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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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James Gray Takes Aim at Letterboxd, First Reactions, Star Ratings and Tomatometers: ‘2001’ Would Probably Be Rotten If Released Today”

James Gray is taking aim at the instant gratification that's infected film discourse, including social media first reactions, and Letterboxd. Oh, and he hates Rotten Tomatoes.

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Danny McBride's ‘G.I. Joe' Reboot Sets October 2028 Release Date

Paramount has dated its next “G.I. Joe” movie for October 20, 2028. Danny McBride directs from a script he co-wrote with Jeff Fradley and John Carcieri. Bradley Cooper has the lead role.

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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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THR, and Others, Want an Oscar Category for Intimacy Coordinators

June 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The recent phenomenon of on-set “intimacy coordinators” has not been adopted by everyone. It really depends on the studio, directors, producers and/or actors involved.

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‘Gladiator 2’ Moves Release Date from November 22 to November 15

June 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Paramount has made the decision to move the release date of Ridley Scott's “Gladiator II,” starring Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington, from November 22 to November 15.

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Russo Brothers' ‘The Electric State' Cost $320 Million to Produce [Update]

June 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Puck is reporting on the budget and, more or less, corroborating what I had stated last month — they’re saying it’s over $300M.

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‘Ripley': The Most Beautiful Photographed TV Show Ever Made?

June 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I recently finished watching all eight episodes of Steve Zaillian’s “Ripley,” currently available to stream on Netflix. The only question I have right now is if this isn’t the best shot TV series ever made, then what is?

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Jeff Nichols Wants ‘Alien Nation' Remake To Be His Next Film

June 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In 2018, Nichols was supposed to direct his sci-fi project, “Alien Nation,” in what was then described as “a big, $100 million studio film, set in Arkansas.”

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Jordan Peele's Next Film is Not the One He Originally Planned to Shoot

June 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

On Monday, Universal announced that Jordan Peele’s next film would arrive on October 23, 2026. Jeff Sneider has a new twist to this story. It appears that Peele has pulled a Tarantino and that his next one is an entirely different film altogether than the one he had originally planned to make before last year’s strikes.

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Joe Carnahan to Direct Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in ‘RIP'

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Affleck and Damon are going to star in Joe Carnahan’s thriller “RIP.” The plan is to shoot in September/October. Plot details are being kept under wraps other then it being described as a “crime thriller”.

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‘Spaceballs' Sequel in the Works From Josh Gad & Mel Brooks

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This one could easily go very wrong. TheInSneider is being told that Amazon/MGM are developing a ‘Spaceballs’ sequel that has Josh Gad attached to star and Mel Brooks set to produce.

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Richard Linklater's ‘Blue Moon' Adds Margaret Qualley and Andrew Scott — Set to Shoot This Summer

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Two weeks ago, I exclusively reported that Ethan Hawke was going to be the lead in Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon.” That’s been confirmed today via press release.

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Trailer for Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’ Will Play in Theaters This Weekend

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Just an update on my previous article. The first trailer for Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” — which clocks in at 74 seconds — will indeed be released this week, but not online.

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Ryan Reynolds Says ‘Logan’ is “The Greatest Comic-Book Adaptation Ever Made."

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking to Total Film, for this month’s cover story, Reynolds says that James Mangold’s “Logan” is potentially “the greatest comic-book adaptation ever made." Is he right?

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Sony and Will Smith Team Up on Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Resistor'

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Will Smith is officially back. He’s finally added a project to his mostly empty post-slap schedule. The actor is in talks to star in the sci-fi thriller “Resistor.”

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Tom Hardy on ‘Mad Max: The Wasteland': “I Don't Think That's Happening"

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Tom Hardy is shutting down any thought of George Miller’s ‘The Wasteland’ ever getting made. The future looks blear for the ‘Mad Max’ franchise.

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Martin McDonagh's Next Film to Star Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken?

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Martin McDonagh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) is hinting that his next film, set on an island, will star Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell.

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‘A Real Pain' Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg's Acclaimed Sundance Hit

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

At this past January’s Sundance Film Festival, Jesse Eisenberg won raves for “A Real Pain.” The film went on to be bought by Searchlight for a hearty sum of $10 million.

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‘Smile 2' Trailer ...

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Paramount has unveiled the first trailer for “Smile 2,” the follow-up to the 2022 breakout horror hit “Smile.” The film is set to hit theaters on October 18.

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‘Nightbitch' to World Premiere at TIFF

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A press release now has that the film set to world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. This means no Venice or Telluride for “Nightbitch”

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Brad Pitt's Formula One Movie Sets Summer 2025 Release —Warner Bros. to Distribute

June 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The still-untitled movie, rumored to be called “Apex,” will hit theaters on June 27, 2025. The deal with Warner Bros will guarantee a theatrical bow of at least 30 days, if not longer.

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Lynne Ramsay's ‘Die, My Love,' Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Starts Shooting in July

June 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We now have it confirmed that Ramsay will be shooting “Die, My Love,” with Jennifer Lawrence set to star, this coming July in Canada (via The Calgary Herald).

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Mel Gibson Confirms ‘Lethal Weapon 5' is Still Happening

June 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This week, Gibson was a guest on Steven Oxley’s podcast and the topic of ‘Lethal Weapon 5’ came up. He seems pretty confident that it’s happening:

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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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