"Here's the first look at Idris Elba as the Gunslinger in The Dark Tower," io9 wrote in showcasing the photos of the actor on the South African set for the long-awaited Stephen King adaptation, directed by Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) and also starring Matthew McConaughey as the man in black.
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Steven Spielberg's The BFG received "a 4 1/2-minute standing-O at its Cannes premiere Saturday night," and the following day Disney released a new trailer for the movie, Deadline reported. The film, based on Roald Dahl's tale, stars Ruby Barnhill and Mark Rylance. It will be released July 1 in the U.S. The late Melissa Mathison wrote the screenplay for Spielberg's first directing gig for Disney.