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USA · Variety · 2026-10-02Variety reports that Luca Guadagnino is not worried about a hostile response from Sam Altman to Artificial, his drama about the OpenAI co-founder's 2023 removal and return. Andrew Garfield plays Altman, and the film is scheduled to premiere at the New York Film Festival.
Original Gossip Max briefGermany · Gala Germany · 2026-10-02Gala Germany reports that Peacock has greenlit a Fast & Furious spinoff series targeted for 2028. The television project is separate from Fast Forever, the next film installment, and from the broader slate of four Peacock series Vin Diesel discussed earlier in 2026.
Original Gossip Max briefJapan · Tokyo Sports · 2026-10-02Tokyo Sports reports that eight-member idol group CUTIE STREET has released the music video for ご褒美しよっ!, the title track from its first album CUTIE LAND. The album is scheduled for December 2, making the video an advance release rather than an album-launch recap.
Original Gossip Max briefAustralia · Perth Now Entertainment · 2026-10-02PerthNow reports that Jesse McCartney and Katie Peterson are expecting their second child and announced a March 2027 due date. Their first son, Archer, was born in May 2025; the new report traces back to the couple's own October 1 announcement.
Original Gossip Max briefUK · Empire · 2026-10-02Empire reports that Eddie Murphy is attached to star in and executive-produce The Chairman, a drama in development at Peacock from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. It would be Murphy's first live-action scripted television series, but the project has not yet received a series order.
Original Gossip Max briefItaly · DiLei · 2026-10-02DiLei revisits Carlotta Proietti's memories of performing alongside her father Gigi Proietti and the advice she says stayed with her. Their collaborations included the 2016 television drama Una pallottola nel cuore 2 and stage work directed by Gigi.
Original Gossip Max briefFrance · 20 Minutes Entertainment · 2026-10-0220 Minutes reports that French comedian Kev Adams described an affectionate, unsentimental family response to the attention around his 2026 America's Got Talent appearance. The performance itself was a comedy audition, and NBC's official clip confirms the broadcast context.
Original Gossip Max briefIndia · Pinkvilla · 2026-10-02Pinkvilla reports that Marvel's VisionQuest will begin streaming October 14, with JioHotstar carrying the miniseries in India and Disney+ handling other territories. Paul Bettany returns as Vision, alongside James Spader as Ultron and Ruaridh Mollica as Thomas Shepherd.
Original Gossip Max briefSweden · Expressen Nöje · 2026-10-02Expressen reports that Alexander Skarsgård stars in the Rolling Stones' Mr. Charm video, directed by Henry Scholfield and filmed around a worn desert motel and diner in Palmdale, California. The track comes from the band's 2026 album Foreign Tongues.
Original Gossip Max briefK-pop · Soompi · 2026-10-02Soompi reports that Cha Seung Won, Ra Mi Ran, Park Hyung Sik, Baek Yoon Shik and Chang Ryul have joined the Korean action comedy Family Force. Filming began in September; the story follows three generations of a Marine family confronting terrorists at a hospital.
Original Gossip Max briefUSA · Variety · 2026-10-01Variety reports that Paramount's second Ebenezer trailer presents Johnny Depp as Scrooge in Ti West's darker reworking of A Christmas Carol. It is Depp's first Hollywood studio feature since 2018, but the trailer is a new preview—not a change to the film's December 11 release.
Original Gossip Max briefUK · Radio Times · 2026-10-01Radio Times reports that Jo Martin will lead The Fugitive Doctor: Running Wild, a November Big Finish box set of three audio adventures. Helen Lederer joins as Cosmogon, a regenerated Time Lord investigator sent after the Doctor, while the Daleks also return.
Original Gossip Max briefFrance · 20 Minutes Entertainment · 2026-10-0120 Minutes reports that TF1 has named Arnaud Ducret, Constance Gay, Élodie Poux and returning panelist Michaël Youn as Mask Singer France's season 10 investigators. Camille Combal remains host, while a broadcast date has not yet been announced.
