“Lady in the Lake” is a mystery set in 1960s Baltimore at the height of the civil rights movement. The story follows housewife-turned-reporter Maddie Schwartz (Portman) as she pursues the case of a missing woman named Cleo Sherwood (Nyong’o), whose body was found in a city park lake. As Cleo’s ghost follows Maddie on her quest to uncover the mystery of her death, the two women’s lives become intertwined. Nyong’o, Portman, Har’el, and Ryan will all serve as executive producers, as will Portman’s producing partner Sophie Mas and Har’el’s producing partner Christopher Leggett under their company Zusa....

During his first tenure at the helm of the entertainment giant, Iger was famous for cultivating close relationships with Hollywood talent and giving the company’s storytellers the space and resources to do the best creative work possible. His passion for the brand and willingness to accommodate artists made him a very popular figure in Hollywood. Chapek took a dramatically different approach, aggressively restructuring the company to cut expenses and maximize profits in a way that many felt came at the expense of the creativity and quality....

Netflix announced December 28 that “Cheer” Season 2 will premiere all nine episodes on the streamer January 12. Returning are Navarro’s coach Monica Aldama, as well as Lexi Brumback, Gabi Butler, La’Darius Marshall, and Morgan Simianer. Watch the trailer for the new season in the video below, which teases a renewed competition with Trinity Valley — and a new focus on the coach and team there for the series — as well as new members of the squad....

In a new video hosted by Vanity Fair, cast members Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, Steven Yeun, and Daniel Kaluuya break down some of the craziest fan theories from Reddit. As Steven Yeun previously revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel,” the actors are contractually allowed to say exactly nothing about specific plot points. But that doesn’t mean they can’t debunk some of the nuttier speculations about “Nope.” Check out the video below. One theory revolves around “Casadastraphobia,” the fear of being sucked into the sky, which based on the trailer, isn’t totally off-base: Palmer’s character is seen repeatedly getting vacuumed up into the heavens by possibly an alien spaceship, and then getting dropped back down again....

Universal Pictures, who financed the film, attached a teaser to Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” which opens in theaters this weekend. The footage offers the clearest look yet at Cillian Murphy as the eponymous inventor of the atomic bomb, and moviegoers get to hear the voices of some of the film’s all-star supporting cast. “The world is changing, reforming. This is your moment,” says Emily Blunt, who plays Oppenheimer’s wife, Katherine. Then a ticking countdown clock appears on the screen, reading “11 months, 24 days, 15 hours, 29 minutes....

More than ever, Academy members are comfortable streaming Oscar contenders at home — and that means things are about get really complicated. Figuring out how to engage voters who can browse their options like a Netflix queue will be one of the biggest challenges this season. Any Oscar-contending film also contends with “the awards corridor” — that narrow period in which too many films fight for a theatrical release slot that will best capture the audience’s and the voters’ attention....

In it, Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) discuss the impending arrival of Tom Christie, with whom Jamie was imprisoned at Ardsmuir. The two weren’t exactly friends during their time together, but, as Jamie explains, when he extended an invitation to his fellow inmates to stay with him at Fraser’s Ridge, he couldn’t very well make a single exception. Claire is, of course, understanding — one of many reasons Jamie calls her his “angel....