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Brendan Fraser is accustomed to being underestimated Until recently, he was never looked at as that kind of actor – the kind that’s considered a major contender during awards season. That all changed thanks to his seminal Oscar-winning performance in “The Whale” (from director Darren Aronofsky). But the truth is that he’s been a quality actor for a long time, and if his Big Moment wasn’t necessarily inevitable, it was perhaps overdue.

The actor who was born on December 3, 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana has been best known until now for starring in the “The Mummy” franchise. But Fraser has been a consistent presence on screens big and small for three decades, going back to his days headlining agreeably lowbrow comedies like “Encino Man” from 1992 and “Airheads” in [94. He also had a role in a Best Picture Oscar winner (2004’s “Crash”) and a pair of dramas that drew universal critical praise (“Gods and Monsters” from 1998 and “The Quiet American” from 2002). If Fraser ran into a bit of a slump over the past 15 years or so,...

Hollywood Comebacks: Celebrities Who Returned Stronger Than Ever - Main Image

Several celebrities in Hollywood have managed to have successful comebacks in the later part of their career after years of challenges and/or failure in the industry where their fate was seemingly nailed to the coffin.

These inspiring stories prove that you can still return stronger than ever despite the setbacks and even reach a new career level that surpasses the accomplishments in your earlier years.

Let's explore some of the great celebrity comebacks in Hollywood below.

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. was a major star back in the '80s and early '90s. Unfortunately, behind the camera, he was struggling with drug addiction which almost ruined his career.

After finally achieving his sobriety, he was cast to play Tony Stark/Iron Man in the MCU and the rest was history. He is now one of the...

Mark your calendars, Oscars fans, because the 97th Academy Awards will air on Sunday, March 2, 2025 on ABC. The annual star-studded ceremony will honor movies released in theaters within the 2024 calendar year of eligibility. AMPAS members will vote on the Oscar winners in 23 categories, including Best Actor. But who will win? Here at Gold Derby, thousands of users have been making and updating their 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Actor, so let’s take a look at all of the top contenders in our photo gallery below.

These 25 Best Actor hopefuls are listed in order of their racetrack odds, which are derived from the combined forecasts of four unique groups: experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, editors who cover awards year-round for this website, top 24 users who had the best accuracy scores last year, and the mass of users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.

The five most recent...

Despite being a Hollywood staple during the late ’90s and early 2000s, The Mummy star Brendan Fraser surprisingly disappeared from the spotlight after 2008. While people speculated drugs, a s*x-scandal, illness, and even a poor career graph as the reason behind his exit, Fraser recently revealed the real reason behind leaving Hollywood.

Brendan Fraser in The Mummy | image: Universal Pictures

After years of remaining out of the spotlight, when Brendan Fraser made his comeback with the 2022 Oscar-winning movie The Whale, the actor attributed his Hollywood exit to s*xual harassment. Admitting how it took him the courage to open up about the incident, Fraser claimed to be physically groped by the former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Philip Berk.

Brendan Fraser Left Hollywood After Facing S*xual Assault from Philip Berk

Way before Brendan Fraser won the Best Actor’s award in 2023 for The Whale, the actor was...

The following article is an excerpt from the new edition of “In Review by David Ehrlich,” a biweekly newsletter in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the site’s latest reviews and muses about current events in the movie world. Subscribe here to receive the newsletter in your inbox every other Friday.

I might have hated “Wicked.”

I say “might” not because I’m unsure of my general feelings toward the film, but rather because I’m unsure of what it means for me to hate a piece of art at a time when hair-trigger hostility is so deeply suffused into the air we breathe.

Sure, “piece of art” might be a generous way of describing the hideous first half of an $145 million studio musical adapted from a Broadway show that still feels like a Times Square tourist attraction even though it’s staged on 51st Street,...

Deadline reports that Emerald Fennell (Saltburn) has filled out the rest of the major roles for her upcoming adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel Wuthering Heights. Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery), Hong Chau (The Whale), and Alison Oliver (Conversations with Friends) have joined the cast of Wuthering Heights.

Wuthering Heights, which was first published in 1847, deals with “Heathcliff, an orphan-turned-foster-son who falls in love with the daughter of the family who owns the estate on which he now lives, Wuthering Heights. After running away, Heathcliff rises up through the ranks of the gentry and exacts revenge on the families — the Earnshaws and the Lintons — who kept him from his true love.” Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie are set to star in the film, with Elordi playing Heathcliff and Robbie playing Catherine Earnshaw. Warner Bros. is keen to get production going early next year, but Elordi is also slated to...

