Hollywood
Paramount Skydance’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery reaches the contractually set September 30 milestone, shifting economic pressure onto the deal as state antitrust litigation continues and a daily ticking fee structure stands ready to begin if closing slips.
The BFI has confirmed the speakers and events that will anchor the 70th BFI London Film Festival’s Screen Talks programme, with a roster of major filmmakers and actors due in the capital as the festival prepares to open in early October.
Bob Chapek’s memoir Behind the Castle Walls arrives on September 29, 2026, placing his account of the 2020 to 2022 era at Disney into the public record and renewing debate in Hollywood over corporate influence, creative control, and the company’s cultural controversies.
London has become a frenetic production hub this autumn, with Warner Bros and international studios staging large scale shoots across the capital. The surge in activity highlights Britain’s continued place at the centre of global blockbuster and prestige television production.
Netflix’s two part LEGO One Piece special arrives September 29, 2026, offering a family friendly, comic retelling of the Straw Hats early journey with the live action ensemble returning as voice actors. The release expands Netflix’s cross format One Piece strategy ahead of multiple 2027 debuts.
London’s BFI Southbank hosts Screen Summit 2026 today, gathering studio chiefs, distributors, streamers and independent producers to tackle financing gaps, inward investment and new commercial models for British film.
A coalition of filmmakers, press freedom groups and industry advocates filed formal papers on Monday to oppose the settlement that would allow Paramount Skydance to proceed with its acquisition of Warner Bros., arguing the deal will concentrate media power and entrench editorial risks for major U.S. news outlets.
Naza, the Venice Special Jury Prize winning documentary produced by The Guardian, begins its theatrical run in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2026. The film will play in multiple territories before being made freely available online by its producer after the cinema window.
At the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, Taylor Swift debuted a cinematic new video for Patient Zero, directed by the artist and featuring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell. The premiere and Swift's inaugural Artist Director Honors mark a milestone for pop-directing and the blending of film and music industry talent in Hollywood.
Sam Mendes’ four film Beatles project has resumed UK location shooting this month, with large scale sets and the cast spotted across Liverpool and smaller heritage towns such as Saltaire. The production is bringing economic activity, road closures and fresh debate over on street filming to communities that helped shape the band’s story.