he possibly be an “explorersuperknight?”

The bedtime story marks another star-studded addition to CBeebies’ roster, which has featured everyone from Olivia Colman and Tom Hardy to Harry Styles and the Spice Girls. The beloved children’s program, airing weekdays on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer, has been a family favorite since the channel’s 2002 launch.

With over 300 archived episodes available on BBC iPlayer, CBeebies Bedtime Story has achieved numerous milestones,...

Last year everyone was talking about how "Challengers" was the best movie ever made about a tennis match, but little did they know HBO had already beaten that film to the punch. The 50-minute long HBO comedy special "7 Days in Hell" had the same basic structure: It showed us the main event of an intense tennis match, and it jumped back and forth through time to explain why the match was so important. "7 Days in Hell" even managed to outdo "Challengers" in the bisexual representation department. "Challengers" could only imply that a threesome happened at the end, but "7 Days in Hell" actually showed it. 

It's strange how overlooked "7 Days in Hell" is these days, because the cast was star-studded. Not only was Andy Samberg starring as the fictional cocaine-addicted "Bad Boy of Tennis," Aaron Williams, but there was also Kit Harington as the young and simple-minded tennis prodigy Charles Poole.

Mark Snow, the television composer known for creating the iconic theme for The X-Files, died on Friday, July 4, at age 78. Responsible for having scored over 200 episodes of the iconic supernatural series throughout its original nine-season run, Snow would also return to work on the show’s revival series, two movies, and its 2001 spinoff series, The Lone Gunmen.

According to Variety, Snow passed away in the early morning hours at his home in Connecticut. He is succeeded by his wife Glynnis, three daughters and four grandchildren. Sean Callery, composer for 24 and Jessica Jones, spoke fondly to Variety of the musician whom he considered a mentor and long-term friend. Check out his comments below:

His limitless talent and boundless creativity was matched only by the generosity he bestowed upon other composers who sought his guidance. He would give the most inspiring and intelligent feedback when listening to the work of other young...

Mark Snow, the Emmy-nominated composer behind the beloved X-Files theme song, has died. He was 78.

Snow died Friday at his home in Connecticut, a representative confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

Sean Callery, a fellow composer and friend of Snow’s, also announced his death on Facebook.

“Mark Snow, and one of the most wonderful and talented people I’ve ever known, has passed away,” he wrote in the Friday post. “33 years ago he began mentoring me as an artist. Who knew that I was also at the beginning of a deep friendship that would only grow and evolve over 3 decades along with our graying hair and tighter deadlines.”

Callery continued. “I am so grateful to him for his sage counsel and his laugh-out-loud biting wit. My career got started by an act of generosity on his part 33 years ago – period, full stop. I love you my friend. There will never ever be another like you.

When you think about The X-Files, a few things instantly come to mind. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson’s paranormal-investigating FBI agents shining their flashlights into a void. The glow of the Cigarette Smoking Man’s cancer stick. The “I Want to Believe” UFO poster. “The Truth Is Out There” tagline. And the theme music.

Composed by the prolific Mark Snow, the theme was first played in the second episode and would gone to appear in all subsequent episodes of the original series, the two feature films, and the 2016-18 revival.

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Snow, who died July 4 at his Connecticut home at age 78, leaves behind a stunning array of classic TV music. His career launched with the 1976 John Travolta telefilm The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (memorably skewered years later on Seinfeld) and included music for Starsky & Hutch, Dynasty, The Love Boat, Cagney & Lacey,...

Veteran TV and movie composer Mark Snow has died. A veteran musician and composer, Snow was best known for composing the haunting opening theme of The X-Files, in addition to scoring every episode of the series. Snow also composed for series like Blue Bloods, Smallville, and Ghost Whisperer. Snow died at his home in Connecticut at age 78.

Snow's death was announced by his longtime friend and colleague, Sean Callery, according to Variety. Snow was born Martin Fulterman on August 26, 1946, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at Juilliard and was friends and roommates with fellow future screen composer Michael Kamen; the two formed a band, Emil and the Detectives. He started out as a record producer, but his brother-in-law, actor Georg Stanford Brown, talked mega-producer Aaron Spelling into trying out Fulterman as a composer on their cop show, The Rookies. Fulterman took the name "Mark Snow" as his...