In the glitz and glam of Hollywood, not every actor has a smooth sailing journey, In fact, it can be even more dramatic than the films they star in. For instance, many stars step away from the limelight and fade away with time. Their reasons could be personal, professional, or both. Either way, it doesn’t matter to the audience who only remembers the recurring faces.

Cameron Diaz as Tina Carlyle | New Line Cinema

However, some of these stars make a return to the industry after a long hiatus and try to re-establish the spot they once claimed. Some of them were driven by desire, others by a sense of confidence, but regardless of the reason, they surprised everyone! So, let’s dive into the stories of these five celebrities, who shocked us by coming back from their career break.

Cameron Diaz: A Decade of Rebuilding and Returning to the...

Halloween’s over, which means it’s time to set your clocks back and fill out your ballots: The 2024 US presidential election is this week.

Whether you voted early or are hitting the polls on Election Day, a great way to gather your strength for Tuesday is with an election-themed stream. Distract yourself from the stress with a vintage White House–adjacent rom-com, educate yourself further about how American elections work, or lean into the intrigue with a twisty political thriller. Happy streaming, and happy voting, America!

A killer throwback. In Hannah Macpherson’s new slasher Time Cut, a teenage girl (Madison Bailey) travels back in time to the early aughts to try to rescue her sister from being murdered. Not your taste? Keep things impeccable with Martha, R.J. Cutler’s new documentary about the extraordinary life of Martha Stewart. Not intense enough for you? Darren Aronofsky’s psychological drama The Whale,...

Oscar nominee Dev Patel (The Green Knight) is set to star in The Journeyman, a new crime thriller fro director Tarsem Singh (The Fall) and Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, which will produce and fully finance the project.

AGC International reps the film’s international distribution rights and will introduce it to buyers at AFM.

Scripted by the husband-and-wife duo of Bryan and Alexis Roberts, aka The Roberts, The Journeyman is the story of a struggling pro tennis player who is lured into an illegal match-fixing ring to support his family and finds himself trapped in a ruthless world of corruption and violence he may never escape.

Oscar nominee Scott Franklin is producing alongside Ford for AGC, Mason Eways for Lbi Entertainment, and Patel’s Minor Realm, with Shamier Anderson and Stephan James exec producing for Bay Mills. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic alongside AGC, with EVP of Legal...

A topical historical drama depicting the creation of IVF; a paranoid thriller series starring Colman Domingo; a bracingly original crime musical, and awards contender, from Jacques Audiard; the second part of the final season of Cobra Kai; and a reverential big-screen adaptation of a Pulitzer-winning August Wilson play are some of the highlights among the new films and series hitting Netflix in November.

On Nov. 7, action and mystery drama Outer Banks returns to Netflix. The first half of season four ended with several cliff-hangers for the Pogues, many of which should be resolved, to some degree, in the second half of the season. Over on Kildare Island, Rudy Pankow’s JJ probably gets the biggest bomb dropped on him when he learns that he’s not the son of his alcoholic and abusive father, Luke. The cast have promised “craziness” so expect some more jaw-dropping revelations.

In a big movie month for Netflix,...

Hugh Jackman created one of his most fan-favorite films when he collaborated with director Darren Aronofsky for The Fountain. Aronofsky is primarily known for his psychological tales incorporating surreal and unsettling facets. Despite not being a critical or commercial success like his other films, The Fountain later earned a cult classic tag.

Hugh Jackman in Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Just like most Darren Aronofsky films, The Fountain also had an unconventional story. The 2006 flick starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz featured three versions of the duo woven by love across time and space. Some critics argued that at times, the film’s concept was too bizarre to grasp and the conclusion fell too hard despite an interesting story.

Nonetheless, Hugh Jackman asserted that the film turned his career forever. He added that the responses he gets for it are deeper and far more impactful than...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a man potentially becoming hoodwinked by unconventional spiritual practices at a "new-age retreat" in the upcoming horror movie Pendulum, to be written and directed by Black Swan writer Mark Heyman, reports Variety.

Pendulum revolves around a couple, Patrick (Gordon-Levitt) and Abigail, who attend a spiritual retreat in New Mexico after a traumatic event. Abigail finds herself drawn to the group's mysterious leader.

More details on the synopsis: "Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife, but becomes distrustful of the retreat’s enigmatic leader even as Abigail falls under her spell. As paranoia builds, the couple must determine if the group’s unconventional spiritual practices offer genuine healing – or mask a terrifying truth that threatens to consume them both."

Gordon-Levitt has starred in many comedies and thrillers throughout the year, but Pendulum appears to be his first full-on horror movie. As for Heyman, he's best...

What’s New on Netflix in November 2024: Must-Watch Shows and Movies! ( Photo Credit – Netflix )

Here is a list of all the shows and films released on Netflix in November 2024, which will help you organize your binge-watch plans.

