Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Marvel and Rocky. Yes, news this week on every one of these blockbusting franchises.

Paul Rudd joins John Carney for filming in Dublin while two historic figures, Da Vinci and Handel, get the film treatment.

Sorkin adds a friend in a sort of sequel to the Social Network, while Jennifer Anniston looks to take things 9 to 5.

Ariana Greenblatt goes for magic role while Sundance eyes up a new location in potential festival move.

A new Blair Witch project is in the pipeline, while a board game is making its way to the big screen. Pass Go.

Denis Villeneuve eyes up a Nuclear War film while Warner Bros look to add another instalment in The Matrix.

Austin Butler continues to line up with great directors while Star Trek sets up for a final film.

Aedín Gormley meets the award-winning songwriting duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman in New York. With a string of acclaimed hits including the Tony winning musical Hairspray and more recently Some Like It Hot, which just last month took home the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, the duo have had the careers most songwriters dream of.

An all Irish movie news with news of directors Lee Cronin and David Freyne, and actors Jamie Dornan and Eve Hewson.

A preview of the 96th Academy Awards and hopes for a green win on the red carpet.

Michael Fassbender eyes role in George Clooney’s new series while a Robbie Williams musical bio pic is set to launch in the US on Christmas Day.

Tom Cruise to star in Iñárritu's next English language feature, while Emma Stone eyes Element for her next project.

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway set to battle dinosaurs while action stars Will Smith and Sly Stallone line up new film projects.

Casting for the Murphy clan in a range of film projects and two Oscar nominees to star in director Kogonada’s next movie.

Maya Hawke and Christoph Waltz line up for a Billy Wilder movie while Chris Rock is set to direct a remake of an Oscar winner.

At the launch of The Dublin International Film Festival this week at The Lighthouse Cinema, Aedín had a quick chat with festival director Gra´inne Humphreys and asked her firstly why she chose ‘Twig’ as her opening film (and its own world premiere).

Lily Gladstone lines up her next film while Ben Affleck and Matt Damon set to work with each other once more.

Cillian Murphy’s new movie to open Berlin Film Festival and an animated classic gets the live-action treatment as it starts filming in Belfast.

Top Gun 3 is clear for take off while Colin Farrell is set to star for director Andrew Haigh once more.

Box office for 2023 shows recovery while Jack Black joins another computer game on screen adventure.

Garrett Daly looks forward to new releases in 2024!

Garret Daly has some great ideas for festive film-themed Christmas presents!

Some great casting put in place for a new historical drama called Nuremberg, led by Russell Crowe and Rami Malek, while Indie Cork lines up for the best of independent film in the Rebel County.

Bourne director Paul Greengrass takes on a Pacific Ocean plane crash story while a few big horror sequels are announced and some are cast.

Plans are afoot for a sixth Jason Bourne movie, while 'The Saint' hires a director and looks to do a reboot.

IFTA lifetime achievement for veteran Irish actor Bryan Murray and the Oscars line up their 2024 host.

With the actors strike in the rear view mirror, studios line up at the toll booth to get movies and TV shows back on the road to production.

Saoirse Ronan is set to star in a dark comedy-thriller while Daisy Ridley is lined up for a survival thriller.

Olivia Colman stars alongside Dev Paterl in twisted romantic film while Conor McPherson turns his attention to the Hunger Games on stage.

Pierce Brosnan lines up to star in a new western, while Martin Scorsese confirms his next film.

Michael Mann turns up the ‘Heat’ with a sequel to his nineties hit, while the Cork International Film Festival announces an impressive lineup.

With the writers strike over the actors move towards negotiations while the Golden Globes step towards honouring box office success.

Irish co-production Cry from the Sea with Sarah Bolger starts filming while Netflix orders a sequel to a Norwegian hit.

Lucasfilm confirms ‘Lando’ is set to be a movie while AI takes centre stage for some mainstream actors in discussions.

Samuel L. Jackson set for presidential role behind the wheel of ’The Beast’, while Chris O’Dowd returns home in a Small Town Big Story series.

