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Netflix's "Stranger Things" is so infused with the paranormal that a central season 1 arc features a lost family member communicating from the other side. Granted, the "other side" here is the decrepit alternate dimension called Upside Down, and the very alive Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) is simply using its strange logic to communicate with his mother Joyce (Winona Ryder). Still, the sentiment is there, and the show eventually reveals that certain people do seem to return from the dead.

One of them is Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine), the ominous doctor who's responsible for the tests performed on psychokinetic powerhouses like Jane "Eleven" Hopper (Millie Bobby Brown) and the series' big bad Vecna, aka Henry "One" Creel (Jamie Campbell Bower). Modine knows a lot about "Papa" Brenner. In an interview with Vulture, he stated that the supposedly dead character may still have unrevealed aces up his sleeve,...

After being delayed several months by the writers strike and the actors strike, season 5 of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things (which is also the last season of the show) finally went into production at the start of the year and is now deep into its twelve month shooting schedule… and while a premiere date for the last batch of episodes hasn’t yet been announced, it’s drawing near, as evidenced by the recent teaser reveal of every episode’s title. As for what we can expect from the final season of Stranger Things, cast member Finn Wolfhard has let it be known that “a lot of action sequences” is on the list.

Stranger Things has the following synopsis: A love letter to the ‘80s classic genre films that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is a thrilling drama set in the seemingly normal Midwestern town of Hawkins, Indiana. After...

The end is closer than originally thought for Netflix tentpole Stranger Things from the Duffer Brothers.

The fifth and final season of the show has been in the works ever since Part 2 of Season 4 arrived in July 2022, with the writers room for the next season opening August that year. A pandemic delaying Season 4’s arrival and then dual Hollywood strikes pushed Season 5 further than originally planned.

Find everything we know about Stranger Things Season 5 below.

When will Stranger Things Season 5 come out?

As of November 6, 2024, Netflix revealed that the final installment of the show looks to a 2025 release window, not 2026 like previously thought with how long production takes.

Production reached the halfway point in July after kicking off in January 2024.

How many episodes are in Stranger Things Season 5?

Season 5 will have eight episodes. Netflix released the episode titles on Nov. 6, 2024, or Stranger Things Day, which is the date of Will...

Netflix is celebrating “Stranger Things Day” by releasing the eight episode titles from the upcoming fifth and final season. November 6th is designated “Stranger Things Day” because it’s the date Will Byers vanished in Hawkins and introduced the world to the Upside Down.

Season five will premiere in 2025, three years after the release of season four. The season five episode titles are as follows:

E1 – The Crawl

E2 – The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler

E3 – The Turnbow Trap

E4 – Sorcerer

E5 – Shock Jock

E6 – Escape from Camazotz

E7 – The Bridge

E8 – The Rightside Up (the perfect series finale title)

“A love letter to the ‘80s classic genre films that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is a thrilling drama set in the seemingly normal Midwestern town of Hawkins, Indiana. After a boy vanishes into thin air, his close-knit group of friends and family search for answers and are pulled into a...

Season 5 of ‘Stranger Things’ is coming to Netflix in 2025, and we’ll give you all the details we know so far here!

Does the town of Hawkins, Indiana have a future? Things looked pretty grim for the sleepy Midwestern town at the end of Season 4 of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” but there’s still hope left. Mike, Dustin, Eleven, Lucas, and Will aren’t willing to give up on their efforts to defeat evil once and for all, and they’ll have plenty of help from friends. Will it be enough? When will fans get the chance to find out by watching “Stranger Things” Season 5? We’ll break down everything we know about the final season of the show below!

What Do We Know About “Stranger Things” Season 5 So Far?

Is There a Trailer for ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5?

When Is Season 5 Being Released?

What Will Season 5 Be About?

What Are the Season 5 Episode Titles?...

We have an incoming transmission from Hawkins, Indiana: Stranger Things Season 5 has started filming. Miss your favorite nerds? They’re back, ready (or not) for whatever Vecna has in store for them in the beloved series’ final season.

Here’s everything we know so far about Stranger Things Season 5 coming in 2025:

It’s already underway! Code red: As of Jan. 8, 2024, Stranger Things is officially back in production. And as of July 15 — the eight-year anniversary of Stranger Things Season 1 — Season 5 is halfway through filming. Take a look at your old Hawkins pals (and some new ones!) filming the series’ final chapter in the video above.

“We’re just kind of savoring every single moment,” Sadie Sink (who plays Max) says in the video. Back in his famed hair and makeup chair, Jamie Campbell Bower (who plays Vecna) teases that “Season 4 was big. Season 5...

In honor of 2024’s Stranger Things Day, Netflix has revealed the episode titles for the hit show’s fifth and final season.