Mark Snow, a long-working composer for TV shows like “The X-Files” and “Blue Bloods,” died in his Connecticut home at the age of 78.

Snow turned the main theme for “The X-Files” into a chart hit and one of the most recognizable television themes of all time. He also scored the David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson series for 200 episodes. Other major shows Snow scored included “Ghost Whisperer,” “Blue Bloods,” six seasons of “Smallville,” “Hart to Hart,” and “Tj Hooker.”

The veteran composer wrangled up 15 Emmy nominations throughout his career. Six of those were for his work on “The X-Files” and another two were for “Ghost Whisperer.” A handful of TV movies and mini-series like “Helter Skelter,” “An American Story,” “Something About Amelia” and “Children of the Dust” also earned him nods.

“24” composer Sean Callery paid tribute to Snow, writing in a Facebook post, “…one of the most wonderful and talented people I’ve ever known,...

Mark Snow, the acclaimed television composer best known for helming the popular theme song to the 1990s sci-fi hit The X-Files, died on Friday, a representative confirmed to Rolling Stone. According to Variety, he spent his last moments in his Connecticut home. He was 78.

Snow, born Martin Fulterman on Aug. 26, 1946, has earned 15 Emmy nominations for his various TV soundscapes. Six of those nominations came from his X-Files work, where he scored over 200 episodes of the series. In 2022, Rolling Stone named Snow’s X-Files theme one of the 100 Greatest TV Theme Songs of All Time.

Veteran television composer Mark Snow — best known for his work on the iconic X-Files theme that hit the top of the charts in the UK, as well as penning the music for series such as Smallville, Ghost Whisperer, Blue Bloods and dozens of others — died Friday at his home in Connecticut, Deadline has confirmed. He was 78.

Emmy-winning musician, composer and friend Sean Callery (24) posted the news and a tribute on Facebook.

Mark Snow, and one of the most wonderful and talented people I’ve ever known, has passed away. 33 years ago he began mentoring me as an artist. Who knew that I was also at the beginning of a deep friendship that would only grow and evolve over 3 decades along with our graying hair and tighter deadlines. His humor, his spirit, his talent – good God his immense talent – the world has lost a genuine and beautiful soul. Whenever I was...

When it comes to iconic TV theme songs, one of the most instantly recognizable is that of The X-Files. In sad news today, it was announced that composer Mark Snow, who was behind the tune that accompanied the 90s show, has passed away at the age of 78.

Snow’s career spanned decades, from his early work on shows like Hart to Hart through to his recent work on Blue Bloods, the 15-times Emmy nominated composer leaves behind an incredible legacy, which is something that was reflected on by close friend, Sean Callery, who composed music for the Keifer Sutherland series 24, and considered Snow one of his greatest mentors. He told Variety:

“His limitless talent and boundless creativity was matched only by the generosity he bestowed upon other composers who sought his guidance. He would give the most inspiring and intelligent feedback when listening to the work of other young artists...

Fresh off the news that ’90s tough-guy actor Michael Madsen has passed away comes word that another major figure from the decade’s pop culture has also died. Mark Snow, the composer behind The X-Files’ iconic theme music, has passed away at the age of 78.

Of the thousands of TV theme songs out there, few are as instantly recognizable as Snow’s haunting composition for Chris Carter’s groundbreaking supernatural series. The theme became an indelible part of the show’s identity, running throughout its original 1993–2002 run, as well as in both feature film spin-offs—which Snow also scored—and the revival series from 2016–2018. In the ’90s, the eerie whistling melody was everywhere—it even became a chart hit in the UK.

Snow was a frequent collaborator of Chris Carter, also composing the scores for Millennium, Harsh Realm, The Lone Gunmen, and more. Long before The X-Files, he was already a prolific TV composer,...

Veteran TV composer Mark Snow, widely celebrated for his work on the theme for The X-Files, has passed away. He was 78 years old.

Per Variety, Snow died on Friday at his home in Connecticut. No additional details about the circumstances of his passing were divulged. His passing was further confirmed by fellow composer Sean Callery (24), a close friend of Snow's for over three decades.

