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Seth Rogen and Olivia Wilde have a memorable night with two neighbors in the trailer for A24‘s The Invite. Wilde helmed the movie that hits theaters in limited release on June 26 after premiering at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton round out the cast for the feature that A24 landed in a bidding war. The Invite centers on Joe (Rogen) and Angela (Wilde), whose marriage has hit a rough patch. The pair invite their upstairs neighbors (Cruz and Norton) over for a dinner party, but the night does not go as planned. “We feel a…

In the publicity for their movie, the creators of the new Faces of Death make all sorts of claims about how their film explores such things as our growing desensitization to violence, whether or not watching violent imagery makes us complicit, and our seemingly ravenous appetite for real-life carnage. They say that they wanted to “hold a mirror up to the toxic media ecosystem we live inside of.” It all sounds very impressive and very thoughtful. But they give the game away when they describe the film this way: “It is an exploitation of an iconic exploitation film.” Faces of…

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is bringing a much-needed spring bloom to the box office, where the family pic is now on course to collect a record $370.7 million in its global debut from 80 markets, the biggest showing since when James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash opened over Christmas 2025. And it is by far the top opening of 2026 among Hollywood titles. Universal’s Saturday estimates shows the sequel on course to open to a mammoth $188.6 domestically, including a three-day weekend gross of $129.4 million, one of the best showings of all time for the Easter corridor, not adjusted…

A video has surfaced of Jonathan Majors falling through a window on set of the Daily Wire and Bonfire Legend’s untitled action movie. The video, published by Deadline, came to light after reports that crew were organizing a strike and claiming unsafe conditions. In the clip, Majors and his co-star, JC Kilcoyne, fall out of shot and out of the window, with the outlet noting that sources said Kilcoyne required stitches “all over his hands” after the fall, which was about six feet to the ground. When asked for comment about the video of Majors and Kilcoyne allegedly falling through a…

The full lineup for the 28th edition of the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) has been revealed and as ever the speciality event will showcase the best and brightest of Asian cinema. Taking place once again in the picaresque Italian city of Udine, FEFF 2026 will screen 76 films — 52 in competition and 24 out of competition — hailing from 12 countries. FEFF will open on April 24 with Anthony Chen’s Singaporean family drama We Are All Strangers and close on May 2 with Phan Gia Nhật Linh’s Blood Moon Rite 8, a Vietnamese remake of cult Japanese zombie…

John Travolta’s directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, will world premiere at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Premiere Selection, organizers unveiled on Thursday. The Apple Original Films movie is an adaptation of a 1997 book written and illustrated by Travolta, inspired by the star’s childhood memories and lifelong passion for aviation. The world’s largest film festival didn’t immediately detail the premiere date. “Young airplane enthusiast Jeff and his mother set off on a one-way cross-country odyssey to Hollywood, which transforms a simple flight into the trip of a lifetime,” according to a plot description shared by the…

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…