Cantet’s agent told news agency Agence France Presse that the filmmaker passed away on Thursday morning of an illness. Cantet was supposed to shoot his next film “Enzo” in August.
Read moreKevin Costner Plans to Shoot ‘Horizon' Parts 3 & 4 This Summer
Costner will soon be returning to Southern Utah this summer to film the third and fourth installments. It seems to be a done deal. Production is said to go on until December. That’s more or less a whopping six months of shooting.
Read moreCONFIRMED: Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jodie Comer to Star in Danny Boyle's ‘28 Years Later' [Updated]
Amazon and Apple Interested in ‘Megalopolis'
Summer Movie Preview: 13 Films That Might Be Good
While doing some research for this preview, I noticed how many of this year’s most interesting looking big studio summer films are either sequels or reboots. There are barely any original ideas.
Read moreWho Exactly is in “Director's Jail"?
A just-published THR report examines “director’s jail” and how, in an industry obsessed with the bottom line, it’s become far too easy for a filmmaker to land in it. Which directors are currently in movie jail?
Read moreJohn Logan to Adapt Cormac McCarthy's ‘Blood Meridian'; John Hillcoat Set to Direct
If you’re adapting “Blood Meridian” then you best not miss. Everybody knows that. The late, great Cormac McCarthy’s masterfully violent 1985 novel is a tough read but also an essential American novel.
Read moreLászló Nemes Set to Direct ‘Orphan'— Shooting in June
Amy Adams to Star in Kornel Mundruczó's ‘At the Sea'
Here’s a hot project that’s ready to go, and it’s shooting very soon. Six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams is set to star in “At the Sea”, the latest film from Kornel Mundruczó, the filmmaker behind “Pieces of a Woman.”
Read moreDavid Zucker “Not Excited" by ‘Naked Gun' Reboot
David Zucker says it came as a bit of a shock when Paramount handed the franchise to a totally different set of creatives. He also expressed skepticism towards any sort of reboot of his beloved franchise.
Read more‘Challengers' Eyeing $15M Opening on $50M Budget
Will the reviews help the film overperform at the box-office? Early projections, via Deadline, seem to indicate that will not be the case. “Challengers” is looking at a $15 million opening.
Read more‘The Movie Critic' Was A Tarantino Meta-Verse of Past Characters
‘Furiosa' Runtime is 2 Hours 28 Minutes
Hollywood’s current obsession with long movies continues. Post-production work on George Miller’s “Furiosa” has officially ended and it clocks in at 2 hours and 28 minutes. 2015’s ‘Fury Road’ was exactly 2 hours.
Read moreAndrea Arnold's ‘Bird' is Still Not Ready — “Rough Cut" Premiering at Cannes
I’m told “Bird” has, at least, two weeks left of sound editing and that a rough cut will be screened at Cannes. I’m betting they don’t play this one at the fest until the last few days, either the last Thursday or Friday.
Read moreDavid Mamet: Oscars' Inclusive Best Picture Eligibility Rules are “Fascist Totalitarianism”
The playwright and filmmaker’s latest gripe has to do with D.E.I. in Hollywood and the recent “inclusive” Oscar eligibility rules for the Best Picture category.
Read moreTrailer for Zoë Kravitz's ‘Pussy Island'
Sam Raimi's ‘Spider-Man 2' was #2 at the Domestic Box Office Yesterday with $805k
This is wild. Sony decided to re-release Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man 2” (2004) and it ended up grossing $805k last night in 467 theaters—second only to “Civil War” ($900k).
Read moreRussell Crowe Stars in Another Exorcism Movie
The last 10 years or so have been rather strange for the actor. It’s as if he’s not even trying anymore. He’d rather star in cheaply made and unambitious films. It’s kind of depressing to watch all of this unfold.
Read moreJerry Seinfeld Says “The Movie Business Is Over”
Despite his recent jump into film, Seinfeld has a rather dire outlook on the way things are going in the movie biz. While speaking with GQ Magazine, he’s plainly stating that the “movie business is over.
Read moreBen Stiller to Direct ‘The Seven Five' — Jeremy Allen White in Early Talk to Star
As he shoots the second season of “Severance”, it does look as though Stilerl is prepping his filmmaking comeback with Amazon/MGM’s “The Seven Five,” and none other than Jeremy Allen White might star.
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