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Die My Love star Jennifer Lawrence wants mums to give themselves grace

Jennifer Lawrence attends the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 16th Governors Awards in Los Angeles, California on Nov 16, 2025.
Jennifer Lawrence attends the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 16th Governors Awards in Los Angeles, California on Nov 16, 2025.

Five Nights At Freddy’s cast says ‘fan-forward’ sequel is not focused awards or reviews

(From left) Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio and Josh Hutcherson in Five Nights At Freddy's 2.
(From left) Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio and Josh Hutcherson in Five Nights At Freddy's 2.

Director Rian Johnson was in a ‘dark place’ when writing new Knives Out sequel

(From left) Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor and writer-director Rian Johnson on the set of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
(From left) Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor and writer-director Rian Johnson on the set of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour docuseries and concert film double release due to dominate December

FILE PHOTO: Taylor Swift performs as her record-breaking The Eras Tour comes to an end with the first of her three concerts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada December 6, 2024.  REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Taylor Swift performs as her record-breaking The Eras Tour comes to an end with the first of her three concerts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada December 6, 2024.  REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES/File Photo

Last Samurai Standing’s Junichi Okada on how he talked a co-star into being set on fire

adsamurai02 - (From left) Kaya Kiyohara, Junichi Okada, Yumia Fujisaki and Masahiro Higashide in Last Samurai Standing.

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adsamurai02 - (From left) Kaya Kiyohara, Junichi Okada, Yumia Fujisaki and Masahiro Higashide in Last Samurai Standing.

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Actor Mark Wahlberg spent months memorising Mandarin lines for The Family Plan 2

US actor Mark Wahlberg poses on the red carpet on arrival to attend the world premiere for the film "The Family Plan 2" in London on November 11, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
US actor Mark Wahlberg poses on the red carpet on arrival to attend the world premiere for the film "The Family Plan 2" in London on November 11, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

Actor Jacob Elordi cried seeing himself as Frankenstein’s monster for the first time on screen

Australian actor Jacob Elordi is getting Oscar buzz for what is his most transformative and high-profile role yet – playing the monster in Frankenstein.
Australian actor Jacob Elordi is getting Oscar buzz for what is his most transformative and high-profile role yet – playing the monster in Frankenstein.

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t director tickled by Louvre heist theory 

(From left) Dave Franco, Jesse Eisenberg and Isla Fisher in Now You See Me: Now You Don't.
(From left) Dave Franco, Jesse Eisenberg and Isla Fisher in Now You See Me: Now You Don't.

Big cast, big visual effects, big ending: Stranger Things’ final season rumoured to cost $626m

Cast members Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Millie Bobby Brown, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Winona Ryder, David Harbour and Natalia Dyer, and creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, along with other cast members at the premiere for the final season of Stranger Things at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov 6.
Cast members Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Millie Bobby Brown, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Winona Ryder, David Harbour and Natalia Dyer, and creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, along with other cast members at the premiere for the final season of Stranger Things at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov 6.

Spin-off series It: Welcome To Derry delves into Pennywise origin story, says films’ director

adderry05 - Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in It: Welcome To Derry

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adderry05 - Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in It: Welcome To Derry

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.