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In the official trailer for Good Boy, released Monday, Indy, a loyal dog, and his owner Todd (Shane Jensen) move to a new home but find paranormal activity lurking in the dark. As these evil forces encroach, the pup finds the courage to protect his owner and territory. The preview kicks off with snippets of Indy as a pup with heartwarming messages on the screen including, “man’s best friend”, “always by your side” and “through the good times.” The trailer then takes a scary turn, as the dog perks up following suspicious sounds in the dead of night. Eerie knocking…

In her first interview as a filmmaker, Renée Zellweger is as gracious as ever. “I don’t think that directing was a personal ambition in and of itself,” the Oscar-winning actress tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I always thought that if there was some organic calling to tell a story and I felt that it was the right fit, then I’d probably love to do it and give it a shot.” Only if it felt necessary, she adds: “Not just for the sake of having the experience, you know?” Texas-born Zellweger has, of course, been a star of the screen for years.…

Gal Gadot is opening up for the first time about the commercial failure of Disney’s Snow White and shuts down reports of a strained relationship with co-star Rachel Zegler. “I really enjoyed filming that movie, I really had fun”, said Gadot during an appearance on Israeli TV show The A Talks, which aired Thursday. “Even working alongside Rachel Zegler. We laughed and we talked, we had fun. I was positive the movie was going to be a huge hit. And then Oct. 7 happened, and what happened all over in different industries, not just Hollywood, there was a lot of…

British film producer Jeremy Thomas took to the Edinburgh International Film Festival stage Friday night to reflect on his legendary, decades-spanning career. Thomas and Irish director Mark Cousins pondered over the state of the film industry during a 90-minute conversation, which also covered Harvey Weinstein, Harry Cohn and Thomas’ time spent with some of the biggest filmmakers in history. Thomas, also the former chair of the British Film Institute, is a frequent collaborator of David Cronenberg‘s, having worked on Crash (1996) and Naked Lunch (1991). He is best known for producing Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor (1987), which won a…

Deathstalker is back! Yes, the warrior who fought wizards, ogres and various other monsters in the Roger Corman-produced 1983 sword and sorcery cult classic is back on the big screen. The new Deathstalker, getting its world premiere in an out-of-competition spot at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, comes courtesy of writer and director Steven Kostanski (Frankie Freako, PG: Psycho Goreman) and executive producer Slash. Yes, Slash from Guns N’ Roses, who teamed with Vault Comics, Shout! Studios, the owner of the rights to the Corman library, Raven Banner Entertainment, Kostanski, comics writer Tim Seeley and comics artist Jim Terry on Deathstalker…

The Toronto Film Festival has backed down from a decision to pull the invite for director Barry Avrich’s Israel October 7 documentary The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue over security and footage clearance concerns. The Canadian documentary centers on retired Israeli general Noam Tibon rescuing his family, including his son, from Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 when they invaded Kibbutz Nahal Oz. TIFF organizers sparked opposition with an earlier decision to not screen the Canadian documentary at its 2025 edition after issuing an invitation to the filmmaker. Late Wednesday, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey issued a statement obtained by…

Is the 2005 Fantastic Four film underrated? Michael Chiklis certainly thinks so. Chiklis played Ben Grimm/the Thing in the first live-action adaptation of the iconic superhero quartet. When looking back on the project, a conversation sparked by the recent release of Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the actor told Collider he believes critics at the time “got it wrong.”  “There were a lot of people, I think, critically who got it wrong,” he said of the 2005 film and its 2007 follow-up Rise of the Silver Surfer. “They really maligned our films, and they were very underrated considering……

Shrek 5 is on the move, and has departed its Dec. 23, 2026 date to Wednesday, June 30, 2027. It will no longer open around the crowded holiday corridor featuring Avengers: Doomsday, Dune: Part III and Ice Age 6, which all open Dec. 18, 2026. In a twinned move, Universal shifted an untitled Illumination film from Shrek 5‘s old date to April 16, 2027. Universal and DreamWorks Animation are behind Shrek 5, which makes the first in the main series since Shrek Forever in 2010. (The studio has also released a pair of Puss n Boots spinoffs voice starring Antonio…

The Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro industry strand on Sunday unveiled the winners of its industry awards, including its First Look works-in-progress section focusing on projects on the verge of completion, the co-development program Alliance 4 Development, the Antaviana Spanish Previews Award, and the third Heritage Restoration Contest. The winners were unveiled during the Locarno Pro Award Ceremony on Sunday. The promising feature film projects that competed for the First Look awards were from this year’s focus country, Canada. The First Look awards were handed out by an international jury comprised of Franck Finance-Madureira, film critic and president/founder of the Queer Palm and the Queer Palm…

James Marsden is opening up about coming back to the big screen as Cyclops. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Marsden spoke about how he feels to reprise his role as comic book character Cyclops in the upcoming film, Avengers: Doomsday. “I’m getting a little long in the tooth to put on the superhero costume. [Laughs.] I was excited because you’re a part of something gigantic,” he said. “I’ve spent 20 years listening to people say, ‘When are you coming back? When are you coming back? Are you coming back?’” The Paradise actor continued, “I’m dead. Well, maybe not. I’m…