Woody Harrelson isn’t going to war with himself any longer, despite looking back in frustration at past roles.

The “Champions” actor reflected on his turn as the villain in 2017 film “War for the Planet of the Apes,” admitting that he felt “rigid” in the role.

“When things are going right, I don’t feel rigid. But there are performances where I was like, ‘Why couldn’t I just get outside whatever I was doing?’ Ten years later, I’ll think of something I should have done in a scene, and I want to tear my head off,” Harrelson told The New York Times Magazine. “‘Planet of the Apes,’ that’s one of those times where there was so much technology involved in what we were doing, I was a little daunted. If I did that part again, I could do it 20 times better.”

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There’s always more going on in a boxing ring than just the punches thrown. Action movies in general, and boxing movies especially, offer characters extreme physical challenges and use cinematic tools to express their internal struggles. For example, when the first “Creed” film holds back on using the iconic “Rocky” theme until the 12th round of the final fight, that’s director Ryan Coogler using the language of the “Rocky” movies to show how valiant Adonis Creed is.

For “Creed III,” Michael B. Jordan, the franchise’s star who took on directing duties for the first time, had a new language that he wanted to bring the story of  how Adonis, at the peak of his fighting powers, confronts the violence of his past: anime.

Jordan has been a long-time anime fan, both of the...

After spending 15-plus years as the brain behind the “Fast and the Furious” franchise, Justin Lin has lined up his first post-car racing film. The filmmaker, who left “Fast X” over creative differences last year, is set to direct “The Last Days of John Allen Chau,” IndieWire has confirmed.

The film, an indie based on the 2019 Outside Magazine article by Alex Perry, will represent something of a return to Lin’s roots. The director first rose to prominence with several independent films like “Shopping for Fangs,” 2002 Sundance title “Better Luck Tomorrow,” and 2007’s “Finishing the Game.” Since 2006, however, Lin has become best known for his work on the blockbuster “Fast and the Furious” movies, directing “Tokyo Drift” and the following four titles in the series...

Courtenay Valenti, a former executive at Warner Bros., has been named the new film head at both Amazon and MGM Studios. Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke made the announcement in a memo to staff on Tuesday. Read her announcement below.

The news comes as Amazon looks to make a big push into theatrical, starting with the Ben Affleck film “Air.” Valenti will take over for interim head Julie Rapaport. Valenti begins on March 1 as Head of Film, Streaming and Theatrical, reporting directly to Salke.

Read Salke’s memo below:

Hi team,

It’s been nearly a year since Amazon acquired MGM, and through that time I’ve had the opportunity to get to know the MGM team and their work...