Early projections have a ‘Dune 2’ opening at around $100 million. In 2021, “Dune” earned $41 million in its opening weekend, and that was despite a hybrid theatrical/HBO Max release.
Read moreWhat Did I Just Watch?!
I don’t believe the trailer for Jennifer Lopez’s “This is Me … Now” (02.14.24, Prime) is meant to be meta or satirical. Rather, it’s all supposed to be taken very seriously, with a straight face, and that’s what most concerns me. The result looks like the drug-addled fever dream of a schizophrenic narcissist. Lopez's husband, Ben Affleck, is listed as a co-writer on the film.
Joel and Ethan Coen “Working on Writing Something” Together Again
In an interview, for the March 2024 issue of Empire, Ethan Coen confirms that he is developing a new project with brother Joel and that it might be the next thing he works on after the release of “Drive-Away Dolls.”
Read more‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning’ Drops the ‘Part One’
Paramount is trying to make you quickly forget about “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.” They’ve officially retitled it “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning.” No ‘Part One,’ got that?
Read moreDavid Ayer Claims People Who Saw His ‘Suicide Squad’ Cut Believe “It’s One of the Best Comic Book Movies Ever Made”
David Ayer is continuing with his “Suicide Squad” redemption tour. This time he’s telling The Hollywood Reporter that his director’s cut of the film was an all-timer
Read moreDavid Robert Mitchell’s ‘Flowervale Street’ to Start Production in March
David Robert Mitchell’s “Flowervale St,” a dinosaur movie set in the '80s, starring Anne Hathaway and Oscar Isaac, will start production in March. Bad Robot and Warner Bros. are set to produce. We still don’t have any plot details for this one.
Read moreNancy Meyers Says She Still Wants to Make Her $150 Million Rom-Com
Set to be Nancy Meyers' first film in over ten years, it had been originally set up at Netflix, but both parties could not come to an agreement on the budget. Meyers wanted $150 million, Netflix stood its ground at $130 million.
Read moreDaisy Ridley Will Reportedly Make $12.5 Million to Star in ‘New Jedi Order’
I stand by my report, from earlier in the week, about “Star Wars: New Jedi Order” getting “delayed.” In fact, I spoke to another person who said that “it’ll be a while” before we get to see this one.
Read moreAri Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Starts Production in March
The film, set to star Stone, Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, is a Western that takes place during the pandemic. It’s being described as an “ensemble film.” Candace Bergen is also rumored to be part of the cast.
Read moreNetflix Celebrates 1974 (Maybe the Greatest Year For Movies Ever)
Modern day moviegoers will tell you that 1999 and 2007 were the two best movie years of their lifetime. However, one can make the case that older years such as 1939, 1967, and 1973 could easily contend as the best.
Read moreBAFTA Snubs Lily Gladstone, DiCaprio, Scorsese and ‘Barbie’ — ‘Saltburn’ Actors Elordi, Keoghan and Pike Nominated!
The biggest shocker was the total snubbing of “Killers of the Flower Moon” director Martin Scorsese and its lead actress Lily Gladstone. What happened? Gladstone now has a steep hill to climb for the Best Actress Oscar.
Read moreSylvester Stallone is Working on ‘The Expendables 5’ …
Lionsgate and Sylvester Stallone’s “The Expend4bles” bombed hard this past summer with a $16.7 million cumulative gross on a $100 million budget.
Read moreSam Levinson is Currently Writing ‘Euphoria’ Season 3
Sam Levinson is coming off his highly polarizing, and much-hated, HBO series “The Idol.” However, he’s a household name because of “Euphoria,” a TV sensation with plenty of cinematic elements to it.
Read moreOliver Stone Says ‘Barbie’ is Part of the “Infantilization of Hollywood”
Cue the “old man yells at cloud” meme. Then again, Stone isn’t totally off-base here either. There has been plenty of debate about what the commercialism behind “Barbie” could mean for Hollywood’s future.
Read moreRidley Scott’s ‘Gladiator 2’ FINALLY Wraps Production
‘The Batman: Part Two’ Starts Production in August
USC Scripter Nominees Includes … ‘Origin’!
Not many people predicted DuVernay to get nominated here. It’s the biggest surprise, by far, of the five.
Read morePaul Schrader on Edibles
‘Maestro’ and Bradley Cooper Backlash is Real
If there’s an internet villain that has emerged this awards season, it’s Bradley Cooper. It’s not necessarily deserved, but it’s happening.
Read more‘Godzilla Minus One’ Black & White Version Coming to U.S. Theaters This Month
Toho’s “Godzilla Minus One” has had incredible success in the U.S. — over $50 million domestically with a worldwide total of just under $100 million. As we learned last month, a black & white version of the film, titled “Godzilla Minus One Minus Color,” is coming out, and we now have a release date — Friday, January 26, 2024, via AMC.