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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

If you've read this column for a while, you know the drill: I spitball Cannes every month from now until April, updating the latest intel and trying to figure out what will be in competition, vying for the Palme d'Or.

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What Are You Seeing This Weekend? ‘Godzilla Minus Zero,' ‘Wild Horse Nine,' ‘La Bola Negra' Expands, ‘Club Kid,' ‘I Play Rocky' & ‘Possible Love'

This is an open discussion thread. Tell us what you're seeing Friday to Sunday, what you thought of it, and what's still on your list. This weekend you have plenty of options.

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007 Surprise! Robert Pattinson Screen Tested for James Bond

Yep, Robert Pattinson has screen tested to play James Bond, according to "multiple sources" who spoke to THR. He joins the already-reported trio of Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O'Connor.

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‘1408’ Sequel Is Happening With Sam Jackson, John Cusack, Elijah Wood and Natalia Dyer

Cusack has been open about this being the one sequel he'd ever do. Last year he told People he'd never had the urge to make sequels, but "1408" interested him, partly because, in his words, "most movies suck."

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James Bond: Two Mystery Stars Secretly Tested For 007, Per THR

This week, two different UK tabloids named two different actors, Jack Lowden and Josh O'Connor, as the chosen one. That follows last week's claim that Callum Turner had been cast as 007, which tells you just how in the dark everybody is.

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August 19, 2019
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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Alex Garland's ‘Warfare' Could Be A24's Most Expensive Movie

April 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Alex Garland’s next film, “Warfare”, which he’s co-directing with Ray Mendoza, might be even an even more expensive endeavor for A24. My best guess is its budget might hit the $60-70 million range.

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Marielle Heller's ‘Nightbitch' Screens Again ...

April 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Searchlight has set up a December 6, 2024 release for “Nightbitch.” As expected, the reactions from test screenings have been all over the place.

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Rumor: J.J. Abrams in Talks to Direct ‘Back to the Future' Homage — Timothee Chalamet in Lead Role

April 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Remember, over the weekend, when we discussed J.J. Abrams’ absence from directing? Was he in director’s jail for his dubious attempt at reviving Star Wars?

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Review: Luca Guadagnino's ‘Challengers' is Stylish and Electric Filmmaking

April 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Watching “Challengers,” I kept being reminded of David Fincher’s “The Social Network,” which also had shifting timelines, a brilliantly pulsating electronic score from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and stylishly vibrant direction.

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M. Night Shyamalan's ‘Trap' Releases Trailer

April 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The latest Shyamalan is called “Trap” and is set in and around a concert. The Hitchcock influence is again very much present. A trailer has just been released for the film, which is set to hit theaters on August 9.

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Tarantino Canceled ‘Movie Critic' Months Ago, and Then Started Writing A Cliff Booth Spin-Off

April 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It turns out that, initially, Tarantino’s movie was going to be “The Movie Critic,” but, sometime late last year, he scrapped that film and started writing a different one, connected to “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood,”

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Eliza Hittman Sets Fourth Film, ‘MOTHERLOVE'

April 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I was a big fan of Eliza Hittman’s “Beach Rats,” and, especially, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”, so it’s much welcome news that the filmmaker is now working on her fourth feature (via Filmmaker Fund).

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Trailer for Richard Linklater's ‘Hit Man'

April 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix has released a trailer for Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” which is set to hit theaters, for an awards-qualifying run, on May 24 before finally streaming on the platform on June 7.

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Zack Snyder Plans to Make, at Least, 6 ‘Rebel Moon’ Movies

April 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Zach Snyder spoke to RadioTimes about a potential third film to ‘Rebel Moon’ and, despite the bad reviews and lukewarm audience response, Snyder is now talking about as many as six films …

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English-language ‘Oldboy’ TV Remake in the Works

April 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I vividly remember the first time I saw Park Chan-wook’s “Oldboy.” A friend of mine, who had returned from Korea, had brought a DVD copy of it back from his trip and told me I had to watch it.

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Quentin Tarantino SCRAPS ‘The Movie Critic'

April 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Well, this took everyone by surprise. Just as Quentin Tarantino was gearing up to shoot his tenth, and final, film this fall, Deadline is revealing that Tarantino has dropped the film completely.

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Sundance Film Festival is Looking to Move Out of Utah By 2027

April 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The Sundance Film Festival is looking to move out of Utah by the year 2027. They are now soliciting bids on where to relocate the festival to. The fest has been taking place in Utah since 1985.

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Martin Scorsese to Direct ‘Sinatra' Biopic, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence

April 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Martin Scorsese, 81, is planning to shoot two films back to back: the first about Jesus, the second a Frank Sinatra biopic. Leonardo DiCaprio would play Sinatra and Jennifer Lawrence his wife Ava Gardner.

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Hollywood Producer Says Sydney Sweeney “Isn't Pretty" and “Can't Act"

April 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Hollywood producer Carol Baum doesn't understand all the buzz surrounding Sweeney. During a recent NY screening Q&A, Baum claimed Sweeney, 26, “can't act” and “isn't pretty.

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Footage of Clint Eastwood's ‘Juror #2' Has “Thrilled" Warner Bros

April 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s 93-year-old Clint Eastwood’s, supposedly, “final film” and it’s coming out later this year. Insiders are telling Variety that Warner Bros. is “thrilled” by what it has seen so far of “Juror #2.”

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Steven Spielberg Set to Direct Untitled UFO Movie

April 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Variety is reporting that Spielberg 77, is set to direct an untitled UFO movie based on his own original idea. David Koepp is writing the screenplay. No other details were revealed.

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Scorsese's ‘Life of Jesus' Being Shot This Fall — Andrew Garfield and Miles Teller Attached to Star

April 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Scorsese is eyeing his “Silence” star Andrew Garfield to be in the film. Miles Teller is also attached to star. Production is expected to begin later this year and shoot in Israel, Italy and Egypt.

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Brian Cox Says Joaquin Phoenix was “Terrible" in ‘Napoleon': “I Would Have Played it Better"

April 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

One person who certainly isn’t a fan of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is “Succession” star Brian Cox. In fact, he’s not holding back at how “awful” the film and Phoenix’s performance were.

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Zendaya Says “I Don’t Know" if ‘Euphoria’ is Coming Back: "It’s Beyond Me"

April 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Zendaya, star and executive producer of “Euphoria,” is further sowing doubt into the final season ever happening. Speaking to Variety, the actress claims that “it’s beyond me” if the third season will ever occur.

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Exploring the Eerie World of The Last of Us: A Thrilling Journey Through Post-Apocalyptic America [Sponsored]

April 17, 2024 James Collins

Take off on an exciting journey through America's post-apocalyptic landscape with "The Last of Us." In this exciting adventure, players are submerged in a deadly infection-ravaged world where they must constantly fight to survive against both the infected and merciless survivors. 

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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