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Ryan Murphy‘s “The Shards,” based on the 2023 prep school thriller novel by American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis, has officially been ordered to series at FX.

What’s more is that Deadline reports that Igby Rigney (“The Fall of the House of Usher”), Homer Gere (“The Agency”), and Graham Campbell will join previously announced lead Kaia Gerber (Shell) on the series.

Set in 1981 Los Angeles, the semi-autobiographical, dark coming-of-age tale follows a 17-year-old Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending the character’s world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.

In the series, Rigney will portray Ellis, and Campbell will play Thom. Gere, son of actor Richard Gere, has been cast as Robert Mallory. Frequent Murphy collaborator Max Winkler is attached to direct.

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The Shards, the new FX series from Ryan Murphy that’s based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel, was developing with Kaia Gerber already attached, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, the three leads have now been filled as the series moves forward. Igby Rigney, of The Midnight Club, Homer Gere and Graham Campbell are now on board to portray a young Bret Easton Ellis, Robert Mallory and Thom Wright. The series will be directed by Max Winkler, who has worked on many Muprhy projects. He’s helmed episodes of American Horror Story, American Horror Stories, The Watcher, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, Monster: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, and Grotesquerie.

The series is yet to attach a writer, but Winkler, Nick Hall, Kathleen McCaffrey and Brian Young are on board to executive produce with Murphy and Ellis. The Shards is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale that follows a 17-year-old...

Ryan Murphy’s The Shards has officially been picked up to series at FX, Deadline can reveal exclusively. Igby Rigney (The Fall of the House of Usher), Homer Gere (The Agency) and Graham Campbell will join Kaia Gerber as part of the leading cast. The project, from 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Productions, is based on Bret Easton Ellis‘ prep school thriller novel of the same name.

First unveiled as a serialized audiobook before hitting bookstands in 2023, The Shards is a dark coming-of-age tale with semi-autobiographical facets for Ellis. Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending the character’s world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.

Rigney will portray Ellis. Gere, whose father is Richard Gere,...

Exclusive: SpectreVision, the production company of Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, and Lawrence Inglee, has partnered with Norwegian filmmaker Patrik Syversen on Dawning, a genre-bending feature that has wrapped production.

Described as a Scandinavian prestige drama filtered through a horror prism, the story follows three sisters who have withdrawn to their family’s vacation home in the wake of the youngest sister’s second suicide attempt. When news reaches them that their abusive mother has passed, the two elder sisters decide not to tell the youngest, to spare her the burden. Things begin to unravel when a mysterious man shows up on the property, shifting the siblings’ perspective from one of introspection and analysis to something a lot more primal. Check out a first-look still above.

Dawning stars top Norwegian talent Kathrine Thorborg Johansen (Canneseries winner Power Play), Marte Magnusdotter Solem (Karlovy Vary winner Lovable), frequent Dag Johan Haugerud collaborator Thorbjørn Harr,...

A fact often gone unacknowledged is that, as we age, our desires unwittingly change. When it does, the terms we used to define ourselves and those around us must undergo a process of deconstruction, after which one can fashion a new vocabulary. At the start of Norwegian novelist-turned-filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud’s Sex, the first installment in his Oslo Trilogy––followed by Love and concluding with Dreams, which won the Golden Bear at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival––we encounter two middle-aged chimney sweeps in the middle of confessing their respective crises of identity, which has left them bewildered and distraught.

The first, Avdelingsleder (Thorbjørn Harr), is concerned with a dream where David Bowie appears and looks at him like he’s a woman, instilling in him a mollifying feeling that remains in waking life. The other, Feier (Jan Gunnar Røise), unpacks a recent, unexpected, rather pleasant sexual encounter with a...

Kelly Reichardt’s latest film “The Mastermind,” starring Josh O’Connor as an art thief on the run, earned a 5.5-minute standing ovation at its Cannes premiere on Friday night.

Reichardt’s subdued, ‘70s-set movie was essentially a one-man show for O’Connor, with him appearing in nearly every scene. Haim plays his quiet wife, who is aware of his husband’s schemes but leaves with their twin boys once the cops start tracking him down.

In tears, Reichardt humbly accepted the applause, but as the standing and clapping went on and on, she seemed eager to take the mic and get on with her remarks. She poignantly told the crowd, “America’s in a ditch right now, but maybe we’ll get out of it. But in the meantime we have the movies.”

Though the film doesn’t have an outwardly strong political message, it’s set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War,...

Buyers and sellers in Cannes have reported a steady flow of business in a market that threatened to be upended before it began by Donald Trump’s nebulous pre-Cannes tariff threat.

It has been estimated that sellers brought 140 packages to the Croisette this year, and prices remain high on the bigger titles.Lionsgate is reportedly asking $25m for Germany for The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping, which begins production this summer.

