Will Smith’s popularity saw ‘very significant and precipitous decline’ after Oscars slap
According to Q Score, which measures the consumer appeal of celebrities in the US, the actor lost significant support after the incident
Bond films’ future secured after MGM and WB agree deal
Starting with Bones and All later this year, the two studios will jointly release MGM films in the US, while Warners will handle international releases
Cineworld confirms it is looking at filing for bankruptcy in US
Chain, which accumulated £4bn debt in pandemic, says cinemas would stay open and staff be unaffected
Wolfgang Petersen obituary
Versatile and ingenious director whose films included Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story
Exhibit reveals role of Black Americans in shaping film industry: ‘This history has never been shown’
Seven decades of a complex history are on display in Los Angeles, revealing the counter narratives to racism created by Black actors and film-makers
Cineworld preparing to file for bankruptcy after pandemic rout
London-listed company, which operates 751 sites in 10 countries, has run up debts of more than £4bn
Cineworld shares halve as cinema chain enters rescue talks
London-listed company blames lack of blockbusters after debt soars to $4.8bn during Covid crisis
Mamoun Hassan obituary
Director and producer who supported the making of classic British films including Gregory’s Girl, Babylon and When the Wind Blows
Summer box office 2022: what lessons can Hollywood learn?
It was a reassuring return for the industry with mega-hits like Top Gun: Maverick and Jurassic World: Dominion yet other films still struggled to lure audiences
Forget Batgirl, where’s Superman Lives? The inside stories of Hollywood’s biggest abandoned films
Eliot Ness hunts a killer, Nicolas Cage plays the Man of Steel and Marilyn Monroe is The Girl in Pink Tights in films that were never released. A writer, a producer and a film expert tell the movies’ hidden histories
Twilight of the A-list: has the 21st century killed off the movie star?
Brad Pitt’s new film is fizzling out. Meryl Streep is doing TV. Only Tom Cruise fills cinemas – and, in the age of superheroes and streaming, his days may be numbered. So, what does the future hold for Hollywood’s big beasts?
West Side Story star Rachel Zegler defends intimacy coordinators after Sean Bean criticism
Zegler is one of a number of actors voicing support for the role, after Bean said they can ‘spoil the spontaneity’ of sex scenes
Cancel culture is rife at newly merged HBO and Warner Bros isn’t immune either
The bean-counters have axed Batgirl and some other favourite TV shows are disappearing too
The Batgirl you’ll never see: why some films disappear for ever
She cost a cool $90m but the comic book heroine won’t even be streamed. Why do some productions deserve such an extreme fate?
Kylie Brakeman review – Hollywood’s hypocrisies lampooned
The US comic plays a fast-talking agent, a straight-talking sex therapist and a six-year-old divorcee in this confident, high-energy hour