The mega-streamer also confirmed the season would be released in 2025 and not in 2026 as was briefly speculated online.

Stranger Things season five will have eight episodes, like almost all of the previous seasons, except for seasons two and four, which both had nine.

The episode titles are: “The Crawl,” “The Vanishing of _____,” “The Turnbow Trap,” “Sorcerer,” “Shock Jock,” “Escape From Camazotz,” “The Bridge” and “The Rightside Up.”

While the video (below) revealed all the titles of the episodes, there appeared to be someone or something censored out of the title of the second episode, “The Vanishing Of.” Whatever (or whomever) is vanishing, Netflix is not quite ready to share. The title also hints at a potential throwback to the first episode of Stranger Things, “The Vanishing of Will Byers.

On Wednesday, aka the anniversary of the day in 1983 that Stranger Things’ Will Byers was taken by the Demogorgon, Netflix marked the occasion by revealing the titles of all eight episodes that will make up the beloved series’ fifth and final season. In addition to “The Crawl,” which was revealed two years ago (!), they are: “The Vanishing of,” “The Turnbow Trap,” “Sorcerer,” “Shock Jock,” “Escape From Camazotz,” “The Bridge” and “The Rightside Up.”

That last one should give fans hope that, no matter how high the death toll of the episodes, we’ll be getting at least a happy-ish ending.

A remake of Witchboard is on the way from Dream Warriors and The Blob director Chuck Russell, and a fresh new image from the horror remake has been conjured up on Halloween.

Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), Antonia Desplat (Shantaram), Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”), and Charlie Tahan (Ozark) star.

In Witchboard, “Emily (Iseman) and her fiancé Christian (Dominguez) are opening a café in New Orleans, but their plans take a dark turn when Emily discovers an ancient Witchboard, a mystical artifact once used to summon spirits. As Emily becomes obsessed with its power, Christian seeks the help of occult expert Alexander Babtiste, who harbors his own dark secrets. Babtiste draws the couple further into the occult where they find themselves in a race against time to break the board’s deadly curse before Emily becomes its next victim.

Writer/director Kevin S. Tenney’s 1986 horror classic Witchboard (watch it Here) is getting the remake treatment couresty of director Chuck Russell, who was bringing us the likes of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and the remake of The Blob back in the days when Witchboard was gathering its earliest fans. The Witchboard remake doesn’t have a release date yet, but JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols was able to watch it earlier this year (you can read his review at This Link) and talk to Russell and star Madison Iseman about it (you can watch the interview Here), so hopefully it won’t be much longer before more of us have the chance to see the movie. Highland Film Group has just come on board to handle the international distribution rights – and while they prepare to launch sales at the American Film Market, a new image...

Highland Film Group has bulked up its AFM slate and acquired international sales rights to Fantasia entry Witchboard from The Mask director Chuck Russell.

The reimagining of the 1986 horror film follows Emily and her fiancé Christian, who are preparing to open a café business in New Orleans when Emily discovers an ancient artifact once used to summon spirits.

When Emily becomes obsessed with the witchboard’s power, Christian seeks the help of an occult expert who lures the couple deeper into the occult. They find themselves in a race against time to break the board’s deadly curse before Emily becomes its next victim.

After being delayed several months by the writers strike and the actors strike, season 5 of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things (which is also the last season of the show) finally went into production at the start of the year and is now deep into its twelve month shooting schedule… and during an appearance at the Happy Sad Confused podcast’s 10th anniversary celebration, cast member David Harbour said the series finale will be worth the wait, because it’s the best episode they’ve ever done.

Stranger Things has the following synopsis: A love letter to the ‘80s classic genre films that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is a thrilling drama set in the seemingly normal Midwestern town of Hawkins, Indiana. After a boy vanishes into thin air, his close-knit group of friends and family search for answers and are pulled into a high-stakes and deadly series of events.

David Harbour is giving some insight into the Stranger Things series finale.

The actor participated in the Happy Sad Confused podcast’s 10-year anniversary celebration at New York Comic-Con on Thursday, which included a conversation with host Josh Horowitz, Jack Quaid, Zoë Chao and Jaimie Alexander.

While speaking onstage, Harbour teased the upcoming fifth and final season of the hit sci-fi show, which is currently in production.

“Look, I’m very close to the show, so I have very strong opinions, and they may not match yours if you’re a fan of the show,” he began, via People. “I’m an actor on the show. So I see the nuts and bolts,” adding that he can sometimes be very critical of it and “get very mad” at “a bad episode” or a season he “didn’t like.”

But when it comes to the final Stranger Things episode, which will...

