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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has become the highest-grossing R-rated film in box office history, reaching $1.352 billion worldwide more than a month after its theatrical debut and surpassing the previous benchmark set by Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine.

Ryan Reynolds has publicly saluted Christopher Nolan after The Odyssey overtook Deadpool & Wolverine to claim the global box office crown for an R-rated release, turning what could have been a bruised franchise milestone into a characteristically good-humored handoff.

BlackRock Inc.’s HPS Investment Partners and Brookfield Corp.’s Oaktree Capital Management have taken control of a Hollywood production-services company that supplies lighting, rigging and other on-set infrastructure to film and television projects, according to people familiar with the matter, in a debt restructuring that erases as much as $900 million in obligations.

Hollywood’s renewed push for a federal film and television production tax credit is gaining attention beyond Los Angeles, with backers arguing that a national incentive could help spread production spending to states that have largely been shut out of the modern location economy.

French film producer Nicolas Altmayer and Dior public relations director Mathilde Favier were killed Sunday in a road accident in western France after their car collided with an oncoming truck, local authorities said Monday.

Marvel Studios has revealed the first major pieces of its new “X-Men” movie, announcing at D23 in Anaheim that Kit Connor will play Cyclops, Adam Driver will enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Mister Sinister and Broadway performer Maya Boyd will take on the role of Storm.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is expected to cross $800 million at the domestic box office today, a Tuesday milestone that underscores just how unusually dominant the superhero sequel has become in a summer marketplace crowded with would-be event films.

Justin Chatwin is opening up about working with Hayden Panettiere on Sleepwalker, saying the actress appeared to be “struggling” while they were making the thriller.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day kept its grip on the North American box office over the weekend, collecting an estimated $70 million in its third frame and extending one of the most dominant theatrical runs of the year.

Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day has climbed to $2.022 billion at the global box office, pushing Tom Holland’s newest turn as Peter Parker into a commercial tier reached by only a handful of films in history.

Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day has crossed $2 billion at the worldwide box office after just three weekends in theaters, becoming only the eighth film in history to reach that benchmark and reinforcing the character’s status as one of the most powerful brands in global cinema.

Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios’ “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has crossed $2 billion at the worldwide box office after just three weekends in theaters, becoming only the eighth film in history to reach that rarefied commercial milestone.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has sailed into the top 25 highest-grossing films in North American box-office history, adding another major milestone to a domestic run that continues to defy the usual gravity of late-stage theatrical play.

Marvel Studios used its D23 showcase this weekend to make its clearest declaration yet that the X-Men are no longer just a legacy asset waiting in the wings: they are being built into the center of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Marvel Studios has unveiled the first major castings for its new “X-Men” reboot, setting Adam Driver as Mister Sinister, Sadie Sink as Jean Grey and Inde Navarrette as Rogue in what is expected to become one of the studio’s most closely watched franchise relaunches.

Marvel Studios officially put its long-awaited X-Men reboot on the calendar Friday at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, announcing that the film will open in theaters on July 23, 2027, and bringing out the first wave of cast members who will lead the mutants into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Marvel has unveiled a new trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, offering the clearest look yet at Robert Downey Jr.’s dramatic return to the studio’s superhero universe — this time not as Tony Stark, but as Doctor Doom, a figure positioned as an existential threat to Marvel’s most recognizable heroes.

Disney and Pixar have officially put the Parr family back on active duty, confirming The Incredibles 3 during the Disney Entertainment Showcase on Friday night at D23 in Anaheim.

Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day has swung into the record books, with the PG-13 sequel delivering what the studio and box office trackers are calling the biggest opening weekend in movie history.

Lanterns has arrived with a strong early Rotten Tomatoes showing, giving DC Studios its first major critical win of 2026 and a timely boost for James Gunn and Peter Safran’s still-young rebooted DC Universe.

Lilly Wachowski says her next film has stalled in the marketplace because financiers are unwilling to back a project led entirely by transgender performers.