Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has refused to approve larger salaries and profit participation deals for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling for a 'Barbie' sequel, according to a New York Times report. The studio has made half a dozen offers over three years to the creative team, but negotiations have stalled with Gosling seeking $20 million and the talent reps declining Warner Bros.' most recent offer. The studio has until December to finalize deals before rights revert to Mattel, which would then need to…

Hasbro and Working Title are developing an Action Man film based on the British toyline that debuted in 1966. Simon Hatt, who spent a decade at Marvel and executive produced Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, is writing the script with Anthony Sellitti from X-Men '97. Jeremy Latcham, who executive produced the early Avengers films and produced Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, is producing.

Vin Diesel posted on Instagram that he has read Michael Lesslie's script for 'Fast Forever,' the 11th Fast & Furious film, calling it 'the best script I have read in decades' and saying he is 'still crying.' The post was shared alongside a trailer for the re-release of the original 'The Fast and the Furious' on August 21 for its 25th anniversary. Diesel teased that 'Fast Forever' will have a connection to the original film.

Vincent Pastore, who played Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero on HBO's The Sopranos, died August 1, 2026, at age 80. He was found in his Bronx residence by a neighbor after his manager hadn't heard from him for three days. The death is believed to be from natural causes.

Michael Johnston, star of this year's breakout horror hit "Obsession," is in early talks to join "The Mummy 4." Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz have closed deals to return as Rick and Evelyn O'Connell, with the Radio Silence directors ("Ready or Not") attached to helm for an October 15, 2027 theatrical release.

Mahershala Ali publicly called out Marvel Studios for failing to make the "Blade" movie he was announced for at Comic-Con in 2019. In a GQ interview promoting his new Amazon MGM film "Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother," Ali said Marvel "had me under contract" and "have billions of dollars," adding that if they wanted to make the film, it would have been made. The project went through two directors, Bassam Tariq and Yann Demange, before stalling entirely.

Phil Collins told The Times of London that he nearly died in 2024 from health complications related to alcohol abuse. The Genesis frontman was admitted to a Swiss hospital in late 2023 for alcohol addiction, discharged, then readmitted to intensive care where his kidneys and organs began failing. His five children were rushed to his bedside as doctors considered whether to keep him on life support.