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Pierce Brosnan: "It's going to be another man's job. I'm not looking to go there."

Pierce Brosnan rules out playing an older Bond

Pierce Brosnan has ruled out playing an older James Bond saying "it's going to be another man's job".

Conan O'Brien to host 2026 Oscars ceremony

Conan O'Brien to return as Oscars host next year

Conan O'Brien will return to host a second consecutive Oscars after this month's well-reviewed ceremony drew almost 20 million viewers in a slight ratings uptick.

Movies • 18 Mar

Stanley Tucci said he discovered his "thyroid was non-functioning" after getting a blood test

Tucci says radiation treatment 'burned out' his thyroid

Hollywood actor Stanley Tucci has said radiation treatment for cancer "burned out" his thyroid and left him feeling "completely exhausted".

Movies • 18 Mar

Michael Fassbender in the film Kneecap alongside Móglaí Bap (Naoise Ó Cairealláin)

Fassbender says Kneecap are 'readymade superstars'

Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender has said that he knew Kneecap were "readymade superstars" when he worked alongside them on the band's titular music biopic.

Movies • 18 Mar

Trailer for Irish comedy Fran the Man is released

The trailer for the upcoming Irish comedy Fran the Man has been released ahead of the film opening in cinemas next month.

Movies • 14 Mar

Black Bag's Harris says Fassbender can 'switch it on'

Naomie Harris was full of praise for her Black Bag co-star Michael Fassbender, saying he can "switch it on in just a second", while Regé-Jean Page added that he's "inspiring".

Movies • 13 Mar

Gene Hackman and Francis Ford Coppola on the set of Coppola's movie The Conversation, 1974

Francis Ford Coppola hails Gene Hackman as 'inspiring'

American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has hailed Gene Hackman as a "great actor" who was "inspiring and magnificent in his work and complexity" following his death.

Movies • 27 Feb

Gene Hackman 1930-2025. Pictured in 1985

Gene Hackman: A life in pictures

Following the news that Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have died, we take a look back at the two-time Oscar-winning actor's life and career.

Movies • 27 Feb

Sean Baker won the top prize at the Spirit Awards on Saturday

Oscar favourite Sean Baker says indie film 'struggling'

Sean Baker, whose low-budget movie Anora is the frontrunner for next weekend's Oscars, delivered an impassioned plea to "keep indie film alive" as he won top prize at the Spirit Awards on Saturday.

Movie • 23 Feb

(L-R) Colin Farrell, Nicola Coughlan, and Andrew Scott will compete in Sunday's Screen Actors Guild awards in the US

Irish actors in running for Screen Actors Guild awards

Irish actors Nicola Coughlan, Colin Farrell, and Andrew Scott will compete in Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild (Sag) awards in the US, a week ahead of the Oscars ceremony.

Movies • 23 Feb

Some of the greatest Hollywood comebacks of all time. Clockwise from top left: Renée Zellwegger, Eddie Murphy, Matthew McConaughey, Cameron Diaz and Ke Huy Quan

10 of the greatest Hollywood comebacks of all time

To celebrate Renée Zellweger being back on screens with Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, we've rounded up some of the greatest and most heartwarming Hollywood comebacks of all time.

Movies • 16 Feb

Robert Pattinson said of Mickey 17: "I wanted to work with director Bong so much and I kind of said yes before I'd even seen the script."

Pattinson agreed to Mickey 17 before seeing script

Robert Pattinson has revealed he "kind of said yes" to being in Bong Joon-ho's new film Mickey 17 before seeing the script.

Movie • 14 Feb

Cate Blanchett said the #MeToo movement "hasn't taken root"

Blanchett 'distressed' by lack of change post MeToo

Cate Blanchett says she has found the lack of change in Hollywood following the #MeToo movement "quite distressing".

Movies • 03 Feb

Kennedy, Marshall to be honoured at Oscar Wilde Awards

Film producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will be honoured at the 19th annual Oscar Wilde Awards which will be held on 27 February in Los Angeles.

Movies • 31 Jan

Cynthia Erivo says her younger self is "smiling, beaming, glowing from ear to ear" after her Oscar nomination

Erivo says younger self 'beaming' after Oscars nod

Wicked star Cynthia Erivo has said her younger self is "smiling, beaming, glowing from ear to ear" following her Oscars nomination in the leading actress category.

oscars • 24 Jan

Kneecap could be nominated for Best International Feature Film and Best Original Song

Live The 2025 Oscar nominations

The 97th Academy Awards nominations are under way in Los Angles - watch live.

Movies • 23 Jan

Screen Ireland has announced over 80 productions for 2025

Screen Ireland announces 80 projects for 2025

Screen Ireland, the national agency for the Irish film, television drama, animation and documentary industry, has announced its 2025 slate of productions they have funded.

Movies • 23 Jan

Benedict Cumberbatch says Doctor Strange will not appear in the Marvel film Avengers: Doomsday

Cumberbatch reveals Doctor Strange is on hiatus

Benedict Cumberbatch has confirmed his superhero character Doctor Strange will not appear in the Marvel film, Avengers: Doomsday.

Movies • 23 Jan

Jennifer Lopez's musical drama Kiss of the Spider Woman will premiere at Sundance

Sundance Festival moves ahead in wake of LA fires

The US film industry's first big gathering since fires devastated Los Angeles will begin on Thursday at the Sundance Festival, where highlights include a glitzy new Jennifer Lopez musical and a dark Benedict Cumberbatch drama.

Movies • 21 Jan

Leonardo DiCaprio pledges one million dollars (€971,000) to support "urgent needs and post-fire recovery efforts" in the wake of the LA wildfires

DiCaprio pledges one million dollars after LA wildfires

Hollywood star Leonardo Di Caprio is donating one million dollars (€971,000) to support "urgent needs and post-fire recovery efforts" in the wake of the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires.

Movies • 16 Jan

Tom Holland's father has confirmed his son is engaged to Zendaya: "Tom, as you know by now was very incredibly well prepared."

Tom Holland's father confirms Zendaya engagement

Tom Holland's father has confirmed his son is engaged to Zendaya as he detailed how "incredibly well prepared" the actor was ahead of the proposal.

Movie • 11 Jan

James Woods says home is still standing amidst "hellish landscape" in Los Angeles

James Woods describes miracle of finding home standing

US actor James Woods has revealed his home survived the Los Angeles wildfires that continue to ravage the star-studded Californian neighbourhood.

Movie • 11 Jan

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have reached a settlement in their divorce

Lopez and Affleck seek judge's approval of divorce

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have settled their divorce and are asking a judge to finalise their breakup.

Entertainment • 07 Jan

The Substance director says of Demi Moore: "It is being called a comeback. But she has always been here."

Director: 'Comeback' queen Moore has always been here

Demi Moore's Golden Globe best actress win for The Substance has, almost overnight, transformed the 1990s megastar into a seemingly unlikely favorite for the Oscars.

Movies • 07 Jan

Stars shimmered as they walked the red carpet at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood

Stars shimmered on the Golden Globes red carpet

Awards season kicked off with a bang on Sunday night as the 82nd Annual Golden Globe awards took place in Hollywood, California.

Golden Globes • 06 Jan