You can read Tatiana Siegel’s Variety piece here. Suffice to say, Hollywood blacklists are a very real thing and, if she does in fact want to work again, Barrera should think twice about what she posts online. There’s now a target on her back, and she’s skating on very thin ice.
Box-Office: ‘Argylle’ Earns $1.7 Million in Previews — Two Sequels Planned?
Earlier in the week, Vaughn’s 139-minute adaptation of Elly Conway’s novel got off to a rocky start with critics — it currently holds a 34% rotten score.
Read moreTeyana Taylor, Alana Haim Join Paul Thomas Anderson’s Latest
Alana Haim, who made her acting debut in PTA’s “Licorice Pizza”, and Teyana Taylor (“A Thousand and One”) have been added to the cast, along with Wood Harris and Shayna McHayle.
Read more‘Longlegs’ Trailer …
Here it is, after a month of cryptic teasers, the trailer for Osgood Perkins’ “Longlegs” has been released. It looks great. Still no release date announced, but it’s probably coming out in July.
Jim Carrey Un-Retires for ‘Sonic 3’
I guess he’s not retired after all. Jim Carrey has received a script from the angels, written in gold ink, and it’s … “Sonic the Hedgehog 3”?
Read moreStephen Frears to Direct ‘Wilder & Me,’ Starring Christoph Waltz as Billy Wilder
Stephen Frears has decided to not make a film about Wilder’s peak years, but rather one tackling the declining period of his career — more notably, the making of 1978’s ill-received “Fedora.”
Read moreTarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’ Eyeing Early 2025 Shoot
Netflix Says NO To More Theatrical Releases: “It’s Just Not Our Business”
This conveniently leads us to what Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria said yesterday. She turned some heads by saying that Netflix will never do theatrical as “our members love films and they want to see films on Netflix.”
Read more‘Back to Black’ Trailer … [Updated]
Brad Pitt to Star in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’
Marielle Heller’s ‘NightBitch’ To Be Released in the Fall
The film’s plot is total dark absurdism. A neo-horror thriller starring Adams as an overworked woman who is convinced she's, quite literally, turning into a dog.
Read moreTim Burton To Direct ‘Attack Of The Fifty Foot Woman’ Remake For Warner Bros
Christopher Nolan Says ‘Oppenheimer’ Success Marks New “Post Franchise, Post Intellectual Property” Era in Hollywood
“I think the success of Oppenheimer certainly points to a sort of post franchise, post intellectual property, landscape for movies — it’s kind of encouraging,” Nolan told the podcast, hosted by Alex Zane.
Read moreAmy Adams to Star in Taika Waititi’s ‘Klara and the Sun’
Amy Adams is in negotiations to co-star alongside Jenna Ortega in Taika Waititi’s “Klara and the Sun,” based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times bestselling novel.
Read moreGareth Evans’ ‘Havoc’ Not Included in Netflix’s 2024 Slate
of us have been wondering when Gareth Evans’ “Havoc” will be released. There’s been a lot of speculation about the reasons for its delay, with reshoots having happened in early 2023.
Read morePTA’s New Film “Confirmed” As Modern-Day Set ‘Vineland’
After months of speculation, Daniel Richtman appears to have confirmed what I was theorizing in March of 2023: that Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film will be an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel “Vineland.”
Read morePedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ Starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
The upcoming film starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, and John Turturro will begin shooting this March in New York and Madrid. There’s one more actress that should be added to the cast soon — Anya Taylor Joy?
Read moreTrailer for Bertrand Bonello’s Surreal ‘The Beast’
Sony Lands ‘28 Years Later’ — $60 Million Budget, Danny Boyle to Direct
Cannes Boss Says David Fincher is Not Anymore “On the Same Level” Because of Netflix
Cannes boss, Thierry Fremaux, was a guest speaker at the Goteborg Film Festival. He had some interesting things to say about cinema, festivals, and, most intriguingly, Netflix.
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Ah, yes — Ridley Scott must be promoting a new movie, which means lots of ridiculous quotes from the many interviews he’s doing. Here’s the latest example.