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Steven Knight is the latest bold faced name to join the James Bond creative team. Knight will write the script for filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, who is directing the next 007 film for Amazon MGM Studios and producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman. Knight’s hiring marks an end of an era for the Bond franchise, at least in terms of its writers. Actor Daniel Craig said goodbye to the character with 2021’s No Time To Die, which also was the last Bond movie to be shaped by longtime scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who worked on the franchise beginning with…

Lily James has joined Chris Hemsworth in Subversion, a submarine thriller that Patrick Vollrath is directing for Amazon MGM. Written by Andrew Ferguson, the story has been described as a “Die Hard on a submarine” style thriller that follows a once-promising naval commander (Hemsworth) who is blackmailed by a cartel-like organization into piloting a dangerous submarine carrying illegal cargo across international waters. Thrust into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with a Coast Guard officer (James) in hot pursuit, the commander must outmaneuver blockades and navigate perilous threats both inside and outside the submarine. Production begins in September in Australia. Lorenzo…

Wedding bells may be ringing for Celine Song, who has been tapped to write a sequel to Sony’s My Best Friend’s Wedding, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The project is in early development, and at this stage, Song is attached to write, but not direct, and would not necessarily be her next project. The film would follow the 1997 classic starring Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney as Julianne and Michael, a pair of best friends who made a pact that if they were still single at age 28, they would get married. When Mulroney’s character becomes to another woman (Cameron…

Matthew Lawrence’s comment at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend on Krypto, the canine star of James Gunn’s Superman, has sparked online debate about the importance of the CGI four-legged friend to the titular hero — and prompted some to suggest the actor rewatch the film’s final scene.  Lawrence was at Comic-Con to promote his new graphic novel with his brothers, The Lawrence Brothers Detective Agency, and during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter at our onsite suite, he drew a question from our popcorn bucket asking if he’s seen Superman. The actor took it as an opportunity to pontificate…

Adam Sandler found a way to subtly pay tribute to his former onscreen son, Cameron Boyce, in Happy Gilmore 2. Boyce died in 2019 at age 20 “in his sleep due to a seizure which was a result of an ongoing medical condition,” a family spokesperson shared at the time. He was most known for his roles in Descendants, Jessie and Mrs. Fletcher. Disney fans were quick to spot Boyce’s tribute in the Happy Gilmore sequel, with some taking to social media to share their touching reactions. Towards the beginning of the film, after Sandler’s character is seen approaching a golfing check-in booth,…

Project Hail Mary’s newly revealed footage was greeted with huge laughter during the Amazon MGM Studios feature’s San Diego Comic-Con panel. Ryan Gosling, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, author Andy Weir and screenwriter Drew Goddard debuted various clips from the first third of the sci-fi movie that hits theaters March 20, 2026. Gosling stars as Ryland Grace, a middle school teacher who finds himself in outer space and tasked with saving humanity. Early in the presentation, the film’s team revealed its first five minutes. The footage opens with Gosling as he awakens on an apparent spaceship with a substantial…

The action-packed first trailer for James Cameron‘s next Avatar fantasy epic has leaked online — and the footage looks spectacular. Disney is rolling out the trailer for Avatar: Fire & Ash “exclusively” in theaters in front of Fantastic Four: First Steps. And just like with Christopher Nolan’s “only in theaters” trailer for The Odyssey early this month, grainy unauthorized copies have begun to circulate. But give some credit to Disney here — the Fire & Ash trailer is, at least, a bit tougher to find than the trailer Nolan’s Universal film was, with copies being taken down as fast as…

Steve Buscemi is known for many of his recognizable roles, but he was not able to secure a part in Barry Levinson‘s 1987 comedy Tin Men, the actor recalled on Wednesday’s Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The host asked Buscemi if there were any roles he auditioned for that stung when he didn’t secure them. “I was always hot and cold. I never knew, like, if I should wing it ’cause sometimes I’d be good if I went in the room and I didn’t really prepare,” he said about his experience with auditions. “And then the next time I’d do…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Dakota Johnson plays a matchmaker who can’t seem to find “the one” for herself in Materialists, the new movie from Oscar-nominated writer-director Celine Song. Called a “refreshingly complex look at modern love” by THR‘s David Rooney, the critic-favorite film is now available to watch online. Before it streams on demand on HBO Max, Materialists is available to buy or rent online on digital in 4K Ultra HD starting at $19.99 at Prime Video, Apple TV and elsewhere.…

In 1953, Roman Holiday won the Oscar for best screenplay. The statue went to Ian McLellan Hunter. The man who actually wrote it, Dalton Trumbo, was blacklisted and invisible. It would take decades for the Academy to correct the record and attach his name to the film he wrote in exile.It wasn’t an isolated case.In 1939, The Wizard of Oz opened with Victor Fleming’s name on the director’s slate. But at least two other directors, George Cukor and King Vidor, had shaped the film’s tone and look. They were reassigned, dismissed, or absorbed into the machinery of the studio system…