“Aggro Dr1ft” is maybe the best example yet that Harmony Korine has completely lost his mind. It’s the work of a total madman.
Read moreWarner Bros in the Lead to Acquire Boyle/Garland’s ‘28 Years Later’
Barry Levinson’s ‘Alto Knights’ Test Screens …
This year will mark the return of 81-year-old director Barry Levinson. His latest, “Alto Knights,” Formerly titled “Wise Guys,” is a period mobster drama starring Robert De Niro in dual roles.
Read moreTaylor Sheridan Set to Direct Western ‘Empire of the Summer Moon’
It’s now been announced that Sheridan is set to direct an adaption of “Empire of the Summer Moon.” The story follows the historical account of the four-decade struggle between Comanche tribes and white settlers to control the American West.
Read moreRyan Coogler to Direct Michael B. Jordan in Untitled Vampire Film
UPDATE: Jeff Sneider is saying that it’s a Vampire movie, which makes sense with the original report that stated it was “genre” and had a “period” setting.
Read more‘Book of Clarence’ is 2024’s First Box-Office Bomb
Directed by Jeymes Samuel, the film, which screened in over 2000 U.S. theaters, opened to just $2.5 million over the weekend. It barely squeaked into the top 10. The film carries a reported $50 million budget.
Read moreEarly ‘Dune 2’ Projections Suggest $100 Million 3-Day Opening Weekend
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.
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