Mackey joins the film as the main villain, the White Witch, who has previously been played by Tilda Swinton. The rest of the cast is yet to be announced, but Meryl Streep is reportedly in talks to voice the talking lion Aslan, who guided the human children through Narnia after they entered this mysterious world.
Mackey rose to prominence with the role in the Netflix coming-of-age series S-x Education, and went on to win the BAFTA Rising Star Award. In addition to starring in Gerwig’s Barbie, her notable credits also include roles in Death on the Nile and Emily. She’ll next be seen in Julia Ducournau’s Alpha and James L. Brooks’ Ella McCay.
Greta Gerwig will write and direct the upcoming adaptation of Narnia, which reportedly draws inspiration from the sixth novel in the series, The Magician’s Nephew. It’s eyeing the Thanksgiving Day 2026 release date before heading to Netflix two weeks later, just in time for Christmas.
]]>It was previously reported that these four stars were in negotiations to join the series, and HBO finally confirmed their casting. Their new Harry Potter series will star Lithgow (The Crown) as Albus Dumbledore, McTeer (The White Queen) as Minerva McGonagall, Essiedu (I May Destroy You) as Severus Snape, and Frost (Hot Fuzz) as Rubeus Hagrid.
They’ll be joined by two recurring players—Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch. HBO is still in the process of casting the young actors who’ll play the main trio—Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger – and it’s been reported they’ve auditioned over 30,000 kids for the roles.
The new TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s beloved book series hails from writer and showrunner Francesca Gardiner, while Mark Mylod will be in charge of directing multiple episodes. HBO described it as “a faithful adaptation” that will explore every corner of the Wizarding World and bring Harry Potter’s incredible adventures to new and existing audiences.
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According to its official logline, the new series series “follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film.”
Reese Witherspoon, who played Elle Woods in the original film, announced Minetree’s casting back in February. She shared an emotional clip breaking the news to the young actress, who later thanked her for entrusting her with this role and promised that Elle is in good hands.
Minetree’s previous credits include roles in Law & Order: SVU, The Murdaugh Murders, and The Paramedic Who Stalked Me, and this will mark the first leading role of her career. She’ll be joined by Tom Everett Scott as Elle’s father and June Diane Raphael as her mother.
Elle was created for Amazon Prime Video by Laura Kittrell, who serves as its co-showrunner alongside Caroline Drie. Witherspoon, Marc Platt, Lauren Neustadter, and Lauren Kisilevsky are joining them as executive producers.
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Severance takes us to the underbelly of the sinister corporation Lumon Industries, and centers on a group of workers who agreed to take part in the “severance” procedure, which separated their work lives from their personal lives.
Adam Scott leads the cast of Severance as Mark Scout, who decides to undergo “severance” while grieving the death of his wife. The show’s ensemble cast also includes Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Sarah Bock, and Patricia Arquette.
Dan Erickson, who created Severance for Apple TV+, confirmed the show’s renewal and promised another mind-blowing season.
“The idea of getting to make more Severance with the greatest cast and crew on Earth is more thrilling to me than all the world’s finger traps combined. I can’t wait to continue spreading woe, frolic, dread, and malice with these truly incredible people,” said Erickson in a statement.
Severance grew into Apple TV+’s most-watched series since its premiere in 2022 and received nominations for many prestigious accolades, including 14 Emmy Awards for its first season.
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Hacks centers on a fading Las Vegas stand-up comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who must work with a young down-on-her-luck comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to rejuvenate her act. Season 4 will see tensions rise between the two of them as they try to get their late-night show up and running.
In addition to Smart and Einbinder, the fourth season of Hacks will also mark the return of Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, Dan Bucatinsky, Helen Hunt, Tony Goldwyn, Kaitlin Olson, Jane Adams, Lauren Weedman, Christopher McDonald, and Poppy Liu.
They’ll be joined by several newcomers, including guest stars Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman, Eric Balfour, Danny Jolles, Gavin Matts, Grover Whitmore III, Holmes, Jasmine Ashanti, Katy Sullivan, Matt Oberg, and Sandy Honig.
Hacks premiered on Max back in 2021, and it won the Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series for its latest season, in addition to three acting awards for Smart. Its fourth season will return to Max on April 10, and it will feature ten brand-new episodes.
