The Studio’ Cancels Apple TV Press Day Panel After Catherine O’Hara’s Death

"The Studio" has canceled its panel at Apple TV's upcoming press event after Catherine O'Hara, a key star, passed away on Friday.

"The Studio" was one of several panels scheduled for Tuesday at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles.

 Apple TV announced the cancellation on Friday, right after O'Hara's death. According to the event schedule, O'Hara wasn't planned to attend the panel with her co-stars Seth Rogen, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn, and Chase Sui Wonders.

Apple and Lionsgate released a joint statement on Friday expressing sadness over O'Hara's passing.

 They said, "We are all heartbroken by the loss of Catherine O'Hara. An undeniable legend, icon, and incomparable talent, Catherine elevated every project she was a part of, including the singular genius she brought to her role on 'The Studio,' and every transcendent performance she gifted to us. Her artistic accomplishments will forever bring humor, light, and love for generations to come, and her brilliance and generosity of spirit touched everyone around her. We will hold her in our hearts always, and extend our thoughts and deepest sympathies to her husband Bo, and children, Matthew and Luke."

O'Hara's manager confirmed on Friday that the "Home Alone" actress had died in her Los Angeles home after a short illness.

 She was 71 years old.

O'Hara's long and successful comedy career began with the Canadian sketch show "Second City Television" and ended with a successful comeback in projects like "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," "Schitt's Creek," and "The Studio."

 After her death, there was a lot of praise and tributes from people in Hollywood.

Seth Rogen, who co-created and starred in "The Studio," shared his thoughts on Instagram.

 He wrote, "Really don't know what to say... I told O'Hara when I first met her I thought she was the funniest person I'd ever had the pleasure of watching on screen. 'Home Alone' was the movie that made me want to make movies. Getting to work with her was a true honour. She was hysterical, kind, intuitive, generous... she made me want to make our show good enough to be worthy of her presence in it. This is just devastating. We're all lucky we got to live in a world with her in it."

Next ‘Fast and Furious’ Movie ‘Fast Forever’ Sets Spring 2028 Release Date

Vin Diesel is getting ready to race one more quarter-mile.

Universal has set the date for the next "Fast & Furious" movie, now called "Fast Forever," to come out on March 17, 2028.

Vin Diesel, who is a main part of the series and helps make the movies, shared the news on Instagram.

 He posted a picture of himself with the late Paul Walker, who was in the first movie, "The Fast and the Furious" from 2001. He wrote, "No one said the road would be easy... but it's ours. One that has defined us and become our legacy... And a legacy... lasts forever."  

Over the past 25 years, the "Fast & Furious" movies have made a total of $7.3 billion, making it the most successful and longest-running movie series for Universal.

 The highest-grossing movie in the series is "Furious 7" from 2015, which made $1.5 billion worldwide. The latest movie, "Fast X," made $704 million. The movies have also branched out into other things like an animated show and a spinoff movie called "Hobbs & Shaw."

The news about "Fast Forever" comes after many people were wondering when Vin Diesel's character, Dominic Toretto, and his group of friends — Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, and Jason Statham — would get back into their cars after the big ending of "Fast X."  

In the final scene of "Fast X," Dominic drives down the side of a dam and into the water, trying to escape with his son, Little Brian, from a trap set by the villain Dante.

 The movie ends with a black screen and two scenes that hint at the return of Dwayne Johnson's Hobbs and Gal Gadot's Gisele.

Before the movie came out, Universal already hired Louis Leterrier, who directed "The Transporter," to be the director for the next movie.

 Christina Hodson and Oren Uziel will be writing the script.

However, fans have been waiting for news about the next movie since May 2023, and the updates have been slow and confusing.

 This 5-year wait is the longest gap between movies since the series started.

There have been some changes along the way.

 Vin Diesel first said the movie would come out in April 2025, then Louis Leterrier said 2026. But plans stopped because the studio and the team had to agree on the story and budget.

In January, Vin Diesel said the series, which has filmed in faraway places like Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, London, Havana, and Abu Dhabi, would "return home" to shoot in Los Angeles to help the local economy after the wildfires.

 Then in March, he announced he would direct a sequel to the short film "Los Bandoleros" to connect "Fast X" to the next movie. In June, he performed at Fuel Fest, a car-lover event in California, with his co-stars Tyrese Gibson and Cody Walker, and hinted at an April 2027 release.

After all these ups and downs, the plan is now official.

 Dominic and his family will be on the road again in 2028.

Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71

Catherine O'Hara, an actor who won two Emmys and appeared in movies like "Home Alone" and "Best in Show," also had a big comeback in the TV show "Schitt's Creek," has passed away. Her manager told Variety about her death. She was 71 years old.

Her agent, CAA, said she died at home in Los Angeles on Friday after a short illness.

Catherine started her career in Hollywood over 50 years ago.