A24 enjoyed a strong response to its pre-sales heavyweights: Edward Berger mystery The Riders starring Brad Pitt, and Kristoffer Borgli’s romance The Drama withZendaya and Robert Pattinson in the leads.

Deadline reports that prolific producer Ryan Murphy is setting up his next project at FX, a series adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis‘ The Shards starring Kaia Gerber (American Horror Story).

The series will be directed by Max Winkler, who has worked on many Muprhy projects. He’s helmed episodes of American Horror Story, American Horror Stories, The Watcher, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, Monster: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, and Grotesquerie.

The Shards is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale which follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at Buckley prep school. When the enigmatic new student Robert Mallory arrives on campus, Ellis suspects he might be connected to the nearby serial killer known as The Trawler. The story was initially released on Ellis’ Patreon in 2020 as a serialized audiobook, but was published as a novel in 2023.

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After spending months in development for an HBO series that ultimately fell apart, FX and one of the biggest TV producers around in Ryan Murphy are in early development on an adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ semi-autobiographical book, “The Shards,” an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.

While it’s early days and there’s no writer attached just yet, the series adaptation does have Kaia Gerber meant to star and Max Winkler, who has worked on Murphy’s “American Horror Story,” “Monster,” and “Feud,” set to direct the pilot episode of the series.

20th Century Television is producing the series alongside Ryan Murphy Television. Executive producers are Murphy, Ellis, Winkler, Nick Hall, Kathleen McCaffrey, and Brian Young.

FX and 20th Century TV had no comment.

“The Shards” is an unusual piece of source material as it’s a 600-page, unedited transcript drawn largely from Ellis’ Patreon serial...

Exclusive: Top TV producer Ryan Muprhy has lined up his next high-profile series project. FX is in early development on The Shards, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ prep school thriller novel, with Kaia Gerber set to star and Max Winkler attached to direct, sources tell Deadline.

Both are previous Murphy collaborators: Gerber had recurring roles on both American Horror Story and spin-off American Horror Stories, while Winkler has emerged as a go-to director for Murphy having recently worked on the third season of Netflix’s Monster and helmed the pilot episode of the upcoming FX series The Beauty.

The Shards will be produced by 20th Television in association with studio-based Ryan Murphy Television. Murphy, Ellis and Winkler executive produce alongside Nick Hall, Kathleen McCaffrey and Brian Young. No word yet on who’s writing.

Reps for FX and studio 20th Television declined comment.

The sale comes months after Murphy teamed...

Netflix has assembled an exciting cast for a heist thriller from “City of God” and “The Two Popes” director Fernando Meirelles. Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones will all star in “Here Comes the Flood” for the streaming service.

Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria announced the news during the streamer’s Upfronts presentation on Wednesday. The film hails from writer Simon Kinberg, who is also producing the film alongside Audrey Chon for his Genre Films banner, as is Meirelles. Samson Mucke is executive producing.

“Here Comes the Flood” is an unconventional heist movie about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.

Kinberg’s script dates as far back as 2020, when Netflix first won the spec script from Kinberg and later when Jason Bateman was in talks to direct the film. Now though, Pattinson has just closed his deal to star.

Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones will star in Here Comes the Flood, a Simon Kinberg-penned crime thriller that Fernando Meirelles will direct for Netflix.

Meirelles is also producing the feature with Oscar nominee Kinberg and Audrey Chon, the latter two via their Genre Films banner.

Netflix picked up the original screenplay in 2020, making a splashy seven-figure deal to win a heated spec script auction. It was a markedly different era, with the streaming wars in full swing and the streamer’s film unit being run by Scott Stuber, who always had Netflix’s wallet open. Still, the project survived (at one point Jason Bateman was in talks to direct an iteration but a deal never took), and now five years later has attracted top-shelf talent.

Logline details are being kept in the dark, but Flood is being described as an unconventional heist movie about a bank guard,...

Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to star in Here Comes the Flood, a new Netflix heist film from Fernando Meirelles, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind the streamer’s lauded drama The Two Popes.

The news emerged from Netflix’s Upfront presentation on Wednesday.

Written by Simon Kinberg (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), the film is described as an unconventional heist flick about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.

Kinberg and Audrey Chon will produce for Genre Films, alongside Meirelles, with Samson Mucke exec producing.

Related: Deadline’s Complete Coverage Of The 2025 Netflix Upfront

Coming off of lauded turns in Gladiator II and The Tragedy of Macbeth, Washington will next be seen leading Spike Lee’s crime thriller Highest 2 Lowest, based on Akira Kurosawa’s classic High and Low, which A24 releases in August, ahead of the...

