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Warner Bros. has released the first teaser trailer for the partly shot in NZ A Minecraft Movie.…

In recent news, the iconic toy retailer Toys R Us unveiled a new commercial, created using the AI tool Sora. This commercial stands out not only for its innovative use of AI but also for the critical reception it has…

While here in the U.S., Hollywood continues to dominate the conversation about cinema, often raising eyebrows with its most recent political agendas, a quiet yet refreshing revolution is brewing on the other side of the world. Australia, long known for…

Day One Hāpai te Haeata is celebrating the release of eight short films from young aspiring directors who have been learning the craft and creating films and documentaries to make their mark in the world of filmmaking. The short films explore…

Will the next cinematic installment of Tolkien’s fantasy series be titled “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Wizard”? It may well be if the filmmakers succeed in conjuring up Ian McKellen as Gandalf again. McKellen, who played…

Netflix unveiled a first look at some of its upcoming films and a series from South Africa at MIP Africa on Tuesday. Ben Amadasun, Netflix’s vp of content for the Middle East and Africa, unveiled the slate additions, which the…

Industrial unrest continues in the US as unions look at advances in AI in particular with extreme suspicion. Nearly nine months ago, in the fall of 2023, AMPTP reached an agreement with SAG and WGA, ending one of the longest…

The packaging and financing of drama films has become increasingly challenging, a panel of experts told Winston Baker‘s inaugural Film & Television Finance Forum Venice on Friday afternoon. “Dramas have gone from being difficult to very difficult,” Benjamin Kramer, co-head…

A “controlled explosion” on a London film set sparked a fire that destroyed a van and damaged two other vehicles near the O2 arena. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said they had sent 25 firefighters and four fire engines to…

The Spinoff is proud to announce the expansion of its multimedia offering for commercial partners with the appointment of Jane Yee as Partnerships multimedia lead and Jin Fellet as Senior producer. These strategic hires are set to elevate The Spinoff’s…

This story was originally published on The Spinoff. For a country whose national identity is an inferiority complex, we are surprisingly overt in the pride we have for our prominent association with adaptations of the works of JRR Tolkien. That…