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A third film in the popular British historical drama franchise was confirmed by Focus Features on Monday.Julian Fellowes, who created the beloved television series that spawned the films, is writing the new movie. Simon Curtis, the director of the second film, “Downton Abbey: A New Era,” will also helm the third film.Various cast members are returning, including Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech and more.

CGI movie technology, it is getting harder and harder to deliver that true spine-chilling internal fear that makes horror films so great.Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids may arrogantly scoff at retro scary movies, but it hasn’t always been this way.There was once a time when picture-goers were so viscerally terrified by what they were seeing on the big screen that it would trigger powerful physical reactions right there in the theater.During Jaws (1975) people fainted and vomited in the cinema during some of the gruesome scenes, while others stopped going swimming in the ocean altogether out of pure fear.Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film Psycho (1960) sparked mania during the infamous shower stabbing scene, with reports of people hyperventilating and passing out in their cinema chairs.However, one of the most horrifying movies to ever hit the big screen, causing widespread panic, fear and repulsion, is William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973).Based on William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel, the film follows the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother’s attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests.With some wildly disturbing scenes, including some bizarre 360 degree head spinning, eerie spider-walking on the stairs and some disgusting projective lime-green vomit, it shocked those 1970s audiences to their core.One particular vulgar scene involving a crucifix — that is too crude to describe here — shocked and upset many, especially considering the percentage of people who were religious back then.The flick was so scary that even renowned Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert was at a loss for words about how it made him feel.“I am not sure exactly what reasons people will have for seeing this movie; surely

“Sister Act 3” cast wouldn’t be complete without the Holy Father himself.Whoopi Goldberg revealed that she offered Pope Francis a role in the upcoming Disney+ film when they met in October 2023. The Oscar winner, 68, made this holy revelation when she appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Wednesday. “I wanted to thank him,” she told Jimmy Fallon after the talk show host showed a photo of Goldberg with Francis, 87.

War for the Planet of the Apes,” continues this damn dirty science-fiction franchise’s reign as one of the best out there.Directed with visual splendor by Wes Ball, the meaty film’s combo of flawless zoological effects (unlike this year’s inferior primate picture “Godzilla x. Kong”), superbly crafted characters and a timeless story of emerging civilization and the fight for survival is remarkably riveting for what sets the groundwork of a whole new trilogy.This enduring series proves that, when handled properly, you just can’t beat talking monkeys.And yap, they do.

during a quarterly earnings call on Tuesday. “The team is one that I have tremendous confidence in,” he began.

acclaimed nice guy and lover of age-appropriate women, Keanu Reeves, revealed he’d be game for reprising his role as Jack Traven in a third installment of the action franchise. During a joint interview on the “50 MPH” podcast, Reeves and his “Speed” co-star Sandra Bullock discussed the possibility of joining forces for “Speed 3.”Reeves confidently noted, “We’d freakin’ knock it out of the park.”The original “Speed,” directed by Jan de Bont, was released in 1993 and grossed $350 million worldwide. The film’s success is owed in no small part to the obvious chemistry between the pair, both 59.Bullock likens their onscreen sizzle to foreplay.“We didn’t really look at each other in this movie except for maybe three or four times, because we were constantly battling the elements.

Anne Hathaway is now taking credit for “The Idea of You” book making the best-seller list — well, sort of.The Oscar winner joked about her new film, which is based off the Robinne Lee romance book, in an Instagram Story Sunday.“Audience said ‘hold my book!!!’ ” she captioned a screenshot of the novel hitting the milestone. She circled “No.

Brooke Shields revealed that she stripped down in solidarity with co-star Benjamin Bratt on the set of their new Netflix movie “Mother of the Bride.” On Friday’s episode of “The View,” the actress explained that she went mostly au natural to comfort her co-star Bratt whose wardrobe for one scene consisted only of a “modesty sock.”Shields, 58 relayed, “They have these things called modesty socks, which, for a woman, it’s a modesty triangle and they tape it to you, just where the camera’s going to go. For the poor guy, they don’t tape — they just have a little sheath.” Shields then used her hands to mimic the act of putting the sock on the penis.

“Andy Cohen Live,” John Leguizamo described his late co-star Patrick Swayze as “neurotic” and “difficult” to work with. The two actors starred in the 1995 drag queen cult classic “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar” alongside Wesley Snipes and Stockard Channing.Leguizamo’s comments were spurred by host Andy Cohen’s suggestion that Swayze had a sterling reputation among his co-stars.Leguizamo, 63, disagreed, “That’s different than what I experienced. Rest in peace, I love him.

