Mongrel Media x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win passes to an Advance Screening of TIFF ’24 selection JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE, in Toronto (May 21, 2025) and Vancouver (May 22, 2025).

Synopsis
Agathe (Camille Rutherford) is a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris. While she dreams of being a successful writer and of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel, she finds herself desperately single and plagued by writers block. When her best friend (Pablo Pauly) gets her invited to the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England, she finally has her Jane Austen moment…and is caught in a very unexpected romantic triangle.

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Mongrel Media release JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE May 23, 2025.

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THE RITUAL arrives June 6, 2025 via VVS Films and today we get a look at the new Artwork for it.

Synopsis:

Two priests, one questioning his faith and one reckoning with a troubled past, must put aside their differences to perform a difficult and dangerous exorcism.

Directed by David Midell and starring Dan Stevens, Al Pacino, Ashley Greene, Abigail Cowen, Patricia Heaton.

Sherry Media Group (“SMG”) have announced the launch of STEM on IMAX, a new limited film series that will showcase eight iconic original documentaries exclusively in IMAX locations across Canada. STEM on IMAX kicks off today on Earth Day, April 22, 2025, with the acclaimed A BEAUTIFUL PLANET and will continue through World Oceans Day on June 8, 2025.

Season One includes an all-star lineup of documentary features, each narrated by some of Hollywood’s most iconic voices, including Jennifer Lawrence, Morgan Freeman, Sir Patrick Stewart, Chris Evans and Michelle Williams.

The series will be shown in over 34 IMAX locations across Canada that include Cineplex Entertainment and Landmark Cinemas locations and is complemented by a dedicated educational website with classroom-ready resources at stemonimax.com “STEM on IMAX is an immersive visual learning tool that will be available to cities and communities across Canada that have historically had limited access to educational content,” said Jim Sherry, CEO of Sherry Media Group. “Through our partnership with IMAX and their national network of state-of-the-art cinemas, we’re bringing this imaginative and awe-inspiring educational experience to Canadians everywhere. It’s a premium visual journey that reflects the gold standard in global cinema today.”.

More here.

SUPER CHANNEL present their May 2025 Programming Highlights which include Series, Movies and also Documentaries as well.

SERIES

Into The Universe (Canadian Original)| Super Channel Quest Original | **PREMIERE**

Premiere: Friday, May 9 at 9 p.m. ET / Available on Demand same day

From dark matter to black holes, stellar explosions to the absence of alien life, this mind-bending docuseries explores some of the universe’s greatest enigmas.

When Hope Calls | Super Channel Heart & Home I Season 2 **FINALE **

Trailer

Finale: Sunday, May 11 at 8 p.m. ET / On Demand next day

Set in the same world as When Calls the Heart, When Hope Calls follows sisters Lillian Walsh and Grace Bennett to the western frontier town of Brookfield, circa 1916. The family drama centers around the town’s orphanage and residents who meet tremendous challenges while creating a hopeful, faith-filled community on the cusp of change while nurturing the children in their care. In the second season, viewers follow the romance of Lillian and Mountie Gabriel and meet new characters who are important for the orphanage and children, the sprawling farmlands, and of Brookfield. Plus, a new Constable from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Mountie Michael comes to town.

Starring Cindy Busby, Christopher Russell, Nick Bateman, Wendy Crewson, Hanneke Talbot, Morgan Kohan and Ryan James (RJ) Hatanaka.

Nightsleeper | Super Channel Fuse I **FINALE**

Trailer
Finale: Thursday, May 15 at 9 p.m. ET / Available on Demand same day

In this six-episode series, hackers send a train, going from Glasgow to London, hurtling towards death and destruction, two strangers try to stop it before it meets its final destination.

Starring Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders), Alexandra Roach, Lois Chimimba.

DOCUMENTARIES

Know Her Name (Canadian Original) | Super Channel Fuse | **PREMIERE**

Trailer

Premiere: Friday, May 2 at 9 p.m. ET / On Demand same day

Know Her Name delves into the legacy of filmmakers and uncovers the mystery of why women, especially from underrepresented communities, have been forgotten in discussions of film, erased through historical amnesia.

