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Zack Snyder Says ‘Sucker Punch’ Director’s Cut is Happening

Snyder has mentioned in the past how “Sucker Punch “never really got finished correctly,” and that it was “not really the correct cut.” The extra footage is actually already shot.

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‘Resident Evil’ Ticket Sales “Surging” After Great Reviews —$60M+ Opening Now in Sight

The budget for "Resident Evil" was $75M, and the film is supposed to have a $90M+ worldwide weekend. Cregger was paid $20M to direct the movie. Money well spent.

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John Leguizamo to Play Villain in Joseph Kosinski's ‘Miami Vice '85’

Leguizamo is set to play the main villain in "Miami Vice '85." He joins a cast that already includes Michael B. Jordan, Austin Butler, Alden Ehrenreich, Whitney Peak, Camila Morrone and Danny Ramirez.

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Meryl Streep Will Voice Male Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’

Aslan is described as "he," with heterochromic eyes and red-striped face, a look Gerwig says was inspired by David Bowie. So this isn't a gender-swap. Aslan is still a male lion. He's just voiced by a 77-year-old woman.

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Noah Baumbach Exits Netflix for Warner Bros.' Clockwork, Will Shoot New Film in 2027

Back in 2021, Noah Baumbach signed a multi-year deal with Netflix that committed him to writing and directing several films for the streamer over the following years. He made two, and now he's gone.

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August 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
August 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

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Aziz Ansari Sets Directorial Debut ‘Good Fortune,’ Starts Shooting in May

March 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

With Aziz Ansari failing to revive “Being Mortal” and it mostly likely never to be completed, the actor/filmmaker is off to his next project, via Production Weekly.

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John McTiernan Hasn’t Made A Movie in 20 Years Because They “Don’t Make Movies About Real People Anymore”

March 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

John McTiernan reinvented the action movie in the ‘80s with “Predator,” and “Die Hard.” The ‘90s fared just as well for him with “The Hunt For Red October,” “Die Hard With A Vengeance,” “The Last Action Hero,” and “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

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‘Shazam’ Bombs and Risks to Lose Millions, Star Zachary Levi Blames Dwayne Johnson

March 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Shazam: Fury of the Gods” did not have a good weekend. There will be a lot of think-pieces about went wrong in the coming weeks, but one thing’s for sure: it’s turning into a bomb for Warner Bros.

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Was ‘Cry Macho’ the Final Film of Clint Eastwood’s Career?

March 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As far as we know, Eastwood has no project brewing, we’ve even heard reports this week about Eastwood having not been seen publicly in over a year, sparking fears about the health of the 92-year-old actor.

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Pedro Almodovar Confirms ‘Strange Way of Life’ is Opening 76th Cannes Film Festival

March 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

While guesting on the podcast Dua Lipa: At Your Service, Almodóvar is himself telling the musician that it’s the opener. It can’t get more official than that.

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Cannes: An Animated Film Might Compete For the Palme d’Or — First Time Since 2008

March 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

An animated film has cracked this year’s competition for the first time since 2008’s “Waltz With Bashir.”

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Which Film Holds the Record For Most Takes of A Single Scene?

March 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It always puzzled me how the Guinness record-holder of most takes for a single scene was attributed to Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” — more specifically with Wendy (Shelly Long) and the bat on the stairs.

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‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Banned in China, Possibly Due to Memes Comparing Xi Jinping to Pooh Bear

March 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In recent years, China's government has intensified its crackdown on any sharing of photos and memes related to Winnie the Pooh.

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Ben Affleck's ‘Air' Already Being Touted as an Oscar Contender

March 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We’re almost a quarter of the way done with 2023 and there haven’t really been any great US movies released so far this calendar year. Maybe Ben Affleck’s “Air” could change that, who knows.

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The Daniels Assure Us They Are Not Being “Sucked Up By The Corporate Machine”

March 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After news broke out yesterday that The Daniels had directed an episode of the upcoming Disney Plus series, “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” the internet blew up. There was some backlash from fans of the EEAAO duo who accused them of selling out.

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The Oscars is a Relic That’s Going Extinct

March 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It used to be that movie fans worldwide would, with much-anticipation, tune into the Oscars, and for that matter almost any awards show.

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Quentin Tarantino Almost Cast Isabelle Huppert in ‘Inglorious Basterds’

March 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In the Summer of 2008, Quentin Tarantino, coming off “Death Proof,” started casting calls for his upcoming “Inglorious Basterds.”

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David Lowery Set to Direct Pop Musical ‘Mother Mary’ For A24

March 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

David Lowery’s upcoming “Peter Pan & Wendy” was probably a very nice paycheck for him, but now he’s getting into more serious stuff.

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NEON and Joshua Oppenheimer’s Golden-Age Musical ‘The End’ Begins Production

March 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Finally, Joshua Oppenheimer has started production on his Golden Age-styled musical “The End.”

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A24 and Nicole Holofcener’s ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Has A Trailer

March 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a film that was a minor highlight of this past January’s Sundance Film Festival.

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Damon Lindeloff and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Exit Disney’s Star Wars Movie

March 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Movies from Benioff/Weiss, Kevin Feige, Patty Jenkins and, probably, Rian Johnson have been nixed by LucasFilm CEO Kathleen Kennedy.

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The Daniels Set to Direct A ‘Star Wars’ Series for Disney +

March 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Our beloved Daniels have decided that their follow-up to the Oscar-winning “Everything Everywhere All at Once” will be a “Star Wars” series for Disney Plus.

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Bret Easton Ellis: Michelle Yeoh Winning Over Cate Blanchett Was Political

March 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ellis is right now in the middle of a book tour for his latest novel, “The Shards.” His last stop was Paris where he spoke to TF1info about the recent Oscars and “Everything Everywhere All At Once”.

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Spike Lee’s Upcoming Viagra Musical is Now Called ‘Boner’

March 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Film writer Esther Zuckerman interviewed Spike Lee as part of a W Magazine exclusive. She asked him about his Viagra musical, originally called “Rise”:

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Colin Farrell and Paul Dano Officially Signed for ‘The Batman Part II’

March 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I mentioned last month that Matt Reeves’ “The Batman Part II” was going to start its London production in November. This a highly anticipated sequel to Reeves’ critically-acclaimed 2022 film.

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Ron Howard’s ‘Alone at Dawn’ Starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway Sets Christmas 2027 Release

This is the adaptation of the nonfiction book by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz. It wrapped production in February and has been in post-production ever since. The film test-screened a few months ago.

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Jeremy Saulnier’s Next Film Retitled to ‘Slayground,’ Current Runtime is 2.5 Hours, Plot Details

Jeremy Saulnier’s mysterious A24 project, formerly “October,” still has no release date. You’d think, given that it has been in post-production for almost a year now.

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RUMOR: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

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Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film

A few months ago, Deadline reported that Woody Allen's next film, set in Madrid and carrying a $14M budget, will be "largely English-language" and feature a "high-profile cast."

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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