Anne Hathaway only heard crickets when she asked the audience a question during her appearance Monday on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”The Oscar winner, 41, was promoting her new rom-com, “The Idea of You,” when she inquired: “Has anybody here read the book?”Spoiler alert: No.The crowd went silent as Fallon interjected, “No, we don’t read. This is ‘The Tonight Show.’ You want to go to Stephen Colbert if you want to get people to read books.

user on X , formerly Twitter, wrote.Another person called it “distasteful” and wrote, “It’s 2024, why are we writing these kinds of lines into movies? nasty work.”“I have absolutely no idea how I missed this when I saw it,” another viewer said. “What an unconscionable and disgusting decision; shame on [director] David Leitch, the writing team, and whoever else contributed to the telling of this ‘joke.’”“Damn what the f–k i was so excited for this movie now that’s gone,” another fan remarked.

Anne Hathaway’s career in Hollywood began 23 years ago with a family movie about every teen girl’s ultimate fantasy — her geeky character discovered she was actually royalty.Now 41, the actress has delivered a second dose of impossible escapism with “The Idea of You,” an, ahem, steamier, R-rated flick clearly made for the older millennials who obsessed over “The Princess Diaries” back in the aughts.Her latest fizzy project instead realizes the dream of every bored woman in their thirties and forties: She plays an exhausted single mom who has a fling with a famous, 24-year-old British boybander. And why not? What fun.Anyway, I suspect that aspirational viewers of “The Idea of You,” a decadent diversion that’s based on the popular novel by Robinne Lee, would much rather jet set around Europe with Harry Styles than live in a moldy 300-year-old palace and cut ribbons.

And Angelina Jolie!” Moss recalled to host Kelly Ripa.“There were two camps. There was the Winona Ryder camp and the Angelina Jolie camp,” she went on. “I was so intimidated by the Angelina Jolie camp.

upcoming flick “The Bride” in NYC on Tuesday, along with his youngest child, Joseph, 10 — who appears to be playing an extra. The movie will see “The Dark Knight” actor playing Dr. Frankenstein’s Monster.

paid tribute to her father in a Facebook post.“Wherever you drifted off to, I know everything just got livelier,” she wrote. “You were the most enigmatic person wherever you went.

Saltburn.”Like Emerald Fennell’s shapeshifting mystery, “Challengers” is, at once, artful, addictive and deceptive. The salivating viewer believes it’s one thing, becomes sure it’s another and then leaves with a different theory altogether.There are more similarities.

looks unrecognizable in new photos for his upcoming sports movie.In the snaps, Brosnan — who still has a full head of hair and a solid build at 70 — can be seen sporting thinning white hair, more wrinkles than usual and a frailer look to his body than he typically has, as the usually debonair actor slouches in a tracksuit. The look is for Brosnan’s new movie “Giant,” a boxing movie that tells the story of an important friendship in sports history. Brosnan is playing Brendan Ingle — the Irish boxing trainer that helped “Prince” Naseem Hamed rise to become a star.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After premiering in 2018 in the U.S., “Bluey” has become an Australian-made pop culture phenomenon with 151 episodes under its belt and more to come. While the animated TV show is made for five to seven year-olds, adults have also come to enjoy “Bluey” for its heart-warming and sometimes sad episodes with positive messaging and outlook on life.

What To Watch.What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week — April 5What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week — April 12“The Jinx” came out on HBO in 2015, exploring the life of Robert Durst, a New York real estate heir whose wife disappeared in 1982. Before the premiere of the finale, Durst was arrested for his wife’s murder, with the second part of the series picking up where the real life story left off.

Wrath of Man” director is mangling is Operation Postmaster — a British World War II effort in which a group of rogues were secretly sent to the coast of Africa to steal a Nazi supply ship.Without that precious cargo, German submarines couldn’t function, thus allowing American forces to cross the Atlantic and join the war effort.You won’t be surprised to learn that the op’s Wikipedia page is a lot duller than this hugely entertaining movie of badass shootouts, explosions and typically eccentric humor.“An unsanctioned, unauthorized and unofficial mission,” says “M” (Cary Elwes) of the risky plan endorsed by Winston Churchill (Rory Kinnear). A young Ian Fleming (Freddie Fox) is involved in the plot, too.