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Mickey 17might be struggling at the box office, but one of its stars, Naomi Ackie, is thriving. After shrugging off being wasted in the worst Star Wars movie, she's ascended in her career by taking on diverse film genres, like the secretive thrills of Blink Twice or the biopic bombast of I Wanna Dance With Somebody. She continuously fills her roles with verve and intrigue, somebody who draws inherent interest in her movement without the need to speak. It's something she's done since her debut film, where she held her own against Florence Pugh inLady Macbeth, a cold-blooded thriller masquerading as a prestigious chamber drama.

Exclusive: Black Label Media has taken rights to Patrick Hoffman’s debut crime novel The White Van to develop as a feature for filmmaker Grant Singer.

Singer and author Hoffman will team to adapt the novel together.

The project reunites Singer with Black Label Media on the heels of Reptile, his chart-topping Netflix feature debut starring Benicio Del Toro, which the company also produced. That movie premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

The White Van is a kinetic heist thriller following a troubled young woman who is lured into a criminal scheme that leaves her wanted for bank robbery and hunted by a corrupt cop who doesn’t want justice – but wants the money for himself. Evoking crime novelists like Dennis Lehane and gritty seventies films like Dog Day Afternoon, the line between good and evil blurs as criminals, cops, and hustlers collide in the unforgiving underbelly of San Francisco.

UK-Ireland top five Mar 7-9 RankFilm (origin)DistributorMar 7-9 grossTotalWeek 1 Mickey 17 (US) Warner Bros £2.13m £2.1m 1 2 Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (UK-Fr-us) Universal £2.05m £40.4m 4 3 Marching Powder (UK) True Brit £1.1m £1.1m 1 4 Captain America: Brave New World (US) Disney £614,000 £16.8m 4 5 Dog Man (US) Universal £373,654 £12.5m 5

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Fantasy adventure Mickey 17 topped the UK-Ireland box office on its opening weekend, ending the three-week run atop the chart of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy.

Mickey 17 opened to £2.1m for Warner Bros, from 668 sites at a £3,182 location average. That is the biggest opening for a...

Beyond the Gates’ (Btg) cast continues their whirlwind press tour as they promote the new soap both on television and social media. The show’s debut is scheduled to take place on CBS this Monday, February 24 at 2 p.m. Et.

Actress Tamara Tunie, who plays matriarch Anita Dupree, made a stop at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on the evening of February 19, to talk more about Btg, and revealed the one thing that made her decide to return to the land of daytime drama.

Tamara Tunie’s Reason Why

Tunie is an accomplished actress, with not only a past in daytime drama but also roles in primetime.

She played Dr. Melinda Warner on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as Alberta Green on 24, Monica Graham on Blue Bloods, and Lillian Fancy on NYPD Blue – just to name a few of her past projects.

In addition, fans may...

Good Morning America producers had some fun with their crew this week.

Before the cast’s February 19 segment, GMA producers caught up with the hosts as they made their way to the set at Times Square Studios in New York City.

The hosts were approached and asked to partake in a fun Q&a session shared in a Reel on Instagram.

“We promise you Need to stick around for the end… it might be the greatest karaoke we’ve ever heard...

The producer of the hit Bohemian Rhapsody movie is working on a Roy Orbison biopic, tentatively titled You Got It.

Another day, another Hollywood music biopic. Mere weeks after the release of Better Man, the Robbie Williams biopic in which Williams is presented as a CGI monkey, Variety reports that there’s not one but two projects about Roy Orbison in the works.

Orbison’s family has partnered up with Compelling Pictures for a feature film as well as a documentary about the singer’s life.

The film is tentatively titled You Got It, after one of Orbison’s hit songs, and the team behind the camera know a thing or two about making music biopics. The film is being produced by Denis O’Sullivan, who worked on Bohemian Rhapsody, and Jeff Kalligheri, who produced the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

Orbison’s sons, Alex Orbison, Roy Orbison Jr,...

Roy Orbison, the five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician behind classic hits like “Oh, Pretty Woman” and “Only the Lonely” is the latest artist to have their life turned into a movie. Per Variety, Denis O’Sullivan, the producer behind the Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody, the 2018 biopic on Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, is set to produce the Orbison film.

Orbison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, a year before he died of a heart attack at the age of 52 in December of 1988. The musician’s family is partnering with Compelling Pictures, an independent production and financing company, to develop both the biopic as well as a long-form documentary on Orbison’s life.

The theatrical feature is tentatively titled You Got It,after Orbison’s hit single from 1988 of the same name. The film reportedly will be “a romance more than a traditional biopic,” per the announcement,...

The family of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison — known for hits like “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Crying,” “Only the Lonely” and “In Dreams” — has partnered with the independent production and financing company Compelling Pictures to develop both a theatrical feature film and long-form documentary based on singer-songwriter’s life and career.

