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Doctor Who has been around for decades, but in 2024 it made its debut on Disney+, flush with an infusion of cash from the media giant. The new, refreshed series expanded its horizons to a worldwide audience, with a budget big enough to tell stories with more scope and scale than ever before.

Despite the BBC's collaboration with the House of Mouse, the newest season — starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifthteenth Doctor — recieved mixed reviews. Episodes ranged from fantastic, such as "73 Yards," to highly disappointing entries like "Space Babies." In terms of viewership, it didn't completely satisfy Disney's gargantuan desires, but showrunner Russell T. Davies is on record of saying it excelled in its target demographic. Moreover, Doctor Who will return later this year for its second season at Disney. Plus, a spinoff, The War Between the Land and the Sea, is in the works.

In a recent interview with Radio Times,...

When you hear ‘Brad Pitt’, what pops into your head? The heartthrob’s good looks? The charm that could melt butter? Or maybe it’s that undeniable talent that makes him the cherry on top of every movie he’s in? Whatever it is, one thing’s for sure: when Brad Pitt steps into a role, he doesn’t just play the part—he inhabits it like it’s his second skin.

It’s like Pitt has got a magic touch that turns everything he touches into gold—except, you know, he doesn’t even need Midas’ curse. He just is the role!

Brad Pitt in a still from F1 | Credit: Warner Bros.

And this time, he has not just strutting across the screen in a tux or playing a cool, laid-back guy. No, this time, he’s getting into a race car, putting the pedal to the metal, and...

Since premiering in 2019, The Boys has been a smash hit for Amazon Prime Video. The series' overwhelming success is primarily attributed to the emotionally complicated villain, Homelander, who pretends to be a hero. Actor Antony Starr brings Homelander's nuanced feelings to life in The Boys and has cemented him as a mainstay in the superhero genre. Still, if things had panned out differently, he may have played a different role in cinematic history.

Despite Daniel Craig becoming synonymous with James Bond for most of the 21st century, he wasn't the only actor in the running for the most famous spy on the planet. Henry Cavill is yet another now-famous actor who had a tape leak showcasing his James Bond audition. Now, eyes turn to Starr, who also jockeyed for the role. Since the release of Starr's Bond tape, social media has been buzzing with comments reflecting excitement towards what could have been.

We’ve all seen or heard about Romeo & Juliet. It’s one of the most eminent love stories ever written. But while the authentic play is a classic, it’s also been done a million times. Shakespeare’s version is full of fancy old English, dramatic monologues, and a bleak ending that makes you want to yell at the screen.

But what if we told you there’s a new version of Romeo & Juliet coming that’s absolutely different? A version that’s modern, stimulating, and full of music that actually slaps? That’s exactly what Verona’s Romeo & Juliet is bringing to the table.

This remake is a pop musical—think Moulin Rouge! meets Hamilton but with the greatest love story of all time at its heart. And it isn’t even based on Shakespeare’s play. Instead, it tells the real-life story from 1301 that inspired...

The movie musical has morphed drastically over a century. When the musical genre first came to prominence in the sound era of Hollywood, it was a space for revues with little care or thought as to a storyline connecting musical numbers. Eventually, just as the stage musical changed with "Oklahoma!" and "South Pacific," Hollywood morphed in the same way. But it wasn't just that films such as "An American in Paris" or "The Band Wagon" told full stories with song-and-dance numbers; Hollywood went straight to the source to take stage musicals and adapt them into features. Although we're not in a Golden Age of movie musicals the way that things were in the 1960s, there are plenty of big-budget musical adaptations that burst onto the scene, as well as more low-key affairs meant to match their source material, everything from the mid-2000s adaptation of "Dreamgirls" to "Dear Evan Hansen.

Adam Green is best known for directing three of the four films that make up the Hatchet slasher franchise, but many fans feel that his best movie is actually the 2010 survival thriller Frozen. And while we’re anxiously waiting to hear when Hatchet 5 is going to go into production, it makes the wait a little easier to know that Green is taking a step back into Frozen territory to helm a survival thriller called The Ascent. While Frozen had its characters in danger of being eaten by wolves, The Ascent is going to be putting its characters in a dangerous situation involving sharks.

Deadline reports that Addam Bramich, Ryan Hamilton, and Volodymyr Artemenko’s production banner Simple House Films is launching an international sales arm, headed up by Anastazja Bankowska, at the European Film Market this year, and the first project on Bankowska’s slate is The Ascent, which will...

Follows all the ups and downs from the 2024 season and see all the behind-the-scenes drama.

