The “Power of the Dog” star shared during the press tour for MCU installment “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” out May 6, that he is welcoming a family who has “made it out of Ukraine” amid the war with Russia. “Sadly, they are undergoing some medical treatment — to say anything more about that would be an invasion of their privacy and too much about when they’re coming and how that’s being managed would invade mine,” Cumberbatch added, according to Insider....

Netflix’s thriller offerings are surprisingly well-rounded, offering a good mix of undisputed classics from the likes of Fincher and Scorsese as well as newer indie flicks that you may have missed. Whether you’re looking to revisit an old favorite, fill an embarrassing gap in your movie knowledge, or find something new and cutting edge that will blow your mind, the streaming service has something for you. Keep reading for 15 of our favorite thrillers streaming on Netflix....

There are exceptions: Eon Prods., which shares ownership of the James Bond franchise and has contractual say on key elements including distribution, quickly reasserted that “No Time to Die,” opening worldwide between September 30 and October 8 this fall, will see its planned theatrical release (through United Artists domestically and Universal elsewhere). The company recently released “Wrath of Man” with Jason Statham, which grossed $8.3 million in theaters, and after three weeks became available on Premium VOD....

This summer could bring as many as 10 titles with the potential to gross over $100 million in domestic box office. At least three could surpass the $400 million mark. From the top-10 perspective, it could place this summer on par to those of the pre-pandemic 2015-2019 — but there’s a lot fewer summer releases overall and that’s something of a buzzkill. We’re going the wrong way. Fourth-quarter 2021 box office was 72 percent of 2019; the 2022 box office to date is 58 percent of the same period in 2019....

And while it’s true that “Big Gold Brick” was shot before the pandemic, and made with the help of Petsos’ friend and frequent collaborator Oscar Isaac (who executive produced the film, and cameos in it as a homicidal crime lord whose character is equal parts Peter Sellers and Sion Sono), such advantages only serve to underline how far removed this movie is from current notions of fundability. Even with Megan Fox in a throwaway role as “hot, sexually available woman with a spicy attitude,” Lucy Hale as “hot, romantically available woman with a nice attitude,” and a scene in which Cohen is chased through a supermarket by the undead cyborg from “Mortal Engines” (I’m still trying to work that one out), getting a project off the ground as daft and inexplicable as this one must’ve required the vision of an auteur and the energy of a mad scientist — to the point that Petsos was fresh out of both by the time he actually got to set....

“It’s a weird time….Unless she did some truly horrible shit or said overtly racist shit,” Burr said about Carano. “I don’t know. I think there is just too many channels. And then you gotta do sensational shit…I don’t know what the fuck it is. I’m on that fucking show. Now, I gotta watch what the fuck I say.” “She was an absolute sweetheart. Super nice fucking person,” Burr later said of the actress....

IndieWire is premiering “Soul of a Man” exclusively below. “Poe feels very, maybe not Scandinavian, but very European, in a strange way. Even though he was American. There’s something about that sort of Gothic narrative, and the way he spoke and wrote has sort of an ancient European feel to it,” Skarsgård said. “Poe’s version is satirical. And we wanted to kind of make it our own. A man that’s high on his own ideas meeting the devil and just refusing to listen to a word the devil says....

“We went to Europe to do ‘Ocean’s Twelve’ and shot some of it in Lake Como, which is my hometown,” Clooney said. “Brad sent out a memo to all of the people in the town, my town where I lived there for years. He posted on telephone polls that the movie is coming to town and to only address me as Mr. Clooney, or in my character name as Danny Ocean, and to not look me right in the eye....

Brandy previously famously portrayed the fairytale princess in a TV film adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” musical, which was watched by 60 million viewers when it first aired on ABC in 1997. The film’s inclusive and diverse casting — which included Brandy as the first Black woman to play Cinderella, Whitney Houston and Whoopi Goldberg as the Fairy Godmother and the Queen, and Paolo Montalbán as a Filipino Prince Charming — was widely regarded as groundbreaking, and the film has since become considered a classic....

“This is like peeking through another dimension,” Fumero tweeted this week. “Gotta say though after watching this…I’m suddenly curious about the Latina population in Quebec. Just sayin’.” Fumero continued to tweet her reactions to the new show. “I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and it basically comes down to this… while I understand the Latina population is v small in Quebec (& how many of them are funny actors?...

