IN CINEMAS IN CANADA FROM OCTOBER 30, 2026, acclaimed FATHERLAND WILL BE RELEASED IN CANADA BY MUBI, Today we get a new still.

MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service, and production company, proudly announces the Canadian theatrical release date for FATHERLAND, the award-winning new film from Paweł Pawlikowski (Ida, Cold War). The announcement follows the film’s triumphant and critically-lauded World Premiere in Official Competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where Pawlikowski was honoured with the Best Director award ex aequo.

Written by Pawlikowski and Henk Handloegten, the film stars Academy Award®-nominated Sandra Hüller (The Zone of Interest, Anatomy of a Fall), Hanns Zischler (Munich, Germany Year 90 Nine Zero, Kings of the Road), August Diehl (A Hidden Life, Inglourious Basterds), Devid Striesow (All Quiet On The Western Front), and Anna Madeley (Patrick Melrose, All Creatures Great And Small).

FATHERLAND centres on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) – actress, writer and rally driver. In the summer of 1949, at the height of the Cold War, father and daughter embark on a challenging and emotional road trip in a black Buick taking them across a Germany in ruins – from US dominated Frankfurt to Soviet controlled Weimar. Returning home after sixteen years of exile in the US, Thomas Mann has to face not only a divided fatherland, but also a deep fracture within his own family.

With FATHERLAND, Pawlikowski picks up where he left off with his award-winning Ida and Cold War, exploring – in his elliptic, distilled style – the themes of identity, family, love and guilt amid the turmoil and confusion of post-war Europe.

The film is a MUBI, OUR Films (a Mediawan Company, Italy), Extreme Emotions (Poland), Nine Hours (Germany), and Chapter 2 (a Mediawan Company, France) production, in collaboration with Circle One (Italy) and Apocalypso Pictures, with the participation of Arte and Pathé. It is produced by Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli for OUR Films, Ewa Puszczyńska for Extreme Emotions, Jeanne Tremsal and Edward Berger for Nine Hours, Dimitri Rassam for Chapter 2, and Lorenzo Gangarossa for Circle One.

Pawlikowski reunites with his longtime filmmaking team, which includes the Academy Award®-nominated cinematographer Łukasz Żal, costume designer Aleksandra Staszko, and production designers Katarzyna Sobańska and Marcel Sławiński.

Previously, Pawlikowski’s Ida garnered 70 international awards, including 5 European Film Awards and the 2015 Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film. He won the Best Director Prize at Cannes in 2018 for Cold War, with the film going on to receive a further 52 wins and 126 nominations, including Academy Award® nominations for Best Foreign Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography.

FATHERLAND IS COMING TO CANADIAN CINEMAS ON OCTOBER 30, 2026

About MUBI
MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI creates, curates, acquires and champions visionary films, bringing them to audiences all over the world.

MUBI is a place to discover ambitious films by boundary-pushing filmmakers — from iconic directors to emerging auteurs — all carefully chosen by MUBI’s curators. With MUBI GO, members in select countries can get a free ticket every week to see the best new films in cinemas. And Notebook explores all sides of cinema culture — both in print and online.

Founded in 2007 by Efe Cakarel, MUBI is the biggest community of film lovers anywhere, with members across 190 different countries. MUBI is headquartered in London, with 15 offices across the world and over 400 employees.

MUBI also owns The Match Factory, a premier international sales company for independent cinema, acquired in 2022. The Match Factory operates alongside MUBI, focusing on world sales for exceptional films that fall outside MUBI’s own distribution slate.

MUBI additionally owns a majority stake in leading Benelux film distributor Cinéart.

About OUR FILMS
OUR FILMS is a film and television production company based in Rome, dedicated to every aspect of developing and producing feature films, television series, and documentaries.

Founders Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani are producers behind major international successes such as The Hand of Godand Parthenope by Paolo Sorrentino, Priscilla by Sofia Coppola, Queer and Bones and All by Luca Guadagnino, Maria by Pablo Larraín, The Eight Mountains by Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, There’s Still Tomorrow by Paola Cortellesi, and Limonov: The Ballad by Kirill Serebrennikov.