What We Inherit (Canadian Original) | Super Channel Fuse | **PREMIERE**

Premiere: Friday, May 30 at 9 p.m. ET / On Demand same day

After discovering his ancestors were both pioneers and enslavers, Kacim journeys through the complexities of his American and Algerian heritage confronting histories of conquests, slavery and the weight of an inherited legacy.

MOVIES

The Movie Star & the Cowboy (Canadian Original) | Super Channel Heart & Home I **PREMIERE** (Romance)
Trailer

Premiere: Friday, May 9 at 8 p.m. ET / On Demand same day

When city girl and actress, Isabella, lands a dream role as a rancher, the studio sends her to live on a ranch to learn the ropes, but she soon discovers the rancher, Hunter, is busy trying to save his ranch from ruin. Starring MacKenzie Porter, Toby Levins.

A Royal Recipe for Love (Canadian Original) | Super Channel Heart & Home I **PREMIERE** (Romance)
Trailer

Premiere: Friday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET / On Demand same day

When Emma, a baker in NYC, is hired to bake for the king and queen of Sanovia’s anniversary party, she is convinced a good job will lead to her landing a cookbook deal. Starring David Lafontaine, Laura Miyata.

About Super Channel Entertainment Network:

Super Channel offers viewers exceptional entertainment value, uncut and commercial-free, with four diverse channels – Super Channel Fuse, Heart & Home, Vault and Quest – plus access to Super Channel On Demand where available by service provider. Super Channel is available via most cable providers across the country as well as streaming live and On Demand with Amazon Prime Video Channels, Apple TV+ and Fubo, with Super Channel+ available to download and stream from anywhere in Canada. Super Channel offers two free ad-supported channels, Super Channel Uncovered and Super Channel Hearties, available on streaming platforms including Tubi, Plex, Xumo Play, LG,  Roku, Pluto and Samsung TV Plus. Super Channel is owned by Allarco Entertainment 2008 Inc., an Edmonton-based media company. For a list of service providers, please visit superchannel.ca/subscribe or learn more at superchannelplus.ca.

Today, Prime Video released first-look images from the mystery thriller based on the best-selling novel by E. Lockhart, “We Were Liars.” All eight episodes will be available on June 18, 2025, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

We Were Liars follows Cadence Sinclair Eastman and her tight-knit inner circle, nicknamed the Liars, during their summer escapades on her grandfather’s New England private island. The Sinclairs are American royalty—known for their good looks, old money, and enviable bond—but after a mysterious accident changes Cadence’s life forever, everyone, including her beloved Liars, seems to have something to hide.

Starring “the Liars”: Emily Alyn Lind as Cadence Sinclair Eastman, Shubham Maheshwari as Gat Patil, Esther McGregor as Mirren Sinclair Sheffield, Joseph Zada as Johnny Sinclair Dennis; alongside Caitlin FitzGerald as Penny Sinclair, Mamie Gummer as Carrie Sinclair, Candice King as Bess Sinclair, Rahul Kohli as Ed Patil, and David Morse as Harris Sinclair.

The series is written and executive produced by co-showrunners Julie Plec (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Legacies”) and Carina Adly MacKenzie (“Roswell, New Mexico,” “The Originals”). Also executive producing are Emily Cummins (“The Endgame,” “Vampire Academy”) for My So-Called Company and the novel’s author, E. Lockhart. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amazon MGM Studios are behind the project. The novel is published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books.

About Prime Video

Prime Video is a one-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one application available across thousands of devices. On Prime Video, customers can find their favourite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports, including Prime Monday Night Hockey – also Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies Fallout, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Reacher, The Boys, and Roadhouse; licensed fan favourites Vampire Diaries and Degrassi; exclusive entertainment such as Prime Monday Night Hockey, ONE Championship; and programming from channels such as Sportsnet, Paramount+, Crave, Citytv+, STARZ, AMC+, Super Channel, BritBox, Hayu, STACKTV, a multi-channel service featuring 16 top-tier networks (Global, Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, The HISTORY® Channel, Adult Swim, Lifetime, Slice, Showcase, National Geographic, Cartoon Network, Treehouse, YTV, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD), via Prime Video Channels add-on subscriptions. Prime Video is one benefit among many that provides savings, convenience, and entertainment as part of the Prime membership. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles, including blockbusters such as Barbie and Oppenheimer, via the Prime Video Store. Customers can also go behind the scenes of their favourite movies and series with exclusive X-Ray access. For more info visit www.primevideo.com

The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Canada today announced that Amrit Kaur (The Sex Lives of College Girls; The Queen of My Dreams) will receive the Breakthrough Award at this year’s second annual event on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Toronto, Ontario.

