What an odd pairing, and yet so much potential. Focus Features has picked up worldwide rights to "Outside Man," the latest from Oscar-winning filmmaker Brian Helgeland, who will write and direct.
Read more‘Digger' Drops 59% on Monday, Tom Cruise Insists it’s “A Lasting Piece of Cinema”
Alejandro G. Iñárritu's "Digger" dropped 59% on Monday, making only $760k — it’s already out of the $1M club. I’m in no way celebrating this. It’s a damn near tragic fate that awaits this film.
Read moreOscars 2027: ‘The Odyssey’ Is Still the the Best Picture Frontrunner
Right now, the film to beat at next year's Oscars is… Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey." Yep, nothing's changed. No other film has surpassed it as the frontrunner.
Read moreDoes Anybody Still Want Another ‘Ghostbusters' Movie? Sony Cooking Up ‘Ghostbusters: Nightmare on 34th Street' With ‘Violent Night’ Writer
A new live-action "Ghostbusters" film is reportedly in development. The working title is "Ghostbusters: Nightmare on 34th Street," and the script is written by Josh Miller, ("Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” "Violent Night”).
Read moreMichael Bay to Direct Next ‘Transformers' Movie for David Ellison's Skydance — Steven Spielberg to Oversee Franchise
Bay is in final talks to direct the next "Transformers" movie for David Ellison's newly merged Skydance-Paramount operation. The one remaining sticking point? Bay wants final cut. He'll probably get it.
Read moreLuca Guadagnino's ‘Artificial' Premieres at NYFF to Mostly Positive Reviews
A common reaction describes "Artificial" as "The Social Network" for the AI era, with quite a few critics citing this as the true spiritual sequel to Fincher’s film, and not Sorkin’s upcoming ‘Social Reckoning.’
Read moreWarner Bros' Clockwork Survives Paramount Merger
Clockwork — Warner Bros’ A24-style indie labels— has new films from Sean Baker, Park Chan-wook, Noah Baumbach and Sean Penn set to enter production in 2027.
Read moreJonathan Glazer Confirms He's Writing His Next Film
Glazer directed just four features in 25 years: "Sexy Beast" (2000), "Birth" (2004), "Under the Skin" (2013) and "The Zone of Interest" (2023). That last one won the Grand Prix at Cannes and two Oscars.
Read more‘The Batman Part II’ Pauses Production as Matt Reeves Steps Away for Personal Reasons
Cameras had been rolling in London since May. The film is dated for February 18, 2028, and sources say it's too early to know whether the stoppage will push that.
Read more‘Sicario 3': Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin to Star; Padraic McKinley (‘The Weight’) to Direct, Steven Knight Writing
Padraic McKinley, who directed this year's "The Weight," is on board to direct from a script by Oscar nominee Steven Knight, suggesting Taylor Sheridan's original draft has been set aside.
Read moreJeremy Strong Doesn't Feel He Needs to Apologize for His Method: "A Lot of the Reactions to It Are of a Personal Nature"
Jeremy Strong sat down with The New Yorker and got asked whether his much-talked-about method approach is bad for a set — he isn’t backing down.
Read more‘Digger’ Started at Netflix With DiCaprio, Then Warner Bros.' “Comps Model” Greenlit $160M Gamble
Apparently, "Digger" started at Netflix with Leonardo DiCaprio attached. It was under a different title, "Blah, Blah, Blah," and was developed around the time Iñárritu made "Bardo.”
Read moreJames Gunn Is Already Writing His Next DC Movie — It Might Be ‘Superman 3’
Michael Mann’s ‘Miami Vice' Director's Final Cut Divides Fest Audiences With Polarizing New Ending
Mann brought his new "Director's Final Cut" to Beyond Fest in L.A. last night. Mann stayed for a Q&A afterward. Suffice it to say, the cut certainly has people talking, and mostly not in a good way.
Read more‘Digger' Bombs With $8M; Misunderstood or Insufferable? Post Your Review!
Welcome to the “Digger” megathread, where you can post your review of the movie in the comments below. I’ll try to keep this post up over the weekend as our readers catch up with Iñárritu’s $180M oddity.
Read moreStephen Colbert's ‘Lord of the Rings' Movie Paused by David Ellison After Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger
Bad news, Stephen. Your archnemesis has struck again. Ellison has hit pause on Colbert's LOTR movie. The film was originally rumored to begin shooting shortly after ‘The Hunt for Gollum.’
Read more‘A Statement’ First Reviews: Tom McCarthy’s Return After ‘Stillwater’ Gets a Mixed Reception
“A Statement” stars Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, John Turturro, Jason Clarke, Dylan Baker, and Tatiana Maslany. The film marks the return of Tom McCarthy, a filmmaker we haven’t heard from in a while.
Read more‘Scoob!’ Sequel Director Mocks Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca Firings: “Hurts, Doesn’t it?”
The sequel to 2020's "Scoob!" was fully completed before Warner Bros. shelved it in 2022 so the studio could claim a tax write-down and recoup part of its production costs.
Read more‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ Is Likely Moving to 2028
‘Secret Wars’ was supposed to shoot in September, that didn’t happen. It’s now delayed production to January, which does not bode well for that December 2027 release date.
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What an odd pairing, and yet so much potential. Focus Features has picked up worldwide rights to "Outside Man," the latest from Oscar-winning filmmaker Brian Helgeland, who will write and direct.