In television, Gianani and Mieli have produced numerous series, including the eight-episode limited series M by Joe Wright, based on the life of Mussolini, as well as internationally acclaimed productions such as The Young Pope and The New Pope, both created by Academy Award-winning director Paolo Sorrentino, We Are Who We Are by Luca Guadagnino, and My Brilliant Friend, directed by Saverio Costanzo and adapted from the bestselling novels by Elena Ferrante.

During its first year of activity, OUR FILMS produced Portobello by Marco Bellocchio and Francesco De Gregori – Nevergreen by Stefano Pistolini, both selected out of competition at the 82nd Venice Film Festival. It also produced La Vita Va Così by Riccardo Milani and Figlio di Giano by Luigi Grispello, both selected for the Rome Film Fest, as well as Oi Vita Mia starring Pio e Amedeo, which became a box-office hit during the autumn film season, Fatherland by Paweł Pawlikowski, winner of the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival 2026.

Currently in production Let Love In by Felix Van Groeningen.

OUR FILMS is part of the French media group MEDIAWAN.

CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE IS ONLY IN THEATRES,

PREMIUM LARGE FORMATS AND IMAX® JANUARY 15, 2027.

Today, we get a new Featurette taking us INSIED THE WORLD OF ORISHA.

Paramount Pictures Presents

In Association with Domain Entertainment and 2.0 Entertainment

A Temple Hill / Sunswept Entertainment Production

A Gina Prince-Bythewood Film

“CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE” 

Executive Producers

Jeff Waxman, Jennifer Madeloff, Tomi Adeyemi, Reggie Rock Bythewood, Marty Bowen, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, Andrew Lary, Sophie Cassidy, Zack Conroy

Produced by

Wyck Godfrey, John Fischer, Isaac Klausner, Karen Rosenfelt, Matt Jackson

Based on the Novel by

Tomi Adeyemi

Screenplay by

Gina Prince-Bythewood and Tomi Adeyemi

Directed by

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Cast:

Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg, Tosin Cole, featuring Cynthia Erivo, Lashana Lynch, Zackary Momoh, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Regina King, with Idris Elba and Viola Davis. Also starring, Saniyya Sidney, Diaana Babnicova, Bukky Bakray, Ayra Starr, Shamz Garuba, Kola Bodunde, Pamilerin Afolake Ayodeji, Tèmítópé Fágbénlé 

Synopsis:

In the epic fantasy world of Orïsha, a young woman goes on a quest to reclaim the magic that was violently stolen from her people. She and her brother ally with the daughter and son of the king to fight back against his brutal rule. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE features a stellar cast including Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg, Tosin Cole, featuring Academy Award® nominee Cynthia Erivo, Lashana Lynch, Zackary Momoh, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Academy Award®  nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, Academy Award®  winner Regina King, with Idris Elba and Academy Award®  winner Viola Davis.

CREDITS ARE NOT FINAL AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

THIS FILM HAS NOT YET BEEN RATED

Starbucks is serving up summer nostalgia with a new lineup of Orange Cream drinks and a limited-edition merchandise collection from Dandy Worldwide. Beginning July 28, 2026 stores across Canada will welcome a lineup of new beverages that tap into the link between taste, memory and emotion to evoke childhood nostalgia and familiar summer moments with every sip.

Here is everything you need to know:

NEW Orange Cream beverages are making their debut in Canada, bringing a combination of tangerine and mandarin flavours, paired with sweet vanilla notes to bring bright citrus flavours and creamy sweetness to the lineup. The lineup will include:

Orange Cream Cold Brew combines Starbucks signature cold brew with a velvety orange cream cold foam, bringing bright citrus and smooth vanilla notes to every sip.

Iced Orange Cream Latte pairs smooth Blonde Espresso, milk and ice with orange-vanilla flavours, creating a refreshing twist on a Starbucks classic.

Iced Orange Cream Matcha blends smooth matcha, milk and ice, topped with orange cream cold foam that complement matcha’s earthy sweetness.

Iced Orange Cream Chai combines spiced chai, milk and ice and topped with orange cream cold foam.

