The 3-day box-office forecast for “Wish” currently stands at around $40 million. You also shouldn’t be so shocked to learn that “Wish” cost $200 million to produce. That’s another ridiculously high budget for a Disney movie.

I spoke to three critics who attended a screening of Paul King’s “Wonka” yesterday morning. The consensus is “not good.”

It looks like the troubled Golden Globes might have a found a new home. The Ankler is reporting that a TV deal will be announced very shortly, but I don’t believe it’ll be with a major network.

He’s no fan of the MCU. Back in November 2021, Scott had said that superhero movies were “boring as fucking shit.”

In attendance was The Playlist’s Gregory Ellwood and he had this to say about the upcoming Warner Bros musical

Netflix and Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic “Frankenstein” has been a passion project of del Toro’s since he was a wee boy.

Scott Derickson’s “The Gorge,” being billed as an action movie, stars Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy and Sigourney Weaver. The film will be released on Apple TV+ in 2024.

While speaking with Variety, promoting “Next Goal Wins”, Taika Waititi stated that his ‘Star Wars’ movie “will be a Taika Waititi film.” He added, “It’s gonna piss people off.”

Next week sees the release of Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” and I’m sure you know by now that he has a 4-hour cut of the film waiting in the wings, to be streamed on Apple TV.

Last week I linked to Daniel Richtman’s report that Denis Villeneuve was indeed directing “Cleopatra” for Sony. Zendaya had, supposedly, accepted the titular role with Daniel Craig and Timothee Chalamet also offered roles.

Two of the best Irish actors working today, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, are set star in Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet.” It’s being produced by Spielberg’s Amblin Pictures.

Ridley Scott hasn’t been shy in stating that there’s a 4-hour cut of his new historical epic, "Napoleon.” I bet that lengthy version is a very different film than the 158 minute theatrical cut I saw 48 hours ago.

I’m not entirely sure how Jimmy Kimmel is still employed, especially after donning blackface and mocking racial stereotypes, but, bless his heart, he seems to have escaped the wrath of cancel culture all of these years.

Daniel Richtman had initially reported that Pedro Pascal was in talks to play Reed Richards in the upcoming ‘Fantastic Four’ reboot. Deadline, Variety and THR have now confirmed Richtman’s reporting.

The 83-year-old director finally getting behind the camera once again for a film titled “Ella McCay.” Production is set to begin in December. The film is being backed by 20th Century Studios.

It seems as though the Marvel Cinematic Universe is getting bad news on a near daily basis. The end is nigh and the warning signs are all over the place. It doesn’t even feel like “superhero fatigue” but more like total and utter sabotage on their part.

When Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” was released, it was met with a lot of hate. It even garnered Kubrick a Razzie nomination for worst director.

If these numbers stick then this will be a successful launch for Lionsgate. The movie, which hits theaters this Friday, hasn’t had the best reviews — it currently sits at 59% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Jim Jarmusch hasn’t released a movie in four years, but that will likely change very soon as we now have news of a new project coming from the 70 year-old writer-director.