The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Canada’s Breakthrough Award honours rising stars in entertainment and media who are making waves in a big way with bold, innovative storytelling and a distinct artistic vision.

Amrit Kaur

2025 Breakthrough Award Honouree

Amrit Kaur is an artistic hyphenate: actor, writer, comedian and activist whose performances and creative voice have captured the attention of audiences and critics alike.

Kaur is best known for her breakout role as Bela Malhotra on the Max original comedy series The Sex Lives of College Girls. An award-winning actor, Kaur received the ‘Best Actor in a Feature Film’ Award for her dual character work in The Queen of My Dreams at the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards, and was recognized as a TIFF rising star in 2023. She is a member of Gracemoon Arts Company, an international ensemble of actors with a base in Italy, America, and Canada, having collectively opened an off-off Broadway theatre in New York July 2024.

The Breakthrough Award is presented in partnership with Bell Media.

The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Canada is a first-of-its-kind summit bringing the industry together across television, film, and music to celebrate and recognize the achievements of Canadian women who are driving the industry forward in their respective fields. As previously announced, acclaimed actress Tantoo Cardinal will receive the Equity in Entertainment Award and iconic fashion and lifestyle journalist Jeanne Beker will be honoured with the IMPACT Award at this year’s event. Additional award recipients and programming for Women in Entertainment Canada 2025 details will be announced later this spring.

Tickets are now available, with an early-bird rate available until Friday, April 25, 2025.

For more information visit www.womeninentertainment.ca.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING IS ONLY IN THEATRES, 4DX, SCREENX, PREMIUM LARGE FORMATS, AND IMAX ON MAY 23, 2025.

Today we get a new Featurette which explores the Cast filming in the Arctic!

Paramount Pictures and Skydance Present

A Tom Cruise Production

Tom Cruise

“MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING”

SYNOPSIS

Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY

David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Chris Brock

PRODUCED BY

Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie

BASED ON THE TELEVISION SERIES CREATED BY

Bruce Geller

WRITTEN BY

Christopher McQuarrie & Erik Jendresen

DIRECTED BY

Christopher McQuarrie

STARRING

Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman and Angela Bassett, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, with Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk

CREDITS ARE NOT FINAL AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada will release Wes Anderson‘s
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME in select theatres on Friday, May 30, 2025 and Nationwide on Friday, June 6, 2025. Today we get new Artwork.

Story By: Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
Screenplay By: Wes Anderson
Directed By: Wes Anderson
Producers: Wes Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson, John Peet
Synopsis: The story of a family and a family business.
Starring: Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Liesl, his daughter/a nun; Michael Cera as Bjorn, their tutor. With: Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis.

Today, Disney released the first official sneak peek at “ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires,” the latest installment of the music-fueled, smash-hit “ZOMBIES” franchise. The teaser reunites fan-favourites Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly as beloved zombie-cheerleader power couple Zed and Addison while introducing Freya Skye and Malachi Barton as the latest supernatural arrivals: Nova, a fierce Daywalker, and Victor, a proud Vampire. The Disney Channel Original Movie premieres Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT on Disney Channel and will stream globally the next day, Friday, July 11, 2025 on Disney+.

In the first three “ZOMBIES” movies, Zed and Addison brought human and monsterkind together in their hometown of Seabrook. Now, a new adventure dawns for the duo when their summer road trip takes an unexpected detour, landing them in the middle of yet another monster rivalry: Daywalkers vs. Vampires. Tensions flare when Zed and Addison find themselves acting as camp counselors between the two opposing supernatural factions. With the help of Eliza and Willa, they must convince sworn enemies Nova and Victor to try to unite their warring worlds before an even greater threat endangers them all.