A refreshing nostalgic treat, Orange Cream Frappuccino blended beverage combines sweet orange-vanilla flavours blended with milk and ice, poured over a layer of whipped cream for a bright citrus twist and finished with a creamy swirl of whipped cream.

NEW Starbucks x Dandy merchandise collection, inspired by memories of summer adventures, brings together Starbucks and Dandy Worldwide, a Southern California-based fashion brand, for their first collaboration. The collection keeps the road trip going with a playful collection full of retro pinks, oranges and greens. The collection launches on July 28 and will be available for a limited time, while supplies last.

For four years, Ontario stood alone. It was the only Canadian province running an open, competitive online gambling market. That ended on July 13, when Alberta went live. Game night in Ontario suddenly looks less like an exception and more like a template.

The scale is not small. Ontarians wagered roughly $98.3 billion on regulated sites during 2025, a 26 per cent jump on the previous year, and the province cleared $27.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026 alone. With a second province now open and the rules differing sharply from one border to the next, it is worth taking a moment to compare Canadian betting sites before signing up anywhere, because licensing, player protections and payout practices are not uniform across the country.

A Record Market, and a New Neighbour

Ontario’s regulated market opened on April 4, 2022. By the end of 2025 it was handling close to $100 billion in annual wagers and producing just over $4 billion in operator revenue, a 34 per cent year over year increase. More than 80 licensed gaming sites now compete for players in the province, which makes Ontario sports betting and online casino play part of one of the most crowded regulated markets anywhere in the world.

The mix matters more than the headline. Online casino accounts for the overwhelming majority of the handle, routinely above 85 per cent. Sports wagering sits near $1.08 billion a month and has actually softened, falling roughly 9 per cent year over year in March. In other words, the growth story in Ontario is not being written by sports fans.

Alberta’s launch put 22 operator sites live on day one, with around 50 operators registered. The province borrowed heavily from the Ontario framework, but it built in one thing Ontario took four years to deliver: a centralised self-exclusion system, ready on the first day of trading.

What Game Night Looks Like in Toronto This Summer

The calendar is doing its part. The Blue Jays are deep into the season at Rogers Centre, the Argonauts are working through the CFL schedule at BMO Field, and Toronto FC keeps the midweek slate busy. Then, on Saturday, August 15, Woodbine hosts the 167th running of the King’s Plate, Canada’s most prestigious thoroughbred race and the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, run for a purse of $1 million.

The Plate is the clearest illustration of how this province watches sport. It is a race day, a fashion event, a party and a wagering event all at once, and the betting is woven into the afternoon rather than bolted onto it. Come October, the Maple Leafs and Raptors restart the Scotiabank Arena routine and the living room version of game night in Ontario takes over again.

How Ontario Fans Compare Betting Sites

Comparison has become a genuine skill rather than a formality. The differences between platforms are no longer cosmetic, and they tend to surface at the worst possible moment, which is usually when a withdrawal is requested. These are the checks worth making before an account is opened.

A useful habit is to judge a platform on the boring things. Odds quality, withdrawal reliability and how quickly a human answers a question will shape the experience far more than anything on the front page.

The Quiet Rules Behind the Loud Broadcast

Ontario fans may have noticed that the advertising has changed. Under the Registrar’s Standards for Internet Gaming, public advertising of gambling inducements, bonuses and credits is prohibited in Ontario, except on an operator’s own gaming site or through direct marketing to players who have actively consented. Since February 28, 2024, active and retired athletes have also been barred from appearing in iGaming advertising in the province, unless the message is exclusively about responsible gambling. The use of celebrities and influencers likely to appeal to minors is restricted as well. The full standards are published by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.

Pressure has continued to build. Ontario legislators have introduced Bill 107, the Stop Harmful Gambling Advertising Act, and the federal Bill S-211, aimed at sports betting advertising, has cleared the Senate. Neither is law, but together they signal the direction of travel for anyone who watches a Leafs broadcast.

Playing It Safe on Game Night

The legal age for online gambling in Ontario is 19. Beyond that, the most significant consumer protection the province has added since 2022 arrived on May 14, when iGaming Ontario launched BetGuard. It is a centralised self-exclusion portal: one registration, roughly five minutes, government issued ID required, and the outcome is exclusion from every regulated online gambling site in the province as well as OLG’s online products. Terms run from six months to five years, or a custom period, and they can be extended but not shortened or cancelled once active. That is the point of them.

