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Is Forgotten Island based on the Philippines? What DreamWorks took from real Filipino folklore — and from the directors' own families
DreamWorks' 50th feature drops two best friends through a portal into an island stocked with Philippine mythology. Here is how much of it comes from genuine folklore, which regional traditions the creatures are pulled from, and what the two directors lifted from their own families.
September 19, 2026 5:42 pm
What does NCIS use for dead bodies? The autopsy-room method, straight from producer Mark Horowitz
Executive producer Mark Horowitz casts every corpse on NCIS himself, and the job is far stranger than it looks from the sofa. Here is how the show fills its autopsy table week after week, and why living actors usually beat the very expensive dummies.
September 19, 2026 2:37 pm
Last Meals gets second helpings: Tessa Thompson and Michael Shannon join Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrook
Last Meals, the prison drama led by Mads Mikkelsen as a death-row chef, has added two more heavy-hitters — and the line-up’s looking tastier by the minute.
September 14, 2026 9:42 pm
Dwayne Johnson goes heavy: stuntman with dementia, Free Byrd — Affleck and Damon producing
Dwayne Johnson’s next serious swing teams him with Sing Sing director Greg Kwedar — and the role he’s taking on isn’t what you’d expect.
September 8, 2026 9:25 pm
Yep, Ashley Judd’s replacement is being eyed — Odessa Young joins Heat 2
Michael Mann’s Heat 2 looks to have lined up a new Charlene, pointing to a recast of Ashley Judd’s role.
August 28, 2026 7:45 pm
Who does Khalil end up with in Survival of the Thickest?
Khalil spent three seasons as Mavis Beaumont's oldest friend: the artist with the commitment problem, the therapy appointments, and the unresolved business with his father. Tone Bell's performance was consistently the show's best argument for itself. Netflix dropped all eight episodes of the final season on 2 July 2026 and handed out endings all round. Khalil's isn't the one anyone predicted.
August 20, 2026 4:26 pm
Didn’t see this coming — a Supergirl star announces retirement
Hollywood’s not for them any more: one actor says they’re out — but who’s calling it quits?
August 19, 2026 10:21 pm
Why has Coronation Street gone downhill? Even the Christmas episode lost to The Weakest Link
Christmas Day is the biggest day in the British soap calendar, and in 2024 Corrie's festive episode — the one that sent Helen Worth's Gail Platt off after 50 years — was beaten by a celebrity quiz show. The Weakest Link pulled around 3 million. Corrie didn't.
August 18, 2026 8:48 pm
Studios Drop Out of Michael Mann’s Heat 2 as Budget Balloons, Despite DiCaprio Interest
Ahead of filming, a new report says Heat 2’s spiralling costs spooked studios and sent Michael Mann’s DiCaprio-led sequel on a game of musical chairs.
July 30, 2026 11:49 pm
A24 launches sweeping copyright crackdown on Backrooms content, report says
A24 is catching heat over a reported copyright crackdown on Backrooms fan projects, igniting a wave of backlash online. Indie artists and game developers argue their work draws from the original internet mythos, not the studio’s film adaptation.
July 19, 2026 6:39 pm
Netflix reveals just how much AI now powers its movies and shows
Once a lab experiment, AI is now baked into Netflix’s creative pipeline, shaping hundreds of movies and shows across multiple stages. The company says it’s there to boost productions, not sideline artists.
July 19, 2026 5:24 pm
Exactly how much The Odyssey must earn at the box office to turn a profit
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey hits theaters July 17, 2026, with Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson, and Zendaya leading the cast.
July 16, 2026 12:38 pm
The new Alvin and the Chipmunks reboot already feels like a corporate cash-in
Big Shot Pictures’ Alvin and the Chipmunks reboot isn’t even in theaters yet, and fans are already bristling. The studio’s digital-first plan turns the trio into social media influencers ahead of the film’s release — a move that’s kicking up instant backlash online.
July 15, 2026 10:31 pm
HBO reportedly axes its planned reboot of V for Vendetta
HBO just passed on Pete Jackson’s period-piece reimagining of V for Vendetta, putting the bold adaptation on ice.
July 12, 2026 11:11 pm
Christopher Nolan finally addresses The Odyssey casting backlash
After weeks of backlash over casting for The Odyssey, the Oscar-winning director finally speaks up, defending the choices and laying out the thinking behind them.
July 12, 2026 6:19 pm
Total eclipse of the heart as pop icon Bonnie Tyler dies at 75
An 80s titan is gone: Bonnie Tyler, the powerhouse voice behind Total Eclipse of the Heart, has died at 75 after post-surgery complications, according to reports.
July 9, 2026 8:38 pm
Dwayne Johnson locks in his next action thriller from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
Free Byrd puts Johnson in the saddle as a daredevil stuntman trying to keep a dementia diagnosis under wraps.
July 7, 2026 9:43 pm
34 years later, Basic Instinct gets a reboot with a beloved original character back
Basic Instinct writer Joe Eszterhas isn’t buying the follow-up, waving off the sequel to his 1992 thriller as an unworthy pretender.
July 6, 2026 8:25 pm
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