Exclusive: FX’s drama pilot Seven Sisters has cast the remainder of the siblings joining Elizabeth Olsen and Cristin Milioti as part of the core family: Meredith Hagner, Odessa Young, Zoë Winters, Bridget Brown, and Carolyn Kettig play the remaining five sisters, and Philip Ettinger will play their brother.

They join Anthony Edwards and J. Smith-Cameron, who play the patriarch and matriarch, Paul and Franchesa Bosco, respectively.

The project, from FX Productions, follows a large, tight-knit family that begins to unravel when a sister (Olsen) starts communicating with a voice no one else can hear, forcing them to confront long-buried secrets.

Seven Sisters is executive produced by Will Arbery, who wrote the pilot; Sean Durkin, who will direct it; and Garrett Basch. If the pilot goes forward, it would mark Basch’s fifth series for FX, where his company Dive has a long-standing first-look deal, following Devs, Reservation Dogs, What We Do in the Shadows,...

Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves shut down many haters with their film The Batman, which raked in both positive reviews and millions of dollars. A sequel was immediately announced, and fans have been eagerly waiting for it ever since 2022. However, The Batman 2 faced significant delay due to the unavailability of both Reeves and Pattinson.

As for Reeves, he shifted his focus to another project in the Batman universe, focusing on Colin Farrell’s villain, The Penguin. Reeves’ HBO series was a huge hit with critics and viewers. He is set to produce other DC projects, including Mike Flanagan’s standalone film, Clayface.

Robert Pattinson in Matt Reeves’ The Batman | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

However, it appears that Pattinson’s availability has paused the development of The Batman sequel. He is currently working on Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama. He has been tapped to play a role in Christopher Nolan’s next film,...

Before he heads back to Gotham City, it sounds like Robert Pattinson might be heading to Arrakis!

According to Deadline, Pattinson (The Batman; Mickey 17; Tenet) is being eyed for the primary antagonist role in Dune: Messiah, the third and final installment of director Denis Villeneuve's acclaimed Dune trilogy.

No formal offer has been presented to Pattinson's team just yet as both sides will likely have to first figure out his busy shooting schedule, since he's already scheduled to film both Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and Matt Reeves' long-awaited The Batman Part II later this year. 

If a deal closes, it's expected that Pattinson will portray the film's lead villain, Scytale. 

In the novel Dune Messiah, Scytale is a Face Dancer - a shape-shifting operative - of the Bene Tleilax, a secretive and morally ambiguous faction known for genetic manipulation and subterfuge. He leads a conspiracy against Paul Atreides,...

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya are, arguably, two of the biggest stars on the planet right now. The former is DC's Batman, Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 (and all the other Mickeys too), and Edward frickin' Cullen for crying out loud; the latter is the McU's own Mj, Luca Guadagnino's Challengers muse, and soon to be seen alongside R-Pattz in Christopher Nolan's currently shooting latest epic The Odyssey. And, if Deadline's sources are accurate, it looks like the in-demand duo may be shooting another blockbuster epic for a beloved auteur together before the year is through. Namely, Denis Villeneuve's Dune 3 — aka Dune: Messiah.

According to Deadline's gossip strand 'The Dish', Villeneuve and Legendary are eyeing Pattinson to play Messiah's shapeshifting antagonist Scytale, a transhuman Face Dancer whose ability to perfectly mimic the likeness and personality of others has wide-reaching ramifications not only for Lisan al Gaib Paul Atreides,...

Utopia Dives Into Uncharted Territory With US Acquisition Of Hot Spring Shark Attack

Hot Spring Shark Attack Makes Its US Premiere As The Opening Night Selection At The Chattanooga Film Festival

Utopia, the award-winning independent studio known for arthouse gems such as Pet Shop Days, Shiva Baby, The Sweet East, Holy Spider, and Red Rooms announced they are plunging into new waters today with the acquisition of Hot Spring Shark Attack (aka Onsen Shâku).

Utopia has acquired North American rights to the “unhinged” Japanese shark film and are planning a summer 2025 rollout. The deal was negotiated by Candace Tan on behalf of Utopia and Akiko Uchida of King Record.

Hot Spring Shark Attack is set in a small, hot spring town in Japan, where a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and terrorizes the local hot spring facilities. As the threat escalates, the townspeople band together to protect their beloved town from the menacing predator,...

Acclaimed filmmaker Barry Jenkins didn't take long to find his next project after Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King. Jenkins has come on board to direct A24's upcoming biopic about the life of singer Ronnie Spector.

According to Deadline, A24 has been developing the project since 2022. Before her passing, Spector was set to be an executive producer on the biopic and hand-selected Zendaya to play her. Zendaya, who is coming off a strong 2024 thanks to Challengers and Dune: Part Two, has reportedly been wanting to work with Jenkins for some time now and vice versa. Dave Kajganich has been tapped to write an original screenplay that will "immerse audiences in what the singer’s life with the troubled producer Phil Spector felt like rather than a traditional cradle-to-the-grave biopic."

