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• ‘The Blair Witch Project’ remake is coming next year

  24-06-2026 11:09 via nme.com
  
  A reboot of The Blair Witch Project is in development, scheduled to arrive next year.READ MORE: The Blair Witch project at 20 – director Daniel Myrick on the game-changing horror movie, and his hopes for a connected Blair Witch universeThe found footage horror franchise was last on the big screen 10 years ago with third film, Blair Witch, and now Variety reports that studio Lionsgate intend to bring a “new vision” that will “reintroduce this horror classic for a new gener
  
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• Olivia Wilde explains silence over Florence Pugh feud rumours during ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ press run

  25-06-2026 13:15 via nme.com
  
  Olivia Wilde has addressed her silence surrounding rumours about friction on the set of her 2022 film Don’t Worry Darling.READ MORE: ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ review: paradise isn’t so perfect in unfairly overshadowed thrillerThe drama, directed by Wilde, starred Florence Pugh and Harry Styles (whom Wilde dated for a brief period). The film’s press tour was overshadowed by rumours of friction between Pugh and Wilde over the latter’s availability, resulting i
  
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• Inde Navarrette couldn’t get a job for one and a half years after ‘Obsession’ wrapped

  25-06-2026 11:23 via nme.com
  
  Obsession star Inde Navarrette has revealed she didn’t secure any acting roles for a year and a half after making the horror hit.READ MORE: ‘Obsession’ review: the year’s most terrifying horror film so farThe actor played Nikki, a woman who is made to fall in love with a coworker after he makes a wish that has deadly consequences. The film has become one of the breakout successes of the year, thrusting her into the limelight, but in a new interview with Complex she said t
  
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• Christina Ricci leads criticism condemning Jimmy Fallon for interviewing “piece of human garbage” Conor McGregor, as host branded “spineless” and “pathetic”

  24-06-2026 14:33 via nme.com
  
  This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault.
  Actor Christina Ricci has led a wave of criticism aimed at host Jimmy Fallon for having Conor McGregor on his late-night show.
  The MMA fighter appeared on the show last Wednesday (June 17) to promote his forthcoming fight for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). The appearance drew backlash on social media due to McGregor’s prior accusations of sexual assault.Last November, McGregor was ordered to pay almost €250,000 (
  
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• ‘What We Do In the Shadows’ film is getting a sequel soon

  24-06-2026 13:09 via nme.com
  
  The long-awaited movie sequel to What We Do In The Shadows looks to be moving ahead, according to creator Jemaine Clement.
  The 2014 comedy mockumentary followed a group of vampires living together in the New Zealand suburbs, with the success of the film leading to a US series of the same name which ran for six seasons between 2019 and 2024.
  A sequel, titled We’re Wolves and focusing on werewolves, has been discussed ever since the first film came out, but Clement reveals the project is sti
  
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• Sadie Sink and Zoë Kravitz to star in immersive horror game for Netflix

  24-06-2026 11:42 via nme.com
  
  Netflix has announced plans to launch a new interactive horror game experience, starring Sadie Sink, Zoë Kravitz and Troy Baker.READ MORE: Björk and ‘Arrival’ inspired the menacing space bangers of ‘Marathon’Unhinged will be released exclusively to Netflix subscribers on June 30. The immersive game experience puts you in the center of a “thriller-turned-horror story” that can be played using your mobile phone as a controller.
  The game focuses on Ava
  
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• ‘Boyhood’ returning to cinemas for 12th anniversary celebration

  23-06-2026 14:05 via nme.com
  
  The Oscar-winning drama Boyhood will be getting a 12 year anniversary re-release in cinemas this July.READ MORE: Richard Linklater: “Truth is upended – it’s Donald Trump’s fault!”Richard Linklater’s film was released in 2014 and followed a young boy (Ellar Coltrane) from the ages of six to 18. The reason the 12th anniversary is significant is because the movie was filmed filmed sporadically over 12 years, reflecting the real-life aging of its stars.
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• Young people are driving a boom for independent cinemas, survey shows