The character of Jim Hopper on the hit Netflix series Stranger Things has a tragic history, having lost a young daughter named Sara to cancer – an illness he blames on the fact that he served in the Chemical Corps during the Vietnam War and worked with Agent Orange. Sara was glimpsed in flashbacks in the season 1 finale, where she was played by child actress Elle Graham. The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is currently in production, and Sara will be making another appearance in this last batch of episodes – but that Stranger Things season 1 finale was eight years ago, so Graham, who is now 15 years old, has aged out of the role. That’s why Carmen Cuba Casting has sent out a casting call letting us know that Stranger Things is looking for a new, US-based actress who resembles Graham and can play Sara in Stranger Things season...

Jamie Campbell Bower just made a rare public outing with his longtime girlfriend Jess Moloney!

The 35-year-old Stranger Things actor was seen making his way through the airport with Jess on Tuesday (October 1) in Los Angeles.

Jamie and Jess have kept a relatively low profile throughout their relationship, ever since it was confirmed that they were dating back in June 2022.

At the time, Page Six reported that Jamie had been “dating Moloney, a creative agent, for nearly a year and a half.”

Keep reading to find out more…

Jess and Jamie have walked the red carpet together several times, including at the Stranger Things season four premiere in May 2022 and an Emmys party in September 2022. You can see those photos embedded below.

Jamie and Jess at the Stranger Things premiere in May 2022

Jamie and Jess at an Emmys party in September 2022...

The ending of Stranger Things is something fans have been dying to see, especially with all the hype the creators have built up around how the story and characters wrap up. There are still tons of theories floating online, but they’re pretty set on keeping it all under wraps.

Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things (Credits: Netflix)

Turns out, Millie Bobby Brown got a sneak peek at how her character’s story ends way before filming even started. She had an idea of what to expect, and even gave fans a little tease about Eleven before production kicked off. The big question is: is it something good or bad?

Millie Bobby Brown Has Known How Eleven’s Story Would End For A Long Time Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things (Credits: Netflix)

The Duffer Brothers shared that they completed filming the fifth and final season of Stranger Things a few months ago.

New rumored castings and details for HBO's Harry Potter reboot claim Stranger Things actor Jamie Campbell Bower may be playing Lord Voldemort.

After supposedly failing to get a ninth movie adapting The Cursed Child stage play off the ground, Warner Bros. is setting course to reboot Harry Potter with a new seven-season HBO series that will span the next decade.

New HBO Harry Potter Rumors Go Viral Read full article on The Direct.

Noémie Merlant found she had a lot in common with her character in Emmanuelle.

Her involvement in Audrey Diwan‘s new film, in the titular role, was so influential that she says it helped her re-examine her own relationship with female pleasure. “Like Emmanuelle, I was completely disconnected with my body,” the French actress tells The Hollywood Reporter.

With its world premiere opening the San Sebastian Film Festival Friday night, Emmanuelle has received buzz for its graphic content. Diwan’s movie, starring Naomi Watts (Mullholland Drive, Birdman), Will Sharpe (The White Lotus) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things), is inspired by Emmanuelle Arsan’s erotic novel — and this eroticism certainly helms the project.

Emmanuelle focuses on a woman on a business trip to Hong Kong working with a luxury hotel group. Searching for a lost pleasure, she seeks her arousal in experiences with some of the hotel’s guests. One of them,...

Audrey Diwan: «El movimiento Me Too nos ha permitido encontrar nuestro propio espacio» © Ssiff

La 72 edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián abrió ayer sus puertas con la proyección de la película Emmanuelle, dirigida por la cineasta francesa Audrey Diwan. Basada en la novela homónima de Marayat Rollet-Andriane, más conocida por el sudónimo de Emmanuelle Arsan, la película regresa casi cinco décadas después de su icónica adaptación de 1974, la cual estuvo prohibida en España bajo el régimen franquista (y también en muchos otros países). Ahora, en un contexto muy diferente, esta nueva versión a manos de Diwan se presenta como la película inaugural de la Sección Oficial en Donostia, y lo hace con la promesa de generar debate.

El equipo de la película desfiló ayer por la alfombra roja de San Sebastián para acompañar su estreno. Entre ellos, la directora Audrey Diwan, cuyo último largometraje, El acontecimiento,...

Neuverfilmung des Skandalromans von Emmanuelle Arsan, in dem eine junge Frau in Asien lernt, ihre Sexualität auszuleben und sich zu nehmen, was sie braucht.

