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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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Who's Seen ‘Kinds of Kindness'?

July 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Ever since its Cannes premiere, I haven’t really written much about “Kinds of Kindness”. The film seems to have been met with a shrug by critics and audiences — 64 on Metacritic.

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‘Blade' Finally Starting Production in November?

July 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A tentative November 1st date has apparently been set up for the Marvel reboot, which still doesn’t have a director attached to it — Yann Demange (“71”) recently exited the project.

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Trailer for Audrey Diwan's ‘Emmanuelle'

July 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Back in May, I had mentioned, even before its lineup was revealed, that Cannes rejected “Emmanuelle”– –Diwan’s follow-up to the Golden Lion-winning “Happening.”

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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ to Open the 2024 Venice Film Festival

July 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Tim Burton‘s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” will open the 81st Venice Film Festival. The film will be screened out of competition on Wednesday, August 28.

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Deadline: ‘Gladiator II' is “Fantastic," Oscar-Worthy and Denzel is “Extraordinary"

July 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve already reported on both of these films, and the rousing early reactions they have received (here and here). Hammond is backing up my intel with his own.

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Edward Berger to Direct Next James Bond?

July 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

After Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, Danny Boyle, and Matthew Vaughn, there’s a new name circulating around town.

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‘A Quiet Place: Day One' Has Already Set Up July 30 VOD Date

July 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

So, you’ve just had a $55M opening weekend, a franchise record, and folks seem to really like your film. Expectations have exceed on all fronts. So, why in the living hell would you rush it to PVOD?

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Hans Zimmer Scoring Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’

July 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been confirmed that Hans Zimmer has composed the music for Steve McQueen’s “Blitz”. Zimmer, Oscar-nominated 12 times, winning twice, had previously scored McQueen’s last two theatrical narrative features, “12 Years a Slave” and “Widows.”

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Netflix Looks Back at 1994, A Banner Year for Movies

July 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Hard to grasp, but it’s already been 30 years since Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction,” a shapeshifting event for movie culture, changing the way movies could be told.

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Ridley Scott Regrets Not Directing ‘Blade Runner 2049’

July 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott, who is directing “Gladiator II,” told Vanity Fair that he was “never asked” to return to direct any of the first three ‘Alien’ sequels, and that he really wanted to helm “Blade Runner 2049.”

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M. Night Shyamalan's ‘Trap' Has A New Trailer [Update]

July 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The film was originally aiming for an August 9 release date, but now Warner Bros. has updated their schedule, and in the process decided to bump “Trap” up to August 2nd.

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Mia Hansen-Løve's ‘If Love Should Die' Set to Shoot Next Year

July 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Coming off another critically-acclaimed film, 2022’s “One Fine Morning,” her eighth film, Mia Hansen-Løve is about to embark into uncharted territory for her next project.

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First Images of ‘Gladiator II'

July 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The cast for “Gladiator II,” which is rumored to have a budget of $350M, is certainly attractive and includes the likes of Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen.

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Steve McQueen's ‘Blitz' Set to World Premiere at 68th BFI London Film Festival

July 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” is set to have its world premiere at the 68th BFI London Film Festival. As I had previously reported, it’s skipping Telluride and Venice.

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‘Inside Out 2' Passes $1 Billion Mark

June 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” managed to top the box-office for the third weekend in a row with a 3-day gross of $56M.

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‘Joker 2: Folie à Deux' Runtime Around 2 Hours 30 Minutes

June 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Joker 2: Folie à Deux” is set for release, including in IMAX 70MM, on October 4, 2024. It will most likely have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September.

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Chad Stahelski’s ‘Highlander’ Reboot, Starring Henry Cavill, Begins Filming in January

June 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Hot off “John Wick: Chapter 4,” Chad Stahelski is gearing up for his next big project, a reboot of “Highlander” for Lionsgate.

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The Russo Brothers Wanted to Direct ‘Avengers 5,' but Marvel Turned Them Down

June 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s Jeff Sneider, via The Hot Mic podcast (20:50 mark), saying that Joe and Anthony Russo offered their services to direct ‘Avengers 5’ and Marvel turned them down. Go figure.

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Ridley Scott's Mysterious Western is “Not Going to Happen"

June 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Last November, Ridley Scott told The New Yorker that he was location scouting and storyboarding his next film, a western, presumably set shoot in March.

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Denis Villeneuve's ‘Dune: Messiah' Starts Production in August 2025

June 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a report from Daniel Richtman that claims Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Messiah” will start production in August 2025.

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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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Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film

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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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