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Following weeks of viral TikToks spotting Lady Gaga in character as Harley Quinn across New York City, the star has announced that the filming of Joker: Folie à Deux has officially concluded. "That's a wrap," she wrote on Instagram, alongside a new image of her in costume.Filmmaker Todd Phillips, who returns to direct the sequel with a screenplay co-written with Scott Silver, took to the social media platform to make an extended announcement. Under new images of both Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, who plays the titular character, he said, "That's a wrap. Thanks to these two (+ the entire cast) and the BEST crew that the film industry has to offer. From top to bottom. Gonna crawl into a cave now (edit room) and put it all together." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Todd Phi...

Donald Glover has revealed that he may reprise his role as Lando Calrissian in a future Star Wars project.The actor and musician revealed the news in a recent interview with GQ, where he broke down some of his most memorable roles. "I would love to play Lando again. It's a fun time to be him. It just needs to be the right way to do it," Glover said of the character. "We're talking about it. That's as much as I can say without [Lucasfilm president] Kathleen Kennedy hunting me down."It remains unclear whether the discussions taking place are about the Lando Disney+ series that was originally announced in 2020; it was also unconfirmed whether Glover was reprising his role for the show. No major updates have been shared as of writing.Glover portrayed a young Lando in 2018's Solo: A Star Wars S...

Jonah Hill and Keanu Reeves are collaborating for the former's upcoming film, Outlands.According to reports, the forthcoming dark comedy title was recently acquired by Apple Original Films and will feature Hill serve as director, co-writer with Ezra Woods and co-star alongside Reeves, who is currently in negotiations to join the cast. Outlands will see the John Wick staple portray Reef, " a damaged Hollywood star who must dive into the dark depths of his past to confront his demons and make amends after he is extorted with a mysterious video clip from his past."In addition, Hill will also produce alongside his Strong Baby partner Matt Dines and Ali Goodwin.Stay tuned for more info on Outlands.Elsewhere in entertainment, HBO is reportedly actively discussing a new Game of Thrones prequel.Cl...

A24 has revealed the high-octane cast for its forthcoming horror movie, MaXXXine, directed by Ti West.Led by Mia Goth, the movie is set to star Halsey, Moses Sumney, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Bobby Cannavale, and Kevin Bacon. MaXXXine, which begins production this month in Los Angeles, will mark the third film in West and A24's X horror franchise, following the flagship film and Pearl, both of which were released last year.The forthcoming thriller will take place followings the events of X, specifically focusing on Goth's Maxine, the singular survivor of the first film's farmhouse murders who strives to become a famous actress in 1980s Los Angeles. According to sources via The Hollywood Reporter, the film will center on the "dangerous world of ...

A new Street Fighter movie is in the works at Legendary Entertainment. The media company has acquired the film and television rights to Capcom’s long-running video game saga.One of the highest-selling game franchises of all time, Street Fighter debuted with its first title in 1987. In the three-plus decades since, it has spawned six follow-up games, along with anime, comics, and manga. Several live-action Street Fighter films have already been released, beginning with the eponymous 1994 movie.Any projects coming out of Legendary Entertainment will be co-developed and produced in conjunction with Capcom, Deadline reported. Capcom’s involvement includes the current feature film being developed.Legendary Entertainment is also simultaneously working on the sequel to the box office hit Dune, am...

Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri has announced that Shrek 5 is currently in the works, with plans to bring back the original cast. Dreamworks Animation is looking to reboot the Shrek franchise and even see the return of the films original voice cast, which consisted of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy.Variety spoke to Meledandri who was in the middle of promoted The Super Mario Bros. Movie, "It's not that dissimilar to the process that we went through with Mario, where you look at what the core elements are that audiences have loved, and you do your very best to honor those core elements." Meledandri added, "And then you're hard at work to build story elements and new characters that take you to brand new places. The original cast is a huge part of that."While the ani...

As the release date for Barbie nears, Greta Gerwig's comedy film based on the iconic fashion dolls from Mattel comes to life on-screen for a second teaser trailer.The most recent trailer gives fans a glimpse of what to expect from big names like Margot Robbie as the titular Barbie character and Ryan Gosling as Ken. The ensemble features other big names like Simu Liu, Michael Cera, Will Ferrell and more to bring the incredibly campy vision to life. All eyes are on Barbie Land this summer as fans are eager to enjoy the neon town. The film follows Barbie as she one day decides to head out to the "Real World," with of course, Ken tagging along with his rollerblades. The over-the-top and dramatic comedy bits add to the campiness of the film and sees a stacked cast that adds Hellen Mirren as the...

Warner Bros. flooded the internet on Tuesday morning with a massive slate of 24 character posters for its upcoming Barbie movie, revealing a first look at the all-star cast in their live-action, doll-house roles.Among them, the hotly-anticipated blockbuster film, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie in the titular role, has added pop artist Dua Lipa to the cast, with an image of the Future Nostalgia singer transformed into a mermaid doll. Joining her, the remaining female-led posters reveal each actress's Barbie personality: Issa Rae is president Barbie; Kate McKinnon is gymnast Barbie; Nicola Coughlan is diplomat Barbie; Alexandra Shipp is writer Barbie; Ritu Arya is journalist Barbie; Hari Nef is doctor Barbie; Emma Mackey is physicist Barbie; Ana Cruz Kayne is judge Barbi...

HBO is supposedly planning a new Game of Thrones prequel.Sources tell Variety that the prequel is "being actively discussed" over at the network and will focus on the life of Aegon I Targaryen as essentially the first ruler and king of Westeros. The still-untitled prequel will take place 300 years before the original Game of Thrones series and will follow Aegon and his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys as they conquer a majority of Westeros, making Aegon the first to sit on the Iron Throne and the creator of the Targaryen Dynasty.HBO is reportedly "keen" on developing the prequel and is currently looking for a writer. A feature film that transitions into a series could also be in the works with HBO and Warner Bros., but nothing has been confirmed as of writing.HBO's first and only Game of T...

Following an official trailer, Sony Pictures Entertainment is continuing the build-up for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse with another trailer. Serving as a follow-up to 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the upcoming animated feature film centers around Mile Morales getting wrapped up in the Spider-Verse again and struggling to dictate his own destiny.As seen in previous looks, Miles reunites with Gwen Stacy but finds himself in the confusing multiverse. Discovering an expansive team of Spider-People, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man learns about how his counterparts are charged with protecting the very existence of the multiverse. Eventually, the heroes clash when faced with a new threat and Miles must face the other spiders while redefining what it means...