Liam Neeson is an actor known for a very particular set of skills. Over the past 15 years, those skills have mostly involved looking tough, delivering threatening lines, and taking down bad guys in a series of action-packed “geriaction” films — from the Taken franchise to The Grey, The Commuter, and most recently, In the…
Tariffs the Trump administration announced on US trading partners would likely push the US and possibly the global economy into a recession in 2025 if they remain in place, according to JPMorgan’s top economist. “The risk of recession in the global economy this year is raised to 60%, up from 40%,” JPMorgan Chief Economist Bruce…
Kevin Feige introduced the CinemaCon footage for the Marvel quartet ahead of this summer’s theatrical release. Marvel‘s First Family arrived in Las Vegas, with new footage from Fantastic Four: First Steps unveiled at CinemaCon. Kevin Feige introduced the footage in a video segment. The Marvel Studios boss started his spiel by noting that his team is “mere days…
The actress played the Scarlet Witch for several years in the superhero franchise. Elizabeth Olsen has revealed that her personal film taste doesn’t necessarily align with projects she’s starred in, namely Marvel movies. The actress, who played Wanda Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe over nearly a decade, recently shared on NPR‘s Wild Card with Rachel Martin podcast that she feels…
The Chinese fest will also highlight “film creations from the ‘Global South,’ screening rare classics,” such as the Iranian film ‘The Sealed Soil’ and Angolan war of independence drama ‘Sambizanga.’ Alfred Hitchcock, the late “Master of Suspense,” and Jiří Menzel, the late Czech director who won the foreign-language film Oscar for 1966’s Closely Watched Trains, will get…
For distributors who wish to add/amend a date on the calendar, please get in touch with Screen here. Screen is also running a calendar for festival and market dates throughout 2025 here. April Friday, April 4A Minecraft Movie (Warner Bros), Four Mothers (BFI), Muriel’s Wedding (Altitude), Sebastian (Peccadillo), Last Swim (Vertigo), The Most Precious Of Cargoes (Studiocanal), Restless (Metis), Mr. Burton (Icon), Death Of A Unicorn (EFD) Sunday, April 6Six The Musical (Universal) Thursday, April 10The Chosen: The Last…
Mojang’s beloved sandbox shaped a generation’s childhood, but leave it to Hollywood to bulldoze that nostalgia, slap a price tag on the debris, and call it a movie The first thing you hear when you boot up Minecraft is nothing. A soft, patient nothing that waited for you. You linger in the stillness, cursor hovering over “Singleplayer.”…
Big changes are shaking up the world of movie spies. James Bond has officially moved to Amazon. Ethan Hunt is preparing for what could be his final mission in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. And now, Jason Bourne—the fan-favorite amnesiac assassin who disappeared after 2016’s Jason Bourne—might be making a comeback. Change is afoot…
News just in: the Avengers: Doomsday cast has been unveiled. Well, we say ‘just in’. Over the last five or so hours, Marvel Studios has been confirming who will be starring in the long-awaited upcoming Avengers movie, which has officially begun production. Yes, in a live-streamed announceathon on Marvel’s YouTube and social media channels, a succession of 26 cast…
The Karate Kid saga has been sweeping the leg for decades now – you have the beloved 1980s originals with Ralph Macchio, the perfectly solid 2010 reboot starring Jaden Smith, plus the recent success of streaming series Cobra Kai. Now, Karate Kid: Legends is here, looking to bring together both movie streams. At the heart of the story is a new character, Ben Wang’s…