Tentatively titled “You Got It,” after Orbison’s 1988 hit single, the film will be “a romance more than a traditional biopic,” according to the announcement, focusing on Orbison’s relationship with his wife Barbara, who became his manager and played a key role in his comeback, which took place in the years just before his death at the age of just 52 December of 1988. Barbara Orbison died in 2011.

Denis O’Sullivan (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Jeff Kalligheri (“I Wanna Dance With Somebody”) will produce for Compelling Pictures. Alex Orbison, Roy Orbison Jr., and Wesley Orbison will executive-produce via their production company Roy’s Boys,...

Every few Sundances, there’s a rare and unforgettable moment. One you hope for but can never predict. A moment when you witness something completely unexpected, the kind of movie magic every festivalgoer chases with each ticket they buy. On Monday night in Park City, that moment arrived for everyone at the premiere of Sorry, Baby.

Eva Victor writes, directs, and stars in the biggest surprise and best film so far at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Victor announces herself as an absolute force with a film that is equal parts heart-breaking and hilarious.

The film follows Agnes (Victor) as she navigates a traumatic event that continues to impact her life. While her friends and the world have moved on, she is still left behind, navigating the difficult journey of coping with her past.

Victor delivers a stellar performance, thanks in part to the exceptional script she wrote. Victor masterfully balances...

Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” was a poster child for the power of inclusion when it broke box office records in 2023, but the $1.45 billion-grossing movie is only the 119th most inclusive film made in the past five years, according to the Inclusion List.

The annual list — presented by Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, in collaboration with the Adobe Foundation — is a data-driven ranking that identified the 150 most inclusive films from 2019 to 2023 and ranks a single year’s films across gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability and age representation.

“Our goal with the Inclusion List is to celebrate those who are showcasing and working with exceptional talent from all backgrounds,” stated Dr. Smith in a press release announcing the researchers’ findings. “In the second year of its release, the newest iteration of the Inclusion List spotlights films, filmmakers, and distributors who clearly demonstrate that inclusion...

The second iteration of The Inclusion List from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative has identified the 150 most inclusive films from 2019 to 2023, adding to its initial class of 100 films by naming 50 new titles for the year 2023.

Four films from that year have made it into the Top 10 Most Inclusive Films for that timespan, according to the study released Wednesday, with A Thousand and One taking the No. 2 spot overall, Bottoms coming in seventh, The Color Purple ninth and The Blackening in 10th.

The list’s point system took into account talent both in front of and behind the camera, with a total of 20 points broken down into 10-point halves for both on-screen and off-screen inclusion. Two distinct processes were used, one for leads/co-leads and the other for all speaking characters. A film could earn up to 10 points for on-screen inclusion based on the five inclusion indicators across leads/co leads (up to 5 points) and all speaking characters (up to 5 points).

A Thousand and One ranks second with a score of 13.6/20, while Bottoms scores a 12.2/20. The Color Purple and The Blackening are tied with a score of 11.8/20. The highest scoring film on the list remains Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King (2022) with a 15/20.

The list also evaluated 2023 films displaying the best inclusivity across five categories: gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability, and age. It named five of the most inclusive 2023 films within each of those categories.

The 2023 films that scored the highest for the gender indicator of inclusion were A Thousand and One, You Hurt My Feelings, The Marvels, Priscilla and Barbie. A Thousand and One also scored high on the race/ethnicity list alongside 2023’s Joy Ride, The Color Purple, The Blackening and House Party. In the LGBTQ+ category, the top five films of 2023 were All of Us Strangers, Theater Camp, Bottoms, Knock at the Cabin and Saltburn. 2023 releases ranking high in the disability category included What Happens Later, John Wick: Chapter 4, Moving On, Golda and The Holdovers. Films from 2023 that scored highest in their representation of age on the big screen were Moving On, Book Club: The Next Chapter, Marlowe, The Miracle Club and Golda.

Researchers also took into consideration the race and ethnicity of crew members in the roles of director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor, composer, production designer, costume designer, casting director and assistant director.

The second Inclusion List also names 25 top achievers across inclusion metrics and 50 new winners for 2023 cinema. Released Jan. 22, the results calls attention to directors, editors and distributors involved in projects with the highest percentage of women and people of color employees who aided in the process of production from start to finish line.

Related: Women-Led Films Fell Close To 30% In 2023, Near A 10-Year Low, Per Study

Out of 400 evaluated directors, five were named the most inclusive: Catherine Hardwicke, Olivia Wilde, Destin Daniel Cretton, Reinaldo Marcus Green and Kasi Lemmons.

Eight editors were noted for their work in film over the past five years, including Annette Davey, Anne McCabe, Blair McClendon, Catrin Hedström, Hilda Rasula, Harry Yoon, Mary Jo Markey.

