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Hollywood, K-drama, global streaming and festival news — the outside stories India is actually talking about.
The 2024 stunt‑action film, once a box‑office disappointment, is now a top‑rented title on Prime Video and Apple TV, sparking fresh buzz for the star.
Tonight’s MTV VMAs will see Taylor Swift unveil the ‘Patient Zero’ video alongside Snoop Dogg’s debut as host, while Madonna leads the pack with 13 nominations and Nirvana receives the Vanguard Award.
Brad Pitt’s latest film, ‘Heart of the Beast’, pairs the star with a live German Shepherd in a survival tale set in the Alaskan wild, inspired by writer Cameron Alexander’s own dog’s death.
Virat Kohli smashed the record for the quickest 15,000 ODI runs, but his post‑match interview focused on staying fit, keeping a clear mind and serving the side rather than celebrating the milestone.
Marvel’s Endgame Encore pulls $86 million worldwide, lifting the franchise to $2.88 billion and setting the stage for the December launch of Avengers: Doomsday, the MCU’s 39th chapter.
Taylor Swift’s upcoming ‘Patient Zero’ music video, set to debut at the MTV VMAs, stars Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell. Johnson praised the friendship‑fuelled collaboration, calling it a blast.
Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash headline the upcoming Ramayana, now partnered with YouTube giant MrBeast. The collaboration aims to thrust the Indian epic onto worldwide screens, with a November 2026 debut set against Godzilla’s Diwali clash.
Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus Zero opened the 2026 New York Film Festival to rave reviews, with its gritty R‑rated kaiju action and human drama reigniting Oscar chatter for the franchise.
Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ pulled in $26 million in the U.S. and $86 million worldwide this weekend, beating fresh titles like A24’s ‘Primetime’ and Paramount’s ‘Heart of the Beast.’
Madonna makes her first VMAs appearance in 23 years, kicking off the ceremony at 7:30 p.m. ET. The show also features Taylor Swift’s new video debut, a red‑carpet kickoff at 6 p.m., and streaming options on CBS, MTV and Paramount+.
A short video from a Team India sponsor event shows Virat Kohli passing by Gautam Gambhir before signing an autograph, setting off online debate over whether it was a deliberate snub or just a busy moment caught on camera.
A24's Primetime dramatises the 2006 To Catch a Predator sting that led to Louis Conradt's suicide, but the film invents scenes, merges characters, and changes the raid's weather and timing entirely.
Jonathan Lipnicki, once the kid from Jerry Maguire, strips naked on screen in A24's Primetime, playing a predator caught in the sting that ended the real TV show.
A new film about Chris Hansen's To Catch a Predator years dramatises his marriage falling apart over an alleged affair. The real-world timeline, as reported back then, tells a messier story.
Godzilla Minus Zero premiered at the New York Film Festival to a rapturous Variety review, confirming it as a direct sequel to Godzilla Minus One with King Ghidorah as the new threat.
The Indian epic Ramayana: Part 1 and Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus Zero will debut together on November 6, marking a rare global box‑office showdown and the first IMAX‑certified films from India and Japan.
Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Parineeti Chopra and others have shared Instagram moments from Greece, the Maldives, Africa and Switzerland, turning their vacations into a travel guide for fans seeking inspiration on World Tourism Day 2026.
Mike Leigh's Tender Loving Care won the Golden Shell, Best Screenplay and a shared Best Lead Performance prize for Kate O'Flynn at San Sebastián, while La Bola Negra and NAZA took the festival's audience awards.
KATSEYE's Sophia Laforteza covers INXS's 'Never Tear Us Apart' for DreamWorks Animation's Forgotten Island, joining BINI, SB19 and Liza Soberano on a soundtrack built around Filipino and Filipino American talent.
Chris Hansen finally watched Primetime on opening night and didn't hold back, telling Fox News that Robert Pattinson's performance as him felt unhinged, dark and detached from reality.
Early reviews of Godzilla Minus Zero are in, and they're split. TheWrap calls it a great sequel but not a great Godzilla film, while JoBlo names it the best of the year, R-rating and all.
Olivia Rodrigo kicked off The Unraveled Tour in Hartford with a dress that dissolved in the rain during 'The Cure,' a moment designed by Hussein Chalayan and pulled from his 2016 runway show.
Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus Zero adds three-headed monster King Ghidorah to its 1949 setting, per The Hollywood Reporter's review out of the New York Film Festival premiere. GKIDS releases it in US theatres November 6.
Robert Pattinson says it would be tough to place his Batman inside James Gunn's rebooted DC universe, pointing to the tone and darkness of Matt Reeves' films as reason enough to keep them apart.
Lee Child has told Collider that Prime Video's Reacher deliberately cast a bigger actor than Tom Cruise, calling it a lesson learned from the earlier films and a benefit of streaming economics over feature budgets.
Evil Dead Burn streams exclusively on HBO Max from October 2, followed by a linear cable premiere on October 3 paired with screenings of Evil Dead and Evil Dead Rise.
Aaron Sorkin reveals he wanted David Fincher back to direct The Social Reckoning, but Fincher's Netflix deal and Sorkin's own deadline pushed him to direct it himself instead.
Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary 'You Can See Everything' has landed an R-rating from the MPA, citing graphic nudity and language, ahead of its October 16 theatrical release.
Resident Evil: Afterlife is now streaming on Netflix in the US, arriving just as Zach Cregger's new reboot closes in on the film's 16-year-old box office record for the franchise.
The new ‘Encore’ cut of Avengers: Endgame opened on September 25, adding fresh post‑credits scenes and a teaser for Avengers: Doomsday, yet Disney+ has not set a streaming date.