Who Is Ronnie Spector?

A24 has acquired Spector's life rights as well as rights to her 1990 memoir Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara,...

It's safe to say that, throughout Hulu's new original series "Paradise", a lot of stuff happens in the show's first season, which spans eight episodes and imagines a world where a private community lives in a Colorado bunker after an apocalyptic event. We spend the majority of our time with Brown's Secret Service agent Xavier Collins, who discovers that his boss, President Cal Bradford (James Marsden), has been murdered in the very first episode ... but Samantha Redmond, a woman who goes by the name "Sinatra" and runs the bunker largely because she's the richest person who lives there, is also a very important character.

Sinatra is played by Julianne Nicholson, a Hollywood veteran who's been appearing in projects since she got her start in ABC drama "Nothing Sacred" in a one-episode role in 1997. Since then, Nicholson has appeared in everything from "Ally McBeal" to "Masters of Sex" to...

Robert Pattinson is starring opposite Zendaya in A24’s “The Drama,” and if it wasn’t for her then he might’ve lost his mind over one particular scene. Speaking to French publication Premiere (via IndieWire), Pattinson said that Zendaya helped him get out of his head by telling him to just say a line and to stop obsessing over what the hidden meaning of their scene might be.

“We had a scene together that was driving me crazy,” Pattinson said. “I was desperately looking for its meaning, writing pages and pages of textual analysis. I ended up calling Zendaya the night before shooting the scene. I shared my doubts with her, I spoke for two hours, and after a while, very calmly, she made me understand that the line just said what it meant to say, that there was no hidden meaning. And there I was going crazy for three days.

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are two of the best young actors in the business, and they recently teamed up for a new A24 movie. After rising to fame as Edward Cullen in the Twilight movies, Pattinson has completely reinvented himself with an array of independent dramas. This includes several collaborations with the indie studio A24, starring in the Safdie brothers' Good Time, Claire Denis' High Life, and Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse in consecutive years from 2017 to 2019, though he has also starred in other well-regarded movies including Tenet, The Batman, and the Boy and the Heron English dub.

Similarly, Zendaya started her career on the Disney Channel sitcoms Shake It Up and K.C. Undercover, but has also completely redefined herself as a dramatic actor. This started with her role as Rue, a struggling drug-addicted teenager, in the HBO drama Euphoria. She has so far won two Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress for her performance,...

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya will co-star in A24's upcoming rom-com The Drama. Pattinson recently recalled being so committed to the story that he obsessed over a particular scene, until Zendaya calmly explained its meaning.

Speaking to French outlet Premiere (via IndieWire), Pattinson recalled obsessing over the scene's context, so much that he called Zendaya, who convinced him not to read too much into the script. "We had a scene together that was driving me crazy," he said. "I was desperately looking for its meaning, writing pages and pages of textual analysis. I ended up calling Zendaya the night before shooting the scene."

"I shared my doubts with her. I spoke for two hours, and after a while, very calmly, she made me understand that the line just said what it meant to say, that there was no hidden meaning. And there I was going crazy for three days," Pattinson elaborated.

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson co-star in The Drama, A24's upcoming rom-com film. Pattinson said he was so committed to the story that he obsessed over a scene, until Zendaya calmly explained its meaning.

Announced in development in August 2024, A24's The Drama is currently in post-production. Directed by Kristoffer Borgli (Dream Scenario), the upcoming film is a rom-com about an engaged couple (played by Zendaya and Robert Pattinson) facing a hurdle before the wedding. Details on the plot are scarce, but Pattinson already teased its layered meanings. Speaking to French outlet Premiere (via IndieWire), he recalled obsessing over one scene's context, so much so that he called Zendaya, who convinced him not to read too much into the script. Calmly assured, he realized he was overthinking.

"We had a scene together that was driving me crazy," Pattinson said. "I was desperately looking for its meaning, writing pages and pages of textual analysis.

Robert Pattinson has revealed that his co-star Zendaya had to calm him down after he found himself "going crazy for three days" ahead of filming a scene for Kristoffer Borgli's upcoming A24 movie The Drama, which follows a couple whose relationship takes an unexpected turn before their wedding day. Pattinson admitted to getting cold feet ahead of filming as he got hung up on the dialogue when he was reading through the script, believing there was a deeper interpretation that he was neglecting, which cast some doubt on the scene for him.

Pattinson certainly seems to be in tune with his emotions, having recently shared that he is now "too sensitive" to watch a certain type of movie, but in an interview with the French magazine Premiere via IndieWire, the versatile actor explained how he started spiralling ahead of shooting a scene for The Drama, prompting him to reach out to Zendaya,...

