Some major news I have for you. Richard Linklater is currently casting actors for his next film, which will be set in Paris and shot entirely in French. Production is set to begin in March 2024.

One of the last Oscar contenders left to be seen will screen next week. “The Color Purple” (12.25.23) has screenings in LA on Thursday, November 16th. Warner Bros. released a trailer in October.

Netflix will produce Noah Baumbach’s next feature, which is being described as a “funny and emotional coming-of-age story about adults”.

The movie’s existence infuriated China, which considers the Dalai Lama, who wishes to break free of Chinese control, as a “threat.”

Alex Garland's upcoming "Civil War" was given an MPA rating in June. This meant that the film was ready. Word is that a trailer is finally being released next month, via A24.

Will Ridley Scott’s 28th film, “Napoleon,” get him back in the race? “Napoleon” is indeed coming and the 86-year-old Scott spoke to about his latest film and, of course, his lack of an Oscar came up in the conversation.

Edward Berger’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” was well-liked by the Academy, it garnered nine Oscar nominations and won four trophies, including Best International Film, this past March. Berger has now set up his next film at Focus.

In an interview with Le Monde, David Fincher seems to firmly believe that Netflix is the best place in Hollywood to make movies right now. He’s vehemently defending the streaming giant.

Puck News now reports that the director will work with A24 again for his next project, which, it turns out, will be a biopic based on the life of tech mogul, SpaceX CEO, and X owner Elon Musk.

Yesterday afternoon, The Hot Mic’s Jeff Sneider was the first to report that Marvel’s “Captain Brave New World” was moving to February 2025 after it "didn't do great in a test screening.”

I don’t believe this will happen, but it’s turned into a possibility. According to the forecasters over at Box-Office Pro, “The Marvels” could earn as little as $35 million this weekend.

I don’t like using the word “woke” because it’s too simplified a term. Yes, it’s an easy way of entering a debate, to say this is “woke” and that is “woke,” but the substance gets lost in the process.

Oh, boy. After “Batgirl,” here comes another already-completed, $70 million film being shelved by David Zaslav and Warner Bros.

After the debacle that was “Exorcist: Believer,” and as the ghost of William Friedkin continues to haunt him, David Gordon Green has quickly set up his next film, which is this indie called “Nutcrackers.”

Word is that Greengrass has now teamed up with Apple TV for his next feature film, titled “Lost Bus.” The film is said to be based on the infamous 2018 California wildfire known as “Camp Fire”.

Instead, A24 decided to world premiere “The Iron Claw,” a month and a half in advance, not in L.A or NY, but rather last night in Dallas, Texas — which is where the story takes place.

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ much-delayed Apple TV+ series “Master of the Air” will debut its the first two episodes on January 26th, followed by weekly installments until March 15.

The first trailer for Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” was released this morning. There’s a new character added into the mix, Anxiety, voiced by Maya Hawke, and they look like an amusing addition to the plot.

After being delayed due to the strike, “A Complete Unknown,” the Bob Dylan biopic from James Mangold, starts shooting this coming February in Montreal and New York.