Movie News Digest

Tom Hanks is back as Woody in “Top Story 5,” which set a franchise record with its massive $312 million worldwide opening. Given the enduring popularity of the 31-year-old franchise, people are already wondering if “Toy Story 6” is an inevitability. But would two-time Oscar winner Hanks return as Wo...

Tom Holland knew Robert Downey Jr. was returning to Marvel as Doctor Doom long before the studio announced it to the public. Holland is infamous among Marvel fans for letting spoilers slip early (the YouTube compilation titled “Tom Holland Spoiling Marvel Movies for 13 Minutes Straight” has 21 milli...

Keanu Reeves is circling the lead role in a new “Lego” movie from “Toy Story 4” director Josh Cooley. The untitled project will reunite Cooley and Reeves, who voiced the stuntman action figure Duke Caboom in the fourth “Toy Story” installment. Universal declined to comment. Universal is backing the ...

Reese Witherspoon tears up as Legally Blonde cast reunites ahead of Elle prequel series Entertainment Weekly ‘Elle’ Photo Call Celebration: Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair and More Celebrity Style, Photos WWD Ali Larter’s 2 Children Make Rare Red Carpet Appearance with Mom in N.Y.C.: Photos People.co...

There’s an interesting paradox at the heart of Eric André’s career: Here’s someone whose brand is built on raunchy, chaotic unpredictability whose work is made possible by a very different set of qualities. Sure, André admits: A good percentage of his work comes down to “the stupidest poop and pee j...

A first-time director takes the Golden Goblet, AI dominates every conversation and a 1961 classic leaves a packed house breathless.

Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI’s future in Hollywood with A24 deal TechCrunch Google Invests $75 Million in A24 to Develop AI-Powered Filmmaking Tools Variety Google DeepMind and A24 announce first-of-its-kind research partnership blog.google Exclusive | Google Investing in ‘Backrooms’ Studio A24 a...

Madonna is opening up about the biopic that Universal Pictures axed and revealing why it did not move forward. In a new interview, the Material Girl said the main reason the biopic was shelved was the budget. “I was supposed to make a movie about my life. I worked on my script for two years […]

With the success of Kpop Demon Hunters, Netflix is bringing feature animation squarely under the domain of Hannah Minghella. Previously, the Sony and Bad Robot Production exec oversaw both live-action family and animation. Minghella gets the new title of Head of Netflix Animation Studio, overseeing ...

The star says of Michael Sarnoski’s radical take on the folk hero: “In a world where we remake a lot of the same material, it's important that we give space for something new."

“Predator: Badlands” director Dan Trachtenberg is developing “Freddy the 13th,” an animated movie based on the graphic horror novel about the fictional Freddy Vanwinkle, a hapless 13th-born son who seems to fails at everything he does. Though “Freddy the 13th” sounds scary, the studio promises a “wh...

The cat-and-mouse drama, starring Lei Jiayin and Hu Ge, reaches theaters in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand in early July, days after its China debut.

Forty years after 'Escrava Isaura' swept the country, Lucélia Santos — the first foreign actress to win China's Golden Eagle Award — has returned to Shanghai.

A state-backed roadshow of genre-blurring shorts — plus a talk featuring Spanish filmmaker Albert Serra and Chinese auteur Bi Gan — lands in Shanghai as Spanish cinema rides a global hot streak.

Michael Ovitz, the co-founder of CAA, stormed out of a deposition on June 1 after being asked about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Ovitz was being questioned by a lawyer for Julia Ormond, the actress who has sued CAA for allegedly setting her up to be sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein in ...