Robert Pattinson spoke about how Zendaya helped him before a shoot (Photo Credit – Instagram/Facebook)

Mickey 17 star Robert Pattinson has a lineup of projects, including The Drama, alongside Zendaya. Kristoffer Borgli’s directorial has already raised expectations and excitement among the audience, and while we love to watch Pattinson onscreen, he often gets overwhelmed with scenes. In an interview, he opened up about a scene in The Drama that drove him crazy and only his co-star was able to calm him down.

We are all waiting with great anticipation to see Twilight star and Challengers actress together on the big screen. Sneak peeks of videos and photos from their project have already gone viral, leaving their fans in a frenzy. Even though there’s an age gap between the two actors, the chemistry is definitely chemistrying in the movie. For the unversed, they will also be seen together in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.

Robert Pattinson recently shared how Zendaya helped him work through a moment of overanalysis while preparing for their upcoming film, The Drama. The film, directed by Kristoffer Borgli and produced by Ari Aster, follows a couple whose relationship takes an unexpected turn before their wedding. Mamoudou Athie and Alana Haim also star in the A24 project, which has yet to receive a release date.

Speaking with Premiere, Pattinson admitted that he became fixated on deciphering a scene, believing it contained hidden meaning. “We had a scene together that was driving me crazy. I was desperately looking for its meaning, writing pages and pages of textual analysis,” he said. “I ended up calling Zendaya the night before shooting the scene. I shared my doubts with her, I spoke for two hours, and after a while, very calmly, she made me understand that the line just said what it meant to say,...

No drama here. Robert Pattinson recently shared how his co-star Zendaya eased his overthinking as an actor. Pattinson, who co-stars with the “Challengers” actress in Kristoffer Borgli’s upcoming A24 film “The Drama,” told French publication Premiere that Zendaya made him less “crazy” amid his dissection of the script.

“The Drama” was announced in August 2024 and centers on a couple whose romance takes an unexpected turn before their wedding. Mamoudou Athie also stars.

“We had a scene together that was driving me crazy,” Pattinson said of filming the feature. “I was desperately looking for its meaning, writing pages and pages of textual analysis. I ended up calling Zendaya the night before shooting the scene. I shared my doubts with her, I spoke for two hours, and after a while, very calmly, she made me understand that the line just said what it meant to say, that there was no hidden meaning.

A24 has become known for its unique and high-quality films, and this year is no different. From thrilling dramas to quirky comedies, the studio has an exciting lineup of movies set to release in 2025. Whether you’re a fan of gripping stories, stunning visuals, or bizarre plots, there’s something for everyone.

1. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a black comedy drama directed by Rungano Nyoni, featuring Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, and Henry B.J. Phiri. The film is a co-production between Ireland, the UK, the US, and Zambia. It premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May 2024 and was released in the UK and Ireland in December 2024. It is set to hit US theaters on March 7, 2025, by A24.

The story follows Shula, who finds her uncle’s body on an empty road one night. As the family starts funeral preparations, Shula and her cousins...

The conversation about artificial intelligence has been going on for many years. However, it's becoming more and more important to address the usage of AI in creative environments, with robots and apps taking over important jobs in writing, digital art, and even entertainment.

Nicolas Cage was one of the latest artists to address AI usage. The Academy Award-winning actor has added a brand-new major award to his list of winnings, as he took home the Best Actor award at the 52nd annual Saturn Awards on Feb. 2. Per Variety, during his acceptance speech, Cage highlighted that AI shouldn't infiltrate acting.

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Easily one of the most recognizable and esteemed actors of his generation, Nicolas Cage has proven his range in over 100 projects. The satirical comedy Dream Scenario...

Over the weekend, Nicolas Cage won a Saturn Award for his work in A24’s “Dream Scenario,” a surrealist comedy that saw the performer playing a college professor whose dreams infect the masses. He used part of his acceptance speech to warn against the dangers of artificial intelligence.

“I say, protect yourselves from AI interfering with your authentic and honest expressions,” the actor warned.

After thanking his writer/director Kristoffer Borgli for dreaming up the imaginative world of “Dream Scenario,” he then turned his attention to the threat of AI.

“But there is another world that is also disturbing me. It’s happening right now around all of us: The new AI world. I am a big believer in not letting robots dream for us. Robots cannot reflect the human condition for us,” Cage began. “That is a dead end if an actor lets one AI robot manipulate his or...

While some filmmakers, screenwriters, and actors are slowly embracing the AI revolution in Hollywood, Nicolas Cage has come out as a staunch supporter of the necessity of art made by real people. The actor, best known for his starring roles in hit films like Face/Off, Adaptation, The Rock, and, more recently, Dream Scenario, says that actors need to take a stand against the technology, and refuse to have their performances altered in the slightest by AI.

