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‘Rafa’ Filmmaker Zach Heinzerling On Earning Emmy Nom For His Rafael Nadal Series And Netting Assist From Brother-In-Law Seth Meyers
Zach Heinzerling, director of the Netflix series *Rafa* about tennis champion Rafael Nadal, has earned an Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. Fittingly, he received the news while watching a men’s quarterfinal at Wimbledon, having been invited by Nadal’s publicist. The nomination is notable because sports-themed documentaries rarely secure a…
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Opetaia Foa‘i Calls Adding ‘Authenticity’ to ‘Moana’ Through Pacific Island Languages ‘A Huge Win’
Composer Opetaia Foa‘i has spoken about the importance of weaving Pacific Island languages into the music of Disney’s Moana franchise, describing the effort to introduce Pacific culture to a global audience as “a huge win”. Having written music for the original Moana, Moana 2 and now the live-action remake released in cinemas on Friday, he…
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The 12 Scariest Sci-Fi Movie Villains, Ranked
Collider has published a ranked list, compiled by Senior Editor David Caballero, counting down what it considers the 12 scariest villains in science-fiction cinema. The piece argues that sci-fi’s enduring appeal rests on its worldbuilding, ideas and memorable characters, with its antagonists ranking among the most complex and terrifying figures in film as a whole.…
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‘Baywatch’ Reboot Cast: Meet the New Stars (and Four Returning Faces) in Red Suits
Fox is producing a reboot of the classic lifeguard drama Baywatch, with a 12-episode series set to premiere in January 2027 and filming under way in Venice Beach and at the Fox studio lot in Century City. The original ran for 11 seasons from 1989 and launched or featured stars such as David Hasselhoff, Pamela…
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Netflix reportedly considers adding always-on channels
Netflix is reportedly weighing the introduction of always-on channels that would stream particular shows and films, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The move would echo free ad-supported services such as Pluto TV and Tubi, and comes as Netflix contends with signs of falling engagement. The company is said to be exploring the idea,…
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‘Naruto’ Movie Launches Global Casting Search to Find Actors to Play Live-Action Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura
The live-action “Naruto” movie is launching a worldwide casting search to find its three leading actors. The adaptation of Masashi Kishimoto’s classic manga is backed by Lionsgate. The casting search will fill the roles of Team 7: Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura. Additional casting for supporting roles will follow. Destin Daniel Cretton, the filmmaker behind Marvel’s “Shang-Chi”…
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‘Freddy the 13th’ Animated Horror-Comedy From Dan Trachtenberg Sets 2028 Release
Paramount Pictures has set a release date for its forthcoming animated family-horror-comedy from director Dan Trachtenberg, based on the comic Freddy the 13th. The studio announced that the as-yet-untitled Paramount Animation feature will arrive on 13 October 2028 — fittingly a Friday — adapting Yehudi Mercado’s comic, with Mercado attached to co-direct. The film follows…
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Uwe Boll’s ‘morally bankrupt’ movie Citizen Vigilante gets official game
German director Uwe Boll, long notorious for critically panned video game film adaptations such as BloodRayne and Postal, has announced an official video game based on his own new film, Citizen Vigilante. The release is timed to exploit the controversy surrounding the movie, which stars Armie Hammer as Sanders, a man who takes justice into…
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8 Most Disappointing Movies of 2026 So Far
Collider’s Diego Pineda Pacheco has ranked the eight films of 2026 that have most let audiences down in the first half of the year, arguing that these titles hurt precisely because so much was expected of them. The piece stresses that 2026 has been a strong year for cinema overall, so the entries are singled…