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After decades of fighting for challenging roles, Sophie Okonedo found one in 'Clarissa,' a reimagining of 'Mrs. Dalloway' set in Lagos. She tells Katey Rich how filming became a deeply personal journey into her Nigerian heritage

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James Gunn and Peter Safran are out at DC Studios. Their exit gives Skydance's Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg an even bigger Hollywood empire. But what happens to the superhero slate they leave behind?

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Even Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground is experimenting with self-distribution. Katey Rich reports on its unlikely partnership with YouTube star IShowSpeed and what it could mean for indie filmmakers mrf.lu/2YjDQ

'Godzilla Minus Zero' has become one of the year's biggest box office surprises. Sean McNulty explains how its success brings together practically every trend driving theatrical hits in 2026: mrf.lu/2YLbt

Hollywood’s Gen Xers rode the Peak TV boom into six-figure careers. Now, many are too young to retire and too expensive to hire, with mortgages, families and dwindling options. Elaine Low reports on a generation running out of time: mrf.lu/2YQW6