Oscar-winning director, Martin McDonagh, is set to make a return to the big screen with a new film about a friendship gone sour in Ireland.

Irish composer and conductor Eimear Noone will become the first woman to conduct at the Oscars in February.

Saoirse Ronan has revealed that her upcoming role as Jo March in Little Women was one that she fought for.

Robert Pattinson is already on board to play the caped crusader with Zoe Kravitz playing Catwoman. Paul Dano will star as the Riddler.

Kerry star Jessie Buckley has been named one of Variety magazine’s ‘10 actors to Watch’ for 2019.

Buckley was also nominated for a BAFTA rising star award earlier in the year.

Noel Gallagher and Lewis Capaldi's back and forth 'banter' has been going on for some weeks now.

The Cannes Film Festival (May 14 to 25) unveiled its roster earlier in the week

Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki and John David Washington are set to star in Christopher Nolan's upcoming film that is shrouded in mystery, according to Variety.

As he gets ready for the Fastnet Film Festival, director Stephen Frears tells Esther McCarthy about his work on such movies such as Philomena and The Snapper, as well as his new-found love for West Cork

I/O 2017, Google’s annual developer conference, is just around the corner and as a result there are plenty of rumours appearing online about what we can expect to see at the event.

As the world’s most famous film festival kicks off, Helen Barlow selects some of the highlights

Simon Delaney is one of the finalists on MasterChef Ireland tonight on TV3, alongside Niamh Kavanagh and Oisín McConville. Recent acting parts for the 46-year-old father-of-four from Raheny include The Conjuring 2 and Moone Boy.

Mel Gibson is reportedly meeting with Warner Bros. about the possibility of directing the sequel to last year's Suicide Squad.

Matt Reeves, director of 2014's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, has taken over as director for the upcoming Batman film starring Ben Affleck.

Here’s your latest arts and entertainment round-up with Des O’Driscoll.

The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams is producing a new supernatural World War II film set during the invasion of Normandy.

Ben Affleck is no longer directing The Batman for Warner Bros, as confirmed in an article from Variety.

Mixed martial arts master Anderson Silva has signed up to star in the upcoming Chinese action movie, Made in Kowloon

White Girl isn’t the first female-centric movie to suffer negative feedback from male critics. 

Director Antoine Fuqua has been doing a great job in recent years with hits like The Equalizer and The Magnificent Seven, and his next project represents a whole new challenge.

A Date For Mad Mary is the latest film to underline the current depth of talent in Ireland, writes Esther McCarthy

DC Comics and Warner Bros seem intent to add side characters to films in its cinematic universe. The Flash, for example, will feature an appearance from Cyborg.

The Divergent film series is in a major spin, and the finale is now set to debut on the smaller screen and spin off into a series.

Showtime's Penny Dreadful has come to an end, which is going to be a pretty big surprise to fans of the show as the last ep has already aired.

John Williams has confirmed that he will score Spielberg’s Ready Player One, with his work on it beginning in November.

Those Marvel movies have been going really well for Disney over the last few years, with hit after hit and films that rarely disappoint - especially when it comes to the continuing adventures of Captain America.

With the Assassin’s Creed film coming out in the near future, and Splinter Cell in development, Ubisoft is reportedly looking at its portfolio to see what else could be adapted into a film. The answer is apparently The Division.

There's a new Spider-Man movie on the way called Homecoming. It features Brit Tom Holland in the suit playing a more teenaged version of the character, who will be making his big screen debut in Captain America Civil War in just a few short days.

AMC has changed its mind about a proposed policy that would allow cinema goers to use their phones while watching certain films.

You’ll soon be able to experience the world through the eyes of John Wick thanks to a virtual reality experience using HTC’s Vive headset.

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Matthew McConaughey is open to joining a superhero film, and has even read some of Marvel’s and DC’s scripts. But so far, nothing has struck a chord with him.

The actor best known for his role as James Bond villain Kamal Khan in 1983's 'Octopussy'.

The superhero will explore his awkward relationship with other students while he fights crime outside of class.

Irish actor Jack Reynor has won the prestigious special jury prize for acting at the Sundance Film Festival for his role in Gerard Barrett’s Glassland.

Sony Pictures Entertainment has told US cinemas they can cancel plans to show The Interview, hours after hackers invoking the memory of the September 11 2001 terror attacks issued ominous threats against film-goers and patrons of the comedy.

A growing number of web security experts are casting doubt on the theory that North Korea was behind the hacking attack that crippled Sony Pictures’ computers and possibly leaked unreleased movies online.