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Patrick Wilson has only watched himself in “Watchmen” onscreen. The “Insidious: The Red Door” actor, who makes his directorial debut with the horror franchise installment, revealed that the 2009 Zack Snyder film is the only movie he’s starred in that he’s watched since its premiere. “[It’s]...

[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Justified: City Primeval” Episode 1, “City Primeval,” and Episode 2, “The Oklahoma Wildman.” For non-spoiler coverage, read our initial review.] “Justified: City Primeval” wastes little time throwing Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) back...

SAG-AFTRA has released a list of an initial batch of independent film projects that have signed the guild’s interim agreement, which will allow those movies to continue filming or imminently start filming even as the actors strike against the studios carries on. Among the titles to obtain...

As actors speak out amid the strike with allegations the studios have taken advantage of them, actor Devon Sawa is sharing how his “Final Destination” image was once used without his permission. The original “Final Destination” franchise lead shared in a since-deleted tweet that the studios...

Mark Ruffalo is looking to return to his indie roots during the SAG-AFTRA strike. For the first time since 1980, the actors’ union has issued a work stoppage order against studios after the union did not reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP)...

For a very select number of very independent productions, Tuesday July 18 will be a day to celebrate: That’s when SAG-AFTRA will give its blessing to a small but undetermined number of film shoots via interim agreements, or “waivers.” Indie producers who spoke to IndieWire are grateful for the...

Hayao Miyazaki released his first film in 10 years and Japanese critics are calling the animated feature well worth the wait. Studio Ghibli co-founder Miyazaki came out of retirement to helm “The Boy and the Heron,” also titled “How Do You Live?” in Japan, which opened in the country July 14...

[Editor’s note: The following interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14, 2023.] Rebecca Ferguson is ready for a break. She’s finished her A.D.R. (additional dialogue) on “Dune: Part Two,” the promotion chores on “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” (her...

Production designer Jason Baldwin Stewart met his share of aesthetic and logistical challenges in his collaboration with Sam Levinson on HBO’s “Euphoria,” but when he reunited with Levinson as a visual consultant for “The Idol,” he was faced with a whole new set of problems to solve. Working in...

Few directors boast the consistent excellence of German auteur Christian Petzold. (We previously analyzed the tricks of his trade here, on the occasion of the release of his “Undine.”) The puckish filmmaker got on Zoom from New York to unwind some of the surprises in Berlin’s Silver Bear Grand...

Maybe Tom Cruise won’t be playing Ethan Hunt at 80. “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” (Paramount) grossed $80 million in five days in the U.S./Canada, with a worldwide total of $235 million. That’s needed money for theaters and stronger than expected Thursday-to-Sunday results...

The cast of Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” were only at their premiere in spirit. Following the breakout of the SAG-AFTRA strike, the stars of the film skipped out on the Saturday night premiere for the theme park film adaptation The movie, the second adaptation of Disney’s iconic Haunted Mansion...

Few actors have been sustained by a single ongoing franchise more than Tom Cruise, and the hype surrounding “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” proves that more than two decades after the former ‘60s spy show became a blockbuster, the formula remains as potent than ever. The...

James Cameron loves the water, but he isn’t diving into the story of the OceanGate submersible anytime soon. The “Avatar” and “Titanic” director has denied false reports that he is developing a new project based on the Titan submersible explosion. On Thursday, British tabloid The Sun published...

They’re newly minted Oscar winners, but the Daniels remain men of the people. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the directors of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” are giving away a free dinner to the highest bidder, in order to raise money for the Southern California branch of the American...

In “Hacks,” Hannah Einbinder plays a disgruntled Hollywood writer struggling to chart her career path in the soul-crushing studio system. Now, reality is catching up with fiction, and Einbinder is one of many SAG-AFTRA members striking alongside the WGA. “We’re living in a time where the...

“Minx” is about to get freaky with it. Season 2 of the hit workplace comedy debuts on Starz after a network switcheroo from then-HBO Max. Critically acclaimed “Minx” was canceled by now-Max after wrapping production on Season 2 late last year, with Starz later acquiring the Lionsgate-produced...

On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age. First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing. Then, the spoiler-filled...

If she could do “Project Greenlight” again, executive producer Issa Rae told IndieWire, she wouldn’t do a genre film. On the same day that Max dropped the 10-episode reality series about a first-time filmmaker’s journey to the screen, the streamer also dropped “Gray Matter,” the sci-fi thriller...

Christopher Nolan is joining his “Oppenheimer” cast in stepping out from Hollywood as the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes ensue. A day after the ensemble of his upcoming J. Robert Oppenheimer epic — including Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., and Florence Pugh — walked out of the film’s...