Woody Harrelson has been cast as former US president Lyndon Baines Johnson in director Rob Reiner's new biopic LBJ.

Actress Natalie Portman reportedly held up development on the Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic after insisting on working with a female director.

Jurassic World star Chris Pratt is single-handedly keeping the US film industry all-American by refusing to leave the country to make movies.

Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton are well cast as a couple married for 40-plus years agonising over whether to sell their home for a more age-appropriate dwelling.

Filmmaker Rupert Wyatt has reportedly signed on to direct Channing Tatum in the much-anticipated film adaptation of Gambit.

Martin Henderson has come a long way since his days as Stuart Neilson on New Zealand's national soap, Shortland Street in 1992.

Jurassic World is not Selma. We don't need to debate how realistic it is because, well, it's about a theme park filled with dinosaurs. And yet, there are still moments in Jurassic World that are so overtly fake, they become impossible to ignore.

Point Break actress Lori Petty has criticised the film's upcoming remake, branding the new movie "stupid".

New Zealand is the third most popular destination for film buffs wanting to follow in their favourite character's footsteps.

Tomorrowland, starring George Clooney, is one of the worst flops of the year and is set to cost Disney Studios between US$120 million and US$140 million (NZ$170.95 million - NZ$199.44 million), according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The new Spanish thriller Marshland opened in New Zealand this week following a raft of international acclaim and awards.

Lord of the Rings star Christopher Lee died today aged 93. Here's how friends and fellow actors have paid tribute to him.

From Dracula to Saruman, Bond villain to Jedi master, Christopher Lee was a master of wickedness.

Off to see Jurassic World this weekend? Canvas columnist James Griffin pens his own NZ dino-rampage blockbuster.

Bryce Dallas Howard has teamed up with her The Help co-star and fellow redhead Jessica Chastain to poke fun at comparisons between the two stars.

The acclaimed non-fiction book by New Yorker staff writer Katherine Boo is the raw material of this energetic and often spellbinding production of an adaptation by David Hare, the first National Theatre show with an entirely Asian cast.

Insomniac has shown off the first gameplay from upcoming PlayStation 4 platformer Ratchet & Clank.

The girls in the new Ghostbusters film will have some decent eye candy to look at when they tire from fighting all the nasties.

There are those who say Lee Harvey Oswald didn't act alone. There are those who say 9/11 was an inside job.

The highly anticipated film, Jurassic World, opens in NZ cinemas today. Dominic Corry takes a look at other great movies where characters getd evoured by deadly creatures.

Tintin star Jamie Bell and The Imitation Game's Mark Strong have arrived to begin shooting the action thriller 6 Days.

If you're a science-fiction film fan, you’re probably wondering why one of this year’s hottest sci-fi film hasn’t yet landed in local cinemas.

Reese Witherspoon teams up with Modern Family's Sofia Vergara in a female-led caper that breaks the Hollywood mould.

The first official teaser trailer for the final Hunger Games movie, Mockingjay Part 2, was released today. And there's a lot going on for Hunger Games fans to get excited about. Here are Rachel Bache's five best moments ...

Two HBO comedies, each about a group of four core friends trying to succeed in life and love. So why did one flop and one soar?

The revolution has been ignited.

It has been 22 years since dinosaurs first invaded our cinema screens, courtesy of Steven Spielberg in his epic film Jurassic Park.

Get excited tributes - something major is about to come out of The Hunger Games camp very soon.

Lethal Weapon star Mary Ellen Trainor has died, aged 62.