Sensible habits still do most of the work. Decide the budget before the puck drops, treat it as the cost of an evening’s entertainment rather than an investment, set deposit limits in the account settings, and never chase a loss. If gambling stops feeling like entertainment, ConnexOntario runs a free and confidential helpline 24 hours a day at 1-866-531-2600.

Ontario’s market is no longer the novelty it was in 2022, and as of this month it is no longer the only one of its kind in Canada. What has not changed is the basic proposition of game night: the game is the point. Everything else, from the comparison research to the deposit limits, exists to keep it that way.

Marvel Studios brought an unforgettable presentation to Hall H at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con with a program led by Marvel Studios’ President and Producer Kevin Feige. The blockbuster showcase included a massive “Avengers: Doomsday” panel; announced Marvel Studios’ all-new film “Ghost Rider” starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Shawn Levy and set for release in 2028; and featured a special “Black Panther 3” reveal, as writer/director Ryan Coogler introduced David Jonsson as the new Black Panther and confirmed the film’s release in theatres on December 15, 2028.

“Avengers: Doomsday”

The evening presentation featured an astounding “Avengers: Doomsday” mega-panel moderated by Feige. Feige welcomed directors Anthony and Joe Russo to the stage along with cast members of “Avengers: Doomsday,” including Oscar® winner Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie, Simu Liu, James Marsden, David Harbour, Letitia Wright, Lewis Pullman, Kelsey Grammer, Danny Ramirez, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Rebecca Romijn and Tenoch Huerta Mejia. Hayley Atwell also joined the panel, confirming she will return in the new film as Peggy Carter.

To the audience’s delight, the “Avengers: Doomsday” portion of the showcase also featured an exclusive in-room look at the upcoming film and directly involved fans. Each attendee was given a Doctor Doom mask and cloak to wear, and the audience was invited by Robert Downey Jr., Victor von Doom himself, to don the masks and cloaks during the panel.

In Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Doomsday,” beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered. The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and produced by Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito and Jonathan Schwartz. In addition to the aforementioned SDCC panelists, “Avengers: Doomsday” also stars Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Wyatt Russell, Channing Tatum, Ian McKellen, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Joseph Quinn, Sebastian Stan, Kathryn Newton, Alan Cumming and Mabel Cadena.

“Avengers: Doomsday” releases exclusively in theatres December 18, 2026.

“Ghost Rider”

Feige revealed breaking news during the presentation, announcing that Marvel Studios has started work on a new “Ghost Rider” film as he welcomed star Ryan Gosling (“Project Hail Mary,” “Star Wars: Starfighter”) and director Shawn Levy (“Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Star Wars: Starfighter”) to the stage. Hall H erupted in applause as the duo introduced the new film, which is set to release in theatres in 2028. Jonathan Tropper (“Star Wars: Starfighter,” “Your Friends & Neighbors”) is writing the script.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day”

Jon Bernthal also made a surprise appearance, joining Feige onstage to discuss his upcoming role as Frank Castle/The Punisher in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” and preview an exclusive early look. The new film from Sony Pictures releases in theatres July 31, 2026.

“Black Panther 3”

To cap off the Hall H celebration with one more thing, Feige welcomed Academy Award® winner Ryan Coogler (“Black Panther,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Sinners”) to the stage. Coogler, who returns to Marvel Studios to direct “Black Panther 3,” then brought out Letitia Wright and Winston Duke who confirmed the film will arrive in theatres on December 15, 2028. In a surprising and emotional moment, Coogler revealed that David Jonsson (“Alien: Romulus,” “Industry”) is the new Black Panther.

Not much new in the Top Five this weekend, but it’s a huge second weekend for THE ODYSSEY which takes $84.5 million for Universal Pictures, bringing it to $200 million already.

Second goes to Disney’s MOANA with $10 million, crossing the $100 million mark.

Third is Disney and Pixar‘s TOY STORY 5 with $9.4 million, a run of $447 million to date domestically in its sixth frame.