Fast Facts:

• Neuverfilmung des Skandalromans von Emmanuelle Arsan aus dem Jahr 1967

• Das Original von 1974 mit Sylvia Kristel gilt als Klassiker des Erotikfilms

• „Emmanuelle“ kam in Deutschland auf 4,0 Mio. Ticketverkäufe

• Erste Regiearbeit von Audrey Diwan seit ihrem Goldener-Löwe-Gewinner „Das Ereignis“ von 2021

• Diwan schrieb das Drehbuch mit der renommierten Filmemacherin Rebecca Zlotowski

• Hauptdarstellerin Noémie Merlant ist seit „Porträt einer jungen Frau in Flammen“ schwer angesagt

• Weltpremiere als Eröffnungsfilm im Wettbewerb des 72. San Sebastián International Film Festival

• Kinostart ins Frankreich und in Spanien am 25. Bzw. 27. September

Credits:

Land / Jahr: Frankreich 2024; Laufzeit: 117 Minuten; Regie: Audrey Diwan; Drehbuch: Audrey Diwan, Rebecca Zlotowski; Besetzung: Noémie Merlant, Naomi Watts, Will Sharpe, Jamie Campbell-Bower; Verleih: Wild Bunch

Review:

Was nicht alles geschrieben wurde über „Emmanuelle“, den ersten Film von Audrey Diwan nach ihrem Gewinn...

Mit der Weltpremiere von Audrey Diwans „Emmanuelle“ wurde das 72. San Sebastián International Film Festival eröffnet. Als besonderer Höhepunkt bekam Javier Bardem endlich den Donostia Award überreicht, den er vor einem Jahr hätte erhalten sollen, dann aber wegen des Schauspielerstreiks nicht vor Ort sein durfte.

Noémie Merlant auf dem Roten Teppich in San Sebastián (Credit: Pablo Gómez / Ssiff)

Mehr als 200 Filme werden gezeigt auf dem diesjährigen San Sebastián International Film Festival, die 72. Ausgabe des spanischen A-Festivals. Es gab großen Starauftrieb, weil zum einen „Emmanuelle“ von Audrey Diwan Weltpremiere feierte und neben der Regisseurin/Autorin auch ihre Stars Noémie Merlant, Will Sharpe, Jamie Campbell Bower und Chacha Huang angereist waren, zum anderen die verspätete Übergabe des Donostia Awards – die höchste Auszeichnung des Festivals – an Javier Bardem stattfand. Eigentlich hatte er den Preis schon im vergangenen Jahr erhalten sollen. Wegen des Schauspielerstreiks war es dem spanischen Star allerdings unmöglich gewesen, vor Ort zu sein und die Auszeichnung entgegenzunehmen.

The 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival is underway after the world premiere of Audrey Diwan’s racy flick Emmanuelle kicked off the festivities in Spain.

The film, which boasts stars such as Noémie Merlant (Portrait of a Lady on Fire), Naomi Watts (Mullholland Drive, Birdman), Will Sharpe (The White Lotus) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things), is inspired by Emmanuelle Arsan’s erotic novel. Chacha Huang and Anthony Wong round out the cast, all of whom, barring Watts, appeared briefly onstage before the showing at the city’s Kursaal Theater.

The director’s project centers around a woman, Emmanuelle (Merlant), on a business trip to Hong Kong working with a luxury hotel group. Searching for a lost pleasure, she seeks her arousal in experiences with some of the hotel’s guests. One of them, Kei (Sharpe), seems to constantly elude her. Diwan has said the script was conceived as an...

French director Audrey Diwan is opening the San Sebastian Film Festival this evening with third feature Emmanuelle, in the company of its star Noémie Merlant and supporting cast members Will Sharpe, Chacha Huang and Jamie Campbell Bower.

Diwan, who won Venice’s Golden Lion for abortion drama Happening in 2021, has taken inspiration for her first English-language picture from Emmanuelle Arsan’s erotic novel, originally published clandestinely in France in 1959 and then officially in 1967.

The work sparked a franchise of erotic, soft porn films, kicking off with Just Jaeckin’s 1974 cult movie, starring Sylvia Kristel as a woman who joins her diplomat husband in Bangkok where she embarks on a series of sexual adventures.

In Diwan’s contemporary adaptation, Merlant plays hotel quality control agent Emmanuelle, who is sent to audit a luxury hotel in Hong Kong, where she comes up against a steely hotel manager, played by Naomi Watts.

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The stars are stepping out in Milan during Fashion Week!

David Beckham and Michele Morrone looked handsome as they arrived at the Boss Womenswear Spring/Summer 2025 Fashion Show on Wednesday (Sept. 18) in Milan, Italy.

Other stars in attendance included influencer Dixie D’Amelio, Emily in Paris actor Paul Forman, Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, singer Khalid, model Paloma Elsesser, Good Trouble actress Maia Mitchell, Heartbreak High actor Josh Heuston, model Amelia Gray Hamlin, and Stranger Things actor Jamie Campbell Bower.

Italian tennis player Matteo Berrettini walked in the show.

In a new interview, David teased what fans can expect from wife Victoria Beckham‘s upcoming Netflix docu-series.