"His limitless talent and boundless creativity was matched only by the generosity he bestowed upon other composers who sought his guidance," said Callery, who saw Snow as a mentor. "He would give the most inspiring and intelligent feedback when listening to the work of other young artists (myself included). He combined his decades of experience with the encouragement that composers cultivate: to trust in themselves, embrace their own unique voice, and learn to rely on their own instincts. And he did so with a humor and...

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As someone who grew up, thanks to my mum’s love of the films, on Disney’s legacy of animated classics, I went into the 2025 live-action Snow White hoping for something that would both honour the past and confidently step into the present. What I got was a film that is caught in an awkward tug-of-war between honouring its classic roots and reshaping itself for contemporary sensibilities.

Directed by Marc Webb and starring Rachel Zegler as Snow White and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, this adaptation is undeniably ambitious. From the outset, it’s clear that this isn’t exactly the same story told in 1937 (something other Disney live-action remakes fail to do sometimes). Here,...

Nostalgia is a concept I have a complicated relationship with. While my appreciation for things like classic survival horror and Psx-style graphics may come from games I played at a formative time in my life, I still can critically analyze them from my current perspective and identify what draws me to these tropes and what doesn’t work. Still, there’s a warm feeling returning to something you used to enjoy, even if it doesn’t hold up in the same way that you remember. It can remind you of the specific time and place you were in your life when it was introduced to you, connecting you to where you were when you experienced a particular piece of media. This is the feeling that Soul Cemetery, a new solo tabletop RPG by designer Snow, succeeds beautifully at capturing.

I’ve written a lot about tabletop RPGs, but this is...

British author Roald Dahl is one of the most celebrated writers of children's literature in the 20th century, with his work read by millions of readers across multiple generations worldwide. Many of Dahl's novels and short stories have been adapted into film and television projects, as early as the '60s. In addition to his literary career, Dahl was also a screenwriter, both of family-friendly projects and more mature fare. These original movies have earned their own fair share of fans over the subsequent decades, adding to his enduring legacy.

Simply put, Dahl's work continues to stand the test of time long after his passing in 1990, including adaptations of his work on-screen. There is an extensive amount of Dahl adaptations beyond the numerous takes on his 1964 novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," each reflecting his storytelling style in its own way. With that in mind, the tones and themes...

Zombie movies have shuffled, sprinted, and slithered their way into almost every cinematic corner you can imagine. Sure, horror is their home base — all that moaning and munching kind of lends itself to scares — but the undead have a real knack for multitasking. Zombie movies aren’t just about scares and screams anymore.

They’ve taken on all kinds of wild and wonderful forms — from heartbreaking love stories and dark comedies to creepy, quiet tales and full-blown action-packed chaos. While some still stick to the classic horror vibes, others break all the rules and create something totally unexpected, sometimes weird, sometimes sad, and often surprisingly funny.

The best ones aren’t always the loudest or the goriest. Sometimes they’re slow burns. Sometimes they’re romantic. And sometimes, they’re just plain bizarre. But they all offer a new spin on the end of the world, where survival might not be about outrunning the dead,...

Disney’s Stitch is far from done causing chaos at the box office, as the mouse-eared studio confirms Lilo & Stitch 2 is in development. On Thursday, Walt Disney Pictures announced Lilo & Stitch 2 with a video featuring Stitch racing through the Disney Studios backlot in a powder-pink Power Wheels-style Convertible. While ripping through the various stages on the property, Stitch idles in front of Stage 2, the number glowing as the little blue alien warns audiences to “Get ready.” Excited by the prospect of returning to the silver screen for another live-action adventure, Stitch burns rubber, leaving tracks that spell Lilo & Stitch 2.

Disney’s Lilo & Stitch recently banked $923M globally, making the live-action remake of the studio’s 2002 animated classic the second-highest-grossing MPA movie after Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie ($954M). To offer some perspective, the original Lilo & Stitch earned $274.7M at the global box office.

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Well, that didn't take very long. After a successful debut in cinemas, the Lilo & Stitch movie has proven to Disney that some of its live-action ideas can still be hugely profitable. That's why the studio announced today that the adventure is far from over: Lilo & Stitch 2 is already in the works. A release date is yet to be revealed.

