George Miller’s first film since 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” is based on the 1994 short story “The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye” by A.S. Byatt. Elba portrays a Dijinn who offers a scholar (Tilda Swinton) three wishes in exchange for his freedom. Their conversation, unfolding in a hotel room in Istanbul, leads to decades-spanning, globe-trotting consequences neither expected. The film premiered at Cannes and opens in theaters August 26. Director Miller penned the script along with daughter Augusta Gore, and that proved to be enough source material for Elba without needing the full history of the tale....

IndieWire can exclusively confirm the enhanced IMDb name pages for more than 11 million celebrities, filmmakers, and crew members. The rollout launched November 30 worldwide. An essential aggregate data hub for filmography, upcoming projects, and trivia, IMDb has proposed a change to its layout, mostly affecting chronological listings for résumés as well as giving the “Known For” section a new prominence. Each page previously prompted site visitors to click to a previewed version of the update, writing in a pop-up, “For a limited time, take a sneak peek at the new, in-progress version of this page....

According to Feldstein, Monica Lewinsky was personally involved every step of the way in the series’ creation. As she explained to Entertainment Weekly, “When I received the scripts, I knew that every word that I was saying was approved and had been to Monica first… [The producers] would go through the scripts with her and [she would] give all her feedback and her notes. And by the time it got to me, I was sure that everything in there was something that she felt comfortable with, she felt was real to her life and represented her....

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“Jeopardy!” is filming its first new episodes since Trebek’s death and a series of guest hosts will be filling in, including Ken Jennings. Jennings famously become the highest-earning American gameshow contestant of all time when he won 74 games of “Jeopardy!,” totaling $2.52 million dollars in winnings. He has been called the greatest “Jeopardy” player of all time. Since his landmark run, Jennings has been brought on as a consulting producer for the series....

Cumberbatch has credited director Jane Campion with creating a healthy environment that allowed the actors to explore their characters in unique ways. Now Jesse Plemons has added to the film’s behind-the-scenes mythology. Plemons plays George Burbank, Phil’s brother, who is a constant target of the rancher’s bullying, along with his wife and son. In a new interview with the Netflix publication Queue, Plemons revealed that Campion began the rehearsal process by having the two lead actors dance together....

John Bradley, who played Samwell Tarly on the show, recently appeared on the “Just for Variety” podcast to promote his role in “Moonfall,” and the “Game of Thrones” finale inevitably came up. The actor said that the show’s popularity put the creators in an impossible situation, as there was no way any finale could satisfy the entire fanbase. “Chances are we were going to please a fraction of people,” he said....