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Fans are wondering how they can get marathon tickets for the upcoming theatrical marathon event screening all of the Skywalker Saga movies on May 4th, 2024, Star Wars Day. Here is all you need to know.

Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are not keen on returning to the world of Star Wars after their previous pitch was scrapped. The duo are busy with their latest Netflix sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, which they co-created with True Blood’s Alexander Woo, and are clear that that’s where their priorities lie at the moment.

Mike Flanagan has doubled down on his love for new horror movie Late Night with the Devil, amid controversy over the film's use of AI. The directors, Cameron and Colin Cairnes clarified its use in a statement to Variety.

An icon in the eyes of action film fans, Carrie-Anne Moss returns to television in the new Star Wars series, The Acolyte. In it, the performer will be playing Jedi Master Indara, at the height of the High Republic.

The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story is getting a surprise YouTube release – nearly a year after its film festival debut.

EA's The Sims is coming to the silver screen.

Chef and restaurateur Jose Andrés inviting actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O'Shea Jackson Jr. over for dinner in a new TV special and Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.

Puppets have been a mainstay of horror films for many years and they’re about to get their own game in the shape of Puppet House. Will it include dead-eyed puppets who want to stab you in the chest? Of course it will.

Blockbuster Inc is putting Hollywood in your hands this summer, as it lets you create parodies of your favorite films - or original masterpieces, of course - starting with the set and ending with the credits. 

It appears the movie industry is coming for every gaming IP it can get its hands on at the moment because it has been confirmed EA's life simulator series The Sims will be turned into a film. Margot Robbie's production firm is attached, and the film will be produced and co-written by Kate Herron of Loki fame. EA serves in a «creative and producing capacity».

As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, a film version of The Sims is in the works with some pretty big names involved in the project.

For Gil Kenan (Monster House), the chance to co-write Ghostbusters: Afterlife was a dream come true. Directing the sequel was an even taller order — and one he jumped to take. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire brings the series back to New York, expands the roles of both the legacy Ghostbusters cast and the new additions introduced in Afterlife, and pushes the spectacle level to contend with modern blockbusters.

A feature film adaptation of Electronic Arts’ The Sims franchise is in the works.

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is one of the biggest Lego games ever made. Along with giving you access to hundreds of playable characters, you'll get to work your way through key moments from across the nine Skywalker saga films — each brought to life with a new dose of Lego-inspired humor. It'll take dozens of hours to unlock everything it has to offer, and there's no denying the journey is much more enjoyable with a friend.

A Pokemon fan artist took to social media to post some artwork of the Ghost Pokemon Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar in the style of rubberhose cartoons from the 1930s, each having distinct features that are different from their normal styles. The Pokemon fan artist received compliments from other trainers for their efforts and creativity in making each Pokemon design stand out.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has debuted with the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score in franchise history – but that's not stopping fans (including myself) from keeping the faith.

Alienis one of the timeless films, a movie just as lived-in and horrifying today as it was when it premiered in 1979. Ridley Scott’s seminal horror film has gone on to be many other things since becoming a full-blown franchise, from the landmark sci-fi action of the James Cameron-directed sequel to the slasher shlock of the rightfully maligned Alien vs. Predator: Requiem.

Tilda Swinton is the sort of actor whose presence on screen makes a film a little more beguiling. Whether she’s playing someone otherworldly, like the vampire burnout Eve in Only Lovers Left Alive,or someone more grounded, like the academic Alithea in Three Thousand Years of Longing, there’s something ethereal about the way she inhabits a character, as if she’s always been there, waiting for the story to show up around her.

Fighter OTT release: The film made its theatrical debut on January 26, 2024. Reportedly, it earned Rs.337.2 crore in box office collections. Although the film received mixed reviews, the pairing of Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone created a huge buzz. Now, Fighter is all set to make its OTT debut and you can enjoy the action drama film from the comfort of your home. The film includes some amazing music, action, and a cast that simply stuns with its creative approach. It will keep you hooked throughout. Know more about the Fighter OTT release here.

TV and film actor Ian McShane has lent his voice to a comprehensive overview trailer for Dragon's Dogma 2 ahead of its PS5 launch next week. Clocking in at just shy of eight minutes, the Deadwood star introduces you to the sequel's story, world, the pawns you can recruit, and the monsters you'll face throughout your journey. Check it out above.