Last month, Michele showed off his hot physique while rocking a tiny speedo at the beach!

Click through the gallery inside for 45+ pictures of the stars at the fashion show…...

After being delayed several months by the writers strike and the actors strike, season 5 of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things (which is also the last season of the show) finally went into production at the start of the year and is now deep into its twelve month shooting schedule… So deep, in fact, that the cast has gotten together for a read-through the script for the final episode – and while speaking with ComicBook.com, cast member David Harbour revealed there was “heavy weeping” during the reading of that script.

Stranger Things has the following synopsis: A love letter to the ‘80s classic genre films that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is a thrilling drama set in the seemingly normal Midwestern town of Hawkins, Indiana. After a boy vanishes into thin air, his close-knit group of friends and family search for answers and are pulled into a high-stakes and deadly series of events.

El Festival se celebra del 20 al 28 de septiembre. © Ssiff

La 72ª edición del Festival de Cine de San Sebastián contará con una notable presencia de cineastas, actores, guionistas y productoras de renombre que se darán cita en la ciudad.

La Sección Oficial será el epicentro de muchas de estas figuras, quienes presentarán sus últimas producciones y participarán en diversas actividades del festival. La inauguración del festival estará marcada por la película Emmanuelle, que llegará acompañada de la directora Audrey Diwan y los actores Noémie Merlant, Will Sharpe, Jamie Campbell Bower y Chacha Huang. Por otro lado, para clausurar el festival, el director John Crowley y el actor Andrew Garfield presentarán We Live In Time (Vivir el momento), una de las películas más anticipadas de esta edición.

El Festival de San Sebastián también recibirá a destacadas personalidades como la directora Gia Coppola y la icónica Pamela Anderson, quienes asistirán a la proyección de The Last Showgirl.

This year’s San Sebastian International Film Festival will feature the most eye-catching list of international superstars it has ever hosted, including A-list actors such as Cate Blanchett and Javier Bardem – who will both receive Donostia career achievement awards, Andrew Garfield, Pamela Anderson, Tilda Swinton and Lupita Nyong’o and filmmakers like local legend Pedro Almodovar – another Donostia award recipient, Adam Elliot, Gia Coppola, Mike Leigh and Walter Salles.

Other international actors who have confirmed they will attend this year’s festival include Monica Bellucci, Jamie Campbell Bower, Johnny Depp, Isabelle Huppert, Noémie Merlant, Ángela Molina, Franco Nero, Charlotte Rampling and Will Sharpe, among others.

Normally, many directors attend San Sebastian with their latest films, but the number of titles from consecrated directors at this year’s festival has increased noticeably. Filmmakers bringing their latest to this year’s festival include Jacques Audiard, Sean Baker, Edward Berger, Leos Carax, Costa-Gavras, Audrey Diwan,...

Yellowstone star Kevin Costner will return to the Western genre with his film series Horizon: An American Saga, the first part of which is set to arrive in theaters June 28. The first film in a planned four-arc installment premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival to an 11-minute 40-second standing ovation, which brought the actor to tears.

Costner, who stars in and directs the Western installments, has been wanting to bring this project to the screen since 1988 when he started dreaming it up. He cowrote it with Jon Baird. The Dances With Wolves star revealed that production has begun for the third film and that he has plans to make a fourth. The second part of the series will follow the first with a theatrical release this summer.

Read on for everything we know about Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga:

What is Horizon: An American Saga about?

The...

Sadie Sink has had one of the hardest jobs in Stranger Things. After a hugely successful first season, her character Max was introduced in season 2, and Sink had the pressure as a child actor to join an established and hugely popular cast. However, she slotted in seamlessly, becoming one of the show's most beloved characters. Max will play a key role in the show's fifth and final season.

In the end of season 4, Max was left in a coma following a big battle with Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). Her state was precarious, but she'll no doubt recover and rejoin the fight in the show's ultimate showdown. "They love having me run," Sink told Variety when asked about whether Max will find herself in a better way in season 5.

From her relationship with her brother to the terrors of Vecna, Max's journey so far has been an emotional rollercoaster. In fact,...

A new report has provided an update for when fans can expect to see Stranger Things Season 5.

The upcoming episodes will be the final season of the hit Netflix series, finally concluding the story of Eleven and Hawkins. To make matters more exciting, Jamie Campbell Bower's Vecna, a new fan-favorite villain from Season 4, will return.

On July 15, the show creators, the Duffer Brothers, shared on social media that Season 5 had just reached the halfway mark of production.

Read full article on The Direct.