MINIONS & MONSTERS is fourth with $9 million, a run of $154 million for Universal Pictures.

Rounding things out is stage-to-screen production HADESTOWN with $7.5 million from 1,949 theatres for Mongrel Media/Bleecker Street, the only new entry in the Top Five. It gets a perfect 100% on the Tomatometer.

Today, in San Diego Comic-Con’s iconic Hall H, over 6,500 fans were transported back to Middle-earth as Prime Video showcased the highly anticipated third season of the epic fantasy series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay were joined by several of the show’s cast for a fun and insightful conversation moderated by High King Gil-galad himself, series star Benjamin Walker. The panel not only debuted a thrilling new teaser trailer, but revealed some exciting highlights from the new season, and a few surprises as well!

Cast members Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Owain Arthur, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman, and Season Three newcomer Jamie Campbell Bower, all participated in the panel, which was jam-packed with exclusive news and riveting visual elements, including:

A brand-new teaser trailer unveiled the darker tone and some epic moments from Season Three, as Sauron’s quest to forge the One Ring is fully underway, and his goal to control all of Middle-earth threatens every one of its realms, causing new, and sometimes uneasy alliances to be formed to try and stop him.

There were several exciting Season Three character reveals for previously announced actors throughout the panel. They join two other characters that were revealed earlier this week – Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things) as Galadriel’s long-lost husband, “Celeborn,” and Zubin Varla (Andor) who plays “Khamûl the Easterling,” of Rhûn. The new reveals during the panel were:

Eddie Marsan (Happy-Go-Lucky) portraying King Durin IV’s older brother, “Thrain”

Andrew Richardson (Guys & Dolls) playing Elendil’s younger son and Isildur’s brother, “Anarion”

Adam Young (Don’t Breathe 2) as “Marnûkh,” a mysterious Orc who may not be what he seems

The Balrog Speaks! And it’s Simon Pegg! A special in-room only featurette titled “Bringing Season Three’s Creatures to Life” showed highlights of several creatures that will be seen this season, including Fell-beasts, the war elephants known as Mûmakil, Orcs, and the return of the fiery Balrog, who for the first time ever will speak – and that voice is revealed to be none other than acclaimed actor Simon Pegg (The Cornetto Trilogy, Mission Impossible, Star Trek)!

In addition, The Rings of Power’s Hall H panel was interrupted midway by a surprise appearance of four menacing Nazgnagôl in full armor, who were awaiting Sauron’s command. Introduced this season, these entities are ring-servants of Sauron and are the earlier Second Age incarnation of the Nazgûl, also known as Ringwraiths, of the Third Age.

The first four episodes of Season Three of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere on November 11, 2026. Episodes 305 & 306 will be available to stream on November 18th, and the final two episodes of the season will be released on November 25th.

In Season Three, Middle-earth is at war. Five years have passed since the fall of Eregion. Sauron’s armies have marched across the whole of the world, conquering all in their path. Only a few isolated pockets stand between the Dark Lord and total victory – Khazad-dûm, where the Dwarves are now sealed deep within their mountain halls, and the elven realms of Lindon and Rivendell, which are protected by their Three Rings. But deep in the land of Mordor, in his newly completed tower of Barad-dûr, the Dark Lord toils day and night, obsessed with harnessing a power that will bring the last of his enemies to their knees: One Ring to rule them all… Now, all the free peoples of Middle-earth – Dwarves, Elves, Men, and Wizards alike – must find a way to come together, in a race against time to prevent Sauron from achieving his goal of utter domination of all life…

The third season of The Rings of Power is produced by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay. They are joined by executive producers Lindsey Weber, Justin Doble, Kate Hazell, and executive producer-director Charlotte Brändström. Matthew Penry-Davey is producer and Ally O’Leary, Tim Keene, and Andrew Lee are co-producers.

