Black actor sues Hollywood studio over removal from Couples Retreat poster
Faizon Love files race discrimination suit against Universal alleging he was cut from poster for 2009 comedy because he was black
British-only passport holders barred from playing Prince William in new film
Casting notice for a biopic starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana stipulates that British-European passport holders need not apply for the role of her son
Mads Mikkelsen confirmed as Johnny Depp’s replacement in Fantastic Beasts 3
Danish Bond star Mikkelsen to take over the role of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the third Harry Potter prequel
The Night Porter: Nazi porn or daring arthouse eroticism?
There were bids to ban this film about a sexual liaison between an SS officer and a teenage concentration camp prisoner. As it returns four decades on, does director Liliana Cavani still feel their relationship was ‘beautiful’?
Cineworld secures £560m cash lifelines as Covid closes cinemas
London-listed group shut all of its 660 movie theatres in the US and the UK in October
A black Alice in Wonderland? That’s a real fairytale ending
Rightwing ‘review-bombers’ couldn’t be more wrong: the casting of David Oyelowo in a kind of prequel to the Peter Pan and Alice stories is inspired
Wonder Woman 1984 sticks to Christmas cinema release – but will also be on digital
Warner Bros has followed the Tenet precedent by maintaining a theatrical release date for tentpole sequel, but it will also be online
Tenet up: listen, Christopher Nolan, we just can’t hear a word you’re saying
The Tenet director has dismissed critics of his poor sound mixing by blaming us for being too conservative. Why must he keep toying with our perception of sound?
Joker ‘a betrayal’ of mentally ill people, says David Fincher
Mank director rails at the risk-averse production strategy of major Hollywood studios
Secret to succession: does it matter if a film franchise changes its star?
It tangled Spider-Man and dethroned The Crown – but keeps Bond alive. How will Fantastic Beasts cope without Johnny Depp?
Would George Lucas’s Star Wars sequels have been better than Disney’s?
It was a relief to many fans when the creator of Jar Jar Binks lost control of the space saga but his vision for the films that followed made a lot of sense
Jonathan Pryce: cutting-edge films may die as streaming giants thrive
The veteran actor on the need to take artistic risks, surviving Covid and his admiration for the pope
Covid pandemic fuelling growth of film and TV studios in UK
As cinemas shut and streaming booms, real estate developers are spending millions on Hollywood-style lots
Cinemas battle to keep filmgoing flame alive as UK lockdown bites
British film distributors scramble to salvage release plans, as cinemas in Scotland and elsewhere manage to stay open
Hollywood firm to build £300m film and TV studio in Dagenham
Production complex will create 1,200 jobs and contribute £35m a year to east London economy