Original Gossip Max briefGermany · Stern Lifestyle · 2026-10-01Stern reports that Rome Film Fest will give Julianne Moore a career-achievement award during the Italian premiere of The Debut. Jesse Eisenberg, who wrote and co-stars in the film, will present the honor; the festival runs October 13–25, but the exact ceremony date is not announced.
Original Gossip Max briefSweden · Dagens Nyheter Kultur · 2026-10-01Dagens Nyheter reports that actor Agnes Lindström Bolmgren's first book, Tjejen som tänkte för mycket, arrives October 15. She describes the humorous diary novel as 99 percent autobiographical, following an Agnes character between Stockholm and Los Angeles through anxiety, shame and catastrophic thinking.
Original Gossip Max briefItaly · La Repubblica Spettacoli · 2026-10-01La Repubblica explains that X Factor Italy's 2026 Bootcamp starts October 1 with unanimity required from judges Francesco Gabbani, Irama, Jake La Furia and Paola Iezzi. Each judge also receives one X Pass to place a contestant directly on their own team.
Original Gossip Max briefSpain · Cinemanía · 2026-10-01Cinemanía reports that Woody Allen's 51st feature begins filming October 5 across more than 30 Madrid and Aranjuez locations. Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser lead the English-language diplomatic comedy, whose eventual title must include Madrid under a regional sponsorship agreement.
Original Gossip Max briefAustralia · Perth Now Entertainment · 2026-10-01PerthNow reports that Bradley Whitford would return for a limited West Wing series and that Dulé Hill would participate if creator Aaron Sorkin wrote it. Their comments show cast interest, not a network order, script commitment or production schedule.
Original Gossip Max briefIndia · Pinkvilla · 2026-10-01Pinkvilla reports that Jason Sanjay expects his father Vijay to take time before reacting to Sigma, Sanjay's feature-directing debut. The October 2 adventure stars Sundeep Kishan as a treasure hunter planning a high-stakes heist; Vijay is not announced as part of the cast.
Original Gossip Max briefK-pop · Soompi · 2026-10-01Soompi reports that the Korean thriller Paradise Lost will open October 21 after premiering at Toronto. Kim Hyun Joo plays a mother whose son returns nine years after disappearing—after she has spent years speaking to an AI recreation of his childhood self.
Original Gossip Max briefUK · Empire · 2026-09-30Empire's first trailer look at The Man With the Bag confirms Arnold Schwarzenegger as Santa and Alan Ritchson as the thief on his naughty list. Prime Video has set the Adam Shankman holiday heist comedy for December 2, 2026.
Original Gossip Max briefUSA · Variety · 2026-09-30Variety brings together the filmmakers and composers behind Coward and The Riders, pairing Lukas Dhont with Valentin Hadjadj and Edward Berger with Volker Bertelmann. The useful through-line is process: both scores grew from collaboration that began well before a finished cut existed.
Original Gossip Max briefFrance · Public · 2026-09-30Public reports that 2025 The Voice Kids winner Charlotte Desseigne is preparing her first single, co-written by Camille Lellouche. The song extends Charlotte's story beyond the competition with a resilience-focused message and a planned performance during the October 3 final.
Original Gossip Max briefSpain · Cinemanía · 2026-09-30Cinemanía reports that David Fincher will not renew his exclusive Netflix arrangement when it expires in 2027. The distinction matters: he is stepping away from a broad overall deal, while individual future projects could still land at the streamer after The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth.
Original Gossip Max briefItaly · Best Movie · 2026-09-30Best Movie details the cast of Delitto sul Lago di Garda, a six-part Italian Hulu original headed to Disney+. Laura Bispuri is directing the adaptation of Tom Hindle's Murder on Lake Garda, now filming in Rome and along the Brescia shore of the lake.
Original Gossip Max briefAustralia · New Idea · 2026-09-30New Idea interviews Courtney Roulston and Minoli De Silva as they open Nine's Chefs Ahoy in Greece. The format sends the chefs through Crete for ideas, then asks them to scale dishes for a Captain's Dinner judged by as many as 4,000 cruise passengers.
Original Gossip Max briefJapan · Tokyo Sports · 2026-09-30Tokyo Sports reports that Morning Musume '26's four newest members used their first release event to describe what comes next. Meisa Sugihara, Miyu Yasuda, Moa Suzuki and Kanami Ishikawa all appear on the double A-side Lonely… But not Alone / Yes ka No ka Watashi ka.
