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Variety 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.
Gala 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.
Empire 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.
Pinkvilla 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.
Soompi 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.
Variety 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.
Radio 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.
20 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.
Cinemanía 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.
PerthNow 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.
Pinkvilla 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.
Soompi 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.
Empire'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.
Cinemanía 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.
Best 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.
New 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.
Soompi 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.
In 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.
Promiflash 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.
Soompi 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.