Mahershala Ali Says Blade Reboot Is Kevin Feige’s Biggest Failure
Kevin Feige once said he feels “like a gigantic loser and failure” that Marvel‘s planned Blade reboot never came to life with Mahershala Ali; and the two-time Oscar winner agrees. Ali confirmed in a July interview with GQ that he would not be leading Blade, after being announced to star in the project seven years […]
Robert Eggers Tackling ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Adaptation
After tackling witches, vampires and werewolves, Robert Eggers is tackling perhaps the scariest of monsters: teenage love. Eggers is setting up an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at Focus Features, which has come out on top of a bidding war that included A24, Sony and Warner Bros. When deals close, it will reteam […]
David Dastmalchian’s Good Fiend Films Launches Genre Lit Division
David Dastmalchian‘s Good Fiend Films is getting in the lit business. The production company run by the prolific genre actor is launching Good Fiend Lit, a division that will focus on genre literature, as well as immersive storytelling across horror, sci-fi and fantasy. “Anyone familiar with me or Good Fiend knows that there is a […]
Lily-Rose Depp to Star in Playboy Drama from Lorraine Nicholson
As Jack Nicholson’s daughter, Lorraine Nicholson had a unique upbringing that included frequent childhood visits to the Playboy Mansion during one of Playboy’s peak eras. Now Nicholson is tapping into that mansion past in order to make her feature directorial debut with Playmates, a coming-of-age drama acquired by Searchlight Pictures. Lily-Rose Depp, the daughter of […]
Peter Berg’s The Mosquito Bowl to Premiere at AFI Fest 2026
The Mosquito Bowl, Peter Berg’s adaptation of Buzz Bissinger’s New York Times bestseller of the same name, which recounts the true story of four college football stars who enlisted in the Marines after the attack on Pearl Harbor and wound up fighting in the brutal invasion of Okinawa, will have its world premiere at the […]
James Gray’s Paper Tiger Oscar Campaign Plan Set by Neon
Paper Tiger, James Gray’s crime-thriller starring Miles Teller, Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, which premiered to strong notices at May’s Cannes Film Festival — including a rave from The Hollywood Reporter — and is set to open the New York Film Festival on Friday night, will be given a full-fledged awards push this fall by […]
Elliot Graham Dead: ‘Milk’ Oscar-Nominated Film Editor Was 50
Elliot Graham, the film editor who received an Oscar nomination for Milk and cut films including Steve Jobs, Captain Marvel and No Time to Die, has died. He was 50. Graham died by suicide Saturday in Los Angeles, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner. The biopic Milk (2008), directed by Gus Van […]
Resident Evil: Austin Abrams Breaks Down the Ending
[This story contains major spoilers for Zach Cregger‘s Resident Evil.] Austin Abrams and Zach Cregger keep knocking them dead. In 2023, the actor stuck with the writer-director after he lost his initial Weapons cast amid strike-related scheduling chaos. Abrams had attractive opportunities he could have pursued, but he wanted to work with the filmmaker who […]
Anjanette Comer Dead: ‘The Loved One,’ ‘The Appaloosa’ Actress Was 86
Anjanette Comer, the 1960s ingenue who had leading roles in The Loved One, The Appaloosa and The Baby but passed on two major starring opportunities that could have transformed her career, has died. She was 86. Comer died May 28 at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, according to a death certificate filed with the Los […]
Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit with States Over Warner Bros. Deal
They have a deal. After days of marathon negotiations, Paramount Skydance and the state attorneys general have settled the blockbuster antitrust lawsuit over the $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The agreement is expected to be announced later Monday (on Yom Kippur, no less). But it also clears Paramount to […]