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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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Margot Robbie Will Star in Kristoffer Borgli's ‘The Week of Pain' for A24

Borgli and Robbie had been talking about her starring in his next film, and she's now committed to shooting it sometime in 2027, which means it will likely come out in 2028.

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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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‘24’ Movie in the Works

July 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A film adaptation of the iconic television series “24” is in early development at 20th Century Studios (via CNBC). At this early stage, no plot details have been revealed, and no word yet on if the show’s lead, Kiefer Sutherland, will return for the film.

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Viggo Mortensen Says Many Modern Film Critics Have No Understanding of Film History

July 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Viggo Mortensen has sounded off on the current state of film criticism, saying “what passes for critical thinking in terms of reviews is pretty poor” these days.

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First Look at ‘Nightbitch'

July 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We now have our first look images of “Nightbitch” via Vanity Fair. I wouldn’t be surprised if a trailer shows up in the next few days.

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Ezra Edelman's 9-Hour Prince Documentary Not Being Released [Updated]

July 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATE: Variety drove the nail in the coffin on the Prince doc, saying the project is “dead in the water” and that it has “dramatic” and “sensationalized” inaccuracies about Prince.

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Trailer for Edward Berger's ‘Conclave'

July 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Edward Berger’s “Conclave”. The film has been dated for a November 1, 2024, theatrical launch. That’s during the thick of awards season.

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‘Old Guard 2’ Post-Production Got “Shut Down" by Netflix, But Will Eventually Come Out

July 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

An ‘Old Guard’ sequel has been filmed, production wrapped in August 2022, but it’s remained dubiously absent in the Netflix calendar.

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Marvel “Struggled" to Find A Director to Helm ‘Avengers 5’

July 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Marvel was “struggling” to find a suitable director helm the ‘Avengers’ movies, and it was looking like they would, indeed, go back to the Russos, “with Feige all but begging on his hands and knees.”

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‘Happy Gilmore 2' Starts Filming in September

July 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Back in March, I reported that Adam Sandler was working on a sequel to his 1995 cult classic comedy “Happy Gilmore.”

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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Trailer: Tim Burton & Michael Keaton Reunite For Horror Comedy Sequel

July 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Tim Burton‘s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” will premiere at the Venice Film Festival before opening in theaters September 6. We now have our first full-length trailer.

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Viggo Mortensen Slams Amazon's “Appalling" and “Shameful" Dumping of ‘Thirteen Lives'

July 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Viggo Mortensen criticized Amazon/MGM for their disrespect towards Ron Howard’s 2022 movie “Thirteen Lives.”

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First Look: Julia Garner in ‘Rosemary's Baby' Prequel ‘Apartment 7A'

July 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Paramount’s “Apartment 7A,” a “Rosemary’s Baby” prequel about the woman who died outside the apartment when Rosemary moved in, is going straight to Paramount+ on September 27.

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Russo Bros. in Talks to Direct Next Two ‘Avengers’ Movies

July 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The Russo Bros. are in talks to helm the next two ‘Avengers’ movies for Disney/Marvel, via THR. Multiple names were in contention, including “Deadpool & Wolverine” director Shawn Levy.

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First Image of Caleb Landry Jones in Luc Besson's ‘Dracula'

July 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Luc Besson is currently shooting an adaptation of Dracula. The film will reunite the filmmaker with his “Dogman” star Caleb Landry Jones, and Christoph Waltz is also part of the cast.

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J.D. Vance's ‘Hillbilly Elegy' is #4 on Netflix Charts

July 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Ever since J.D. Vance was announced as Donald Trump’s VP pick, there’s been renewed interest in watching Ron Howard’s big screen adaptation of Vance’s autobiographical novel “Hillbilly Elegy.”

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Edgar Wright's ‘The Running Man' Remake to Shoot This Fall — Stars Glen Powell

July 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s word that Edgar Wright is about shoot his next film this fall, it’s a remake of “The Running Man,” based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name.

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Michael Mann Has No Regrets About ‘Ferrari' & Believes It Will Stand the Test of Time

July 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Ferrari” was seen as a commercial failure, making just $42 million worldwide on a reported budget of $100 million, and critics weren’t totally onboard either.

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Cameron Crowe's Joni Mitchell Biopic to Star Meryl Streep

July 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Cameron Crowe hasn’t directed a film in almost ten years (“Aloha”). Jeff Sneider is reporting that will likely change in the coming weeks.

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Glen Powell to Star in ‘Backdraft' Remake

July 16, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Originally directed by Ron Howard, and receiving mixed reviews, 1991’s “Backdraft” starred Kurt Russell and William Baldwin as two feuding firefighter brothers forced to work together.

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Nicole Kidman Talks Stanley Kubrick's ‘Eyes Wide Shut,' 25 Years Later

July 16, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

When asked whether the cut that was released in theaters was the one Kubrick intended to be seen, Kidman doesn’t even hesitate in saying that it was.

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Madonna Writing & Directing Biopic About Herself, Starring Julia Garner

July 16, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The singer is set to direct her third feature, “Who’s That Girl?”, based on her own life story, with Julia Garner set to star in the lead role.

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