  23-06-2026 13:09 via nme.com
  
  Younger audience members are driving a rise in independent cinema attendance, a new US study shows.
  Non-chain cinemas, also referred to as art house cinemas, were the subject of a notable rise in Art House Convergence‘s first National Audience Survey (reported by Variety). Independent cinemas saw a 9 per cent increase in business in 2025, with 68 per cent of attendees being younger than 45. Additional data from media research company Rentrak added that independent cinema grosses have grown
  
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• Nicolas Cage joins ‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7’

  23-06-2026 13:07 via nme.com
  
  Nicolas Cage is joining Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone as part of their upcoming summer of action season.READ MORE: ‘Call Of Duty’ games ranked – what’s the best Call Of Duty of all time?Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7’s summer of action goes live Thursday (June 25) as part of the Season 4: Reloaded update. Players will be able to compete in new maps and game modes while the popular throwback Black Ops classic mode will be permanently added to the first-person shoo
  
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• ‘Sea Of Thieves’ live-action film is coming as one of a dozen Xbox adaptations

  23-06-2026 12:24 via nme.com
  
  Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty has confirmed a number of adaptations are in the works including a live-action Sea Of Thieves film.READ MORE: Xbox Game Pass 2026: what’s new and what’s worth playing?Sea Of Thieves was released in 2018 as one of the first first-party Xbox Game Pass titles. A number of updates have been released over the years and by 2024, Sea Of Thieves had been played by more than 40million people. 
  “Sea Of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game
  
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• ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ star Mia Sara says coming-of-age classic wasn’t a “good experience”

  23-06-2026 11:58 via nme.com
  
  Mia Sara, one of the stars of ‘80s classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, has revealed she did not enjoy making the beloved teen comedy.
  The movie, which stars Matthew Broderick as a teenager who takes a “day off” from high school by feigning illness, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month and was the subject of a cast retrospective by The Times, published on Saturday (June 20). In the article, Broderick and co-stars Jennifer Grey and Alan Ruck looked back fondly on th
  
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• Tom Holland and Zendaya love the ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ games: “Absolutely sensational”

  23-06-2026 11:37 via nme.com
  
  Tom Holland and Zendaya have spoken about their love for the Marvel’s Spider-Man games while promoting new movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day.READ MORE: The best games of 2026… so far!In an interview with IGN, Holland (who plays Peter Parker / Spider-Man) and Zendaya (MJ) were asked if they’d taken any inspiration from the hugely-popular Marvel’s Spider-Man games for the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
  “We love the games, the games are absolutely sensational,&rdqu
  
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• Why is ‘Jackass: Best And Last’ the final ‘Jackass’ movie?

  23-06-2026 11:33 via nme.com
  
  Jackass: Best And Last is heading to cinemas this week, but why is it being billed as the final Jackass movie? Find out below.READ MORE: ‘Jackass Forever’ review: pure, prank-filled fun (plus a lot of testicles) The new film is the fifth in the franchise and reunites Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Jason “Wee Man” Acuña and the rest of the crew for one last big-screen outing, 26 years after Jackass&nb
  
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• Romeo Beckham to make acting debut in tennis film ‘Forty Love’

  23-06-2026 11:15 via nme.com
  
  Romeo Beckham is to make his acting debut in tennis themed romantic drama Forty Love.
  Scheduled for release in France on November 25, the movie is directed by fashion photographer Pierre-Ange Carlotti in his debut feature, Paul Kircher (The Animal Kingdom), Guillaume Canet (The Beach), and French acting legend Catherine Deneuve.
  As reported by Variety, the film is said to following a tennis star on the cusp of winning a major trophy in Paris, whose charismatic new arrival (played by Beckham) com
  
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• Every song on the ‘Supergirl’ soundtrack

  23-06-2026 10:28 via nme.com
  
  Supergirl flies into cinemas this week, but what songs feature on the soundtrack? Find out below.READ MORE: Who is Supergirl? Meet DC’s reluctant heroThe new DC Studios film stars House Of The Dragon’s Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, Superman’s cousin, who is drawn into an interstellar mission of vengeance and justice after meeting a young girl named Ruthye Marye Knoll.
  Directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya, Cruella), Sup
  