 She began with a Canadian comedy show called "Second City Television" that she helped create with Eugene Levy. That show got her her first Emmy and four other nominations. She then acted in movies like "After Hours," "Beetlejuice," and the first two "Home Alone" films where she played the mom of the main character, Kevin. She stayed close friends with Kevin Culkin and even honored him at his Walk of Fame event in 2023.

She often worked with Christopher Guest on funny movies like "Best in Show," "For Your Consideration," "Waiting for Guffman," and "A Mighty Wind."

 She also had voice roles in popular animated films such as "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Chicken Little." Late in her career, she acted in the sequel "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" and the Apple action movie "Argylle."

In her 60s, she had a big comeback with the role of Moira Rose in the sitcom "Schitt's Creek."

 She played opposite Eugene and Dan Levy and Annie Murphy. She won her second Emmy for that show, which led to other big TV roles in HBO's "The Last of Us" and Apple TV's "The Studio." In "The Studio," she played a Hollywood executive who was pushed aside. The second season of the Seth Rogen comedy recently started filming.

In a 2025 interview with Variety about "The Studio," Catherine talked about how the movie industry has changed over her career.

 She said, "It must be a much more nervous business now than in the past. The internet and streaming must have opened up a world of good and horrific possibilities for people." Even though "The Studio" was a sharp take on Hollywood executives, she said, "Most people are trying to do and want to do good work. And most people want to be entertained."

Catherine was born in Toronto but became a well-known figure in Los Angeles.

 In 2021, she was named the honorary mayor of Brentwood.

She is survived by her husband, Bo Welch, who is a production designer, and her two sons, Matthew and Luke.

 She also had several siblings: Michael O'Hara, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Maureen Jolley, Marcus O'Hara, Tom O'Hara, and Patricia Wallice.

The Love That Remains Movie

The Love That Remains

Original title: Ástin sem eftir er

2025 | 1h 49m

Release date

January 30, 2026 (United States)

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Directed by Hlynur Pálmason

Screenplay by Hlynur Pálmason

Produced by

Anton Máni Svansson

Katrin Pors

Starring

Saga Garðarsdóttir

Sverrir Gudnason

Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir

Þorgils Hlynsson

Grímur Hlynsson

Cinematography Hlynur Pálmason

Edited by Julius Krebs Damsbo

Music by Harry Hunt

Production

companies

STILL VIVID

Snowglobe

Aamu Film Company

HOBAB

Film i Väst

Arte France Cinéma

Release date

May 18, 2025 (Cannes)

Running time 109 minutes

Countries

Iceland

Denmark

France

Finland

Sweden

Language Icelandic

Countries of origin

IcelandDenmarkSwedenFrance

Languages

IcelandicEnglishFrench

Also known as

Aşktan Geriye Kalan

Production companies

Still VividSnowglobe FilmsHobab

Back to the Past Movie

Back to the Past

Original title: Chum Chun Gei

2025 | 1h 47m

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-fi

Release date

January 30, 2026 (United States)

Country of origin

Hong Kong

Directed by

Ng Yuen-fai

Jack Lai

Screenplay by Chang Chia-lu

Lily He

Based on The Chronicles of Searching Qin

by Huang Yi

Produced by Louis Koo

Tang Wai-but

Starring Louis Koo

Raymond Lam

Jessica Hsuan

Sonija Kwok

Joyce Tang

Bai Baihe

Cinematography Kenny Tse

Edited by Wong Hoi

Music by Chan Kwong-wing

Production

company

One Cool Film Production

Distributed by One Cool Pictures

Release date

31 December 2025

Running time 107 minutes

Country Hong Kong

Language Cantonese

Budget US$45 million

 

Islands Movie

Islands

2025 | 2h 3m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Directed by Jan-Ole Gerster

Screenplay by Jan-Ole Gerster

Blaž Kutin

Lawrie Doran

Produced by Maximilian Leo

Starring

Sam Riley

Stacy Martin

Jack Farthing

Cinematography Juan C. Sarmiento Grisales

Edited by Antje Zynga

Production

companies

Augenschein

Leonine

Distributed by Leonine

Release dates

16 February 2025 (Berlinale)

8 May 2025 (Germany)

January 30, 2026 (United States)

Country of origin

Germany

Running time 120 minutes

Country Germany

Language English

Moses the Black Movie

Moses the Black

2026 | 1h 50m

Genre: Crime, Drama

Directed by Yelena Popovic

Written by Yelena Popovic

Produced by Alexandros Potter

Yelena Popovic

Starring

Omar Epps

Wiz Khalifa

Quavo

Chukwudi Iwuji

Cinematography Panagiotis Vasilakis

Edited by Dimitris Tzetzas

Production

companies

G-Unit Films and Television Inc.

BrooklynWorks Films

Cinematic Fund

Cinespace Film Studios

Simeon Entertainment

Taylor Gang Films

Distributed by Fathom Entertainment

Release date

January 30, 2026

Country United States

Language English