Related: Hispanics & Latinos Still Invisible In Hollywood, A Trend Across 16 Years, New Study Reveals

The top distributors — companies responsible for bringing top-ranking diverse films to audiences — were listed by the quantity of how many films released: Universal (29), Sony Pictures (21), Warner Bros (18) and, for smaller distributors, A24 (14), MGM (10) and Bleecker Street (9).

A panel discussing the results featuring Smith, Sumi Parekh, Executive Director, Group Effort Initiative, Tracy Oliver, Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Showrunner, Jesse Williams, Actor, Director, Activist, Dewayne Perkins, Writer, Actor, Producer, and Amy White, Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Adobe, is set for Friday at Adobe House on the ground at the Sundance Film Festival.

Veteran actor Stanley Tucci is enjoying more success with his latest role in the acclaimed movie Conclave. However, Marvel Cinematic Universe fans may still remember him fondly from his role in Captain America: The First Avenger in 2011.

Per Variety, Tucci took a moment to reflect on his time spent playing Abraham Erskine in the first Captain America movie. He first commented on appearing Harry Macqueen's indie movie Supernova, noting how he felt "sad" for the director after the "extraordinary" film didn't get the awards recognition it deserved. Getting overlooked is something that often happens with more independent films, though Tucci also knows what it's like to feature in big-budget blockbusters in the vein of the McU's superhero movies. While Tucci still feels that his MCU role is one of the best jobs he's ever had, he also admits it was "disturbing" to be cast as a character 20 years older than his real age.

We are living in the golden age of the rock biopic. Until very recently, films like The Doors, Ray, Walk the Line, and Love and Mercy popped up only once every few years. But in roughly the past half-decade alone, we’ve seen Bohemian Rhapsody, Bob Marley: One Love, Back to Black, Rocketman, Respect, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, and Elvis. This past Christmas, we got the story of Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, and Better Man, in which an anthropomorphic chimpanzee “plays” Robbie Williams. And in the coming months and years,...

As a singer, Whitney Houston needs no introduction. As a Christmas movie star, though, she may come across as somewhat more obscure. Despite this, she found success on that avenue of life as well. Not only did she star in the surprisingly good 1996 Christmas film "The Preacher's Wife," but she also did so opposite the great Denzel Washington, and earned plenty of money for her efforts.

A remake of the 1947 film "The Bishop's Wife" (itself based on the 1928 book of the same name), "The Preacher's Wife" is a fantasy comedy-drama about Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance), a stressed-out reverend who's going through a crisis of faith while his church is standing in the way of a real estate mogul's (Gregory Hines) construction project. Fortunately, an angel named Dudley (Washington) and Biggs' wife Julia (Houston) are there to support the preacher. Unfortunately, it seems that the two are also falling in love.

As part of Apple TV+ and Apple Music’s A Carpool Karaoke Christmas, Chappell Roan and her parents Kara and Dwight joined host Zane Lowe for a special SUV sing-a-long of her song “Pink Pony Club” on Sunday night.

The segment featured Lowe driving Roan and her parents around rural Missouri in an SUV, complete with Christmas decorations strewn about the car. As Lowe played “Pink Pony Club,” Roan and her parents sang along, with the latter two getting emotional — especially during lines that reference her midwestern family.

After the song concluded, her parents discussed its impact. “That song… I love singing it with her at her shows, I love it when you can just see the people respond to that song so much,” commented her mother Kara. “Even when we’re growing up, we really care about what our parents think of us… I hope that’s something that she always knows,...

Exclusive: Black Label Media has acquired film rights to The Strange, the 2023 sci-fi thriller novel by Nathan Ballingrud, enlisting Aisha Porter-Christie (Amazon MGM’s Citizen) to adapt the screenplay and J.D. Dillard (Devotion) to direct.

The project reunites Dillard with Black Label Media on the heels of Devotion, his historical war epic for Columbia Pictures, which the company produced.

The Strange is set in New Galveston, Mars in the year 1931. In the desolate frontier of a Martian colony, 14-year-old Anabelle Crisp embarks on a perilous quest through the desert, vowing revenge on the man who doomed her father to the gallows and stole her prized possession — the last known recording of her mother’s voice. The book is said to evoke the gritty, lawless atmosphere of True Grit combined with the raw intensity of Mad Max, following a young girl’s relentless search for justice as she battles ruthless outlaws...

It's time to fall in love with the smooth grooves of Boyz II Men all over again this time on the big screen. The legendary R&b group will soon be added to the list of artists whose lives have been explored in biopics with a new development deal that goes beyond just making a film.

