Pat Urban's Hollywood Report

Friday December 19. 2025

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New in Theaters

"Avatar: Fire and Ash"  (PG-13)  

The next two movies, "Avatar 4" and "Avatar 5" are both currently in production and they're scheduled to come out in 2029 and 2031.

 "The Housemaid"  (R)

A twisted psychological thriller starring Sydney Sweeney as woman takes a job as a live-in maid for a rich couple

 "The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants"  (PG)

Spongebob tries to prove his bravery by following a ghost pirate called the Flying Dutchman, who wants to take him to the underworld to use him to lift a curse.  Mark Hamill is the Dutchman. 

Harrison Ford will get a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild, as part of the group’s rebranded Actor Awards. Ford said he was “deeply honored” to be chosen.

Congratulations to Pete Davidson and his girlfriend Elsie Hewitt, who welcomed their first child on December 12th.  The baby girl is named Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson.  Scott was the name of Davidson’s father, a firefighter who died during the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Sarah Paulson is playing serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Season 4 of Ryan Murphy's "Monster"

Netflix has announced the hiring of ESPN anchor Elle Duncan as its first on-air sports host. Duncan's first hosting gig for Netflix will be "Skyscraper Live," featuring free solo climber Alex Honnold