Sydney Bernice Sweeney is an incredibly popular American actress best known for her performances in TV series like The White Lotus and Euphoria and films like Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Madame Web, and Anyone But You. She also recently sparked some intense (relatively speaking) speculation as to which The Simpsons racer she might have been referring to in a Madame Web-related interview with IGN.

A skilled Pokemon fan has just designed adorable baby forms for Lugia, Ho-Oh, and Suicune. All three of these legendary Pokemon were introduced in Pokemon Gold and Silver, with Ho-Oh and Lugia serving as the cover monsters for the mainline Generation 2 Pokemon games. Meanwhile, Suicune is part of a trio of Legendary Beasts, alongside Entei and Raikou, and was featured on the cover of the updated Pokemon Crystal in 2001.

Karen Gillan, star of Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck, said a rough cut of the film had her "crying for days."

It’s been more than three years since the MI6 detective made his last appearance on the big screen. Daniel Craig portrayed the role of the legendary fictional character in No Time To Die. Since then, the makers behind the iconic franchise have been looking for a replacement, and it seems they have finally found their James Bond.

One actor who was previously attached to Marvel Studios' Blade reboot has announced that they are no longer part of the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe project.

Lilo & Stitch will soon be surfing back onto our screens. A live-action remake of the 2002 Disney animated classic is in the works, and among the cast is Billy Magnussen as Pleakley, the neurotic, nervous alien who is sent to Earth to help capture escaped experiment Stitch. 

Abraham Ozler OTT release: The Malayalam-language crime thriller film, Abraham Ozler has been in the news for a long time. There were several speculations about the film's OTT release date and it has been delayed quite a few times already. However, the film is finally set to debut on an OTT platform this week, which means you can watch Jayaram's new psychological thriller from the comfort of your home. The film marks the comeback of Jayaram to the big screen after a long break. And he is back with a hit film and fans can watch the film on their OTT screens. Check details about Abraham Ozler OTT release here.

Not long ago, Madame Web and Anyone but You star Sydney Sweeney revealed in an IGN interview that, like many of us, she grew up playing a Simpsons video game - but she didn't reveal which one it was.

From the makers of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey comes, erm, the Poohniverse.

If you’ve played through its demo or have watched some trailers, you’re probably wondering who voices Princess Peach in Princess Peach: Showtime! Fortunately for you, we’ve found out who’s providing the titular character’s voice in the new game starring everyone’s favourite princess.

Dune: Awakening won't let players ride sandworms from launch. Like other parts of Fremen culture, it will be relegated to a post-launch update, as the devs say they were told to leave certain aspects of the Dune universe out of the game at launch.

A new crime show is headed to Netflix, adapted from the same novel series that brought about one of the most divisive thrillers of recent years, The Snowman. 

In 1974, my aunt and uncle returned to the United States from a honeymoon world tour. Over the course of their travels, they ventured through India, Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkey, before winding up in Israel, where my aunt’s sister — my mother — had recently lived for two years on a collective kibbutz.

HanuMan OTT release today: Prasanth Varma's latest superhero movie starring Teja Sajja is now streaming on OTT platforms. After its successful theatrical run and earning a whopping Rs. 200 crore in India, the film is finally available online in Hindi. "HanuMan" has won hearts not only among the audience but also received praise from critics.

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Weekend OTT watchlist: The launch of season 20 of “Grey's Anatomy” and albums from Justin Timberlake and Kacey Musgraves are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists: The dramedy “The Girls on the Bus” starring Melissa Benoist that follows female reporters embedded on a presidential campaign, Taylor Swift's concert film “The Eras Tour” landing on Disney and the comedy “Girls5Eva” jumps from Peacock to Netflix for its third season. Check out the weekend OTT watchlist below: 

Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.

An audience member at a showing in Detroit was arrested after allegedly masturbating during a screening of the film.

Marvel fans are convinced James Marsden is set to make a cameo in Deadpool 3, officially titled Deadpool & Wolverine, after the actor unexpectedly mentioned the movie while talking about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 recently.

In the new French sci-fi film The Animal Kingdom, the world is changing and humans are changing with it. A mutation begins transforming humans into animal hybrids, creating a variety of bird-humans, insect-humans, mammal-humans, and many other new types of beings. Caught in the middle of this upheaval are a divided family — the mother, in the middle of mutation, has gone missing from a medical transport, which leaves the father and son desperately searching for her. The fantastic movie is finally out in American theaters and on VOD, after originally screening at Cannes and other film festivals in 2023.

Microsoft has continued its trend of creating custom consoles to celebrate game and film releases with a Final Fantasy 14 Xbox Series X, but there's a catch... This one doesn't actually work.

