Sweeney, who is set to play the titular character, is also executive producing. Wright is a big fan of the 1968 original, which starred Jane Fonda, and even included on his list of favorite movies.

Variety is reporting that at least one episode of “She-Hulk,” which also went over budget, cost Disney as much as $25 million to produce, a sum that is said to rival the priciest “Game of Thrones” episodes.

Unlike other Marvel endeavours, and despite the well-known pre-production hiccups, Yann Demange’s “Blade” does have potential. The source material, a playful genre hybrid, is grittier than most Marvel material.

Scott has “Napoleon” coming out in two weeks, he’s already shot half of his “Gladiator” sequel and he’s not slowing down after that. There’s further proof that the 86-year-old filmmaker will continue on, as long as his health permits.

Scorsese has directed a handful of better films than “The Departed” in his illustrious career. His go-to editor, the legendary Thelma Schoonmaker, tells Esquire that he should have won “at least seven” times!

I can back up Scott Menzel’s claim that, of the few critics who have so far seen Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” the response has been decidedly mixed.

Very early tracking figures, via analytics firm The Quorum, projects that Paul King’s upcoming musical “Wonka,” starring Timothee Chalamet, is headed for an opening in the low $20 million range.

Over here, Peter Weir is an absolute legend. This is the man who directed “Witness,” “The Truman Show,” “Picnic at Hanging Rock,” “The Year of Living Dangerously,” “Dead Poets Society,” “Master and Commander” and many more.

Things are looking grimmer and grimmer by the day for “The Marvels.” Last week I had reported that, based on internal tracking, I was seeing a $45-$50M opening for the latest MCU installment.

The second weekend drop looks to be near 80% for an estimated 3-day total of $17 million. The movie was clearly front loaded.

What do we know about Ari Aster’s “Eddington”? Not much, really. However, the script has leaked to a lucky few, and I managed to get some details about the plot of this mysterious movie, which is said to take place during the pandemic.

Luca Guadagnino has so many projects in development, too many to keep track of, that some were bound to get tossed out.

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

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

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.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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