Netflix will add several movies and television shows to its catalog in November 2024. The platform always amazes us with its massive collection of original content and licensed programming.

The streaming giant has much to offer in the upcoming month as several original series, reality shows, movies, documentaries, and animated shows are being released on the platform. Here is a comprehensive list of all the programs that will be dropped on Netflix in November 2024.

Trending Moana 2 Box Office: Sets New Record Ahead Of Its Release, Surpasses Inside Out 2 In Ticket Sales Smile 2: Unmasking the Real-Life Singer Who Inspired Skye Riley’s Character! All Shows and Films Being Released on Netflix in November...

Look, obviously the big news this November is the U.S. presidential election.

But for the moments when you want to look away from wall-to-wall coverage (or just stop doomscrolling), Netflix has plenty to keep you occupied. There’s new original Christmas movies like “Hot Frosty” and “The Merry Gentlemen,” as well as more “Outer Banks” for fans of that show created by Josh Pate, Jonas Pate, and Shannon Burke. Plus Oscar contenders like “Emilia Perez” are now streaming on the service. But all of that is just preamble to our No. 1 pick this month, because when Mike Schur has a new television show, it’s time to pay attention.

Top Pick: “A Man on the Inside”

Created by Schur and loosely based on the 2020 documentary “The Mole Agent,” the eight-episode comedy series will star Ted Danson, who volunteers to help a private detective by going undercover at a nursing...

Barry Levinson’s John F. Kennedy mystery conspiracy thriller “Assassination” just got a massive injection of talent. Already starring Levinson mainstay Al Pacino, joining what now feels like an all-star ensemble is Academy Award–winner Jessica Chastain, Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser”, and Academy Award-nominee Bryan Cranston.

Continue reading Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston & Brendan Fraser Join Al Pacino In Barry Levinson’s JFK ‘Assassination’ Thriller at The Playlist.

Exclusive: Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser and Bryan Cranston have joined Al Pacino in the mystery thriller Assassination. The film will be directed by Barry Levinson from a script by David Mamet, Levinson and Sam Bromell.

The film offers up a new take on the JFK conspiracy, centering around Kilgallen (Chastain), one of the most famous voices in media at the time. When she suspects that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone, she uses her fame and influence to find President John F. Kennedy’s real killer. Part murder mystery, part film noir, Kilgallen’s journey will put her up against the CIA, mafia bosses and the FBI, all who would love nothing more than to make her and this story disappear.

“Dorothy Kilgallen was the first female crime reporter in America. She was the only woman to ever cover the JFK case. The only reporter to speak with Jack Ruby.

New Movie Alert: The Best Flicks Coming to Each Streamer This Week (October 28-November 3) - Main Image

As Halloween is fast approaching, here's your New Movie Alert guide for the best flicks hitting each streamer this week from October 28 to November 3!

Keep in mind that most of the streaming services will also soon be including more classic Christmas movies to celebrate and encourage the holiday spirit ahead of December.

New Movies Hitting Netflix This Week

From October 28 to November 3, Netflix's roster offers time traveling, romance, horror, drama, and a bunch of animation flicks kids can enjoy! For now, here are a couple of standouts worth binge-watching:

October 30-31Time Cut (2024)Martha (2024)Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)

Time Cut tells the story of a teenage girl who travels back to stop a killer from murdering her sister.

Martha is a documentary flick about Martha Stewart's journey to becoming the US's "first self-made,...

The Netflix November 2024 originals, movies, and TV series have been revealed and can be viewed below. The streaming service has also announced the list of movies and TV series leaving next month.

The Netflix November 2024 schedule features such titles as A Man on the Inside, Arcane Season 2, Cobra Kai Season 6: Part 2, Chef’s Table: Volume 7, Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson, Emilia Pérez, Is it Cake? Holiday, and Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson.

Cobra Kai Season 6: Part 2

Also coming are Joy, Our Little Secret, Outer Banks Season 4: Part 2, The Piano Lesson, Pokémon Horizons: The Series Part 4, Rhythm + Flow Season 2, Senna, Spellbound, Sprint Part 2, The Madness, and more.

The November schedule includes the comedy specials Adrienne Iapalucci: Dark Queen, Anthony Jeselnik: Bones and All, and Unt. Adam Ray / Dr. Comedy Phil Special.

A Man on the Inside Netflix November 2024 Schedule

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In his first major role since his 2023 Oscar win, Ke Huy Quan stars in Love Hurts, and here’s the trailer.

Academy Award-winner Ke Huy Quan’s new film? That’d be Love Hurts, produced by 87North, a company which has had huge success in recent years with the John Wick franchise, Nobody and Violent Night. Veteran stunt coordinator Jonathan Eusebio makes his directorial debut from a screenplay by Matthew Murray and Josh Stoddard.