Two titans of monster cinema return to the big screen for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – and director Adam Wingard reveals that he took inspiration from two other Hollywood greats for the MonsterVerse franchise's fifth installment.  

Ae Watan Mere Watan OTT release: Are you a fan of patriotic movies like Uri, Sam Bahadur, Ghazi Attack, and others? Then we have good news for you as a new film called “Ae Watan Mere Watan” will be streaming on the online platform in the coming days. In this film, you will Sara Ali Khan in a new role which may come as a big leap for her acting career. Ae Watan Mere Watan OTT release date has already been announced, therefore, you can watch this film from the comfort of your home. Check out more details about the film.

Daredevil: Born Again star Charlie Cox has said he's glad Elden Henson's Foggy and Deborah Ann Woll's Karen are returning in the reboot. 

Chess was a major plot point in the first Harry Potter book and film, and is a natural fit for some puzzles in Hogwarts Legacy. This game is very deep, and potentially time-consuming as well, so instead of asking you to play full games, these puzzles simply present a set scenario for you to solve in a single move. However, not everyone is familiar enough with chess to know how to solve them and reach the end of these Treasure Vaults. Here's how you can solve all the chess puzzles in Hogwarts Legacy.

Main Atal Hoon OTT release today: Get ready for an immersive cinematic experience as Pankaj Tripathi's latest hit, "Main Atal Hoon," makes its digital debut today on the OTT platform. Following its successful theatrical run, the film is now set to captivate audiences online, bringing the extraordinary life of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to screens worldwide.

No one is doing it like Sydney Sweeney, our most idiosyncratic young movie star. Riding rising fame from The White Lotus and Euphoria, her true star turn technically started at the end of 2023 with the release of Anyone but You, a raunchy throwback rom-com that turned into a massive box-office hit. After that she starred in the awful and derided Madame Web, but managed to come out the other side not just unscathed but brushing it off with A-list energy, joking about the movie’s failure on Saturday Night Live mere weeks after it opened. Her next big win is Immaculate, a weird, fascinating, and extremely fun new horror movie that’s coming to theaters later in March.

Marvel fans are wondering what's going on with upcoming Marvel series Ironheart – but both Disney Plus and star Dominque Thorne may have already given us the answer.

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s new action movie The Fall Guy has been winning over critics after its premiere at SXSW Film Festival.

Lover OTT release: What's more comforting than watching a romantic dram from the comfort of your home? While such movies come with a lot of emotion, this Tamil movie called Lover will teach you how to withstand personal differences even after years of relationships. The film made its theatrical debut in February and now it is all set to stream online on the OTT platform. If you are looking for such a comforting movie then you must add Lover to your watchlist as it may well be to your liking. Know more about Lover OTT release, plot, cast, and more.

Scream is a franchise in free fall. After two successful quasi-reboot sequels, and a plan to seemingly move away from the series’ roots, it seems that Paramount and Spyglass Media are bringing Neve Campbell back to Scream. The actor announced her return to the series on Tuesday, but didn’t provide any further details on what the story of Scream 7 would be.

Scream's original final girl, Neve Campbell, is reprising her role as Sidney Prescott for the upcoming sequel Scream 7. And in another return for the series, it's also been revealed that Scream creator Kevin Williamson will direct the sequel.

Some two years after the film's release, Michael Keaton still doesn't know why he showed up in a Morbius post-credits scene.

Part of the magic of cinema is how, in spite of only engaging two of our senses, it can evoke all of them. Food makes this abundantly clear: Cinematic stories about cooking and eating can bring about sensory bliss, bringing us home with a few shots and sounds of a beloved dish, or somewhere entirely new with the same.

In Netflix’s Damsel, Millie Bobby Brown claws her way through a cavern, flings herself off cliff sides, and swings a sword at a dragon. While the first act of the movie carefully builds up the tension, the moment that the corrupt prince throws Brown’s character, Elodie, into a dragon’s lair, it’s nonstop action.

Unseen concept art for The Super Mario Bros. Movie has recently come to light, revealing that several notable characters from the video games were originally supposed to appear in the movie, but for some reason never did. 

Here’s a minor win for fans of Good Things who also subscribe to Max: the Studio Ghibli collection will remain on streaming for the foreseeable future.

Production artwork for the Super Mario Bros. Movie shows a number Mushroom Kingdom characters who didn't make it into the final film — including Princess Daisy, Toadette, Eurogamer favourite Birdo, and the loyal Toadsworth.

recently fought back on the idea of trigger warnings, calling them a sign of a lack of respect between the audiences and the media they’re watching.

