Chris Hemsworth won't be throwing away his mighty hammer any time soon.

The Harry Potter books are full of magic and spells. And it seems that a little trickery also had to be used on set when the books were being turned into films.

Hey girl, Ryan Gosling might star in the Blade Runner sequel.

Kiwi film great Sir Peter Jackson was described as one of the "most controlling film makers" in the world.

The first glimpse at Batman v. Superman has arrived.

There are an awful lot of sequels being made that nobody asked for. Dominic Corry takes a look at a few of the worst.

The Avengers return in their second team effort, which comes with some new players. Michele Manelis reports.

She is accustomed to garnering attention for her performance on the catwalk.

Frozen star, Josh Gad, has shared a photo of his upcoming cast mates for Disney's Beauty and the Beast live-action remake, starring Emma Watson.

Filming for the long-awaited comedy sequel began in Rome, Italy last week.

Eddie Redmayne has emerged as the surprise frontrunner to take the lead in Harry Potter spin-off movie, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Ant-Man precariously balances action with comedy in Marvel's first full-length trailer, which hit the web.

Kiwi comedy king Jemaine Clement has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg's adaptation of the classic children's book, The BFG.

He was a loudmouth vampire in What We Do in the Shadows, but comedian Cori Gonzalez-Macuer prefers dry understatement. He talks about tattoos, whisky, failure and success.

Heroes don't get any bigger with the new trailer for Marvel's Ant-Man, in theaters July 16.

Sir Ian Mckellen is the latest star to land a role in the upcoming remake of Beauty And The Beast.

Just one week after Paul Henry returned to New Zealand television screens, the controversial broadcaster has made his feature film debut at the Florida Film Festival.

The world premiere of a black-and-white documentary about a small-town rugby club is the centrepiece of the New Zealand International Film Festival's Autumn Events programme next week. Peter Calder spoke to the film's makers.

John Steinbeck's classic American tragedy-in-miniature has had five screen adaptations (including an Iranian film) but the only theatre version was the author's own, published and first staged in 1937, the same year as the novel.

New Zealand was on the right track when adopting a 'three strikes' regime to counter infringing file sharing in music and movies, an industry group says.

Time for a little foreign movie culture. Dominic Corry lists off five contemporary French films you really need to see.

As the world's most suave secret agent, James Bond has survived 23 films while barely breaking a sweat.

Scott Eastwood has defended his new rodeo film The Longest Ride after the Los Angeles premiere was picketed by animal rights protesters.

New zealand film The Dark Horse continues to win global acclaim, with prominent British reviewers giving it glowing reviews as it hit UK cinemas over Easter weekend.

In the black-and-white photograph of her that appears briefly during the end credits of this true-life melodrama, Maria Altmann looks somewhat more interesting than her screen version.

The new film by the writer-director duo behind the 2011 hit The Intouchables is not as formulaic and manipulative but it lacks the single-minded coherence that was so crucial to that film's success.

Quorra and Sam Flynn are back. Olivia Wilde, 31, and Garrett Hedlund, 30, will reprise their roles in the next Tron film, according to an article from The Hollywood Reporter. The Disney movie will also see Joseph Kosinski as the director.

The six original Star Wars movies are being released online in digital form for the first time, the studios behind the iconic franchise has announced.

The final trailer for Avengers: Age Of Ultron was released on Monday, full of all the action and quick wit fans have come to expect from the superhero franchise.