Anora came into the night with six nods and managed to dominate in almost all the categories it was nominated in, starting with best picture. It defeated tough competition in the likes of Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist, Wicked, A Complete Unknown, and Conclave to win the night’s most coveted prize.
Its leading lady, Mikey Madison, walked away with the Oscar for the best actress in the leading role, beating Golden Globe winners Demi Moore (The Substance) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here). Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) collected the remaining three Oscars in the acting categories for their respective performances.
In addition to winning an Oscar for producing Anora, Sean Baker was also honored for his work as director, screenwriter, and editor of this film. The list of major winners also included The Brutalist with three Academy Awards, plus Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, and Wicked with two each.
The 2025 Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 2, with Conan O’Brien hosting the show for the first time.
BEST PICTURE
Anora
A Cre Films Production
Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Mikey Madison – Anora
DIRECTING
Sean Baker – Anora
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
The Brutalist
Daniel Blumberg
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
I’m Still Here (Brazil)
A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Production
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist
Lol Crawley
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
I’m Not a Robot
Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune: Part Two
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer
SOUND
Dune: Part Two
Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
No Other Land
An Antipode Films Production
Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez
Music by Clément Ducol and Camille
Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Wicked
Production Design: Nathan Crowley
Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
FILM EDITING
Anora
Sean Baker
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Substance
Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Conclave
Screenplay by Peter Straughan
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Anora
Written by Sean Baker
COSTUME DESIGN
Wicked
Paul Tazewell
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Flow
Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Universal’s official logline describes Nolan’s version of The Odyssey as a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new Imax film technology.” It’s based on Homer’s epic poem about the King of Ithaca, who went through hell and high water and faced some of the most dangerous creatures of Greek mythology on his long journey back home after the Trojan War.
The first look at Nolan’s The Odyssey confirms Matt Damon will take on the lead role, and he’ll be in pretty good company. The A-list ensemble of this project also includes Tom Holland, Mia Goth, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo, and Elliot Page, among others.
The Odyssey will kick off production this spring, and parts of this epic will be filmed on the Island of Favignana in Sicily, which was mentioned in Homer’s poem. It will be released by Universal Pictures on July 17, 2026.
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According to its official logline, “this action-packed new chapter sees an extraction team race to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park, inhabited by the worst of the worst that were left behind.”
The latest sequel in this franchise will take place five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, and it will see the remaining dinosaurs living in isolated equatorial environments after the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to their species.
Scarlett Johansson will lead the cast as skilled covert operations expert Zora Bennet, whose mission to extract dinosaur DNA takes her to a forbidden island that was once home to an undisclosed research facility for Jurassic Park. Jonathan Bailey will join her as a paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis, while Mahershala Ali will play her trusted advisor Duncan Kincaid.
In addition to the leading trio, Jurassic World Rebirth will also star Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, and Ed Skrein. It’s scheduled to be released on July 2 via Universal Pictures.
Lady Gaga started teasing new music with a cryptic countdown on her official website before a series of billboards popped up around New York and Las Vegas. She eventually announced Mayhem on Monday, by sharing its title, release date, and cover art, in addition to an official teaser that set the tone for this record.
The singer compared Mayhem to a shattered mirror, saying “Even if you can’t put the pieces back together perfectly, you can create something beautiful and whole in its own new way.” The album cover embraces this imagery and shows her slightly distorted face behind a broken mirror.
“Disease” was released as the lead single from Mayhem back in October, and it will be one of 14 tracks featured on this album, set to be released on March 7. “Die with a Smile” ft. Bruno Mars will also be included, after spending four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, despite initially being released as a standalone single.
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Abbott Elementary follows the adventures of teachers and staff working at an underfunded elementary school in Philadelphia. Quinta Brunson created this series for ABC and leads its ensemble cast, which also includes Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, William Stanford Davis, and Sheryl Lee Ralph.
The show’s renewal comes shortly after Abbott Elementary hit a new viewership high with 8.05 million people tuning in for its winter premiere, a crossover episode with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. This episode also scored series-high views on streaming, based on the first seven days of availability on Hulu and Disney+.
Abbott Elementary initially premiered on ABC in 2021 and went on to receive 24 Primetime Emmy Awards across its first three seasons. In addition to winning four Emmy Awards, it was also honored with three Golden Globe Awards, including the best television series – musical or comedy in 2023.
The fourth season of Abbott Elementary debuted in October, and it will feature a total of 22 episodes.
