‘Divergent’ Author Says Film Franchise ‘Feels Complete’ Despite Scrapped Ending: ‘The Movies Were Taking a Different Track Than the Books’

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Video game fans got a huge surprise when Nintendo announced Nov. 7 that it is developing a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda alongside Sony Pictures. The film is being directed by Wes Ball, best known for helming three “Maze Runner” movies.

The White Lotus creator Mike White has described the upcoming third season as “longer, bigger, crazier” in a new interview.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, White explained that he hopes to start filming season three of the HBO series “at the beginning of the year”, if the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike is resolved by then.“I’m seriously finishing scripts,” White said. “Still waiting to be able to cast.

It took many years to admit it, but “Mean Girls” (2004) is a classic teen comedy and arguably launched the careers of Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried. Written by Tina Fey, she goes back to the “Mean Girls” well once more for a reboot with a twist.

Harry Potter has become a multimedia franchise to rival Star Wars and Marvel.The success of the books led to a film adaptation of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone in 2001, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. The remaining six novels in the series were later adapted across seven films, with the last being Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011.Since then, the wizarding world has continued on the big screen through the Fantastic Beasts films starring Eddie Redmayne.

Greece’s Thessaloniki International Film Festival returns this evening for its 64th edition with a screening of The Pot-au-Feu (The Taste of Things), the latest film by French-Vietnamese director Trần Anh Hùng. 

Stacey Solomon has proven to her followers that she is the queen of Halloween as she shared an adorable photo of her family with co-ordinated outfits. On the run-up to the scary occasion, Stacey has been sharing all of her preparations online, including making a Harry Potter-themed dining room and hand-making ghost decorations for around the house. Dressing up in The Wizard of Oz-themed costumes, Stacey shared a snap to Instagram where she was dressed as Glinda the good witch in a pink puffy dress, while husband Joe Swash dressed up as The Scarecrow, and completed the outfit with some green Crocs.

Louis Theroux has tackled all sorts of taxing hobbies in the name of journalism, from UFO-hunting and body building to recording a rap single. But now his latest interviewee Anthony Joshua has inspired him to take up boxing – and he wants Talk TV host Piers Morgan as his first opponent. The documentarian is returning for a second round of BBC Two’s Louis Theroux Interviews, chatting to heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in the series debut and declares he’d take Piers on in a celebrity match, and is already trash talking about Piers’ weight.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Amazon MGM Studios, the renamed joint venture of Amazon Studios and MGM, has acquired rights to James Ponti’s popular children’s book series “City Spies” and is developing a film based on the first novel. The idea is for the initial installment to launch a global franchise, described by the company as a “four-quadrant action-adventure that will delight audiences of all ages and as a universe-building property for the studio.” The story follows a 12-year-old coding prodigy, who is recruited by an eccentric MI6 agent to join the City Spies, a team of kids from around the world who feel unnoticed in their own lives.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director News broke in May 2020 that Sofia Coppola was partnering with Apple TV+ to develop a series adaptation of Edith Wharton’s 1913 novel “The Custom of the Country.” Flash forward over three years later, and the project is dead. Why? In a new interview with The New York Times, Coppola claimed that Apple execs did not want to spend the money on her five-hour adaptation due to issues they had with the main character. “The idea of an unlikable woman wasn’t their thing,” Coppola said.

Harry Potter films as well as recent spin-off series Fantastic Beasts, has confirmed that their are no current plans for a sequel to last year’s Secrets Of Dumbledore – but he also said the franchise could return in the future.Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore was released in April 2022, starring Eddie Redmayne as magical zoologist Newt Scamander who teams up with Jude Law’s wizard professor Albus Dumbledore to fight against an encroaching evil. Despite topping the box office in its first weekend, the film suffered the lowest opening of the Wizarding World franchise. Some attributed this to a fan boycott launched in opposition to J.K.

Imax CEO Rich Gelfond predicts the long SAG-AFTRA strike will settle relatively soon. If, instead, it drags on, theater chains will face a rocky second half of 2024 but he sees the large-format exhibitor standing apart.

Mumbai Film Fest To Honor Luca Guadagnino & Mani Ratnam

Daniel Radcliffe is making a film about one of his stunt doubles on Harry Potter who was paralysed following an accident on one of the film’s sets.As per Deadline, Sky and HBO Documentary Films are working on David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived which was described by Sky as “a coming-of-age story of stuntman David Holmes, a prodigious teenage gymnast from Essex, England, who is selected to play Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double in the first Harry Potter film, when Daniel is just eleven.”Radcliffe starred as the titular character in all eight films in the world-famous series based on J.K. Rowling’s books, which concluded in 2011 while Holmes was his stunt double until an accident on the penultimate film left him paralysed.The synopsis adds: “Over the next ten years, the two form an inextricable bond, but on the penultimate film a tragic accident on set leaves David paralysed with a debilitating spinal injury, turning his world upside down.

Devery Jacobs is sharing her thoughts on Martin Scorsese‘s new movie Killers of the Flower Moon, which recounts the murders of indigenous Osage tribe members in 1920s Oklahoma.

Devery Jacobs has watched Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and has “strong feelings” about the film.

As you’re probably aware, “Star Wars” and Lucasfilm are at an inflection point. Having pivoted towards streaming for several years, “The Mandalorian,” etc., “Star Wars” Celebration earlier this year indicated that the new future would return to cinemas, announcing three “Star Wars” movies by Dave Filoni, one formerly from Damon Lindelof that will include Daisy Ridley’s Rey Skywalker, and a prequel set in ancient Jedi times from filmmaker James Mangold.

The author of the popular “Divergent” book series is opening up about the three movies that were made based on the books.

Divergent author Veronica Roth is opening up about the film adaptation of her book series and the final film that never got made.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left stunned on Saturday night as they spotted Harry Potter's Argus Filch in the audience. Actor David Bradley, who played the Hogwarts caretaker in the hit film series, was there to support his pal Nigel Harman on the BBC show. Viewers were quick to take to social media when the cameras turned on David, 81, who was seen giving Casualty star Nigel, 50, a standing ovation.Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: "Didn't expect to see filch on #Strictly." Another said: "Actor David Bradley in the audience just then!" A third questioned: "Was that david bradley in the audience????" A fourth added: "Love seeing David Bradley in the #Strictly audience.

Concerned that a prolonged actors strike would bring long-term, irreparable harm to the industry, Hollywood’s biggest stars on a Zoom call this week with SAG-AFTRA leaders pledged to commit $150 million over three years to remove a cap on union dues to bring more coin to guild coffers, and they suggested a streamer residual structure that would put actors on the bottom of the call sheet before them, in hopes that getting money faster would help more struggling actors qualify for benefits.