“Dances With Wolves” director Kevin Costner’s new multi- part movie series "Horizon: An American Saga", is rated 'R' for "violence, nudity and sexuality," chronicling a 15-year span of pre-and post-'Civil War' settlement of the ‘American Old West’, streaming Chapter 1, August 23, 2024 on Max:

"A lot of times we measure ourselves against other generations," said Costner about his new film series.

"I think about what was at stake. How did people survive?

“There's a rawness and an unpredictability about it. I'm haunted by that."

Costner, in addition to directing, stars in "Horizon", alongside his son Hayes Costner, who plays the young Costner.

Cast also includes Sienna Miller…

…Sam Worthington, Jamie Campbell Bower, Luke Wilson, Thomas Haden Church, Michael Rooker, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Alejandro Edda...

...Tatanka Means, Tom Payne, Abbey Lee, Wasé Chief, Tim Guinee, Michael Angarano…

....Jon Beavers, Glynn Turman, Kathleen Quinlan, Giovanni Ribisi…

…Colin Cunningham, Scott Haze, Angus Macfadyen and Douglas Smith.

Despite a recent surge in popularity due to the hit Yellowstone, Kevin Costner’s posse of grown-up, Western-loving movie-goers failed to show up at cinemas this summer to support the first part of his (partially) self-financed epic “Horizon: An American Saga.” When the wheels got stuck in the mud, the Emmy-winner and two-time Oscar-winner paused the release date of “Chapter 2,” originally set for August 16, and left the future of the project (it was originally intended as four movies) in doubt.

But reinforcements are on the way. “Chapter 1” will make its way to streaming service Max next week. Friday, August 23, to be exact. That’s not a bad weekend, as it’s the one right before Labor Day; looking at my own calendar, I see it’s a rare one this summer where I didn’t make any plans. If I wasn’t one of the few who already saw the three-hour,...

The wild, wild west will soon be available from your couch: Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” is moseying over to Max on Friday, Aug. 23.

Stream 'Horizon' On Max $9.99/Month

The first installment of his western series, which he starred in, co-directed, co-wrote, produced and co-financed, details the life of several characters in the American West during and after the Civil War. Costner planned for the “Horizon” saga to span four movies, the first two of which were shot back to back, but after the first film’s box office disaster it’s unclear how the series will continue.

The second movie in the “Horizon” franchise was pulled from its Aug. 16 theatrical release date, after the first film earned only $11 million at the box office its opening weekend despite its approximately $100 million dollar budget. Costner stated that he spent $38 million of his own money to finance the film.

The newly recast character in Netflix's Stranger Things Season 5 was spotted on set with both Mike and Will.

Recently, set photos confirmed that Evil Dead Rise actress Nell Fisher joined Strangers Things Season 5, seemingly as a recast of Holly Wheeler, the younger sister of Mike and Nancy Wheeler.

Those same images reveal an intriguing scene in which she interacts with a very human-looking Jamie Campbell Bower. To make it even more interesting, they were in front of the old Creel house.

Read full article on The Direct.

Sadie Sink is admitting that she didn’t anticipate her “Stranger Things” character Max to be such a breakout star.

The actress told Variety that after joining the hit Netflix series in Season 2 at age 14, she could not have predicted the viral adoration for her role of Max by Season 4. The cliffhanger ending for the season included Max being in a coma after facing off with Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower).

“I really didn’t think people would care all that much about her journey,” Sink said. Even when Max went viral with the “Running Up That Hill” sequence, Sink was still shocked: “I was kind of like, ‘That’s cool.'”

The “A Sacrifice” actress added, “I think I’m definitely numb to a lot of things now, which is a good thing. I think it keeps you stable.”

As for returning for the fifth and final season of the beloved series,...

Will "Stranger Things" go full "Game of Thrones" and kill off most of its characters in its fifth and final season? If stars Millie Bobby Brown and Maya Hawke have any say in the matter, it might -- although showrunners/creators Matt and Ross Duffer seem a tad less inclined to end their remarkably-popular '80s nostalgia-fest with a no-holds-barred bloodbath. Not that this means everyone will be alive and well by the time the good people of Hawkins have concluded their battle with the scheming Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). In fact, we know for sure one member of the "Stranger Things" gang will be (temporarily?) out of commission when season 5 begins.

For those whose memories have gotten a little rusty in the 84 years since "Stranger Things" dropped new episodes on Netflix, the show's fourth season ended with our favorite red-haired rebel, Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink), comatose after being possessed...

Plot: Emily and her friends find a Witchboard in the woods. Using it results in deadly consequences. They have to stop it before it’s too late.

Review: Few films in the horror genre are more entertaining than The Blob and A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. They bring a great mix of over-the-top violence with humor. So I was ecstatic to see writer/director Chuck Russell make his return to the genre for the first time in nearly 25 years. Setting his sights on updating the 1986 film Witchboard, which itself was a play on the popular Ouija board, this seems prime for the modern era. So, it’s upsetting for me to say that 2024’s Witchboard is a bit of a mess.

