December
How old is the Coronation Street cast right now? Every regular's age — from the only face left from episode one to this year's arrivals
Coronation Street's regular cast spans more than seven decades of birthdays, from the last surviving member of the 1960 line-up to the actors who joined this year. Here are the confirmed ages of every regular, grouped by generation, correct as of September 2026.
September 20, 2026 7:22 pm
What Castle in the Sky is based on, in Miyazaki's own account of the film's origins
Studio Ghibli's first release began with a comic Hayao Miyazaki read as a schoolboy, a satirical novel from 1726, and a research trip to South Wales. Where each piece of Castle in the Sky came from, in the director's own account — plus the four titles it nearly had.
September 20, 2026 5:03 pm
Resident Evil's ending, answered: what Bryan becomes, who flies the helicopters and where the cure went — 10 questions
What started the outbreak, which virus it is, what chased Bryan all night and why there’s a blizzard: Cregger’s Resident Evil, explained.
September 20, 2026 3:27 pm
Resident Evil could hit digital in mid-October and Netflix in December, if Sony repeats what it did with Goat
Sony hasn’t announced dates, but its horror Goat reached digital six weeks after cinemas and Netflix three months later.
September 20, 2026 11:10 am
Mutiny on the Bounty true story: what the 1789 record says that three Hollywood versions didn't
Three Hollywood studios have filmed the 1789 mutiny on HMS Bounty, and all three agreed on who the villain was. The ship's log, the court-martial minutes and the Pitcairn records tell a different story about William Bligh, Fletcher Christian and what actually happened after the launch was cut loose.
September 19, 2026 9:01 pm
NCIS: why did Jimmy's wife die? The off-screen death, and the writers' reason for it
Breena Palmer was already gone by the time NCIS came back to her, and the show delivered the news in a single line of dialogue. Here is when it happened, what the episode said out loud and what it left to inference, and the reason the writers put the loss on Jimmy rather than anyone else on the team.
September 19, 2026 6:41 pm
How did Festus leave Gunsmoke? Ken Curtis played him for close to 300 episodes — and then never once appeared in the TV movies
Ken Curtis played Festus Haggen for 11 years and 304 episodes of Gunsmoke, then sat out every one of the five reunion films CBS made between 1987 and 1994. Here's how the series actually ended for him, and what kept him out of the movies.
September 18, 2026 6:11 pm
HBO's Harry Potter gives Lucius Malfoy a backstory in season 1 — the villain who actually needs one is Quirrell
‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ is set to deepen one villain — yet, for Season 1, it’s another who’s crying out for a proper backstory.
September 18, 2026 2:58 am
Zack Snyder told Variety he wants to make the Rick and Morty movie — Warner Bros. has already given it to Jacob Hair
Zack Snyder hasn’t given up on making a Rick and Morty film — never mind that another take is already quietly bubbling away elsewhere.
September 18, 2026 2:14 am
The Odyssey Oscar predictions: category by category, for the best-reviewed film of Nolan's career
The Odyssey is the best-reviewed and highest-grossing film of Christopher Nolan's career. Here's how that converts into an Oscar campaign — the categories it can't lose, the ones Universal has a genuine strategy problem in, and the record it's chasing.
September 17, 2026 8:16 pm
Tarantino dropped Cliff Booth as his tenth film and handed it to Fincher - his novel lands on 8 December, between the IMAX run and Netflix
Quentin Tarantino is beating David Fincher to it — with a novel.
September 17, 2026 9:18 am
Ron Howard's Medal of Honor drama with Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway takes Christmas Day 2027, the corridor that carried 1917
You’ll see Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway team up in Ron Howard’s next for Amazon MGM Studios, reportedly slotted into a competitive holiday corridor.
September 17, 2026 7:17 am
Fauda scrapped and rewrote its fifth season after 7 October 2023 - it returned at number four on Netflix's non-English chart
Which of Netflix’s hottest action thrillers roared back with a new season last week — and has already become a global streaming hit?
September 17, 2026 3:25 am
After telling Venice that AI meant he no longer needed Black actors, Paul Schrader starts an erotic thriller with Cara Delevingne next month
Cara Delevingne and Liam Hemsworth are set to lead controversial filmmaker Paul Schrader’s new erotic thriller, built around a love triangle and boasting a title that’ll raise eyebrows.
September 17, 2026 2:59 am
HBO's Harry Potter lands on Christmas Day and the wait between seasons stays long - Bloys has dropped the ten-year plan
Bad news for the Harry Potter TV show: a downbeat release date update has fans bracing for the worst.
September 17, 2026 2:13 am
Marvel hid Hayley Atwell on the Avengers: Doomsday set by putting someone else's name on her chair
Marvel Studios pulled a sneaky on-set move to keep Hayley Atwell’s Avengers: Doomsday return secret — and she’s finally spilled the beans on how they pulled it off.
September 16, 2026 9:14 pm
Love Is Blind UK 2: who is still together? Only one couple made it
Love Is Blind UK season 2 put three couples through weddings in 2024, and the reunion plus the After the Altar spin-off have since updated every single status. Here's where each pairing actually ended up.
September 16, 2026 3:21 pm
HBO has found its Arthur Weasley: Rafe Spall takes the role Mark Williams played in eight films
HBO’s Harry Potter series has found its Arthur Weasley, Moaning Myrtle and Colin Creevey for Season 2 — but the fresh faces behind them may surprise you.
September 16, 2026 2:04 pm
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