MOVIES

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Brendan Fraser’s latest film, the comedy-drama Rental Family, has been chosen as the American Express Gala screening at this year’s BFI London Film Festival. The screening will take place on Thursday, October 16, at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, with director and co-writer Hikari and Fraser expected to attend. The announcement positions the film as one of the festival’s most high-profile events, adding further anticipation for its upcoming release.

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The Ilya Naishuller‑directed action comedy Heads of State premiered on July 2, 2025 via Amazon MGM Studios on Prime Video, and the results have been explosive. According to an exclusive report, the film has generated over 75 million global viewers, making it the fourth most‑watched Amazon MGM Studios feature ever on the service.

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Paramount’s new Skydance-backed leadership is wasting no time charting the studio’s future, signaling an ambitious push into marquee franchises, fresh original stories, and a larger annual film output. Days after the Skydance-Paramount merger closed last week, co-chairs Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg — also Vice Chair of Platforms and Chair of Paramount Television, respectively — made a bold statement by acquiring High Side, the high-profile Timothée Chalamet–James Mangold package.

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In one of the more surreal twists in wildlife management, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is now using audio from Noah Baumbach’s 2019 film Marriage Story—specifically, the emotionally raw fight between Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver—as a tool to scare off wolves. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the USDA has deployed drones equipped with thermal cameras and loudspeakers to patrol areas like the Klamath Basin in southern Oregon, where livestock have been under increasing threat from gray wolves.

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Historical epic Rise of the Raven is poised to captivate Canadian audiences soon. After its North American debut at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival, the 10-part miniseries will be available on CBC GEM, commencing September 19.

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The global box office is roaring this summer, with Universal’s “Jurassic World Rebirth” leading the pack by smashing past the $750 million milestone. After just five weekends, the rebooted dinosaur epic has amassed a thunderous $766 million worldwide, riding high on strong international appeal.

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Millennium Media is moving forward with plans for an origin story in the Rambo franchise, and Noah Centineo is now in talks to lead the project. The film, titled John Rambo, will explore the character’s formative years during the Vietnam War.