Let’s get to the point fast: here’s the trailer…

The synopsis reads as follows:

From 87North—producers of the groundbreaking action films Nobody, Violent Night, Atomic Blonde, The Fall Guy—comes a visceral, high-octane story of wrath and revenge. Ke Huy Quan stars as Marvin Gable, a realtor working the Milwaukee suburbs, where “For Sale” signs bloom. He receives a crimson envelope from Rose (Ariana DeBose), a former partner-in-crime that he had left for dead.

Prime Video’s new crime comedy Brothers (2024) offers a wild and outrageous ride, featuring a star-studded cast headlined by Peter Dinklage, Josh Brolin, and Glenn Close. Directed by Max Barbakow, Brothers is a chaotic heist film inspired by the classic 1988 comedy Twins, but with its own unique criminal twist. The film follows Jady Munger as he strikes a deal to recover stolen emeralds in exchange for his freedom. Teaming up with his reluctant brother Moke and their criminal mother Cath, the trio embarks on a chaotic and comedic adventure filled with heists, family drama, and wild twists.

Brothers (2024) Main Cast & Characters: Peter Dinklage as Jady Munger

Peter Dinklage stars as Jady Munger, a convicted felon determined to earn his freedom by recovering stolen emeralds. Jady makes a deal with a corrupt judge, only to be forced back into the criminal world alongside his estranged brother and mother. Dinklage, known for...

Plot: Brothers tells the story of a reformed criminal whose attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother on a cross-country road trip for the score of a lifetime. Dodging bullets, the law, and an overbearing mother along the way, they must heal their severed family bond before they end up killing each other.

Review: Some of the best dramatic actors have started as comedic performers. The same can not always be said about the reverse. Peter Dinklage has proven himself skilled at any genre he puts his talents to, while Josh Brolin has not appeared in a role like this in a long time. Brothers boasts the creative team behind the time loop hit Palm Springs and the upcoming remake of The Toxic Avenger but lacks the creativity nor distinctiveness of those projects. Brothers feels like a relic from decades ago, with jokes that fall flat,...

Sadie Sink will star in the new Broadway play John Proctor Is the Villain this spring.

The play is written by Kimberly Belflower, who is making her Broadway debut and directed by Danya Taymor, who won a Tony Award for her direction of The Outsiders. Sink is best known for her role as Max Mayfield in Netflix’s Stranger Things, but has also appeared in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale and Taylor Swift’s short film All Too Well. She previously appeared on Broadway in the 2012 revival of Annie as a standby for several lead roles and as young Elizabeth in The Audience.

John Proctor is the Villain will begin performances on March 20, 2025 at the Booth Theatre, with an opening night set for April 14.

The play is a comedy that follows a high school in Georgia, where an English class is studying The Crucible. The students are more caught up...

The Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling is particularly tough to predict early on because of the complicated system by which the nominees are determined in two stages. First, upwards of 15 members of the branch who attend special screenings cast preferential ballots with the top 10 vote-getters moving on to the second stage (it was a lucky seven till 2021). Those members from the first stage and any other members who either attend screenings of excerpts from these semi-finalists or attest that they have seen them cast preferential ballots and the top five films are nominated; that is up from three in years past. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.)

The award for Best Makeup was introduced in 1981, following an outcry over the lack of recognition for Christopher Tucker‘s groundbreaking work on “The Elephant Man” (1980). Hairstylists began sharing the award with makeup artists in 1993 when “Mrs. Doubtfire” won.

Deadline reports that Starz has cancelled The Serpent Queen after two seasons. However, the last season of the historical drama series did plant the seeds for a spinoff series, which is apparently in the works. More on that later.

Based on the book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda, The Serpent Queen stars Samantha Morton as Catherine de Medici, who, against all odds, became one of the most powerful and longest-serving rulers in French history. The second season, which wrapped up its run in August, concluded with the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, which left many thousands dead. There was obviously still more story to tell, but Starz executives “ultimately felt [the finale] provided a satisfactory conclusion of Catherine’s story for fans.“

Although both seasons of the series were highly rated (scoring 100% on Rotten Tomatoes), viewership for the second season didn’t quite reach the levels Starz had hoped for.

I'm going to cut right to the chase: Matt Smith, known for playing the Doctor on Doctor Who and Daemon Targaryen on House of the Dragon, is filming a new movie called Caught Stealing, a crime drama about a former baseball player who gets caught up in the world of underground crime in 1990. Smith doesn't play the baseball player; that honor goes to Austin Butler, lately of Dune: Part II and Elvis. Smith plays another character: I don't even know his name, but I know he wears a heavily studded jacked, plaid pants with chains, and a straight-up brown, red and yellow mohawk that makes him look like he was merged with a dirty paintbrush in a science experiment gone wrong.

