Topic: Film

Film brings together news, criticism and industry developments from cinema and the wider screen world. It covers new releases, casting, adaptations, awards, box office performance and the work of directors, actors and studios.

For readers, the topic offers a way to follow both the cultural conversation around films and the business decisions shaping what reaches audiences. It also reflects the growing overlap between film, television, games and emerging technology.

  • Final Filmed QUEEN Live Performance To Be Screened At London’s Roundhouse Ahead Of Its Release In Cinemas And IMAX

    A live screening event of Queen’s final filmed concert, “Queen Budapest”, will take place at London’s Roundhouse on 3 October, ahead of the film’s wider cinema and IMAX release. Organised by Playback Live with Sony Music Vision, the two performances will present the newly restored concert on a giant LED screen with synchronised lighting and…

  • Marvel’s Just Officially Killed Off a Main Avenger

    Marvel has released a new *What If* one-shot from writer Rainbow Rowell in which the teenage heroes usually known as the Runaways never break away from their villainous parents, instead joining the Pride’s evil family business as the “Young Pride”. In this alternate timeline, the group’s ally Victor Mancha kills Steve Rogers’ Captain America and…

  • Taylor Sheridan’s Most Controversial ‘Yellowstone’ Spin-Off Is Officially Cancelled

    Taylor Sheridan has confirmed that the long-rumoured “6666” spin-off, based on the real Four Sixes Ranch in Texas, will not be made as a fictionalised television series. The project was first announced in 2022 following Sheridan’s 2020 purchase of the ranch with a group of investors, and would have followed the character Jimmy Hurdstrom after…

  • Marvel Is Officially Bringing Back The Punisher’s Biggest Rivalry

    Marvel Comics is set to revive one of the Punisher’s most notable but rarely-used foes in the second issue of Dan Abnett’s series “Punisher vs. The Amazing Spider-Man.” The series explores an early, unlikely partnership between Frank Castle and Peter Parker, and matters because it deliberately crosses the two heroes’ usually distinct rogues’ galleries, with…

  • Zero Gravity Management Signs Horror Director Alex Kahuam

    Mexican filmmaker Alex Kahuam, known for his work in indie horror, has signed with Zero Gravity Management, joining the roster of agent David Romero. Kahuam has directed and written several genre features, including Failure! and Forgiveness, both of which screened at genre festivals, and his most recent film, The Remedy, which played SXSW London and…

  • Jo Koy Sets Sixth Netflix Comedy Special ‘Blue In The Face’

    Comedian Jo Koy has announced his sixth Netflix stand-up special, “Blue in the Face,” which will premiere globally on 15 September. The special was filmed before a sold-out crowd at Stockton Arena in California, a location with personal significance for Koy given the city’s strong Filipino American heritage. In the hour-long set, Koy recounts a…

  • Estúdios Globo to Produce Feature ‘Macacos,’ Based on Clayton Nascimento’s Play (EXCLUSIVE)

    Brazilian media giant Globo’s production arm, Estúdios Globo, is developing a feature film adaptation of “Macacos” (“Monkeys”), based on Clayton Nascimento’s acclaimed one-man play, as part of the company’s expanding Brazilian film slate. The project is notable both for tackling a difficult format shift, translating a monologue into a full screenplay, and for its subject…

  • Amazon seemingly leaked Jason Statham’s entire Mutiny movie

    Amazon’s Prime Video service in the US appears to have accidentally made Jason Statham’s forthcoming film Mutiny available to stream in full, two days before its scheduled theatrical release on 21 August 2026. The film’s official marketing states it will only be available in cinemas upon release, making this an apparent leak rather than an…

  • Titus Welliver’s ‘The Departed’ Meets ‘Heat’ Thriller Is Officially an HBO Max Favorite

    Ben Affleck’s 2010 crime drama The Town has resurfaced as a popular title on HBO Max, landing at sixth place on the platform’s weekly domestic viewership chart according to FlixPatrol data. The film, directed by and starring Affleck, follows a Boston gang of bank robbers navigating one final job before a big score, and features…

  • 10 Most Suspenseful Mystery Movies of All Time

    Collider has published a ranked feature counting down the ten most suspenseful mystery films of all time, arguing that the best entries in the genre balance intrigue with tension by pulling viewers in with clues while keeping them on edge about what those clues will reveal. Writer William Smith credits skilled direction, tight scripts and…