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Mackey joins the film as the main villain, the White Witch, who has previously been played by Tilda Swinton. The rest of the cast is yet to be announced, but Meryl Streep is reportedly in talks to voice the talking lion Aslan, who guided the human children through Narnia after they entered this mysterious world.
Mackey rose to prominence with the role in the Netflix coming-of-age series S-x Education, and went on to win the BAFTA Rising Star Award. In addition to starring in Gerwig’s Barbie, her notable credits also include roles in Death on the Nile and Emily. She’ll next be seen in Julia Ducournau’s Alpha and James L. Brooks’ Ella McCay.
Greta Gerwig will write and direct the upcoming adaptation of Narnia, which reportedly draws inspiration from the sixth novel in the series, The Magician’s Nephew. It’s eyeing the Thanksgiving Day 2026 release date before heading to Netflix two weeks later, just in time for Christmas.
]]>It was previously reported that these four stars were in negotiations to join the series, and HBO finally confirmed their casting. Their new Harry Potter series will star Lithgow (The Crown) as Albus Dumbledore, McTeer (The White Queen) as Minerva McGonagall, Essiedu (I May Destroy You) as Severus Snape, and Frost (Hot Fuzz) as Rubeus Hagrid.
They’ll be joined by two recurring players—Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch. HBO is still in the process of casting the young actors who’ll play the main trio—Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger – and it’s been reported they’ve auditioned over 30,000 kids for the roles.
The new TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s beloved book series hails from writer and showrunner Francesca Gardiner, while Mark Mylod will be in charge of directing multiple episodes. HBO described it as “a faithful adaptation” that will explore every corner of the Wizarding World and bring Harry Potter’s incredible adventures to new and existing audiences.
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According to its official logline, the new series series “follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film.”
Reese Witherspoon, who played Elle Woods in the original film, announced Minetree’s casting back in February. She shared an emotional clip breaking the news to the young actress, who later thanked her for entrusting her with this role and promised that Elle is in good hands.
Minetree’s previous credits include roles in Law & Order: SVU, The Murdaugh Murders, and The Paramedic Who Stalked Me, and this will mark the first leading role of her career. She’ll be joined by Tom Everett Scott as Elle’s father and June Diane Raphael as her mother.
Elle was created for Amazon Prime Video by Laura Kittrell, who serves as its co-showrunner alongside Caroline Drie. Witherspoon, Marc Platt, Lauren Neustadter, and Lauren Kisilevsky are joining them as executive producers.
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Severance takes us to the underbelly of the sinister corporation Lumon Industries, and centers on a group of workers who agreed to take part in the “severance” procedure, which separated their work lives from their personal lives.
Adam Scott leads the cast of Severance as Mark Scout, who decides to undergo “severance” while grieving the death of his wife. The show’s ensemble cast also includes Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Sarah Bock, and Patricia Arquette.
Dan Erickson, who created Severance for Apple TV+, confirmed the show’s renewal and promised another mind-blowing season.
“The idea of getting to make more Severance with the greatest cast and crew on Earth is more thrilling to me than all the world’s finger traps combined. I can’t wait to continue spreading woe, frolic, dread, and malice with these truly incredible people,” said Erickson in a statement.
Severance grew into Apple TV+’s most-watched series since its premiere in 2022 and received nominations for many prestigious accolades, including 14 Emmy Awards for its first season.
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Hacks centers on a fading Las Vegas stand-up comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who must work with a young down-on-her-luck comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to rejuvenate her act. Season 4 will see tensions rise between the two of them as they try to get their late-night show up and running.
In addition to Smart and Einbinder, the fourth season of Hacks will also mark the return of Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, Dan Bucatinsky, Helen Hunt, Tony Goldwyn, Kaitlin Olson, Jane Adams, Lauren Weedman, Christopher McDonald, and Poppy Liu.
They’ll be joined by several newcomers, including guest stars Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman, Eric Balfour, Danny Jolles, Gavin Matts, Grover Whitmore III, Holmes, Jasmine Ashanti, Katy Sullivan, Matt Oberg, and Sandy Honig.
Hacks premiered on Max back in 2021, and it won the Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series for its latest season, in addition to three acting awards for Smart. Its fourth season will return to Max on April 10, and it will feature ten brand-new episodes.
