Want to write a string of best-sellers and spark endless romantic box-office hits? Helen O’Hara talks to the master, Nicholas Sparks.

Ryan Reynolds is begging Hollywood casting directors to consider him for a villainous role, having grown tired of playing the hero or the guy that gets the girl.

Ben Affleck appears to have shaken off his marital woes, with reports surfacing that he'll be directing his second movie after the hugely successful Argo.

Parents got more than they bargained for with the latest McDonald's Happy Meal giveaway, featuring a swearing Minion.

Yes, we've already had Spider-Man and now Ant-Man. But the history of bug-based superheroes doesn't stop there. Here is a smattering of the other insectoid-inspired characters in comics over the years.

The immigration love story has already earned Ronan tons of praise after its premiere early this year.

As Comic-Con prepares to kick off, here are eight panels to keep an eye on over the next few days.

Jennifer Lawrence is ready in red for the revolution, and looks regal in the latest posters for the final film in the Hunger Games movie series, Mockingjay Part 2.

Aussies are scoring Hollywood roles because they possess a quality now rare among their US contemporaries - masculinity, says veteran actor Michael Douglas.

Michael Douglas says Hollywood is in crisis as young American actors are too sensitive and asexual to play leading roles.

Over the Fourth of July weekend, former Disney honcho Michael Eisner caused a bit of a stir when he suggested that it was extremely rare to find extremely beautiful women who were also deeply funny.

They were a staple of 90s childhoods. Now spooky bestseller Goosebumps is heading to the big screen, with the first trailer released today.

Re-editing movies such as Into the Woods and Fault in Our Stars highlights institutional racism in Hollywood.

Ryan Reynolds took 45 minutes to put on his Deadpool suit.

A movie about the 1996 Everest climbing disaster that claimed the life of Kiwi Rob Hall and seven others will open the prestigious Venice International Film Festival.

When it comes to sequels, I often wonder "Why?" In this case the answer is easy to find.

The 1856 novel by Gustave Flaubert about a woman whose glamorous fantasies lead her to betray and beggar her decent but unambitious doctor husband is among literature's most filmed.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he'll still watch the Steve Jobs biopic despite quibbles over Seth Rogen's portrayal of him.

Magic Mike XXL star Channing Tatum says his time spent stripping was "one complete year of down-the-rabbit-hole crazy".

Actors have always crossed the Atlantic in search of fame and fortune, but the recent slew of plum roles for British stars has led to a crisis. Where are America's leading men who can reclaim the silver screen?

A council body has four months to produce a viable film studio plan at Hobsonville Pt or the land will be used for housing.

Channing Tatum says Magic Mike XXL will probably be the last in the film franchise as he's "scraped the creative bottom of the barrel".

After years of making female-oriented movies, Disney is changing track with a Prince Charming movie instead.

The latest ad for new Marvel movie Ant-Man has spoiled a surprise cameo appearance.

40-year-old Hello Kitty is set to make her big screen debut in 2019.

The documentary about the 2007 terror raids will have its world premiere at the New Zealand International Film Festival this month.

Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman has criticised the film industry, saying movies are "the worst" they've been in 50 years.

Two Auckland Council bodies are at loggerheads over whether 20ha of land at Hobsonville Pt should be used for housing or a film studio.

A musical about a man seeking revenge over losing the last loaf of bread in a supermarket has taken out the top title at the 48Hours film festival.

Fans weren't happy when Metropolis was left in ruins at the end of Man of Steel, but director Zach Snyder has defended the controversial ending to his superhero film.