Cannes Lineup Revealed: Ari Aster, Richard Linklater, Scarlett Johansson, Wes Anderson & More

The 78th Cannes Film Festival has announced its lineup, and once again, the South of France will be home to some of the biggest stars and most sought-after directors, including directorial debuts for two great performers and a first-time for the festival itself in its opening film.

Some of the well-known directors heading to the Croisette this year are Wes Anderson, arriving with his caper The Phoenician Scheme, Richard Linklater for his new film Nouvelle Vague,

“Connecticut’s Cinema Secret: How Dillon Bentlage’s “Watching Mr. Pearson” Found Its Perfect Location

Dementia was part of writer-director Dillon Bentlage’s family, his grandmother struggling with its early stages before passing away from cancer. Watching Mr. Pearson is a love letter to those living with symptoms and the people around them wanting to give them their best life. The feature stars Hugo Armstrong as Robert Pearson, a former Hollywood legend battling mental decline. When one of his caregivers, Caroline (Dominika Zawada), finds out that performing scenes from his film work gives him new life,

Ryan Coogler’s Big Swing With “Sinners” is Also a Love Letter to the Movie Theater

When Ryan Coogler was shopping the script for his fifth film around Hollywood, the excitement and competition for the rights to work with the filmmaker were equally high.  The major studios and streamers were vying to be able to produce and distribute Coogler’s original story, which, we’d eventually learn, was Sinners, his upcoming supernatural period piece. The reasons for the excitement and competition were obvious—Coogler hasn’t missed yet,

Robert Pattinson Circling Shape-Shifting Villain Role in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Messiah”

Austin Butler was a worthy villain and challenger to Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides in Dune: Part Two, the second installment in a planned trilogy from director Denis Villeneuve. Butler played Feyd-Rautha, the swashbuckling, sociopathic goth princeling who took on Atreides at the end of Part Two, fighting as Emperor Shadam IV (Christopher Walken)’s champion and only barely losing. Now, reports are coming in that Robert Pattinson may be next in line to give Atreides a tough time in the third and final film,

Jesse Garcia on his Joyous Reunion with Eva Longoria in “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip”

Over his career, actor Jesse Garcia has rubbed elbows with superheroes in The Avengers, battled vampires in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, and sold fake IDs to Sarah and John Connor in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. He portrayed an activist high school student in Walkout, a gay Mexican-American coming to terms with his sexuality in Quinceañera, and a janitor who invents Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in Flamin’ Hot.

Rachel Brosnahan Talks “Superman”: It’s Not an Origin Story, But is it a Love Story?

DC Studio chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran, along with the stars of Gunn’s upcoming Superman, David Corenswet (Clark Kent/Superman), Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), and Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luthor), delivered the goods last week at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Part of their Superman presentation included a brand new, nearly 5-minute-long sneak peek at the film, and now, with the film soaring towards theaters for its July 11 release date,

Tom Cruise Hangs On For Dear Life in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” Trailer

The official trailer for Tom Cruise’s potential last mission as IMF Agent Ethan Hunt has arrived, giving us a fresh look at the lengths Cruise has been willing to go to keep this action franchise at the extreme edge of what’s possible to do on camera. The new look at Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning takes us on a brief trip down memory lane, to Cruise’s very first mission as Ethan Hunt,

What is “The Phoenician Scheme”? The First Trailer for Wes Anderson’s Latest Offers Colorful Clues

The first trailer for Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme wastes no time letting you know just how many stars have signed up for Anderson’s latest caper. Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright, Richard Ayoade, Scarlett Johansson, and Benedict Cumberbatch—many of them returning players in Anderson’s meticulously detailed oeuvre.

The trailer opens with a plane crash, with Del Toro’s business titan in the fields of armaments and aviation,

Major Lasers: Jared Leto Breaks Through Reality in Official “Tron: Ares” Trailer

In the first trailer for Tron: Ares, Disney’s sequel to the 2010 film Tron: Legacy, Jared Leto has officially gone off-grid. Leto’s Ares, a sophisticated computer program, has penetrated the real world and is about to introduce humanity to an artificial intelligence the world is not prepared for.

Leto’s Ares is embarking on a dangerous mission, one that Jeff Bridges, who starred in the original 1982 Tron as Kevin Flynn,

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” Unveils Sizzling Trailer at CinemaCon

James Cameron’s more or less right on time with his third Avatar installment. The ever-ambitious filmmaker was able to reveal footage from Avatar: Fire and Water at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, wowing movie theater owners and industry insiders.