I'm not actually going to post the image here, because it looks like it's a papparazzi photo and I don't want to get sued, but you can see it...

The Star Wars franchise was built upon the core trio of Luke, Leia, and Han, played by Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford in the original trilogy. However, the franchise has expanded over the decades, exploring different eras of the galaxy far far away. As new storytelling opportunities have emerged, a potential series focusing on a young Princess Leia Organa could be created.

Actress Carrie Fisher played Princess Leia in Star Wars until her passing (Credit: The Last Jedi | Lucasfilm).

Assuming that such a series materializes sometime in the future, one Stranger Things star would be the perfect replacement for Carrie Fisher, who sadly passed away a few years ago. Here is who we think would be an ideal pick for taking over and continuing the legacy of Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise if Lucasfilm decided to produce a series focusing on the character’s younger days.

On Halloween of 2022, it was announced that Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller would be developing a Friday the 13th series called Crystal Lake for A24 and the Peacock streaming service… but things have turned out to be more complicated than expected. First, the lengthy writers strike slowed down the progress of the show, then Fuller got the boot and was replaced. It remains to be seen when Crystal Lake will be going into production, but since Friday the 13th has come back around on the calendar, we thought this would be a good time for us to share Everything We Know About Crystal Lake!

First Showrunner

As mentioned, Bryan Fuller was steering this ship when it was first announced, and it nearly started filming with him (and his frequent collaborator Jim Danger Gray) at the helm. Production was set to begin on July 22nd, with filming to last for seven to eight months.

This year’s 2024 TIFF Tribute Award honorees addressed a packed black-tie Fairmont Royal York Ballroom. Sometimes the tributees go on to Oscar glory. For example, after his 2019 tribute, Joaquin Phoenix went on to win Best Actor for “Joker,” Variety Artisan Award winner Roger Deakins landed a cinematography win for “1917,” and after his 2020 tribute, Anthony Hopkins grabbed an Oscar for Best Actor for “The Father” and TIFF tributee Chloé Zhao won Best Director for her movie “Nomadland.” The list goes on. Eventual Best Actress Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain was tributed at TIFF for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” as was Brendan Fraser for his work as an actor on the movie “The Whale.” And tributee Michelle Yeoh went on to win Best Actress for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Many on this year’s list harbor similar hopes. Here are the award winners:

Angelina Jolie, TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media,...

Exclusive: Emmy nominee Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil: Born Again) has boarded Darren Aronofsky’s Sony crime thriller Caught Stealing, starring Austin Butler, in a supporting role.

D’Onofrio’s role is under wraps, as have been all supporting parts thus far. Based on the books by Charlie Huston, who adapted the screenplay, the film follows Hank Thompson (Butler), a burned-out former baseball player, as he’s unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of ’90s NYC.

Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Will Brill, Bad Bunny and Griffin Dunne will also star, with Aronofsky’s Protozoa producing.

After reprising as crime boss Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin — a fan-favorite character first inhabited in Netflix’s Daredevil — in Disney+’s Echo, D’Onofrio will once again take on the Marvel villain in the much-anticipated series Daredevil: Born Again, which is expected to premiere on the same...

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is a certified Scream Queen, with several popular horror movies in her filmography. The actress has also gained acclaim for her more dramatic and comedic performances. She played the flawed matriarch of the Berzatto family in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama series The Bear, winning an Emmy award for her performance in its third season.

Jamie Lee Curtis won her first Emmy Award for her role in The Bear (Credit: Hulu).

Fans of the series and the actress reacted positively to Curtis’ win for her role as Donna Berzatto. On social media, the actress was praised for nabbing the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series award. At the same time, fans felt that the actress’ major award win was justified after they were upset with Curtis winning an Oscar for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Fans React to Jamie Lee Curtis Winning an...

Actress Sadie Sink, aka 'Max Mayfield' in the supernatural TV series "Stranger Things", is the 'face' of the new Armani fragrance “Sì Passione Eau de Parfum Intense”, photographed by David Sims:

In 2015, Sink co-starred with Helen Mirren in "The Audience" on Broadway, as young 'Elizabeth II'.

In 2017, Sink began playing 'Maxine Mayfield', a skateboarder from an abusive household, in the Netflix series "Stranger Things".

October 2019, Sink starred in the Netflix horror feature "Eli" as 'Haley', a teenage girl who is later revealed to be the title character's older paternal half-sister.

