Premium cabler HBO is reportedly circling British actor Paapa Essiedu to play Professor Severus Snape in the upcoming “Harry Potter” TV series according to multiple sources for The Hollywood Reporter. The actor has reportedly been offered the part of the Hogwarts potions master so memorably played by the late Alan

The Cleaner Quiver Distribution has set a February 21st 2025 U.S. release date for the Daisy Ridley-led action movie “Cleaner” which hails from “Casino Royale” and “Goldeneye” filmmaker Martin Campbell. CLive Owen and Taz Skylar co-star. Set in present-day London, Ridley plays ex-soldier Joey Locke who now works in one

The National Board of Review has named “Wicked” as its best film of 2024, the title also landing a Best Director honor for Jon M. Chu, and an NBR Spotlight Award says THR. Acting honors went to Daniel Craig (“Queer”), Nicole Kidman (“Babygirl”), Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”), Elle Fanning

A couple of recent series with high-profile stars just scored renewals. Paramount+ With Showtime has chosen to renew its spy drama series “The Agency” starring Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere and Jodie Turner-Smith. The second season pickup comes less than one week after the series debuted on Paramount+ With

The team behind “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy are trying to get some of the original stars from those films back for the upcoming live-action “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum” movie. Andy Serkis is returning as Gollum of course for the film which is expected