Shrek and the Minions will both be on the big screen in 2026. Universal Pictures announced Friday that the highly-anticipated animated movies are swapping their theatrical release dates, with DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek 5” pushing back from July 1, 2026 to Wednesday, Dec. 23, while Illumination’s “Minions 3” moves into that summer 2026 window from its […]

We were distracted. For most of her life, Pamela Anderson was being upstaged by “Pamela Anderson.” Then Gia Coppola sent her a screenplay by Kate Gersten, and now Ms. Anderson, having given one of the finest performances of this or any year, has won awards from film festivals around the world and is in the […]

Sebastian Stan has won his first Golden Globe, taking home the trophy for best actor in a musical or comedy for “A Different Man.” In his speech, Stan implored viewers to account for social prejudices toward individuals with disabilities. In director Aaron Schimberg’s “A Different Man,” Stan plays Edward, an aspiring actor with neurofibromatosis, a […]

If you watched “The Six Triple Eight” on Netflix over the holidays (and more than 23.3 million viewers did, according to the streamer), you might’ve wondered why the World War II movie — about the battalion of 855 Black women and women of color who untangled a three-year backlog of mail (17 million pieces of […]

Jason Momoa is returning to the DC universe — but his reign as Aquaman has ended. Instead, Momoa has signed on to play antihero Lobo in “Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow.” The superhero movie — starring “House of the Dragon” actor Milly Alcock as the eponymous hero, also known as Kara Zor-El — is set to be […]

SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot details for “Mufasa: The Lion King,” in theaters on Dec. 20. Lin-Manuel Miranda knows his way around a Disney tune. After winning Grammys and earning Oscar nods for his “Moana” and “Encanto” songs (including “How Far I’ll Go,” “Dos Oruguitas” and, of course, the viral earworm “We Don’t Talk […]

As much as Jurnee Smollett is an actor, she could also be considered an archivist — given how much of her 38-year career she’s spent capturing elements of untold history. Smollett has been in front of the camera since she was 10 months old, but began acting in earnest when she was 5, appearing on […]

Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett have signed on to star opposite Anne Hathaway in the upcoming film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling book “Verity” from Amazon MGM Studios. Johnson will play Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime — to complete the […]

Paul Rudd and Jack Black announced their new reimagining of “Anaconda” will be a Christmas movie — or at least it’ll hit theaters that day. The Columbia Pictures’ comedy, directed by Tom Gormican, will be released on Dec. 25, 2025. Gormican co-wrote the script with Kevin Etten. Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are producing the […]

The forthcoming remake of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” prepares to take flight with director Matthew Warchus (“Matilda the Musical,” “Pride”) boarding the production. Tony and Olivier award winner Warchus will direct the film, based on the classic children’s story about a magical flying car, from a script by Tony winner Enda Walsh (“Small Things Like […]

“Nickel Boys” leads the nominations at the 25th annual Black Reel Awards, a ceremony exclusively dedicated to recognizing African American contributions to cinema. The Amazon MGM Studios film garnered 13 nominations, followed closely by Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson” with 12; both films were nominated for outstanding film and outstanding director (RaMell Ross and Malcolm Washington, […]

Joshua Jackson is “waging a one-man war” to greenlight a Broadway-themed episode for his hit ABC series “Doctor Odyssey.” It’s not that Jackson, who executive produces and stars as Dr. Max Bankman, is particularly eager to sing — though he says coming up with little ditties has helped him learn the show’s complex medical jargon. […]