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Aaron Couch

Film Editor

Aaron Couch oversees THR’s film team, managing the flow of news and industry reporting. He also edits THR’s Heat Vision blog, which is dedicated to genre movie coverage and is home to the weekly Heat Vision Newsletter. Couch began contributing to THR as a freelancer in 2012 and joined the staff in 2013 as an online editor.

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Melissa Barrera Speaks Out After ‘Scream VII’ Firing: “I Condemn Hate”

Scream star Melissa Barrera is sharing her first public words a day after news broke that she had been fired from the seventh installment of the horror franchise. “First and foremost I condemn Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. I condemn hate and prejudice of any kind against any group of people,” she wrote in a statement posted […]

Jenna Ortega Drops Out of ‘Scream VII’

The Scream franchise is getting murdered. One day after Spyglass fired star Melissa Barrera from Scream VII, the latest installment of the horror movie series, it has been revealed that Jenna Ortega will also not be returning. Losing the two main leads who were instrumental in revitalizing the aging franchise now puts its future in […]

Melissa Barrera Dropped From ‘Scream VII’ After Social Media Posts Concerning Israel-Hamas War

Melissa Barrera is no longer starring in Scream VII. The actor was dropped from the project after a series of social media posts in the wake of the Israel-Hamas War. “Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp,” she wrote in one post on Instagram stories. “Cornering everyone together, with no where to go, […]

‘Superman: Legacy’ Casts Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen (Exclusive)

James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ movie is another step closer to being up, up, and away. The inaugural DC Studios feature continues its casting spree post-actors strike and has now added two key members of the Man of Steel’s supporting cast. Skyler Gisondo, known for his work on HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones, has been cast as Jimmy […]

‘Star Wars’ Vet Dave Filoni Named Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer

Dave Filoni is expanding his footprint in a galaxy far, far away. The longtime Star Wars force has been named chief creative officer at Lucasfilm. “In the past, in a lot of projects I would be brought into it, I would see it after it had already developed a good ways,” Filoni told Vanity Fair, which broke […]

Nicholas Hoult in Talks to Play Lex Luthor in ‘Superman: Legacy’

In one of the most significant new castings post-SAG-AFTRA strike, Superman: Legacy has found its Lex Luthor, with Nicholas Hoult in talks to star as the classic villain. No deal is done, but talks have been in the works since before the strike. Warner Bros. had no comment. James Gunn is writing and directing Superman: […]

New ‘Bourne’ Movie in the Works With ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Director

Jason Bourne may be born again. Universal is developing a new take on the action franchise, with All Quiet on the Western Front director Edward Berger leading the charge, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The new Bourne project is in the early stages of development. Matt Damon, who became an action star with the role […]

‘Housekeeping for Beginners’ Lands January Release Date from Focus

Housekeeping for Beginners has set sights on North America. The Venice title will roll out on Jan. 26 in limited release, and expand in the following weeks. The comedic drama from filmmaker Goran Stolevski won the Queer Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, and is North Macedonia’s international Oscar submission title. According to the […]

‘Dune 2’ Moves Up 2 Weeks in March

Dune: Part Two is arriving a little sooner than expected. Warner Bros. and Legendary will now debut the film on March 1, 2024. That’s two weeks earlier than its previous date of March 15, 2024. The move comes after Universal moved Ryan Gosling’s The Fall Guy from March 1 to May 3, creating a gap […]

‘The Omen’ Prequel ‘First Omen’ Shares First Look, Sets Release Date

20th Century has set a date to return to the world of The Omen. The First Omen, a prequel to Richard Donner’s horror classic, is set to hit theaters on April 5, 2024. The studio also shared a first-look image of the film, which according to the logline, kicks off when “a young American woman […]

Pedro Pascal Circling ‘Fantastic Four’ to Play Reed Richards

Marvel Studios is homing in on a Mr. Fantastic. Pedro Pascal is in talks to star as Reed Richards in Fantastic Four, marking perhaps the most significant casting move since the end of the actors strike earlier this month. Sources say scheduling is a factor in whether the deal will work out, and the current […]

‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ Loses Director Destin Daniel Cretton

Destin Daniel Cretton is no longer taking a trip to the multiverse as director of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Cretton had been attached since last year, with the news announced on the heels of San Diego Comic-Con. Jeff Loveness, who wrote the Kang-centric feature Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, penned […]