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In Memoriam: Stars We Lost in 2025

We pay tribute to <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm0000186/?ref_=hm_eds_featured-today-10_lk">Ozzy Osbourne</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm0000473/?ref_=hm_eds_featured-today-10_lk">David Lynch</a>, and more stars we lost this year.

We celebrate the stars who defined 2025! Find out who ranked in the top 10.

The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Stars of 2025

To celebrate the release of [i]Five Nights at Freddy's 2[/i], let us know which iconic anamatronic character is your favorite.

Poll: Fave 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Character?

To celebrate the release of <em>Five Nights at Freddy&#39;s 2</em>, let us know which iconic anamatronic character is your favorite.

We celebrate the storytellers who shaped your 2025 watchlists! Find out who ranked in the top 10.

The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Directors of 2025

See these famous faces in some of their first breakout roles in Hollywood.

Before They Were Famous: Actors' Early Roles

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Celebrate the nominees from this year's Critics Choice Awards.

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Celebrate the nominees from this year&#39;s Critics Choice Awards.

The Latest (and Greatest) New Posters

The staff at IMDb is celebrating the end of a great year of TV with a look back at our favorites from 2025.

IMDb Staff's Favorite Series of 2025

Check out the best photos from red carpets, events, and more.

The Best New Photos of the Week

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TV Tracker: Renewed and Canceled Shows

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IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2025 Gotham Awards

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

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"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Jason Statham Does the Things

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Shelter

Go Off, Anne Hathaway

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Mother Mary

'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come'

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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

Movie Memories With George Clooney & the 'Jay Kelly' Cast

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Jay Kelly

'Hamnet' Is Chloé Zhao's Alt Take on Shakespeare

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Hamnet Star and Director at TIFF 2025

We Have Questions for the "Stranger Things" Cast

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Stranger Things

"The Night Agent" Returns

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The Night Agent

'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple'

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

'Return to Silent Hill'

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Return to Silent Hill

Jodie Foster Stars in 'A Private Life'

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A Private Life

Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Makes $7.2 Million in Previews

It’s time to return to Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza because “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is back at the box office.

Universal and Blumhouse’s PG-13 horror sequel “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” has made $7.2 million in Thursday previews at the box office. It’s projected to make between $35 million and $40 million in its opening this weekend.

In comparison, the original 2023 movie, based on the popular horror video game series of the same name, had $10.3 million in previews on its way to a scary good $80 million launch. That far exceeded expectations for the film, especially considering it simultaneously launched on the Peacock streaming service. That being said, expectations for “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” are lower considering the original’s shocking success — it went down as Blumhouse’s highest grossing movie of all time with nearly $300 million globally. The sequel still has a tidy budget of $36 million, compared to the first movie’s $20 million cost,

It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion

Netflix, run by co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, has agreed to buy Warner Bros. in a megadeal valued at $82.7 billion. Under an effort nicknamed “Project Noble,” the streaming giant’s leadership secured $59 billion in financing from a consortium of banks to assemble the deal.

Netflix says the buy would give users more choice and let it “optimize its plans,” it will also expand its studio operations, while creating better value for talent and shareholders, with $2 billion to $3 billion in annual cost savings. The deal proposal has a breakup fee of $5.8 billion, meaning that if the acquisition is scuttled in any way, Netflix still has to pay Warner Bros. Discovery those billions.

The companies revealed the acquisition early Friday, altering the course of the entertainment business. Netflix said that it expects to maintain the current operations of Warner Bros. “including theatrical releases for films,” though specifics aside from topline deal numbers remain scarce.

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Actor in ‘Mortal Kombat’ and ‘The Man in the High Castle,’ Dies at 75

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa at an event for The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 (2017)

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who played evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in the “Mortal Kombat” franchise and appeared in “The Last Emperor,” “Licence to Kill” and “The Man in the High Castle,” died Thursday in Santa Barbara. A rep confirmed he died of complications from a stroke. He was 75.

Tagawa’s first film role came in Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor.” Soon after that, Tagawa played the villian Kwang in James Bond movie “Licence to Kill.”

On TV, he had a recurring role on “Nash Bridges” and guest spots on dozens of series including “Miami Vice,” “Knots Landing,” “Moonlighting” and “Baywatch.”

Kagawa is known for his role as Shang Tsung in the “Mortal Kombat” franchise. He appeared in the first film adaptation in 1995 and went on to appear in the TV series “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” in 2013 and lent his voice to the more recent “Mortal Kombat 11” videogame.

His manager, Margie Weiner, said,

Vin Diesel to Write and Star in ‘Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots’ Movie

Vin Diesel will write and star in the “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots” movie for Mattel Studios, Variety has confirmed.

It was previously announced that the “Fast and Furious” star would star in the movie based on the classic tabletop boxing game, but now Diesel will pen the script. He will also produce with his production banner One Race Films.

Not much else is known about the film, but it will “bring the legendary Red Rocker and Blue Bomber to life in an all-new live-action adventure.”

“I am excited to expand the Mattel universe by bringing this classic toy from my childhood to a modern audience by telling a story that examines the role of competition in a world often measured by strength and dominance that dares to reveal the power of compassion at its core,” Diesel said in a statement.

“Vin is a powerhouse storyteller with an unmatched understanding of action,

Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ Set as SXSW Opening Night Film

Boots Riley’s second film, a science fiction comedy called “I Love Boosters,” will have its world premiere on the opening night of South by Southwest’s 2026 Film & TV Festival.

The official logline for the film, which is distributed by Neon, reads, “A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service.” The cast includes Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza Gonzalez, Lakeith Stanfield, Don Cheadle and Demi Moore.

The SXSW opening isn’t a surprising move for Riley, whose film career kicked off in 2018 when his debut feature “Sorry to Bother You” premiered at the Austin festival. He returned in 2023 with the premiere of his Amazon Prime Video series “I’m a Virgo.” Before his work on screen, Riley was best known for his music — rapping with the groups The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club — as well as his leftist activism.

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