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.
]]>Sunrise on the Reaping will star Joseph Zada as the younger version of District 12 tribute Haymitch Abernathy, Woody Harrelson’s character from the original Hunger Games films. He’s a relative newcomer who’ll soon appear in the TV adaptations of We Were Liars and East of Eden. He’ll be joined by Whitney Peak (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Gossip Girl) as his love interest Lenore Dove Baird.
Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-president Erin Westerman announced the duo’s casting and added that they can’t wait for fans to experience the story that shaped one of the most compelling characters in the series.
“After auditioning hundreds of gifted performers from around the world, these two stood out—not just for their talent, but for the emotional truth they brought to these iconic roles. Haymitch has always been a fan favorite, and his origin story is one of the most anticipated in the franchise,” said Westerman in a statement.
The rest of the film’s ensemble is yet to be announced, but there has been a lot of speculation surrounding the casting. The list of actors rumored to have joined the series includes Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Ralph Fiennes as Coriolanus Snow, and Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket, but their casting hasn’t been officially confirmed.
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Based on Alice Oseman’s upcoming sixth and final Heartstopper graphic novel, this Netflix movie will bring Nick and Charlie’s love story to its conclusion.
“After Season 3, the couple is inseparable. But, with Nick preparing to leave for university and Charlie finding new independence at school, the reality of a long-distance relationship begins to weigh on them. Doubts take hold, and their relationship faces its biggest challenge yet,” reads Netflix’s official logline.
Oseman created Heartstopper for Netflix, drawing inspiration from her own graphic novels, and she wrote the script for the final movie. Still Alice helmer Wash Westmoreland will be in charge of directing it, and the production is expected to kick off later this summer.
Kit Connor and Joe Locke will lead the cast as Nick and Charlie, and they’ll also be credited as the film’s executive producers. The ensemble of the original series also included Yasmin Finney, Tobie Donovan, Jenny Walser, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Rhea Norwood, and Olivia Colman, but Netflix is yet to announce who will be back for the feature-length film.
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The Roses is loosely based on Warren Adler’s novel The War of the Roses, and here’s what it has in store, according to Searchlight Picture’s official logline:
“Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.”
In addition to Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman in the lead roles, the star-studded cast of this project also includes Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon.
Adler’s hit novel was previously adapted into Danny DeVito’s 1989 film The War of the Roses, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. Its new reimagining hails from director Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Meet the Parents, Bombshell) and writer Tony McNamara (The Favourite, Poor Things).
The Roses will be released by Searchlight Pictures on August 29.
No formal offer has been made to Pattinson, but there is strong interest in him joining the cast. It remains unknown who he would play, but sources are saying he’s been circling the role of the film’s main villain, possibly Scytale from Frank Herbert’s books.
The third film in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune franchise will be based on Dune Messiah, and the director said it would mark the conclusion of his trilogy. The cast is yet to be announced, but Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, and Jason Mamoa will most likely make their return.
Pattinson is fresh off starring in Bong Joon Ho’s acclaimed sci-fi black comedy Mickey 17, and he has several highly-anticipated projects in the works. He’s set to appear in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey, Lynne Ramsay’s dark comedy Die, My Love, rom-com The Drama opposite Zendaya, and the sequel of The Batman, set to premiere in 2027.
]]>Based on the hit video game Minecraft, this hit movie centers on four misfits who find themselves transported into a cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination and must master its many mysteries to find their way back home alongside an expert crafter named Steve.
The cast of this long-awaited adaptation is one star-studded affair, and it includes Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Hansen, Rachel House, Jemaine Clement, Jared Hess, and Matt Berry.
Expectations were running high for A Minecraft Movie, given the popularity of the original video game that inspired it, and this adaptation managed to exceed them. The film scored a massive $301 million global opening, setting several domestic records in the process.
A Minecraft Movie earned $157 million domestically, setting the record for the highest-grossing opening weekend for a movie based on a video game in North America. It also scored the biggest domestic debut of 2025, breaking the record previously held by Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World with $88 million.
Loosely based on Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland, One Battle After Another centers on a wacky revolutionary trying to save his daughter after an old enemy from his past resurfaces. The first trailer sees him facing the ghosts of his past and reaching out to his old allies while preparing to face his enemies.
In addition to DiCaprio, the star-studded cast of this film also includes Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, Alana Haim, Wood Harris, Shayna McHayle, and D. W. Moffett in supporting roles.
One Battle After Another marks DiCaprio’s first film since Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon from 2023. This historical drama was met with critical acclaim and received ten Oscar nominations, while DiCaprio himself received nods for the Critics’ Choice Award and Golden Globe Award.
