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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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August 19, 2019
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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Venice: Joaquin Phoenix Refuses to Say Why He Quit Todd Haynes Movie

September 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

When asked about why he abruptly left Todd Haynes’ movie, he didn’t storm out of the room, nor did he seem pissed off. Instead, no doubt with the aid of his PR team, he concocted one hell of a world salad answer

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Luca Guadagnino Reportedly in Talks to Direct a DC Studios Project

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Over the past few months, Luca Guadagnino (“Challengers”) is rumored to have been in talks to direct a movie within Peter Safran and James Gunn’s DCU.

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Matt Damon & Casey Affleck in Talks for ‘The Instigators' Sequel

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Earlier this summer, Doug Liman’s “The Instigators,” starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, proved to be a major streaming success over at Apple TV.

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David Fincher Set to Direct Western ‘Bitterroot'

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It was promised yesterday, and now there’s confirmation that David Fincher is set to direct “Bitterroot” (formerly known as Big Hole), a Western crime thriller for Netflix (via What’s on Netflix’s Casey Moore).

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Robert Zemeckis' ‘Here' to World Premiere at AFI Fest

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Robert Zemeckis’ “Here” will have its world premiere at the AFI Film Festival on October 25. It is being screened there as the festival’s Centerpiece selection.

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Neil Blomkamp Set to Direct ‘Alpha’, Aaron Paul to Star

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Alpha” tackles a government approved experiment on a death row inmate gone awry. They’ve turned him into apex predator and Paul’s FBI agent has been assigned to track him down.

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‘Nightbitch' Trailer is Unintentionally Hilarious

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

As expected, Marielle Heller’s “Nightbitch” looks justifiably insane. Here’s the trailer. In it, you’ll get a hot look at Amy Adams, quite literally, saying “I am Nightbitch!”

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Which Films Are Missing From the Fall Fests? ‘The Actor,' ‘In the Blink of An Eye,' and More [Updated]

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

With Venice, Telluride, TIFF and NYFF lineups locked in and screening, these are the films we haven’t heard much about. They’ve all been shot and completed; some were even supposed to come out last year.

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‘The Old Guard 2’ Sets Reshoots For October

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

An ‘Old Guard’ sequel has been filmed, production wrapped in August 2022, but it’s remained dubiously absent from the Netflix calendar. What’s taking so long for it to be released?

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Update on Greta Gerwig's ‘Narnia' ...

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We already knew that Greta Gerwig's next film, following “Barbie,” would be an adaptation of CS Lewis's “The Chronicles of Narnia” for Netflix, and it looks like casting has finally started for the film.

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Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Disclaimer’ Isn't Oscar Worthy

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

According to Deadline, Cuarón, who calls “Disclaimer” a “7-hour film,” even though it technically clocks in at 5.5. hours, is “studying the possibility of creating a version of his series” that could maybe qualify for Oscars.

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First Clip: Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in ‘The Apprentice'

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I assume we’ll soon be getting a trailer for Ali Abassi’s “The Apprentice.” The film was just very recently acquired by Briarcliffe, for October 11 release — they now have a little over four weeks to market this film. Good luck.

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‘Queer' Polarizes Venice

September 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Judging by the reactions to this morning’s screening of “Queer,” we’re in for one of the more polarizing films of the Venice competition. The film is said to be “surreal,” “baffling” and “audacious.”

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David Fincher Working On New Original Film for Netflix

September 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The always reliable Kasey Moore over at What’s on Netflix is reporting that, in addition to “Squid Game: America,” David Fincher is looking to direct another new original, and unannounced, movie for Netflix.

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Knives Out 3' Has A $210M Budget

September 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” has a budget of $210M. That's 5x more than the original. Is this going to be the most expensive whodunit ever produced?

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Venice Boss Confirms ‘Conclave' Was Only Offered Out-of-Competition Slot

September 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Edward Berger’s “Conclave,” which seems to be the most acclaimed film at Telluride, did not show up on the Lido, and Venice boss Alberto Barbera has just explained why …

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Pedro Almodóvar's ‘The Room Next Door' Earns Mixed Reviews at Venice

September 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s another big title that’s just screened at Venice: Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door,” starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.

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New look at Daniel Craig & Drew Starkey in Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’

September 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This is only the fourth image released of Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, which is set to premiere at Venice tomorrow evening. A24 recently picked it up for U.S. distribution.

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‘2073’ Trailer Warns of An Orwellian Future

September 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In “2073,” set to premiere at Venice this week, Kapadia gives us a hybrid of fiction and non-fiction, tackling the Orwellian direction our society is headed into.

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Sylvester Stallone Writing A ‘Rocky' Prequel

September 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In a new interview with Stephen Olexy, Stallone reveals that he’s writing a “Rocky” prequel: “Seeing Adrian at 15, Rocky at 17… it’s almost like ‘Lady and The Tramp’ but with real people”

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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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