In 2021, Sink played the main role of 'Ziggy Berman' in "The Fear Street Trilogy"…

…appearing in the second and third installments of the series, "Fear Street Part Two: 1978" and "Fear Street Part Three: 1666". \

Sink also played the lead 'Tess DeNunzio' in the drama "Dear Zoe'.

February 2021, Sink joined the cast of "The Whale".

November...

Exclusive: Golden Globe nominee Griffin Dunne (After Hours) has been tapped for a supporting role in Darren Aronofsky’s Sony crime thriller Caught Stealing, starring Austin Butler.

No word on the part he’s playing. Based on the books by Charlie Huston, who adapted the screenplay, the film follows Hank Thompson (Butler), a burned-out former baseball player, as he’s unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of ’90s NYC.

As previously announced, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Will Brill and Bad Bunny will also star, with Aronofsky’s Protozoa producing.

Known for turns in iconic films like An American Werewolf in London and Martin Scorsese’s After Hours, Dunne has also over the years been seen in Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, Ocean’s Eight, War Machine, Dallas Buyers Club, Quiz Show and more. In television, he’s most recently...

Winona Ryder has been part of the film industry for decades. She has starred in some very successful projects and had quite an impressive impact on popular culture. When one becomes as familiar with Hollywood as the actress, one tends to learn a thing or two about how things work.

Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice | Credit: Warner Bros

While many are able to use this knowledge to navigate the tough landscape, Rider seems to have grown a sixth sense thanks to her experiences in the industry. During an interview for the promotion of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the actress confessed that she had an intuition about Timothée Chalamet that turned out to be very true.

Winona Ryder Had a Feeling About Timothée Chalamet

Over the years, Winona Ryder has worked with some of the most talented people Hollywood has to offer. While this has helped her build a successful career for herself, being...

As I sat through the North American premiere of Pablo Larraín’s biopic of Maria Callas at the Telluride Film Festival, which stars Angelina Jolie as the famed opera singer, I couldn’t help but recall a line from Al Pacino in “The Godfather Part III” (1990): “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!”

It’s been an awfully long time since Jolie was contending for a statuette — her last acting nomination was for 2008’s “Changeling” and she’s spent the time since then starring in popcorn movies like “Salt” and “Maleficent” or directing films like “Unbroken.” But if you needed a reminder of what a formidable acting talent Jolie is, it’s on display in her transformative portrayal of one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. It’s a chameleonic turn that can best be described as a a kind of cinematic possession.

“Angelina! Angelina! Angelina!”

The Venice Film Festival loves its movie stars, and Angelina Jolie was the toast of Italy on Thursday night. The actress wept during an eight-minute standing ovation at the Sala Grande Theatre at the world premiere of “Maria,” Pablo Larraín’s biographical drama about the Greek opera singer Maria Callas.

The outpouring of love and emotion brings to mind another standing ovation in Venice that launched the Oscar campaign for Brendan Fraser in “The Whale,” as he sobbed through the applause that cemented a career comeback in 2022.

Jolie was similarly taken by the rapturous response, wiping away tears and at time turning her face away from the cheering as she was overcome by emotion. She hugged Larraín and the cast of the film, which is sure to be an Oscar contender, putting Jolie in the best actress race for the first time in 15 years.

Netflix will release “Maria” later this year.

Actress Sadie Sink, aka 'Max Mayfield' in the supernatural TV series "Stranger Things", is the 'face' of the new Armani fragrance “Sì Passione Eau de Parfum Intense”, photographed by David Sims:

In 2015, Sink co-starred with Helen Mirren in "The Audience" on Broadway, as young 'Elizabeth II'.

In 2017, Sink began playing 'Maxine Mayfield', a skateboarder from an abusive household, in the Netflix series "Stranger Things".

October 2019, Sink starred in the Netflix horror feature "Eli" as 'Haley', a teenage girl who is later revealed to be the title character's older paternal half-sister.

In 2021, Sink played the main role of 'Ziggy Berman' in "The Fear Street Trilogy"…

…appearing in the second and third installments of the series, "Fear Street Part Two: 1978" and "Fear Street Part Three: 1666". \

Sink also played the lead 'Tess DeNunzio' in the drama "Dear Zoe'.

February 2021, Sink joined the cast of "The Whale".

November...

Who’s on first? It’s Bad Bunny! The Puerto Rican rapper, singer, record producer, and actor is getting out on the field alongside Austin Butler for Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming crime thriller Caught Stealing.

Based on Charlie Huston’s novel Caught Stealing, which revolves around Hank Thompson (Butler), a down-and-out former baseball player locked in a battle for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of ’90s New York City. Bad Bunny joins Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, and Will Brill for Caught Stealing, though we do not know who he’s playing.

