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The first two episodes of “Black Bird,” released simultaneously last week, were exposition-heavy with the setup of our two leads: drug dealer-turned-informant Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) and possible (?) serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser). The culmination of Episode 2, “We Are Coming, Father Abraham,” saw Jimmy and Larry physically inhabit the same space with the hard work — Jimmy cozying up to Larry to garner a new confession — just beginning....

Unlike theater grosses, “Black Widow” PVOD revenues represent a 100 percent return to the studio. Rival studios suggest that the domestic portion ranged between 67-80 percent. On that basis, Disney would have so far earned more from PVOD than in theaters. (That’s take-home, not gross.) A single weekend’s performance is not the final word for movies, theaters, or even Disney, but it suggests major implications for all concerned. Another indication that PVOD remains a lucrative alternative to theaters is the strategy for home availability of “A Quiet Place Part II” which drops Tuesday — as planned, 45 days after its very successful theatrical release — on Paramount+....

TMZ first reported on Tuesday evening that Odenkirk, 58, and the “Better Call Saul” cast were shooting in New Mexico when the incident occurred. Paramedics received a call to the lot at 11:34 a.m. for a medical emergency, according to TMZ. Variety and Deadline confirmed TMZ’s report on Tuesday evening. IndieWire has reached out to AMC and Odenkirk’s representatives for comment. Odenkirk’s condition is currently unclear. Production on the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul,” the popular “Breaking Bad” spinoff, began in New Mexico in March....

“He’s one of the funniest [expletive] I’ve ever met,” Pitt told The Times about Fincher and their movie nights. “He’ll be muttering the whole time: ‘That shot works. That’s a bad handoff. Why would you go to the insert of the glove there? Stabilize!’ It’s like watching a football game with Bill Belichick.” Soderbergh once got so overwhelmed by Fincher’s viewing habits that he had to escape the room. Fincher invited Soderbergh to his editing studio during the postproduction of Fincher’s 2002 thriller “Panic Room,” which gave Soderbergh a front row seat to Fincher’s precision....

“Bridgerton” is an adaptation of Julia Quinn’s best-selling series of novels following the eight siblings of the titled family. Well-respected and closely tight-knit, the quest is for each of the Bridgerton kids to find their true love. Netflix’s official synopsis reads: “Inspired by the bestselling novels, the series follows Daphne Bridgerton, the eldest daughter of the powerful Bridgerton family as she makes her debut onto Regency London’s competitive marriage market....

Philipps, who rose to fame on “Dawson’s Creek,” directed one episode of TBS’ “Cougar Town,” which she also starred in opposite Courteney Cox. An unnamed friend then recommended Philipps to direct a “major studio” series. However, the “Freaks and Geeks” alum recalled a TV executive from a “major network” telling her that she would never direct the tentpole show. “I was just told like, ‘No, it’s just not going to happen....

The shock and excitement was palpable. Despite a global pandemic that forced the 2020 edition to cancel, scores of production delays, society splintered into quarantine restrictions around the globe, countless lives lost, artists faced with existential quandaries about the future of their work, and the industry enduring upheaval that threw the very nature of its survival into question … despite all of that, somehow, Cannes was here. This year’s festival comes with some serious caveats....

Take, for instance, a scene early in Sean Durkin’s fraught marital drama, “The Nest.” Having just been told by her status-obsessed husband, Rory (Jude Law), that they need to uproot the family and move to England, Allison O’Hara (Coon) drives to her cherished job as a riding instructor with a lot on her mind. Heart’s “These Dreams” blasts out the open windows, and Allison absentmindedly takes a drag from her lit cigarette as she gulps down her morning coffee....

The film is written by Nolan and produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Nolan himself. “Oppenheimer” is adapted from the Pultizer Prize-winning book “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. While Oppenheimer played a pivotal role in the making of atomic weapons, he later felt ambivalence about their power, ultimately lobbying for international control of nuclear power and opposing the making of the hydrogen bomb....

The Deadline report adds that Nolan may be looking outside his native Warner Bros., which has previously released films such as “Tenet,” the “Dark Knight” movies, “Inception,” and more to great box-office success. “Here is a bombshell development: while none of Nolan’s recent movies had gone outside Warner Bros, I’m hearing that several of the major studios across town are reading the screenplay and speaking with Nolan and his reps,” Deadline reports....

