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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
Eight trilogies where every film is a masterpiece, from Back to the Future to The Lord of the Rings — Star Wars is out on a technicality
Three films and done, each one strong: the Cornetto, Dollars, Dark Knight, Before and Three Colours trilogies make the list alongside Middle-earth.
September 19, 2026 11:58 am
At 38, Akira is out-grossing Andrew Garfield's new epic in US cinemas — on a third of the screens
Crunchyroll and Sony’s 4K and IMAX run of Otomo’s 1988 classic has become Akira’s best North American release ever — on fewer than 800 screens.
September 19, 2026 9:31 am
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu spent 125 million dollars on a dark comedy with Tom Cruise - early tracking puts the opening at 20 million
Tom Cruise’s next outing, Digger, isn’t exactly off to a flying start, with early box office tracking hinting at trouble well before its 2 October 2026 release.
September 17, 2026 2:34 am
Awful news: The Voice’s first-ever winner Ben Saunders has died unexpectedly, aged 43
Fans of The Voice will be stunned: the show's first-ever winner has died unexpectedly, aged 43.
September 16, 2026 8:44 pm
Michelle Yeoh's killer-surgeon film was directed by a working doctor, and it still has no release date
Michelle Yeoh chalks up yet another belter of an actioner — and, happily, it absolutely lands.
September 15, 2026 12:50 am
Carrie-Anne Moss's Baba Yaga series gets a film-festival world premiere, then makes you wait until 23 October
AMC+ has set a date for its witch-hunt horror-mystery led by Carrie-Anne Moss.
September 15, 2026 12:45 am
The fantasy show Prime Video should be shouting about is not The Rings of Power — it is a filmed D&D game
If 'The Rings of Power' hasn't quite landed, 'The Legend of Vox Machina' just might deliver where the LotR show fell short.
September 14, 2026 11:50 pm
Now we’re listening: Barbara Crampton joins Dexter: Resurrection season 2
A genre icon has revealed they’ll be making an appearance in Dexter: Resurrection season 2 — a cheeky addition that should have horror fans pricking up their ears.
September 14, 2026 10:12 pm
An admiral nearly wiped out a planet on Strange New Worlds, and he's still on active duty
Admiral Simon Reeger’s arrival in Star Trek quietly restores something the franchise has lacked for almost a decade — and you’ll spot it straight away.
September 13, 2026 11:20 pm
A Harry Potter star has shared Alan Rickman’s heartwarming off-camera mission
Gary Oldman has lifted the lid on a quietly heartwarming behind‑the‑scenes mission Alan Rickman maintained on Harry Potter, underlining the late star’s famed kindness.
September 13, 2026 9:06 pm
Liam Neeson’s hard pass — one movie genre he won’t go near
After more than 100 films, Liam Neeson says there’s one movie genre he’ll never touch — go on, guess which.
September 13, 2026 4:25 pm
Peacock waited three years, and has finally ordered Kennedy Ryan's Before I Let Go to series
After three years in development, Peacock has finally handed a series order to a drama adaptation of Kennedy Ryan’s Before I Let Go from a much-loved filmmaker.
September 13, 2026 3:28 am
Noah Schnapp will lead Stealing From Pablo, about kids who partied in Escobar's mansion
Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp is set to star in a thriller based on real events, with a Gotham actor and a City of God star also aboard.
September 12, 2026 11:52 pm
Chief of War was number one in the world, and Apple is giving it a Blu-ray instead of season 2
Heads up: Jason Momoa’s Chief of War has already muscled into the Apple TV streaming charts.
September 12, 2026 6:06 pm
Mark your calendar: Avatar: The Last Airbender sequel TV show sets Paramount+ release date schedule
Paramount+ has locked in a global premiere and weekly rollout for Avatar: Seven Havens, the Avatar: The Last Airbender sequel—so when does it actually kick off?
September 10, 2026 11:15 pm
Who from Peaky Blinders is real? The real gang's heyday came decades before Tommy's era
Which parts of Peaky Blinders actually happened — the real Birmingham gang behind the name and when it genuinely operated, the historical figures the series wrote into Tommy Shelby's world, from Billy Kimber to Oswald Mosley, and what historians say about the razor blades.
September 8, 2026 10:01 pm
Adria Arjona says Morbius works if you watch it as a comedy, and stays silent on who she plays in James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow
Adria Arjona has finally sounded off on Morbius’s box office and critical faceplant, offering a blunt take on Happy Sad Confused ahead of her DC debut.
September 8, 2026 9:00 pm
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