Over the weekend, Cage won the Saturn Award for Best Actor in a Film for A24's Dream Scenario, directed by Kristoffer Borgli. During his acceptance speech (via Variety), the beloved actor used the platform to take a stand against AI in filmmaking. "I am a big believer in not letting robots dream for us," said Cage. "Robots cannot reflect the human condition for us." Cage hopes more actors can rally behind him and defend the arts from AI.

Nicolas Cage accepted the honor for best actor in a film at the Saturn Awards on Sunday, using his speech to honor late collaborator David Lynch and to praise his Dream Scenario director Kristoffer Borgli. Dream Scenario is one of Cage's "favorite movies" he's ever made, thanks to "this...

Actor Nicolas Cage used his Best Actor acceptance speech at the 52nd Saturn Awards to deliver a passionate warning about artificial intelligence’s potential threat to artistic creativity in filmmaking. Speaking at the Hilton Universal City Hotel on Sunday, Cage argued strongly for preserving the human element in artistic expression.

Receiving the award for his role in “Dream Scenario,” the 61-year-old actor emphasized the critical importance of human emotional depth in performance. “The job of all art is to hold a mirror to the human condition,” Cage stated, cautioning that AI-generated performances would ultimately “lack heart and turn to mush.”

Cage’s concerns aren’t new. In October, he previously expressed worry about potential misuse of his digital body scans, fearing posthumous manipulation of his image through AI technology. At the Saturn Awards, which honor achievements in science fiction, fantasy, and horror, he made his stance clear: “I am a...

Nicolas Cage has begged other actors not to let AI "manipulate" their performances.The 'Face/Off' star took to the stage at the Saturn Awards in Universal City, California on Sunday (02.02.25) to accept the best actor in a film prize for his role in 'Dream Scenario - and after thanking his director Kristoffer Borgli, Cage went on to issue a plea to fellow screen stars not to let anyone use artificial intelligence to tinker with their art.He told the audience: "Thank you for recognising 'Dream Scenario'. This is in fact one of my favorite movies I’ve ever made. "I have to thank Kristoffer Borgli for his direction, his writing, his editing and for creating this incredibly disturbing but hilarious world that he dreamt up."But there is another world that is also disturbing me. It’s happening right now around all of us: the new AI world.

Nicolas Cage spoke out emphatically against letting AI infiltrate acting after winning best actor in a film for “Dream Scenario” at the 52nd annual Saturn Awards at Universal City on Sunday.

“Thank you for recognizing ‘Dream Scenario,'” Cage said in his acceptance speech. “This is in fact one of my favorite movies I’ve ever made. I have to thank Kristoffer Borgli for his direction, his writing, his editing and for creating this incredibly disturbing but hilarious world that he dreamt up.”

“But there is another world that is also disturbing me,” Cage continued. “It’s happening right now around all of us: the new AI world. I am a big believer in not letting robots dream for us. Robots cannot reflect the human condition for us. That is a dead end if an actor lets one AI robot manipulate his or her performance even a little bit, an...

Kristoffer Borgli is still in the process of lining up the cast for his next film, The Drama, following his acclaimed, surreal Nicolas Cage-led satire Dream Scenario in 2023. A star-studded trio of Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, and Alana Haim already committed to the director's next wild ride last year, but there's yet another big, Emmy-nominated name that's been reported in connection with the title — Mamoudou Athie. Coming off of roles in Yorgos Lanthimos's Kinds of Kindness and the Stephanie Hsu-led series Laid, he was said to be in final talks to join the feature back in October, though nothing was made official. During a conversation with Collider's Perri Nemiroff for his next movie, By Design, at our Sundance interview studio at the Rendezvous Cinema Center, he set the record straight and confirmed his involvement.

In a moment near the end of our interview at the IndieWire Studio at Sundance, presented by Dropbox, Callum Turner gets sheepish about dropping a certain four-letter word. The British actor asks if he’s going to be bleeped. When I say that he won’t — IndieWire is edgy and won’t tolerate censorship! — he says he actually really wants, perhaps desperately, to be bleeped.

Perhaps it’s the kind of American talk show convention the 34-year-old Londoner wants to embrace as he continues to make a mark in the U.S. The rising star has already been in “Green Room,” “Emma,” “The Boys in the Boat,” as well as “Masters of the Air,” but late night show ubiquity still lies ahead for him. And it’s gonna happen.

The frantic desire to be bleeped certainly captures the manic energy of his new, cockeyed rom-com, “Atropia,” directed by Hailey Gates and co-starring Alia Shawkat.