Right on queue and just in time for the start of the 2025 season, “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” season 7 returns to Netflix on March 7 (as they continue to look for more F1 content). The show that brought new life—and a new fanbase—in the U.S. to Formula 1 once again takes us inside for a look at all the happenings both on and off the track during the 2024 season. There will be plenty of laughs, action, drama, and cursing as the next installment gets underway in less than a month.

Key Details “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” season 7 returns on March 7, 2025 Fans can relive all the on and off-track action of the 2024 F1 season The season lands just ahead of the Australian Grand Prix Sign Up $7.99+ / month netflix.com

The seemingly unstoppable Max Verstappen...

Set your alarm clocks: the newest series of Drive to Survive is arriving March 7.

Just in time for the launch of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Netflix confirmed on Friday that the seventh installment of the documentary-style show — that gets audiences inside the garage and amidst the sport’s biggest stars — will debut in one month.

“New season, fresh rivalries,” Netflix’s X account said in the post.

Since its 2019 debut, Formula 1: Drive to Survive has been met with critical acclaim, many putting the hundreds of thousands of new F1 fans down to the series’ impact. The program follows the 10 teams competing for the Constructor’s Championship, as well as the 20 drivers — Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris included — competing for the driver’s prize.

New season, fresh rivalries. Formula 1: Drive to Survive returns March 7...

Exclusive: Addam Bramich, Ryan Hamilton and Volodymyr Artemenko’s production banner Simple House Films is launching an international sales arm at the EFM.

The new division is headed by Anastazja Bankowska, who recently served as Global Sales Executive at Kino Swiat, the leading Polish distributor and Canal+ Group subsidiary, and had held senior positions overseeing international sales at broadcasting, production, and distribution companies for the last two decades.

The first title on her slate is survival thriller The Ascent by director Adam Green.

The picture follows a group of friends who arrive in Europe for a glamorous but daring destination wedding.

The fun and games turn into a nightmare when they find themselves precariously suspended above shark infested waters and in a battle for survival.

“We are thrilled to have a platform to produce and deliver important stories to audiences and work with talented and creative individuals across the industry,...

Temple Hill Entertainment has announced that Brittany O’Grady of The White Lotus and It’s What’s Inside is on board to star in their high-concept horror film Monitor – and she’ll be stepping in front of the camera to bring her character to life very soon, because Monitor is scheduled to start filming on March 10th! Production will take place on location in Barcelona and the Canary Islands.

Written and directed by Matt Black and Ryan Polly, the film has the following synopsis: When a group of social media moderators refuse to publish a horrifying video, a demonic creature starts following them across every screen in their lives. Feeding off fear, the creature hunts them down one by one and attacks until it gets what it wants… to be let out beyond the screen.

This marks the feature debut for the filmmaking duo, who have been collaborating on short films for several years.

“The White Lotus” actress Brittany O’Grady has joined the cast of the high-concept horror film Monitor.

Writing-directing duo Ryan Polly and Matt Black make their feature debut based on their short film of the same name, which you can watch below.

When a group of social media moderators refuse to publish a horrifying video, a demonic creature starts following them across every screen in their lives. Feeding off fear, the creature hunts them down one by one and attacks until it gets what it wants… to be let out beyond the screen.

Production is set to begin on March 10 with Philip Lozano serving as cinematographer.

Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, and John Fischer of Temple Hill Entertainment — the team behind Smile and Smile 2 — are producing alongside Nostromo Pictures’ Adrián Guerra (Buried). Protagonist Pictures’ Dave Bishop and George Hamilton executive produce.

“We’re delighted to see cameras roll on this smart and...

Disney has provided characters with an array of personalities to fit the various narratives in its filmography. While some are there for the comedy value and others act as the villains, a few of them prove to be very wise characters. Even then, Disney has created the wisest characters with differences between them, allowing them to be distinctive in their own rights.

The characters with wisdom in abundance often guide the main protagonists. When the lead roles are at a loss or simply can't shut out the noise from other characters, the wise ones step in with a few words that can help the recipient remain grounded and see their goals a little clearer. With that said, here are the characters who have shown the most wisdom through the decades of Disney movies.

Updated on February 5, 2025, by Ajay Aravind: Disney movies have been widely criticized for their ahistorical and problematic narratives,...

Exclusive: Samuel L. Jackson (The Piano Lesson)and Daveed Diggs (Nickel Boys) are set to star in a new hitman thriller from filmmaker Ernest Dickerson (Juice) and Gringo scribe Matthew Stone.

Vincent Newman (Maggie Moore(s)) is producing the currently untitled project, which Contentious Media will finance.

WME Independent is handling international sales. Fifth Season, CAA Media Finance and Contentious Media will handle North America.