Per Variety, Boyz II Men has joined forces with production and financing companies Compelling Pictures and Primary Wave to develop a feature film based on their long history as one of the best-selling R&b groups of all time. Current members of the group, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris, will also be executive producing the project, which includes the production of a longform documentary that will dive deep into their success throughout the '90s and 2000s, as well as their continued relevance as legacy artists who continue to sell out shows with their wide-ranging hit catalog.

It’s about that time to break out the Boyz II Men Christmas album, Christmas Interpretations. And in addition to their seasonal music contribution, Variety is now reporting that the four-time Grammy-winning R&b group is now working with production companies to get their story out there in not only a documentary, but a biopic as well. The group hit the scene in the early 90s thanks to super producer Michael Bivens, from Bel Biv DeVoe. Their breakout hit was “Motownphilly,” which was followed by “End of the Road,” “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday,” “On Bended Knee” and “One Sweet Day.”

Production and financing companies, Compelling Pictures and Primary Wave, are partnering with group members Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris in developing a feature film that tells the story of their meteoric rise. Compelling is also set to begin production on a long-form documentary...

Legendary R&b group Boyz II Men are developing a feature film biopic that will chronicle their 30-year career, which has spawned such hits as “End of the Road”, “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday”, “On Bended Knee,” “One Sweet Day” and “Motownphilly.”

The four-time Grammy-winning group has partnered with production and financing companies Compelling Pictures and Primary Wave to develop the narrative feature film, with Boyz II Men’s Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris executive producing the project. Compelling will also begin production on a long-form documentary project about the group’s dominance in the 1990s and 2000s and continued success today.

“We’ve been waiting to find the right partners who understand our story and are willing to tell it all,” said Nathan Morris in a statement on behalf of the group. “Denis and Jeff at Compelling Pictures understood us day 1.”

Producers, including...

The Duffer Brothers’ “Stranger Things” is coming back next year. And we have some new details.

As part of Stranger Things Day, the annual celebration of all things Hawkins, Indiana that coincides with the day that Will Bowers disappeared, Netflix announced when the new season will take place, and crucially, the titles for the final eight episodes of the beloved series. Watch the teaser below and we will break it down.

“In the fall of 1987,” the teaser states, “one last adventure begins.” (There had been speculation that the final season would take place at Christmas – could it be so epic that it stretches from the fall to the winter?) Interestingly, 1987 was the year of “The Lost Boys,” “Spaceballs,” “Robocop,” “Adventures in Babysitting” and “Batteries Not Included” – all, undoubtedly, hallmarks for the series. Some of the top 10 songs from that year included “Walk Like an Egyptian” by The Bangles, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody...

Jennifer Garner is serving up a 13 Going On 30 blast from the past.

In addition to being a deeply gracious person, Jennifer Garner is also a beloved actress whose career has spanned decades.

Long after her thankless role as Benjamin Bratt’s Law & Order hookup, she rocketed to fame. Most know her best for the series, Alias, and the film, 13 Going On 30.

As a Halloween treat to fans, she’s recreating her look from that classic film. With a few updates.

Jennifer Garner with Fiji Water at The Daily Front Row’s 8th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards at The Beverly Hills Hotel on April 28, 2024. (Photo Credit: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fiji Water) Two decades years later, Jennifer Garner’s ’13 Going On 30′ tribute is tugging at fans’ heartstrings

“Happy 20th Halloween, Jenna Rink,” Jennifer Garner captioned her Instagram post. That, of course, is the name...

Jennifer Garner is getting back into 13 Going on 30 mode for Halloween!

The 52-year-old actress shared a video on TikTok and Instagram of herself recreating the getting ready scene as Jenna Rink from her hit 2004 classic, set to Whitney Houston‘s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” just like the movie.

Keep reading to find out more…

In the clip, Jennifer applied lip gloss before adding retinol cream, powder and eyeliner, wearing her glasses to help put on the eye makeup before looking at a pair of Spanx.

We then see Jennifer walking out in the same colorful dress her character wore to her work party. She gives a spin around in her bathroom before heading out, wearing the same butterfly necklace that her character wears in the movie.

“Happy 20th Halloween, Jenna Rink,” she captioned the post.

Christa Belle also celebrated the 20th anniversary of 13 Going On 30 with a recreation!

Not to give you a fright head of Halloween, but an alarming number of fan-favorite movies will be leaving Netflix by the end of October 2024. We all know that movies tend to come and go on Netflix, so even though a long list of movies are departing Netflix this month, the cycle will continue and some might even pop back up in future months.

Last month saw the departures of the Divergent and Fifty Shades of Grey movies, along with beloved movies like A Walk to Remember and The Breakfast Club. This month, as many hit movies are leaving Netflix, too. The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Crazy Rich Asians, It Follows, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and more have already left with lots more still to leave.

If you're hoping to have a Chucky marathon on Halloween, you're in luck. You'll be able to watch right under the wire, as...