The announcement was made with a fun video in which an irreverent-as-always Stitch drives through the Disney Burbank studio lot in the iconic pink car and the number 2 can be seen everywhere. The video ends with Stitch drawing the title Lilo & Stitch 2 title in the parking lot. It's way too early for details of the sequel, but it makes sense that Disney would have to move fast on it. Contrary to her 2-D animated counterpart, real-life Lilo (Maia Keahola) won't stay young forever, so it wouldn't be surprising if production started sooner rather than later.

Brittany Snow is about to take on her most complex role yet in The Hunting Wives. The dark drama television series debuts in July on Netflix in the US. However, many fans might not know about her sneaky role in a popular Dick Wolf crime drama series. Yes, before rising to fame for her iconic roles in Pitch Perfect and Hairspray, she took a dark turn in a guest-starring role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

In 2006, she appeared in the episode titled Influence. She played a troubled teen whose battle with bipolar disorder led to a tragic series of events. The powerful performance was just the beginning of Snow’s acting range. She will bring her most in a role which is as dark as it is “salacious” in her recent project, The Hunting Wives.

Brittany Snow Guest-starred as a Troubled Teen in Law & Order: Svu Brittany Snow...

Suzanne Collins gave her readers a huge gift in returning to the world of The Hunger Games series, the first three books of which she wrote in 2008, 2009 and 2010, for the prequel story of one Haymitch Abernathy.

Haymitch, portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the quartet of films based on Collins’ original book trilogy, was Katniss Everdeen’s (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark’s (Josh Hutcherson) mentor for their two Hunger Games — the 74th and 75th.

For everything we know about the film adaptation of Hunger Game: Sunrise on the Reaping, read on:

When does the The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping film come out?

The film will arrive in theaters November 20, 2026.

Has the Sunrise on the Reaping film started production yet?

The film is still in early rounds of casting.

Who will play Haymitch Abernathy in The Sunrise on the Reaping movie?

Joseph Zada has been cast in the main...

Disney's live-action Snow Whiteremake was one of the most controversial movies of 2025, and star Rachel Zegler has finally spoken out about the controversies surrounding the film. The handling of the Seven Dwarfs, the story changes, and the involvements of Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot in the Snow White cast were the topics of all kinds of conversations online, turning the Disney film into a frequent talking point in political circles. Unfortunately, many of the valid criticisms were overshadowed by attacks, with Rachel Zegler being unfairly targeted by many online circles up until the film's release.

Speaking with i-d, Rachel Zegler gave a retrospective on how being at the center of these attacks affected her, and the lessons that she is carrying forward into the future of her career. Zegler explains that she heavily relied on her psychiatrist throughout the film's production, and the idea that "What [she's] going through isn’t normal" reassured her.

Ralph Fiennes promised to do justice to Coriolanus Snow in the next Hunger Games prequel. Despite his impressive acting career, Fiennes asserted he could never match the late Donald Sutherland’s take on the character.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Ralph Fiennes teased what The Hunger Games fans can expect from his President Snow in Sunrise on the Reaping; it’s a homage to Donald Sutherland, who stole every scene he was in the original movie trilogy. "I’m really thrilled," Fiennes said about his casting, confirmed last May 16. "Look, I’m a Donald Sutherland fan. I’m not going to try and be Donald Sutherland, because no one can be him. But I think the character he created is very complex… The complexity of that psychology, I hope I can echo in some way."

Cold, manipulative, and calculating, Sutherland’s Coriolanus Snow was a formidable villain. Upon receiving the script,...

This weekend sees the release of Danny Boyle’s much-anticipated return to the 28 Days Later franchise, 28 Years Later. Reviews and audience reactions to this one are all over the place, but the movie is doing well at the box office. Zombies tend to be good at the box office, although of course no one ever uses “the z-word” in these movies, with Boyle and his writer, Alex Garland, preferring the term “infected”.

Of course, zombie movies are nothing new. Next to vampires, they’re probably the most popular antagonist in horror, with it a strong genre ever since 1932’s White Zombie, which is generally regarded as the first real zombie film. At a certain point, the genre used to revolve around voodoo curses, such as in Val Lawton’s classic I Walked With a Zombie, and even the underrated Wes Craven movie, The Serpent and the Rainbow. Yet,...

