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Kumail Nanjianiis set to co-write and star in an adaptation ofEdward Gorey’s short, illustrated bookThe Doubtful Guestthat will be directed byItfilmmakerAndy Muschietti. According tothe Hollywood Reporter,Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners beat out several other suitors for the hot package, which will see Nanjiani and his wife,Emily V. Gordon, write the script after being nominated for an Oscar for their work onThe Big Sick. Andy andBarbara Muschiettiwill produce the movie along withDani Bernfeld, while Nanjiani and Gordon will executive produce alongsideEric D....

Buckle up,Lutherfans—the show is coming back for a fifth season. Indeed, despiteIdris Elba’s ever-growing schedule, the actor has signed on to reprise his title role inLutherSeason 5 on BBC America, with showrunnerNeil Crossback at the helm. The show tells the story of a highly talented detective working in London to solve high-profile murders. It kicked off in 2010 with a six-episode first season to a positive response, which then was followed by two more seasons of four episodes each....

Netflix has been accumulating a ton of award worthy content over the last handful of years. One of the streamer’s' highly anticipated upcoming releases isBradley Cooper’s directorial follow up toA Star is Born,Maestro. Now, reported exclusively byDeadline,Matt Bomeris in early talks to join the cast in an unknown role. The film will be based on the life of iconic composerLeonard Bernsteinwho will be played by Cooper. The story itself spans over 30 years from the composer’s debut at the New York Philharmonic at the young age of 25 to him composing the Oscar-nominated score forOn the Waterfront....

One of the most beloved characters fromThe Lion Kingwill be seen once again in the new movie. A new image released byFandangoshows Rafiki (John Kani) coming back to deliver more wisdom inMufasa: The Lion King. The upcoming prequel will tell the story of how the titular character came to be the respected monarch seen in the previous movie. This particular chapter of Mufasa’s (Aaron Pierre) life has never been explored on the big screen before asMufasa: The Lion Kingwill show audiences a side of the Pride Lands that they have never seen....

When it comes to predicting the Oscars, one of the major hurdles early in the season is figuring out in which categories some of the actors will be competing. Someone likeChristoph WaltzinDjango Unchainedis more of a co-lead performance, but it’s on the studio to decide where to campaign for the actor, and on the Academy to either accept or re-categorize (studios campaign for a specific category, but Oscar voters write in which category they’re voting on their own)....

As anticipation builds for the November 10th return ofYellowstone, fans have a perfect opportunity to relive the drama and intensity of the Dutton family saga with a Labor Day weekend marathon on the Paramount Network. Starting Friday at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET, the marathon will feature every episode from Seasons 1 through 5, running continuously through Monday, September 2. Yellowstone, created byTaylor Sheridan, chronicles the lives of the Dutton family, who own the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States....

Coming off ofCreed, directorRyan Cooglerwas red-hot. The filmmaker certainly made waves with his debut feature,Fruitvale Station, butCreedreached the mainstream in a big way, and proved Coogler can imbue an existing franchise property with character, theme, and a strong authorial voice. So it came as no surprise, then, that Coogler subsequentlysigned on to helm Marvel’sBlack Panther, the studio’s first superhero movie led by a non-white actor. But it appears that Coogler, thankfully, isn’t leaving his passion for grounded, real-life-driven stories behind, as he’s helping to spearhead an upcoming drama series that aims to tackle the issue of institutionalization head on....

Ryan Goslinghas had a swell career thus far playing a diverse range of characters, but he may soon be tackling an American hero. Per Deadline, Universal Pictures is courting the actor to star in theNeil ArmstrongbiopicFirst Man, which hasWhiplashhelmerDamien Chazelleset to direct. Scripted bySpotlightco-writerJosh Singer, the film charts the historical Apollo 11 mission that resulted in Armstrong being the first human to set foot on the moon. It appears that it’s early in the process so there’s no guarantee the deal will work out, but the interest is likely on account of Chazelle’s involvement....

The human species has found a lot of ways to deal with their trauma, some more healthy than others. But there’s no denying that the scorch of unfathomable hardship often drives people into the soothing structure of religion, where suffering is part of god’s plan and salvation holds the promise of an eventual happily ever after. In other words: “Never waste your pain.” That four-word motto is a repeated anthem for Maud (Morfydd Clark), the recently converted nurse at the heart of A24’s most recent horror acquisition,Saint Maud....

It wasn’t long ago thatDisney announced plans to merge Disney+ with Hulu, and now that day has finally come. Hulu will be fully integrated with Disney+, merging libraries from both streaming platforms, months after The Walt Disney Company got full ownership of Hulu. According tothis latest report, this unified app will launch in 2026, and users can still grab a standalone Hulu subscription if they don’t want to pay for Disney’s content and vice versa....

Everyone’s favorite dragon, Spyro, is back with a new look and allegiance in the first trailer forSkylanders AcademySeason 3. Based on the popularSkylandersvideo game franchise, the animated series from Activision Blizzard Studios follows recently-turned-evil Spyro (Jason Ritter), along with Stealth Elf (Ashley Tisdale), Eruptor (Jonathan Banks), Jet-Vac (Jonny Rees), and Pop Fizz (Bobcat Goldthwait) as they train under the watchful eye of Master Eon (Chris Diamantopoulos). New showrunners and executive producersClayton SakodaandIan Weinreichjoin this season as the Skylanders face off with one of their own....

One of the surprises during Marvel’s Comic-Con 2016 panel was a tease forSpider-Man: Homecoming. The film is an unprecedented collaboration between Sony Pictures—which owns the rights to the Spider-Man character—and Marvel Studios, as the two came together to craft the best possibleSpider-Manreboot they could. The deal sees Marvel taking the creative lead on the project and including the Spider-Man character as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and while the film is still a year off from release, Marvel—with directorJon Wattsand starTom Hollandin tow—debuted the very first footageto eager fans at Comic-Con....

The volume of content available on Disney+ may feel overwhelming. Indeed, there are a plethora of good movies on Disney+, from forgotten live-action films from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s alongside a ton of Disney Channel Original movies — and that’s not to mention the catalog titles from Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm and the growing library of new original films you can only find on Disney+. To help you find the cream of the crop, we’ve compiled a list of the best movies on Disney Plus across all genres....