Obviously, acting in a Marvel movie isn’t Shakespeare. Far from it, especially when a lot of the action takes place in front of a green screen.

When Xavier Dolan stated that he was retiring from filmmaking because “art is meaningless” and “the world is burning,” I gave him around a year to backtrack and announce a new project.

As I had previously reported, Warner Bros refused to screen M Night Shyamalan’s “Trap” for press. Many critics aren’t exactly sure when the review embargo actually gets lifted.

The Ankler is reporting that Universal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spears’ memoir, “The Woman in Me.” The plan is to turn the book into a feature film set to be directed by Jon M. Chu (“Wicked”).

Mann’s latest Letterboxd team-up has him going deeper, expanding his list to 25 films. Notably absent is a film that Mann has been praising for over 10 years now, James Cameron’s “Avatar.”

With the incoming release of Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ director’s cuts, Polygon has decided to name the “9 best director’s cuts” and explain the history behind this phenomenon.

Why, Jamie Lee Curtis? Why did you backtrack on your hilarious one word bashing of the MCU? It was absolute perfection.

By the looks of it, Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” is continuing to get snipped down in the editing room as it awaits its Venice Film Festival premiere.

Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door,” starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, has been selected as the Centerpiece selection for the 62nd New York Film Festival.

A big chunk of the Lonergan interview (via Observador) has to do with the downfall of U.S. filmmaking, and he’s not even blaming Marvel, or franchises, but rather taking his aim at the more serious-minded films.

The Gina Carano suit against Disney/LucasFilm is getting wilder by the day. Carano now wants Pedro Pascal, Kathleen Kennedy and Jon Favreau among many more, to testify in her case. The trial is scheduled for next year.

In case you’re wondering what might be next for Zack Snyder, especially after the epic scale of his two failed ‘Rebel Moon’ movies, well, he’s going to be doing the total opposite of that. Smart move. (via Reel Blend)

Coming off “Oh, Canada,” which premiered at Cannes, Paul Schrader is telling me that he’ll be shooting his next film, titled “Non Compos Mentis,” in November.

M. Night Shyamalan’s “Trap” will be in theaters on Friday. Critics weren’t allowed to see the film, unless you were part of the interview junkets. I’m not even sure if the embargo will lift before Friday.

There have only been six live-action PG-rated films nominated for Best Picture in the last 25 years: “Little Women,” “Hidden Figures,” “Life of Pi,” “Hugo,” “Good Night and Good Luck,” and “Finding Neverland.”

After suddenly being pulled from the U.S. release calendar, Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2″ is now set to world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.