The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. The series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains to the majestic forests of the elf capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the farthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is one of the highest performing and most-viewed titles ever on Prime Video, with a broad, highly engaged, global fan base. Critics have praised the series for its epic scope and production values, and Seasons One and Two are Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Through their respective 91 day post premiere launch windows and ranked by viewers, Season One remains the biggest TV series premiere in the history of Prime Video, and Season Two is among the Top 5 most watched returning seasons ever. Season Two debuted as the #1 Original Series on Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 Chart and remained in the top 4 throughout its entire run. The globally successful and award-winning series, which has attracted over 185 million viewers worldwide, also continues to be one of Amazon’s strongest drivers for new Prime membership sign-ups.

All sixteen episodes of the first two seasons are available to stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories in multiple languages.

About Prime Video

Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast selection of premium movies, series and live sports in one app across thousands of devices. Customers can discover Prime Originals from Amazon MGM Studios alongside an unmatched library of licensed movies and series; Prime-exclusive live sports including NHL, NBA, WNBA, PWHL; and playback features like X-Ray that enhance the viewing experience.

All customers, with or without Prime, can also access 100+ add-on streaming subscriptions (Apple TV+, BritBox, Crave, Citytv+, Hayu, Paramount+, RDS, Sportsnet, STACKTV, STARZ, Super Channel, TSN, TVA Sports, and more), and the largest selection of titles available to rent or buy.

Prime Video is one of many benefits included with a Prime membership, which bundles savings, convenience, and entertainment. Prime members can share benefits, including Prime Video, through Amazon Family.

For more information on Prime Video, visit www.primevideo.ca.

The Future Arrives: Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099 Reveals Premiere Date and Unveils Teaser Trailer at San Diego Comic-Con

The highly-anticipated limited series from Amazon MGM Studios and Alcon Television Group will premiere globally on Prime Video on November 25, 2026

Watch Official Teaser Trailer:

Today, at the iconic Hall H panel in front of more than 6,500 fans, Prime Video brought Blade Runner 2099 stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer, alongside showrunner Silka Luisa and executive producers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson to the stage for a compelling conversation. All eight episodes will premiere on November 25, 2026, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Fifty years after the events of Blade Runner 2049, Los Angeles has been reborn, just not by humanity. Cora, a fugitive in a final bid to stop running, takes on one last identity: a Blade Runner. Forced to partner with Olwen, a Replicant days from dying, she hunts down a runaway hiding a truth that could collapse their fragile city.

Dimitri Abold (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) and Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy) are series regulars alongside stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer. Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), Daniel Rigby (Renegade Nell), Johnny Harris (“A Gentleman in Moscow”), Amy Lennox (Only Child), Sheila Atim (The Woman King), Matthew Needham (House of the Dragon), Tom Burke (Furiosa) and Maurizio Lombardi (Ripley) are recurring guest stars.

Silka Luisa serves as showrunner and executive producer along with Ridley Scott, Alcon Entertainment co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Alcon’s President of Television Ben Roberts, David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger from Scott Free Productions, Tom Spezialy, Richard Sharkey, Michael Green, Cynthia Yorkin, Frank Giustra, and Isa Dick Hackett. Jonathan van Tulleken (Shogun) is an executive producer and directed the first two episodes of the limited series Blade Runner 2099. Steven Johnson is Co-EP.

About Alcon Entertainment:

Los Angeles-based independent finance and production company Alcon Entertainment has financed and produced or co-financed and co-produced 35 films to date, including the critically acclaimed Blade Runner 2049, starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, which was nominated for five Academy Awards, and won forBest Cinematography and Best Visual Effects; The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman, the Academy Award Best Picture nominee The Blind Side, which earned Sandra Bullock an Oscar for Best Actress; the thrillers Insomnia, and Prisoners, which helped launch the careers of Christoper Nolan, and Denis Villeneuve, respectively, and the recent Sony Pictures box office success The Garfield Movie, the animated film adaptation of the beloved cartoon strip Garfield, featuring Chris Pratt and Samuel L. Jackson.

In 2015, Alcon launched its Alcon Television Group. It is currently in post production on Blade Runner 2099, an original series for Amazon Prime to premiere in late 2026. Other projects include the hit sci-fi series The Expanse; the animated children’s series Pete the Cat, a co-production with Amazon Studios, based on the best-selling children’s book series.