On National Cinema Day, we look at the new Irish films launching at big festivals worldwide and also see why Hammer Films will be making a comeback.

Gabriel Byrne stars as Samuel Beckett in a new film from James March while Warner Bros push back big releases to 2024 due to the strikes.

Warner Bros. announces Barbie digital release while a number of Irish actors will be featuring in some new high profile films.

Maria Callas movie set to shoot later this year while a sequel to Talk to Me gets the green light.

Lin-Manuel Miranda to adapt 'The Warriors' stage musical and Crayola launches a film studio division.

Mattel goes full throttle with film adaptations of its product line, while the IFI sets up a wonderful family festival this August.

As the Hollywood strike continues, release schedules, productions and festivals continue to get hit.

With two strikes taking place in Hollywood, Aedín Gormley and Garret Daly look at the implications for the weeks and months ahead.

Lots of sequels planned for projects such as Luther and The Passion of the Christ, plus news of more Narnia films on Netflix

Clint Eastwood back on set directing what could be his final film and Michael Fassbender stars in Next Goal Wins.

Aedín catches up with Killian Donnelly and Frances McNamee, the two lead actors in Fun Home at The Gate Theatre.

Judi Dench to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from IFTA and David Cronenberg wraps production on his new movie.

The lineup for the Galway Film Fleadh is starting to take shape, while Bradley Cooper appears to have lined up his next directorial project.

Social media star Jake Paul to take the lead role in a boxing movie and Disney lines up another sequel to Hocus Pocus.

Rebel Wilson set to make her directorial debut while some amazing film props go on sale for a major movie auction.

Irish director lands Nicolas Cage for his new film while a sequel to Twister spins out a brand new cast.

Beetlejuice 2 lines up a scarily good cast, while Irish Matilda breakout star Alisha Weir lands a role in a Universal monster movie.

A look ahead to the summer months and big screen films coming our way.

Ken Loach speaks about his last film, while James McAvoy is back in a Danish horror remake.

New York festival to premiere new Irish film The Miracle Club while Will Ferrell reaches for his clubs in planned golf series.

Aedín talks to Alexander Bernstein, son of composer Leonard Bernstein, about his father and why West Side Story remains as popular today as it did when it first opened on Broadway in 1957.

A great cast is lined up for Kevin Barry’s Night Boat to Tangier while the Cannes Film Festival gears up for showcasing.

Lucasfilm lines up a whole new slate of Star Wars movies, while Michael Mann looks to casting the sequel of Heat.

Robert Downey Jr. is making the headlines this week for a Hitchcock remake while Eddie Redmayne lines up for a TV series reimagining.

Lots of Irish movie news and casting this week after all the excitement of the Academy Awards.

This week we preview the 95th Academy Awards and discuss the incredible 14 Irish nominations.

Irish film The Miracle Club makes an international pilgrimage to the big screen while an Oscar-nominated documentary is set to be adapted for a live action version.

Spielberg is taking his cues from Kubrick once more, while a movie maker is now to become a games maker.

Aedín catches up with Gráinne Humphreys, director of The Dublin International Film Festival, before the DIFF kicks off on Thursday.

Fred Astaire film finds its director with Paul King while Irish writer A.M Shine's novel The Watchers is heading for a very big screen telling.

Helen Mirren is set to star as Patricia Highsmith, Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew and Ben Stiller is going to play Three Identical Strangers.

How do we feel about filmmakers using de-aging more and more? Meanwhile, the Bad Boys line up for a fourth film.

Ethan Hawke casts his daughter in a biopic called 'Wildcat' while Paddy Considine lines up for a Prince Naseem feature film co-produced by Sylvester Stallone.

Casting kicks in on the Amy Winehouse film 'Back to Black', while the Michael Jackson biopic finds it director.

Oprah Winfrey to star in the true story of the only all-black, all-female World War II battalion while awards shows are heading now to the streamers.

Ruth Negga to star in new Apple TV series 'Presumed Innocent' while John Carney’s new film is Sundance bound.

