James McAvoy has revealed that Joaquin Phoenix was supposed to star in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split,” but suddenly left the project just two weeks before production was set to begin

It’s officially happening. Akiva Goldsman has put the finishing touches on the script. Director Francis Lawrence will be back to direct and, of course, Keanu Reeves is set to star. JJ Abrams was also hired as "creative consultant."

Coming off 2022’s “Armageddon Time,” Gray is being honored at the Deauville Film Festival. The filmmaker told a masterclass audience that he’s currently prepping his next project, "Mayday."

It’s been six years since "The Nightingale," but Kent is now telling Gizmodo that her next film will be announced imminently, and that it’s based on a “very well-known horror book.”

“Nutcrackers,” which opened the Toronto International Film Festival, has been acquired by Hulu in the first major acquisition deal on the ground since the festival began.

I have not seen the documentary “Russians at War,” but I did witness the large, and loud, demonstrations that occurred last Tuesday at TIFF. Pro-Ukrainian factions are absolutely livid that this doc is playing inside the TIFF lineup.

Matt Reeves is supposed to shoot “The Batman: Part II” early next year. Robert Pattinson, Colin Farrell, Zoe Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis and, potentially, Barry Keoghan as Joker are set to join the cast.

AFI Film Festival has announced that Clint Eastwood’s “Juror No. 2” will have its world premiere as the closing night film on Sunday, Oct. 27. Warner Bros has now dated the film for theatrical release on Friday, November 1st.

Deadline is reporting that a $70M+ opening is now expected for ‘Joker: Folie à Deux.’ If these numbers turn out to be accurate, then a $70M start would be $26M less than Joker’s opening of $96.2M in 2019.

This third chapter, presumably the ‘Last Dance,’ has Tom Hardy’s Eddie/Venom on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo needs to somehow survive their enemies.

After a constant barrage of negative press, that’s lasted now for more than a year, Francis Ford Coppola has decided to sue Variety for libel over a July 26 article that called his behavior on the set of the sci-fi film “unprofessional.”

I’m still at TIFF (leaving tomorrow morning) and so I missed the press screening from back home of “Speak No Evil” which is getting decent reviews (63 on MC and 88% RT).

Deadline is reporting that Apatow will be attempting a comeback. He’s signed on to helm a film tackling the ‘Cola Wars.’ Sony, who bought the project for $1 million-plus, are onboard. Here’s the synopsis:

Another year, another tough decision awaiting the French selection committee who has just unveiled the four titles in the running to represent it in Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy awards.

Don't read trade reviews if you want to go into a movie fresh. Variety and THR seem to have done it again, spoiling a film for readers. This time, it’s with Todd Phillips’ “Joker: Folie a Deux.”

Jordan has signed on to direct and star in “Thomas Crown Affair” for Amazon MGM Studios, which will is planning to release the film in theaters. Drew Pearce wrote the script.

The Quebecois filmmaker has now given us an update on ‘Rama,’ and for that matter ‘Cleopatra,’ telling Vanity Fair that both projects are indeed moving forward.