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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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Netflix's Algorithm Passed on ‘A Knight's Tale' Sequel, Director Says

April 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Brian Helgeland's medieval-set “A Knight’s Tale” was released in 2001 and was a semi-success but has developed a decent following these last 20 years.

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Happy Birthday, Jack Nicholson!

April 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Nicholson, who turns 87 today, never actually announced his retirement, but, given that he’s now 87 years old, the chances of ever seeing him on-screen again seem nil to none.

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First Look: Sean Baker's ‘Anora' Starring Mikey Madison

April 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Neon is distributing this one, and “Anora” is premiering in competition at Cannes. The studio has backed the last four Palme d’Or winners (“Anatomy of A Fall,” “"Triangle of Sadness,” “Titane” and “Parasite.”)

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David Mackenzie's ‘Fuze,' Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Starts Shooting in June

April 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Aaron Taylor-Johnson will lead the heist thriller “Fuze.” It comes to us from “Hell or High Water” director David Mackenzie. Production is set to begin on this one in June.

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Michel Hazanavicius' ‘Precious Cargoes' Added to Cannes Competition — First Animated Film to Compete for Palme d'Or Since 2008

April 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

As I had reported last week, an animated film has been added to the Cannes competition lineup, Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Most Precious of Cargoes".”

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine' Trailer ...

April 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here it is, the trailer for the movie Matthew Vaughn claims will “save the whole Marvel universe.” “Deadpool & Wolverine” aka “Deadpool 3”, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

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Box-Office: ‘Civil War' Remains at #1 — ‘Abigail' and ‘Ungentlemanly Warfare' Disappoint

April 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Alex Garland’s film, starring Kirsten Dunst as a photojournalist, added $11.12 million this weekend. It has, so far, grossed $45 million. A24’s most expensive movie to date additionally made $5 million overseas.

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The Cast of the Original ‘Blair Witch Project' Demand Residuals from Lionsgate

April 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

On Saturday, actors Heather Donahue, Michael Williams, and Joshua Leonard released a joint statement, directed at Lionsgate, asking for retroactive and future residual payments for their roles in the original film.

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Maïwenn Says the ‘Jeanne du Barry’ Crew Were “Afraid" of Johnny Depp

April 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Last year, French journalist Bernard Montiel had revealed that Depp and Maïwenn were not getting along during the shoot of ‘Jeanne’ and that there was tension for months between director and actor.

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Mel Gibson's ‘Passion of the Christ' Sequel is Coming “Very Soon"

April 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with OMRI, ‘Passion’ screenwriter Randall Wallace is confirming the screenplay for the sequel is finished, that Jim Caviezel is, obviously, going to star as Jesus, and that production could begin very soon.

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‘Civil War' Drops 70% — Neck and Neck With ‘Abigail' and ‘Ungentlemanly Warfare' for #1 at the Box-Office

April 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Because Hollywood pretends Thursday previews are just part of Friday openings, boosting the opening day number with an extra night of receipts, “Abigail” was #1 on “Friday,” beating out “Civil War” by only a few thousand dollars.

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Chris Columbus is Back With ‘The Thursday Murders Club'

April 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Remember Chris Columbus? He was the director critics loved to hate in the ‘90s and early aughts. He directed many successful movies, “Home Alone,” “Home Alone 2,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

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Predictable.

April 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy
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David O. Russell's ‘Madden' to Shoot This Fall — Hugh Jackman and Tom Hanks Added to the Cast

April 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATE: I had the roles mixed up. Ferrell is OUT as Madden, he’s being replaced by Jackman. Weird casting. Also, Tom Hanks is in talks to play Oakland Raiders football coach Al Davis.

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More Cannes Intel + Official Poster Revealed

April 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the official poster for its 77th edition, which is set to take place on May 14-25, and it’s a tribute to Akira Kurosawa’s 1991 film “Rhapsody in August.”

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‘Furiosa' Has A 15-minute Action Sequence That Took 78 Days to Shoot

April 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

George Miller’s “Furiosa” is set to premiere at Cannes next month. The highly anticipated ‘Mad Max’ prequel is on the cover of this month’s Empire Magazine, and there are some very interesting nuggets inside this issue.

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Shyamalan's ‘Trap' is 2 Hours and 30 Minutes!?

April 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Of M Night Shyamalan’s 16 feature films, only a single one was over 2 hours (“Glass”). So, consider me surprised by Cryptic HD’s assertion that Shyamalan’s “Trap” clocks in at a whopping 2 hours and 30 minutes.

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Keanu Reeves in Talks to Star in Ruben Östlund’s ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’

April 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Ruben Östlund is supposed to shoot “The Entertainment System is Down” later this year. The script is done, and a cast is now being assembled. Variety is reporting that Keanu Reeves is in talks to star in the film

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Video: Timothée Chalamet's Bob Dylan Singing In James Mangold’s ‘A Complete Unknown’

April 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

If there ever was a video which would convince me that James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” will have some issues then it’s certainly this one.

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Looks Like Nancy Sinatra Disapproves of Scorsese's ‘Sinatra'

April 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Nancy Sinatra reposted a tweet on X which seems to disapprove of casting Leonardo DiCaprio as her father Frank Sinatra & Jennifer Lawrence as his wife Ava Gardner in Maritn Scorsese’s biopic.

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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

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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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The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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