Anora came into the night with six nods and managed to dominate in almost all the categories it was nominated in, starting with best picture. It defeated tough competition in the likes of Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist, Wicked, A Complete Unknown, and Conclave to win the night’s most coveted prize.
Its leading lady, Mikey Madison, walked away with the Oscar for the best actress in the leading role, beating Golden Globe winners Demi Moore (The Substance) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here). Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) collected the remaining three Oscars in the acting categories for their respective performances.
In addition to winning an Oscar for producing Anora, Sean Baker was also honored for his work as director, screenwriter, and editor of this film. The list of major winners also included The Brutalist with three Academy Awards, plus Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, and Wicked with two each.
The 2025 Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 2, with Conan O’Brien hosting the show for the first time.
BEST PICTURE
Anora
A Cre Films Production
Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Mikey Madison – Anora
DIRECTING
Sean Baker – Anora
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
The Brutalist
Daniel Blumberg
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
I’m Still Here (Brazil)
A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Production
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist
Lol Crawley
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
I’m Not a Robot
Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune: Part Two
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer
SOUND
Dune: Part Two
Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
No Other Land
An Antipode Films Production
Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez
Music by Clément Ducol and Camille
Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Wicked
Production Design: Nathan Crowley
Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
FILM EDITING
Anora
Sean Baker
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Substance
Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Conclave
Screenplay by Peter Straughan
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Anora
Written by Sean Baker
COSTUME DESIGN
Wicked
Paul Tazewell
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Flow
Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Universal’s official logline describes Nolan’s version of The Odyssey as a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new Imax film technology.” It’s based on Homer’s epic poem about the King of Ithaca, who went through hell and high water and faced some of the most dangerous creatures of Greek mythology on his long journey back home after the Trojan War.
The first look at Nolan’s The Odyssey confirms Matt Damon will take on the lead role, and he’ll be in pretty good company. The A-list ensemble of this project also includes Tom Holland, Mia Goth, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo, and Elliot Page, among others.
The Odyssey will kick off production this spring, and parts of this epic will be filmed on the Island of Favignana in Sicily, which was mentioned in Homer’s poem. It will be released by Universal Pictures on July 17, 2026.
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According to its official logline, “this action-packed new chapter sees an extraction team race to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park, inhabited by the worst of the worst that were left behind.”
The latest sequel in this franchise will take place five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, and it will see the remaining dinosaurs living in isolated equatorial environments after the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to their species.
Scarlett Johansson will lead the cast as skilled covert operations expert Zora Bennet, whose mission to extract dinosaur DNA takes her to a forbidden island that was once home to an undisclosed research facility for Jurassic Park. Jonathan Bailey will join her as a paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis, while Mahershala Ali will play her trusted advisor Duncan Kincaid.
In addition to the leading trio, Jurassic World Rebirth will also star Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, and Ed Skrein. It’s scheduled to be released on July 2 via Universal Pictures.
Lady Gaga started teasing new music with a cryptic countdown on her official website before a series of billboards popped up around New York and Las Vegas. She eventually announced Mayhem on Monday, by sharing its title, release date, and cover art, in addition to an official teaser that set the tone for this record.
The singer compared Mayhem to a shattered mirror, saying “Even if you can’t put the pieces back together perfectly, you can create something beautiful and whole in its own new way.” The album cover embraces this imagery and shows her slightly distorted face behind a broken mirror.
“Disease” was released as the lead single from Mayhem back in October, and it will be one of 14 tracks featured on this album, set to be released on March 7. “Die with a Smile” ft. Bruno Mars will also be included, after spending four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, despite initially being released as a standalone single.
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Abbott Elementary follows the adventures of teachers and staff working at an underfunded elementary school in Philadelphia. Quinta Brunson created this series for ABC and leads its ensemble cast, which also includes Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, William Stanford Davis, and Sheryl Lee Ralph.
The show’s renewal comes shortly after Abbott Elementary hit a new viewership high with 8.05 million people tuning in for its winter premiere, a crossover episode with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. This episode also scored series-high views on streaming, based on the first seven days of availability on Hulu and Disney+.
Abbott Elementary initially premiered on ABC in 2021 and went on to receive 24 Primetime Emmy Awards across its first three seasons. In addition to winning four Emmy Awards, it was also honored with three Golden Globe Awards, including the best television series – musical or comedy in 2023.
The fourth season of Abbott Elementary debuted in October, and it will feature a total of 22 episodes.
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