The Golden Globes appear to be back on the celebrity awards circuit while Disney plan a Stan Lee tribute documentary.

Garret and Aedín preview the big movies coming our way in 2023 and explore the box office delights on the horizon.

As Christmas fast approaches, Garret shares a list of gift ideas for the cinephile in your life.

A classic film is touted for a modern update while Ang Lee casts his own son in the action feature ‘Bruce Lee’.

Dune the TV series kicks off its filming while An Cailín Ciúin continues its award-winning record-breaking streak at festivals.

Disney head for a new sequel in the Princess Diaries series while a Ted Lasso cast member joins a classic eighties TV revival now set for the big screen and starring Ryan Gosling.

Music is the name of the game with a Snoop Dogg biopic on the way and a member of The Bangles is set to write a music-based tale for the big screen.

A brand new Mozart series in the works, while Danny Boyle considers 28 Months Later!

Paul Mescal joins a new spy series, while filming down under gets close to wrap on the new Mad Max film ‘Furiosa’.

Ruth Negga to star in Dan Levy’s directorial debut while Adam Sandler lines up with the Safdies once more.

The Naked Gun set to return with the big fella Liam Neeson in talks to star while Harrison Ford looks poised to join the MCU.

Viola Davis stars in the remarkable story of the fierce all-female unit of warriors who protected the African kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s while Sally Hawkins takes on the force of England's most eminent historians as she forces them to rethink the accepted story about one of the country's most controversial kings.

Element Pictures lines up a great cast for a new collaboration with Lanthimos, while Netflix unveils a look at that highly anticipated Irish animation, My Father’s Dragon.

Lily Collins is one of two crypto criminals in Hulu's “Razzlekhan: The Infamous Crocodile of Wall Street” while Anna Kendrick is set to direct upcoming thriller, 'The Dating Game'.

Orlando Bloom joins David Harbour for a video game movie, and an Irish acting legend joins The Hunger Games prequel.

Aedín chats with Adam Woodyatt (a.k.a. Ian Beale from Eastenders!) who stars in the award-winning production of My Fair Lady coming to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre next month.

Stranger Things star Sadie Sink to star in a Berlin thriller, Mark Rylance to work with Spielberg again and John Williams on the one that got away.

Brendan Gleeson joins the Joker universe, Taylor Swift has an Oscar play and Lindsay Lohan films a romantic comedy in Wicklow.

Ferris Bueller gets a spin off movie while Disney explore turning another theme park attraction into a movie.

Lots of news of reboots, including Working Girl and Roadhouse while casting continues on a new Exorcist franchise.

Exciting line up of films for the Toronto Film Festival while a Rocky spin-off gets some momentum in the ring.

A Quiet Place universe finds a release pattern while a new festival has sprung on the banks of the Boyne.

Andrew Garfield ready to play Richard Branson in a new series while Hugh Grant is in talks to play a famous royal in an upcoming feature.

Garret Daly reports from The 34th Galway Film Fleadh.

Pedro Almodovar to make a short film with Ethan Hawke while Russell Crowe lines up a film to shoot in Ireland.

Kevin Costner set to make back-to-back three-picture Western epic saga, while Michael J. Fox is among the names for an Honorary Oscar this year.

A BFI Fellowship for the Bond producers, while Jerry Seinfeld assembles his cast for beloved breakfast pastry film!

Derek Mooney catches up with Garret Daly for the latest on new releases in cinema and TV.

Derek Mooney catches up with Garret Daly for the latest on new releases in cinema and TV.

West Side Story star goes for Fast and Furious while we analyse Anthony Hopkins who is set to play Sigmund Freud.

Bradley Cooper adds another cast member to his Bernstein film Maestro, while Wicked is coming to cinema screens in the form of two movies.

It's a musical of pure escapism! Ahead of a new production of Cole Porter's Anything Goes sailing into Dublin's Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Aedín goes backstage to talk to two stars of the show: Simon Callow and Bonnie Langford.

Kevin Costner returns to the director's chair for another western while Irish movies stand out in some of the big forthcoming film festivals.