In a part written specifically for him by Stone, screen icon Jackson plays Morris Stokes, a recently retired and very opinionated hitman for mob boss Easy-a. The synopsis reads: “When his nephew Leslie (Diggs), is implicated in the theft of the mob’s earnings, Morris gets a call from his old boss that forces him off the golf course and back into action to negotiate one last job: he’s got the weekend to to help the kid recover the stolen money or put a bullet in him.

Atención: no pasará por cines y llegará directamente a streaming. © Amazon Studios

La esperadísima película Nickel Boys, de RaMell Ross, nominada a la Mejor Película y al Mejor Guion Adaptado en los Premios Óscar 2025, por fin tiene fecha de estreno en España. Pero, ojo: no veremos la película en las salas de cine. En su lugar, estará disponible directamente en streaming. Algo que ya ocurrió en su momento con Saltburn o American Fiction.

Basada en la novela homónima de Colson Whitehead, ganadora del Premio Pulitzer, Nickel Boys nos transporta a la Florida de los años 60, donde dos adolescentes negros, después de ser enviados a la despiadada Academia Nickel, encuentran consuelo y esperanza en su amistad frente a la violencia, el abuso y el racismo de la época.

La película está protagonizada por Ethan Herisse (Así nos ven), Brandon Wilson (The Way Back), Hamish Linklater (Misa de medianoche), Fred Hechinger (Gladiator...

The Academy has named its production team for the 97th Academy Awards ceremony.

Rob Paine is set to return as co-executive producer, and Taryn Hurd and Sarah Levine Hall return as producers. Also rejoining the team are Mandy Moore as the show’s supervising choreographer, and Bob Dickinson and Noah Mitz as lighting designers. Producers Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney join the team for the first time.

Moore is no stranger to the Oscar space. Last year, she was behind the choreography of Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” performance.

This year’s host, Conan O’Brien, is also on the team of writers. Rounding out the team are Amberia Allen, José Arroyo, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Jessie Gaskell, Skyler Higley, Berkley Johnson, Ian Karmel, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Carol Leifer, Jon Macks, Matt O’Brien, Agathe Panaretos and Mike Sweeney

The show’s production team also includes director Hamish Hamilton,...

Jay Pritchett might’ve been the patriarch of Modern Family, but Gloria was the literal game-changer. She shook up his old-school ways, brought the energy, and made sure no one underestimated her. And off-screen, Sofia Vergara did the exact same thing.

Sofia Vergara with Ed O’Neill and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family | Credits: 20th Century Fox Television

Being the highest-paid actor on the show was proof that Vergara’s presence was the selling point.

Sofia Vergara’s Gloria: The glue that held the Pritchetts together Sofia Vergara in Modern Family | Credits: 20th Century Fox Television

Gloria didn’t just shake up Jay’s world; she practically saved the Pritchett family. Before she arrived, they were a little… well, disconnected. Mitch and Claire weren’t that close, Jay was stuck in his old ways, and big family gatherings weren’t exactly a thing.

And then came Gloria. She softened Jay,...

Most Disney villains are afflicted by some kind of comeuppance at the end of the story, yet a rare few mysteriously escape all punishment. I grew up watching a lot of Disney movies, and the standard formula is that the universe will conspire to strike down a villain if the heroes are too pure to kill them. In softer circumstances, they will go to prison for their crimes. The best Disney villains are remembered for their dramatic, unapologetic villainy, which would make it almost satisfying to see them go free.

However, these fan-favorite Disney villains also tend to be the ones killed in a dramatic final battle, while more understated characters get away with it. The most evil Disney villain plans are essential parts of their stories, but the implication is that people will be punished for truly evil acts. The best endings of Disney and Pixar movies understand what...

Twisters star Anthony Ramos is set to join an incredibly stacked cast for Kathryn Bigelow's upcoming thriller on Netflix.

Per Deadline, Ramos will star alongside Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Tracy Letts, Moses Ingram, Gabriel Basso, Aminah Nieves, and Malachi Beasley in Bigelow's upcoming film for Netflix. The untitled film's plot is being kept under wraps, though it will reportedly be "set at the White House as a national crisis unfolds." Bigelow was originally set to helm an adaptation of the novel Aurora for Netflix, but plans for the project were scrapped.

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The untitled Netflix thriller will be Bigelow's first feature since directing Detroit, a tense drama depicting the infamous Algiers Motel incident that occurred in...

The Terminator franchise's future gets a new tease from James Cameron, who hypes a radical new vision. Released in 1984, Cameron's first Terminator movie introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger as the T-800, a character who would go on to appear, in one form or another, in all five of that film's sequels. After the underperformance of Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), it's been unclear what will come next for the franchise, with Cameron revealing last May that he is working on a script for a new film.