An album containing Whitney Houston’s first live performances in South Africa will mark three decades since the late singer’s visit there. The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) will come out on Nov. 8, 30 years to the day since she performed at that city’s Kings Park Stadium. The performance featured many of her greatest hits, including a 10-plus–minute “I Will Always Love You,” “Saving All My Love for You,” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” Houston also performed in Johannesburg and Cape Town on her visit...

Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Lakeith Stanfield, and Demi Moore will star in Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters for Neon, which will finance, produce and distribute worldwide.

Riley’s follow-up to his Sundance 2018 debut Sorry To Bother You is scheduled to begin production this autumn, with Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett producing for Ryder Picture Company, alongside Savage Rose Films’ Allison Rose Carter and Jon Read. Mike Jackman and Gus Deardoff will serve as executive producers.

I Love Boosters follows a group of shoplifters, also known as boosters, who go after a ruthless fashion maven. Additional casting is underway. Neon...

Neon has boarded worldwide rights to Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters to star Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Lakeith Stanfield, and Demi Moore and will distribute in the US and handle international sales.

Riley’s follow-up to his Sundance 2018 debut Sorry To Bother You is scheduled to begin production this autumn, with Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett producing for Ryder Picture Company, alongside Savage Rose Films’ Allison Rose Carter and Jon Read. Mike Jackman and Gus Deardoff will serve as executive producers.

I Love Boosters follows a group of shoplifters, also known as boosters, who go after a ruthless fashion maven.

Exclusive: Boots Riley looks to have found his next project and has landed quite the ensemble, as sources tell Deadline he is partnering with Neon on his film I Love Boosters. Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Lakeith Stanfield and Demi Moore are set to star, with additional casting underway. Principal photography set to begin this fall.

Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett are producing on behalf of Ryder Picture Company along with Savage Rose Films’ Allison Rose Carter and Jon Read. Mike Jackman, Gus Deardoff, Ken Kao, Josh Rosenbaum, Annapurna and Neon will serve as executive producers. Neon is financing the film with Waypoint Entertainment and will handle the worldwide rights.

The film centers on a ring of enterprising boosters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. Additional plot details are under wraps.

Riley is a multihyphenate working across film and music as a director, producer and screenwriter.

Whitney Houston’s demise came as a shock to the music industry and Hollywood at large, especially the circumstances under which it occurred. There was a lot that was reported about the legendary singer’s death, who died drowning in a hotel.

Whitney Houston in the I Will Always Love You Mv || Credit: YouTube

As reported by multiple outlets, there was much to report from the coroner about the nature of her death, which was written off as being accidental in nature. There were other details about her death that were made public, with it entering public consciousness once again with the release of her biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, in 2022.

Whitney Houston was found with substances in her body Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard || Warner Bros

Whitney Houston, widely acclaimed as one of the crown jewels of the music industry, passed away in February 2012, a...

Here is what you can binge on Netflix for the month of October!(Photo Credit – Netflix)

Must-Watch Halloween Additions On Netflix: Psycho, Halloween (2018), and Scream

Netflix isn’t playing this time. The Hitchcock masterpiece (with that infamous shower scene) Psycho is arriving on Netflix to haunt your screens. Not feeling the black-and-white classic? Fret not—2018 Halloween is coming in hot. And how can we forget Scream? Sidney Prescott’s encounters with Ghostface will have you double-checking your locks (literally!) But don’t sleep on Bride of Chucky! Watch it when you finally find some time after that chaotic office schedule.

Beyond the Horror: The Diplomat Season 2, The Menendez Brothers, and Love is Blind

If horror isn’t your thing, Netflix’s dropping some stuff other than ghouls and ghosts too. The Diplomat Season 2 is set to land later in the month, continuing the high-stakes drama and diplomatic intrigue that kept...

Naomi Ackie takes on the difficult task of portraying the late, great Whitney Houston, but does Naomi Ackie sing in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody? Directed by Kasi Lemmons from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, the Whitney Houston biopic has all the genre trappings, but its Ackies performance as the chart-topping singer that really sells the story. As with most music biopics, I Wanna Dance With Somebody tells the true story of an icon beloved by countless fans.

There is obviously a lot of pressure on the movie to get certain aspects right and that is especially true of the actor tasked with playing someone who most of the audience already knows so well. With this being Ackie's breakout performance, she had a lot to live up to in playing Whitney Houston and recreating her most famous singing performances. While some actors in biopics do their own singing,...

Netflix has an ever-changing content library, meaning that while some great new titles arrive, some key shows and movies are leaving in October 2024. Since its inception, Netflix has positioned itself as the preeminent streaming service, and they were one of the first to delve into the world of original content, including the arrival of hit films like Rebel Ridge and the popular series The Perfect Couple last month. However, the streamer also has a great reputation for hosting other content, and they are a one-stop-shop for everything from classic series to some of Hollywood's biggest films.