If you’re hoping for some kind of update to the 1986 story, you’re in for disappointment because we’re instead given a story about...

After helming some of the most significant practical effect horror films of the ’80s, writer/director Chuck Russell returns to the genre for the first time in twenty years with Witchboard (2024).

Ostensibly a remake of Kevin Tenney’s 1986 film of the same name, the new film adopts a few key elements of the original, including a shower set piece, the possession of its female lead, and a board used to communicate with the dead, but, aside from that, the 2024 film is mostly doing its own thing.

Witchboard opens with a prologue set in 1693 France as Bishop Grogan (David La Haye) battles witch Naga Soth (Antonia Desplat) and her coven in the woods. What jumps out immediately is the evocative set design, including a tree filled with amputated hands, and the exciting action as the cavalry arrives with guns blazing just in time.

The opener also clarifies Witchboard’s approach to gore,...

My Witchboard’s back and you’re gonna be in trouble. Hey la, hey la, my Witchboard’s back! The board is back in the new remake Witchboard (2024) from horror legend Chuck Russell, who fans will no doubt remember as the director behind our beloved A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Russell is no stranger to remakes, having also made the jaw dropping The Blob (1988), and his turn here at Kevin Tenney’s Witchboard (1986) is a bewitching re-imagining of the 1980’s cult classic, perfect for your next movie night with friends.

Flipping the board the script on the original, Russell (who as co-wrote the screenplay with Greg McKay) sets the story in modern day New Orleans, using an older round style witchboard rather than the classic Oujia. He also keeps some of the bones and fan favorite moments from the original film (including a rework of the psychic...

Over his 40-year career, director Chuck Russell has had a knack for turning hungry young talent into movie stars, regularly conjuring memorable performances. He advocated for Patricia Arquette to be the lead in her first film role, 1987’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.” He made Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz household names in his 1994 blockbuster “The Mask” — knowing Diaz was perfect even though it was her first movie. And he helped transition Dwayne Johnson from wrestling to the acting world by having him star in the 2002 epic “The Scorpion King.”

No matter the genre, scope or budget, Russell loves seeing what raw talent can achieve — a fascination he picked up while cutting his teeth in the world of theater.

“We have to humanize these things, whether it’s action or comedy or drama,” he says. “You gotta get into your performers’ heads. You gotta get their actual personality into their performances.

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In this episode of “Es.TV” on Talk, viewers can look forward to an exciting lineup of guests. John Krasinski from “A Quiet Place: Day One” will be sharing insights and stories from his latest projects. Jamie Campbell Bower and Abbey Lee will also be present to discuss “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1.”

Fans of Kevin Bacon can catch him on the show as he talks about his role in “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.” Additionally, Phylicia Rashad will be joining the conversation to shed light on her latest project, “The Beekeeper.” Mike Merrill and Ayra Starr with her hit “Last Heartbreak Song” will also be part of the episode, adding more excitement to the lineup. Stay tuned for an engaging and entertaining episode of “Es.TV” with these talented guests.

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Altitude Film Distribution has picked up a raft of titles to release in UK-Ireland in the next six months, including Audrey Diwan’s Emmanuelle, which is the opening film of the San Sebastian film festival in September.

Noemie Merlant, Naomi Watts, Jamie Campbell Bower and Will Sharpe star in Emmanuelle, about a woman’s erotic fantasies when she travels to Hong Kong on a business trip.

The Veterans is handling sales with Pathe releasing in France on September 25. Neon has North American rights.

The film is Diwan’s English-language debut and is based on Emmanuelle Arsan’s French novel about...

A remake of Witchboard is on the way from Dream Warriors and The Blob director Chuck Russell, and it’s premiering at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 26th.

While you wait for our review, check out a brand new image above.

Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), Antonia Desplat (Shantaram) and Charlie Tahan (Ozark) star.

Previously announced, Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”) also stars.

Russell will direct, and he also co-wrote the script with Greg McKay.

In writer/director Kevin S. Tenney’s original 1986 movie, “Friends playing with an Ouija board at a late-night party unleash a demonic spirit who begins hunting them.”

Here’s the plot synopsis for the remake:

“Emily, her fiancé Christian and a group of their friends open an organic café, refurbishing an old carriage house in New Orleans’ French Quarter. But a darkness...

Stranger Things took the world by storm when it premiered on Netflix in 2016. Because of the warm reception of fans, the series managed to expand into five installments, with each season revealing new surprises and leaving an impact on the viewers.

The original four of Stranger Things / Netflix

With the announcement of Season 5, the concluding chapter to the famed horror series, Stranger Things returns to its base – Mike, Will, Lucas, and Dustin are back together like the old times.

