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Last year, EON Productions sold its James Bond creative control to Amazon MGM Studios in a near $1 billion deal.It wasn’t long before new producers David Heyman and Amy Pascal hired Dune trilogy director Denis Villeneuve to helm the 007 reboot with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight as screenwriter.Surely 2026 is the year that the new Bond actor is announced? Well, allegedly Fantastic Beasts’ Callum Turner has let slip he’s already bagged the role.According to The Mail on Sunday’s insider, Dua Lipa’s 35-year-old fiancée has “been blabbing all over town. Callum is the new Bond, it's been confirmed. Everyone in his circle is talking about it. It's the worst-kept secret going.” Turner is currently odds-on to be cast as the new Bond on 1-2, with Aaron Taylor-Johnson just behind him on 7-2...

Back in 2016, Disney released their anthropomorphic buddy cop comedy animation Zootopia (Zootropolis in the UK) and stormed the box office with over $1 billion.Almost a decade on and the sequel finally hit cinemas in November with glowing reviews and box office glory.Zootopia 2 (Zootropolis 2) has already made over $1.5 billion worldwide and broke the record for biggest opening weekend for an animated film ($560 million).Incredibly popular in China, the Disney movie became the first Hollywood movie to gross over $100 million in a single day on November 29.And now it’s broken another record previously held by 2019’s Avengers Endgame.Zootopia 2 has now surpassed the Marvel epic as the highest-grossing Hollywood film of all time in China, with a total of $608 million and counting.As it sta...

A shockingly savage film that allegedly left viewers "fainting" whilst others issued stark warnings is now available to watch on Prime Video.Bones and All made its debut in 2022, featuring Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell, with audiences being cautioned before viewing this "unhinged" production. The R-rated romantic thriller comes from Oscar-nominated director Luca Guadagnino, who earned acclaim for his 2017 sensation Call Me By Your Name.This gruesome horror romance, adapted from Camille DeAngelis's 2015 novel of the same title, chronicles two cannibals who find themselves unexpectedly smitten whilst battling their insatiable hunger for human flesh.Maren (portrayed by Taylor Russell) sets out to locate her mother, during which she strikes up an improbable partnership with fellow yo...

Hollywood has struggled to reach the heights of the last decade, but 2026 could well be a return to form at the box office. Check out our Top 10 movies and their release dates for 2026 at the cinema.10. The Devil Wears Prada 2 (May 1)The most-watched movie trailer of last year was for the sequel to this 2006 classic. Based on Lauren Weisberger’s novel of the same name, The Devil Wears Prada follows Anne Hathaway’s aspiring journalist Andy Sachs, who starts working at a fashion magazine edited by Meryl Streep’s icy Miranda Priestly. Sequel novel Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns is the basis for the new film, which co-stars Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms and Tabor Feldman. (Image: 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS)9. Toy Story 5 (June 19)Seven years after the last adventure, Tom Hanks’...

Having played Old Man Logan and killed off Wolverine almost a decade ago, Hugh Jackman is now doing the same with an English legend.The Aussie stars in the titular role of violent new thriller The Death of Robin Hood, opposite Jodie Comer and Bill Skarsgård as Little John.Based on the Early Modern Ballad Robin Hood’s Death, the A24 film is written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, who helmed Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One.An official synopsis reads: “Robin Hood grapples with his past life of crime and murder while in the hands of a mysterious woman after being critically injured.”The first trailer appears to tease that the myth of Robin Hood is not quite what really happened to this aged vigilante in his younger days.The Death of Robin will release in cinemas later this year. ...

Romantic drama fans are urged to watch a 2016 film that has found new life on Netflix, after initially being panned by critics. Me Before You, which stars Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke and Peaky Blinders’ Sam Claflin, has been described as “the best movie ever” by romance fans. While the film has just 55% on Rotten Tomatoes, it has a much higher audience score of 73% and viewers insist it is “absolutely beautiful”.Based on Jojo Moyes’ best-selling 2012 novel of the same name, Me Before You is a heartwrenching tale of love and tragedy. The Rotten Tomatoes synopsis reads: “Young and quirky Louisa ‘Lou’ Clark (Emilia Clarke) moves from one job to the next to help her family make ends meet. “Her cheerful attitude is put to the test when she becomes a caregiver for Will Traynor (Sam Claflin...

It has been reported that actor Callum Turner has been telling his friends that he's taking on the new role of  James Bond. The question of who is stepping in to Daniel Craig's very big shoes has been on everyone's minds for years, but it's still not yet been announced. There are many celebrities in the running including Aaron Taylor-Johnson and James Norton. But Callum has since emerged as the 'clear favourite' for the role. And now, it seems he's telling his friends the same thing. Bosses do have plenty of time with speculation suggesting late 2026 or even 2027 as an announcement, with Bond 26 production expected to start in 2027 for a 2028 release, but it seems eyes are now firmly on Callum Turner.According to The Daily Mail, he has been telling his close friends to claim he's the ne...

Following the Steve Rogers and Thor teasers, a third Avengers Doomsday trailer has been released by Marvel.Focused on the X-Men, Sir Patrick Stewart’s Professor X and Sir Ian McKellen’s Magneto are reunited over a game of chess some 12 years after they last shared the screen in X-Men: Days of Future Past, as Charles Xavier and his archfrenemy.As Professor X speaks of death, shots appear of the X-Men mansion in a dilapidated state, before another scene debuts James Marsden’s Cyclops in a comic-accurate costume, as he lets his explosive eyeballs blast in front of him.It’s expected that, in Avengers Doomsday, the X-Men will be from another universe to the MCU’s Earth-616, like the Fantastic Four.This was first teased during The Marvels end credits scene, when Monica Rambeau woke up in anot...

For people with young children, a trip to the cinema can be a rare treat. But two parents have been branded "selfishly oblivious to others around them" for bringing their toddler to a showing of the latest Avatar blockbuster. One Reddit user posted on the social media platform saying they had just been to the cinema to see the latest film in the sci-fi series, only to have their viewing disrupted by a very young child.Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in director James Cameron's multi-billion dollar franchise, was released last month, and clocks in at a massive three hours and 17 minutes. It is rated 12A, meaning children younger than 12 are allowed to see it in the cinema, as long as they are accompanied by an adult. According to the British Board of Film Classification, which is re...

A hugely popular film franchise has landed on BBC iPlayer this week, and fans have labelled the movies the "best dystopian ever". The BBC has added four films from the series onto its streaming platform.It means anyone who has a TV lisence and BBC iPlayer account can watch them all for free. The Hunger Games has been added to the platform, with fans re-watching the series all over again. Four films - The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and Mockingjay Part 2 - can be streamed now.The first movie of the series was released back in 2012 and saw Jennifer Lawrence take on the role of Katniss Everdeen. It is based on Suzanne Collins' internationally bestselling trilogy of the same name.The Hunger Games is set in a dystopian North America, w...