Elijah Wood says fees for Lord of the Rings actors were ‘not massive’
Star says cast took a ‘gamble’ appearing in Peter Jackson’s hit trilogy and did not earn enough to ‘rest easy’ for life
From android to assassin: Daryl Hannah’s 10 best films – ranked!
With the release this month of Coastal, her documentary about husband Neil Young’s 2023 solo tour, we look at Hannah’s greatest roles
Dear Disney: don’t cave to Trump. We need you to shape dreams for kids everywhere
Maga is coming after the House of Mouse with a cynical attack on its diversity policies. Disney can – and should – fight back
Block-busted: why homemade Minecraft movies are the real hits
The bestselling video game ever has a devoted, vocal, following. Can a faceless corporation make a successful film based on such beloved IP without involving its fanbase?
Lee Montague obituary
Actor who toured with Laurence Olivier and Peter Brook, starred on Broadway and had a long career in film and TV
Steven Soderbergh developing ‘terrifying’ idea for post-Covid Contagion sequel
Director says he fears that a followup to the 2011 film, which gained renewed popularity during the pandemic, could be ‘irresponsible’
Commemorative socks are one thing, Jeff Goldblum, but you’re missing a trick not doing official knickers
Many stars blanch at their commodification. But as the master of drollery launches a new line of monogrammed merch, I think he isn’t going far enough
Muriel’s Wedding review – Toni Collette is outstanding in the film that brought Abba back
Brilliantly led by Collette, PJ Hogan’s 1994 story of a lovable loser was the feelgood sensation that rescued the band’s reputation – how can you resist it?
A Minecraft Movie review – building-block game franchise spin-off is rollicking if exhausting fun
Full-throttle star turns from Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge raise laughs but don’t help the perfunctory plotting in this screen take on the game franchise
‘I was too busy to sleep with millions of people’: ex-boybander Eg White on penning bangers for Adele, Duffy – and a builder
The ex-member of Brother Beyond now writes chart-toppers for stars. Why has he decided to make a musical of seedy, gutter-life classic Midnight Cowboy, a film he can’t bear?
New Andor, The Last of Us and Black Mirror: what’s new to streaming in Australia in April
Plus an undead Kevin Bacon, Jon Hamm burgling mansions, and Jacob Elordi in an adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Stop screaming about the Beatles biopic. Start whooping for Zendaya as Ronnie Spector and Lizzo as Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Cinema’s obsession with rock stars’ lives has not hitherto found much time for Black women. That tune looks set to change
Val Kilmer obituary
Star of films such as Top Gun, The Doors and Batman Forever whose acting could combine playfulness and intensity
Brad Pitt to star in follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, directed by David Fincher
A ‘derivative’ of Quentin Tarantino’s original, rather than a sequel, will be produced by Netflix, and continues Pitt’s relationship with the director of Seven and Fight Club
Mr Burton review – the teacher who inspired and encouraged screen legend Richard Burton
Toby Jones plays the spaniel-eyed schoolmaster setting Harry Lawtey’s needy young pupil on course for haughty international stardom