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The film 'The Mosquito Bowl' held its red carpet at AFI Fest, with cast members including Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Galitzine and Ray Nicholson in attendance. The project is drawing attention as one of the festival's talked-about premieres, and attendees' appearances are circulating widely as coverage of the event spreads online.
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Quentin Tarantino is making his theatre debut with 'The Popinjay Cavalier', a West End play starring Sacha Baron Cohen in the lead role. The announcement lands alongside other Tarantino news: fans got a preview screening of the first 17 minutes of the Brad Pitt 'Cliff Booth' spinoff, and the director is set to celebrate 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' at AFI FEST 2026. Interest is high in Brazil and Spain.
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The film 'The Mosquito Bowl' held its red carpet premiere at AFI Fest, drawing cast members including Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Galitzine and Ray Nicholson. The event put the World War II-era drama in the spotlight as awards-season buzz builds around the title and its ensemble cast.
- 4AFI FEST 2026 Underway in Los Angeles with Oscar Contenders●AFI FEST 2026 is currently being held in Los Angeles https://www. altfg.com/afi-fest-2026/ A number of potential # Oscar
AFI FEST 2026 is currently taking place in Los Angeles, screening a lineup of potential Oscar contenders. Among the highlights are Tony Gilroy's 'Behemoth!', starring Pedro Pascal, and Andrew Haigh's 'A Long Winter'. Quentin Tarantino was also in attendance at the festival, which film watchers are following closely for awards-season signals.
- 5Sian Heder Leveraged Oscar Win to Adapt 'Being Heumann'●Sian Heder Used Her “Moment of Power” After Winning an Oscar to Get ‘Being Heumann’ Made # MovieNews # Movies # AFIFest
Filmmaker Sian Heder, who won the Academy Award for 'CODA', told AFI Fest attendees that she used the attention following her Oscar win to get 'Being Heumann' made. The project adapts disability rights activist Judith Heumann's memoir, continuing Heder's focus on Deaf and disability representation on screen. She described the period after her win as a 'moment of power' that she chose to spend on the adaptation.
- 6Pedro Pascal Attends 2026 AFI Fest Screening in Los Angeles▼Pedro Pascal Attends a Screening at 2026 AFI Fest in L.A., Plus Drake, Kris Jenner and More
Pedro Pascal appeared at a screening during the 2026 AFI Fest in Los Angeles, joining a celebrity lineup that also included Drake and Kris Jenner. The festival continues to draw major stars for premieres and appearances, keeping Hollywood attention on the event as it unfolds in the city.
- 7Tarantino Surprises AFI Fest With 17 Minutes of Cliff Booth Film●Quentin Tarantino Surprises Fans With 17 Minutes of ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ at AFI Fest SPOILERS htt
Quentin Tarantino appeared at AFI Fest in Los Angeles and showed attendees roughly 17 minutes of 'The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth', the spin-off centered on the character played by Brad Pitt in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'. The surprise screening included a spoiler warning, and attendees shared reactions to the unseen footage online, fueling discussion about the film's story and release.
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The film I Play Rocky, about a young Sylvester Stallone writing and starring in Rocky, held its premiere at AFI Fest in Los Angeles. Coverage so far is limited to the premiere listing, with critics and audiences expected to weigh in as the festival continues and the film heads toward wider release.
- 9Quentin Tarantino Gives Fans Early Look at Cliff Booth Sequel●Quentin Tarantino Surprises Fans with an Early Look at ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ https:// fed.brid.gy/
Quentin Tarantino surprised festival audiences with an early preview of 'The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth', the project centring on the character Brad Pitt played in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'. The reveal came during AFI Fest, drawing attention from film fans and press. Details of the film's story and release remain limited, but the surprise unveiling has sparked fresh discussion about Tarantino's latest work.
- 10Tarantino Surprises AFI Fest With First 17 Minutes Of 'Cliff Booth'▼Quentin Tarantino Wraps His AFI Fest Q&A By Showing Crowd First 17 Minutes Of ‘Cliff Booth’
Quentin Tarantino closed his AFI Fest question-and-answer session in Hollywood by screening the opening 17 minutes of 'Cliff Booth' for the audience, an unannounced treat for attendees. The film, continuing the story of the stuntman from 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood', has been closely watched by fans of the director, who has said it will be his final feature.
- 11AFI Fest Team Picks 12 Must-See Movies▼12 Must-See AFI Fest Movies According to the Festival’s Team, from Sexy Gay Romance ‘Flesh and Fuel’ to Animated ‘Iron B
AFI Fest's programming team has highlighted 12 films it considers essential viewing at this year's festival, with picks including the gay romance 'Flesh and Fuel' and the animated feature 'Iron Boy'. The list, published as film trade coverage, offers festivalgoers a curated guide to the event's lineup and draws attention to titles that might otherwise be overlooked amid a crowded slate.
- 1212 Sundance-Supported Films to Screen at AFI Fest 2026●Film Festival Watch: 12 Sundance Institute–Supported Films to Watch at the 2026 AFI Fest
The Sundance Institute has highlighted 12 films it supported that will screen at the 2026 AFI Fest. The list is presented as a festival watch guide, pointing audiences toward Institute-backed works reaching the American Film Institute's annual event in Los Angeles. Film followers are using such roundups to plan their festival viewing and track titles with awards-season potential.