Apple Original Films has dated its comedy The Dink starring Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen to premiere globally on July 24. The film, which will bow on the Apple TV platform, also stars Ed Harris, former tennis star Andy Roddick, Patton Oswalt, Chloe Fineman, Chris Parnell, Aaron Chen and Ben…

The New Yorker has acquired the Alexander Molochnikov-directed live action short film Extremist. The short, which premiered at Telluride, will debut this week. Extremist is inspired by the true story of Sasha Skochilenko, a Russian artist and musician who was arrested and imprisoned for seven…

EXCLUSIVE: The DGA, Primetime Emmy, and Peabody-winning director, producer, and actor Ben Stiller (Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost), and Oscar-winning producing partner John Lesher (Birdman) have joined dissident Russian short film Extremist as executive producers. The award-winning work by…

Ariana Grande has officially wrapped filming on Focker-in-Law, the new installment in the Meet the Parents franchise set to bow next year. The two-time Grammy-winning pop artist marked the occasion with an Instagram carousel, featuring a first look at her character name, Olivia Jones. Details…

Although New York Magazine popularized the term ‘nepo baby’ in 2022, Ben Stiller has long been familiar with criticism over having famous parents. The Emmy winner, who pays tribute to his parents in the documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, explained that he understands arguments “about…

As an actor and director Ben Stiller is well known, merging those talents in movies like Zoolander, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Tropic Thunder, The Cable Guy and countless others, and most recently as director and producer of the Emmy darling Severa…

Ben Stiller has bemoaned the chilling effect on comedy during Donald Trump’s second term. In an interview with the Radio Times magazine, the Zoolander star and Severance director said it was a challenging time for the genre he loves — and he urged comedians to stand up and be counted. "We…

Over five years in the making, Ben Stiller's documentary about his parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, whose television appearances were a mainstay of 1960s and '70s American culture, grew to encompass his own personal experience with family and parenting, with results that surprised him. "I…

In the trailer for his new documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, Ben Stiller says of his late parents, the comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, "They had this incredible marriage." But it wasn't without its challenges as Stiller explores in the film, which premieres at the New York…

Apple TV+ has picked up the eight-episode limited series The Off Weeks, starring and executive produced by Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy) and Ben Stiller (Severance). Michael Showalter (The Idea of You, The Dropout) will direct and executive produce alongside Alissa Nutting (Made For Love), who…

Adolescence and Severance have backed up big nights at the Emmys by securing major prizes at the Seoul International Drama Awards. Netflix’s acclaimed limited series won the Grand Prize, Best Director for Philip Barantini and Best Actor for Owen Cooper, who made history on Sunday by becoming the…

Ben Stiller hit the Emmys red carpet and teased the Meet the Parents sequel that will reunite him with Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, and Blythe Danner. Ariana Grande is set to join the cast of the comedy, and the Severance producer gave insight into what it has been like working with…