Paramount has decided to reboot Taylor Hackford’s 1982 romance “An Officer and A Gentleman.” Tackling Richard Gere’s role will be Miles Teller. Dana Fox (“Cruella,” “The Lost City”) has written the latest draft.
Read more‘The Sopranos' Creator Says His Original Plan Was Killing Tony After the Diner Scene
Last night, HBO screened a 25th anniversary documentary titled “Wiseguy: David Chase and the Sopranos,” directed by Alex Gibney, at the Tribeca Film Festival. The 160-minute film was full of revelations.
Read moreRussell Crowe Admits His Recent Movie Choices Are “Freaking People Out"
Russell Crowe is tackling the odd latter half of his acting career which has been filled with the strangest of projects, including, most recently, back-to-back cheapie exorcism movies.
Read moreAcademy Erases Juliet Taylor's Longtime Partnership With Woody Allen
Taylor is best known as the genius casting director of Allen’s most iconic films; she’s worked on a whopping 43 of his films. That’s practically half the credits in her filmography.
Read moreWill Smith in Talks to Star in ‘Westworld' and ‘Fallout' Creators' New Series
Will Smith is starting to witness what his post-slap career might look like. It’s actually not that bad. Opportunities are still coming in. Go figure.
Read more‘Inside Out 2' Nabs $13M in Previews — $110-120M Weekend Expected
Looks like $13M in Thursday previews for “Inside Out 2". It’s being set up for a potential $110-120M opening weekend, making it only the Pixar to reach the $100M mark in its first three days of release.
Read moreBenicio Del Toro Joins Paul Thomas Anderson's Next Film
‘Wonka 2' Potentially Set for 2027 Release
‘Watchmen' Trailer: R-Rated Animated Adaptation Produced by Warner Bros
DC has decided to make an R rated animated version of “Watchmen” and maybe this’ll be a worthy effort. The adaptation is broken into two parts – one arriving in 2024 and the other arriving in 2025.
Vince Gilligan's Mysterious Show Currently Shooting Under the Title ‘Wycaro 339'
This is a big test for Vince Gilligan as his last two acclaimed shows (“Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul”) were very much part of the same world.
Read moreEmily Blunt to Star in Steven Spielberg's UFO Film
Kathryn Bigelow's Netflix Film Starts Shooting in July
I was told this morning that Bigelow’s Netflix film, starring Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson, is set to start shooting this coming July in Pennsylvania. We can only assume a 2025 release is in the cards for this one.
David Lynch Says He “Died A Death" Over ‘Dune' Studio Interference
Widely panned at the time, Lynch lost total creative control on the project, so much so that he asked the studio to remove his name from it entirely, sadly, his wish wasn’t granted.
Read more‘The Fall Guy' Expected to Have $60M in Losses
This past May, the summer movie season kicked off with David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy,” but it sadly underperformed with a $85M domestic run. Its worldwide tally was around $165M.
Read more‘The Instigators’ Trailer: Matt Damon & Casey Affleck Star In Doug Liman’s Apple TV Film
Test reactions for Doug Liman’s “The Instigators” were very mixed, and it now looks like Apple has decided to dump it on its streaming platform in August.
Read moreKathryn Bigelow's Next Film to Star Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson
Bigelow is set to direct Noah Oppenheim’s script (he also wrote “Jackie”). The film, almost set entirely in the White House, will have its characters react in real time to ballistic missiles headed for America.
Read moreMarvel’s ‘Blade’ Loses Director Yann Demange
Yann Demange is no longer directing Marvel’s “Blade” reboot. Demange is the second director to leave the project. Last year, Demange (“71,” “White Boy Rick”) was hired to replace Bassam Tariq on the project.
Read moreRidley Scott: “I Already Know What My Next Three Films Will Be”
Ridley Scott, 86, is telling the Financial Times, “I already know what my next three films will be.” He confirms that one of those projects, his Bee Gees biopic, is about to start casting, but what about the other two? Scott refuses to say, but I would bet good money on them being “Wraiths of the Broken Land” and “BOMB.” Regardless, it sure looks like Scott wants to make films well into his 90s.
What's Richard Linklater's Best Film?
I believe this is a good time to look back at some of Linklater’s best films since he’s just released another acclaimed effort, “Hit Man,” which is now available to stream on Netflix.
Read moreRobert Pattinson Tapped to Star in ‘Possession' Remake, Directed by Parker Finn (‘Smile')
Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 horror masterpiece “Possession” is being remade by “Smile” director Parker Finn. It has spawned a bidding war between numerous studios, including A24 and Warner Bros.
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