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Abou Sangare in The Story of Souleymane.

This first-time actor won a French Oscar, then went back to fixing trucks

Abou Sangare won a Cesar award for his debut performance in The Story of Souleymane, but he’d prefer to stick to his dream job.

  • Jake Wilson

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Brad Pitt in production on ‘F1: The Movie’.

Brad Pitt goes full movie star in skilfully made but monotonous motor-racing drama

The central relationship in F1 is between Pitt and the camera – and he knows exactly how to use it.

  • Jake Wilson
Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is being sued by actor Derek Dixon.

Actor accuses Tyler Perry of sexual assault in $400 million lawsuit

The billionaire entertainment mogul and royal friend allegedly repeatedly harassed and assaulted an actor working on his show The Oval.

  • Andrew Dalton
The Materialists, starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans (left) and Pedro Pascal, is about a tale as old as time: the love triangle.

‘They tap into desire, conflict and choice’: Why we can’t resist a love triangle

Celine Song’s newest film, Materialists, brings us yet another love triangle – something many people can relate to, but rarely know how to traverse.

  • Nell Geraets
Pablo Pauly, left, and Camille Rutherford star in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life.

This modern homage to Jane Austen is genuinely charming, but it’s no Clueless

Set in Paris, the film is a romantic comedy featuring Jane Austen fan girl, Agathe.

  • Jake Wilson
The team behind Together claim their film was made entirely independently.

‘Not remotely similar’: Lawyer for Aussie film slams copyright lawsuit

The team behind Aussie body horror Together were sued by a US filmmaker alleging copyright infringement last month.

  • Nell Geraets
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The Despicable Me franchise is one of the highest-grossing animated film franchises ever, with more than $3.7 billion in tickets sold worldwide.

Hollywood studios sue AI company over ‘unauthorised’ Darth Vader and Minions copies

In a legal first, Disney and Universal have accused Midjourney of “pirating” their libraries to make copies of the Star Wars villain and other iconic characters.

  • Shawn Chen and Matt O'Brien
Jodie Comer says Danny Boyle has created something “quite surprising” in 28 Years Later.

Jodie Comer reveals why her new zombie thriller feels very familiar

Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later has echoes of very recent world events that seemed impossible when he made the first film in the franchise back in 2002.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
Jared Leto at Paris Fashion Week in September last year.

‘Predatory, terrifying and unacceptable’: The accusations faced by Jared Leto

The Oscar-winning star of Dallas Buyers Club is engulfed in a #MeToo scandal just months before the release of his big-budget Disney movie Tron: Ares.

  • Ed Power
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Cult filmmaker meets cult musician in a documentary that is hard to pin down

Justin Kurzel’s film about Warren Ellis makes for intriguing though not especially coherent viewing.

  • Jake Wilson

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