The film stars Josh O’Connor, Lesley Manville, Frances McDormand, and Damien Lewis, but there isn’t much story information to go on. All we know is that it’s being described as a “gothic mystery” set in 1880s Scotland.
Read moreMarcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Editor Who Helped Shape Its Final Cut, Dies at 80
Lucas worked on “THX 1138” and “American Graffiti,” and that became her breakout moment. This led to her working with Martin Scorsese on “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Taxi Driver.”
Read moreSarah Snook to Star in ‘The Birds’ Remake TV Series
Hollywood remaking anything connected to Hitchcock has rarely produced memorable results. Yet the industry keeps trying, despite overwhelming evidence that it’s a fool’s errand.
Read moreAlice Rohrwacher’s ‘Three Incestuous Sisters’ Is a Black-and-White Silent Film
Yes, in an era when blockbuster cinema gets louder and more chaotic, Rohrwacher is moving in the opposite direction — toward muteness. A silent film in 2026 sounds like a provocation.
Read moreMartin Scorsese’s $200M Hawaii Mob Movie Nears Greenlight as Major Rewrite Set to Be Submitted to 20th Century
Scorsese’s Hawaii-set period mobster movie, which is set to star Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson, and Emily Blunt, will have a new, and potential final draft of the script submitted next month.
Read moreDamien Leone’s Next Move After ‘Terrifier’: New Horror Film ‘Tortures of the Damned’ Lands at Lionsgate
Jacob Elordi Goes Full 007 in Alfonso Cuarón’s Chanel Short — Amazon/MGM Seeks an Under-30 Bond for a Five-Film Run
According to Page Six sources, Amazon/MGM is reportedly looking for a younger actor — preferably under 30 — who can carry the franchise across five films.
Read more‘Backrooms’-Mania Hits Theaters, $10.4M Thursday Fuels $90M+ Weekend Projection — Mixed Audience Scores
I would keep an eye on those audience scores, which aren’t great — 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, and 52% definite recommendation, with a 67% positive on PostTrak. Word of mouth could stall by its second weekend.
Read moreDanny Boyle Says ‘28 Years Later 3’ Will Shoot “Hopefully” Next Year
Danny Boyle is finally tackling the status of the third “28 Years Later” movie, which, according to him, is still being planned, maybe for next year. Still, it’s nowhere near pre-production.
Read moreAdam Wingard’s ‘Onslaught’ Sets September 4, 2026 Release via A24
“Onslaught” will hit theaters on September 4, 2026. That’s 20 months since production wrapped. Maybe A24 was waiting for the right date to position this one. Labor day weekend it is.
Read moreFlorence Pugh and Garth Davis’ ‘The Midnight Library’ Sells to Paramount for $36M
Based on Matt Haig’s bestselling 2020 novel, the film is being positioned as a large-scale prestige production with a reported $70M budget, making it one of Europe’s biggest productions in recent years.
Read moreGuy Ritchie’s ‘In the Grey’ Is a Box Office Bomb, Grossing Only $5M Against a $70M Budget
Shot in 2023 and then dropped by Lionsgate, word was that “In the Grey” wasn’t finished, with reshoots delayed for months due to scheduling conflicts — but they ultimately never occurred.
Read moreBox-Office: ‘Obsession’ Currently #1, ‘Backrooms’ Eyes $70M+ Opening, and ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Faces Nasty 68% Drop
This must be the most exciting time to follow the box office because we’ve never seen anything quite like “Obsession” and ‘Backrooms” in the modern era.
Read more‘John Rambo’ Sets June 4, 2027 Release
Jalmari Helander is directing, which at least promises some R-rated mayhem. Helander did an outstanding job helming his 2023 WWII action film “Sisu,”
Read moreRobert De Niro Teases “At Least One More” Movie With Martin Scorsese
Scorsese shot “What Happens at Night”, due for release sometime next year, and has a number of other projects in the works, including “Life of Jesus”, “Home”, “Devil in the White City”, and “Midnight Vendetta”.
Read moreBo Burnham to Direct ‘Outside’?
Burnham’s last narrative feature was his debut, “Eighth Grade,” released in 2018, to wide acclaim, and he might now be finally working on a new project.
Read moreZac Efron to Star in HBO and A24’s ‘Angel Heart’ Reimagining
A24 and Zac Efron are teaming up again for an HBO “reimagining” of Angel Heart, which was already turned into a 1987 Alan Parker-directed film starring Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro.
Read moreAri Aster’s ‘Scapegoat’ Sets November 2026 Shoot, Darius Khondji Returning as DP
So, we might be seeing this A24-produced film in 2027. Great news for Aster-heads, and somehow, Johansson managed to sneak this one into her increasingly busy schedule.
Read more‘Fatherland’ Trailer: Pawel Pawlikowski Returns to Cold War Era Black-and-White With Cannes-Winning Drama
Here’s a first trailer for “Fatherland,” which won Paweł Pawlikowski Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. The film currently sits at 90 on Metacritic.
Read more‘In the Hand of Dante’ Trailer Arrives After Venice Debacle, and Netflix Deal Nobody Saw Coming
The big surprise with the Netflix acquisition is the notion that any studio or streamer would watch “In the Hand of Dante” and think the film is a good fit. I
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