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Tom Hanks to Play President Abraham Lincoln
Preview:Tom Hanks will star in ‘Lincoln in the Bardo.’He’ll play the lead role of President Abraham Lincoln.George Saunders has adapted his book for the screen.Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. President, has been brought to screens by a wide variety of actors, including Daniel Day Lewis (in ‘Lincoln’) and Benjamin Walker (in, er, ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’).
Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan to Pay Tribute to Rob Reiner at the Oscars
Preview:Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan will pay tribute to filmmaker Rob Reiner at the Oscars.Barbra Streisand is also in talks to honor Robert Redford.The Academy Awards will be held on March 15.While most late actors and filmmakers have to make do with a mention during the In Memoriam section of each year’s Academy Awards, some are considered worthy of more of a spotlight.
Beyond Fest Announces Beyond Chicago Spin-Off
Preview:Beyond Fest is launching a Beyond Chicago spin-off.Movies including ‘Obsession’ and the new ‘Faces of Death’ will screen.It’ll run between April 2-5 at the Music Box Theatre.While we more commonly associate Beyond Fest with its annual fall screening in Los Angeles, the team is looking to take the show on the road.
‘Game of Thrones’ Movie Moves Forward Via Beau Willimon
Preview:The ‘Game of Thrones’ movie is reportedly moving forward at Warner Bros.‘House of Cards’ and ‘Andor’ writer Beau Willimon is at work on a script.The movie may be impacted by Paramount buying Warners.
Movie Review: 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man'
Coming to theaters on March 6 ahead of streaming on Netflix March 20, 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man' sees the return of Tommy Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy. The film also stars Barry Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson, and Tim Roth.
'Protector' Interview: Milla Jovovich and Isabel Myers
Opening in theaters on March 6th is the new action-thriller 'Protector', which was directed by Adrian Grünberg (‘Rambo: Last Blood’), and stars Milla Jovovich (‘Resident Evil’), Matthew Modine (‘Full Metal Jacket’), D.
Movie Review: ‘The Bride!’
Opening in theaters on March 6 is ‘The Bride!,’ written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, John Magaro, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeannie Berlin, and Annette Bening.
TV Review: ‘Young Sherlock’
Arriving on Prime Video on March 4 is the latest attempt to bring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes character to screens, ‘Young Sherlock.’ With director Guy Ritchie as part of the creative team, the show stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin (‘After’) as the titular detective, but at an earlier point of his life.
2026 Theatrical and Streaming Spring Movies Preview
Spring is almost here and with it comes a new crop of movies streaming and opening in theaters!From highly anticipated theatrical movies like 'The Bride!', 'Project Hail Mary', 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie', 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come', and 'Michael', to streaming films like 'APEX' starring Charlize Theron, and director Jonah Hill's 'Outcome', to smaller independent movies like 'Normal' starring Bob Odenkirk, and 'The Drama' starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, March and April 2026 promises a little bit of something for everyone.
Movie Review: ‘Hoppers’
Opening in theaters on March 6 is ‘Hoppers,’ directed by Daniel Chong and starring Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Dave Franco, Kathy Najimy, Eduardo Franco, Vanessa Bayer, and Meryl Streep.
Lily Collins to Play Audrey Hepburn in a New Movie
Preview:Lily Collins is playing Audrey Hepburn in a new Movie.The film will chronicle the making of ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’.It’ll adapt Sam Wasson’s book ‘Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dawn of the Modern Woman.
‘Sinners’ Emerges Triumphant at the 2026 NAACP Awards
Preview:‘Sinners’ took home the big prizes at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards.‘Paradise’ and Cynthia Erivo were also among the winners.The event took place Saturday night at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
Live 2026 Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA Full Results
Preview:‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ won prizes at this year’s Actor Awards.The ceremony, on behalf of actors’ unions SAG-AFTRA, was shown on Netflix.Kristen Bell hosted.While they may forever be known as the SAG awards, the ceremony organized by actors’ unions the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which were re-titled The Actor Awards last year, returned to screens this evening for their 32nd annual event, broadcast again by Netflix.
Austin Butler to Play Lance Armstrong in New Movie
Preview:Austin Butler is playing Lance Armstrong in a new movie.‘Conclave’s Edward Berger is aboard to direct.Zach Baylin will write the script.Though a specific part of his life and career has been brought to screens before (in 2015’s ‘The Program’, where he was played by Ben Foster), a new movie focused on controversial cyclist Lance Armstrong is in the works.
McKenna Grace Playing Daphne in New ‘Scooby-Doo’ Series
Preview:McKenna Grace will play a young Daphne in a new ‘Scooby-Doo’ series.Netflix is producing the live-action show.It’ll be a prequel re-imagining of the cartoon series.Nervy, snack-loving hound Scooby-Doo and the human characters with whom he often solves mysteries has been brought to the screen many times, in animated and live-action form.
'Operation Taco Gary's' Interview: Simon Rex
Opening in theaters on February 27th is the new science fiction comedy 'Operation Taco Gary's', which marks the directorial debut of Michael Kvamme, and stars Simon Rex (‘Red Rocket’), Dustin Milligan (‘Schitt's Creek’), Brenda Song (‘The Social Network’), Tony Cavalero (‘The Righteous Gemstones’), Arturo Castro (‘Road House’), Jason Biggs (‘American Pie’), and Doug Jones (‘The Shape of Water’).
'In the Blink of an Eye' Interviews: Rashida Jones and More
Premiering on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ February 27th is the science fiction drama 'In the Blink of an Eye', which was directed by Andrew Stanton (‘WALL-E’) and stars Kate McKinnon (‘Barbie’), Rashida Jones (‘The Social Network’), Daveed Diggs (‘The Little Mermaid’).
'Man on the Run' Interview: Director Morgan Neville
Debuting on Prime Video February 27th is the new documentary 'Man on the Run', which was directed by Morgan Neville (‘Piece by Piece’) and follows the life of Paul McCartney from his formation of Wings through the 1970s.
Paramount Makes Surprise Win in Warner Bros. Bidding War
Preview:Paramount has seemingly won the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery.Netflix had seemed to be in prime position but have backed out.The news sent shockwaves through the industry.Though it looked in December as though streaming giant Netflix had been successful in its attempt to buy Warner Bros.
Danielle Deadwyler to Star in New ‘X-Files’ Reboot
Preview:Danielle Deadwyler will star in the new ‘X-Files’ series.Ryan Coogler is writing the pilot and will direct it.Jennifer Yale will be showrunner.We’ve known for a while that ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Sinners’ director Ryan Coogler has been developing a rebooted take on cult supernatural show ‘The X-Files’ for Hulu.