Movies

Paramount's last gasp before completing its sale to Skydance will be to revive the sword-and-sandals drama with Gladiator II and the possible follow-up Gladiator III.

Tudor period drama Firebrand, which stars Alicia Vikander as Henry VIII's final wife Katherine Parr, will arrive on Hulu this November.

Rumours lampoons the po-faced affirmations of progress and unity that fill our airwaves (while the planet burns) by asking respectable, commanding actors to make world leaders look incredibly silly as they scramble to respond to a global threat.

Phoebe Dynevor and Anthony Hopkins team up with Uma Thurman for the 1930s period drama The Housekeeper, from British novelist Rose Tremain.

The papal election at the heart of Conclave makes for thrilling drama, but the film shines brightest when it looks inward. 

Bring Them Down dips its toes enough in philosophical themes to make it a noteworthy debut and shows plenty of keen thriller instincts without devolving into turgid, violent stupidity.