Christopher Nolan’s next film is based on ‘The Odyssey’

Christopher Nolan’s next film is based on ‘The Odyssey’

Christopher Nolan is following his Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” with a true epic: Homer’s “The Odyssey.” It will open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Universal Pictures said Monday. Details remain scarce, but the studio teased that it will be a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology.” Nolan was made a … Read more

Britney Spears biopic based on her memoir ‘The Woman in Me’ officially in the works

Britney Spears biopic based on her memoir ‘The Woman in Me’ officially in the works

Britney Spears is finally getting the biopic treatment. Universal Pictures announced in a press release Monday that they secured the rights to a film based on the pop star’s best-selling 2023 memoir, “The Woman in Me,” according to People. The movie will be directed by Jon M. Chu, who helmed “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Wicked,” … Read more

‘Fast & Furious’ filmmakers fined $1M after stuntman breaks skull

‘Fast & Furious’ filmmakers fined M after stuntman breaks skull

Filmmakers of the high-speed “Fast & Furious” franchise were ordered Friday to pay a $1 million fine after a stuntman broke his skull while filming the ninth installment. Joe Watts reported falling 25 feet head-first onto the concrete ground during a staged fight scene while filming “F9: The Fast Saga” in July 2019 at Warner … Read more

Ana de Armas fans’ ‘false advertising’ studio suit tossed by annoyed judge

Ana de Armas fans’ ‘false advertising’ studio suit tossed by annoyed judge

Time to lay down their de Armas. A pair of aggrieved Ana de Armas fans were shown the courtroom door Monday after an annoyed US district judge dismissed their $5 million lawsuit against Universal Pictures. Conor Woulfe and Paul Michael Rosza were asking for damages incurred after spending $4 to rent the 2019 romantic comedy … Read more