Robert Pattinson admitted in an interview with Vanity Fair that he nearly convinced himself that cinema was dying and it was time to maybe stop acting as Hollywood struggled in the wake of the Covid pandemic and two major labor strikes. But then came a few movies like Oscar contender “The Brutalist,” directed by his friend Brady Corbet, that made him excited about the movies again. Corbet directed Pattinson in the filmmaker’s debut feature “The Childhood of a Leader.”

“It’s strange because the last few years for the film industry, starting with Covid and then the strikes, everyone was constantly saying cinema is dying. And quite convincingly,” Pattinson said. “I was literally almost turned off. It actually started to get a little worrying.”

“Then looking in the last few months, there’s this flurry of very ambitious movies,” he continued. “I feel like the stuff that’s going...

Just as we were about to record this week’s “Screen Talk,” we found out that one of our favorite auteurs, David Lynch, had succumbed to emphysema at age 78. In this episode, we explore his legacy, catch up with awards news from the PGA and BAFTAs to the WGA, and report on a new development in the Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni case.

Plus, we each picked five must-see films at Sundance, which launches January 23, the same day as the Oscar nominations are announced, after some postponements. Co-host Ryan Lattanzio interviewed Robert Schwartzman, who runs Utopia distribution with Cole Harper. The company partnered with Lionsgate on “Megalopolis,” from Schwartzman’s uncle Francis Ford Coppola, and hawked sales for Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” back at Cannes. That movie is out now from Roadside Attractions. But Utopia has also released indies from rising directors we know now, including Jane Schoenbrun...

A24 and Nicolas Cage proved to be a match made in heaven with their 2023 surreal comedy Dream Scenario. A24 is the auteur-driven studio best known for thought-provoking films like Everything Everywhere All At Once and Midsommar, and the actor with an eclectic resume ranging from Oscar-winning fare like Leaving Las Vegas and Adaptation to action classics like Con Air and Face-Off, were the perfect collaborators for writer/director Kristoffer Borgli's brilliant satire of celebrity culture.

Dream Scenario follows Paul Matthews, an unassuming professor living a mundane life with his wife and two daughters. Paul is a passive man, not particularly respected by his students, peers, or family, and he dreams of making a bigger impact. He unexpectedly gets his wish when random people worldwide begin having dreams about him. Initially, he basks in the attention and newfound fame this brings him, but they also come with unexpected, drastic consequences.

Author Bret Easton Ellis says the announced “American Psycho” reimagining isn’t real.

Ellis said during his eponymous podcast that announced remake’s director Luca Guadagnino and rumored lead actor Austin Butler are not contracted for the feature. Regardless, Ellis confirmed that he is in no way involved in the potential reboot, despite writing the novel it will be adapted from.

“American Psycho” was first brought to the screen in 2000 with Mary Harron co-writing and directing; Christian Bale starred. Guadagnino’s version, which is being billed as an entirely new adaptation of Ellis’ book, was announced in 2024 as a Lionsgate film with Scott Z. Burns adapting. Ellis says Burns does not have a deal in place either.

Jacob Elordi was first rumored to be leading “American Psycho” prior to fellow Elvis-portrayer Butler being announced. Elordi has been a favorite of author Ellis’ ever since his “Oh, Canada” casting. Butler was...

Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson are set for some massive moments in the upcoming year, with exciting projects that have fans buzzing. But if there is one star who is already claiming 2025 as his own, it is Pedro Pascal. The internet’s favorite personality seems determined to juggle every project imaginable, practically carrying Hollywood on his very well-built shoulders, and no one is complaining!

Pedro Pascal in a still from Gladiator II | Credits: Scott Free Productions

2025 is looking like a blockbuster year for these three stars, and fans can’t wait for it all. Here is what these stars have in mind for 2025!

Tom Holland’s upcoming projects

After taking a well-deserved break from acting, Tom Holland leaped back into the spotlight in 2024, with an exciting lineup of projects that will keep him busy well into 2025. The year ahead promises to be an important one for the fan-favorite star, with major productions already in motion.

Marvel used the same strategy with Sebastian Stan that they used with other actors in their roster. The studio hired relatively unknown actors, paid them cheap compared to industry standards, and they would receive a higher salary down the road if they delivered. According to this strategy, Stan was only paid breadcrumbs when he took on Bucky Barnes in Captain America: The First Avenger.

Sebastian Stan in a still from The Apprentice | Credits: Briarcliff Entertainment

According to Stan, it was so low that he couldn’t even afford his rent despite starring in a Marvel movie. However, as the Marvel promise goes, Stan was offered multiple projects down the lane. Stan is set to reprise his Winter Soldier role once again for the upcoming film, Thunderbolts*.

Sebastian Stan’s initial Marvel salary was so low, he couldn’t pay his rent Sebastian Stan in a still from Thunderbolts* | Credits: Marvel Studios...

