Crunchyroll is moving deeper into theatrical film. Its first feature acquisition comes with something distributors increasingly value above almost everything else: an audience that already exists.

A new Ernst & Young study commissioned by major entertainment unions shows US studios have dramatically shifted production spending overseas over the past 25 years. The share of film production spending inside the United States has fallen from 74% to just 42% since 1999.

The third installment of the Sicario franchise is moving forward with all three original leads attached. Sundance filmmaker Padraic McKinley will direct from a script by Steven Knight. Production is expected to begin early next year.

The feature-writing business is getting smaller and more concentrated. New WGA numbers show fewer writers working on features, while the writers who are working are taking home more money.

Tom Cruise's new film with director Alejandro Iñárritu has sparked conversation for a mid-movie reveal that reframes everything the audience thought they were watching. The twist pulls from Bertolt Brecht's alienation effect, a stagecraft concept nearly ninety years old.

Author Tomi Adeyemi has gone on record saying she will not watch the upcoming film based on her novel Children of Blood and Bone, and has ruled out any future adaptations of her work. Her remarks expand on a viral TikTok post from July in which she described the adaptation process

James Gray's crime drama got four 35mm screenings as Neon launched its Oscar campaign for Teller, Driver and Johansson, while NYFF debuted Encounters, a new short-film series shot during the festival itself

Robert Pattinson's Chris Hansen drama expands into theaters the same week Beyond Fest and AFI Fest both feature it on their fall calendars

James Gray's crime drama gets four 35mm screenings at Alice Tully Hall and the Walter Reade Theater, while Kleber Mendonca Filho's short about Jafar Panahi premieres as the first film in an annual series shot during the festival itself

Community voting closed yesterday on the Top 10, and an industry judging panel now spends three weeks narrowing the field to finalists, with the studio's community casting the final vote in late October