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​​A new trailer for part one of Dune, the epic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel of the same name, has dropped, starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya. With its stunning desert visuals, the trailer introduces Chani (Zendaya), a member of the indigenous Fremen people in the desert planet Arrakis (Dune), narrating the oppression her people are suffering (“The outsiders ravage our lands in our eyes,” she says in voiceover). But the trailer also makes sure to hint toward a romance between its two young stars — Chalamet and Zendaya. The former’s Paul Atreides tells his mentor Duncan (Jason Momoa), “I’ve been having dreams about a girl on Arrakis. I don’t know what it means.” A shot of Paul and Chani having a gentle kiss is also shown in the trailer. The plot is dense but concerns ...

Get ready to take a wild trip down memory lane, Twilight fans, because the entire saga is now available to binge on Netflix. Based on the books by Stephenie Meyer, the first novel Twilight, published in 2005, introduced the everyday teenage girl Bella Swan falling in love with the sparkly vampire Edward Cullen. Meyer later published over three sequels for the next three years: New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. The series also included a juicy love triangle between Bella, Edward, and the werewolf Jacob Black. However, the books did not pick up full steam until November 2008 when the first film dropped in theaters starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in their breakout roles, grossing $393 million worldwide. New Moon set records for advance ticket sales and had the sixth-hig...

By Annie Zaleski When Sadie Sink connects with MTV News on a recent Monday, it’s mere hours before the in-person premiere for Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy. Later that night, the actress — who’s perhaps best known for portraying Max on Stranger Things — would be spotted in Los Angeles State Historic Park wearing a black bandeau top, wide black pants, and hefty boots. On the phone, however, the Texas native reveals that this very morning, she realized this screening was exactly two years to the day after the premiere for Season 3 of Stranger Things. Much has changed for Sink during this time. She turned 18 (and is now 19), graduated high school, and made some important decisions about post-grad life. But one of the most transformative things she did was film Fear Stre...

By Emlyn Travis In an unexpected way, Scarlett Johansson is “thankful” that it took almost a decade for Marvel Studios to give her character, Natasha Romanoff, her own solo film. “This movie would’ve been so different if we had made it 10 years ago. It was another time, and I think we can all agree on that,” she said to a pool of journalists during a set visit to Pinewood Studios in 2019. Since her first appearance in 2010’s Iron Man 2, the story of the Russian spy-turned-first female Avenger has been exclusively tied to the successes of her male superhero counterparts. She was the sexy and mysterious “very expensive sexual harassment lawsuit” threat that kept Tony Stark on his toes in Iron Man 2 and the close friend and confidante that Steve Rogers could rely on while fighting the nefario...

A trailer for Disney’s upcoming animated musical film Encanto has dropped today (July 8), and we have a first look at the new music Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has composed for the movie. Set in the mountains of Colombia, Encanto tells the colorful story of a magical family called the Madrigals. However, teenage protagonist Mirabel, voiced by Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz, is the only non-magical child and has to cope with being just “ordinary.” Yet danger lurks in the horizon to threaten her family’s magic, and she may be their only hope and savior. One of Miranda’s new songs is featured in the trailer, and it characteristically blends folk-music elements with a bright beat easy to dance to, as well as lyrics vocalizing the film’s title and its setting in Colombia. In ...

The first trailer for the third and final installment of The Kissing Booth trilogy is here! And not surprisingly, Elle is stuck yet again in another dilemma to choose between guys. Stars Joey King, Joel Courtney, and Jacob Elordi are back, reprising their roles as Elle Evans and the Lynn brothers Lee and Noah. The Kissing Booth 3 follows Elle as she enjoys her last summer at a beach house before going off to college, ticking off a list of fun bucket-list experiences with her best friend Lee while also balancing her relationship with Noah. But Elle has yet to choose which college to attend. Will she move across the country to go to Harvard with Noah or stay locally at UC Berkeley with Lee? Things get even more complicated when an old flame from the previous movie, Marco (Taylor Zakhar Perez...

By Emlyn Travis It’s mid-afternoon on a hot September day in 2019 when the actress Florence Pugh sweeps into the press tent at Pinewood Studios, located in a rural town outside London, with a secret weapon: a package of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. “Do you want one?” she goads, outstretching the open bag toward a group of journalists. “I think some of you might want one of these, because there are so many.” Pugh’s lighthearted charisma is a salve in the sweltering autumn heat as she laughs loudly. She hands out candy while dressed in a white, battle-worn stealth suit minutes after stepping off the set of a multi-million dollar Marvel blockbuster film. “They’re minis! Go on, have one! Pass it around!” As she settles into a studio chair, Pugh is excited to “finally” talk about the marvelous m...