In the latest issue of Empire, director Christopher McQuarrie addressed what he called the “unrelenting” string of delays that have hit the production of the franchise closer.
Read more‘Avatar 3’ Delayed to 2025, ‘Avatar 4’ and ‘Avatar 5’ Pushed to 2029 and 2031
Cameron will be 76 by the time time the fifth Avatar is released in theaters. He’s going to be making ‘Avatar’ movies for the rest of his life.
Read moreIFC Films and Sapan Acquire Cannes Hit ‘The Pot-au-Feu’
Last month, Tran Anh Hung won the Best Director award at Cannes for his competition entry “The Pot-au-Feu” — a richly satisfying romance set in the French culinary world.
Read more‘No Hard Feelings’ Projected Opening is at Soft $10 Million
Puck’s Matt Belloni has a few box-office projections for us. We’ve covered most of these, but not the upcoming Jennifer Lawrence starring “No Hard Feelings.”
Read moreFirst Look at Animated Film ‘Orion and the Dark’ … Written by Charlie Kaufman?
I had no idea that Charlie Kaufman penned the script for an animated movie. I guess this one should be on our radar now.
Read moreMichael Shannon is the Latest Actor to Bash Their Own Superhero Role
Michael Shannon is the latest star to criticize his own superhero work. He played Zod in the DCEU’s ‘Man of Steel’ and appears in “The Flash.”
Read moreDisney/Searchlight Still Hasn’t Released ‘Barbarian’ on Physical Media, and Maybe Never Will
There has been a disturbing trend when it comes to Disney and their push to make physical media go obsolete.
Read moreGolden Globes Dissolves the Hollywood Foreign Press Voting Body
The Golden Globes will continue on, but their infamous voting membership has been axed.
Read moreWes Anderson Stands By Bill Murray: “He is Really Part of My Family”
Attention to all journalists, Wes Anderson is not going to take the bait.
Read moreSteven Soderbergh Has Two New Movie Projects He’s Working On
Steven Soderbergh is a workhorse. He never stops. Ever since unretiring in 2017, has averaged at least one movie or series a year since reemerging.
Read moreStrong Buzz for Emerald Fennell’s ‘Saltburn’ as Fall Premiere Looms
Just to elaborate on “Saltburn,” Emerald Fennell’s upcoming thriller starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Ewan Mitchell and Rosamund Pike. If you remember, it test-screened in February to wildly positive reactions.
Read moreSylvester Stallone Acknowledges Arnold Schwarzenegger Was the ‘Superior’ Action Star of the ‘80s and ‘90s
It’s not much of a contest: Arnold Schwarzenegger was the best action movie star of the ‘80s and ‘90s.
Read moreShia LaBeouf Suddenly Drops Out of New Film, Calls Production “Unprofessional and Unprepared”
The reason given was “on account of the unprofessional and unprepared nature of the production.” That’s LaBeouf’s excuse.
Read moreZoe Kravitz’s Directorial Debut ‘Pussy Island’ Screens, Might Have Been Retitled ‘P Island’ …
Last August, Kravitz stood by the movie’s title, even as she encountered pushback for her to change it. She told The Wall Street Journal that “the title came from that world. The title is the seed of the story.”
Read more‘Past Lives’ Continues Strong Box-Office Performance
A24’s “Past Lives” continued its strong box-office performance this past weekend, even cracking the top 10.
Read moreSpike Jonze Set to Direct Sci-Fi Limited Series for Netflix, Joaquin Phoenix in Talks [Updated]
We’ve all been wondering what Spike Jonze has been up to, his last film was the 2013 masterpiece “Her.” Since his debut, “Being John Malkovich,” Jonze has only directed four movies in 24 years.
Read moreHarvey Keitel Quit ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ After Stanley Kubrick Made Him Do 68 Takes of a Walking Scene
It’s well known that Stanley Kubrick was a demanding filmmaker, infamous for doing an innumerable amount of takes and even driving some of his actors to the brink of insanity.
Read more‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Might Hit $60 Million Opening Weekend
The top 2 movies in America are CGI-heavy and based on toys/comics. How lucky are we to live in these times — this bodes well for “Barbie.”
Read moreThe Russos Believe Quentin Tarantino Just Wasn’t “Born to Make A Marvel Movie”
Ari Aster’s ‘Beau is Afraid’ Debuts on VOD this Tuesday, June 13
Back in April, Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid” garnered mixed reviews and an unenthusiastic box-office — that 3-hour runtime surely didn’t help.
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