Sharon Stone will receive a lifetime achievement honor on the closing night of the 70th edition of the Taormina Film Festival next month. The fest will present her with the Cariddi d’oro alla carriera (Golden Cariddi for Lifetime Achievement), which has previously been awarded to the likes of Jessica Lange, Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise, …
Warner Bros. Discovery‘s Discovery+ U.K. and Ireland has commissioned a new series focused on the professional and personal life of controversial British politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, titled Meet The Rees-Moggs. The five-part series, produced by Optomen, promises to “lift the lid on the man behind the public image” by offering exclusive access and fly-on-the-wall insight into …
The Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland has unveiled an eclectic lineup for its 77th edition, taking place Aug. 7-17. The fest will screen 225 total films, including 104 world premieres, five international premieres and some debut features, including new films from such directors as Hong Sang-soo, Spanish actress Paz Vega and Radu Jude. Gianluca Jodice’s Le …
Marvel Animation has tapped Matthew Chauncey to pen the third season of Disney+’s wildly popular X-Men ’97 series, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Chauncey, who was a writer on Marvel’s What If…?, will take over writing duties from Beau DeMayo. In March, a THR exclusive revealed that Marvel had suddenly fired DeMayo ahead of the …
David Duchovny was looking for his big break in Hollywood when he auditioned for all three of the male lead roles on Full House, but it didn’t go as planned. The Emmy-nominated actor revealed on Tuesday’s episode of his Lemonada podcast Fail Better that he was once in contention for the roles of Danny Tanner (Bob Saget), …
Pat Colbert, who portrayed the stylish Oil Baron’s Club host and manager Dora Mae on the final eight seasons of the CBS primetime soap Dallas, has died. She was 77. Colbert died June 23 at her home in Compton, her sister Tami Colbert told The Hollywood Reporter. She had suffered three strokes over the past …
Say this for Apple TV+’s originals: They tend to look great, and Sunny, its latest sci-fi dramedy, is no exception. Its Kyoto setting is replete with plush jewel tones and tasteful woods. Its characters are chic in Uniqlo-by-way-of-Her separates. Its robots are rendered in friendly bulbous figures and bright emoji-like expressions. A cool ’60s soundtrack …
Following the success of Welcome to Wrexham, FX is turning its sights to another soccer club, this time in Mexico. The cable outlet and Disney+ Latin America have ordered a docuseries following the fortunes of Mexican soccer team Club Necaxa. The show’s executive producers include Eva Longoria — who has an ownership stake in the team …
Calling Longlegs star Maika Monroe a “scream queen” is a bit of an understatement at this point. Perhaps the term “scream empress” is more appropriate for an actor who already solidified her genre cred a decade ago with the one-two punch of cult classics, The Guest and It Follows. In the decade since, she’s added …
Say what you will about Sausage Party, but if you’ve ever wanted to watch a piece of anthropomorphic food call another piece of anthropomorphic food the c-word, or see the denizens of a supermarket aisle engaged in a protracted, graphic orgy, the animated hit is an irreplaceable part of the cinematic canon, putting the “whore” …