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Milly Alcock, who is leading the upcoming Supergirl film, is opening up about how she prepares herself for backlash. As someone who previously starred on HBO’s House of the Dragon, she has some experience with an intense fandom. And that’s only helped her prepare for the inevitable backlash she’ll face as a woman leading a superhero blockbuster. “It definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on,” Alcock recently told Vanity Fair of what she learned from working on the Game of Thrones prequel series. “We have become very comfortable…

Is He-Man Mattel’s next Barbie? Perhaps not, but Masters of the Universe could still be a franchise starter for the toy company’s latest live-action cinematic effort. Below is the first trailer for the Amazon MGM and Mattel Studios film, which brings the iconic ’80s toy line and animated series to life. The official description: “After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest…

Mary Beth Hurt, the Tony-nominated actress whose demure demeanor drew moviegoers to her array of emotionally impactful performances in such films as Interiors, Chilly Scenes of Winter and The World According to Garp, has died. She was 79. Hurt died Saturday at an assisted living facility in Jersey City, New Jersey, her husband, Oscar-nominated writer and director Paul Schrader, told The Hollywood Reporter. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2015, she had until recently been living in another facility in Manhattan, with her husband in another apartment in the building. Hurt also brought a sophisticated flair to James Ivory’s Slaves of…

Kim Novak is voicing her concerns about Scandalous! In a recent interview with The Times of London, Novak slammed Sydney Sweeney‘s casting as her in the upcoming film, following the Vertigo actress’ relationship with Sammy Davis Jr. in the 1950s. Colman Domingo is set to direct, marking his directorial debut. David Jonsson will portray Davis. “I would never have approved,” Novak said of Sweeney portraying her, adding that the Euphoria actress “sticks out so much above the waist.” The publication noted that Novak’s criticism stems from her concern that the film will focus on the sexual side of their relationship…

Warner Bros. is again shifting the release date of its live-action hybrid movie Animal Friends. The road trip adventure feature is now set to hit theaters Jan. 22, 2027, after previously having been scheduled for May 1, 2026. Prior to that, the film had been slated for release on Oct. 10, 2025. Peter Atencio directs the film from a script by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider. Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Addison Rae, Dan Levy, Lil Rel Howery and Ellie Bamber round out the cast. The project hails from Legendary, Maximum Effort and Prime Focus Studios. Animal Friends was originally…

Alexander Kluge, the German filmmaker, whose career spanned more than six decades and helped define the New German Cinema movement, has died. He was 94. Kluge’s family confirmed his death to German media on Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. Kluge was one of the signatories of the 1962 Oberhausen Manifesto, which called for a new, auteur-driven German cinema and is credited with helping spark the New German Cinema movement. He was a favorite on the international festival circuit, particularly in Venice. His 1967 debut Abschied von gestern (released in the U.S. as Yesterday Girl), which dramatized the…

Bleecker Street’s Crosswalk and LD Entertainment have acquired the live theater capture of the Tony-Award winning and West End musical Hadestown. The film, titled Hadestown: The Musical, is set to be released theatrically in North America on July 24, 2026. The musical, with a score and book by Anais Mitchell, won the 2019 Tony Award for best musical, along with seven other Tonys, and is now in its seventh year on Broadway and its third year in the West End. The live capture was filmed in London and includes five original Broadway cast members: Reeve Carney as Orpheus, Andre De…

This story comes from The Hollywood Reporter’s upcoming AI Issue, which publishes on March 31. Check out further stories throughout the week and the complete issue next week. If you’re 73, have worked on a string of hits ranging from Forrest Gump to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and have two Oscars on your shelf, it might seem like a strange decision to suddenly go back to school. But for production designer Rick Carter, the rise of AI seemed like an opportunity to learn valuable new skills.  “I’m just not a static person — I’m moving forward as long as I’m here and the…

Before E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial became the most beloved alien movie ever made — before it dethroned Star Wars at the box office, before kids everywhere pointed glowing fingers at each other in suburban backyards — Henry Thomas thought he’d already lost the part. “I felt like I had done the worst job possible,” Thomas says on The Hollywood Reporter’s It Happened in Hollywood podcast. “I thought I blew it the minute I opened my mouth.” What happened next is now the stuff of Hollywood legend. Steven Spielberg, unsatisfied with the scripted read, pivoted. Forget the sides, he said. He gave…

The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled the lineup for the Baltic Competition of its 29th edition, featuring 11 titles from the region’s filmmakers. Sergei Loznitsa‘s Two Prosecutors, which premiered at Cannes, will open the lineup in an out-of-competition slot. The three world premieres in the program are very different. Alise Zariņa’s Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart is a Latvian coming-of-age dramedy that follows Liv, a 30-something woman struggling with body insecurities. “Once, Liv dreamed of being a Barbie and still hopes her loving, somewhat old-fashioned husband finds her irresistible, even if their kisses are few and far…