Bad Bunny is an entertainer and musician who wears many hats. His latest album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and soared on the Spotify chart, becoming the most-streamed single-day and weekly album. Caught Stealing finds Bad Bunny back in business with Sony after the...

Bad Bunny is the latest star to join Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film, Caught Stealing, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

The global superstar joins Zoë Kravitz and Austin Butler in the Sony Pictures crime thriller, based on Charlie Huston’s novel of the same name. It is unknown who the artist will portray in the film adaptation.

According to the logline, the story “follows Hank Thompson (Butler), a burned-out former baseball player, as he’s unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of ‘90s NYC.”

Earlier this summer, the Grammy-winning artist wrapped his Most Wanted Tour in support of his newest album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana.

Bad Bunny’s first acting role came in Narcos: Mexico. He portrayed Arturo “Kitty” Páez in four episodes. He followed that up when he appeared alongside Brad Pitt in Sony’s Bullet Train as an assassin named Wolf.

You wanna get nuts? Then ask Michael Keaton a question about a controversial topic, and he’ll get nuts.

That’s what GQ discovered when they profiled Keaton in advance of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The magazine asked Keaton to weigh in on Batgirl, for which he returned as Batman. Even though the movie was almost finished, Warner Bros. decided to shelve it, electing for a tax break instead of completing and releasing the movie. The move outraged anyone who wants a long-running studio like Warner Bros to continue putting out movies. But not Keaton.

“I didn’t care one way or another,” Keaton admitted to GQ. “Big, fun, nice check.” To be clear, Keaton’s only talking for himself, not for any of the up-and-comers who were set back by Warner’s decision. Batgirl starred singer-turned-actor Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon and was directed by Belgian filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.

The director of The Whale, Darren Aranofsky, may have reignited his interest in one of the DC Universe’s weirder superheroes: Plastic Man.

As it stands, Darren Aranofsky has his hands full with Caught Stealing, his upcoming drama starring Austin Butler and Zoe Kravitz. The project is currently in pre-production with reports emerging today that Matt Smith and Liev Schreiber have been added to the cast. Announced back in March, the film sounds like a pretty straightforward narrative setup, at least by Aranofsky’s standards: the film follows ‘follows Hank Thompson, a burned-out former baseball player, who’s unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of 1990s New York City.’

That one is expected to shoot imminently, but a new listing on Production Weekly may point to Aranofsky’s next project: a take on the oddball DC superhero, Plastic Man. This isn’t a new story – six months ago,...

Exclusive: The North Road Company President of Television Amy Israel continues to assemble her executive team with the hire of wiip’s Josh Stern as well as a duo who had worked for her at Showtime, Jamie Pross and Madison Heim-Jinivisian. Stern will serve as EVP of Television, Pross as VP of Television and Heim-Jinivisian as Creative Executive.

These are the first TV creative executive appointments since Israel joined Peter Chernin’s The North Road in late 2023 from Showtime where she had spearheaded such series as the Emmy-nominated Ripley (which eventually migrated to Netflix), Fellow Travelers, Yellowjackets, The Affair and Billions.

“I am thrilled to bring three exceptional creative executives on board,” Israel said. “They each embody an entrepreneurial spirit and drive to produce bold, high-quality, commercial series with the best artists and producers in the world. Josh’s impeccable taste, talent relationships and business acumen will be invaluable to our business.

Sadie Sink has had quite the journey. She is one of the rare performers who had the fate of having done Broadway even before entering her teens. It is another story that she called it quits at 11. That did not deter her from becoming a sensation with Stranger Things, striking gold as Max Mayfield.

Sadie Sink has an unsettling announcement for MCU fans ll Credits: YouTube

As a part of the central pack who saved the day, time and again from the Upside Down, Sink became a fan favorite in no time. But turns out she has had enough of fantasy roles, and is looking to explore uncharted territory.

Sadie Sink already has a plan for her future

Stranger Things brought great fame to Sadie Sink ll Image by Gage Skidmore, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Don’t let her age fool you. Sadie Sink knows what her heart wants.

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...

When Sadie Sink was 11 years old, she started having panic attacks. After acting professionally for three years, she was starring in a Broadway revival of “Annie,” which she’d been loving. “And then it just flipped,” she says. “Singing became the worst thing ever. I was terrified by it.”

Turns out, the unyielding pressure of a Broadway show had Sink convinced that a single wrong note or flubbed line — anything less than absolute perfection — meant the show was ruined. “I didn’t want to sing ever again.”

So she gave it up.

Two years later, Sink was back on Broadway, in the Peter Morgan drama “The Audience” as a young Queen Elizabeth II opposite Helen Mirren. The part did not involve singing, but on the first night of previews, Sink felt the old panic bubbling up. She didn’t want to go out on the stage.