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is the next installment in the Hunger Games franchise and will see one acting icon stepping into the shoes of another. Suzanne Collins' second prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy focuses on the 50th Hunger Games, in which Katniss and Peeta's future mentor Haymitch Abernathy competes. The movie adaptation is set to release in theaters in November 2026; Sunrise on the Reaping's cast features many notable actors playing younger versions of established Hunger Games characters, including Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, and Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket, among others.

Meanwhile, recent Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes will be playing Panem's tyrannical President Coriolanus Snow, who was portrayed by the late Donald Sutherland in the Hunger Games movies of the 2010s. During an interview withThe Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of his new film 28 Years Later, Ralph Fiennes said...

Lionsgate has tapped Canadian actor-dancer Jhaleil Swaby to play Panache Barker, a ruthless District 1 career tribute, in “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” the prequel that starts lensing in July under returning director Francis Lawrence. The studio’s latest casting move arrives weeks before production begins and ahead of the film’s planned 20 November 2026 theatrical launch.

Based on Suzanne Collins’ March 18 novel—which moved 1.5 million copies in its first week—the movie revisits the 50th Hunger Games, or Second Quarter Quell, set 24 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteers in District 12. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Billy Ray returns alongside producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson to maintain franchise continuity.

Swaby joins a roster led by Australian newcomer Joseph Zada as a 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy, with Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove, Maya Hawke and Lili Taylor as past victors Wiress and Mags, and Ralph Fiennes reprising President Snow

. Veteran heavyweights Glenn Close and Billy Porter...

Ever wonder what would happen if Bruce Willis’ John McClane in Die Hard were a female? You’d get a Daisy Ridley film, which would have very mediocre ratings and an embarrassingly low box office record.

Cleaner is the name of the movie, and it is what you think it is. John McClane is Joey in Cleaner, and is portrayed by Daisy Ridley. Although there are some differences between Die Hard and the recently released 2025 film, the base storylines are very similar. The good news (for Ridley) is that despite low box office records, the film is doing very good on streaming charts on HBO.

Daisy Ridley’s Cleaner is dominating the streaming charts

Daisy Ridley’s Joey, is a former soldier turned window cleaner who learned to climb walls to escape her father’s abusive behavior in her childhood. She also has an autistic brother who is crusading online...

Disney’s 2025 Lilo & Stitch is being heralded by many as the production company's best live-action remake yet, especially in the shadow of the frankly disastrous Snow White. Following its most recent fourth weekend in theaters, the movie still keeps the $1 billion mark in its sights, with a further $15.5 million domestically. This takes Lilo & Stitch to a huge global total of $825 million to date, split between a domestic haul of $366 million and $459 million from overseas markets.

Still falling just short of A Minecraft Movie, with that target set to be overcome in the near future, Lilo & Stitch has now reached its most impressive milestone yet, officially becoming one of the 100 highest-grossing movies of all time. Currently at #99, it would be two superhero flicks that unsurprisingly stood in Lilo & Stitch's way, with 2017's Wonder Woman and Sam Raimi's 2002 Spider-Man no longer proving worthy competition as the Disney remake breaks into the coveted list.

Y’all are going to be angry about this one. However, it was the audience who put this widely hated Disney live-action film at the top of the streaming charts in the USA.

Overtaking Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford’s MCU film, Captain America: Brave New World, it seems that negative marketing and overt hating of a film can also have good results! The widely hated Disney live-action film made the rounds for being Disney’s lowest point in their filmography. And yet, it is dominating the streaming charts.

Snow White tops Disney+ popularity list, surpassing MCU’s Captain America

It was back on Valentine’s Day in 2025 that couples went to theaters to see the Red Hulk and Anthony Mackie’s Captain America fight it out on the big screens. Although the movie didn’t achieve the success that other MCU movies were accustomed to, it was still a decent flick.

