Daily Archives: May 13, 2025

Simon Pegg on Saying Goodbye to ‘Mission: Impossible’ and How the Franchise Rescued Him From a Battle With Depressive Alcoholism: ‘It Gave Me Real Focus When I Needed Focus’

Simon Pegg is a two-time member of the illustrious Tom Cruise cake club. Sure, he gets the famed coconut cake each Christmas like various other A-listers. But he also receives a festive gingerbread house from the star. Technically, however, this cake is for Pegg’s teenage daughter. “Tom’s

Will Splashy Projects From Olivia Wilde, Cynthia Erivo and Harris Dickinson Help the Cannes Market Get Its Mojo Back?

Todd Olsson will stop at nothing to get studios interested in his films. To drum up interest in screenings of “Wardriver,” a Dane DeHaan crime thriller that Olsson’s company, Highland Film Group, is selling at Cannes, he channeled those hyperventilating tastemakers who have become ubiquitous

Kirill Serebrennikov Sets Cast for French-Language Feature ‘Après,’ With Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Vincent Macaigne (EXCLUSIVE)

Russian auteur Kirill Serebrennikov, whose latest feature, “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele,” premieres next week at the Cannes Film Festival, has lined up a star-studded cast for his first French-language film, “Après,” which is currently in production. The French cast is led by Ludivine Sagnier (“Lupin,” “And

‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ First Reactions Praise Film as an ‘Exhilarating Adrenaline Rush’ With ‘Gold Standard’ Action ‘For The Ages’

“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” has been revealed to members of the press, and first reactions are praising the film as an exhilarating end to the historic action franchise. Film critic Courtney Howard wrote of the film on X, “[‘Mission: Impossible- The Final Reckoning’]

Playtime Launches Canneseries Winner Rafael Cobos’ Debut Feature, ‘Golpes’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Paris-based Playtime is launching worldwide sales on action thriller “Golpes,” the directorial feature debut of Spanish screenwriter Rafael Cobos, whose first outing as a helmer, “The Left-handed Son,” won best short form series at 2022’s Canneseries. “Golpes” stars four-time Goya winner Luis Tosar (“Cell 211”).

‘Sunny Dancer’ First Look: Bella Ramsey Roars in George Jaques’ Coming-of-Age Comedy, Now Shooting in Scotland (EXCLUSIVE)

She may be still be on screen battling the infected in the second season of “The Last of Us,” but Bella Ramsey already has something else to yell about. In the first image from “Sunny Dancer,” currently shooting in Scotland and unveiled by Embankment Films

‘Robin and the Hoods,’ Starring Naomie Harris and Gwendoline Christie, Sells to U.S., Multiple Other Territories, Ahead of Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)

Epsilon Film has closed deals for North America and multiple international territories for its family fantasy adventure “Robin and the Hoods,” which stars “Skyfall’s” Naomie Harris, “Game of Thrones” actor Gwendoline Christie, and Mark Williams, who was Arthur Weasley in the “Harry Potter” films. Shout!

Kim Novak Documentary Biopic ‘Kim Novak’s Vertigo’ Acquired by Dogwoof (EXCLUSIVE)

Dogwoof has acquired world sales rights for Kim Novak documentary biopic “Kim Novak’s Vertigo,” directed and written by Alexandre O. Philippe. “Kim Novak’s Vertigo,” which is a working title, is in post-production, and is due for delivery this fall. It marks Dogwoof’s fourth collaboration with