To this growing (and hopefully soon fading) genre, Bonello offers “Coma,” a hybrid film that differs from the pack in a few notable ways, not least of which by way of tone. Because instead of looking to escape or transcend the doldrums of France’s second or third lockdown, Bonello opted to channel them, making a film in the zeitgeist about the zeitgeist. Of course, the mood of that particular zeit was one of ennui and defeat, and in a rather successful attempt to reflect as much, “Coma” can be a bit of a slog....

The Coronavirus outbreak is disrupting entertainment events in Hollywood and around the world, from the theatrical releases of major studio tentpoles to the launch of film festivals and TV conferences. IndieWire will continue to update this page with the latest breaking news regarding production delays, festival cancellations, release date changes, and more entertainment disruptions caused by the coronavirus. The most recent updates will be posted at the top of the running list below....

A moving collage of rich, hand-drawn animation, where nearly every frame is a visual stunner, the film follows “cryptozookeepers through a richly drawn hallucinatory world as they struggle to capture a baku (a legendary dream-eating hybrid creature) and begin to wonder if they should display these rare beasts in the confines of a zoo, or if these mythical creatures should remain hidden and unknown,” according to the synopsis. IndieWire’s Eric Kohn wrote that “Cryptozoo” is “a total joy to immerse in Shaw’s expansive look at conflicting worldviews and environmentalist feats, bound together in a delightful consolidation of storytelling conventions that suggests ‘Yellow Submarine’ by way of ‘Jurassic Park,’ with a dose of ‘Tomb Raider’ for good measure....

“Netflix sent champagne to all of the nominees. I don’t really drink but I’m like, ‘I’m probably not going to win. Let’s just get drunk or something,’” Warren recalled in a phone interview with IndieWire out of her studio in Hollywood, where she tends to barricade herself to work solo, penning Oscar-nominated earworms like “Because You Loved Me” from “Up Close and Personal,” “How Will I Live” from “Con Air,” and, of course, “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” from “Armageddon....

“[Disney is] starting to include more LGBT characters that let kids know that being gay is all right. But when they have donated to the sponsors and co-sponsors of the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and they have made no position against this bill, and they are going to continue donating to these politicians, they are essentially saying that this bill is OK,” animation writer Benjamin Siemon said in a video posted on Twitter....

The “Mulan” credits also offer a thank you to the public security bureau in the city of Turpan, which is where the detainment centers are reportedly in operation. China refers to the facilities as “voluntary education centers,” designed “to improve the region’s security and economic development.” But as THR reports about Xinjiang: “Uighur residents have reported being subjected to grueling political indoctrination regimens, forced labor, and forced sterilization — part of an alleged government program to suppress birth rates in the Muslim population....

Glover is now in production on the third and fourth seasons of his acclaimed FX comedy series “Atlanta.” The creator, writer, star, and director of the series was supposed to begin filming the show in 2020, but the pandemic delayed the project into 2021. “Atlanta” is going global in its third season, as productions started last month in London and will move to Amsterdam and Paris as filming continues. The new episodes will wrap filming in Atlanta....

According to Jones, del Toro had no intention of recreating the Frankenstein look made famous by actor Boris Karloff in “Frankenstein” (1931), “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935), and “Son of Frankenstein” (1939). Instead, del Toro was interested in a more gaunt Frankenstein figure that resembled the illustrations drawn by “Swamp Thing” co-creator Bernie Wrightson. “He was more emaciated, little skinnier, little more pathetic looking,” Jones said of del Toro’s Frankenstein. “And yet, [he] had an unnatural physical prowess, an unnatural athletic-ness to him....

Fennell won the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for “Promising Young Woman” and reunites with LuckyChap Entertainment producer Margot Robbie for the upcoming family drama “Saltburn.” While the film’s plot has been kept under wraps, the official description hints that it’s a “story of obsession” involving an aristocratic English family. Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike, Jacob Elordi, and Barry Keoghan star in the film, with Fennell writing, directing, and also producing....

It’s a lot to track, and we’ll keep doing just that in the weeks and months ahead. Here’s a list of film festivals and markets that have offered some indication about their plans; those not on the list are not necessarily canceled. Many continue to accept submissions, but are mum on how they plan to move forward. The list will be updated as event organizers release information on their plans....