Mads Mikkelsen is headed to space with his AI companion, played by Diane Kruger, in the sci-fi survival thriller Ami. Production is currently underway in Spain.
The survival thriller follows an astronaut (Mads Mikkelsen) who crash-lands on an uncharted planet after a catastrophic accident, with only his Quantum AI companion Ami (Kruger) left to aid in his escape. As he navigates an alien landscape and a battle for survival, he is forced to confront the fragility of memory, the isolation of space, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Fernando Szurman makes his feature debut with Ami, directing from a screenplay by John Wesley Norton and Ezequiel Martinez Jr.
“Ami is exactly the kind of daring, character-driven genre film that reflects Capstone’s commitment to globally resonant storytelling,” said producer Christian Mercuri, CEO of Capstone.“It’s a rare combination of emotional intimacy and cinematic scale, brought to life by a world-class creative team. With Fernando’s distinctive vision and a cast of extraordinary talent, this project exemplifies the elevated, high-concept filmmaking we champion.”
“What excited me about Ami was the opportunity to tell a profoundly human story through a genre that allows for both scope and intimacy,” added Szurman. “I want to push the boundaries of sci-fi storytelling while grounding it in emotional truth. We’re not just making a survival film; we’re inviting audiences into a deeply personal space odyssey.”
With his debut featureTogether now a critical success, director Michael Shanks has set up his next project at A24, a sci-fi thriller titled Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel. Shanks will both write and direct the feature.
“The sci-fi thriller follows a man who wakes up trapped in a mysterious hotel room. All alone in a mind-bending prison, his only chance for escape is teamwork: with himself,” Deadline reveals.
“When Shanks declared that Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel would be next up, A24 moved fast to make sure that they were the home of his next film and are now moving fast to get it up and running as Shanks begins the casting process,” the press release reported.
Mike Cowap of Princess Pictures and Adam McKay and Todd Schulman of HyperObject Industries will produce Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel, with Michael Shanks also producing.
Starring real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco as a freakishly co-dependent pair, Shanks’ Together was picked up and released by NEON. STARBURST critic Paul Mount described the film as “both terrifying and beautiful, an exploration of personal connection and interaction taken to extremes. It’s occasionally uneasy viewing, but it’s also raw, touching and deeply human, marrying sometimes shocking body horror to a heart-wrenching story of love gone off the rails and then finding its way back in unimaginable circumstances.”
Jeremy Irons, the actor who’s one Grammy short of an EGOT, is the latest star to join the cast of Amazon MGM’s remake of the 1980s cult classic Highlander. He joins Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe, Marisa Abela, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan and Djimon Hounsou.
The original 1986 film starred Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod, a Medieval Scottish Highlander who discovers he is one of a group of immortals destined to fight until only one remains, claiming the “Prize”. The story flashes between MacLeod’s 16th-century Scottish origins and his present-day life in New York City. Guided by the immortal swordsman Ramirez (Sean Connery), MacLeod learns about his immortality and the impending “Gathering” where the final battle will take place.
In this remake, Cavill will play MacLeod and Crowe, Ramirez. Dave Bautista will portray the immortal barbarian The Kurgen, who has been killing other immortals in order to absorb their life force and has been MacLeod’s nemesis across the centuries. Gillan will play Heather, MacLeod’s mortal wife and the love of his life. Hounsou is an immortal warrior from Africa, andAbela is MacLeod’s modern romantic interest. Max Zhang and Drew McIntyre are also in the cast.
Jeremy Irons will play the other primary antagonist, the leader of a secret order called The Watchers, who are keeping an eye on the immortals and regard them as a threat to humanity.
Chad Stahelski is directing the feature from a script by Michael Finch, and principal photography is due to begin this autumn. Though the project does not yet have a confirmed release date, we do know it will get a theatrical release before making its way to Prime Video.
STUDIOCANAL has announced a definitive edition of British spy-action-drama series The New Avengers (1976-1977) in an incredible 10-disc box set. Fully restored in 4K and available from November 10th on UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD, the complete series (1 and 2) is the sequel to the iconic 1960s TV series The Avengers, created by Brian Clemens and Albert Fennell. New to UHD and blu-ray this witty, stylish and action-packed show full of espionage, top car chases and sci-fi thrills, The New Avengers introduces the charismatic trio; Steed (Patrick Macnee), Purdey (Joanna Lumley) and Gambit (Gareth Hunt), as the dynamic new spy team.
