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Kevin Spacey's Pandemic Conspiracy Thriller ‘The Awakening' Is Coming in November: “The Film They Don't Want You to See”

Who's "they," exactly? The Illuminati? The Deep State? Hard to say. The film premiered at Italy's Matera Film Festival on November 10. No reviews have trickled in yet.

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Sony's Tom Rothman Launches Best Picture Campaign for ‘Brand New Day’: “Are You Telling Me There Are 10 Films This Year That Are Better Than This Film?”

This is all Rothman’s idea, by the way. He’s going to pour millions into this campaign because he believes “Brand New Day” is a great movie.

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Dan Trachtenberg in Talks to Direct Marvel Solo Movie — Wolverine?

Dan Trachtenberg is in talks to write and direct an MCU movie for the Mutant era. Per the report, it's a theatrical feature. It's also a single-character film, not an ensemble piece.

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Jon Hamm and Andrew Koji to Star in Takashi Miike’s Psychological Thriller ‘Bullfrog’

Miike has directed a whopping 114 films and TV productions. Almost nobody has seen all of them, and if you have, you're not just a completist—you're a madman.

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Aaron Pierre to Star in ‘Sisu’ Director’s ‘Fairytale in New York’ at Netflix

Netflix and Lionsgate are teaming up on “Fairytale in New York,” a new action thriller starring Aaron Pierre, with “Sisu” helmer Jalmari Helander directing. Netflix will distribute and Lionsgate will produce.

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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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Kevin Costner's ‘Horizon' Tracking for $9-12M Opening

June 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Today, we have a handful of media reporting on early tracking numbers for Kevin Costner’s first “Horizon” film (THR, Deadline, Showbiz411). This project was a major risk, and suffice to say, it doesn’t look good.

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The Academy is Exploring Adding a Stunt Category to the Oscars

June 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The Academy has started making inquiries about a Stunts category, says President Janet Yang. She adds to “stay tuned” for more details in the coming future.

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Ishana Shyamalan's ‘The Watchers' is Getting Panned by Critics

June 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

No surprise here. Ishana Syamalan, daughter of M. Night, is having her feature directorial debut, “The Watchers,” getting panned by critics. The film currently has a 33% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 46 MC score.

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‘Blade Runner 2099': Hunter Schafer Cast in the Lead Role

June 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Hunter Schafer (“Euphoria”) has been cast in the lead role, as Cora. Schafer is also the lead in the upcoming Berlin-premiered indie thriller “Cuckoo,” but this ‘Blade Runner’ gig is certainly a major career promotion.

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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping’ Sets 2026 Release, Director Francis Lawrence To Return

June 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Just an hour after it was announced that a new ‘Hunger Games’ novel by Suzanne Collins was coming, Lionsgate quickly greenlit a movie adaptation.

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Wes Anderson's ‘The Phoenician Scheme' Adds Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Willem Dafoe, Benedict Cumberbatch, and more

June 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

If we initially expected Wes Anderson’s next film “the Phoenician Scheme,” to have a smaller cast, then we’ve just been proven wrong.

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J-Lo's ‘Atlas' #1 on Netflix for Second Week in A Row

June 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Jennifer Lopez’s new Netflix sci-fi film “Atlas” has been the #1 streamed movie in America for two weeks in a row. It’s so far racked up 119.4M hours viewed on the service.

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Ridley Scott's Next Film is the Bee Gees Biopic

June 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Remember last November when Ridley Scott told The New Yorker that he was going to shoot a Western in March/April? Well, it’s been put in the backburner and his Bee Gees biopic is now being prioritized.

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Rumor: Sam Mendes' ‘Beatles' Biopics to Star Mescal, Keoghan, Dickinson and Rowe

June 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The InSneider is reporting that Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr), and Charlie Rowe (George Harrison) are going to portray the Fab Four.

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Jake Gyllenhaal Joins the Cast of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’

June 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is currently shooting in London. The film, being produced by Warner Bros, is set for a theatrical and IMAX launch on October 3, 2025.

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Report: ‘Mickey 17' Delay Has to Do With Bong Joon-ho Not Getting Final Cut

June 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This also aligns well with multiple versions of “Mickey 17” having already been test screened. The $150 million movie is currently in shaky grounds, and it sounds like Bong won’t be getting his director’s cut released.

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Paul Schrader Slams ‘Furiosa'

June 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Hot off the lukewarm reception his “Oh, Canada” received at Cannes, Paul Schrader is back at criticizing the latest film releases. This time his ire is directed towards George Miller’s “Furiosa” which he’s describing as “cinema of grotesqueries.”

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Denis Villeneuve Working on Sci-Fi Film ‘I'm Waiting For You’?

June 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Denis Villeneuve shot both ‘Dune’ movies back-to-back, “without even an hour in between” and that, for his next project, he’s waiting for whichever screenplay is completed first.

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‘MaXXXine’ Trailer: Mia Goth Stars In Ti West’s Trilogy Capper

June 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Ti West’s “MaXXXine” is exactly a month away from release. The trilogy, which started with “X” and “Pearl,” is ending with this film — reported to be an homage to the “Giallo” genre.

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Netflix Released Takashi Miike's New Film Without Telling Anyone

June 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Miike’s latest film was hidden away in a submenu, buried somewhere between the latest C-grade romcom and sex-addicted reality show.

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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die' Review ...

June 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The verdict is in and “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” is getting mixed reviews — 54 on Metacritic and 69% on Rotten Tomatoes. If you ask me, critics are being too kind to this one.

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Shawn Levy in Talks to Direct ‘Avengers 5’

June 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Six months later, Marvel might have found Cretton’s replacement. Deadline is reporting that “Deadpool & Wolverine” helmer Shawn Levy is the top choice and in early talks to direct ‘Avengers 5.’

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Ari Aster's ‘Eddington' Script is VERY Political and Batsh*t Crazy

June 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Firstly, those rumors that it’s a zombie movie are totally false. It’s a straight up pandemic-set western with loads of 2020 politics. In fact, most of the script is driven by divisive red vs blue dialogue.

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Jeremy Saulnier's ‘Rebel Ridge' Coming “Later This Year"

June 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I hope this turns out to be true, but hidden deep at the bottom of Deadline’s piece about actor Steve Zissis is the claim that “Rebel Ridge” will be released “later this year” by Netflix.

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‘The Devil’s Bath’ Trailer: Filmmakers Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala's New Film

June 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“The Devil’s Bath” is directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, best known for their work on “The Lodge” and “Goodnight Mommy.”

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