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• Madonna says her biopic was scrapped due to cost: “I’ve had a huge life, so I needed a big budget”

  22-06-2026 17:54 via nme.com
  
  Madonna has opened up about her ill-fated biopic, saying that it was scrapped after she had a “falling out” with Universal Studios over the budget.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Madonna: ”People pick on me. That’s just the way it is”The movie went into development in 2020 and was slated to be titled Who’s That Girl. Madonna was set to direct and write the script herself, and it was later announced that Weapons star Julia Garner would be tak
  
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• Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue to star in new film together

  22-06-2026 14:02 via nme.com
  
  Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue are starring in a new film together, it has been confirmed.
  While the two are better known for their respective work behind the camera and as a pop star, they are joining forces for an untitled project from Welsh director Jamie Adams, according to Variety.
  Details including plot are unknown at the moment, though Tarantino and Minogue were seen filming together in the town of Porthcawl in Wales, which included funeral and wake scenes.
  Julian Lewis Jones, Craig
  
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• Tom Holland one of first people Robert Downey Jr. told about Doctor Doom casting

  22-06-2026 13:11 via nme.com
  
  Tom Holland has revealed he was one of the first people that Robert Downey Jr. told about his Doctor Doom casting in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  The Oscar-winner was confirmed to be playing the classic villain in upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday nearly two years ago, which comes after he famously played Tony Stark/Iron Man in the MCU.
  The casting came as a surprise to fans, though one person who knew early on was Spider-Man star Holland, who recalled in a new interview about learning the news
  
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• Bob Odenkirk screams “why Lisa, why!” in ‘The Room’ charity remake trailer

  22-06-2026 12:04 via nme.com
  
  Bob Odenkirk has recreated some of The Room’s most famous moments in the trailer for a remake.Read More: ‘Breaking Bad’ creator Vince Gilligan wants to change the world with ‘Pluribus’The Better Call Saul star will appear in The Room Returns, a charity redo of the cult 2003 bad film by Tommy Wiseau, where he portrays the director’s central character, Johnny.
  The new version is directed by Brando Crawford, and was shot in 12 hours in front of green screen
  
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• Armie Hammer’s new film banned in Germany for “inciting violence against migrants”

  22-06-2026 11:27 via nme.com
  
  Armie Hammer’s new film has been banned in Germany for “inciting violence against migrants”, according to its director.
  Citizen Vigilante stars the actor as an American man who becomes a vigilante targeting migrants and corrupt officials, and is apparently inspired by a case in Hamburg that saw the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl by teenagers, with the perpetrators getting suspended sentences.
  The film is written and directed by Uwe Boll, who has claimed that it has been banned
  
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• Every song on the ‘Virginia Woolf’s Night And Day’ soundtrack

  21-06-2026 22:15 via nme.com
  
  Haley Bennett and Timothy Spall lead an ensemble cast in Virginia Woolf’s Night And Day.
  Directed by Tina Gharavi, the romantic drama follows a female astronomer in Edwardian England, who is resistant to her parents’ plans for marriage and instead wants to pursue her passion for science.READ MORE: Lily Allen – ‘West End Girl’ review: a vicious, vulnerable and victorious comebackThe film, based on the 1919 book of the same name by Virginia Woolf, also stars Lily
  
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• George Lucas to voice act in ‘Minions & Monsters’ after revealing fondness for minions

  21-06-2026 10:34 via nme.com
  
  George Lucas is set to lend his voice to a character in Minions & Monsters, the latest film in Illumination’s Despicable Me franchise.READ MORE: Here’s every song on the ‘Despicable Me 4’ soundtrackIn a recent interview with Collider, Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri revealed that the Star Wars filmmaker joined the animated feature, which will hit cinemas on July 1, after sharing his longtime admiration of the films.
  “I had this privilege of meeting George
  
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• Kathy Bates says she threw ‘The Waterboy’ script in the bin because she “didn’t know who Adam Sandler was”

