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Will Sharpe’s Mozart and Paul Bettany’s Salieri go head to head in the first teaser for the upcoming Sky limited series “Amadeus,” which recounts the famous music rivalry. Based on Peter Shaffer’s stage play and adapted by “Black Doves” creator Joe Barton, the five-part retelling — which is set to premiere on Sky and streaming

Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ,” his long-delayed sequel to 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ,” has cast Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen (“The Last Kingdom”) in the role of Jesus, replacing original star Jim Caviezel. Shooting started last week at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios on the film, with its main ensemble having been entirely recast.

Independent Film Company and Shudder have acquired the rights to writer-director Adam MacDonald’s zombie outbreak horror movie, “This Is Not a Test.” The film is adapted from the popular YA novel of the same name by New York Times best-selling author Courtney Summers. It stars Olivia Holt (“Heart Eyes”), Froy Gutierrez (“The Strangers”), Luke MacFarlane

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced the main competition lineups for its 38th edition, taking place in the Dutch city between Nov. 13-23. The now complete selection features almost 250 films from 76 countries and will open with a shorts program as a way of “showcasing the creativity and artistic range of

Cineflix Rights has unveiled multiple international deals for “Vanished History,” “Commando Missions” and “Cape Carnage: Killer Catch.” “Vanished History,” produced by Shark Teeth Films for Bell Media in Canada, takes an investigative approach to unlock some of the most enigmatic mysteries of all time. The series has sold to Foxtel in Australia, RTL in Germany,

The Buenos Aires-based Society for Audiovisual Heritage has launched the dedicated label Latam Classics at the Lumiere Film Festival’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) in Lyon. The new Latin Classics label is dedicated to the promotion and international access of Latin American classic cinema. In creating the Latin Classics label, the Society for Audiovisual Heritage

Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer of “Titanic” and the “Avatar” franchise, has written a behind-the-scenes memoir about his role making some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters. The book, entitled “The Bigger Picture,” will be published posthumously on Nov. 4 — Landau died from cancer in 2024 at the age of 63. In the following excerpt, Landau looks

Pepe Aguilar, Gloria Estefan, Carín León and many more have been revealed as the first lineup of performing artists for the 26th annual Latin Grammy Awards. Happening Nov. 13 in Las Vegas, the Spanish-language awards show will additionally welcome performers Aitana, Ivan Cornejo, DannyLux, Kakalo, Liniker, Morat and Los Tigres del Norte, as well as

President Donald Trump is receiving widespread kudos for helping broker the Israel-Gaza ceasefire agreement. But in a late-night tweet, Trump was fully focused on the photo Time magazine selected for the cover of the newsmagazine’s latest issue — which the president implied was deliberately chosen to make his hair look “weird.” “Time Magazine wrote a

Disney’s “Tron: Ares” powered to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office, opening with £1.7 million ($2.4 million), according to Comscore. Warner Bros.’ “One Battle After Another” held well in its third frame, taking $1.6 million for a running total of $11.2 million. Studiocanal’s Tourette’s syndrome drams “I Swear” debuted in third place