“I’m thinking about the third movie as well, because I think you need to write that at the same time,” Hardy said. “A third won’t be greenlit until the second is successful, but the studio [was] really, really pleased with number two.” Could a third movie find Hardy’s Venom facing off against Spider-Man? The superhero is currently played by Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to a pact between Sony and Disney, so rights issues will have to be squared away before that can happen....

Tom Holland, one third of the Spider-Men featured in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” adorably recalled to Deadline that he asked co-star (and real-life girlfriend) Zendaya to accompany him when first meeting “Spider-Man” legends Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. “It was very daunting,” Holland explained in the first trio press interview with Maguire and Garfield. “We were a long way into shooting before you guys showed up, maybe three months into principal photography....

That writer/creator Amanda Coe puts forward Christine (Sophie Cookson) as the title character is a clear choice. Even though the series withholds certain details of her past from those unfamiliar with the case, there’s a real attempt here to not let Christine become defined by any single choice. Though the series does allow its own time with government minister John Profumo (Ben Miles), the pair’s romantic involvement is not the sole focus....

As always, unlike box office results, we are clueless about relative financial returns for VOD transactions. But it’s hard not to notice that among the three top 10 charts listed below, 18 of the 30 slots went to horror films. And nine of them went to older titles that have returned over the last two weeks. For the first time in five weeks, “Free Guy” (Disney/$5.99) didn’t place #1 on all of the lists....

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Netflix had made an offer of more than $200 million for the film, though WarnerMedia blocked the deal while preparing to make an offer to bring the title to the company’s HBO Max streaming service. WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar and Warner Bros. chairman Ann Sarnoff are directly involved in plans to bring “Godzilla vs. Kong” to HBO Max while also bringing the film to theaters....

With an estimated opening of $108.5 million ($127.9 million through Monday), “Gru” led a strong (though not record-breaking) weekend of $175 million for all films. Though it provided over 60 percent of the total, it was abetted by decent or better holds for #2 “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount), #3 “Elvis” (Warner Bros.), #4 “Jurassic World: Dominion” (Universal), and #5 “The Black Phone” (Universal). Look at that line-up. Don’t expect to see it regularly....

“It’s making me think about when I was getting fitted for my suit, at whatever tailor that Wes was using in New York, and they have me up on one of those boxes,” Luke Wilson said (via Entertainment Weekly). “It’s this beautiful camel-hair suit, and Wes kept raising the level of the cuffs, until they were getting too high for my taste. So when Wes would turn his head, I’d motion to the tailor like, ‘Hey, can we get those down a little bit?...

Netflix had no comment. Sources tell Deadline that Benedict Cumberbatch will play the title role, with Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and Ben Kingsley joining the cast. The original book is a collection of seven short stories, but it’s not known whether Anderson will helm all the stories as an omnibus film (a la his recent “French Dispatch,” which is comprised of a collection of narratives) or focus on the title story....

The Disney+ show doesn’t offer anything in the way of an explainer about The Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), who have each appeared in a handful of the franchise’s film installments. Here’s a quick rundown on each character’s backstories: The Falcon, AKA Sam Wilson, debuted in 2014’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” The character is a former pararescueman in the U.S. Air Force who happened to cross paths with Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans)....

In an excerpt below — available exclusively on IndieWire — Elton unpacks the real truth behind the persistent belief that Cimino’s epic (both in scale and in terms of financial failure) “Heaven’s Gate” led to the end of United Artists. The book is out today. Michael Cimino’s epic Western, “Heaven’s Gate,” his first film since the Oscar-winning “The Deer Hunter,” was shown to the New York press on November 19, 1980....

The “Black Bird” actor revealed during the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast (via The Independent) that he auditioned for and ultimately turned down leading the “Star Wars” 2018 prequel film, “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” “I’ll be honest, I got on the Falcon,” Egerton explained, referencing the Millennium Falcon. “I was with Chewie. I was in the full costume. I felt like I got there, I did it, I lived it....

The annual event, which typically occurs in Los Angeles over a period of two weeks, is set to return January 26 and run until early March. Unlike in-person TCA events, there will not be network presentations every day, but like last summer’s stripped-down press tour, the upcoming TCA panels will be done via videoconference and consist of Q&As with select talent and executives, updates from network heads, key programming announcements, and presumably a handful of trailers for new and returning television shows set to premiere over the next six months....

“There’s a very heavy weight that goes with being the storyteller,” he says, his voice catching in his throat. “A lot of responsibility to tell it the right way.” It’s been five years since the October 1 tragedy, and beyond living with the heartbreaking memories, Warren is trying to find a positive, meaningful lesson within them. “Instead of trying to forget it, let’s make sure something good comes from this,” he says, shortly before the title card, “11 Minutes,” appears onscreen....

It’s been too long since we last saw the ladies of HBO’s sketch comedy series “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” and, as you might know, a lot has changed since September 2019. But creator Robin Thede and her team remain the best at exploring the mundane and obnoxious things women, specifically Black women, put up with. In Season 2, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” once again delivers hilarity and absurdity in equal measure....

“I’m a big fan of ‘Alien’ and ‘Aliens’ and I remember watching both of them in the theater and how shockingly original and surprising each of them was in its own way,” Landgraf said. “And so, similar to his approach to ‘Fargo,’ Noah decided to not take Ripley or any character from Alien – except perhaps the xenomorph itself – but go back and figure out what made the franchise so great and so durable in the first place and see if he could find an experience that felt like walking into a theater and seeing one of those first two movies, where you get caught off guard....

As the film readies for a 4K release to celebrate its 21st anniversary, Fugit is happy as ever to chat about his experience making the film, including revealing a self-professed “spoiler” for everything that happened after the credits rolled and his preferred cut of the film. The new 4K, out this week from Paramount Home Entertainment, doesn’t just boast a Crowe-supervised transfer, but also the inclusion of both the original theatrical cut and the “Bootleg” cut (aka “Untitled”), which includes almost 40 minutes of additional footage and was first available on the film’s 2001 DVD release....

As the film hits 4K this week — complete with a Crowe-supervised transfer, the inclusion of both the theatrical cut and the so-called “Bootleg” cut (Fugit’s favorite), and a wealth of bonus material — Fugit looked back on the experience, which includes getting some casual tips from McDormand, who plays his mother in the film and went on to earn her then-third Oscar nomination for the role as the uptight Elaine Miller....

Despite Lewinsky serving as a producer (and positioned front-and-center in the PR campaign), “Impeachment: American Crime Story” isn’t really about her. Its lead is Linda Tripp, as portrayed by executive producer and director Ryan Murphy’s go-to star, Sarah Paulson. First shown from behind — her shoulders raised, blonde hair bouncing out of the shadows — Tripp is formally introduced as a “treacherous bitch,” and the character soon lives down to her moniker....

“Every Leos Carax film is an event,” Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes, said in a statement. “And this one delivers on its promises. ‘Annette’ is the gift that lovers of cinema, music and culture were hoping for, one that we have been yearning for during the past year.” Added Thierry Frémaux, Cannes’ General Delegate, “We couldn’t have dreamed of a more beautiful reunion with cinema and the silver screen, in the Palais des Festivals where films come to assert their splendor....

Mercenaries stream into the deadly streets, guns a-blazing, as the ghoulish creatures multiply and tear into their attackers. Without a single introductory line, Snyder establishes a half-dozen warriors tasked with corralling the zombies into the center of the city, just in time for a wall of crates to keep them in. Tragedy strikes a few members of the team as the camera pans up to reveal a sea of ghouls pressing through every inch of their dusty, hellish habitat....