  20-06-2026 12:31 via nme.com
  
  Kathy Bates admitted she threw the script for The Waterboy in the bin because she wasn’t yet familiar with Adam Sandler.READ MORE: Adam Sandler didn’t ‘get good’, you were just being a snobDuring a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar-winning actor recalled the moment she first received the script for the 1998 sports comedy.
  “I didn’t know who Adam Sandler was, and I got a script. It was a football script, and I was like, ‘Oh
  
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• Morgan Freeman to produce and narrate album charting 100 year history of the blues

  20-06-2026 11:34 via nme.com
  
  Morgan Freeman is partnering with a series of celebrated blues musicians for an album charting 100 years of the blues.
  Freeman serves as both the producer and narrator on the project, titled ‘Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience’, which is set for release on August 7 via Decca Records.
  “Rooted in stories carried from West Africa to the American South, the blues became a testament to the unbroken human spirit, the sound of America’s past and present, and the h
  
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• Steven Spielberg weighs in on viral question of whether E.T. was slimy or dry

  19-06-2026 22:32 via nme.com
  
  Steven Spielberg has weighed in on a viral question over whether E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was slimy or dry.READ MORE: ‘Disclosure Day’ review: Spielberg remains the master of sci-fi blockbustersSpielberg directed the iconic 1982 film about a loveable alien stranded on Earth who befriends Henry Thomas’ Elliott while searching for a way home. The movie was a runaway success, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time for 11 years until Spielberg&rsq
  
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• Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI drama dropped by Amazon following $50billion partnership deal

  19-06-2026 19:43 via nme.com
  
  Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI film has been dropped by Amazon, just months after the company announced a $50billion investment in the AI firm.READ MORE: All the times Luca Guadagnino made our jaws dropLast summer, it was revealed that the director – known for films including Challengers, Call Me By Your Name and Queer – had signed on to make Artificial, a film that would document the saga of Sam Altman being fired and swiftly re
  
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• Olivia Wilde recalls “wholesome and sweet” Harry Styles relationship despite “parasocial” backlash

  19-06-2026 13:43 via nme.com
  
  Olivia Wilde has opened up about her relationship with Harry Styles.READ MORE: Harry Styles live in Amsterdam: a hopeful celebration of community and connectionWilde and Styles began dating after he was cast in Don’t Worry Darling in 2020, which she directed and played a supporting role in. They later broke up in late 2022, a few months after the film’s release.
  Now, she’s opened up about the backlash she faced throughout their relationship. “I’ve never felt mo
  
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• Joseph Gordon-Levitt explains alleged ties to secret society run by controversial billionaire Peter Thiel

  19-06-2026 11:59 via nme.com
  
  Joseph Gordon-Levitt has addressed reports that he attended secret conferences held by Palantir founder Peter Thiel.
  The Dialog conferences were a gathering of important people in business and entertainment to discuss the future of technology, with reports from Wired and The Hollywood Reporter described unusual discussions taking place, as well as leaking names of famous people attending these retreats. The nature of the discussions, and political stance of Thiel, has made attending the events c
  
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• Jim Carrey reportedly returning for Grinch sequel

  19-06-2026 11:09 via nme.com
  
  Jim Carrey is in talks to return for a sequel to his 2000 Christmas hit How The Grinch Stole Christmas, according to a new report.
  The comedy actor took on the role of Dr Seuss’ beloved character The Grinch, a creature that hates Christmas and attempts to steal it from the nearby town of Whoville, in the Ron Howard-directed family film that has become a festive classic.
  There have been two other adaptations – a 1966 cartoon special, which first portrayed the Grinch as green (as oppos
  
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• Taylor Swift wrote and recorded ‘Toy Story 5’ theme in just eight hours: “Kind of a hectic day”

  19-06-2026 09:42 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has revealed that she wrote and recorded her new theme for Toy Story 5 in just eight hours, calling it a “hectic day”.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself beThe pop giant released ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ earlier this month, with the warm and nostalgic track marking a return to her country roots. It soundtracks the end credits of the Pixar sequel, which arrives in cinema
  
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