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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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S. Craig Zahler's ‘The Bookie & the Bruiser’ to Star Vince Vaughn & Adrien Brody - Set to Shoot in Fall 2024

May 8, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The crime thriller “The Bookie & the Bruiser.” Zahler is set to reunite Zahler with his “Dragged Across Concrete” and “Brawl in Cell Block 99” star Vince Vaughn and Oscar winner Adrien Brody (“The Pianist”).

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Edgar Wright Raves ‘Furiosa': “How the F*ck Does He Do This?"

May 8, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Edgar Wright took to his X/Twitter account to post a lengthy review about his latest obsession: “Furiosa.” Wright believes Miller has made a great film. Where “Fury Road” was a chase epic, “Furiosa” is a revenge film.

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Pedro Costa Clearly Hates Ridley Scott's Movies: “Absolute Fascism"

May 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Whether you’re familiar with Costa or not, it’s an absolute hoot to read his interview with Othon Cinema where he lays the blame of cinema’s demise on Ridley Scott.

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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Aiming for $50+ Million Opening Weekend

May 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The review embargo breaks tomorrow, that’s also when my thoughts on the film will pop up online. Variety is reporting that ‘Kingdom’ is looking at a 50+ million opening weekend. It cost around $160 million to produce.

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Peter Farrelly to Direct Film About the Making of ‘Rocky'

May 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Peter Farrelly (“Green Book”) is set to direct a film inspired by the story of how Sylvester Stallone came to make his 1976 boxing classic “Rocky.”

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Joseph Kosinski's F1 Movie, Starring Brad Pitt, Has A $300+ Million Budget

May 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Joseph Kosinski’s F1 movie, tentatively titled “Apex,” is continuing to film at Formula One events. Fresh off “Top Gun: Maverick,” Kosinski’s film stars Brad Pitt and is being produced by Apple.

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Michelle Yeoh Cast in ‘Blade Runner 2099'

May 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATE: Michelle Yeoh is set to lead the cast of “Blade Runner 2099.” Yeoh has signed on for a secretive role in the forthcoming Prime Video series which just started filming in Europe.

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Bob Iger Says Marvel Will Release No More Than Three Movies Per Year

May 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Disney CEO Bob Iger is implying that we’ll be seeing less of the MCU with his intentions to drop the number of Marvel movies to “maximum” three a year. Um … isn’t that still an excessive amount?

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Audrey Diwan's ‘Emmanuelle' Premiering at San Sebastian, Rejected by Venice and Cannes

May 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This morning, the 72nd San Sebastian Festival announced it will world premiere “Emmanuelle” as their opening night film, on September 20. The film has had a shaky journey these last few months.

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Furiosa First Reactions Say “It's No ‘Fury Road'" But Still “Stunning"

May 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

No doubt worried about current box-office projections, which have it opening at around $35 million, last night Warner Bros decided to orchestrate a special screening of George Miller’s “Furiosa.”

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Keanu Reeves & Sandra Bullock Want to Make ‘Speed 3'

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

During an interview on the “50 MPH” podcast, Reeves and Bullock expressed interest in making “Speed 3”: “I mean, you know — we’d freakin’ knock it out of the park.”

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ASAP Rocky Joins Spike Lee's ‘High & Low' Remake

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I don’t see many people reporting this, but rapper ASAP Rocky has joined Spike Lee’s “High & Low” remake. Peculiar casting. He plays a character called “Yung Felon.” That’s not a typo.

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Report: Cannes 2024 Set to be Rocked by #MeToo Accusations

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Practically every French media outlet is reporting on a mysterious list of 10 actors/directors/producers who are set to be accused of #MeToo allegations DURING the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.

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Renny Harlin Planning A 4.5 Hour Cut of ‘The Strangers' Trilogy

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Harlin is telling Variety that the plan, which seems to have been given full approval by the studio, is to turn his 3-film horror odyssey into a 4.5 hour director’s cut, set to be released in 2025.

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Ti West Says A Fourth Entry in the ‘X' Franchise “Might Be" His Next Film

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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

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Gore Verbinski's ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Starts Shooting

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Remember last July, when I told you, exclusively, that Gore Verbinski was working on a new project, his first film in over 8 years, titled “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die”?

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Vin Diesel’s ‘Riddick: Furya’ to Begin Production in August

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Vin Diesel is set to shoot the next ‘Riddick’ movie this August. Filmmaker David Twohy, who wrote and directed all three films of the franchise, will come back to helm “Riddick: Furya,”

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Ryan Gosling Says ‘Fall Guy’ Sequel Is Already Written

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

With dismal box-office numbers, it’s quite clear that the Ryan Gosling starring film might not turn into a franchise, or will it? According to Gosling, in an interview with FastCompany, a sequel has already been written.

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First look at David Corenswet as ‘Superman'

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We have our first look at David Corenswet in James Gunn’s “Superman.” The suit does fit the “Pearl” actor quite well. In the background, some kind of chaos, no doubt started by Lex Luthor, can be seen.

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Willem Dafoe & Sandra Huller to Star in ‘Late Fame', Directed by Kent Jones

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Critic-turned-filmmaker Kent Jones’ feature debut, 2019’s “Diane,” was well-received and now he’s set up his sophomore outing. Willem Dafoe and Sandra Huller are set to star in Jones’ “Late Fame.”

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