The Folio · No. 24Monday 28 September 2026Jess Entwistle
Film
Paul King is directing the Astaire film, with Tom Holland as Astaire, Sabrina Carpenter as Ginger Rogers and Margaret Qualley as his sister and first dance partner, Adele.
Film
Jon Watts is reported to be launching a new Skywalker Saga trilogy, with Daisy Ridley expected back as Rey. Nothing is confirmed by Lucasfilm yet.
Film
Takashi Yamazaki’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One premiered at the New York film festival, where the Guardian found smart social commentary under the spectacle.
Film
Neon’s Paper Tiger opened the New York Film Festival to a warm Lincoln Center crowd, with the after-party at Tavern on the Green already arguing its Oscar odds.
Film
The Baby Reindeer writer and star takes his first film role in Porto Rico, which is already shooting.
TV
John Goodman leads three new arrivals for the HBO drama’s third season, alongside two actors from the games returning in different roles.
TV
Mike Flanagan’s Carrie lands on Prime Video on 7 October, all episodes at once. Sloyan says she was honoured and worried in equal measure.
TV
The unannounced film covers Lowe’s life and his 1980s stardom, and arrives on Netflix on 24 November.
TV
Ahead of the BBC series, Jama says the warmth people expect from her is a cover for how direct she can be. Useful, in that house.
TV
Amanda Holden tells Digital Spy the 2027 ITV run will be a knockout, with format changes for the milestone series.
Music
After the success of Confessions II, Madonna returned to the VMAs stage for the first time since 2003 and went on to take seven awards.
Music
Swift took Video of the Year for her self-directed ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ and premiered the ‘Patient Zero’ video, a ghost story starring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell.
Music
Snoop Dogg hosted from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Madonna led the night with seven wins and BTS came second with three.
Music
Musgraves has been paying tribute to Parton since her death a few weeks ago. She sang Parton’s own song on the VMAs stage after an introduction.
Music
Ten years after his death, four singers took on the MTV icon’s catalogue. Michael defined the channel’s first decade, so the setting fitted.
Music
The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, MTV’s lifetime achievement honour, went to Nirvana at Sunday night’s ceremony.
Music
Hello! gathers the best looks from the Los Angeles carpet on 27 September, from RAYE to Bebe Rexha, with Taylor’s lace gown out in front.
Theatre
Harris takes the lead in a new adaptation of the 1955 musical, with Julianne Hough and Austin Scott joining him. Previews begin in spring 2027.
Theatre
At the Menier Chocolate Factory, Jesse Tyler Ferguson gives an 85-minute monologue as Capote on Paul Farnsworth’s immersive set. The Guardian thinks the text lets him down.
Theatre
The two are working together for the first time in Noel Coward’s Hay Fever at Wyndham’s Theatre, and talk backstage about skinny-dipping and warring co-stars.
Theatre
The awards for first-time stage performers, writers and directors were handed out at 8 Northumberland Avenue in London on Sunday evening.
Theatre
Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Adrienne Warren and Brandon Victor Dixon recreated the 2016 musical, and PBS will air it next year.
Books
Kendrick confirmed at Zurich that Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel is her next film as director. It is the adaptation that has been circling for years.
Books
Adeyemi’s debut won a record-breaking YA book deal and then a fallout with Hollywood. She talks about that, and about the new novel that has her on its cover.