Showcasing all 26 episodes from the complete series, highlights include the dramatic opener The Eagle’s Nest, which features a Nazi plot to resurrect Hitler from cryogenic sleep and boasts a guest appearance from British horror and sci-fi icon Peter Cushing in The Last of the Cybernauts…?? in which a robotic menace from the original Avengers series returns, and K is for Kill featuring Diana Rigg’s cameo as The Avengers’ Emma Peel.
This incredible edition also offers several hours of new bonus features including an exclusive interview with Joanna Lumley that spans three in-depth featurettes, an intro and commentary for Sleeper, as well as new introductions and commentaries from other key cast and crew on episodes including House of Cards, The Last of the Cybernauts…??, The Midas Touch, Gnaws, Angels of Death, Obsession, K, Complex and much more. A 64-page booklet and a 32-page comic book are also part of this exciting new edition.
There’s new artwork has been created by Sam Smyth and a brand-new trailer has also been created for the release.
The 2025 4k restoration of the entire two series of The New Avengers was completed at Silver Salt UK for STUDIOCANAL. The element for the New Avengers was 35mm original negative, each reel was inspected for wear and tear, and minor repairs were made by Silver Salt’s film technician, the film was then gently cleaned. It was scanned at 6K resolution and downsampled to 4K on the ARRI_XT pin-registered scanner. The raw scans (uncompressed DPX files) were restored with issues across the 26 x episodes ranging from splices to scratches and tears, taking out visible distractions. All the episodes are now consistent with each other. Overall, the 26 episodes took around 6 months to restore. Grading-wise, approved references were sourced and experts consulted for the general look and feel of the colour, ensuring that the creators’ vision hasn’t been altered. HDR is only applied subtilty and shows detail in the highlights and low lights that is generally lost in the SDR grade.
An exclusive The New Avengers 4K box-set launch + Q&A will take place at The Riverside Cinema, Hammersmith on Sunday, November 9th. The cinema will preview one episode and a brand-new featurette, “The Impact of the New Avengers: Reinvented for a New Era”, in 4K, to be followed by a Q&A with a panel of special guests to be confirmed. Booking will go live soon!
Here are the details of the 10-DISC 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD box set: 64-page bound booklet
32-page comic book
Extensive new bonus features:
SERIES 1
Disc 1 (EPs 1-3) The Eagle’s Nest / House of Cards / Last of the Cybernauts…?? New House of Cards introduced by Cyd Child New House of Cards Audio Commentary** with Cyd Child and Henry Holland New The Last Of The Cybernauts…?? introduced by Rocky Taylor New The Last Of The Cybernauts…?? introduced by Nicholas Briggs New The Last Of The Cybernauts…?? Audio commentary** by Rocky Taylor, Nicholas Briggs and Henry Holland New Remembering The New Avengers – with guest star Annette Andre. The Eagle’s Nest commentary by Gareth Hunt and Brian Clemens German Credits Season 1 German Credits Season 2
Disc 2 (EPs 4-6) The Midas Touch / Cat Amongst the Pigeons / Target New The Midas Touch introduced by Dick Fiddy New The Midas Touch Audio Commentary** by Cyd Child and Dick Fiddy Director John Hough on The New Avengers (University of Chichester 2011)
Disc 3 (EPs 7-9) To Catch A Rat / Tale of the Big Why / Faces Interview with Cyd Child (University of Chichester 2011) The New Avengers – screen test
Disc 4 (EPs 10-11) Gnaws / Dirtier by the Dozen New Gnaws Audio Commentary** by Nicholas Briggs and Jonathan Wood New Gnaws introduced by Nicholas Briggs Interview with Raymond Austin (University of Chichester 2011)
Disc 5 (EPs 12-13) Sleeper / The Three-Handed Game New Intro to Sleeper by Joanna Lumley New Sleeper Audio Commentary** by Joanna Lumley and Cyd Child Interview with Patrick Macnee Biographer Marie Cameron (University of Chichester 2011) New Becoming Purdey: The Woman Who Redefined The Avengers New Auditioning Purdey (Easter Egg)
SERIES 2
Disc 6 (EPs 1-3) Dead Men Are Dangerous / Angels of Death / Medium Rare New Angels Of Death introduced by Caroline Munro New Angels of Death Audio Commentary by Caroline Munro and Henry Holland Dead Men Are Dangerous Audio Commentary by Gareth Hunt and Brian Clemens
Disc 7 (EPs 4-6) The Lion and The Unicorn / Obsession / Trap New Obsession Audio Commentary** by Samuel and George Clemens New Obsession introduced by Samuel and George Clemens The New Avengers x Rover promo French credits
