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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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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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Benny Safdie's ‘The Smashing Machine' to Release in December 2024? [Updated]

July 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“The Smashing Machine” might indeed be released by Christmas 2024. Nothing is locked, but that’s the tentative plan. It turns out that Safdie has been editing the film during production.

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‘Spider-Man 4' Still Being Written, No Director Attached

July 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Marvel head Kevin Feige is telling io9 that work on “Spider-Man 4” has indeed begun, but they’re still waiting on a “draft” of the script to be delivered “soon.”

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‘Jurassic World Rebirth' Set To Be Title of Jurassic Park 7

July 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The next ‘Jurassic World’ will be called ‘Jurassic World Rebirth.’ This, according to Amblin Entertainment who have filed several new trademarks under that title.

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Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths' Delayed to January 10, 2025

July 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The lack of a Venice premiere has gotten Bleecker Street to delay the film’s originally planned October 18 date, and now “Hard Truths” is set to open on January 10, 2025.

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Gareth Evans' ‘Havoc' Finally Wraps 3-Year Production

July 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Gareth Evans has announced that reshoots on “Havoc” have been completed and that the film is now set for “5-6 months” of post-production work.

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David Lowery's ‘Mother Mary' Finally Wraps Production

July 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

David Lowery and A24’s “Mother Mary” has finally wrapped production. It started filming in May 2023! The film stars Anne Hathaway, Michaela Cola, Hunter Schafer and FKA twigs.

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‘Twisters' Set For Whopping $80M Opening Weekend

July 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Who said moviegoing is dying? “Twisters” is turning into the shock surprise of the summer movie season. These numbers are really unbelievable.

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Trailer: Who is Seriously Excited For This?

July 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Come on now, out yourselves — which of our readers is actually excited to catch “Deadpool & Wolverine” next weekend? I won’t judge. There must be plenty of you out there.

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Sundance Reveals Six Final Contenders For Fest Relocation

July 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Call me a purist, but I’m not pleased that the Sundance Film Festival is potentially looking to move out of Utah by the year 2027. They are currently taking bids on a spot of relocation.

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Michael Mann Already Planning Next Film After ‘Heat 2'

July 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Hidden inside this Variety report on Korean cinema is the tidbit that Michael Mann will start working on his remake of “Veteran,” that is after he’s done making “Heat 2.”

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Martin Scorsese's ‘The Life of Jesus' Shoots in October — Andrew Garfield to Star

July 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I can confirm Andrew Garfield’s participation in “The Life of Jesus.” The film, mostly set in the present day, will be shooting this fall in Italy, Egypt and Israel.

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‘Twisters' Racks Up $7M in Thursday Previews

July 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Puck’s Matt Belloni said it best, we’ve rarely seen the kind of tracking that we’ve witnessed for Lee Isaac-Chung’s “Twisters,” numbers were “all over the place, from $35M to $55M.”

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‘Ballerina': Disastrous Screening for ‘John Wick' Spinoff

July 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Many of us saw this coming. Lionsgate‘s John Wick spinoff “Ballerina,” starring Ana de Armas, just had a “catastrophic” screening. I’m hearing the movie might be a “franchise killer.”

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New ‘Joker 2' Trailer Next Tuesday

July 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We’ll be getting another “Joker: Folie à Deux” trailer next Tuesday, which also happens to be the same day the Venice Film Festival announces the lineup for its 81st edition. That is not a coincidence.

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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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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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