Two stars will reportedly play James Bond in the next 007 instalment. That’s what a report from The Sun claims — A pair of actors are said to be in talks to play younger and older versions of the spy.

“Dune: Chapter Two” will officially run at 2 hours 46 minutes, making it the longest film of Villeneuve’s career. This makes sense, I don’t think Warner Bros would have ever let him get away with anything over 3 hours.

In an interview with Le Figaro, Cate Blanchett doesn’t want to delve into a film she’s doing with Jim Jarmusch. Um .. she’s making a film with Jim Jarmusch?

Denzel’s casting is now sparking controversy in Tunisia. French newspaper Courrier International is writing of complaints in Tunisian media about depicting the Carthaginian general as a Black African.

The 2024 Golden Globes nominations have been announced. Does anybody care?

Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and The Heron” firmly exceeded expectations at the box-office this weekend with a $12.8M opening. What wonderful news! This is Miyazaki’s first ever #1 movie at the American box-office.

The 48th Los Angeles Film Critics Association winners will be announced shortly on their X handle. I’ll be updating this post whenever it happens …

There, apparently, was a major studio bidding war for — wait for it — director Justin Lin’s next film.

As I continue to watch this pile of screeners sitting on my desk, and slowly assemble some kind of coherent top 10 of 2023, I’m also very much open to suggestions.

“The Mandalorian” aired its first three seasons on Disney Plus, and it is a very popular show, starring Pedro Pascal. However, will that same streaming audience want to actually buy a movie ticket for its theatrical continuation?

Andrew Haigh, riding on his last three critically-acclaimed films (“Weekend”, “45 Years,” “Lean on Pete”), is about release what some are calling the best film of his career, “All of Us Strangers.”

Schrader has given another no holds barred interview, this time for The Independent. There are some real gems in this writeup.

The film premiered at this past September’s Telluride Film Festival, to warm-ish reviews. Disney was supposed to open ‘Bikeriders’ on December 1st, 2023.

Fresh off the hot drama that was last year’s “Don’t Worry Darling,” Olivia Wilde has been tapped to helm her third film as a director.

Sight and Sound have unveiled their top 50 films of 2023, and Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” was the top vote getter.

It’s not looking great for “Coyote vs. Acme” (per Matt Belloni). The film has had private screenings at the Warner Bros lot for a weeks now, but offers for the scrapped, and completed, movie just haven’t been to Warners’ liking.

This morning, Denis Villeneuve confirmed his plans to make “Dune: Messiah” during a press conference in South Korea. Although a screenplay is being worked on, Villeneuve isn’t sure when he’ll be shooting the film.

Some wonderful news. Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron,” opening tomorrow in 2100 locations, is projected to earn $10.2M at the domestic box-office.