Disc 8 (EPs 7-9) Hostage / K Is for Kill Pts 1 and 2 New K is for Kill Part One: The Tiger Awakes Audio Commentary by Dick Fiddy and Henry Holland New K Is For Kill Part One: The Tiger Awakes, introduced by Henry Holland
Disc 9 (EPs 10-11) Complex / Forward Base New Complex introduced by Jonathan Wood New Complex Audio Commentary by Jonathan Wood and Grant Taylor New The New Era – Restoring The New Avengers Brian Clemens on The New Avengers (University of Chichester 2011) Interview with Laurie Johnson (University of Chichester 2011)
Disc 10 (EPs 12-13) The Gladiators / Emily The New Avengers original series trailer New The Impact Of The New Avengers: Reinvented for a New Era New Kicks, Flips and Spy Tricks: The Stunt Magic of The New Avengers
** please note that on the Blu-ray edition only, these are video commentaries
The world’s end was just the beginning in Greenland 2: Migration, a post-apocalyptic sequel to the 2020 disaster movie starring heroic everyman Gerard Butler. The trailer for the film, which hails from Lionsgate and STX Films, has just been released ahead of its January 9th, 2026, cinematic release date.
Five years after a comet strike causes an extinction-level event that decimates most of the Earth, the Garrity family are forced to leave the safety of their bunker in Greenland to traverse a shattered world in search of a new home and a possible oasis in southern France. Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return to star, joined this time by Roman Griffin Davis (replacing Roger Dale Floyd as the Garrity’s diabetic son), Amber Rose Revah, Sophie Thompson, Trond Fausa Aurvåg and William Abadie.
Longtime Butler collaborator, Ric Roman Waugh returns to the director’s chair, working from a script by Chris Sparling (who also wrote Greenland) and Mitchell LaFortune.
Expect encounters with angry mobs of survivors, radiation storms, more space debris, and unstable weather patterns in this long-awaited sequel film. Oh, and Gerard Butler kicking ass, as per usual.
Watch the trailer for Greenland 2: Migration below. The film releases on January 9th.
Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed that the upcoming sequel to Spaceballs will see Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga and George Wyner reprise their roles from the original film; they join a returning Mel Brooks, whose casting was previously announced. Also on the call sheet as new characters are Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan.
Josh Greenbaum is directing the sequel from a script by Gad, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez. Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Jeb Brody are producing for Imagine Entertainment, alongside Gad, Brooks, Greenbaum and Kevin Salter.
Neither the title nor plot details for the comedy have been released. Production is underway, with a planned release in 2027.
Originally released in 1987, Spaceballs starred Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis and Daphne Zuniga, as well as Joan Rivers in a voice role as C-3PO in a wig. In Spaceballs, “heroic mercenary Lone Starr (Pullman) and his alien sidekick Barf (Candy) rescue Princess Vespa (Zuniga) of Druidia and her droid, Dot Matrix (Rivers), from being captured by the Spaceballs, led by President Skroob (Brooks), who wants to use Vespa as ransom to obtain Druidia’s air for their own planet. However, the heroes get stranded on a desert moon, where they encounter the wise Yogurt (also Brooks), who teaches Starr about the metaphysical power known as “the Schwartz”. Meanwhile, Spaceball commanders Dark Helmet (Moranis) and Colonel Sandurz (Wyner) lead the search for them but are hindered by their own incompetence.”
Though primarily a parody of George Lucas’ franchise, Spaceballs also takes jabs at other popular films and franchises like Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and even Transformers.
Josh Gad previously teased his work on the project in a cryptic Instagram post, in which all relevant details were blacked out. “Just handed in a film script that I think may be the funniest and best thing I’ve ever worked on and I am so freaking excited,” Gad captioned.
The first look at the movie’s cast can be seen below, with a photo taken during the table read.
R.L. Stine‘s Pumpkinhead, a Tubi Original feature, is set to debut in time for Halloween. Scheduled to land on the free streaming service from October 17th, the film’s cast includes Bean Reid, Adeline Lo, Kevin McNulty, Bob Frazer, Matty Finochio, and Seth Isaac Johnson.
