The King of Kings review – Charles Dickens retelling of the Jesus story does a serviceable job
The famous author tells his son and their cat the story of Jesus in this mixed-bag family animation, voiced by an impressive cast
Meryl Streep in talks to play Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie
Oscar-winner set to take on role as godlike lion usually perceived to be male in upcoming adaption of The Magician’s Nephew
Elijah Wood says fees for Lord of the Rings actors were ‘not massive’
Star says cast took a ‘gamble’ appearing in Peter Jackson’s hit trilogy and did not earn enough to ‘rest easy’ for life
The Most Precious of Cargoes review – postmodern Holocaust fairytale is dreamy curiosity
Michel Hazanavicius’s sentimental tale about a baby found in the woods features sweet little cartoon birds and rabbits as well as the real horror of Nazi death camps
‘At 60, the bulk of your life is lived. What’s left now?’ Ralph Fiennes and Uberto Pasolini on their ripped and radical take on The Odyssey
The actor and director on why The Return took 30 years to make, their joy at persuading Juliette Binoche to join them – and the punishing regime that earned Fiennes his battle-scarred physique
Michael Burns obituary
Other lives: Cricket historian who wrote Seven Summers, an account of Surrey’s seven consecutive county championship triumphs
Carey Harrison obituary
Other lives: Son of the actor Rex Harrison who became a successful playwright and author
Red or Dead review – Peter Mullan never walks alone as Liverpool FC hero Bill Shankly
A cast of more than 50 delivers an inspiring adaptation of David Peace’s epic novel about a manager who prized socialism
Judge accuses RAF pair of ‘wanton vandalism’ for destroying Paddington Bear statue
Destruction of statue by RAF engineers described as ‘the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for’
From The Simpsons to Werner Herzog: the coolest, craziest, scariest Nessies ever
Loch Ness Monster hunters have included the Chuckle Brothers – and even David Lean. As the Scottish icon is honoured in a new stamp and a stirring musical, we separate the classy from the crackpot
Is Hollywood really going to ditch the anti-fascist satire in its Starship Troopers remake?
Reports suggest tongues are being removed from cheeks for a new version of Robert A Heinlein’s militaristic space opera. Is this due to Trump 2.0?
Snow White review – Disney’s exhaustingly awful reboot axes the prince and makes the dwarves mo-cap
With tiresome pseudo-progressive additions that tie the whole thing in knots, this is a waste of estimable entertainers like Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot
JK Rowling appears to criticise Harry Potter’s three stars amid feud
In response to a social media post asking who ‘ruins a movie for you’, the author alluded to Radcliffe, Watson and Grint, with whom she has fallen out over trans rights
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project review – electric film about radical thinker and poet
Featuring interviews and archive footage of the brilliant civil rights activist, the readings of her poems will have the hairs on the back of your neck standing up
Daniel Craig in line for role in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia film for Netflix
Gerwig is expected to begin filming The Magician’s Nephew, the origin story of CS Lewis’s classic fantasy novels, with the actor reported to have a major role