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Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Netflix has ordered a sequel to “Troll,” the Norwegian action-adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug, who helmed Norway’s first disaster movie, “The Wave.” “Troll 2” reteams Uthaug (“Tomb Raider”) with writer Espen Aukan andproducers Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud at Motion Blur, the Oslo-based banner whose credits include “Cadaver,” “Amundsen” and “The 12th Man.” The first installment unfolds in the aftermath of an explosion in the Norwegian mountains, which awakens an ancient troll. The story revolves around a fearless paleontologist who embarks on a journey to stop the troll from wreaking deadly havoc.

2020’s “Trolls World Tour” didn’t exactly light the box office on fire like its predecessor from 2016, “Trolls.” But maybe the COVID-19 pandemic and theater closures had something to do with it. In any case, DreamWorks has its third installment of its musical franchise ready for audiences later this Fall.

There are new projections on the horizon for Disney’s “A Haunting in Venice”.

When it comes to Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts franchise filmmaker David Yates returning to the Max TV series, he tells Deadline, “Never say never.”

The creator of the Scream franchise is backing Neve Campbell.

Jessica Liese If the first “Walking Dead” spinoff following the finale of the flagship series, “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” seemed to mark the beginning of a new era for the franchise, the second certainly feels like a continuation — tonally, if not chronologically. “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” which premieres on AMC on Sept. 10, builds on the tentative good will established by “Dead City,” even arguably improving on some of its strengths.

“Scream” fans’ ears pricked up last year when, amid casting news about “Scream VI,” it became clear that franchise star Neve Campbell wouldn’t return for the sequel. The actress cited salary disputes with Spyglass and said it was a “very difficult decision to move on” after being the face of the “Scream” films for nearly 25 years.

Neve Campbell, who played Sidney Prescott in the first five movies in the Scream horror franchise, did not appear in the most recent pic, this year’s successful Scream VI, amid a salary dispute. Series creator Kevin Williamson has a response for that.

The upcoming film, “The Exorcist: Believer,” holds significance for film fans for a number of reasons. First, we are just about one month past from the death of the original film’s director, William Friedkin, and secondly, we are 50 years past from the debut of the 1973 classic.

Saw X is hitting theaters at the end of September, and fans are already curious about the fate of the long-running horror franchise.

Craig Mazin is loving his career at this moment. Sure, there’s a WGA strike going on, which is hindering what exactly he can work on, but the writer-producer-showrunner of “The Last of Us” is at the top of his game, with studios desperate to work with him.

Though Labor Day is upon us domestically — and its somewhat equivalents in many overseas markets to mark the end of summer — the hits keep coming as holds this session were strong on the season’s leaders while a new entry surprised. To wit, and starting with the latter: Sony/Escape Artists’ The Equalizer 3 blazed to a $60.6M global start this weekend, to clock the franchise’s best opening ever. Of that, the $26.1M debut in 49 international box office markets was also a new record bow for the Denzel Washington-led series.

Tatiana Siegel Since January 2022, Jesse Palmer has fronted ABC’s lucrative “Bachelor” franchise as host of the flagship reality show as well as offshoots “The Bachelorette,” “Bachelor in Paradise” and the upcoming “The Golden Bachelor.” After taking the reins from Chris Harrison, who was ousted in 2021 after facing criticism for defending a contestant accused of racism, the former NFL quarterback and ESPN college football analyst has helped expand the show’s female-skewing audience to include more men. “I have this theory that the dirty little secret in Bachelor Nation was that men were always watching anyway,” says Palmer.

In a cinema that has plenty of offerings when it comes to guys with guns, what givesSony and Escape Artists’ Equalizer series with Denzel Washington that extra zhuzh?

The One Chicago franchise has some of the best TV shows on the air right now: Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, and Chicago PD.

Holly Jones Chilean cinema continues to see traction on Prime Video with “S.O.S. Mamis 2: Mosquita Muerta” bowing Aug. 2 to become the most-watched movie of any nationality on the streamer in Chile.

Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko are ready to start their life together. ET's Denny Directo spoke with the couple on Tuesday, following the season finale of, which saw the child and family therapist get engaged to the integrative medicine consultant.«It's a sigh of a relief,» Charity told ET of being out in the open. «We're just so excited.

Look, interviews can be tough business. As someone who has done quite a few interviews with filmmakers and actors over the years, you hope for the best, but you never know when something can go off the rails.

Star Wars has become one of the most successful film franchises ever after kicking off in 1977.

McKinley Franklin editor ABC is moving its “The Bachelor” franchise, including the first ever “Golden Bachelor,” to Thursdays this fall. The Alphabet web has revealed several tweaks to its fall plans, including the decision to pair “Golden Bachelor” and “Bachelor in Paradise” together on Thursday nights starting September 28. “The Golden Bachelor” was originally slated to air Mondays at 10 p.m.

EXCLUSIVE: Story Kitchen has partnered with Monomi Park to adapt the hit videogame franchise, Slime Rancher into a feature film.

EXCLUSIVE: With the new animated version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Paramount has vibrantly revived the near 40-year-old Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird-conceived comic IP for another generation: As the pic barrels toward $100M at the global box office, Deadline hears from sources that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand is heading toward $1 billion+ in global retail sales. 

