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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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Sean Baker Says His Next Film is, Again, About A Sex Worker

May 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Baker says he perhaps won’t always make films about the subject, but teased that “we’re already talking about the next one and it involves a sex worker.”

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A24 Planning Major Oscar Push for ‘The Smashing Machine' —Set for December 2024 Release

May 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Yesterday, A24 released a first look at Dwayne Johnson in ‘The Smashing Machine’ and I had suspected that they might want to rush this one for this year since 2024 lacks prestige contenders.

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Adam Wingard Not Returning for ‘Godzilla x Kong’ Sequel

May 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Adam Wingard, who has directed the last two of Legendary’s ‘Godzilla’ hit MonsterVerse movies, will not be returning for a third installment, multiple sources tell THR.

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In ‘Parthenope,' Paolo Sorrentino Has Nothing New to Say [Cannes]

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not sure why A24 recently decided that it was a good idea to acquire Paolo Sorrentino’s “Parthenope,” but the film just screened at Cannes and it’s incredibly vacuous and flat.

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Kevin Costner Now Says He's Invested $100 Million on ‘Horizon'

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

At first, he said he only invested $20 million of his own money on the ‘Horizon’ films and then, just a few days ago, claimed it was $38 million. Now, he’s telling a confused Anne Thompson, via IndieWire, that it was $100 million!?

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‘Pirates of the Caribbean' Will Have Two Different Reboots, No Johnny Depp

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is confirming that the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise will have a few reboots. Bruckheimer is telling EW: “It’s two different movies. We hope to get ’em both made.”

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‘Anora': All Hail, Mickey Madison in Sean Baker's Chaotically Great Film [Cannes]

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

There’s a fascinating movement going on in American indie cinema. Sean Baker and the Safdies are creating what I like to call “Gutter Poetry,” cinema out of the American middle and lower class.

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Pixar's Lays Off 14% of its Employees

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

THR is now that 14% of Pixar’s employees have just been laid off as part of Disney’s cost-cutting measures. It will be the biggest restructuring in Pixar's history.

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‘The Smashing Machine' First Look: Dwayne Johnson Goes for Oscar in Benny Safdie's Biopic

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It looks like cameras are rolling on Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine,” being produced by A24. A first look image has been unveiled by the studio.

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Confirmed: Jeff Nichols Set to Direct Cormac McCarthy's ‘The Passenger' & ‘Stella Maris'

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In April, I had been told, by two separate sources, that Jeff Nichols was in talks to adapt the late Cormac McCarthy’s last two novels, “The Passenger” and “Stella Maris.” Last I heard, he was close to striking a deal with the McCarthy estate to adapt these works.

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Donald Trump Vows to Sue ‘The Apprentice' Filmmakers; Director Says “I Don't Think It's A Film He Would Dislike"

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Donald Trump’s comms director has issued a statement promising legal action against the filmmakers involved in “The Apprentice.”

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Jessica Lange Says ‘Long Day's Journey Into Night' Film Is “Finally Finished"

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Now, two years since production wrapped, and formerly stuck in post-production hell, it does look like the end is near. "It's finally finished," Lange, 75, tells PEOPLE "You'll be able to see it in theaters."

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The Daily Beast Calls ‘Horizon' A “Misogynistic, Racist, Retrograde Mess"

May 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In her review, The Daily Beast’s Esther Zuckerman disliked ‘Horizon’ for another set of reasons. Her headline says it all: “Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Review: A Misogynistic, Racist Mess.”

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‘The Shrouds': Cronenberg's Latest Tackles Grief With Mixed Results [Cannes]

May 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It pains me to say this, but David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” is such a disappointment. I was a major fan of his last film “Crimes of the Future,” but this latest one gets lost in muddled ideas and tons of conspiracy theories.

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Mel Gibson's ‘Flight Risk' Sets October 18 Theatrical Release

May 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk,” starring Mark Wahlberg, is officially scheduled for theatrical release on October 18, 2024. A prime fall slot that will see it pitted that same weekend against Paramount’s “Smile 2.”

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Full-Length ‘Longlegs' Trailer is Here

May 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We finally have some decent footage of Oz Perkins’ “Longlegs.” Interesting marketing to not show Nicolas Cage’s serial killer. We haven’t gotten a single glimpse of him yet.

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‘The Apprentice’: Donald Trump Movie Screens at Cannes — It's Good!

May 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The sheer risk it took for Ali Abassi to make a film about Donald Trump, and know what? “The Apprentice” works very well as an origin story of what made Trump who he is today.

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Box Office: ‘IF’ Opens to $34M, ‘Back to Black' Bombs

May 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It didn’t look like John Krasinski’s “IF” was going to hit $30M. Friday’s receipts were average ($9M) but word of mouth travelled (“A” CinemaScore) and the film landed a $34M opening weekend.

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Oliver Stone Says He Has “One More" Film Left in Him: “It'll Be Done in the Next Year"

May 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Oliver Stone, 77, currently the Chomsky of Hollywood filmmakers, is still fully engaged, plugging away and making docs — his latest one, “Lula,” premiered yesterday.

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‘The Substance' STUNS Cannes —Audacious, Bloody, and Brilliant

May 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance,” an instant body-horror classic, is the best film I’ve seen, so far, at Cannes. This is an absolute onslaught of audacity— sound, imagery and blood, tackling Hollywood’s obsession with female beauty.

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