Is Snow White Live-Action Performing Well On Disney+?(Photo Credit –Facebook)

Rachel Zegler’s Snow White didn’t shine in theatres, but it’s finally gaining traction, not on the big screen but from living rooms worldwide. After landing with a thud at the box office, the live-action remake has picked up speed on Disney+ and quickly climbed into the topmost rank of global streaming charts just days after release. According to Flixpatrol, it’s currently sitting at the top in the US and has also topped the charts in a dozen countries on its first day.

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Snow White Bombed At The Box Office Despite A Massive Budget

Snow White’s rebound comes after a rough start. The film opened domestically with only $42 million, which is a weak...

Live-action remakes of animated classics are proving to be on a hot streak this summer. While everyone thought the failure of Disney’s Snow White spelled doom for this tactic, Lilo & Stitch became a huge breakout hit on Memorial Day weekend, and it’s been supplanted at the top of the heap by How to Train Your Dragon. Deadline reports that the movie is on par for an $80 million opening, which is about $20 million than we predicted earlier his week. Notably, the live-action reboot is poised to have a much larger opening than any other film in the franchise. Currently, the highest opener of the series is How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, which opened with $55 million. Oddly, despite having the highest opening of the series, it was the lowest-grossing instalment, earning a domestic total of $160 million compared to the $177 million the second film earned and the $217 million the original scored.

Goodness, Netflix is about to deliver the drama. Sure, the streaming giant has already brought us a bunch of drama and thrillers in the first half of 2025, but Netflix has scheduled even more for the rest of the year.

Will all the following be released? They are supposed to be. One already has a release date, but the rest do not.

They were part of the slate of series that Netflix announced would be coming out at some point this year, but the lack of firm release dates should make us nervous. Surely, Netflix would not lie to us, right? At least, these potentially great shows are arriving at some point.

4 dramas Netflix fans will not want to miss that are scheduled in the second half of 2025The Beast in Me (sometime in 2025)

The plot follows a successful author, played by Claire Danes, who has suffered a personal tragedy and removes herself from public life.

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In 2025, Disney released its live-action remake of Snow White to huge controversy. The film didn't do well in theaters and was review-bombed, but it's finally finding its audience.

After a long streak of live-action remakes of its popular animations, Rachel Zegler's Snow White finally got its turn. The live-action adaptation had a troubled development with several delays, controversies, and backlash, which eventually led to it becoming a box office failure. However, immediately after its release on streaming, Snow White became a streaming hit, FlixPatrol reveals.

Snow White premiered on Disney+ internationally on June 11. One day later, the live-action adaptation already entered the charts, debuting at No. 4. Considering the new version's extreme backlash, the interest in watching the live-action remake is obvious, despite the film's poor theatrical run.

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The world came to know Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane when he appeared in the first episode of season 3 in the iconic HBO TV show, Game of Thrones. Eating chicken and being jovial, Jon Snow accidentally thought that Kristofer Hivju was Mance Rayder until the real Mance Rayder had a talk with him.

Still, Hivju’s charisma and his portrayal as Tormund Giantsbane received all the love from the world. However, he was disappointed in his fans after the tragic season finale, not because the show was bad, but because he didn’t get what he wanted.

Kristofer Hivju was disappointed in his fans

Even Hivju agreed that when the character of Tormund Giantsbane was introduced in Game of Thrones, he was an antagonist. Not trusting Jon Snow (of course) in the beginning, Tormund really opened up when he was faced with a situation of life and death, and Snow was his only support.

Lilo and Stitch has proven that there's still plenty of life in Disney's live-action remakes of animated classics, but the recent reimagining of one of the Mouse House's most popular and well-known tales was a rare misfire.

Snow White arrives on Disney+ tomorrow, and has officially finished up its box office run as one of Disney's worst performing live-action remakes.

The movie, which stars Rachel Zegler in the title role and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, ended its theatrical run with $205.5 million worldwide. Only 2016's Pete's Dragon ($143.7 million and 2020's Mulan ($69.9 million) - which, to be fair, debuted during Covid with a simultaneous Premier Access streaming release - have fared worse.

Snow White received mostly negative reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes), but was plagued by controversy (whether it was warranted or not is up for debate) in the build-up to its release, which probably didn't help.

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Well, well, well. In a surprise move that no one saw coming, The Hunting Wives, an upcoming thriller series that was originally set for release on Starz, has officially found a new home at Netflix. The streaming giant has acquired the U.S. rights to the series and has set its release date for the summer.

