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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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Ti West Says He’s Almost Done Editing ‘MaXXXine’ — Hints at Another Film

February 26, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This might not be the end of Ti West's popular A24 horror franchise. The trilogy, which started with “X” and then “Pearl,” is set to be completed later this year with “MaXXXine.”

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February 26, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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SAG Winners: Lily Gladstone Wins! ‘Oppenheimer’ Dominates

February 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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‘Drive Away Dolls' Bombs at the Box-Office, Not Liked by Audiences

February 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“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.

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‘American Psycho' Remake in the Works ...

February 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Alexander Payne's Next Film, A Western, Might Star Paul Giamatti

February 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Alexander Payne is currently working on another film with ‘Holdovers’ screenwriter David Hemingson, —a Western, in fact—and during a Q&A on Friday, Hemingson revealed there’s a part set for Paul Giamatti.

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Vin Diesel Confirms ‘Fast & Furious 11’ Will Be Franchise Ender [Updated]

February 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Vin Diesel has confirmed, via his Instagram, that it will indeed be the final ‘Fast’ movie. I would image we’ll still be getting spin-offs after that, it’s almost certain, but the main saga will be (finally) ending. He’s calling it the “grand finale.”

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Mati Diop’s ‘Dahomey’ Wins Golden Bear at Berlin

February 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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‘Naruto' Film to Be Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

February 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Has Warner Bros Already Officialized ‘Coyote vs Acme’ and ‘Salem’s Lot’ as Tax Write-Offs?

February 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Warner Bros recently held its annual earnings report, and according to THR, they might have already officialized the tax write off on “Coyote Vs Acme,” and, possibly, also “Salem’s Lot.”

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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ “Hoping” for Cannes Premiere

February 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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‘Dune 2' Cost $190 Million [Updated]

February 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Bruno Dumont Says Adèle Haenel Left His Film Because There Were Only White Actors

February 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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‘Gladiator 2’ Budget “Ballooned" from $165 Million to $310 Million

February 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It all makes sense now. A few days ago, Paramount leaked to Deadline about how their jaws dropped while watching early footage of Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2” — the claim was that they were “blown away” by the film.

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Werner Herzog Calls ‘Barbie' “Sheer Hell"

February 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Ian McShane Says ‘Ballerina’ Was Just Not Good Enough

February 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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. 

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‘28 Years Later’ Starts Production in May, to Star Cillian Murphy

February 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Tom Cruise to Star in Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu's Next Film at Warner Bros

February 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Dakota Johnson Says She Hasn’t Seen ‘Madame Web’ And “Probably Won’t”

February 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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Issa López’s ‘True Detective’ Renewed for Season 5

February 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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.

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