Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne are back—and their chaotic, endearingly dysfunctional friendship is somehow messier (and funnier) than ever. Apple TV+ has officially confirmed thatPlatonicSeason 2 will premiere onAugust 6, 2025, kicking off with a two-episode debut before continuing weekly through October 1. If Season 1 was about reconnecting and redefining friendship in your 40s, Season 2 kicks that existential confusion into overdrive—with new life complications, weddings, job anxiety, and the same stubborn refusal to grow up....

As the Genie in the 1992 classicAladdin,Robin Williamsgot to let his distinct voice bounce from deep and rumbling to high-pitched as if he sucked in helium. There were impersonations of celebrities, likeJack NicholsonandArnold Schwarzenegger. There were jokes geared toward kids and adults. This magical creature has “phenomenal cosmic powers!” while stuck in, “itty bitty living space,” and above all else, is a manifestation of the rapid-fire voices Williams could do with ease....

It’s been two years since the criminally underratedAmerican Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versaceaired on FX and we’re still waiting on that sure-to-be-controversial followup,American Crime Story: Impeachment. When Collider’s Steve Weintraub sat down with creatorRyan Murphyto discuss his new Netflix limited seriesHollywood, we also got the latest update onImpeachment, which will cover the aftermath of President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky. The season is already fully-cast and ready to go—production on the Murphy-directed first episode was supposed to start last week—withBeanie Feldstein(Booksmart) starring as Monica Lewinsky across fromClive Owen’s Bill Clinton....

Laeta Kalogridis, who executive producedAvatar, has been tapped to write a newStar Warsmovie based on the beloved 2003 video gameStar Wars: Knights of Old Republic–and the kicker is that it’s supposed to serve as the first film in a new trilogy, according toBuzzFeed News. A representative for Disney/Lucasfilm declined to comment, while representatives for Kalogridis did not immediately respond to a request for comment. I typically like to confirm major news like this on my own, but given the secrecy surroundingStar Warsand the fact that it is coming from a well-respected journalist likeKate Aurthur, who confirmed her info with three separate sources, I’m willing to bet it’s legit....

Roland Emmerichis attempting to rebound after the failed, reportedly more personal film,Stonewall, and where else should one go to revitalize a career but back to one’s critical and box office triumphs. Emmerich will soon releaseIndependence Day: Resurgence, the long-awaited follow-up to the patriotic battle royale with a bunch of aliens, which looks like a very similar battle royale with a bunch of other aliens. It was also revealed recently that a reboot of the originalStargateis on the docket forDean Devlin, Emmerich’s regular producer, and in a newinterview with Variety, Devlin talked about how the idea for the reboot came together....

FilmmakerSteven Spielberghas broken an astonishing Oscars record: he is now the first person to score Best Director nominations at the awards in six different decades, further cementing himself as one of the GOATs. His most recent directing nod— his eighth overall —comes for his first-ever musical,West Side Story, which scored seven nominations in total. Spielberg’s first directing nod came for 1977’sClose Encounters of the Third Kind. It was followed by his second for 1981’sRaiders of the Lost Arc, and his third the very next year forE....

The Endlessisn’t necessarily a cult film, not in the traditional sense, but cults and the quest for meaning set the stage forAaron MoorheadandJustin Benson’s horror hybrid about a pair of bickering brothers who head back to the cult they escaped as kids in search of answers. TheSpringandResolutionfilmmakers return to the realm of Lovecraftian horrors inThe Endless, a semi-sequel to their 2012 debut collaborationResolution, this time stepping in front of the camera to star in the film as well....

It’s time to whip out the tissues because the latest clip fromJon Favreau’sThe Jungle Bookfeatures an emotional scene between Raksha (voiced byLupita Nyong’o) and Mowgli (Neel Sethi). Mamma wolf is forced to let Bagheera (Ben Kingsley) take her cub back to man’s world as it’s no longer safe for him in the jungle. Accompanied by the torrential downpour, all that’s missing is someBoyz II Men“It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday....

Falling in line with the ever-popular concept of post-apocalyptic stories, Naughty Dog’sThe Last of Usvideo game series is unique in its take. For anyone unfamiliar, the game’s story takes place 20 years into a future where humanity has been ravaged by mutated Cordyceps. Players follow the main protagonist, Joel Miller, who has been tasked with transporting and protecting the world’s last hope against the fungal parasites, a 14-year-old girl names Ellie Williams....

It’s impossible to talk aboutThe Morning Showwithout also considering how “important” this series is to its streaming home. It’s the star-studded flagship for the launch of Apple TV+, a brand new streaming service from the tech giant responsible for changinghow the world uses cell phones. It’s whatHouse of Cardswas to Netflix, and whatThe Mandalorianwill be to Disney+. It’s the show that will make the most significant first impression when people are introduced to Apple TV+, which is why they reportedly spent a whopping $300 million on the first two seasons, signed huge stars likeJennifer Aniston,Reese Witherspoon, andSteve Carell, and even landed prestige talent like composerCarter Burwell(who’s scored pretty much every Coen Brothers movie) to make his longform TV debut....

From Lassie to Beethoven, movie animals have been incredibly popular throughout the years, providing audiences with the anthropomorphized thoughts and feelings they often ascribe to their own pets. Yet you’ve never seen a movie animal quite like Elsa, a lioness who becomes a surrogate child to a human couple inBorn Free. Released in 1966, the film tells a remarkable true story about the bond that forms between animals and humans in an almost documentary fashion, blending fictional and vérité filmmaking styles to create the sense that you’re watching reality unfold in front of you....

As one of the few Marvel characters to exist in every phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (and with his own solo film in each one),Chris Hemsworth’s Thor is already in a league of his own. From the original (and horribly underrated)Kenneth Branaghfilm toTaika Waititi’s upcoming sequel take on the Norse God of Thunder, the self-proclaimed “strongest Avenger” shows no signs of slowing down. As we eagerly anticipateThor: Love and Thunder(which sounds like the title of an amazing ’80s metal album), it seems like an appropriate time to talk about Thor’s greatest nemesis, which just so happens to also be the source of his greatest strength — failure....

Academy Award-nomineeViggo Mortensenreturns to theToronto International Film Festivalfor his second feature,The Dead Don’t Hurt, as writer-director sinceFallingin 2020. While promoting the film with co-star and leadVicky Krieps(Phantom Thread), the two sat down with Editor-in-chiefSteve Weintraubat Collider’s TIFF media studio at the Cinema Center at MARBL to explore the writing process and the duo’s collaborative chemistry on set. Set against the harsh backdrop of the American West in the 1860s,Mortensen’s sophomore filmbrews just on the precipice of the Civil War....