“Predator: Badlands” Director Dan Trachtenberg Returns to Paramount With First-Look Deal

Dan Trachtenberg is going home. The director behind the Emmy-nominated "Prey" and the franchise-best "Predator: Badlands" has signed a three-year first-look deal with Paramount Pictures — the studio where he made his feature debut with '10 Cloverfield Lane' in 2016.

By The Credits  |  February 6, 2026

Interview

Director

“Zootopia 2” Writer/Director Duo Jared Bush & Byron Howard on Assembling 697 Artisans for Their Historic Hit

"Animation really is a team sport, it's a community," says "Zootopia 2" co-writer and director Byron Howard. Howard and his partner on assembling 697 artisans across Los Angeles and Vancouver to create the top-grossing animated film in history

By Hugh Hart  |  February 5, 2026

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Cinematographer

“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” DP Philip Lanyon on Balancing Franchise Legacy With a Youthful Visual Approach

Cinematographer Philip Lanyon, a veteran of "Star Trek: Discovery," "Picard," and "Strange New Worlds," brought a fresh visual approach to "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy," the Paramount+ series marking the franchise's 60th anniversary.

By Susannah Edelbaum  |  February 4, 2026
“Wuthering Heights” First Reactions: Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi Have Incandescent Chemistry in Emerald Fennell’s Scorcher

"A beautiful mess of passion, destruction, lust, revenge & unhinged behavior." First reactions to "Wuthering Heights" celebrate Emerald Fennell's bold adaptation, Linus Sandgren's cinematography, and Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's explosive chemistry. February 13.

By The Credits  |  February 4, 2026

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Actor, Director, Screenwriter

Writer/Director Kleber Mendonça Filho & Best Actor Nominee Wagner Moura on Their Oscar-Nominated Thriller “The Secret Agent”

The Secret Agent could make history: if it wins Best International Feature, Brazil would become the first country in 37 years to win back-to-back. Oscar nominees writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho & star Wagner Moura on using cinema, urban legends, and stop-motion to explore democracy's fragility.

By Loren King  |  February 3, 2026