How many movies did you watch last year? Either way, it’s definitely not as many as Zach Swope, the new Guinness World Record holder for ‘Most films seen in a cinema in one year.’

Oppenheimer OTT release: Christopher Noland and Cillian Murphy - the duo has been involved in several blockbuster films in the last couple of decades. Starting with 2005's Batman Begins, Nolan and Murphy have worked together to create magic on the big screen, mesmerizing audiences and earning big numbers at the box office on their way. The latest example of this successful collaboration is Oppenheimer, the highly-acclaimed and Oscar-winning film where Murphy finally plays the lead role in a Nolan film. After months of anticipation, the Oppenheimer OTT release date has been revealed. So, if you wish to watch Oppenheimer from the comfort of your home, know when and where to watch this Oscar-winning film online.

Nintendo, in collaboration with the American animation studio Illumination, has announced a new Super Mario Bros. film, scheduled to launch somewhere in April 2026 globally.

Top OTT releases of this week: Yet another week full of exciting OTT movies and web series are coming your way. So, if you are looking for what to watch online, then we have listed here several new and exciting OTT releases. If you have subscribed to top OTT platforms such as Netflix, ZEE5, Amazon Prime Video, and others, you can watch all the below-mentioned OTT releases from the comfort of your own home. Check out the list of top OTT releases of this week including Bramayugam, Main Atal Hoon and HanuMan.

Joaquim Dos Santos is one of the most influential and successful animators of his generation. Even if you’re not immediately familiar with his name, you’re no doubt familiar with a series or film he’s worked on.

Hot off winning the award for Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars, you can get Oppenheimeron 4K Blu-ray for $19.99 at Amazon and Walmart. If you’re a first-time shopper at Gruv, you can get 20 off that $19.99 sale price. No matter where you buy the film, this is the cheapest price we’ve seen it selling for.

James Gunn has revealed that Peacemaker season 2 will start filming this summer, while also simultaneously clearing up the show’s confusing place in DC canon.

After an amazing year of film, it is no surprise the Oscars 2024 was a wild ride, giving us some stellar fashion moments, tearful speeches, and, most importantly, some seriously hilarious moments.

The Super Mario Bros. Moviewill be getting a sequel… of some sort. Nintendo and animation studio Illumination have announced that they’re re-teaming on a second film “based on the world of Super Mario Bros.” to be released on April 3, 2026.

Prepare for an immersive experience as Pankaj Tripathi's Main Atal Hoon, which enjoyed a successful run in theaters, is now ready to make its digital debut on OTT platforms. The film, which centres around the life of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, garnered excitement among netizens with its OTT release announcement. After hitting theatres on January 19, 2024, Main Atal Hoon is set to reach a broader audience through its online release, allowing viewers to enjoy it from the comfort of their homes, just two months after its cinematic premiere.

Bethesda‘s Todd Howard shared details on Fallout 5 with the Fallout TV show’s creators, to avoid them coming up with similar ideas.

Animation was the butt of the joke at this year's Oscars ceremony, but one high-profile director/producer had the perfect response to the poorly received joke from host Jimmy Kimmel. 

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse went home empty-handed at this year’s Oscars, with one of its stars proclaiming it was "robbed."

Nintendo has officially confirmed they are making a second Super Mario Bros. Movie with Illumination Studios.

Murder Mubarak OTT release: What is the most exciting thing about Bollywood movies? Is it the plot, the screenplay or even the actors? For many, it's the pairing of famous and talented cast. With a great cast and acting, the film automatically gains enough recognition to appeal to a wider base. Talking of the exciting film cast, we have found a funny yet interesting crime film called Murder Mubarak, which has been in the news ever since the trailer was released. The film consists of some of the known faces of Bollywood and the sensational Karisma Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia. Know about Murder Mubarak and its OTT release date.

The Oscars is one of the biggest — if not the biggest night in the American entertainment industry every year, and the 2024 Oscars were no different. All the stars were out tonight, from best actor nominees like Jeffrey Wright, Paul Giamatti, and Cillian Murphy to best director nominees like Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, and Jonathan Glazer.

The 96th Academy Awards will take place at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC. Oppenheimer leads the nominations with 13, while Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon each received 11 and 10 nominations, respectively. The hit film Barbie also received 8 nominations in total. ComingSoon will have live coverage tonight and this post will have full results.