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Cinema news and upcoming films
Release calendars, trailer and box-office news, director and cast roundups.
20 upcoming titles added to the KinoNook catalogue: from Avengers: Doomsday to Shrek 5Original pages for 20 upcoming films, including Avengers: Doomsday, Hexed, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping and Shrek 5, have been added to the KinoNook catalogue.1 min readDune: Part Three final trailer is out: early small screenings bring positive wordThe third and final Dune: Part Three trailer arrived on October 27; the film opens in the US on December 18. Word from early small screenings is positive, but no reviews have been published.1 min readThe Mongoose is out: the Liam Neeson action film gets poor reviews from criticsLiam Neeson’s action thriller The Mongoose opened on October 30; its critics score sits around 21 to 25 percent, with reviews praising Neeson and the stunts but faulting the script.1 min readNetflix Türkiye October and November 2026: Organize İşler: Karun Hazinesi, Lupin and final seasonsNetflix Türkiye’s October highlight, Organize İşler: Karun Hazinesi, arrived on October 16; in November Başka Bir Kendi bows out with its final season and the Lefter documentary is reported for November 14.1 min readNetflix weekly Top 10: Below leads, with Nobody Wants This and The Diplomat close behindFor the week of October 19–25, Below tops Netflix’s series chart with 7.7 million views and Animals leads the movies with 10.7 million views.1 min readThe Gilded Age season 4 starts November 1: a time jump and new facesSeason 4 of HBO’s period drama The Gilded Age, eight episodes long, starts Sunday, November 1, with the finale on December 20. Adrienne Warren, Jim Gaffigan and Elizabeth Marvel join the cast.1 min readThe Rings of Power season 3 arrives November 11: Sauron forges the Ring, Simon Pegg voices the BalrogThe first four episodes of Rings of Power season 3 land on Prime Video on November 11; the season centres on the height of the war between the Elves and Sauron, and Simon Pegg voices the Balrog.1 min readPercy Jackson season 3 arrives November 20: The Titan’s Curse begins on Disney+Season 3 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, adapting Rick Riordan’s The Titan’s Curse, starts November 20 on Disney+; Dafne Keen, Kate McKinnon and Ming-Na Wen join the cast.1 min readBlade Runner 2099 arrives November 25 on Prime Video with Michelle Yeoh and Hunter SchaferThe eight-episode Blade Runner 2099, set fifty years after Blade Runner 2049, lands with all episodes on Prime Video on November 25, 2026, starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer.1 min readPrime Video November 2026: Rings of Power season 3, Blade Runner 2099 and The ChosenPrime Video’s November 2026 slate has the Muhammad Ali series The Greatest, season 3 of Rings of Power, season 6 of The Chosen, a holiday rom-com and Blade Runner 2099.1 min readAwards season calendar 2027: Critics Choice, Golden Globes and Oscar datesCritics Choice nominations come on December 4 and Golden Globes nominations on December 7, with ceremonies on January 3 and 10, 2027. Oscar nominations are January 21 and the ceremony is March 14, 2027.1 min readGolden Orange 2026: honorary awards, Young Achievement prizes and Film Forum winnersAt the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival the Honorary Awards went to Menderes Samancılar and Tilbe Saran; in Film Forum, Tanrının Yükü, Yağmur and İsmigül took prizes. The Best Film prize is 5 million TL.1 min readBond 26: the new James Bond is still unannounced, with a reveal expected by the end of 2026Casting for Denis Villeneuve’s Bond 26 continues; producer Amy Pascal has said the new Bond will be announced by the end of 2026, with filming expected in 2027 and a 2028 release.1 min readTIFF 2026 People’s Choice Award goes to La Bola Negra: a first for NetflixThe 2026 Toronto People’s Choice Award went to Los Javis’ La Bola Negra, the first Netflix film to win it. Elsinore took the International People’s Choice Award.1 min readVenice 2026: Golden Lion for Woman Unknown, John Malkovich Best ActorAt the 83rd Venice Film Festival the Golden Lion went to May el-Toukhy’s Danish drama Woman Unknown; John Malkovich was named Best Actor for Wild Horse Nine.1 min read2026 Emmy winners: The Pitt again, Widow’s Bay in comedy, DTF St. Louis in limited seriesAt the 78th Primetime Emmys, The Pitt won Outstanding Drama, Widow’s Bay won Comedy and DTF St. Louis won Limited Series; Matthew Rhys made history.1 min readCrystal Lake: the Friday the 13th series arrives on Peacock to mixed reviewsThe A24 Friday the 13th prequel Crystal Lake landed on Peacock on October 15 with all eight episodes; Linda Cardellini’s Pamela Voorhees is the most praised element.1 min readWhalefall sinks at the box office: an $8 million opening, though reviews are kinderJosh Brolin’s thriller Whalefall opened to about $8 million in the US and finished fourth; critics score 71 percent, audiences 81 percent, CinemaScore B.1 min readVisionQuest arrives on Disney+: first reviews spotlight Paul Bettany and James SpaderThe first two episodes of Marvel’s VisionQuest reached Disney+ on October 13; early reviews show about 91 percent positive and praise for Paul Bettany and James Spader.1 min readSummer 2026 box-office scorecard: Toy Story 5 on top, Supergirl and Mandalorian and Grogu disappointToy Story 5 made the year’s biggest opening with $160 million; Supergirl fell short at $38 million and The Mandalorian and Grogu managed about $172 million.1 min readSpider-Man: Brand New Day passes $2.5 billion: an all-time opening recordSpider-Man: Brand New Day broke the all-time opening record with $360 million in the US and has earned about $2.5 billion worldwide.1 min readReturn of the Living Dead returns November 13: a new Trioxin leak at Christmas 1985Written and directed by Steve Wolsh, Return of the Living Dead is due November 13, 2026; set in 1985 with Devon Sawa in the lead, it is presented as a continuation of the classic series.1 min readElsinore: Andrew Scott plays Ian Charleson; film opens in cinemas November 20Simon Stone’s Elsinore tells the story of Ian Charleson, the actor who played Hamlet and died of AIDS-related complications; Andrew Scott stars and the film opens November 20.1 min readWild Horse Nine opens November 6: Venice premiere and critics’ scoresMartin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine premiered at Venice, holds about 93 percent positive from critics and opens in the US and UK on November 6.2 min readLa Bola Negra: Spain’s Oscar entry, a shared Cannes Best Director winner, heads to NetflixLos Javis’ La Bola Negra is Spain’s Oscar entry; it shared Best Director at Cannes, stars Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close, and reaches Netflix in the US on December 2.1 min readHeartland: Jessica Chastain as a former country star, on Netflix November 13In Shana Feste’s Heartland, Jessica Chastain plays a former country star searching for her missing niece; the film reaches Netflix on November 13, 2026.1 min readThe Altruists: Netflix’s FTX series arrives November 19 with Julia Garner and Anthony BoyleThe eight-episode The Altruists, about the FTX scandal, reaches Netflix on November 19, 2026; Julia Garner plays Caroline Ellison and Anthony Boyle plays Sam Bankman-Fried.1 min readNetflix November 2026: Heartland, The Altruists, Steps and new seasonsNetflix’s November 2026 slate includes Heartland (Nov 13), The Altruists (Nov 19), Steps (Nov 20), the final season of The Empress and the second season of North of North.1 min readNarnia: The Magician’s Nephew first trailer arrives, with theatrical and Netflix dates setThe first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew dropped on October 13; the film opens in cinemas on February 12, 2027 and reaches Netflix on April 2, 2027.2 min read
