While Michael Mann, 80, has been hinting at a sequel to 1995’s “Heat” as being in development, he has yet another project on the horizon and it sounds very Mann-esque.
Read moreBomb?: ‘The Marvels’ Now Tracking at Very Weak $45 Million Opening
Recent box-office tracking for “The Marvels” had already pointed at a disappointing opening weekend, but what I’m now hearing is far worse than anyone could have imagined.
Read moreSource: SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP Deal is “Imminent”
On Halloween night, the 110th day of the actor’s strike, the latest SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP negotiations have progressed so well that, apparently, a “deal appears to be within reach”.
Read moreJoe Biden Got Scared of AI After Watching ‘Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One’
An official White House press release has announced that after watching “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning,” President Joe Biden realized that AI was a far graver threat to humanity than he had originally imagined.
Read moreSam Raimi to Direct Horror-Thriller ‘Send Help’
Horror maestro Sam Raimi has only directed two movies in the last 10 years, neither of them were really in his wheelhouse. As it stands, his last true horror movie was 2009’s deliciously twisty “Drag Me To Hell.”
Read moreOscars: Is Best Picture A Race Between ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’?
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Sets IMAX Re-Release on November 3rd
With a lack of big movies being released this weekend, Universal has decided to give Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” an IMAX re-release this coming Friday, November 3rd. They obviously want to push it past the $1 billion mark, right now it’s at $947 million.
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is “Pretty Risky” and “in the Final Stages of Post-Production”
I gather that Sher saying ‘Folie à Deux’ is “risky” implies that we’ll be getting a full-on musical with this one. That’s been the rumor for a while and it’s been, more or less, confirmed by a few sources.
Read more‘Constantine’ Sequel is Being Written, “Very Rated R”
I know there are quite a few fans of 2005’s “Constantine” on this site, purely based on the amount of emails I’ve received over the last year about whether a sequel is actually happening.
Read moreInitially, Noah Baumbach Thought ‘Barbie’ Was a “Terrible Idea”
Baumbach and Gerwig ended up making something slightly different, satirical, with some added feminist undercurrents. “Barbie” worked very well for them, mainstream audiences ate it up.
Read more$100 Million Costing ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Scores an Interim Agreement from SAG-AFTRA
I’m hoping the SAG-AFTRA interim agreement that “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” nabbed this afternoon is a sign that a deal with the studios might be imminent.
Read more‘They Follow’ — David Robert Mitchell Set to Direct ‘It Follows’ Sequel
Hey, I’m as surprised as you are about this news. Neon is set to co-produce the movie, with principal photography is set for 2024.
Read more‘Star Wars: New Jedi Order,’ Starring Daisy Ridley, Shooting in August 2024
According to the SFF Gazette, “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight is aiming to have his latest draft of the new ‘Star Wars’ screenplay finished by the end of this month.
Read moreChristopher McQuarrie “Involved” in ‘Sicario 3’
So, maybe McQuarrie could very well be directing the next ‘Sicario.’ It’s definitely something we’ll be keeping an eye on in the coming months.
Read moreRon Howard’s ‘Origin of Species’ Adds Vanessa Kirby and Sydney Sweeney
‘South Park’ Takes Aim at Disney’s Diversity Casting and Kathleen Kennedy
Thanks to Paramount for sending me a screener of “South Park: Joining the Panderverse,” a new movie from creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. It’s just 47 minutes, but it’s laugh-out-loud hilarious.
Read moreSAG-AMPTP Deal Might Finally Be Reached Soon
‘Napoleon’ Long-Range Tracking $16-$21M Opening
Sony Pictures & Apple Studios’ “Napoleon” is being released on November 22nd, 2023. The 3-day opening weekend tracking has been revealed and it stands to open anywhere between $16M-$21M.
Read moreJoe Russo Mocks Scorsese and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Box-Office
“Avengers: Endgame” director Joe Russo threw some shade at Martin Scorsese and the failure of “Killers of the Flower Moon” at the box-office.
Read more‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Only Makes $9 Million in its Second Weekend
A real bummer to hear that Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” had a 61% dip this weekend, only grossing $9 million domestically. Its cumulative global intake now stands at around $88 million — on a $200 million budget (not counting marketing costs).
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