Paramount Says It Did Not Leak Discussions With California’s Attorney General to the Press
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance released a statement Monday after California attorney general Rob Bonta abruptly canceled the two sides’ planned meeting…
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Disney Offering Voluntary Early Retirement Packages To Executives
EXCLUSIVE: As part of Disney’s cost-reduction efforts, the company is offering longtime executives early retirement. Laid out in an internal memo sent by…
Pixar’s ‘Cars’ Returns to Theaters for 20th Anniversary
Rev your engines because “Cars” is back in theaters to celebrate its 20th anniversary, starting Sept. 4 The race back to theaters coincides with Lightning…
Mike Birbiglia Sets Focus Comedy ‘Old Friends New Friends’; Lucas Hedges, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Geraldine Viswanathan & Dylan Gelula To Star
EXCLUSIVE: Earlier this month, Mike Birbiglia announced that he’d be canceling a select set of stand-up dates alongside John Mulaney, with a “dream…
Lux Angeles Studios Assembles Exec Team To Lead On Indie Pics Up To $20M
EXCLUSIVE: Lux Angeles Studios has hired Binh Dang as the final piece of an executive puzzle assembled as the company eyes production on indie pics in the…
Indie Star Joe Swanberg Never Really Left — but He’s Definitely Back Now
Swanberg hadn't released a feature since 2017's "Win It All." He's back with another dramedy about the romantic lives of self-absorbed adults — and in a world…
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John Leguizamo, Inde Navarrette and James Ortiz Among Latino and Hispanic Stars Set for Honors at Critics Choice Celebración Ceremony
Veteran actor John Leguizamo, breakouts James Ortiz and Inde Navarrette and more Latino Hollywood talents are among the Critics Choice Association’s slate of…
‘Obsession’ Star Inde Navarrette, ‘Odyssey’s John Leguizamo, Cannes Hit ‘La Bola Negra’ Among Critics Choice Celebración Of Cinema & TV Honorees
Stars of breakout hit movies Obsession and The Odyssey, as well as the actor and puppeteer behind Rocky from the blockbuster Project Hail Mary, are among the…
Nicholas Alexander Chavez & Three Others Join Action Thriller ‘Supermax’ From Amazon MGM & Miramax As Production Begins
EXCLUSIVE: David Gordon Green has added four more to the cast of Supermax, his new action thriller for Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax: Nicholas…
René Malo Dies: Veteran Québécois Filmmaker & ‘The Decline Of The American Empire’ Producer Was 84
René Malo, a veteran Québécois filmmaker and film distribution executive, died August 23 following a brief period of hospitalization at the Montreal University…
Six Finalists To Vie For 2026 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, With Winner To Receive $200,000
EXCLUSIVE: The richest prize in documentary film is down to a half dozen finalists. On Monday, the Library of Congress, The Better Angels Society, Ken Burns…
‘Call My Agent’ Is Getting Its First Movie — Can the Beloved French Farce Delight Fans New and Old?
Six years after the series wrapped its fourth (and final?) season, the entertainment industry farce is back with a Netflix feature film all about the harrowing…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta Cancels Planned Paramount Merger Meeting Over ‘Lack of Good Faith’
In a statement issued to the New York Times, Bonta accused Paramount of leaking details of a meeting the parties held last week.
Dianne Wiest & Ciarán Hinds To Star In Comedy-Drama ‘This Old Love Of Mine’, WestEnd Launches Sales Ahead Of TIFF Market
EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters) and Oscar nominee Ciarán Hinds (Belfast) are set to star in comedy-drama This Old Love…
Orlando Bloom to Be Honored During Venice Film Festival With Filming Italy Award
Orlando Bloom, who will be attending the Venice Film Festival as part of the cast of Warner Herzog’s competition title “Bucking Fastard,” is set to be feted on…
‘Buddy’ Review: Casper Kelly’s Bloodthirsty Riff on ‘Barney’ Is the First Great Midnight Movie of 2026
The "Too Many Cooks" auteur appears to have finally received a budget worthy of his talents, and he makes full use of it by playing his greatest hits on a…
Cannes 2026 Movies Sold: Sumerian Buys ‘Low Expectations’ Starring Indie Singer Girl in Red
Eivind Landsvik directed the Directors' Fortnight title that also stars Anders Danielsen Lie.
Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beloved’ Gets North American Deal With Kino Lorber; Javier Bardem To Be Campaigned For Best Actor
EXCLUSIVE: Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Cannes Competition drama The Beloved has secured a North American release with Kino Lorber. The Spanish-language film stars…
‘Small Things’ Review: Zvonimir Jurić’s Island-Set Chamber Drama Unfolds a Quietly Devastating Family Reunion
In the opening of “Small Things,” Zvonimir Jurić’s elegant and understated chamber drama, the giggling grandchildren of an elder patriarch (Bosnian film and…
How the New American Repertory Boom Is Reinventing the Asian Film Canon
IndieWire talks to the folks at Big World Pictures, Kani Releasing, Arbelos, and more about how Asian classics by Wayne Wang, Tsai Ming-liang, Toshio…