Tom Hanks embarks on a sequel to Greyhound, Hugo Weaving heads to the outback for a movie with Julia Garner, while the Percy Jackson series lands its leading star.

Robert Downey Jr. ponders Sherlock Holmes for the small screen while director Craig Gillespie tackles the stock rise of GameStop in a new film.

The Full Monty returns, this time stripped back for the small screen, while Sharon Stone steps into the DC universe.

Future Irish film festivals, casting for Colin Farrell and Saoirse Ronan and a brand new TV series with the Sherdians as screenwriters.

Garret Daly brings news of Ariana DeBose in 'Kraven the Hunter', Julia Garner in 'The Royal Hotel', Sam Mendes' project 'Empire of Light', a Plan B 'Beetlejuice' sequel and all the new releases including 'The Batman'.

James Mangold to direct a Buster Keaton biopic while Robert Downey Jnr is to bring the character of Parker to the big screen with director Shane Black

Paramount launch a sequel strategy for the years ahead while John Michael McDonagh casts his next film.

Aedín speaks with festival director Gráinne Humphreys about the exciting line-up for the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2022.

The Russo brothers move to an animated project for Disney while a Michael Jackson biopic set to tackle the good and The BAD.

Kevin Costner sits in the directors chair once more while an old Kevin Spacey movie gets its own TV show.

John Krasinski and Steve Carell assemble a cast for a new movie production, If, and Jake Gyllenhaal stars in heist thriller, Cut and Run.

Composer Neil Brand chats with Aedín about his plans for an evening of Laurel and Hardy music at the Light House Cinema for the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2022.

Julia Roberts and George Clooney wait for Ticket to Paradise filming in Queensland to resume while Marc Foster casts Tom Hanks in a remake of A Man Called Ove.

Aedín Gormley chats with the brilliant award-winning director Lonny Price, who is directing Gabriel Byrne's Walking with Ghosts at the Gaiety Theatre.

Chris Evans set to play Gene Kelly based on his own original idea while Chris Nolan adds Josh Hartnett to his expanding cast on ‘Oppenheimer’

The producers of Betty White's 100th birthday documentary plan a posthumous release. The second season of Bridgerton hits screens on March 25th 2022 and Benedict Cumberbatch is in the true story of the Extraordinary Life of Louis Wain.

Movies to watch over Christmas on the big screen, as well as selections and choices for the small and streaming screen also. Plus, a look at new releases promised for 2022, such as The Batman, Downton Abbey 2, Jurassic World Dominion and Mission Impossible 7.

Garrett Daly suggests a variety of film-themed Christmas presents, from cinema gift cards to Star Wars cookware, and discusses new releases West Side Story and Don't Look Up.

Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón lines up Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline for Apple TV+ series, Disclaimer, while Ana de Armas and Chris Evans team up again for Ghosted.

The John McAfee story heads for the big screen while the big red dog Clifford is headed for a sequel.

Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming and Colm Meaney join Liam Neeson for a Neil Jordan project, Ben Stiller directs Cate Blanchett plus new releases including the documentary Breaking Out.

Tick, Tick... Boom! will be available on Netflix from Nov 19th. Andrew Garfield stars as 'Rent' creator Jonathan Larson in this musical drama directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Aedín chats to the director on Saturday's Movies and Musicals.

A sequel to Midnight Run with Regina Hall in development while Di Caprio is to play a religious cult leader in a movie he is also producing. Plus new releases including Red Notice.

Garret Daly has this week's Movie News including an impressive cast lining up behind Cillian Murphy in Nolan's next film, while Michael Shannon and Emilia Clarke take on the McCarthy era in new drama.

DeVito heads to the Haunted House while Streep, Thurman and Gibson lead show streaming services want movie stars for their upcoming shows. Plus new releases with Garret Daly including Dune.

Could Disney+ overtake Netflix? Plus Will Poulter cast in Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Fortnite heading to the big screen and new releases including Arracht.

Keira Knightley to star as a reported in a Boston Strangler movie while Donald Sutherland stars in another Stephen King project. Plus new releases including Deadly Cuts with Garret Daly.

