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BBC film critics pick eight standout titles of 2026 so far, from a brainy sci‑fi blockbuster to a provocative dramedy, spanning 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, My Father's Shadow, Hoppers, Wuthering Heights, Project Hail Mary, Two Prosecutors, Dead Man's Wire, and The Drama, and praising their originality, performances and timely themes across a diverse year in cinema.
Deadline reports Ride Along 3 is in early development at Universal with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in talks to return, Tim Story directing, Will Packer producing, and Daniel Gold hired to write the screenplay; the plan would reunite the team behind the prior installments, which grossed about $279 million worldwide.
Neon has acquired Na Hong-jin’s sci‑fi thriller Hope, starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Hoyeon, ahead of its Cannes premiere; Neon will release the film theatrically, and the logline centers on a police officer who learns a tiger has appeared in the hills, triggering a chaotic mystery that deepens as the town confronts the unknown.
Netflix's sports drama Perfect, which would have starred Millie Bobby Brown as Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug, is not moving forward after Brown exited over creative differences. The project, once set to begin production this summer with Gia Coppola replaced by Cate Shortland, has been scrapped. Netflix remains involved with Brown on other projects in development.
Twenty years after the indie horror hit Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, a sequel is in the works—Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon—reuniting director Scott Glosserman, writer David J. Stieve, and original stars Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, and Robert Englund. Paper Street Pictures is producing, with a Kickstarter to expand the scope (bigger set pieces, cameos), and Adam F. Goldberg joining as an executive producer.
Production designer Zosia Mackenzie explains how The Drama uses a real 1800s Boston apartment, filled with mid‑century furnishings, art, and carefully chosen lighting and props, to ground Emma and Charlie’s relationship as its plot twist unfolds; authentic set details and a focus on ‘double empathy’ turn the space into a central, emotionally charged character.
Keanu Reeves stars in Jonah Hill’s Hollywood satire Outcome, playing a beloved star threatened by extortion; Reeves brings a rare, sincere core, but the film’s broad satire and shallow supporting players drag it down, despite cameos from Martin Scorsese. The Apple TV+ release on April 10 is met with mixed to negative notes, with critics calling the material meager and the comedic tone uneven.
Cannes 2026 unveils a star-studded competition slate led by Ira Sachs’s The Man I Love, with Asghar Farhadi, Pedro Almodóvar, Hirokazu Kore-eda among the filmmakers debuting new works; opening film is Pierre Salvadori’s The Electric Kiss, and John Travolta’s Propeller One-Way will also screen, as the festival runs May 12–23 with premieres, special screenings (including John Lennon: The Last Interview), and Midnight titles alongside a larger lineup.
Cameron Diaz is developing a sequel to the 1989 comedy Troop Beverly Hills, with Clea DuVall directing from her own script for TriStar Pictures (Sony Pictures). Diaz is eyeing a starring role, and producer Laurence Mark will team with Diaz and Katherine Power on the project. Plot details are being kept under wraps. The move marks Diaz’s continued return to acting and reunites her with Sony’s TriStar, following her recent projects.
Cameron Diaz has signed on to star in a sequel to the 1989 cult comedy Troop Beverly Hills, in development at TriStar Pictures. Clea DuVall will direct from her own script, reuniting with the studio after Happiest Season. Laurence Mark will produce alongside Diaz and Katherine Power, with plot details kept under wraps.
Director Melina Matsoukas will helm and produce Warner Bros.’ film adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s dystopian novel Parable of the Sower, with Color Force producing alongside Matsoukas’s De La Revolucion and Butler’s estate, and a team including Inga Veronique and Jules Jackson overseeing the project.
The Atlantic piece argues The Drama uses a wedding countdown and a shocking confession to turn romance into a creeping horror about commitment, reflecting a broader cultural mood of doubt about settling down.
Deadline reports Chris Hemsworth has closed a deal to reprise Tyler Rake in Extraction 3, with Sam Hargrave returning to direct and Idris Elba and Golshifteh Farahani also back on board. Production is set to begin this summer, with David Weil writing the script for Netflix/AGBO.
Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man is set for a wide August release (Aug. 7) in about 2,000 theaters through Iconic Events, with Roth directing, producing and starring; Nas is an executive producer as part of The Horror Section’s slate.
Cannes 2026 is shaping up as an auteur-driven festival with few major U.S. tentpoles, spotlighting work from Pedro Almodóvar, Nicolas Winding Refn, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Cristian Mungiu, Hirokazu Kore-eda, and others; anticipated US entries include James Gray’s Paper Tiger and Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, while Hollywood studios pull back on festival premieres due to costs and risk.