The country's box office total reached $1.6 billion a month earlier than last year, with domestic titles leading the way, but Hollywood releases also doing big business. | Read More
The government figure said Russia's sole competition entry, which has been praised by critics, is "talented" but not to his liking, and he will skip the red carpet screening in Cannes. | Read More
Director Michel Hazanavicius and actress Berenice Bejo introduce their drama about a woman who forms a bond with a young boy in war-torn Chechnya. | Read More
With movies from the continent often not making it to major film festivals, Abderrahmane Sissako, whose "Timbuktu" is in the competition lineup, says African states must do more for the film industry. | Read More
Fresh off the success of Godzilla, filmmaker Gareth Edwards has lined up his next project, something set in a galaxy far, far away. Edwards is attached to direct one of the Star Wars spinoff films, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Due to the high level of secrecy surrounding the Star Wars development process, it is unclear which spinoff Edwards will tackle. | Read More
On Thursday, The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reported that Godzilla director Gareth Edwards had been hired to helm a Star Wars standalone film. | Read More
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