Hollywood star Johnny Depp has returned to Australia to start re-shooting the latest instalment of the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise.

Leaked Sony Pictures emails reveal former chairman Amy Pascal wanted Benedict Cumberbatch to play iconic rocker David Bowie in an upcoming Freddie Mercury biopic.

Is Chris Pratt a match for the deadly Indominus Rex?

Maisie Williams may be a global superstar, thanks to her Game of Thrones role as sword-wielding heroine Arya Stark, but she celebrated her 18th birthday this month with a camping trip - "making memories" with her closest friends from home.

The Harry Potter books are full of magic and spells. And it seems that a little trickery also had to be used on set when the books were being turned into films.

Hey girl, Ryan Gosling might star in the Blade Runner sequel.

Kiwi film great Sir Peter Jackson was described as one of the "most controlling film makers" in the world.

The first glimpse at Batman v. Superman has arrived.

There are an awful lot of sequels being made that nobody asked for. Dominic Corry takes a look at a few of the worst.

The Avengers return in their second team effort, which comes with some new players. Michele Manelis reports.

She is accustomed to garnering attention for her performance on the catwalk.

Frozen star, Josh Gad, has shared a photo of his upcoming cast mates for Disney's Beauty and the Beast live-action remake, starring Emma Watson.

Actress Olivia Munn has joined the X-Men universe after signing on to play telepathic Betsy Braddock, aka Psylocke, in X-Men Apocalypse.

Eddie Redmayne has emerged as the surprise frontrunner to take the lead in Harry Potter spin-off movie, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Ant-Man precariously balances action with comedy in Marvel's first full-length trailer, which hit the web.

Kiwi comedy king Jemaine Clement has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg's adaptation of the classic children's book, The BFG.

He was a loudmouth vampire in What We Do in the Shadows, but comedian Cori Gonzalez-Macuer prefers dry understatement. He talks about tattoos, whisky, failure and success.

Heroes don't get any bigger with the new trailer for Marvel's Ant-Man, in theaters July 16.

Sir Ian Mckellen is the latest star to land a role in the upcoming remake of Beauty And The Beast.

Just one week after Paul Henry returned to New Zealand television screens, the controversial broadcaster has made his feature film debut at the Florida Film Festival.

Slouching on the sofa watching movies often isn't the best way to get study done, but for medical students, a trip to the DVD store can be good for grades.

Budding Kiwi artists will next week have the chance to wow a top Weta Workshop designer.

The world premiere of a black-and-white documentary about a small-town rugby club is the centrepiece of the New Zealand International Film Festival's Autumn Events programme next week. Peter Calder spoke to the film's makers.

John Steinbeck's classic American tragedy-in-miniature has had five screen adaptations (including an Iranian film) but the only theatre version was the author's own, published and first staged in 1937, the same year as the novel.