Jane Fonda Eyes Hollywood Return With New Film Project

Fonda, who has spent much of the last half-decade focusing on climate and social justice movements, confessed that she misses the transformative nature of performance. She is collaborating with the production company Hidden Pictures on the project for Lionsgate, noting that the team is currently searching for a director for their initial draft. This pivot marks a potential return to the industry she famously stepped away from previously during her marriage to Ted Turner.

Beyond her film plans, the actress used her platform at the DVF Awards to critique the influence of Silicon Valley elites. She targeted what she described as a dangerous obsession with physical immortality among billionaires and tech leaders, arguing that their pursuit of AI-driven projects and robots threatens to replace human connection and undermine democratic norms. Fonda also weighed in on the entertainment industry's shifting landscape, specifically denouncing the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. She warned that such consolidation would stifle creative bargaining power, drive up consumer costs, and lead to significant job losses for industry workers.