Stranger Things Season 5 Transports Viewers Back To Where It All Began The cast of Stranger Things / Netflix

Stranger Things released a video clip on Twitter sharing the progress of the show and a few words from every key cast member. Sadie Sink, who plays Max Mayfield, said, “We’re just kind of savoring every single moment,” while Vecna actor Jamie Campbell Bower teased, “Season four was big. Season five definitely feels bigger.

Netflix has released an exclusive first look at Stranger Things’ highly anticipated fifth season.

Season 4 of Stranger Things was released in two volumes in May and July 2022.

Production for the fifth and final season was slated to begin in June 2023 but was delayed due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.

The series is one of Netflix’s biggest original hits, attracting record viewership and critical acclaim.

The behind-the-scenes video showcases new additions to the cast: Nell Fisher, Alex Breaux, and newcomer Jake Connelly.

Narrated by key cast members, the video highlights the Atlanta soundstages where most of Season 5 has been filmed throughout 2024. Caleb McLaughlin mentions they are about halfway through production.

Stranger Things season 5 teaser shows returning cast members

The sneak peek meticulously avoids major plot spoilers yet offers tantalizing glimpses of the upcoming season. Fans will be delighted to see the core friend group—Mike, played by Finn Wolfhard,...

Eight years ago today, Stranger Things premiered on Netflix. Its original cast of kids — Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven, Finn Wolfhard’s Mike Wheeler, Gaten Matarazzo’s Dustin Henderson, Caleb McLaughlin’s Lucas Sinclair, and Noah Schnapp’s Will Byers — are all grown up in real life now, and they’re preparing to say goodbye to the show. “This is home,” Matarazzo says on set in a new video going behind-the-scenes of Stranger Things‘ fifth and final season.

The clip arrives at the official halfway mark of filming for the upcoming season,...

After beginning production on January 8, 2024, the final season of Stranger Things is halfway through filming. July 15 is also a noteworthy date for the hit Netflix show; it first premiered on this day in 2016. The series has shared a behind-the-scenes video giving a first look at Season 5 to celebrate. Additionally, three new cast members have been announced, and the video shows previously announced newcomer Linda Hamilton onto set and sharing her excitement to be involved as she’s a self-proclaimed “fan.” Stranger Things Season 5 will be the final season, one that the Duffer Brothers say in the video above is “the season that fans have been waiting for.” The gang is all back together in the 2-minute video, which shows Millie Bobby Brown reflecting on working on the show for a decade, Joe Keery and Maya Hawke on day one of filming, Jamie Campbell Bower getting into his makeup chair to...

Who could've foreseen the Duffer Brothers' 1980s-set love letter to Generation X's upbringing becoming a global sensation? "Stranger Things" is far removed from the humble nostalgic sci-fi horror series that quietly premiered on Netflix in the summer of 2016, with the property now encompassing novels, comic books, and video games, plus a stage play and a developing collection of spinoff series that includes an animated show. And of course, there's still one last season of the parent series to go -- one that will ideally arrive sometime before the "Stranger Things" kiddos are all in their 40s.

Due to companies like Netflix failing to reach a fair agreement with the people who make their films and TV series before the deadline last year, production on "Stranger Things" season 5 didn't start until January 2024 (just a couple of months after the actors strike of 2023 was finally settled). But then again, fans should be...

After being delayed several months by the writers strike and the actors strike, season 5 of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things (which is also the last season of the show) finally went into production at the start of the year and has now passed the halfway point of its twelve month shooting schedule… and to mark the occasion, Netflix has released a promo video that gives a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of this new batch of episodes. You can watch this promo in the embed above. It has also been announced that Nell Fisher (Evil Dead Rise), newcomer Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux (Joe Pickett) have joined the cast.

Stranger Things has the following synopsis: A love letter to the ‘80s classic genre films that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is a thrilling drama set in the seemingly normal Midwestern town of Hawkins, Indiana. After a boy vanishes into thin air,...

Netflix is one step closer to launching “Stranger Things 5.”

The fifth and final season of the viral hit series has been teased in a behind-the-scenes cast video, featuring Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Maya Hawke, Joe Keery, and more stars sharing their production process.

The fifth season also welcomes new cast members Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux to the ensemble.

“Stranger Things” is a love letter to ‘80s classic genre films, and is set in the seemingly normal Midwestern town of Hawkins, Indiana. After a boy vanishes into thin air, his close-knit group of friends and family search for answers and are pulled into a high-stakes and deadly series of events. Beneath the surface of their ordinary town lurks an extraordinary supernatural mystery, along with top-secret government experiments and a dangerous gateway that connects our world to a powerful yet sinister realm. Friendships will be tested and lives...