The nine-part Apple TV+ project, created by director Fede Alvarez as an adaptation of Timothée Hochet’s French language series, also exists in another significant gray area. Each episode plays out like a part in an anthology, a group of collected imagined phone calls, each culminating in some terrible bout with the unexplained. These calls are represented in audio form, with onscreen transcripts of each side of the conversation. Those words, in turn, are set against an abstract visualizer-like background that develops with the changes in the call....

And there was a whole lot more than that. In this week’s episode of Screen Talk, Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson unpack this year’s Cannes experience as they readjust to their respective time zones and look ahead to the future. Which films will make some noise this fall? To answer that question, start here. Listen to the full episode below. Screen Talk is produced by Leonardo Adrian Garcia and available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and hosted by Megaphone....

Contemporary nods went to “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” “Da 5 Bloods,” “Promising Young Woman,” and “The Prom.” And the sci-fi/fantasy nominees included “Dolittle,” “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Mulan,” “Pinocchio,” and “Wonder Woman 1984.” Focus Features And it’s a great display of diversity with five Black-themed films (“Da 5 Bloods,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami,” “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Judas and the Black Messiah”)....

Once again, women directors achieved historic highs this past year, with women comprising 18 percent of the filmmakers calling the shots behind the top 250 domestic features, an uptick from 13 percent in 2019 and eight percent in 2018. That’s even with a lineup of major women-directed titles pushed to 2021 due to theater closures, including Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals” and Cate Shortland’s “Black Widow” on the big studio side. Still, this year saw films like Cathy Yan’s “Birds of Prey” and Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman 1984” which, even with day-and-date play on HBO Max, managed the highest gross for a U....

As reported by TMZ: “[Derrick] doesn’t view Chadwick not winning an Oscar for Best Actor as a snub because every nominated actor was excellent and deserving of the award. He says the family isn’t upset or agitated whatsoever that Chadwick’s name wasn’t called at the end of the Oscars ceremony. Derrick tells us the family wishes Hopkins and his family all the best because, as Derrick put it, ‘I’m sure [Anthony] would if Chad won....

“Choose or Die” is a perfect entry point into genre for younger viewers, one that will also satisfy old school diehards even as it takes some pointed (perhaps deserved?) jabs at them. The film opens with a scene of domestic strife: A mother and son argue heatedly as Hal (Eddie Marsan) eavesdrops from his game cave in a detached state of apathy. Overhearing the accusation that “he’s living in the ’80s,” he boots up the old desktop and a green skull logo appears announcing the name of the game, Cursr, complete with chunky graphics that evoke early computer technology....

But naturally, everyone is talking about a certain nude scene. In a moment that is teased in the film’s trailer, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor has all of his clothing blown off and is left standing naked. Taika Waititi talked the scene up on a recent appearance on “The Late Show Starring Stephen Colbert,” revealing that Hemsworth shows his rear end and promising fans that they “get the full Hems’ Worth.”...

At best, the Globes throw some names into the spotlight. (They have extra categories for Comedy/Musical and deemed “The Martian” a comedy.) The media has long paid more attention to the Globes mentions than Academy voters ever did. The members regard the HFPA with disdain and try to distance themselves as much as possible — unless they have a rooting interest in a given movie or talent, in which case they promote their own cause with an eye on box office or Oscars....

“This guy jumped up on stage and attacked Dave Chappelle,” Stern said on his SiriusXM talk show. “As soon as that happened, did they let him go back to his seat and laugh and sit next to his wife and then give them an award? No! They took him backstage, they broke his arms and hands so bad. They fucking beat the shit out of him.” On May 3, Chappelle was attacked while performing at the Hollywood Bowl by a man, identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee....

Previously, this season’s highest-rated (0.79 among adults 18-49) and most-watched (4.322 million viewers) “SNL” had come from Amy Schumer’s turn the previous week. Of the now-six episodes thus far, Megan Thee Stallion’s on October 15 was the lowest-rated (0.66) and least-watched (3.711 million). So the Chappelle performance was strong. But it didn’t come without controversy. And it didn’t take Chappelle long to generate said controversy. In a lengthy monologue, Chappelle steered clear of the gender and sexuality-related issues that often get him into trouble, but his jokes about America’s recent problems with antisemitism sure generated controversy of their own....