One Battle After Another will be released on September 26 by Warner Bros. Pictures, and it will mark Paul Thomas Anderson’s first film to be released in IMAX.
Avengers: Doomsday will be the first Avengers film since Avengers: Endgame – and it will be worth the wait! Marvel dropped some hints about the show’s cast and revealed it will mark the return of several original Avengers, including Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye.
The star-studded cast will also include Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Letitia Wright as Shuri, and Winston Duke as M’Baku.
Several original X-Men stars will make their return, including Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, James Marsden as Cyclops, and Rebecca Romijn as Mystique.
Robert Downey Jr. previously announced his return to the MCU as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom, and he’ll be joined by the new cast of Fantastic Four – Vanessa Kirby as the Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing, and Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic.
Avengers: Doomsday will be released on May 1, 2026, as part of Phase Six of the MCU.
Johnson leads Materialists as a modern-day matchmaker, who made a name for herself by helping New York City elites find true love. Her personal and professional life grows complicated after she finds herself entangled with two very different men – a millionaire who seems like a perfect match (Pedro Pascal), and an imperfect ex she couldn’t move on from (Chris Evans).
In addition to Johnson, Evans, and Pascal, the supporting cast of Materialists includes Zoë Winters, Marin Ireland, Dasha Nekrasova, Louisa Jacobson, Sawyer Spielberg, Eddie Cahill, and Fernando Belo.
Materialists hails from the acclaimed director Celine Song, who got her big break with the semi-autobiographical romance drama Past Lives. Her directorial debut received nominations for best picture and best original screenplay at the Oscars, in addition to winning numerous other accolades.
Materialists will be released by A24 in the United States on June 13, while Sony Pictures Releasing will handle international release.
Freakier Friday will put a multigenerational twist on the original 2003 film, and here’s what it has in store, according to Disney’s official logline:
“The film picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.”
In addition to Curtis and Lohan, Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Rosalind Chao will also reprise their roles from the original film. They’ll be joined by Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Vanessa Bayer.
The original Freaky Friday came out in 2003, and it starred Curtis and Lohan as a mother-daughter duo whose lives take a wild turn after their bodies are magically switched. It was based on Mary Rodgers’s book of the same name, which previously inspired several adaptations.
Freaky Friday will be released by Walt Disney Studios on August 8 before streaming on Disney+ at a later date.
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.
]]>Sunrise on the Reaping will star Joseph Zada as the younger version of District 12 tribute Haymitch Abernathy, Woody Harrelson’s character from the original Hunger Games films. He’s a relative newcomer who’ll soon appear in the TV adaptations of We Were Liars and East of Eden. He’ll be joined by Whitney Peak (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Gossip Girl) as his love interest Lenore Dove Baird.
Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-president Erin Westerman announced the duo’s casting and added that they can’t wait for fans to experience the story that shaped one of the most compelling characters in the series.
“After auditioning hundreds of gifted performers from around the world, these two stood out—not just for their talent, but for the emotional truth they brought to these iconic roles. Haymitch has always been a fan favorite, and his origin story is one of the most anticipated in the franchise,” said Westerman in a statement.
The rest of the film’s ensemble is yet to be announced, but there has been a lot of speculation surrounding the casting. The list of actors rumored to have joined the series includes Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Ralph Fiennes as Coriolanus Snow, and Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket, but their casting hasn’t been officially confirmed.
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Based on Alice Oseman’s upcoming sixth and final Heartstopper graphic novel, this Netflix movie will bring Nick and Charlie’s love story to its conclusion.
“After Season 3, the couple is inseparable. But, with Nick preparing to leave for university and Charlie finding new independence at school, the reality of a long-distance relationship begins to weigh on them. Doubts take hold, and their relationship faces its biggest challenge yet,” reads Netflix’s official logline.
Oseman created Heartstopper for Netflix, drawing inspiration from her own graphic novels, and she wrote the script for the final movie. Still Alice helmer Wash Westmoreland will be in charge of directing it, and the production is expected to kick off later this summer.
Kit Connor and Joe Locke will lead the cast as Nick and Charlie, and they’ll also be credited as the film’s executive producers. The ensemble of the original series also included Yasmin Finney, Tobie Donovan, Jenny Walser, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Rhea Norwood, and Olivia Colman, but Netflix is yet to announce who will be back for the feature-length film.
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The Roses is loosely based on Warren Adler’s novel The War of the Roses, and here’s what it has in store, according to Searchlight Picture’s official logline:
“Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.”
In addition to Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman in the lead roles, the star-studded cast of this project also includes Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon.
