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Could The Daniels Be Making a Captain Planet Movie?
Evil Dead Burn won't be coming to theaters unrated. Gravity Falls meets Brimstone / Reaper / The Bondsman in new Disney+ animated series. Amy Smart casts doubt on a third Crank movie. Ginger Snaps ‘ Katharine Isabelle teams with Watchmen…
The 15 highest-grossing animated movies of all time
That's right — you'll see a lot of movies involving Minions on this list. The beloved 'Despicable Me' franchise from Illumination has only grown in popularity over the decades. This beloved Disney movie is the oldest on this list, and that's…
Chicago Park District releases Movies in the Parks 2026 schedule
In yet another sign it's really summer in Chicago, the Movies in the Parks 2026 schedule was released by the park district. The Chicago Park District hosts movie screenings in Chicago's public parks all summer long. The screenings are free and open…
Hollywood Studios Hope for Movie Home Runs With MLB Tie-In
Cannes Lions is where the biggest ideas take center stage. Join ADWEEK for must-see conversations, top industry leaders, and the moments everyone will be talking about. What do New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor, San Diego Padres pitcher…
Critic's Pick - Movies in the Park: 'Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hannah Montana: The Movie is the vehicle for one of Miley Cyrus' great masterpieces, “The Climb,” and my personal favorite Taylor Swift secret song “Crazier.” But what the new viewer may not expect is the film's…
EastEnders legend lands huge role on Agatha Christie movie after quitting soap
Former Peter Beale actor Ben Hardy is set to start filming an exciting new 'whounnit' based on real-life events. The new film Eleven Missing Days will also star Vincent Cassel and Felicity Jones and tell the story of Agatha Christie's real-life…
Air Canada pilot accused of flying over 900 flights without valid license: 'Like a movie script'
A former Air Canada pilot has been charged after flying for years without a proper license, Canadian police said Tuesday, in a case that investigators said mirrored a Hollywood screenplay. Geoffrey Wall, of Barrie, Ontario, is alleged to have…
Only 60 movies have ever hit $1 billion at the box office - here they all are
Worldwide gross: $1,000,530,625 'Galaxy' marks the first $1 billion-plus earner of 2026. Following the hit original, 2023's 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie,' which you'll find further down this list, Nintendo and Universal teamed up for a sequel that…
Taylor Sheridan's Biggest Movie Since 'Sicario' Will Reinvent War Movies for the 21st Century
Taking time out of his busy TV schedule, Taylor Sheridan has been hired by Paramount Pictures to pen a spectacular war movie based on a mega-popular IP. The movie will mark the eighth (produced) screenplay Sheridan has written since 2015, when he…
Netflix film chief says they won't work with directors who want to release movies in theaters
When Netflix announced it intended to buy Warner Bros. Pictures, there was widespread concern that the streaming service giant would permanently alter the legendary studio. While many Netflix executives, including CEO Ted Sarandos, claimed that…
A24 Releases $200 Million Movies Now
At the time, it looked like Alex Garland's “Civil War” would be the face of the new A24, the one that didn't pursue potential sale offers and instead raised a big equity investment to make films that were more commercial while still…
Movie review: The truth is out there in Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day
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35 Scariest Japanese Horror Movies, Ranked
A rich goldmine of cinematic terror, Japanese horror has long been celebrated for contributing some of the most effective and traumatizing films that the world has ever seen. There is no doubt that the nation's filmmakers have mastered the art of…
Viggo Mortensen's 2005 Comic Book Movie Is Finding A New Audience On HBO Max
In 2012, filmmaker David Cronenberg criticized superhero movies and the notion of Christopher Nolan's 'Dark Knight' films being 'supreme cinema art.' He argued that the superhero origins of Batman precluded it from being great art. 'A superhero…
The Greatest Fantasy Movie of Each of the Last 6 Years
There's a good reason—plenty of them, in fact—why fantasy has remained one of the most prolific and popular movie genres as the decades have passed. These tales of magic, mythical creatures, and wonderful fictional worlds lend…
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