Alcon Television Group’s other past projects include the Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated four-part documentary The Defiant Ones, originally developed for HBO, which chronicled the divergent roots and unlikely partnership of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, that launched exclusively on NBCUniversal’s Peacock; Amazon’s animated holiday special Pete The Cat: A Groovy New Year, featuring Elvis Costello; and the Emmy-nominated HBO documentary Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All from Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney, which remains one of HBO’s most successful shows in the 50+ demographic.

About Prime Video

Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast selection of premium movies, series and live sports in one app across thousands of devices. Customers can discover Prime Originals from Amazon MGM Studios alongside an unmatched library of licensed movies and series; Prime-exclusive live sports including NHL, NBA, WNBA, PWHL; and playback features like X-Ray that enhance the viewing experience.

All customers, with or without Prime, can also access 100+ add-on streaming subscriptions (Apple TV+, BritBox, Crave, Citytv+, Hayu, Paramount+, RDS, Sportsnet, STACKTV, STARZ, Super Channel, TSN, TVA Sports, and more), and the largest selection of titles available to rent or buy.

Prime Video is one of many benefits included with a Prime membership, which bundles savings, convenience, and entertainment. Prime members can share benefits, including Prime Video, through Amazon Family.

For more information on Prime Video, visit www.primevideo.com.

VVS Films x Mr. Will are happy to give readers a chance to win passes to the Toronto Premiere of THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE!

Details:

Date: Saturday, August 1st

Time: 10:30 AM

Location: Cineplex Yorkdale, 3401 Dufferin St, North York, ON M6A 2T9

Director Ben Gregor will be in attendance

Synopsis: Based on the worldwide best-selling novel, a big-city family forced to relocate to a remote village discovers a magical tree whose enchanted inhabitants transport the children on adventures to fantastical worlds that inspire the family to reconnect.

Cast: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nonso Anozie, Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Gunning, with Jennifer Saunders and Rebecca Ferguson

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VVS Films release THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE in theatres August 21, 2026.

(Photo/video credit: VVS Films)

Charli xcx today releases new album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’.

Listen to ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ HERE.

The record arrives to huge critical acclaim, with The Guardian hailing it “another gorgeously astute and disarmingly deep album about the instability of identity” in a glowing 5* review, Clash commending its “unsettling, brilliantly bleak change of direction”, BBC labelling it “smart, self-referential, funny, antagonistic and crammed full of moments to stimulate your inner earworm.”, and finds Pitchfork awarding it Best New Music, lavishing praise on the record’s “little somatic thrills—doubled vocal harmonies, sharp dynamic contrasts—that come densely packed yet discrete and readily clippable”.

‘Music, Fashion, Film’ features recent releases ‘Camera’, ‘Wink Wink’, ‘SS26’ and ‘Rock Music. The artwork, shot by Aidan Zamiri, features John Cale, Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese.

Charli has released a range of limited-edition physical formats, including a deluxe box set featuring the album on 180g black vinyl, three exclusive 7″ singles with unreleased B-sides, a 48-page companion book of behind-the-scenes photography, collectible art prints, and bespoke embossed packaging. You can purchase ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ HERE.

Charli will headline arenas across North America through September & October on the ‘Music, Fashion, Film Tour’, including two nights at both Brooklyn’s Barclay Center and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, with special guest underscores joining on all dates. Full tour dates are listed below. You can purchase tickets HERE.

Earlier this month, Charli celebrated the impending release of ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ with intimate pop-up shows in New York and London featuring special guests Clairo, Kim Petras, The Femcels, Jane Remover, and Thy Slaughter, alongside global listening event for fans at independent cinemas around the world, including in Toronto, with bespoke visuals to accompany the album.

Charli xcx is one of the defining artists of our time. Moving between the experimental and the mainstream, she has built a career characterised by reinvention, collaboration, and a singular approach to artistry that has influenced both the sound and visual language of contemporary culture. Her work has earned widespread critical acclaim including multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, cementing her status as one of contemporary pop’s most influential creative voices.

Beyond music, Charli has become a defining presence in fashion and contemporary image-making and has expanded her creative practice into film, where she acts, writes, produces and scores projects with directors including Takashi Miike, Greg Araki and Cathy Yann.