Nintendo has cast its top-billed stars for the upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie.
In a statement shared to social platform X on Wednesday, Nintendo director Shigeru Miyamoto said the characters Link and Princess Zelda would be played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Bo Bragason, respectively.
“I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen,” he said. “The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 7, 2027. Thank you for your patience.”
Link is the central protagonist of the hit video game series, who is tasked with saving his kingdom and helping Zelda, the Hylian princess of Hyrule.
Sixteen-year-old Ainsworth previously voiced Pinocchio opposite Tom Hanks in the 2022 Disney live-action adaptation of Pinocchio and starred as Miles Wingrave in The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix.
English actress Bragason, 20, previously appeared in the British series Three Girls and The Jetty, as well as Renegade Nell on Disney+, and the 2024 British comedy horror film The Radleys alongside Damian Lewis and Kelly Macdonald.
Vecna returns to Hawkins in the official teaser trailer for Stranger Things season 5.
Netflix released the teaser for the upcoming fifth and final season of the sci-fi series on Wednesday.
The final season of the show takes place in the fall of 1987. Mike, Eleven, Will, Dustin, Lucas, Steve and the rest of the gang set out to complete a singular goal: find and kill the villainous Vecna. But he has seemingly disappeared without a trace.
Making matters worse, “the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding,” according to an official synopsis from Netflix. “As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.”
Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery and Maya Hawke star in season 5.
“After what we’ve been through, this thing – it ties us together. Forever,” Heaton’s Jonathan Byers says in the trailer.
The teaser also shows off LindaHamilton in the new role of Dr. Kay. She arrives surrounded by a SWAT team in the short clip.
Stranger Things season 5 will release in a three-part rollout. The first four episodes in Volume 1 will premiere on Nov. 26, while the following three episodes in Volume 2 will be available to stream on Christmas. The series finale will debut on New Year’s Eve.
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The Prime Video series returns for its third and final season on Wednesday. Lola Tung stars as Belly in the coming-of-age romance, which starts back up with a considerable time jump. Tung told Good Morning America it was fun to get back into playing Belly.
“It was really fun to get back to it and also at a very different point in her life, a four-year time jump. It was it was super, super fun,” Tung said.
The Summer I Turned Pretty is based on the books by Jenny Han. She said it felt natural to bring Belly’s story full circle.
“That cast embodies their characters so well,” Han said. “It’s a joy to write for them and to work with them and to make this together. I think that’s the sad part of it, the show ending, is that I loved knowing, ‘Oh, I’ll see you next summer at the beach.'”
When season 3 starts, Belly is in a loving relationship with her boyfriend, Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno). Even though her future seems set, “core-shaking events bring her first love Conrad (Christopher Briney) back into her life,” according to a synopsis from Prime Video.
The emotional love triangle between Belly and the Fisher brothers will end after this season. So, who will Belly decide to be with?
“You just have to watch to find out,” Tung said. “It’s been so much fun getting to be on this journey of the love triangle, and on Belly’s journey, and getting to feel the push and pull of emotions and showcase a relationship or relationships that are very complex and a little bit messy, because nothing is ever wrapped up with a bow, even if you want it to be.”
Outer Banks‘ Madelyn Cline and Riverdale star KJ Apa fall for each other in the trailer for the upcoming Prime Video coming-of-age film, which was released on Tuesday.
Cline stars as Heather, a young woman who is celebrating finishing up college by going on a post-grad trip traveling through Europe with her friends.
After a chance meeting with Jack, played by Apa, Heather finds herself in “an unexpected romance that leads to deep emotional discovery,” according to an official synopsis. “As their connection deepens, secrets, life choices, and hidden truths will test their bond—and change her life in ways she never imagined.”
In the trailer, Jack tells Heather about the journal his great-grandfather kept documenting his travels.
“I’m trying to go to every place that he wrote about. To just see what happens,” Jack says.
Dear John and Safe Haven director Lasse Hallström helmed the film, which is based on the novel by JP Monninger.
Sofia Wylie, Madison Thompson, Orlando Norman and Josh Lucas also star in the film.
The Map That Leads to You premieres Aug. 20 on Prime Video.
Ariana Grande is reuniting with her Wicked director, Jon M. Chu, for the animated adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Warner Bros. Pictures announced Tuesday that Grande and Frozen star Josh Gad are on board for the film, which will feature original songs by La La Land songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
A photo posted to social media shows Grande and Gad in the recording booth, peeking out from behind their script binders.
“I love this book, I love this script, I love the beautiful world of @drseuss, I love this incredible group of creative human beings (@joshgad what a brilliant joy you are),” Grande wrote on her Instagram Story. “I am so thrilled to be a part of this one…it is [very special]! What a dream, thank you @warnerbros and of course @jonmchu.”
Grande will next be seen reprising her Oscar-nominated role as Glinda in Wicked: For Good, out this November. She’ll also star in Meet the Parents 4 opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro.
