In a blink-and-youll-miss-it moment in the trailer for M3GAN 2.0, a bearded, long-haired fan of the movies title character declares, I dont care if she did kill four people, shes a smokin hot warrior princess! That fan is fictional, but some of M3GANs real-world fans may feel seen by the exuberant portrayal. After the Universal movie about a murderous, artificially...

Its only been a week since the Switch 2 landed, and Nintendo has already sold over 3.5 million consoles. If you're one of the lucky people who nabbed one, don't forget to upgrade your old games for the new handheld. And if you're a Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscriber, you can get upgrades for games like Breath of the...

Nearly two decades ago, Wired journalist Chris Anderson wrote The Long Tail, in which he forecast a radical reordering of our consumption patterns. Andersons best-seller hypothesized that technology platforms would allow people to discover obscure or older material while simultaneously allowing businesses to display that material in a way the linear world, with its limited space, never could. Suddenly, products...

Director of photography Ben Kutchins chose to highlight this moment from episode three of The White Lotus third season in which Walton Goggins Rick and Aimee Lou Woods Chelsea visit a Thai snake show for its rather frightening nature: the use of real serpents. As opposed to most of the scenes shot over the course of the Max dramas six-month...

Just Kids, Gianna Tobonis commanding documentary, follows a handful of trans children and their families as they navigate a United States increasingly hostile to trans rights and gender-affirming care. The film, which premiered at Tribeca, is an informative and emotionally potent take on a politically salient issue. Toboni spent an early part of her career as a producer for Vice,...

Boasting a near-perfect audience score, Universal and DreamWorks Animations live-action How to Train Your Dragon flew to an impressive $11.1 million in previews. That includes $8.6 million from regular Thursday previews and another $2.5 million in early access screenings hosted Wednesday. Combined, its one of the best showings of the year to date. The family film is easily headed for...

When Arcanes co-creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee were still conceiving their League of Legends adaptation over a decade ago, the relationship between the multiplayer online battle arenas publisher Riot Games and Fortiche Production was still relatively new. So despite the wild success of a few franchise-shifting collaborations between both companies that includes Riots first music video to support a...

Darren Aronofsky is looking to reteam with his The Whale studio A24, and is talks to direct Dwayne Johnson in the feature Breakthrough, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The logline for the film reads: In turn-of-the-millennium Southern California, an alienated young man comes under the influence of a motivational guru, whose intoxicating charm masks his morally questionable methods of manipulation...

Narcos creator and Godfather of Harlem showrunner Chris Brancato is doing what he does best hes forming a gang. Brancato and hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz are formalizing the creative partnership they first forged on Epix series Godfather of Harlem and continued on Hotel Cocaine, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The two are currently working together on another gang drama: The...

NinaRuscio, production designer on the Max drama The Pitt, meticulously designed a set that would accurately depict an emergency room. We never wanted to set up a dynamic where there was something you couldnt look at or there was something that was inaccurate, because if any of that took you out of the immersive experience of the show, it wouldve...

Pixar Animation Studios offered an exclusive first look at its hottest upcoming features including Hoopers and Toy Story 5 and announced a brand-new original production, Gatto, during a studio presentation on Friday at the Annecy international animation film festival as part of a broader showcase that also included extensive footage from Pixars 2025 release Elio. Pixar chief creative officer Pete...

Great narration means getting out of the way, says Liev Schreiber, who is the Voice of God on HBOs documentary series Hard Knocks, which every season follows one NFL team through its training camp and preseason, and another through its regular season. In my favorite documentaries, the narrator supplies the bare minimum of information you need so that you feel...

Rugby star Ilona Maher is set to be the subject of a docuseries being developed by Reese Witherspoons Hello Sunshine, Ross Greenburg Productions and Range Sports. Maher, who become a sensation after she led the U.S. womens Rugby 7s team to an Olympic medal in Paris last year, will produce and star in the series, which will follow her on...