The news keeps getting worse for Lionsgate’s $50M reboot of “The Crow.” The film screened today for critics, and oh boy, all I will say is that it won’t be able to rely on good reviews to boost its box office prospects.

As summer movie season 2024 winds down, which movies will we still be talking about 10 or 20 years from now? I’m talking about the big studio summer blockbusters. I wouldn’t bet on many, if any, will be remembered.

“Joker: Folie à Deux” kicks off with a “Looney Tunes-inspired cartoon” starring the Joker and animated by the great Sylvain Chomet (“The Triplets of Belleville).

Focus announced that they have acquired U.S. rights to Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet,” which is currently shooting in Wales. Furthermore, Emily Watson (“Breaking the Waves”) has joined the cast.

Instead, Phillips, the director of “The Hangover” and “Old School,” says he wants to go back to making comedies again because the world “could use a good laugh."

Puck is reporting that Sony will not be renewing its contract with Lord/Miller after parties "endured a heated fight” over the budget of the upcoming Nic Cage led “Spider-Noir.”

Screen is reporting that Payne is developing a Danish-language film that will shoot in Denmark and be 100% funded by European money. He did not reveal plot or title details.

Here’s an A24 project that was met with mezzo mezzo reviews at SXSW. It comes to us from director Kyle Mooney. an “SNL” alum, who co-wrote the screenplay with Evan Winter.

We are five weeks away from Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” hitting theaters, on September 27. Lionsgate is distributing the film with Coppola in charge of financing of the marketing.

Depp’s film, which has Al Pacino in the cast, was originally tipped by Variety for a Venice debut but will have to settle with San Sebastian. “Modi” is a biopic of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.

This is a place for all of you to vent about what went wrong with “The Acolyte.” Variety is reporting that the Disney/Star Wars series will not be returning for Season 2. It’s been canceled.

I can’t tell you how many emails I get asking about what happened to this or that director. There are so many great filmmakers who haven’t released a film in 10+ years.

Here’s an update on Ridley Scott’s Bee Gees biopic, which is titled “You Should Be Dancing.” Casting is currently underway for the film, and an early 2025 production start is being eyed.

Here’s our first look at Malcom Washington’s “The Piano Lesson,” via Netflix. Expect a trailer to be released soon for this film.

Joe and Anthony Russo’s latest Netflix extravaganza, titled “Electric State,” reportedly cost $320 million to produce. It’s set for a Netflix debut on March 2025.

The 15th Anniversary re-release of Henry Selick’s “Coraline” finished #5 at the domestic box office with a $12.5M weekend, including Thursday, on 1603 screens.

Michael Keaton was supposed to appear in “Batgirl,” which was shelved for tax write-off purposes by Warner Bros in 2023. Keaton is telling GQ that he “didn’t care” that “Batgirl” was scrapped.

The film, which Corbet co-wrote with Mona Fastvold (The World to Come), was shot in VistaVision by cinematographer Lol Crawley.