Fire and Water‘s spot-on timing benefited greatly from the fact that Cameron shot the second and third films in the franchise, The Way of Water and Fire and Water,

5-Minute “Superman” Sneak Peek: Krypto Unleashed, Fortress Revealed, Robot Helpers in Action

We’ve learned in a few glimpses at James Gunn’s Superman, and through Gunn’s own telling of how he finally cracked telling the story of the Man of Steel, that a major draw for him was depicting the relationship between Superman and his super dog, Krypto. Now, true to his word—and the influences of his real-life rescue dog, a very bad boy named Ozu—DC Studios has released this brand new, nearly five-minute-long sneak peek at the film,

Rebooted for Revenge: “M3GAN 2.0” Trailer Resurrects the AI Nightmare for a New Battle

She’s baaaaaaaack.

The murderous robotic doll from hell is back in M3GAN 2.0, two years after she burst onto the scene in director Gerard Johnstone’s M3GAN and took her assignment to protect and love Cady (Violet McGraw) to its fatal extreme. After going absolutely berserk, the artificially intelligent, terrifyingly flexible (morally and otherwise) robot was destroyed by her creator, Gemma (Allison Williams),

007 at CinemaCon: Amazon MGM Promises Exotic New Chapter to James Bond Franchise

The future of James Bond has been shaken and it’s been stirred, and now, we’re just waiting for it to be poured into theaters under its new leadership at Amazon MGM. At this year’s CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Amazon MGM’s executives, Courtenay Valenti and Sue Kroll, took the stage to discuss the new direction the franchise is headed in, as the British spy has found his new home at the studio.

“We are committed to honoring the legacy of this iconic character while bringing a fresh,

Enter Dorothy: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande Reveal First “Wicked: For Good” Footage at CinemaCon

Director Jon M. Chu took to the stage in Las Vegas to cast a spell over theater owners at this year’s CinemaCon by sharing footage from Universal’s hotly-anticipated sequel Wicked: For Good, the second part of Chu’s two-part adaptation of the Broadway musical, which itself was based on Gregory Maguire’s best-selling novel.

But Chu wasn’t the only one casting a spell—his stars, Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, and Ariana Grande,

CinemaCon Captivated: Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” Promises Cinematic History

“We know this film will be a once-in-a-generation cinematic masterpiece that Homer himself would be very proud of,” Jim Orr, Universal Pictures’ president of domestic theatrical distribution, said from the stage of the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Wednesday at this year’s CinemaCon.

Orr was talking about Christopher Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey, which is currently filming in southern Europe, including on goat island.

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Follow-Up in Works with Fincher and Pitt With a Script by Tarantino

There has long been talk of Quentin Tarantino doing something additional with his amazing cast from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, whether it was a proper sequel, a spinoff movie focusing on Brad Pitt’s stuntman character Cliff Booth, or another movie entirely that featured Pitt’s Booth. Now, it turns out, a sequel (of sorts) is, in fact, in the works, based on a script Tarantino wrote, but the man himself isn’t directing it.

James Gunn’s “Superman” Soars for Warner Bros. at CinemaCon

Warner Bros.’s presentation at CinemaCon on Tuesday featured the most iconic superhero not named Batman. James Gunn’s upcoming Superman was the main attraction, with Gunn and the cast unveiling a new extended look at the film. The film will be the first to fly out of Gunn and Peter Safran’s new-look DC Studios. Superman is a fitting film to launch their brand new slate, which promises a bold, unified world of superheroes,

Val Kilmer Passes Away, Leaving Behind a Legendary Career & Admirers Far and Wide

“I’m your huckleberry.”

In 1993, director George Cosmatos’ Tombstone came out, starring Kurt Russell as the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer as his drunken, decidedly decent and invaluable partner Doc Holliday. By then, Kilmer was already a legend, having played Ice Man, the ying to Maverick (Tom Cruise, of course)’s yang in Tony Scott’s 1986 film Top Gun, and Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s 1991 film The Doors, 

Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man 4” Gets New Title Ahead of Production This Summer

Sony had a lot to reveal yesterday in Las Vegas at the annual CinemaCon gathering—the cast and release date for Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles biopic, the release date for the trilogy-capping third film in the Spider-Verse franchise, and the new title for Tom Holland’s fourth spin as Spider-Man.

Peter Parker’s next live-action outing, to be directed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton, 

“Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse” Swinging Into Theaters in 2027

Sony’s presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas had it all—the Fab Four and Spider-Man. While Sony ended their presentation by bringing out director Sam Mendes and his cast for his upcoming four-part Beatles biopic, the earlier part of their presentation was centered upon one of the studio’s most beloved current franchises. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the third installment of their animated trilogy featuring Brooklyn’s very own Spider-Man, was revealed to be swinging into theaters on June 4,