Dan Aykroyd will appear briefly as a taxi driver in the new Ghostbusters revamp, according to multiple reports.

British acting icon Ian McKellen has taken a swipe at has dismissed the Superman franchise as "a joke" and branded superspy James Bond a "silly twit".

Dominic Corry talks to actor Michael Ironside about starring in Kiwi film, Turbo Kid.

Actor Michael Cera is set to tap into his superhero alter ego to voice Robin in the upcoming The Lego Movie Batman spin-off.

Apparently there's only two things you have to know in life: when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. I have learned that I do not know the appropriate timing for either of these things.

It has been 50 years, but 75-year-old Amoe McGrath still remembers the day she shared the screen with rock legend.

Meet the cast of 90s punk/hip-hop caper comedy Dope.

Director of new film on Amy Winehouse says: "Everyone thought they knew everything about her."

The New Zealand International Film Festival is upon us. Dominic Corry sifts out some of the best movies to see.

The festival's opening night film stars some familiar faces but it's remarkably original writes Helen Barlow.

Jason Lei Howden's blood-soaked horror movie Deathgasm will make its NZ debut at the festival. The first time director chats to Chris Schulz about filming gore on the fly.

Peter Calder examines the local docos delving deep into Maori stories.

The cast has been announced for a live script read of a late 90s Kiwi classic that captures Gen-X Auckland.

Following last year's The Fault In Our Stars comes Paper Towns, the second (and probably not the last) adaptation of a John Green novel.

We were a bit worried about that being a distraction. But she was discreet to the point where sometimes we forgot that she was there.

Amalric, best known as the villain in the Bond flick Quantum of Solace and most acclaimed for his extraordinary eyes-only performance in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

The 2002 New Yorker autobiographical essay that was the source of this slight but surprisingly amiable film is really worth reading.

Amanda Seyfried has put the spotlight on gender discrimination in Hollywood after revealing she was paid just 10 per cent of a male co-star's salary.

Despite recent rumours he might be leaving the church, Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology have plans for a new TV news network, which has been dubbed “Scientology’s CNN”.

As a fearless special forces soldier, he has taken on the Vietnamese, the Soviets and even the US national guard in the pursuit of justice.

As Cliff Curtis exited the press room for his new series Fear the Walking Dead, Marton Csokas waited to enter for his latest US gig, Into the Badlands.

Star Wars fans at Comic-Con were treated to a behind-the-scenes video from the latest instalment of The Force Awakens. Here's what we learnt.

Kiwi actress Lucy Lawless has been snapped on the carpet at the San Diego Comic-Con promoting her upcoming show.

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman fled from Altiplano prison through a 1.5-kilometre tunnel dug beneath his cell. It got us thinking - what are the best prison escape movies?

Margot Robbie and Jared Leto steal the show in a leaked trailer for the upcoming movie Suicide Squad.

English actress Kate Winslet looks glamorous and Liam Hemsworth gets his shirt off in the first trailer for the Australian comedy-drama The Dressmaker.

Bette Midler is “coming to the end of the line” when it comes to work.

Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas get in touch with their feelers in the latest Marvel movie.

Liam Hemsworth became angry when he mistakenly thought a reporter called him Chris.