Adler’s hit novel was previously adapted into Danny DeVito’s 1989 film The War of the Roses, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. Its new reimagining hails from director Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Meet the Parents, Bombshell) and writer Tony McNamara (The Favourite, Poor Things).
The Roses will be released by Searchlight Pictures on August 29.
No formal offer has been made to Pattinson, but there is strong interest in him joining the cast. It remains unknown who he would play, but sources are saying he’s been circling the role of the film’s main villain, possibly Scytale from Frank Herbert’s books.
The third film in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune franchise will be based on Dune Messiah, and the director said it would mark the conclusion of his trilogy. The cast is yet to be announced, but Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, and Jason Mamoa will most likely make their return.
Pattinson is fresh off starring in Bong Joon Ho’s acclaimed sci-fi black comedy Mickey 17, and he has several highly-anticipated projects in the works. He’s set to appear in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey, Lynne Ramsay’s dark comedy Die, My Love, rom-com The Drama opposite Zendaya, and the sequel of The Batman, set to premiere in 2027.
]]>Based on the hit video game Minecraft, this hit movie centers on four misfits who find themselves transported into a cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination and must master its many mysteries to find their way back home alongside an expert crafter named Steve.
The cast of this long-awaited adaptation is one star-studded affair, and it includes Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Hansen, Rachel House, Jemaine Clement, Jared Hess, and Matt Berry.
Expectations were running high for A Minecraft Movie, given the popularity of the original video game that inspired it, and this adaptation managed to exceed them. The film scored a massive $301 million global opening, setting several domestic records in the process.
A Minecraft Movie earned $157 million domestically, setting the record for the highest-grossing opening weekend for a movie based on a video game in North America. It also scored the biggest domestic debut of 2025, breaking the record previously held by Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World with $88 million.
Loosely based on Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland, One Battle After Another centers on a wacky revolutionary trying to save his daughter after an old enemy from his past resurfaces. The first trailer sees him facing the ghosts of his past and reaching out to his old allies while preparing to face his enemies.
In addition to DiCaprio, the star-studded cast of this film also includes Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, Alana Haim, Wood Harris, Shayna McHayle, and D. W. Moffett in supporting roles.
One Battle After Another marks DiCaprio’s first film since Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon from 2023. This historical drama was met with critical acclaim and received ten Oscar nominations, while DiCaprio himself received nods for the Critics’ Choice Award and Golden Globe Award.
One Battle After Another will be released on September 26 by Warner Bros. Pictures, and it will mark Paul Thomas Anderson’s first film to be released in IMAX.
Avengers: Doomsday will be the first Avengers film since Avengers: Endgame – and it will be worth the wait! Marvel dropped some hints about the show’s cast and revealed it will mark the return of several original Avengers, including Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye.
The star-studded cast will also include Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Letitia Wright as Shuri, and Winston Duke as M’Baku.
Several original X-Men stars will make their return, including Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, James Marsden as Cyclops, and Rebecca Romijn as Mystique.
Robert Downey Jr. previously announced his return to the MCU as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom, and he’ll be joined by the new cast of Fantastic Four – Vanessa Kirby as the Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing, and Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic.
Avengers: Doomsday will be released on May 1, 2026, as part of Phase Six of the MCU.
Johnson leads Materialists as a modern-day matchmaker, who made a name for herself by helping New York City elites find true love. Her personal and professional life grows complicated after she finds herself entangled with two very different men – a millionaire who seems like a perfect match (Pedro Pascal), and an imperfect ex she couldn’t move on from (Chris Evans).
In addition to Johnson, Evans, and Pascal, the supporting cast of Materialists includes Zoë Winters, Marin Ireland, Dasha Nekrasova, Louisa Jacobson, Sawyer Spielberg, Eddie Cahill, and Fernando Belo.
Materialists hails from the acclaimed director Celine Song, who got her big break with the semi-autobiographical romance drama Past Lives. Her directorial debut received nominations for best picture and best original screenplay at the Oscars, in addition to winning numerous other accolades.
Materialists will be released by A24 in the United States on June 13, while Sony Pictures Releasing will handle international release.
Freakier Friday will put a multigenerational twist on the original 2003 film, and here’s what it has in store, according to Disney’s official logline:
“The film picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.”
In addition to Curtis and Lohan, Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Rosalind Chao will also reprise their roles from the original film. They’ll be joined by Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Vanessa Bayer.
The original Freaky Friday came out in 2003, and it starred Curtis and Lohan as a mother-daughter duo whose lives take a wild turn after their bodies are magically switched. It was based on Mary Rodgers’s book of the same name, which previously inspired several adaptations.
Freaky Friday will be released by Walt Disney Studios on August 8 before streaming on Disney+ at a later date.