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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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Box Office: Johnny Depp's ‘Ebenezer' Leads ($21M+), Audiences Love It More Than Critics Do; ‘How to Rob a Bank' Bombs ($4M+), ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Drops 75%

The film opened in Europe on Wednesday, and the audience scores there have been very strong. Now American audiences agree: an "A-" on CinemaScore and a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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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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‘21 Jump Street’ Spin-Off in the Works, Brie Larson as Lead

July 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Daniel Richtman is reporting that a new “21 Jump Street” movie is in the works at Sony. The film, which sounds like a spin-off, will focus on Brie Larson‘s Molly Tracey.

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Sarah Snook’s ‘Run Rabbit Run’ is #1 on Netflix Charts

July 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix’s top 10 movie list this week is topped by Aussie horror film “Run Rabbit Run,” which the streamer acquired out of the Sundance Film Festival’s Midnight section.

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Mel Gibson ‘Passion of the Christ’ is Like an “Acid Trip” and that it’s “Coming Soon”

July 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In a recent interview, Gibson confirmed that the film is “coming soon” and that the script is more philosophical and poetic than a linear and straightforward story.

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Fede Alvarez’s ‘Alien: Romulus’ Has Wrapped Production in Hungary — ‘Prometheus’ is Still Underrated …

July 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” has wrapped production in Hungary. It started shooting back in March. That’s around four months.

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Jon Woo’s ‘Silent Night’ is An Action Movie With No Dialogue

July 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Woo tells Vulture “Silent Night” is a film with no dialogue. Rather, its story is told visually with music accompanying the drama:

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‘Barbie’ Banned in Vietnam Over “Chinese Propaganda”

July 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Plot twist: “Barbie” is more controversial than “Oppenheimer.” Nobody predicted this.

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Alfonso Cuarón Set to Shoot ‘Jane’ This Late Fall

July 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

If you’re wondering what Alfonso Cuarón might be doing next, he recently completed his ambitious Apple TV series starring Cate Blanchett, and is now prepping a movie about Phillip K. Dick.

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Quentin Tarantino Says ‘Kill Bill Vol. 3’ is Never Happening

July 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Before Quentin Tarantino announced his “last film” would be “The Movie Critic”, there had been speculation that ‘Kill Bill 3,’ starring Uma Thurman and her daughter Maya Hawke could get done.

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Greta Gerwig Does Not Want to Be “The Biggest Woman Director, But, Rather, A Big Studio Director’

July 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

According to her agent, Gerwig is now looking to move beyond the indie dramas she was known for: "Her ambition is not to be the biggest woman director, but [rather] a big studio director." [via The New Yorker]

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Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’ Starts Production

July 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There are no plot details available on “Bird”, but the film presented a scheduling conflict for Keoghan. Franz Rogowski is also part of the film which has just started production.

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Greta Gerwig to Direct, At Least, Two ‘Chronicles Of Narnia’ Movies for Netflix

July 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Greta Gerwig has turned into miss IP with “Barbie” and now the confirmation about her next two films.

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Mattel’s ‘Barney’ Movie Described as an “A24-Type Film,” Daniel Kaluuya to Star

July 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As Marvel’s influence starts to die down in the industry, other IP factories are taking advantage of a possible void having to be filled.

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Where Will Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Land? NYFF?

July 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

On Friday, I was rather stunned by an Italian source telling me that Netflix is now thinking of bringing David Fincher’s “The Killer” to Venice.

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‘Die Hard’ Named Best Action Movie of All-Time in Massive Poll of 2000+ Moviegoers

July 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking of John McTiernan, his “Die Hard” was voted the greatest action film of all time in a poll of 2,000 moviegoers.

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First Reaction to Luc Besson’s ‘Dogman’

July 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in February, there was a report that Luc Besson’s “Dogman,” starring the always-excellent Caleb Landry Jones, “wowed buyers” at Berlin’s European Film Market, where it was screened for a select few.

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Why Are Studio “Diversity Chiefs” Getting Canned?

July 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Would you call these four axes total and sheer coincidences? Otherwise, what in the living hell is going here?

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John McTiernan Blasts Today’s Action Movies and Tom Cruise

July 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

McTiernan will be the guest of honor at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival on July 8th. He’s started to do press for the upcoming festivities and, as always, he’s as honest as ever.

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Bong Joon-ho Says ‘Beau is Afraid’ is “The Most Overwhelming Film I’ve Seen in Years”

July 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ari Aster is currently promoting “Beau is Afraid” all over South Korea. The film was released there this past Friday.

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Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’ Starts Shooting in Late September

July 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It looks as though, actors’ strike depending, Quentin Tarantino’s “The Movie Critic” will start production in late September. I would imagine that some, or most, of the roles have been cast if it starts shooting a little over 60 days from now.

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‘Indy 5’ Set for Weak $55-60 Million Opening

July 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro has a very interesting piece up on ‘Dial of Destiny,’ which he’s saying will underperform this weekend with a cumulative intake of $55-60 million in its first three days of release.

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