In a recent interview with Empire, Cameron shares more about his vision for the future of the Terminator franchise, revealing that what comes next will move beyond the franchise's existing iconography and characters established over the last four decades. The reasoning for this, the filmmaker explains, is to make the franchise appeal to new audiences:

This is the moment when you jettison everything that is specific to the last 40 years of Terminator,...

Lauryn Hill was announced Wednesday as one of the lead singers on Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’s new concept album of The Warriors.

As for whether the concept album, which also features Busta Rhymes, Rza, Ghostface Killah, Colman Domingo and more alongside an all-female gang, will become the Hamilton creator’s next full-length stage show, Miranda said it will depend on the reception.

“The plan is just to release it and see how people respond,” Miranda said at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in Manhattan Wednesday. He added that the project did not have a director or producers yet attached.

The album, due to be released Oct. 18, musicalizes the 1979 film that follows a street gang making their way from the Bronx to their home in Coney Island and encountering other gangs en route.

Miranda was initially presented with the idea in 2009, after writing In the Heights, but did not...

Every actor, even the ones who go on to become the biggest stars in the world, has to start somewhere. Breaking into the world of Hollywood is a truly difficult business, and it involves taking tiny roles that audiences aren't supposed to remember.

There's been many a time when someone has been watching an old TV show or movie and suddenly spotted a familiar face. It's always good to see an actor be appreciated for all their hard work trying to make it to the top.

Lin-Manuel Miranda Is the Man Who Gave Modern Family Stella

Stella the dog was an important character in the long-running show Modern Family, and she came into the show courtesy of a character played by future Hamilton star Lin-Manel Miranda. He appeared in the episode "Good Cop Bad Dog," playing Guillermo, who had a scheme he wanted Jay (Ed O'Neil) to invest in.

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The Broadway cast of Hamilton headed back to the recording booth to update the musical track “The Election of 1800” leading up to Election Day. The changed lyrics encourage voter registration and the importance of being politically engaged.

“In honor of National Voter Registration Day tomorrow, the Broadway company of Hamilton headed into the booth to record “The Election of 2024″. We’re proud to partner with @WhenWeAllVote and @VoteRiders to make sure everyone’s voice is heard at the polls,” the musical’s X account wrote in a post sharing a snippet of the song. “Register to vote now!”

The new lyrics are by Kurt Crowley, who reimagined Lin-Manuel Miranda’s original song from the multiple Tony-winning musical. The Broadway castmembers who took part in the session are Amanda Braun, Chloë Campbell, Marc delaCruz, Jared Dixon, Julia Estrada, Alexander Ferguson, Tamar Greene, Johanna Moise, Tré Smith, Gabriella Sorrentino, Ebrin R. Stanley,...

Editors note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Deadline’s political editor Ted Johnson and executive editor Dominic Patten, the podcast features commentary and interviews with top lawmakers and entertainment figures. At the same time, you can follow all the news in the Biden & Trump rematch and more on the ElectionLine hub on Deadline.

“Have you no sense of decency, sir?” asked US Army chief counsel Joseph N Welch famously to Sen. Joe McCarthy in 1954 as anti-Communist fever continued to grip the nation. “At long last, have you left no sense of decency?” the lawyer added, shaming the opportunistic politician and turning the tide on the Second Red Scare.

In an America watching one historic norm after another collapse in Donald Trump’s ongoing hush money trial,...

Considering each of the hundreds of times costars have competed directly against one another at the Primetime Emmys, the very first case involved two men – Lloyd Nolan and Barry Sullivan – who both played lead roles in what would presently be considered a TV movie: the 1956 “Ford Star Jubilee” presentation of “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.” Over the subsequent seven decades, 20 more pairs and a single quartet of lead male limited series or telefilm cast mates have battled it out, resulting in nine wins. Scroll through our chronological photo gallery to learn more about every costar clash in the Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor category.

The most recent entrants on this roster are fellow “Hamilton” (2021) actors Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom Jr., who had previously received opposing Tony nominations for the same production in 2016. Whereas every other TV movie/limited series category’s corresponding list includes repeat appearances from at least four individuals,...

Considering each of the hundreds of times costars have competed directly against one another at the Primetime Emmys, the very first case involved two men – Lloyd Nolan and Barry Sullivan – who both played lead roles in what would presently be considered a TV movie: the 1956 “Ford Star Jubilee” presentation of “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.” Over the subsequent seven decades, 20 more pairs and a single quartet of lead male limited series or telefilm cast mates have battled it out, resulting in nine wins. Scroll through our chronological photo gallery to learn more about every costar clash in the Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor category.

The most recent entrants on this roster are fellow “Hamilton” (2021) actors Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom Jr., who had previously received opposing Tony nominations for the same production in 2016. Whereas every other TV movie/limited series category’s corresponding list includes repeat appearances from at least four individuals,...