R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead centres on teenager Sam, whose family’s move to Redhaven is made worse when his brother Finn disappears — and no one else remembers that he existed. Sam joins friend Becka and eccentric Rusty in the race to find Finn and break a harvest curse before Halloween ends.
Jem Garrard (Slay, episodes of Wynonna Earp and Motherland: Fort Salem ) directs the film from their own script, which was inspired by Stine’s The Haunting Hour. Garrard executive produces alongside James Mattagne, Joan Waricha, Harvey Kahn, Yvonne Bernard, Dan Bernard, Allen Lewis and Rama Diallo.
“R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead is a playful blend of good fun, big scares with an element of adventure that taps into everything audiences love about Halloween and young-adult horror,” says Tubi chief content officer Adam Lewinson, via THR. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with the legendary ‘master of fear,’ R.L. Stine, as part of our growing slate of YA storytelling that bridges generations and delivers fresh, genre-driven entertainment.”
“There’s something rotten inside these pumpkins — and it isn’t pumpkin meat!” adds Stine. “I’m so happy to see one of my most terrifying Halloween stories brought to chilling life in this new movie.”
Jack Black and Paul Rudd are having a hard time wrestling snakes in the trailer for Sony’s comedy reboot of Anaconda. The reimagining of the 1997 movie is being directed by Tom Gormican (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) from a script he co-wrote with Kevin Etten, and will be released in cinemas on Christmas Day. Selton Mello, Daniel Melchior, Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn and Ione Skye are also starring.
The new Anaconda focuses on a group of friends who are obsessed with the ’90s film and set out to shoot their own version, complete with a giant snake. “This is Anaconda, and we no longer have a snake for our snake movie,” Black announces in the trailer after Rudd accidentally decapitates their scaly co-star. “We have to go out in the jungle and find another one.”
Black plays a former director now stuck as a wedding videographer, while Rudd plays an actor who did a stint on a cop show but sees his Hollywood dreams slipping away. Newton and Zahn are other childhood friends who join them in the adventure, while Mello will play an animal wrangler.
Luis Llosa directed the original Anaconda, with a cast that included Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube and Jon Voight. Spawning several sequels, the first movie focused on a National Geographic film crew hunting for the world’s biggest and deadliest snake.
Paul Walter Hauser has joined the cast of director Zach Cregger’s upcoming Resident Evil feature. The actor, who just this summer has appeared in both Naked Gunand The Fantastic Four: First Steps, will star alongside previously confirmed actor Austin Abrams in Sony Pictures’ new take on the beloved horror franchise. The feature is expected to infect cinemas on September 18th, 2026.
Cregger, who was behind the hit horror Weapons just last month, will direct Resident Evil from a script he is co-writing with Shay Hatten (John Wick: Chapter 4, Army of the Dead).
The previous Resident Evil films, based on the Capcom video games, followed the adventures of a heroine who fights zombies and the Umbrella Corporation, the biowarfare company that let loose the undead. Though plot details have not yet been revealed, this latest film is said to have elements of a wilderness survival thriller.
Constantin Film is producing and co-financing the film. Producers include Robert Kulzer, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, and PlayStation Productions.
Paul Walter Hauser is a comedian and actor known for having portrayed key roles in award-winning films like I, Tonya, BlacKKKlansman, Da 5 Bloods, and for his lead performance in Richard Jewell. He will next be seen in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.
Netflix is preparing to film a feature adaptation of The Boy in the Iron Box, an adaptation of a six-part horror story co-written by Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Toro. Announced to star in the forthcoming pic are Rupert Friend to lead, as well as Kevin Durand and Jaeden Martell.
David Prior, known for helming the 2020 horror The Empty Man, wrote the script and will direct. He previously collaborated with del Toro on an episode of the latter’s Netflix anthology series, Cabinet of Curiosities. Del Toro is producing The Boy in the Iron Box alongside J. Miles Dale.
The original story told of a group of mercenaries who crash-land on a remote, snowy summit. Taking refuge from wolves in a long-abandoned fortress, the group finds a concealed pit holding a box wrapped in chains. Terrors are soon unleashed on the unfortunate men. Friend will play the leader of the group, Liev, with Durand as one of the mercenaries. Martell will take on the role of the titular boy in the box.
News of this new project arrives ahead of the November release of del Toro’s highly anticipated Frankenstein adaptation, which stars Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi. The feature will receive a limited cinema release from October 17th, before hitting Netflix on November 7th.
