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| 'Crying Game,' 'Hud,' more join Criterion Collection in 4K in July | The Criterion Collection announced its July additions Wednesday. The 1992 Oscar winner The Crying Game joins the collection along with Hud, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and more. The Crying Game was a sensation after its 1992 release with a twist that was satirized in comedies like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Naked Gun 33. Stephen Rea plays an IRA operative who falls for the girlfriend (Jaye Davidson) of his late hostage (Forest Whitaker). It won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Rea and Davidson's performances. Writer/director Neil Jordan approved the 4K restoration, available July 14. |
| 'Good Omens': Angel, Crowley reunite in trailer for finale | Prime Video is giving a glimpse of the Good Omens finale. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show's conclusion Wednesday -- a 90-minute episode that will release May 13 in lieu of a full Season 3. Based on the Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman novel, Good Omens stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as Aziraphale and Crowley, an angel and demon who must work together to prevent an apocalypse. The trailer shows Aziraphale (Sheen), affectionately called Angel, and Crowley (Tennant) reunite to prevent the "end times" after the Season 2 finale saw Aziraphale leave Crowley and earth behind. |
| 'Aegon's Conquest' and other upcoming 'Game of Thrones' projects | Warner Bros. has announced the title of its Game of Thrones movie -- Aegon's Conquest. The studio shared the news Tuesday during its presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, which showcased its projects for "2027 and beyond." Aegon's Conquest will center on Aegon I Targaryen, known as Aegon the Conqueror after defeating six of the Seven Kingdoms in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire by author George R.R. Martin. Aegon, the first Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, had two wives, his sisters Visenya and Rhaenys. The trio established the Targaryen dynasty in Westeros. Aegon's Conquest is one of several upcoming projects based on Martin's works. |
| 'Hunt for Gollum' cast includes Wood, McKellen, Pace, new Aragorn | Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have unveiled the cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. The studios announced the casting Tuesday during the Warner Bros. presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. New faces to the franchise include Jamie Dornan (50 Shades of Grey) as the Dnedain ranger Strider, aka Aragorn, and Leo Woodall (The White Lotus Season 2) as another Dnedain named Halvard. Viggo Mortensen played Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen will reprise their Lord of the Rings characters, the hobbit Frodo Baggins and the wizard Gandalf, while Lee Pace will return as his Hobbit character, the elf Thranduil. |
| 'Godzilla Minus Zero' teaser brings iconic monster to New York | Toho is giving a glimpse of the new film Godzilla Minus Zero. The Japanese studio shared a teaser trailer for the movie Tuesday featuring the iconic monster Godzilla. Godzilla Minus Zero is a sequel to the 2023 film Godzilla Minus One, which followed a kamikaze pilot who encounters Godzilla in post-World War II Japan. The new movie takes place two years later and appears to bring the action stateside, as the teaser shows Godzilla striding past the Statue of Liberty in New York City. Takashi Yamazaki returns to write and direct the sequel, with returning cast members including Ryunosuke Kamiki as the original protagonist, Koichi. |