The Zurich International Film Festival unveiled highlights from its gala program Thursday, with a selection of “auteur cinema for a broader audience” in the words of festival boss Christian Jungen —that should further cement Zurich’s position as a key international stop for awards season. The gala lineup includes several of this year’s buzziest titles, among them Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky, Beth de Araújo’s Josephine starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan and Possible Love, the new drama from acclaimed Korean director Lee Chang-dong (Burning). I Play Rocky, starring Anthony Ippolito as a young Sylvester Stallone, will have its world premiere…
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It’s dinosaur mayhem at the box office as two newcomers about the prehistoric beasts — The End of Oak Street and PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie — set out to challenge the behemoth that is Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Warner Bros. releases director David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street in 3,400 North American theaters on Friday, with the studio projecting an opening weekend in the range of $18 million to $23 million. Warner Bros. expects to add between $20 million to $25 million internationally for the sci-fi survival movie that hails from Bad Robot and carries an $80…
The NBC reality competition series, hosted by Alan Cumming, premieres Sept. 17. Published on August 12, 2026 ‘The Traitors: New Blood’ cast. NBCUniversal NBC has revealed the cast for The Traitors: New Blood. The show, a spinoff of Peacock’s hit competition reality series The Traitors, follows an all-civilian cast instead of celebrities and socialites. Host Alan Cumming will open the doors to the Scottish Highlands castle for 22 everyday Americans who were hand-selected from a nationwide search. He will choose who will play as Traitors and Faithfuls. The Traitors: New Blood will premiere with a two-hour episode Sept. 17 at…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. The 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs commence on Aug. 13 as the top 69 golfers (formerly 70; Daniel Berger withdrew due to injury) compete in the St. Jude Championship. The four-day tournament, the first of three playoff events, has a $20 million purse at stake ($3.6 million for first place) and, of course, advancement to the BMW Championship. This year’s St. Jude Championship will air across CBS, ESPN and Golf Channel, all three of which can be livestreamed…
StubHub’s lobbying expenses have reached an all-time high in California, as the ticket resale platform has spent millions of dollars over the past few months looking to stop a bill that seeks to place limits on how much concert tickets are allowed to sell for on resale services in the Golden State. The company reported nearly $2.6 million in lobbying expenses in California from April to June, per filings reviewed by The Hollywood Reporter. According to the Capitol Morning Report, that makes StubHub the second-largest lobbying spender in the state for the quarter, behind only Pacific Gas & Electric and…
Awarapan 2 Box Office Day 1 Advance Booking Update! (Photo Credit – Instagram/Facebook) Emraan Hashmi, Disha Patani, and Shabana Azmi starrer Awarapan 2 has picked up the desired momentum in advance bookings. In the first 24 hours, the action thriller sold over 38K tickets. It is now aiming to enter the top 5 pre-sales of 2026 in Bollywood. Scroll below for the box office updates! Awarapan 2 Day 1 Advance Booking (2 days left) According to the latest update, Awarapan 2 has registered advance booking worth 1.35 crore gross (excluding blocked seats) for day 1. It witnessed a massive jump…
Jennifer Stone, the former Wizards of Waverly Place star and current nurse, says she previously auditioned to be part of The Pitt. The actress appeared on the CHEERS! with Avery podcast (hosted by upcoming Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County star Avery Woods), where she reflected on the audition process for the Emmy-winning medical drama. She explained that she even studied her lines while she was working a shift as a nurse. “I auditioned for one of the series regulars for The Pitt when that first came out. And I remember, because at the end of the pilot episode, the Noah Wyle character,…
Batwara 1947 Box Office Day 1 Advance Booking Update! (Photo Credit – Instagram) The countdown has officially begun for Sunny Deol starrer Batwara 1947, which is releasing on August 14, 2026. Rajkumar Santoshi’s period drama is facing strong competition from Awarapan 2. There’s been only limited growth in advance booking in over 24 hours. Scroll below for the day 1 box office update! Batwara 1947 Day 1 Advance Booking (2 days left) According to the latest update, Batwara 1947 made advance booking sales of 40 lakh gross (excluding blocked seats) for day 1. Despite the improved show count to almost…
[This story contains MAJOR spoilers from the House of the Dragon season three finale.] House of the Dragon took some big swings away from the book in season three — for example, the entirety of Tumbleton, the besieged town at the heart of the storyline this year. Author George R.R. Martin’s Fire and Blood, the in-universe history tome from which HOTD draws its inspiration, depicts not one but two massive battles at Tumbleton, both of which contain meaningful differences from the encounter shown on screen in the season three finale that released Sunday. Daeron Targaryen, one of the most anticipated characters in the show’s franchise (played…
Haiwaan Teaser ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Following the phenomenal response to its first-look posters, Haiwaan is ready to pull audiences deeper into its dark and dangerous world. Mysterious, unsettling, and packed with intrigue, Priyadarshan’s edge-of-the-seat thriller signals the arrival of a deliciously villainous era on the big screen. Building on the anticipation surrounding the Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan starrer, the much-awaited teaser offers the first gripping peek into a world driven by mystery, danger, and haiwaaniyat. Hero Ya Haiwaan? Akshay & Saif’s Characters Remain A Mystery Dark, atmospheric, and deliberately cryptic, the teaser intrigues without revealing…