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Jordan Firstman and Reggie Absolom on Club Kid

Jordan Firstman and Reggie Absolom discuss Club Kid, Firstman’s feature directorial debut, the importance of authentic queer storytelling, finding universal…

Film Updates · 07.11.26
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Anthony Ippolito on I Play Rocky

Anthony Ippolito discusses his extraordinary performance as Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky, finding the man behind the Hollywood icon,…

Film Updates · 06.11.26
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Dylan Brady on Anon

Dylan Brady discusses his directorial debut ‘ANON’, the inspiration behind the film, shooting entirely on dash cams, working with Con…

Film Updates · 05.11.26
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2026 actors to watch

For the first time, Film Updates and A Shot Magazine have come together to select our 25 Actors to Watch.…

Film Updates · 04.11.26
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Merritt Wever on Primetime

Merritt Wever discusses her phenomenal performance as Andie Bender in ‘PRIMETIME’, preserving Andie’s moral ambiguity, building the character around the…

Film Updates · 03.11.26
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Kieron Moore on Vampire Carnival

Kieron Moore discusses his deeply layered performance as Eric in Vampire Carnival, the character’s grief, loneliness and relationship with pain,…

Film Updates · 30.10.26
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Guitarricadelafuente and Miguel Bernardeau on La Bola Negra

Guitarricadelafuente and Miguel Bernardeau discuss La Bola Negra, Sebastián and Rafael’s relationship during the Spanish Civil War, repression and desire,…

Film Updates · 27.10.26
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Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi on La Bola Negra

Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi discuss La Bola Negra, drawing from Federico García Lorca’s unfinished work and Spain’s queer history,…

Film Updates · 26.10.26
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Rohan Campbell on Below

Rohan Campbell discusses his role as Jay Penney in Below, shooting on location in Newfoundland, finding the show’s warmth and…

Film Updates · 10.10.26
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Logan Marshall-Green on Beware Boiúna

Logan Marshall-Green discusses his role as Brennan Malloy in Beware Boiúna, shooting deep in the Amazon, working with Mike P.…

Film Updates · 04.10.26
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Jake Dunn on My Brilliant Career

Jake Dunn discusses his role as Frank Hawden in Netflix’s My Brilliant Career, stepping into his first romantic role, working…

Film Updates · 25.09.26
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Drew Starkey and Dan Stevens on Onslaught

Drew Starkey and Dan Stevens discuss Adam Wingard’s ferocious siege thriller Onslaught, crafting two of the film’s strangest characters, taking…

Film Updates · 04.09.26
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Adria Arjona and Adam Wingard on Onslaught

Adria Arjona and Adam Wingard discuss their new action-thriller Onslaught, playing a complicated mother who isn’t ready to be one,…

Film Updates · 03.09.26
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Jane Schoenbrun on Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun discusses their euphoric, blood-soaked third feature Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, making work from within…

Film Updates · 07.08.26
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Elliot Tuttle and Kieron Moore on Blue Film

Director Elliot Tuttle and star Kieron Moore discuss their incendiary debut Blue Film, its long journey to a theatrical release,…

Film Updates · 12.06.26
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Katherine Parkinson, Lisa McGrillis, Emily Atack and Oliver Chris on Rivals Season 2

Katherine Parkinson, Lisa McGrillis, Emily Atack and Oliver Chris discuss Rivals Season 2, returning to the dysfunctional world of Rutshire,…

Film Updates · 05.06.26
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Leo Woodall on Tuner

Leo Woodall discusses his latest film Tuner, playing a piano tuner with hyperacusis who turns to safecracking, working with director…

Film Updates · 02.06.26
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Natalie Erika James, Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald and Madeleine Madden on Saccharine

Director Natalie Erika James and stars Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald and Madeleine Madden discuss Saccharine, using body horror to explore…

Film Updates · 24.05.26
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Aleshea Harris, Kara Young and Mallori Johnson on Is God Is

Aleshea Harris, Kara Young and Mallori Johnson discuss the bold genre-bending revenge thriller Is God Is, building the bond between…

Film Updates · 22.05.26
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Curry Barker, Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette on Obsession

Curry Barker, Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette discuss their twisted new horror film Obsession, the morally grey space at the…

Film Updates · 20.05.26
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Jorma Taccone on Over Your Dead Body

Director Jorma Taccone discusses his latest film Over Your Dead Body, remaking the 2021 Norwegian film The Trip, working with…

Film Updates · 24.04.26
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Pete Ohs, Lena Gora and Jeremy O. Harris on Erupcja

Pete Ohs, Lena Góra and Jeremy O. Harris discuss their latest film Erupcja, filming in Poland, working with Charli xcx,…

Film Updates · 24.04.26
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Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei on Faces of Death

Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei discuss their latest film Faces of Death, remaking a cult classic, casting Charli xcx and…

Film Updates · 07.04.26
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New look at Over Your Dead Body

Exclusive new look at Jason Segel and Samara Weaving in Jorma Taccone’s ‘OVER YOUR DEAD BODY,’ in theaters April 24.

Film Updates · 06.04.26