“But then I told myself,...

Prime Video is the place to be in August with an incredible month of new releases. The month kicks off with the premiere of the animated series Batman: Caped Crusader on Aug. 1. The series was produced by J.J. Abrams and The Batman‘s Matt Reeves. We also return to Middle Earth this month with the premiere of The Rings of Power season 2 on Aug. 29.

As far as movies go, the Amazon original Jackpot! arrives on Aug. 15 starring Awkwafina and John Cena. This comedy is set in a world where Lottery winners have to survive until sundown in order to claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot – anyone who kills them before that gets to claim their prize.

The Hobbit trilogy also joins the Prime Video library this month, as do 21 and 22 Jump Street, Superman I-iv, Superman Returns, Night Swim, Drive Away Dolls, and 10 Cloverfield Lane.

Here’s everything coming...

Deadpool & Wolverine composer Rob Simonsen gave insight into his focus for the Marvel movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman that is hitting theaters this weekend.

Simonsen took part in a panel of film and television composers during San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, where he praised director Shawn Levy and producer-star Reynolds for allowing him to concentrate on his primary agenda: having fun with the music. Also participating in the event were composers Christopher Lennertz (The Boys), Leopold Ross (Shogun), Michael Abels (Star Wars: The Acolyte) and Sherri Chung (Found), alongside moderator Michael Giacchino (The Batman).

After Giacchino jokingly asked Simonsen if he felt pressure knowing that the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe rests on his shoulders, Simonsen made it clear that the bond that he built with Reynolds and Levy on their 2022 Netflix film The Adam Project carried over to Deadpool & Wolverine.

“Marvel really supported Shawn and Ryan making their film,...

Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera says he’s been “toiling for the past nine months like a factory worker on an assembly line at a Chaplinesque pace” to assemble the star-studded lineup he just unveiled that on paper also looks like one of his best.

The Lido’s upcoming 81st edition features a geographically balanced mix of known names and potential discoveries across a wide range of genres spanning from pure entertainment to highly political works and marking the return of erotically charged cinema, as Barbera tells Variety.

It looks like a great lineup. Are you happy?

Yes, of course I’m happy. I’m very happy because, as you say, the lineup is rich and varied. Let’s say that I’m 95%-98% happy, because we can always do better. But, having said that, I actually have to note that this year’s selection reflects the ambitions...

As expected, Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux will make its debut in competition at the Venice Film Festival.

The Venice Film Festival line-up was announced earlier today. We won’t bore you with the entire list of the titles on show – you can find that here. But suffice it to say, the line-up is full of indie darlings as well as plenty of mainstream filmmakers bringing their latest projects to the world’s oldest film festival.

One of the biggest titles heading to the Lido is Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux. In 2019, Joker won the Golden Lion to everyone’s surprise, starting the film’s unlikely but hugely successful awards run which culminated in two Oscars.

The sequel is debuting in the festival’s prestige competition line-up, meaning it’s up for the Golden Lion again. If it were to win it, it would be the first time...

Chugga-Chugga, Chugga-Chugga, Choo-choo! "What's that noise?" we hear you cry. Why, it's the sound of the Brenaissance hype train continuing to gather speed, of course. Yes folks, after learning just last week that Andrew Scott is set to lead Anthony Maras' (Hotel Mumbai) upcoming WWII movie Pressure, Deadline has now confirmed that resurgent The Whale star Brendan Fraser has also joined the line-up for the true-story based D-Day thriller.

Fraser is set to play Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower in Maras' film, which is set to see in-demand All Of Us Strangers and Ripley star Scott play unsung war hero Group Captain James Stagg. As the meteorologist who persuaded Eisenhower to change the date of the Normandy Landings, Stagg's elemental acuity under immense pressure also changed the course of the war for the Allied Forces. It'll be interesting then to see Fraser and Scott, two intensely magnetic screen presences...

Academy Award® winner Brendan Fraser has been cast in ‘Pressure,’ joining the recently announced Andrew Scott in the role of Britain’s chief meteorological officer James Stagg.

Fraser takes on the role of Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower.

In the seventy-two hours leading up to D-Day, all the pieces are in place except for one key element – the British weather. Britain’s chief meteorological officer James Stagg (Andrew Scott) is called upon to deliver the most consequential forecast in history, locking him into a tense standoff with the entire Allied leadership. The wrong conditions could devastate the largest ever seaborne invasion, while any delay risks German intelligence catching on.

With only his trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby to confide in, and haunted by a catastrophic D-Day rehearsal, the final decision rests with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser).

Also in news – Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters join cast...