Netflix alters its lineup every month, and many shows and movies on Netflix have a limited time on the platform. September 2024 saw the platform losing some high-profile titles, including the complete series of How to Get Away with Murder, the horror-comedy Bodies Bodies Bodies, and the original Beverly Hills Cop. October 2024 will mark the...

Hulu has revealed the new trailer for the eight-part Rivals series, which is based on the celebrated novel by Dame Jilly Cooper and produced by ITV Studios’ Happy Prince. The series will debut on Hulu in the U.S. on October 18, 2024.

Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.

The series stars Alex Hassell as the dashing ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, and dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black, David Tennant as Lord Tony Baddingham, and Aidan Turner as Declan O’Hara.

Nafessa Williams plays Cameron Cook, Katherine Parkinson portrays Lizzie Vereker, and Bella Maclean plays Taggie O’Hara.

The Rivals series also stars Emily Atack, Catriona Chandler, Oliver Chris, Danny Dyer, Rufus Jones, Lisa McGrillis, Luke Pasqualino, Claire Rushbrook, and Victoria Smurfit.

Rivals is executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Alexander Lamb,...

Netflix is removing 34 movies and TV shows from the streaming service in October 2024, and we have the full list of titles that are set to expire.

Unfortunately, this is a monthly occurrence for the streamer, and there’s always a few fan faves included. Often, it’s due to licensing deals expiring and sometimes, titles will often end up popping up on other streamers.

There are some horror films being removed, so if you’re in the Halloween spirit, you might want to watch some of the Chucky franchise titles before they’re taken away! Other notable titles leaving include Save the Last Dance, the Magic Mike films, Jack Reacher films, Crazy Rich Asians, and more.

Head inside to see the full list of titles being removed from Netflix this October…

Movies & TV Shows Leaving Netflix in October 2024:

Leaving 10/2/24

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Leaving 10/5/24

Crazy Rich Asians

Leaving...

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, BET presents a double bill of Tyler Perry’s hit shows, House of Payne and Assisted Living, starting at 9:00 Pm. In House of Payne’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody, an unexpected event occurs when Calvin Jr.’s mom is unable to attend the mother-son dance, leading Miranda and Laura to compete […]

Tyler Perry’s House of Payne and Assisted Living Double Bill...

Even if you’re not a Halloween person, October means spooky season. It feels like every brand, store, — and yes, every streamer, finds ways to incorporate themes of haunting and horror. Disney+ started early, with the September premiere of “Agatha All Along,” which will air new episodes for the next several weeks. In October, the streamer will debut “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place,” an expansion of the popular Disney Channel series “Wizards of Waverly Place” which aired from 2007 to 2012.

And of course Hulu has “Huluween,” a celebration of the scariest titles either premiering on the streamer for the first time or simply highlighted from its existing library. That includes films like “Late Night with the Devil,” the series “Reginald the Vampire,” FX’s “American Horror Stories”, a Halloween specials from “Family Guy” and “Solar Opposites,” a docuseries on witch hunting, and much more.

Top Pick: “What We Do in the Shadows...

The Hulu October 2024 premiere schedule has been announced and can be viewed below. The streaming service has also revealed the titles that will leave next month.

The Hulu originals for the month include Carved, the Family Guy and Solar Opposites Halloween specials, Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara, FX’s American Horror Stories Huluween event, Hold Your Breath, and La Máquina.

Last Days of the Space Age, Mr. Crocket, Nemesis, Pancho Villa: El Centauro del Norte, and Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will also be available in October.

La Máquina Highlights

A look at the originals, exclusives, and premieres that are part of the Hulu October 2024 lineup.

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022 – Streaming October 1)

A joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R&b pop vocalists of all time, tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

Best known to daytime fans for her portrayal as Jessica Griffin on “As The World Turns,” actress Tamara Tunie has joined the cast of CBS’ “Beyond The Gates,” the newly retitled daytime drama series set to premiere in early 2025 on the network, it was announced on Thursday.

“Beyond The Gates”

CBS

Tunie is set to play “Anita Dupree,” the family’s matriarch who at one time was a famous singer. Since leaving that life behind, Anita has worked hard for her success, while also raising two daughters with her now-retired senator husband. Underneath her glamorous and refined exterior, there is a fierceness she’s gained from her humble beginnings in Chicago.

“Beyond The Gates” tells the story of the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty.

Set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington D.C., and in one the...

After suddenly being delayed indefinitely earlier this year, we finally have our first trailer for the mysterious science fiction outing Mickey 17. Directed by the Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind 2019s Parasite, Bong Joon-ho, and starring The Batmans Robert Pattinson, all we have really seen of the movie so far is a brief glimpse of the actor lying in a neon-blue pod, with this newly released trailer at last unveiling footage from the movie and giving us some idea about what Bong and Pattinson have achieved together.

