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‘The Batman Part II’ Filming “Extended” Into 2027 as Steven Soderbergh’s Role Expands

Remember when DC Studios told us Steven Soderbergh was coming in for "the final weeks of principal photography" on "The Batman Part II"? Yeah, now it's months.

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Anthony Mackie Says His Sam Wilson “Deserves" a ‘Captain America' Trilogy

"I think every character deserves a second film," Mackie said. "I think with Cap, it's been proven every character deserves three films, right? I mean, if you're Thor, you get four, apparently."

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Fincher's ‘Cliff Booth' Screens in L.A.: “Tarantino on Speed," and Elizabeth Debicki Steals the Show

A source over at HE calls it "a violent madcap comedy that plays like a love letter to Los Angeles of the late '70s" and described the era as "ten years after, post Star Wars, creeping disco and even creepier corporatism."

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Danny Boyle on ‘28 Years Later: Part III': “We Gotta Raise the Money for It"

Garland's script is written. Boyle called it "fantastic" in that same interview, Murphy says he's ready, and Boyle wants to direct. All that's missing is the money.

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Noah Baumbach's ‘Jay Kelly' Joins Criterion Collection; February Slate Includes ‘The Sweet Hereafter,’ and ‘Kung Fu Hustle’

Noah Baumbach's “Jay Kelly” is joining the Criterion Collection on February 16, 2027. It's one of the headliners of the newly announced February slate, and it's coming out barely a year after Netflix released it.

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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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Plot Details for Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Formula One’

June 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Kosinski/Pitt are currently in pre-production mode on their upcoming “Formula One.” We now know what the story will be about, via Production List:

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Paul Schrader Says ‘Asteroid City’ is Wes Anderson’s Best Film

June 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m glad to see Paul Schrader digging Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City.” In fact, he’s calling it Wes’ best movie.

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‘Challengers’ Trailer …

June 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s the trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers,” which is being released on September 15th. It’s definitely not what the director’s fans expected. The film looks like his most commercial effort.

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‘The Flash’ Actually Did Worse Than Predicted, $3 Mil Less than Estimates

June 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The news gets worse for “The Flash”. People ran with the $64 million opening weekend numbers, but it was reported today that the movie actually grossed $3 million less — $61 million is the actual total, per Warner Bros.

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‘The Last of Us’ Creator Polished the Script for ‘Dune: Part Two’

June 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Craig Mazin has become a big name on television as the creator of HBO’s “Chernobyl” and “The Last of Us.”

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Christopher Nolan on People Who’ve Seen ‘Oppenheimer’: “They Leave the Movie … They Can’t Speak”

June 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with WIRED, Christopher Nolan acknowledges that the people he’s shown “Oppenheimer” to come out of it speechless:

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‘Batgirl’ is Good?

June 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Before it got “destroyed” by Warner head David Zaslav, “Batgirl” was test screened in Sherman Oaks. Twitter insider Viewer Anon attended that screening. He opened up a bit about it last night:

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Letterboxd Top 250 Overhauled and Updated With New Ratings Calculations System; ‘Harakiri’ #1

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Some major changes on the Letterboxd all-time Top 250. It was bound to happen after the recently released “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” suddenly showed up as the #1 movie off all-time.

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First Reactions for ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ Are (Mostly) Positive

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The movie was screened way in advance on Friday, its not supposed to be in theaters until July 12th. I’ll have more on this one soon …

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Oliver Stone: ‘John Wick 4’ is “Disgusting Beyond Belief”

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One person who actually hated ‘John Wick 4’ was filmmaker Oliver Stone. He was interviewed by Variety‘s Christopher Vourlias in a 6.19 interview from Romania. Here are his thoughts:

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Kevin Spacey’s Comeback Thriller ‘Peter Five Eight’ Picked Up for U.S. Release

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Kevin Spacey’s thriller “Peter Five Eight” has been picked up for multiple territories, including the United States.

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J.C. Chandor’s ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Has A Trailer

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

J.C. Chandor is, was, in my world, a potential major U.S. filmmaker in the making. His first few films included “Margin Call,” “All is Lost” and, especially, “A Most Violent Year” were impressive.

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Will The Original Cut of Welles’ ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ Ever Be Found?

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One of the great legends of cinema is the original, still unfound, cut of Orson Wells’ “The Magnificent Ambersons.” Filmmaker William Friedkin once called it the “holy grail of cinema.”

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David Cronenberg's ‘The Shrouds' Wraps Filming

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Production on David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” began mid-May in Toronto and has just wrapped filming. That’s a month of production, in and out. At 80 years of age, David Cronenberg is as efficient as ever.

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Tarantino Hates Trigger Warnings: “Being Offended By A Movie is the Response of a Very Narrow Mind”

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In the same interview with La Liberation, Tarantino is asked about his thoughts on “trigger warnings” being shown before movies.

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Quentin Tarantino Describes His Next Film as “Travis Bickle If He Were A Film Critic”

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

An in-depth interview with Quentin Tarantino has been published via French outlet La Liberation. There’s a lot to chew on here, but I’ll start with Tarantino describing his next film, “The Movie Critic.”

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Sam Esmail’s ‘Metropolis’ Series for Apple TV+ Cancelled

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Sam Esmail’s adaptation of Fritz Lang’s classic 1927 sci-fi film “Metropolis” has been permanently axed due to the writers strike.

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Oscars Voters: Diversity Rules for Best Picture Are ‘Crazy'

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A few months ago I suspected that there were many Academy voters who disliked the Oscars’ new diversity rules, but that they just couldn’t say it out loud.

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A 4-Hour Cut of ‘The Flash’ Exists

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

So, this is how it usually works with, many, DC movies. Their superhero movies gets released to middling reviews, fans are disappointed, then the filmmaker slyly reveals that there’s a longer cut.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Nabs $800k Weekend, Best Per-Theater-Average Box-Office Since 2017 [Updated]

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

That’s an incredible amount — far and away the best for an indie in the pandemic-era. Anderson’s film is supposed to go wide next weekend.

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