Month: January 2025

Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt star in new trailer for Netflix‘s The Electric State, the sci-fi feature film from directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo which debuts on the streaming service March 14, 2025.

The Electric State is “centered around a dystopic society where machines created to help humanity have gone rogue. The robots have been sent to the titular Electric State, but though the machines have been isolated to keep humans safe, a young girl will go on a dangerous journey to rescue her brother.”

The cast of The Electric State also includes: Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci, with voice work from Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk.

The Russos are known for directing such films as Disney’s Avengers: Endgame and Netflix’s The Gray Man. They are set to helm the next two features for Marvel’s Avengers franchise, starting with 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday.

The Electric State premieres on Netflix on March 14; see the trailer: HERE.

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Peacock is previewing their 90-minute documentary about Sean “Diddy” Combs with a new trailer.

Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy features interviews with a bodyguard, makeup artist, and an intern of Diddy’s, as well as Lisa Bloom (Dawn Richard’s attorney), and singer Al B. Sure!   The special also includes exclusive, never-before-seen footage of Diddy partying at home and in the studio.

A press release from Peacock states: “The 90-minute documentary tells the story of Sean Combs’ early years and offers crucial insight into the forces that shaped the man and may have made him a monster.”

Diddy was sued multiple times throughout 2024, with accusations of sexual assault, gang-rape, molestation, and grooming among the charges against him. He remains in prison and will stand trial on federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution in May.

Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy will be available to stream on January 14; see the trailer: HERE.

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While the scheduled in-person announcement of the 2025 SAG Award nominations was canceled amid the wildfires raging across Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, this year’s nominations were unveiled via press release. The event honors some of the year’s best performances in film and television as selected by members of SAG-AFTRA.

Along with Wednesday’s announcement, the guild shared a statement on the fires: “Our thoughts are with everyone impacted — the residents, first responders and all those working tirelessly to protect the community.” They noted that donations can be made to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s natural disaster relief fund to help the SAG-AFTRA community.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Wicked leads this year’s film nominations with five nods, followed by A Complete Unknown with four nods and Emilia Pérez and Anora with three nominations each. All four films are nominated for the SAG Awards ‘best cast’ along with Conclave, which landed two nominations, in addition to The Last Showgirl.

Lead actor nominees include Golden Globe winner Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing) and Ralph Fiennes (Conclave); while nominees for Lead actress include Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora) and Golden Globe winner Demi Moore (The Substance).

In the television categories, “Shōgun” led among the nominees with five nods each.  The nominations for for best ensemble in a Drama Series are Bridgerton, The Day of the Jackal, The Diplomat, Shōgun and Slow Horses; with comedy series nominations including Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Only Murders in the Building and Shrinking.

Kristen Bell will host this year’s SAG Awards ceremony, which will also honor Jane Fonda with the SAG Life Achievement Award.  The 31st annual SAG Awards is set for Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall, with the event streaming live on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

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The Critics Choice Association announced on Wednesday that it is postponing the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony originally scheduled for this Sunday, January 16.  The organization cited the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area as the reason for the change, with the awards now rescheduled to be held on Jan. 26.

A social media post announcing the change read: “The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony has been postponed from January 12th to January 26th due to the catastrophic fires ravaging Southern California. The rescheduled event will remain at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and will broadcast live on E! and around the world. It will also be available on Peacock the next day.”

Leading the CCA film nominations with 11 each are Wicked and Conclave, followed by Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez with 10 each. On the television side, Shōgun leads the nominations, followed by Abbott Elementary, Disclaimer, Hacks, The Diplomat, The Penguin and What We Do in the Shadows.

Chelsea Handler will serve as the host of the Critics Choice Awards for the third year in a row, taking place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.  E! will air the ceremony live, with Peacock streaming it beginning Jan. 27.

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After rumors began to circulate about the relationship status of actors Tom Holland and Zendaya, TMZ has revealed that the couple are engaged.  The news comes after Zendaya stepped out at the 2025 Golden Globes sporting a diamond ring on her left ring finger, which appears to be a ‘5.02-carat East-West Cushion Diamond Button Back Ring’ from Jessica McCormack.

According to the outlet, Holland proposed to Zendaya at one of her family homes over the holidays, with a source telling PEOPLE that “everyone close to them knew an engagement was happening” — just not when” and adding that Holland has been wanting to propose to Zendaya “for a while. He’s always been crazy about her. He always knew she was the one. They have something very special.”  The source also revealed that the couple, both 28, are planning on a long engagement: “They will just enjoy things for now and won’t rush a wedding. They are both busy with work projects.”

Holland and Zendaya — who play onscreen couple Peter Parker and Michelle “MJ” Jones in the Spider-Man movies — went Instagram official in September 2021, with Holland posting a selfie of the couple in honor of Zendaya’s 25th birthday, writing: “My MJ, have the happiest of birthdays. Gimme a call when your up xxx”   Later in a June 2022 Instagram post celebrating Holland’s 26th birthday, Zendaya wrote: “Happiest of birthdays to the one who makes me the happiest <3” alongside a black-and-white snapshot of the pair cuddling.

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Disney Studios has shared the trailer for its live-action remake of Snow White, featuring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.  Disney posted on X: “The classic story comes to life Experience Disney’s #SnowWhite, only in theaters March 21, 2025.”

Snow White reimagines the 1937 animated Disney film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,’ which is based on the Brothers Grimm fairytale; the film was written by Greta Gerwig (‘Barbie’) and Erin Cressida Wilson, and directed by Marc Webb (‘The Amazing Spider-Man’).

The life-action remake sees Zegler stepping into the iconic role of Snow White, a princess who flees deep into the woods after her beauty rouses the jealousy of her stepmother, the Evil Queen (Gal Gadot); the film also features songs from the original film and new music by by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (‘The Greatest Showman’), including the ballad “Waiting on a Wish.”

Snow White opens in theaters March 21; see the trailer: HERE.

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