A still from The Odyssey

Nolan's new epic The Odyssey fuels UAE cinema comeback

From Oppenheimer to The Odyssey, Nolan powers UAE’s box-office comeback this summer

Inside The Odyssey's real filming locations

From Greece to Iceland, Christopher Nolan used real locations instead of digital worlds

Svínafellsjökull in Iceland

Tom Holland on Erling Haaland ghosting his invite

Tom says he never replied, while Haaland later explained why he missed the text

Tom Holland on Erling Haaland ghosting his dinner invite: 'That's the type of humbling experience actors need'

How Nolan made The Odyssey on IMAX making history

The Odyssey pushed IMAX cameras further than ever, forcing crews to invent new technology

Landing in cinemas on July 16, it is the first feature film in history shot entirely on IMAX film cameras, a format so demanding that entire departments had to invent new equipment just to make it work.

First Digger trailer reveals a new Tom Cruise

Mystery, madness and political satire fuel Cruise’s wildest transformation yet

Alejandro G. Iñárritu turns Cruise into a volatile antihero in a cryptic spectacle.

Sam Neill dies at 78: His rare type of cancer explained

The Jurassic Park star's family said his death was sudden and that he remained cancer free

Sam Neill dies at 78: All about the rare type of lymphoma cancer that he had

50 films shot in UAE: From Dune 3 to SRK at Atlantis

Tom Cruise scaling Burj Khalifa is scratching the surface as UAE plays a starring role

A peek into movies shot in the UAE ranging from Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible to Shah Rukh Khan for Happy New Year

Why Lupita Nyong'o's 'Odyssey' casting sparked backlash

Elon Musk and critics target Helen of Troy casting, supporters say myth defies rules

Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'O poses during a photocall ahead of the premiere of the film 'The Odyssey' at the Grand Rex Cinema in Paris on July 8, 2026.

Meet the Dune fan who flew to Abu Dhabi for the trailer

A Villeneuve fan travelled to Abu Dhabi with Dune memorabilia for the global trailer event

Majid Alammari Dune superman

'Every morning I had chills': Villeneuve on Abu Dhabi

Denis and Timothée Chalamet shared their favourite memories from filming in Liwa Desert

Denis Villeneuve and Timothée Chalamet

Abu Dhabi, Chalamet, Zendaya shine in Dune 3 trailer

Liwa Desert reprises its role as Arrakis in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune finale

Abu Dhabi’s Liwa Desert returns as Arrakis as Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya lead epic Dune: Part Three trailer

'The Pitt' leads with 25 Emmy nominations

"Pluribus," from "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" creator Vince Gilligan, got 18 nods

The day-in-the-life emergency room series "The Pitt" was a rookie upstart last year with big wins.

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