Matt Reeves revealed that he wrote The Batman with Robert Pattinson in mind. There were several actors on the shortlist to replace Ben Affleck as the next Dark Knight, including Pattinson, Nicholas Hoult, Armie Hammer, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The Twilight star was Reeves’ choice but he was unsure whether the actor would take on the role.

Matt Reeves on the sets of The Batman | Credits: DC Films/WB Pictures

After the Twilight Saga, Pattinson pretty much avoided franchise films in Hollywood and mostly worked in independent films. It was one such film that got him noticed for the role of Batman. Reeves shared that he was impressed after seeing Pattinson in 2017’s Good Time.

Robert Pattinson’s indie film performance got him the lead role in Matt Reeves’ The Batman Robert Pattinson in a still from Good Time | Credits: A24

Matt Reeves and his The Batman star Zoë Kravitz met...

Austin Butler is looking to get a little crazy in Luca Guadagnino’s “American Psycho” remake.

Butler, who has made his career working with auteurs such as Baz Luhrmann, Denis Villeneuve, Ari Aster, Darren Aronofsky, and Jeff Nichols, might have his Guadagnino debut with the upcoming feature. Variety reported that Butler is in talks to star as the iconic Patrick Bateman in Guadagnino’s reimagining of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel.

IndieWire has learned that there are no casting deals are in place, however.

The Lionsgate film was announced earlier this year, with Scott Z. Burns adapting the novel for the screen.

Christian Bale led the original 2000 film alongside Guadagnino’s frequent collaborator Chloë Sevigny; Mary Harron co-wrote and directed the classic feature. Guadagnino’s version will not be a remake of Harron’s but rather a new adaptation of Ellis’ book.

Butler has a busy slate, with upcoming features also...

Since making his acting debut in 1982's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," Nicolas Cage has gone on to amass an astounding filmography that has never stopped evolving. He's admittedly made some baffling choices as an actor, starring in the infamously terrible "Deadfall" (which has a zero rating on Rotten Tomatoes) and the 2019 dud "Grand Isle," whose flaws have more to do with its storytelling than Cage's performance as a haunted war veteran. Really, we would be here all day if I were to list the scores of middling-to-awful straight-to-video flicks Cage has starred in, yet the actor never, ever phones it in and shows up to every role with an intensity that is tough to match.

Being one of those actors who shines brighter than ever when given layered, intriguing roles to work with, Cage has delivered several unforgettable performances worth rooting for. For starters, we have the lesser-known...

*Brrraaaahhhhmmm* Did you hear that? It's the new Christopher Nolan movie casting klaxon — and it's just gone off again! Oh yeah, since the Oppenheimer Oscar winner set his next movie at Universal last month, the stars have been aligning at a dizzying rate to help bring Nolan's newest blockbuster to life. And overnight, news broke courtesy of THR that none other than the British auteur's Tenet star Robert Pattinson has just become the latest addition to the stacked line-up for Nolan's secrecy shrouded latest.

Pattinson, who's currently filming Kristoffer Borgli joint The Drama with Zendaya, will join his co-star from that film in Nolan's 13th movie. Among the big names they're set to appear opposite in this one are are previously announced cast members Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong'o, and Anne Hathaway. And while we still are none the wiser as to what exactly Nolan's new movie will entail,...

Robert Pattinson is the latest star to join Christopher Nolan’s top-secret follow-up to his Best Picture Oscar winner “Oppenheimer,” which Universal will release on July 17, 2026, The Wrap has learned.

The film also stars Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya and Anne Hathaway. Plot details are currently being kept under wraps and insiders note that loglines or descriptions of the film that have been published to date are wrong.

Through a combination of Nolan’s devoted global fanbase, universal acclaim, strong marketing from Universal and Imax, and an organic pop culture phenomenon spawned by its shared release with “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer” became the highest-grossing biopic in box office history with $976 million worldwide last year.

Then, this past March, the film became the highest-grossing movie to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 20 years. In fact, it was the first Best Picture winner since “Lord of the Rings: The Return...

Marvel star Zendaya has shared a positive update about HBOs long-awaited Euphoria Season 3. In the acclaimed coming-of-age drama, the 28-year-old actor is playing the lead role of Rue, whos introduced as a complicated teenager with drug addiction. Her performance during the first two seasons earned her two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

After HBO denied the recent reports about Euphoria Season 3s rumored cancelation, Zendaya also went on to assure fans that the show is still on track to start its production in January 2025. Speaking with Vanity Fair, Zendaya expressed her excitement for the future of Euphoria, but also confirmed that she hasnt read any of the scripts for the next installment. "It is slated for January, I believe," she said. "I havent read anything yet, but Im excited to see what everyone has been working on, and what the future looks like for Euphoria.