We now know what Haigh’s next film will be. Ben Stiller is set to play literary giant Norman Mailer opposite Colin Farrell's Jack Henry Abbott in “Belly of the Beast.”

Not many are willing to call ICs out, and for good reason. Some of the names who have come out against the protocol include Gaspar Noe, Mia Hansen-Løve and Toni Collette.

The first three ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies, directed by Jackson, garnered immense praise and were commercial behemoths. Each installment ended up with a slew of Oscar nominations.

Peter Weir, 80, the director behind “Picnic at Hanging Rock,” “Witness,” “Dead Poets Society,” and “The Truman Show,” will be receiving this year’s honorary Golden Lion at Venice.

Sydney Sweeney is set to play boxer Christy Martin, aka the “female Rocky,” in a new biopic from director David Michod (“Animal Kingdom”). It’s another “hot package” headed to the Cannes market.

The MPA was about to stamp “In A Violent Nature” with a NC-17 rating, but IFC/Shudder have decided to bypass all that and just release the film as “Unrated.”

I finally got a second source to confirm this, so I can confidently report that Austin Butler is in final talks to star in Michael Mann’s “Heat 2” Butler is set to play Chris Shiherlis, originally portrayed in 1995’s “Heat” by Val Kilmer.

Krasinski’s upcoming “IF” could go either way. Word of mouth will have to play a key role in its success. However, there is a major red flag for this film …

I’ll be arriving at the Cannes Film Festival next Tuesday. The screening schedule was just released, so this’ll be a good indicator of when to expect reactions for the competition (and non-competition) titles.

Isabelle Huppert will lead the 2024 Venice Film Festival jury this year. Serving as jury president, Huppert will hand out the Golden Lion which was won last year by Lanthimos’ “Poor Things”.

It turns out that Iran has decided to sentence Rasoulof to eight years in prison and flogging. It's possible that Iranian authorities have sentenced Rasoulof in such harsh fashion as a way to convince him pull his film.

The review embargo has lifted and review consensus for Wes Ball’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” are fairly accurate. It’s good, not great. Matt Reeves’ cinematic flair is missing in this film.

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”).

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.