Tonight was for the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, and it streamed live on Netflix. Winners were voted on by the over 130,000 SAG-AFTRA members. This is a major precursor to determine the frontrunners for the Oscar acting races.
Read more‘Drive Away Dolls' Bombs at the Box-Office, Not Liked by Audiences
“Drive Away Dolls” garnered a C on CinemaScore, which is very low for the, usually, easy-to-please graders of this polling company. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 38% audience score. Its IMDB also keeps threatening to go into the 5s.
Read more‘American Psycho' Remake in the Works ...
The “American Psycho” remake will follow on Harron’s 2000 film, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, which starred a never-better Christian Bale as 1980s Wall Street sociopath Patrick Bateman.
Read moreAlexander Payne's Next Film, A Western, Might Star Paul Giamatti
Vin Diesel Confirms ‘Fast & Furious 11’ Will Be Franchise Ender [Updated]
Mati Diop’s ‘Dahomey’ Wins Golden Bear at Berlin
For the second year in a row, a documentary took the top prize at Berlin. Mati Diop’s “Dahomey” has won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
Read more‘Naruto' Film to Be Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Call me ignorant, but I don’t know much about popular manga “Naruto,” save for the viral meme that’s derived from it. It turns out that it’s one of the best-selling mangas of all-time, having sold over 250 million copies worldwide in 47 countries.
Read moreHas Warner Bros Already Officialized ‘Coyote vs Acme’ and ‘Salem’s Lot’ as Tax Write-Offs?
Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ “Hoping” for Cannes Premiere
It turns out that Warner Bros, Eastwood are “hoping” and “working” to screen “Juror #2” this coming May on the Croisette and there’s no better place to show his final film than at Cannes, and in France, where critics have always been kindest to his work.
Read more‘Dune 2' Cost $190 Million [Updated]
Some readers have asked about the budget of “Dune: Part II” (03.01.24) A report last year claimed it was $122 million. I never believed it. Now we have an answer.
Read moreBruno Dumont Says Adèle Haenel Left His Film Because There Were Only White Actors
Bruno Dumont’s “L’Empire,” which just premiered at Berlin, originally included Adèle Haenel in its cast. The heated back-and-forth between director and actress has been heavily covered in France.
Read more‘Gladiator 2’ Budget “Ballooned" from $165 Million to $310 Million
Werner Herzog Calls ‘Barbie' “Sheer Hell"
Leave it to Werner Herzog to give us his own unique take on Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” When asked about the film, the legendary director said it felt like the gates of the netherworld had opened up while he was watching it.
Read moreIan McShane Says ‘Ballerina’ Was Just Not Good Enough
Ian McShane, who stars in “Ballerina” was a guest on BBC’s The One Show and tackled the restart of production on the now-delayed film.
Read more‘28 Years Later’ Starts Production in May, to Star Cillian Murphy
A recent posting on Production Weekly has Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later” starting production in May. Cillian Murphy is also listed as the lead of the film. Last month, as part of a heated bidding war, Sony landed the film and gave it a $60 million budget. A sequel is also set to be shot, possibly next year.
Tom Cruise to Star in Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu's Next Film at Warner Bros
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu has chosen his next project. Sources tell Deadline that Warner Bros. is in negotiations for an untitled Iñárritu film starring Tom Cruise.
Read moreDakota Johnson Says She Hasn’t Seen ‘Madame Web’ And “Probably Won’t”
Johnson clearly knew the state that her film was in while giving these interviews. I love how she described making “Madame Web” as “absolutely psychotic,” admitting she had no idea what she was doing in front of the green screen.
Read moreIssa López’s ‘True Detective’ Renewed for Season 5
Coming off the highest-rated episode in the anthology’s history, HBO announced today that they renewed “True Detective” for a fifth season. In addition, showrunner Issa López will be returning. No cast or plot details were revealed. Nic Pizzolatto must be a happy camper right now.
‘The Color Purple’ Lost Warner Bros $40 Million
Warner Bros’ “The Color Purple” amassed a record-setting $18 million in receipts on Christmas Day 2023. Then it just nosedived to oblivion. Its numbers just kept dropping on a daily basis.
Read moreNicolas Winding Refn’s Next Film to Start Production in September [Updated]
UPDATE: I’ve seen a production grid for this one. It’s still untitled, but Refn’s next film is supposed to start production this coming September in Korea.
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