A week following the announcement of the first round of tributes and mentors that will be appearing inThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Lionsgate has announced another collection of starts that will be starring in the upcomingHunger Gamesprequel film. The five new actors that have joined the cast areNick Benson,Laurel Marsden,Lilly Cooper,Luna Steeples, andHiroki Berrecloth. This group will star oppositeTom Blythas a younger version of Coriolanus Snow andRachel Zeglerwho plays Lucy Gray Baird, a tribute from the impoverished District 12....

A prequel film to theHunger Gamesseries is in the early stages of development, and Lionsgate hopes to start production in thefirst half of 2022. Based on Suzanne Collins' book, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” the film will be about Coriolanus Snow at 18, years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem. The news comes from Lionsgate’s chairmanJoe Drake,who notes that the filmis targeted for a late 2023 or early 2024 release date, stating that pre-production is “moving along really, really well....

With a movie as big and complex asAvengers: Infinity War, clearly finding the final story and structure of the film was a process. But last night, at Collider’s exclusive IMAX screening of the film, co-directorJoe Russorevealed just how differentInfinity Warmight have been had they followed a very different path. Russo and his brother and co-directorAnthony Russotook part in a two-hour, wide-ranging Q&A after our screening of the film, moderated by Collider’s own Steve Weintraub, and during the discussion Joe revealed that one draft ofInfinity Warfollowed a non-linear story and was narrated by Thanos (Josh Brolin) himself:...

Apple’s iPhone 16e is quietly becoming one of the most important—and surprising—devices in the company’s 2025 lineup. Originally expected to be a modest successor to the discontinued iPhone SE line, the iPhone 16e has emerged as a standout performer. With a modern design, robust internals, and smart compromises, the 16e isn’t just a good budget phone—it’s arguably one of the smartest plays Apple has made in years. A New Identity for Apple’s Entry-Level iPhones Gone is the Home button and retro form factor....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Episode 2 of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. While we are all loving the bickering between Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), it seems like Smart Hulk is more than an expensive cameo inShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law. In fact, it looks like the strongest Avenger is going on his own journey during the series, one that could lead to the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduction of Skaar, Hulk’s son....

From show creatorAndrew Sodroski(who also ran the season about the Unabomber, featuringPaul BettanyandSam Worthington, that aired on Discovery), the Spectrum Originals drama seriesManhunt: Deadly Gameschronicles the deadly bombing at the 1996 Olympic Games and the complex manhunt that followed. After first pointing the finger at the wrongly accused and innocent Richard Jewell (Cameron Britton), whose life was turned upside by the FBI and the national news media while he fought to clear his name, the FBI then focused their hunt on elusive serial bomber Eric Rudolph (Jack Huston), who had a very clear and dangerous agenda of his own....

The besthorrormovies are often defined by their villains. Those antagonists whose iconic methods and devilish motivations act as a catalyst for the plot, with every project trying to imagine some horrifying new devil to scare audiences for years (and hopefully many sequels) to come. This effort has created countless kinds of killers across the genre, with each one offering some lethal new flair to shock watchers — still, nobody could’ve expected that sweet ol’Jack Quaidwould become one of the medium’s newest, biggest monsters....

Jamie Dornantakes on a wildly different role from that of50 Shades of Grey’sChristian Grey in the trailer forThe Siege of Jadotville, a new film based on the true story of 150 Irish United Nations soldiers who are sent to the Congo to keep the peace in 1961. These soldiers were outnumbered twenty-fold; running out of ammo and supplies, yet they prevailed without any casualties. InJadotville,Dornan plays the role of the tactically astute Commandant Pat Quinlan, the real-life soldier who let the Irish troop of peacekeepers....

Sam Esmail’s latest featureLeave the World Behindwill examine human nature and the extent that it can go to survive. Set in an end-of-the-world scenario, the movie adapted from the 2020 novel byRumaan Alam, focuses on its lead characters played byJulia Roberts,Ethan Hawke,andMahershala Ali. As the release date nears the makers are peeling back the layers of this drama with new images. Vanity Fairput out new images from the psychological thriller, and they are thrilling and gloomy at the same time....

Tomorrow,Alexander Payne’sDownsizinghits theaters. The film follows Paul Safranek (Matt Damon), a mild-mannered guy in financial straits who decides with his wife (Kristen Wiig) to take advantage of new procedure and lifestyle where they shrink down to five-inches-tall, and because everything in their new world is smaller, their money goes further. When Aubrey bails after Paul’s had the procedure, he’s left adrift in his new, tiny world and looking for purpose. The film also starsChristoph Waltz,Hong Chau, andUdo Kier....

Star Warsfans are about to get a Valentine’s Day surprise, withDisney+announcing that the final batch of episodes forStar Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresSeason 1will premiere on February 14. A few months after Kai Brightstar (Jammal Avery Jr.) and his friends were introduced in the first season of the series, the group is back to continue their journey across the galaxy far, far away. But even if the padawans are part of aDisney Juniorshow aimed at younger audiences, they still have to face the dangers lurking around the corners of theStar Warsgalaxy....

From directorsJoachim RønningandEspen Sandbergand producerJerry Bruckheimer,Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesis the fifth installment in the hugely popularPiratesfilm franchise that blends fantasy, humor and action into a new tale involving Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp). This time around, the down on his luck captain is being pursued by the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), who is hell bent on killing Jack, and his only hope of survival is teaming up with a brilliant astronomer named Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario) and a young sailor named Henry (Brenton Thwaites) to recover the legendary Trident of Poseidon....

Major national sports in the U.S. like the NFL and the NBA air on TV throughout the year, even when they are not in season. Sports fans pay attention not only to the games but to their favorite players' personal lives as well. In fact, their personal lives often seep into and have an effect on the full season. So why are sports considered to be a different category? If reality TV is defined as, “television programs focusing on members of the public living in conditions created especially by the program makers”, wouldn’t national sports fall under that category?...