The One Chicago franchise has some of the best TV shows on the air right now: Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, and Chicago PD.

NBC News reported that in the complaint, Tyrese says he, Eric and Manuel went to Home Depot together to buy some materials for a project they were doing at his home. A cashier allegedly took 20 minutes to ring up the items, meanwhile the actor was recognized and approached by shoppers so he chose to wait in his vehicle to prevent a disturbance; he told the cashier that the craftsmen with him would complete the sale on his behalf.

The Below Deck franchise has surprised viewers over the years by having familiar faces appear on different shows..

Naman Ramachandran Ranveer Singh will be the latest actor to take on the role of Don, in the third film in Farhan Akhtar’s franchise. Created by Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, “Don” (1978), directed by Chandra Barot, starred Amitabh Bachchan in dual roles – that of a ruthless mafia don and his look alike Vijay, a slum-dweller who is brought in by the police to masquerade as the gang leader after his death. The film was one of the biggest hits of the year.

One of YouTube’s biggest sensations is being slammed with a hefty lawsuit.

When “Black Adam” was conceived, the plan was to hopefully spark a DC film franchise that would see Dwayne Johnson’s antihero superhero return in sequels and appear in other movies within the DC universe, with a post-credits sequence featuring the return of Henry Cavill as Superman setting up an epic battle between the two characters.

crew found themselves in one of their strangest worlds yet — the world of musicals!The penultimate episode of season 2 was released on Thursday, in which the occupants of the USS Enterprise spontaneously broke into song, making for a hilarious and heartfelt new adventure.«I do believe that this is going be seen as one of the great episodes...It's such a cool concept,» says Anson Mount, who plays Captain Christopher Pike, in ET's exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the epic episode. «It's not a musical episode, it's an episode about very real people being stuck in a musical experience.»«I feel like it's something we've all been praying for and waiting for,» agrees Rebecca Romijn, who stars as First Officer Una Chin-Riley.One of the most entertaining parts of the episode is the characters' utter confusion about the circumstances they find themselves in — often singing about how confused they are to be singing.«It's still very grounded and ,» shares Ethan Peck, who stars as the latest iteration of the franchise's iconic science officer, Spock.

reunited on the red carpet at the show's season six midseason premiere Wednesday, and the epic moment marked the first time Sammi «Sweetheart» Giancola has been on a carpet with her castmates since the show's original iteration,, came to an end in 2012.Paul «Pauly D» DelVecchio, Nicole «Snooki» Polizzi, Michael «The Situation» Sorrentino, Jenni «JWoww» Farley, Vinny Guadagnino, Angelina Pivarnick and Deena Nicole Cortese were all in attendance for the big night.It's remarkable to see how much the cast has grown and evolved since the world first met them over 13 years ago, when Jersey Shore premiered in December 2009.In January 2010, the cast came together for that year's Golden Globes Nominees and Presenters Day event, posing together for one of the cast's first public media gatherings, where they were all smiles, excited to be a part of a hit show.How time flies!On Wednesday, the group dressed in their Jersey finest — and Snooki even called back to the show's early days with her signature half-up half-down hairstyle, complete with the pouf — a pinned-back bouffant at the top of her head.Of course, Pauly D had to sport his go-to blowout, taking us all back to 2009, when fans were first introduced to the MTV series.A post shared by Nicole «Snooki»

Jigsaw is back in the terrifying new trailer for “Saw X”.

the execrable 2003 effort starring Eddie Murphy.Running time: 122 minutes. Rated PG-13 (some thematic elements and scary action.) In theaters July 28Twenty years later, the reboot directed by the talented Justin Simien (“Bad Hair”) is at least better than that aughts Hollywood horror show, if somehow 32 minutes longer.

Critics loathed the last movie iterations of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” franchise from 2014 and 2016, respectively: a live-action revamp seven years after the previous 2007 animated film. Now after another seven years, Paramount reboots “TMNT” by going back to animation with “Teenage Mutant Ninja Nurtles: Mutant Mayhem,” in theaters next month.

The line from many fans and pundits, at least online, is that Christopher Nolan, currently promoting his “Oppenheimer” movie is that he will eventually direct a James Bond film. I’ve always felt that was wrong.

A new era dawns in Washington. NFL owners have unanimously approved the Commanders’ sale from the Dan Snyder family to a group led by Josh Harris for a record $6.05 billion.

universe. On Wednesday, author Candace Bushnell, who penned the book that the original HBO series was based off, took to Twitter to poke fun at the show's Max reboot,, recasting actor Peter Hermann in a recent role. In an episode that aired earlier this month, Hermann played George, an app designer who has a short-lived romance with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) after she causes him to crash his bike. Bushnell pointed out that Hermann also played the cameo role of David in the original series, a Jewish man that Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) is set up with right before she reunites with her now-husband, Harry Godlenblatt (Evan Handler). «The fact that Carrie’s app designer boyfriend is the same guy that Charlotte was set up with at the synagogue in season six really speaks to the lack of eligible bachelors in New York City,» Bushnell quipped, sharing photos of Hermann in both roles. The fact that Carrie’s app designer boyfriend is the same guy that Charlotte was set up with at the synagogue in season six really speaks to the lack of eligible bachelors in New York City.