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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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‘Tropic Thunder' Sequel Teased by Writer-Producer Justin Theroux

August 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Is a “Tropic Thunder” sequel on the way? Justin Theroux, who co-wrote, produced and acted in the 2008 comedy, is telling CBR that a sequel could happen, with Robert Downey Jr. possibly returning to reprise his role as Kirk Lazarus.

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A24's ‘Babygirl' Earns Positive Notices at Venice

August 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Babygirl” has screened at Venice, and the reviews for the A24 title are positive, with many citing Nicole Kidman’s “brave” and “brilliant” performance. “Babygirl” is currently at 82 on Metacritic.

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Armie Hammer is Selling His Truck Because He Can't Afford Gas

August 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A year after his #MeToo controversy unfolded online, Variety reported that Armie Hammer was “totally broke” and working as a timeshare salesperson in the Cayman Islands.

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Update on Wong Kar Wai's ‘Blossoms'

August 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Apparently, Wong Kar-wai’ “Blossoms” is getting a different color grade for the international release. This could explain why there’s still been no news as to a U.S. release.

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Trailer for Disney's ‘Snow White' Hits 1 Million Dislikes on YouTube

August 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

According to The SFF Gazette, the trailer for Disney’s live action “Snow White” has already received more than 1 million dislikes on YouTube.

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‘Sing Sing' is Losing 42 Theaters This week, Theatrical Run Coming to an End

August 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It looks like A24’s unusual rollout of “Sing Sing” is coming to an end, to the point where almost eight weeks into its release, the film is now starting to lose theaters, 42 of them this weekend.

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‘The Apprentice' Gets October 11 Release Date; Will Be Campaigned for Oscars — Screening at Telluride

August 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice” has been acquired by Tom Ortenberg’s Briarcliff Entertainment for a pre-election U.S. release on October 11. The film will also be getting an awards push.

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Venice: ‘Maria' Reviews Drop — 64 on Metacritic

August 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It looks Netflix will have to fully concentrate their awards campaigning on Angelina Jolie’s lead performance and not the film itself.

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David Fincher's ‘Squid Game: America'?

August 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Recent intel, which I’ve just shared with Jeff Sneider, leans towards David Fincher’s next film being called “Squid Game: America.”

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Sissy Spacek & Nick Nolte Join Lynne Ramsay's ‘Die, My Love'

August 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

As far as I’m concerned, the addition of Sissy Spacek and Nick Nolte to the cast of Lynne Ramsay’s “Die, My Love” is fantastic.

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First Look at Gareth Edwards' ‘Jurassic World Rebirth'

August 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

On 07.20.24, I reported on the possibility that the next ‘Jurassic World’ movie, directed by Gareth Edwards, would be called “Jurassic World Rebirth.” It’s now been confirmed as the title.

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‘Napoleon: The Director's Cut' Now Streaming; 3 Hours 24 Minutes

August 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Apple TV surprised many today by releasing Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon: The Director’s Cut” on their platform. A trailer has also been unveiled.

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New Image of Joshua Oppenheimer's ‘The End'

August 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The End” will be hitting Telluride and Toronto this fall. The film was previously snubbed by Venice and Cannes. A new image has been released.

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First Image of ‘Nickel Boys'; Described as “A Towering Achievement"

August 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Given the industry excitement surrounding RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys,” they could have probably chosen a better first image than the one that was released today — shown above.

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Telluride Lineups Includes ‘Nickel Boys,' ‘Conclave,' ‘Saturday Night' and ‘The Piano Lesson'

August 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The Telluride Film Festival, which runs over the four-day Labor Day weekend (this year, August 30 – September 2), has announced the lineup for its 51st edition.

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Barry Keoghan Joins ‘Peaky Blinders' Movie

August 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Fresh off buzzy roles in “The Banshees of Inisherin” and last year’s “Saltburn,” Barry Keoghan has now hopped onboard Netflix and Steven Knight’s “Peaky Blinders” movie.

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Amandla Stenberg Blames ‘The Acolyte’ Cancelation on “Vitriol" and “Bigotry"

August 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

You just knew she was going to say this. “The Acolyte” star Amanda Stenberg is blaming the show’s cancelation on racist fans. Why not? Dissing fans will surely solve LucasFilm’s myriad of problems.

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Trailer for ‘Apartment 7A'

August 29, 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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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ Acquired by A24

August 28, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Our initial rumor was correct. A24 has just acquired U.S. distribution rights to Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” starring Daniel Craig. I’m also being told that it was A24 who were initially concerned by the film’s 200-minute runtime and asked Guadagnino to edit the film down to a releasable length. Queer’s budget is said to be around $53M.

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Did Apple Just Cancel ‘Wolfs' One-Week Theatrical Run?

August 28, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The film is no longer available for advance ticket sales on Fandango. Despite Apple nixing its originally intended wide release, “Wolfs” was still supposed to play in theaters for one week.

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