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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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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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Amazon Wins Bidding War for Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale’s ‘Best of Enemies’

December 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale are in talks to star in “Best of Enemies”, an adaptation of Gus Russo and Eric Dezenhall’s book, “Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War”.

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Greta Gerwig Named Cannes 2024 Jury President + Spitballing Next Year’s Lineup

December 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Greta Gerwig has been confirmed as the Jury President for the 77th edition of Cannes which is set to take place May 14-25, 2024.

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Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ Has A $75 Million Budget, A24’s Most Expensive Movie Ever

December 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Just something to quickly add about Alex Garland’s “Civil War.” The film’s production budget was $75M. It’s the most expensive A24 movie ever made and one that will have the kind of nationwide distribution none of their films previously had before.

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‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Hires New Writer for Reshoots

December 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Matthew Orton has been hired by Marvel to pen additional scenes and material. Orton will work on material that will be shot in additional photography, which will take place in spring-summer of 2024

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Dwayne Johnson to Star in A24 and Benny Safdie’s ‘The Smashing Machine’

December 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This is one of the more interesting projects to look forward to. A24 is set to produce “The Smashing Machine,” which will be directed by Benny Safdie and star Dwayne Johnson.

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‘Wolfman’: Christopher Abbott Replaces Ryan Gosling, Leigh Whannell Confirmed as Director — October 2024 Release Set

December 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ryan Gosling has dropped out and been replaced by Christopher Abbott. Additionally, an Oct. 25, 2024 release date has been set for the creature feature

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George Clooney Says ‘Oceans 14’ Has A “Great Script”

December 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Steven Soderbergh’s “Oceans 11” was an old-school heist flick with some of the biggest actors in the business. It spawned sequels and spin-offs, but none of them could capture the slick entertainment of Soderbergh’s original.

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Critics Choice Nominations: ‘Barbie’ Breaks All-Time Record With 18 Noms

December 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” dominated this morning’s Critics Choice Awards nominations with a record-breaking 18, the most of any film in the organization’s 29 years

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‘Dune: Messiah’ Greenlit by Warner Bros, 2027 Release Date Eyed

December 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As for “Dune: Messiah,” the trilogy capper, we have an update on that project, and it seems to be picking up some major steam. At this point, its future making is turning into an inevitability. 

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‘Civil War’ Trailer …

December 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Garland’s ”Civil War” now has a trailer. It looks incredibly political — pitting States and American factions against each other in an all-out war for the country.

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‘Back to Black’ — Amy Winehouse Biopic Set for May 2024 Release

December 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer for Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” will be released in the coming days. For the time being, I can report that a May 10, 2024 US release date has been confirmed by Focus Features.

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‘Wonka’ Eyes $35 Million Weekend

December 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Paul King’s “Wonka” is being released this coming Friday. It’s one of the last notable major studio offerings of the year, and I’ve been wondering, ever since the trailer was released, if there was an actual audience for it.

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Is ‘Passion of the Christ: Resurrection’ Shooting in January?

December 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

‘Resurrection’ would focus on the twenty-four hours encompassing Jesus’ passion and the events that occurred three days between his crucifixion and resurrection.

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‘Dune: Part Two’ Trailer

December 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We have a new trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” which, as reported yesterday, clocks in at 166 minutes. A world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival seems very likely for Villeneuve’s epic.

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Lily Gladstone Has 56 Minutes of Screentime in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

December 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It turns out that “Killers of the Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone had plenty of votes in both the Lead Performance and Supporting Performance categories — she won neither, no doubt due to this vote split.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Confirms He’s Signed On to A New Film, but Refuses to Says Which One

December 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Leonardo DiCaprio only picks A-list directors to work with. So, what’s next for him? He tells Deadline that he’s already set up his next project, but he can’t talk about it.

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‘Furiosa’ Delayed to June 2024?

December 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m hearing there’s a bit of a delay when it comes to George Miller’s “Furiosa” hitting its May 24, 2024 release date. No announcement just yet, but that date could change.

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‘The Iron Claw’ Reviews Are Firmly Positive; Gut-Wrenching Drama

December 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A24 should have attempted to premiere this one at a fall festival like Telluride or Venice. Instead, they opted to skip festivals and basically dump it in the final weeks of the year. Why?

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‘SAW XI’ Announced, in Theaters September 27, 2024.

December 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I really thought this franchise was dead after the fourth or fifth one, but no, they continued on, and somehow this year’s “Saw X” made more money than expected.

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Barry Keoghan’s Joker Will Most Likely Be in ‘The Batman — Part II’

December 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Barry Keoghan has addressed his possible as The Joker in Matt Reeves' The Batman - Part II, and, after these comments, I would bet that he will be back for the sequel.

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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

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