Shia LaBeouf—who has spoken openly about his sobriety journey since 2020 —has been trying to clean up his act, stay sober, for nearly six years.

I now ask you, the reader — could this have just been a streaming movie? The answer to that question is what will make or break this film. Does the movie have the pull of a must-see theatrical experience?

Some of his most notable films include “Titicut Follies,” “High School,” “Law & Order,” “Hospital,” and “In Jackson Heights.” Seek them out, if you haven’t already.

Over half a decade after it was announced, production is finally underway on Miguel Gomes’ “Savagery.”

This morning, Kornél Mundruczó‘s “At the Sea,” which stars Adams as a woman readjusting to llife after rehab, screened for press at the Berlin Film Festival. The reviews are not good.

Cinema has lost one of its titans. And yet, unlike so many, he left behind a treasure trove of work that will keep haunting us. Rest in power, Robert Duvall. You were, simply, indispensable.

Ted Levine, who played the disturbing, cross-dressing serial killer “Buffalo Bill,” tells THR that he feels uneasy about how “The Silence of the Lambs” has contributed to “harmful” trans stereotypes.

Lenny Abrahamson, the acclaimed filmmaker of “Room,” “Frank,” and “Normal People,” is set to direct an untitled family period drama for A24.

According to Bloomberg’s sources, Warner Bros. Discovery is “considering” reopening sale talks with Paramount/Skydance after receiving the most recent amended offer.

“Train Dreams” won three awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography. Just think about that: A Netflix movie,  which barely played in theaters, was named the best indie film of 2025.

Sir Ian McKellen, an Oscar voter, will not be casting his ballot for Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet.” In fact, he was far from impressed by the film, which left him somewhat bewildered.

Receiving some of the strongest notices at Berlin is Markus Schleinzer’s “Rose,” but more specifically Sandra Hüller who is earning raves for her performance.

The projects include a family Christmas film slated for theaters this holiday season, a “faith-based” release timed for Easter, and what Avary describes as a large-scale romantic war epic.

“Send Help” will finish #4 at the box office, eyeing a $9M+ third weekend. A drop of only 0.8% is expected—almost unheard of—and would bring the film’s domestic total to around $50M by Sunday evening.

It began when Jury President Wim Wenders was asked about the Israel‑Gaza conflict at the opening press conference. Wenders replied that filmmakers “have to stay out of politics.”

Here’s the issue for this film: it also cost $80M to produce, and with that $85M marketing spend added in, “Wuthering Heights” will need to tally around $330M+ worldwide to break even.

What does it say about today’s climate that the one film which won multiple prizes, that topped every poll out of this past January’s Sundance Film Festival was not picked up by Sumerian?

This afternoon, while speaking at the Berlin Film Festival, Baker was asked about this next feature and gave some interesting new details about it.

The film has set up a summer shoot, with a $40M budget, in Atlanta, New Jersey, New York, and Sicily. Nick Vallelonga — who won an Oscar for “Green Book” — co-wrote the script.

Following five years of behind-the-scenes chaos, “Desert Warrior,” which has a ridiculous budget of $150M, has finally been picked up by Vertical. An undisclosed spring 2026 release is being planned.