‘Backrooms’ Becomes A24’s Biggest Opening Ever With $118M Global Debut And the Director Is Only 20

“Backrooms” opened to $118 million worldwide, making 20-year-old director Kane Parsons the youngest filmmaker in history to land a No. 1 at the domestic box office.

A horror film built from internet folklore, directed by a 20-year-old who never attended film school and taught himself visual effects on a secondhand laptop, has become the most successful opening in A24’s 14-year history. Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons known online as Kane Pixels grossed $81.4 million domestically and $118 million worldwide in its … Read more

Emily Blunt Has Become Hollywood’s Undisputed Queen of Alien Movies And ‘Disclosure Day’ May Be Her Greatest Yet

Emily Blunt in “Disclosure Day”

Nobody planned it this way. But somewhere between fighting silent extraterrestrials on a farm and outrunning alien invaders on a futuristic battlefield, Emily Blunt quietly became the one actress Hollywood turns to when the story involves life beyond Earth. With Disclosure Day arriving June 12, Blunt is doing it again — and this time, the … Read more

Tom Holland Pitched Marvel a Story Called “Spider-Puberty” And It Actually Shaped ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

Tom Holland's Wildest Marvel Pitch Changed Spider-Man Forever.

Tom Holland has been Peter Parker for a decade now, and apparently, he’s been pitching some pretty wild ideas along the way. With Spider-Man: Brand New Day hitting theaters July 31, Holland sat down with Empire magazine and got into the details of how this movie actually came together — and one detail is way … Read more

Zendaya and Tom Holland Are Building a Family — Three Dogs, a Secret Wedding, and Big Plans Ahead

Zendaya Reveals New Dog Adoption as Law Roach Confirms Secret Marriage to Tom Holland.

Zendaya and Tom Holland have quietly added a new member to their growing family — and it may be the clearest sign yet that Hollywood’s most private couple is building a life together on their own terms. In an interview published by Elle on May 21, the Euphoria actress revealed that she and Holland recently … Read more

Cannes 2026 Wraps Tonight: Palme d’Or Winner to Be Revealed at Closing Ceremony

Cannes Film Festival 2026 closing ceremony Palme d'Or awards.

The 79th Cannes Film Festival comes to a close on Saturday, May 23, with the highly anticipated closing ceremony set to reveal the winners of all major awards, including the top prize — the Palme d’Or. The festival runs from May 12 through May 23 in Cannes, France, with 22 films competing in the main … Read more

Netflix Snaps Up Global Rights to Cannes’ Heartbreaking Animated Love Story ‘In Waves’

Netflix Snaps Up Global Rights to Cannes' Heartbreaking Animated Love Story 'In Waves'

A real-life romance, a Vietnamese filmmaker’s debut dream, and a historic moment at Cannes — here’s everything you need to know about ‘In Waves’ Cannes Film Festival 2026 is barely underway, but the festival’s biggest deal is already done. Netflix has acquired global rights — outside of France — to the animated romance In Waves, … Read more

Anne Hathaway Is Bringing Back ‘Ella Enchanted’ And This Time, She’s the One Calling the Shots

Anne Hathaway Instagram Post.

The 2004 cult favorite is headed to Disney+, and the original star is executive producing the whole thing. Anne Hathaway isn’t done with Disney — not even close. The Oscar winner is executive producing a new TV series adaptation of Ella Enchanted for Disney+, Deadline confirmed. The project is currently in early development and is … Read more

Scarlett Johansson Missed James Gray’s FaceTime Call During ‘Paper Tiger’s’ Epic Cannes Standing Ovation

Scarlett Johansson Missed James Gray's FaceTime Call During 'Paper Tiger's' Epic Cannes Standing Ovation.

Adam Driver and Miles Teller soaked up the applause at Cannes 2026 while their co-star was busy filming ‘The Exorcist’ reboot in New York Saturday night at the Cannes Film Festival delivered one of the most talked-about moments of the year — and it wasn’t even on screen. James Gray’s crime thriller Paper Tiger wrapped … Read more

Julianne Moore Makes It Clear: ‘No More Movies With Explosions and Guns’

Julianne Moore Makes It Clear: 'No More Movies With Explosions and Guns'

Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore made a striking declaration Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival, stating unequivocally that she is done with movies filled with guns, explosions, and hollow drama. Speaking at the Kering Women in Motion Talk alongside Variety‘s Angelique Jackson, Moore was direct: “It all feels like noise to me. I don’t know how … Read more

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4’ Wraps Production as Director Jeff Fowler Teases Metal Sonic and Calls It “The Best Sonic Movie Yet”

Sonic the Hedgehog

Paramount and Sega’s billion-dollar franchise is gearing up for its fourth installment, with a March 2027 theatrical release locked in and a roster of Hollywood heavyweights on board. Director Jeff Fowler officially announced on May 15 that principal photography on Sonic the Hedgehog 4 has concluded. Taking to X, Fowler shared a behind-the-scenes photo of … Read more