‘Mission: Impossible’ sets Cannes premiere, Diego Luna lands Scientific and Technical Awards gig, Pattinson-in-‘Dune’ rumors, and more of today’s top stories
- Tom Cruise's eighth Mission: Impossible film, The Final Reckoning, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, marking his third appearance at the prestigious event.
Gold Derby's top news stories for April 8, 2025.
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning to premiere at Cannes
Long rumored, it is now confirmed: Tom Cruise 's eighth and (potentially) final Mission: Impossible film will premiere out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14. It will be producer/star Cruise's third time at Cannes, after 1992's Far and Away and 2022's Top Gun: Maverick . He received an honorary Palme d'Or in 2022. The Final Reckoning opens in U.S. theaters on May 23, and Paramount is excited about its prospects. The studio dropped its official trailer on Monday:
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Peabody Awards to honor Andrea Mitchell and SNL
NBC News' chief Washington and chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchellwill receive this year's Peabody Career Achievement Award, the awards organization announced Tuesday, while Saturday Night Live , the sketch comedy series celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, will receive the Institutional Award. Nominees for 2025 will be announced on April 15, and the awards ceremony will occur on June 1.
Werner Herzog to receive lifetime achievement award at Venice
Werner Herzog, the iconic German director of Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Fitzcarraldo , Grizzly Man , and many other revered narrative and documentary films, will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Honorary Golden Lion at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival this summer. "I have always tried to be a Good Soldier of Cinema, and this feels like a medal for my work," Herzog said in a statement. "However, I have not gone into retirement. I work as always."
Diego Luna to host Scientific and Technical Oscars
AMPAS announced Tuesday that Andor star Diego Lunawill host the Scientific and Technical Awards on April 29. The awards honor achievements by people who have "contributed significant value to the process of making motion pictures." The 14 achievements were announced in January and the ceremony was delayed due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
Gotham TV Awards to pay tribute to Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladinoand Daniel Palladino, creators of Gilmore Girls , The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel , and the upcoming series Étoile , will receive the Creator Tribute at the second annual Gotham Television Awards on June 2 for their extraordinary achievements in TV. "We still can't believe that we have been allowed to make our living telling stories while working out our personal issues on screen for all to see," Sherman-Palladino and Palladino said in a statement. "The fact that we are now being honored by The Gotham is like icing on a very fancy cake."
Original 1977 Star Wars cut to screen at BFI
A rare screening of the original theatrical cut of Star Wars will open the BFI Film on Film Festival on June 12. Since the "Special Edition" release in 1997, that version, which features CGI updates and a few infamous alterations , has been the publicly available option. The festival will close with a 35th anniversary screening of the late David Lynch 's Twin Peaks pilot episode, presented by star Kyle MacLachlan .
Secret Predator animated movie revealed
20th Century announced details for an under-wraps Predator movie on Tuesday. The project is an animated anthology film titled Predator: Killer of Killers that will find a Viking, a ninja, and a World War II soldier each going up against a Predator alien. The film will start streaming on Hulu on June 6. Here's the trailer:
Killer of Killers is one of two Predator movies releasing this year; Predator: Badlands , starring Elle Fanning ,will open in theaters on Nov. 7. Both films are directed by Dan Trachtenberg , who previously helmed the Emmy-winning, franchise-rejuvenating 2022 film Prey .
Mariska Hargitay directs documentary about her mother, Jayne Mansfield
HBO set a June premiere date for Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay's feature directorial debut, My Mom Jayne . The documentary follows Hargitay's journey to "understand and embrace" her mother, actress and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield, who died in a car accident when Hargitay was three years old. "This movie is a labor of love and longing. It's a search for the mother I never knew, an integration of a part of myself I'd never owned, and a reclaiming of my mother's story and my own truth," Hargitay said in a statement.
Robert Pattinson eyed for Dune 3 role
Deadline reports that Legendary has "strong interest" in adding The Batman star Robert Pattinsonto the cast of the upcoming third film in the Oscar-winning Dune franchise. The Hollywood Reporter claims Pattinson would play the film's main villain. A formal offer has not yet been made, per Deadline sources. Dune 3 , which will be directed by Denis Villeneuve and based on Frank Herbert's novel Dune Messiah , is expected to start shooting this summer with returning cast members Timotheé Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Zendaya, and more.
Colin from Accounts renewed for Season 3
Paramount+ ordered a third season of romantic comedy Colin from Accounts . The Australian series is created by and stars the husband-and-wife team of Patrick Brammalland Harriet Dyer. The series was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best International Series and won two Gotham TV Awards (Breakthrough Comedy Series and Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series for Dyer).
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