Original Gossip Max briefK-pop · Soompi · 2026-09-30Soompi reports that Tazza 4: The Song of Beelzebub passed 1,000,202 admissions at 4:30 p.m. KST on September 30. The adult-rated crime sequel reached the mark on its eighth day in theaters, returning the franchise after a six-year gap.
Original Gossip Max briefSweden · Resumé · 2026-09-30Swedish trade title Resumé reports that SKF has recreated Greta Garbo for a new campaign more than a century after she appeared in a film featuring the company. SKF says the production was AI-assisted, involved Garbo's family and estate, and promotes magnetic bearings designed to eliminate friction.
Original Gossip Max briefGermany · t-online.de Unterhaltung · 2026-09-30t-online reports that Stefanie Hertel will become Wolfgang Trepper's new stage partner after Mary Roos's ten-year run. Their 2027 program, Nutten, Koks und Edelweiß, shifts the satirical target from schlager toward the folk-music world Hertel knows firsthand.
Original Gossip Max briefUK · Attitude · 2026-09-29In an Attitude interview, Luke Evans says playing Frank-N-Furter for eight shows a week became a confidence-building reset. His next major screen turn is ITV's The Party, a political thriller he has worked on for six years and describes as a story of friendship, power and concealed truths.
Original Gossip Max briefGermany · Promiflash · 2026-09-29Promiflash reports that filming on Grown Ups 3 is underway, with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock pictured on location and other returning cast members expected. Netflix has not announced a release date for the sequel.
Original Gossip Max briefItaly · DiLei · 2026-09-29DiLei reports that a live version of Marea arrives October 2 with a video and album preorders, ahead of Vasco Live 20 | 26 The Essentials on November 27. The 1996 song entered Rossi's live set for the first time during his 2026 tour.
Original Gossip Max briefUSA · People · 2026-09-29People reports that Megan Thee Stallion, Megan Moroney, Tate McRae and Katseye will perform at the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. The October 18 event moves from New York to Los Angeles and will stream from 4:30 p.m. PT.
Original Gossip Max briefUSA · Deadline · 2026-09-29Deadline reports that Get Worse With Kyle Prue will launch October 6 with two episodes. The weekly iHeartMedia and Big Money Players show is framed as an anti-advice format in which the comedian fields listener questions with comics and other guests.
Original Gossip Max briefIndia · Pinkvilla · 2026-09-29Pinkvilla reports that Jailer 2's third single, One Name, is a 3-minute-24-second Anirudh Ravichander tribute to Rajinikanth's five-decade career. A fourth song and the complete 12-track album are due September 30, followed by the trailer on October 5.
Original Gossip Max briefSpain · Vogue España · 2026-09-29Vogue España explains Camina con la loba, a fan-participation experience tied to Shakira’s Madrid concert run. The 12 shows span September 18 to October 11, alongside the Macondo Park cultural program; the walk is an added experience, not a substitute for the concert.
Original Gossip Max briefK-pop · Soompi · 2026-09-29Soompi reports that Kim Eun-sook will receive the 2026 Seoul International Drama Awards' highest honor, becoming the Golden Bird Prize's first screenwriter recipient. The Korean winners also include Ryu Seung-ryong, Koo Kyo-hwan, Lim Ji-yeon, RIIZE's Anton, NCT's Jaemin and BLACKPINK's Jisoo.
Original Gossip Max briefSpain · Hola! · 2026-09-29¡HOLA! reports that Pedro Almodóvar marked his 77th birthday at his country home north of Madrid with Penélope Cruz, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Milena Smit, Bibiana Fernández and Rossy de Palma among the guests. The gathering also offered a fresh look at a location connected to his films and longtime creative circle.
Original Gossip Max briefSweden · Expressen Nöje · 2026-09-29Expressen reports, citing its information, that Danny Saucedo, Erik Segerstedt and Mattias Andréasson will reunite as EMD for Melodifestivalen 2027. The broadcaster has not announced the act, so the return remains a media report rather than a confirmed entry.
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