Fortunately, we won't have to wait too long to see it either. Netflix will be releasing the new show on its platform on Monday, July 21, 2025. The first season will consist of eight episodes, and it is expected that all eight will drop at once. Since Netflix typically releases new content on its platform at 12:00 a.m. Pt/3:00 a.m. Et on their release dates, it'll most likely release The Hunting Wives at this same time on July 21. But again, this is just speculation. An official release time has not been revealed.

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The dragons are back — and this time, they’re very real. The live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon is finally flying into theaters this summer, and the critics’ verdict is in. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the 2025 reboot has debuted with a solid 82% Tomatometer score, making it a certified hit by most standards. But there’s one little hiccup: it’s the lowest-rated installment in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. To be clear, 82% is still very good. Most filmmakers would sell a leg (or wing) for it. But when you’re following in the footsteps of a series that consistently soared in the high 90s, expectations are a little higher. Here's how the series stacks up:

The original animated How to Train Your Dragon, directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, was a surprise critical darling and remains one of DreamWorks’ most celebrated efforts. With its soaring flight sequences,...

Snow Wife is one of the most exciting rising acts in music, and we want Just Jared readers to get a chance to know her even better!

The Houston-born, LA-based Asian-American rising superstar singer-songwriter-dancer is inspired by acts like Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Brooke Candy, and Doja Cat, and has been delivering banger after banger since her debut EP Queen Degenerate, including hot tracks like “American Horror Show.”

Her new EP Bodyology is available as of today. The six-track project includes the title track, “Sweat,” and focus track “Freaky Like That,” and the accompanying music video just dropped for the song at the same time as the EP.

She worked on the project with co-writers Jesse Saint John, Slush Puppy, Novodor, Jbach, Brasko, Steph Jones, Tim Nelson, Skyler Stonestreet, as well as producers including Whethan, TimFromTheHouse, Josh Murty and more. Jesse Saint John also served as the creative director.

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Well, in their defence, it’s not like Game of Thrones (the show) followed George R.R. Martin’s vision either. So what’s different with Game of Thrones: War of Westeros? For starters… It’s a video game.

A strategy video game with options for solo gameplay or multiplayer mode, you are the lord who has to conquer the Seven Kingdoms, command the great houses, rally your troops, and lead Westeros into victory (against the White Walkers and the enemies within). But, there is a twist in the tale as the cinematic reveal of Game of Thrones: War for Westeros went awfully right!

Jon Snow resurrects… as a White Walker

Martin published A Game of Thrones (the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire saga) back in 1996. Ever since then, the world has become obsessed with the world of Westeros, Essos, and everything within the realm of Martin.

The upcoming series The Hunting Wives has will now stream on Netflix instead of Starz.

Netflix will now be airing the thriller drama series, even though it was originally picked up by Starz in 2023. The reason behind the switch is that Starz had envisioned a limited-series run for the show, while network executives opted for a multi-season run instead on Netflix.

The series is based on a 2021 novel of the same name by Mary Cobb, and stars Malin Akerman, Brittany Snow, Dermot Mulroney, and Chrissy Metz.

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The story follows “Sophie (Snow) and her family’s move from the East Coast to deep East Texas, where she succumbs to socialite Margo Bank’s (Akerman) irresistible charms – and finds her life consumed by obsession, seduction, and murder,” per Deadline.

The Hunting Wives debuts on Netflix on July 21.

Find out all the show that Netflix has renewed in 2025 so far.

After Sony unveils information about Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls in the Sony State of Play 2025, Marvel fans worldwide have been quite optimistic about its future collaboration with Marvel Rivals. Even though nothing has been confirmed yet from either side, we must not lose hope, considering NetEase’s past accomplishments in attracting a huge chunk of the audience.

For context, Arc System Works, Marvel Games, and PlayStation Studios have held hands with their creative approach with a new tag team fighter, scheduled to release on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Epic. Meanwhile, the company has also promised to provide a brand new experience with great gameplay mechanics, breaking the traditional rules of fighting games, along with excellent visuals. Now, the question arises: Is there a possibility of seeing a joint effort from two Marvel titles?

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