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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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Kevin Spacey's Pandemic Conspiracy Thriller ‘The Awakening' Is Coming in November: “The Film They Don't Want You to See”

Who's "they," exactly? The Illuminati? The Deep State? Hard to say. The film premiered at Italy's Matera Film Festival on November 10. No reviews have trickled in yet.

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Sony's Tom Rothman Launches Best Picture Campaign for ‘Brand New Day’: “Are You Telling Me There Are 10 Films This Year That Are Better Than This Film?”

This is all Rothman’s idea, by the way. He’s going to pour millions into this campaign because he believes “Brand New Day” is a great movie.

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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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SAG Strike: Studios Give Their “Best and Final Offer”

November 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Puck’s Matthew Belloni just tweeted out that the studios will be giving their "best and final" offer tonight at the negotiating table.

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Lisa Marie Presley Hated Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ Script, Elvis Depicted as “Predator”

November 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” goes expands nationwide, a Variety story is making some waves.

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Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito Working on a ‘Throw Momma From the Train’ Sequel

November 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Is this the ultimate “sequel that nobody asked for”? EW is confirming that Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito are working on a sequel to 1987’s “Throw Momma From the Train.”

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Surpasses $100 Million Worldwide

November 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s actually currently at $102.1M worldwide, including $45.3M domestic and $56.8M overseas. No chance for it break even.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Offered A Role in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’?

November 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve sent a few emails out this morning to try to confirm this latest tidbit of information. I’ll update you if anything comes out of this.

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Alex Cox Directing ‘Repo Man’ Sequel, Granted SAG-Interim Agreement

November 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Almost 40 years ago, director Alex Cox shook up the film world with “Repo Man.” The 1984 film starred Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton.

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Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and The Heron’ Breaks Records in France + English Trailer Released

November 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Aren’t we lucky to have a new Hayao Miyazaki film released soon? Not just that, it’s a great one — “The Boy and the Heron” is this surreal, almost nightmare-esque, statement from the Japanese master.

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Albert Hughes Doesn’t Understand “Why A Real Filmmaker” Would Want to Direct A Marvel Movie

November 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Hughes was offered to direct Marvel’s “Blade” reboot, but, after much research, declined the offer due to lack of creative freedom.

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Martin Scorsese Says Brendan Fraser Is “Perfect” in ‘Flower Moon’

November 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Brendan Fraser’s performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon” has become one of the more divisive parts of the film.

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Neon Buys Audrey Diwan’s ‘Emmanuelle’

November 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Two years after winning the Golden Lion at Venice for “Happening,” Diwan’s “Emmanuelle,” which started production in September, comes with some hefty expectations.

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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Trailer is Released …

November 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It started with a simple “NO!” in 2014, but the apes now have a firmer grasp of the English language.

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Maggie Gylenhaal’s ‘The Bride’ is Back On! Warner Bros Set to Produce

November 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I can report that Warner Bros is close to a deal in acquiring “The Bride.” The aim is for a March 2024 production start. The budget for the film is said to be around $80 million.

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Jim Carrey Attached to Star in David Robert Mitchell’s ‘Evergreen Pines And The Fading Summer’

November 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Mitchell, who hasn’t released a film since 2018’s “Under the Silver Lake,” now has three projects lined up in his future: “Evergreen Pines And The Fading Summer,” “They Follow” and “Flowervale Street.”

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NEON Acquires Sean Baker’s ‘Anora,’ Cannes Premiere …

November 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A few weeks ago, I was sworn not to reveal that Neon had acquired Sean Baker’s “Anora.” Well, it was finally announced today. This is a major deal for Baker, whose previous two films were A24 joints.

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‘The Fall Guy’ Trailer …

November 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It has the feel of a Ryan Reynolds Netflix-produced action movie, but starring better actors (Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt). Generic is the better word for it.

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‘The Passion of the Christ’ Sequel Split into Two Parts

November 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The rumor was that Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion of the Christ’ sequel would be split into two parts and its IMDB page now states it that way. The current title is “The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection - Part I.”

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Gabriel Byrne Doesn't Think the De-Aging Technology Worked in ‘The Irishman’

November 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Actor Gabriel Byrne spoke to NME about “de-aging” technology and the “terrifying” advances of artificial intelligence in entertainment. In the process, he also took a shot at Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.”

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John Carpenter Scoring A24's ‘Death of A Unicorn’

November 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As he was watching the WNBA playoffs and playing video games in his basement, John Carpenter managed to complete a side project: composing the score for A24’s upcoming “Death of A Unicorn” (via Bloody Disgusting).

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WGA Awards Ceremony Delayed Until After the Oscars, Now Useless

November 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Today, the Writer’s Guild announced the 2024 WGA Awards will move to Sunday, April 14th. That’s well over a month after the Oscars air on March 10th.

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‘The Marvels’ Was “Plagued With Lengthy Reshoots” and Low Test Scores …

November 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Variety is now reporting that “The Marvels” received “middling reviews” at a secret test-screening earlier this year. MCU movies tend to not be tested, but it seems as though they made a very rare exception for Nia DaCosta’s troubled movie.

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