In addition to Donnelly, Manheim, Barton and Skye, “ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires” stars a multitalented ensemble cast, including Kylee Russell as Eliza, Chandler Kinney as Willa, Julian Lerner as Ray, Swayam Bhatia as Vera, Mekonnen Knife as Vargas, Lisa Chappell as Vampire Eldress, and Jonno Roberts as Commander Bright. Beloved for its high-energy song-and-dance elements, the next installment in the “ZOMBIES” franchise packs nine new original songs and two reprises of fan-favourite hits, “Someday” and “Ain’t No Doubt About It.” The movie features next-level dance sequences, choreographed by Dondraico Johnson, and an original score composed by Tom Howe.

Paul Hoen, who directed all three previous “ZOMBIES” films, returns to helm this installment. With a screenplay by Joseph Light, David Raso and Josh Cagan, “ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires” is executive produced by Hoen, Manheim, Donnelly, Light, Raso, Jane Fleming (“The Quest”) and Mark Ordesky (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy). Mahita P. Simpson serves as co-executive producer alongside co-producer Josh Cagan and producer Skot Bright. “ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires” is a production from Night Zone Productions Limited.

The movies have also garnered nearly a quarter billion streaming hours, becoming one of the most popular Disney Channel Original Movie franchises on Disney+.*

This summer, the “Descendants/ZOMBIES: Worlds Collide Tour” will visit over 43 arenas across North America, celebrating the music from “ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires” alongside fan-favourite hits from the wildly popular Disney Channel Original Movie franchises “Descendants” and “ZOMBIES.”

“ZOMBIES,” “ZOMBIES 2” and “ZOMBIES 3” are currently available on Disney+.

Today, Prime Video released the official trailer and key art for the two-part documentary special Octopus!, premiering Thursday, May 8, 2025. The special, narrated and executive produced by Emmy-Award winning actress and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is co-produced by Academy Award-winning Jigsaw Productions and Waller-Bridge’s banner Wells Street Films. Octopus! will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

The documentary, narrated by Waller-Bridge, transports viewers into the otherworldly depths of one of the most intelligent and mysterious life forms on Earth as it follows the Giant Pacific Octopus from birth to death. The documentary features an eclectic mix of characters who have their own unique connections to these creatures, from the scientist trying to save them, the explorer trying to understand them, to the Emmy-nominated actor and comedian, Tracy Morgan, who is obsessed with them. Their adventures will make us laugh, cry, and question our own place on this planet along the way.

The documentary special is directed by Niharika Desai and executive produced by Jenny Robins and Phoebe Waller-Bridge for Wells Street Films, Stacey Offman and Richard Perello for Jigsaw Productions, and showrunner Melissa Wood. It is produced by Jigsaw Productions, Wells Street Films, and Amazon MGM Studios.

About Prime Video

Prime Video is a one-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one application available across thousands of devices. On Prime Video, customers can find their favourite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports, including Prime Monday Night Hockey – also Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies Fallout, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Reacher, The Boys, and Roadhouse; licensed fan favourites Vampire Diaries and Degrassi; exclusive entertainment such as Prime Monday Night Hockey, ONE Championship; and programming from channels such as Sportsnet, Paramount+, Crave, Citytv+, STARZ, AMC+, Super Channel, BritBox, Hayu, STACKTV, a multi-channel service featuring 16 top-tier networks (Global, Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, The HISTORY® Channel, Adult Swim, Lifetime, Slice, Showcase, National Geographic, Cartoon Network, Treehouse, YTV, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD), via Prime Video Channels add-on subscriptions. Prime Video is one benefit among many that provides savings, convenience, and entertainment as part of the Prime membership. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles, including blockbusters such as Barbie and Oppenheimer, via the Prime Video Store. Customers can also go behind the scenes of their favourite movies and series with exclusive X-Ray access. For more info visit www.primevideo.com

Jigsaw Productions

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney helms Jigsaw Productions. Jigsaw’s high-profile documentaries include: Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, Oscar-nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, and The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley. Emmy-winning projects include Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, andThe Forever Prisoner. Highly acclaimed series include: Dirty Money, Cooked with Michael Pollan, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, Why We Hate with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, and Emmy-nominated Laurel Canyon. Recently, Jigsaw produced In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon and Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos.

Wells Street Films

TV and film production company Wells Street Films was set up by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins in 2019. It has multiple series in development with Amazon MGM Studios, with whom they had an overall deal, including Tomb Raider, which has been ordered to series, and Sign Here.