Month: April 2025

Netflix has canceled its spy adventure The Recruit after two seasons. The Hollywood Reporter was first to report the news. Season 2 only consisted of six episodes, rather than eight in its first season.

Created by Alexi Hawley, The Recruit starred Noah Centineo, Laura Haddock, Colton Dunn and Aarti Mann, premiering on Netflix in December 2022 (Season 2 was released in January). The spy series followed Owen Hedricks (Centineo), a CIA lawyer who becomes involved in international conflicts with dangerous parties after an asset tries to expose her relationship to the agency.

Dunn wrote on Instagram: “You can’t cancel the memories. Very thankful to the cast, crew and creator of The Recruit. It was a good run with lots of fun. #therecruit”

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Celine Song’s upcoming rom-com Materialists, starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, will arrive in theaters June 13, and now A24 has released the first trailer for the film.

Written, directed and produced by Song, Materialists is a romantic comedy that follows a young, ambitious New York City matchmaker Lucy (Johnson) who finds herself torn between the perfect match (Pascal) and her imperfect ex (Evans). The trailer shows Lucy celebrate her matchmaking service yielding nine marriages, before meeting Pascal’s character, whom she describes as “a unicorn, an impossible fantasy” who lives in a $12 million apartment. Evans portrays John — a man from Lucy’s past who isn’t over her, with the film following Lucy as she tries to figure out which suitor is the best match for herself. The ensemble cast also includes Zoe Winters, Marin Ireland, Succession‘s Dasha Nekrasova and Louisa Jacobson.

A24 originally announced the release date for the film in a social media post on X, which features a photograph of a white, heart-shaped cake with Materialists written in thin red icing. The cake has already been cut into, and features a stamped out cigarette next to the serving knife. A red business card that says “Adore Matchmaking” appears alongside the dessert, with the caption reading: “Save the date. Celine Song’s MATERIALISTS 6.13.2025”

Materialists arrives in theaters June 13; see the trailer: HERE.

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Warner Bros. announced Wednesday that HBO Max’s The Last of Us has been renewed for Season 3, ahead of Season 2’s premiere this Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT.

The Last of Us, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie, takes its inspiration from the video game franchise.  Joel and Ellie are trying to survive amid an infectious outbreak that transforms the sick into zombie-like beings.

According to an official synopsis, the sophomore season takes place five years after the first season ended, with a longline reading: “Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.” Season 2 also stars Gabriel Luna, Rutina Wesley, Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Spencer Lord, Danny Ramirez, Jeffrey Wright and Catherine O’Hara.

Game co-creator and series co-creator, writer, director and executive producer Neil Druckmann in a statement: “To see ‘The Last of Us’ brought to life so beautifully and faithfully has been a career highlight for me. And I am grateful for the fans’ enthusiastic and overwhelming support. Much of that success is thanks to my partner in crime, Craig Main, our partnership with HBO, and our team at PlayStation Productions. On behalf of everyone at Naughty Dog, our cast, and crew, thank you so much for allowing us this opportunity. We’re thrilled to bring you more of ‘The Last of Us!’”

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Zendaya has signed on to portray legendary singer Ronnie Spector in the upcoming biopic ‘Be My Baby’, helmed by Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins for A24.

Zendaya, who has been attached to the project since 2020, will portray the ’60s music icon in the biographical drama. Before Spector passed away in 2022, she was an executive producer on the film and hand-picked Zendaya to portray her on screen.

A24 confirmed the news of Zendaya and Jenkins’ involvement on social media, writing: “Dream reunion with
@BarryJenkins and @Zendaya for BE MY BABY, a new film about the life and work of legendary songstress Ronnie Spector”

The biopic will be written by Dave Kajganich, adapted from Spector’s 1990 memoir “Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or, My Life as a Fabulous Ronette” that Spector co-wrote with Vince Waldron. The film is expected to focus on the singer’s life with the troubled producer Phil Spector, per Deadline, who first reported the news of Jenkins’ involvement. Jonathan Greenfield is set to executive produce the film, with producers including Zendaya, Marc Platt and Adam Siegel.

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