Gad is set to star in and produce Spaceballs 2, as well as reprise his role as Olaf in Disney’s Frozen 3.
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! will be released in IMAX on March 17, 2028.
HBO has released the first look at the comedian and actor in costume as the half-giant and Hogwarts groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid for its upcoming Harry Potter series.
The photo was shared to the official Harry Potter and HBO Max social media accounts.
“Everyone ready? ‘ere we go!” the caption reads. “Nick Frost has walked his first day in the big boots of Hagrid on the set of the new HBO Original Harry Potter series.”
Frost collaborated on the post and also shared the photo to his Instagram Story, where he added three heart-eye emojis above the picture.
HBO previously posted a first-look photo of Dominic McLaughlin in costume as Harry Potter on Monday. The picture was shared to celebrate cameras officially rolling on the series as it started production at the Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, England, the same location where all eight of the Harry Potter films were made.
McLaughlin leads the cast alongside other relative newcomers Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout, who will play Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, respectively.
The upcoming HBO show is described as a faithful adaptation of the books by author J.K. Rowling, who serves as an executive producer on the series. Multiple seasons of the show are planned, with each one bringing the Harry Potter characters on new adventures.
The Harry Potter series will premiere on HBO and HBO Max in 2027.
Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song announced the nominees for the 2025 Emmy Awards live from the Television Academy’s Wolf Theater in LA on Tuesday.
It was Severance that received the most nominations overall with 27. The drama series from Ben Stiller found its leads AdamScott and Britt Lower nominated for lead actor and lead actress in a drama series, while the show was nominated for outstanding drama series.
The other shows recognized in the outstanding drama series category are Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise, ThePitt, Slow Horses and The White Lotus.
The Penguin received the second-most nominations overall with 24, including a nod for outstanding limited or anthology series.
As for comedy shows, it was The Studio that came out on top with 23 nominations. This includes recognition for Seth Rogen in the lead actor in a comedy series category and a nod for outstanding comedy series.
Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking and What We Do in the Shadows were also nominated for outstanding comedy series.
Among the first-time Emmy acting nominees this year are big names like Harrison Ford, Jake Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, JavierBardem, Jason Isaacs, J.K. Simmons, Chloë Sevigny, Adam Brody, Kristen Bell, Ike Barinholtz, Jenny Slate, AnthonyMackie, Cristin Milioti, Zoë Kravitz and Aimee Lou Wood.
Comedian Nate Bargatze will host the 77th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14 live on CBS. The show will stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
Here’s a look at the nominees for the 2025 Emmys:
Lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie Colin Farrell, The Penguin Stephen Graham, Adolescence Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie Cristin Milioti, The Penguin Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer Meghann Fahy, Sirens Rashida Jones, Black Mirror Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Outstanding limited or anthology series Adolescence Black Mirror Dying for Sex The Penguin Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Lead actress in a comedy series Jean Smart, Hacks Uzo Aduba, The Residence Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This Ayo Edebiri, The Bear Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Lead actor in a comedy series Jeremy Allen White, The Bear Seth Rogen, The Studio Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This Jason Segel, Shrinking Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding comedy series Abbott Elementary The Bear Hacks Nobody Wants This Only Murders in the Building Shrinking The Studio What We Do in the Shadows
Lead actor in a drama series Sterling K. Brown, Paradise Gary Oldman, Slow Horses Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us Adam Scott, Severance Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Lead actress in a drama series Kathy Bates, Matlock Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters Britt Lower, Severance Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Outstanding drama series Andor The Diplomat The Last of Us Paradise The Pitt Severance Slow Horses The White Lotus
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Emily is back in Italy. Luca Zaia, the mayor of Venice, Italy, has confirmed that Emily in Paris will film in the historic city from Aug. 15 to Aug. 25. He shared the news about the Netflix show in an Instagram post, where he also saluted the Veneto Film commission and a local production company for its help in securing the location for the show …
Nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards are almost here.
The Emmy nominations, which will be announced on Tuesday, will highlight the best of television over the past year.
Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego said in a press release that the submissions this year “reflect the remarkable talent, innovation and breadth that define our industry.”
Abrego added, “Great storytelling depends on the collaboration, dedication and vision of so many across our creative community.”
Nominations will be presented by What We Do in the Shadows actor Harvey Guillén and Running Point star Brenda Song.
Guillén’s role as Guillermo de la Cruz on the critically acclaimed FX series has earned him five Critics Choice Award nominations for best supporting actor. Song recently received Variety‘s Virtuoso Award at the 2025 Bentonville Film Festival.
Critics anticipate that contenders for this year’s Emmy awards include The Bear, Hacks, Abbott Elementary, Andor, Severance and The White Lotus.
New shows like The Pitt, Adolescence, Nobody Wants This and Paradise are also expected to receive nominations, critics say.
This year’s Emmy nominations ceremony will stream live from the academy’s Wolf Theatre on the official Emmys website at 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
The 77th Emmy Awards will broadcast live on Sunday, Sept. 14, on the CBS Network and be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. It will be hosted by Nate Bargatze.