You can check out the first trailer for Mickey 17 below.

Written, directed, and produced by Bong Joon-ho, Mickey 17 is based on the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton,, which follows the titular character, who is known as an Expendable. In other words, hes a disposable employee who is able to regenerate a new body with most of his memories intact. Something that comes in handy...

At long last, the official trailer for Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 has arrived, offering a delightfully bizarre first look at the 3x Academy Award-winning director's upcoming sci-fi film starring The Batman star Robert Pattinson in the lead role as a disposable employee who repeatedly killed and cloned, during an effort to colonize a mysterious new ice world.

As per the trailer, the seventeenth iteration wll take center stage in the film, and there's plenty of twists and turns heading our way as he finds himself face to face with a multiple...

In addition to Pattinson, the cast features Robert Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody), Steven Yeun (Minari; The Walking Dead), Toni Collette (Hereditary; The Sixth Sense), Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight; Avengers: Endgame), Holliday Grainger (The Borgias; Animals), Anamaria Vartolomei (Happening; My Revolution), Thomas Turgoose (This Is England...

The upcoming episode of “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” titled “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” promises to deliver a blend of humor and heartfelt moments. Set to air on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 9:00 Pm on BET, this episode centers around Calvin Jr. and his anticipated mother-son dance. Unfortunately, Calvin Jr.’s mom finds herself unable to attend, leaving him in a bit of a bind.

In a twist that fans will surely enjoy, Miranda and Laura step up to compete for the chance to be Calvin Jr.’s stand-in date for the dance. Their rivalry is sure to spark some comedic moments as they each try to prove they would be the best substitute. The playful competition highlights the strong bonds of friendship and family that are central themes in the show.

As the episode unfolds, viewers can expect to see the usual antics of the Payne family, with...

Jeremy Allen White says his Bruce Springsteen prep has involved a lot of YouTube rabbit holes — with some advice from the real-life rockstar peppered in.

White will play Springsteen in 20th Century and Disney’s Deliver Me From Nowhere. News of the movie’s production picked up earlier this spring, and the star of The Bear is now deep in preparation for the legendary role.

“I’m really lucky that there’s sort of a team of folks now in place to help young actors portray rock stars,” White told GQ. “I’ve got a really talented group of people helping me train vocally, musically, to get ready for this thing.”

In recent years, Austin Butler portrayed Elvis in Elvis, Rami Malek played Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, Naomi Ackie played Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody and Kingsley Ben-Adir played Bob Marley in Bob Marley: One Love.

Pussy Island was the original title of Blink Twice, reflecting a deeper narrative of abuse and power dynamics on the private island. Zo Kravitz wanted to reclaim the word but faced push back from studios and viewers, leading to the title change. The film delves into the dark truth behind Slater's private island, highlighting the character's sense of entitlement.

Before settling on Blink Twice, Zo Kravitz had a different working title for her directorial debut. A psychological crime thriller, Blink Twice stars Naomi Ackie (I Wanna Dance With Somebody) as Frida, a down-on-her-luck cocktail waitress and aspiring nail artist, and Channing Tatum (Magic Mike) as Slater King, a billionaire tech mogul who recently retreated from the public eye after being called out on his inappropriate behavior. The film doesn't dwell on what he did, but it does take pains to show that Slater learned from his "cancelation" by seeking out therapy and buying an island.

New voices emerge in cinema every year, and sometimes, these voices aren’t entirely unfamiliar. It’s becoming increasingly common for actors to turn into filmmakers and try their luck behind the camera. Zoë Kravitz (The Batman) is the latest courageous artist with a desire to bring her ideas to the screen for the first time in Blink Twice, also contributing to the screenplay alongside E.T. Feigenbaum (High Fidelity). With an interesting cast led by Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody) and Channing Tatum (Magic Mike Xxl), alongside well-known names like Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) and Adria Arjona (Hit Man), Blink Twice has a wealth of talent at its disposal.

The story centers on billionaire Slater King (Tatum) and his spontaneous encounter with Frida (Ackie), a waitress at his fundraising gala. After a night filled with chemistry between the protagonists, King invites Frida to join him and...

Naomi Ackie fondly remembers filming late-night dance montages with her Blink Twice castmates in Yucatán, Mexico. As the Dixie Cups’ island-inflected version of “Iko Iko” blared, the actors, covered in glitter, frolicked, squealed, and cheesed into the camera. But in this nightmarish thriller (out Aug. 23), which marks Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, the party scenes hide something much darker. Channing Tatum’s tech billionaire Slater invites strangers to his private island for a hedonistic bacchanal — and every morning, the female guests wake up with a wiped memory, mystery bruises, and dirt under their nails.

Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, Blink Twice, boasts an ensemble cast led by Naomi Ackie (I Wanna Dance with Somebody), Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat (Search Party), Adria Arjona, Christian Slater (Mr. Robot), and Haley Joel Osment.

The film follows Frida (Ackie), a cocktail waitress who gets swept into the glamorous yet eerie world of tech billionaire Slater King (Tatum). Invited to his private island under the guise of a luxurious getaway, Frida soon realises that nothing is as it seems. As the idyllic setting turns sinister, Frida must unravel the truth behind the mysterious events and the true intentions of her seemingly charming host.

Much like Get Out, Blink Twice uses the horror genre to explore deeper societal issues. While Jordan Peele’s film dealt with race relations in a post-Obama America, Kravitz’s film delves into themes that resonate in the #MeToo era, such as the exploitation of...

Zoë Kravitz makes her directorial debut with a shocking thriller starring Naomi Ackie and Channing Tatum. Here’s our Blink Twice review.

About 40 minutes into Blink Twice, Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, I was thinking I was watching a three star film. It was perfectly fine, good performances, but I kept thinking something was missing. Then, without warning, the film took a complete turn and I was hooked. I can’t remember another film that gave me that level of cinematic whiplash.

Let’s back up a little. Blink Twice stars Naomi Ackie as Frida, a cocktail waitress bored of her unremarkable life. Frida and her best friend Jess (Alia Shawkat) work at an event for tech mogul Slater King (Channing Tatum) and Frida makes friends with Slater, with whom she’s smitten. Slater invites the two women to his private island for sun-soaked days and drug-filled party nights.

It...

Zo Kravitz's Blink Twice boasts a star-studded cast with Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winners. The film, directed by Kravitz, follows Frida, a cocktail waitress, on a vacation where things go wrong. Key cast members include Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Adria Arjona, and Alia Shawkat in pivotal roles.

Zo Kravitz's directorial debut Blink Twice boasts a great cast playing various characters. Zo Kravitz wrote and directed the original psychological thriller. Released on August 23, 2024, Blink Twice follows a cocktail waitress as she joins a wealthy tech mogul on his private island for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation. All the glamour begins to fade away when things start to go wrong on the island, leading the main character, Frida, to grow increasingly concerned about her and others' safety.

Although Zo Kravitz does not have an on-screen role that anyone who watches Blink Twice will see, she use her directorial debut as a chance to...

“Blink Twice” opens with a blurry close-up shot of a frog, which then comes into glistening focus. The sound is eerie; the image is sinister, fascinating, mysterious and trippy. That describes the movie as well. “Blink Twice” is the first feature directed by Zoë Kravitz, who also co-wrote it (with E.T. Feigenbaum), and it’s a post-#MeToo feminist party-girl nightmare thriller that’s been made with an unusual sense of intimacy. Kravitz, the veteran actor, doesn’t rely on the standard medium shot/Pov pedestrian film grammar. She composes the movie out of vibrant close-ups, using each shot to tell a story, drawing us into the center of an encounter, so that we’re staring at it and experiencing it at the same time. Her technique is riveting; this is the work of a born filmmaker.

I wouldn’t call “Blink Twice” a horror movie, but it’s rooted in some pretty horrifying things.

Deadline has reported today that the Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown will adapt her world-renowned debut novel Nineteen Steps for Netflix. She will star in the movie, which Brown will also reportedly produce under her own Pcma Productions banner. Adapting the feature will be the four-time Oscar-nominated writer/producer Anthony McCarten, while Jonathan Eirich and Nick Reynolds respectively serve as a producer and executive producer for Rideback.

Netflix and Brown are no strangers (excuse the pun!) to each other, as Brown gained worldwide fame with her breakthrough role as Eleven in the international phenomenon Stranger Things, which will return to the streaming service for its fifth and final season next year. After that, Brown starred in Netflix movies such as Damsel and Enola Holmes and appeared in blockbusters such as Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Their next significant collaboration will be the Russo Brothers The Electric State,...

Exclusive: Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) is developing Nineteen Steps, a feature adaptation of her same-name debut novel for Netflix, sources tell Deadline.

Netflix declined comment. But we hear that Brown will produce under her Pcma banner, with an eye to star. Four-time Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything) is set to adapt the screenplay. Jonathan Eirich will produce for Rideback, with Nick Reynolds exec producing for the company.

A New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller published by William Morrow in September 2023, Nineteen Steps is a WWII novel drawing on the experiences of Brown’s own grandmother. Written by Brown and Kathleen McGurl, the story follows Nellie Morris, an 18-year-old girl living in the East London neighborhood of Bethnal Green. Over the course of the book, Nellie navigates the challenges of wartime life, including the threat of bombings, rationing, and the emotional turmoil of being separated from loved ones,...