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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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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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‘John Wick 5’ Script is Currently Being Written

November 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The character of John Wick has essentially turned into a supernatural being that can constantly get shot, stabbed, and mauled to extremes and still survive.

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‘The Marvels’ Opens to $47 Million; Worst in MCU History

November 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Will this colossal failure be enough to wake up Disney? There are already some folks blaming the strike and lack of promotion by actors, and you should absolutely not buy this excuse.

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Readers’ Thoughts on ‘The Killer’

November 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“The Killer” is getting muted approval from audiences so far — it has a 7.0 rating on IMDB, based on 38k votes and sits at 65% viewer approval on Rotten Tomatoes. Now it’s your turn. What did you think of “The Killer”?

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Christopher Nolan Refuses to Watch Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Aviator’ After His Howard Hughes Film Was Shelved

November 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Earlier in the Summer, Christopher Nolan had told The New York Times that his Howard Hughes film “never got made because I wrote it right as Scorsese was making his own film (“The Aviator”).

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‘Coyote Vs Acme’ Had Very Good Test Scores, in the “High 90s”

November 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Just like ‘Batgirl’ before it, funeral screenings for “Coyote Vs Acme” will be held on the Warner Bros lot for cast and crew members this weekend.

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Richard Linklater Set to Shoot French Film Next March, Story About Godard and the Making of “Breathless”

November 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Warner Bros’ ‘The Color Purple’ Screens Next Week

November 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Noah Baumbach’s Next Film Has “Two Big Movie Stars” — Sandler and Pitt?

November 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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

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Scorsese’s ‘Kundun’ Banned by Disney, Much to China’s Delight

November 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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

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Trailer for Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ Coming Next Month

November 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Ridley Scott Says It’s “About Feckin’ Time” He Wins An Oscar

November 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Director Edward Berger’s Next Film Lands at Focus

November 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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David Fincher Believes Netflix is the Future of Cinema

November 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Darren Aronofsky to Direct Elon Musk Biopic for A24

November 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Delayed to 2025 Due to Bad Test Scores and Extensive Reshoots

November 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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.”

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‘The Marvels’ Tracking as Low as $35 Million For the Weekend

November 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Paul Schrader Praises ‘American Fiction’ for its Masterly “Anti-Wokeness”

November 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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‘Coyote Vs Acme’ Shelved by Warner Bros, One Year After Filming Completed

November 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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

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David Gordon Green Set to Direct Indie Film, Quietly Distancing Himself From ‘Exorcist’

November 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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.”

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Rumor: Denis Villeneuve’s Next Film is ‘Cleopatra,’ Starring Zendaya [Updated]

November 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Villeneuve‘a next film will be “Cleopatra” for Sony Pictures. The screenplay is said to be written by David Scarpa (“Napoleon”) and based on the best-selling book by Stacey Schiff. Production is supposed to begin sometime in 2024.

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