Garret Daly has the latest Movie News including Guy Ritchie gets a crew together for his next film while Netflix get ready to shoot the sequel to 'Enola Holmes’. Plus new releases and Aedín's verdict on 'No Time to Die'.

Garret Daly has the latest Movie News including casting for the remake of The Lost Boys, and Howard Shore may score the soundtrack to Amazon's Middle Earth saga.

Christopher Nolan lines up his new film while Idris Elba prepares to take on the role of Luther once more, this time on the big screen. Plus the latest releases with Garret Daly.

Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Helen Mirren and Danny DeVito line up for a nursing home whodunit while Alfred Molina is set to take the lead on the small screen. Plus new releases including Respect and Herself.

Garret Daly has this week's Movie News including how Dennis Rodman’s crazy 48-hour vacation becomes a movie, while Francis Ford Coppola assembles an all-star cast. Plus new releases including Wildfire and Annette.

Garret Daly has details of The Queen's Gambit Anya Taylor-Joy in a Nosferatu remake plus Elizabeth Banks current project, 'Cocaine Bear' currently filming in Ireland.

Mark Wahlberg and Kevin Hart need some Me Time in a new comedy, while Hotel Transylvania heads straight to streaming and opts to bypass a theatrical run. Plus new releases including Niamh Algar in Censor.

Garret Daly has a new Movie News jingle - can you identify the films? Plus an Ennio Morricone documentary, Kerry Condon joins the new Martin McDonagh film while Margot Robbie joins the Wes Anderson crew.

David Cronenberg starts shooting a new sci-fi thriller while Brendan Fraser returns to cinema screens with big screen roles. Plus new releases including 'The Last Letter From Your Love' with Garret Daly.

Russell Crowe returns to the directors chair, a 'Yes Day' sequel is announced and Waterworld is to make a splash on TV, plus new releases with Garret Daly.

Wes Anderson stays with regulars for next film, Clerks is delivering a third instalment in the Kevin Smith indie hit and 'Dear Evan Hansen' will open this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

Garret Daly has the latest Movie News including Kristen Stewart's Diana biopic ’Spencer’ at the Venice Film Festival. Plus a big-screen project for WandaVision director Matt Shakman and news from The Galway Film Fleadh.

Garret Daly has this week's Movie News, with Michelle Williams to star as Katherine Parr in a reimagining of the Henry VIII period while Zack Snyder is heading to a galaxy far far away. Plus new releases including Black Widow.

Garret Daly has the latest Movie News including a next project for 'The Father' director with Vanessa Kirby, and new releases including Another Round.

Franchises roll on as Transformers 7 starts shooting and Fast and Furious 9 crashes into cinemas. Plus news of casting too including live-action Disney reboots.

Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell reunite, Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti team up again for The Holdovers, while Gerard Butler leads the disaster sequel to Greenland. Plus the latest releases with Garret Daly.

Garret has lots of casting news for Irish actors today, including Liam Neeson, Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal. Also Paramount's Godfather drama ramps up an offer we can’t refuse, and new releases including Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m Away.

Irish actor Sam Keeley lands a big role while Taylor Swift joins the big cast of David O’Russell's new movie. Plus new releases including A Quite Place 2 with Garret Daly.

Garret Daly has the latest Movie News including real-life portrayals for Jonah Hill and Joseph Gordon Levitt, while casting goes big for Yorgos Lathimos’s new film ‘Poor Things’. Plus the latest releases including Cruella.

Element Pictures set to work with Shane Meadows while Warner Bros plan to remake a Tony Scott 1983 vampire movie. Plus Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead and the latest releases with Garret Daly.

Garret Daly has the latest Movie News, including Regina King lands her next directorial project while the Knives are Out on casting for Rain Johnson’s sequel murder mystery. Plus new releases on the big and small screen including Barry Jenkins' The Underground Railroad.

Garret Daly has the latest Movie News including a Tom Hanks movie to be released on Apple, Bruce Wills leads an action trilogy and Julie Andrews to be honoured later in the year.