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Spawn creator Todd McFarlane has further teased the long-gestating reboot, with the writer, producer, and director stating he is more confident now than at any other point in the process. Speaking with Comicbook.com, McFarlane said he is hopeful to land a distributor for the Spawn reboot around the release of Joker: Folie Deux, which he believes will prove the popularity of both R-rated comic book movies and writer Scott Silver.

Aged action star Liam Neeson has lined up his next action thriller, with the Taken star set to lead Mongoose for Amazon Prime Video. The studio has picked up the project at Cannes market, pre-buying (most of) the international distribution rights in a deal that closed this week at around $20M, according to Deadline.

Following the tragic death of Friends star Matthew Perry, the Los Angeles police department and the DEA have now opened an investigation to discover the source of the anesthetic ketamine that was found in his system. The actor was found unresponsive at his home in Los Angeles on October 28, 2023, with medical officials concluding at the time that Perrys death was caused by the "acute effects of ketamine."

Hours after Ali Abbasi's Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice premiered at Cannes, the Trump campaign threatened legal action against its filmmakers. Abassi, however, does not seem too concerned with the warning. The Apprentice tells the story of how a young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan) started his real estate business in the 1970s and 1980s New York with the helping hand of infamous lawyer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong).

Last year, Gary Oldman came into conflict with Harry Potter fans after declaring that he considered his performance in the film saga to be mediocre. Now, the actor breaks silence on the elephant in the room and clarifies his own words, ensuring that he was not trying to offend anyone and, especially, not the fans.

Alien: Romulus director Fede lvarez recently shared the rigorous preparation that went into making the film. The newest entry in the Alien franchise will bridge the gap between Ridley Scott's foundational 1979 horror and the action-packed follow-up directed by James Cameron.